Cobb
Kennesaw mayor plans State of the City speech
Kennesaw Mayor Mark Matthews will give a State of the City address at noon Jan. 10 at Kennesaw State University’s KSU Center, 3333 Busbee Drive.
The mayor will talk at the monthly meeting of the Kennesaw Business Association starting with lunch at 11:30 a.m.
Matthews said his talk will include a goal to open communication between business, residents and local government. Tucker McQueen for the AJC
Gwinnett
Career and technical education fair is Jan. 12
The Gwinnett County School System hosts a career and technical education fair 4-7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Maxwell High School of Technology.
The career fair is open to all of the county’s high school students. More than 50 vendors will be in attendance at the fair, where potential careers and post-high school educational opportunities will be discussed.
The career fair prepares students to be college and career ready with industry recognized credentials, postsecondary certificates and two- and four-year degrees. Information: 770-963-6838. Nancy Badertscher
North Fulton
Residents to get seedling for old Christmas trees
Residents in north Fulton can swap old Christmas trees for new seedlings Saturday at the Rotary Club of Alpharetta’s “Bring One for the Chipper” event being held in partnership with the cities of Alpharetta and Milton.
Anyone who brings a Christmas tree to the Milton Home Depot on Windward Parkway to be shredded can choose between a red bud or a dogwood Georgia Forestry Commission seedling. Johnny Edwards
Atlanta
Project to store, sell reclaimed materials
A reclaimed industrial site is scheduled to begin storing and selling reclaimed building materials this spring in southwest Atlanta’s Oakland City, creating the area’s first “lifecycle building center.” The facility will collect high-volume residential and commercial salvaged materials, and act as a green building education center.
A planned second phase consists of a former sprocket manufacturing facility built in 1914. That added space would bring the center to 70,000 square feet, with the entire site including 3.6 acres of heavy industrial space. Jeremiah McWilliams
DeKalb
Hearts for Heroes police fundraiser set for Feb. 11
The DeKalb Police Alliance will host its annual fundraiser in February to help with insurance costs for law enforcement officers. The Hearts for Heroes Ball will be Feb. 11 at the Thalia N. Carlos Hellenic Community Center on Clairmont Road in Atlanta. The event features a dinner, dancing and live auction.
Funds raised go to underwrite a $100,000 life insurance policy to help families of fallen sworn officers in DeKalb county and city police departments, marshals and sheriff’s office.
Information: www.dekalb policealliance.org or 678-362-0392. April Hunt
Southside
Radon test kits available through cooperative
Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for nonsmokers and the second leading cause of lung cancer for smokers.
It is a radioactive gas that comes from the soil under your home. It is responsible for about 21,000 deaths in the U.S. and 827 deaths in Georgia each year.
To obtain a radon test kit, contact Clayton Cooperative Extension at 770-473-3945 or visit UGAradon.com. Tammy Joyner
