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CONYERS—Mayor Vince Evans, the Conyers City Council, staff and employees of the city of Conyers invite the public to a drop-in open house and official ribbon cutting of the new Conyers City Hall, 901 O’Kelly St., on Monday, Dec. 21 between the hours of 4 and 7 p.m. Those attending the event will be required to wear a mask or face covering. Mayor Evans will make brief remarks and cut the ceremonial ribbon at 5:30 p.m.  Holiday refreshments will be served and employees will offer guided tours of the building. The new City Hall is a 38,000-square-foot, two-story building…

$200,000 of District 7 CARES ACT funding allocated for program  DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has allocated $200,000 in District 7 Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to Operation HOPE to assist DeKalb County small business owners and entrepreneurs who have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, lost their business, or have reduced wages as a result of the crisis. The appropriation will be used to create the DeKalb Entrepreneurship Training Program, an 8-week course free to DeKalb County residents that will guide business owners through the necessary steps of operating a business through a pandemic. The…

Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) and Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels (KDOW) held a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 4 to mark the partnership to provide school-based telehealth and mobile medical services for RCPS students. School officials say the comprehensive pediatric services, which are available to all RCPS families on a voluntary basis, will supplement existing school-based clinic services and will help to reduce missed instructional time for students and missed work time for parents. Pictured left to right:  KDOW Board Member Yahrasiel Colbert, parent Natalie Jones and her daughter Ana Cruz, KDOW Executive Director Winston Myers, Heritage High School (HHS) / Rockdale Career Academy…

DECATUR–North Decatur Road, between East Rock Springs Road NE and Villa Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to facilitate the removal of a tree at 1209 North Decatur Road NE, Atlanta. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

L-R: Congressman Hank Johnson, State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick, and Atlanta School Board Chairman Jason Esteves  Atlanta — Today(Dec. 7), the Democratic Party of Georgia hosted a virtual press conference with Congressman Hank Johnson, Atlanta School Board Chairman Jason Esteves, and State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick on the last day of voter registration in Georgia. Speakers stressed the importance of ensuring every eligible Georgian is registered to vote ahead of the crucial Jan. 5 runoff election, and encouraged them to go to IWillVote.com to check their registration status and make sure they are registered to vote by midnight tonight, December 7. Any…

Erica Hamilton, Director of DeKalb County’s Voter Registration and Elections  Advance Voting in DeKalb: Dec. 14 – Dec. 31   The DeKalb County Board of Voter Registration and Elections has announced the locations and operating hours of the advance voting locations for the Jan. 5, 2021 runoff election. Advance Voting in DeKalb County begins Dec. 14 and ends Dec. 31. The complete list of locations can be viewed online at www.dekalbvotes.com. “DeKalb is proud to announce our initial 13 advance voting locations across the county,” said Erica Hamilton, director of DeKalb County’s Voter Registration and Elections. “We are working to…

ATLANTA—The City of Atlanta announced the opening of an emergency warming center in anticipation of frigid temperatures. The center will open tonight, Dec. 7,  6 p.m. and will remain open through Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., Dec. 8. The warming center is located at the former Ramada Hotel, 450 Capitol Avenue S.E., Atlanta, GA 30312. Transportation will be provided from the Gateway Center, located at 275 Pryor St. SW, Atlanta. Those in need of additional assistance can contact the City by dialing 311 (inside Atlanta City limits) or 404-546-0311.

ATLANTA – Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) announces its next Virtual Board meeting to be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Click here to view the teleconference meetings. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 50-14-1(g), SRTA is holding this Board Meeting by teleconference due to the emergency conditions affecting public safety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The public will be afforded simultaneous access to the teleconference meeting by the means described in this notice. To view agendas, visit https://www.srta.ga.gov/

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is introducing a new initiative to assist small businesses impacted by COVID-19 and aspiring entrepreneurs ready to launch a new business. “I am excited to introduce my new initiative with Operation HOPE, Inc., The DeKalb County Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship Training Program, an 8-week course free to DeKalb County residents that will guide business owners through the necessary steps of operating a business through a pandemic,” said Cochran-Johnson said. “Current small businesses and entrepreneurs will receive assistance with the organizational and structural support they need to stabilize and/or restructure their business if it has been…

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, working with the U.S. Marshals Office, today arrested a 15-year-old suspect in the murder of a Decatur man on Oct.16, 2020. According to the arrest warrant, the juvenile suspect allegedly shot and killed 22-year-old Trevion Jones-Tolbert at a Decatur residence during an attempted robbery. The juvenile suspect was taken into custody without incident on a charge of Malice Murder and transported to a regional youth detention center. On Oct. 17, 2020, police arrested two co-defendants on Malice Murder warrants related to the same incident. The adult co-defendant, Damarious Glass, was booked into…