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Rockdale wins sixth straight |
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GBI investigates Section 8 housing voucher fraud State and federal authorities sent a strong signal on Wednesday to fraudulent Section 8 housing voucher users in a massive sweep of arrests connected to about $1.2 million worth of fraud. 
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Sweep seeks 80, 3 in Rockdale State and federal authorities sent a sign to fraudulent Section 8 homeowners in a massive sweep of arrests on Wednesday. |
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Lorraine Elementary's 'Pick of the Pride' students of the month in August 2010 The following students were named as Lorraine Elementary School's "Pick of the Pride" from their class for the month of August for exemplifying positive behavior such as respectfulness, obedience, kindness, and good attitude,
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RCPS Supt. King named as finalist for Supt. of the Year The Georgia Schools Superintendent Association announced the four finalists for 2011 Superintendent of the Year, including Rockdale County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Samuel King. This is King's third time as a finalist for the award. The winner will be named in December. |
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America Legion to host Community Fun Day As the first vacation day of the school year approaches, parents won't have to look far to find something to do with their kids this Labor Day thanks to the American Legion. |
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GBI investigates Section 8 housing voucher fraud Three people from Rockdale County have been arrested as part of a state-wide GBI investigation of 80 suspects in 31 counties of those fraudulently using federal Section 8 housing vouchers. Check back to www.rockdalenews.com for the full story. |
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Federal emergency food for Rockdale About 1500 boxes of food were handed out in Rockdale on Monday, Aug. 30, as part of the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program, and more food will be coming in the next several months.
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Salem football standout to play at Georgia State Thursday |
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Homes from the H'Arts fundraiser for homeless families Family Promis of NewRoc is hosting its first fundraiser through the help of over 50 local area caring artists. |
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Law enforcement ramp up enforcement for Labor Day holiday travel The Georgia State Patrol is reminding drivers not to get behind the wheel impaired during the upcoming Labor Day holiday travel period. Troopers and officers with the Motor Carrier Compliance Division will be working alongside sheriff's deputies and police officers in an effort to keep the holiday weekend as safe as possible. The 78-hour Labor Day holiday travel period begins Friday, September 3 at 6 p.m. and ends at midnight Labor Day. During the 2009 ... |
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Free food distribution Aug. 30 The Partnership for Community Action will be distributing free food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) commodities to low income residents in DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton and Gwinnett Counties. |
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Wild things at Big Haynes Creek Wildlife Festival Families came face to face with a wide variety of wildlife and enjoyed other games and attractions at the fourth annual Big Haynes Creek Wildlife Festival at the Georgia International Horse Park, which goes on today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Kim Atkins Tournament Tennis Ball Drop The morning was slightly overcast but dry for the first day of the Kimberly Chance Atkins Memorial Tennis Tournament, as more than 100 teams participated in the fundraising event to help fight breast cancer. Here are a few scenes from the tournament day and first ever tennis ball drop; for more photos, look for the Sept. 4 edition of the Rockdale News.
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Scenes from the Sidelines There was plenty of spirit to go around at the season opening Salem-Heritage match Friday night. Here are a few snapshots of scenes from the sidelines.
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Serve 'em Up Kickoff The "breast" party of the year went down last night at Jorge Flores’ law office in Olde Town Conyers. The annual Serve ‘Em Up party kicks off the weekend long Kimberley Chance Atkins Tennis Tournament at the Rockdale Tennis Center. Players and guests mingled in the gallery-like space enjoying food, brew and tunes. There was even the opportunity to browse jewelry, guitars and autographed memorobilia from the likes of Rafael Nadal and Zac Brown, ...
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Making a difference in schools How can a business get an injection of cutting-edge technical know-how and enthusiasm without blowing the budget? How can one begin to make a real difference in his or her community in just an hour per week? These questions and more were answered at the Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce’s annual Engage in Education event "I Can Do That!" at the Rockdale Career Academy on Tuesday. Local business owners and leaders, key Rockdale County Public ...
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Non-profit Spotlight: Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale When 19-year-old Beatriz Arenas learned she was pregnant, she realized she was not prepared to be the best mom she could be to the baby she already began to love.
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New Computers for Helping Hands Outreach Digital future: Helping Hands recently received a donation of seven refurbished computers from Amerigroup, to help restart the computer lab at Helping Hands, which at one point served 230 children at a time. (Left to right) Rashanda Waynn, medical assistant, Nadine Floyd, phlebotomist, Martin Langdon, IT manager for Amerigroup, Janice Morris, president of Helping Hands Outreach, Corey Martin, account manager with Amerigroup, Jimmy Norfleet, board member of ...
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VFW holds first Bike Show, Sept. 11 Bike lovers – it’s time to shine up those Harleys. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5290 will be holding it’s first ever "Let’s Roll" Motorcycle Show on Sept. 11, registration from 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. at the Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson, 900 Dogwood Drive.
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Eyesore of the Week, Aug. 28 BP no more: This week's eyesore is a former BP station located on Salem Road near Interstate 20. If you would like to submit an "Eyesore of the Week," send a picture to news@rockdalenews.com or by mail to 974 Klondike Court SW, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094. Please do not submit residential or commercial properties that are occupied.
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Financial Focus: The fuss over fiduciary I wrote an article back in November 2009 titled "The F word you need to know" that discussed why a fiduciary standard was being hotly contested among policy makers and lobbyist as part of the Wall Street Reform Bill. A fiduciary is someone who puts your financial interest ahead of his or her own. Fast forward eight months and we have The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 that passed on July 15th, ... |
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Business Spotlight: Creating a love of dance In September, the Conyers School of Ballet will celebrating 30 years of opening up the world of dance to generations of children in Conyers.
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By extension: All about food recalls One of my favorite 4-H contests is the Cookie Contest because I get to taste all the delicious cookies the 4-H’ers make. Several years ago, much to our dismay, we were suddenly confronted with dozens of cookies which could no longer be tasted for judging and had to be discarded. Can you recall what occurred in early 2009? |
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Rockdale County Jail Log - Aug. 28 • Havard Lee Chester, 61, Augusta, Aug. 17. Hold for Other Agency |
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Nuclear knowledge The nuclear power-producing Plant Vogtle is surprisingly calm for the middle of a weekday, a constant hum providing a static backdrop. There's fairly little activity, though a number of bullet-proof guard towers and a barbed wire fence exterior belie the apparent serenity. Walking through the complex, one runs into almost as many security personnel as workers wearing hard hats, and the number of gates, scanners and security badge panels put the average airport customs system ...
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BOC Notebook: Holiday furloughs, 1 mill tax rate increase approved The County Board of Commissioners passed a three-day holiday furlough and a tax rate increase from 14.53 to 15.53 mills to help close a budget gap of more than $4 million in the $55.5 million budget. The furloughs were approved unanimously by the board at the Aug. 24 BOC meeting. The 1 mill tax rate increase was passed with a vote of 2-1 with Commissioner JaNice Van Ness dissenting. |
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RCSO: Home invasion not believed to be random One suspect is under arrest and another identified in the home invasion and resulting shooting that sent two to the hospital on Wednesday. The incident was not believed to be a random crime, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office. |
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Republican member on Board of Election resigns, replaced One of the two remaining members of the three-person Board of Elections in Rockdale County resigned earlier this week and was replaced, according to an announcement by the Rockdale Republican Party. |
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Covington bank robber suspected of ties to Conyers bank robbery, other robberies FBI suspect the man who robbed the BB&T bank branch on Ga. Highway 278 in Covington today may be connected to the Conyers Wachovia bank branch robbery yesterday and two other robberies in the metro area.
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Covington BB&T robbed, police currently searching for suspects BB&T Bank on Pace Street and Ga. Highway 278 was robbed. Officers from the Covington Police Department are currently looking for suspects. |
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Home invasion ends with intruder shot A home owner was injured and intruder shot during an early morning home invasion in Rockdale on Wednesday. |
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Conyers Wachovia latest hit on bank robbery spree in metro area FBI and Conyers Police are searching for two black males that robbed the Wachovia bank branch on Dogwood Drive this morning that they believe also struck two other metro area banks.
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Alleged RCHS hazing incident under investigation Two Rockdale County High School seniors were arrested for allegedly hazing a junior after a fight between football players on Aug. 4. |
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Salem volleyball showing improvements |
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DeKalb Tech signs agreement with RCPS to build small business careers DeKalb Technical College announced agreement with five school districts, including Rockdale County Public Schools, that would help high school and college students in studying small business development.
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Georgia selected as "Race for the Top" winner Governor Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday that Georgia was selected as a winner by the U.S. Department of Education for the second round of "Race to the Top" grants. |
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Single car accident on Ga. Highway 20 One person was flown by helicopter to a hospital after a single-vehicle accident near Ga. Highway 20 Monday afternoon. |
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Rockdale 4-H places 20th in national environmental competition The Rockdale 4-H Envirothon Team recently returned from the National Canon Envirothon competition after placing 20th out of 54 teams - the highest a Georgia team has ever placed.
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Two charged with child cruelty, murder in baby's death A Rockdale County couple was arrested on Thursday and charged with the death of a 5-month old infant. Matea Chavez Mendez Stewart, 21, and her husband William Grant Stewart, 21, face charges of murder and cruelty to children in the death of Mrs. Stewart's child.
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