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Thomas gets life for killing baby during home invasion By Ken Watts
Gang member Devin Thomas, who was charged with killing 9-month-old Kendarius Edwards Jr. in Stone Mountain on May 10, 2014, is going to prison for life plus 20 years. Thomas, who was facing the death penalty, accepted a plea deal for a life sentence on Nov. 30. Prosecutors say Thomas, 20, won’t be eligible for parole until 2065, when he is 70 years old. At an emotional hearing before DeKalb Superior Court Judge Asha Johnson, Thomas admitted his guilt in the baby’s murder dur-
“I felt like this was the best way to give my life for Kendarius. I just want to ask you guys to forgive me, and I’m sorry.” Devin Thomas
ing a home invasion at the house on To-Lani Farm Road. During the attack, the killers fired more than 20 rounds at the baby; his mother, Tanyika Smith; his grandmother, Tracy Smith; and their close friend Teniqua Clark
as they tried to hide from the intruders in an upstairs bathroom. Five bullets hit the baby. His mother was struck eight times, including twice in the face, while trying to shield her son from gunfire. Tracy Smith Kendarius Edwards and Clark were also hit several times. Thomas, who listened as victims delivered emotional impact statements in court, apologized to the family before he was led away.
“I can’t bring anyone back and I know what I did was wrong,” he said. “I felt like this was the best way to give my life for Kendarius. I just want to ask you guys to forgive me, and I’m sorry.” Afterward, Tanyika Smith, who is now partially blind and suffers from post-traumatic stress, said she thought the apology would relieve something. “But it didn’t because that’s not bringing my baby back,” she told WSB-TV. “I’m happy he did say sorry and stepped up.” She said that since the attack on her and Please see THOMAS, page 2
QuikTrip rebuilding at two South DeKalb sites QuikTrip is building a new “Generation 3” store on the corner of Flat Shoals Parkway and Clifton Springs Road across the street from its existing store. The old site will be sold.
New Flat Shoals Parkway, Panola stores for 2016 By Ken Watts
Tulsa, Okla.-based QuikTrip Corp. is investing millions of dollars into building two new South DeKalb stores. The new buildings, slated for completion in spring 2016, will replace stores on Panola Road in Lithonia and on Flat Shoals Parkway in Decatur. The larger “Generation 3” stores will have nearly 5,900 square feet of interior space and will house on-site kitchens to prepare fresh made-to-order breakfast foods, hot sandwiches, pizza, salads, fruit, drinks and frozen treats. QT launched its Generation 3 stores in 2014 to provide customers more options. The stores have six entrances, two of them in the rear of the building for vendors to reduce congestion around the store. The Lithonia store at 2776 Panola Road store, was built in 1996. It was demolished on Nov. 17. Mike Thornbrugh, QT spokesman, said Panola Road project is a “scrape and build.” “The new store will rise on the site of the old,” he said on Dec. 1. Crews were busy Monday laying water and sewer lines at the location. The store is scheduled to open in March. The Decatur store at 3930 Flat Shoals Parkway store, opened in July 1991. It will be relocated across the street to the corner of Clifton Springs Road and Flat Shoals Parkways. Crews were grading the land this week. The new store is expected to open in April. Thornbrugh said the gas station’s underground gas tanks and canopies will be removed, and the existing building will be sold around the same time that they across the street. “We’ll make sure the new occupant is a good reputable business,” he said.
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QT demolished its Panola Road store, built in 1996, and is building a new larger store on the site. Crews were busy Monday installing pipes and sewer lines.
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QT, a national convenience store and gasoline marketer with $10.9 billion in annual sales, is No. 28 on Forbes Magazine’s list of largest private companies. Thornbrugh declined to disclose the cost of building the Generation 3 stores, but he said the old South DeKalb properties cost $2 million to $3 million to build.
“The Generation 3 properties are a lot more expensive than that,” he said.
Good location for us On Nov. 30, a crew of about 20 construction workers was working on the Panola site at the corner of Hillandale Drive. A chainlink fence covered by a green screen kept
passing motorists from seeing the work site. Thornbrugh said the company will soon erect a sign telling the neighborhood what’s being built. He remembers the community uproar 20 years ago about QT’s original plans for a 12-bay truck stop, travel center and motel at the intersection. Residents opposed the plan, fearing traffic gridlock on Panola Road and a negative impact on nearby neighborhoods and the new Kaiser Permanente medical center that opened across the street in August 1995. After several community meetings, QuikTrip agreed to sell most of the 13 acres it owned to a management company and build a gas and convenience store instead. Thornbrugh says it has proved to be the right decision. “It’s been a great location for us, the store has been one of our best-performing sites, and we’ve built a solid relationship with the residents over the years,” he said.
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“I went through 85 percent of my TVs on Thanksgiving. All the ones advertised in our circular went early.”
Brisk Black Friday kicks off shopping season By Ken Watts
Black Friday shopping jumped off to a brisk start on Nov. 27 with bargain-hungry South DeKalb consumers joining an estimated 151 million Americans in stores and online on the traditional first official day of the holiday rush. Kay and Adolphus Brown of Lithonia walked out the Walmart on Fairington Road on Black Friday morning pushing a shopping cart loaded with a 55-inch Hisense flat-screen TV for $478 – a $70 savings off the regular $548 price. They were very happy. “We put it on layaway about a month ago, then it went on sale Thanksgiving night,” Adolphus Brown said with a laugh. “Now we’re about to buy something else with the savings.” Kay Brown said it was a good deal. “I thought I would have to wait until Christmas Eve to get it out, but I got it out early,” she said. Gregory Clark, the Fairington Road Walmart manager, said crowds packed his store on Thanksgiving night and customer traffic was steady for the rest of the weekend. “I went through about 85 percent of my TVs on Thanksgiving. All the ones that were advertised in our circular went early.” Families like the Browns, locally and across the country, are assessing their finances and deciding how much they’ll spend in the final frantic shopping weeks. A Nov. 30 Gallup Poll found that 54 percent of consumers have spent or plan to spend roughly the same amount on gifts as they did last year. However, 29 percent report they plan to spend less while 18 percent will spend more this holiday season. The survey also found that Americans don’t appear to be in a huge hurry to finish
Shoppers flocked to J.C. Penney at the Mall at Stonecrest on Black Friday, Nov. 27, in search of clothing bargains where long lines stretched from the cashiers stations.
Pallbearers carry the casket with baby Kendarius Edwards, killed in his home.
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their shopping. Almost half say they usually complete their shopping in the last three weeks prior to Christmas. The National Retail Federation said shoppers plan to do about a third of holiday spending online with 46 percent done on smartphones and tablets. Overall, more than 151 million consumers made purchases either on the Internet or in brick-and-mortar stores, the NRF said. The count exceeded the NRF mid-November survey, when it estimated 136 million would shop over Thanksgiving weekend. It said its survey showed 103 million people shopping online, edging out the nearly 102 million who opted for in-store deals. Marcia Outerbridge, visiting from Bermuda, got in a few minutes of shopping at Ross at Stonecrest for relatives back home. “We have Black Friday in Bermuda but not on this scale,” said Outerbridge, looking through her bags of discounted clothing. Clothing was popular for shoppers at J.C. Penney at Stonecrest where long lines
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of bargain hunters stretched from the cashiers stations. Lithonia resident Michelle Hood and brother Kenyon Hood bought gifts for Michelle’s two children and were able to get most of their Christmas shopping done. “We aren’t buying many toys this season, she said. “We bought mostly clothes and shoes. Practical stuff.” Kenyon Hood said they found great bargains. “We saved at least $200,” he said. Matthew Shay, the NRF president, said “early price-cutting” helped draw long lines, and full stores were reported across the country. As much as 20 percent of holiday shopping was expected to be done over the Thanksgiving weekend, analysts said, but the four days are not considered a strong indicator for the entire season. A slow start in 2014 led to deeper promotions and a shopping rush in the final 10 days of December.
her family, she does not look at people the same. “I barely go places,” she said. “I’ve got PTSD. I really just want my baby.” DeKalb Police said the horrific attack was in retaliation for the shooting of 19year-old Alexis Malone, a friend of Thomas. The original targets of the home invasion may have been two brothers who also lived at the house and were suspects in Malone’s slaying. Thomas and Marco Watson, 36, were indicted in 2014 on one count of malice murder and one count of felony murder. Malice murder indicates the killing was premeditated. Felony murder means it happened during the commission of a felony. The indictment also accused Thomas and Watson of four counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act for being associated with the Bloods gang. Watson is being held in the DeKalb Jail while he awaits a trial date.
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“This is your opportunity to tell us what you think should be our legislative priority during the session.”
Republican takes Senate District 43 DeKalb House Delegation By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
Conyers Republican candidate JaNice Frey Van Ness is the new state senator for District 43 that represents voters in DeKalb, Rockdale and Newton counties. Van Ness, a business owner and educator, edged Democrat and former state Rep. Tonya Anderson by JaNice Van Ness 87 votes in the Dec. 1 special election runoff to take the seat that was held by Democrat Ronald Ramsey for nine years. Ramsey was appointed to the DeKalb State Court bench. Van Ness, founder of Peachtree Academy Private School and Early Childhood Centers, carried the precincts in Rockdale and Newton. She got 3,864 or 50.5 percent of the vote. Anderson, a life coach and a former mayor of Lithonia, received 3,777 or 49.4 percent of the vote. In DeKalb, where turnout was 5.2 percent, Anderson carried the county’s 11 precincts with 1,023 or 91.75 of the vote. Of the district’s 173,000 voters, 45,000 live in DeKalb
and only 21,424 are registered to vote. On election day, 1,115 or 5.2 percent of them cast ballots. Anderson resigned her House District 92 seat to seek the Senate District 43 seat in the Nov. 3 special election that had nine candidates. She and Van Ness were the top vote-getters and faced off Tonya Anderson in the Dec. 1 runoff. Anderson’s campaign manager Fred Hicks said Wednesday that they will ask for a recount because the race was so close. He also said Anderson plans to run again for the seat in 2016. He said they are concerned with the results from DeKalb that showed zero votes at the Panola Road precinct when earlier results showed eight early votes. Hicks said the Elections Office told him that votes for some of the 11 precincts in DeKalb were combined. “It’s not that we think we would get 87 votes from the Panola Precinct,” he said, “but it makes you wonder.”
Citizens committee created for SPLOST DeKalb County is eyeing another Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for the November 2016 ballot to fund projects and has created a SPLOST Citizens Review Committee to lead the public input process and develop a list of projects. The SPLOST levies a 1 percent sales tax and applies 100 percent of the Homestead Option Sales Tax to property tax reduction. HOST applies equally to residents in the county’s cities and unincorporated areas. Both the SPLOST and HOST referendums must be adopted by majority vote. SPLOST Committee members, announced Nov. 12, were nominated by their commissioners and interim
CEO Lee May. They are Robert Miller, District 1; Gordon Kenna, District 2; Alice Bussey, District 3; Terry Brantley, District 4; Willie Lewis, District 5; John Keys, District 6; and Bruce McMillan; District 7. May nominated Markus Butts and Dave Sjoquist. The committee will ensure that the process is citizen-driven and there are opportunities for public input and assist the county in identifying and prioritizing future infrastructure needs. The projects picked by the committee will be submitted to the DeKalb Board of Commissioners for approval.
wants to hear from citizens By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
Residents can meet DeKalb lawmakers on three different occasions before the start of the 2016 Georgia legislative session. The 16-member DeKalb House Delegation is hosting town hall meetings on Dec. 9 and 10 and on Jan. 7 in Decatur and Brookhaven. All the meetings begin at 7 p.m. The delegation hosts the annual town halls ahead of the new legislative session to identify issues constituents would like it to pursue. State Rep. Howard Mosby, who chairs the delegation, said that while rules of the General Assembly require them to hold a public meeting, the delegation made the decision to hold three meetings in Howard Mosby North, South and Central DeKalb to make them accessible to as many residents as possible. “You have three chances to attend,” he said. “There will be a meeting close to you. This is your opportunity to tell us what you think should be our legislative priority during the session.” Over the past three years, he said governance, annexation, the management of the county, and corruption and what they are going to do about it have dominated the conversation, but he said the issues don’t have to be just about DeKalb. “We have heard about health care reform, the criminal justice system,” said Mosby, who represents House District 83. “It can be about any issues. It can be about whatever they want us to focus on.” Mosby said legislators pay attention. “We really do listen,” he said. While the same people tend to show up at all three meetings to speak on their issues, Mosby said he would like to encourage more residents to come out. “We have some bright people who live in the county and we would like to hear from them too,” he said. The Dec. 9 meeting takes place at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive in Decatur. On Dec. 10, lawmakers will meet citizens at the Brookhaven City Hall, 4362 Peachtree Road in Brookhaven. And on Jan. 7, the meeting takes place at Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive in downtown Decatur. The 2016 legislative session begins Jan. 11. Contact Cynthia Turner at trn7c@aol.com or call 404-372-3860 for more information.
DeKalb County’s Department of Watershed Management Reminds Residents of the Best Practices for Proper Disposal of FOG What are Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG)? FOG is composed of the animal and vegetable fats and oils that are used to cook and prepare food. Where does FOG come from? • Baking goods • Food scraps • Sauces • Meat fat • Shortening
• Dairy products • Lard
• Butter and margarine • Cooking oil
What happens when FOG is not properly disposed of? FOG should be properly disposed of or recycled. It enters the plumbing system through home garbage disposals, kitchen sinks and toilets, coats the interior of pipes, and empties into the County's sewer system. Excessive accumulation of FOG in the sewer system will result in sanitary sewer overflows and sewage backup in homes and businesses. Sewage overflow repairs are costly for the County and its citizens, and can result in increased costs for water and sewer services. Here are three simple practices to help keep FOG out of our pipes and sewers: 1. POUR cooled fats, oils or grease into a sealable container and throw it in the trash. Do not pour down the sink or toilet. 2. SCRAPE plates and cookware before washing. Do not throw scraps of any kind down the sink. Instead, place them in waste containers or garbage bags. 3. WIPE excess grease from all plates, pots, pans, utensils and surfaces with a paper towel before washing. Throw the greasy paper towels away.
Remember, you can make a difference! Visit the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management's FOG Program Online! www.dekalbwatershed.com/FOG 1580 Roadhaven Drive • Stone Mountain, GA 30083 • (770) 621-7200
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“All the citizens of Greenhaven are asking for is to give the people the right to vote and decide their destiny.”
Teen enters ‘not guilty’ plea in barber’s death By Ken Watts
Sixteen-year-old Cameron Williams, one of three teenagers charged as adults in the slaying of Decatur barber Shaneku McCurty, pleaded not guilty on Dec. 1 before DeKalb Superior Court Judge Asha Jackson. DeKalb Police say Williams and brothers Demonte Grant, 15, and Jermaine Grant, 16, who live in Decatur, were caught on camera shooting McCurty in a botched
on Nov. 10 on five criminal counts including one count of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, and two counts of aggravated assault. The Grant brothers requested a postponement in entering pleas because one of their defense attorneys had conflicting court dates. Cameron Williams Shaneku McCurty Jackson rescheduled their arcarjacking attempt at 1:20 a.m. on raignments for Dec. 14. With the “not guilty” plea, WilOct. 23 at a Chevron Food Mart in liams, who lives in Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain. A grand jury indicted the teens waived his right to an arraign-
ment. Police say Williams was the trigger man. The Grant brothers were charged for allegedly participating in the carjacking attempt. McCurty, 25, was shot several times as she fought with the teens when they tried to steal her car at the food mart at the intersection of Redan and South Indian Creek roads, police say. Investigators said she had stopped to buy a lottery ticket. She worked at the $5 Barber Shop on Candler Road.
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DeKalb motorists with December tag renewal deadlines will not receive the standard registration renewal document this year. The state Department of Revenue was recently notified by its vehicle registration renewal print vendor that it would not be able to fulfill the mailing of renewal notices to Georgia residents. The department supplies counties with the data for the courtesy notices. It has since found another ven-
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dor to produce the annual renewal notices for future mailings. DeKalb Tax Commissioner Claudia Lawson says motorists with December birthdays will receive a letter explaining that their renewal notices will not be mailed and offering options for timely renewal of their registration. Drivers’ decals and registration will expire on their birthday, and to avoid a lapse in registration, impacted drivers must still renew on their birthday.
Renewal options available: n DeKalb County tag offices – With tag information, motorists can visit any of the county’s three tag offices to pay for registration and get their new decal. Offices are at 2801 Candler Road, Decatur (inside the Gallery at South DeKalb); 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur; and 1358 Dresden Drive, Brookhaven. n Online – Registration can be renewed using a Renewal Identification Number or RIN at https://
mvd.dor.ga.gov/RinRetrieval/ RinDefault.aspx. n Kiosk – Tag renewal self-service kiosks are located at select Motor Vehicle Department self-service centers – visit http://dor.georgia. gov/mvd-self-service-centers for locations. n An email can be sent through http://taxcommissioner.dekalbcountyga.gov/TaxCommissioner/ ContactUs.asp – click on Contact Us and select Motor Vehicle.
Watson’s Community Cabinet collecting canned foods District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson is helping “take a bite out of hunger” by encouraging residents to donate canned food and DeKalb high school ROTC/JROTC cadets to collect canned goods that will be donated to Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless. The canned food drive kicks off at Watson’s Dec. 5 Community Cabinet Meeting at Southwest
DeKalb High. The meeting will focus on safety. DeKalb Public Safety Director Cedric Alexander and Lt. D. Jordan will discuss the Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic project that seeks to reduce impaired driving crashes and excessive speeding and to increase safety belt use. DeKalb Fire Chief Darnell Fullum will offer Christmas tree safety
tips, DeKalb Marshal Steven Mann will discuss end-of-the year eviction procedures, and MARTA’s Maj. A. Smith will provide tips for safe travel on transit buses and trains. Teen drivers will get to experience the effects of driving under the influence of alcohol during a goggle impairment simulation with a State Patrol master trooper. The Lou Walker Senior Center
Greenhaven group puts lawmakers on notice By Jennifer Ffrench Parker
Organizers of the proposed city of Greenhaven in South DeKalb are calling on state legislators to grant them the right to vote on a referendum in 2016. In a Nov. 30 email to supp o r t e r s , D r. Kathryn Rice, who chairs the Concerned Citizens for Cityhood in South DeKalb that is Kathryn Rice organizing the city, said the group wants to make one thing clear to the Georgia General Assembly. “All the citizens of Greenhaven are asking for is to give the people the right to vote and decide their destiny,” Rice said. “We ask our full DeKalb Delegation to immediately, publicly, enthusiastically and unconditionally announce their intention to support the right of Greenhaven residents to simply vote on a cityhood referendum.” The CCCSD has been organizing the proposed 29-square-mile
city with a population of 50,000 since June 2014. It is seeking to incorporate areas south of I-78 and Memorial Drive in DeKalb County. A February 2015 study by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia found that the city is viable and would generate revenue of $45,611,418 and have expenses of $18,434,437. Bills proposing the city were sponsored by 12 members of DeKalb’s 16-member delegation in the 2015 legislative session. The bills carry over into the 2016 session where legislators are expected to vote on a public referendum to create the new city. Rice said organizers have determined that the proposed city is viable, can support its expenses, is offering sufficient services, and has a charter to govern itself. She said legislators should grant citizens the right to vote on the city. “Whether they like the idea of the city or not, the Legislature should pass the bill and offer the people a public referendum for them to decide whether they want to form a city,” she said, pointing out that Gov. Nathan Deal has
signed all cityhood referendums approved by the Legislature. In the 2015 legislative session, state Rep. Rahn Mayo sponsored the Greenhaven bill that was supported by a majority of the DeKalb House Delegation and by state Sens. Ron Ramsey and Gail Davenport. Rice said CCCSD applauds the elected officials who supported the bill. “They demonstrated that they fully understand the importance of the right of the people to vote,” she said. “They led the charge in giving the people the right to determine their destiny.” She said organizers want to make sure that the legislators who don’t support the Greenhaven bill have the information they need to take a position and that going forward they will focus on legislative involvement. “We believe you care about your constituents and want to ensure that they have the right to vote on their future,” she said. For more information, visit www.GreenhavenGA.blogspot. com or email greenhavenGA@ gmail.com.
Choir and Southwest DeKalb Drum Line will perform. Participants are asked to bring canned food to the meeting, which starts at 9 a.m. The school is at 2863 Kelley Chapel Road in Decatur. Watson said it’s no secret that individuals and families continue to struggle for basic needs. “I know that there are people in the community who care,” he said.
Legislative Hack-a-thon Citizens interested in how laws are made can attend a Legislative Hack-a-thon on Dec. 5 at ITT Tech in Atlanta. The event, hosted by House District 93 Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia), takes place 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will offer participants from across the state the opportunity to meet with industry experts, legislators, attorneys and community activists to examine specific issues facing Georgia and develop legislative solutions to address them. Topics to be discussed include child support reform, school discipline, mental health and the police, technology skills and jobs, and treatment of the homeless. Registration is required and is available at www.kendrickforgeorgia.com. The ITT-TECH campus is at 485 Oak Place, Suite 800. For more information, email dkendrick@kendrickforgeorgia. com or call 404-697-8006.
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“HIV has touched many lives. … Too many are getting HIV, and even dying, because of the stigma and silence.”
GPC dental students help improve smiles Families talk about HIV Twenty-five Dresden Elementary students in Chamblee have healthy smiles courtesy of Georgia Perimeter College dental hygiene students. The hygienists-in-training provided exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, varnishes and sealants to students in the first through fourth grades. The children also received oral health education and a visit with the Tooth Fairy. Seal Georgia Day was the occasion, the finale of National Dental Hygiene Month in October. The month’s theme was “Do the daily 4.” The four components of good oral health maintenance are brushing teeth twice daily, flossing every day, rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse, and chewing sugar-free gum. The DeKalb Board of Health’s Dental Services coordinated the clinic at the college’s Dunwoody campus. Dr. Dwayne Turner, Dental Services manager, supervised the hygiene students. The Georgia Perimeter Dental Hygienist program prepares students to become licensed to provide educational, therapeutic, and preventive services to children and adults in a variety of treatment settings. For information about Board of Health dental services, contact a health center – Central DeKalb at 404508-7890; Clifton Springs at 404-244-4410; East DeKalb at 770-484-2623; Kirkwood at 404-370-4640; or North Dr. Dwayne Turner checks the work of Georgia Perimeter College students Hlina Tefera and Yanmin Wang. DeKalb at 770-454-1144, Ext. 4341.
The deadly ‘kissing bug’ spotted in Georgia Residents should double-check A deadly insect known as the around their homes for cracks and “kissing bug” has been found in holes because the bug tends to hide Georgia. under beds and mattresses. To preThe national Centers for Disease vent infestation, seal cracks and gaps Control and Prevention says there around windows, walls, roofs and have been sightings of 11 different doors and remove wood, brush and species of the bug, also known as the rock piles near your house. And have triatomine bug, in some Southern pets sleep indoors, especially at night. states. The bugs feed on the blood Don’t touch or squash the bug if of mammals, including humans, you think you have found one, the and may carry a parasite in their CDC says. Place a container on top feces that causes Chagas’ disease, Triatomine or “kissing bugs” may of it, slide the bug inside and fill with which the CDC says can be fatal if carry a disease-causing parasite. rubbing alcohol or freeze the bug in left untreated. The likelihood of getting Chagas from a triatom- the container before taking it to a local Extension office ine bug in the United States is low, even if the bug is or university laboratory. The bugs often feed on wildlife, the CDC says. infected. They are called kissing bugs because they generally Chagas kills about 12,000 people a year worldwide, bite people on their faces and lips at night. Chagas, a the World Health Organization says. For more information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/ chronic wasting disease, is endemic in Latin America, parasites/chagas. where it is an important public health problem.
Grant helps promote road safety A $70,700 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety will allow Safe Communities DeKalb to improve road safety for children, teens and pedestrians of all ages. Program staff from the DeKalb Board of Health, which received the grant, will install and check child safety seats, hold classes, and provide low-cost or free seats to eligible families. The program also will promote walking to school. Safe Communities DeKalb will offer the Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error program to teen drivers and their parents and partner with Students Against Destructive Decisions groups to educate teens. Staff also will engage Buford Highway stakeholders
in promoting pedestrian safety and traffic calming. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that motor vehicle crashes are the top cause of death in the United States for 4-year-olds and 11- through 27-year-olds. In 2011, an average of 89 people died each day in crashes, one death every 16 minutes. In DeKalb from 2008 through 2012, crashes were responsible for 29,375 emergency room visits, 2,099 hospitalizations and 311 deaths, the Status of Health in DeKalb Report shows. For more information, call 404-5087847.
Families from across the state who have a loved one living with HIV are profiled in the We Are Family campaign launched by Greater Than AIDS and the Georgia Department of Public Health. The multi-platform media and community outreach campaign seeks to reinforce the importance of social support for people living with HIV, which can make a big difference in health outcomes and general well-being. More than one in four African-American residents (28 percent) report having a family member affected by the disease. Research shows people with HIV who have strong support networks are more likely to get and stay in care, which improves health outcomes and reduces spread. Conversely, fear of judgment and rejection can delay a person from seeking lifesaving treatment or even knowing their status. Dr. Patrick O’Neal, director of Health Protection for DPH, says knowing your status is crucial. “Getting Georgians tested and linking HIVpositive patients with treatment is essential to reducing HIV transmission in Georgia,” O’Neal said in a Nov. 19 statement. “An HIV-positive person is 96 percent less likely to pass the virus to others Patrick O’Neal if they’re adhering to an appropriate treatment regimen.” A new statewide survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation released in conjunction with the new campaign shows nearly half (46 percent) of Georgians say they personally know someone living with or who has died of HIV/AIDS. Georgia has the fifth highest number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the country. As is the case nationally, blacks are the most severely and disproportionately affected of all races and ethnicities, accounting for two-thirds (67 percent) of new diagnoses in Georgia in 2013, DPH says. While the impact is felt across the state, three counties in metro Atlanta – Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton – have the highest prevalence rates per 100,000 people. Tina Hoff, senior vice president and director of Health Communication and Media Partnerships at the Kaiser Family Foundation, which directs Greater Than AIDS, says there needs to be more dialogue. “HIV has touched many lives, yet it’s not talked about even with those closest to us,” Hoff said. “Too many are getting HIV, and even dying, because of the stigma and silence.” Tina Hoff The large majority of Georgians surveyed say HIV “rarely,” if at all, comes up in conversations with friends, family or intimate partners. Black residents and those with a personal connection to HIV are more likely to report talking about HIV, though most say not often. Anchored by a series of documentary-style short videos, We Are Family features a grandmother and her grown son, a college student and his parents, a pastor and his congregation, a recovering addict and his mother, a transgender woman and her sister, and childhood best friends who share their stories. Visit georgia.greaterthan.org.
Mobile market stops still available DeKalb Extension has extended the application deadline to Feb. 1 for DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market stops in 2016. The mobile market, which launched in 2015, provides fresh produce and food demonstrations to county residents. It visited areas around the county four days a week for 16 weeks. Applications for the 2016 season are being accepted at https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.
com/SE/?SID=SV_eWekgwit5xY56RL&Q_ JFE=0. The market is a program of DeKalb Extension with support from the DeKalb Board of Health and funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more information, email mobilemarket@dekalbcountyga.gov, visit www. dekalbcountyga.gov/mobilemarket or call 404-298-4080.
Physicians’ Care Clinic DeKalb County’s Oldest & Largest Volunteer-led Clinic Physicians’ Care Clinic serves low-income, uninsured adults who are not eligible for Medicaid. We offer non-emergency, primary medical care including chronic disease management, and prevention and education services. For patient eligibility requirements, application, clinic location, and opening hours, visit www.physicianscareclinic.org or call (404) 501-7940. Interested in volunteering? We welcome doctors, physician assistants, nurses and other medical professionals. To volunteer, please email physcareclinic@gmail.com or call (404) 501-7960.
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An expert tracker and guide will head off the trail and explore Panola’s hidden cemeteries, whiskey stills, and beaver dams.
Holiday events at state parks, historic sites
Sean Gaskell will perform on the Kora, a 21-stringed West African instrument, on Dec. 12 at the Decatur Library.
Musician performs songs of W. Africa Musician Sean Gaskell will perform traditional songs on the 21-stringed West African Kora on Dec. 12 at the Decatur Library. The program for music lovers of all ages begins at 2 p.m. The Kora is native to the Mande peoples who live within the countries of the Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea Bissau. The music is traditionally played by oral and musical historians known as Griots. Many songs tell ancient stories of war and hardship, and others praise people of high political status and those who helped expand the Mande Empire. While the Kora is only 300 years old, some commonly played songs can be traced back 800 years to the Mande Empire’s founding. Gaskell has studied extensively under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh of Brikama, the Gambia, and Kane Mathis of Brooklyn, N.Y., and has been featured at festivals in the United States, the Gambia and Senegal. He released his first solo album, “Kora Music of West Africa,” in 2012. The library is at 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org or call 404-3703070.
Fans of the great outdoors can celebrate the holidays at events throughout December at Georgia state parks. Upcoming events include: n Christmas by Candlelight. 5 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 11-12 at the Chief Vann House Historic Site in Chatsworth. In 1805, Cherokee Chief James Vann opened his new brick mansion to the Moravian missionaries to hold one of the first Christmas celebrations in the Cherokee Nation. To honor this tradition, visitors are invited to experience the sights and sounds of a 19th-century Christmas in one of America’s best-preserved Cherokee Indian homes. For more information, call 706-695-2598. n Atlanta Audubon Beginners Bird Walk. 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 12 at Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge. The field trip is designed for anyone interested in learning more about birds, habitats critical to some species, and organizations like the Audubon Society dedicated to bird conservation. Meet at the Park Office/Trading Post. Donations of bird seed for the bird feeder are welcome. For more information, call 706-557-3001. n Secrets of the Mountain – Wilderness Hike. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Panola Mountain State Park in Stockbridge. Check out its unique ecology and discover some of its lesser-known history. An expert tracker and guide will head off the trail and explore Panola’s hidden cemeteries, whiskey stills, and beaver dams. The six mile-plus hike for ages 14 and older is strenuous. Register in advance. For more information, call 770-389-7801. n Christmas at the Cabin. 10 a.m. to 3
The Jarrell Plantation Historic Site in Juliette features an 1890s Candlelight Christmas visit on Dec. 12 to two homes with natural greenery and homemade decorations.
p.m. on Dec. 12 at Red Top Mountain State Park in Acworth. Yuletide celebrations of the 1800s come to life as demonstrators take you back in time to Christmas at the Vaughn cabin. Santa will be available for photos and Christmas wishes. For more information, call 770-975-0055. n Candlelight Hike to the Mill. 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs. The milelong guided night hike is easy to moderately difficult and goes down to the Civil War-era textile mill ruins of New Manchester alongside the rapids of
Sweetwater Creek. Candle lanterns will be provided. No children under 6 years or dogs will be permitted. Meet and register at the Interpretive Center. For more information, call 770-732-5871. n Jarrell Plantation Candlelight Christmas. 5 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Jarrell Plantation Historic Site in Juliette. Experience an 1890s Christmas at night with natural greenery and homemade decorations while visiting two of the Jarrell Family historic homes. For more information, call 478-986-5172. Visit www.GaStateParks.org/events for more events.
Art historian explores tufted textile industry Seniors can submit stories Art historian and author Ashley Callahan will discuss including candlewick kimonos in the 1920s and candleand poetry for anthology northwestern Georgia’s tufted textile industry on Dec. 9 wick dresses in the early 1930s. By the late 1930s, large in the Decatur Library Auditorium. The talk begins at 7:15 p.m. Her book, “Southern Tufts: The Regional Origins and National Craze for Chenille Fashion,” is the first to highlight the garments produced by the state’s tufted textile industry. Though best known now for its production of carpet, in the early 20th century the region was revered for Ashley Callahan its hand-tufted candlewick bedspreads, products that grew out of the Southern Appalachian Craft Revival and appealed to the vogue for Colonial Revival-style household goods. Soon after the bedspreads became popular, enterprising women began creating hand-tufted garments,
companies offered machine-produced chenille beach capes, jackets and robes. In the 1940s and 1950s, chenille robes became an American fashion staple. At the end of the century, interest in chenille fashion revived, fueled by nostalgia and an interest in recycling vintage materials. Chenille bedspreads, bathrobes and accessories hung for sale both in roadside souvenir shops, especially along the Dixie Highway, and in department stores all over the nation. Callahan, former curator of decorative arts at the Georgia Museum of Art, tells the story of chenille fashion and its connections to stylistic trends, automobile tourism, industrial developments, and U.S. history. The library is at 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org or call 404-370-3070.
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DeKalb baby boomers and seniors 55 and older with a story to tell can submit original works for an anthology that will be printed for Older Americans Month in May 2016. The DeKalb Public Library Senior Advisory Board is seeking submissions of stories and poetry about family, life, wisdom, experience, ideas, growing older, and inspiration from library card-carrying seniors. The deadline is Feb. 1. You do not have to be a writer to submit a work. Entries should be original and unpublished short story fiction, nonfiction or poetry 500 to 3,000 words. Only one story or poem per person will be accepted. Submit entries as a Word document online at dekalblibrary. org or email to LTO@dekalblibrary.org. For more information, including submission guidelines and rules, visit your local branch or call 404-508-7190, Ext. 2257.
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The tour features six houses restored or renovated to preserve the character of historic Avondale Estates.
Home tours, toy drives, tree lighting help brighten the season Communities, churches and organiza- Avondale Tour of Homes tions throughout DeKalb are holding holiday Guests can hop a trolley for Avondale events and toy drives to brighten the season Estates’ annual Christmas Tour of Homes for young and old. Here is a sampling: on Dec. 13. The tour of some of the town’s most Monks’ holiday gift sale interesting homes takes place from 3 to 8 The monks of the Monastery of the Holy p.m. and features six houses that have been Spirit will hold their annual holiday gift sensitively restored or renovated to preserve sale on Dec. 13 at Corpus Christi Catholic the character of historic Avondale Estates. Church in Stone Mountain. Pick up the trolley at Avondale First BapThe sale of their homemade food items, tist Church at the corner of Covington and which include fruitcake, fudge and biscotti, Stratford roads. takes place 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. It helps provide A Holiday Market, which coincides the monks with the financial means to sup- with the tour, will be held from noon to 6 port themselves at the Conyers monastery. The church is at 600 Mountain View Drive. For more information, visit www. corpuschristicc.org or call 770-469-0395.
Toy drive for KES Young clients of the nonprofit KES Inc. will benefit from the Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Holiday Breakfast and Toy Drive on Dec. 9 at This Is It restaurant in Lithonia. Members and guests are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys to the breakfast, which begins at 10:30 a.m. and features DeKalb School Superintendent R. Stephen Green as guest speaker and Lisa-Marie Haygood, president of the Georgia PTA, along with business leaders and elected officials. Toys will be donated to KES, which provides housing and support services for physically and developmentally disabled kids and adults. The restaurant is at 2853 Panola Road. Visit http://greaterlithoniachamber.com. Light Up Clarkston Children can sit with Santa and families can snap photos at Light Up Clarkston on Dec. 12 at the Clarkston Women’s Club. The festivities get under way at 5 p.m. and include holiday music, refreshments, the Christmas tree lighting, and fireworks. The clubhouse is at 3913 Church St. For more information, call 404-296-6489.
p.m. at the Avondale Community Club at 59 Lakeshore Drive. It includes food items, jewelry, art, clothing and Christmas ornaments and features an Authors’ Corner with local writers. For tickets and trolley schedule, visit http://avondaleestates.org/2259/AvondaleEstates-Christmas-Tour-of-Homes or www. avondaletourofhomes.com.
benefiting 25 families. Items needed include turkeys, hams, Jiffy mix, canned greens, cranberry sauce, stuffing/dressing, instant mashed potatoes, candied yams and rolls. The basket giveaway takes place from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 19. For more information, contact Senior Vice Commander Curtis Brown at 404944-0508 or Quartermaster Betty Turner Christmas Basket Giveaway at 678-523-3598, or leave a message at 770Members of VFW Post 4706 are collect- 987-1426. The Belvedere Post of Veterans of ing food and monetary donations through Foreign Wars is at 5362 Covington Highway Dec. 17 for a Christmas Basket Giveaway in Decatur.
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Toys for Tots, clothing drive Dr. Brian Utley and Utley Chiropractic & Wellness Center are collecting toys and clothing for the disadvantaged to help spread holiday cheer. Utley is participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots for the fourth year. New unwrapped toys can be dropped off through Dec. 18 and will be distributed to less fortunate children. The clothing drive, in its third year, is collecting gently used winter garments – coats, scarves and sweaters in kids and adult sizes – through Dec. 21 for a local agency. Items can be dropped off at 4296 Memorial Drive, Suite B, in Decatur. For more information, visit www.utleychiropractic. com or call 404-516-8376. Visit http://northatlanta.toysfortots.org/ local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/donate-toys. aspx for more drop-off sites. ‘Homes for the Holidays’ The Sabatelle Home on Main Street with its wraparound porch is among six houses featured on the GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club “Homes for the Holidays” Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 12. The tour takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes lunch at the Family Life Center of the Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church at 5312 W. Mountain St., where vendors will be on-site for holiday shopping. Tickets are available at the Old Post Office Emporium on East Mountain Street, ART Station on Manor Drive, or from any member of the nonprofit Woman’s Club. Proceeds help fund charities the club supports. For more information, contact Elizabeth Wells at dandewells@bellsouth.com, 770822-9947 or 404-630-9925.
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“I have been working on this project for a long time and it is still kind of surreal that my vision is actually turning into my reality.”
Lithonia teen’s Girl Scout project helping metro homeless youth Chamblee Charter High senior Erica Daily is helping metro homeless youth prepare for their future with Suit Up, a project that introduces them to the tools they need to become business leaders. Erica, who lives in Lithonia, created the project after deciding to work toward a Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouts of America, which serves 2.3 million girls nationwide. Only 5 percent to 6 percent of Girl Scouts go after the Gold Award. She said Suit Up offers homeless youth skills and tools to create SMART Goals, explore a career path, and help build their confidence to become a future leader. “I have been working on this project for a long time and it is still kind of surreal that my vision is actually turning into my reality,” said Erica, 17. She co-hosted the half-day workshop on Nov. 19 with the Covenant House in Atlanta. Thirty youth attended and participated in mock interviews, business etiquette, a vision board workshop, and a fashion activity. They also heard from a motivational speaker, Erica’s own mother, Lori BeardDaily, who is an author, playwright and creator of Working On Your Now, a women’s online educational community. Some participants called the workshop “a life-changing event,” and more than half talked with volunteers when it was over and helped clean up. Erica said many told her how much they appreciated the event. “I was extremely pleased with the outcome,” she said. Fifty percent of adolescents aging out of foster care and juvenile justice systems will be
Suit Up participants (above) pick out clothes at the workshop at Covenant House. Erica Daily (at left), a Chamblee High senior and Girl Scout, opens the session.
Birdhouse project combines science and art
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GPC student Shaquille Smith holds the Jackson Pollack-style birdhouse he painted. It will hang in the college’s Native Plant Garden.
Visitors to the Georgia Perimeter College Native Plant Garden in Decatur soon will be seeing birdhouses as colorful as the feathered creatures that will call them home. The multicolored birdhouse is a collaborative project between students in Dr. Dan Bulger’s environmental science class and Phil Mosier’s art students. Bulger, who also teaches plant biology courses at GPC, said he was talking a lot about sustainability and conservation of species in class and realized that they were not actually doing anything about it. “Making birdhouses was a way to involve students in an activity that involved a legitimate conservation science,” he said. “They were proud being a part of a conservation effort.” Students brought the wood to class and made the birdhouses. The completed birdhouses were sent to Mosier’s art students, who put their artistic spin on the wooden structures. With the installation of the birdhouses, students will collect data on the kind of birds that make them home and the type of materials used by the birds for their nests. Before they are installed on the trail, more than 25 of the birdhouses will be displayed Dec. 5 at the Stacks Lofts and Artists Tour at the historic Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill. The 1-to-5 p.m. tour benefits local charities. For more information, visit http://thestackslofttour.com.
Grant to increase students’ access to health sciences A $1.8 million grant to the Emory School of Medicine will help expose high school students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to career opportunities in health professions. The School of Medicine, in collaboration with Emory College of Arts & Sciences, Atlanta Public Schools, and Atlanta Area Health Education Center, received the three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The new initiative, Emory Pipeline Collaborative, or EPiC, aims to prepare students from five Atlanta high schools by increasing academic achievement, improving college readiness, strengthening social support, and broadening student awareness of pathways to health professions. Dr. Robert Lee, associate dean and director of Multicultural Medical Student Affairs at the School of Medicine, said there’s a lack of minority and low socioeconomic can-
didates applying to health sciences degree programs throughout the nation. “Funding opportunities, such as this one, are vital because they support our ongoing efforts to address the educational barriers and social support needs of high school students and increase their exposure and access to health sciences at a Robert Lee pivotal time in their lives,” Lee said. EPiC will integrate key components of three existing programs: the Emory Pipeline Program, Emory PREP, and Emory Summer Science Academy. Pipeline becomes the EPiC Academic Year Experience, and PREP and Summer Science Academy will serve as the EPiC Summer Experience. Since 2007, Pipeline has linked high school students from South Atlanta High
School of Health and Medical Sciences with undergraduate mentors and graduate student teachers from Emory. EPiC funds will be used to expand Pipeline to four additional APS high schools – Booker T. Washington, Maynard Holbrook Jackson, the New Schools at Carver, and Frederick Douglass. Dr. Yolanda S. Hood, associate director of Medical Education and Diversity Outreach in the School of Medicine and director of the EPiC program, said Yolanda Hood Pipeline “has successfully impacted the lives of many Atlanta youths as a result of the leadership, dedication and commitment of our outstanding Emory medical, undergraduate and graduate students.” Visit www.emory.edu.
homeless within six months because they are unprepared to live independently and have limited education and no social support, the National Center on Family Homelessness says. Nearly one-quarter of homeless people in the United States are under 18, a HUD survey shows. Erica said these are issues that need to be addressed. “I created a platform that will also focus on self-esteem issues, lack of business skills, and the paucity of access to career information within the homeless youth community,” she said. She kicked off Suit Up by enlisting the support of classmates at Chamblee High, and she sought permission of her principal to ask the students to donate business clothes. “The response was overwhelming on how many teachers and students wanted to help me in my mission to support homeless youth,” Erica said. “Many youth want to work but may not have the appropriate attire for interviews.” She said the workshops will assist in ensuring the teens’ success. Erica also created a curriculum that others can use as a guide. One of her volunteers was so inspired that he got a team together to continue Suit Up once a month at Covenant House. Erica. who is also an advocate for women, has developed the Women’s Political Club at her high school. She is a volunteer with the DeKalb Juvenile Court System and Fernbank and holds leadership roles in Girl Scouts of America.
Pearl Harbor Day observed The DeKalb School District will commemorate the 74th anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7 with a flagraising ceremony at its Administrative and Instructional Complex in Stone Mountain. The Pearl Harbor Day observance, a first for the district, takes place at 1 p.m. It commemorates the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor near Honolulu on Dec. 7, 1941, during World War II. The attack started at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time when a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appeared out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed, descending on the naval base in a ferocious assault. Much of the U.S. Pacific fleet was rendered useless. Five of eight battleships, three destroyers, and seven other ships were sunk or severely damaged, and more than 200 aircraft were destroyed. A total of 2,400 Americans were killed and 1,200 were wounded. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into World War II. The DeKalb School District’s ceremony will include ROTC cadets and Honor Guards and performances by a school band, drum corps, soloist, and buglers. Veterans employed by the district will be recognized, and Superintendent R. Stephen Green will give opening remarks. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will take place in the board room. The Administrative and Instructional Complex is at 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.
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“When we think of what it means to leave a legacy, these individuals deserve to be honored for their dedication.”
Legacy Breakfast to honor Taylor, Thurmond Lawmakers to DeKalb Chamber President and CEO Katerina Taylor and former DeKalb School Superintendent Michael Thurmond are among five honorees at the Dec. 12 inaugural Legacy Breakfast of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. The event begins at 8 a.m. in the Blue Room of the Georgia Freight Depot in Atlanta. The awards recognize business, government and community leaders who have made significant contributions in public service. Taylor, the first female president in the DeKalb Chamber’s 76-year history, started its first women’s resource group, Women Executive Leaders of DeKalb, which fosters collaboration and synergy among women in leadership and women-owned businesses. Thurmond, a lawyer and former Georgia labor commissioner, is credited with stabilizing the DeKalb School District in the midst of budget deficits, a governance crisis, and a
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threat to its accreditation. Also being honored are Cassius Butts, Region IV administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration; Cobb County Manager David Hankerson; and Reggie White, general manager and national vice president of the Government and Education Segment at CIGNA Healthcare. Shamiah T. Kerney, president of the Metro Atlanta Chapter of NFBPA, said the recipients exemplify the best in public service
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Members of the DeKalb Delegation to the Georgia General Assembly will speak on initiatives affecting the business community at the DeKalb Chamber’s 2016 Legislative Preview Breakfast and Forum on Dec. 10. The event at the Courtyard by Marriott in Decatur starts at 7:30 a.m. Confirmed panelists include state Sen. Fran Millar and Reps. Scott Holcomb, Billy Mitchell, Howard Mosby, Taylor Bennett, Mary Margaret Oliver and Michele Henson. The 2016 General Assembly will convene on Jan. 11. The hotel is at 130 Clairemont Ave. To register, visit dekalbchamber.org or call 404-378-8000.
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and the field of public administration. “When we think of what it means to leave a legacy – to leave a path for others to follow and a model to emulate – these individuals deserve to be honored for their commitment and dedication in all levels of government,” Kerney said. The venue is at 65 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. To register, visit http://maclegacy. eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.nfbpaatlanta.com.
State unemployment rate dips to 5.7 percent, lowest level in seven years Georgia’s jobless rate dipped to 5.7 perwas down one-tenth of cent in October, its lowest level in more than a percentage point from seven years, while initial claims for unem5.8 percent in September. ployment insurance benefits rose. The rate was 6.8 percent In DeKalb County, there were 2,004 first in October 2014. claims for UI benefits, up 137 or 7.3 percent State Labor Commisfrom 1,867 in September. In October 2014, sioner Mark Butler, who there were 2,329 initial claims for an overcited strong job growth, the-year decline of 325 or 14 percent. said job seekers should DeKalb’s October unemployment rate Mark Butler utilize the department’s was 5.8 percent. new job listing service, www.employgeorgia. The state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate com, where 79,324 jobs throughout the state
Legal Notices 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia
Civil Action # ++13CV7660-4++ Marsha A. Clark Plaintiff Vs. Jeffery L. Clark Defendant TO: Jeffery Clark 3331 Fannin Ct Lithonia, GA 30038 By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 21,2013 you are hereby notified that on June 18,2013 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 Marsha A. Clark 3331Fannin Ct Lithonia, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 21, 2013. Witness the Honorable Gail C. Flake Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 16th day of October, 2013. 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia
Civil Action # ++13CV11271-1++ Timka LaShaye Burson Plaintiff Vs. William Paul Burson III Defendant TO: William Paul Burson III 69 Maypop Lane Decatur, Ga 30035 By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 15,2013 you are hereby notified that on October 19,2013 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 Timka Burson 5605 Tree Hills Pkwy Stone Mountain, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 15, 2013. Witness the Honorable Courtney L. Johnson Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 15th day of October, 2013.
Emma Earline Shinault filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 8, 2013 to change the name from: Emma Earline Shinault to Emma
were posted in October. “A strong over-the-month increase of 29,000 jobs helped push our unemployment rate to its lowest level in seven-and-a-half years,” Butler said in a Nov. 19 statement. “This year’s September-to-October job growth is much stronger than the 16,600 job growth average for the same period over the last three years.” The number of jobs rose to 4,302,800, up by 0.7 percent, from September. “Over-the-year, our employers created
97,100 jobs, which is a 2.3 percent growth rate and stronger than the 2 percent national job growth rate,” Butler said. The number of initial claims for UI benefits, a measure of new layoffs, rose by 2,701 or 10 percent, to 29,629 in October. Most of the rise was due to an increase in temporary claims filed in manufacturing, especially in textiles and transportation equipment. Over the year, the number of claims was down by 3,270 or 9.9 percent from 32,899 in October 2014. Visit http://dol.georgia.gov.
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Earline Gooden. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed. Dated: October 8, 2013
Notice of Petition to Change Name(s) of Minor Child(ren) in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia
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++ 13CV11422-2++ Donte Stanley filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on October 9,2013 to change the name(s) of the following minor child(ren) from: Dacori Aquanas Stanley to Dacori Aquanas Jeter. Any interested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the petition was filed. Dated: October 9, 2013 Donte Stanley Petitioner, Pro se c/o Donte Stanley, Esq. 3513 Waldrop Ridge Ln Decatur, Ga 30034
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia
Civil Action # ++13CV11193-10++ Karon Houpt Plaintiff Vs. John Houpt Defendant TO: John Houpt 250 Al Henderson Blvd Savannah, Ga 31419 By Order of the Court service for service by publication dated October 15,2013 you are hereby notified that on October 7,2013 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 Karon Houpt 989 Forest Path Stone Mountain, Ga 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of, October 15, 2013. Witness the Honorable Tangela M. Barrie Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court. This the 15th day of October, 2013. 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16
Notice of Petition to Change Name of Adult in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia
Civil Action Case Number: ++ 13CV11423-8++
Sex Offender
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Kenneth George Alvin Andrews 6193 Aborlinks 2543 Lewfield Circle SE Lithonia, GA 30058 Atlanta, GA 30316 Charge of Aggravated AsCharge of Aggravated sault with Intent to Rape Child Molestation Convicted on 7/9/2012 Convicted on 10/29/2004
Sex Offender
Prentiss Gardley 2451 Glenrock Drive Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse/ Victim 13-16 Convicted on 4/30/2002
Sex Offender
Christopher Gibbons 3621 Boulder Ridge Court Ellenwood, GA 30294 Charge of Lewd Lascivious Battery Convicted on 10/14/2002
Sex Offender
Timothy Hughes 3447 Cobb’s Ferry Road Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Child Molestation Convicted on 3/24/2011
Sex Offender
Barry Mackie Jr. 2075 Corners Circle Lithonia, GA 30058 Charge of Child Molestation Convicted on 9/20/2011
Sex Offender
Michael Manuel 2000 Bouldercrest Road, Apt M-20 Atlanta, GA 30316 Charge of Aggravated Child Molestation Convicted on 12/7/2011
Sex Offender
Toby McGlothlin 3262 Betty Circle Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Child Molestation Convicted on 2/21/2006
Sex Offender
Jimmy Thompson Homeless Decatur, GA 30032 Charge of Kidnapping Convicted on 7/20/2011
Sex Offender
David Walker 6155 Silver Spur Drive Lithonia, GA 30058 Charge of Sexual Exploitation of Children Convicted on 7/10/2015
Sex Offender
Mack Walker 2719 Treadway Drive Decatur, GA 30034 Charge of Aggravated Child Molestation Convicted on 6/8/1990
The DeKalb Sex Offenders List is published by the DeKalb County Sheriff Office. For more information call the Sex Offender Unit at 404-298-8130.
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