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Fundraiser supports respite care for developmentally disabled
Each morning, Marilyn King gets her 30-year-old son Kareem Harper ready for the day. She helps him get dressed, brushes his teeth and combs his hair. She feeds him breakfast and takes him to an adult day program, Our Place at Rockdale Cares.. Though Kareem, who is developmentally
Cake art Sugar & Spice Sweets designs elaborate baked goods for every occasion
CONYERS - Trista Ross has always enjoyed baking. Growing up, she made cakes and brownies with her mother, and homemade apple pies with her grandmother. Her first foray into decorative cake making was when she made a hamburger cake for her vegetarian sister.
Dress Barn offers local teachers discount
Dress Barn offers local teachers discount
Bank of North Georgia Donates to food banks
Bank of North Georgia donates tons of peanut butter and jelly to food banks.
Jason Lange opened Olde Town Fitness in January
If you live or work in Olde Town Conyers and just don't have the time to trek across town to the gym, Olde Town Fitness might be an option for you.
Family project turns grocery store into art gallery
Carol Veliotis recalls as a child walking to Hooten's grocery store with her friend to buy peanuts and Coke. Little did she know she'd work at the store, located at the corner of Floyd and Adams streets in Covington, 50 years later.
Family honors ancestors with Day of the Dead
Sisters Laura and Sanjuana Macias spent Saturday morning preparing an altar in remembrance of their dead ancestors. The three-tiered display consists of rolls, sweet potatoes, a pumpkin, oranges, bananas, corn, apples and salt; water, tequila and beer; and cigarettes. At the top of the altar is a portrait of Jesus flanked by two angel statues.
Open to new ideas: Program teaches ways to strengthen businesses
Henderson Johnson has operated Toyo Automotive in Conyers for five years and is receptive to new ideas about running his car repair and maintenance business.
Good hands people Schools, health officials stress hygiene to fend off flu
It's a simple procedure that, if done correctly, is the most effective way to control the spread of cold and flu germs - hand-washing.
Cancer survivor stresses importance of checkups
Lynne Oliver almost skipped her mammogram the year doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer. At age 50, she'd been having them annually for 10 years.