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The Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. has been canceled. Please visit www.stonecrestga.gov for meeting updates and information.

Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary is reminding Stonecrest residents to get out and vote on Tuesday, Dec. 3 for their next District 5 city council representative. Tammy Grimes and Dave Marcus are vying for the seat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw-WNwSGGOk&fbclid=IwAR1MTzgbx9KCBRRUvdnaM4EP8PE_nUFQlKEFRBhHm3oYRB7CAAtkElJSCXQ

The City of Stonecrest is hosting a public hearing on the city’s 2020 budget today (Monday, Dec. 2) at 6 p.m. at Stonecrest City Hall, 3120 Stonecrest Blvd., Stonecrest.The public is encouraged to attend. The Stonecrest City Council will have a Called Work Session Meeting on Dec. 2 immediately following the 6 p.m. public budget hearing.   Agenda Call to Order FY 2020 Budget- Discussion FY 2019 Budget Amendment- Discussion Adjournment

On Nov. 28, 2019, at approximately 7:35 p.m., a Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office inmate was discovered to be having what appeared to be a medical complication during routine headcount. The Jail Medical Staff rendered medical treatment until EMTs arrived and transported the inmate to a local hospital. After intense treatment by the hospital staff, at approximately 3:08 a.m. on November 29, 2019 the inmate succumbed to his condition and passed. The GBI was called in to handle the investigation. Official notification of the inmate’s next of kin has been made and additional details will be released as they become available…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Retired Lt. Col. Amos King Officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will assist military veterans and their spouses with claims and compensation on Dec. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. All veterans and/or their spouses in the metro area are urged to attend, said retired Lt. Col. Amos King, who heads Justice for Veterans. “This will be the third annual event. It’s an opportunity for veterans to get the help they need in applying for claims and compensation. Officials will be on site who…

   New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is redefining “Black Friday” with the inaugural Kwanzaa Plaza event beginning Nov. 29, at the church’s family life center, 6400 Woodrow Road, Stonecrest. The Kwanzaa Plaza will feature approximately 100 minority-owned and small businesses during a three-day event geared at highlighting local entrepreneurs and fostering commerce within the African-American community. Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of the African-American culture that is marked by week-long acknowledgment of heritage, unity, creativity, faith and cooperative economics. While Kwanzaa is typically observed Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, New Birth’s Kwanzaa Plaza was established to take a new approach…

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive and S.W.A.T. Units have arrested a suspect in the murder of a man on Nov. 5 in Decatur. Atlanta resident Vladimir Shaulov, 39, was wanted on a felony murder charge in connection with the shooting death of Frank Moore.  According to authorities, Shaulov is accused of shooting Moore several times during an incident at a residence on Fair Lane in Decatur, causing his death. Following an extensive search, DeKalb Sheriff’s investigators and the S.W.A.T. unit located Shaulov at a business in Decatur, where he was taken into custody without incident and transported to the…

Someone in Conyers is receiving more than turkey this Thanksgiving. Three winning Georgia Lottery tickets worth $10,000, including one in Conyers, were sold in the Nov. 22 Mega Millions drawing. Winning numbers were: 7-12-17-49-53 and the Mega Ball was 24. The tickets were purchased at: Shell, located at 1800 Highway 138 NE in Conyers; Marathon, located at 2536 Charles Hardy Parkway in Dallas; and Citgo Parth 121, located at 732 Highway 82 in Georgetown. The Dallas and Georgetown tickets were claimed Monday and Tuesday. A winner had not come forward to claim the Conyers ticket as of Wednesday. Georgia’s…

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson hosted his 12thAnnual Christmas Tree Lighting Spectacular with special guest, Santa Claus, Nov. 26 at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center in South DeKalb. The evening was filled with surprises inside and outside of the center.  There was standing room only with families coming to share in the holiday festivities.  Attendees were treated to performances produced by Stepp Stuart and special guest soloist Stephen Akin. There program included lots of treats: cotton candy, hot chocolate, apple cider, popcorn and a station to decorate your own fresh baked cookies.   The tree…

Piedmont Rockdale Hospital’s Volunteer Auxiliary invites the community to attend the Love Light Tree celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m. at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Building A atrium. This year’s celebration will feature singer Theresa Hamm-Smith, the Rockdale Youth Orchestra, dancer Jaida Brown, and a special message delivered by hospital chaplain Fred Johns. The Love Light program was started by the hospital’s volunteer auxiliary in the 1980s as a way for community members to expresssympathy, esteem, or appreciation for friends or loved ones.  A gift to the Love Light program creates a lasting impact by enhancing health care services available…