Author: On Common Ground News

DECATUR, GA– On Aug. 29, a portion of Briarlake Road, between Briarcliff Road and Briarlake Trace Northeast, will be closed from Aug. 29 to Dec. 31, 2022, (barring any weather days), while crews work to upgrade the sewer line and several manhole structures. The construction work requires a full road closure at the intersection of Briarcliff Road Northeast (400 feet) to Briarlake Trace, NE. The manhole located on Briarcliff Road adjacent to intersection requires a one-lane closure between intersecting streets of Circlewood Road and Echo Drive. Normal construction hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,…

Stonecrest, GA – The City of Stonecrest has announced the first round of streets that will be repaved as part of its 2022 paving program slated for Aug. 29-Sept. 9. No road work will take place Sept. 3-5, Labor Day weekend. All work is scheduled 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Stonecrest roads scheduled to be repaved are: Maddox Road, Coffee Road, Marbut Trace / Charter Manor, Charter Way, Bedford Lane and Charter Lane. Funding for the paving is provided through Special Option Local Sales Tax (SPLOST). Stonecrest will invest nearly $12 million in the street repair and resurfacing program through its 2022…

ROCKDALE, GA – On Tuesday, Aug. 30, Georgia Military College will host a grand opening for GMC’s new satellite campus in Rockdale County at 1011 Rosser St. N.W., Conyers. The new campus location in Conyers will provide collegiate classes for students in Rockdale County, Dekalb County, Henry County, Newton County, and surrounding areas, providing students the opportunity to pursue a college degree closer to home. “GMC’s number one priority has always been student success and expanding our campus footprint across the state emphasizes our mission and ensures a GMC campus is close for any students with a desire to learn,”…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA—Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. has elected Sonda Bradfield of DeKalb County as its 19th National President. Bradfield was elected during the organization’s Thirty-fourth Biennial Convention held in New Orleans. Bradfield served as Vice President of the national organization from 2014-2022. Bradfield, who will serve two years in her new position, succeeds Collette McCurdy Jackson in her new role as national president. Bradfield will continue to uphold the sorority’s motto “Not For Ourselves But For Others” and its legacy of education, community service and sisterhood. Bradfield has been a member of the sorority for over 30 years, working…

STONECREST, GA—Alecia L. Washington emerged on Wednesday, Aug. 24, as the sole candidate who qualified for the District 3 Stonecrest City Council seat formerly held by Jazzmin Cobble. Cobble was elected mayor of the city on May 24 in a special election to fill the unexpired term of  Jason Larry and was sworn into office on June 17. According to a Notice of Candidacy released by the city on Thursday, Aug. 25, no other candidate qualified for the District 3 Council seat by the close of the qualifying period on Wednesday. The three-day qualifying period was held at City Hall Aug. 22-24.…

DECATUR,GA– On Aug. 23, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved appropriating $50,000to the 100 Black Men of DeKalb and $25,000 to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference W.O.M.E.N, Inc.  District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, sponsored the funding, which will allow both organizations to provide job training, educational assistance, computers, access to internet, and other technology assistance in communities that hhave been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic not only impacted the quality of life for many residents, but also widened the gap in access to technology,” said Davis Johnson. “This funding will also help to…

DECATUR, GA – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit has arrested a suspect in an Atlanta shooting death that occurred in April. Atlanta resident Da’Shaun Malik Sutton, 27, was taken into custody by DeKalb Sheriff’s office investigators, assisted by the Atlanta Police Department, at a Beecher Street location in Atlanta. A Murder warrant charges  Sutton with shooting 32 year-old Xavier Cannada multiple times on April 9, 2022 at a Whitehall Forest Court residence in DeKalb County, causing his death.  Sutton was transported to the DeKalb County Jail without incident and is being held without bond.   

ATLANTA—De Louise-Lorraine Fine Frames and Hardware, Inc. today announced its partnership with Nordstrom’s popup event featuring seven black-owned companies during Black Business Month, celebrated during the month of August. De Louise-Lorraine was founded by Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, who serves as the District 7 commissioner for DeKalb County government. The in-store event will take place at the Perimeter Mall’s Nordstrom on Aug. 26-28 daily from noon to 6 p.m. The Perimeter Mall’s Nordstrom is one of six U.S. locations hosting #BuyBlack pop-up shops this month. The businesses are partnering with Nordstrom through its Fifteen Percent Pledge, as a part of Nordstrom’s commitment to buy…