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Update: Due to inclement weather forecast for Friday, Nov. 11, the Gwinnett County Veterans Day Ceremony at the Fallen Heroes Memorial will move indoors to the auditorium on the second floor of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA – Gwinnett County will recognize those who served in the military during its annual Veterans Day Ceremony this Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial on the grounds of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. The ceremony will be held in person with an option for…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA  – McNair High School is now officially home to DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) second Student And Family Engagement (S.A.F.E.) Center. McNair joins Cross Keys High School in providing wraparound services through community partnerships to support students’ immediate needs in their school, home and community. The center is designed to equip students academically, behaviorally, socially and emotionally to be better scholars and productive citizens. DeKalb Schools and community partners celebrated the center’s opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 2. The centers started as a vision four years ago for Interim Superintendent Vasanne S. Tinsley, who was…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– Rockdale County officials will kick off the holiday season with the return of the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m., at the Historic Rockdale County Courthouse on Main Street, Conyers. The evening will feature family-friendly activities, performances by Derrick Monk, local community performers, and an appearance by Santa Claus, who will flip the switch and light the Christmas Tree. The event is free and open to the public. “We are super excited to hold the 2022 Holiday Christmas Tree Lighting this year at the Historic Rockdale County Courthouse and invite everyone to…

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is partnering with Indeed.com to host a virtual job fair for Highway Emergency Response Operator (HERO) trainees in the metro Atlanta area. The virtual job fair will be held on Thursday, Nov.10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Georgia DOT HERO operators play a very important role in ensuring the safety of motorists on metro Atlanta’s busy interstates. HEROs are dispatched to traffic-related incidents in metro Atlanta with the primary duty to clear roads so that n​ormal traffic flow is restored. HEROs also assist stranded motorists with flat tires, dead batteries or in need of fuel or coolant.​…

COVINGTON, GA—The Georgia Department of Labor will host a multi-employer Veterans Day Coffee and Connections Resource Fair for Newton, Rockdale, DeKalb, Walton,  Jasper, and Morgan counties on Thursday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Covington Career Center, 7249 Industrial Blvd NE, Covington.  Several employers are scheduled to attend, including META (formally known as Facebook), JMA Placement, Goldens State Foods, MGM Production, Bridgestone, Newton County Government, and Nisshinbo. Organizations geared toward providing veteran services will also be present, including DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Veteran Services, and WorkSource Northeast – WIOA. They will be available…

Gwinnett County is seeking election workers to help at the polls. The positions pay up to a $390 stipend. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. The poll official hiring events will be held on Nov. 5, 6, 7, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Mountain Park Activity Building, 5050 Five Forks-Trickum Road in Lilburn. Training will be from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for those who have been assigned to a polling location as a poll manager, assistant manager, or issuing clerk. Non-issuing clerks must take online training only. Applicants are required to be…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–Rockdale Career Academy and its FCCLA Club offered students and their familiesa  fun-filled event, Oct. 26, while collecting food for Rockdale families in need. Activities included trunk-or-treating, games, bounce house, obstacle course, costume contest, blanket ride by Public Safety Pathway students, craft vendors from Interior Design Pathway students and the community, and a “Ghoul Bus.” The event was organized by the RCA FCCLA club, led by RCA instructors and FCCLA advisors Shannon Houk and Lydia Churillo, with more than 65 FCCLA student volunteers. Culinary Pathway students, led by instructors and FCCLA advisors Melody Homer and Reanna Bray, cooked up…

ATLANTA –Georgia Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced today that he will not seek nomination for Speaker of the House for the 2023-2024 legislative session, citing a “health challenge.” He will, however, serve the remainder of his current term as Speaker,   which ends in January, and his term as state representative for the 2023-2024 legislative term. He is  unopposed for the seat. “I appreciate the continued support of my friends and neighbors in Fannin, Gilmer, and Dawson counties,” said Ralston. “I intend to serve out the next term as their state representative and fulfill the duties they have entrusted…