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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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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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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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Business Spotlight: Multi-Care Holistic Health Center Taking an alternative approach to health and wellness, Multi-Care Holistic Heath Center aims to make you feel better naturally. Located on 1650 Honey Creek Commons, Suite F, the clinic addresses a range of issues, from weight-loss, sleep issues, nutrition and body pain, with a variety of treatments, including natural, pharmacological-grade nutraceutical supplements, whole-food supplements and bio-identical hormones.
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LifePoint donates $5,000 to Kim Atkins Foundation for breast cancer detection The Kimberly Chase Atkins Foundation recently recieved a $5,000 grant from the LifePoint Community Foundation, which Rockdale Medical Center helped secure. The announcement was made jointly by hospital CEO Bryan Dearing and Jeffrey Seraphine, President of the Delta Division of LifePoint Hospitals of which RMC is a part. |
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The new dealership: Covington Ford to build new dealership on ByPass Road After three years of negotiations, Wendell Crowe told The News Monday he will finally sign a land swap agreement Wednesday afternoon to eventually move his Covington Ford dealership from its U.S. Highway 278 location to the Covington ByPass Road. Once the agreement is signed, Crowe will have exactly one year to complete construction of a new dealership at 9101 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. and transfer all of his equipment, inventory and personnel. However, ...
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Cartridge World celebrates third anniversary Cartridge World Manager Renae Adams presents a printer to Cynthia Baker of Conyers, right, the winner of the third anniversary HP Laser Printer Giveaway. For more information, call (770) 929-9110.
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Business Spotlight: Bad Boys BBQ Conyers' newest barbecue restaurant is deceiving with the name on the storefront, yet truthful with the smells coming from the smoker out back.
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Buddy, Leo headline Stonecrest Back to School Expo The stars of two PBS Kids shows will be coming to The Mall at Stonecrest this weekend. Buddy the Dinosaur and puppeteer Peter Linz with special guest Theo from Between the Lions will be part of the mall's 2010 Back to School Expo on Saturday. For a complete event schedule on the expo visit www.mallatstonecrest.com. Buddy, a curious, funny and intelligent T-Rex, is the star of the hit show Dinosaur train. Buddy travels on ... |
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Belk to host Kidsfest The Belk on Dogwood Dr. will host a Kidfest from noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday. The family-friendly event, is free to the public, and offers a fashion show, music, refreshments, games, prizes, balloons and face painting. Belk has partnered with Chic Fil-A, Holly's Cupcakes and the Rockdale Fire Station for the event. Customers also will have the chance to register to win a vacation for a family of four to great Wolf Lodge and ... |
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Business Spotlight: The scoop on Cream Berry’s Despite hot and humid weather outside, the temperatures inside Cream Berry’s remains cool as a freshly made banana split sundae.
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Pizza for the people The Covington location of Little Caesar's Pizza at 3602 Salem Road donates pizza to The Garden of Gethsemane homeless shelter at least three times each week.
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Georgia Cancer specialists welcomes Dr. Kevin Peacock Georgia Cancer Specialists has expanded its service with the addition of Dr. Kevin Peacock to its Rockdale office located on 1501 Milstead Rd, Suite 110. Dr. Peacock joins Dr. Victoria Afhani, Dr. Aaron Alizadeh and Dr. Feinberg at the Rockdale office of one of the top 10 private cancer practices in the U.S. |
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Nonprofit Profile: Barksdale Boys and Girls Club This kicks-off a regular feature to spotlight local non-profits, civic and charitable groups in the area. The piece is also a part of a separate ongoing effort with the United Way to highlight their work throughout the year
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Business Spotlight: AAMCO, Servicing cars nationwide The catchy slogan has been broadcast around the nation, and more than likely resonates with Rockdale drivers: "Double-A, [honk honk], M-C-O."
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Food Lion Grand Opening The line of shoppers stretched around the block as the Food Lion held the grand opening and ribbon cutting of their brand new Conyers location at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Making insurance coverage affordable With the economy forcing people to find the best deal possible, Affordable Insurance of Georgia opened just in time to offer that service to Conyers residents.
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Fashion show to celebrate girls Pint-sized models will be striding down the "runway" in a day designed to make girls feel special this Saturday in Olde Town.
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Business Spotlight: Literacy Link At Literacy Link children are not only tended to by a staff of childcare credentialed employees but are also given a focus on reading and working to improve their literacy.
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Food Lion opens new grocery store in Conyers The Food Lion grocery chain will unveil its newest location near the intersection of Ga. Highway 20 and Oglesby Bridge Road in a grand opening on July 28. |
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Rockdale Medical Center places on quality honor roll Rockdale Medical Center in Conyers has recently been named to the Georgia Hospital Association’s Partnership for Health and Accountability Quality Honor Roll in the Honor Roll Category. RMC is one of 13 hospitals in Georgia to be placed in the Honor Roll category, one of the highest on the list. The honor roll is based on clinical data provided by the federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services, which administers the nation’s ... |
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New Members at the Chamber of Commerce Looking forward: The Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce welcomed the following new members at the July 7 networking luncheon at Outback Steakhouse: Kamden Robb of Gas South, Darnell Latimer of Paradise Productions, Steve Currie of Floor Creations and Carl Schaper of Fancy a Nibble.
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Business Spotlight: Randy's Carpet Plus Randy Thornton, owner of Randy’s Carpet Plus, is getting ready to film another commercial for his 22-year old business and has a list of sales and specials ready to beam across the television cameras.
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Bank of North Georgia launches Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive The Bank of North Georgia will host its third annual Back-to-School Peanut Butter and Jelly Food Drive to benefit 27 local food pantries that are located near the bank’s 43 branches. The drive will be Monday, July 12, through Saturday, July 31, during normal banking hours. All three Bank of North Georgia locations in Conyers (433 Sigman Road, 3207 Salem Road Southeast, and 1981 Highway 138 Southeast) will be accepting goods. |
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