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Stockbridge to swear in city leaders on Monday

Stockbridge will swear in three city officials on Monday. (Photo by Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Stockbridge will swear in three city officials on Monday. (Photo by Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
By Leon Stafford
Jan 10, 2022

The city of Stockbridge will swear in several leaders who won office last November.

Incumbent Mayor Anthony Ford and councilmember LaKeisha Grant and Alphonso Thomas, also incumbents, will be sworn in at 6 p.m. Monday at Stockbridge City Hall, 4640 N Henry Boulevard, Stockbridge, 30281.

The city said as a COVID-19 precaution, masks will be required for all in-person attendees. There also will be limited seating. The swearing in also will be streamed on Facebook.

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