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DECATUR, GA–New Life Community Ministry, 3592 Flat Shoals Road, is hosting a community forum entitled “Kidney Connection” on Thursday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. The Kidney Connection is a safe space aimed to encourage, educate, and empower those affected by chronic kidney disease either directly or indirectly as a caregive, organizers sau. Participation also offers knowledge for prevention, especially for Gen X and Millennials. This is the place to be encouraged in your faith, supported by kidney professionals and survivors.  You will be equipped with tools to prevent, detect and/or to thrive while living with kidney disease!. To register…

CLARKSTON, GA – On Thursday, Feb. 24, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is hosting an in-person event with Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, to discuss how the Fourth District and state can leverage the bipartisan infrastructure law to provide high-speed Internet access throughout Georgia.. The event, entitled “Investments in Equity through Broadband and the Supply Chain,” will feature an expert panel that will discuss why broadband equity is an economic and civil rights issue in the 21st century, and how the new law can help address unequal access to broadband in both rural and urban settings.…

SNELLVILLE, GA—Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner Jasper Watkins, III is partnering with community organizations to host the Healthy, Vibrant and VAxxed Walk-in Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lenora Park Gymn, 4515 Lenora Church Road, Snellville. Vaccines will be available to eligible people ages 5 and up for the chance to earn a $100 gift card. All three authorized vaccines – Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson – will be available onsite. Gift cards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointments will be taken. Partners for the event…

LITHONIA, GA – On Thursday, Feb. 24, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is visiting with Pride Road, a family-owned food manufacturing company that produces all natural locally grown Hibiscus-based products. Their Hibiscus begins from seeds collected from the previous season’s harvest. These seeds are grown into transplants and planted at local Georgia farms. Pride Road turns them into products, including teas, jellies, chutney and sparkling drinks. Pride Road are also the recipients of a USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program that helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of new products. The goals of…

Volunteers gathered recently to help the NAACP DeKalb County branch plant trees at DeKalb Memorial Park, 353 Wilkerson Drive, Atlanta. The community service event, held on Feb. 19, was done in cooperation with Trees Atlanta. The project was among many held during Arbor Day observances locally and around the nation. Photos by Kelly Jordan

Link to View Agendas:  https://rockdalecountyga.gov/rockdale-board-of-commissioners-meeting-agenda/ Zoning Public Hearing: Thursday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. – VIRTUAL ONLY and Attendance is VIRTUAL ONLY – Any person wishing to speak during public comment at the Zoning Public Hearing is requested to register in advance by contacting the Rockdale County Department of Planning and Development at (770) 278-7100 by Wednesday, Feb. 23, 5 p.m.   Work Session: Tuesday, March 1,10 a.m. – VIRTUAL ONLY and Attendance is VIRTUAL ONLY. Any person wishing to speak during public comment is requested to register in advance by contacting the Rockdale County Department of Public Relations via email…

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA– DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will host its first film festival highlighting films to unite the DCSD community and discuss challenging topics impacting students and education.      The four films included in the festival are Chasing Childhood, College Behind Bars, Push Out: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools, and Girl Rising.  The film fest will be held at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb County School District Administrative and Instructional Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain. The registration linkf or the event is shorturl.at/hBMW6.   Chasing Childhood addresses today’s highly charged world of structure and more. Throughout these different stories, a central question emerges:…

DECATUR, GA– DeKalb County has received $25 million from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs that will support the county’s efforts to provide relief to tenants and landlords affected by the pandemic. “I want to thank Commissioner Christopher Nunn and the Department of Community Affairs for their continued efforts to provide rental assistance in DeKalb and across the state of Georgia,” said DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond. “We appreciate and enjoy the partnership that the state has developed with DeKalb since the inception of this program,” said Christopher Nunn, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. “It is important to…

STONECREST, GA – On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is hosting his 2022 Black History (BHM) Program(entitled: “Blacks in Aviation: Past and Present.” The program will honor the history of black pioneers for their courage and perseverance that paved the way for later generations to pursue careers in aviation. It will also explore how young aviators are making it in the world of aviation today – to share their stories and expose young people in the audience to careers aviation. Johnson will spotlight and honor three now-deceased Tuskegee Airmen from the 4th Congressional district:  Mr. Val Archer,…