Atlanta
Briarcliff UMC to hold annual charity event
Briarcliff United Methodist Church, 4105 Briarcliff Road N.E., will host a barbecue dinner, silent auction and variety show at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 .
Proceeds go to the Murphy Harpst Children’s Home, a treatment center for abused and neglected children. Admission: $8 adults, $4 children and $25 for family. I
nformation: www.briarcliffumc.com, or 404-321-3854. Mea Watkins
Cobb
Powder Springs online sale through Oct. 8
Powder Springs officials are selling a 1997 Ford F-250 pickup and a Konica Minolta copier, digital printer model D17210 with finisher, on GovDeals.com through 9 p.m. Oct. 8.
Bidding registration is free at the GovDeals website.
These items may be seen by typing "Powder Springs" in the search box. Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Cherokee
Cherokee victim notification offered
The Cherokee County Victim & Notification Everyday registration is a community awareness program that uses computer technology and the telephone to provide victims of crime with offender custody information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Callers to the VINE hotline can determine the custody status of an offender in the Cherokee County Jail.
Registered victims will also receive automated telephone notification upon the arrest, release, transfer or escape of that offender. Information: 770-928-0239. Staff
DeKalb
Superintendent will brief parents
Interim school Superintendent Michael Thurmond is expected to brief parents in south DeKalb County at an advocacy group's meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Towers High School, 3919 Brookcrest Circle. Ty Tagami
Brookhaven offering interactive maps
Brookhaven residents and businesses can access a new interactive city map online.
The GIS WebApp will show city boundaries and districts, allowing users to look up properties by owner, house number of parcel number. Information: brookhavenga.gov/map.html. April Hunt
Henry
Webcams installed at Henry tag offices
The Henry County Tax Commissioner’s Office has installed webcams in the lobby areas of tag offices in McDonough and Stockbridge so citizens can see the wait times online.
The cameras were surplus items from another project and were installed at no cost to taxpayers. Right now the shortest wait times tend to be during extended evening hours on Mondays and Thursdays between 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Most services provided at the tag office are also available online at www.henrytc.org. Monroe Roark for the AJC
Gwinnett
Doors exhibit benefits Habitat for Humanity
Norcross will host an art festival - Doors to Homes and Hope 10 a.m. Saturday to help support Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity’s mission to build homes and raise visibility of the arts.
Information: www.gwinnettrestore.org, doorstoHomesandHope@gmail.com or 678.642.9486. Sandra Marshall Murray
