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Kudos ...

Come on now ...

... to the residents of Windsor Downs on Miller Road, who worked together to clean up the entrance to their subdivision.

Michelle Presswood (white hoodie) coordinated the effort.

... This pile of trash on Toney Drive in Decatur has been growing steadily for several weeks. When will a responsible party step up and take care of it?

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Copelin-Wood disqualified from School Board race

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

When election qualifying closed on March 11, Sarah Copelin-Wood’s name was on the list of candidates who qualified for the May 24 primary.

Her name was right there under DeKalb School Board District 3, next to incumbent Dr. Michael Erwin.

But on the absentee ballot that was posted on April 5, Copelin-Wood’s name was missing, and Erwin, like all of the School Board members up for re-election this year, was unopposed.

So what happened?

When that question was posed April 13

Copelin-Wood, who served 12 years on the DeKalb School Board, was removed from office by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2013 along with five other board members in the wake of SACS placing the School District on accreditation probation in December 2012 for governance and other issues.

Sarah Copelin-Wood Erwin was named to replace her, and in July 2014 he won election to the board.

Maxine Daniels Copelin-Wood did not run in that race.

Copelin-Wood said that she did not She said Thursday that she decided to run deadline.”

Copelin-Wood said Thursday “that’s a attend the meeting, referenced by Daniels, this time because of the children. where the decision was made to remove her “It’s not about the money,” she said. “It’s lie.” $18,000 a year. You don’t do it for the money, “I don’t know why she would say that,” from the race.

She said she received a letter in the mail she said. “I paid my qualifying fee, and she telling her she had been disqualified. knows that.”

Please see Coplin-Wood, page 2 to DeKalb Election Director Maxine Daniels, she replied in an email that on March 21, CopelinWood “was removed after a hearing by the Registration & Election board because she did not have her qualifying fee available to remit at the qualifying

“I don’t know why she would say that,” she said. “I paid my qualifying fee, and she knows that.”

Potholes over here, potholes over there More than 1,000 requests made for repair work

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

DeKalb motorists who feel like they are navigating rough seas while driving on the county’s pothole-riddled streets are about to get some temporary relief.

Interim CEO Lee May kicked off the 2016 “Pothole Palooza” on April 11 to patch thousands of potholes across the county.

County press secretary Burke Brennan said April 14 that they have no idea how many potholes are out there or how much it will cost to fill them, but they expect to equal the 4,500 potholes they patched in 2015.

“When we started Pothole Palooza on April 1, we had over 1,000 work orders or requests in the queue,” he said.

A recent AAA survey found that over the past five years, pothole damage has cost U.S. motorists about $3 billion annually in vehicle repairs.

Garrett Townsend, AAA’s Georgia public affairs director, said it is critical that state and local governments focus on road maintenance to reduce costs for motorists, but that safety should be the No. 1 concern.

“Potholes can lead to car accidents when motorists are forced to swerve to avoid them, leading to a crash with another vehicle, putting their lives and the lives of others at risk,” Townsend said.

This week, motorists were swerving and crossing or riding on the double yellow lines on the two-lane portion of Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur to avoid a large pothole that scars most of the northbound lane between May Apple Court and the Kelley Chapel/Boring Road intersection. Those who landed in the hole were rewarded with big jolts.

Ditto for huge potholes on Tilson Road near Mark Trail and on Rainbow Drive near the I-285 overpass bridge. In the Stonebreeze

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A huge pothole is devouring portions of Tilson Road near Mark Trail in Decatur. Ditto for Wesley Chapel Road, Rainbow Drive, Stonecreek Way, and a host of other DeKalb roads. The county, which says 400 miles of roads need resurfacing, kicked off a pothole patching program on April 11.

subdivision in Stone Mountain, a single street – Stonecreek Way – has eight potholes.

Eva James, who has lived in the subdivision off Stephenson Road since 1996, said residents are frustrated.

“We have been trying for nine months to get the potholes fixed and all we get are excuses,” she said April 14. “First it was ‘It’s raining too much,’ then ‘We will be there in a month,’ then ‘We will be there in April.’ It’s now middle of the month. I don’t think they are going to get here in April.”

James said Mark Dalrymple, who said he is manager of Roads and Drainage, called her after she insisted on speaking to a suPlease see ROADS, page 2

DeKalb interim CEO Lee May donned work clothes to patch a pothole Kensington Road during the kickoff of the county’s Pothole Polooza.

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you do it for the children. You have schools out there that continue to fail.”

On the last day of qualifying, CopelinWood said she got to the election office at around 11:30 a.m. with a Wells Fargo cashier’s check for her $540 qualifying fee.

She said “they began scrutinizing the check” and Daniels told her that the cashier’s check did not have a line drawn on the back for Copelin-Wood to sign and because of that they could not accept it.

“I have never hear that before,” CopelinWood said. “I had a cashier’s check from a reputable bank but I was being told they wouldn’t take it because it didn’t have a line

on it.”

Qualifying was ending at noon, and Copelin-Wood said she was told that if she left she could not return.

“I didn’t know what was going on,” she said. “I thought why this cashier’s check from a reputable bank wasn’t good enough. I called someone I trusted and gave them my bank card to get that money out.”

Her receipt of payment, stamped at 12:43 p.m. on March 11, showed that she paid “$540 in cash.”

Copelin-Wood, who won re-election twice to the DeKalb School Board, said she had qualified for office before without problem and have signed plenty of checks without incident.

“It became clear to me they didn’t want me in the position,” she said.

She said Daniels told her that there would be a meeting about her qualifying.

“I asked why were they going to have a meeting,” she said. “I asked for documents explaining what they were saying. If they have rules and regulations, they should have documents. They had no documents to give me.”

Copelin-Wood said her receipt said she had qualified.“I told her I would not attend any meeting,” she said.

When the list of qualified candidates went up on the Secretary of State’s website later that afternoon of March 11, CopelinWood’s name was listed as a candidate for

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pervisor.

“He asked me to give him two to three weeks and he will have a team out,” she said.

“That was Feb. 1.”

James said her subdivision’s streets haven’t been paved in 20 years and her association of 140 homeowners is so desperate they were talking about paying someone to fill the potholes.

“I don’t support that,” she said. “We are taxpayers. Why should we pay for it? That is what DeKalb County should be doing.”

Recently, a neighbor’s car got stuck in one of the large potholes.

“He was so frustrated, he went and bought some asphalt to throw in it,” she said.

In 2015, the county also resurfaced seven miles of road and repaired and installed

guardrails at a total cost of $2.7 million.

Brennan said they have a backlog of potholes because they could not fill them in the winter when it’s cold and dark.

To locate the potholes, Brennan said the county is relying on residents and the observation of crew.

“We are filling them as they are brought to our attention,” he said. “Pothole remediation is a quick and effective fix, but unfortunately, it’s not a long-term fix. That’s why we are working on the E-SPLOST to help us fix our roads.”

Brennan said residents and motorists should give the county specific locations when they call about potholes.

“A nearby address is helpful or cross streets,” he said. “It will help our crew find and fill the potholes you are reporting if we have an address and not just a street name.”

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Brennan did not have a time line for when reported potholes will be patched.

“Our objective is to get to each and every one,” he said. “I can’t give a time line other than we will get to them as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

The county’s Pothole Palooza kicked off Monday on Kensington Road in Decatur. It is part of the county’s observance of National County Government Month in April.

May, who donned work clothes to help crews patch a pothole at the kickoff, said a road infrastructure improvement campaign will make DeKalb’s roads safer.

“There are approximately 400 miles of road in DeKalb County that need resurfacing,” he said. “Patching potholes keeps roads from deteriorating further until the roads can be completely resurfaced.”

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the District 3 race.

Two weeks ago, she got a check refunding her $540 qualifying fee.

“I haven’t deposited it yet,” she said.

Last week when the absentee ballot went up on the county’s election website, CopelinWood’s name was not on it, and Erwin was unopposed.

Copelin-Wood said she is shocked at what transpired.

“I don’t know why she would say that I didn’t have the money after I already had the go-ahead from her office,” she said. “I am shocked. I still am, and I am disappointed.

I just decided that if you have that feeling about someone’s constitutional right to run for office, I will just leave it alone.”

Candidate Jones hosting open house Kyle Jones, who is seeking the office of DeKalb Sheriff, is hosting an Open House on April 23 at his campaign headquarters in Stone Mountain.

The 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. event at 5721-D Kyle Jones Rockbridge Road is an opportunity for voters to meet and hear from Jones.

There will be free BBQ, drinks, and door prizes for adults and children.

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My job is to review the evidence and make decisions based on evidence and if the evidence is not there we don’t seek indictments.

James, Boston spar over trust issues at district attorney forum

By Ken Watts

The gloves came off this week between District Attorney Robert James and SolicitorGeneral Sherry Boston, who is challenging James in the May 24 Democratic primary.

At an April 12 judicial forum, Boston came out swinging.

“Right now we have a district attorney who breaks the law and when that happens it drives the entire system down,” she said. “It makes people question if that system is fair and whether the D.A. can prosecute others after he has failed himself.”

She said that the community has lost trust in many of its leaders.

“So we have to have a D.A. who is not only complying with the law but is fairly applying the law,” she said. “For the last five years, I have been a public servant and have operated at the highest level of integrity. No questions asked.”

Boston was alluding to James’ recent signing of a consent order and paying $2,850 in ethics fines for not filing campaign disclosures. James said he had not collected campaign donations for four years and did not file the forms.

“For Ms. Boston to imply that somehow I’ve committed a crime is irresponsible and dishonest,” he said. “I didn’t raise money for four years while I was prosecuting public integrity cases and even if you don’t raise money you’re supposed to indicate that in a filing. I didn’t.”

James said his office created the first human trafficking task force in DeKalb and in Georgia, started DeKalb’s first elder abuse task force, and quadrupled the size of the D.A.’s public integrity unit.

“I also have a perfect trial record as D.A.,” he said. “So yes, I think I’ve done a good job

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District Attorney Robert James (left) and challenger Solicitor-General Sherry Boston at forum.

and so have the men and women who work with me.”

Boston said if the community doesn’t think that you are operating at the highest level of integrity, it doesn’t matter if you think you are.

The two were fielding questions from a panel of journalists that included Cross­ Roads­News editor Jennifer Parker, and reporters Mark Niesse of the AJC and Greg Land of the Fulton County Daily Report.

The discussion took place before a standingroom-only crowd in the Rebecca Scott Hall at Agnes Scott College.

The forum, sponsored by the League of Women Voters and three lawyers’ associations, also featured candidates in contested races for State Court, Superior Court and the office of Solicto r General.

Asked what if any role the district attorney plays in restoring the public’s trust, James said the D.A.’s role is to seek justice.

“It is not a political office,” he said. “I

don’t go over to the Board of Commissioners building and respond to media reports of misdeeds. My job is to review the evidence and make decisions based on evidence and if the evidence is not there we don’t seek indictments.”

Boston said she’s concerned that some of

the DeKalb figures who have been indicted were charged not locally, but by federal prosecutors.

She cited as an example, former DeKalb Commissioner Elaine Boyer, who was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for mail and wire fraud charges.

James said 95 percent of Boyer’s crimes were committed out of state when she misused her county-issued purchasing card.

“I was going to indict her on the offenses committed in DeKalb when I got a call from the U.S. Attorney’s office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” he said. “They asked me to hold off because they were going to seek an indictment on tens of thousands of dollars in theft.”

James said that to suggest that he didn’t investigate that case or call a press conference is not accurate.

“And Ms. Boston is just repeating what she hears on the news, which is not what prosecutors do,” he said.

“We make decisions based on facts and evidence.”

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“Don’t Judge Me for Who I Am” shines a light on bullying, substance abuse, sexual orientation, love and violence.

Movie night kicks off Cities Week in Lithonia A free screening of the animated adventure “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” on April 17 kicks off the city of Lithonia’s observance of Georgia Cities Week.

Show time is 4 p.m. for Movie Night @ City Hall.

In the 2014 film, Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell), the most accomplished dog in the world, and his boy, Sherman (Max Charles), use a time machine to embark on wild adventures. When Sherman takes the Wabac without permission and creates a rift in time, the past, present and future are in peril.

It is directed by Rob Minkoff and rated PG. City Hall is at 6920 Main St. On April 18-19, hardbacks, paperbacks and baked treats are available for purchase at a book sale at the Lithonia-Davidson

The 2014 film “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” will be screened on April 17 at City Hall as part of Lithonia’s Georgia Cities Week observance.

Library. The sale by the library’s Friends group takes place 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Proceeds will be used in part for children’s programs throughout the year.

The library opened in 1907 and was the first in DeKalb County. The branch is at 6821 Church St. near Max Cleland Boulevard and Stone Mountain Street. For more infor-

mation, call 770-482-3820.

On April 21, the Bruce Street Senior Center hosts a senior session-health forum and farm and farmers market intro for members from 9 to 11 a.m. The center is at 2484 Bruce St. Food, music and fun are on tap at the family-friendly Game Night @ City Hall on April 22. The threehour event begins at 7 p.m.

On April 23, a citywide Flea Market & Craft Fest on Main caps off the annual celebration.

There will be DJs and food trucks on Main Street beginning at 9 a.m. A map to flea markets throughout the city will be provided, and prizes will be given away.

For more information or to participate in the finale, visit www. cityoflithoniaga.org or call 770482-8136.

Artists picked to paint MARTA overpass in Decatur A rapid rail bridge in downtown Decatur will sport a new look this fall – a mural created by an artist team known for colorful, vibrant installations.

The MILAGROS Collective has been chosen for the MARTA Overpass Mural Project at the intersection of West Trinity Place and Atlanta Avenue. The Decatur Arts Alliance and the Steering Committee selected MILAGROS from a pool of 28 artists.

The collective, based in New Orleans and Miami, consists of mural and installation artists Felici Asteinza from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and Joey Fillastre from Lakeland, Fla. They have extensive mural experience, including a public art commission for New Orleans Public Library; 2015 mu-

Joey Fillastre and Felici Asteinza of MILAGROS Collective (left) and community engagement consultant Joy Bailey Bryant.

rals in Greensboro, N.C., hosted by the Elsewhere museum and funded

by ArtPlace America; and an Art in Public Places mural on the Yates Parking Garage in Jacksonville, Fla.

Angie Macon, director of the Decatur Arts Alliance, said the MILAGROS Collective’s extensive community engagement experience in creating their murals and

other pieces set them apart.

Creation of the MARTA Overpass Mural includes a strong commitment to community engagement as part of the grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission. According to the terms of the grant, the artist/ artist team will be paid $7,500 for the work. Supply and installation equipment expenses related to the project will be paid by the grant.

The project also includes a community engagement consultant, Atlanta native Joy Bailey Bryant, a managing director of the U.S. office of Lord Cultural Resources and a specialist in cultural planning.

Estimated completion of the mural is in the fall.

Visit http://milagroscollective. com, email admin@decaturartsalliance.org or call 404-371-9583.

‘Don’t Judge Me’ stage play addresses bullying, disabilities A new stage play about bullying, “Don’t Judge Me for Who I Am,” will run April 29-May 1 at the Hope Theatre in Decatur.

It is based on the college experience of its main character, BJ, and explores the daily struggles of students around the world. BJ, who was diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy, uses his disability and daily trials as the building blocks for motivating the people

is co-founder of a perhe holds dear to his heart. forming arts nonprofit The play, for ages 13 for the disabled, Beyond and above, shines a light on Expectations Performing bullying, substance abuse, Arts Inc. sexual orientation, misThe cast includes Ciconceptions of love, and ara Brown, Dominique violence. It is written, proLemon, Joshua Mitchell, duced and directed by JesJohn Mason, Enrique sie “Mr. MiraKool” Simms, Jessie Simms Fann, Angelica Anderson, who stars as BJ. Simms, who is also a come- Cassidy Bigham, Carlethia Gillis, dian and motivational speaker, Jay Harper, Shakir Powell, James

Lemon, Kedrin Herron and Alvern Harris.

Performances, which are wheelchair-accessible, are at 8 p.m. April 29; 2 and 8 p.m. April 30; and 3 p.m. May 1.

The theater is at 4650 Flat Shoals Parkway. For tickets, visit www.dontjudgemetickets.eventbrite.com.

For more information, go to mrmirakoolcomedy.com.

‘Chasing the North Star’ follows runaway slave from S.C. “Chasing the North Star,” Cornell University the best-selling author professor Robert Morgan brings to life the story of will discuss the power of Jonah Williams, who, in the human spirit to per1850 on his 18th birthday, severe in the face of great flees the South Carolina adversity on April 20 plantation on which he was in the Decatur Library born a slave.

Auditorium.

He takes with him only The talk, part of the Robert Morgan a few stolen coins, a knife, Georgia Center for the Book’s Festival of Writers, begins and the clothes on his back – no shoes, no map, no clear idea of where at 7:15 p.m.

In his latest historical novel, to head, except north, following a

star that he prays will be his guide.

Hiding during the day and running through the night, Jonah must elude the men sent to capture him and the bounty hunters out to claim the reward on his head.

There is one person, however, who, once on his trail, never lets him fully out of sight: Angel, herself a slave, yet with a remarkably free spirit. In Jonah, she sees her own way to freedom, and so sets out to follow him.

Morgan is the Kappa Alpha Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell.

He has received Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundation fellowships and was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 2010. His acclaimed 1999 novel “Gap Creek” and his 2007 biography of Daniel Boone were both national best sellers.

The library is at 215 Sycamore St. Visit www.dekalblibrary.org.

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“It’s the spending you have to look at. Why the ‘interim’ status? It should have been put forward as permanent hires from the outset.�

Green defends hiring officials he worked with in Kansas

By Ken Watts

DeKalb Schools Superintendent Stephen Green is taking heat from critics for spending at least $94,000 on a national search for six new senior administrators but ending up keeping three former colleagues from Kansas City Public Schools, his old district.

The six positions – executive director of professional learning; chief legal officer; a special education post; chief human capital management officer; executive director of student advancement; and chief communications and community relations officer – are part of Green’s administrative plan.

In February, Green made three interim hires – Eileen Houston-Stewart as interim chief communications and community relations officer; Dr. Leo Brown as interim human capital management officer; and Manomay Malathip as interim executive director of student advancement.

Houston-Stewart, who has worked in public education for 20 years as a communications chief in Cincinnati; Fort Worth; and suburban Kansas City, Mo., was hired at a salary of $168,158.18. She held a similar position for six years in Kansas City Public Schools – four of those years as a senior member of Green’s staff.

Brown, who also is making $168,158.18 a year, was most recently senior manager of operations at Emory University Hospital.

Before that, he was senior director of Human Resources and Administration at University of Louisville Physicians, and from May 2011 to June 2012 he was human capital officer for Kansas City Public Schools.

Malathip, who is making $110,000, was most recently director of graduation and post-secondary outreach for Kansas City

Gre e n re organized the dist r ic t’s administration in December and shuff led several longtime administrators Stephen Green Leo Brown Eileen Stewart Manomay Malathip into new jobs before introducPublic Schools for three-and-a-half years. ing the Kansas City Public Schools’ three at Prior to that, she was vice president of Pro- the January School Board meeting. gram Management for Kauffman Scholars He said the administrative reorganization for the Ewing Kauffman Foundation in was made after six months of observation.

Kansas City. “We have moved very quickly to fill All three applied for the permanent vacant leadership positions with interim positions through the executive search firm appointments,� he said in an April 7 email Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates. to CrossRoadsNews. “The executives we Green, who became DeKalb superin- have selected are capable, committed, and tendent in July 2015, announced the three qualified.� permanent appointments on March 31.

The DeKalb School Board voted 5-0 Green, who led Kansas City Public on Dec. 7 to hire the search firm. District Schools from September 2011 to June 2015, 5 board member Vickie Turner abstained, said selecting the right professionals to lead and District 4 board member Jim McMahan the DeKalb School District’s students and was absent. teachers is the most important job he has.

District 7 board member Joyce Morley, He said he interviewed a number of who voted to hire the search firm, said candidates before settling on the three he Green’s decision to make the hires permaknew well. nent while continuing to pay thousands to “When all aspects of what I want in senior the search firm was a waste of money. She staff were considered, Dr. Brown, Ms. Hous- questioned the expenditure if Green’s plan ton-Stewart and Ms. Malathip met all criteria was to bring his own people anyway. – making them the most qualified,� he said. “It’s the spending you have to look at,� “For those who question the approach, I ask Morley said on April 7. “Why the ‘interim’ that they give it time and observe the three status? It should have been put forward as do their jobs as I have for years.� permanent hires from the outset.�

Green said the district now has an exGreen said the Chicago-based Hazard, ecutive team in place that will help improve Young was hired in a supporting role during student learning in all grades. the district’s talent search. “That is what leadership in education is “That firm advises our selection process, all about,� he said. but does not lead it,� Green said. “The selec-

tion of the right team for DCSD rests squarely on my own shoulders. The buck stops here, as the saying goes ‌ just as the mission of teaching and learning starts here, supported by the best possible team of leaders.�

School Board Chairman Melvin Johnson said the board, past and present, has used search firms to select a superintendent spending the same amount of $100,000. “We, the board, are totally accustomed and understand the importance of search firm services and the costs associated with bringing high-quality candidates to the table,� he said. “Dr. Green fully vetted his plan with the board and we totally supported him with our board vote.�

The district hired two other administrators recommended by the search firm – Oliver Lewis as the district’s new executive director of professional learning, leadership development, STEM program and division of curriculum and instruction and Jennifer Hackemeyer as the new chief legal officer.

Lewis, who was previously the School District’s director of professional learning, is making $110,000.

Hackemeyer, who comes to the district from the Georgia Department of Education, where she was general counsel, is making $168,158.18 a year.

The special education position is apparently still vacant. Melinda Maddox is listed as interim director on the School District’s website.

Green said he now has a team in place that assures a quicker, more complete response to inquiries, more accessibility, and better communication. “Over the years, they have never lost sight that our main focus is on staff and students,�

Green said.

“We are rolling forward together as one�

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High school seniors can apply for $1,000 scholarships and middle schools and high schools can apply for grants up to $500 each under a Go Build Georgia program.

Scholarship and grant applications are available at www.gobuildgeorgia.com. The fall scholarship deadline is June 15, and the fiscal 2016 grant deadline is May 15.

The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Workforce division launched the grant and scholarship program on March 29. It is designed to strengthen Georgia’s skilled-trade work force.

GBG and the Go Build Georgia Foundation have partnered with the Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Division of the Georgia Department of

Education to award grants to middle and high school institutions for GBG-aligned special activities. Grants up to $500 each will be awarded to applying Georgia middle and high schools throughout each fiscal year.

The Go Build Georgia High Demand Career Scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors entering a Technical College System of Georgia institution in a field of study that leads to a skilled-trade career. These $1,000 scholarships are made available by a collaborative partnership between Go Build Georgia, the GBG Foundation and TCSG. The scholarships can be used to cover tuition, requisite fees and materials.

Ben Hames, deputy commissioner of the Workforce division, said the department keeps hearing from companies about the

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Employer and vendor spaces are still available, and entertainers are needed.

The center is at 3300 Memorial Drive, Suite D4. For more information, contact Susan Byrd at susanb0065@gmail.com or 770-572-4899.

Dress for Success/Job Fair Unemployed and underemployed individuals can get help with their wardrobe, grooming and job search skills at the Dress for Success/Job Fair on April 30 at New Life

Jobs Bus at Villages of East Lake, Decatur

The Jobs Bus, DeKalb County’s Mobile Career Center, will make stops at East Metro venues beginning April 18.

Through an outreach approach, the mobile center provides residents with essential services, including job search assistance, adult workshops and training, resume writing pointers, and interviewing tips. Businesses also can use the mobile unit for recruiting, pre-employment screenings, interviewing, and training.

Upcoming stops, each 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: n April 18: Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. n April 19: DFACS, 178 Sams St. in Decatur. n April 21: Villages of East Lake, 460 East Lake Blvd. in Atlanta.

AME Zion Church in College Park.

The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To register, call 404-209-1900.

The Georgia Department of Labor will present interview and resume workshops, and there will be employment hiring on the spot. In addition, free interview wardrobes will be available as well as grooming and makeup professionals on-site.

The church is at 3300 Roosevelt Highway.

For more information, contact the Rev. Dr. Jeannette Turner Holt, director of evangelism, at jturnerholt@att.net.

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The event takes place from noon to 5 p.m. Computers will be set up to apply for jobs online.

There will be a representative from the Web Zone, which provides mobile Internet training for seniors, individuals and groups as well as Web design, printing and copying.

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Workshop for home buyers, homeowners Homeowners and prospective buyers can attend a workshop at 6 p.m. on April 27 at the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library in Decatur.

Participants will learn what to do should they get behind in their mortgage payments, to stop foreclosure and keep their homes.

The workshop is presented in partnership with the DeKalb Human & Community Development Department; Morningstar Urban Development Inc., an approved HUD counseling provider; and DeKalb Public Library.

The library is at 2861 Wesley Chapel Road. For more information, visit www. dekalblibrary.org or call 404-286-6980.

demand for “educated, well-trained talent” in the state’s rapidly growing skilled-trade industries.

“By offering grants to middle and high school institutions as well as scholarships to students within our technical college system, we are taking the necessary steps in developing a first-class work force to respond to those Ben Hames urgent business needs,” Hames said.

Launched by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2012, Go Build Georgia is the state’s skilled trade initiative designed to educate students about career opportunities in manufacturing, telecommunications, film, logistics, construction, logistics and energy.

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Library patrons can get tips on budgeting, debt, and money management at seminars held during Money Smart Week, April 2330.

Patrons can learn how to improve their budgeting skills to make their dollars stretch. n April 25 – Budgeting Your Money, 6:307:30 p.m. at Redan-Trotti Library.

You can increase the amount of money you have to spend each month by paying closer attention to where your money goes and developing an action plan to target problem areas. Learn about basic money management, how to be better money managers, and how to get into the habit of monitoring your spending now and in the future.

The library is at 1569 Wellborn Road in Lithonia. Call 770-482-3821. n April 25 – Surviving on a Limited Budget, 2-3 p.m. at Covington Library.

Learn tips to help you survive and maintain status quo when your income has been reduced or you have a limited budget.

The library is at 3500 Covington Highway in Decatur. Call 404-508-7180. n April 26 – Debt Clinic, 5:30-7 p.m. at Decatur Library.

Are you struggling with debt? If you have been sued for a debt and you have questions, then get the answers from the DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Local attorneys will discuss information regarding debt cases in DeKalb County and facilitate free, one-onone consultations. Participants should bring documentation related to their cases.

The library is at 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. Call 404-370-3070. n April 30 – Financial Futures for Young Adults, noon-1 p.m. at Covington Library.

Increasing financial intelligence can start at any age. This program gives teens the skills they need to be Money Smart. They will learn how to set financial goals, develop a spending plan, and get tools to track expenses.

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“Mosquitoes don’t recognize property lines, so controlling their numbers has to be a collaborative effort among neighbors.”

Panel tackles DeKalb Status of Health, growth Earth Day District Health Director S. Elizabeth Ford and a panel of health and medical professionals will discuss “The Status of Health in DeKalb County and Its Impact on Economic Development” on April 21 at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center.

The program takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with the DeKalb Chamber as host. RegS. Elizabeth Ford istration is required at dekalbchamber.org – click on Event Calendar under Events.

Ford, CEO of the DeKalb Board of Health, will talk about findings in the lat-

est Status of Health in DeKalb report at the rollout event.

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by Stephen Vault, director of Grady Health System’s Business Development and Strategic Planning, will discuss health issues facing DeKalb based on demographics, steps the public can take to improve Stephen Vault their quality of life, and the effect of health on economic growth.

The 2015 report shows: n Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in DeKalb. n Women had higher rates of high blood

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pressure and stroke deaths than men but lower rates of hypertensive and obstructive heart disease deaths. n Males have higher rates of cancer in comparison to females, particularly colon and lung cancers. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females. n The diabetes morbidity rate increased by 23 percent and diabetes mortality increased by 70 percent. n The rate of homicide deaths among males was seven times the rate of females and highest among black males ages 20 to 29.

The center is at 2000 Century Blvd. N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, contact Emily Yang at eyang@dekalbchamber.org or 404-378-8000.

Earth Day is April 22, and it is observed around the world in support of protecting the environment.

The DeKalb Public Library will mark the observance during the week with special activities for children that use natural and recycled materials, turning trash into treasures.

On April 20, tweens 10 to 12 can participate in “Earth Day Recycled Craft” at Clarkston Library beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Funding is provided by the library’s Friends group.

The library is at 951 N. Indian Creek Drive in Clarkston. For more information, call 404-508-7175.

On April 22, an arts-and-crafts activity for kids ages 5 to 17 will take place at the Redan-Trotti Library in Lithonia.

The program starts at 3:30 p.m., and patrons will use materials from everyday, natural surroundings to make art.

It is open to the first 15 participants, and no registration is required.

Groups of five or more should call the branch for an appointment. Funding is provided by the Friends group.

The library is at 1569 Wellborn Road.

For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org or call 770-482-3821.

Thomas Eye Group hosts free LASIK surgery seminar with ocular diseases, he has extenResidents interested in LASIK sive experience with small-incisurgery can attend a free seminar on sion, suture-free cataract surgery, April 23 at the Thomas Eye Group glaucoma surgery, and refractive Hillandale office in Lithonia. laser procedures.

The program begins at 10:30 LASIK – laser-assisted in-situ a.m. Register at http://www.thomkeratomileusis – surgery corrects aseye.com/lasik-seminar.htm. certain vision problems, reducing Participants can meet Dr. Auor eliminating the need for eyegustus Stephens, a LASIK surgeon, Augustus Stephens glasses or corrective lenses. It is the and learn about the procedure.

Stephens, a board-certified ophthalmic most common type of refractive surgery.

Thomas Eye Group was recently voted surgeon, has been in private practice for more than 15 years. In addition to his work Best LASIK Doctor in Atlanta by Jezebel

Magazine. The office is at 6000 Hillandale Drive, Suite 130. For more information, visit www.thomaseye.com or call 770-981-9010.

‘Diabetes & Eye Care’ Residents with diabetes and caregivers can attend “Diabetes & Eye Care” on April 26 at DeKalb Extension in Decatur.

The free program begins at 6:15 p.m. in the demonstration kitchen. R.S.V.P. by April 25 at 404-298-4080.

The DeKalb Extension office is at 4380 Memorial Drive.

Relay for Life of DeKalb County takes place April 29 at Exchange Park and Recreation Center in Decatur and includes a luminaria ceremony.

State public health officials are urging communities to clear old tires and other items that hold water, breeding grounds for mosquitoes that may carry the Zika virus.

Clean up, Tip ’n Toss to fight Zika Residents are urged to clean up around their homes, yards and communities and discard unnecessary items that can hold water as the Georgia Department of Public Health launches its Tip ’n Toss campaign to prevent the spread of the Zika virus.

To date, no locally transmitted Zika cases have been reported in Georgia, but cases have been reported in returning travelers.

The virus causes birth defects.

Zika virus is transmitted primarily through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes – both species are found in Georgia. They typically bite in early morning and late afternoon, but some bite at night. They are called “container breeders” because they lay eggs in any type of container with water – even something as small as a bottle cap.

After every rainfall, tip out water in flowerpots, planters, children’s toys and wading pools, and buckets, DPH advises. If it holds

water and you don’t need it – toss it. Look for small bodies of water such as drainage ponds, tree stumps and tire ruts. Clean out gutters, remove piles of leaves, and keep vegetation cut low to prevent landing sites for adult mosquitoes. For containers without lids or that are too big to Tip ’n Toss (birdbaths, garden pools), use larvicides. Used properly, larvicides will not hurt birds or animals.

Public Health Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald said HOAs, neighborhoods, and city and county governments are encouraged to sponsor community cleanup days.

“Mosquitoes don’t recognize property lines, so controlling their numbers has to be a collaborative effort among neighbors,” she said. “DPH is increasing mosquito surveillance and educating residents throughout the state, but the greatest impact will be when individuals take personal responsibility for their homes, yards and communities.”

Visit dph.ga.gov/zika or cdc.gov.

“Come on and be a part of the vision” First Afrikan Church is an Afrocentric Christian Ministry that empowers women, men, youth and children to move from membership to leadership in the church, community and the world.

Praise & Devotion Worship Service Sundays at 10 a.m.

Join us for Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

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Relay for Life at Exchange Park Honor survivors, remember loved ones lost, and help raise awareness and funds to end cancer at Relay for Life of DeKalb County on April 29 at Exchange Park and Recreation Center in Decatur.

The event takes place 6 p.m. to midnight.

To register, visit http://relay.acsevents.org.

It includes opening and closing ceremonies; a survivors lap and a caregivers lap; and a luminaria ceremony, a candlelight tribute

that provides an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope. At least 59 teams and 755 participants have raised $194,287 for the DeKalb event so far.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life movement is the world’s largest fundraising event to end cancer.

The center is at 2771 Columbia Drive.

Contact Tiffany Nicole Ward at tiffany. ward@cancer.org or 404-949-6402.

Physicians’ Care Clinic DeKalb County’s Oldest & Largest Volunteer-led Clinic Physicians’ Care Clinic serves low-income, uninsured adults who are not eligible for Medicaid. We offer non-emergency, primary medical care including chronic disease management, and prevention and education services.

For patient eligibility requirements, application, clinic location, and opening hours, visit www.physicianscareclinic.org or call (404) 501-7940.

Interested in volunteering?

We welcome doctors, physician assistants, nurses and other medical professionals.

To volunteer, please email physcareclinic@gmail.com or call (404) 501-7960.

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Gene R. Stephenson II has been researching family history in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia for 30 years.

Genealogist nabs AAHGS President’s Award, leads chapter Genealogist Gene R. Stephenthe award carries with it a lifetime son II, who received the AAHGS membership and other benefits.

President’s Award for 2015, has been Stephenson, a former Pennsylelected to lead the Metro Atlanta vania assistant deputy state treaChapter of the Afro-American Hissurer, is former chair of the UNCF torical and Genealogical Society.

Advisory Board Central PennThe term is two years. sylvania; 1st MLK Jr. Statewide The award was given in honor Youth Assembly; National Forum of his “years of outstanding services Gene Stephenson for Black Public Administratorsand extraordinary dedication� to the Capital Area Chapter, Harrisburg, success and growth of AAHGS. Receipt of Pa.; Friends of the Auburn Avenue Research

Library and Stonecrest Library; and National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America-Atlanta Chapter.

He is a member of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations; AAHGS national vice president, history; and co-chair of the Chapters Committee.

A writer, lecturer and collector of Africans in America memorabilia, Stephenson has been researching family history in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia for 30 years.

His latest written efforts are “Freedomways: The Black Soldier During the Civil War Era: A Historical Bibliography�; “Dark Earth, Wind & Fire: A Selected Research Bibliography on Black Life in Virginia: 1555-1895�; and “Georgia on Our Minds: Black Life and the Magnitude of Unredeemable Enslavement 1732-1885, A Bibliography.�

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YOUR PURCHASE OF $25 OR MORE. LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER. VALID 4/15 ’TIL 2PM OR 4/16/16 ’TIL 2PM

EXTRA DOLLARS OFF SELECT SALE & CLEARANCE CLOTHING & HOME ITEMS

$

2O OFF

YOUR PURCHASE OF $5O OR MORE. LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER. VALID 4/15 ’TIL 2PM OR 4/16/16 ’TIL 2PM

CANNOT BE USED ON DOORBUSTERS OR DEALS OF THE DAY Excludes ALL: cosmetics/fragrances, Deals of the Day, Doorbusters/web busters, electrics/electronics, Everyday Values (EDV), furniture/mattresses, Last Act, Macy’s Backstage, rugs, specials, super buys, Breville, Dyson, Fitbit, French Connection for her, Frye, Hanky Panky, Jack Spade, Kate Spade, KitchenAid Pro Line, Le Creuset, Levi’s, Michele watches, Nespresso, New Era, Nike on Field, OXO, Sam Edelman, Samsung watches, Shun, simplehuman, Stuart Weitzman, The North Face, Theory, Tumi, Vitamix, Wacoal, Wüsthof, athletic clothing, shoes & accessories; Dallas Cowboys merchandise, designer Impulse brands, designer jewelry, gift cards, jewelry trunk shows, macys.com, previous purchases, select licensed depts., services, special orders, special purchases, tech watches. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer, except opening a new Macy’s account. Dollar savings are allocated as discounts off each eligible item, as shown on receipt. When you return an item, you forfeit the savings allocated to that item. This coupon has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash, used to purchase gift cards or applied as payment or credit to your account. Purchase must be $25 or $50 or more, exclusive of tax and delivery fees.

ONE DAY SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 4/15 & 4/16/2016, EXCEPT AS NOTED. OPEN A MACY’S ACCOUNT FOR EXTRA 20% SAVINGS THE FIRST 2 DAYS, UP TO $100, WITH MORE REWARDS TO COME. Macy’s credit card is available subject to credit approval; new account savings valid the day your account is opened and the next day; excludes services, selected licensed departments, gift cards, restaurants, gourmet food & wine. The new account savings are limited to a total of $100; application must qualify for immediate approval to receive extra savings; employees not eligible.

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