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CONYERS, GA– Efe Efemini, M.D., MBA, FACP, has been named as the Chief Medical Officer of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital. Prior to this role, he served as Medical Director of Hospital Medicine at Piedmont Atlanta. Efemini has nearly 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and has been a lead physician in implementing policy for hospital medicine at Piedmont Atlanta. During the height of COVID, he helped set up and maintain the State’s COVID unit at Piedmont. He has been involved in operational policies, being the hospital physician lead for multi-disciplinary rounds and maintaining a comprehensive physician scorecard to ensure…

ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Imani Fantroyal, 29, of Loganville, has been charged with insurance fraud. In April and August of 2021, Fantroyal submitted claims to her insurance company for food spoilages that resulted from a power outage. She further stated the power outage in August damaged several electronics beyond repair. The suspect was issued payments totaling more than $1,300 by her insurance company as a result of the claims. “Upon investigation, the power provider for Ms. Fantroyal’s residence noted no power irregularities at the time or date of loss,” said Commissioner King.…

  DECATUR, GA—Four people have been indicted on multiple charges in connection with alleged schemes to steal money from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs through fraudulent contracts, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced     Corey Alston, 45, Toyao Andrews, 49, Quinton Tate, 41, and Shawn Williams, 60, were indicted on June 27 by a DeKalb County Grand Jury on charges of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, Conspiracy to Defraud the State, False Statements/Concealment, Theft by Deception, three counts of Theft by Taking, six counts of Theft by Receiving and six counts of Bribery.   …

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved legislation during its July 5 meeting to transfer $3.5 million from the general fund’s uncommitted fund balance to the City of Atlanta’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget (23-O-1331). The $3.5 million will raise the total sum to $11.5 million or 1.5 percent of the general fund budget as outlined in the legislation that established the fund in 2021. The fund aims to secure recurring funding for establishing and maintaining affordable housing for low-income individuals and families in Atlanta. Other items approved include: • An ordinance to amend the…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Myrtha Chenevert, 72. She was last seen on July 1, leaving 6074 Great Oaks Drive, Lithonia. Chenevert is 5’10, 170 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair. She was wearing a blue dress and white sneakers. Anyone who sees Chenevert is asked to call 911.

ATLANTA – Marvin S. Arrington, Sr., who formerly served as president of the Atlanta City Council for 17 years and retired as a Fulton County Superior Court Judge, died at home this morning (July 5), his family announced. Mr. Arrington was surrounded by his loved ones at the time he passed away, his family stated in a release. The transformative trailblazer, who helped to galvanize the city from a segregated town into an international metropolis, was 82. The family said it will announce arrangements for Mr. Arrington Sr. after details have been finalized. The family did not release a cause…

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA—Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement and the Gwinnett County Health Department advise residents to use caution and avoid animals behaving in unusual ways after another cat tested positive for the rabies virus. On Wednesday, June 28, a kitten residing at 2100 block of Sunny Hill Road in Lawrenceville, bit its owners and veterinary staff. The kitten later tested positive for rabies. Diseases like rabies can be transmitted to humans and pets through bites or scratches from wild animals such as foxes and raccoons. Pet owners are strongly advised to ensure their pets are current on rabies vaccination. According…