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Preschool Pops stars
Last Updated: 11:36 PM 03/11/10 - Daniela Ayala, a pre-kindergarden student in Wanda Bristow’s class at Sims Elementary School, plays the queen in a performance of Cinderella on Thursday at the Rockdale County Auditorium. The show was part of the Preschool Pops series by the Conyers-Rockdale Council for the Arts that is held twice a month. Be the first to comment
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RCA head Melvin resigns

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Last Updated: 11:22 PM 03/11/10 - CONYERS — Rockdale County Public Schools is looking for a new leader for the Rockdale Career Academy.
RCPS officials posted a position opening on Sunday for the CEO/principal of Rockdale Career Academy after the Rockdale County Board of Education accepted the resignation of CEO Tim Melvin following a personnel hearing March 1. Melvin has been with RCPS since July 1, 2006, upon RCA’s opening. According to the March personnel report, the effective date of his resignation was Feb. 23. (Full Story)

Census focus on minorities under fire

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Last Updated: 10:58 PM 03/11/10 - CONYERS — As local efforts begin to ramp up for the U.S. Census, members of the Conyers-Rockdale Census Committee questioned the emphasis to count minorities. (Full Story)

Census forms to be mailed out next week

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Last Updated: 10:56 PM 03/11/10 - CONYERS — Very soon, residents will no longer be able to go far without hearing something about the United States Census count that officially begins April 1. (Full Story)

Man given one year for fake money

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Last Updated: 10:55 PM 03/11/10 - CONYERS — A sausage biscuit purchased with a fake $10 bill sent a local man to jail, but sparked discussion among judicial officials over whether the time fit the crime. (Full Story)

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Clothes Closet a ‘blessing’ for locals
For Carla Dennis, a student and mother of four, from Riverdale, the Clothes Closet in Jonesboro has been a blessing for the last four years.
Clayton Schools optimistic about SACS reviews
Clayton County Public Schools officials are awaiting the official word, from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), on how the first round of school-level Quality Assurance Reviews went, but they said this week they are optimistic about the report.
Historical society hosts spaghetti fund-raiser
In what has become a spring tradition, Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County, Inc., is preparing to serve spaghetti to more than 200 people during its annual Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raiser.
Brown Elementary gives test tips to parents
Brown Elementary School Second-grade Teacher Katrina Wade told parents they need to make sure their children do the little things — like get a lot of rest and eat a healthy breakfast — before taking the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs), because the mind matters on test day.
Program tests young athletes for heart health
Area student-athletes will have the opportunity to get heart-health screenings this month, at a discounted rate.
Officials urge residents to change alarm batteries
As area residents prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour this weekend, fire officials are urging them to take steps to protect their homes at the same time.

Gwinnett Heat wheelchair team chases state basketball title
The Gwinnett Heat earned their trip to today’s state championship game against the Atlanta Wolfpack at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Like all state title contenders, they earned the big stage.
Hung jury in therapy sex trial
LAWRENCEVILLE — A stymied jury couldn’t decide this week whether former psychotherapist Cliff Tillery acted criminally in having sex with a patient during in-office sessions in 2007.
Tip leads to $600K dope find
DULUTH — Authorities seized more than a half-million dollars’ worth of cocaine Wednesday in a car abandoned in a Best Buy parking lot in Duluth.
Educator named foreign language teacher of the year
SUWANEE — A Gwinnett County Public Schools teacher will be honored this weekend as the Foreign Language Association of Georgia’s K-12 Foreign Language Teacher of the Year.
Project on Lilburn road expected to ease commute
LILBURN — Officials say one road project could mean a lot to improve both the safety and aesthetics of one of Gwinnett’s major thoroughfares.
Reed opts not to run for House
LAWRENCEVILLE — Former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed will not run for Congress. Reed, who lives in Duluth, said he has decided against a race for the District 7 seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. John Linder, saying he would devote his time to the Faith and Freedom Coalition to help other races.

Teen raising money for cancer research
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Kathy Cox sees tougher times ahead
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Grant to help juvenile offenders in Henry
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Chamber of Commerce holds 2010 Awards Banquet
The Butts County Chamber of Commerce held a festive celebration of the Butts County community and of the special people who make it a community to celebrate at the Fellowship Hall of Jackson United Methodist Church on Saturday evening.
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Seventeen young ladies took the stage on Saturday evening, February 27, and filled the Rufus Adams Auditorium with their contagious confidence and zest for life. Proud mothers and fathers, extended family, friends and other admirers filled the audience to support them as they showcased their fashion, public speaking, and stage presence talents.
No indictment reached against Overbey
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Southern Community Newspapers Incorporated is the new name of the parent company of the Jackson Progress-Argus.
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Rooting for the Rams
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	Best Bites Dinner of the Month Club’s January winner, Lisa Gray of Covington, left, is presented with a $20 Best Bites Gift Certificate to Zaxby's, 9132 Covington By Pass Rd., Covington, by Omar Liverman, right, the restaurant's general manager.	Bargain Sites Dinner of the Month Club’s February winner, Kathy Porter of Conyers, center, is presented with a $20 Bargain Sites Gift Certificate to Sharon's Southern Cuisine, 951 Railroad St. NW, Olde Town Conyers, by Sandra Ward, left, of Colony Properties Realty, and Sharon Sacterwhite, right, the restaurant’s owner.
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