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(L-R:) Lauren Milner, Georgia Tech; D’Ariel Myrick, Booker T. Washington High School; Gabriel Galarza, Georgia Tech; President Barack Obama; Antwarn Sanders, Booker T. Washington High School; and Laura O’Connell, Georgia Tech participated in the documentary “A Roundtable with President Barack Obama: The Cost of Education” filmed and produced by Vice Media in Atlanta on March 9. Photo provided by the White House Staff
VOLUME 20 NUMBER 51 WWW.OCGNEWS.COM MARCH 21, 2015 FREESERVING DEKALB • FULTON • GWINNETT • HENRY • ROCKDALE
DeKalb activists protest police shooting
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Community “Georgia Rides to the Capitol” set
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Atlanta City Council honors the late Dr. Louise Hollowell Page 10
PeopleComing Up
See Appointment, page 9
APS students featured with President Obama in documentaryATLANTA—Antwarn Sanders and
D’Ariel Myrick, seniors from Atlanta Public Schools’ (APS) historic Booker T. Washington High School, were featured in an education documentary taped on March 9 with President Barack Obama.
In the documentary, “A Roundtable with President Barack Obama: The Cost of Education,” the APS students joined three students from Georgia Institute of Technology and Vice Media founder Shane Smith to discuss
the challenges of paying for college, accumulating college debt, and enrolling in community college as an option for saving money towards their education.
The roundtable discussion was videotaped at Manuel’s Tavern by Vice Media immediately following President Obama’s speech at Georgia Tech. The President spoke to thousands of college students and Atlanta residents about college affordability and unveiled his “Student Aid Bill of Rights.” Vice Media followed the President’s entire visit to Atlanta as part of the media outlet’s documentary. Washington High School students had the opportunity to share their thoughts with President Obama about paying for college, the possibility of using student loans, and the difficulty of researching scholarships.
Sanders and Myrick are both dually
enrolled in Washington High School’s Early College program and Georgia State University. The students were recommended to participate in the roundtable discussion by their principal, Dr. Tasharah Wilson, and English/Language Arts instructional coach, Dr. Danielle V. Oliver. The White House U.S. Department of Education contacted the principal to identify two students who were in the audience when First Lady Michelle Obama spoke of her REACH Higher initiative with Education Secretary Arne Duncan during their Back-to-School tour stop at Washington High in September 2014.
Students were instructed not to tell anyone about their life-changing interview with the President until the documentary roundtable was posted to Vice News’ web site on March 16.
“Having a roundtable conference with the President of the United States was a dream come true–President Barack Obama was just phenomenal in all aspects,” said Sanders. “He actually listened and answered all of the students’ questions as thoroughly as possible, and he went in depth with each conversation. Because of this, I easily engaged with everything he said.”
Sanders, a student-athlete, is a member of the National Honors Society, National
Photo provided by the White House Staff
See APS Students, page 9
May appoints special investigators, draws praise and scrutiny
Taking another step to restore the public’s trust, DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee May has appointed a team of special investigators to
root out corruption and waste among employees under his authority.
May announced at a March 18 news conference that he is appointing Attorneys Michael J. Bowers and Richard L. Hyde to handle the investigations and make specific recommendations to his administration as well as appropriate agencies.
Bowers is a former state attorney general who investigated the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Hyde is a state attorney general’s investigator and a member of the Judicial Qualifications Commission.
“I’ve made it clear: There is no tolerance for corruption in my administration. There is no tolerance for unethical
Photo by Glenn L.Morgan/OCG News
By Valerie J. Morgan
ICEO Lee May and Attorney Michael Bowers field reporters’ questions.
New sewage system on horizon for Rockdale’s Milstead Mill community
For 71-year-old Barbara Williams, modern day plumbing has never been
an option. But now, Williams and other residents in her Milstead Mill community soon may be receiving help as Rockdale County officials work to secure a grant that will replace the antiquated, underground septic tank system with the county’s sewage system.
Williams has been using the septic tank system since at least 1963 and after nearly 52 years of it, she won’t miss it—especially the odor.
“I think the new system will be fantastic for all of us. No longer having to worry about getting your tank pumped will be a great thing,” said Williams, who had her home built in the neighborhood on a then empty lot in 1963.
Williams, who retired from Lithonia Lighting, C.R. Barr and Hampton Inn, said living with stench has been awful at times.
“I used to hang out my clothes on the line to dry but then the smell would get in my clothes,” said Williams. “Sometimes, you could see the sewage flowing down the street. It would go into a ditch at the end of the street, leading to a trench, which leads to the Yellow River, and I thought to myself, ‘Oh no. People fish in that river.’ The new sewage system will address a lot of needs for all of us.”
County officials plan to submit its application for a federal Community Development Block Grant by April 1. The county is applying for $800,000 from the sewer and housing improvement program, which requires matching funds of $200,000. Rockdale Water Resources will provide the matching funds. The county hopes to use the $1 million to connect 34 houses in the historic Milstead Mill to sewer.
Alice Cintron, the county’s grant administrator, and Rockdale’s Board of Commissioners have been hosting public hearings to answer questions
about the proposed project. “We have done interviews and
right now, people are pumping on their own or paying for private companies to pump it. We have received 99 percent support from neighbors. People are tired of this and tell us that any increases on their water and sewer bill will be worth it to improve their quality of life,” said Cintron, who appeared before the Rockdale BOC at its March 17 meeting to garner support. “We’ve gone in people’s
See Sewage, page 9
By Joshua Smith
Photo by Joshua Smith/OCG NewsRockdale County Grant Administrator Alice Cintron points out some meetings and improvements coming to the county’s Milstead Mill community.
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(L-R): Nathan Knight, who heads the DeKalb SCLC, marches outside the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur on March 17. DeKalb NAACP President John Evans speaks with the media. Chief Cedric Alexander fields questions.
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DeKalb activists protest fatal police shooting of unarmed bipolar man
DeKalb County activists are demanding action in
the fatal police shooting of an unarmed naked man community residents say was not taking his medication for bipolar disorder when he was killed last week.
Anthony Hill, the 27-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran, was killed by DeKalb Police Officer Robert Olsen on March 9 after Olsen responded to a report of a person knocking on doors and crawling on the ground at The Heights At Chamblee apartment complex located off Chamblee Tucker Road.
Olsen shot Hill twice as Hill began running toward him and didn’t stop when ordered, according to the police report. Hill had jumped off his second-floor apartment balcony just before police arrived, police said.
Hill’s girlfriend said Hill had been undergoing treatment for bipolar disorder and had stopped taking his medication. Witnesses said Hill had his hands up when he was shot.
DeKalb NAACP President John Evans said the group of activists attended the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners meeting of the whole on March 17 to demand that the case is thoroughly investigated. Although no public comment was allowed at the meeting, Evans and the other activists spoke with media after the meeting.
“The longer you let it
linger, the chances are good that something could happen—tampering with witnesses, changing scenes,” said Evans, who promised to return to the Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting on March 24, where public comment will be taken.
Nathan Knight, head of the South DeKalb Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), said activists visited the site of the shooting on March 16 and talked with community residents, several who spoke Spanish and needed a translator.
“He (Hill) was a victim of his own mind. He was shot down in the street like a dog,” said Knight, who marched with a sign, “Black Lives Matter,” outside the Maloof Auditorium where DeKalb commissioners were meeting today.
Knight said the police should have tried to get Hill help—not killed him.
“When is it that their training is going to filter down so they are doing something to help people? There’s other choices than to just shoot a man,” Knight said.
The case has been turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI). Olsen, a seven-year veteran of the police force, has been placed on administrative leave.
Cedric Alexander, DeKalb’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Public Safety, said the agency turned over the investigation to the GBI in an effort to be fully transparent to everyone. He said his department is looking at ways to enhance police training to deal with situations involving mentally ill people.
Alexander said he wants
all of the police force, which is comprised of more than 1,000 officers, to complete at least 40 hours of training in dealing with the mentally ill. It may take as long as a year for all of the officers to take the training, but he said he plans to start with new recruits going through the Police Academy now.
Alexander also made a commitment to seek funding to add body cameras to the police force.
“I support body cameras. I think they are important in today’s society and environment. It does not always give us conclusive evidence quicker, but what it will do is give us more information than we may have known.”
By Valerie J. Morgan
Stone Mountain CID unveils tree “gateway” beautification projectBy Joshua Smith
Hundreds of crape myrtle and sugar maple trees are being installed along Mountain Industrial Boulevard in Tucker, thanks to a partnership between the Stone Mountain Community Improvement District, Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB), the DeKalb Board of Commissioners and the DeKalb County Office of Planning and Sustainability.
“We are working to create a gateway coming from I-85 and Gwinnett County into our industrial and office parks here in DeKalb County. Basically, four miles—from I-85 down Jimmy Carter and crossing Lawrenceville Highway from Gwinnett to DeKalb County—will showcase this beautiful gateway of trees,” said Emory Morsberger, Stone Mountain CID President. “This gateway is going to be a key part in entering basically one of DeKalb County’s largest job bases. Roughly 15,000 people work here in this
industrial park area.” As a part of a reforestation agreement,
Ryland Homes paid for the trees, 130 of which have been installed so far on both sides of the Mountain Industrial Boulevard corridor in Tucker. Hundreds more are expected to go up as part of the ongoing project, officials said. Ryland Homes has developed a subdivision, the Towns at Druid Hills, in the community. The tree project was a result of that development. The cost to Ryland Homes for purchasing the trees and installing as well as maintaining them is approximately $325 per tree for a total of $42,250, CID spokesman Mike Hassinger said. The trees are 12 to 15 feet tall.
Under the DeKalb Reforestation Program, developers are required to satisfy the county’s tree ordinance through the “banking” of trees, if there is not adequate space to replant trees in a new
development. To satisfy that agreement, Ryland Homes and its landscape contractor, Mainscapes LLC, installed the mature crepe myrtles and sugar maples.
Ryland Homes, the landscapers, local business owners and KDB representatives joined Morsberger and members of the CID to cut the ceremonial ribbon on the project on March 18.
“Our goal is to truly make DeKalb County look better. Part of that includes planting trees, part of that includes picking up garbage and really making sure properties in this community look good so people want to live here, people want to spend money here and people set up businesses here,” said KDB Director Gordon Burkette. “We appreciate the partnership with this CID because they are improving the value for not only the people here but the people who are coming over here in the future.”
Clay Kirkley, a land development manager with Ryland Homes, said the tree project would serve as a catalyst for economic development in the area.
“We were honored to work so closely with the Stone Mountain CID,” Kirkley said. “Ryland Homes is so proud to be a part of DeKalb County’s actions to make this community a more desirable location.”
Morsberger said the CID worked closely with local plant nursery workers to ensure the trees were high quality and to conduct on-site inspections during the installation, which took about 13 days.
The CID said it hopes to build on the relationship with Ryland Homes, other businesses and DeKalb County.
“We greatly appreciate DeKalb County and the leaders of Ryland Homes for planting these trees to increase our community’s desirability,” said Morsberger.
Photo by Glenn L.Morgan/OCG News
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“Georgia Rides to the Capitol” setThe Metro Atlanta Mayors’ Association and the Georgia Municipal Association are
teaming up to host the annual Georgia Rides to the Capitol on Tuesday, March 24, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the new Liberty Plaza, Capital Avenue, S.W., Atlanta.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the event. The event draws thousands of people on bikes to the steps of the state capitol to show support for better laws and for more investment in bike-friendly streets and trails. More than 1,000 cyclists from the metro area are expected to participate.
You must register at http://georgiabikes.org to ride. Registered riders will receive a free commemorative reflective leg band and can take advantage of police escorted bike rides from Decatur and Roswell, converging at Hurt Park for a ride to Liberty Plaza.
Free drinks and snacks will be provided to cyclists. The event will close streets between Capital Avenue, Memorial Drive and MLK Jr. Drive in Atlanta. For more information, contact Aileen Harris at 678-686-6293 or [email protected]
Atlanta Beltline hosts fitness fair
The Atlanta Beltline Partnership will host a free family fitness event on Tuesday, March 24, 5:30 – 8 p.m., at Historic Fourth Ward Park, 680 Dallas St., N.E., Atlanta.
Participants are invited to sample some of the activities and classes offered by the beltline program and learn about the program’s Active Lifestyle Competition, where you can earn rewards for your fitness accomplishments.
Some vendors participating include self-defense groups, the Atlanta Track Club, Soccer in the Streets and Tai Chi Atlanta. Some activities that will be offered at the event include dodge ball, kickball for kids, group runs and mini yoga sessions. Door prizes will be given. 404-477-3003.
South DeKalb Improvement Association to host free seminarThe South DeKalb Improvement Association’s Housing Committee, in cooperation
with the DeKalb NAACP, is sponsoring a community education seminar to explain how mortgage-lending practices are damaging communities in South DeKalb. The seminar will be held on Saturday, March 28, noon – 2 p.m., at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, 1879 Glenwood Road, Atlanta.
Are you a South DeKalb resident who feels trapped in your home or mortgage? Have you been prevented from selling or refinancing because of low appraisal values? Do you want to change this situation?
Guest speakers from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta Office (HUD) will educate attendees on the laws prohibiting discrimination in housing and mortgage lending. They will also advise the community how HUD can help people in the community.
Contact Wayne Early at [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/SDIAInc for more information.
Board of Health seeks participants for focus group The DeKalb County Board of Health, 445 Winn Way, Decatur, is seeking participants
for a focus group on health evaluations to be held on Tuesday, March 31, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. The Board of Health’s Status of Health Evaluation Team is developing the 2015
Status of Health report that will describe the county’s major health problems and offer suggestions to address these problems.
Focus group participants will be asked to review sections of the report and offer recommendations on how to make these sections clear and understandable.
Would you like to help in educating the public about the health of DeKalb residents? Information will be used to educate DeKalb residents, business owners, government officials and faith leaders about the county’s health issues.
Volunteers will need to sign a consent form to participate. The focus group is expected to last 90 minutes and may be recorded for audio purposes. For more information or to participate in the focus group, contact Alyssa Soluren at 404-297-7234 or [email protected].
Democrats host fundraising auctionThe DeKalb County Democratic Party will host a fundraising silent auction and raffle
on Thursday, April 2, 6:30 p.m., at the Clark Harrison Building, 330 West Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur.
Several items will be up for bid to support the party and their actions across the county. Some items up to win in the auction include a tablet device and a 32” television.
For more information, call Leona Perry at 678-481-8368.
GwinnettCounty invites educators to Certified Teacher Career Fair
Gwinnett County Schools is hosting the Certified Teacher Career Fair on Saturday, March 28, 8 a.m. – noon, at the Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth.
Qualified educators who hold certificates or will be certified by the fall of 2015, will be interviewed to potentially teach in the following areas: mathematics for grades 4 – 8 and 6 – 12; Science for grades 4- 8 and biology, chemistry and physics for grades 6 – 12; special education for all areas and grades; as well as Spanish and French teachers.
The county school education system is also seeking technical specialists including IT programmers and computer science experts; engineering teachers and educators in for health occupations’ programs.
Elementary teachers Gwinnett is looking to hire include ESOL, reading and gifted classes, math and science. Elementary teachers with language proficiency in Spanish or French may find more opportunities.
The school district anticipates hiring approximately 800 new teachers for the coming school year.
Registration is required to attend and receive interviews. For more information or to register for the career fair, visit gcpsjobs.org. An e-mail confirmation will be sent to potential candidates.
Conyers ready to host 34th Annual Cherry Blossom FestivalThe City of Conyers will host the 34th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
on Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at the Georgia International Horse Park, 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway, Conyers.
This year’s theme is “Party in Pink.” The festival originated as a way to encourage cultural understanding and friendship through international music, dance, games, food and crafts. The festival offers multiple stages for continuous entertainment, art and crafts booths, food vendors and children’s activities. Admission is free. Pets are not allowed.
Library sets storytime for the young readersThe Nancy Guinn Memorial Library, 864 Green St., Conyers, will host story
time for babies, toddlers and preschoolers and their parents. On March 23, 4:30 – 5:15 p.m., readers ages 3- 5 are invited to come to the
library for a program filled with picture book sharing, songs, music and crafts. On March 24, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., toddlers ages 21 – 36 months are invited to
the library for interactive stories, music, finger play and crafts. On March 25, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m., babies and infants up to 20 months are
invited for open playtime, board book sharing and songs. Parents and caregivers must attend the programs with their children. 770-388-
5040, ext. 113.
Registrations under way for “Healing the Racial Divide” The Baha’is of North DeKalb will sponsor a workshop, “Healing the Racial Divide,”
on Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., at the Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 LaVista Road, Tucker. The workshop is open to the first 50 participants. Facilitators Phyllis and Gene Unterschuetz and Tod Ewing will guide participants through a series of interactive exercises designed to promote new ways of looking at cross-racial relationships. Participants will identify and develop inner capacities and skills that can transform and sustain healthy cross-racial relationships and help heal the racial divide.
There will be a lunch break, but you must bring your own food. Morning and afternoon snacks will be provided.
To register or for more information, call the library at 770-270-8234.
Monadnock finale to feature guided nature hike, artists and entertainment
Metro Atlanta is home to three awe-inspiring monadnocks. Sounds impressive, but what is a monadnock, anyway? Monadnocks are special types of mountains formed when hard blobs of lava are compressed under the Earth’s crust. Now that the softer rock around the granite clumps has eroded, Georgians are treated to three jaw-dropping geological oddities right in metro Atlanta. Stone Mountain, Panola Mountain, and Arabia Mountain are all monadnocks.
Throughout March, several Monadnock Madness events have been held including photography lessons, archery lessons, Reptile Day and guided hikes. The grand finale, “Monadnock Muse: Connecting Art and the Earth,” will be held on March 29, 2-5 p.m., beginning with a reception at the Davidson Arabia Mountain Nature Center in Southeast DeKalb County.
The opening reception will feature tea brewed from native plants. From there, guests will take a guided hike through the forest at the base of Arabia Mountain will lead guests to artists and their inspired pieces. The artists, including composers, poets, photographers, and visual artists, have created art directly inspired by the inherent qualities and living ecosystems of the Preserve. The hike will continue to the peak of the mountain where even more performers await. There will be time to explore the mountain and see the diamorpha blooming in solution pits in this lunar-like landscape. Donations are accepted for this free event.
To preserve the fragile environment all guests must RSVP and there are a limited number of spots available: (http://arabiaalliance.org/event/monadnock-muse/). Donations are accepted for this free event.
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DeKalb Extension presents money management workshopThe DeKalb County UGA Extension Office, 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur,
will host Money Management Basics on Wednesday, March 25, 6 – 7 p.m., in the extension office auditorium.
The workshop will cover how to make and use a workable spending and savings plan, how to provide for a more secure future through saving and investing, how to become a better informed consumer and how to avoid predatory products, among other topics. 404-298-4080.
Gwinnett commissioners unveil historic site marker
At the beginning of March, Gwinnett County commissioners unveiled a new marker at Gwinnett’s historic Chesser-Williams House, located on the campus of the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center (GEHC) in Buford.
Commissioners say the marker represents the county’s support of Gwinnett’s Historical Restoration and Preservation Board to identify historic buildings and sites on county-owned property.
Staff from the GEHC developed the template for the marker.
“With Gwinnett County’s bicentennial celebration only a few years away, it’s very
important that we support initiatives like this historic marker to help residents and visitors learn about our rich history,” said Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash.
The following narrative appears on the sign: “One of the oldest surviving homes in Gwinnett County, this house [the Chesser-Williams House] was built in the 1850s. The house was originally two rooms wide and one room deep. This style is referred to as an I-house. The house is unique because of the beautiful, hand-painted folk art found on the exterior and interior, making it one of the only surviving examples of painted exterior decorations in the state of Georgia and perhaps the South.”
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The Georgia FOG Alliance recently recognized the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management’s Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) program as “2014 Outstanding Program of the Year” for the second consecutive year, in the “large” category.
The award has already been sent to the DeKalb office from FOG Alliance representatives
“This award underscores our commitment to community involvement and outreach,” said DeKalb County Interim CEO Lee May. “Educated customers help us prolong the life of our sewer system, and we’re proud of the work DeKalb’s FOG program does to keep residents informed.”
The FOG Alliance is a nonprofit organization that educates and promotes a cleaner environment by controlling fats, oils and grease. It includes all the municipalities and cities of Georgia. Each year, the FOG Alliance analyzes and evaluates various aspects of local FOG initiatives to determine the winner of the “Outstanding Program of the Year” award.
DeKalb County was evaluated based on a questionnaire that included 130 questions on several FOG program components, such as administration, engineering for food service establishments, inspections for food service establishments, waste management, pollution prevention, tracking, enforcement, laboratory and sampling; Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM); education and safety.
DeKalb Watershed receives FOG Program award
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Governor’s mansion Easter egg huntGeorgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal and Gov. Nathan Deal will host the 13th
annual Easter egg hunt at the Governor’s Mansion on Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. – noon.
Activities include photos with the Governor, First Lady and Easter Bunny; cupcake and egg decorating stations; face painting; a storybook station; Clifford the Big Red Dog; the Easter egg roll; a moonwalk; a herd of Chick-fil-la cows; and, of course, the Easter egg hunt. You must bring your own basket for the hunt.
Families wishing to attend must RSVP by e-mail only to [email protected].
1027 Church welcomes all to egg huntA new ministry, 1027 Church in Atlanta, will host a community Easter egg
hunt on Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m., at Inman Middle School, 774 Virginia Ave., Atlanta.
Get there early before the hunt to get your face painted. Admission is free and hunters get a balloon for participating. There also will be “golden prize eggs”to hunt. http://1027church.com.
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Community Achievement Center sets Easter Eggstravaganza
Easter Egg Hunts across the Metro areaOn Common Ground News has compiled this
listing of egg hunts that will be held across the metro Atlanta area. We hope you and your
family will enjoy the festivities offered this Easter season. While some of the activities are free, others require a fee, registration or RSVP. Be sure and call before you go. Please clip and save this page for your fridge or a friend We also will keep you updated at www.ocgnews.com and our Facebook page (On Common Ground News Official). Happy Easter egg hunting!
The Community Achievement Center, 4522 Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, will host its fourth annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 4, noon – 2 p.m.
Come enjoy a free egg hunt, face painting, games and prizes. The event is geared toward students in pre-K through 5th grades. Admission is free. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and arrive with their own Easter baskets. Free vision screenings also will be provided.
Rehoboth features 5,000 eggs for huntRehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker, will host a
free Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m. for children ages six weeks to fifth grade.
More than 5,000 eggs will be ready for the hunt. Other activities include door prizes, games, bounce house, ice cream, cake walk, face painting and a toddler’s zone.
Bags will available,if you forget your basket. Picnic tables are in a covered area. Several Easter costumed characters will be available for photos. 770-939-3182.
DBA, Decatur First Baptist to host hunt, Spring CarnivalThe Decatur Business Association(DBA) will host its annual egg hunt on
Saturday, March 28 at Decatur First Baptist Church, 308 Clairemont Ave., Decatur. The Easter bunny arrives at 10:30 a.m. on Decatur’s mini fire truck. and the
hunt starts promptly at 11 a.m. Bring your basket. The hunt will be divided into categories: 0-Preschool, kindergarten and 1st – 5th grades.
The Decatur First Baptist Church Spring Carnival follows the hunt. The church expects about 500 attendees. Admission is free.
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Life Abundantly has thousands of eggs to huntLife Abundantly Christian Church, 1879 Smyrna Road, Conyers, will have thousands
of eggs for the church’s Fourth Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 5, after the church’s 11:45 a.m. service.
The hunt will be divided into two age groups: 5 and under, and 6 and older. The community can enjoy performances from the ministry’s praise and worship team, as well as local artists. Free food and beverages will be provided. 678-866-1793.
Diving for eggs set at Johnson ParkGet out of the grass and dive for eggs at the Rockdale County Parks
and Recreation underwater Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 28, 12 – 2 p.m., at Johnson Park Pool, 1781 Ebenezer Road, Conyers.
Eggs will be floating above and submerged in the indoor pool for children to hunt. The hunt is open to ages 2 – 10.
Normal pool rules and admission apply. Kids ages 2 – 4 will dive in first. Parents may be required to get in the water with their child. Ages 5 – 10 will jump in about 30 minutes later.
All participants must pre-register, due to limited space. The cost is $2 per participant. Bring a bag to collect your eggs. 770-278-7529.
GwinnettIlluminated egg hunt in Lawrenceville
The hunt is on for Easter eggs in the dark on Saturday, March 28, 1 p.m. at the Rhodes Jordan Park Community Recreation Center, 100 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville.
Experience the thrill of night-time hunting during this “egg-stra” special Easter experience. During the first half of the event, you can enjoy making themed crafts. Then the egg hunt for children ages 2-6 begins promptly at 7 p.m. The hunt for children ages 7-12 begins at 7:30 p.m. Be sure to bring your basket and a flashlight. Parents must accompany their child or children. The cost is $6 per child. For more information: 770-822-5414.
Underwater egg hunt at Bogan Aquatic Center The Bogan Park Community Recreation and Aquatic Center, 2723 North Bogan Road,
Buford, will host the Underwater Egg Hunt and Bunny Bonanza on Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m.
Hunt for eggs under water at the aquatic center, then dry off and head to the community recreation center. Get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny, enjoy a snack, make a craft and then hop around in a bounce house.
Children under the age of 6 years old must be accompanied in the water by an adult 18 or over. Admission to the event is $12 per person. You are encouraged to bring your own water-friendly basket for hunting. Registration is required. To register, call 770-277-0880.
Peachtree Presbyterian to host egg hunt at ChastainPeachtree Presbyterian Church will host its annual Easter egg hunt on
Saturday, April 4, 10 a.m. – noon, at the Chastain Park playground, 135 W Wieuca Road, N.W., Atlanta.
Participants will hunt for Easter eggs and enjoy food from Chick-fil-A for $5 or you can bring your own picnic for lunch. Invite your friends and their kids to join you for a fun time playing on the playground and hunting eggs.
Ages 2 and under hunt at 10:30 a.m.; ages 3-5 start at 10:45 a.m.; Ages 6 and up start at 11 a.m. 404-842-5800.
Watson, Mitchell to host “Easter Eggstravaganza”DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson and State Rep. Billy
Mitchell will host the 11th Annual Super District 7 “Easter Eggstravaganza” on Sunday, April 5, 2 – 5 p.m., at Wade Walker Park, 5584 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain.
Children ages 3-4 hunt at 2:30 p.m.; ages 5-7 at 3:35 p.m.; and ages 8 -10 at 4 p.m. There is no cost to attend, however, children must bring their own baskets.
There also will be face painting, jumper play areas, snacks, entertainment, and prizes. The event is free and open to the community. For more information: 404-371-3681.
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Admiration Lodge 25, nonprofits suit young men for promThe Masonic Admiration Lodge 25 has partnered with Tomorrow’s Leaders Youth
Foundation and the Enchanted Closet to provide three high school seniors with tuxedos for their prom this year. The students were fitted at JoS. A. Bank clothiers in Buckhead on March 19, marking the second consecutive year the store has fitted young men the Admiration Lodge has assisted.
The students provided with tuxedos were Carter Jaudon, Columbia High School; Keon Douglas, Mount Vernon Presbyterian High School; and Nafis Brown, Redan High School.
“Admiration Lodge No. 25 is an organization that believes in reaching back in our communities and helping our young men that are in need,” said Miguel Ramos, who heads the lodge. “We are excited to be able to provide tuxedos to these young men so they will not miss out on one of their most important days in life. Our goal is to enhance the communities in which we live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth. We are so grateful to our partners for their assistance.”
Enchanted Closet, a nonprofit that helps provide prom wear to needy students and mentorship, accepted applications for the tuxedos through its web site. Tomorrow’s Leaders Youth Foundation provided donations for the effort.
DeKalb Watershed to host ‘Flood Risk’ open houseDeKalb County Watershed Management will host an open house regarding flood
risk and insurance on Monday, March 23, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Redan-Trotti Library, 1569 Wellborn Road, Lithonia.
The preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS), which provides the most current information regarding the County’s flood risk, floodplain development requirements, flood insurance and mapping, will be presented.
Representatives from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the state’s mapping contractor will provide the most current information. Property owners, residents in or near a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA), realtors, mortgage lenders, property insurance agents, developers, and real estate investors may find the open house particularly informative.
Additional information regarding Georgia’s Flood Mapping, Assessment and Mapping (M.A.P) Program and your community’s flood study project can be found at www.GeorgiaDFIRM.com.
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In top hats, unique t-shirts and even kilts, residents in Conyers came out in droves to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and spread a little Irish cheer at the “World’s Fastest Growing St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”
The two-block celebration welcomed Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett and Conyers Mayor Randy Mills, as well as members of the Conyers Main Street Program, Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, Rockdale Rotary Club; and several other county groups and auxiliaries.
At the Olde Town Pavilion, families and their pets enjoyed sugar cookies decorated in green and green juice. Former Conyers Mayor Charles Walker, who is considered one of the originators of the parade, closed out the event with history about the parade and welcoming in bag pipers to play for residents For more photos by Joshua Smith visit www.ocgnews.com
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If you owned and resided in a home in DeKalb County on January 1st, you may apply for a Basic Homestead Exemption and Property Assessment Freeze with the County by April 1st of this year. The home must be your primary domicile and legal residence for all purposes, including the registration of your vehicles and the filing of your Federal and State income taxes. Applications received after April 1st will be processed for 2016.
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Beta Club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and the African American Men Initiative. He also plays varsity basketball. He will graduate in the top 10 percent of his class with a 3.6 grade point average in May. As the only Posse Scholar recipient at Washington, Sanders plans to attend Texas A&M University to major in environmental design.
“My hands and legs would not stop shaking as I sat in one of six chairs around a rustic round table. I extended my hand and shook the hand of the first African American and 44th President of the United States,” said Myrick. “President Obama made his college affordability proposal sound plausible and realistic for the near
future. He shared with us that he had only fully paid off his own student loans in 2004, so his passion and informative ideas made the discussion intriguing and enlightening.”
Myrick, who was recently selected as Washington High School’s salutatorian and STAR Student for the Class of 2015, is a member of the Academic Decathlon Team, recipient of the 2014 Alexander Hamilton Merit Award, and member of the National Society for Collegiate Scholars, National Honor Society, Beta Club. She will also graduate in the top 10 percent of her class and plans to attend either the University of Georgia, University of Miami, or Western Carolina University to major in English.
conduct in my administration,” said May. “It is my firm belief that the special investigator will assist in restoring public confidence and trust in DeKalb County government.”
May said Bowers would focus on employees and departments under the authority of the CEO’s office and not the Board of Commissioners because the board is not under the authority of the CEO’s office.
Under the executive order May signed to appoint the special investigators, the county will pay a flat rate of $400 an hour to Bowers and his attorneys; $300 an hour for Hyde and all investigators; and $150 an hour for paralegals. The special investigators will spend a minimum of 120 days conducting investigations and submit monthly progress reports.
While several in the community applauded May through social media for making the appointments, others question his selection process for choosing the investigators.
Attorney Mawuli Davis, who heads the DeKalb Lawyers Association, said the organization plans to discuss the matter at its next meeting.
“I have concerns any time someone is paid to find something and you have those kinds of hefty fees involved,” said Davis. “The more appropriate way to handle these types of investigations would be the FBI, District Attorney, GBI and so forth. As a DeKalb County citizen, I’m concerned about the use of taxpayers’ money without any kind of bidding process. I don’t think this particular law firm is based in DeKalb County…”
A person who called On Common Ground News and demanded: “How do you give someone who has sued the county that kind of money?” The person, who declined to identify himself, referenced the long-running racial discrimination case involving the DeKalb County Parks and Recreation Department in which Bowers won damages for two plaintiffs who sued the county. The federal case, which lasted six years, ended in April 2010.
May said he used his executive powers to appoint Bowers because Bowers has the experience not only for rooting out corruption but assessing the county’s “risk exposure.”
“We can’t afford not to do this,” May said. “We are willing to spend what is necessary to root out corruption, to identify, waste, fraud and abuse. The ultimate goal is to make sure that we have a government that really endears the public trust of the community.”
Bowers applauded May for taking an “unprecedented” step.
“This is, in my 41 years of practicing law and doing these kinds of assignments, absolutely unprecedented. I have never seen anything like it.
“For a governmental officer to say, ‘Let’s look at my operation with unfettered access, call as you see it, publish a report that I don’t get to look at until it’s published,’—that’s high-risk poker no matter how you call it,” Bowers said.
May said that while the investigation will not target a particular area, “We are going to hone in on some areas, particularly in the watershed management department to conduct a forensic audit.”
The watershed department was the subject of a grand jury investigation.
“We want to make sure that is a clean operation,” May said. “We want to make sure that we have the appropriate level of oversight and that we are identifying any areas of potential waste, fraud and abuse.”
The appointment of special investigators is the latest in a series of administrative reforms of DeKalb County government including recommending a 90 percent increase in Ethics Board funding; creating a government operations Task Force; hiring an outside consultant to streamline Watershed operations; hiring a new purchasing director; overhauling the county’s cred card (P card) policy; reorganizing the county’s Purchasing and Contracting Department; and hiring an outside consultant to perform an efficiency study on county operations.
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houses and sometimes, the sewage is backing up, coming through the bathtubs and these people just deal with it. We have to stop this. The seepage has been going to the Yellow River for years. This project will mean environment improvements as well.”
Last year, Cintron championed getting Milstead and other Rockdale communities $300,000 in federal funds to renovate dilapidated homes.
She says this new project will benefit 51 residents who are 100 percent low income.
Milstead is located in Census Tract 603.09, an area that has Rockdale’s second-largest poverty rate. Cintron says most residents in the census tract area are seniors who are on fixed incomes and cannot afford to make repairs or renovate their homes. The housing is some of the county’s oldest, dating back to the early 1900s when the community was built for families who worked at the cotton mill.
In its heyday, Milstead Mills was a bustling industrial community located on
the banks of the Yellow River. Although segregation forced blacks and whites to live apart in Milstead, the mill brought them together for work.
Cintron said when the African American section was constructed, no swales were built for run-offs and as a result, several of the houses flood with heavy rains. She said if Rockdale receives the grant, the county could also install drainage systems for floodwater in the community.
Rockdale’s Water Resources Department has already made improvements to the community’s public water line. The county expects to finish those improvements by July.
“Over the next several months, Rockdale County hopes to make necessary improvements within this neighborhood by installing stormwater drainage systems, repaving the streets, upgrading water supply pipes, as well as adding fire hydrants,” said Todd Cosby, a Rockdale stormwater engineer.
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Barbara Williams has spent the last couple months garnering support for a new sewage system in the community she grew up in.
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DeKalb medical examiner retires DeKalb County’s Board of Commissioners
honored DeWayne Calhoun, who is retiring after serving 30 years as DeKalb
County’s Medical Examiner .The board recognized Calhoun on March 10 in Decatur.
Calhoun said he was honored to receive the recognition from the Board of Commissioners.
Larry Johnson, presiding officer of the board issued Calhoun a proclamation honoring his service.
Calhoun, a seasoned professional of law enforcement and management, joined the DeKalb County Police Department in 1987. He worked in several units, including Robbery/Homicide, Special Victims Unit, Property Crimes, Educational Services, Vice Intelligence Unit, Training Division, and Uniform Division. After ending his career in police service, Calhoun was appointed as Director of the Medical Examiner’s Office, where he was instrumental in
securing accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). As director, he ensured the daily operations and investigations into the deaths of citizens were done efficiently and under the purview of the law, Johnson said.
Calhoun, certified in Forensic Death Investigations, is an adjunct professor at Georgia Piedmont Technical College and will continue to work there in retirement from the county.
DeWayne Calhoun stands with ICEO Lee May, members of the Board of Commissioners and Medical Examiner’s Office, and Chief of Police James Conroy after the proclamation honoring his retirement
Atlanta City Council honors the late Dr. Louise Thornton Hollowell
On March 16, Atlanta City Council President Ceasar C. Mitchell presented a proclamation to honor
the legacy of the late Dr. Louise Thornton Hollowell.Dr. Hollowell died on March 10. She was 106 years old.
Dr. Hollowell was a retired and well-known professor and activist in Atlanta. She was the widow of Mr. Donald L. Hollowell, who was known as Georgia’s foremost civil rights attorney and considered one of the best in the South in the 1950s and 1960s. They were a team until his death in 2004.
A magna cum laude graduate of Morris Brown College and a distinguished Professor of English (Emeritus) at Morris Brown, Dr. Hollowell and Martin Lehfeldt authored a book titled The Sacred Call: A Tribute to Donald L. Hollowell—Civil Rights Champion, which chronicles her husband’s service and achievements in the Civil Rights Movement.Donald and Louise Hollowell celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in 2004.
Upon her retirement from Morris Brown College in 1982, she established a $5,000 English Honor Society/Alpha Kappa MU Scholarship, to be awarded to a student with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5, because of her embedded love and “dyed in the wool” services and contributions for her alma mater.
Many honors, citations awards and other
significant recognitions were bestowed upon her, including awards from the National Council of Negro Women in 1982; Foot Soldiers Project for Civil Rights at the University of Georgia in 2011 by the Women for Morris Brown College, Inc., of which she served as charter president from 1981-1984. In addition, she was a founding member of the Atlanta and National Bar and Bench Spouses and the Atlanta Barristers Wives, serving as president of both organizations.Listed in prominent regional and national publications, Dr. Hollowell was also a life member of the Atlanta Branch of the NAACP, an active member of the National Alumni Associations of both, Morris Brown College and Clark Atlanta University, as well as a member of the Georgia and National Democratic Party.
The Hollowells had no natural children, but were the godparents to Dr. Albert J.H. Sloan, II, past president of Miles College, a historically black college outside of Birmingham, Alabama.
Perimeter Community Improvement District gets new chairman
The Perimeter Community
Improvement Districts (PCID) has appointed Cody Partin of Cox Enterprises as the new chairman of the Fulton Perimeter CID. The Fulton Perimeter CID is part of the Perimeter Community
Improvement District (PCID), which also includes the Central (DeKalb) CID. These two self-taxing districts use their additional property taxes to fund or accelerate the funding of needed transportation and infrastructure improvements.
Partin says the PCIDs plan to implement vital transportation projects that enhance mobility and improve quality of life across the region. He currently serves as vice president of Real Estate at Cox Enterprises. In that role, Partin is responsible for strategic investments, business management and administration for entities associated with the Cox
family, as well as foundation operations. Partin also oversees Cox’s commercial real estate
function, which includes negotiating building leases and purchases, as well as new development. The department will maintain its current service delivery model of transaction and construction teams to support Cox’s subsidiaries.
Prior to joining Cox, Partin was an associate at Dow Lohnes PLLC. He earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Oglethorpe University and a law degree from Harvard Law School.
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