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The Lithonia-Davidson Library will present“Watercolors from Apples to Zebras,” a Just My Imagination workshop sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art, on June 22, 10 a.m. to noon. The free, two-hour workshop introduces children ages 6 to 14 to the world of watercolors. Participants learn to sketch, complete a contour drawing, and paint a still life. Athens artist and teacher Jackie Slayton Methe will begin the workshop with a discussion about watercolors followed by a demonstration of brushstrokes and various techniques of layering paints. Just My Imaginationworkshops are organized and sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art Board of Advisors…

Rockdale County Chairman, Oz Nesbitt, Sr., will host the second Shop Talk forum of 2019 on Saturday, May 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., at Major League Barbershop, 1427 Highway 138 SE, Conyers. The second event in this year’s series will feature the following speakers to answer questions and concerns from attendees: Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett Rockdale County Tax Commissioner Tisa Smart-Washington RCPS Superintendent Terry Oatts   Rockdale Clerk of Courts Ruth Wilson

The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners is seeking the public’s input on ways to improve the quality of life in the county. Recently, the board appointed members to the Rockdale County Strategic Plan Taskforce, a team charged with collecting citizen input through a survey to improve the Rockdale community. The survey went live on the county’s website (rockdalecountyga.gov) on May 1 and will be available through June 20. The survey asks citizens and stakeholders to give feedback in the following subject areas: Public Safety, Economic Development, Quality of Life, Transportation/ Infrastructure, Education/ Workforce Development, and Transparency. “We…

Piedmont Healthcare’s initiative, “Walk with a Doc,” is now being offered in Conyers. Walk with a Doc helps the community get active and have better access to physicians. The monthly walks will be held at Wheeler Park, 1350 Parker Road, Conyers.  All members of the community are invited to attend and have one-on-one time with a Piedmont physician. Tamica White, M.D., will host the next walk on Tuesday, May 14. Dr. White is a general surgeon with Piedmont Physicians Surgical Specialists Conyers and has over 10 years of experience providing a wide range of surgical services. She has advanced training…

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) will honor its valedictorians and salutatorians for the 2018-2019 school year on Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m., a the Robert R. Freeman Administrative & Instruction Complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain. The graduating senior student with the highest cumulative grade-point average  is designated the senior class valedictorian at each school. Similarly, the senior student with the second-highest grade-point average is designated the school’s salutatorian. The DeKalb County Board of Education and DCSD Superintendent/CEO Dr. R. Stephen Green will formally honor the district’s Class of 2019 valedictorians and salutatorians at  the special event.…

Sweet Auburn Works (SAW) has launched the first in a series of events and exhibitions about life on Auburn Avenue, the gateway to the black business community in Atlanta. The Atlanta Life Insurance Company’s “Windows Speak Project” offers a visual narrative of the history of the company depicted in 15 windows of the original Atlanta Life Insurance Company office buildings located at 148 Auburn Ave. The Windows Speaks exhibition, which kicked off on May 2, will remain a permanent addition to the façade of the historic buildings, which housed Atlanta Life’s offices from 1920-1980. The exhibition includes the legacy of…

The Conyers-Rockdale Council for the Arts, in partnership with the city of Conyers, secured the talents of students in the University of Georgia’s(UGA) Lamar Dodd School of Art’s “Color the World Bright” program to restore vintage signs on the building at 939 Railroad Street in historic Olde Town Conyers. The Pointe, built in 1925, was formerly a locally-owned furniture warehouse, a mill owned by the Georgia Railroad, an antiques store, and has been the home of the bar/tavern, The Pointe, since 2007. Three sides of the building’s exterior feature Coca-Cola advertisements along with Walker-Owens Furniture signage, the name of the…

Georgia is among the states that use a grand jury system to decide whether to pursue criminal charges against a suspect. The purpose of the grand jury is to consider the evidence presented and decide whether there is enough probable cause (evidence) to indict someone for the charged crime. Generally, a Rockdale citizen age 18 or older who has not been convicted of a felony, not an office holder and not mentally incompetent is qualified to serve. No one is exempt because of his or her job, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, or economic status. Service is for three…

DeKalb County School District police have identified a suspect in the pellet gun shooting incident that hurt 10 students on Thursday, April 25, at Wynbrooke Elementary School in Stone Mountain. The shooter fired pellets at students while they were on the playground, according to authorities. District officials announced today that DeKalb County School District Police served a search warrant at the suspect’s residence and retrieved the pellet gun that was allegedly involved in the shooting. “DeKalb County School District’s Police Department’s vigilance and tenacity over the past 24 hours has been superb,” said Superintendent/ R. Stephen Green. “The response…

                                           Repairs made to water main break of Winters Chapel Road DeKalb Watershed crews have repaired a break on a large water main off Winters Chapel Road near Doraville. The break was discovered around 2 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, after a contractor damaged a valve on a 48-inch transmission main at the location. Customers experiencing brown water should run their faucets until the water is clear. More information will be communicatedas available. For more information, contact the DeKalb…