Recent Stories
Boys and Girls Club invites public to casino-style fundraiser
Each afternoon, about 240 students, mostly from Rockdale County, stream in through the doors of the A.R. “Gus” Barksdale Boy & Girls Club.
New shotgun range opens at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center
Hunters and those who enjoy shotgun shooting for sport now have a new place to practice their skills. The Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center (CEWC) recently opened new shooting ranges where the public can participate in skeet, trap and 5-stand shooting activities.. At the ranges, clay targets are shot from
Conyers woman finds joy in motherhood, riding
Patty Jo Quinn walks through the Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson showroom in Conyers after just finishing a ride on one of the motorcycle dealership's 2012 Harley Sportsters.. "See what it does? It makes you smile. It makes you happy," said Quinn, pointing to the big grin on her face
Summer art camps offer kids music, drama, visual arts
With school almost at a close, parents need to start planning out the summer for their children and if the kids have any inclination toward the arts, there's plenty of local opportunities.. The Arts Association in Newton County, the Conyers Rockdale Council for the Arts and the Southern Heartland Art
Covington man makes designer trailer hitch covers
Joel Peters has always liked Western-themed items and has a passion for cars and trucks. Recently, he combined those two interests and created a product that he hopes others will enjoy as much as he does.. Peters developed the Truck Buckle, a trailer hitch cover that looks like a
Seniors growing vegetables, herbs for meals at center
On a recent breezy, sunny May morning Fleta Moore waters the garden at the Olivia Haydel Senior Center, while Joy Johnson checks on the health of the plants. The women comprise one of several teams of seniors from the Dirt Dabblers group enlisted to tend the newly established vegetable garden
Cell phone in the toilet? Call Bob
One day as Joel Quinn got out of his car, his cellphone hit the ground.. "I heard it first. After a sinking feeling and few choice words, I picked it up and I had this epiphany. 'It's a computer in there -- why can't I fix it?'" Quinn said
Community invited to fund raiser for premature infants
A premature baby, Lexi Ann Hall weighed a little less than 2 pounds at birth. Lexi, the daughter of Katie and Jonathon Hall, arrived three months early and spent her first few months in the Rockdale Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.. Medical staff used a ventilator to help her
Insectival features giant beetles, cricket spitting contest
On May 12, the Rockdale County Government Annex building on Parker Road will be teeming with creepy crawlies, but don't call the exterminator. Instead, come on down and enjoy the bugs at the seventh annual Insectival.. Sponsored by the Rockdale County Cooperative Extension Office and the Rockdale 4-H Creepy
New Depot Players offer tried and true comedy
CONYERS -- After presenting Tennessee Williams' weighty "The Glass Menagerie" in March, the New Depot Players decided to give audiences a less serious, more playful theater experience.. Enter the zaniness of "'Til Beth Do Us Part," a comedy about a frazzled wife, an uninvolved husband and a domineering assistant