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CSAs will respond to nonviolent service calls Left-Right: S.N. King and J.A. Barton are DeKalb County Police Department’s first community service aides.       DECATUR, GA—The DeKalb County Police Department will debut its first-ever community service aides (CSAs) on Monday, July 5.   The CSAs are non-sworn civilian personnel who will respond to identified lower priority, nonviolent calls for service.   The CSAs will be visibly different from sworn officers and can be identified by their unique neon uniforms and specialized vehicles, which identify them as Community Service Aides.   This classification was created…

ATLANTA— District 10 Atlanta City Council member Andrea L. Boone will host a job fair in partnership with Integrity Partnership CDC on Thursday, July 8, 10 a.m. to noon, at the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center, 3201 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, S.W. The event will feature a variety of career opportunities, including for those seeking background-friendly jobs. Representatives from large corporations will be present and employers will be conducting interviews on the spot at the event. Participants are asked to wear a face mask, dress professionally for interviews, and bring a resume if available. For more…

Gwinnett County government offices will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day, except for operations required for the  safety of residents. All offices will resume regular working hours Tuesday, July 6. A Magistrate Court judge will be available at the Detention Center. Trash pickup will not be affected in unincorporated Gwinnett County.

DECATUR, GA– They are back with a vengeance and an appetite that leaves its tell-tale mark. With recent rains, mosquitoes are out and reproducing in a location near you with standing water. The good news is that the DeKalb County Board of Health’s summer mosquito surveillance team is already at work. To monitor for diseases that mosquitoes can transmit to humans, the Board of Health recently deployed mosquito traps throughout the county. Although the traps are in areas with little foot traffic, someone coming upon one can easily identify it by its red and white sign.…

Effort designed to help reduce crime, improve traffic safety   ATLANTA –– Georgia Power and the City of Atlanta today announced that the company will be increasing the city’s streetlight footprint by 10,000 lights and upgrading other lighting, with a focus on areas with high rates of traffic accidents and crime. “Through this partnership with the City of Atlanta, Georgia Power is dedicated to providing energy efficient solutions to improve visibility and safety in our communities,” said Bentina Terry, senior vice president of Region External Affairs & Community Engagement at Georgia Power. “As a committed partner, we are working to…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– After a cancelled season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rockdale County Division of Parks and Recreation is bringing back its Summer Concert Series for 2021, offering concerns one Sunday a month between July and October. The four free concerts will take place at the following times and locations and will feature the following artists: Sunday, July 25, 4 to 6 p.m., Costley Mill Park, 2599 Salem Church Road, Conyers,– Phillipia Williams and The Phixx Sunday, Aug. 29, 4 to 6 p.m., Johnson Park, 1781 Ebenezer Road, Conyers– Unknown Lyric Sunday, Sept.…

DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County will hold a webinar for landlords to explain the application process for its Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition program. The webinar will be held Thursday, July 1, at 7 p.m. Applicants can participate in the webinar via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84580098198. The webinar also will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel: https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23. Originally launched in February, the program is designed to provide financial relief to DeKalb renters threatened by eviction and landlords facing revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition program is open to new applicants and anyone who previously…

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA–The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a call concerning human remains found on Ebenezer Road near Cherry Hill Lane. A county worker discovered  a skull while mowing the grass at the site on  June 28 around 9:30 a.m. and the Sheriff’s Office sent deputies  to the scene,  said Deputy Kyana Jackson, spokesperson for the Rockdale County Sheriff’s office. “The remains were covered with kudzu.  We believe it is a male. There were a pair of boxers that appear to belong to a male,” Jackson said. “The investigation is still in the preliminary stages.” The remains have…