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Piedmont Rockdale Hospital’s Volunteer Auxiliary has donated $4,000 to the hospital’s newly opened heart failure clinic. The auxiliary’s donation will assist the clinic in expanding its ability to care for patients, and purchase much-needed equipment for the new clinic. The Heart Failure Disease Management Clinic at Piedmont Rockdale opened in December and provides outpatient services such as patient education, lab monitoring, intravenous diuretic medications, and disease management support. “Hearing the term ‘heart failure’ can lead people to believe that their heart has stopped working and there’s nothing they can do to get better,” said Kelly Fairbrass, NP-C. “Heart failure is…

Rockdale County High School and Heritage High School were named 2020 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools by State School Superintendent Richard Woods, a distinction RCPS high schools have achieved for more than 10 consecutive years. “I congratulate our AP Honor High Schools for their commitment to expanding AP course offerings and participation across all disciplines while simultaneously increasing AP exam achievement among all students,” said Rockdale Schools Superintendent Terry Oatts. “As a district, we are expanding our AP course offerings at each of our high schools as we are committed to facilitating optimal student learning, achievement, and growth, in…

Keep Conyers Rockdale Beautiful is hosting the “Our Town” Public Service Announcement(PSA) Contest for 8-12 grade students in Rockdale County. To enter the contest, students can create a 30 to 60-second PSA encouraging youths to recycle and to have an overall appreciation of their town. The video and audio must be clear and in focus and have proper lighting. Students must credit the information used in the video. The video needs to be filmed in a minimum of 1920 x 1080. Entries must include original content. No copy written material is permitted. The video cannot have any cursing, lewd acts or inappropriate gestures. Credits…

Tyler Rhashad Anderson, Charlie Lee Geddis and Antonio Jermaine Crowley   The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit has made a third arrest in connection with armed robbery and murder of an elderly man who was shot at a gas station in Ellenwood. Decatur resident Tyler Rhashad Anderson, 24, had been sought on warrants for felony murder and armed robbery in the shooting death of Jesse Turner on Panthersville Road in Ellenwood on Oct. 7, 2019.  Two other suspects, Charlie Lee Geddis and Antonio Jermaine Crowley, both 22, were arrested earlier. The Sheriff’s Office worked with the U.S. Marshals on…

Cityhood movement’s impact on DeKalb to be discussed  Members of the DeKalb County House Legislative Delegation will host a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 – 8 p.m., at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive,Decatur. The meeting will include a presentation from Ted Baggett of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government on the analysis of fiscal impact on DeKalb County from potential incorporation. For more information, contact Cheryl Jackson at 404-656-0109 or cheryl.jackson@house.ga.gov.

Have you been searching for a great volunteer opportunity? Would you like to make an impact in your community? DeKalb County’s Juvenile Court Judicial Citizen Panel Review is seeking volunteers to advocate for children of the community. Participation in the panel program benefits not only children and families, but volunteers also gain useful experience and take pride in knowing that they have helped improve the life of a child. Training/orientation for new volunteers will be held on March 19 and 20, 9 .a. to 5 p.m.,  at the DeKalb County Juvenile Court, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur. Attendance is required on both…

The  Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a community meeting to review upcoming park improvements for Washington Park. The meeting will be held on Saturday, Feb. 29, 10 a.m., at 2830 Arborcrest Drive, Decatur. Information will be provided on current park improvements and recreation projects. For more information, contact LaShanda Davis, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs public relations specialist, at 404-371-3643 or lsdavis@dekalbcountyga.gov.

Rockdale County Board of Commissioners Chairman Oz Nesbitt, Sr. will host “Coffee with the Chairman” on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 8 to 10 a.m., at Starbucks Coffee House, 1515 Hwy 138 SE, Conyers. Rockdale residents are encouraged to come out and dialogue with the chairman, share concerns and get updates on critical issues.

Rockdale Emergency Relief is hosting a pancake supper on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 2533 Stanton Road SE, Conyers. The fundraiser will benefit people in need facing hunger, homelessness and other types of economic insecurity. The organization is seeking in-kind donations from local businesses to be given away during a raffle at the event. For more information, call 770-922-0165 or visit www.rockdaleemergencyrelief.org.

The DeKalb County HIDTA Unit seized 32 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $3.5 million on Monday during a sting: “Operation Keep On Trucking.” The unit worked a package interdiction operation in the area of Moreland Avenue and Interstate 285. The HIDTA Unit, along with DeKalb Police K9 teams, walked through the dock area and sniffed packages and freight. During the open-air sniff, DeKalb K9 Argo was alerted to the odor of a controlled substance on a pallet of cardboard boxes. K9 Argo continued to check more freight and discovered another pallet with the odor of narcotics…