IN BRIEF: The City of Conyers is bracing for budget cuts in almost every department, in anticipation of a large decrease in revenues over the next year, in order to adopt a balanced budget for the 2013 fiscal year. » Read More

A violent argument ended with arson charges for a Clarkston man accused of attempting to burn down his pregnant wife’s home in Conyers. » Read More

The Olde Town Summer Music Fest will kick-off this Friday night with the local classic rock band Deathrow Bodines. » Read More

Georgia Perimeter College along with four other colleges in Georgia will add the word "state" to their names to show that the colleges offer limited four-year degrees accredited by the State Board of Regents. » Read More

The Georgia Piedmont Technical College Foundation will host a community gathering of free health screenings, family fun and food as well as safety and security demonstrations on June 2 at the Newton Campus of the college at 8100 Bob Williams Parkway. » Read More

 The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush. » Read More

For Oxford College two milestones were met Saturday. » Read More

For the next two Saturdays, May 19 and May 26, Rockdale County Fire & Rescue Firefighters will be in the streets and at local businesses collecting funds for the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation’s 23rd annual “Give Burns the Boot” Drive. » Read More

IN BRIEF: County employees who have been with the county for one year or more will receive a one-time bonus of $1000, according to officials at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. » Read More

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman fighting a rare flesh-eating disease is alert and bored enough to ask her family for a book. » Read More

 While that touch of sun may look nice, it could have serious consequences on your health later in life. » Read More

A Conyers man was arrested last night after his 9-year-old daughter drove the family car into a vacant house. » Read More

Rockdale Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Samuel King has been chosen as the new superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Virginia. The Norfolk school board approved hiring King in a 6-1 vote Monday evening, according to the Virginian-Pilot. » Read More

 Let's talk a little bit about each one of my top 13 free websites (listed to the left): » Read More

The graduates of the Rockdale Youth Leadership Class of 2012 celebrated the completion of the first year in the newly revived program, run by Rockdale County Public Schools and the Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, designed to nurture the leaders of tomorrow. » Read More

 WASHINGTON (AP) - Reality TV is giving birth to some of the most popular baby names. No, not Snooki. But Mason, as in Kourtney Kardashian's son, jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for newborn boys in 2011. » Read More

IN BRIEF: Conyers Middle School Assistant Principal Allison Barbour was approved as the new principal for Sims Elementary on Thursday by the Rockdale County school board. Current Sims principal Charisse Windom-Gay submitted a resignation letter March 1 to take effect June 30. » Read More

Arsenio Malcolm Melchor, 22, Covington, April 30. DUI, Failure to Maintain Lane » Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Just down the hall from the reference desk at Emory University's law library in a room housing antique legal texts is Stanley the golden retriever puppy, barking his head off. » Read More

A suspicious package left by an incoherent female at a Milstead Road medical office caused the evacuation of surrounding medical offices Monday. » Read More

 A group of six investors has purchased the closed Indian Creek Golf Club and plan to invest $2 million in upgrading the course before reopening in August. » Read More

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials are getting ready for bids on a project to build optional toll lanes along Interstates 75 and 575. » Read More

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 Two DeKalb County men have been arrested and charged with the murder of 36-year-old Akili Jabari Stewart, of Stone Mountain, whose body was found burning in Social Circle. » Read More

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The Rockdale-Newton March of Dimes chapter held the 2012 March for Babies in Olde Town Conyers Saturday morning. » Read More

A traffic light at Ga. Highway 138 and I-20 is down and the exit ramp from I-20 has been closed (exit 82). GDOT workers have reportedly been called and are on their way. » Read More

When Sylvia Ashong first held her now adopted 4-year-old daughter Valerie, she remembers how small she was for her age. » Read More

This Sunday will be a very special one for Theresa Neigh and her family. » Read More

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Scott Freeman is one of those rare people whose life's purpose seems to have been preordained. He devoted his life to law enforcement as a teenager in high school and 22 years later he achieved his ultimate aspiration by graduating from the FBI's prestigious National Academy in Quantico, Va. in March. » Read More

Rockdale County residents raised $96,152 for Relay for Life this year as 46 teams and 465 people participated in the annual fundraiser for the fight against cancer. Supporters gathered April 27 at the Georgia International Horse Park to honor survivors, remember lost loved ones and pledge their support in the continuing fight to find a cure for cancer. » Read More

•Arsenio Malcolm Melchor, 22, Covington, April 30. DUI, Failure to Maintain Lane » Read More

Rockdale County property owners will see their assessed values mostly stay the same or decrease and will have until June 14 to appeal those values. » Read More

Feeling lucky? Time to try your hand as the Barksdale Boys and Girls Club annual Super Saturday Night returns with a Casino Night fundraiser on June 2 at the Georgia International Horse Park. The Carriage House of the Horse Park will be transformed with casino tables, professional dealers, gaming tables and stacks of chips for an evening of fun and excitement - all for a good cause. » Read More

During the month of May, you can get your passports filled without ever leaving Olde Town. » Read More

 Drivers making their morning commute along U.S. Highway 278 in eastern Newton County Thursday morning were shocked to see 15 dead cows laying alongside the road. » Read More

The trial of the man who shot his estranged wife and stepdaughter outside a daycare last fall has been postponed after the suspect hired a new lawyer. » Read More

The state’s recently announced health insurance increases could mean changes to the number of days that Rockdale County Public Schools need to cut from the school calendar, officials reported Thursday. » Read More

 The interior of the Mystic Grill burned, but the popular façade for the fictional restaurant featured prominently in "The Vampire Diaries" remains intact and shouldn't affect filming. » Read More

 This week is teacher appreciation week. If you don't have children in school, you probably haven't heard of it. If you do, you have probably been asked to send some small token to school with your children for their teachers. » Read More

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and on Thursday, May 10, Rockdale County Public Schools will host an event called "Out of the Darkness: A Parent Forum on Childhood & Adolescent Depression & Anxiety." » Read More

Barksdale Boys and Girls Club fourth, fifth and sixth graders and members brought ancient history to life Tuesday as they created "museum exhibits" on Egyptian history complete with artifacts and presentations on mummies, the pyramids, Cleopatra, and the Rosetta Stone. Here's a few scenes. » Read More

A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of three men who were reportedly found with 67 grams of marijuana in Mason jars last month. » Read More

Rockdale Medical Center celebrated its nurses and employees this week by naming emergency room nurse Mary "Terry" Hunt as the 2012 Nurse of the Year and Carolyn Hendricks, of the Dining and Nutrition division, as the 2012 Employee of the Year. Last year's Nurse of the Year, Ruth Roebuck, was named the 2012 Mercy Award winner. » Read More

 Rob Watts has been named interim president of Georgia Perimeter College by University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby. » Read More

 A Newton County Sheriff's deputy and sergeant have been terminated following an internal investigation into allegations they mishandled a situation on Lower River Road were a couple who was trying to change the locks on their new home were held at gunpoint by neighbors, then arrested by authorities. » Read More

Georgia Perimeter College President Anthony Tricoli has stepped down following the disclosure that the school has a roughly $16 million downfall. » Read More

After more than a year of construction, the bridge on Irwin Bridge Road, across the Yellow River, will re-open for traffic following a public ribbon cutting ceremony on May 14. » Read More