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Olsen’s day in court is May 21 in death of Anthony Hill

By Rosie Manins

Hill’s family and friends held Former DeKalb Police Officer Robert vigils to press Olsen will have his day in for the trial of court on May 21 – more Olsen. A DeKalb than three years after he grand jury inshot and killed Anthony dicted Olsen on Hill, a mentally ill Air Jan. 21, 2016, Force veteran who was and he resigned naked and unarmed. the same day.

Anthony Hill was killed in Olsen killed 27-yearOlsen chal2015 at his Chamblee old Hill on March 9, 2015, lenged his inapartment complex. while answering a 911 Robert Olsen dictment to the call about a naked man running around the Georgia Supreme Court, which ruled on Oct. Heights at Chamblee apartment complex on 16, 2017, that the indictment stands and that Chamblee Tucker Road, where Hill lived.

Olsen must go to trial.

Pretrial motions in the case are set to begin on May 21 before DeKalb Superior Court Judge J.P. Boulee.

Don Samuel, who represents Olsen, said April 24 that they will be requesting dismissal of the case.

“We are having an evidentiary immunity hearing which is essentially a motion to dismiss Don Samuel based on a defense of self-defense which, in Georgia, we have the right to raise pretrial,” said Samuel, who is with Atlanta-based law firm Garland, Samuel and Loeb.

The hearing, which Samuel expects to last two days, was scheduled for April 23, but was pushed back because he was part of the team defending Atlanta attorney Tex McIver, who was found guilty on April 23 for the 2016 murder of his wife, Diane.

If Olsen’s prosecution proceeds, Samuel said the trial is likely to take a week or so.

Boulee’s office said a trial date would be considered for late May once the motions have been heard.

Olsen was a seven-year DeKalb police officer when he shot and killed Hill.

The veteran’s family said he suffered from Please see OLSEN, page 2

Fired bus drivers demanding their jobs back School district says the seven organized three-day sickout

DeKalb school bus driver Marion Payne (center) wants his job back. He was one of seven drivers fired on April 19 for encouraging a three-day driver sickout.

By Rosie Manins

When the DeKalb County School District fired bus driver Marion Payne on April 19, it sent three uniformed officers with the termination letter to the retired U.S. Army veteran’s Stone Mountain home.

Payne, who gets around with the help of a walker, said the sight of uniformed officers upset his wife.

“I have never heard or seen anything like that in my life,” he said April 26 at a press conference called by the fired bus drivers to demand their jobs back.

Payne, who had worked for the district for five years, was one of seven bus drivers terminated by the district for “encouraging and organizing” a three-day – April 19, 20 and 22 – sickout that resulted in major delays in getting children to and from school.

During the press conference, he stood with four other fired drivers and supporters on the sidewalk outside the entrance to the school district’s headquarters in Stone Mountain. Even though the job doesn’t pay that well and “the retirement plan is a joke,” Payne said he did not deserve to lose his job

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for calling in sick to pressure the district to pay attention to the drivers’ concerns.

The former school employees were on the sidewalk, and not on school property, because they said they feared that the district would have them arrested.

Payne said that drivers who work for the

school district for 10 years get $140 a month retirement.

“It’s unbelievable,” Payne said.

DCSD, which is Georgia’s third largest school district with 102,000 students and 137 schools and centers, has a fleet of 1,084 school buses transporting 66,500 students

each school day.

The district has 899 bus routes with 17,500 active bus stops.

Schools Superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green fired the drivers on April 19, the first Please see FIRED, page 4

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Lithonia man, three others sentenced in $2M tax scheme Curry Anthony Love Jr. of Lithonia is one of four men sentenced in a scheme to claim more than $2 million in fraudulent tax refunds using bogus Form 1099s.

Love, Sean Demetrius West, Darrel Asquith Palmes and Emory Leon Harris Jr. were also ordered to pay more than $1.7 million in restitution.

Love, 51, got a year and a day in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $435,990 in restitution.

Love pleaded guilty to making a false statement in a federal income tax return on Nov. 2, 2017.

West, 44, of Conyers was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement and ordered to pay $435,990 in restitution. West pleaded guilty to interference with the administration of IRS laws on July 27, 2016.

Palmes, 71, and Harris, 33, were previously sentenced for their roles in the scheme.

Palmes, of Lake Worth, Fla., was sentenced to one year in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $435,990 in restitution on March 1, 2018. He pleaded guilty to interference with the administration of IRS laws on July 24, 2017.

Harris of Atlanta was sentenced to two years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $435,990 in restitution on Oct. 24, 2016. He pleaded guilty to interference with the administration of IRS laws on July, 26, 2016.

U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJ” Pak said the case is a reminder that the government will identify and prosecute individuals who file

fraudulent tax returns.

“When caught, you are facing a felony conviction, prison, and a judgment for the amount stolen from the Treasury,” Pak said.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, and Thomas J. Holloman, Special Agent in Charge. They work vigorously to stop the issuance of these fraudulent tax refunds based on bogus 1099 forms.

“The criminals are inventing new ways to circumvent the system and the sentencings handed down in this investigation show the stiff penalties for doing so,” he said.

According to Pak, the charges and other information presented in court, West and Love, along with Harris, the organizer of the scheme, recruited taxpayers to file tax returns using bogus 1099s claiming a total of $2,688,591 in fraudulent refunds.

Harris and West introduced Palmes, a tax preparer, to the recruited taxpayers and provided him with fake 1099s and other documents to prepare the fraudulent returns.

The forms listed fictitious employers for the taxpayers and claimed hundreds of thousands in withholdings already paid to such employers. The fictitious withholdings resulted in claimed refunds ranging from $134,990 to $1,000,000 for each taxpayer involved.

Love, who filed his own fraudulent tax return, was the only taxpayer whose return was processed for a refund.

The IRS identified and rejected six other fraudulent returns.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Michael Pearce prosecuted the case.

Supreme Court upheld indictment, allowing murder trial to proceed justices unanimously concurred that Olsen failed “to demonstrate how the presence of and was medically discharged from the Air individuals from the prosecutor’s office or Force after serving in Afghanistan. the presence of an expert witness throughout On the day he was killed, family and the evidentiary presentation impaired the friends said Hill was having trouble adjusting ability of the grand jury to obtain the frank to his medication. They said he jumped from testimony of grand jury witnesses.” his second-story apartment balcony and was Amos King, president of Justice for running around the complex knocking on Veterans, which held candlelight vigils and doors, speaking incomprehensibly, and lying pressed for the district attorney to bring and crawling on the ground. charges against Olsen, said Hill’s mother and A woman called 911 to get help for Hill. family are optimistic the case will proceed Olsen, who was also carrying a Taser and to trial and they will have closure by the end pepper spray, said he told Hill to stop when of the year. he started approaching from about 180 feet But the lengthy delay has taken a toll, away. He didn’t.

King said.

When Hill was within five feet of him, “The family has suffered long enough.

Olsen fired two shots at Hill. He died at the It’s been a long wait, it’s a wear and tear on scene. them, and I just don’t think it’s right for them Olsen told investigators that Hill was to have to wait this long for justice,” he said charging towards him and that he felt threat- April 25. “They’re very optimistic and they ened. Witnesses said Hill did not make con- are just trying to put all this behind them so tact with Olsen and posed no threat to him. they can move on.”

On June 6, 2016, Olsen pleaded not guilty King, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant to two counts each of felony murder and colonel from Decatur, has kept in touch with violation of oath by public officer and one Hill’s mother, Carolyn Baylor-Giummo, who count each of aggravated assault and making lives in South Carolina. He said she and other a false statement. family members will attend the trial.

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“Our goal is to simply become and maintain the status of being one of the best transit and transportation systems in the nation.”

$3.6 million grant to fund better MARTA buses for DeKalb

By Rosie Manins

Better and bigger public buses are coming to DeKalb County, thanks to a $3.6 million federal grant administered by MARTA. The grant, from the Federal Transit Administration, will expand public bus service capacity in south and central DeKalb with new and more environmentally friendly buses.

CEO Michael Thurmond applauded the grant Wednesday.

“This investment in DeKalb County transit infrastructure and rolling stock will begin to bring more service into south DeKalb, while also improving emissions with cleaner fuel and improving our rider experience from the central into the eastern and southern segments of our county,” he said April 25.

MARTA’s existing 40-foot diesel buses on Route 121, connecting riders to the Avondale transit station and the city of Stone Mountain, will be replaced with new 60-foot buses fueled by compressed natural gas.

New 60-foot buses fueled by compressed natural gas will replace MARTA’s existing 40-foot diesel buses.

“This investment in DeKalb County transit infrastructure and rolling stock will begin to bring more service into south DeKalb, while also improving emissions with cleaner fuel and improving our rider experience.”

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The new fleet will be stationed at the Laredo Bus Depot in Scottdale.

Route 121, which services the Ponce de Leon Avenue corridor, is one of the most heavily used in DeKalb.

Jeffrey Parker, MARTA’s general manager and CEO, said the DeKalb Jeffrey Parker enhancement is part of the organization’s efforts to build more public transit across metro Atlanta.

“We will continue to partner and enhance existing service options with the jurisdictions in our core service areas,” Parker said April 25. “Our goal is to simply become and maintain the status of being one of the best transit and transportation systems in the nation.”

MARTA has not detailed how many DeKalb buses will be replaced, nor when, but they are expected to be on the road by the end of the year.

To improve overall service, on-time performance, ridership and safety, MARTA has also modified several bus routes in DeKalb,

based on customer feedback and analysis.

Bus schedules have been adjusted for enhanced service on routes 39 (Buford Highway), 116 (Redan Road), and 121 (Memorial Drive and North Hairston Road).

DeKalb is in the process of developing a new transit master plan, in partnership with the Atlanta Regional Commission, to improve public transportation countywide.

The master transit plan, due to be completed in March 2019, will review public transport expansions and will serve as the first phase of an update on DeKalb’s comprehensive transportation plan.

Wells Fargo extends deadline to file claims in $142 million settlement

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Wells Fargo customers now have until July 7 to file claims for the bank’s $142 million class action settlement fund related to its opening of unauthorized accounts.

In an April 25 email to customers, the bank said the settlement fund is part of its commitment to make things right, and that the original Feb. 3 deadline to submit a claim from the fund has been extended.

The $142 million settlement is for customers who had certain Wells Fargo credit cards, lines of credit, checking or savings accounts opened or applied for in their name without their permission, or had authorized identity theft protection services from Wells Fargo from May 1, 2002 to April 20, 2017.

“If you believe Wells Fargo opened a checking, savings, credit card, or line of credit account for you without your permission, or if you purchased identity theft protection

from us, you may be entitled to compensation from this fund,” the letter said.

Cash benefits may include a payment to compensate customers for fees they may have paid in connection with unauthorized accounts, and cash to compensate them for damages caused by harm to their credit.

Customers may also get compensation from any money remaining in the fund after all benefits, costs and expenses have been paid.

Wells Fargo says that customers who have already submitted a claim don’t need to file again. If they filed after Feb. 3 and were told that the claim was late, it will now be “automatically be deemed timely.”

Customers who do not have a Claimant ID Number or other information needed to file claims online should call 1-866-4318549 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For more information, visit wfsettlement.com.

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“It’s a great learning opportunity and also a great partnership between the school and the community.”

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The roots of a project to provide fresh fruit to schoolchildren, staff and communities are taking hold in Lithonia.

More than 50 young plum, apple, fig and pear trees have been planted at four Lithonia schools this spring, and another four or five schools in the South River Watershed area will receive orchards in the fall.

The tree plantings are a project the nonprofit Wylde Center with offices in Decatur and Atlanta.

Josh Daniel, the Wylde Center’s greenspace director, came up with the planting plan last year to utilize $22,000 in funding from the Nature Conservancy – an international nonprofit with an office in Atlanta.

He said the Nature Conservancy is doing work in the South River Watershed.

“This was a special project, and our contact at the Nature Conservancy reached out to us and asked if we would be willing to take it on,” Daniel said.

With help from Arabia Mountain Nature Center arborist and environmental educator Robby Astrove, Daniel visited recipient schools – Murphey Candler, Stoneview and Flat Rock Elementary, and Arabia Mountain High – to plant fruit trees with groups of students.

About 120 children helped plant 15 trees at Flat Rock Elementary on March 28. During the event and five other lessons, the students learned about plant growth, the seasonal cycle of fruit, and environmental sustainability.

The students, in kindergarten through fifth grade, donned gloves and shovels to help dig holes, break up clumps of soil, place and cover roots, and pile mulch around the trees.

Trees were placed for maximum accessibility at the school entrance and bus waiting area, so fruit will be easy to reach for students, staff,

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Flat Rock Elementary School students plant a young plum tree at the school’s entrance as part of a $22,000 project to grow 110 fruit trees at schools in the South River Watershed area.

parents and the wider community.

Astrove call the project “a great community asset.”

“It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” he said during the March 28 plantings.

“We’re planting the seeds today, pun intended, and there’s going to be more than 60 fruit trees all within three miles of each other.”

Murphey Candler Elementary was the first to get an orchard, which was planted on March 20. Stoneview Elementary got its on March 29. Arabia Mountain High got its fruit trees in mid-April.

The project aims to plant about 110 fruit trees at 10 schools in the South River Watershed area by the end of fall.

Daniel and Astrove are still deciding which schools will be included in the fall plantings.

Malik Douglas, Flat Rock Elementary principal, said the fruit trees could be used as a

resource for mathematics, science and social studies, with students monitoring changes and growth in different seasons and years.

“It’s a great learning opportunity and it’s also a great partnership between the school and the community,” Douglas said.

Daniel and Astrove said proper tree planting is a life skill that allows students to leave a legacy for those following in their footsteps.

They will care for the fruit trees through the end of 2019, and teach staff how to take over maintenance starting in 2020.

Schools in the South River Watershed area that want to have fruit trees planted in fall can email Daniel at josh@wyldecenter.org.

“Any chance we get to have kids leave the classroom and come outdoors to learn about the natural world, and anything we can do to make an impact on our environment, is positive,” Daniel said.

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day of the sickout, when 383 bus drivers called in sick and hundreds of children were late to and from class. On the second and third day of the sickout, 224 and 63 drivers respectively called in sick.

Because some students waited hours to be picked up from school bus stops, the district was forced to reschedule tests.

The fired bus drivers told reporters that they want their jobs back, and better working conditions and pay packages for all of the district’s 908 bus drivers and subs.

A small group of supporters including some bus drivers still employed by the district, parents, grandparents and representatives from the General Defense Committee, Restore DeKalb, the Unhappy Taxpayer and Voter movement, and the DeKalb NAACP, attended the press conference.

As DCSD buses drove past him, Payne vowed to fight to the end.

Christine Smith, an 11-year bus driver, said she doesn’t know why she was fired.

“I didn’t encourage anyone to participate in the sickout,” said Smith, 65.

She said she wasn’t at work April 19 because she felt ill.

“The only thing I know is three police came to the door and handed me a letter,” Smith said.

“I did go to the doctor the next day and my blood pressure was up.”

Melanie Douglas, a DCSD bus driver of 12 years, was also fired.

She says the job requires much more than just steering a vehicle, and she scoffed at claims

by Green that drivers who participated in the sickout don’t care about students.

“We love our children,” Douglas said. “We come to work every day despite low wages, poor benefits and too heavy workloads because we care about our students and their parents and take pride in our work, and we reach into our own pockets when children have been sent to school hungry or without a backpack and

something to write with.”

Douglas, who lives in Decatur, cited the First Amendment and freedom of speech, and said her termination and that of the other drivers was “immoral and unjust.”

Lashoun Clemens, who still drives for the district, said she supported the sickout but did not participate because some of her students needed extended supervision so their parents could get to work.

“They depend on me to stay with their kids,” said Clemens, a Stone Mountain resident. “I’m starting to feel that the people who got fired got fired because they were concerned about the rest of us, and I feel like if you’re going to fire one you may as well fire all.”

Heather Sabel-Sowers, a parent whose children attend Austin Elementary in Dunwoody, attended the press conference in support of the drivers.

She said she has started a petition to Green demanding that he reinstate the seven fired bus drivers and improve working conditions for all.

“We know from experience that our school bus drivers care about our children and the conditions they ride in,” Sabel-Sowers said. “They deserve to have a living wage, respect at work, and the ability to retire in dignity.”

Fellow parent Hannah Hawkins, whose children attend Clarkston High School and International Community School, agrees. She said she has chaperoned many field trips and seen bus drivers at work.

“School bus drivers are a combination of driver, security guard, therapist and teacher,” Hawkins said. “They do so many things at the same time and they deserve more respect and also more pay.”

DCSD bus drivers earn between $15.55 and $23.18 an hour, and are guaranteed 30 hours of work each week – six hours a day, Monday through Friday. Most work split shifts between 4 a.m. and 7 p.m. They also work field trips to supplement their income.

Green, who earns a base salary of $303,000 a

year as superintendent, said DCSD bus drivers are paid well, even better than those in Fulton and Gwinnett counties.

“Our pay is comparable, in fact better, than many of the neighboring school districts,” Green said April 19.

While the fired bus drivers were holding their press conference, Green was inside the district headquarters meeting with a committee of 10 bus drivers, picked by their colleagues to represent them in talks about working conditions and pay.

District 5 School Board member Vickie Turner said it was unfortunate that the dispute got to the point of sickouts and firings.

“It’s not the optimum best way for this to have played out,” she said. “I’m not of the thought that children should be used in negotiations under any circumstances.”

Some of the fired drivers live in Turner’s district and she said children should not have been left waiting to be picked up.

“Absolutely no,” she said. “We have predators seeking ways to take advantage of our children every day of their lives, so why would you put them in a place where it makes it easy for a predator to prey upon them?”

Board of Education member Dr. Melvin Johnson, who represents District 6 where some of fired bus drivers live, said he supports the superintendent and his actions, but wishes the situation had not come to this.

Johnson said Green reached out to bus drivers before the sickout, and has continued to dialogue with them since, in an effort to resolve their issues.

“His ultimate goal and the board’s ultimate goal is to give bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians and everybody the best salary and the best working conditions possible,” he said.

The district’s bus drivers received a raise in the 2013-2014 school year, when the school district had “hardly any money,” Johnson said, adding that he would always vote for salary increases “wherever possible, if the money is there.”

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It’s forum season for the May 22 primaries

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With early voting set to comment on April 30, voters are turning out in large numbers at political forums and other venues to hear incumbents and challengers explain why they deserve the office.

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The program for one of the forums in South DeKalb captures the essence of why it’s important to vote in 2016.

Incumbent 4th District Rep. Hank Johnson (right) responds to a question about his voting record during a forum hosted by the South DeKalb Communities Alliance. Joe Profit (seated left), a Republican, and Juan Parks are challenging Johnson for the seat.

A voter poses a question to candidates about an issue important to her at a forum hosted by the South DeKalb Communities Alliance in Stone Mountain.

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Candidates including Dee Dawkins-Haigler (right) and Joel Thibodeaux (second from right) met voters at a Georgia Democratic Party function at the Maloof Center Auditorium on May 21.

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Many community, civic and faith groups are hosting forums where voters can meet and listen to candidates.

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As election day draws nigh, it is incumbent on voters to try to make the best choices, especially with 87 candidates vying in contested races.

These days it is much easier to check out candidates because all of them have websites and social media pages. But should voters rely just on a candidate’s website for a true picture of the person seeking their votes?

Smart voters know that candidates will cast themselves in the best light, so for the real story, they must read more than the candidate’s literature.

Many community, civic and faith groups are hosting forums where voters can meet and listen to candidates.

At some of them, voters can also ask questions of the candidates.

Not all of these forums are well-attended, either because voters did not know about them, or they did not make the time to participate.

On page B9 of this section, we list some of the upcoming forums where voters can interact with candidates.

With early in-person voting starting

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Samson Burrell, president of the South DeKalb Communities Alliance, listens intently as Becky Evans, a candidate for the House District 83 seat, makes a point during an April 21 forum in Pine Lake.

on April 30, and election day a mere three weeks away, voters do themselves a disservice if they don’t take advantage of these opportunities.

Residents who don’t participate in the election process have no right to complain

when poor candidates are elected to office, or if they dislike the decisions made by their elected officials.

So this election season, let’s put some skin in the game.

Get to the know the people seeking your vote and exercise your right to vote.

Voters who want the best candidate for the job must take the time to educate themselves about each candidate’s record of service, or lack thereof.

And for incumbents, the savvy voter will examine their record to ensure they have been good stewards of the public trust and funds, have attended the meetings they are elected to attend, and have not used the office to secretly enrich themselves and their cronies.

If an incumbent has not done the job, or has embarrassed their constituents with their actions, then voters should give them the boot.

Let’s ensure that the best candidate wins.

We can only do that if we vote.

Whatever you do, don’t let others pick your elected officials.

– Jennifer Parker is the editor and publisher of CrossRoadsNews.

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“This election is comparable to the 2014 elections with the only exception being a contested U.S. Senate race in 2014.”

87 contested races await voters on party, non-partisan ballots

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Ready or not, the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections are just around the corner.

Early voting kicks off April 30, and for the next 18 days, voters who have already done their homework on the candidates can begin casting their ballots in person.

Eighty-seven candidates are in contested races on the Democratic, Republican and nonpartisan ballots.

DeKalb Election Supervisor Erica Hamilton said voters have their pick of the three ballots. Based on the turnout for the 2014 midterm and governor’s election, Hamilton says she is predicting a 20 percent turnout for the May 22 elections.

“This election is comparable to the 2014 elections with the only exception being that there was a contested U.S. Senate race in 2014,” she said.

Sample ballots are available at www. dekalbvotes.com.

For the primary, 15 DeKalb incumbents for federal, state, and county offices, including some who never or rarely get opposition, have opposition.

Together they attracted 19 challengers.

Fourth District Rep. Hank Johnson, who was unopposed in 2016, is facing Juan Parks, a retired U.S. Marine who is a Marine Corps JROTC instructor at Newton High School in Covington. The winner will face Republican Joe Profit, who is unopposed in his party primary.

DeKalb County Commissioners Larry Johnson and Gregory Adams are facing challengers.

Johnson, the District 3 incumbent who has been in office for 16 years, is facing his first challenge since he was elected in 2002.

Felton Wright, a retired AT&T Communications worker and community advocate, is running against him.

Adams who won the Super District 7 seat in a December 2016 special election, is facing three challengers – Ed Williams, a university professor; John Tolbert Jr., a General Motors regional manager; and Lorraine CochranJohnson, a newspaper executive.

Adams, a bishop and former DeKalb Police officer, had been in office for eight months when the EEOC announced in August 2017 that it was investigating charges that he sexually harassed his former district director. A internal county investigation found that his actions violated county policy.

For the DeKalb School Board District 2

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Voters who have done their homework on the candidates can begin casting their ballots as early as April 30, when early voting begins.

race, incumbent Marshall Orson is facing a challenge from attorney Candice McKinley.

Diijon “Twin” DaCosta and Lance Lawyer Hammonds are competing for the open School Board District 6.

For the Georgia Gneral Assembly, Sens.

Steve Henson, Tonya Anderson and Gail Davenport are facing challengers. Henson, who has represented District 41 since 2003, is being challenged by Sabrina McKenzie, who lists her occupation as “advocate.”

Henson, a DeKalb County resident for more than 30 years, is a vocational administrator and teacher at the Henson Training Institute. McKenzie is known as the “dancing preacher,” and is an advocate for social justice and victims of domestic violence.

Anderson, who represents District 43, is being challenged by Joel Thibodeaux, an internal auditor and former state Senate staffer who chaired the Governor’s Commission on the city of Stonecrest. Anderson is a pastor, and a former state representative and former mayor of Lithonia. She was elected to the Senate in 2016.

In Senate District 44, Davenport has two challengers: Keith Horton, a retiree, and Sandra Daniels, a court reporter. Horton has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the military and state government including as deputy director of Georgia’s Division of Child Support Services and director of Child Support Services.

Davenport, a real estate professional, was elected to the Senate in 2007.

In Senate District 40, Salley Harrell, a social worker, and Tamara Johnson-Shealey, a senior advocate, are seeking the Democratic nomination to take on incumbent Republican Fran Millar in November.

In House District 81, incumbent Scott Holcomb, who is an attorney, is being chal-

lenged by Hamid Noori, a social worker. The winner of the primary will face Republican Ellen Diehl, an insurance saleswoman, in the general election.

In House District 83, incumbent Howard Mosby is being opposed by Becky Evans, a longtime Druid Hills resident, former educator, project manager and community volunteer. Mosby, who was elected to the House in 2002, is a certified public accountant, 22-year Grady Medical Center employee, and chairman of the DeKalb Delegation.

In House District 86, incumbent Michele Henson is facing community volunteer and advocate Joscelyn O’Neil for a second time.

Henson, a 33-year DeKalb resident, was elected to the House in 1990. O’Neil, a 34year DeKalb resident, ran against Henson in 2016. She is a former president of the Greater Towers Community Association.

In House District 87, incumbent Earnest “Coach” Williams is facing Viola Davis, a registered nurse and community activist.

Williams, a retired teacher, was elected to the House in 2003. Davis is co-founder of Stone Mountain-based Unhappy Taxpayer & Voter organization.

In House District 90, incumbent Pam Stephenson is being challenged by Greg Shealey, a builder.

In House District 94, incumbent Karen Bennett will face challenger Dean Heard, a healthcare consultant and entrepreneur.

In the nonpartisan race for the DeKalb Superior Court bench, incumbent Judge Courtney Johnson is being challenged by attorney Genet Hopewell, a former magistrate judge and partner in the Decatur law firm Johnson, Hopewell and Coleman.

Five candidates – Tunde Akinyele, Gina Bernard, Roderick Bridges, Kirby Clements Jr., Latisha Dear-Jackson and Nicholas Smith

– are vying for the open seat to succeed Judge Daniel Coursey Jr., who is retiring at the end of the year.

Akinyele is both a judge and a defense attorney. He is currently chief judge of Lithonia Municipal Court and is in private practice in the Decatur-based Akinyele Law Firm.

Bernard is a 25-year resident of DeKalb County and former prosecutor in Atlanta Municipal Court, DeKalb Solicitor General’s Office and Fulton County Superior Court.

For the past seven years, she was a public defender in the Stone Mountain Conflict Defender’s Office.

Bridges, who has more than 18 years of legal experience, is a former DeKalb Traffic Court Judge in DeKalb Recorders Court for 13 years. In 2016, he was a candidate for DeKalb State Court.

Clements, a partner in the Clements Law Group LLC, is a former prosecutor with stints with the city of Atlanta Solicitor’s Office, the DeKalb Solicitor’s Office, and the Fulton County District Attorney. He also worked for the Kings County District Attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y. Jackson, a former DeKalb Recorders Court traffic judge, has served for more than a decade as a judge in local courts including the cities of Stone Mountain, Lithonia and East Point. She also serves by designation in DeKalb State and Superior Courts.

Smith, a partner at Buckley Beal law firm, is a DeKalb native and former staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit.

The roster for statewide races includes the hotly fought Democratic Primary for governor. Two former state representatives and lawyers – Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans – are battling for the nomination.

On the Republican ballot, seven candidates – L.S. “Casey” Cagle, Eddie Hayes, Hunter Hill, Brian Kemp, Clay Tippings, Marc Urbach and Michael Williams – for battling for their party’s nomination for Governor.

For Secretary of State, two East Metro candidates – Dee Dawkins-Haigler from Lithonia and Rakem “RJ” Hadley from Conyers – are vying with John Barrow for the Democratic nomination.

Dawkins-Haigler, a former state representative for House District 91, served eight-and-a-half years in the Georgia House.

Hadley is a former Rockdale County tax commissioner.

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Twenty-seven of DeKalb’s 189 precincts have more than 3,400 voters casting ballots at them.

Vote early to avoid lines at crowded precincts in South DeKalb Voters who opt to cast their ballots early might be able to avoid long lines like this one at the Gallery at South DeKalb mall during the 2016 elections.

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By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

The final count of DeKalb’s registered voters for the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections will soon be available.

April 24 was the final day to register and be able to participate in the primaries.

Erica Hamilton, DeKalb Elections director, said April 25 that the most up-to-date voter list will be available on May 11.

This week, before those new voters are counted, DeKalb had 501,462 registered voters. Of those, 453,143 were classified as “active voters” because they participated in the last two elections.

On election day, DeKalb voters will cast

ballots at 189 precincts that have between 1,013 and 6,056 voters each.

Precincts like Clarkston, which has the highest number of voters countywide, generally house multiple smaller precincts at the same location.

Twenty-seven of DeKalb’s 189 precincts have more than 3,400 voters casting ballots at them, which could lead to long lines on election day if turnout is large.

Together, the 27 large precincts account for 112,455 of the county’s voters.

Eighteen, or two-thirds, of those large precincts are in South DeKalb County. Together they account for 72,286 voters. The cities of Stonecrest and Atlanta each has five

of those crowded precincts. Those within Stonecrecrest are Browns Mill Elementary, Fairington Elementary, Miller Grove, Redan-Trotti Library and Woodrow Road.

The five Atlanta precincts are Boulevard, Coan Recreation Center, East Lake, Epworth and Silver Lake.

Chamblee and Dunwoody each has one large precinct – the Dresden Elementary precinct in Chamblee, and Georgetown Square in Dunwoody.

Early voting, which runs April 30 to May 18, offers voters at the large precincts the opportunity to skip potentially long lines by casting their ballots before election day.

Crowded precincts Twenty-seven of DeKalb’s 189 voting precincts have between 3,400 and 6,056 voters each.

Eighteen of them, with 72,286 voters, are in South DeKalb.

Precincts Voters Rockbridge Elementary 3,404 Rowland Elementary 3,404 Rockbridge Road 3,415 Tucker 3,425 Peachtree Middle 3,487 Brookhaven 3,496 Browns Mill Elementary 3,496 Rainbow Elem 3,502 Cedar Grove South 3,502 Ashford Parkside 3,515 Redan-Trotti Library 3,552 Narvie J Harris Elementary 3,626 McNair High 3,711 Cedar Grove Elementary 3,743 Coan Recreation 3,844 Shadow Rock Elementary 3,916 Epworth 4,033 East Lake 4,035 Georgetown Square 4,110 Miller Grove 4,112 ML King Jr. High 4,201 Pleasantdale Road 4,219 Bethune Middle 4,240 Boulevard 4,348 Fairington Elementary 4,655 Dresden Elementary 4,832 Silver Lake 4,893 Clarkston 5,716 Woodrow Road 6,056

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The changes, affecting five precincts in South DeKalb, Decatur, Dunwoody and Atlanta, were implemented last fall.

Early voting starts April 30 for voters who want a head start Early voting These three polls are open April 30 to May 18 fron 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday May 5 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and on Sunday, May 6 from noon to 4 p.m. n DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections Office has two voting areas, including one exclusively for senior and disabled voters. 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur. n The Gallery at South DeKalb, 2801 Candler Road, Decatur. n Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody.

For the week of May 14 only, residents can also vote 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at: n Coan Recreation Center, 1530 Woodbind Ave. S.E., Atlanta. n Briarwood Recreation Center, 2235 Briarwood Way N.E., Brookhaven.

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The county’s more than 501,452 registered voters will have 21 days to cast ballots early in person this election season, down from 45 days in the 2016 elections, after rural counties complained about the onerous costs.

DeKalb voters who want to get a jump on the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections can begin voting on April 30.

The county’s more than 501,452 registered voters will have 21 days to cast ballots early in person this election season, down from 45 days in the 2016 election, because state legislators voted to reduce the number of early voting days after rural counties complained about the onerous costs.

The early polls will open weekdays from

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through May 18 at three precincts: the Gallery at South DeKalb in Decatur, the Dunwoody Library in Dunwoody, and at the DeKalb Voter Registration & Elections Office on Memorial Drive, which will also have an separate location for senior and disabled voters.

These sites also will open on Saturdays, May 5 and 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and on Sunday, May 6, from noon to 4 p.m.

Seven more early polling locations will

open for the week of May 14 at Stonecrest Library in Lithonia, Berean Christian Church Community Center in Stone Mountain, First Christian Church of Decatur in downtown Decatur, Coan Recreation Center in Atlanta, Reid H. Cofer Library in Tucker, Briarwood Recreation Center in Brookhaven, and North DeKalb Senior Center in Chamblee.

All 10 locations will open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 14-18. There will be no voting on May 19 and 21.

n North DeKalb Senior Center, 3301 Malone Drive, Chamblee. n First Christian Church of Decatur, 601 W. Ponce de Leon Road, Decatur. n Berean Christian Church Community Center, 2440 Young Road, Stone Mountain. n Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Lithonia. n Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 LaVista Road, Tucker.

Voting at five precincts relocated from school buildings to new sites Some 15,000 voters will cast ballots at new locations on May 22 because a number of schools that used to house precincts are no longer available for that use.

The changes, affecting five precincts in South DeKalb, Decatur, Dunwoody and Atlanta, were implemented last fall for the Nov. 7 municipal and special elections, and are in effect for all subsequent elections.

The precincts were relocated to churches

and a recreation center.

Relocated precincts n The Wadsworth Precinct was relocated from Rockbridge Elementary School to Columbia Drive United Methodist Church, 2067 Columbia Drive in Decatur. n The Winnona Park Elementary Precinct is now at Columbia Theological Seminary’s Richard Center at 701 S. Columbia Drive

in Decatur. It has been renamed Winnona Park Precinct. n The Whitefoord Elementary Precinct has been relocated to Coan Recreation Center at 1530 Woodbine Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. It is now called Coan Recreation Precinct. n The Dunwoody High Precinct was relocated from Dunwoody High School to Kingswood United Methodist Church at 5015 Tilly Mill Road in Dunwoody. Its new

name is Dunwoody 2 Precinct. n The Henderson Mill Precinct was relocated from Henderson Mill Elementary School to St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 2601 Henderson Mill Road in Atlanta.

The DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections office is at 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300 in Decatur. For more information, email voterreg@dekalbcountyga.gov or call 404-298-4020.

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Contested races on the Democratic ballot Contested races on May 22 ballots

DeKalb Board of Commissioners $64,741.60 (effective 1/1/2019)

4th District

Here are the candidates in contested races on DeKalb County ballots in the May 22 Democratic and Republican primaries and nonpartisan elections.

District 3

The listings include the offices being sought, the salary for the office, the party affiliation if applicable, and the candidate’s occupation.

Larry Johnson (I)

Felton Wright

Healthcare Manager

Retired/Trustee Chairperson DSUMC

Candidates who are running unopposed are not listed.

Juan Parks

Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr. (I)

Marine Corps JROTC Instructor

Congressman

(I)=Incumbent

Super District 7 DeKalb BoarD of Education Nonpartisan • $18,400

District 6

District 2

Gregory Adams (I) Law Enforcement

Lorraine CochranJohnson Associate Publisher/CEO

John E. Tolbert Jr.

Ed Williams

Regional Manager General Motors

University Professor

Candice D. McKinley

Marshall Orson

Diijon “Twin” Dacosta

Attorney

Consultant / Attorney

Teacher, DeKalb Kids Project

Georgia Senate

Lance Lawyer Hammonds Chemical Sales

$17, 342

District 40

District 41

Georgia House of representatives $17, 342

District 83

District 81

Sally Harrell Social Worker

Tamara JohnsonShealey

Steve Henson (I)

Sabrina McKenzie

Administrator

Advocate

Senior Advocate

District 43

Scott Holcomb (I)

Hamid Noori

Attorney

Social Worker

District 86

Tonya P. Anderson (I)

Joel Thibodeaux

Certified Life Coach And Pastor

Internal Auditor

District 44

Michele Henson (D) (I)

Joscelyn C. O’Neil

Businesswoman

Retired

District 90

Sandra Daniels

Gail Davenport (I)

Keith Horton

Court Reporter

Real Estate Professional

Retired

Gregory Shealey Builder

Pam Stephenson (I) Attorney

Becky Evans Community Volunteer

Howard Mosby (D) (I) Chemical Sales

District 87

Viola Davis RN-BSN, Community Missionary

Earnest “Coach” Williams (I) Retired Teacher

District 94

Karen Bennett (I)

L. Dean Heard

Small Business Owner

Healthcare Consultant, Entrepreneur

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More Democratic primary and nonpartisan races

U.s. House of Representatives $174,000

Governor

Lieutenant Governor

$139,339.44

$91,609.44

6th District

Stacey Abrams Kevin Abel Court Reporter

Steven Knight Griffin Management Consultant

Bobby Kaple

Lucy McBath

TV News Anchor

Activist/Faith & Community Organizer

Author, Self-Employed

Stacey Evans

Sarah Riggs Amico

Attorney

Executive Chairperson

Triana Arnold James Business Owner

Judge of Superior Court, Stone Mountain

Court of Appeals Judge

Ga. secretary of state

Nonpartisan • : $184,976

Nonpartisan $174,500

$123,636.68

To succeed Courtney Johnson

To succeed Daniel Marshall Coursey Jr.

Genet Hopewell

Tunde Akinyele

Gina Bernard

Roderick Bridges

Attorney

Attorney

Felony Trial Attorney

Attorney

Ken Hodges

Ken Shigley

Attorney

Attorney

John Barrow

Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Attorney

Minister / Consultantr

Public Service Commission $118,781

District 3 • Metro Atlanta Rakeim “RJ” Hadley Courtney Johnson (I) Superior Court Judge

Kirby Clements Jr. Latisha Dear-Jackson Attorney

Attorney

Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner

Nicholas Smith Attorney

state school superintendent $123,270

Sid Chapman

Sam Mosteller

Otha E. Thornton, Jr.

President, Ga. Assoc. of Educators

Minister

Retired Military Officer/ Sr. Technologist

Ballot questions

Commissioner of Labor Lindy Miller

John Noel

Businesswoman

Small Business Owner

$122,786

Richard Keatley

Fred Quinn

College Professor

Sr. Financial Manager Analyst

Johnny C. White IT Consultant

District 5 - Western

Commissioner of Insurance $120,394.29

Democratic Party Questions Vote Yes or No

1. Should the sale and distribution of bump stocks be prohibited in the state of Georgia?

2. Should Georgia pull down our federal tax dollars to save rural hospitals and create more than fifty thousand jobs by expanding Medicaid?

3. Should Georgia allow voters to elect our own representatives by amending our Constitution to place the power of drawing district lines under the authority of an independent, non-partisan commission?

4. Should Georgia alleviate traffic congestion, reduce carbon emissions, and better connect communities by investing a substantial amount of existing tax dollars in mass transit?

Dawn A. Randolph

Doug Stoner

Consultant

Sr. Financial Business Owner

Janice Laws

Cindy Zeldin

Self-Employed

Non-Profit Executive / Health Policy

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Contested races on the Republican ballot Governor $91,609.44

L.S. “Casey� Cagle

Eddie Hayes

Hunter Hill

Brian Kemp

Clay Tippins

Marc Urbach

Michael Williams

Businessman

Restaurant Owner

President, Tommy Newberry Coaching

Small Business Owner / Secretary of State

Technology Business

Author

CPA

Lieutenant Governor

secretary of state

$91,609.44

$120,394.29

Geoff Duncan

Rick Jeffares

David Shafer

David Belle Isle

Buzz Brockway

Josh McKoon

Brad Raffensperger

Small Business Owner

Business Owner / Project Manager

Businessman

Business Owner / Attorney

Operations Manager

Attorney

Engineer

state school superintendent

Commissioner of Insurance

$123,270

$120,394.29

John Barge Superintendent, McIntosh County Schools

Richard Woods (I) State School Superintendent

Public Service Commission $118,781

District 5 - Western

Jim Beck

Jay Florence

Tracy Jordan

Public Relations

Attorney

Pharmacist

John Hitchins III

Tricia Pridemore (I)

Solar Advocacy

Small Business Owner

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“We’ve been reaching out to our neighborhood groups and handing out fliers to get people motivated.”

Coming forums offer voters insights into candidates’ positions

By Rosie Manins

DeKalb voters can question aspiring politicians, incumbents and challengers in the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections at several candidate forums coming up.

CrossRoadsNews, several churches and a number of civic organizations are hosting forums to engage citizens who will get to pick from 85 candidates in contested races.

The newspaper’s forum, co-sponsored

by First Afrikan Church Social Action Committee, takes place May 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

It will engage candidates for the DeKalb Board of Commissioners, DeKalb Superior Court, the DeKalb School Board and state legislators.

Jennifer Parker, CrossRoadsNews editor and publisher, said forums are a great way for voters to hear directly from candidates.

“Forums offer voters the opportunity to evaluate candidates’ grasp of the issues,” Parker said. “They also get to see how candidates respond if they are faced with uncomfortable topics.”

Kings Row Community Association is sponsoring a candidate meet and greet on April 30, and Al Chatman, the group’s assistant secretary, said they are trying to get more people involved in politics.

“We feel that the 2018 election is significantly important for the progressive agenda to protect the interests of the residents and businesses in our area,” he said April 25.

Here is a list of upcoming forums:

Kings Row Community Association April 30: Candidate Meet and Greet for DeKalb Board of Commissioners Districts 3 and 7. Kings Row Community Association is hosting District 3 incumbent Larry Johnson and challenger Felton Wright; and District 7 incumbent Gregory Adams and challengers Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, John Tolbert Jr. and Ed Williams.

The forum takes place 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur.

Community Association president John W. Frase will moderate. Chatman says they are hoping for a good turnout.

“We’ve been reaching out to our neighborhood groups and handing out fliers to get people motivated,” he said.

Candidates will give brief opening statements, answer questions from the moderator and the audience, and give short closing statements.

For more information call Chatman at 404-285-0169.

A Georgia Democratic Party forum on April 21 allowed voters an opportunity to hear from candidates in statewide and local races, and they got to meet candidates faceto-face.

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Antioch AME Candidate Forum May 3: Candidates in every race affecting DeKalb, including those for Georgia governor, have been invited to a forum at the Antioch AME Church in Stone Mountain.

The forum, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., will feature candidates for judge, school board and county commission, as well as those vying for congressional districts.

Rhonda Taylor, the church’s social action committee president, said most candidates have confirmed their attendance. She said candidates in each race will take the stage together to answer questions from the audience.

“For example, we’ll have all the Georgia House of Representatives candidates up together at the same time, identified by district, to cut down the time,” Taylor said.

“They might not all get the same questions, but we’re also allowing each candidate to ask one opponent a question.”

WSB-TV journalist Tom Jones has been invited to moderate the forum.

The church is at 765 South Hairston Road. For more information, call 404-2993388.

CrossRoadsNews Vote 2018 May 7: Candidates for the DeKalb Superior Court, Board of Commissioners and Board of Education will take questions alongside Georgia Senate and House candidates at a forum at First Afrikan Church in Lithonia.

The 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. forum is cohosted by CrossRoadsNews and First Afrikan Church Social Action Community.

Candidates for Superior Court Divisions

1 and 7 will attend, as well as those vying for Commission District 3 and Super District 7 seats.

School board candidates in District 6 are also attending, as well as Senate District 43 candidates and House candidates for Districts 83, 86, 87, 90 and 94.

The forum will be moderated by CrossRoadsNews publisher and editor Jennifer Parker and Dele Smith of FAPC’s Social Action Committee.

The church is at 5197 Salem Road in Lithonia. For more information call 404284-1888.

PRISM Forum May 10: At least eight candidates running for Georgia Senate District 41, Georgia House Districts 86 and 87, and DeKalb School District 6 will answer questions at

PRISM’s May 10 community forum at St. Timothy United Methodist Church.

The forum takes place 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Mike Cooper, a PRISM board member, will moderate.

Joe Arrington, PRISM board member and program chairman, said they are expecting Senate District 41 incumbent Steve Henson and challenger Sabrina McKenzie; House District 86 incumbent Michele Henson and Joscelyn O’Neil; House District 87 incumbent Earnest “Coach” Williams and opponent Viola Davis; and Lance Hammonds and Diijon “Twin” DaCosta, who are seeking the open School Board District 6 seat.

Arrington said all other candidates in attendance will be introduced.

The church is at 5365 Memorial Drive.

For more information call 404-308-0473.

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The goal is to make sure that anyone who wants to vote gets to vote. I just want us to ride together, talk about civic engagement.”

Voters offered free rides to the polls

Tips to make voting easy DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections offers these “Know before you go” tips: DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections offers these “Know before you go” tips:

Know you are a registered voter Check to make certain you are registered to vote in DeKalb County by visiting http://mvp.sos.state.ga.us/, using the smartphone APP “GA VOTES,” or by

calling 404-298-4020.

AlexMax Transportation Services Inc. will provide transportation for Diane Adoma’s rides to early voting on May 12 or to vote on election day on May 22.

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Stonecrest residents who need rides to the polls can catch the blue bus on May 12 for early voting and on May 22 to vote on election day.

Diane Adoma, who represents Stonecrest Council District 5, is sponsoring rides to voting sites. Riders will board the bus at 11:30 a.m. on both days and have lunch on the bus while they ride to Diane Adoma the polls.

Adoma said that she and a committee of District 5 constituents planned the trips to make sure that anyone, especially seniors, can get the polls.

“The goal is to make sure that anyone who wants to vote gets to vote,” Adoma said April 25. “I just want us to ride together, talk about civic engagement, and enjoy ourselves on the ride.”

The rides to the polls will include lunch

on Adoma. She said she will provide a sandwich and water.

Voters are asked to meet the bus at the Arabia Mountain trailhead at Salem and Evans Mill Road.

For the May 12 early voting trip, Adoma said she will also pick up at the Alice Williams Towers on Hillandale Drive, at the Lou Walker Senior Center on Panola Road, and at the Bruce Street Senior Center in Lithonia.

Reservations are required so she can order enough lunches.

To reserve a seat on the bus, and for more information, call 470-223-6039 or email adoma.diane@gmail.com by May 10. The deadline is May 20 for rides to the polls on election day.

Adoma said the May 12 early voting trip will go to the South DeKalb Precinct at the Gallery at South DeKalb on Candler Road.

On election day, voters will be taken to their assigned polling precinct.

The ride to the polls is free of charge. The bus is provided by Alexander Fitzhugh of AlexMax Transportation Services Inc.

Know what ID is required for voting in person Bring one of the following: n Georgia driver’s license, even if expired. n State or federal issued photo ID, including one issued by Driver Services or a County Registrar’s Office. n Valid U.S. passport. n Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, or authority of the state. n Valid U.S. military photo ID. n Valid tribal photo ID. Know voting options n Vote absentee by mail. Requests accepted 180 days prior to the election. Absentee applications are available at dekalbvotes.com or by calling 404-298-4020. n Vote early in person starting three weeks prior to each election. n Vote at your polling place on election day. Find your polling place by visiting http://mvp.sos.state.ga.us/, using the smartphone APP “GA VOTES” or by calling 404-298-4020.

Know polling place rules n Campaign attire is strictly forbidden at all polling places. n No cell phones or photography inside the polling place. n Voters with disabilities or seniors 75 and over can be moved to the head of the line.

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“Our weapon is to be educated, our weapon is to be organized and to organize others.”

Deltas seeking higher voter participation in midterm elections

By Rosie Manins

DeKalb voters will be seeing red in the lead-up to the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections, if members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority have anything to do with it.

Deltas all over the county are teaming up with the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections team to ensure that as many eligible voters as possible are registered and participate in the midterm elections.

Specifically, they will continue to register voters, canvass neighborhoods, host candidate forums, offer disabled and elderly voters rides to the polls, and encourage people to vote the entire ballot.

The sorority’s colors, crimson and cream, were vividly on display at the Manuel J. Maloof Auditorium in Decatur for the April 26 kickoff of the effort.

About 100 members gathered for a call to action from alumnae chapter leaders, including Rhonda Briggins, co-chair of the sorority’s national social action committee.

“The only place where you can get the change that we need in this country is the midterm elections,” Briggins said. “That’s where our voice can be heard.”

Briggins said that officials elected in the midterms are the ones who impact residents’ lives everyday, and it’s the sorority’s aim to increase voter turnout in the midterms.

“Although we like to come out for the presidential election, midterms is way more important,” she said.

With the May 22 primary and nonpartisan elections just 24 days away, and early voting kicking off on April 30, the DeKalb Deltas say they will spend the next three weeks distributing voter information at community, recreation and senior centers; holding public

DeKalb members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority respond to a call to action April 26, to help eligible voters participate in the May 22 midterm elections.

CEO Michael Thurmond addressed the DeKalb Deltas at their kickoff rally.

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voter and candidate forums; and volunteering with the county’s elections team.

Briggins said this is the first time that the sorority has rallied in this way in the county for midterm elections.

“All we need to do is show up and show out, and I encourage you all to do that,” she told fellow Deltas. “Our weapon is to be educated, our weapon is to be organized and to organize others to make sure we get folks out to the polls. That is our charge.”

Bettye Davis, a Decatur Alumnae Chapter member, said Deltas want to ensure that voter turnout is at least 14 percent and that they will be helping seniors and disabled voters to get to the polls.

“We’re going to do everything we can to improve that number,” she said Thursday.

In the 2016 presidential election, just over 319,000 eligible voters cast ballots in DeKalb, a turnout of 76 percent.

In the 2017 midterm elections, turnout declined dramatically, with just 66,000 of the county’s 450,000 eligible voters participating in the elections.

Deltas have already held voter registration drives in DeKalb schools, churches and community centers, and will continue to do so, Davis said.

“Even though voter registration for the May 22 elections ended April 24, we’ll still be registering people for upcoming elections,” she said. “And on election day, we’ll be partnering with various other organizations and churches to offer rides to the polls.”

Deltas are encouraging people to vote the

entire ballot, and will be handing out sample ballots for DeKalb to get voters ready.

Davis, who chaired the Delta Day at DeKalb County with assistance from District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, said the event was aimed at training Deltas from various alumnae chapters to help voters within their respective communities.

“We have four or five hundred members in each of our chapters, and we’ll be focusing on areas in DeKalb with a history of low voter turnout,” Davis said.

Residents can find their closest precinct and opening hours by entering their ZIP code into an app at www.dekalbcountyga. gov.

Voting precinct information and answers to general voting questions can also be found at www.dekalbvotes.com and www.mvp.sos. ga.gov.

For assistance with voter registration drives, rides to the polls, voter education or candidate forums, email politicalawareness@ dstdac.org.

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The celebration acknowledges the many ways in which older adults make a difference in their communities.

Senior advocates working with church leaders to fight dementia

By Rosie Manins

Lou Walker Senior Center

Senior Olympics competitions include swimming, water volleyball, free-throw basketball, bowling, golf, horseshoes, track and field, billiards and table tennis.

Baby boomers to strut their stuff during Older Americans Month

By Rosie Manins

Seniors will be showcasing their prowess on the court, in the pool and on the track and field during the 32nd annual DeKalb County Senior Olympics kicking off May 2.

During the monthlong celebration that coincides with National Older Americans Month, free public events around the theme “Engage at Every Age” will take take place at senior centers, libraries, office of aging, and DeKalb Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs.

The Lou Walker Senior Center, Central Senior Center, and Decatur Active Living also will host activities.

The celebration acknowledges the many ways in which older adults make a difference in their communities. It will emphasize that adults are never too old to participate in activities that enrich physical, mental and emotional well-being.

About 13 percent of DeKalb’s population, or 106,000 people, are aged 60 years and over.

The DeKalb Senior Olympics, for people ages 50 and older, starts at 10 a.m. on May

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Games taking place May 2-11, include free-throw basketball, bowling, golf, horseshoes, track and field, billiards, swimming, table tennis and water volleyball. There will also be dance and cabaret, and workshops on safety, jobs, health, and being a grandparent.

An outdoor picnic, exercise session, pinochle card game tournament, fashion show, and art exhibition are also planned.

Seniors will also be acknowledged at a special May 3 dinner at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia. The DeKalb Board of Commissioners will present a proclamation recognizing local seniors at its May 8 meeting at the Manuel J. Maloof Auditorium.

The eighth annual Seniors Got Talent show takes place 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center on May 15.

To register for the 2018 DeKalb Senior Olympics, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/ parks and click on the entry form link, or call Dawn Cribb or LaShanda Davis on 404371-6295 or 404-371-3643.

Church leaders throughout DeKalb and Fulton counties are working with the Atlanta Regional Commission, FultonDeKalb Hospital Authority, Georgia State University and Grady Health System to help people battling Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Medical researchers with strong ties to Emory University are also involved in the initiative, aimed at providing information, training and assistance to those living with dementia as well as their caregivers and relatives.

A free public workshop, titled “Understanding Dementia in the African American Community,” is being held on May 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at Light of the World Church International in East Point.

The event, presented by research-based organization Faith Village Connections, is open to all and includes in-depth information about different forms of dementia, real life examples and discussion, free memory screenings and issues specific to the black community.

Fayron Epps, a Georgia State University assistant professor who is leading the initiative for Faith Village Connections, said the goal of working with church leaders in DeKalb and Fayron Epps Fulton is to reach parishioners who otherwise might not have access to information and assistance.

She said there are very few geriatricians – doctors who specialize in treating the

elderly – in metro Atlanta. Epps, who works closely with Emory on dementia research, said there are officially 140,000 people currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia in Georgia, but that many more are living without diagnosis.

“We are under-diagnosed, especially in the African-American community,” she said April 23. “We really feel that those numbers are not accurate because there are so many people out there that aren’t diagnosed.”

Nationally, African Americans are twice as likely to have some form of dementia and are far less likely to have a diagnosis, often resulting in less time for treatment and planning. Blacks are also far less likely to take part in associated research, largely in part due to infamous studies like the Tuskegee experiments.

Beverly Burks, Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority’s director of community engagement, said it is critical for African Americans to be part of the analysis and research into dementia, and part of the cure.

At an April 23 interfaith luncheon hosted by the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority, Burks urged a dozen local church leaders to spread the word among their parishioners to seek a greater understanding of dementia and to participate in research and clinical trials.

The hospital authority, which owns Grady Health System, is providing resources to help church leaders cater specific services to seniors and those living with dementia.

For more information about the free workshop on May 19 at Light of the World Church International in East Point, call 404549-4505. The church is at 1040 Willingham Drive.

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The Dr. Robert A. Holmes Collection includes more than 150 books from the politician’s personal library.

Holmes collection finds home at research library

By Rosie Manins

For decades Dr. Robert A. “Bob” Holmes was a mover and shaker in Georgia politics, including becoming Maynard Jackson’s biographer.

His dominance extended from the state house to the school house and onto library shelves where the prolific author penned or edited more than 50 books.

Over his life and illustrious career, he integrated his high school in 1957, co-sponsored more than 200 state legislations that became law, helped shaped the minds of black college students and co-founded a black-owned bank and numerous other businesses.

An avid runner of 5Ks and marathons, he helped established the Road Runners Club of America, one of the first African-American running clubs in the southeastern United States.

Holmes, who served in the Georgia House of Representatives for 34 years, was a professor and author who amassed a collection of materials that will now find a permanent home at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History where it will be accessible to researchers, students and the public.

Holmes, who is in his 70s, will celebrate his gift to the library at a May 5 ceremony to be attended by former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and other political luminaries. The event at 101 Auburn Avenue starts at 3 p.m.

The Dr. Robert A. Holmes Collection, which includes more than 150 books from the politician’s personal library, spans 1907 to 2014, but the bulk of the materials date from 1970 to 2012.

It includes awards, speeches, political contribution records, photographs and published

journal articles, as well as Holmes’ writings and manuscripts including notes from his books “Maynard Jackson: An Autobiography” and his own autobiography, “From Poverty to History Maker.”

Holmes’ 17-term tenure in the Georgia Robert A. Holmes General Assembly, from 1974 to 2008, is documented in the collection, as well as his professorial career at Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University.

Today, even people unfamiliar with Holmes’ work may recognize his name. Bob A. Holmes Freeway is on I-285 between I-85 and I-20 in southwest Atlanta.

Holmes, who was born in Shepherdstown, W.Va., integrated Shepherdstown High School in 1957 along with a cousin and two friends. He moved to New York after obtaining a bachelor of science from Shepherd College, going on to complete a master’s degree in public law and government, and a doctorate in political science from Columbia University by the age of 25.

Holmes taught at Hunter College and Southern University, was coordinator of the Harvard-Yale-Columbia Intensive Summer Studies Program at Columbia University, and worked as director of Search for Education, Elevation and Knowledge at Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York.

He moved to Atlanta to help establish the doctoral program in political science at Atlanta University, now Clark Atlanta University, where he served as distinguished professor of political science until his retire-

ment in 2005.

Holmes was director of the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, headquartered at Clark Atlanta University, from 1985 to 2005, and director of the W.E.B. Dubois Institute from 2002 to 2005.

In the Georgia General Assembly he represented House District 53 covering parts of Clayton, Fulton and Fayette counties, and sponsored or co-sponsored more than 200 pieces of legislation that were passed into law.

He was a member of the House appropriations committee for 20 years, a member of the rules committee, and was the first African American on the budget committee, where he served for 16 years.

He also served as chairman of the education committee, governmental affairs committee and the Atlanta-Fulton County Legislative Delegation, and chaired the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus from 1990 to 1991.

In the private sector, Holmes was a cofounder and board member of Capitol City Bank and North Georgia National Bank, and was co-owner of Dataware Zenith Computer Franchise and Policy Design Corporation.

He was a real estate broker and owner of Unique Realty and Property Management as well as Robert A. Holmes Realty, and an international management consultant in countries around the world for USAID, USIS, and other organizations and agencies.

Holmes has co-authored and/or edited more than 50 books and monographs, published more than 60 articles in professional journals, and edited two annual publications – the Georgia Legislative Review and Status of Black Atlanta.

He has received more than 100 honors and awards.

Four novelists on live talk radio show

William Rawlings

Sharon Marchisello

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Authors William Rawlings, Sharon Marchisello, Duncan Dobie and Tori Bailey will chat with ArtistFirst Radio host Doug Dahlgren on May 4 at the Decatur Library Auditorium.

“The Doug Dahlgren Show,” which is recorded live with an audience, interviews authors who are new to the craft or whose work is not widely known.

Rawlings, who is a practicing physician, is the author of five novels including “A Killing on Ring Jaw Bluff: The Great Recession” and “The Death of Small Town Georgia.”

He was born, raised, and still lives on his family farm in Sandersville, Ga. Marchisello, who grew up in Tyler, Texas, is the author of “Going Home,” a murder mystery inspired by her own mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

She lives in Peachtree City with her husband and cat.

Dobie, a full-time writer and photographer for more than 30 years, is the author of nine books including seven about the

Duncan Dobie

Tori Bailey

white-tailed deer.

His books include “Dawn of American Deer Hunting,” “Arthur Woody” and “Legend of the Barefoot Ranger.” His work has appeared in numerous books, magazine and newspapers nationwide.

Bailey is the author of the Coming Homes series: “A Second Chance at Goodbye,” “Ethel’s Songs,” and “Love Made from Scratch,” all selected by the Book Ends book club. She is a contributing writer for Walton Living magazine and a contributor to The Georgia Connector.

Her short story “Zippee’s Greatest Adventure” was published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and “My Very Good, Very Bad Cat.” A native Georgian, Bailey spent 15 years as a 911 communications officer and trainer.

She lives in Monroe with her husband and five rescue cats.

The program, which is taped 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m., is in partnership with The Georgia Center for the Book. It includes a Q&A with the audience.

The Decatur Library is at 215 Sycamore St. in downtown Decatur. 404-370-3070.

Make a creative leash for your dog Dog owners can make a new leash for their pet at “The One Leash Project,” May 5 at the Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library.

Participants will craft their custom leash from repurposed climbing rope and learn about safe and effective animal handling.

The 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. workshop is

funded by Friends of the Stone MountainSue Kellogg Library. It is led by the Atlanta Rescue Dog Café and is open to the first 20 participants.

The library is at 952 Leon St. in Stone Mountain. For more information, call 770413-2020.

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Notice of Petition to CHANGE Name OF ADULT in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: 18PA1131-8 Darlane Williams filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on Apr. 02, 2018 to change name from: Darlane Williams to Darlene Ramirez. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: Mar. 21, 2018 04/07, 04/14, 4/21, 4/28

Notice of Petition to CHANGE Name OF ADULT in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: 18FM3705-2 Eula Mae Adams filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on Mar. 01, 2018 to change name from: Eula Mae Adams to Eula Lea Adams. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: Mar. 01, 2018 04/21, 04/28, 05/05, 05/12

Notice of Petition in the Superior Court of DeKalb County

State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: 18FM3791 Tiffany Henderson PLAINTIFF VS Jermond Henderson DEFENDANT NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: Jermond Henderson 4988 Wedgewood Place Lithonia, GA 30058

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated Apr. 16, 2018. You are hereby notified that Mar. 16, 2018, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Tiffany Henderson, 2416 Piering Drive, Lithonia, GA 30038.

Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Apr. 16, 2018.

Witness the Honorable Daniel Coursey, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 16th day of April 04/21, 04/28, 05/05, 05/12

Notice of Petition in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: 18FM1598-10 Faye Smith PLAINTIFF VS

Ricky Smith DEFENDANT NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO:

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated Apr. 13, 2018. You are hereby notified that Jan. 26, 2018, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Faye Smith, 4900 Central Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Apr. 13, 2018.

Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 13th day of April

catur, GA 30032. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Apr. 13, 2018.

Witness the Honorable Clarence F. Seeliger, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 16th day of April 04/21, 04/28, 05/05, 05/12

Notice of PUBLICATION in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

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By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated Apr. 17, 2018. You are hereby notified that Jun.

28, 2016, the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Custody Order.

You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Deborah A. Johnson, 246 Sycamore St., Site 120, Decatur, GA 30030. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Apr. 17, 2018.

Witness the Honorable Gregory A. Adams, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 18th day of April

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Civil Action Case Number: 18FM4140-3 Andre Askew PLAINTIFF VS Quaterrious Askew DEFENDANT NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: Quaterrious Askew 3719 Central Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083

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