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Former Rep. Tyrone Brooks has pleaded guilty to charges that he misappropriated almost $1 million in charitable funds from a charity he founded. 3

Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign legislation to allow use of cannabis oil in Georgia for eight medical conditions. 6

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No referendum this year on new cities in South DeKalb By Ken Watts

Residents of South DeKalb won’t get to decide if they want a city of Stonecrest or Greenhaven this year because the bills that would have authorized referendums in November for them to vote yes or no were tabled before the session ended on April 2. Senate Bill 208 to create the city of Stonecrest and House Bill 613 were trapped in committees in the closing hours of the 2015 General Assembly. Dr. Kathryn Rice, who was leading Kathryn Rice the Greenhaven efforts, said they are not discouraged by the setback. “We have every intention of moving forward and being

sponsoring cityhood for Stonecrest, said “I do not want to trade our suburban they are not giving up. “We will try again next year,” he said. communities for an urban jungle, and “We’ve come too close not to finish.” I do not want more crime, corruption But Ed Williams of Citizens Against and government. I want better Cityhood was happy the bills stalled. He said his group supports a moraleadership and collaboration all over torium on any new city formations in DeKalb – north, central and south.” DeKalb County. Ed Williams, Citizens Against Cityhood “I believe that the residents of DeKalb Jason Lary deserve a more deliberate process, and that the state Legislasuccessful next year,” she said in an email to members of ture needs to make changes to the cityhood and annexation the Concerned Citizens for Cityhood of South DeKalb Inc., process,” he said in an April 3 statement. “More time should which is heading the effort for a 126.2-square-mile city that be given to residents to become informed in terms of the would include most unincorporated areas of the county. Jason Lary, president of the Stonecrest Alliance that is Please see BILLS, page 4

Peace Baptist buys old Target building

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Peace Baptist Church began holding services in February in the old Target building. It is seeking a tenant for the old Cub Foods store, next door.

Church seeking to revitalize surrounding area on Covington Highway By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

After sitting vacant for two years, the old Target building on Covington Highway is once again home to a congregation. Peace Baptist Church, which bought the 20-acre property on May 29, 2014, began holding Sunday services there on Feb. 8. This week, church staff was packing boxes to relocate the business offices to their new home at 4000 Covington Highway in Decatur. Peace Baptist, which has been located at 1399 Austin Drive in Decatur for 13 years, is the second church to call the sprawling 161,097-square-foot building home. Total Grace Christian Church transformed the former big-box store into a worship center in 2001 after purchasing the property for $2.2 million from Target Corp. on Dec. 15, 2000. The national retailer closed the store in 1999. Total Grace, founded by Bishop Johnathan and Toni Alvarado, worshipped there

until the Alvarados filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November 2012. The property went into foreclosure and was sold on March 5, 2013, for $6.9 million on the DeKalb County Courthouse steps to Evangelical Christian Credit Union. Fourteen months later on May 29, 2014, Peace Baptist bought it for $400,000. The property is now appraised for $6.5 million, and the Rev. Tyrone E. Barnette, the church’s founder and senior pastor, said the “sweet price” they got the property for is God’s way of blessing them. Tyrone Barnette “It’s a tremendous blessing,” he said Wednesday. “God has showed us great favor. It’s like the bank [Evangelical Christian Credit Union] is investing in us.” Peace Baptist had been trying to find a new home for a while. In April 2006, it purchased 40 acres of land near the intersection

of Miller and Snapfinger roads in Lithonia to build a new larger home. Barnette said the economic recession changed their plans. It will pursue selling that property and its old Austin Drive building. Now the church is looking to improve the depressed condition of the area around its new site. “I have been in and around the Covington Highway area for more than 20 years, and I want to see it come back,” he said. “It is the gateway to Decatur and Avondale Estates, I-285. The area has deteriorated over the years, but it needs to come back and we are going to do everything we can to help it.” Barnette said they are already working to help revitalize the old Cub Foods grocery store building next door to the church in the Covington Place Shopping Center. “We want to not just bring the light of the Gospel to the area,” he said. “We want to bring the light of economic development, jobs, housing, and all of that. Our church is about community transformation. It’s not enough just for our church to thrive. The

whole community must thrive.” He said he is talking with two grocery chains that are very interested in opening supermarkets in the building vacated by Cub Foods in 2001. Barnette and his wife, Tabitha, started Peace Baptist in their home on Feb. 7, 1993, with 14 adult members. Today it has 3,550 members, averTabitha Barnette age attendance at Sunday services is 1,250, and its annual budget is $2 million. His wife is the ministry development director. Barnette said the larger facility, which has a 1,300-seat sanctuary, will allow the church to expand its outreach, youth and discipleship ministries. The 4000 Covington Highway facility is the 15th location where church members have worshipped. When the Austin Drive site’s Please see CHURCH, page 4

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“He loved the band. Any funds left after arrangements are covered will go to the band.”

Memorial fund set for teen accidentally shot by his mother By Ken Watts

Family and friends of Southwest DeKalb High School ninth-grader Pierre Tilson, who was accidentally shot to death by his mother, are helping to raise funds to bury him. Witnesses say Pierre, a member of the school’s Pierre Tilson Marching Panthers band, was shot in the head on April 4 when his mother, Latoya Tilson, fired into a crowd outside her Godby Road apartment in College Park to break up a fight. He died on April 6 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Pierre lived with his father, Wayne Jones, in Decatur but was spending the Easter holiday break with his mother. His father is trying to raise $5,000 to help cover funeral expenses. He has set up the Pierre Tilson Memorial Fund at Peach State

Federal Credit Union in Decatur and the Wayne Jones/Pierre Tilson Memorial Fund at Wells Fargo Bank. Jones said Thursday that Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home on Flat Shoals will handle funeral arrangements. “I am pushing to have the funeral on April 18,” he said. Jones said it will likely be at the Ray of Hope Church in Decatur. He said the wake will take place at 5 p.m. on April 17 at the funeral home, 4347 Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. “I want his friends from school to be able to talk about him,” Jones said. James Seda, the school’s band director, said Pierre, who had been playing since the seventh grade at Chapel Hill Middle School, was a drummer who really loved to play percussion and cadences. He said the teen’s death is “a sad, horrible ordeal.” “It’s definitely a tragedy in every sense of the word,” Seda said. “Pierre was fun-loving,

humorous and very charismatic.” Witnesses said the 15-year-old was in a crowd of people trying to break up a fight between adults and teenagers when a bullet – fired by his mother – struck him in Latoya Tilson the head. The shots also wounded a 17-year-old boy who was treated and released from hospital. Police arrested Tilson, 33, at her apartment the same day and booked her into the Fulton County Jail on aggravated assault, cruelty to children, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and carrying a concealed weapon, all felonies, plus misdemeanor reckless conduct and unlawful possession of a firearm. At press time Thursday, Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard’s office had

Salmonella contamination forces recall of walnuts Consumers who purchased walnut and trail mix products sold under various brand names in Georgia should destroy them or return them to point of purchase because of possible salmonella contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says there is a nationwide recall for certain America Choice, Belmont Market, Boiceville Market, Gaul’s Market, Green Hills Market, Harvest Co–op Market, Hurley Ridge, Lees, Miles Market, Palmers Market, Union Market, Walter Stewart, Windfall Market and Wild Acorns products that were distributed nationwide and in Canada and Bermuda.

Organic walnuts are not affected. A complete list of affected products is available at www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ ucm440314.htm. Georgia Department of Agriculture inspectors are checking retail stores and warehouses to make sure that the recalled products have been removed from sale. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy people infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may

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not decided whether to pursue murder charges against the mother, who waived her first court appearance. Her next court appearance is scheduled for April 20. Witnesses told police Tilson had tried to break up the fight when somebody punched her in the face and she fired into the crowd. Jones said Thursday that he has been touched by the outpouring of support from the community. He said SWD band members, teachers, vice principals, and even two teachers from Rainbow Elementary where Pierre also went to school came to the hospital to stand vigil. Pierre is the younger of Jones’ two sons. Jones said Pierre will be buried in his band uniform. “He loved the band,” he said. “Any funds left after arrangements are covered will go to the band.” Peach State Credit Union is at 5381 Panola Industrial Blvd. Donations to the Wells Fargo account can be made at any branch

Chick-fil-A hosting ‘Coffee With a Cop’ Residents can get to know the police officers in their neighborhood at “Coffee With a Cop” on April 16 at Chick-fil-A on Turner Hill Road in Lithonia. Owner/operator Tony Royal is serving up free coffee at the two-hour event that begins at 8 a.m. Participants can ask questions and voice their concerns. The restaurant is at 2985 Turner Hill Road. For more information, visit www. cfarestaurant.com/turnerhillroad/events or call DeKalb County Officer W. Barr at 770-482-0330.

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“Brooks used the money to pay personal expenses for himself and members of his family, including home repairs, furniture, lawn service ...”

May floats straw poll idea to fill Commission District 5 seat By Ken Watts

DeKalb’s Interim CEO Lee May would like to see a straw poll to pick an interim commissioner for District 5, and some commissioner said they would like to hear more about the idea. The district’s 140,000 residents have been without representation since July 2013 when Gov. Nathan Deal appointed May, the elected District 5 Lee May commissioner, to fill in for suspended CEO Burrell Ellis who is fighting criminal corruption charges. May and the Board of Commissioners

have been at an impasse about who fill his seat. On April 7 at forum in Lithonia’s City Hall, May told about 80 residents that the straw poll idea could be a way around the impasse over which of five candidates nominated and interviewed by the BOC in March should fill the post. The candidates are Markus Butts, Gina Smith Mangham, Dr. Kathryn Rice, Kenneth Saunders III and George Turner. The BOC has failed since August 2014 to approve any of the five. May said the straw poll is an idea now that is worthy of consideration. “I would love to see you all chime in on who you’d like to see represent District 5 during this interim period,” he said. “We could

do it at all the libraries in the district. I would love to be able to set up the voting machines so the integrity of the process could be established and have an independent group monitor it.” May said the candidates could send their people to observe and the commission could say ‘whoever is the top vote getter is the one we support. He said the county’s legal department has some issues about the idea that have to be resolved. He promised not to move forward without the support of the BOC. District 4 Commissioner Sharon BarnesSutton said May called her about the straw poll on April 8 to get her input. “I’m happy that he is still trying to find a way to get the district 5 seat filled,” she said

Thursday. “If he could present me with a plan that can be fairly implemented, I could say that I support it.” District 6 Commissioner Kathie Gannon said the board discussed the possibility of a straw poll at a BOC meeting in early March but deferred to their May 5 meeting. She wants to get a definitive opinion on the legality of a straw poll from the County Attorney Overtis Brantley. Gannon also questionsed the cost and whether the state legislature would be involved. “It would be better to have an official election but in lieu of that, the people of the 5th district should have input in the process.” Commissioner Jeff Rader, District 2, said May hasn’t approached him. “I couldn’t form an opinion until I know more.” he said.

Former state Rep. Tyrone Brooks pleads guilty to fraud, tax charges Former state Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr. has pleaded guilty to charges that he misappropriated almost $1 million in charitable funds from Universal Humanities, a charity he founded in 1990, and from the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials. The acting U.S. attorney said Brooks, 68, of Atlanta pleaded nolo contendere to five counts of mail and wire fraud Tyrone Brooks Sr. and fully admitted his guilt to one count of tax fraud on April 9 in U.S. Judge Amy Tottenburg’s courtroom. The case outlined by the government at Thursday’s plea hearing says that between 1995 and 2012, Brooks raised $800,000 in

contributions from corporate, civic, labor, religious and individuals for Universal Humanities to combat illiteracy, crime and voter disenfranchisement and $300,000 for GABEO but used the money to pay personal expenses for himself and his family. Donors included the Coca-Cola Co., Georgia Pacific, and Northside Hospital. The government said Brooks’ solicitations claimed Universal Humanities had established literacy programs, conducted workshops, tutored and mentored students and had a board of directors, but individuals listed on the solicitations and incorporation documents were unaware that Brooks had identified them as board members, and most had never even heard of the organization. After the plea hearing, acting U.S. Attorney John Horn said Brooks has done much

good for the community but that his actions deprived poor and rural communities of receiving the literacy training and other aid. “No one’s good works give them the license to steal,” Horn said. Brooks, who served in the Georgia House for 35 years, resigned on April 8. FBI and IRS investigators said he deposited solicited donations into a bank account that he set up in the name of Universal Humanities, then almost immediately transferred funds to a personal account from which he paid personal expenses.

Separate GABEO account In 1993, Brooks was elected president of GABEO. Investigators said the group already had an official bank account administered by a treasurer that required two signatures by

GABEO board members for disbursements. They said that unbeknownst to GABEO, Brooks secretly opened a second GABEO bank account at a different bank in 1997, set himself up as the sole signatory, and diverted the statements to his address. Brooks pleaded guilty to tax fraud, admitting that he substantially under-reported his income to the IRS for the 2011 tax year. He sent an advisory Thursday about an April 10 news conference he was hosting in Monroe at the Moore’s Ford Bridge Lynching Marker but did not mention his plea. “After 35 enjoyable and successful years in the Georgia House of Representatives, I have decided to shift my priorities and transition back to full-time civil human rights work,” he said. “I have decided to make the Moore’s Ford Bridge lynchings my No. 1 priority.”

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“Everyone is standing on the shoulders of someone else … we honor the legacy of the ministry there before us.”

Setback for Stonecrest, Greenhaven city efforts BILLS,

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impact cityhood would have on their communities and DeKalb County.” Senate Bill 208, sponsored by Sen. Ron Ramsey (D-Lithonia), is seek- Ron Ramsey ing to create a 29-square-mile city around the Mall at Stonecrest. House Bill 613, sponsored by Rep. Pam Stephenson (D-Lithonia), stalled in the House Governmental Affairs Committee. The proposed city of Greenhaven with a population of about 300,000 would be Georgia’s second-largest city. It would include everything south of U.S. 78. In an April 7 email to supporters, Rice said it’s time to begin an information campaign to protect their interests. “We need your support and

your assistance in letting other people know about Greenhaven and the potentially disproportionate tax burden that will fall on residents of South DeKalb,” she wrote. “We are not going away. We continue on. We ask that you invite us to your homeowner association, fraternity and sorority, nonprofit organization, church meetings and so forth.” The bills to create cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker passed and affected residents will vote yes or no to those cities in referendums on Nov. 3. In an April 3 CrossRoadsNews interview, Rice worried about what could happen if LaVista Hills and Tucker residents vote yes to cityhood. “The two cities in the south have not passed and therefore the burden of the [county employees] pension plan is going to fall on the southern half of DeKalb,” she said. Stephenson said she too is worried about the prospect of South

DeKalb being left holding the pension bag , but she said the Stonecrest and Greenhaven bills are still alive and will carry over to the 2016 General Pam Stephenson Assembly. “We have this huge unincorporated area where most of the people are, where if we don’t [incorporate] we will not only have the pension liability, but we’ll have to make up for the tax revenue that will leave with the new cities if voters approve LaVista Hills and Tucker,” she said after speaking about the cityhood effort at Commissioner Stan Watson’s April 4 Community Cabinet meeting at Southwest DeKalb High School. Williams of the Citizens Against Cityhood said new cities should not be created for the purpose of avoiding prior pension and bond obligations.

“I strongly believe that taxes should be equitably applied to all residents in both incorporated and unincorporated DeKalb,” he said. “I do not believe that a city will create jobs – that is the mission of the chamber of commerce and private citizens. I do not want to trade our suburban communities for an urban jungle, and I do not want more crime, corruption and government. I want better leadership and collaboration all over DeKalb – north, central and south.” Rice said Greenhaven backers will plan their next move in the coming weeks. “We’ll have a debriefing with all the lawmakers who sponsored our bill and make a decision on how to move forward,” she said. Lary said he and Stonecrest organizers are grateful to Ramsey and look forward to working with him again in the next session. “Without his help, the bill would never have gotten as far as it did,” he said.

Peace Baptist has room to grow at new Decatur site CHURCH,

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450-seat sanctuary was bursting at the seams, the church held services at local schools and churches. Mary Taylor, who joined the Mary Taylor church in 1996, said Peace Baptist kept moving because it would quickly fill up wherever it went. For more than three years, it held two of its three Sunday services at Towers High. “We did the 8:15 a.m. service at Austin and the 9:15 and 11:15 a.m. at Towers High,” said Taylor, the church receptionist. “We did that for more than three years.” With its new larger facility, the church is down to two Sunday services at 8 and 11 a.m. Taylor predicts that the two services won’t last for long. “On Easter Sunday, we had nearly 2,000 people,” she said. Barnette attributes the church’s growth to its biblical teachings, its outreach ministries, its relaxed form of worship, and its practice of planting new churches by sending some of its members with the new ministers. “None of the new churches we helped ever had to start from scratch,” he said. “We send members to them.” Barnette, who hails from Roxboro, N.C., said that they have done this around the world for all 22 years of ministry. “We have been faithful,” he said, explaining that the Covington Highway location is the Lord’s way of blessing them. Locally, he said Peace Baptist

Peace Baptist moved from Austin Drive to Covington Highway to expand outreach, youth and discipleship ministries.

has planted six congregations in Lithonia, Covington, Norcross, Snellville, Ellenwood and Stone Mountain. “And they all have their own facilities,” Barnette said. “We have also planted churches in Brazil and South Africa.” He said he is thankful for the improvements that Total Grace made to the old Target building. “Everyone is standing on the shoulders of someone else, and we honor the legacy of the ministry that was there before us,” he said. “I did not know them, but I wish them well where they are now.” Since purchasing the building, Barnette said Peace Baptist has done about $1 million in renova-

tions and has room to grow at the new location. He said the church is occupying 62,000 square feet, and there is 90,000 square feet of unfinished space that it can renovate as they need it. The property also has a separate smaller building. Within the next three years, Barnette said Peace Baptist will install ball fields and transitional housing for children and teens and for adults in recovery on either side of the main building. The church is already working with children and has a five-year, $1.3 million 21st Century grant from the Georgia Department of Education to provide after-school tutoring annually to 150 elemen-

tary, middle and high school students. It got its first three-year grant in 2012. “We are already seeing kids go up a whole grade,” he said, “and at Towers High where we work with students, graduation rate has gone up from 47 [percent] to 70 percent. We work very closely with the principal to offer help to the students who need it most.” Peace Baptist also partners with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and other groups to distribute 410,000 pounds of food a year. Barnette said that 300 to 400 families a week receive food at the church, including fresh and frozen meats. “With the larger space, we will be able to double this,” he said.

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“We found that it only detected about half of the cancers that were there.” Victoria Williams will benefit from Georgia’s new law allowing the use of cannabis oil. She and her mother, Corey Lowe Williams, will be present when Gov. Nathan Deal signs the law on April 16.

5K run/walk to benefit Kilombo Institute Sponsors are needed for the Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute’s 5K run/walk on April 18 in Grant Park. Registration is available at www.kilomboschool.com. Participants who register by April 11 will receive T-shirts. Donations also are welcome. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the race starts at 8:45. Children 11 and under can participate when accompanied by an adult. Decatur-based Kilombo is a home school tutorial project that educates children from pre-k to eighth grade. Grant Park is at 840 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-545-7755.

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Deal to sign cannabis oil bill Former Clarkston Police Officer Corey Lowe Williams and daughter Victoria will be among proponents present on April 16 when Gov. Nathan Deal signs legislation to allow use of cannabis oil in Georgia for eight medical conditions. The signing is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the State Capitol. Patients with cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, mitochondrial disease, Parkinson’s, and sickle cell will be eligible for medical cannabis oil. Deal signed an executive order on March 27 directing agencies to begin preparations for enactment. He said he would sign the bill after the General Assembly session ended to ensure no conflicts arose with other legislation. Williams, who now lives in Canton, took time off to care for Victoria, 13, who has mitochondrial disease that causes multiple seizures daily. She plans to return to law enforcement “now that the bill is on the way to the governor’s desk.” They spent part of the summer in Colorado so that Victoria could receive treatment with cannabis oil. “Since then, it’s been an ongoing battle keeping Victoria healthy and out of the hospital. She’s been hospitalized twice due to the doctors’ inability to gain seizure control,” Williams said. “However, while we were in Colorado and on cannabis oil, Victoria was able to have more seizure-free days than ever before as well as begin speaking for the first time. I look forward with the passage of HB 1 being able to get Vic-

Sponsors, vendors, volunteers, and runners and walkers are needed for the Clarkston Community Festival and 5K Race on April 25 that benefits the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf. Interested parties can contact the Clarkston Festival Committee at clarkstonfestival@gmail.com or 404-7172119. To sign up for the 5K or to volunteer, visit www. clarkston5kfestival.org. The theme is “Educating, Appreciating, and Celebrating Clarkston,” one Georgia’s most diverse communities. Festival activities include a 7-to-9 a.m. pre-race mini health fair at Milam Park, 3867 Norman Road in Clarkston, where the walk/run begins at 9. The 10 a.m.-to-3 p.m. fest takes place at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, 890 N. Indian Creek Drive in Clarkston. It includes Zumba, performances, a children’s zone, food trucks, sports activities, and art vendors. For more information, call 404-292-5686, Ext. 239.

Free health screenings at community fair Free screenings will be available at the Clergy & Community Health Walk/Fair on April 18 at the Vicars Community Center in Atlanta. The 12th annual event, Your Health, Your Life, Your Choice, is presented by the Concerned Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc. and takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Hosea Feed the Hungry Foundation. The 4K walk/run starts and ends at the community center, followed by a health and wellness fair that features free screenings, food and games. The center is at 838 Cascade Road. For more information, including registration and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.concernedblackclergy.org or call 404-755-4900.

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toria back on medical marijuana and seeing her begin to develop again. “Thankfully, once Governor Deal signs the bill, we can begin the registration process and expedite getting the medical refugees back home to Georgia.” Deal called the executive order “the first step in bringing home families who’ve sought relief elsewhere and for providing new medical solutions for Georgians suffering from debilitating conditions.” Under the bill, the Georgia Composite Medical Board will draft a patient waiver and physician certification form. Upon completion, forms will be available to patients meeting the specified criteria through the Department of Public Health. Once certified, patients will be provided with documentation to allow possession of low-THC cannabis oil. Deal and Williams commended state Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon), who has spearheaded efforts to legalize medical marijuana. Williams said she was “ecstatic” that Peake and his colleagues included so many diagnoses and hopes to see more added. “When this battle began 15 months ago, we started off fighting for sick and helpless children without a voice … we have been able to help others as well. I personally have met adults with seizures, which has given me a new perspective of what Victoria must be facing as she continues to have seizures daily.”

Ovarian cancer screening called into question A bimanual exam doesn’t accurately screen for ovarian cancer, UGA researchers have found. The most commonly performed ovarian cancer screening test is unlikely to benefit healthy women, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Georgia. Dr. Mark Ebell, a family physician and professor of epidemiology in UGA’s College of Public Health, and other researchers published a study recently in the American Journal Mark Ebell of Preventive Medicine on how well the physical exam can detect ovarian cancer in otherwise healthy patients. Specifically, the study examined the accuracy of the bimanual pelvic exam to determine if it’s accurate enough to identify ovarian cancer. It allows doctors to potentially detect abnormalities in the cervix. “We found that it only detected about half of the cancers that were there,” Ebell said April 1. “And when the bimanual exam was abnormal, only about 2 percent of the time was a cancer detected in these women.” For most healthy women, their time can be better spent discussing other health issues rather than spending time doing an annual bimanual exam looking for ovarian cancer, based on the findings, he said. Ebell said that this type of exam is still important as part of a physical exam when women are having specific symptoms that could point to possible ovarian cancer. However, in healthy patients who have no symptoms and are in for a routine checkup, it doesn’t seem to be helpful. “The bimanual exam is less accurate than blood tests or ultrasounds for detecting ovarian cancer, and even those tests have not been shown to prevent death due to ovarian cancer when used as a screening test.” The study is available at www. sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ S0749379714005923.

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Finance ‘Shark Tank’ auditions in DeKalb County Local business owners can apply for a chance to appear at a casting call on April 13 for “Shark Tank,” the hit reality show on ABC. Participants will make a three- to fiveminute pitch about their business or “great idea” at a breakfast audition call at 8 a.m. in the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center. Apply for an audition slot at http:// valuespartnerships.com/ATLSharkTankBreakfast. DeKalb interim CEO Lee May said there are great businesses in DeKalb and this is an opportunity to showcase what they have to offer. “Shark Tank,” now in its sixth season, features millionaire entrepreneurs who are looking to invest in promising new ventures. “Sharks” have invested more than $50 million in innovative companies. The Sanford Center is at 3181 Rainbow Drive in Decatur.

Goodwill job fair for Community and veterans Military veterans will have priority admittance at the South DeKalb Career Center of Goodwill Veterans/Community Career Expo on April 16 in Decatur. The 10 a.m.-to-2 p.m. event is free and open to the public. It is presented in association with the Georgia Department of Labor and the DeKalb/North Metro Career Center Veterans Unit. The dress code is business casual, and participants should bring resumes, paper, and pen or pencil. For more information or for employers’ reservations, contact Kenneth Dinkins at 404-298-5248 or the South DeKalb Career Center of Goodwill at 404-728-8605. The center is at 1295 Columbia Drive.

Stonecrest Cleanup Day on April 18 Volunteers are needed for the Stonecrest Business Alliance’s Cleanup Day on April 18 in Lithonia. Participants will meet at 8 a.m. in the Sam’s Club parking lot at 2994 Turner Hill Road directly behind McDonald’s. Cleanup materials will be provided. Email karjmand@euramex.com or call 770-518-2401, Ext. 2161, to confirm participation.

Atlanta Career Expo at Adamsville center Job seekers will find government and business employers, educational institutions, and resource agencies at the Atlanta Career Expo on April 16 at Adamsville Recreation Center. The expo takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It was rescheduled from Feb. 26 due to a winter storm. The Georgia Department of Labor, the city of Atlanta, and Mount Ephraim Baptist Church are co-sponsors. Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and dress appropriately. The rec center is at 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W. in Atlanta. For more information, email Janice.Burley-Black@gdol. ga.gov or call 404-210-0072.

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April 11, 2015

METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Notice of Public Hearings: April 13, 14 & 16, 2015 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering

Proposed Bus Service Modifications for August 8, 2015 Proposed routing and/or adjustments for the following bus routes: Route 8 North Druid Hills: Add Sunday service. Route proposed to operate seven (7) days a week. Route 21-Memorial Drive Route 21 service will be extended along Memorial Drive to Capitol Ave. inbound and outbound to GA State Station. The inbound routing will maintain current routing to Hill Street, then continue Memorial Drive, Right-Capitol Ave., continue Piedmont Ave. then continue current routing along Piedmont Ave., Gilmer Street, and Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. to designated bus bay. The outbound routing to King Memorial Station will operate via continue Jesse Hill Jr. Dr., Left-M.L.King Jr. Dr., Left-Washington St., LeftCapitol Square, Right-Capitol Ave., Left-Memorial Dr., Left-Grant St., Right-Decatur St. into King Memorial Station. The segments along Hill and Decatur Streets will be discontinued. The routing to/from King Memorial Station to Kensington Station remains unchanged. Route 74-Flat Shoals Route 74 Whites Mill Rd. segment will be realigned to operate via Lloyd Rd. inbound and outbound from Five Points. The outbound routing from Five Points will maintain current routing to Whites Mill and Lloyd Roads then Right-Lloyd Rd., Left-Flat Shoals, Left-Candler Rd., Right-Ember Dr., Left-Rainbow Way to current terminus location. The Inbound routing will operate via Left-Candler Rd., Right-Flat Shoals Rd., Right-Lloyd Rd., Left-Whites Mill Rd. then continue current routing to Five Points (Pryor & Wall Streets). The segment along H. F. Shepard Dr. will be discontinued. Route 75 Tucker: Add Sunday service. Route proposed to operate seven (7) days a week.

SR-85, Right-Lamar Hutcheson Pkwy., Into GRTA/XPRESS Park & Ride, continue Right-Lamar Hutcheson Pkwy., Left-Valley Hill Rd., Bear Left at fork to continue Valley Hill Rd., Continue across SR 85, continue Main Street (SR 139), Right-Church Street, continue Riverdale Rd. (SR 139), Right-Garden Walk Blvd., Left-SR 85, Right-Forest Pkwy., Left-Old Dixie Rd., Left-Old Dixie Hwy., Left-Charles W. Grant Pkwy., Continue into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (International Terminal along Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Blvd.) Route 193-Jonesboro Road/ Forest Parkway/Justice Center Route 193 will operate from the Clayton County Justice Center to East Point Station via: Left-Tara Blvd., alternating trips (every other trip)between Smith & N. Main Streets and Battle Creek Rd., Jonesboro Rd. (SR 54), service Clayton State University, continue Jonesboro Rd. (SR 54), Left-Forest Parkway, Right-Old Dixie Rd., Left-Old Dixie Hwy., continue Porsche Ave., continue S. Central Ave., continue Central Ave., Left-Irene Kidd Pkwy., Left-Main Street into East Point Station. Route 195 Forest Parkway/Rosevelt Highway Route 195 will operate from College Park Station North Bus Bay to Anvil Block Rd. & Lunsford Drive via Left-Harvard Ave., Left-E. Main Street, Right-Lee Street, Left-Main Street, continue Roosevelt Highway, Right-Herschel Rd., Left-Old National Highway, continue Old National Highway, Left-Godby Rd., continue S. Hampton Rd., Right- W. Fayetteville Rd. (SR 314), Left-Phoenix Blvd., continue Forest Parkway, Left-Bouldercrest Rd., Left-Anvil Block Rd. to Lunsford Dr. which will be the terminus. Inbound to College Park Route 195 will operate via I-675 South to Forest Parkway Exit then continue regular route. Lovejoy/Justice Center Flex Route

Route 148 will be realigned to operate from MARTA’s Sandy Spring Station to Riveredge Pkwy., instead of Medical Center Station, to improve schedule adherence. Route 148 will operate from Sandy Springs station via: Right- Perimeter Center West, Left-Mt. Vernon Hwy., Left-Roswell Rd., Right-Mt. Vernon Hwy., Right-Powers Ferry Rd., continue Powers Ferry Rd., Right-New Northside Dr., Left-Interstate North Pkwy., Right-Riveredge Pkwy., Right-Northside Dr., Left-Powers Ferry Rd., Left-Mt. Vernon Hwy., then continue routing to return to Sandy Springs Station. Route 148 will be renamed 148-Sandy Springs/Riveredge Pkwy.

This service will be operated utilizing a smaller vehicle (30 foot with 15-24 seat capacity depending upon wheelchair accommodations) along a fixed route alignment between Clayton County Justice Center and the City of Lovejoy. The proposed fixed route alignment will operate via Tara Blvd., Left-McDonough Rd., continue straight onto Hastings Bridge Rd., service the Lovejoy Community Center, Right-Hastings Bridge Rd., continue straight onto McDonough Rd., Left- Tara Blvd, Left-Lovejoy Rd., Right-Talmadge Rd., service Lovejoy City Hall, continue Talmadge Rd., Right-Tara Blvd., Left-Lovejoy Rd., Right-Panhandle Rd., Right-McDonough Rd., Left-Tara Blvd. to Justice Center. This service may deviate up ¾ miles of proposed fixed route service upon request.

Route 191-SR 85-Riverdale Road/ Forest Parkway/Justice Center

Mobility:

Route 191 will operate from the Clayton County Justice Center to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (International Terminal) via: Left-Tara Blvd., alternating trips (every other trip) between Flint River Rd. and GA-138 (North Ave.), Right-

Implement complementary ADA service for the above new and extended routes to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Route 148 Medical Center/Riveredge Parkwy:

Monday April 13

Tuesday, April 14

374 Valley Hill Road SW, Riverdale, 30274

2424 Piedmont Road NE Atlanta, 30324

Living Waters International Church

Community Exchange: 6-7 p.m.

MARTA Headquarters 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Staff available to discuss MARTA initiatives.

Riding MARTA: Across the street from north end of the Lindbergh Center Rail Station.

Community Exchange: 6-7 p.m. Riding MARTA: Bus Route 196

231 Sycamore Street, Decatur, 30030

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Decatur Recreation Center

North Fulton Service Cntr

Community Exchange: 6-7 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7741 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, 30350 7:00 p.m.

Staff available to discuss MARTA initiatives.

Riding MARTA: Walk one block east of Decatur Station.

Riding MARTA: Bus Route 87 from Dunwoody or North Springs Rail Stations.

Copies of the proposed bus service modifications will also be available at MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324 during regular business hours, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Atlanta, GA 30324-3330; (3) complete an online Comment Card at www.itsmarta.com; (4) or fax your comments no later than April 21, 2015 to (404) 848-4179.

For formats (FREE of charge) in accordance with the ADA and Limited English Proficiency regulations contact (404) 848-4037. For those patrons requiring further accommodations, information can be obtained by calling the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 404 8485665. In addition, a sign language interpreter will be available at all hearings. If you cannot attend the hearings and want to provide comments you may: (1) leave a message at (404) 848-5299; (2) write to MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E.

All citizens of the City of Atlanta and the counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton and Gwinnett whose interests are affected by the subjects to be considered at these hearings are hereby notified and invited to appear at said times and places and present such evidence, comment or objection as their interests require. Keith T. Parker, AICP General Manager/CEO

Travel

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April 11, 2015

“There are over 20 dining options to serve passengers along with the new concept of dynamic dining.”

Warm weather beckons the traveler in all of us Now that spring is here and summer is beckoning, wander lust is beginning to take hold. Road trips to visit family and friends, beach get aways, mountain hikes and the like are quickly coming into focus. As families ponder where to go and what to do, AAA says Washington, D.C., New York City, Seattle and San Francisco are among the perennial favorites. For metro Atlantans, beach jaunts to Jekyll Island, Hilton Head, San Destin and Panama Beach are always easy to get-to favorites. Based on hotel bookings at AAA.com, lists the following top destinations this spring: n Orlando, Fla. n Los Angeles, Calif. (Anaheim) n San Diego, Calif. n Myrtle Beach, S.C. n Miami, Fla. n Fort Lauderdale, Fla. n Washington, D.C. n New York, N.Y. n Seattle, Wash. n San Francisco, Calif. Bill Sutherland, AAA senior vice president of travel and publishing, said that after the harsh winter, travelers are seeking warm weather destinations this spring to escape. “In addition to great domestic destination getaways, cruises, tours and vacation packages to international destinations such as Mexico and the Caribbean are also popular vacations this spring,” he said. With all the options available to travelers today, AAA, the country’s largest motoring and leisure travel organization, says that vacation planning can be a daunting task. It recommends that travelers seek the expert advice of a trusted travel advisor, who can provide personalized service and firsthand destination knowledge. Here are some tips for travel:

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Seminar at sea aboard the Oasis Fans of cruise can sail the high seas and get inspired on Dr. Betty Palmer’s fall educational seminar and cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. The Nov. 14-21, 2015, cruise is built on Palmer’s inspiring book “Beyond Success: My Amazing Journey to Significance,” which chronicles the path that led Palmer to success. The book celebrates lesBetty Palmer sons learned in purpose, service, relationships and faith. Palmer, a nonprofit consultant and certified life coach/trainer, said the interactive seminar at sea will offer insights and answers into: n The real meaning of significance n How to achieve significance with powerful diverse relationships, and n What to do with significance once obtained. Participants will also receive a copy of the book. Travel consultant Patricia White, who is organizing the cruise with Palmer, said the Oasis of the Seas is a floating all-inclusive resort featuring seven neighborhoods for ultimate enjoyment experience. “There are over 20 dining options to serve passengers along with the new concept of dynamic dining,” she said. The cruise will depart from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ports of call include St. Thomas, St. Martin and the Bahamas. White has been a travel consultant for six years. She specializes in golf trips, destination

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Scene

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“In the 20 years since ‘Blues’ was commissioned, not a single year has passed when the play was not produced on multiple stages.”

Seminar, lunch ITC professor to help Shy Temple celebrate milestone Rev. Dr. L.H. Whelchel, profes- Long This Road: Race, Religion, and of Richardson and Fraser streets in the for girls, moms sor The of church history at the Interde- the Legacy of C. Eric Lincoln,” “The offices of Dr. L.M. Hill. Delta Air Lines pilot Leja Noe keynotes a women’s empowerment seminar and lunch designed for girls 8 and up and their mothers or guardians at Greenforest Community Baptist’s Early Learning Center in Decatur on April 18. The 9:30 a.m.to-2:30 p.m. event, “I Believe I Can Fly an Airplane … Unlimited Possibilities,” takes place in the conference room with co-host World Quarters and Leja Noe Supportive Services Inc. The theme is “An Affair of Elegance.” Noe will discuss “How I Became a Pilot for a Major Airline.” Guest speaker Geraldine Howard will talk about “Your Healthy Body – Preparing You for Success,” and Carmalita Harrington will lead a breakout workshop, “Who Am I? Discovering Who You Are By What You Are Not.” There will be entertainment and a wing-pinning ceremony for girls. Greenforest is at 3250 Rainbow Drive. For tickets, call 404-748-5693, 678-5583894 or 404-399-1901.

VFW Steppers mark second anniversary The VFW Steppers will celebrate their second anniversary with a Red and White Gala on April 18 in Decatur. Doors open at 8 p.m., and the event includes dinner. VFW Post 4706 is at 5362 Covington Highway. Email belvedere4706@gmail. com or call 770-987-1426 for tickets.

Stonecrest Library Friends’ book sale Readers looking for great deals on books can stop by the Friends of Stonecrest Library book sale on April 18. Fiction, nonfiction, textbooks, encyclopedias, children’s books, and romance series are among genres offered at the 10 a.m.-to-4 p.m. sale. The library is at 3123 Klondike Road in Lithonia. Call 770-482-3828.

nominational Theological Center in Atlanta, will help Shy Temple celebrate its 93rd anniversary on April 19. The program begins at 11 a.m. Whelchel is author of “Hell Without Fire: Conversion in Slave Religion,” “My Chains Fell Off: William Wells Brown, Fugitive Abolitionist,” “How

History and Heritage of African American Churches,” and “Sherman’s March and the Emergence of the Independent Black Church Movement.” Shy Temple traces its history to 1922, when the Rev. J.E. Buggs helped organize the St. John CME Church, and services were held on the corner

The congregation moved from the Summer Hill neighborhood to Memorial Drive in 1968 to make way for the Fulton County stadium, and the name was changed to Shy Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in 1970. The church is at 2012 Memorial L.H. Whelchel Drive S.E. Call 404-377-3174.

Cleage, Alliance rediscover ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ Atlanta author and playwright Pearl Cleage and the Alliance Theatre revisit “Blues for an Alabama Sky” with a 20th anniversary celebration of the production’s world premiere at the Alliance in 1995. Pearl Cleage “Blues,” a timeless look at hopeful dreams in the hopeless days of the waning Harlem Renaissance, runs on the Alliance Stage from April 15 to May 10 and is directed by Alliance Theatre Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Susan V. Booth. Opening night is April 22 at 7:30 p.m. Cleage marvels at the rediscovery. “When Susan Booth told me she wanted to direct a 20th anniversary production of ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky,’ my first reaction was surprise at how quickly 20 years passes,” Cleage said. “When the play premiered in 1995, my wish was simply for a successful first production. I’m happy to say that in the 20 years since ‘Blues’ was commis-

sioned, not a single year has passed when the play was not produced on multiple stages across the country.” She said her involvement ended after the first production, and having a chance to rediscover the Crystal Fox play in collaboration with Booth was a good way to celebrate. The cast features Crystal Fox as Angel. Her TV and film credits include Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots,” “In the Heat of the Night,” and “Driving Miss Daisy.” Fox, who was hand-selected by Phylicia Rashad to understudy the role of Angel during the 1996 production, will now play the role for the first time. Thomas Neal Antwon Ghant (“Native Guard,” “A Christmas Carol”) plays Leland; Tyrone Mitchell Henderson (“Angels in America”) reprises the role of Guy, which he played opposite Rashad in the 1996 production; Tinashe Kajese (“Sticky Fly”) is Delia;

and Keith Randolph Smith (“The Whipping Man,” “God of Carnage”) stars as Sam. In 1930, the Great Depression has devastated the bright decade of the Harlem Renaissance. Disease and poverty have overshadowed the creative euphoria that fueled a surge of African-American artists, writers and luminaries. “Blues” is a story with a rich cast of characters scrambling to survive and make sense of their overlapping personalities, politics and love. It was commissioned by former Alliance Theatre Artistic Director Kenny Leon, who directed the world premiere on the Hertz Stage. The original production featured Rashad and Bill Nunn (“Spider-Man” film trilogy). It was remounted on the Alliance Stage in 1996 as part of Atlanta’s Olympic Arts Festival. Tickets are available at www.alliancetheatre.org/blues and the box office and by calling 404-733-5000. The Alliance Theatre is at the Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta.

Georgia Cities Week, Great American Cleanup events vance with an electronics recycling event on April 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the plaza parking lot and a community cleanup from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring old computers, televisions, cell phones, games consoles or anything with a cord. There will be a charge for CRT TVs and monitors, wooden console, projection and plasma TVs. A shoe drive also will be held. Gently used sneakers, casual and dress shoes, sandals, heels and flats are needed. Ski/winter boots, slippers and rubber flip-flops will not be accepted. The plaza is at 2636 Max Cleland Blvd. There will be a City Hall open house and Recycling, shoe drive in Lithonia Lithonia launches its Cities Week obser- ribbon-cutting ceremony from 2 to 4 p.m. South DeKalb residents can help spruce up their homes and neighborhoods with a recycling event and community cleanups on April 18 that jump-start Georgia Cities Week and the Great American Cleanup. Municipalities across the state share information about the services cities provide and how they positively impact quality of life during the April 19-25 Cities Week. The Great American Cleanup, the country’s largest community improvement program, kicks off in more than 20,000 communities each spring. For more information, visit keepdekalbbeautiful.org or call 404-371-2654.

For more information, visit www.cityoflithoniaga.org or call 770-482-8136.

District community cleanup Volunteers are needed for a Great American Cleanup event in South DeKalb on April 18. Super District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson and District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson are hosts for a community cleanup for neighborhoods along Wesley Chapel, Rainbow, Columbia, Covington Highway and Flat Shoals. The kickoff is at 9 a.m. in the lot at the intersection of Wesley Chapel and Boring/ Kelley Chapel roads. For more information, email sbell@dekalbcountyga.gov or call 404-371-3681.

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Youth

April 11, 2015

“This initiative focuses on tactical ways to strengthen families and to demonstrate co-parenting strategies.”

Interactive workshop for dads, daughters

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson is host for the annual Congressional Art Competition. Entries must be received on April 20-21 in his Lithonia office.

Deadline looms for 4th District art competition Fourth District high school students can vie for scholarships worth $20,000 in the annual Congressional Art Competition with U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson as host. All art entries must be received on April 20-21 in his district office at 5700 Hillandale Drive, Suite 120, in Lithonia. Winners will be eligible for $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 college scholarships from the Art Institute of Atlanta or $1,500 per year at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Eligible high school students throughout the district, which includes parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale and Newton counties, can apply. Entries must be designed according to specifications in the guidelines available at hankjohnson.house.gov/serving-you/ art-competition. Each district honors its winning artwork by hanging it in the tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol building in Washington for a year. The 2015 Congressional Art Competi-

tion winner from the 4th District also will receive transportation for two to Washington for the ribbon-cutting event to unveil all the winners. Since 2007, Johnson has awarded $252,000 in art scholarships to more than 30 4th District students. For more information, e-mail Eric Hubbard at eric.hubbard@mail.house.gov or Xeron Pledger at xeron.pledger@mail.house. gov or call 770-987-2291.

County, schools kick off Free day of fun, fitness at Get Girls Sporty event recycling partnership “DeKalb Makes Recycling Simple” on April 15 kicks off a county government and school system partnership to increase recycling efforts. The DeKalb Sanitation Division, in collaboration with the School District, hosts the 11 a.m.-to-noon event at the district board room, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd. in Stone Mountain. It will highlight the Intergovernmental Agreement approved by the Board of Commissioners on Jan. 13 for the provision of solid waste collection and disposal services to the district’s facilities and schools. The agreement also facilitates an increase in recycling and recycling education in schools and facilities to reduce the amount of waste being sent to the county-owned Seminole Road Landfill. The initial term began on March 1, 2014, and ended on Dec. 31. Subsequently, the agreement will renew automatically for 24 additional one-year terms, with each term beginning on Jan. 1 and ending on Dec. 31 of the same calendar year. For more information, contact Pauline A. Andrea at paandrea@ dekalbcountyga.gov or 404-294-2092.

Girls 8 to 18 can learn about physical fitness, sports and nutrition on April 18 at Get Girls Sporty at the Grady High School football field in Atlanta. The free day of fitness activities, including soccer, golf, lacrosse, tennis and Zumba plus information about healthy eating habits in an active environment, takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine. Experience in sports is not necessary. To register, visit www. sportygirlsinc.org. The annual community fun day is presented by Sporty Girls Inc. in partnership with the Atlanta BeltLine. The nonprofit Sporty Girls Inc., founded by Southwest DeKalb High alum and media personality Rashan Ali, encourages girls and young women to participate in nontraditional sports while fostering and developing lifestyle skills. Its goal is to develop young female athletes into collegiate superstars who will earn athletic and/or academic scholarships. Grady High School is at 929 Charles Allen Drive.

An interactive workshop that helps bridge common emotional gaps between fathers and daughters takes place on April 18 at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur. The 9 a.m.-to-1 p.m. event is presented by DeKalb interim CEO Lee May in partnership with Men Stopping Violence, Hearts of Hope Domestic Violence Ministry and the Men’s Ministry of Peace Baptist Church. “Because We Have Daughters” is facilitated by the DeKalb Department of Human Development and is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and registration is required – email elwilliams@dekalbcountyga.gov or call 404-370-7669. May encourages fathers to participate. “This initiative keenly focuses on tactical ways to strengthen families and to demonstrate workable co-parenting strategies,” he said. Men Stopping Violence created the initiative to provide an opportunity for fathers to break through communication barriers and learn more about their daughters and to help men understand what it would be like for all women to live fully and freely without fear of violence. The center is at 3181 Rainbow Drive.

SDIA hosts parent awareness forum Parents with children in the public school system will learn about their legal rights and responsibilities at a Parental Awareness Forum on April 18 at Redan High School. The free question-and-answer session begins at 11:30 a.m. and is sponsored by the nonprofit South DeKalb Improvement Association’s Education Committee. The school is at 5247 Redan Road in Stone Mountain. For more information, contact Robert Douglas at robertdoug8aol.com or sdiainc@gmail.com.

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV2870-10++ Sabrina Wade Plaintiff Vs. Fabian Chisholm Defendant To: Fabian Chisholm 4061 Cress Way Run Decatur, GA 30034 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Mar. 19, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Mar. 06, 2015, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Sabrina Wade, 2748 Vining Ridge Terrace, Decatur, GA 30034. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Mar. 19, 2015. Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 20th day of March, 2015 04/04, 04/11, 04/18, 4/25

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV10920-9++ William Hall Plaintiff Vs. Sharon Harris Fair Defendant To: 5883 Poplin Ct. Lithonia, GA 30058 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Mar. 27, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Nov. 10, 2014, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: 5883 Poplin Ct. Lithonia, GA 30058. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Mar. 27, 2015. Witness the Honorable Mark Anthony Scott, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 30th day of March, 2015. 04/04, 04/11, 04/18, 4/25

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV3379-2++ Sophia Powers Plaintiff Vs. Soubaibou Camara Defendant To: Souhaibou Camara By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Mar. 30, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Mar. 26, 2015, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Sophia Powers, 308 Ashley Creek Ct., Stone Mountain, GA 30083. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Mar. 30, 2015. Witness the Honorable Asha F. Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 31th day of March, 2015. 04/11, 04/18, 4/25, 05/02

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV3630-3++ Sirlina Richardson Plaintiff Vs. Rodney Richardson Defendant To: Rodney Richardson 664 Quillian Ave. Decatur, GA 30032 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Apr. 02, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Mar. 27, 2015, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Chiri N. Rutledge; 3915

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV3377-9++ Tashandra Labertha Sumpter Plaintiff Vs. Dwayne Lee Sumpter Defendant To: Dwayne Lee Sumpter 10970 Lem Turner Road, Apt. #809 Jacksonville, FL 32218 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Mar. 27, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Mar. 24, 2015, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Abandonment. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff Tashandra Labertha Sumpter - Pro Se an Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the first date of publication. Witness the Honorable Mark Anthony Scott, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 30th day of March, 2015. 04/11, 04/18, 4/25, 05/02

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV3265-7++ Janetta Arnold Plaintiff Vs.

Bobby Ward Defendant To: By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Mar. 24, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Mar. 16, 2015, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: 2690 Hilburn Drive, Atlanta, GA 30315. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Mar. 24, 2015. Witness the Honorable Daniel M. Coursey, Jr., Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 24th day of March, 2015. 04/11, 04/18, 4/25, 05/02

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV2684-10++ Shareea Brothers Plaintiff Vs. Javon Brothers Defendant To: Javon Brothers 340 Pointer Court College Park, GA 30334 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated Mar. 13, 2015 you are hereby notified that on Feb. 27, 2015, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce without minor children. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: 993 Redan Trace, Stone Mountain, GA 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Mar. 13, 2015. Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 27th day of February, 2015. 03/28, 04/04, 04/11, 04/18

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 15CV3264-4++ Jennifer Young filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on Mar. 13, 2015 to change child’s name from: Isiaha Damond Kaigler to: Isaiah

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