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The South DeKalb Y is hosting tours of its 18-acre property to show the greenspace that is included in the proposed county acquisition. 2

Any retailer who sells noncombustible nicotine alternatives – e-cigs – to a person under 18 faces a $300 fine. 7

An ad campaign urging parents to talk about vaccinating against HPV is now appearing on MARTA buses, trains and bus shelters. 9

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Deterrent to youth smoking

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GPTC launches program offering television, film training

By Ken Watts

Georgia’s burgeoning film, television and music industries are looking for skilled high-tech production workers, and Georgia Piedmont Technical College officials believe they’ve found a way to fill the demand.

Dr. Jabari Simama, GPTC president, said Thursday that Georgia is the “Hollywood of the South,” DeKalb is a center of creative activity, and the Clarkston-based college is ready to train workers to star in it.

“In 2013 alone, DeKalb County had more than 14 movies, 13 television series and eight commercials,” he said. “Additionally, DeKalb is home to over 300 businesses related to the music industry,” Simama, staff and county officials unveiled the Design and Media Production Technology program at its state-

of-the-art production facility on Indian Creek Drive. It is offering courses in motion graphics, Web interface design, computer animation and graphic design.

Beginning with the 2014 fall semester, students will learn video, lighting and audio production skills in the TV studio and explore the technical side of the recording industry in a recording arts technology program. Graduates will receive associate degrees in Design and Media Production Technology or Recording Arts Technology. More than 100 students are enrolled and the program can accommodate up to 500.

Over the past 18 months, GPTC has partnered with industry executives to educate workers about opportunities in high-growth media tech fields. Simama said GPTC is hoping the media training will make the college competitive.

“Just like the job market is competitive, so is education,” Simama said. “We’re trying to stay relevant.”

GPTC President Jibari Simama (third from right) gets help cutting ribbon on new Design and Media Production Technology program in Clarkston.

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It’s a landslide for Sheriff Jeff Mann

DeKalb Sheriff Jeff Mann thanks supporters on Tuesday after his lopsided win over former DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones. He said his administration will be inclusive.

Mixed results for incumbents on School Board

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

DeKalb Sheriff Jeff Mann won his first election by a landslide on July 22, convincingly beating back challenger Vernon Jones.

At the end, negative campaigning by Jones, a former DeKalb CEO, that included advertising and mailers portraying Mann as a puppet on strings did not help him.

Mann won 76.4 percent of the vote to Jones’ 23.6 percent. He got 40,537 to Jones’ 12,553.

Mann carried 181 of the county’s 189 precincts. In many precincts in the county’s center and north, such as Fernbank Elementary and Druid Hills High in Atlanta and Austin and Dunwoody Library in Dunwoody, he took 96 percent and more of the vote.

The eight precincts that Jones won in close voting were Cedar Grove Middle, Columbia Middle, and Flat Shoals and Meadowview Elementary in Decatur and Fairington Elementary, Lithonia High and Redan-Trotti Library in Lithonia.

Jones, who has tried repeatedly and unsuccessfully to get elected to another public office since leaving the CEO’s office seven years ago, carried those precincts with margins of 50.4 percent to 57.4 percent of the vote.

At the Covington Highway Library, both candidates equally split the 16 votes cast.

Before he was appointed to the office by outgoing Sheriff Thomas Brown in February, Mann, a lawyer and former DeKalb assistant county attorney, was the Sheriff ’s Office second-in-command for 14 years.

Claiming his victory on election night, Mann told friends, family members and supporters who gathered at Marlow’s Tavern at the Northlake Doubletree Hotel that he loved all his supporters from North and South DeKalb, Republicans, Democrats, blacks and whites.

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“This is a DeKalb County that is inclusive of everyone,” he said. “My administration is going to support the inclusion of everyone across DeKalb County because we all have a common goal to make sure that DeKalb County is strong again.”

Mann thanked his volunteers who he said carried him this far.

“There are too many to name,” he said, calling out names to cheers from the standing-room-only crowd.

Mann also thanked interim CEO Lee May and eight of the 10 mayors from cities in the county who gathered to support him the day before the election.

In other races In the DeKalb School Board races, District 3 incumbent Dr. Michael Erwin took 58.8 percent of the vote to beat back a challenge from businessman Atticus LeBlanc.

In a statement Wednesday, LeBlanc said he reached out and offered congratulations

incumbent Thad Mayfield with 59.4 percent of the vote.

In the battle for the Democratic nomination for state school superintendent, Valarie Wilson won DeKalb with 62 percent and took the state with 54.4 percent of the vote over state Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan.

Michael Erwin Jim McMahan Vickie Turner Republican candidate Richard to Erwin and thanked him for running a Woods took the county with 51.3 percent and the state with 50.1 percent of the vote strong race.

He said he will continue to be involved over opponent Michael Buck.

Wilson and Woods will face off in Nohowever he can to improve communities vember. and schools.

In an email to supporters Wednesday, “I would encourage all my supporters to remain engaged and willing to make a dif- Wilson said her victory sent a clear message that Georgians are ready to move forward in ference,” he said.

In a hard-fought battle in District 4, in- education and stand shoulder to shoulder cumbent Jim McMahan triumphed over Dr. to ensure every child has access to a quality public education.

Karen Carter with 57 percent of the vote.

In District 5, private school founder and operator Vickie Turner took the seat from Please see RUNOFFS, page 2

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“We don’t have any parks within the Wesley Chapel area. This will be a county park.”

South DeKalb Y touting its green space, lake, proposed trails

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

The South DeKalb YMCA is hosting tours of its 18-acre property on Snapfinger Road in Decatur to show residents and other stakeholders its greenspace that is included in the proposed $4.95 million acquisition by DeKalb County.

The tours, which kick off July 26, also will take place Aug. 3, 9 and 16.

Curtis Winston, the Y’s executive director, said the project, which is opposed by DeKalb Commissioners Kathie Gannon and Jeff Rader, includes much more than the Y’s building that sits on one acre.

“There are six soccer fields, tennis courts, and a lake,” he said. “We have the only indoor swimming pool in South DeKalb.”

Under the public-private agreement, the county would use greenspace acquisition funds to purchase the YMCA and lease it back to the Metro Atlanta YMCA for a dollar a year for 50 years. In return, the Y will use the funds to renovate and expand the building, make improvements like adding a splash pad for kids, and manage the property at no cost to the county.

The project hit a snag in June when it failed to get majority support from the Board of Commissioners. Rader, Gannon and Elaine Boyer opposed the project, and Gannon and Boyer voted against it. Rader abstained so that interim CEO Lee May, who supports it, would not get to break the tie for the board, which has been operating with six of its seven commissioners for more than a year.

Districts 7 and 3 Commissioners Stan Watson and Larry Johnson proposed the project and want to use money from their districts’ greenspace acquisition funds to

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Curtis Winston, South DeKalb YMCA executive director, and DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson tour the 18-acre property on Snapfinger Road. Public tours of propert begin July 26.

fund it. Watson is chipping in $651,842, and Johnson, $307,250, which will exhaust all the money they have left to purchase land for greenspace. The remaining $4 million will come from the countywide acquisition money from the 2001 and 2006 Parks Bond Funds approved by voters.

Gannon and Rader said the funds could be better spent on improving recreation centers like the Tobie Grant Center in Scottdale that are badly in need of repairs.

Johnson said land acquisition funds cannot be used for renovations.

“That’s a different pot of money,” he said Tuesday while accompanying a visitor on a

tour of the Y’s property on Snapfinger.

Johnson also pointed out that the Scottdale rec center will be replaced with a new center as part of a DeKalb Housing Authority project under way at the former Tobie Grant public housing development.

The controversial agreement is scheduled to come back before the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 12.

The board has been down a commissioner since May was appointed interim CEO on July 16, 2013. The county is now considering applications for the appointment of an interim District 5 commissioner. May said July 22 that the appointment is not expected

until the end of August.

Winston said the YMCA tours will offer residents an opportunity to see the project’s potential.

“Ultimately, availability to these features would greatly enhance the quality of life for South DeKalb residents and all DeKalb County residents who choose to partake,” he said.

Johnson said the YMCA property will become a DeKalb County park.

“We don’t have any parks within the Wesley Chapel area,” he said. “This will be a county park.”

Johnson said the county’s master plan calls for trails to be built throughout five acres of wooded land surrounding the Y’s buildings. A lake on the property, now a watering hole for wildlife, will be dredged and cleaned up for recreational use.

“You will be able to walk around it or sit there and have lunch,” Johnson said.

If the sale goes through, Winston said residents won’t have to be a member of the YMCA to use the grounds.

“It will be like any other county park,” he said.

Winston said he will take visitors on the tours and will be able to accommodate everyone who comes.

“Staff will be here to help me,” he said.

Johnson said Thursday that tour invitations were sent Tuesday to all members of the Board of Commissioners, including Gannon, Rader and Boyer.

The July 26 tour takes place at 9 and 9:30 a.m. The Aug. 3 tour takes place at 4 p.m. and on Aug. 9 and 16, at 8:30, 9, 9:30 and 10 a.m. The South DeKalb Y is at 2565 Snapfinger Road. For more information, call 404-371-2425.

Sheriff ’s race, Perdue-Kingston contest push DeKalb turnout to 13.9% In the hotly contested U.S. Senate race for the Republican nomination, businessman “I’d like to tell you that we can all take a David Perdue carried DeKalb with 57 perbreath,” she said, “but our fight to reclaim cent of the vote and won the state with 50.9 public education in Georpercent to Jack Kingston’s 49.1 percent. gia begins again today.”

Perdue will meet Democrat Michelle Wilson said she is Nunn in the Nov. 4 general election. The ready for November but two are seeking to replace Republican Saxby that reform is not a slamChambliss, who is retiring. dunk.

All election results are unofficial until “It will take all of us to certified by the secretary of state. elevate this conversation Fueled by the sheriff’s race and the Kingsand to create the changes ton/Perdue Republican contest, turnout in we want to see for school Valarie Wilson DeKalb was 13.9 percent, higher than the systems large and small.” projected 8 percent to 10 percent earlier pre-

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dicted by the DeKalb Elections Office.

Countywide, 54,596 of DeKalb’s 390,256 active voters cast ballots in the election.

At the last minute, more than 6,000 voters in Decatur and Lithonia were relocated from precincts at the Wesley Chapel and RedanTrotti branch libraries because of a lack of air conditioning.

Both libraries were vandalized in May and June by copper thieves, and repairs were not completed in time for them to reopen.

Wesley Chapel voters were relocated to Rainbow Elementary and Redan-Trotti voters to Redan Elementary.

Lisa Hood of Decatur was one of a constant trickle of voters who cast ballots in the gym at Rainbow Elementary on Tuesday.

With the Rainbow and Wesley Chapel precincts voting there, 1,128 of the 5,293 voters – 21 percent – assigned there for the runoffs cast ballots.

Hood said she has voted in every election since she was 18.

“It’s my duty and my responsibility,” she said after casting her ballot about 2 p.m., “and I encourage other people, young people, especially.”

Hood picked all of the Democratic winners in Tuesday’s election. She said she voted for Mann because he has experience in the Sheriff ’s Office.

“The other guy [Jones] has not one ounce of law enforcement experience,” she said. “I like him but he will do what he know to do, and if he don’t know law enforcement he can’t do it.”

She also voted for Wilson, former board chair of the Decatur School Board, for the state school superintendent because she had more experience than her opponent.

“She has more experience with educators,” Hood said. “That’s what we need, somebody with experience.”

In the School Board District 5 race, Hood said it didn’t matter to her that Turner was the founder and operator of a private school and was seeking to make policy for public

schools. She said she voted for Turner because of her gender.

“I think we need more women in office,” Hood said. “They have more passion for people. I don’t see women all gung-ho about just being in politics. They want to do something and make a difference.”

Alicia Pollock, also of Decatur, took her 5-year-old son, Jeremiah, to the polls with her. She wouldn’t say whom she voted for, but she said everybody in office needs to be replaced.

“Let’s start afresh,” she said. “It seems that once a person is elected, in about six months, they forget the promises they made and the things they say they are going to do.”

At the Salem Middle School precinct in Lithonia, Jacques Meadows said he voted for Mann because consistency is important.

“I’m content with the way it’s going and concerned about what a change in administration would bring to the Sheriff ’s Office,” he said. “I just think we should keep that consistency and I think Mann was just the better option.”

Conversely, Michael Armstrong said he picked Jones because of his background.

“He was a two-term CEO, and as I recall, county operations ran pretty well day-to-day under his leadership,” he said.

Loretta Victor, also of Lithonia, did not want to talk about whom she voted for, but she said voting is important.

“I’m in the baby boomer generation and we fought hard to get the right to vote,” she said. “I try hard not to miss any elections whether they’re runoffs or regular elections because I have this right to choose who I’d like to represent me.”

Carl Betterson said he voted because the races in the July 22 runoffs were important.

“The election for sheriff has been a hotly contested race,” he said. “State school superintendent and School Board are vitally important, but sheriff was my biggest concern.

I wanted to help decide that one.”

– Ken Watts contributed to this article.

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“However, the school system faces several critical challenges that can threaten the sustainability of the progress made.”

2015 School Board will have only two former appointees

By Ken Watts

Only two of Gov. Nathan Deal’s six appointees to the DeKalb School Board – Dr. Michael Erwin and Joyce Morley – will on the new board when it is sworn into office on Jan. 5.

In the July 22 runoff elections, two appointed board members – Dr. Karen Carter and Thad Mayfield – lost their seats. Two of the appointed board members – Marshall Orson Michael Erwin Jim McMahan Vickie Turner Melvin Johnson Joyce Morley John Coleman and David Campbell – did not seek Stan Jester election. tude” to everyone who supported his first run for elected the vote.

Morley, who represents District 7, won her seat in the office.

Turner said it was a long and very hard-fought race.

May 20 election.

“I’m grateful to my campaign team for its counsel and “I look forward to serving as your representative to conThey will join Stan Jester, District 1; Marshall Orson, tinue building upon the momentum created over the past to my family, but most of all, the voters of the 5th District,” District 2; and Dr. Melvin Johnson, District 6, on the new 17 months,” he said. she said.

2015 School Board. Jester was unopposed in District 1.

The current board members’ terms expire on Dec. 31, Because of redistricting and the reduction of the School Erwin, a college professor, was the only victor among Board to seven seats from nine, Carter was pitted against 2014. appointees in Tuesday’s School Board runoffs. He won his elected incumbent Jim McMahan in the District 4 race.

Deal appointed the six board members in March 2013 afDistrict 3 seat with 59 percent of the vote over challenger McMahan took the seat with 58 percent of the vote. ter removing six elected members for governance issues after Atticus LeBlanc.

In the District 5 race, Mayfield lost to private school the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed the On his Facebook page, Erwin extended “heartfelt grati- founder and operator Vickie Turner, who got 59 percent of district on accreditation probation in December 2012.

DeKalb Schools made ‘material progress,’ student achievement elusive

By Ken Watts

The DeKalb School District has made “material progress” correcting problems that led to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placing the school system on accreditation probation in December 2012.

SACS took the district off probationary status in January but declined to restore full accreditation after its latest monitoring visit in May. In its May visit report, released by the district on July 18, SACS kept DeKalb Schools on “warned” status, which is two notches below full accreditation.

cerned about “disruption in leaderThe new SACS report, dated ship” that could make it harder for July 2, said the system is stabilizing the district to sustain its progress. and is on a path to continuous imElgart was anticipating results of provement but still has work to do the July 22 runoff election involving to improve student achievement. three current appointed members.

SACS made a similar observation Only one of the three, District 3 in January. board member Dr. Michael Erwin, “However, the school system retained his seat. In January, only faces several critical challenges that two of the six board members apcan threaten the sustainability of Mark Elgart pointed by Gov. Nathan Deal in March 2013 the progress made,” the report said.

The district has completed work on nine will be on the board. Erwin will join former of SACS’ 14 “required actions,” but Mark appointed District 7 board member Dr. Joyce Elgart, CEO of AdvancED, SACS’ parent Morley, who won her seat on May 20.

Two other appointed members – John company, said the accrediting agency is con-

Coleman and David Campbell – did not seek election.

The district also has to find a new superintendent to replace Michael Thurmond, whose contract ends June 2015.

The SACS report says steady progress must be maintained “in order for the system to fully focus its talents and resources on student achievement and providing every student a 21st century education.”

The monitoring team will review the district again on Dec. 15, 2014. The school system is required to send SACS an institutional progress report at least two weeks before that review.

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So every which way you cut Tuesday’s election results, Jones appears done as far as DeKalb County politics are concerned.

DeKalb voters did good rejecting Jones’ bid

By Jennifer Parker

In Tuesday’s runoff elections, DeKalb voters showed in no uncertain terms that Vernon Jones is not “OUR Man!” as his campaign fliers would have had us believe.

When all the votes were counted, Jones, the county’s former CEO, walked away with a paltry 23.6 percent of the vote to Sheriff Jeff Mann’s 76.4 percent.

In real numbers, Jones got 12,553 votes to Mann’s 40,537.

That’s a whupping, if there ever was one.

While Jones has tried to paint Mann as a North DeKalb candidate, the precinct-by-precinct results show that Mann had support throughout the entire county.

Those results also show that Jones – with his billboards and big signs posted illegally in the Vernon Jones medians of our streets, on interstate ramps, and other public rights of way – struggled to get a majority of votes even in his old strongholds.

He won eight South DeKalb precincts, barely.

Now, maybe Jones will get the message that his brand of negative, divisive and racial politics has no place in our county anymore, if it ever did.

So how did a once well-liked politician end up this way?

By forgetting that when you are elected to office, you represent all the people.

By forgetting that isolating and bullying people will only get you so far.

And by forgetting what it means to be a statesman.

In the heady heyday of the early to mid-2000s, Jones used to be our man, but no more.

He likes to talk about what a great job he did running the county, but increasingly, residents are realizing that many of the problems we now face as a county were rooted in his administration.

He sowed the seeds of discord that fuelled the cityhood movement by being nasty to voters in the north end of the county.

Dunwoody was the first to take flight, and now new cities are sprouting everywhere, dividing up the county’s best commercial and taxpaying areas and parks among themselves.

Jones reigned over DeKalb County in the years of the building boom and budget surpluses, yet his

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“Now, maybe Jones will get the message that his brand of negative, divisive and racial politics has no place in our county anymore, if it ever did.” administration never purchased a street sweeper to keep our roadways clean nor put in place a plan to maintain the public rights of way.

He carved out no future for the county beyond his administration.

His friends and cronies got contracts for millions of dollars when those contracts were supposedly only limited to $50,000.

During his administration, Jones systematically removed, demoted or drummed out white managers and employees to install black managers and employees.

For those actions, the courts found that he created and main-

tained a hostile work environment for white employees and awarded $185,000 to two of the plaintiffs in a discrimination lawsuit.

In the obnoxious campaign mailer he sent to voters’ mailboxes, he claims to have managed De­ Kalb’s largest enforcement agency, the DeKalb Police Department. I thought that is why the county has a police chief.

Now it makes sense why he sent the Rev. Wiley Jackson to visit Chief Eddie Moody in his home back in 2004 to force him out of office when he wouldn’t do Jones’ bidding.

Maybe Moody wrongly thought he was hired to run the Police Department.

Yes, the county had a high municipal bond ratings during Jones’ administration, but who wouldn’t with all the money that was pouring in from building and other construction permits.

Yes, he did put the Park Bond and Library Funds on the ballot, but he didn’t lay out a plan for maintaining the new parks and running the new libraries that would be built.

So every which way you cut Tuesday’s election results, Jones appears done as far as DeKalb County This obnoxious campaign piece – mailed to voters and published in a Rockdale County newspaper – reached a new low, even for Jones.

politics are concerned.

Since leaving office in 2008, he has tried three times to win elective office again, but he’s been rejected every time.

In the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate in August 2008, his opponent, Jim Martin, got more DeKalb votes – 61 percent – than he did.

Jones failed again in the July 2010 Democratic primary, when he ran against U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson.

But somehow, he thought he had the Sheriff ’s Office race all sewn up and delivered to him. So early in the special election season, his old fangs, which had been in hiding, came back out.

He skipped most of the forums where voters would have had the opportunity to evaluate his lack of law enforcement experience among the field of qualified candidates on the May 20 ballot.

He stalked out of an AKA forum at Stonecrest Library because he didn’t like the questions the audience was asking him, and he lied on his financial disclosure, claiming to still own a Lithonia property that he had sold in 2006.

When CrossRoadsNews reported on these things, Jones attacked the newspaper with nasty emails, claiming it was bullying him because he chose not to purchase election advertising in the newspaper.

But the final affront was the nasty “The Man’s Man” mailer he sent to voters’ mailboxes, depicting Mann as the puppet of Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, Chamblee Mayor R. Eric Clarkson, Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis, and Dunwoody Crier Publisher Dick Williams – all of whom happen to be white and all of whom live in North DeKalb.

Jones also ran the mailer “anony -mously” in On Common Ground News without his name on it or a “paid for by” attribution, which is required under election laws.

Really, Vernon? Did you honestly think that message of racial and geographic divisiveness would fly in DeKalb County? Is that how you would have run the Sheriff ’s Office had you been elected?

So voters of DeKalb County, take a bow.

You did good by sending Jones back to wherever he had been hiding, and rejecting his latest failed attempt to get another job funded by the taxpayers.

I applaud you.

Jennifer Parker is editor and publisher of CrossRoadsNews.

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“Instead of caring for her children, she went on a joyride with her boyfriend to buy burgers and wine.”

HUD grants to help homeless Ex-DeKalb officer gets 10 years Homeless Georgians and their families will have a better chance of getting permanent and transitional housing because of $16 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, who announced the grants in June, said homeless people in the 4th, 5th and 6th districts will benefit. The funds come from several sources, including Community Development Block Grants, Emergency Shelter Grants, the HOME program, and Continuum of Care grants.

DeKalb received more than $6.8 million and Progressive Redevelopment Inc. in Decatur received more than $177,000.

The CDBG program provides annual grants to states and local governments to ensure decent affordable housing for the most vulnerable in our communities.

The ESG program provides annual grants for emergency shelters, rehabilitation and

conversion of buildings to be used as emergency shelters, operation of emergency shelters, and homelessness prevention services.

CoC awards promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families to minimize trauma and dislocation. HOME funds help expand the supply of decent affordable housing to low- and very-low income families.

Johnson said the grants are the lifeblood of efforts to end homelessness and help those experiencing long-term homelessness as well as families facing a sudden economic crisis.

“As our economy continues to recover, we must ensure everyone – no matter their circumstances – benefits from our efforts.”

For more information, visit www.dekalb housing.org or call 404-270-2500.

Meals on Wheels programs get grants Senior Connections meal programs for seniors have received a $3,500 boost from two foundations.

Gannett Foundation gave it $2,000, and the Meals on Wheels Association of America awarded it $1,500.

Debra Furtado, Senior Connections CEO, said they are very grateful for the gifts. She thanked the elected officials who helped with their recent fundraising campaign.

“They were able to see firsthand the struggles of many seniors in our community who are food insecure or struggle with independent living,” she said. “I truly believe this experience cemented in them the importance of programs such as Meal on Wheels.”

The nonprofit also is raising funds with

the help of AmazonSmile and Kroger’s Community Awards program.

Shoppers on www.amazonsmile.com can select Senior Connections as their nonprofit partner and the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5 percent of the purchase price to the organization. Kroger is donating a percentage of spending by its KrogerPlus cardholders to Senior Connections. Sign-up for KrogerPlus is done annually in August and must be renewed each year.

Since 1973, Atlanta-based Senior Connections has provided programs to help seniors 62 and older “age in place” in their own homes. It prepares more than 15,000 nutritious meals weekly in its main kitchen.

Visit www.seniorconnectionsatl.org.

Former DeKalb Police Officer Jeremy Reynolds was sentenced on July 18 to 10 years in prison for violating his oath of office.

A D e Ka l b ju r y found Reynolds, who served on the force for three years, guilty of two violations of oath by a public officer but found him not guilty of a single count of agJeremy Reynolds gravated sodomy.

Superior Court Judge Courtney Johnson sentenced him to serve the first five years behind bars.

The balance will be served on probation.

While on duty, Reynolds approached two women on different occasions and asked them for sexual favors.

District Attorney’s Office spokesman Erik Burton. said the first incident oc-

curred on Sept. 15, 2009, in South DeKalb and the second was near downtown Decatur on Jan. 22, 2010.

During the sentencing hearing, Yvonne Ruiz, one of the victims, pleaded with Johnson to send Reynolds to jail.

“I think I was in a place where God let this happen to me so I could stand up for other women who he may have done this to,” said Ruiz, who was propositioned by Reynolds in 2010.

DeKalb District Attorney Robert James said it is always disheartening to see sworn officers violate the public’s trust.

“Reynolds took an oath to protect and serve the people of DeKalb County,” he said. “Instead, he used his badge to attempt to subject women to unthinkable acts while on duty. Hopefully this sentence will offer the victims and their family some level of closure.”

Assistant District Attorney Leif Howard served as lead prosecutor.

Mother sentenced in child cruelty deaths 27 of cruelty to children, making Angel Johnson of Stone false statements and two counts of Mountain is going to prison for involuntary manslaughter.

35 years for leaving three of her Superior Court Judge Courtney four children unsupervised in a Johnson sentenced her to serve 20 Stone Mountain apartment on years behind bars.

Dec. 10, 2010.

District Attorney Robert James A space heater caught fire and said Angel Johnson’s negligence led spread to items in the bedroom to the death of her children. where Aliyah Quarles, 2; Devyn “Instead of caring for her chilQuarles, 3; and 4-year-old Marlin Angel Johnson dren, she went on a joyride with her boyQuarles were barricaded.

Aliyah and Devyn died of asphyxiation friend to buy burgers and wine,” he said.

Keith Pinkney, Johnson’s boyfriend and and injuries sustained in the fire. Marlin co-defendant, was not tried with her. His trial survived but suffered serious injuries.

Johnson was found guilty on June has yet to be scheduled.

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“This year we have celebrated the openings of two new businesses, started a façade improvement grant, and started the Stone Mountain Farmers Market.”

Site work underway for DeKalb Farmers Market expansion Construction crews are moving acres of red dirt on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Decatur to make way for Your DeKalb Farmers Market’s million-square-foot expansion.

The popular fresh produce market also is adding 2,800 parking spaces and two new driveways. The project was first proposed in 2012.

Site preparation covers more than 100 acres of woods between the parking lot of the current market and DeKalb Industrial Way and has been under way since March. A construction start date has not been released.

The market, at 3000 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., was founded more than 30 years ago by Robert Blazer and is famous for its enormous selection of fresh global and organically grown foods and competitive prices.

The project is expected to be completed in four phases over 10 years. Under the plan, the current store will become a warehouse and wholesale space and a new retail store

The DeKalb Farmers Market expansion is expected to be completed in four phases over 10 years. The entire project is expected to be completed by 2023.

of retail. The existing 142,475-square-foot retail area will be converted to warehouse and wholesale area after completion of Phase 1. n Phase 2 will consist of 223,530 square feet of warehouse. n Phase 3 will consist of 419,875 square feet of warehouse and 89,065 square feet of retail. n Phase 4 will consist of 98,774 square feet of warehouse and 53,186 square feet of retail.

When completed, the market will be the county’s largest grocery store. The project’s site plans indicate that the existing building will be expanded by more than 100,000 square feet. The additional space will be a combination of warehouse and retail and will create a separate wholesale operation.

Jennifer Ffrench Parker / CrossRoadsNews The ARC’s report found that the expanand warehouse complex will be built. Due to The report says Phase 1 will be completed by sion will create close to 23,000 new vehicle the project’s massive size, the Atlanta Region- 2015 and the entire project by 2023. trips to area roads daily, underscoring the al Commission reviewed it and issued a 2012 n Phase 1 will consist of 361,972 square need for intersection improvements, includ“Development of Regional Impact” report. feet of warehouse and 186,703 square feet ing optimizing signal timing.

May to recap year in CEO’s office Business leaders, residents and other community stakeholders can hear DeKalb interim CEO Lee May reflect on his year in office and present his outlook for 2015 on July 30 at the DeKalb History Center in Decatur.

“A Retrospective Look Lee May Back, A Progressive Move Forward,” presented by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Foundation and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, begins at 11:30 a.m.

May, the District 5 commissioner, was

appointed interim CEO on July 16, 2013, after Gov. Nathan Deal removed CEO Burrell Ellis from office when he was indicted on theft and racketeering charges for allegedly shaking down county vendors for campaign contributions.

The event is billed as a “candid conversation,” and May will recap his year as interim CEO and discuss progress and changes for the upcoming year.

The DeKalb History Center is in the historic DeKalb Courthouse at 101 E. Court Square. For more information, visit www.dekalbchamber.org/upcoming-event or call 404-378-8000.

Stone Mountain DDA accredited their commercial districts helps The Stone Mountain Downmake these great places to work, town Development Authority is live, play and visit,” Frey said. now an accredited National Main The authority works in partnerStreet Program. ship with the center to identify local It earned the designation for programs that meet 10 performance meeting the commercial district restandards. Mechel McKinley, auvitalization performance standards thority executive director, said the set by the National Main Street city can point to successes in 2014.

Center, a subsidiary of the National Mechel McKinley “This year we have celebrated Trust for Historic Preservation.

Patrice Frey, center president and CEO, the openings of two new businesses, started said accredited Main Street programs create a façade improvement grant, hosted successful events, and started the Stone Mountain vibrant communities.

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Georgia’s jobless rate inched up to 7.4 percent in June due to seasonal job loss and temporary layoffs, while DeKalb County posted an 8.4 percent rise in new claims for unemployment insurance benefits in June.

The seasonally adjusted state jobless rate was up two-tenths of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in May. The rate in June 2013 was 8.4 percent.

Sate Labor Commissioner Mark Butler cited seasonal factors like summer job loss among non-contract school workers and temporary layoffs for the increase.

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Georgia employers have created 81,100 jobs since last June, the largest June-to-June job growth since 2006. There were 4,108,100 jobs in Georgia in June, up 2 percent from 4,027,000 a year ago.

In DeKalb, there were 2,637 initial claims for UI benefits in June, up 205 or 8.4 percent, from 2,432 in May. In June 2013, there were 3,051 new claims for an over-the-year decrease of 414 or 13.6 percent.

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“These chemicals are toxic and are particularly dangerous for children.”

E-cigs sale to minors now illegal as new law takes effect

By Ken Watts

It is now against the law in Georgia to sell or distribute any electronic cigarette to a person who is under the age of 18.

HB 251, which went into effect on July 1, imposes a $300 fine on any retailer who sells the noncombustible nicotine alternatives to any underage customer. Any minor who buys, tries to buy or otherwise possesses the products faces up to 20 hours of community service.

The law, which passed the Georgia Legislature on March 27 and was signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal, stems from the increased popularity of the alternative cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes offer smokers a way to consume nicotine without lighting up or chewing tobacco. But health experts say the devices are far from safe. They and similar electronic nicotine delivery devices have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as tobacco cessation devices.

Nancy Nydam, spokeswoman for the Georgia Department of Public Health, said they are urging caution about the use and exposure of children to electronic nicotine delivery systems, including electronic cigarettes and other emissions-producing products.

“DPH is asking adults to warn children and young adults of the dangers of electronic nicotine delivery systems, sometimes referred to as ‘e-cigarettes,’ ‘vape pens’ and ‘e-hookahs,’ and to keep these products out of the reach of young children,” Nydam said in a July 2 news release.

Emissions from electronic nicotine delivery products may include formaldehyde, propylene glycol, acetaldehyde, acrolein,

Emissions from electronic nicotine delivery products may include formaldehyde, propylene glycol, acetaldehyde, acrolein, lead, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines in addition to nicotine.

lead, and tobacco-specific nitrosamines in addition to nicotine.

“These chemicals are toxic and are particularly dangerous for children,” said Jean O’Connor, director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention for DPH. “Parents should not allow children to handle electronic cigarettes or similar devices. They contain liquid chemicals which, if swallowed, could cause serious health complications.”

Between April 2009 and April 2014, there were 1,169 calls made to the Georgia Poison

Center for exposure or poisonings from products containing tobacco or nicotine.

There were 46 calls made to the center from Jan. 1 to June 1 this year about nicotine poisonings, specifically from e-cigarettes.

In 2011, there was a total of five calls for the entire year.

Nydam said parents, teachers, counselors and youth leaders should be aware that electronic cigarettes and similar electronic nicotine delivery devices are available in a variety of colors and flavors that are attractive

to children and young adults, such as bubble gum, strawberry and chocolate. The products are made to look like pens and other small objects that can be hidden in backpacks and clothes. The emissions, although potentially toxic, may smell like the flavoring.

“There is no evidence that using current electronic nicotine delivery systems or being exposed to these products is safe, and the research suggests that these products may introduce children to lifelong nicotine and tobacco addiction,” Nydam said.

The U.S. Surgeon General says tobacco use is known to cause cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical that causes hardening of the arteries, which is associated with heart attack and stroke. Pregnant women should avoid using or being exposed to electronic nicotine.

It can impact fetal development, affecting the brain, nerves and circulatory systems.

The only current safe and effective tools to quit nicotine and tobacco products are approved nicotine replacement therapy products, which contain controlled doses of nicotine.

The manufacturing of electronic nicotine delivery systems is currently not regulated by any state or federal agency so consumers are cautioned they may be exposed to varying levels of chemicals and contaminants in these products.

For help quitting tobacco or nicotine, call the Georgia Tobacco 24-hour Quitline: n For English: 1-877-270-STOP (1-877270-7867) n For Spanish: 1-877-2NO-FUME (1-877266-3863) n Hearing impaired: 1-877-777-6534 For more information, visit https://dph .georgia.gov.

Caucus seeks Medicaid expansion reasons for states to expand MedicU.S. Rep. Hank Johnson is coaid under ACA. chairing the new State Medicaid Johnson, whose 4th District inExpansion Caucus seeking to excludes parts of DeKalb County, said pand Medicaid under the Affordin a July 23 Huffington Post op-ed able Care Act in more states. that the Georgia Budget and Policy His co-chair is Rep. G.K. ButInstitute estimates that expanding terfield of North Carolina.

Medicaid will bring in $65 billion in Johnson announced the launch new economic activity over 10 years of the caucus by more than 33 Hank Johnson and support more than 56,000 new House members on July 23.

He said they will continue to raise their jobs statewide.

“My governor reacted to this news by voices through floor speeches, op-eds, social media posts and discussions with their col- signing a bill eliminating his authority to expand Medicaid,” he wrote. leagues and constituents.

Butterfield said the decision by 24 states In a July 24 email to constituents, Johnson said that expanding Medicaid will to refuse billions of dollars in federal supensure access to health care for millions of port defies logic and will prove catastrophic low-income Americans, including 650,000 for the very people the Medicaid program is intended to help. here in Georgia.

“We will continue to press this issue “It will bring the security of health insurance to working people with income below until all 50 states have expanded Medicaid,” the poverty level,” he said. “It will also bring he said.

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The caucus seeks to raise awareness on .html and http://facebook.com/medicaid the budgetary, economic, health and moral expansioncaucus.

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“We feel the community needs to know what impact this park has been to our boys and this community.”

Photo contest seeks images of metro Atlanta rivers, streams Shutterbugs can share their photographs of Atlanta’s rivers, lakes and streams through Aug. 8 for a chance to win up to $500.

The Metro North Georgia Water Planning District’s 2014 Photo Contest is open to professional and amateur photographers 18 or older.

Entries should portray the beauty, heritage, activities and character of metro Atlanta’s water resources, including the South River; Lake Lanier; Allatoona Lake;

and the Chattahoochee, Flint, Yellow and Etowah rivers.

Photographs will be considered for inclusion in the 2015 Water Reflections calendar.

The contest is designed to remind residents of the important role the lakes and rivers play in providing valuable water resources to the region’s water supply.

District Chairman Boyd Austin said protecting the waterways is important work.

“As good stewards of the natural environ-

ment, and more specifically our shared water resources, it is imperative that all residents join in the effort to protect the metro area’s water supply from point source and nonpoint source pollution and conserve whenever and wherever possible,” he said.

Individual participants may submit up to three photographs and are eligible to win up to three times. Photos must be taken within the geographical boundaries of the 15-county Metro Water District area – DeKalb, Bartow,

Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale. The district does not encompass the cities of Braselton and Loganville.

First place will receive $500, and 11 finalists will receive $100 each. For full contest guidelines and the entry form, visit www .northgeorgiawater.org. For more information, e-mail comments@northgeorgiawater .com or call 404-463-3344.

Free trees with Arbor Day membership

Ballplayers reunion at Redan Park

Adults who join the Arbor Day Foundation in August can receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees to add year-round color to their landscape.

Annual membership in the nonprofit is $10. The gift of trees is made possible through the foundation’s Trees for America campaign.

The 6- to 12-inch trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting in Georgia, which falls between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10. Planting instructions are enclosed with each shipment.

Matt Harris, the foundation’s chief executive, said the dogwood trees will add color and beauty to landscaping throughout the year with showy spring flowers, scarlet autumn foliage and red berries that attract songbirds in the winter.

New Arbor Day Foundation members also will receive The Tree Book, which includes information about tree planting and care, and a subscription to Arbor Day, the foundation’s bimonthly publication.

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Former Redan Park ballplayers and their families are returning to the Lithonia park for a reunion on July 27.

The reunion for the 1998-2006 Redan Cardinals and Yankees begins at 1:30 p.m.

Stephanie Y. Rockmore, president of Blessings on Wheels, said participants will pose for group photographs and reconnect, reminisce, play board games, and listen to old and new school music.

A softball game begins at 5 p.m.

“This will be an awesome reunion for not only the boys but all the parents,” she said.

“We feel the community needs to know what impact this park has been to our boys and this community.”

Participants should bring lawn chairs, tents, coolers, card tables, bug spray, sunscreen and a first-aid kit. Families are asked to bring a case of drinks, a gallon of water and a bag of ice. No alcoholic beverages or weapons will be allowed.

Armbands will be pre-packaged for each family and will include meal tickets.

Redan Park is at 1745 Phillips Road. For more information, call 770-883-0131.

Geocaching at Arabia Mountain The Arbor Day Foundation says white flowering dogwoods add year-round color to landscaping.

membership contribution by Aug. 31 to Ten Free Dogwoods, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410.

Techies can hit the trails and become geocaching experts at the “Geo-PATH” at the Arabia Mountain PATH. The digital treasure hunt adventure along the 30-plus mile Arabia Mountain Path uses a GPS, like your smartphone. Players hunt for more than 40 geocaches hidden along the trail, log their finds and gather rewards.

Mera Cardenas, Arabia Mountain Heri-

tage Area Alliance executive director, said geocaching is a fun, unique way to combine hiking or biking with technology.

“And you might discover something interesting along the way,” she said.

REI Outdoor School offers geocaching classes to help newbies up their skills. Visit http://arabiaalliance.org/uncategorized /free-events to register.

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“The CRCT indicated a need for more rigorous intervention in improving performance in mathematics, science, and social studies.”

DeKalb County’s students show mixed results on CRCT scores DeKalb school students improved year-to-year in four subject areas but showed a decline in math on the 2014 Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests for grades 3-8.

The district said the gains are equal to students statewide.

The CRCT, which was administered in April, measures proficiency in reading, English language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics.

To move up automatically to the next grade, students in third, fifth and eighth grades must pass the reading portion of the CRCT. Students in fifth and eighth grade must pass the math portion.

DeKalb School Superintendent Michael Thurmond said they are proud of the students, parents, and educators who contributed to the district’s academic growth and achievement.

“We also recognize that more work is left to be done,”

Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests

No. of students

meeting or

2012-2013 2013-2014 exceeding standards Reading 88.2% 89.2% (+)478 ELA 84.7% 84.9% (+)204 Science 63.6% 64.4% (+)469 Social studies 67.0% 67.4% (+)264 Mathematics 71.9% 70.6% (-)453

he said.

In 30 content-area CRCTs, DeKalb students increased or maintained efficiency rates in 19 areas as compared with 22 areas statewide.

Based on a year-over-year analysis of performance outcomes in all grades, the number of DeKalb students

meeting or exceeding standards increased in four of five content areas.

Thurmond attributed the decline in mathematics to a more demanding test this year. He said the district is addressing this need with a set of strategies that will incorporate teacher training, more critical thinking skills for students, and additional student practice time in the upcoming school year.

“The CRCT indicated a need for more rigorous intervention in improving performance in mathematics, science, and social studies,” he said. “We are responding with actions that will directly address this need.”

The Georgia Department of Education says this is the last CRCT test for the state’s students.

Beginning next year, the state will implement Georgia Milestones, a new test for all students. It will consist of one program across grades three to 12 rather than a series of individual tests.

HPV vaccination campaign gets message out on MARTA buses, trains Ads urging parents and guardians to “Talk to Your Doctor About Vaccinating Your Sons and Daughters Against HPV” are now appearing on dozens of MARTA buses, trains and bus shelters.

The CDC-funded advertising campaign, launched on July 21, seeks to raise awareness about the human papillomavirus, the leading cause of cervical cancer.

It was designed by MARTA and the Georgia Department of Public Health, which worked with the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and others to develop message. The message can be seen on 50 MARTA buses, 120 MARTA trains, and 20 MARTA bus shelters and is expected to be seen 12.7 million times.

Steven Mitchell, DPH director of immunizations, said the campaign has a singular goal: cancer prevention.

“It’s important that families know that vaccination against HPV works to prevent cervical cancer,” he said.

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death for American women. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that HPV infection is common in

adult life, resulting in 12,000 cervical cancer cases among U.S. women each year.

Guarding against HPV requires early vaccination.

In June, DPH and the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium released “Our Collaborative Course of Action: Georgia’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan: 20132018,” which recommends that vaccination against HPV begin at 10 years of age.

Dr. Jean O’Connor, DPH’s director of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, said parents have a lot to think about by the time their kids reach age 10 and HPV isn’t likely at the top of their minds.

“We’re hoping this campaign will change that,” O’Connor said.

Georgia’s use of the vaccine is low. O’Connor said that only 50 percent of females ages 13-17 received one of three doses in the vaccine series and only 29 percent completed the series in 2012. HPV immunization rates for adolescent males in Georgia are even lower.

Guarding against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical For more information, visit cdc.gov/hpv. cancer, requires early vaccination. Georgia’s use of the vaccine is low.

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“Without enough to eat, our kids suffer both physically and intellectually. Without a healthy start, they cannot grow up to become productive citizens.”

James gets ‘My Brother’s’ award DeKalb District Attorney Robert James will receive a “My Brother’s Keeper” award on July 26 at the National Bar Association’s 89th annual convention at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta.

The award is given to a person who consistently works to improve the opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color.

James said he is “honored and humbled.” He Robert James said he hopes that activists can work together to help minimize the numerous hurdles facing young people.

“When I first decided to run for public office, I ran with the idea that I could not only prosecute cases but that I could, in some way, make a difference in my community,” he said. “We all share the burden of ensuring a brighter future for the next generation.”

The bar association along with 100 Black Men of America, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement, local fraternity chapters and public officials will offer programs for middle school, high school and college-age young people. Seminars will teach teens how to interact with police officers and deal with life challenges.

James was recently honored by the DeKalb Board of Commissioners for his work in creating the Anti-Recidivism Court for firsttime, nonviolent offenders, one of many initiatives he has led to impact youth and young adults. James says he doesn’t mind thinking outside the box to keep kids out of prison.

“We have to be deliberate in our approach to stopping the revolving door of recidivism and curbing criminal behavior and activity in our neighborhoods,” he said.

Sherry Boston nabs state award for top food drive DeKalb Solicitor General Sherry All of the food collected by Boston is picking up accolades for Boston’s office will benefit the leading the state legal community’s Atlanta Community Food Bank. food collection drive.

The State Bar of Georgia’s new For a second year in a row, president, Patrise Perkins-Hooker, Boston’s office collected the most congratulated Boston and her ofpounds of food in the annual Georfice for their accomplishment in a gia Legal Food Frenzy food drive July 11 letter to the editor. and took the statewide award for Sherry Boston She said that statewide, the the Legal Organization Category. food drive raised more than 1.1 Her office in downtown Decatur netted million pounds of food for Georgia’s seven 52,595 pounds of food, more than any other regional food banks for distribution to legal organization in the state. needy families.

Boston said her office is proud to help to Perkins-Hooker said that surpassing the feed the children they know are suffering. million-pound milestone is a significant “Without enough to eat, our kids suffer achievement for the 3-year-old program. both physically and intellectually,” she said.

“With participation by 277 law firms and “Without a healthy start, they cannot grow legal organizations, representing 16,000 emup to become productive citizens.” ployees in 45 cities, the Georgia Legal Food

Frenzy is a great demonstration of what our profession can accomplish when we work together to meet our collective duty to serve others,” she said.

Statewide, nearly one in five Georgians and one in four children struggle with hunger.

Sixty percent of Georgia’s children are enrolled in free or reduced-cost lunches, and less than 15 percent of them have access to a lunch program while school is out.

The Office of the Georgia Attorney General, the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Food Bank Association joined forces in 2012 to create the competition.

The 2014 food drive netted 36 percent more food than last year’s drive. So far, 2.5 millions of food have been collected.

Author unveils ATL’s steamy past

‘The Grove’ marks 100 years

Author Laurel-Ann Dooley will share steamy stories about Atlanta from “In Wicked Atlanta: The Sordid Side of Peach City History” on July 28 at the Decatur Library in downtown Decatur.

In the book, she navigates the underworld of Atlanta’s past, uncovering a history few have known. Atlanta, the Laurel-Ann Dooley only American city destroyed by fire as an act of war, was home to elaborate parties hosted by wealthy felons inside the federal penitentiary to billionaire bootleggers and murderous rich boys who reached all the way to the White House.

Dooley, who is also author of “Best Friend Thief,” speaks at 7:15 p.m. A finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and the National Indie Excellence Book Awards, Dooley’s work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Palm Beach Post, the National Law Journal and Boston Globe.

The library is at 215 Sycamore St. For more information, visit www.dekalblibrary.org or call 404-370-3070.

Members of Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church will march into their new sanctuary on Aug. 2.

The Atlanta church is commemorating its 100th anniversary with the dedication of its new sanctuary.

Celebrations throughout August include an anniversary gala. The church was organized in 1914.

The Rev. Dr. H. Beecher Hicks Jr., senior servant at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, will help the congregation commission the Frank William Flippin Sr. Jones Memorial Chapel (formerly the old sanctuary) and enter into the new worship center during the 11 a.m. service.

On Aug. 3, First Communion Sunday in the new worship center takes place at 7:15 a.m. with the Rev. Micheal Benton, senior pastor of Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia, and at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin Sr., senior pastor of Greater Piney Grove.

Flippin, who became its fifth pastor in 1990, has led the congregation at “the Grove” for the past 24 years. Under his leadership, membership has grown to more than 7,000.

The church is at 1879-1921 Glenwood Ave. S.E. For more information, visit www.pineygrovebapt.org.

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Witness the Honorable Gail C. Flake, Judge of said court.

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6027-9++ Kimberly Renee Hayes Plaintiff Vs. Orrin Michael Skeete Defendant 54 Le Parc Fontaine, Bldg 15 Lithonia, GA 30038

By Order of the Court for service by publication dated June 26, 2014 you are hereby notified that on June 24, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce without minor children. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is 100 Leslie Oaks Drive, Bldg 2301, Lithonia, GA 30058.

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This the 25th day of June, 2014 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV5945-9++ Shannon DeJesus Plaintiff

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By Order of the Court for service by publication dated June 26, 2014 you are hereby notified that on June 12, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Shannon DeJesus, 3381 Dogwood Pass, Lithonia, GA 30038.

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6354-7++ Alicia Ann Mitchell Plaintiff Vs. Michael Sean Mitchell Defendant

By Order of the Court for service by publication dated June 30, 2014 you are hereby notified that on June 24, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the

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Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Alicia Ann Mitchell, 626 Rockborough Dr, Stone Mountain, GA 30083. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of June 30, 2014 Witness the Honorable Daniel M. Coursey, Jr., Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

This the 30th day of June, 2014 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9

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

Mudrine Davis filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on July 8, 2014, to change the name from: Mudrine Davis to Myrna Rene Martin. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: July 8, 2014 Myrna Rene Martin Petitioner, Pro se 3162 Bay St Scottdale, Ga (404) 292-8859 7/26. 8/2, 8/9, 8/16

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6825-5++ Cynthia Lanier Clarke filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on June 17, 2014, to change the name from: Cynthia Lanier Clark to Cynthia Lanier Smith. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: July 7, 2014 Angela J. Riccetti Petitioner’s Attorney DeKalb Co. Office 2465 Sycamore St, Ste. 120 Decatur, Ga 30030 (770) 817-7509 7/26, 8/2, 8/9, 8/16

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6965-5++

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV5819-4++ Jennifer Volley Plaintiff Vs. Antavious Davisl Defendant TO: Antavious Davis, Defendant Named Above You are hereby notified that the abovestyled action seeking a total divorce was filed against you in said court on June 2, 2014, and that by reason of an order for service of summons by publication entered by the court on July 9, 2014 you are hereby commanded and required to file with the clerk of said court and serve upon Jennifer Volley, plaintiff, whose address Is 1031 Holcomb Road, apartment H, Decatur, GA 30032, an answer to the complaint within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6792-7++ Martane J. Folds Plaintiff Vs. Jody L. Folds Defendant

By Order of the Court for service by publication dated July 7, 2014 you are hereby notified that on July 7, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is Martane T. Jackson-Folds, 2795 Evans Mill Rd #1504, Lithonia, GA 30058. Answer in writing within sixty (60) days of July 10, 2014 Witness the Honorable Daniel M. Coursey, Jr., Judge of the DeKalb Superior Court.

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV6950-1++ Jann Murray-Forbes filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on July 1, 2014, to change the name from: Jann Murray-Forbes to Jann Murray. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

Dated: July 1, 2014 Jann Murray Petitioner, Pro se 616 East Rockborough Court Stone Mountain, GA 30083 (404) 388-8851 7/26. 8/2, 8/9, 8/16

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

Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7105-5++ Wanda Jean Sutton filed a petition in the DeKalb County Superior Court on July 1, 2014, to change the name from: Wanda Jean Sutton to Wanda Jean Allen. Any interested party has the right to appear In this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

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Civil Action Case Number: ++ 14CV7189-7++ April D. Davis Plaintiff Vs. Jamie D. Pritchett Defendant

By Order of the Court for service by publication dated July 23, 2014 you are hereby notified that on July 18, 2014 the above-named Plaintiff filed suit against you for Divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and to serve upon the Plaintiff’s attorney whose name and address is 4156 Indian Forest Rd, Stone Mountain, GA 30083.

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