CObb
Police offer public safety academy
The Cobb County Police Department is accepting applications until Friday for a free, citizens public safety academy starting 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 for 14 weeks.
The class location will vary according to the topic. Classes will cover the Emergency Communications Center, Animal Control, Fire and Police Departments. Information: 770-590-5650 or Renee.Cameron@cobbcounty.org. Tucker McQueen
Gwinnett
Lilburn City Park getting bigger
The Lilburn City Council voted Monday to add to Lilburn City Park with 2.3 acres adjacent to the Lilburn Community Garden on Camp Creek Road. An existing sidewalk will connect the new parcel to the existing 10-acre park. The new acreage was purchased with a $131,450 Federal Mitigation Assistance award from FEMA for the acquisition, demolition and cleanup of the property at 26 Camp Creek Road. The house on the property suffered significant damage during the 2009 flood. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Forsyth
Chamber seeks business exhibitors
The Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce is still seeking vendors for its 2014 Business Expo, set for 1 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming. The free event will feature vendor awards, prizes and a food-tasting. More information: jmock@cummingforsythchamber.org. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Forsyth DA honors investigators
Two investigators with the Forsyth County District Attorney’s office have been named 2014 DA Investigator of the Year by the District Attorneys’ Association of Georgia.
Andy Kalin and Britt Massey were honored for their quick work June 6, when heavily armed anti-government assailant Dennis Marx attacked the Forsyth courthouse.
The pair warned courthouse employees to take shelter, then aided wounded deputy Daniel Rush by carrying him to safety. Rush had been shot as he confronted Marx. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Dekalb
Comment sought on charter proposal
The DeKalb County School District will hold five public meetings to solicit comment about a proposal to convert the district into a charter system.
Georgia is encouraging school districts to consider a change to charter oversight or another system the state calls “IE2” by next summer.
The meetings will be at 6 p.m. at the following high schools and dates: Lithonia High, Aug. 26; Lakeside High Aug. 27; Dunwoody High, Aug. 28; Towers High, Sept. 2 and Stephenson High, Sept. 3.
Information: www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools. Ty Tagami
Cherokee
Little River cleanup planned in Cherokee
The cities of Woodstock and Holly Springs, the Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority, Rivers Alive and the Upper Etowah River Alliance will team up to clean up stretches of the Little River Oct. 11.
Volunteers should wear old shoes, clothes that can get dirty or wet, and heavy work gloves. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, water and coffee will be provided. More information: lori.forrester@ccwsa.com. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
