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Rep Scott to host health fair in Morrow Saturday
Rep. Sandra Scott will hold a health fair on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will provide free health screening and vendors from CDC, Amerigroup, Atlanta Medical and Southern Regional. The fair will be at Morrow Middle School, 5934 Trammell Rd. in Morrow.
$15M Internet deal in Stockbridge touted as “game-changer” for Southside
Stockbridge businesses, government offices, schools, hospitals and homes — and ultimately Henry County — will get state-of-the-art high-speed Internet capacity under a $15 million deal city officials say will be an economic “game-changer” for the Southside. The City Council unanimously approved a plan Monday night to give nonexclusive rights to ...
Clayton schools offering free meals to law enforcement, government officials
Clayton County Public Schools is offering free breakfast and lunch to law enforcement officials as well as mayors and other government officials beginning this week through May 23. Interim school superintendent Luvenia Jackson is encouraging the officials to stop by any elementary, middle, or high school and receive free breakfast ...
Clayton school board mulling 1 percent bonuses for school district employees
Clayton County Public Schools employees could see a one-time, one-percent bonus next year if the school board approves a recommendation from the district’s interim superintendent. The recommendation comes as the school board prepares next year’s budget which could weigh in at about $352 million. The bonuses could materialize since the ...
Clayton interim schools superintendent’s contract extended to December 2014
Luvenia Jackson will serve as interim superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools until the end of 2014. The school board extended Jackson’s contract recently in a 6-3 vote. Jackson’s term was set to end in September of this year. The extension comes as the school district looks for a permanent ...
Clayton awarded community health award
The Clayton County Archway Partnership has received Georgia Public Health Association’s highest award for health-related community service. Archway received The Al Dohany Award for helping designate Clayton as a federal Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and for setting up the Lovejoy Medical Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center last September. ...
Fayette Commissioners to hold meetings this month on FY 2014 budget
Fayette County Board of Commissioners will hold two meetings this month to discuss the fiscal 2014 budget. They will meet in the Board of Commissioners Conference Room, 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 100, in Fayetteville on May 13 at 6 p.m. and May 23 at 5 p.m. The public is ...
Clayton school board seeks public input for 2014 budget
The Clayton County Board of Education will hold a public hearing on Thursday regarding its proposed 2014 school budget. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Administrative Complex, 1058 Fifth Avenue in Jonesboro. The public is urged to attend.
Pinewood Atlanta: James Bond meets Fayette County
James Bond’s backers were unimpressed and were headed home. Georgia’s film incentives had lured British film production company Pinewood Studios and Fayette County’s proximity to the Hartsfield Jackson International Airport made it an ideal place for Pinewood’s first American film studio. But after touring property in Peachtree City last September, ...
Georgia Chief Justice to speak at Clayton Law day Friday
Carol Hunstein, the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, will be the featured speaker at the annual Law day celebration hosted by the Clayton County Bar Association on Friday at noon at the Clayton County Youth Development & Justice Center in the Youth Policy and Law Center. Law day ...
Elementary school inventors meet Pres. Obama
Three Flippen Elementary School students recently were recognized in Washington, D.C. for their invention of Cool Pads, football shoulder pads that can be used by athletes to keep them from overheating during games. The pint-sized inventors met Pres. Barrack Obama earlier this month as part of their win-worthy work in ...
Film studio complex planned in Fayette
A group of metro Atlanta investors have submitted plans to build what is believed to be the largest film studio complex in Georgia. The studio will open next year in the north-central part of Fayette County on 288 acres, initially with five sound stages. The investment group, Rivers Rock LLC, ...
Free movie series begins Saturday
Summer time is movie time. Here’s your chance to enjoy both. Clayton County Commissioner Sonna Singleton presents “Movie Under the Stars” Saturdayat 9 p.m. on the ball field behind the Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center, 3499 Rex Road in Rex. The feature film is “Wreck It Ralph.” This event is free ...
More upheaval in Clayton County government
Overhauling Clayton County government is proving to be a bit more challenging than its architects may have envisioned.The new administration, led by Commission Chairman Jeff Turner, promised reform when it assumed office in January. But that reform has morphed into a revolving door at the county government complex in Jonesboro.As ...
Elections board to consider Clayton chairman residency
State elections officials will hear a residency challenge next month against Clayton County Commission Chairman Jeff Turner. The chief investigator for the Secretary of State’s office will present his findings to the State Elections Board on May 14 at 10 a.m. at the State Capitol. The Secretary of State’s office ...
Clayton ready to spend $2.6 million to keep police officers in schools
Clayton County schools is set to spend $2.6 million to keep police officers in schools, after the sheriff’s office decided to pull its deputies from school duty. When middle and high school students return to class in August for the 2013-14 school year, they’ll be met by a new group ...
Comic honors mothers with May 3 comedy routine
Riverdale comedian K.C. Cristian will present a comedy routine in honor of Mother’s Day called “The Gospel According to Grandma Presents Ain’t That A Mother.” The 7 p.m. event will be Friday, May 3 at The Thrift Store, 383 Fayette Place in Fayetteville. Tickets: $15 a person, $20 for two ...
Three Clayton high schools named best in U.S.
Three Clayton County high schools earned a spot on U.S. News and World Report Magazine’s “Best High Schools in America” list.Forest Park High, Jonesboro High and Lovejoy High earned bronze awards for high-performing schools based on state exam performance. Overall academic performance in reading and math, the number of economically ...
Gov. Deal, Atlanta councilman Hall to speak at Clayton State May 4 graduation
Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall will be the commencement speakers at the May 4 graduation ceremonies at Clayton State University. Gov. Deal will speak to about 240 graduates from the Colleges of business, health, Information and Mathematical Sciences at the 9 a.m. ceremony while councilman Hall ...
Henry SPLOST Committee seeks public input
The Henry County SPLOST IV Committee continues to meet weekly to hear public suggestions for capital and transportation projects to include in the proposed SPLOST IV program. The next meetings are May 2 at Ola Elementary School at 6 p.m. and May 9 at 4 p.m. at the Henry County ...
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