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LITHONIA—The Lithonia Market on Main kicked off its 2021 season on June 5. The outdoor Saturday markets, which run June 5 through Oct. 30, noon to 4 p.m., feature vendors offering a variety of fresh, seasonal produce and artisans selling their products and services. The market is located at 6980 Main St., Lithonia. Photos / Video By Glenn L. Morgan https://youtu.be/OJA767DWvdg

UNCHINNA MYRICK                                                                                                                                    CEDRIC O’NEAL HERRING DEKALB COUNTY, GA– A couple is  now in custody, charged with the murder of a DeKalb County child who was in there care. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, with assistance from the Atlanta Police Department arrested Unchinna Myrick, 24, on June 4, charging her with Felony Murder, Felony Cruelty Child First-Degree Pain and Misdemeanor Cruelty Child Third Degree following the death of a minor child in late May. Cedric O’Neal Herring, 26, the child’s father, has…

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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA —Kadance Thornton, a rising sophomore at Redan High School, has been selected to serve on the elite Sandy Hook Promise National Youth Advisory Board for the 2021-2022 school year. Thornton is a member of the Youth Action Team and serves as vice president of the Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Promise Club at Jared’s Heart of Success, Inc. youth organization. The Sandy Hook Promise Youth Advisory Board exists to empower, educate and engage a core group of youths to serve as the national voice of SAVE Promise Clubs and Sandy Hook Promise. SAVE and Sandy…

CONYERS—Families in Rockdale County are invited to register for a free summer enrichment program hosted by Conyers City Councilwoman Connie Alsobrook in collaboration with Beyond the Bell. The eight-week program, open to youths ages 17 and under and their parents or guardians, will be held June 7 through July 31, ending with a Back-to-School extravaganza. “After more than a year of our youths being under one restriction or another due to Covid, I wanted to give them an opportunity to get out of the house this summer and have some fun and perhaps enjoy some life-altering experiences,” Alsobrook said. “I have…

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is accepting registrations for its “June Gardening” virtual classes.  The free, one-hour classes will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. on the following dates: June 16: “Managing Plant Disease in Home Gardens and Landscapes” June 23: “Chinese Kitchen Garden” June 29: “General Landscape and Garden Maintenance ” Registration is required: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9YoVsusoNxLrmPs or email yanyu.chen@uga.edu to register.  For more information, contact the DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Office at 404-298-4080, or visit our website at https://extension.uga.edu/county-offices/dekalb.html.