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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…

Photos provided by Stonecrest Communications Director Adrion Bell Stonecrest resident and business owner Angela Zimmerman, owner of Chicken, Wings & Waffles passed away this morning(Feb. 11) at DeKalb Medical at Hillandale. City of Stonecrest officials who had frequented Zimmerman’s restaurant at 6768 Browns Mill Road had few details about her death. Communications Director Adrion Bell said he and other city officials were shocked and saddened by her sudden passing. Mayor Jason Lary said Zimmerman would be missed. The city held a grand opening for her restaurant on Sept. 30, 2019 and featured Chicken, Wings & Waffles on the city’s…

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is calling for applications for DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market Fresh on DeK stops for the 2020 calendar year. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 14. Communities, businesses or organizations can apply to be a Fresh on DeK stop. Interested applicants must be able to provide a representative to organize the site. The site must also have a street-level parking area that is highly visible, large enough to safely park a 60-foot bus and easy for customers to access and park without hazard. The market visits areas around the county each week, beginning in the spring and…

Left to right: Councilmembers Rob Turner and Jazzmin Cobble listen as CityAttorney Winston Denmark speaks. Four members of the Stonecrest City Council—George Turner, Tammy Grimes, Rob Turner and Jazzmin Cobble—this evening staged a walkout of the regular meeting after a contentious special called meeting was held concerning Councilwoman Cobble. Only Councilmember Jimmy Clanton and Mayor Jason Lary remained on the dais as a bewildered audience was left trying to make sense of why the four council members had left the meeting soon after it began. The attendance record of Cobble, who represents District 3, was the center of…

  Rockdale County officials announced at a news conference today that the county is aggressively responding to a ransomware attack on the government’s computer network. County officials said they have contacted the Georgia Technology Authority, GBI, Homeland Security and other federal agencies regarding the attack, which took place last Friday and has paralyzed the county’s ability to accept water bill payments for now. “Rockdale County is in a very critical state with the ransomware attack…  We don’t take these ransomware attacks lightly at all. This is a major interruption to the productivity of Rockdale County and all hands are on…