DeKalb
Tucker, Smoke Rise candidate forum
DeKalb Superior Court Judge C. J. Becker will moderate a forum for Tucker and Smoke Rise community candidates in local, state and federal races 6:30 p.m., Sept. 18 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 4882 Lavista Road.
Tucker Civic Association, Main Street Tucker Alliance and Smoke Rise Community Association will host the forum. A list of participating candidates has not been announced.
Information: www.tuckercivic.org.
Adrianne Murchison for the AJC
Douglas
Mobile Career Lab coming to Douglas
Job seekers may visit the Atlanta Regional Workforce Board’s Mobile Career Lab 1:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 25 at the Dog River Library, 6100 Georgia Highway 5, Douglasville, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Douglas County Courthouse, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville and 9 to noon Sept. 25 at the Lithia Springs Library, 7100 Turner Drive.Free assistance will be offered with career planning, job readiness coaching, training opportunities, access to computer work stations and job search materials.
Information: 404-463-3327.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Cobb
Improvements planned for Windy Hill Road
Cobb County Department of Transportation will break ground Oct. 20 on a $34.5 million, SPLOST project from Windy Hill Road at Cobb Parkway to Powers Ferry Road. Construction will start later this year to ease congestion in the high traffic area including widening roads, adding medians and improving pedestrian access.
Work on a diverging diamond intersection on the Windy Hill/ I-75 bridge is expected to start in 2015 and finish in 2017. Information:www.cobbdot.org.
Tucker McQueen for the AJC
Gwinnett
Qualifying results set for Norcross council
In November, Norcross residents will select from the following candidates for three available City Council posts: incumbent David McLeroy will run unopposed ; incumbent Keith Shewbert will run opposed by Josh Bare ; and incumbent Andrew Hixson will run opposed by Randy McAdoo.
Elected candidates will take office in January.
They will be sworn in at the first council meeting of the year. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Cherokee
Cherokee IT firm moving, expanding
The Cherokee Office of Economic Development says local IT product and service firm Prologic ITS is moving from the Ball Ground area to larger, 50,000 square foot digs in Majestic Realty’s Cherokee Commerce Center in southwest Cherokee County. Officials say the company started with six employees in January of this year, and has seen a quadrupling of its work force since.
Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Fulton
Roswell venues
offer free admission
Roswell’s three historic homes will offer free admission Sept. 27 as part of Smithsonian Magazine’s “Museum Day Live!’ program. In Roswell, program tickets will offer admission to Barrington hall, Bulloch hall and the Smith Plantation with tours set 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Tickets must be reserved in advance by visitingwww.smithsonianmag.com/museumday.Mark Woolsey
