CrossRoadsNews, Nov. 19, 2011

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

When burglary suspect Tavarrius Wil-liams spat on the two DeKalb Police officers

who arrested him Oct. 15, he reportedly got a lot more than he deserved.

The officers, Blake Norwood and Arthur Parker, drove the hand-cuffed Williams in their squad car behind a garage at the South Precinct on Candler Road and were

beating him when a third officer came up on the scene, according to reports.

The colleague initially thought the offi-

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DeKalb seeks delay on creating new citiesCommissioners concerned about impact on services

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cers needed help and was rushing to their assistance when he saw that the sus-pect was cuffed.

He reported the inci-dent to his supervisor.

At a Nov. 16 news conference at the depart-ment’s Tucker headquar-ters, Police Chief William O’Brien said Norwood and Parker, who have both been with the force for three years, have been charged with battery and violating the oath of office.

The suspect reportedly spat on Parker, who drove him to the back of the garage and was joined by Norwood in the beating.

O’Brien called the in-cident embarrassing for the Police Department.

“We acted swiftly,” he said. “We will not condone this type of behavior.”

Williams, who was arrested at the Welling-ton Court apartments in Decatur and charged with

criminal attempted burglary, was treated at Grady Memorial Hospital for a chipped front tooth and bruised ribs.

“This is certainly not the kind of be-havior that we expect from our officers,” O’Brien said. “It tarnishes law enforcement everywhere.”

At the news conference, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis praised O’Brien and the depart-ment for taking swift and appropriate action and for being transparent about what had occurred.

“The Police Department has a responsi-bility to protect citizens,” he said. “We will not condone inappropriate actions.”

Ellis said the actions of the two officers are not reflective of the department and that the officer who reported it did the right thing.

O’Brien said that had the officers re-sponded to the spitting with a push or a single strike, that would be something dif-

Tavarrius Williams

Blake Norwood Arthur Parker

By Mary Swint

DeKalb County commissioners are finally worrying about the impact that the creation of new cities will have and are asking state legislators to delay action on new cities and annexations.

They also want them to supervise a study of the impact of annexation and incorpora-tion on the county’s capacity to provide services.

The commissioners adopted a resolution on Nov. 15 calling on the 19-member DeKalb delegation to the state capital to appoint a study committee to look into the matter.

The resolution comes in the wake of a new study by the Carl Vinson Institute that says a new city of Brookhaven is feasible.

The proposed study would look at a method for determining reasonable bound-aries for existing or new cities; the fiscal ca-pacity of the annexing/newly incorporating areas and the remaining unincorporated area to provide basic public services; and alterna-tives to annexation and incorporation such as townships and special service districts.

It also would analyze the impact of wide-spread annexation or incorporation on the provision of higher-level services, such as 911 and Emergency Management; traffic signal and roadway maintenance; storm water management; and non-basic police services including aerial support unit, SWAT team, bomb squad unit, intelligence, K-9 division, gang task force and drug task force.

Last week, Citizens for North DeKalb released a study they commissioned from the Carl Vinson Institute on the estimated revenues and expenses for a proposed 12-square-mile city of Brookhaven. The population would be 49,188 and 51.5 per-

cent white, making it the county’s largest. The area studied was bounded by Fulton County to the west, Dunwoody to the north, Chamblee to the east and a portion of I-85 to the south.

The proposed city would include eight county parks and DeKalb’s portion of the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, but the report did not discuss the airport. The airport is sup-ported by fees such as hangar leases that go into a special fund and the operations come under the Federal Aviation Administration.

Under state legislation passed before the incorporation of Dunwoody, the new city could purchase county facilities such as police and fire stations and parks based on a formula in the law and the square foot-

age. The Vinson study estimated the cost for Brookhaven to acquire the parks from DeKalb would be $24,950 each.

It estimated Brookhaven would have an-nual revenues of $28.5 million and annual expenses of $25 million. It would receive about $5 million from HOST funds for capital projects.

Ironically, the push for incorporation of Brookhaven appears to be helped by the ser-vice delivery strategy agreement the county and existing cities approved last December. The Vinson report noted the millage rate in unincorporated DeKalb for services went from 3.5 mills in 2010 to 6.39 mills this year, an 82 percent increase.

Part of that increase is due to the service

delivery strategy. It separated out millage rates for police,

parks and street services and allowed cities for the first time to opt out of paying for some county services. It resulted in lowered county millage rates for larger cities that did not depend as much on county services.

For instance, Stone Mountain property owners were charged 1.59 mills for police, parks, recreation and street-related services in 2010, but they were taxed only 0.55 mills in the 2011 midyear budget.

Decatur, Doraville and Chamblee also saw millage for these county services lowered. The millage rate for these services remained

Feasibility of Brookhaven as a city

The proposed city of Brookhaven would cover 12 square miles, bounded by Fulton County to the west, Dunwoody to the north, Chamblee to the east and a portion of I-85 to the south.n It would include DeKalb’s portion of DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.n It could have a population of 49,188 that would be 51.5 percent white.n Its estimated annual revenues would be $28.5 million.n Its estimated annual expenses would be $25 million. n It would receive about $5 million from HOST funds for capital projects. n It would include eight DeKalb County parks.n It could acquire those parks for $24,950 each.

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Community “We have had enough. We are not going to be dragged through the mud any longer. It’s a mess. ... This is some crazy junk.”

Swearing-in on hold as Lithonia answers Justice Department questions

Write-in candidate weighs next move after votes thrown outBy Jennifer Ffrench Parker

It’s hard enough to get people to vote in Lithonia, so when 92 people showed up to write in candidate Drucilla Woods in the Nov. 8 City Council election, she was very

happy.Woods, a lifelong resi-

dent, entered the race after qualifying closed on Sept. 2 because only two candidates had qualified for two vacant seats on the City Council.

Without her candi-dacy, the two candidates

– former Mayor Darold Honoré and funeral director Shameka Reynolds – would have automatically won the seats.

Woods said she was a serious write-in candidate and worked really hard to tell vot-ers how to type her name in, since it wouldn’t be on the ballot.

Her joy at winning was short-lived.At its Nov. 11 meeting, the DeKalb Board

of Elections, which had certified her write-in candidacy on Oct. 13, threw out all her votes on the grounds that she did not run the public notice of her candidacy in a timely manner in The Champion newspaper, the county’s legal organ.

“I was actually shocked that they would throw all of those votes away and let my sup-porters down,” said Woods.

Marcia Glenn-Hunter, Woods’ campaign manager, said that Lithonia’s city clerk told them that On Common Ground newspaper was the city’s legal organ.

To cover all the bases, they also ran the notice in CrossRoadsNews, a weekly newspaper in general circulation in the city, before the deadline and followed up in The Champion on Sept. 15.

When the Board of Elections certified her candidacy on Oct. 13, Elections Direc-tor Maxine Daniels pointed out that the law “stipulates that at the point of computation and certification of votes that the superinten-dent of elections will then have to determine if the notification was properly executed.”

Woods said she is disappointed, not just for herself but for the people who took the time to vote for her.

“I am disappointed for the people who thought enough of me to go out and vote,” she said. “I am disappointed for Lithonia.”

She said she does not understand how the Board of Elections could certify her and then throw out her votes.

“After they certified me, I was not notified about any problems,” she said.

At the Nov. 11 meeting, Daniels said that while Woods’ notice of intent to be a write-in candidate was given in a timely manner, it was not published in the official legal organ within seven days after the end of qualifica-tion, which would have been Sept. 9.

“Documentation shows her notice was not published in The Champion, the legal organ for the city of Lithonia, until Sept. 15,” Daniels said. “Therefore, staff recommenda-tion is for her votes not to be counted as a certified write-in candidate.”

Daniels said Wednesday that she could not comment on Woods’ case.

“We are in discussion with our attorney and I cannot respond,” she said, pointing out that the process for contesting an election is in the Georgia Code. Daniels said the Board of Elections attorney also could not speak on the case.

Glenn-Hunter, who is a former mayor of Lithonia and Woods’ sister, said that Woods filed as soon as she could after qualifying closed on Friday, Sept. 2. She pointed out that all county offices were closed for the weekend and Labor Day holiday on Sept. 5.

Woods said they are exploring all options, including appealing the board’s decision. The last day to file an appeal was Nov. 18.

At press time Thursday, they had made a final decision, but Glenn-Hunter said they want to make sure the write-in process works properly and follows what is outlined in the Georgia Code. She said state law says you can file your notice in the “town’s gazette.”

“Under the law we are not required to file in the county’s legal organ,” she said. “The water is muddy and we want to be able to clear the mud.”

Drucilla Woods


The winners of the Lithonia City Council special election have not been seated, and it was unclear this week when Pat Miller and Tracey-Ann Williams will take the oath of office.

They were the top vote-getters in a three-way race to succeed for-mer council members Deborah Jackson and Al T. Franklin, who ran for mayor.

The two were sched-uled to be sworn in on Nov. 14, but it was can-celed after a Nov. 11 called meeting of the council at which it was made public that the U.S. Justice Department had asked a number of questions about the special election.

Miller, a registered nurse, got 132, or 43.4 percent, of the votes, said she was shocked and really sad to hear of the developments at last Friday’s meeting.

“Once again, this little city is looking foolish and I want to see that change,” she said.

Williams, who got 101, or 33.2 percent, of the votes, said she was disappointed at the postponement and is now hoping that the

swearing-in won’t be any later than the council’s Dec. 6 meeting. “I am anxious to just get this over with and get about the business of getting the city together,” she said.

While the two wait, the council has been down two members since Jackson qualified on Aug. 29 and Franklin on Sept. 2. Both were in the middle of their four-year terms and had to resign when they qualified.

Before pre-clearing the election, the Jus-tice Department has asked the city to provide documentation of the decision to hold the election and reasons for it.

City Attorney Winston Denmark said Thursday that he could not list the questions from the Justice Department because he did not “know them off the top of my head.”

“Questions have been asked and we are answering them,” he said.

The council had been asked to produce minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made to hold the special elections and has been unable to do that. Council members are expected to sign affidavits attesting to the decision at their Nov. 21 work session.

The city did publish a notice of the elec-tions in the Champion, the county’s legal organ on Sept. 9.

At the Nov. 11 meeting, Councilwoman Kathleen De Cocq raised questions about Shameka Reynolds’ residency.

Reynolds, a funeral director, got 182 votes, the most votes of any candidate in the Nov. 8 election. She lives on a property that spans city and county boundaries. She says that her family has always paid city taxes and that she has always voted in city elections.

No challenge has been filed to her elec-

tion. De Cocq said that even though Reynolds

is on the city’s voter rolls, she does not live in the city. “Look it up,” she said. “The address is unincorporated.”

Lithonia resident Barbara Lester called De Cocq’s assertion “so petty.”

“The citizens of this town have spoken,” she said. “We have had enough. We are not going to be dragged through the mud any longer. It’s a mess... This is some crazy junk.”

Johnnie Daugherty, who also lives in the city, said if there was an issue, the council should have raised it before the election.

“You all should have told us this before the 8th, before we went over there to vote.” he said. “Y’all had time to stop this then.”

Reynolds and Darold Honore, who got 89 votes and won the election when the Board of Elections decertified the 92 votes cast for Drucilla Woods on Nov. 11, will begin their four-year terms in January.

Carla Parker contributed to this story.

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3ends on Dec. 31, 2012. She has filed a declara-tion of intent to run for the office in 2012.

Frank Swindle, a former Superior Court senior case manager, also has announced that he will run for the office.

The Office of Clerk of Superior Court manages all of the county’s court and land documents. De-Berry was Carter’s chief deputy during the 10 years Carter was in office.

DeBerry and Gov. Na-than Deal also had filed to have the case dismissed.

Carter, who was elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2008, said in her lawsuit that she signed the document presented to her “not knowing or understanding the document’s contents at that moment in time.”

In her motion, DeBerry argued that Cart-er, who suffers from early onset Alzheimer’s disease, resigned to avoid media scrutiny into her mental condition.


The lawsuit filed by former DeKalb Clerk of Superior Court Linda Carter against Debra DeBerry, her longtime friend and successor, has been dismissed.

Leroy Parks Jr., Carter’s attorney, filed the notice of dismissal on Oct. 20.

“Plaintiff Carter dis-misses with prejudice all of her claims in this case against defendant De-Berry,” the notice said. It added that both women would each bear her own costs, attorneys’ fees and any other expenses of litigation.

Carter sued DeBerry in April after her March 24 resignation from the office she had held for 10 years.

In the lawsuit filed on April 14, she said she was duped into resigning and naming DeBerry as her replacement.

DeBerry was sworn into office on March 25 and is finishing Carter’s third term that

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Doraville Police Detective Robert Shane Wilson, who was killed in a wrong-way crash on I-20 in south DeKalb County, was laid to rest Thursday.

Wilson, 27, died on Nov. 14 when an alleged drunken driver hit him head-on on I-20 between Wesley Chapel

and Panola roads. Gene Jones of Dunwoody was

charged on Nov. 15 with vehicular homicide and driving under the influ-ence in connection with the crash.

Wilson, who lived in Conyers, was the overnight on-call detective on Monday and was responding to a home invasion in progress call.

Police said he was driving west-bound on I-20 when his Ford Edge was hit head-on by a Jeep Laredo being driven eastbound by Jones in the westbound lanes.

Wilson died at the scene, and Jones, 37, was taken to a local hospital. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail on Nov. 15. His bond was set at $2,000, but he was still in jail at press time Thursday.

Wilson started with the department as a dispatcher in 2003 and became a sworn of-ficer in 2007. He was promoted to detective corporal in September.

He is survived by his wife, Katy, and son Liam. Also surviving are his father J.D. Wilson, who is a retired DeKalb police officer, and his mother, Gail Hanson.

Sonja N. Brown has joined the DeKalb County Solicitor’s Office as its first full-time community prosecutor.

S o l i c i to r- G e n e r a l Sherry Boston, who an-nounced Brown’s addition to the office on Nov. 7, said her arrival is part of the effort to take a more proactive approach to crime reduction.

Brown prev iously served as a chief senior assistant district attorney in Fulton County, where she was most recently assigned to the Crimes Against Women and Children Unit, and served as the director of Victim Services. She supervised the Child Support Enforcement Unit and the Victim Witness Assistance and Volunteer programs.

Brown is also a former South Fulton com-munity prosecutor and director of Offender Re-entry Services, which helps ex-offenders reintegrate back into society.

Boston said she was excited to bring Brown and her experience to her team.

“Nationwide, community prosecution is known as a grass-roots approach to law enforcement,” Boston said.

Brown will work with law enforcement, community, and homeowner and business associations.

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Anna Dillard of Conyers celebrated a century of living on Nov. 11 at her church with a host of family and friends.

The Adkins family, seen here in CNN’s studios, grew by one on Nov. 17 with the arrival of baby No. 14.

And new baby makes 14 for Adkins family

Birthday girl thankful to reach 100

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Jerome and LaChelle Adkins, who are parents of 13 children, begin their reality TV journey with the birth of their 14th child by C-section on Nov. 17.

“The Adkins Family Is a Reality” show is fol-lowing the McDonough family, whose children are ages birth to 21 years old. The couple have been married 18 years.

Jerome Adkins is a major in the U.S. Army Reserves and general manager of the Lithonia Walmart store on Fairington Road. He is a pas-tor of a start-up church in Conyers. His wife is a stay-at-home mom.

Their older children – Brenndon, 21; Taylor, 19; Christian, 18; Jonathan, 17; Alexandria, 15; Mackenzie, 13; Victoria, 12; Elisabeth, 11; Olivia, 8; Danielle, 7; Jeremiah, 4; Joshua, 3; and Jordan 19 months – are at every stage of education: from pre-k to college.

The reality show will explore how a family this size can make it in tough economic times

with just one income. It will focus on how Je-rome juggles multiple jobs and roles, and how his wife juggles the schools, homework, cooking,

extracurricular activities and church.The name and gender of the new baby was

not available at press time Thursday.

By Carla Parker

Anna Dillard didn’t want to make a big fuss about her 100th birthday.

“It’s just another day,” she said with a laugh.

Dillard, who lives in Conyers, became a centenarian on Nov. 11 and celebrated the milestone at a birthday bash at New Covenant Christian Ministries in Lithonia.

For the occasion she was sur-rounded by her three daughters, 18 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchil-dren, 20 great-great-grandchildren, church family and Sen. Ronald Ramsey.

“I’m thankful to reach 100 years,” she said on the eve of the big day.

“I’m still able to do for myself and I am blessed that I am able.”

Dillard travels, dances, crochets, knits and loves word-find puzzles.

“I love to sit in my rocking chair and do my puzzles,” she said.

She is the oldest of four children born to the late Thannie and Au-gustus Lewis, and she has outlived all but one brother, Lafayette Lewis, who is 98 and still drives a car.

Dillard remembers life being tough. At the age of 9, she relocated to Rahway, N.J., with her mother and brothers to rejoin her father.

“When we went to New Jersey, things got easier for me,” she said.

She attended school for the first time in Rahway but had to leave in the eighth grade to work as a live-in cook to help her family.

“The first job I had we only made $5 a week and we worked from seven in the morning to seven in the evening.”

In her adult years, she worked

as a chemical glass washer and lab tech for M&T Chemicals in Rahway for 28 years before retiring at the age of 65.

Dillard had four daughters and outlived three husbands.

One daughter died in 1973.She moved back to Georgia

in 1991 to live with her youngest

daughter, Margo Parson. Dillard said longevity is a fam-

ily trait.Her mother, Thannie, lived to

be 101 years old and was active until her death in 1990.

Two young brothers, Gus and Paul Lewis, who are both deceased, lived to be 76 and 93 respectively.


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DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis reminds you to dispose of FOG properly!

FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease)

FOG enters plumbing through garbage disposals, sinks and toilets. It coats the inside of plumbing pipes and also empties into DeKalb County's sewer system. Here are three simple guidelines to help keep FOG out of our pipes and sewers:

Do not pour fats, oils, or grease down the drain or the toilet. Pour it into a sealable container, allow it to cool and throw it in the trash.

Scrape plates and cookware before washing. Do not throw food scraps of any kind down the drain. Instead, place them in waste containers or garbage bags.

Wipe excess FOG from all plates, pots, pans, utensils, and surfaces before washing. Throw greasy paper towels away.

Plumbing and sanitary sewer systems are simply not designed to handle the FOG that accumulates in pipes. When it gets into the pips and hardens, blockages occur and cause sewage to backup and overflow out of manholes or into homes. This is expensive for you, and for the County.

The damages caused by fats, oils, and grease in the sewer system are costly to repair. Over time, they increase the costs of our water and sewer services.

ferent. “The fact that they drove around behind a garage to conceal themselves is alarming to us,” he said. “They tried to conceal what they were doing.”

He said that such incidents do not occur often and that there might have been about 10 incidents of inappropriate behavior this year.

“We do a lot of training to remind of-

ficers of the ethical and moral behaviors.”Norwood and Parker are both on adminis-

trative leave with pay.O’Brien said the violation of oath of office

is a felony and that the officers also may face a number of disciplinary and administrative charges that could result in termination from the force.

DeKalb Sheriff Department records show that Williams paid a $2,500 bond on Nov. 16 and was released from jail.

about the same for Avondale Estates, Clark-ston, Pine Lake and Lithonia. (Additional millage was charged for fire, hospitals, bond debts and state-required services such as courts, sheriff and jail.)

At the Oct. 13 meeting of the County Operations and Public Safety Commit-tee, Commissioner Jeff Rader said Fulton

County experienced a “domino process” with incorporations, leaving only a small part of Fulton unincorporated. He said taxes doubled and there is still a deficit in Fulton.

Rader, who said he is not opposed to the incorporation of Brookhaven, is concerned the same thing would happen in DeKalb.

Commissioner Kathie Gannon said she had asked that the Vinson study be broad-ened to cover these issues but it was not.

Lithonia residents can discuss redevel-opment concepts for the downtown core of Lithonia at the Lithonia Community Workshop on Nov. 21.

“Blueprints for Successful Communi-ties,” a Georgia Conservancy growth man-agement program, is hosting the 6-to-7:30 p.m. workshop.

The Georgia Conservancy is partner-

ing with Lithonia to re-examine and refine visions of the past and boil them down into an implementable strategy.

The workshop will be held at Lithonia First United Methodist, 3099 Stone Moun-tain St.

For more information, contact Leah Barnett at [email protected] or 404-876-2900, Ext. 109.

DeKalb residents can shred their sensi-tive paper documents for free at the Keep DeKalb Beautiful “Shred & Tread” event on Nov. 19.

From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., citizens can bring up to five boxes of documents for free on-site shredding at the DeKalb Sani-tation Division – Central Transfer Station in Decatur.

Items from commercial businesses and vehicles will not be accepted.

Citizens also can dispose of up to 10 car tires for a $1 each. Commercial grade tires will not be accepted.

The Central Transfer Station is at 3720 Leroy Scott Drive in Decatur.

For more information, visit www.keep dekalbbeautiful.org.

Saint Philip shredding it on Nov. 26

South DeKalb residents can clear out some clutter by bringing sensitive docu-ments to be shredded on Nov. 26 at Saint Philip AME Church’s Community Shred-ding Event.

The shredding, which takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., is free. It is sponsored by the Saint Philip Community Development Corp.

The church is at 240 Candler Road S.E. in Atlanta, at the corner of Candler and Memorial Drive.

DeKalb Section 8 tenant Avis Larose Daniels was arrested this week for allegedly stealing govern-ment assistance.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad arrested Daniels on Nov. 14 on charges of theft by conversion, theft of ser-vices and interference with a public utility. She was arrested at her resi-dence at 3523 Parc Circle in Atlanta.

According to the warrants, Daniels re-ceived $209 per month for 30 months total-

ing $6,270 for utilities but failed to pay for the services.

She got the money for govern-ment assistance as a part of the Section 8 Program, but between December 2008 and June 2011, she owed $3,093.88 worth of electric-ity from Snapping Shoals power company and did not pay for it.

She also is accused of remov-ing a security clip and bypassing the gas meter at her home. Daniels bonded out of jail with a $3,000 bond on Nov. 17.

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6The state’s unemployment rate dipped

to 10.2 percent in October as Georgia added 26,500 jobs.

However, there was an increase in first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits statewide. Initial filings for ben-efits also rose in DeKalb County.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate declined to 10.2 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 10.3 percent in September, as well as from October a year ago. The rate dropped because Geor-gia added 26,500 jobs, up seven-tenths of a percentage point to 3,818,800 from 3,792,300 in September. While growth came in several sectors, 12,200 of the jobs occurred from early hiring in retail, trans-portation and warehousing as employers prepared for the holiday season.

Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the state doesn’t usually see a spike in retail hiring in October.

“However, even though this is a good sign, we will be cautiously watching the hiring trends from now until the end of the year,” he said in a Nov. 17 statement.

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District 3 Commis-sioner Larry Johnson was on hand for the Nov. 1 ribbon cutting along with store man-ager Darren Holloman and district manager Dean Stead as the New York-based retailer opened for business in the building formerly occupied by AJ Wright on Memorial Drive.

“We welcome CW Price to the commu-nity and I am glad to see that the Georgia Department of Labor, who has worked

with the CW Price Co. on providing the work force, has ensured that the sales associates are from the area close to the store,” Johnson said. “This makes a difference – employees who work in the community have a vested interest in the community and a personal goal of ensuring that their store is one of the best.”

More than 100 people were waiting in line for the clothing and home goods store to open in Decatur.

Johnson said the store was part of the ongoing revitalization of Memorial Drive.

“It began with Aldi’s, followed by Wal-mart, and the plaza underwent a face lift and added the Hibachi Grill, and we also have SunTrust Bank coming to the community,” Johnson said.

By Carla Parker

Panola Slope, a mixed-use development that stalled on Covington Highway in Deca-tur, is now on track to open in spring 2012.

Atlanta-based APD Solutions, a neigh-borhood revitalization firm, hosted a dedi-cation ceremony on Nov. 11 for the 10 acre-plus development, located at 5600 Covington Highway.

The development of 23 luxury brown-stones, midrise condominiums, and more than 12,000 square feet of street-level retail space was originally constructed in 2007. Then it was called Dominiques Villas but was foreclosed on before it was completed.

APD Solutions acquired it from the three banks that owned it and will complete the $5 million project.

Vaughn Irons, APD Solutions CEO, said the company’s goal is to not only set the standard for distinctive urban living, but to demonstrate its commitment to DeKalb over the long haul.

“The idea of initiating a luxury mixed-use development in DeKalb may have been difficult for some to imagine, but APD So-lutions’ shared vision with the community makes this project special and will be the hallmark of our success,” he said. “We want Panola Slope to be the catalyst for making Covington corridor vibrant again.”

In 2007, the development’s housing units were listed for $449,000. Irons said they now will be priced at $189,900 to $224,900.

“We plan to reposition the asset to pro-vide the same level of quality and luxury but at an affordable price. We call it ‘Lux-ability.’”

The first phase of the three- and four-

bedroom brownstones includes 10-foot ceilings, upgraded lighting, hardwood floors and gourmet kitchens.

A public square with an outdoor ter-race, benches, fountains, a lighted walking trail, pocket parks and security patrol also is planned.

Putt Guttz, a Savannah-based bakery, will be one of the first businesses to move in when the project is completed. Owner Sheree Campbell, who is now home-based, said ac-cepting this opportunity was a no-brainer.

“In today’s economy, it’s hard to get money for a store front,” she said. “I did it the hard way – going door to door basically. And it was successful, but I’m ready to get some structure and be in a place that I can call home.”

The project is also an effort to revitalize the Hidden Hills area. Wendall Ervin, presi-dent of the Hidden Hills Civic Association, said he thinks the project will be a magnet.

“It’s going to draw people who live in the community who won’t have to go to differ-ent counties and cities to get the goods and services they want,” he said.

To commemorate the Nov. 11 dedication, a time capsule was planted on the property. In keeping with its 11-11-11 theme, the con-tainer was filled with 11 items including local newspapers, photos and a letter from Irons to future residents. The container will be opened on Nov. 11, 2022.

Super District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson said revitalization efforts like Panola Slope can accelerate job growth and generate new revenue. “Eleven years from today, this time capsule will serve as a reminder of our collective efforts to transform this commu-nity into a thriving urban oasis.”

Job growth also oc-curred in professional and business services, educa-tional and health services, and leisure and hospital-ity. But the number of jobs in Georgia remained 32,600, or nine-tenths of a percentage point, below October of last year.

In DeKalb, first-time claims for UI bene-fits rose to 3,557 from 3,428 in September, up 129 or 3.8 percent. There were 3,934 initial claims in October 2010 for an over-the-year decrease of 377 or 9.6 percent.

Statewide, the number of first-time claims rose to 55,865, up 4,598, or 9 percent, from 51,267 in September. Most were filed in manufacturing, administrative and support services, and construction. There was an over-the-year decrease of 1,629 claims, or 2.8 percent, from 57,494 in October 2010.

October is the 51st consecutive month Georgia has exceeded the national jobless rate, which is 9 percent. For more informa-tion, visit www.dol.state.ga.us.

Larry Johnson

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From noon to 3 p.m., “Twilight” fans can attend a live free perfor-mance with Booboo and his sisters Fivel and Maegan. Following the live show, fans can meet him up close and personal.

Fans interested in meeting Booboo are required to purchase an autograph or photo for $20 or the entire package, autograph and photo, for $35.

Booboo, 17, is also a dancer, gymnast, stunt performer, model and musician. He was thrust into the global limelight with his role of Seth in “Twilight Eclipse” in 2010, and he reprised the role in “Twilight Breaking Dawn,” which opened in theaters nation-wide on Nov. 18.

He also can be seen opposite Val Kilmer in the Indy feature “American Cowslip” and the family film “Smitty,” with Mira Sorvino and Peter Fonda.

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Recording artist Nat George, who has starred in “A Change Gon’ Come: The Sam Cooke Story” stage play, is releasing his Christmas album on Nov. 27 at the Jazz Café ATL in Morrow.

George wrote and performed the story of gospel/pop impresario Sam Cooke’s life, music and legacy in the stage play that premiered in July 2007. It played at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center in Decatur in February 2009.

Admission to the album release party is $10. Doors open at 4 p.m. and showtime is 4:30 p.m.

Jazz Café ATL is at 1225 Mount Zion Road in Morrow.

For more information, call 770-960-7334.

By Benjamin Burton

Turkey Day is around the corner and on Nov. 19, adults and kids can burn some calories at the 13th Annual Cross Country 5K Turkey Trot … Fun Walk Run.

The one-mile event, which is hosted by the Elks Aidmore Inc., begins at 9 a.m. in Conyers.

Elks Aidmore Inc. has been a fixture in Conyers since the 1930s. The 141-acre property was owned at one time by Colleen Moore, a silent film actress. On her death, it transferred to the Free Methodist Church, and in the 1960s was home to Jolly House, a home for orphaned youths.

More than 250 participants are expected at the run this year. Another 200 “ghost run-ners” who don’t participate in the activities just make a donation.

Dawn Robinson Butler, the Elks develop-

ment and communications director, said that she is hoping for last-minute registrations.

“I am hoping that our friends and sup-porters will register and sign up two ghost runners [family, friends, and co-workers],” she said.

Registration is $25 on event day and $20 before. Children pay $10 before and $15 on Saturday. Sign up at www.elksaidmore .com.

Proceeds go to helping the public under-stand the challenges and opportunities of children in foster care and support program-matic activities.

Runners who preregister get a long-sleeve T-shirt. There also will be awards and special prizes for youngest and oldest runners, the family with the most members, neighbor-hood with the largest group, and for best turkey outfit. For more information, call 770-483-3535.

Three Lithonia churches will be co-hosting their annual Community Thanks-giving Service on Nov. 22.

First Afrikan Presbyterian, Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist and Ousley United Methodist churches will worship together this year at Big Miller Grove.

It starts at 7 p.m. First Afrikan Pres-byterian’s pastor, the Rev. Mark Lomax, will preach and the Ousley UMC Choir will sing.

The churches, which are located within a mile of each other, have co-hosted the annual worship service for more than 18 years.

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Jordan Price signs on with Auburn University under the watchful eyes of his mother, Felisha Price, at Southwest DeKalb High, where he is a top shooting guard.

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Jordan Price, a top DeKalb shooting guard, will be taking his skills to Auburn University next fall.

The Southwest DeKalb ballplayer signed an athletic scholarship with the Auburn Ti-gers on Nov. 11 in the Decatur high school’s media center surrounded by family, team-mates and coaches.

The 6-foot-6, 218-pound senior, who is ranked fourth in Georgia and 10th nation-ally as a shooting guard, said he is ready to do what he can to make Auburn’s men’s basketball team better.

“I want to bring some energy to the squad and leadership,” he said. “I’m an all-around player and I like to do everything.”

Jordan averaged 19 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game as a junior at South-west DeKalb and help lead his team to the Elite Eight of the Class AAAA state playoffs last season. He has 1,353 career points going into this season.

He also racked up some awards last season, including the 2010-2011 DeKalb

County Tipoff Club Class AAAA Boys Player of the Month, 2010 DeKalb County Holiday Tournament MVP, and 2010-2011 DeKalb County Tipoff Club Boys Top 20 Player of the Year.

As a sophomore, he played at McCallie High School in Chattanooga, where he was named Tennessee’s Mr. Basketball.

Before relocating to Chattanooga, Jordan helped lead the Chapel Hill Middle School boys basketball team to a 21-0 undefeated season in 2007-2008 where they won the middle school championship.

Before head basketball coach Dwayne McKinney was hired at Southwest DeKalb, he said he always admired Jordan more as a person than a player.

“I was so impressed in how he carried himself,” McKinney said. “He has a nature about him that attracts people. He’s a better person than a player.”

Jordan said he’s looking forward to hav-ing fun with his teammates in his senior sea-son, which began on Nov. 15 – “just having fun with my guys that I’ve been with most of my life and finishing up with a bang.”

Decatur High School Spanish teacher Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo was among 40 of Georgia’s best and brightest new teachers to receive a $1,000 New Teacher Assistance Grant from Georgia Power.

Cardoza-Oquendo, a gradu-ate of Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, can use the grant to purchase items such as books, educational materials, computers and other supplies.

Teacher nominations were submitted to Georgia Power by the 20 Georgia public colleges and universities that have a school of education. To be eligible, candidates had to be in the top 25 percent of their class aca-demically, be a first-year teacher employed

by a public school in Georgia, and demonstrate a high aptitude for teaching.

Kevin Fletcher, Georgia Power’s vice president of Community and Economic Development, said teacher retention is a national crisis and an important goal in the state.

“Research shows that approxi-mately one-third of teachers leave the profes-sion within five years of being hired,” Fletcher said. “In order to support and keep these highly qualified teachers in the classroom, we have found that providing them with incentives early in their professional careers encourages them to continue educating the future work force of the state.”

Shirley Ogilvie, who was sen-tenced to a year in prison for running over a Princeton second-grader last year, has had her sen-tence overturned.

The Georgia Appeals Court re-versed her conviction on Nov. 14.

On Feb. 2, 2009, Ogilvie, who lives in Snellville, struck and killed 7-year-old Kameron Dunmore in the crosswalk in front of Princeton Elemen-tary School in Lithonia.

Police reports say she ignored a hand-held stop sign from a DeKalb Schools cross-ing guard and struck the child.

The Appeals Court said that a DeKalb State Court trial judge erred in his jury in-structions by not giving jurors the option of

finding that the incident was an accident.

Ogilvie’s attorney, Jackie Pat-terson, told WSB-TV News that she was overjoyed.

“She cried and cried,” he said. “She was elated, but at the same time she wanted everyone to know that she still regrets that this terrible accident occurred.

Every accident that takes place is not a crime.”

Ogilvie, 42, was found guilty of second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to yield to a pedestrian on Sept. 29, 2010.

DeKalb Solicitor-General Sherry Bos-ton said she could ask the Appeals Court to reconsider its decision.

There’s more to Thanksgiving than the food, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta wants parents and their kids to be healthy this holiday and year-round.

Dr. Stephanie Walsh, the hospital system’s med-ical director of Child Well-ness, says Thanksgiving has become increasingly focused on food and eat-ing. She said it is impor-tant to remember the purpose of the holiday is not simply to overeat.

“Childhood obesity continues to be a threatening epidemic in Georgia,” Walsh said in a Nov. 15 statement. “Children’s Health-care of Atlanta is continuing to see cases of obesity at all three of its hospitals.”

She said that the consequences of obesity

on children include health issues that are typically seen only in adults, such as Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, joint problems and high cholesterol.

Walsh points to Strong4Life, an initiative of Children’s Healthcare that helps families bring together four essential building blocks every kid needs to be healthy – Eat Right, Be Active, Get Support and Have Fun.

“You don’t have to take a break from trying to be healthy just because it’s the holidays,” she said. “Instead, try incorporat-ing one or two of the tips below into your family’s holiday routine.”

Eat rightTry to incorporate more whole fruits

and vegetables into your Thanksgiving meal. You’ll save on the calories that are often added to fruits and vegetables to make heavy

casseroles. Serve water with sliced lemon or lime

with your meal instead of sugary beverages like lemonade, alcohol and sweet tea. You’ll get more flavor with less sugar and calories.

Be activeLeading up to Thanksgiving, encourage

your family to spend one less hour in front of the television and one more hour of physical activity per day to help offset the extra calo-ries consumed on Thanksgiving Day.

On Thanksgiving, consider leaving the TV and computers off all day so your family will have more opportunities to be active.

Get supportSometimes overindulging at the holi-

days can lead to eating unhealthy all of the time. Try to recognize when your family’s

holiday eating has become an unhealthy habit and work together as a family to make better choices. If you are concerned about childhood obesity, talk to your health care provider about more steps your family can take to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Have funPlay a game of touch football, Frisbee or

kickball after the meal to help everyone feel energized rather than lethargic.

Promote playtime and encourage fun, physical activities such as hopscotch, jump-ing rope, tag or hide-and- seek.

Walsh said parents should remember that they serve as role models for their children and should make sure their actions are ones that they want their children to follow.

For more information, visit www.choa .org/healthandsafetytips.

Stephanie Walsh

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9Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford launch smoke-free campaign with help of Lithonia Mayor Tonya Peterson and DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson.

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Fred T. Elsberry Jr., local BBB president and CEO, says motorists need to be more vigilant because of weather and increased traffic.

“Before loading up the family, make sure the car is in good shape and you’re prepared for bad weather,” he said this week. “While you’re driving, put down your cell phone or GPS and focus on the road ahead.”

Empty-nesters who may be feeling a bit forlorn for the holi-days can start new traditions.

That’s the advice from baby boomer consumer specialist Kate Forgach.

Instead of feeling sorry for themselves, Forgach, who has been featured in national newspapers and TV shows, of-fers these tips:

Host an orphan’s dinnerIt really helps to remember you’re not alone in

this boat, Forgach says. There are plenty of people who would greatly appreciate an invitation to socialize while enjoying a touch of turkey.

“I threw such a party last year and asked everyone to bring a dish to pass. The only thing I had to buy and prepare was the turkey, which made it even easier than being a parental unit in this scenario.”

Retire to a restaurantDine out at one of the many eateries that do all

the work for you. You’ll enjoy the football games much more if you don’t have to leap up every 15 minutes to baste a bird.

And take advantage of gift cards at such sites as www.giftcardgranny.com/buy-gift-cards to reduce your bill up to 30 percent.

Spend the day at a shelterForgach said one of her favorite activities is

cooking dinner at her local homeless shelter.“Actually, I don’t cook the turkey dinner itself.

Instead, I use the leftovers to create future meals for the shelter. It just seems a huge waste to throw away all those bird bones when the makings for broth and casseroles are readily available.”

Visit HomelessShelterDirectory.org for a list of volunteer opportunities.

Brighten someone else’s day

Many nursing homes and hospitals would greatly appreciate a visitor who will bring some friendship into what may otherwise be a very lonely day. Check out http://blog.cleveland.com/health/2008/12/dos_and_donts_for_visiting_hos.html for guidelines for visitors.

Get out of town“A childless couple I know make a point of

leaving home for the holidays, usually preferring to spend the long weekend scuba diving.” Or team up with another single or pair and rent a cabin.

By Carla Parker

The DeKalb Board of Health wants DeKalb residents to picture DeKalb healthy and free of second-hand cigarette smoke.

“Picture DeKalb Healthy,” which launched on Nov. 16, will encourage residents to imagine and create a healthier county by reducing their secondhand smoke exposure.

The campaign will include radio, online and newspaper advertise-ments in English and Spanish. It also will host special events to educate the community on the dangers of secondhand smoke.

District Health Director S. Eliza-beth Ford said there is simply no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.

“[Secondhand smoke] is not just a nuisance and it’s not just an irritation,” Ford said. “If someone is around you smoking, then you are absorbing that into your system – through your hair, through your skin and through your clothing.”

Even though only 11 percent of DeKalb adults smoke, compared with 21 percent nationally, the board says everyone is at risk for exposure

to secondhand smoke, which contains hundreds of toxic chemicals.

Risks associated with secondhand smoke include cancer, heart disease, asthma attacks, respiratory and ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome.

“What the studies have shown is that there is really just no risk-free level of smoke,” Ford said.

District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson said he is happy to welcome this campaign to DeKalb.

“As a county, it is very important that we come together and think about the way we reduce our exposure to secondhand smoke. This initiative in particular will help protect air quality in our community and reduce the in-cidence of respiratory disease, asthma attacks and other health issues.”

People interested in creating and supporting smoke-free environments can join Live Healthy DeKalb, a group of organizations, faith-based groups, businesses and residents working to-gether to create a healthier DeKalb.

For more information, visit www .dekalbhealth.net. Residents looking for support and resources to quit smoking can call the Georgia QuitLine at 1-877-270-STOP.

For safe driving this holiday season, BBB urges motorists to create a car safety kit. Basics include a blanket, flashlight with extra batteries, radio, first-aid kit, jumper cables, non-perishable foods like granola bars and nuts, bottled water, an ice scraper, and warm gloves.

Also, take the car in for a checkup. At the very least, check fluid levels, wipers and tire pressure.

Start early and slow down, and drop the dis-tractions. For more information, visit www.bbb .org/us/consumer-tips-holiday.


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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWERGeorgia, DeKalb County

Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement given by Daydreams Early Learning Center, Inc. to Children of the Future Day Care, Inc, dated January 31, 2006, recorded February 10, 2006 in Deed Book 18408, Page 763, DeKalb County Records, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($923,000.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold by the under signed at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of DeKalb County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in December 2011, the following described property:

All the tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 61 of the 15th District of DeKalb County, Georgia, being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at an iron pin found on the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road (100í R/W), said iron pin being located a distance of 200.0 feet southwesterly, as measured along the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road, from the intersection of the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road and the right-of-way line of Flat Shoals Road; thence leaving the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road and running South 74 degrees 24 minutes and 45 seconds East a distance of 300.0 feet to an iron pin found; running thence South 19 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 124.0 feet to an iron pin found; running thence North 74 degrees 24 minutes 45 seconds West a distance of 300.0 feet to an iron pin found on the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road; thence running in a northeasterly direction a distance of 124.0 feet, as measured along the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road, to an iron pin found on the southeasterly right-of-way line of Flakes Mill Road and the Point of Beginning. The above described property is described according to a survey prepared for Children of the Future Day Care, Inc., and Decatur Federal Savings and Loan Association, said survey being prepared by Eston Pendley & Associates, Inc., Eston Pendley, R.L.S. No. 945, said survey being dated March 11, 1988.

The debt secured by said Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses in this sale, as provided in the Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement and by law, including attorneyís fees (notice of intent to collect attorneyís fees having been given).

Said property will be sold subject to an outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement first set out above.

To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Daydreams Early Learning Center, Inc. or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 3616 Flakes Mill Road, Decatur, GA 30034.

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