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Anonymous anti-litter champ

Celebration of Independence

CrossRoadsNews Publisher Jennifer Parker says we should applaud the person who chained a black “Bus Stop Trash Can” to the MARTA stop on Rainbow Drive in Decatur. 4

From fireworks to parades to backyard barbecues, metro Atlantans find myriad ways to honor the nation’s 240th birthday. 6

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New McDonald’s on Wesley Chapel failed health inspection

By Ken Watts

John Hurt, who owns the restaurant, said the bulk of the violations was due to an equipment breakdown and to employees “being slow” to follow the company’s “clean as you go” policy.

“One of our coolers went out,” he said June John Hurt 30. “Equipment do fail. That was the biggest component and we got it repaired.”

Hurt said the dirty floors, improperly stored employee beverages, and poor hand

Keyonna Gaines of Ellenwood, who visited the new McDonald’s at 2739 Wesley Chapel Road on June 29 with her two children, said she will have to read the followup health report before deciding if she will return.

The new McDonald’s restaurant on Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur, which opened just three months ago, failed a routine health code inspection on June 21 with a score of 67 U or “unsatisfactory.”

The store at 2739 Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur was cited for 12 violations ranging from food stored at improper temperatures, dirty kitchen floors, flies throughout the facility, food equipment stored as clean but had grease buildup, to tea urn stored on the floor, employees touching their body parts without washing hands, and black residue Please see INSPECTION, page 2 in the ice machines.

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Barnes Sutton, Bradshaw finally square off Lively debate as to next District 4 commissioner

Incumbent District 4 Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton and challenger Stephen Bradshaw attend a forum on June 27 at Waters Edge in Stone Mountain.

By Ken Watts

With early voting beginning on July 5 for the July 26 primary runoffs, incumbent District 4 Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton finally stood at the same podium with challenger Stephen Bradshaw to take questions from voters.

The two faced off in a lively debate over who is better able to represent the district in a racially divided county while delivering badly needed resources for the district. Both took questions from an audience of about 50 residents for 90 minutes at the June 27 forum hosted by the Waters Edge Home Owners Association at their clubhouse in Stone Mountain. Eric Hubbard, district outreach director for 4th District U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson’s office, moderated.

They also were set to meet on June 30 at a forum hosted by Lambda Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and moderated by former Georgia state Sen. Steen “News Lady” Miles at New Bethel AME Church in Lithonia.

Barnes Sutton, who is seeking a third four-year term, caught a lot of flak during the May 24 primary for not attending any candidate forums. She chose instead to host her own meetings, telling CrossRoadsNews that candidate forums are dominated by supporters of candidates whose minds are already made up.

Bradshaw, a businessman who has never held elected office, is running against Barnes Sutton for the second time. He also challenged her in 2012.

Both candidates are scrambling for voter support because neither got enough votes to win outright in the three-way May 24 primary – Bradshaw got 48.4 percent to Barnes Sutton’s 43.4 percent. Lance Hammonds, the third candidate, got 8.2 percent.

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Though Barnes Sutton and Bradshaw are both African-American, the District 4 campaign has taken on racial overtones with some voters accusing Barnes Sutton of using a May 24 campaign mailer to stir up black resentment over Bradshaw’s interracial marriage. The mailer also called Bradshaw a puppet of the three white commissioners – Jeff Rader, Nancy Jester and Kathie Gannon – and DeKalb County Republicans who have contributed to his campaign.

At Monday’s forum, a resident wanted to know whether Bradshaw is strong enough to be a voice for the predominantly black 4th District.

Bradshaw said his approach to governing would be similar to that of District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson.

“She told me she’s gotten money from northside interests but she fights for District

5,” Bradshaw said. “That’s my answer. I’m gonna fight for District 4. You elect me and District 4 will be my priority.”

Barnes Sutton resented Bradshaw’s reference to Davis Johnson as his role model.

“When it comes to the allocation of resources, Mereda doesn’t stand up and say the people of her district don’t need a new library and support someone who says ‘it’s a want and not a need,’ ” she said. “My people deserve it too. That’s what I do.”

Barnes Sutton said Bradshaw’s supporters on the BOC are determined to stop several District 4 projects, including road improvements, a new library, a senior center, youth programs and economic growth on Memorial Drive.

Bradshaw, she said, would be a swing vote for the district’s opponents.

Stephen Binney of Clarkston challenged

Barnes Sutton’s claim that she has fought for the 4th District.

“Of the SPLOST money, less than 11 percent is earmarked for projects in the 4th District,” Binney said. “Is that fighting for the 4th District and what are you going to do about it?”

Barnes Sutton said Stephen Binney that a new fire station is coming from the proposed SPLOST money.

“New sidewalks are coming out of the SPLOST money,” she said. “Paved roads and park improvements will come from SPLOST money. District 5 is geographically larger than District 4 plus the new government cenPlease see DEBATE, page 4

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“If fundamentals remain the same, this could be a record-breaking year for summertime travel.”

Low gas prices fuel historic Fourth of July holiday travel More than a million Georgians will travel this Independence Day Weekend, part of the nearly 43 million Americans on the move for the 240th national observance.

The AAA projection, which is up 500,000 over 2015, represents the highest Fourth of July travel volume on record. The holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, June 30, to Monday, July Fourth.

There will be 1,221,870 Georgians traveling this year, a 1.7 percent increase over the 1,201,420 taking a trip in 2015.

Joseph J. Richardson Jr., president and CEO of AAA - the Auto Club Group, said the Fourth of July, which is always the most-traveled holiday of the summer, will be bigJoseph Richardson ger than ever this year primarily because of low gas prices.

“Airports will be just as crowded as the roads because low fuel prices are making it more affordable to fly,” Richardson said in a June 27 statement. “If fundamentals remain the same, this could be a record-breaking year for summertime travel.”

U.S. drivers have saved about $20 billion on gasoline so far this year compared to the same period in 2015, which has made travel more affordable than in recent years. A more

About 1.2 million Georgians will travel over the July Fourth Weekend. AAA projects that nearly 43 million Americans will be on the move – on the roads, in the air and by other modes of travel.

confident consumer and rising economic activity also are offsetting a cooling labor market to help boost holiday travel.

Eighty-four percent of holiday travelers – more than 36 million people – will drive to their destinations, an increase of 1.2 percent over last year. Air travel is expected to increase 2.2 percent over last year, with 3.3 million Americans taking to the skies.

AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said peak travel times for motorists will be Friday and

Monday afternoons.

“The best times to leave will be in the morning because the roads will be less crowded and you will have more time to get to your destination safely,” Jenkins said.

Travel by other modes of transportation, including cruises, trains and buses, will increase 2 percent to 3.3 million travelers.

Low gas prices are motivating millions of Americans to travel.

Despite recent seasonal increases, gas

prices remain well below recent years. The national average price for a gallon of gas was $2.28 on June 30, 49 cents less than the price on July 4, 2015, and $1.38 less than July 4, 2014. Georgia’s average was $2.15.

AAA expects most U.S. drivers will pay the lowest Independence Day gas prices since 2005.

“The average motorist has saved about $100 on gasoline so far this year compared to the first six months of 2015,” Jenkins said.

“These low gas prices, combined with rising wages, are helping boost disposable income, making travel more affordable. Gas prices for the rest of the year are forecast to remain lower than last year, unless oil prices take an unexpected upward turn.”

Average airfares for the top 40 domestic flight routes will be 9 percent less this year, with an average round trip costing $207.

“With more than 3.3 million people flying this Independence Day weekend, the airports will be busy and airport security lines may be longer than usual,” Jenkins said. “Travelers should arrive at least two hours early in order to make their flights. To expedite the process, AAA recommends travelers enroll in programs such as TSA PreCheck and Global Entry.”

More than 370,000 motorists are expected to request roadside assistance, primarily for dead batteries, lockouts and flat tires.

Wesley Chapel McDonald’s gets a ‘B’ on Board of Health follow-up visit INSPECTION,

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washing were due to employees not following directions.

“It’s not lack of training,” he said “It’s them being slow getting around it. We just have to enforce what they already know.”

Customers at the Wesley Chapel restaurant on June 29 were surprised to learn of the failing score.

Keyonna Gaines of Ellenwood, who was leaving the restaurant with her two children after breakfast, said they have eaten at the restaurant several times since it opened.

“I have to read the follow-up report before deciding whether to come again,” she said.

Bill Lackey and John Philips, who work at a neighboring barbershop, said they had heard about the low score but weren’t worried.

“They’ll get it together,” said Lackey as the two were about to enter the McDonBill Lackey ald’s. “They’re a new store.”

Philips said he worked for 18 years as a manager in the fast-food industry and knows the pitfalls.

“Those are training issues,” Philips said.

“Maybe the staff wasn’t taught properly and they’ll have to go back and retrain them.”

The Board of Health was scheduled to revisit the restaurant on July 6 but returned John Philips

a week later on June 28. It noted corrections and upgraded the score to 87 and a B grade.

During Tuesday’s visit, it also noted three new violations – raw eggshells stored on a shelf over ready-to-eat pancakes, employee observed prepping food with no hair restraint provided, and no hand-washing signage provided in the women’s restroom for employees. Those violations were corrected on-site during the inspection.

Deborah Kirby, a Board of Health Food Protection Program manager, said that by law, reinspection must take place within 10 days.

“But we don’t have to wait 10 days to go back,” she said.

“We could do it as soon as a couple of days after the original visit.”

The store in the Kroger Shopping Center opened in March. It received a 100 on its first inspection on April 22.

Hurt, who has been a McDonald’s operator for 20 years, has 15 restaurants, including five in south DeKalb County.

One is in the Fairington Road Walmart, and three locations – Panola Road, Turner Hill Road across from the Mall at Stonecrest, and Evans Mill Road – he acquired from businessman Van Jakes in January.

With the score upgrade at the Wesley Chapel store, all his stores now have A and B scores. Turner Hill Road received an 87 on June 10, 2015; Panola Road received a 91 on Feb. 11, 2016; Evans Mill Road scored 94 on May 18, 2016; and the Fairington Road store received a 94 on Sept. 30, 2015.

For more information, visit http://atlanta.digitalhealthdepartment.com/_templates/22/Food_2015/_report_full.c fm?fsimID=513729&domainID=22.

McDonald’s cited for 12 violations A DeKalb Board of Health inspector cited the new McDonald’s at 2739 Wesley Chapel Road for 12 violations on June 21 and gave it a 67 Unsatisfactory.

The violations of various food safety codes were: n Employee observed touching hair, hat, and body parts without washing hands. n Hand sink near dish machine is full of drink cup, tubing, and cleaning cloths. n Food holding equipment stored as clean but is observed with grease buildup. n Black residue buildup on divider in ice machine. n Improper cold holding of TCS food items. n Tea urn stored covered on floor near ice machine. n Employee observed with a hair tie on right wrist. n Food handlers with artificial nails. n Dumpster sliding door is left open. n Floors throughout multiple areas in kitchen are unclean with food debris and pooling unclean water. n Employee beverages improperly stored. Gatorade on dish machine and a covered cup stored near microwaves. n Flies are observed throughout facility.

On a June 28 revisit, the restaurant received an 87 B score and was cited for three new violations that were corrected on-site.

Source: DeKalb Board of Health

July 2, 2016

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“I’m proud that we have taken this small step to make it more convenient for citizens to tell us their views.”

Stone Mountain man charged in Medicare fraud case Former state employee Otis Shannon of Stone Mountain has been charged in the largest national Medicare fraud takedown in history that included more than $5.9 million in fraudulent payouts in Georgia.

Shannon, 42, is a former employee of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

Nationally, the takedown and enforcement actions involve nearly 1,200 individuals and over $3.4 billion in fraudulent billings.

The U.S. departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced the unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts, resulting in criminal and civil charges against 301 individuals for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving about $900 million in false billings.

Charges include 61 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals.

Twenty-three state Medicaid Fraud Control Units also participated in the arrests.

In addition, the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suspended a number of providers as provided in the Affordable Care Act. The coordinated takedown made history for the number of defendants charged and the amount of financial losses.

The indictment on conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery also charged Matthew Harrell, 40, of Atlanta; Denise Dixon, 40, of Fayetteville; Geovon Martin, 39, of Mableton; Marion Simpson, 66, of Austell; Sharon Zellner, 58, of McDonough; Derrick McDow, 46, of Greensboro, N.C.; and Cortim Martin, 31, of Smyrna.

U.S. Attorney John Horn said the indictment and other information presented in court show that on or about 2013 until 2015, Shannon was responsible for reviewing mental health provider applications to verify that prospective mental health providers met minimum staffing levels and had proper credentials and licenses to provide proper care

to Georgia Medicaid beneficiaries.

The indictment said that Shannon solicited and accepted bribes from applicants to accept falsified and forged documents.

Harrell, Dixon, Geovon Martin, Simpson, Zellner, McDow and Cortim Martin were owners, operators or employees of health care providers that allegedly paid bribes to Shannon to gain approval to provide mental health services to Georgia Medicaid beneficiaries. They were approved to bill Medicaid without meeting program requirements that were in place to ensure beneficiaries were obtaining quality care. Unqualified providers improperly billed Georgia Medicaid for more than $6.6 million and Georgia Medicaid paid the providers over $5.9 million.

Horn said the sweep “exemplifies the ongoing commitment to investigate and prosecute those who steal tax dollars that provide essential health care to the elderly and low-income families.”

Visit www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.

Thurmond to co-host Democratic Party platform meeting DeKalb Democratic CEO nominee Michael Thurmond is co-hosting a public listening session for the Dems on July 6 at Maloof Auditorium in Decatur.

Thurmond, one of three Georgians appointed to the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee, is hosting the meeting to Michael Thurmond identify a policy platform with county party leaders. It starts at 6 p.m.

Thurmond said he is encouraging citizens of the region to let their voices be heard.

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“Let’s build an inclusive, progressive platform together,” he said in a June 27 statement.

“Ensuring everyone has a seat at the table is how I will operate as CEO of this county.

Equally important, my role on the Platform Committee helps ensure DeKalb County has a voice in Washington, D.C., when Hillary Clinton is our commander in chief.”

The program will include delegates for the Hillary for America and Bernie Sanders for President campaigns.

Every four years, the national party identifies a policy platform to govern the party.

Other Georgians on the Platform Committee are Verna Cleveland and Steve Lomax.

State Rep. Calvin Smyre, a Georgia cochair of Hillary for America, said he was pleased that Thurmond was selected to represent Georgia on the Platform Committee.

“He has dedicated his life to uplifting working families and improving education for our children. It’s important for Georgia to have a voice at the party convention as we come together to nominate and elect the first female president of the United States.”

The Platform Committee meets in early July. The 2016 Democratic National Convention convenes July 25-28 in Philadelphia to adopt the platform and formally nominate candidates for president and vice president.

More chances for public to speak to BOC

Citizens will now have three more opportunities a year to talk directly to the DeKalb Board of Commissioners with the increase in BOC meetings and public comment periods.

Commissioners voted unanimously on June 28 to hold three Committee of the Whole meetings annually at different locations around the county at 5:30 p.m.

A 30-minute public comment period will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the new meetings.

Super District 6 Commissioner Kathie Gannon, who negotiated the change in procedures and found a compromise acceptable to all commissioners, said the new procedures could go into effect as early as October.

Currently, citizens can speak to DeKalb commissioners at two BOC meetings a month. Kathie Gannon The additional meeting will increase public comment opportunities to 27 a year.

Gannon said elected officials can never forget that they work for the citizens. She said adding the evening meetings is an attempt to make the BOC more accessible to citizens who have the right and the responsibility to tell commissioners what they like, what their priorities should be and how they want them to solve problems.

“I’m proud that we have taken this small step to make it more convenient for citizens to tell us their views,” said Gannon, who was elected to a fourth term of office on May 24.

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“We must stop littering where we walk. We must stop throwing stuff out of the windows of our cars and SUVs.”

Will the ‘Bus Stop Trash’ can genie please stand up?

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Will the “Bus Stop Trash Can” knight, genie or benefactor please stand up.

I am talking about the person who has chained a black trash can with “Bus Stop Trash” scrawled across it in big gold letters on Rainbow Drive in Decatur.

I am in search of this person so that we as a community can say thanks for taking ownership of what was clearly a problem at the intersection of Rainbow Drive and Whirlaway Drive.

I want to know who this person is so that I can tell MARTA about him or her. Surely, they too would want to extend their thanks.

MARTA says 10 percent of its 10,000 bus have trash cans.

It has 313 bus stops in DeKalb County and 28 of them are along Rainbow Drive between Wesley Chapel Road and Columbia Drive.

Only eight of Rainbow Drive stops for Bus Route 186 have trash cans.

It’s no secret that people generate trash. So why don’t all MARTA bus stops have trash cans?

It’s important to thank our “Bus Stop Trash” genie because here is someone who got tired of the trash that was marring his community and took action.

I am guessing that this person probably complained and tried unsuccessfully to get MARTA to add a trash can to the bus stop pole.

I am guessing too that at some point this person just said, “I got to

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A trash can chained to a MARTA bus stop pole on Rainbow Drive in Decatur is emptied daily by an unknown benefactor who took ownership of littering.

do something because I can’t stand this anymore.”

I know how this person feels.

I too am tired of litter everywhere in our community. It is

smothering us, and it reflects poorly on all of us. And you know what, we don’t have to live this way.

Other people don’t live in litter because they and their government

care about ridding their community of trash and about manicuring the public rights of way.

Yes, we have made some promising steps. DeKalb Beautification Department’s litter patrols are picking up litter, but they can’t do it fast enough. They clean a street today, and tomorrow it’s trashy again.

It is abundantly clear that we need trash cans along our welltraveled corridors like Wesley Chapel Road, Panola Road, Covington Highway and so on. We also need a robust anti-litter campaign and an anti-litter ordinance with fines that is enforced.

I was just in Houston, and they have “Don’t Mess With Texas, $1000 fines” billboards.

We need “Don’t Trash DeKalb” billboards along our highways and roadways, and printed on our property tax, water and sanitation bills; and we need a “Don’t be a Litterbug” campaign in our schools.

When school is in session, Wesley Chapel Road near Southwest DeKalb High is strewn with paper and empty drink bottles and cans where kids walk to and from school.

We must stop littering where we walk. We must stop throwing stuff out of the windows of our cars, SUVs and pickup trucks, and when we see litter, we should take ownership and pick it up.

And by the way, trash cans don’t empty themselves, just like grass doesn’t cut itself. So someone has to be assigned to empty them daily, like our genie seems to be doing for this one bus stop. Until then, we just want to thank the “Bus Stop Trash” genie for doing the right thing.

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ter will be in the 5th District so that artificially skews SPLOST funds toward them, but we’re getting our share and there are a couple of more things that I think we should have and I’ll fight for that.”

Bradshaw, a U.S. Army veteran and part-time college professor, said he’s determined to bridge the racial divide in DeKalb.

“I’m sick and tired of this county being torn asunder – north/south, black/white,” he said. “It’s holding us back. I’m for working together, across racial lines, across party lines, and serving the interests of this district. … We can do better than this.”

Barnes Sutton, who has held office since 2008, said she has worked hard to collaborate with fellow commissioners and to help her constituents. But she said she does not shy away from pointing out race if it is an issue.

“Ignoring racism doesn’t solve the problem,” she said. “I love and

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Early voting starts July 5 Early voting takes place July 5 to July 22. There are also four other runoffs on the July 26 ballot.

Interim Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson is facing attorney Susannah Scott for tax commissioner; Tonya Anderson and Dee Dawkins-Haigler are vying for the Senate District 43 seat; and Alan Cole faces Meagan Henson and Vernon Jones takes on Rhonda Taylor for the House 80 and 91 seats.

The polls are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. only at the DeKalb Elections Office, 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur. support this county but racism does exist in the allocation of resources.”

Theresa Smallwood, who lives in Stone Mountain, wanted to know what form of government the candidates support – CEO or manager-commission – that would best provide equal economic development to all parts of DeKalb.

Barnes Sutton said the form of government or title of CEO is not the issue.

“It’s the county’s organizational act,” she said. “There are problems [in the language] that allow for a disproportionate amount of atten-

tion to go to certain areas. … There has to be equity in economic development throughout the county along all the major corridors.

There’s a plan that we’re trying to implement to bring economic development throughout the county, but you have to have the right person sitting on that board.”

Bradshaw said the county should not be in a rush to change its form of government.

“Let’s do a comprehensive charter review step by step and look at all the ways we can fix county government,” he said.

“Over time, we’ll probably

conform to all the rest of the counties in Georgia that don’t have the CEO form of government. But that should be a slow deliberate process and not some crazy rush toward changing our CEO position because that would be a serious mistake.”

Barnes Sutton, who has been the target of several ethics complaints during her time in office, said opponents have used the complaints to smear her but she has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

She was accused in November 2015 of abusing her county purchasing card, using public employees at a political fundraising event, and spending taxpayer funds on her personal attorney.

Barnes Sutton filed a lawsuit in DeKalb Superior Court on Nov. 9, 2015, challenging the state legislation that gives authority to the new privately selected DeKalb Ethics Board to sit in judgment of public officials. The lawsuit is still pending and Judge Courtney Johnson issued a stay against the ethics complaints until the suit is resolved.

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The Youth Empowerment Breakfast provides an opportunity for DeKalb Youth Leadership Academy students to network.

Businessman headlines Youth Academy event Businessman and motivational speaker Dr. Keith R. Harley Jr. will headline the 2016 Youth Empowerment Breakfast on July 9 at the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort in Stone Mountain.

The program, presented by DeKalb District 4 Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton, takes place from 9 to 11 a.m.

Proceeds benefit the DeKalb Youth Leadership Keith Harley Jr. Academy.

Harley, who owns Keith Harley Hair and Scalp Clinic in Arlington, Va., is also a coach and image consultant.

Dr. Alduan Tartt, a Christian psychologist, will serve as master of ceremonies.

The DeKalb Youth Leadership Academy, founded by Barnes Sutton in 2009, serves students with a STEAM focus. It promotes conflict management, communication, academic achievement, life skills and leadership skills.

The annual breakfast provides an opportunity for students to network with celebrities, elected officials and business leaders.

More than 130 students have participated, including high achievers, youth leaders and at-risk youth. The selection process includes recommendations from teachers, counselors, community leaders, and juvenile services.

Current participants entered the academy’s three-year program in June 2015 and will graduate out of the program in 2018. A new class will be selected that year.

The Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort is at 4021 Lakeview Drive.

For tickets and donations, visit http:// serveouryouth.eventbrite.com.

For more information and sponsorships, email ycolbert@dekalbcountyga.gov.

MLK graduate Beautiful Brys’jea Clemons, who picked up her CrossRoadsNews scholarship check on June 14, is shown with CrossRoadsNews Editor/Publisher Jennifer Parker (from left), CrossRoadsNews Foundation President Deborah Jackson and CrossRoadsNews General Manager Curtis Parker.

MLK grad is CrossRoadsNews Foundation 2016 scholar Beautiful Brys’jea Clemons, a 2016 graduate of Martin Luther King Jr. High School, is the 2016 CrossRoadsNews Foundation Scholar.

Beautiful, who is headed to Clark Atlanta University to study journalism, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

English teacher Jacinth Robotham, who recommended Beautiful, said she is a person who is going to do great things with her life regardless of obstacles that she may encounter. “She understands that success requires hard work, persistence and collaboration,�

Robotham wrote.

Beautiful is the fifth DeKalb high school graduate to receive scholarships from the foundation, established by CrossRoadsNews owners Jennifer and Curtis

Parker in 2005. The scholarship is open to college-bound seniors who plan to major in journalism, graphic or web design, photography, and advertising. The scholarship honors the memory of the late DeKalb School Board member Elizabeth Andrews, who served 29 years on the board.

Applicants wrote a 500-word essay on “Why Community Newspapers Are Still Needed in the Age of the Internet.�

Supporters of the CrossRoadsNews’ April 16 Kudos Gala also supported the scholarship fund, which received a $3,000 donation from the event’s proceeds.

Interest meeting for home schools

Families who home-school their children and could benefit from being part of a community of like-minded individuals can attend a “Homeschool Hash� interest meeting on July 9 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Salem-Panola Library in Lithonia.

The meeting will explore possible programming to support the homeschool community.

Family input is considered critical for future programming.

The library is at 5137 Salem Road.

For more information, call 770-9876900.

East Lake Y registering for soccer Registration is open for kids 3 to 13 to play in the Fall Youth Soccer Leagues at the East Lake Family YMCA. To register online, visit www.ymcaatlanta. org/program-locations/soccer/east-lake.php.

Volunteer coaches also are needed. Email FranklinH@ymcaatlanta.org.

Mini Mite Preschool Soccer is for 3-yearolds and the season takes place Sept. 2-Oct. 7.

The U6-U14 season begins Aug. 15.

The nonprofit seeks to strengthen the community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

The East Lake Y is at 275 East Lake Blvd. in Atlanta.

For more information, including fees, visit www.ymcaatlanta.org/ymca-locations/ east-lake or call 404-373-6561.

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The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.

America turns 240 with fireworks displays, parades, concerts Across DeKalb County and metro Atlanta and throughout the country, residents will join in celebrating America’s 240th birthday on a grand scale with patriotic parades, fireworks, concerts and laser shows as well as more intimate settings such as family barbecues and outings.

Independence Day, annually observed on July Fourth, is the anniversary of the publication of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776. Thomas Jefferson drafted the declaration June 11-28 and the Continental Congress adopted the document on July 4, 1776.

The federal legal holiday is observed on Monday this year.

Fireworks hike Individuals and families can slow down on the Fourth and join a ranger for a leisurely stroll to the top of Panola Mountain.

The event takes place from 8 to 11 p.m.

Advance registration is required – call 770389-7801.

As the sun sets, participants will take in a panoramic view of Stone Mountain and Atlanta’s Independence Day celebrations from a distance. Bring water, bug spray, and a flashlight for the walk back down the mountain to a waiting campfire and s’mores.

Panola Mountain State Park is at 2620 Highway 155 S.W. in Stockbridge. For more information, including fees, visit http:// gastateparks.org/PanolaMountain.

Young and old celebrate the Fourth of July in the annual Pied Piper Parade in downtown Decatur. The parade begins at 6 p.m., followed by a concert and fireworks.

Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Ave., and the parade begins at 6.

The Concert on the Square starts at 7 p.m. in the Community Bandstand and features the Callanwolde Concert Band. Fireworks begin at dark, about 9 p.m.

Visit www.visitdecaturgeorgia.com/seedo-play/special-events/fourth-of-july.

New Birth New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating the holiday with a fireworks show at dusk.

Participants may come early and grill at their leisure in designated areas.

The church is at 6400 Woodrow Road in Pied Piper Parade Lithonia. For more information, visit www.

The annual Pied Piper Parade through newbirth.org or call 770-696-9600. downtown Decatur brings out friends and family, young and old, for a community cel- Stone Mountain Park ebration in the streets. Neighborhoods and A special patriotic fireworks finale will organizations make floats, while individuals immediately follow the Lasershow Spectacubike, walk or skate. lar in Mountainvision every night July 1-4 at Anyone may participate in the parade, Stone Mountain Park. but those with vehicles must register by At sunset, throngs of visitors gather on emailing Shirley.baylis@decaturga.com or Memorial Lawn for the fireworks-laden laser by calling 678-553-6573. show, which features a new “Drone Wars” Lineup is at 5:30 p.m. at the First Baptist segment. Three flame cannons send flames

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM6349-7++ Glinda L. Johnson Plaintiff Vs. Johnny W. Johnson Defendant To: Johnny W. Johnson 1088 Oakland Ave. Conyers, GA 30012

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated Jun. 09, 2016. You are hereby notified that on Jun. 06, 2016 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court and to service upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is: Glinda Johnson, 5175 Scarbrough Lane, Stone Mountain, GA 30088.

Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Jun. 09, 2016.

Witness the Honorable Daniel M. Corsey, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 9th day of Jun., 2016 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM6040-3++ Kiah Boss Plaintiff

Vs. Marcus Boss Defendant To: 1996 Bridgestone Circle Conyers, GA 30012

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated Jun. 02, 2016.

You are hereby notified that on May 26, 2016 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court and to service upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is: Kiah Boss, 937 Main Street Lake Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30088. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Jun. 02, 2016.

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

This the 3rd day of Jun., 2016 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM5857-6++ Victor Dallas Plaintiff Vs. Lashond Kennedy Defendant To: 4227 Kessler Cincinnati, OH 45237

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated May 31, 2016. You are hereby notified that on May 26, 2016 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court and to service upon the plaintiff’s

attorney whose address is: Victor Dallas, 3230 Aberdeen Way Lithonia, GA 30038.

Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Jun. 01, 2016.

Witness the Honorable J.P. Boulee, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 31st day of May, 2016 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16CV3345-3++ Talib Sp;radley Plaintiff Vs. Angela J. Spradley Defendant To: 2936 Belvedere Lane Decatur, GA 30032

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated May 10, 2016. You are hereby notified that on May 09, 2016 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court and to service upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is: Talib Spradley, 3185 Robin Rd., Decatur, GA 30032. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of May 10, 2016.

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

This the 26th day of May, 2016 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

Notice OF PUBLICATION in the Superior Court of DeKalb County

Centennial Olympic Park Musicians Montell Jordan and J-Fly and Friends will provide entertainment at Centennial Olympic Park’s celebration, which offers fun for the entire family, including free music and a large fireworks display.

It will be broadcast by local ABC affiliate WSB-TV. Gates open at 6 p.m.

Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It” was a breakout new jack-swing song that topped Billboard’s Hot 100 for seven weeks and R&B charts for eight in 1995. Flynn, a humanitarian and Recording Academy member, was music director for the 2012 Heisman Trophy Awards and two Tyler Perry movies.

The park is at 265 Park Ave. West N.W. in Atlanta. Visit www.centennialpark.com.

nearly 100 feet into the air. Attractions are open 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. The laser show and Avondale Estates Avondale Estates continues its traditional fireworks will begin about 9:30. celebration with a parade, concert and fireFor more information, including fees, visit www.stonemountainpark.com or call works at Lake Avondale on the Fourth.

The parade lineup begins at 9:15 a.m. at 770-498-5690.

DeKalb School of the Arts, 1192 Clarendon Ave. The parade starts at 10 at Clarendon and Lenox Square Lenox Square lights up the sky on In- South Avondale Road. Boy Scout Troop 6 dependence Day with one of the largest will sell hot dogs, drinks, and snacks at Lake Avondale beginning at 5 p.m., followed by a fireworks displays in the Southeast.

The 57th annual celebration includes concert at 7:30 and fireworks at dusk.

Visit http://avondaleestates.org. musical entertainment.

The Jimmy Buffett tribute band Sons of Sailors opens the show at 6 p.m. Headliner Peachtree Road Race The 47th running of the AJC Peachtree Party on the Moon takes the stage at 7:45 p.m. The band plays dance, classic rock, Road Race will draw thousands of particidisco/funk, swing, R&B, standards, Motown pants, volunteers and spectators to Atlanta and new country. It played at President Ba- for the famous 10K. The 6.2-mile course spans from Peachtree rack Obama’s Inauguration Ball and Giants Road at Lenox Square to Piedmont Park in quarterback Eli Manning’s wedding.

More than 4,000 shells will explode in the Midtown, with wheelchair racers starting at sky during the 15-minute fireworks show, 6:43 a.m., followed by the women’s elite at 7:18 and the main start at 7:30. which starts about 9:40 p.m.

Organized by the Atlanta Track Club, the Mall hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and select event attracts 60,000 runners and walkers of restaurants will remain open after 6 p.m.

The mall is at 3393 Peachtree Road. N.E. all ages and abilities each year.

Visit ajc.com/ajcprr. in Atlanta. Visit www.simon.com/mall/

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Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM5922-3++ Timiakio Holliday Plaintiff Vs. Christopher Holliday Defendant To: 2942 North DeKalb Dr., Unit D Atlanta, GA 30340

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated May 26, 2016. You are hereby notified that on May 23, 2016 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Abandoment.

You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court and to service upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is: Victor Dallas, 3475 Pleasantbrook Village Lane, #3516A; Doraville, GA 30340. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of May 26, 2016.

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

This the 26th day of May, 2016 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16CV4321-3++ Rickey Sherron Plaintiff Vs. Dwan Sherron Defendant To: Dwan Sherron 4315 Orchard Park Ct.

Stone Mountain, GA 30083

By ORDER of the Court service for service by publication dated Apr. 11, 2016.

You are hereby notified that on Apr. 06, 2016 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court and to service upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose address is: Rickey Sherron, 4315 Orchard Park Ct., Stone Mountain, GA 30083. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of Jun. 13, 2016.

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

This the 13th day of June, 2016 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM6342-4++ Imahn Shairroh Moniay Neil filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on June 03, 2016 to change name from: Imahn Shairroh Moniay Neil to Imahn Shairroh Moniay Henry. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: June 01, 2016 Name: Imahn Shairroh Moniay Neil 3303 Five Oaks Way Tucker, GA 30084 06/25, 07/02, 07/09, 07/16

Notice of Petition FOR MODIFICATION OF CUSTODY in the Superior Court of DeKalb County State of Georgia

Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM6055-5++ Lee C. Elder, Jr., Plaintiff VS Traci D. Elder To: Traci D. Elder

By ORDER of the Court service for

service by publication dated June 02, 2016, You are hereby notified that on May 26, 2016, The above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Complaint For Modification of Custody And Child Support. You are required to file with the Clerk of Superior Court, and to serve upon the plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is: Deborah A. Johnson, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, DeKalb County Office, 846 Sycamore St., Suite 120, Decatur, GA 30030.

Answer In writing within sixty (60) days of June 02, 2016. Witness the Honorable Gregory A. Adams, Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This is 6th day of June, 2016 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++16FM6970-3++ Alma McDowell Lewis Williams Melson filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on June 23, 2016 to change name from: Alma McDowell Lewis Williams Melson to Alma Lewis Williams. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: June 21, 2016 Name: Alma McDowell Lewis Williams Melson 3105 Kensington Circle Lithonia, GA 30038 07/02, 07/09

Notice of Intent To Incorporate Notice is given that Articles of Incorporation which will incorporate The Mattox Institute For Lifelong Learning, Inc. has been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the 501(c)(3) of the Nonprofit Corporation Code. The initial registered office of the corporation will be located at P.O. Box 1022, Conley, GA 30288, and the initial registered agent and address is Robin M. Lemelle at 302 Twin Oaks Lane, Dallas, GA 30157, USA

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Independence Day should be spent celebrating our great country with family and friends, not in the emergency room.â&#x20AC;?

Most fireworks injuries occur around July Fourth Fitness classes Prevent Blindness offers alternatives to Georgia consumers and holiday revelers at Panola Kaiser celebrate the holiday safely: have been able to buy fireworks legally in the state since July 1, 2015, and public health and safety experts are urging caution in their use for July Fourth celebrations.

Consumer fireworks are defined as any small fireworks device designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion as approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Examples are firecrackers, skyrockets and sparklers.

Two-thirds to three-fourths of all fireworks injuries occur during the four-week period surrounding Independence Day, the commission says. On the holiday itself, fireworks usually start more fires nationwide than all other causes combined. About 7,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms every year for fireworks-related injuries and most of those incidents involve children.

State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens urges citizens to use extreme caution to avoid injuries when using fireworks.

He offers these safety tips: n Always read and follow label directions. n Only use fireworks outdoors. n Never experiment or attempt to make your own fireworks. n Only light one firework at a time. n Never reignite malfunctioning fireworks. n Fireworks should only be used with close adult supervision. n Never give fireworks to small children. n Be sure to have water handy. n Never throw fireworks at another person. n Call 911 for emergencies.

Prevent Blindness Georgia, an affiliate of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, urges residents to

Consumers are urged to use caution when using fireworks to avoid injuries.

leave fireworks to the professionals all year round.

Fireworks were involved in an estimated 10,500 injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms in 2014. Males accounted for 74 percent of fireworks injuries, and 40 percent of injuries were to children under age 15.

Contusions, lacerations and foreign bodies were the most common injuries to eyes.

There were 11 fireworks-related deaths in 2014.

Hugh R. Parry, president and CEO of Prevent Blindness, urges the public to leave fireworks to licensed operators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Independence Day Hugh R. Parry should be spent celebrating our great country with family and friends, not in the emergency room,â&#x20AC;? Parry said.

n Paint flowerpots with red, white and blue paint and glitter. Then plant a seed. n Make pinwheels or wind socks with an Independence Day theme. n After the sun goes down, wrap flashlights in colored cellophane to provide fun shades of light. n Purchase nontoxic glow-sticks, ropes and jewelry that can safely light the night for kids. n Create your own noisemakers by banging wooden spoons on pots and pans.

Search your house for horns, whistles and bells and other items to create a marching band. n Make your own firecracker sounds by popping bubble wrap. n Using yarn, craft sticks, paint and construction paper, families can make the U.S. flag. n Make Fourth of July rockets by using paper towel rolls, paint, streamers and paper cement. n Let kids create in the kitchen by making fun desserts using blueberries, strawberries and whipping cream for star-spangled treats. n Have children design and decorate their own T-shirts and hats using glow in the dark paints. Add puffy paints and glitter to make them sparkle. n Use hypoallergenic face paint or makeup to make designs on your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face.

Adults should apply the face paint and remove it with cold cream or eye makeup remover instead of soap. Follow product guidelines about applying product directly around the eyes.

For more information, visit www.oci. ga.gov and preventblindness.org.

Residents can dance or step their way into fitness at free classes offered at Kaiser Permanente Panola Medical Center in Lithonia.

Nonmembers are welcome. Pre-register at 404-364-7117. Dress in comfortable clothes and athletic shoes and bring water.

Dancercise, a 45-minute, low-impact dance-inspired movement class, can include Zumba or Latin dance, modern, funk and hip-hop, based on the instructorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style. The Thursday classes start July 7 at 6 p.m.

Step to Success combines dynamic movements from low to high impact. In the sixweek program, each 45-minute class blends cardio, flexibility, and resistance training. The Thursday classes start July 7 at 7 p.m.

The medical center is at 5440 Hillandale Drive. For more information or questions, call 404-365-0966 or 1-800-611-1811.

Summer exercise tips for seniors Seniors can pick up tips on keeping active when the temperature soars at a free class on July 8 at DeKalb Medical at North Decatur.

Indoor Exercise for the Summer Months begins with breakfast at 9:30 a.m. in the Keeton Auditorium, followed by an informative talk at 10:30 in the theater.

Older adults can avoid heat-related illnesses by exercising in cool, indoor areas or in the early morning or evening.

The campus is at 2701 N. Decatur Road.

To register, visit www.dekalbmedical.org, click on Classes & Events, then View Calendar, or call 404-501-WELL (9355).

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