Cobb
Marietta finishing downtown tree project
Marietta plans to finish a $220,000 SPLOST project by the end of March to add shade trees on both sides of Church Street near the Marietta Square. The project between Polk and Mill Streets also included widening the west sidewalk. The next project that will add 12 trees along Powder Springs Street between Whitlock Avenue and Waverly Way is expected to be completed by the end of April. Tucker McQueen for the AJC
Gwinnett
Norcross labor office temporarily closed
The Georgia Department of Labor's Gwinnett Career Center at 2211 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross will be closed due to roof damage. It is expected to reopen March 17. Job seekers may apply for employment, file unemployment insurance claims or find another career center at www.gdol.ga.gov. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Forsyth
Forsyth senior expo set for Saturday
Forsyth County Senior Services will host the 12th annual Forsyth Senior Expo from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming.
Experts and a variety of representatives from local businesses will offer information on such topics as home care, senior living, legal services for seniors and more.
Health screenings, door prizes and refreshments will also be featured at the event, which has been expanded from three to four hours this year.
Information: 770-781-2178. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Fulton
Gala to raise funds for women’s center
Whispering Hope will host its annual Gala for Life fundraiser at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Metropolitan Club, 5895 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta.
Author, speaker and coach Pat Layton will be the keynote speaker for the event.
Whispering Hope operates a women’s resource and pregnancy center in Cumming that offers testing, limited ultrasound and options counseling to expectant mothers.
Information: director@whisperinghope.org or 770-889-8302. Kent A. Miles for the AJC
DeKalb
Brookhaven to begin road work
Brookhaven will begin $2 million worth of road paving and resurfacing this spring.
An evaluation of all city roads last year graded the streets based on conditions such as potholes and cracks. A final list of streets in line for repairs, which tentatively include major thoroughfares such as Ashford Dunwoody Road, will be discussed by City Council this month. Work is slated to begin in late spring. April Hunt
Fayette
Seniors can get smartphone tips
Fayette Senior Services is offering free individual smartphone tutoring 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at the Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive in Fayetteville. A representative from AT&T will hold 15-minute instruction sessions regardless of what type of cellphone or carrier you have; call 770-461-0813 for reservations. Jill Howard Church for the AJC
