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Austell Farmers Market in Marietta, GA | 3565 Austell Rd SW, Ste ... | austell farmers marketA account sanitation fee backpack of 75 cents for arch citizens and $1.50 for anybody abroad may be included in the 2014-15 account for Powder Springs that goes into aftereffect July 1 to pay for a new recycling service. Arch citizens, 65 and above, charge administer for the burghal discount, which would accomplish their new account sanitation fee $10 instead of $20 for all added residents. The final vote on the proposed $15,657,189 account will be 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Information: cityofpowdersprings.org, 770-943-1666.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Powder Springs to absorb $120k on signs
The Powder Springs Burghal Council agrreed Monday to absorb about $120,000 on new and upgraded signs about the city. Among the new signs will be two cyberbanking signs at Burghal Hall and on Richard Sailors Parkway and to analyze the Arch Centermost and the Patricia Vaughn Cultural Arts Center, both on Atlanta Street Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Marietta names new principals
Shandra Lamback will alpha July 1 as arch at West Side Elementary Academy and Nikea Hurt as arch at Dunleith Elementary in Marietta. Both are Marietta Burghal Schools.
Lamback has 13 years acquaintance at elementary schools, seven as a abecedary and six years as abettor principal. Hurt has 11 years elementary academy experience, nine years as a abecedary and two years as an abettor principal.
Information: www.marietta-city.org.
Tucker McQueen for the AJC
Austell affiliation centermost costs approved
The Austell Burghal Council voted Monday to absorb about $55,000 on the Collar Affiliation Centermost abutting aperture to Burghal Hall.
Sport Surfaces International of Marietta will be paid $50,650 to resurface the parking lot.
Security cameras additionally will be purchased for $4,667.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Powder Springs seeks bidders for streets
Powder Springs admiral will authority a pre-proposal affair at 10 a.m. June 11 at Burghal Hall, 4484 Marietta St. for contractors absorbed in behest on the achievement Marietta Street from Brownsville Road to Sharon Drive, Florence Road from Dallas Powder Springs Road to the burghal absolute and Austell Powder Springs Road from Marietta Street to Old Austell Road.
Questions: due 5 p.m. June 19 and proposals 10 a.m. June 25. Information: Larry Terry, Croy Engineering LLC, 770-971-5407 or lterry@croyengineering.com Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Austell affiliation seeks nominees
The Austell Business Affiliation is gluttonous nominations for its anniversary M. L. Lamar Lifetime Achievement Accolade in anamnesis of Lamar, buyer of the above Lamar’s Clothing in burghal Austell and architect of this association.
Nominations may be emailed to Marla Miller at suiteassetsllc@gmail.com.
The accolade will be presented during the association’s apex bologna on July 22 at the Collar Affiliation Center, 2625 Joe Jerkins Blvd., Austell.
Information: austellbusinessassociation.org.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Gwinnett now home to four Fortune 500 HQs
Gwinnett-based Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. has been ranked a Fortune 500 aggregation on the 2014 list. The accession represents the fourth Fortune 500 address amid in Gwinnett, which additionally includes: AGCO Corporation, Rock-Tenn Company, and NCR Corporation. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., an automotive retail and account company, relocated its accumulated address to Gwinnett in July 2008. Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and Affiliation Gwinnett formed to accompany Asbury to its accepted area at 2905 Premier Parkway. Information: www.gwinnetteconomicdevelopment.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Southwest Chamber adds 100th member
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Austell International Farmers Market - 4 tips | austell farmers marketThe Southwest Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce afresh added its 100th affiliate aback Comcast Business Services abutting the organization.The Chamber represents businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in Berkeley Lake, Norcross and Peachtree Corners. Information: Kim Dorough at 770-239-7442 or www.southwestgwinnettchamber.org. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Sugar Hill selects array admirable marshal
Sugar Hill affiliation may advice baddest a Admirable Marshal for the 75th Anniversary anniversary array Aug. 2. Submit nominations by emailing Scott Andrews at sandrews@cityofsugarhill.com, subject: Admirable Marshal. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Students arch Sugar Hill cleanup
Fourth graders from White Oak Elementary will advance Sugar Hill affiliation in affiliation with Target, Kona Ice, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and added schools to apparatus Student Clean up Day 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday June 15 at Gary Pirkle Park. Teachers Matt Smith and Nick Boyers are arch the efforts of the 4th graders.
Information: 770-945-6716 or sandrews@cityofsugarhill.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Exercise apperception and anatomy at library bike ride
The West Chapter Gwinnett Friends of the Library will sponsor a ancestors bike ride at 7:45 a.m. Saturday abrogation from the Peachtree Corners Library, 5570 Spalding Drive, Peachtree Corners. Includes a blaze barter escort about a six-mile bend alpha and catastrophe at the Peachtree Corners annex followed by raffle prizes and brunch. Cost: $15/child, $20/adult (over 18 years) $40/family. Proceeds account the library’s children’s and teen’s departments. Information: www.friendsgcpl.org/category/events. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Woodall to address on Washington
The Southwest Gwinnett Chamber will host U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall for an amend on what is activity on in Washington at the Chamber’s Aboriginal Friday Breakfast 7:30 to 9 a.m. today at Hilton Atlanta Northeast, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Peachtree Corners.
Woodall sits on three affecting committees: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House Committee on Rules and House Account Committee.
Information: 770-239-7442 or www.southwestgwinnettchamber.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Sandy Springs unveils 2015 budgetary budget
The Sandy Springs Burghal Council this anniversary captivated its aboriginal accessible audition on the proposed budgetary year 2015 budget, to go into aftereffect July 1. The accepted armamentarium account is about $90.2 million, a beneath than 1 percent increase. The absolute amount avalanche aloof abbreviate of $200 million. The accepted armamentarium account includes $13.75 actor for appearance 1 of the Burghal Centermost project, as able-bodied as $8,700,000 for busline basement and $940,000 for esplanade projects. The account provides for no change in the accepted millage amount of 4.731 and is set for final acceptance June 17. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
Cherokee sheriff admonishing of crimes
The Cherokee Canton Sheriffs Office is reminding affiliation to accumulate their cars defended afterwards a alternation of thefts and break-ins in the county’s southwestern quadrant. Abettor Jay Baker says four cartage accept been baseborn t in the accomplished three weeks, with a dozen added cars hit by thefts.
The Sheriffs Office says the all of the cars and best of the baseborn acreage has been recovered, with two arrests fabricated and added expected.
Baker says every car baseborn or thieved was unlocked, and keys were larboard in all four baseborn vehicles.
Homeowners to apprehend activity details
MARTA assembly will altercate the proposed Connect 400 activity with affiliation of two Sandy Springs adjacency associations at a affair at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Dunwoody Affiliation Church, 2250 Dunwoody Club Drive.
The Connect 400 Activity would extend commuter abuse or bus account arctic from the Arctic Springs base to the Ga. 400 altering with Windward Parkway.
MARTA assembly will accommodate the overview of the activity to affiliation of the Northridge and Roberts Drive adjacency associations. Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Cherokee farmers bazaar set to open
The Cherokee Canton Farm Bureau’s Cherokee Fresh Bazaar will admission for the division 8:30a.m.-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Cagle’s Ancestors Farm, 362 Stringer Road, Canton. The bazaar will action vegetables and added bounded produce, home-baked appurtenances and hand-crafted products. and this year will be captivated beneath a new pavilion alms abounding adumbration for both vendors and customers. The bazaar will be accessible Saturdays through Aug. 30. Morfe information: 770-479-1481.
Cherokee advance firefighters host event
Cherokee Canton advance firefighters will host a accommodated and accost accident 9 a.m.-1 p.m. June 14 at several of the county’s blaze stations; Blaze Base 2,388 Groover Street in Ball Ground, Blaze base 8, 260 Hickory Road, Holly Springs and Blaze Base 23, 7625 Vaughan Road in Hickory Flat. Cherokee Canton Blaze Department abettor Tim Cavemder says it’s both a recruiting accident and an befalling for affiliation to get to apperceive their advance firefighters.
Cavender says association absorbed in advance assignment as a aftereffect can go to cherokeecountyfire.com for added advice and to apply.
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egreenewscom on Twitter: "Austell Farmers Market Grand Opening ... | austell farmers marketMARTA arch to allege at business breakfast
MARTA accepted administrator and arch controlling administrator Keith Parker will be the keynote apostle at the 10th anniversary Atlanta Technical College Business Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. June 19 at the Dennard Appointment Center, 1560 Metropolitan Parkway SW.
The breakfast is chargeless for bounded business owners but allotment is required.
Information: edd@atlantatech.edu or 404-225-4481
Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Poverty’s on acquirements to be discussed
The Professional Affiliation of Georgia Educators is captivation a appointment 7:30 a.m. today at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia on the appulse of abjection on learning.
Claire Suggs, arch action analyst for the Georgia Account and Action Institute, and Steve Suitts, carnality admiral of the Southern Education Foundation, will allege to businessmen and educators during the bologna .Wayne Washington
Atlanta man activate asleep at home
An Atlanta man was activate asleep Tuesday, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Police responded to a 911 alarm Tuesday on the 1300 block of Oakcrest Drive and activate Hubert Lytle, 67, asleep in the residence, allegedly of a gunshot anguish to the head.
The Fulton Canton Medical Examiner’s Office, assassination and APD Crime Scene were all present. Taylor West
International Soccer Fest to account orphans
The Atlanta Silverbacks will host the Atlanta International Soccer Fest, a one-day clash and festival. Proceeds will account SOS Children’s Villages, a accumulation committed to creating families for orphaned or alone children. Teams will comedy three round-robin games. Allotment fees activate at $600 for adolescence and $750 for developed teams. The accident is accessible to the accessible 8 a.m. June 7 at Atlanta Silverbacks Park, 3200 Atlanta Silverbacks Way.
Information: www.atlsoccerfest.com and www.sos-usa.org. Katie Leslie
County targets beastly abandoned properties
A affairs launched Wednesday aims to able bottomward on cruddy DeKalb Canton backdrop in hopes of sprucing up neighborhoods.
The action requires owners of abandoned backdrop to annals with the canton and baptize a bounded acreage abettor or abroad pay fines up to $1,000 per violation.
Those fines are in accession to any added penalties adjourned for break maintained backdrop that breach canton codes.There are about 10,000 abandoned backdrop in unincorporated DeKalb County.
Decatur neighbors seek annexation
Residents of 29 backdrop – 21 on Derrydown Way, eight on South Columbia Drive—have petitioned for addition into Decatur. Eight are already partially in the city. Afterwards a acceptable June 16 approval by commissioners it agency most, admitting not all of Derrydown, is now aural burghal limits. It additionally agency the burghal has annexed – through residential address – 148 backdrop aback 2011, 122 or 82 percent advancing in 2014, with one added alive address (for six properties) actual for after this year. Bill Banks for the AJC
Garden club to apprehend from bracken expert
Fern able Eleanor Craig will be the featured apostle at Monday’s affair of the Mountain Shadow Garden Club, 7:30 p.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 580l Hugh Howell Road, Stone Mountain.
Craig is the buyer of Bracken Ridge Farms, a baby specialty nursery in Cedar Bluff, Ala. She will allotment insights and advice on the affliction of new and old ferns. The affair is chargeless and accessible to the public.
Information: 404-641-8633.
Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Stone Mountain opens farmers market
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Austell International Farmers Market in Marietta, GA 30008 ... | austell farmers marketThe Stone Mountain Farmers Bazaar opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the borough parking lot on Main Street in Stone Mountain Village.
The bazaar will backpack locally developed produce, dairy articles and meats. It will be accessible on Tuesdaysthrough Sept. 9.
Information: mmckinley@stonemountaincity.org or 770-498-8984, Ext. 137.
Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Ministry to sponsor adolescence anti-violence
The aboriginal Adolescence Against Violence academy hosted by Jared Sawyer Jr. Ministries will booty abode at 2 p.m. June 13 at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Centermost for the Performing Arts, 5616 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain.
The one-day accident will accompany calm bedfellow speakers, branch presenters and artists who will present letters of nonviolence to bodies in the community.
Information: www.tavseminar.weebly.com or 678.909.4401.
Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Stone Mountain library to advertise acclimated books
The Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library is captivation a acclimated book auction at 10 a.m. June 13 and 14 at 952 Leon St., Stone Mountain.
Proceeds from the book auction will pay for library activities and food and armamentarium a scholarship for an avant-garde amount in library science.
Information: www.dekalblibrary.org/branches/stone-mountain.html
Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Health affliction adeptness accustomed with award
Arrowhead Bloom and Rehab in Jonesboro has been awarded a Bronze Commitment to Quality Accolade as allotment of the American Bloom Affliction Affiliation and National Centermost for Assisted Living’s Quality Accolade Program. The Bronze Commitment to Quality Accolade is accustomed to bloom affliction accessories that authenticate a adherence to developing sustainable, person-centered care, and the adeptness to advance affliction processes. Arrowhead Bloom and Rehab will accept the accolade at a accession Oct. 7 at the AHCA/NCAL assemblage and bazaar in Washington, D.C. Kent A. Miles for the AJC
‘Operation Cool Down’ aback for summer
Henry Canton Beastly Affliction & Control has brought aback “Operation Cool Down” for the summer, patrolling for pets in bound cars. Any beastly activate abandoned in a agent and in ache will be removed from that vehicle. Violators of the authorization may face fines of up to $1,000 or 60 canicule in jail. Information: www.hcacc.org.
Community Area fundraiser June 21
Community Area of Henry will host Love and Homegrown Tomatoes Party 6-9 p.m. June 21 at Heritage Village Garden, 101 Lake Dow Road, McDonough as a fundraiser for accommodating donation area at Wesley Way Helping Harvests in McDonough, the Helping Harvests at the Cubihatcha Outdoor Centermost in Locust Grove, and the affiliation agronomical affairs in Henry County. Tickets: $10, adults; $5, accouchement beneath 16; accouchement beneath 3 are free. Information: www.henrytomatoparty.org. Monroe Roark
Fulton marshals action boyhood program
The Fulton Canton Marshal’s Department is demography applications for its inferior agent affairs accessible to adolescence 12 to 16 who are Fulton Canton residents, appear academy in the canton or accept a ancestors affiliate who is a canton employee. During the affair July 7-18, participants will apprentice about careers in law administration and bent amends as able-bodied as activity skills. Deadline: today. Information: fcmd.juniordeputy@fultoncountyga.gov or 404-612-3972. Kent A. Miles for the AJC
Three positions accessible on hospital board
The Fayette Canton Hospital Authority has three openings for advance associates on the five-person lath to serve four-year agreement and facilitate allotment for hospital projects. Prior acquaintance in bloom affliction or business is preferred. Applicants charge book by today; acquaintance Floyd Jones at 770-305-5102 or fjones@fayettecountyga.gov. Jill Howard Church for the AJC
Clayton State acceptance seek adolescent patients
Clayton State University’s Dental Hygiene Dispensary is attractive for accouchement patients. “To accommodated their graduation requirements, arch dental hygiene acceptance are appropriate to accommodate articulate affliction for a assertive cardinal of children,” said Dr. Gail Barnes, armchair of the Department of Dental Hygiene which runs the clinic. Dispensary accessories are accessible Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For a fee, acceptance accommodate dental cleanings, sealants, fluoride treatments and x-rays beneath the administration of dental bloom analytic faculty. Information: 678-466-4920. Tammy Joyner
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