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ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA– The Pink Pooch Festival and Survivor Walk is returning for its 10th Annual Celebration in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. The Pink Pooch Festival and Survivor Walk will take place Sunday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., at Richardson Dog Park, 3779 Union Church Road, Stockbridge The celebration will feature a free festival, music, food trucks, raffles, pet show, pet contests, mobile health screenings and more. “Rockdale County is in full support of the Pink Pooch Festival and Survivor Walk. We have been the home of this celebration since its inception as a parade in…
CONYERS, GA—Volunteers are needed for a Rivers Alive community waterway cleanup organized for Saturday, Oct. 2, in the Hunting Creek subdivision. The cleanup is sponsored by the city of Conyers Stormwater and Code Enforcement departments and volunteers will be provided with gloves, safety vests, masks, and water, and enjoy pizza at the end of the cleanup. The cleanup begins at 9 a.m. Volunteers are encouraged to park along the Sara’s Court cul-de-. The cleanup will take place in the vicinity of 1763 Hunting Creek Lane. “We welcome individuals, families, organizations, and anyone interested in volunteering some time to clean up…
By Mark Brock Region games determine your playoff fate, and the Columbia Eagles and Towers Titans got a good start by winning their first region matchups of the season on Friday night. Royce Tolbert played a big role on both sides of the football in the Eagles 21-14 win over the Pace Academy Knights at Avondale Stadium on Sept. 10 in the first meeting between the two football programs. Tolbert got loose in the first quarter scampering 43 yards into the end zone to give the Eagles (2-1, 1-0) an early 6-0 lead. The…
ATLANTA — Employment scams are on the rise in the turbulent job market created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Better Business Bureau® (BBB®) study finds. BBB warns job seekers to verify employment offers to avoid illegal jobs, identity theft and fake checks to which millions are exposed annually. The in-depth investigative study — Job Scams: BBB study finds job scams increased during pandemic, warns job seekers to verify employment offers to avoid illegal jobs, identity theft and fake checks — details the many forms employment fraud takes and the scams that often result. Read the full study here. Job scams have been…
By Nicole LoBiondo, AccuWeather meteorologist AccuWeather meteorologists are keeping a close eye for the possibility of tropical development along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States during the middle to late week that could stir up dangerous surf and trigger tropical downpours along the Carolina coast. While Tropical Storm Nicholas takes aim at coastal Texas this week, a feature just off the Southeast coast could be the next potential candidate for tropical development to impact the United States. This comes less than a week after Tropical Storm Mindy quickly organized and ramped up before making landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a tropical…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA—DeKalb County School District officials are working to resolve issues and concerns with school bus drivers, hoping to avoid massive absences this week such as the one that occurred in Region 1 on Friday, Sept. 10. A “high” number of school bus drivers did not show up for work on Friday in North DeKalb, prompting delays, canceled routes and chaos as parents scrambled to find alternate transportation for their children. “We’re being proactive. District officials met on Friday to address their(bus drivers) concerns regarding salary increases, pensions and the fact that some parents don’t…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA–DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson held a walk on the DeKalb Michelle Obama trail on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 to remember the victims, survivors and families of the 9/11 attacks on the nation. Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the horrific event, “a moment we will never forget,” said Johnson. On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 hijackers committed murder-suicide on four planes. The death toll totaled 2,996 and more than 6,000 injured as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon and…
DEKALB COUNTY, GA– Henderson Mill Elementary School received a $5,000 donation from Burlington Stores, the national off-price retailer, through the company’s partnership with the national non-profit organization, AdoptAClassroom.org. The donation, which will be used for school supplies, was made l in celebration of Burlington’s new store now open in Tucker at 2126 Henderson Mill Road. A representative from AdoptAClassroom.org contacted school administrators and helped to secure the donation for Henderson Mill, which will provide at least $100 in new supplies for each teacher’s classroom. According to Principal Cassandra Moore, the teachers will use the funds on a…
Free online conference to offer educational webinars, networking, resources National Small Business Week kicks off on Monday, Sept.13, and the Small Business Administration(SBA) is encouraging business owners across the nation to register for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit, Sept. 13 –15. Learn new business strategies, meet other business owners, and chat with industry experts. The SBA also recently announced a list of guest speakers including, but not limited to, entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Chef José Andrés, and White House Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond. “This year we’ll be spotlighting the resilience of our nation’s entrepreneurs and…