Rooks to host Dec. 7 community forum

Clayton County Commissioner Shana Rooks will hosta community meeting this Saturday. “Saturday Talk” will run from 10 a.m. to noon at the South Clayton Recreation Center, 1837 McDonough Rd. in Hampton. Rooks will hold similar quarterly meetings next year on the first Saturday of January, May, September and December.

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