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- Students enjoy ‘Actividay’ on day off
Thirty-eight Clayton County children spent Monday playing games, watching movies, making arts and crafts, and going for a swim, while school was out for a teacher work day.
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- Condemnation leaves residents worried
On the first of the month, Harbour Towne Apartments resident, Darrell Coe, said he paid the rent on his one-bedroom apartment in Building P, as he had done for nearly the past year. An employee of a cleaning service, Coe was planning on finding a new place to live in May, when his lease is up.
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- Mock trial team aims to build on success
As members of Jonesboro High School’s mock trial team wiped tears from their eyes on Sunday afternoon, moments after receiving the news they were not this year’s state champions, thoughts were already turning to next year.
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- Library leader still ‘steady hand’ after 30 years
Clayton County Library System Director Carol Stewart has been overseeing the county’s libraries since before the library system even existed.
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- Morrow celebrates St. Paddy’s at Olde Towne
The bodhráns will play, curly-headed girls will step-dance, and the water will run green at Olde Towne Morrow on Wednesday, during it’s second annual Southern Leprechaun Jubilee.
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- Morrow City Council election today
The City of Morrow will hold a special election today, to select a new member of the Morrow City Council.
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- Stockbridge City Manager Ted Strickland dies
Most government operations in Stockbridge will be put on hold today and Wednesday, in memory of Ted Strickland, Mayor Lee Stuart has announced.
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- Back-to-school tax holiday could end
Georgia residents may not be able to take advantage of a back-to-school sales tax holiday this coming school year.
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- Gas price climb expected to slow
AAA, the auto club, expects a slowdown in gas-price hikes in metro Atlanta, but higher prices nonetheless.
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- Library leader still ‘steady hand’ after 30 years
Clayton County Library System Director Carol Stewart has been overseeing the county’s libraries since before the library system even existed.
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- Veteran recalls World War II battle
This is the second year that George Sweat, Sr., will not be planning on a reunion with other members of his World War II Marine unit. Survivors from his unit have dwindled to four, he thinks.
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- Trio to perform Schubert at Spivey Hall
Franz Schubert’s piano trios in B-flat major and E-flat major are considered, by many musicians, to be among the most technically challenging pieces in all of piano-trio literature. On March 20, concert pianist, Wu Han, and one half of the Grammy-award winning Emerson String Quartet — cellist, David Finckel, and violinist, Philip Setzer — will perform them at Spivey Hall.
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- Spa shut down amid prostitution allegations
Police raided a Henry County spa Thursday, arresting employees for what authorities described as prostitution offenses.
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- Donation to provide paramedics with wireless ability
Up until now, cardiologists receiving heart attack and stroke victims at Southern Regional Medical Center (SRMC) would have to wait until the patient arrived at the Emergency Department to review vital diagnostic information.
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- Mistrial declared after alleged Facebook request
A man accused in a 2006 Clayton County shooting death is back in jail, after his bond was revoked over a Facebook message he allegedly sent to a juror hearing evidence in his trial.
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- Clayton parents indicted in separate cruelty cases
A Clayton County grand jury has indicted a Hampton man who, authorities allege, beat his 17-month-old son so severely the child was put on life support, and ultimately died.
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- Officials laud tax advantages for higher education
Georgia taxpayers stand to benefit, long-term, on post-secondary education this tax season, according to tax officials.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Teen raising money for cancer research
McDonough resident, Kipp Maddox, is on a mission to help fund childhood cancer research.
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- Henry Medical, Piedmont Health explore partnership
Henry Medical Center (HMC) has joined forces with Piedmont Healthcare to examine the possibility of working together more closely in the future.
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- Severe weather forecast today in metro area
Weather officials are expecting more severe weather today, when heavy rain moves through the metro-Atlanta region.
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- Delta group pays tribute to fallen soldiers
A group of Delta Air Lines employees has made a commitment to honor and recognize members of the military who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
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- Clayton CASA welcomes new volunteers
The Clayton County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, which provides volunteer advocates to children involved in deprivation cases, has reached a milestone.
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- Officials condemn 10 College Park apartments
Clayton County Code Enforcement officers have condemned 10 units in a College Park apartment complex, and more may face a similar fate as inspections continue, according to a spokesman for the Clayton County Fire Department, on Wednesday.
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- Jonesboro mock trial team braces for ‘state’
After weeks of focused practices, several members of the mostly novice Jonesboro High School mock trial team say they will be a little nervous –– but still fearless –– heading into the Georgia Mock Trial Competition this weekend.
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- Clayton Schools set for second gallery opening
Clayton County Public Schools will host its second Academic Gallery Opening on Tuesday, March 16, from 5 p.m., to 7 p.m., at the Clayton County Public Schools Central Administration Complex, 1058 Fifth Ave., in Jonesboro.
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- Riverdale hires attorney to probe ethics complaint
The Riverdale City Council voted this week to hire Dahlonega attorney, Bruce Edenfield, to investigate an ethics complaint filed by Councilman Kenny Ruffin against Councilman Wayne Hall over alleged abuses of a city-issued credit card and claims of other improprieties.
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- Block party celebrates neighborhood stabilization
In 2009, Clayton County was awarded $9.7 million in federal stimulus money, for the purpose of revitalizing neighborhoods adversely impacted by the foreclosure crisis.
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- Officials release proposed, national K-12 curriculum
Local school officials said they are pleased with the idea of implementing universal standards in K-12 education across the nation.
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- Georgians owed millions in 2006 tax refunds
Nearly 46,000 Georgia workers may be able to grab a piece of more than $42 million in unclaimed 2006 tax refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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- Librarians celebrate ‘Library Day in Georgia’
Approximately 300 librarians from across Georgia will converge on the State Capitol in Atlanta today to do something with state legislators that they would almost never allow anyone in their libraries to do too loudly — talk.
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- Police: Criminal charges unlikely against fired officers
A spokesperson for the Clayton County Police Department has said the department will not likely seek criminal charges against four police officers fired on Monday.
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- BOE fires teacher over ‘guilty’ plea
Antonio Mahone has lost his job as an in-school suspension teacher at Clayton County Public Schools’ Alternative School, for pleading “guilty” to three misdemeanor charges last September without telling anyone in the school system about it.
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- Dutchtown, Forest Park chasing history
Everyday at practice, the Forest Park players are reminded of the school’s past basketball success. Hanging from the wall in the gymnasium is the school’s 1970 Class AAA championship banner.
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- Arté Gras to benefit children’s art programs
The music, culture, and fashion of the 1920s will be captured during this year’s Arté Gras, an annual benefit gala supporting the children’s programming of Arts Clayton.
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- Clayton rape suspect caught in south Georgia
A man wanted on a rape charge in Clayton County was arrested, Tuesday, in southwest Georgia, the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said.
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- Three wanted fugitives arrested at airport
Three people, wanted on drug or stalking charges, were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), on Monday, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, according to CBP officials.
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- Registration ends Friday for Parks and Rec ‘Actividay’
Parents have until the end of this week to register their children for the Clayton County Parks and Recreation Department’s upcoming “Teachers’ Workday Actividay” event, which is scheduled for Monday, March 15.
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- Former comrades of fallen guardsman Beale return from Afghanistan
Tuesday was an emotional day for Crystal Beale, as she welcomed home members of the military platoon who served with her deceased husband, John.
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- Jackson Elementary wants arts theme county-wide
Charray Helton, a fifth-grader at James A. Jackson Elementary School, was happy to learn that the school she would be attending this year has a fine arts theme.
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- City ordinance bans nudity, alcohol in clubs
The Forest Park City Council adopted a new adult-entertainment ordinance on Monday, incorporating many of the same features of a March 2009 ordinance that prompted federal lawsuits from two different strip club owners.
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- Jonesboro panel to review police chief applications
Jonesboro Mayor Luther Maddox said it will be another month and a half before the city has its next permanent police chief, now that a panel –– which includes the mayor and two city council members –– has been chosen to review the 26 applications for the position.
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- Clayton bus drivers bring home national title
Clayton County Public Schools special-needs bus drivers, David O’Keeffe and Jacquelyn Turner, became national champions over the weekend, taking first place in the 13th Annual National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo.
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- Four Clayton officers fired
Four Clayton County police officers have been fired over allegations involving inappropriate conduct, according to an Atlanta TV station.
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- BOE to hear school system’s SACS report
During a called meeting, tonight, the Clayton County Board of Education will be presented with a copy of Clayton County Public Schools’ latest report on regaining full Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation.
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