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ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—The Rockdale County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m., to discuss proposed changes to election-related rules that the Georgia State Election Board will consider on Sept. 20. The proposed rules include reconciliation of hand-counted ballots, storage of ballot returns, voter…
AME Church, Black Voters Matter Fund + New Birth unite with others to empower, mobilize Black voters at mega event DEKALB COUNTY, GA– The Social Action Commission of the Atlanta East District (AME Church) and the Black Voters Matter Fund, in partnership with New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, will host…
ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA—Chief Judge Robert F. Mumford of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit has appointed long-time Rockdale County Assistant District Attorney Tim McGuire to be the Juvenile Court Judge of the Rockdale Judicial Circuit. McGuire has served as an Assistant District Attorney, handling thousands of juvenile cases and conducting hundreds…
ATLANTA – MARTA will host non-profit organizations at seven rail stations in observance of National Voter Registration Day 2024 on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Non-partisan voter registration activities will be held from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Five Points, College Park, H.E. Holmes, Lindbergh Center, Doraville, Kensington, and North Springs transit…
DECATUR, GA – DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host its 4-H Fall Festival on Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at Rainbow Park Baptist Church, 2941 Columbia Drive, Decatur. The free festival will offer an array of family-friendly activities including a game truck, arts and crafts, food,…
DECATUR, GA– The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6 p.m., at the N.H. Scott Recreation Center, 2230 Tilson Road, Decatur. For more information, contact Carol Underwood, administrative coordinator, at 404-371-2927 or cjunderw@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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Georgia’s historic John Lewis monument unveiled, replaces Confederate obelisk
DECATUR, GA—A 12-foot-tall bronze statue memorializing the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, one of Atlanta’s legendary Civil Rights rights leaders, now stands for the world to see in front of the historic Decatur Courthouse. It was in this Georgia district, just outside of Atlanta, where Lewis served for 17 consecutive terms as Congressman that the unveiling ceremony was held on Aug. 24, 2024. Hundreds turned out to witness the historic event, many lining up at the Decatur Square hours ahead of the 11 a.m. ceremony.
Renowned sculptor Basil Watson created the John Lewis monument. Watson, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, emigrated in 2002 to the U.S., where he established his studio and home in Lawrenceville, GA. Watson joined several dignitaries including DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and Presiding Officer for the Board of Commissioners Mereda Davis Johnson and her husband, Congressman Hank Johnson, for the event.