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Do you live, work or play in the City of Stonecrest? Are you interested in finding out how to do business within the city limits? Are you looking for opportunities to network? The Stonecrest Chamber of Commerce is accepting registrations for its “3rd Thursday Hour of Power” luncheon, which will be held on Aug. 19, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Belinda’s Southern Cuisine. The featured speakers will be Stonecrest District 1 City Councilman Jimmy Clanton and Matthew of the Allen Entrepreneurial Institute. Clanton will provide an update on issues in District 1 and surrounding areas. Hampton will…

CONYERS, GA—Trucks on the Tracks, a summer series of food truck gatherings with live music and children’s activities sponsored by Hargray, will take place in Olde Town Conyers on the fourth Thursday evenings of the month June through August. The types of food trucks will vary by event and announcements about the specific food trucks expected to attend prior to each event will be shared on the Olde Town Conyers social media pages. Trucks on the Tracks will take place on June 24, July 22 and Aug. 26 between 5 and 8 p.m. in the area…

Five-year-old Lovell Barnett, who was reported missing  on Aug. 2 by his grandmother, has been located and is safe, DeKalb County Police Department said. The child had been placed in the custody of the Georgia Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) after his mother was arrested. The child’s mother told investigators that in mid-April of this year, she left her son in the care of an acquaintance near Candler Road and Rainbow Drive and shortly after, became incarcerated in a nearby jurisdiction. While incarcerated, the boy’s mother said her son remained in the care of the acquaintance who told her the boy…

Mark Lewis is from the D.C. area and he says he is excited to be in Rockdale County. https://fb.watch/7eeJV6AnQX/

ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners (BOC) has tentatively adopted a 2021 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 7.94 percent. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §48-5-32, public hearings relative to the millage rate will be held. The hearing details are as follows: · Public Hearing: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Assembly Hall located at 901 Main Street, Conyers, Georgia 30012. (Board Meeting to Follow) · Public Hearing: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at JP Carr Community Center located at 981 Taylor Street, Conyers, Georgia 30012. (Board Meeting to Follow)…

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ROCKDALE, GA—Phillipia Williams and The Phixx will headline this weekend’s free outdoor concert at Costley Mill Park. The Rockdale County Division of Parks and Recreation is bringing back its Summer Concert Series for 2021, which will feature four  Sunday concerts between July and October. All  concerts will feature food vendors Event goers should bring their own lawn chairs. Admission is free. The 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, GA 30013 –…

The Lithonia Farmer’s Market will be held today Sat., Aug. 7 noon to 4 pm. The weekly fresh air market offers shoppers the opportunity to find sustainably locally grown organic produce along with other locally handcrafted artisan goods you won’t find in a store. EBT cardholders get half off produce.

On Saturday, Aug. 7, Integrity Dental Services, the Atlanta-based dental laboratory, will host its inaugural back-to-school “Healthy Smiles Drive,” 1 to 4 p.m., at S.L Lewis Elementary School, 6201 Connell Road, College Park. Families should go to the bus loading area. The event was created to support oral hygiene among minority children and provide school supplies to help students succeed in school.  Through Integrity’s Healthy Smiles Drive, Integrity Dental Services CEO Robert Dinker is providing College Park elementary school-aged children and their parents/guardians with the products and educational information needed to support pediatric dental health. To help…