City Councilman Jimmy Clanton first to qualify today for Stonecrest elections

ATLANTA –Conyers, GA City Councilwoman Connie Alsobrook received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Cities United Summit in Atlanta on Jan. 22. The Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and...

“Bo Legs,” the biographical documentary of Atlanta icon, Marvin S. Arrington, Sr., was presented on Saturday, Feb. 4, at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, located in the City of Stonecrest. The film screening was hosted by the City of Stonecrest and the Stonecrest Film & Entertainment Commission, headed by Stonecrest Councilman Rob Turner. Bo Legs, so named for Arrington’s marked walking trait, takes viewers on the journey of one of Atlanta’s most transformative trailblazers. Arrington, a Fulton County Superior Court judge who formerly served as president of the Atlanta City Council for 17 years, helped galvanize the city from a segregated town into the international metropolis that it is today. At top: Stonecrest Film & Entertainment Commission Chairman Rob Turner (right) is pictured with Marvin Arrington, Jr. at the film screening event. Photos of the event by Glenn L. Morgan/ocgnews.com.

Former Georgia Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, civil rights activist and global humanitarian, celebrated her birthday with a host of friends on Jan. 31, 2023 at Sudo’s Bar and Grill in Ellenwood, GA. Happy times, a great celebration for an awesome trailblazer who continues to give back to the community! Thank you for allowing On Common Ground News to celebrate your special da, Dee!

ATLANTA – A statute of Xernona Clayton, Atlanta civil rights pioneer, will be unveiled on March 8, during International Women’s Day. International Woman’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The unveiling of Clayton’s bronze statue will stand as a beacon of her illustrious career and legacy as a media maven and civil rights activist.

DECATUR, GA– Canby Lane, between Wesley Chapel Road and the cul de sac, will be closed to through-traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, to facilitate the point repair on a sanitary sewer line at 4177 Canby Lane. Road closure and detour signs will be placed...