Author: On Common Ground News

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…

DECATUR, GA— The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will host a special called meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss voter registration challenges.  This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public access to the meeting will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel at https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23.  To make a public comment, join via Zoom: https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/97184078303 or dial in via phone toll free at 888-270-9936 and use conference code: 171493.  Public comments of two minutes or less may be made live via the teleconference. For those joining the meeting…

STONECREST, GA – The City of Stonecrest approved new rules that will allow wine-grape growers to produce and sell wine at their properties located in the Arabia Mountain Overlay District. The City Council unanimously passed the ordinance during its Oct. 24 meeting. The new law states that producers must obtain a special land use permit before beginning operations. In addition, wineries and vineyards are only permitted within Stonecrest’s Arabia Mountain Overlay District on parcels zoned R-100 and on at least 15 acres of land. “The City of Stonecrest continues to support local initiatives important to our residents, especially those that…