The United Peachtree Corners Civic Association will host a Community Oriented Policing Services meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 5575 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners.

A variety of speakers will discuss crime statistics, ordinances and the Gwinnett police training center. Residents participating in the COPS police outreach program, as well as non-COPS members, are encouraged to attend.

Speakers will include Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason, Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter, new Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers and Gwinnett officers Shane Kelly and Daniel Ondic. Attendees are also asked to bring donations for the Norcross Cooperative Ministry. For items needed or information: www.upcca.org. Questions: shane.kelly@gwinnettcounty.com.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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