Author: On Common Ground News

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson recently allocated $10,000 in District 7 Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Atlanta Food Bank to assist Soldiers’ Angels with mobile food distributions for veterans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first distribution took place on Nov. 20 and was a huge success, feeding more than 400 veterans and their families. The second and final distribution that was planned for this Friday has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Atlanta VA Arcadia Clinic, 250 North Arcadia Avenue,…

The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) is planning a single polling place change for the Jan 5, 2021 runoff election. Under the proposed change, voters who recently cast their ballots during November’s general election at the Briarwood Recreation Center in Brookhaven will now move to the Lynwood Recreation Center, located at 3360 Osborn Rd. NE in Brookhaven for the runoff election. The proposed shift in location, which is approximately 3 miles away from the previous location, is necessary due to major renovations at the Briarwood Recreation Center. This change will become effective after Dec. 24 unless the…

Put out your favorite foods and put on your dancing shoes! The City of Stonecrest is having a virtual Xmas Party. We know we must deal with a new normal, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. The DJTEam will be live on Facebook on Dec. 18, 7 to 9 p.m. FB@Stonecrest ParksRec.  See you there!

Join Hudson and internationally known speaker and life coach Christopher Palasz Orrin Hudson, founder and president of Be Someone Inc., a Stone Mountain-based non-profit that uses the game of chess to teach life lessons, has issued a unique invitation: “Join us Friday – via Zoom – Dec. 18, 5:30 p.m. (ET) for an opportunity to better understand that the best way to determine your future is to create it,”  said Hudson. Hudson’s special guest will be Christopher Palasz, an international speaker and life coach who “inspires and empowers leaders to become positive influencers and virtuous beings.” Palasz believes that life is…

County officials seek to bring new life to stalled shopping district through strategic investment and planning The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s (URA) purchase of 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site. The property is being purchased for $23 million from Gwinnett Place Mall GA, LLC, which has owned the parcels at the core of the 90+ acre retail development since 2013. The purchase, approved on Tuesday( Dec. 16), is part of a strategic effort by Gwinnett’s government to create new opportunities for catalytic development in…

CONYERS—The open house and ribbon cutting for the new Conyers City Hall on Monday, Dec. 21, has been postponed due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Conyers and Rockdale County. The county has also been categorized as having a high transmission rate according to information provided by the Rockdale Emergency Management Agency. “To err on the side of caution and with the safety of all in mind, the difficult decision was made to postpone the December 21 open house in the hopes that the event will be rescheduled in the coming months,” said Mayor Vince Evans. “The…

Rockdale County’s Elections Director Cynthia Willingham released the results below  on Dec. 14, the first day of Early Voting, for the Jan. 5, 2021 runoff elections. Early voting runs Dec. 14-31 at the Rockdale County Government Annex, 1400 Parker Road, Conyers.