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Super Seminoles Salem baseball tops Rockdale 4-2
CONYERS - Brandon Crumbley fanned eight banners after coming into the game in relief in the top of the third inning to lead Salem to a 4-2 come-from-behind win over Rockdale in a Region 8-AAAA baseball game Wednesday evening.
RCPS honors school board
Rockdale County Public Schools and the Rockdale County Board of Education celebrated the national School Board Appreciation Week March 9 to 13.
Heritage, Salem battle for playoffs
COVINGTON - The Heritage Patriots are still in the driver's seat to get home-field advantage as the No. 2 seed in the first round of the Class AAAA boys soccer playoffs. while Salem may need some help as they are currently in fifth place in Area 8-AAAA play.
Clearing the court NCAA teams start narrowing down the field
Maryland 84, California 71
Community Calendar - 03/20/09
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Kathleen Parker - 03/20/09 NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLES WE'LL SEE
WASHINGTON - Nobody knows.
Kroger fined for gouging gas prices Covington location among those that will offer refunds
ATLANTA - The Covington Kroger store located on U.S. Highway 278 has been fined $4,000 jointly with two other Kroger locations by the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs in connection with what OCA Administrator Jim Doyle calls gasoline price-gouging, according to a printed press release.
Area girls sit atop standings
COVINGTON - The cream is starting to rise to the top in Area 8-AAAA girls soccer.
Helping those in need
Rockdale Career Academy students in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Club held its second annual "A Night for Change" community outreach last week at the school.
Rockdale Blotter - 03/20/09
The following charges and arrests were reported by the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office (RCSO), Conyers Police Department (CPD) and Georgia State Patrol (GSP) between March 10 and Monday:
Darrell Huckaby - 03/20/09
Whatever happened to silly songs? We used to hear them on the radio all the time. They weren't all by Ray Stevens, either.
Police search for pharmacy thief
CONYERS - Conyers police continue to search for the person who broke in the Conyers School of Ballet last weekend, cut through the floor, made entry through the ceiling of Evans Pharmacy and stole a large number of pain-relieving drugs.
Getting caught up Sheriff's Office making strides on warrant backlog
CONYERS - Efficiency has hit its stride in the warrant/civil division of the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office.
Doug Holt - 03/20/09 A View from the House
Last week saw our first crescendo of legislating, as we passed the crossover mark of the session. We worked through 112 bills and resolutions. For the next few weeks, we'll be reviewing bills sent over from the Senate as we approach the end of the session.
Law Enforcement Academy taking new applications
CONYERS - Applications for the second class of the Law Enforcement Academy at DeKalb Technical College are now being accepted.
Rockdale girls get area soccer win
DANIELSVILLE - Suffering from injuries, illness and inexperience, the Rockdale County boys and girls soccer teams came to Madison County on Wednesday in hopes of seeing their respective luck change, but only the Lady Bulldogs came home satisfied.
Newton Blotter
The following charges and arrests were reported by the Newton County Sheriff's Office, Covington Police Department, Oxford Police Department and Porterdale Police Department:
Student advances flight plans
Rayjhan Bethune, 15, a ninth-grade student at Heritage High School, took a trip to the Amazon in South America in July after winning an essay contest from the Frank Ski Kids Foundation. As a result, he became more motivated with his future career. Bethune is now enrolled in the Aviation Career Enrichment Program and presently has flown three times, logging 4 1/2 hours of flight, in a Cessna 172. He recently moved from the Junior ACE class to the Senior ACE class. He has plans to become a commercial pilot and maybe an Air Force pilot.
Pet vaccine clinic aims to reduce spread of parvo
CONYERS - The public is invited to participate in a low-cost pet vaccine clinic Saturday to help raise money for Rockdale Animal Care and Control and also help stop the spread of parvo among dogs in the county.
Rockdale House plants a festival fixture
CONYERS - Anyone who's driven by either the Rockdale House for Men on Scott Street or the Rockdale House for Women on Milstead Avenue, both of which are in Olde Town Conyers, has seen their displays of plants for sale throughout the year.
Local Chick-fil-A restaurant team members awarded scholarships
Nearing $25 million in scholarship awards as it helps restaurant team members reach educational goals, Chick-fil-A has awarded its national Leadership Scholarship to Demesheka Goolsby from Conyers and David Disharoon from Loganville.
Lynn M. Massey
Mrs. Lynn M. Massey, age 56, of Conyers, entered into rest March 19, 2009. She was born September 27, 1952 in College Park, MD to the late Reese M. and ...
David Chapman
David Chapman, age 63 of Lithonia, GA passed away March 18, 2009. Arrangements by Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, Covington. (770) 786-7062
James Wesley Floyd
James Wesley Floyd, of Covington, GA, age 59, passed away on March 18, 2009. Arrangements by Metro Embalming & Crematory, Inc - Conyers, GA 30013 770-922-8182 www.metroembalming.com