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Update: Noah Harvey has been located and reunited with his family.  LAWRENCEVILLE, GA– The Gwinnett Police Department needs the public’s help locating a 15-year-old male.Noah Harvey(was last seen by his mother on Sunday, May 21, around 3p.m. at their home on White Top Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville.It is believed Harvey left on foot without his cell phone and had no vehicle access. Harvey wears prescription glasses but did not have them when he left.Harvey is approximately 5’4 inches tall and around 125 pounds. Harvey has brown eyes and black hair. He does not have any identifiable scars, marks, or tattoos.Anyone with any…

CONYERS, GA—The Conyers-Rockdale Library will host its summer reading program for all ages and abilities May 27 through July 31. The summer reading programs at Conyers-Rockdale Library offer creative, fun, and free ways to build a love for reading for all ages and abilities. This year’s theme, “All Together Now,” will offer a variety of beloved in-person traditions such as Rockdale Eats a Rainbow, puppet, and magic shows, as well as prizes for meeting reading goals, in-person and online activities, and opportunities to explore Georgia. “For Georgia’s families, the public library is an incomparable community space for fun summer outings…

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA– Gwinnett County’s Summer Meals Program is back, offering free grab-and-go breakfast and lunch from May 30 to Aug. 1. The nutritious meals are for families with children 18 and under as well as those who are ages 19 and older with a physical or mental impairment. Meals can be picked up curbside at 21 sites from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday — including County holidays — while supplies last. Pick-up locations span the county, including distribution sites in Berkeley Lake, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Norcross, Snellville, Stone Mountain and Suwanee. For more information…

DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its seventh annual Father-Daughter Dance on June 11 at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. The dance will be held 2 to 5 p.m. Registration is open now until June 9. The Father-Daughter Dance is for all ages and costs $15 per couple and $5 for each additional child. The event will include music, refreshments and dancing. To register, visit any recreation center or visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks and click the yellow banner to register online on the department’s homepage. For more…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– On Tuesday, May 16, DeKalb County Sheriffs’ deputies went to a Lithonia residence to arrest 29-year-old Jaquavieus Deonte King on a Battery Family Violence First Offense warrant. The arrest was part of a three-day Task Force by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Process Unit to make arrests on Domestic Violence warrants. King’s warrant alleged he punched the victim, who is also the mother of his child, in the face during an argument on April 11, 2023 at their home in Lithonia. Deputies served the warrant and, while taking King into custody, found 14 other people inside…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA–DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston and DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office Director Pat Bailey invite the public to attend a Missing Persons Event & DNA Drive on Saturday, May 20 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the DeKalb County Public Library, 3500 Covington Highway, Decatur. Families of missing persons are invited to attend the event to share information about their loved ones, open or add to missing persons reports, and donate DNA that may assist with identification efforts. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/3VbTFTg. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged. Those who…

DECATUR, GA– DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson of and Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry announced a joint town hall on Monday, May 22, at 6 p.m. at the Manuel Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur. The commissioners are hosting the meeting to discuss the planned rollout of fee increases necessary to sustain and meet the needs of the water infrastructure system in DeKalb County. The stormwater fee resolution comes on the heels of addressing water and infrastructure throughout DeKalb County. In 2017, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond instituted the New Day Project in response to the…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Unit with the DeKalb Marshals today(May 18) served an Intruder Affidavit requiring Vincent Denard Simon to immediately vacate an Ellenwood home in DeKalb County owned by a military officer. Simon had been accused of illegally occupying the residence, which had been for sale by the owner while she was deployed with the U.S. Army Reserves in Chicago, Illinois. The civil service process was accomplished without incident and Simon vacated the residence. A weapon was found inside the home and drugs were found on the suspect before he left the premises.…