County by county news for Friday

The investigation began when a male juvenile came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct that allegedly occurred at the man’s Douglasville residence in November. Cartwright is in custody at the Paulding County Detention Center without bond.

School officials have placed Cartwright , a coach and teacher on indefinite administrative leave. Anyone with any information shouild call 770-445-6105. Angel K. Brooks

Association to sponsor college-to-career fair

The Georgia Association of Colleges & Employers will sponsor a free Department of Juvenile Justice college-to-career fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 at the Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Pkwy., S.E. While the primary focus will be on juvenile correctional officers, teachers and registered nurses, a wide range of positions are available. Information: http://www.djjnewsandviews.org/djjcareers/ Veronica Fields Johnson

Kennesaw planning farmers market

Kennesaw ‘s Downtown Development Authority is looking for vendors to sell sell fruit, vegetables, baked goods and locally grown products at the city’s farmers market May 7 through Oct. 29. The market’s ninth season will be 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Adams Park soccer field parking lot, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw. Information: Julia McPherson at 770-794-7075 or jmcpherson@kennesaw-ga.gov. Tucker McQueen for the AJC

Kennesaw to develop community garden

Kennesaw’s City Council this week approved a plan to develop a community garden adjacent to Towne Manor subdivision off Ben King Road. Keep Kennesaw Beautiful and Smith-Gilbert Gardens will develop the close to 4-acre, city-owned property to offer residents another place to garden. Keep Kennesaw Beautiful director Miranda Jones said the garden should open next year. The city’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens also has a community garden. Tucker McQueen for the AJC

Driver safety course shows law changes

Changes in the law for teen drivers put parents squarely in the passenger’s seat, requiring a parent to affirm that the candidate for a permanent driver’s license has completed 40 hours (six at night) of supervised driving experience. Many parents don’t know how to get that done. A free course d to fill the void will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 15 at the Powder Springs Police Department. Registration is required. Information: www.cityofpowdersprings.org/DocumentCenter/View/2199. Andria Simmons

Registration open for ‘Into the Woods’

Registration is open for the Summer Stock Experience for ages 9-18 at the Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton.“Into the Woods” will be presented at 7 p.m. June 14 and July 19, the last days of the two camps, at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre at the same address. Cost: $150 for Cobb residents; $175, out-of-county residents. Information: MableHouse.org or 770-819-3285. Carolyn CunninGham

GWINNETT

Police identify suspect in theft of dead man’s car

Robert Craig Sandman may not have know Don Singer, 57, of Duluth who was found dead wrapped in blankets inside his garage last Thursday, but Sandman is wanted for allegedly stealing the victim’s 1988 red Porsche 944.

In March 2012, Sandman, 52, was charged with two counts of theft and aggravated stalking for an incident that occurred not far from Singer’s home on Montheath Pass, said Duluth police . He was convicted and sent to the Georgia state prison in Jackson in February and released March 22. Police have not yet determined how Singer died. Christian Boone

Wounded warriors to be honored at event

Peachtree Ridge High School and NFL star Cameron Heyward will host the first Final Four Wounded Warrior Amputees vs. Atlanta’s All Stars Celebrity Challenge from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the high school, 1555 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee.

The event will honor the warriors for their service and sacrifice.

Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for students in grades 7-12 and free for children sixth grade and under. Andria Simmons

SafetySmart Lilburn to offer rabies clinic

SafetySmart Lilburn will host a rabies clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Lilburn City Hall overflow parking lot, 76 Main St.

Cost: $10, cash only. Supplies are limited.

Information: www.cityoflilburn.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC

Summer art camps open for registration

The Hudgens Center for the Arts is accepting registration for four different week-long camp sessions of the Color Wheel Summer Art Camp for children ages 5 to 12 in June, plus, three different week-long sessions of the Summer Pottery Camp for kids aged 8 to 14 in July. www.thehudgens.org. Karen Huppertz for the AJC

Kids self defense classes coming to park

Duluth Parks has partnered with Revved Up Kids to bring self-defense training for children and teen girls 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at Bunten Road Park. These classes teach children and teens how to recognize, avoid and escape dangerous situations and people.

Register www.duluthga.net/Parks & Recreation. $35 resident/$45 non-resident. Questions: revvedupkids.com or call 678-526-3335. Karen Huppertz for the AJC

Blue Trees artistto discuss project

Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos will discuss his installation of The Blue Trees Project 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Thrasher Park, Norcross.

Those attending will have the chance to help make a Wish Tree as well as become a part of the film being produced by students from the Savannah College of Art & Design and Greater Atlanta Christian School.

The exhibit runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Sunday. Visitors are encouraged to grab a paintbrush and participate in the project at no cost.

Information: aplacetoimagine.com/blue-trees. Karen Huppertz for the AJC

NORTHSIDE

Woodstock launches new communications app

The city of Woodstock has launched Connect Woodstock, a new communications app designed to give residents access to important city info and as way to submit service requests. The city partnered with software company PublicStuff to create the app, which can be used by iPhone, Blackberry and Android, among other devices. Residents can submit requests, add photos and comment, and track requests. Information: www.PublicStuff.com Mark Woolsey for the AJC

Work begins on new animal shelter

Work has started on Forsyth County’s new 13,700-square foot animal shelter on County Way near GA 400. Funded by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VII, the shelter will replace the current arrangement in which the county contracts out operations. Theshelter is slated for completion in early 2014 and is expected to cost $3 million. Patrick Fox

Proposal budgeting class offered

The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System will offer a class on preparing and presenting a budget in a grant proposal at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sandy Springs Public Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway. The class will cover what is included under the personnel section and how to calculate it, non-personnel expenses, determining reasonable costs, overhead expeneses and financial documents needed. Registration: tinyurl.com/cbz5uwb, or 404-303-6130. Mea Watkins

Upgrades planned for Newtown playground

The playgrounds at Newtown Park in Johns Creek will be closed for the next wo weeks while the city replaces equipment. The new playgrounds, which are separate but adjacent, will be age-specific, with one intended for children up to 8 years old and the other for children 9 to 14 years old. The younger playground will include swings, rockers, a horse see-saw and a structure with interconnected platforms, ladders, steps and a slide. The playground for older kids will offer a climbing wall, several ladders, a variety of sliding and climbing elements. Patrick Fox

Benefit concert setfor meals program

Forsyth County Senior Services is hosting a benefit concert for “high needs” clients in its Meals on Wheels program. It’s set for 7 p.m. today at the Sexton Hall Enrichment Center, 2115 Chloe Road. The Air National Guard Band of the South will perform.

Money raised will provide household and personal items for clients. Admission is free, donations will be accepted. Information: 770-781-2178 Mark Woolsey for the AJC

Deadline approaches for award nominations

The deadline for nominations for the “Top 10 in 10 Young Professonals to watch” award from the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is today. The chamber seeks to honor 10 professionals age 25-40 considered potential future leaders based on community involvement, professional achievements and longterm goals. Info: cherokeechamber.com Mark Woolsey for the AJC

ATLANTA

Man found shot to death in home

Police Thursday were investigating the shooting of a man found dead just inside the front door of a home in the 700 block of south Grand Avenue, almost within sight of the Atlanta police Zone 1 precinct on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.

Officers responding to a 3 a.m. call found the victim just inside the home with a gunshot wound to the head. The man, who appeared to be in his late-20s to early 30s, has not been identified. Staff

Man appeared to have shotgun at school

Police are looking for a man who appeared to have a shotgun Tuesday afternoon. at Kindezi School in the 1800 block of Detroit Avenue.

The man did not speak to or approach anyone, police said. The charter school and the surrounding area were searched, but no suspect was found.

Police posted sureveillance footage on YouTube.

The suspect is described as a black male who was wearing khaki pants, a dark shirt and a straw hat that came to a point at the top with what appeared to be a white shirt hanging down his back, according to the police incident report.

He also had a green bag on his side.

Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477 or investigators at 404-802-2000. Angel K. Brooks

Youth orchestra seeks donations online

The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra was recently selected to participate in Atlanta’s “Power2Give” campaign, a fundraising effort supported by the Arts & Science Council and the City of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs that connects donors to creative projects that inspire them.

The online campaign, which runs through June 3, has a goal of $2,500 to support scholarships.

The scholarships will enable ASYO student musicians to participate in summer music training programs, and will help graduating ASYO high school seniors during the first year of their college-level music studies.

Information: www.power2give.org/go/o/395. Mea Watkins

DEKALB

Congressman presents Purple Heart

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson the Purple Heart medal to Staff Sgt. Clarence Bostwick who was wounded in Vietnam in 1968. Due to confusion about his records, the Army did not recognize his injuries until 2012.

Bostwick, who was discharged in 1970 and retired from the Army Reserves in 1994, also received the Good Conduct medal, a Meritorious Unit commendation and a Vietnam service medal. April Hunt

Pools show profit, record attendance

Decatur showed an overall profit of $1,928 for 2012, the second consecutive year its pools actually made money.

Total 2012 pool attendance was a record 46,324, with city residents comprising 70.8 percent. Ebster Pool, scheduled for renovations this fall, is open May 6 to July 31, with McKoy and Glenlake pools open May 25 to Sept. 2. Bill Banks for the AJC

Commissioner hosts Saturday meeting

Stan Watson, an at-large county commissioner in DeKalb, will host his monthly legislative breakfast 9 - 11 a.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Middle School on Dogwood Farms Road in South DeKalb.

Topics for the event include a proposed storm utility rate hike and information about energy assistance programs.

Registration is not required. April Hunt

Stone Mountain CID, improves landscapes

The Stone Mountain Community Improvement District is partnering with several businesses to add new trees and plants to high-traffic intersections in the district.

Four crossroads – Hugh Howell Road at both Mountain Industrial and Tucker Industrial boulevards and Mountain Industrial at East Ponce de Leon Avenue and Hirsch Drive – are the focus of the first wave of landscaping improvements.

The work is in addition to district-funded landscaping at other spots in the area, funded by companies that self-tax for the improvements.

Information: www.stonemountaincid.com. April Hunt

Volunteers neededfor cleanup in DeKalb

Keep DeKalb Beautiful is accepting volunteers to help with the local effort in the Great American Cleanup.

Last year, more than 80 groups of volunteers removed more than 25,000 pounds of litter from 168 miles of county roadways in the one-day event.

The cleanup will take place on April 27. Volunteers must register by April 5.

Registration/information: 404-371-2654 or www.keepdekalbbeautiful.org. April Hunt

DeKalb seniors can go for the gold

Registration is underway for the 26th Annual DeKalb County Senior Olympic Games. Competitive events will be held across the county May 6-17. Registration ends April 29 and the games are open to the public.

DeKalb residents, and those from other counties, who are 50 and older, are welcome to participate in events that range fro bowling to line dancing to track and field.

Applications are available online at www.co.dekalb.ga.us/parks/, or at all DeKalb County recreation centers, libraries and some senior centers.

Information: 404-687-2751. April Hunt

SOUTHSIDE

Suspected “office creeper” arrested in North Carolina

The “office creeper” suspect being sought by Henry County police after allegedly posing as a carpet cleaner to gain access to the Henry County Transit offices last week has been arrested in North Carolina. Antonio Hornsby, 54, who was charged in Henry County with financial transaction card theft, theft by taking and burglary and is also wanted by Athens-Clarke County Police, was booked into the Mecklenburg County, N.C., jail Wednesday afternoon, according to jail records. He was being held Thursday on a fugitive warrant, awaiting extradition back to Georgia. Mike Morris

Health parade kicks off baseball season

The Union City Let’s Move! initiative is set to join the baseball opening day celebration. Union City Parks and Recreation baseball season will kick off opening day activities at 8 a.m. Saturday4/6 with a health parade featuring the Union City baseball participants.

The public is welcome to join and should report at 8 a.m. to Union City City Hall, 5047 Union St.

The health parade will walk two miles to Ronald Bridges Park, 5285 Lakeside Drive, where the first pitch of the season will be thrown by councilman Vince R. Williams. Mea Watkins

Palmetto opens Train Depot Museum

The city of Palmetto has announced the opening of its newly renovated Palmetto Train Depot Museum. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; admission is free.

The city encourages everyone to explore its history. Information: 770-463-3377. Lisa Gibson for the AJC

Fayetteville increases Pavilion security

Following several recent robberies and thefts at the Fayette Pavilion shopping center, Fayetteville police and the center’s property managers are adding security measures.

A newly formed Fayetteville Auxiliary Force, which includes civilian volunteers, will be monitoring suspicious activity.

Diversified Developers Realty is using both staff and technology to boost surveillance. Jill Howard Church for the AJC

Peachtree City allows anonymous crime tips

The Peachtree City Police Department is now letting residents submit anonymous crime tips by text message or online.

The TipSubmit app can be used to send photographs, videos and other information about crimes, missing children and other situations. Text “PTCTIPS” plus the information to 274367 (CRIMES) or use the Crime Tips link at www.peachtree-city.org/police.

The department also has a Facebook page with a tips link. Jill Howard Church for the AJC

After-school program offered in East Point

Jefferson Park Recreation Center, 1431 Norman Berry Drive, East Point, offers an after-school program until 6 p.m. that includes homework assistance, afternoon snack, reading, writing, arts and crafts, movies, and age-appropriate organized sports and games.

Cost: $25/week.

Information: 404-270-7054. John Thompson for the AJC