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Work is progressing steadily on the new Krispy Kreme doughnut shop at the corner of Wesley Chapel Road and Snapfinger Woods Drive. 3

The city of Lithonia’s new Municipal Complex houses the Office of the Mayor, Administrative Offices, and Police Services. 6

Twelve DeKalb Sheriff deputies doused each other with bone chilling ice water on Aug. 28 to raise money for ALS research. 11

Building boom continues

New government home

Challenge accepted

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Boyer to plead guilty to federal mail, wire fraud charges By Ken Watts

Former DeKalb Commissioner Elaine Boyer – who abruptly resigned Aug. 25, a day before she was to appear in federal court on mail fraud conspiracy and wire fraud charges alleging she bilked taxpayers of more than $90,000 – says she is going to plead guilty this week. Boyer, who was the District 1 commissioner for 22 years, is charged with submitting false invoices totaling $78,000 and defrauding the county with the improper use of her countyissued Visa Purchasing Card, or P-Card. She also was facing a DeKalb ethics investigation over her P-Card purchases. The federal criminal charges allege that Boyer, a selfprofessed fiscal conservative, made more than $15,000 in purchases for personal goods and services for her and her family, including a ski trip to Colorado. In a WSB-TV interview Monday, a tearful Boyer said she

there is no indictment. Federal prosecutors said the case against Boyer is part of a larger investigation into corruption in DeKalb County government but did not provide any more details. Jeff Brickman, Boyer’s attorney, told Judge Janet King that Boyer will plead guilty to the two counts against her and is cooperating fully with authorities. He said Boyer does not have a plea deal in place but that he will ask the judge not to Elaine Boyer, in announcing her sentence her to prison. resignation on U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said Boyer took $90,000 in Aug. 25. DeKalb taxpayer money in the fraudulent schemes and had used “the funds of the county like her own personal piggy FILE bank.” was sorry and ashamed. She said cooperating won’t keep Boyer out of jail. “I’ve betrayed the people and I’ve abused my position “This is a serious crime,” Yates said outside the Richard of power,” she said. Boyer waived her right to a grand jury investigation so Please see BOYER, page 4

“I’ve betrayed the people and I’ve abused my position of power.”

African diplomat lobbies for Ebola drug, supplies Funerals for Ebola victims are common place in West Africa, where the epidemic has claimed about 1,500 lives.

Critical need for medical, clinical, sanitation supplies By Ken Watts

As the Ebola virus rages on unchecked in West Africa, an Atlanta-based diplomat is urging the United States to send shipments of the experimental drug Zmapp and other emergency aid to Liberia. Local representatives of two other hardhit countries – Sierra Leone and Guinea – say their priorities are isolation centers, fresh water and other medical supplies. As of Aug. 26, the epidemic had killed 1,552 of the 3,062 people in the region who contracted the virus, named for a river that runs through Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). Nearly half of the deaths have occurred in Liberia, where U.S. missionaries Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, a hygienist, were infected while treating Ebola patients. They were both flown to Emory University Hospital and successfully treated. As the virus lay siege in West Africa, Atlanta-based African leaders staged an Aug. 27 news conference at the Georgia State Capitol to solicit medical, clinical and sanitation supplies; water improvements; and health education and to press for the release of Zmapp and other experimental drugs to their countries. The first human trials of an Ebola Vaccine are scheduled to begin the week of Aug. 31 in Bethesa, Md., sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Cynthia Lynn BlandCynthia Blandford ford, Liberia honorary consul to Atlanta, said that her country’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has appealed to President Obama to authorize the release of the Zmapp drug that already has been

released to American research doctors. Both U.S. missionaries, who were released from the hospital on Aug. 19 and 21 after three weeks of treatment, were given the drug. Zmapp maker Map Pharmaceuticals of Mountain View, Calif., says it is out of the medication and is focused on replenishing its supply. Blandford was joined C. Jarrett-Thorpe at the news conference by Cynthia Oremi Jarrett-Thorpe, Sierra Leone’s honorary consul, and Guinean-American Communities United President Aboubacar Balde. African officials were encouraged by the missionaries’ recovery. Liberia received three doses of Zmapp on Aug. 13 and used them to treat three doctors.

They said that initially, the patients were responding to treatment, but Dr. Abraham Borbor of Ireland died on Aug. 24. The other two patients are still being treated. As the number of Ebola patients rises in Liberia, Blandford said there is a critical need for more hospital beds, nurses and doctors, and clinical supplies. All three countries also need help in building emergency operations centers to improve communication and coordination to locate cases and make sure the virus does not spread further in the region. The deadly disease is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or animal. Symptoms of fever, sore throat, muscle pain and headaches start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus. Typically, vomiting, diarrhea and rash follow, along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys. Around this time, af-

fected people may begin to bleed internally and externally. Officials are asking the public and businesses for contributions of bleach, gloves, boots, masks, protective suits for health workers and for technicians who can help build isolation rooms at health centers. Jarrett-Thorpe said Sierra Leone needs experts who can help improve its fresh water infrastructure, which can help maintain sanitation and slow the spread of the virus. At press time Thursday, the latest data from the World Health Organization showed 1,025 known cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone with 422 deaths, including 120 health care workers. The Ebola outbreak was first reported in Sierra Leone on May 25 after a citizen returned home after attending the funeral of an Please see EPIDEMIC, page 5

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“The instructors here have provided me with more knowledge and training than I could have ever dreamed of.” DeKalb Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams administers the oath of office to DeKalb Sheriff Jeffrey Mann on Aug. 20.

Mann adds 2 to leadership team DeKalb Sheriff Jeffrey Mann has promoted two longtime employees to his leadership team. Mann, who was sworn in as DeKalb’s 49th sheriff on Aug. 20 by DeKalb Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams, announced this week that Maj. Reginald B. Scandrett is the jail’s new chief deputy sheriff and administrative director Xernia Fortson is now chief of Ad- Xernia Fortson ministration and Legal Affairs. Scandrett, who was the former commander of the Jail Division, fills the post vacated in February by Mann when he was appointed sheriff by outgoing Sheriff Thomas Brown. Mann won the July 20 special election runoff in a landslide over former DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones. Scandrett is a career law enforcement officer who joined the Sheriff ’s Office in 1990 as a detention officer. As head of the DeKalb Jail, he managed the state’s largest pre-trial detention facility for four years. On average, the jail houses 2,700 people daily and processes more than 35,000 detainees annually.

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Fortson joined the Sheriff ’s Office in 2004 after serving in the DeKalb County Attorney’s Office. As director of Labor Relations and Legal Affairs, she managed Human Resources and Information Technology sections and more than $20 million in contracted services. In her new roles, she also will have oversight of the Office of Professional Reginald Scandrett Services, Training, Contract Management and Budgets. Fortson is a member of the State Bar, the DeKalb Bar Association, and the American Bar Association, where she serves as vice chair of the Government Law, Employment Law, and Litigation committees. She is author of “Recent Developments in Employment Law and Litigation” published in 2009 and “Recent Developments in Employment Law and Litigation – National Labor Relations Board” published in 2012 for the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal. “We are fortunate to have experienced, committed and highly skilled professionals in these critical leadership positions,” Mann said.

GPTC cop academy accredited Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy is now an accredited Law Enforcement Agency. The academy, located on the college’s Newton campus, is the first training academy in Georgia to earn the professional designation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. GPTC President Jabari Simama and the college’s faculty, the academy’s leadership team, and state and local leaders acknowledged the achievement at an Aug. 19 ceremony. CALEA, which Jabari Simama accredits law enforcement agencies, public safety communications agencies, law enforcement training academies and campus security agencies nationally and worldwide, voted unanimously to award accreditation status to the academy during its July conference in Schaumburg, Ill. Simama said officers who graduate from the academy are not only technically skilled but also culturally sensitive. “All of our law enforcement graduates are familiar with strategies for community policing,” he said. Gov. Nathan Deal praised the academy for being the first agency of its kind in the state to receive CALEA accreditation, and state Sen. Ronald B. Ramsey Sr., who represents District 43 where the Newton Campus is located, congratulated the academy for attaining national accreditation. He called

CALEA “the gold standard in public safety accreditation” and read a Senate resolution that praised the academy for earning national accreditation. Mitch Jones, director of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, said accreditation is proof the academy has done everything right. “I’m particularly proud that Georgia Piedmont’s Law Enforcement Academy achieved CALEA accreditation because it means the students here are participating in the best possible learning environment,” he said. Academy Director Harry C. McCann Jr. said the academy, a joint effort between the Technical College System of Georgia and the P.O.S.T. Council, was basically built from scratch in 2008. It opened for business in January 2009. During its 17-week paramilitary training program, students get 700 basic mandate hours; 40 P.O.S.T. advanced hours; and 42 college credit hours. Students who want an associate degree take 60 college credit hours. Eric Dorsey, an academy student, said he can’t put into words how great the program has been. “The instructors here have provided me with more knowledge and training than I could have ever dreamed of,” he said. To ensure that the academy complied with its 159 standards, CALEA’s assessors visited the academy in April and evaluated its policies and procedures; reviewed files; interviewed staff, students, and graduates; and visited offcampus sites it utilizes for training. For more information, visit www. gptc.edu or call Maj. Harry McCann at 404-297-9522, Ext. 5031.

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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme had been trying for more than a year to build a store on Wesley Chapel Road. A work crew begins framing the foundation for a new Krispy Kreme on Wesley Chapel at the corner of Snapfinger Woods Drive in Decatur.

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Wesley Chapel Krispy Kreme finally going up By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

The long anticipated Krispy Kreme store on Wesley Chapel Road is finally under construction. This week, a work crew was framing the foundation for the 2,671-square-foot store that is going up at 2533 Wesley Chapel Road at the corner of Snapfinger Woods Drive in Decatur. The store is being built on the site of an old Wachovia Bank building, which became home to the nonprofit BDI. The former bank building was demolished in early August to make way for the new store. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme had been trying for more than a year to build a store on Wesley Chapel Road. When company officials met with residents in January before filing its rezoning application with DeKalb County, they said

the store will have 20 seats inside, a small outdoor seating area, 10-foot-wide sidewalks, bike racks, extensive landscaping, and 15 parking spaces and will employ 30 to 40 part- and full-time workers. Krispy Kreme first tried to build on an old Hardee’s restaurant site in the Wesley Chapel Kroger shopping center, but the deal fell through. A McDonald’s restaurant is now planned for that site. The Wesley Chapel location will be one of the first stores that the Krispy Kreme family will operate on the south side of the metro Atlanta region. When it opens later this year, it will be the second doughnut shop built on the corridor this year. A 2,100-square-foot Dunkin’ Donuts store opened on July 22 at 2555 Wesley Chapel Road, just two doors down from the new Krispy Kreme. Michael Ratliff, the Krispy Kreme architect, said that the new store, which will have

a drive-through window, will seat about 57 people. The DeKalb Board of Commissioners cleared the way for construction of the Krispy Kreme store on March 25 when it approved a special land use application for the site. The board’s vote uniformed the zoning on the property to commercial and approved a drive-through window. Before, the property was zoned both commercial and office and institutional. Krispy Kreme, which was founded in 1937, has been making doughnuts for 77 years. It has 812 locations in the United States and 23 countries around the world. The Wesley Chapel store will be the smallest of three prototypes that Krispy Kreme builds. It will be the second constructed in Atlanta. The first opened on Buford Highway in October.

South DeKalb improvement group to meet The South DeKalb Improvement Association will hold its regular quarterly meeting on Sept. 6 at the Berean Community Center in Stone Mountain. The meeting, which will include a safety forum, takes place at 9:30 a.m. in Building 1. The group, which launched in October 2013, is seeking to improve the area’s quality of life and economic development and to help reverse economic decline brought on by the recent foreclosure crisis, the economic recession and neglect. The Berean Community Center is at 2440 Young Road. For more information, contact Wayne Early at SDIAinc@gmail.com.

Clothing and food pantry reopens Disadvantaged individuals and families can get food and clothes from Sarah’s Clothes Closet and Food Pantry in Decatur staring Sept. 2. One Accord Community Church said this week that it is reopening its outreach ministry at 5285 Flat Shoals Parkway to serve residents in ZIP codes 30032, 30034, 30035, 30038, 30087 and 30088. The closet and food pantry will be open Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Residents must bring a Georgia ID and Social Security cards for each family member to receive service. For more information, call 770-593-3282.

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“She’s cooperating now after she was caught … but that doesn’t wipe the slate clean.”

Qualifying for District 1 seat begins on Sept. 8 DeKalb Commission District 1 residents interested in finishing out Elaine Boyer’s term on the Board of Commissioners can qualify for the Nov. 4 special election starting Sept. 8. The DeKalb Board of Registration & Elections called the special election on Aug. 27 in the wake of Boyer’s sudden resignation on Aug. 25. The Board of Elections said the special election will be held in conjunction with the Nov. 4 general election. Qualifying begins on Sept. 8 at 8:30 a.m. and will close on Sept. 10 at noon at the elections office, 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur. The fee to qualify is $1,151.24.

County commissioners make $38,000 a year. Eligible candidates must have been a resident of the county for at least 12 months prior to the election, be at least 21 years old, and be a qualified voter. They must not be under conviction for any violation of election laws, malfeasance in office, or felony involving moral turpitude or conviction of domestic violence locally or nationwide. They also must not owe any local, state or federal taxes. Boyer, who had been on the Board of Commissioners for 22 years, was first elected to office in 1992. Her current terms ends in 2016. She is facing federal criminal

mail and wire fraud charges for authorizing fraudulent invoices in a kickback scheme and misusing her county-issued Visa purchasing card for personal purchases, including ski vacations for her family. All together, federal prosecutors said she used more than $90,000 of taxpayer money. Boyer has said she will plead guilty to the two charges when she is arraigned on Sept. 3. The successful candidate in the special election will finish her term of office before running for a full four-year term in 2016. With Boyer’s departure, the sevenmember board is now down two commissioners since District 5 Commissioner Lee May has been serving for more than a year as

interim CEO. The board is scheduled to vote Sept. 14 on appointing George Turner as interim District 5 commissioner while May fills in for CEO Burrell Ellis, who is awaiting trial on corruption and theft charges for allegedly shaking down county contractors for campaign donations. On Election Day, all the regular polling places in Commission District 1 will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. If a runoff is required, it will be held on Dec. 2. The last day to register to be eligible to vote in this special election is Oct. 6. For more information, visit www.dekalbvotes.com and click on “Notices.”

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B. Russell Federal Building after Boyer’s hearing. “She’s cooperating now after she was caught … but that doesn’t wipe the slate clean.” Boyer, 57, is expected in court on Sept. 3. She made no public comment after the hearing. Boyer was photographed and fingerprinted and is expected to be formally arraigned within 10 days. For now, she is free on $25,000 bond. Boyer was the lone Republican on the Board of Commissioners. The affluent North DeKalb district she represented included Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Tucker and Smoke Rise, where she lived. Boyer served on the board’s Finance, Budget and Audit Committee and was chair of the Employee Relations and Community Services Committee. In the court document, prosecutors allege that Boyer took part in a scheme to defraud DeKalb County and obtain money under false pretenses. The mail fraud charge – read against her on Aug. 26 in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta – says that Boyer retained an unnamed individual (“Advisor”) in September 2009 allegedly to assist her with government consulting and adviser duties on issues that affect her constituents. “From September 2009 and November 2011, false invoices were submitted to Boyer’s office for consulting services purportedly rendered by Advisor,” the filed charges said. “In fact, Advisor performed no services for Boyer, constituents of District 1 or DeKalb County.”

The lawsuit charges that Boyer used the false invoices as a basis to authorize payments to Advisor and based on those requisition requests from Boyer, DeKalb County mailed via the U.S. Postal Service about 35 checks to Advisor for consulting services that were never performed. “In total, DeKalb County paid Advisor more than $78,000,” the charges said, adding that the Advisor then kicked back 75 percent or $58,000 to Boyer’s personal account. “In turn, Boyer used the money deposited into her account to pay personal expenses, including purchases at hotels and high-end department stores. All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1341 and 1349.” The court documents did not name the adviser and no charges have been filed against the person, who apparently pocketed about $20,000 in taxpayer money. On Aug. 26, the Atlanta JournalConstitution said its examination of more than six years’ worth of payments that DeKalb County commissioners approved to suppliers, consultants and temporary workers found that only one consultant – Marion Rooks Boynton, a 72-year-old evangelist who ran unsuccessfully for DeKalb County offices in 1980 and 1984 – received those kinds of payments from Boyer. It said Boynton was the highestpaid consultant listed, receiving more than $83,000. “In recent weeks, the AJC had been asking Boyer for proof of the work Boynton had performed. She could produce none,” the newspa-

per reported. The AJC said that despite trying for two months to contact Boynton through relatives, neighbors and his nonprofit organization, Rooks Boynton Ministries, he did not respond to messages.

Serious financial problems On the wire fraud charge, the U.S. attorney said that between October 2010 and February 2014, Boyer authorized electronic credit card payments on her county PCard for more than 50 personal purchases for items such as airline tickets and hotel rooms for herself and her family for personal travel. For example, the lawsuit said that on or about May 30, 2012, Boyer knowingly caused wire communications to be transmitted in interstate commerce authorizing $344.60 to buy a commercial airline ticket. “In total, Boyer made over $15,000 worth of purchases on her P-Card for personal goods and services. All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343.” Tuesday’s bombshell federal court hearing was the first time that county residents found out the extent of Boyer’s troubles. Her abuse of her P-Card, which became public in March in an AJC/ WSB investigation, was common knowledge, but the invoice scheme was unknown until the federal charges were brought. Boyer repaid the county thousands of dollars for the unauthorized charges on her P-Card. The lawsuit said that upon conviction, Boyer “shall forfeit to the United States any property or proceeds obtained directly or indi-

rectly from the violations.” Boyer and her husband, John, have been in serious financial problems for more than a year. Their Smoke Rise home was foreclosed on and they have been ordered to move out this month. The Dunwoody Crier reported this week that neighbors saw a moving van at the premises on Sunday. Interim CEO Lee May said Monday that recent news stories notwithstanding, Boyer has faithfully served the constituents of District 1 and DeKalb County for more than 20 years and that he wished her the best. “It is my sincere hope that her resignation will allow the healing process to begin and open the door for a new voice on the Board of Commissioners,” he said. District 2 Commissioner Jeff Rader said Monday before the federal charges were common knowledge and that she did the right thing by resigning. In her Aug. 25 resignation to Gov. Nathan Deal, Boyer said her resignation was effective 5 p.m. Monday. She gave no reason for stepping down but said she wishes “the citizens of this county and my colleagues all the best.” “I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunity to have served in this capacity for the last 22 years and want to thank my constituents for their years of support,” she said. Deal accepted her resignation the next day, clearing the way for a special election for her replacement to be held alongside the Nov. 4 general election. Her term of office expires in 2016.

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Voting school for DeKalb residents DeKalb residents who want to learn more about the voting process can attend a Sept. 3 Voter Education and Outreach Training for Community Organizations seminar at the DeKalb Registration & Elections Office. Oct. 6 is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election. The 90-minute session will provide a summary of changes in voting laws, information and instructions for voter registration events (formerly known as voter registration drives), voter ID requirements, and absentee and early voting. It gets under way at 6:30 p.m. A voting booth also will be set up to familiarize participants with its usage. Training materials will be provided. The seminar is free, but registration is required at: https://events.r20.constantcontact. com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e9qsulbx3

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Notice of Public Hearings: September 8 & 9, 2014 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will hold public hearings for the purpose of considering:

Proposed Bus Modifications for December 13, 2014 Proposed routing and/or segment adjustments for the following bus routes: A voting booth will be set up to familiarize participants with its usage.

ae2f9be&oseq=&c=&ch=. The DeKalb Registration & Elections Office is at 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur. For more information, visit http://web. co.dekalb.ga.us/voter/default.html.

Ebola relief sought for West Africa Cynthia JarrettThorpe of Sierra Leone (from left), Aboubacar Balde of Guinea and Cynthia Blandford of Liberia appeal for help with the Ebola crisis on Aug. 27 at the Georgia Capitol.

Route 89 – Flat Shoals Road/Scofield Road will be realigned to assume the Old National Highway (between Godby Road and Jonesboro Road), Jonesboro Road, Londonderry Way, Lancaster Lane, and Shannon Parkway segments currently operated by Route 189-Old National Highway/Union Station on all service days. Route 89 will be renamed Route 89 – Old National Highway/Union Station. Route 140 – North Point/Mansell Road Park and Ride will be realigned to provide service along the east side of Old Milton Parkway via Haynes Bridge Road, Left onto Old Milton Parkway, right onto Brookside Parkway, right onto Alexander Drive, and left onto Old Milton Parkway and continue regular routing. The proposed new service along Old Milton Parkway would operate non-peak hours (9:00 am -3:00 pm) on weekdays only. Route 143 – Windward Park and Ride will be realigned to provide service along the east side of Old Milton Parkway via GA 400 to Old Milton Parkway exit (Exit 10), right onto Old Milton Parkway, right onto Brookside Parkway, right onto Alexander Drive, and left onto Old Milton Parkway then continue regular routing. The proposed new service along Old Milton Parkway would operate alternating trips during peak periods. During A.M. peak periods, service would be operated in the Northbound direction to Windward Park and Ride. During the P.M. peak periods, service would be operated in the Southbound direction to North Springs Station. Route 180 – Fairburn/Palmetto will be realigned to operate a short turn alignment from College Park Station to the Fulton County Comprehensive Career Center-Fulton County DFCS Service Center (South Branch) via Stonewall Tell Road and Camp Drive and continue operation from College Park Station to Palmetto every other trip (alternating) during peak periods (6:00 am - 9:00 am and 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm) on weekdays only.

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Ebola victim in neighboring Guinea. Sierra Leone’s first victim was a member of the Kissi ethnic group in Kailahun, the hardesthit area of the country. Jarrett-Thorpe said the Kissi people are related to the Gullah/ Geechee people who live on the Sea Islands from South Carolina to Florida, including Georgia’s Sapelo Island. “So there is a close link between Sierra Leone and Georgia,” she said. Jarrett-Thorpe said Ebola is devastating her homeland. “Entire families no longer exist,” she said.

Balde said slowing Ebola is an attainable goal. “It will take many months and it is difficult to isolate and care for patients but not impossible,” he said. Blandford said there is support in Liberia for conducting clinical trials for Zmapp and other experimental Ebola drugs. “The question is how does it get done,” she said. “What is the time line for it and what is the process and procedure?” Metro Atlanta’s West African community will sponsor a fundraising auction at the Carter Center for Ebola relief on Oct. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, email consulsaleonatl1@bellsouth.net.

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Route 189 – Old National Highway/Union Station will be realigned to assume the Godby Road, Scofield Road, Surrey Trail, Pleasant Hill Road, Old National Highway (between Pleasant Hill and Flat Shoals Roads), Flat Shoals Road, Feldwood Road to South Fulton Park and Ride segments currently operated by Route 89-Flat Shoals/Scofield on all service days. Additionally, the alternating trip service along Hillandale Drive, Carriage Lane, Ocean Valley Road, Old Farm Road, Harper Valley Drive, Kimberly Mill Road, and Cadiz Circle will be provided by Route 189 realignment. Route 189 will be renamed Route 189 –Flat Shoals Road/Scofield Road. Monday, September 8

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Copies of the proposed service modifications will also be available at MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324 during regular business hours, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sat 9:00 a.m.– 12 Noon and on the website at www.itsmarta.com. For formats (FREE of charge) in accordance with the ADA and Limited English Proficiency regulations contact 404-848-4037. For those patrons requiring further accommodations, information can be obtained by calling the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 404-848-5665. In addition, a sign language interpreter will be available at the hearing. If you cannot attend the hearing and want to provide comments you may: (1) leave a message at 404-848-5299; (2) write to MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E, Atlanta, Georgia 30324-

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3330; (3) complete an online Comment Card at www.itsmarta.com; (4) or fax your comments no later than September 15, 2014 to 404-848-4179. All citizens of the City of Atlanta and the Counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton and Gwinnett whose interests are affected by the subjects to be considered at this hearing are hereby notified and invited to appear at said time and place and present such evidence, comment or objection as their interests require. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority complies with all federal regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national origin, in its programs, benefits, services or activities. Complaints or inquiries regarding Title VI compliance may be directed in writing to the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity at 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30324 or 404-848-5240.

Keith T. Parker, AICP, General Manager/CEO

Community Rader dogged by conflict gripes Conflict of interest complaints continue to dog DeKalb Commissioner Jeff Rader. A week after the DeKalb Ethics Board threw out a complaint against Rader on Aug. 14, political consultant Warren Mosby filed an ethics complaint accusing the District 2 Jeff Rader commissioner of misspending public money and failing to fully disclose a potential conflict of interest stemming from his employment at Jacobs Engineering, a county contractor. Between 2007 and 2013, Rader was employed as a senior planner by Pasadena, Calif.-based Jacobs Engineering. Mosby, who lives in Decatur, said Rader should have acknowledged his potential conflict of interest at every board meeting in which the county’s relationship with Jacobs Engineering was discussed. Rader denied the conflict allegations and said his spending has been appropriate and for the benefit of the public. He also said he has recused himself from voting on matters related to Jacobs Engineering. Mosby also accused Rader of using his county Visa purchasing card to pay his cellphone bill, travel to Turkey and purchase more than $37,000 in technology services. Rader said the expenses were related to work done in his elected position. Mosby has worked for several DeKalb elected officials, including Commissioners Sharon Barnes Sutton, Larry Johnson and Stan Watson; District Attorney Robert James; and many state representatives.

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Rader denied the conflict allegations and said his spending has been appropriate and for the benefit of the public.

Lithonia consolidates offices in new City Hall The city of Lithonia moved into new digs at 6920 Main St. this week. The city purchased and renovated the twostory brick office building last year with a $675,000 loan from the Georgia Municipal Association’s “Brick and Mortar” proDeborah Jackson gram. The new Lithonia Municipal Complex houses the Office of the Mayor, Administrative Offices, and Police Services. Effective Sept. 5, the city will hold court hearings at the new location. The City Council will begin meeting there on Sept. 8. Mayor Deborah Jackson said an open house is being planned for October.

Lithonia City Hall is now located at 6920 Main St. The two-story building was purchased and renovated with a $675,000 loan from the Georgia Municipal Association.

Community Cabinet taking road trip to Stephenson Commissioner Stan Watson’s Community Cabinet Meeting is on the road for September. The Sept. 6 session will be held at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain and not at its usual meeting place at Chapel Hill Middle School in Decatur. The meeting takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. Presenters include DeKalb District Health Director S. Elizabeth Ford; Deyanna Jones Respress and Andy Macke of Government and Community Affairs, Comcast Cable; Discover DeKalb/DeKalb Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director and CEO James Tsismanakis; and GDOT Board member Robert L. Brown. The meeting is free to attend and a hot breakfast will be served. Stephenson High School is at 701 Stephenson Road. For more information, call 404-371-3681.

Commissioner Stan Watson’s Chief of Staff Kelly Lajoie (left) and a volunteer organize donated school supplies at Watson’s Aug. 2 meeting in Decatur.

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Wellness

“Health Centers provide access to quality health care for Georgians regardless of their ability to pay.”

Forum on Ebola crisis to focus on care, fundraising relief The “Real Doc Hollywood” Neil Shulman will be the featured panelist at a discussion of the Ebola crisis and new therapy approaches at the Decatur Recreation Center on Sept. 4 in Decatur. Atlanta-based nonprofit Our Seeds Tomor- Neil Shulman row and its founder/executive director, Liberia native Dazia Fumbah, are co-hosting the panel discussion, Ebola: Shaping Solutions to the West African Crisis. It takes place from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Our Seeds Tomorrow, a registered organization in Liberia, has been monitoring the Ebola epidemic sweeping West Africa. The discussion will center on strategies

to improve the crisis and how activists can support the cause through fundraising efforts to provide supplies and advanced medical research. Medical professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and PrevenDazia Fumbah tion, Morehouse School of Medicine and the University of Georgia medical school will join Shulman, a professor at Emory University, on the panel. Shulman’s semiautobiographical memoir was the basis for the 1991 blockbuster romantic comedy “Doc Hollywood” starring Michael J. Fox. Our Seeds Tomorrow is raising funds to aid people affected by the Ebola crisis in

Ga. health centers land ACA grants Three Georgia health centers have been awarded $750,000 in Affordable Care Act funding to support facility improvements. St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Services in Atlanta, Medlink Georgia Inc. in Colbert, and Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Care Inc. in Savannah each received $250,000. Nationally, more than $35 million was awarded to 147 Health Centers in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, who announced the ACA awards on Aug. 26, said the funding supports patient-cen- Sylvia Burwell tered medical homes through new construction and facility renovations. “Health Centers provide access to quality health care for Georgians regardless of their ability to pay,” Burwell said. “We’re making these investments so that Georgia

health centers will be able to provide even higher quality services to the patients that rely upon them.” The patient-centered medical home delivery model is designed to improve quality of care through team-based coordination of care, treating the needs of the patient at once, increasing access to care, and empowering patients to be a partner in their care. Mary Wakefield, HHS Health Resources and Services Administration administrator, said the awards will support 21 new construction projects and 126 alteration and renovation projects. Thirty-three Health Centers operate more than 180 service delivery sites that provide care to over 338,996 patients in Georgia. Health Centers also are playing a critical role in helping the public learn about new coverage opportunities under the Affordable Care Act by conducting outreach and enrollment activities that link individuals to coverage options. To find a Health Center, visit http:// findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov.

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. It will be shipping supplies such as bottled water, protective masks, and outer garment wear to support the containment of the spread of the virus. Rx Humor, Shulman’s self-publishing entity, will donate 120 copies of “Under the Backyard Sky,” a hardcover children’s book by Shulman and Sibley Fleming, and 100 copies of “Make the World Happy!” posterbooks for use in fundraising efforts to help eradicate the Ebola threat. “Under the Backyard Sky” centers around medical missions to Africa. The theme of “Make the World Happy! written and illustrated by Shulman’s 7-year-old son, Myles, encourages people to be caring for others. Since March, Ebola has killed 1,426 people and sickened more than 2,000, including U.S. missionaries Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy

Writebol, who were infected in July while treating Ebola patients in Liberia. Forum organizers say activists must work to assist where they can to provide relief to West Africa. Our Seeds Tomorrow is seeking to raise $35,000 to ship supply containers to Liberia. There is a critical need for clinical gowns, gloves, masks, goggles, sanitizing and disinfecting supplies, and nonperishable goods like bottled water. Tax-deductible donations can be made at SunTrust Bank branches to Our Seeds Tomorrow Inc. Ebola West Africa Acct# 100178011010 and by PayPal at www.ourseedstomorrow.org. The Decatur Recreation Center is at 231 Sycamore St. Visit www.ourseedstomorrow. org or contact Dazia Fumbah at ebola@our seedstomorrow.org or 470-257-2600.

Blood drive for Sickle Cell Month Residents who donate blood or platelets during September in honor of National Sickle Cell Awareness Month will get a coupon for a free haircut at participating Sport Clips locations. The American Red Cross is urging donors to give blood in September to help ensure a stable and diverse blood supply. Sickle cell, an inherited disease that causes red blood cells to form an abnormal crescent shape, affects more than 100,000 people in the United States. Many patients face a lifetime of blood transfusions to help reduce the risk of stroke, damage to major organs and other complications. Since blood from donors of the same ethnic background as the recipient is less likely to cause complications, the Red Cross must maintain a diverse blood sup-

ply. All blood types are needed. Individuals who are 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds, and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Donors 18 years and younger have to meet height and weight requirements. Upcoming blood drives include: n Sept. 3 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave. in Decatur. n Sept. 5 – 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. n Sept. 7 – 8 a.m.-2 p.m., New Birth Missionary Baptist Lithonia, 6400 Woodrow Road in Lithonia. For a complete list and to make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

“The cure for the common church.”

GRAND OPENING SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

ATLANTA SENIOR RECREATION CENTER 7316 Covington Highway • Lithonia, GA 30058 770-912-0415

Open House 10am – 2pm Box Lunches Will Be Served

Days of Operation Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. Until 3 p.m.

Membership $25.00 Per Month Complimentary Parking • Snacks And Box Lunch

For More Information or to Register for the Open House, Call Sabrina Hughes @ 770-912-0415

OUR MISSION “To passionately proclaim the Word of God, accurately interpret its truths, and empower believers to impact the world for God.”

CONTACT INFORMATION

Location: (Currently worshiping at Avondale Pattillo UMC) 3260 Covington Highway Decatur, GA 30032 Phone: 678-586-3334 Sunday morning worship: 8:00 a.m. Tuesday Bible study: 12:00 noon / 7:30 p.m. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 356 Ellenwood, GA 30294

Email: pastor@thecommunitychristianchurch.org

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“Generations of students and scholars from around the world will come to understand more deeply the creative process.”

‘The Abolitionists’ to be screened at Stonecrest Karon’s Father Tim “The Abolitionists,” a documentary that revisits efforts to end slavery in America, returns to Mitford will be screened Sept. 2 at the Stonecrest Library in Lithonia.

Richard Brooks stars as Frederick Douglass in “The Abolitionists.”

On Sept. 6, a discussion on the abolitionist movement will take place at the library. Both events are part of “Created Equal: America’s Civil Right Struggle,” an initiative that uses the power of documentary films to encourage discussion of America’s civil rights history. “The Abolitionists” vividly brings to life the intertwined stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown. It takes place during some of the most violent and contentious decades in American history and reveals how the movement shaped history by exposing the fatal flaw of a republic founded on liberty for some and bondage for others. The screening takes place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dr. L.H. Whelchel, an Interdenominational Theological Center professor of church history, will facilitate the Sept. 6 discussion on the history of the abolitionist movement, which was America’s first civil rights movement. The two-hour discussion begins at 2 p.m. “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle” is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Visit neh.gov/created-equal for more information. The library is at 3123 Klondike Road. For more information, call 770-482-3828.

Natasha Trethewey archive finds home at Emory Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey has placed her archive, which is currently open to researchers, at Emory University. The Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing said Emory has been an intellectual home for her. Her archive joins a rich collection of literary assets at the Manuscript Archives Natasha Trethewey and Rare Book Library at Emory. It is home to the papers of Alice Walker, Lucille Clifton, James Dickey, Seamus Heaney, W.B. Yeats, Ted Hughes and Emory University Distinguished Professor Salman Rushdie, among others. In an Aug. 26 statement, Trethewey said she’s delighted to join the community of writers in MARBL’s fine collections. She served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States between 2012 and 2014. She is author of four collections of poetry: “Domestic Work,” “Thrall,” “Bellocq’s Ophelia,” and “Native Guard,” which received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. A chapbook, “Congregation,” was published in 2014. She is also the author of a book of creative nonfiction, “Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.” Rosemary Magee, director of MARBL, said Trethewey is among the nation’s foremost contemporary voices in poetry. “We are so pleased and proud that she has chosen to make Emory the permanent home for her literary archive,” Magee said. “Generations of students and scholars from around the

world will come to understand more deeply the creative process and the meaning of poetry and its relationship to our lives and history.” Robin Forman, Emory College of Arts and Sciences dean, called Trethewey “an extraordinarily powerful and impactful poet, and a deeply dedicated and gifted teacher.” “I am thrilled that her archive will be here at Emory, helping students explore and better understand how the poetic voice can illuminate some of the most critical issues of our time,” Forman said. For more information, visit emory.edu.

Judaism up next in series Clarkston residents and library patrons can learn the tenets of Judaism on Sept. 6 at the Clarkston Library. The latest installment of One City, Many Faiths takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The series explores the many faiths practiced in Clarkston, which boasts a diverse, multicultural population. It is co-sponsored by the Clarkston Interfaith Group. The introduction to the Jewish faith will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The Clarkston Library is at 951 N. Indian Creek Drive. For more information, call 404-508-7175.

Fans can catch up with Father Tim when Jan Karon discusses “Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good” on Sept. 6 at Holy Trinity Parish in Decatur. The New York Times best-selling author of the Mitford Series will discuss the character from 7 to 9 p.m. After five hectic years of retirement from Lord’s Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns to Mitford with his wife, Cynthia, to discover that someJan Karon thing – a pulpit – is missing. When faced with the opportunity to accept a return to preaching, he must decide between God and his family. Karon is the author of the best-selling series of nine Mitford novels featuring Father Timothy, an Episcopal priest, and the fictional village of Mitford set in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Holy Trinity Parish is at 515 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. For more information, call 404-370-3070.

Civil War spy tale to come to life at library New York Times best-selling author Karen Abbott will discuss “Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy” on Sept. 2 at the Decatur Library. The book brings to life four reallife spies – a socialite, a farm girl, an abolitionist and a widow – who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. Abbott, who weaved her spell- Karen Abbott binding tale with a wealth of source materials and interviews of descendants’ families, will talk about the heroic foursome from 7:15 to 9 p.m. The former journalist is the best-selling author of “Sin in the Second City” and “American Rose.” She is a featured contributor to Smithsonian magazine’s history blog, Past Imperfect, and also writes for Disunion, the New York Times series about the Civil War. The library is at 215 Sycamore St. in downtown Decatur. For more information, call 404-370-3070.

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Finance

Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless will provide groceries and back-to-school items for the needy.

Series offers tips to start nonprofit Starting a Nonprofit Organization, a four-part series, kicks off on Sept. 8 at the Decatur Library. The series co-hosted by DeKalb Public Library and the Leadership Academy begins with “7 Things You Should Know” at 7 p.m. Participants will learn about the seven essentials all nonprofit business owners must know to ensure the success of their organization.

The class is open to 40 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Other classes in the series are “Marketing and Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations,” “Seeking/Securing Grants,” and “Leadership/Board Development in Nonprofit Organizations.” The library is at 215 Sycamore St. Call 404-370-3070 for more information.

Tablet, smartphone class for seniors Residents 50 years and older can learn to use tablets and smartphones at a series of free AARP workshops at the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia. The AARP Technology Education Knowledge classes, which kicked off Aug. 27, take place from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 24, Oct. 29, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10. The sessions cover touchscreen basics,

apps, texting, photo sharing and video chat. All participants will get hands-on experience with devices as well as a free touchscreen stylus pen and take-home guidebook. The workshop devices are Apple iPad Minis. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, register at http://aarp.cvent.com/aarptekgeorgia or call 1-877-926-8300. The Lou Walker Center is at 2538 Panola Road.

Labor of Love career expo coming up The Labor of Love career and resource expo will take place Sept. 6 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. The 10 a.m.-to-1 p.m. expo, co-hosted by the Georgia Department of Labor and Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, will feature employers, educational institutions, and resource agencies that provide assistance to job seekers. Employers will be hiring or discussing current and future employment opportunities. Other organizations will provide education and other resources. Job-readiness workshops on positive attitudes, soft skills, filling out job applications and interviewing, salary negotiations, and dressing for success will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue every 30 to 45 minutes throughout the event. HFTH will provide groceries and backto-school items for the needy.

Job seekers should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available job openings. They also are encouraged to dress appropriately. Participants include Alorica, Arden’s Garden, Areas USA, Avon, Comcast Corp., DeKalb Fire and Rescue, DeKalb Police Department, DeKalb Workforce Development, Kroger, Goodwill Industries, Lanier Parking LLC, Legal Shield, MDF Executive Marketing, MMP Staffing and Catering Solutions LLC, PetSmart, and Primerica Financial. The Georgia International Convention Center is at 2000 Convention Center Concourse. Employers seeking to register and for more information, email Janice.BurleyBlack@gdol.ga.gov or Crystal.Davis@gdol. ga.gov or call 404-679-5200.

State of Georgia

Legal Notices 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7813-1++ Carlos R. Clark filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on July 23, 2014, to change the name from: Corey Roberta Clark to Corey Roberta Clark. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed. Dated: July 23, 2014 Corey R. Clark Petitioner, Pro se 507 Walden Walk Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30088 (818) 239-2998 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7747-8++ Barbara Ann Nicholson filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on July 30, 2014, to change the name from: Barbara Ann Nicholson Arbogast to Barbara Ann Nicholson. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed. Dated: July 30, 2014 Barbara A. Nicholson Petitioner, Pro se P.O. Box 190872 Atlanta, GA 31119 (404) 213-2351 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV8018-3++ Raymond Dementrus Jones filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on August 8, 2014, to change the name from: Raymond Dementrus Jones to Raymond-D’Ontario Dementrius Jones. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed. Dated: August 8, 2014 Raymond Dementrus Jones

Petitioner, Pro se P.O. Box 297 Stone Mountain, GA 30086 (470) 315-5068 8/23, 8/30, 9/06, 9/13

Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7998-2++ ASdebola Alabi filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on August 8, 2014, to change the name from: Adebola Oluwayomi Alabi to David Adebola Oluwayomi Alabi. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed. Dated: August 8, 2014 Adebola Alabi Petitioner, Pro se 2177 Tudor Castle Way Decatur, GA 30035 (404) 438-4860 8/9, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6353-10++ Myrlande Laurent Plaintiff Vs. Smith Laurent Defendant To: Rue Cameau #30 Port-Au-Prince, Haiti By Order of the Court for service by publication dated July 31, 2014 you are hereby notified that on June 24, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Myrlande Laurent, 5165 Clearstream Ct., Stone Mountain, GA 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of July 31, 2014. Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 31st day of July, 2014 8/9, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7251-2++ Antonia Bolden

Plaintiff Vs. Tony Jr. Williams Defendant To: 4815 Buford Hwy Chamblee, GA 30341 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated July 29, 2014 you are hereby notified that on July 23, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Antonia Bolden, P.O. Box 764, Atlanta, GA 30301; 770-875-6553. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of July 29, 2014. Witness the Honorable Asha Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 4th day of August, 2014

By Order of the Court for service by publication dated August 6, 2014 you are hereby notified that on July 29, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Angela C. Colbert, 619 El Prado Court, Stone Mountain, GA 30083. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of August 6, 2014. Witness the Honorable Clarence Seeliger, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 7th day of August, 2014 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/6

Notice OF PUBLICATION in the Superior Court of DeKalb County

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7848-7++ Kenya Clark Plaintiff Vs. Derek Williams Defendant To: 3552 Herschel Road College Park, GA 30337 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated August 12, 2014 you are hereby notified that on August 8, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Kenya Clark, 3552 Herschel Road, College Park, GA 30337. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of August 12, 2014. Witness the Honorable Daniel M. Coursey, Jr., Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 31st day of July, 2014

++ 14CV7891-2++ Huronda P. Gordon Smith Plaintiff Vs. Jessie James Smith Defendant To: Cobbs Creek Drive Decatur, GA 30032 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated August 14, 2014 you are hereby notified that on August 11, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Huronda P. Gordon Smith, 7029 Red Maple Lane, Lithonia, GA 30058. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of August 14, 2014. Witness the Honorable Asha F. Jackson, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 18th day of August, 2014 8/30

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

Civil Action Case Number:

Notice of Intention For Write-In Candidacy

Raymond Davis intends to be a write-in candidate for the office of U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, 4th District, GA in the General Election on Nov. 4, 2014.

8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/6

Notice OF PUBLICATION

DeKalb County Sheriff Office

in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7882-9++ Maxine Vernon-Whyte Plaintiff Vs. Cebert Whyte Defendant To: 132 Cotton Drive Ocilla, GA 31774 By Order of the Court for service by publication dated August 11, 2014 you are hereby notified that on August 7, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Maxine Vernon-Whyte, 4114 Belvedere Square, Apt. D, Decatur, GA 30035. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of August 11, 2014. Witness the Honorable Mark Anthony Scott, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 11th day of August, 2014

Jeffrey L. Mann, Sheriff 4415 Memorial Drive • Decatur, GA 30032

Sex Offender

Ricketta Johnson 1178 Berry Hill Drive Lithonia, GA 30058 Charge of Cruelty to Children Convicted on 11/9/2010

Linton Parker III 1957 Don Juan Lane Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Rape Convicted on 4/27/1987

Michael Stokes Homeless Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Criminal Sexual Abuse Convicted on 7/9/2007

Nathan Turner 3829 Redan Road Apt 142 Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Aggravated Child Molestation Convicted on 7/18/2005

Sex Offender

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7662-3++ Angela C. Colbert Plaintiff Vs. Kiwanis K. Colbert Defendant To: 619 El Prado Court Stone Mountain, GA 30083

Gregory McCauley 1281 Brockett Road Clarkston, GA 30021 Charge of Sexual Battery Convicted on 10/1/2005

Eugene Pauldo 4815 Buford Hwy Chamblee, GA 30341 Charge of Lewd Lascivious Battery Sex with child 12 to 15 years old. Convicted on 2/19/2009

Andrew Subahwon 3857 Wolverton Circle Lithonia, GA 30038 Charge of Child Molestation Convicted on 3/14/2012

Lrich Wilson 1637 Mary Lou Lane S E Atlanta, GA 30316 Charge of Statutory Rape Convicted on 8/21/2007

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Youth

August 30, 2014

“With Campus Portal, academic information is shared confidentially and quickly, allowing parents to know right away if their students are on the right track.”

Defending champs win meet

3 DeKalb grads win CBC scholarships

Cross country defending champs Clarkston Angoras and Dunwoody Lady Wildcats continued their winning ways at the DeKalb cross country season opener on Aug. 26. Both teams kicked off the season by winning their first DeKalb meet at the Druid Hills Middle School course. The Angoras, who lost four seniors from their Class 5A state runners-up squad, put teams on notice that this younger version will be tough to dethrone. They ran the five fastest times of the day to sweep the first varsity boys’ race. Junior Abbas Abbkar (17:54.67) and senior Gidey Shalu (17:55.82) both ran sub 18-minute races to lead Clarkston to a sweep of the top five spots for a perfect score of 15, while Stone Mountain followed in second with 71 and Dunwoody third with 108. Chamblee finished fourth with a score of 122, followed by Cross Keys in fifth with 150 and Redan sixth with 180. Sophomore Suheib Mohamed (18:03.24), freshman Awet Fitwi (18:18:53), and sophomore Bineyam Tumbo (18:28.40) rounded out the top 5 for Clarkston. Senior Muhoza Valence got a Top 10 finish with 20:10.06. Stone Mountain sophomore Niyikuru Onesimo led the way for the Pirates finishing in 19:35.59 to take ninth overall. Redan seniors Cedric Roberts (18:36.42) and Keith Terry (19:13.91) finished sixth and eighth, and Stephenson junior Brandon Hines rounded out the Top 10 in seventh with 18:48.64. The Lady Wildcats had seven consecutive runners finish in the top 11 runners to take the girls’ race 35-77 over Redan with Clarkston in third with 157. Sophomore Christy Holloway started the Dunwoody run coming in fifth with a time of 27:04.21, followed by sophomore Jenny Quijano (27:05.21), senior Frances Abele (27:11.10), senior Katie Laquire (27:13.56), senior Alyssa Farnell (27:25.72), junior Cassidy Drew

Three DeKalb County high school graduates are among five winners of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Spouses Education Scholarships from the 4th District. The 2014 winners are Redan High graduate John Adeyemi, Chamblee High alum Marcus Byrd, and John Washington, a graduate of Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy. The scholarships are awarded to students pursuing a full-time undergraduate or graduate education. U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, who announced the awards on Aug. 26, said that since 2007, students from the 4th District have won

more than $350,000 in CBC scholarships. Adeyemi now attends the University of Georgia, Byrd is a student at Georgetown University, and Washington attends Penn State. The 4th District also includes parts of Gwinnett and Newton counties and all of Rockdale County. The other winners are Briana Clark, a graduate of Alcovy High in Covington who now attends the University of Georgia, and Aliyah Miller, a graduate of Shiloh High in Snellville who attends Spelman College. For more information, visit www.cbcfinc.org/ scholarships.html.

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Clarkston junior Abbas Abbkar led his team to a sweep of the top 5 spots.

(27:26.50), and junior Rachel Wolfson (27:50.10). Redan’s Tanzanie Brown won the individual title with a time of 24:16.80. Chamblee freshman Paris Williams was second in 24:38.58. Teammate Rachel Solomon was fourth with 26:59.98. Clarkston was led by a third-place finish by senior Alut Dut in 26:34.12. The second varsity boys’ race was won by Lithonia 35-62 over Tucker as the Bulldogs put five runners in the Top 11 finishers for the race. Sam Obiago led the way for the Bulldogs with a third-place finish in a time of 21:30.37. A pair of Bulldog seniors finished fifth and sixth for Lithonia in Eric Ray (22:04.18) and Stephen Dunn (22:04.60). Seniors Kesean Warren (23:17.00) and Corey Eave (23:24.92) rounded out Bulldog finishers in the Top 11. For more information, visit www. dekalb.k12.ga.us/athletics.

The DeKalb School District has launched its new and updated Campus Portal, a confidential and secure Web site that allows parents and guardians to log in and view their children’s progress in school. Superintendent Michael Thurmond said the new student information system, which launched on Aug. 25, strengthens the partnership between schools and parents. “With Campus Portal, academic information is shared confidentially and quickly, allowing parents to know right away if their students are on the right track or need academic help,” he said. “Campus Portal helps keep our students on track and reestablishes the bond between

schools and homes.” All students are automatically issued their own Campus Portal account within 24 hours of enrolling into the district. Parents and guardians will access the portal with a username and password. Parents who have forgotten their password can view the Account Management video at www. dekalb.k12.ga.us to learn how to reset it. To reset user ID, visit https://campus.dekalb.k12.ga.us/ campus/portal/dekalb.jsp and click on DCSD Portal Account Activation. Parents without an account can sign up at https://campus.dekalb. k12.ga.us/campus/portal/dekalb.jsp and click on DCSD Portal Account Activation. For more information, call 678-676-1131.

Georgia State joins Common Application Georgia State University has joined Common Application to make it easy for students to apply to the college. The standardized Common Application reduces duplication because students complete one application and submit it to multiple schools at once. Georgia State joins about 500 colleges, or about 10 percent of the nation’s colleges and universities, in the program. Tim Renick, GSU’s vice president for enrollment and student success, said the Common App is used by some of the nation’s most elite academic institutions and applicants have

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Sheriff ’s deputies take ice bucket challenge for ALS research By Ken Watts

Deputies with the DeKalb Sheriff’s Office are doused with icy water on Aug. 28 as part of the ice bucket challenge to help fund ALS research.

A dozen DeKalb sheriff ’s deputies got doused with bone-chilling ice water on Aug. 28 and donated money to the ALS Association. The deputies accepted the ice bucket challenge from their boss, Sheriff Jeff Mann, who got soaked in a challenge on Aug. 26. The sheriff ’s command staff took turns on Aug. 28, six at a time, getting 5 gallons of ice cubes and water dumped on their heads outside the DeKalb Jail Administration Building on Memorial Drive in Decatur. The ice bucket challenge, which is sweeping the nation, calls attention to ALS, a crippling neuromuscular disorder also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Mann said the ice water shower wasn’t as bad as he had anticipated. “It was bad enough,” he said with a chuckle. “It’s for a great cause and we’re proud to be able to do it.” Cynthia Williams, Sheriff ’s Office spokeswoman, said they did not know how much was donated to the ALS Association because ice bucket participants were not required to report it to the Sheriff ’s Office. “We mainly did this to raise awareness of the disease and efforts to find a cure,” Williams said. After his icy midday shower, Chief Deputy Reggie Scandrett issued a challenge to colleagues in Fulton, Cobb, Rockdale, Gwinnett and Newton counties.

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