CrossRoadsNews, August 25, 2012

By Carla Parker

Martin Luther King Jr. High School’s opening football game against Stockbridge High on Aug. 31 will be played without head coach Michael Carson, who led the Lions to a 12-1 finish in 2011 and the third round of the Class AAAAA playoffs.

Carson, 51, was suspended Aug. 21 after a parent accused him of sexting nude photos of himself to her.

Schools spokesman Jeff Dickerson said Aug. 22 that Carson was suspended with pay after the mother of two Lions players showed Carson’s wife, other coaches, and parents the nude photos he sent her.

“There was a confrontation at the [preseason] game Saturday [Aug. 18] evening,” he said. “Some pictures were displayed, nude photos, and we were later alerted of what happened.”

Dickerson said that the investigation is pend-ing while the school system is gathering all the facts from both parties.

The Lions’ opening game is part of a double-header at Tri-Cities High in East Point. M.L. King is ranked No. 3 in Class AAAAA.

Defensive backs coach Robert Freeman was named interim coach in Carson’s absence.

Carson was named head coach at M.L. King in 2010. In his first season, M.L. King was 8-4.

Before that, Carson led Avondale High to a 6-5 record in 1989. It was the Blue Devils’ best record when the school closed in 2011.

Dickerson said the woman who made the allegations, who is described as a single mother, could face charges if any minors saw the photos as she showed them to other parents.

“It’s my understanding that if minors were in the vicinity ... that could prompt possible prosecu-tion,” Dickerson said.

He said if the schools’ investigators uncover any evidence of criminal wrongdoing, it would be forwarded to the DeKalb District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

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“During tough economic times that have challenged all public-sector

budgets, we have taken strong steps to balance our budget and put our district on a solid financial footing.”

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County crew tackles weeds taking over new road

Michael Carson

Please see MOODY’S, page 10

Commu-nity leaders and library officials cut the ribbon to open the new Scott Candler Library on Aug. 25. 3

New library debutsCOMMUNITY

In Septem-ber, health care professionals will focus attention on the red blood cell disorder that disproportionate-ly afflicts African-Americans. 7

DeKalb Preparatory Academy opens in the old Glen Haven Elemen-tary School buildings on Austin Drive in Decatur. 8

Sickle cell awareness Charter school in sessionWELLNESS YOUTH

Snapfinger getS a trim MLK coach off job for texting nude photos

Moody’s downgrades DeKalb Schools credit rating

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By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

DeKalb Schools’ money woes are negatively impacting its ability to borrow money at the best rates available.

On Aug. 20, New York-based bond-rating agency Moody’s downgraded $384.9 million of the district’s debt.

Moody’s Investors Service, which rates the creditworthi-ness of counties, municipalities, and school districts, lowered $222.9 million in outstanding general obligation debt to Aa3 from Aa2 and revised the outlook to stable from negative. It also downgraded $162 million in outstanding Certificates of Participation to A1 from Aa3.

The agency said the downgrade reflects the district’s projection of negative fund balance in fiscal 2012, which is expected to remain negative in fiscal 2013 despite a tax rate increase and budgetary cuts.

“Additionally, the downgrade reflects the absence of plan to replenish reserves and Moody’s belief that the district will remain challenged to increase reserves in the near term due to limited revenue raising flexibility following a tax rate in-crease in fiscal 2013 and a significant reduction in staff over the last several years which we believe may limit the district’s ability to reduce expenditures in the near term,” it said.

This is the second time in two months that the DeKalb Schools had had a ratings downgrade.

In June, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the district’s credit rating to A+/Stable from AA-/Negative. In that downgrade, the school district’s series 2007 general obliga-tion bonds went from AA-/Negative to A+/Stable due to inconsistent financial performance and inability to maintain adequate reserves.

Monday’s downgrade means DeKalb could pay a tenth of a percent more in interest if it borrows again.

With the downgrade, Moody’s said that DeKalb Schools is challenged by historically below average reserves that re-main challenged due to declining enrollment, state aid cuts and a tax cap.

Following a front-page story in the Aug. 18 issue of Cross Roads-News, DeKalb Sanita-tion workers (above) tame some of the weeds along Snapfinger Road in Decatur on Aug. 21.

At left, the sidewalk near the South DeKalb YMCA before and after the county crew mowed the overgrown weeds. The newly expanded road had become an eyesore.

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By Carla Parker

The DeKalb School Board will have three new members in Janu-ary after incumbent Paul Womack’s defeat in the Aug. 21 runoffs.

Jim McMahan, a stay-at-home father and loan originator, beat Womack with 2,920, or 65.2 per-cent, of the votes. Womack got 1,557, or 34.8 percent.

Womack, who was elected to District 4 in 2008, is the second incumbent booted this year. District 2’s Don McChesney was defeated by consultant and attorney Marshall Orson in the July 31 nonpartisan elections.

Of the three incumbents up for re-elec-tion, only District 8’s Pam Speaks won.

In the open District 6 seat, Dr. Melvin Johnson, a retired DeKalb administrator, won with 1,221, or 66.1 percent. Denise E. McGill got 625, or 33.9 percent.

In the other two races with runoffs Tuesday, state Sen. Gail Davenport beat Gail Buckner in the Democratic primary to win

the District 44 seat, polling 8,393, or 54.2 per-cent, to Buckner’s 7,086, or 45.8 percent.

In the newly created House District 92, former Lithonia Mayor Tonya Anderson won with 405, or 51.2 percent, to Doreen Williams’ 386, or 48.8 percent.

Countywide, the turnout was 5.8 percent. Of the 151,382 registered voters in the 73 precincts that voted, only 8,712 cast ballots.

McMahan, 46, said he is “relieved” that the elections are over. “Now it’s time to get to work. I am excited about what lies ahead.”

McMahan, who lives in the Clairmont/Briarcliff area, was active in his daughters’ schools and on the DeKalb County Council

of PTAs.“I know the daily

challenges students and teachers face,” he said.

He said he will bring his experience to the board and focus on the district’s financial is-sues and communicate with the public.

Johnson will succeed former School Board Chairman Tom Bowen, who did not seek re-election after serving a four-year term.

While he is new to politics, Johnson, 68, is no stranger to the school district. He retired in 2004 after 37 years.

“I’m excited because the voters are putting their trust in me to make the right decision for the boys and girls of this great school system,” he said. “As a board, I hope we will make the right decisions to move this system forward.”

Two of his four children are graduates of Redan High.

By Mary Swint

DeKalb County’s nine mayors, its county commissioners and CEO Burrell Ellis are expected to meet Aug. 28 to discuss concerns over disproportionate property tax hikes.

The cities, which are home to 102,794 residents, or 14.9 percent of the county’s population, say the county’s 2012 millage rates have increased their property taxes from 7 percent to 15 percent while the millage rate for unincorporated DeKalb declined by double digits for police, roads and parks.

The meeting, which takes place at 8 a.m. in the Maloof Building, comes in the wake of an Aug. 10 letter signed by all nine may-ors seeking an explanation for the increased millage rates and why county officials did not tell them about the changes before the taxes were adopted on July 10.

The letter over the signatures of Avon-dale Estates Mayor Ed Rieker, Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson, Clarkston Mayor Emanuel Ransom, Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd, Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman, Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis, Stone Mountain Mayor Patricia Wheeler, Pine Lake Mayor Kathie de Nobriga, and Lithonia Mayor Deborah Jackson expressed concerns over the setting of the county’s millage rates. Only the mayor of Atlanta did not sign, for the portion of Atlanta in DeKalb.

The mayors, who make up the DeKalb County Municipal Association, said that in 2010-2011, they agreed to a service delivery strategy – a state required plan for deliver-ing county services to cities and for funding those services – that they believed provided fair taxation for all citizens of the county.

“The integrity of the SDS depended on a reasonable and transparent setting of the millage rates for the special tax districts,” they wrote. “DMA members have significant concerns that the recently set millage rate for the special tax districts do not appear to be consistent with the letter or spirit of the SDS.”

District 5 Commissioner Lee May, who chairs the board’s Finance Committee, said Tuesday that the mayors, CEO and other top county officials are invited to the special committee meeting before the commission’s Aug. 28 meeting. It was not known at press time whether Ellis would attend.

In a July 27 e-mail seeking help from Commissioners Kathie Gannon and Jeff Rader, Floyd said the significant tax increase for Decatur comes in light of the fact that property values in the cities have not been decreasing and in most cases are increasing.

“We are concerned about this pattern of adjustment of the millage rate and the effect it might have on our relationship and trust with DeKalb County,” he said.

Chamblee’s Clarkson said the county did not advertise that it was raising the millage rate.

“Cities believe they should have had to advertise,” he said. “We were under the im-pression that the millage rate would remain the same.”

Commissioners passed a resolution on June 12 stating their intention to keep the total millage rate for unincorporated DeKalb at 21.21 mills, which is the 2011 level. It did not mention the millage rates for property owners living within the county’s cities.

The service delivery strategy under which the cities and the county operate took five years to negotiate and was approved by DeKalb in December 2010. It is effective through Oct. 31, 2016.

DeKalb’s countywide millage rates rose 10.6 percent for general operations and 6.82 percent for the hospital fund this year. The county also raised the tax for the Fire Depart-ment, which every city uses except Atlanta and Decatur, by 21.85 percent.

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CrossRoadsNews August 25, 20122

3Community “So many books I didn’t see before. The building is brighter so you can see everything better.”

New Scott Candler library pleases community, patrons

Jennifer Ffrench Parker / CrossRoadsNews

Delores Denmark was among 150 residents, Friends of Scott Candler Library members, elected officials, and library staff and foundation members attending the ribbon cutting for the new building.

By Jennifer Ffrench Parker

Delores Denmark was so happy Saturday when the new Scott Candler Library opened on Candler Road, she was temporarily at a loss for words.

“It’s just beautiful,” she said. “I can’t ex-plain how beautiful it is. It just is.”

She was talking about the soaring floor-to-ceiling windows, the inviting architecture, and the rows and rows of books on the shelves, just waiting to be plucked.

Before a reporter interrupted her perusal of the shelf full of biographies about every-one from President Abe Lincoln to Oprah Winfrey, Denmark spent a good 10 minutes just reading the titles of the books. Every now and then, she would pull one out and read the cover and push it back in.

“So many books I didn’t see before,” she gushed. “The building is brighter so you can see everything better.”

Denmark and about 150 residents, Friends of Scott Candler Library members, elected officials, and library staff and foun-dation members were among the crowd that showed up for the official ribbon cutting they have been awaiting since the December 2010 ground-breaking.

People spilled outside the 80-seat com-munity room where poet laureates Don Miller and Alice Lovelace read inspiring verse and District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson broke into the gospel song “Glory, Glory Hallelujah,” which he said his grandmother would have sung if she had been there.

Districts 3 and 6 Commissioners Larry Johnson and Kathie Gannon gushed about the building, which is among the final four branches to be built by $54.5 million Library Bond Fund approved by voters in 2005.

The new branch, at 1917 Candler Road,

is much larger than the 8,000-square-foot building it replaced on McAfee Road. The old library building had been there for 47 years.

The new 12,000-square-foot branch in-cludes an expanded children’s center; a study center; 27 public access computers, up from 10 at the old building; and self checkout. The new LEED-certified building is also energy and environmentally efficient.

DeKalb Library Director Alison Weissing-er called Saturday “a great day.”

“I hope you appreciate what we have here and keep it going,” she said, after recalling the chilly December 2010 ground-breaking ceremony.

Denmark doesn’t need to be told to trea-sure the library.

“It’s a dream come true,” she said.The only thing missing for her was the

presence of Sekondi Landry, the 12-year-old boy who led a petition drive in March 2011

to keep the old branch open while the new one was being built.

“It would have been nice if he was here,” she said.

Sekondi, who was home schooled, col-lected enough signatures to change the library system’s mind and the branch re-mained open until two weeks before the new one’s opening.

Johnson, who represents the district where the branch is located, said he was pleased with how the building turned out.

“I told them not to skimp on the room and to put lots of windows in,” he said with a broad smile.

Denmark’s husband, Herbert, who has been a Friend of the Library since 1975 or so, called the new branch “outstanding.”

“It’s what we wanted,” he said. “It’s very inviting, even the carpet is pretty.”

Herbert Denmark said their five children grew up at Scott Candler Library.

“I give the library a lot of credit for them doing as well as they did in school,” he said. “They spent a lot of time at the library. They learned to read early at the library. They read and they read and they read.”

Three of their kids went to college and he said all are doing well for themselves.

Construction of the new building was completed in December, but it took eight months to open while the library awaited its occupancy permit, the arrival of furniture, and the construction of a traffic light at Candler and Northern Drive.

It opened for business on Aug. 20 with a mix of old and new staff and on Thursday, it was full of patrons using its 27 computers and reading newspapers and periodicals.

Scott Lockman, who relocated from the Clarkston Library, is the new branch man-ager, and Veronica Winley, a 25-year librar-ian, is the children’s librarian.

Winley, who was most recently manager of the Lithonia Library, is on her third stint at the Scott Candler Library.

She said she started at Scott Candler in 1986 when legendary librarian Doris Wells was manager.

“I was last here 10 years ago,” she said.Because the new branch is more than

10,000 square feet in size, Weissinger said it will open an extra hour a day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays through Saturdays.

The old branch used to open at 11 a.m. Safiyyah Shahid, a Friends of Scott Can-

dler member, said she has been a patron for 20 years. She said the nice new facility shows the growth the branch has undergone.

“We are so deserving of it. I’ll be back on Monday to see all that it has to offer.”

For more information, visit www.dekalb library.org.

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Moody’s downgrades DeKalb Schools credit rating 1

DeKalb Schools’ money woes are nega-tively impacting its ability to borrow money at the best rates available.

Mayors, county squabbling over millage rate hikes 2

DeKalb County’s nine mayors, its county commissioners and CEO Burrell Ellis are ex-pected to meet Aug. 28 to discuss concerns over disproportionate property tax hikes.

New Scott Candler library pleases patrons 3

Delores Denmark was so happy Saturday when the new Scott Candler Library opened on Candler Road, she was temporarily at a loss for words.

‘Praise’ program promotes organ donation 6

Gospel singers, comedians and musi-cians will be performing at the “Praise With Purpose Minority Organ and Tissue Aware-ness Day” at Berean Christian Church.

Walk of HEROes gearing up to fight disease 6

Runners, donors, sponsors and volun-teers are needed now for the sixth annual Walk of HEROes 5K and Tot Trot on Sept. 22 in the historic Kirkwood community.

Sickle Cell Awareness Month includes workshop 7

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Why plant trees in median if weeds allowed to take over?

Streets suffer from poor state and county service

Decatur resident David George says state or county road crews leave a mess when they cut the grass along a stretch of Flat Shoals Parkway.

Curtis Parker / CrossRoadsNews

Wesley Chapel Road and Flat Shoals Park-way are also unkempt. Why plant trees in the median if the weeds are allowed to take over?

The citizens of south DeKalb County pay enormous taxes and we get very little service. That is the main reason T-SPLOST failed so miserably.

Editor’s note: Our Aug. 18 story about unkempt Snapfinger Road touched a nerve.

Here are some of the comments posted on www.crossroadsnews.com:

By David George

Over the years, whenever the state or the county cut the grass on Flat Shoals Parkway (SR 155) between Snapfinger Road and Columbia Drive and Wesley Chapel Road, they leave these areas a mess. Grass clippings in clumps scattered along the street and curbs leave the place look-

It will continue to fail until we start getting the services our taxes are paying for.

–ArnoldButlerSr.

Nicer developments in North DeKalbNasty, nasty East and South DeKalb. They

keep the nicer business developments to the north side of DeKalb! Any nice “Live Work and Play Developments” in East or South DeKalb?

The answer is no!Am I the only person in South DeKalb that

has figured this out?

Larry Johnson and these South DeKalb do- nuthin’ politicians all get the same salary and all the free food they can eat whether East and South DeKalb are clean or not!

Add Flat Shoals Road and every other high-way and byway in DeKalb County to the list of nasty un-kept roads in DeKalb.

How can we have more employees than any other county in Georgia and be the absolute most nasty?

Did I hear someone say Ted Rhinehardt?–JerryMyerJacksonJr.

ing disgusting. I have traveled in many counties in the state

of Georgia and I cannot understand why we received such poor services.

The entrance to the Wesley Chapel post of-fice off of Snapfinger Road is an embarrassment to drive into.

The guardrails in our areas are old, rusty and

in need of repairs. Some have been damaged and neglected for over 10 years.

We call to report these poor services and nothing happens.

I lived in this area for over 24 years and it still is a good area and has a lot of potential.

We can do better.David George lives in Decatur.


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Wellness LifeLink Foundation says that about 114,352 Americans are currently on the transplant waiting list.

‘Praise’ program promotes organ donation

Walk of HEROes gearing up

Village session on aging in place

Performers include (clockwise from top left) comedian C. Davis, the Lamar Sisters and Sam Yenn-Batah with organizers Tresa Smith and Aleigha Butler.

Phillip Hibbert, former CEO of Inte-grated Health Resources in Atlanta, has joined the nonprofit DeKalb Community Service Board as its new chief operating

officer.Hibbert’s responsi-

bilities include oversee-ing all administrative functions including strategic planning, IT, risk management, hu-man resources, corpo-rate compliance, con-tracts, medical records,

employee training and development, facilities management, and community relations.

CEO Gary S. Richey said Hibbert’s contributions will help them improve the lives of the individuals they serve.

DeKalb CSB offers community-based behavioral health care to clients with de-velopmental disabilities and with mental health and substance abuse issues.

Hibbert brings more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sec-tors, including senior leadership positions in secondary education, financial services, behavioral health care and developmental disabilities.

Hibbert is married with three chil-dren and lives in Cobb County. He has an Executive M.B.A. from Kennesaw State University.

For more information, visit www .dekcsb.org.

Hibbert joins Community Service Board

Phillip Hibbert

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity

Runners, donors, sponsors and volun-teers are needed now for the sixth annual Walk of HEROes 5K and Tot Trot on Sept. 22 in the historic Kirkwood community.

The Brighter Tomorrows Foundation is hosting the event, which raises funds for the DeKalb Community Service Board.

The race begins at 9 a.m. and the tot trot starts at 10. Registration fees range from $7

to $20 and increase on race day. Proceeds benefit DeKalb residents with

mental illness, substance addictions, and developmental disabilities.

The walk/run and tot trot will celebrate National Recovery Month.

To register and for more information, visit www.walkofheroes5k.com, e-mail [email protected] or call 404-508-7875.

DeKalb seniors and their families can learn more about the “Village” concept that promotes aging in place at an Aug. 30 meet-ing at the Maloof Auditorium in Decatur.

The DeKalb Human and Community Development Department Office of Senior Affairs is hosting the session, which starts at 6:30 p.m. It will introduce the Village, a grass-roots, membership and consumer-driven organization that encourages seniors to con-tinue to live in their community and remain independent.

It coordinates programs, services and volunteers to assist members toward the goal of aging in place. The fee-based membership network may include home helpers, health and wellness services, and a variety of trans-portation options.

DeKalb County received grant funding from the state of Georgia for a feasibility study for the program.

The Maloof Auditorium is at 1300 Com-merce Drive. For more information, contact Amy Hsu at 404-790-5015.

Gospel singers, comedians and a range of musicians will be performing on Sept. 2 at the “Praise With Purpose Minority Organ and Tissue Awareness Day” at Berean Chris-tian Church in Stone Mountain.

The free, family-friendly program is seek-ing to dispel myths and raise awareness about the need for organ donors for minorities. It begins at 4 p.m. in the Kerwin B. Lee Family Life Center.

Organizers Aleigha Butler and Tresa D. Smith are joining with the nonprofit LifeLink Foundation to educate the community.

There will be singing, liturgical dancing, music, spoken word, comedians, and other forms of entertainment for the whole fam-ily. Among performers are Comedian C. Davis, the Lamar Sisters, NXN, the Cleans of Comedy, the Gift, John Kendall, Bradley Green, Chance the Artist, saxophonist Sam Yenn-Batah, Lady Cee, and the Heavenly Doves Dance Ministry.

Participants can bring picnic baskets and blankets.

After encountering people in need of or-gan transplants, Smith, a longtime member of Berean, said that she feels she was called to action.

“It was a job that someone had to do,” she said.

Smith is also a member of the DeKalb Lupus Chapter – LACES and a founder and director of a nonprofit. She reached out to Butler, who is an author, licensed insur-ance agent and budget consultant.

The two LifeLink volunteers know people who have been waiting for years for organs.

Butler knows a 13-year-old who was given a second chance at life when she re-ceived a new heart in February.

During Praise With Purpose, Smith said

people will hear testimonials from those who have undergone successful transplants and from donors.

LifeLink says that about 114,352 Ameri-cans are currently on the transplant waiting list, and that on average, 18 people die daily while waiting for organ transplants.

It also says that every 11 minutes, an-

other name is added to the waiting list. For more information, visit www.life linkfound.org.

Berean Christian Church is at 2201 Young Road. For more information, e-mail praise [email protected], visit http://praise withpurpose.webs.com or call 678-750-3233.


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Wellness

Screening for sickle cell disease is one way of finding out if you carry the trait. Information about the disease that disproportionately affects African-Americans will be available on Sept. 22.

Wellness One of every 500 African-Americans is born with the disease. About one in 12 has sickle cell trait.

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September is National Sickle Cell Aware-ness Month, and health care professionals are joining forces to focus attention on the illness that disproportionately afflicts African-Americans.

Sickle cell is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders in which the cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle.”

Georgia has one of the highest occur-rence rates in the United States, and DeKalb is among the 10 counties in Georgia with the highest incidence of the disease.

Among the events being held throughout the month is a free, one-day “For Adults Only With Sickle Cell Disease Workshop” on Sept. 22 at the Adamsville Recreation Center in Atlanta.

The 9 a.m.-to-3 p.m. workshop is spon-sored by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Geor-gia Inc. in partnership with the Georgia De-partment of Public Health, Georgia Health Policy Center, and Southeastern Primary Care Consortium Inc. Atlanta Area Health Education Center.

The nonprofit SPCC Atlanta AHEC serves Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties.

Deb McGhee-McCrary, CEO of the Sickle Cell Foundation, said the workshop will help empower people with sickle cell disease to become advocates for their health, to seek appropriate medical care, and to establish a regular medical home rather than relying on emergency rooms.

Participants will hear from hematology specialists with Emory University’s School of Medicine, sickle cell disease support group leaders, and patients living with the disease. The community resources segment will identify services available for uninsured sickle cell patients.

The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that sickle cell disease af-fects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the United States. One of every 500 African-Americans is born with the disease. It is also prevalent among people of Hispanic American, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Asian descent.

More than 2 million people carry the sickle cell gene that allows them potentially to pass the disease on to their children.

The National Institutes of Health says

that people with the disease are born with two sickle cell genes – one from each par-ent. If a person only has one sickle cell gene, it’s called sickle cell trait. About one in 12 African-Americans has sickle cell trait.

A blood test can show if a person has the trait or anemia. Most states test newborn babies as part of their newborn screening programs.

People with the disease can live full lives and enjoy most of the activities that other

people do. They start to have signs of the disease during the first year of life, usually about 5 months of age. Symptoms and com-plications are different for each person and can range from mild to severe.

Swelling in the hands and feet usually is the first symptom. This swelling, often along with a fever, is caused by the sickle cells get-ting stuck in the blood vessels and blocking the flow of blood to the hands and feet.

Pain is the most common complication of sickle cell disease and a pain episode or “crisis” is the top reason that patients go to the emergency room or hospital.

There is no single best treatment for all people with sickle cell disease. Treatment op-tions are different for each person depending on the symptoms.

Sickle cell patients are advised to get regular checkups, prevent infections, learn healthy habits, look for clinical studies, and get support.

People with sickle cell disease should have their eyes checked every year to look for damage to the retina.

Sickle cell disease patients, especially infants and children, are more at risk for harmful infections. Pneumonia is a leading cause of death in infants and young children with the disease. Vaccinations can protect against harmful infections.

To register for the workshop, visit http://sicklecelladultworkshop.eventbrite.com or call 404-815-4996 or 404-755-1641 for more information.

To find out more about sickle cell or to make a tax-deductible donation, visit www .sicklecellga.org.

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DeKalb Preparatory Academy, a new charter school, offers a rigorous college preparatory education utilizing the Paragon curriculum.

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Floyd, a seventh-grade Life Sci-ence teacher, was one of four final-ists for the honor. He was picked on Aug. 18 at a ceremony at the Thalia Carlos Hellenic Center in Atlanta.

In his application essay, Floyd credits communication as the key to his suc-cess in the classroom.

“Without effective communication, it is impossible to maximize the education experience of our youth,” he wrote. “As a teacher leader within my school, I attack every situation as though the buck starts and ends with me.”

As the districtwide Teacher of the Year, Floyd received a Dell Latitude Notebook and printer courtesy of Dell Computers and an official ring from Jostens Ring Co. as well as $1,000 from ING Direct.

Floyd also received a complimentary membership to the Organization of Profes-sional Educators, Georgia Educators Asso-

ciation and National Education Association courtesy of the Or-ganization of DeKalb Educators; a classroom library makeover courtesy of Scholastic; and a $100 gift card from the Profes-sional Association of Georgia Educators.

The three runners-up – Elizabeth Jean King of Sagamore

Hills Elementary, José Alberto Gregory from DeKalb School of the Arts and Kerra Taniyika Crowe of the DeKalb Transition/Alternative School – also received a Dell Latitude Notebook and printer and $500 each from ING Direct as well as gifts from Scholastic and PAGE.

Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said she is proud of Floyd and all of DeKalb teachers.

“It is an honor to be able to come to-gether to celebrate them and their remark-able dedication,” she said. “As a district, our greatest resource is our people, and this event only begins to scratch the surface of our appreciation for our employees.”

DeKalb Preparatory Academy, the county’s newest charter school, is now official.

Students, adminis-trators and public offi-cials cut the ribbon on the tuition-free public charter school operat-ing out of the old Glen Haven Elementary buildings on Austin Drive in Decatur.

DeKalb Prepara-tory was approved by the DeKalb School Board in April to open its doors for the 2012-2013 school year. It starts with grades k to 4 and will add a grade per year up to eighth grade. It opened on Aug. 13 with under 300 students.

Headmaster Michael Daly said the school is filling a community need by using a closed school building. “It’s important that they had a school in this community,” he said.

Trance Jackson-Moore of Ellenwood transferred her daughter, who is in second grade, from private school because of the free tuition. “I was looking for a school that has a private school-type feel but at no cost. I wanted to receive a great education too.”

DeKalb Prep offers a rigorous college preparatory education utilizing the Paragon curriculum. Rather than memorizing names, dates and events in isolation, students learn

the sequential circumstances surrounding historical events, helping them to remember both facts and larger concepts more readily and leading to a deeper understanding of the world, its history and its diversity.

Paragon incorporates English/language arts, math, science, technology and the arts in the teaching of history and the world.

Ty Hunter of Stone Mountain, who has a kindergartner and second-grader, said they love the Paragon curriculum.

“They’re learning through songs and skits, which makes it easier for them to re-member the information,” she said. “They’re also learning how to present themselves while performing in front of an audience.”

The school is at 1402 Austin Drive. For more information, call 404-937-2000 or visit www.dekalbprep.org.

Middle and high school students have until Nov. 5 to enter their artwork in the second annual Division V Arts Competition.

The contest, which was created by DeKalb State Court Judge Eleanor Ross, begins Sept. 24 and ends Nov. 5.

Prizes include a gift cer-tificate to Binders Arts Supplies & Frames. There will be a grand prize winner and first place, second place and third place for both middle and high school winners. Grand prize winners will receive a $100 gift card; first place – $50 gift card; second place – $25 gift card; and third place – $15 gift card.

Students can submit a painting, draw-ing, photography, collage or sculpture. The artwork should be labeled clearly with the entry form taped to the back. It should be framed or ready to be displayed.

The staff of Division V and representa-

tives from Binders will select the winners. The selected art will hang in the Division V chambers and jury room for the entire year before it will be returned to the students.

Ross said she started the contest to en-courage DeKalb middle and high school artists to share their talent.

Art should be delivered no later than Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. to Ross’ chambers in the DeKalb County Courthouse Judicial Tower, 556 N. McDonough St., Suite 3230, in Decatur. For more information, call 404-321-2300 or e-mail [email protected].


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Youngsters will get their own version of a keynote address – a first-ever Kidnote – delivered by bilingual educator and re-cording artist José-Luis Orozco at the AJC Decatur Book Festival on Aug. 31 at Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College.

Orozco, a nationally renowned per-former and children’s author, will take participants on a journey through Latin American culture, history and oral tradi-tions with an energetic and interactive concert beginning at 4 p.m.

This special event for families, pre-sented by DeKalb Medical, is free and open to the public, and no ticket is required. Seating is first come, first served.

Children and families are invited to join Orozco in singing, dancing and acting out songs throughout the entire show.

As part of the kid-friendly celebration, On the Same Page, a communitywide read-ing program, will reveal its fall selection for 2012.

Terra Elan McVoy, the book festival program director, said she is looking for-ward to engaging families through an array of events. “One of my favorite parts of the weekend is seeing kids get excited about reading and seeing their favorite characters come to life,” she said.

Family-friendly highlights include weekend parades during the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 festival.

On Saturday morning, best-selling au-thor Kevin Henkes will lead the children’s parade along with his much-beloved hero-ine, Lilly, who will help Henkes celebrate his new book, “Penny and Her Doll.” For Sunday’s parade, Nick Bruel brings his infamous star, Bad Kitty. Bruel’s newest picture book is “Bad Kitty for President.”

The Sept. 1 parade will assemble at 9:30

a.m. at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 556 N. McDonough St. in Decatur. The Sept. 2 parade assembles at 11:30 a.m. at the same location.

Dav Pilkey, creator of the “Captain Un-derpants” series, also is bringing his newest book, “Captain Underpants and the Terrify-ing Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers,” to the book fest. He will sign books from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 2 next to the children’s stage in the park area on the west side of Clairemont Avenue.

For more information and a full lineup of children’s activities and authors, visit www .decaturbookfestival.com.

Library patrons and fans of Pete the Cat can meet artist James Dean on Sept. 1 and get a limited edition library card featuring the feline for a $20 tax-deductible donation to the DeKalb Li-brary Foundation during the AJC Decatur Book Festival.

The Pete the Cat “Be a Cool Cat ... Read” event takes place at 10 a.m. at the Decatur Library front lobby. Fans can have their photo taken with Dean, who will sign the cards and Pete the Cat books, which are for sale.

Dean, a Georgia native who has an elec-trical engineering degree, took basic drawing classes. He and author Eric Litwin, also a Georgia native, created the popular cool cat.

The cards also are available at all DeKalb County Public Library branches and online starting Sept. 1. They are not offered as a My

First Card for patrons up to 4 years old.

The collector, limited-edi-tion Pete the Cat library card carries the same privileges, rights and responsibilities as a regular library card and can be renewed every two years with no new donation.

The Decatur Library is at 215 Sycamore St. in downtown Decatur. For more information, visit www.dekalb library.org/foundation, e-mail [email protected] or call 404-370-8450, Ext. 2238.

Memphis vocalist Jonathan Blanchard will bring his Free-dom’s Soul project to Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta on Sept. 2.

Blanchard, who recently ended his East Coast tour, is preparing for the release of his CD, “Freedom’s Soul,” in November and an international tour.

T h e co n ce r t , which takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., will help raise funds for the youth com-munity outreach group Friendship League of Youth. F.L.Y. provides social and service opportunities for teens and college students who are members of Friendship as well as the surrounding Vine City community.

The organization has participated in vol-

unteer projects with the King Center and the Hispanic Cham-ber of Commerce.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

Blanchard’s new CD is a fusion of spirituals, folk, jazz, funk, soul, blues, g o s p e l , s p o k e n word and hip-hop and is inspired by coded field songs. Blanchard, a clas-sically trained bass vocalist, is heavily influenced by Earth, Wind and Fire, the

Bar Kays, Isaac Hayes, and W.C. Handy. He calls the CD’s lyrical content “truth.”

Friendship Baptist is at 437 Mitchell St. S.W. For more information and tickets, visit www.JonathanBlanchard.com or call 678-372-8378.


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For example, in 2006, DeKalb had 101,396 students enrolled. By 2009, enrollment had declined to 98,888 students. At the begin-ning of the new school year on Aug. 13, it anticipated enrollment of 96,432 students, but 1,443 fewer students, or 94,989, showed up.

Moody’s also noted that the school district’s expenditure bud-get has decreased by $38 million since fiscal 2009 with furloughs, a reduction in staff through layoffs and attrition, and increases in class sizes, but pointed out that the cuts do not fully offset a $41.6 million decline in property tax revenues driven by declines in the district’s tax digest. Countywide, the DeKalb tax digest declined by 9 percent this year from 2011.

Moody’s said the stable outlook reflects its belief that despite projections of negative fund balance in fiscal 2012, the district’s new management team has implemented significant budgetary adjustments that should lead to the stabilization and growth of reserves over the medium term.

In response, School Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said they are committed to bolstering reserves, strengthening finances and ensuring that more of their resources flow directly into the classroom.

“During tough economic times that have challenged all public-sector budgets, we have taken strong steps to balance our budget and put our district on a solid financial footing,” she said in a statement to the media.

In June, the district finished the fiscal year by spending $34 million over what had been budgeted a year earlier. It spent $808.6 million in fiscal year 2012 when the School Board had set a $774.6 million budget.

Moody’s said the district could move its ratings up by stabiliz-ing and improving its financial position and restoring structurally balanced operations and improvement in reserve levels.

On the other hand, it said the ratings could go down with further reductions of reserve levels, if fiscal 2012 audited results show a larger than expected deficit, and if the district fails to regain structurally balanced operations.

Robert Burroughs, one of the founding partners of BJH Attorneys LLC, has left the law firm.

Burroughs, who has been in practice since 1978, said he withdrew from the partnership to go in a different direction. He said he has launched the Burroughs Law Group and also will be concentrating on managing his family’s real estate holdings, including the Burroughs Building on Old Hillandale Drive in Lithonia.

“I think we are just going in different directions,” he said.

Mereda Davis Johnson, Genet Hopewell and Gary Coleman remain with the law firm, which is now located at 4262 Clausell Court, off Wesley Chapel Road in De-catur. Three partners moved there in 2010, while Bur-roughs continued to operate from the Lithonia office.

When BJH Attorneys formed in June 2007, it was South DeKalb’s largest African-American law firm.

Burroughs’ departure was effective July 1.“We lost a partner but we are still practicing,” John-

son said. “Robert is practicing and we are practicing. For now we have three partners.”

Burroughs Law Group is located in the 18,000-square-foot Burroughs Building owned by his family. He said his family purchased the six-acre property next to the build-ing and he is now exploring developing the parcel.

The remaining partners are keeping the BJH At-torneys name. The firm concentrates on bankruptcy, personal injury, workers compensation, family law, divorce, custody, wills, probate trusts, criminal defense, and corporate and business law.

When they formed the firm in 2007, Burroughs said then that it was not a group of lawyers with different practices sharing a roof and keeping separate books.

“What’s really different is that we are pulling together lawyers of different experience into a company,” he said. “When you consider business relations, your strength is that you can make it on your own, but you become stronger pulling together. We have all the talents to pull this off.”

The former partners said they remain friends.Johnson said they talk regularly. “We still have joint

cases,” she said. “It isn’t a big deal.”

Business owners can network and meet with public safety officials at the Candler Road Business Night Out on Sept. 4 in the Candler/McAfee shopping center in Decatur.

The meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in the plaza at 2000 Candler Road, is sponsored by District 3 County Commissioner Larry Johnson. It is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

Representatives from the South Precinct will provide safety tips and information on forming a Business Watch program.

Shopping center owner Shawl Pryor will make an

announcement about the businesses that are slated to take over the vacant storefronts in the plaza.

Johnson launched the District 3 Business Night Out initiative in 2008 to provide busi-nesses along the Candler Road, Glenwood/Columbia Drive, Memorial Drive, and Gresham Road corridors an opportunity to network and to get information on the incentives available from the county to assist them. Business owners

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4 Bedroom • 2.5 Baths2-Car Garage

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$7 hour Hair Braiding Salon. Use it when you need it. Booth rental $7 hr. 678-755-5955

Location Photography – Studio or Environmental portraits; Corporate or Non-Profit events. 404-322-7322; [email protected]; www.curtisparker-photo.com.

Bankruptcy • Personal Injury & Workers Comp • Family Law/Divorce/CustodyWills/Probate/Trusts • Criminal Defense • Corporate & Business Law

4262 Clausell Court | Suite A | Decatur, GA 30035P:404.289.2244 F:404.289.2888 www.bjhlawyers.com

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Contact Coach Mitchell (770) 597-1066

www.teambluetennis.com

BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL

One FREE tennis lesson on 9/8 at 11 a.m. @ Exchange Park, Decatur, with purchase of 10 lessons at $10 a lesson

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Pruning • Bobcat • BackhoeClean Up • Stackstone

Concrete Driveways

Custom Built Outdoor FirepitsFlagstone Patiosand Sidewalks

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEKSun: 12-6pm • Mon: 12-8pm

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Lithonia, GA 30038

770-696-2938Cell: 404-754-9223

(next to Mable’s BBQ)


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www.MalcolmCunninghamFord.com

DEKALBCOUNTY’S

FORD LINCOLN DEALER!ONLY

MSRP $31,529 - $3641 Malcolm Cunningham Discount - $1000

Factory Rebate - $1000 Kickoff Cash =

STK#137030

ALL NEW2013 FORD EXPLORER

$25,888

MSRP $29,284 - $4396 Malcolm Cunningham Discount - $1000

Factory Rebate - $1000 Kickoff Cash =

STK#133015

ALL NEW2013 FORD MUSTANG

$22,888

Plus tax, tag, and title with approved credit. Includes all factory rebates.*Based on 2012 EPA Estimates. See dealer for complete details. Expires 8/25/2012.

4C (10.5”) ×

16” 34447-MC

AQ

(8-25) Crossroad

s FC (gc)

www.MalcolmCunninghamAutoGallery.com

(770) 987-9000I-20, Exit Wesley Chapel

To Snapfinger Woods DriveSales Hours:

Mon-Sat 9am-8pm • Closed Sunday

Prices plus tax, tag, and title. All offers with approved credit. *Offers expire 8/25/2012.

A Division of Malcolm Cunningham Ford

$13,995STK#A3034

2007 FORDEDGE

$9995Leather, Sunroof, STK#A3015

2004 FORDEXPLORER LIMITED

$12,995Super Gas Saver, Nice & Clean, STK#A1995

2010 TOYOTACOROLLA

$12,995Super Gas Saver, Stylish, STK#A3053

2011 NISSANSENTRA

2 To ChooseFrom Starting At

$3995Sunroof, Leather, Extra Nice, STK#A3010A

2004 CADILLACDTS

$3995STK#A3001A

2001 FORDMUSTANG GT

HEADLIGHT LENS CLEANING

Valid only at Malcolm Cunningham Auto Gallery. Must present coupon at time of write-up. Taxes and hazardous waste fees extra. Cannot be combined with other offers or promotions. Not

retroactive. See dealership for full details. Expires 8/31/12.

• Like new again• Lights brighter & clearer• Makes car look newer

A Division of Malcolm Cunningham Ford

OIL CHANGE FILTERAND TIRE ROTATION

Valid only at Malcolm Cunningham Auto Gallery. Must present coupon at time of write-up. Taxes and hazardous waste fees extra. Cannot be combined with other offers or promotions. Not

retroactive. See dealership for full details. Expires 8/31/12.

2007 CHRYSLER 300STK#A3057A ........................................................

$89952004 ACURA TLSTK#A3008A .........................................................

$99952008 KIA OPTIMASTK#A3045 ......................................................

$10,9952005 TOYOTA SEQUOIALeather, Sunroof, 4X4 STK#A3041 ....................

$11,9952006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTALeather, Sunroof STK#A3044 ...........................

$13,9952009 HONDA CIVIC COUPESporty and a Great Gas Saver, STK#A2041 ........

$13,9952004 MERCEDES-BENZ E500STK#C4291.......................................................

$13,9952009 TOYOTA CAMRY LELoads of family fun!! STK#A2031 ......................

$14,5552006 MERCEDES-BENZ E500STK#A3001A, 2 to choose from starting at ........

$14,9952004 CADILLAC CTSRide in Style Every Day, Low Miles, STK#A2096 .

$14,9952006 MERCEDES-BENZ C280Leather, Sunroof, STK#A2097 ...........................

$15,9952009 HONDA ACCORD EX-LLoaded, Sunroof, Leather, Like new, STK#A2026 .

$15,9952011 NISSAN ALTIMASTK#A3058 ......................................................

$15,9952008 HONDA ACCORD EX-LLeather, Sunroof and more!! STK#A2066 ..........

$16,4952002 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLEHard Top included and more, STK#A2024 .........

$16,995

2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E320Ride in Style, STK#A3025 .................................

$16,9952008 CADILLAC CTSA Must See Clean, Luxury at its best! STK#A2080

$18,9952007 MERCEDES-BENZ ML350Ride in style, Family luxury!! STK#A2051 ...........

$19,7952008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300Leather, Sunroof, Sport Pkg, STK#A3006, 2 to choose from starting at

$19,9952008 INFINITI G37Sunroof, Leather, NAV, CD and more, STK#A3024 .

$19,9952007 BMW 530iLeather, Sunroof, Sporty, STK#A2093 ...............

$20,9952010 ACURA TSXLoaded, NAV, Sunroof, Leather & more, STK#A3013

$20,9992008 LEXUS RX 350Great Luxury SUV, STK#A2092 .........................

$22,9952008 LEXUS ES 350STK#A3026 ......................................................

$21,9952009 LINCOLN MKSTHX Pkg, NAV, Backup Camera, Sunroof, Leather, STK#A3050 ..

$21,9952009 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK350Leather, Sunroof, STK#A3046 ..........................

$22,9952009 LEXUS ES 350Leather, Sunroof, P/W, P/L and more, STK#A2072

$23,5952009 BMW 328iSport Pkg, Leather, Sunroof, Luxury & Performance, STK#A3020

$23,9952008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350Luxury, Luxury, Luxury, Loaded, Sport Pkg, STK#A3007

$24,995PLUS MANY, MANY MORE!

WE CANHELP!!!

NEED CREDIT? PRICES STARTBUY WITH

Example: 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300, STK#A3008. Buy for 72 months at 3.75%

APR with $0 down is $379 per month. Plus tax, tag and title with approved credit.

Example: 2004 Cadillac DTS, STK#A3010A. Sale Price $3995.

$0 DOWN! $5000UNDER

YOUR FIRST, LAST AND ONLY STOP!

WE NOW RENT 678.502.2005

$29.95$29.95Up to 5qt. regular oil

5675 Peachtree Industrial Blvd

770.621.0200

FREE BBQ!FRI. & SAT.

NOON-5PM

THE TRUCKS ARE OUT, THE TAILGATES ARE OPENAND THE GRILLS ARE ON!

30%OFFMSRP

It,s

the Only At

MSRP $19,404 - $3516 Malcolm Cunningham Discount

- $1000 Factory Rebate- $1000 Kickoff Cash =

STK#124021

ALL NEW2012 FORD FIESTA SE

$13,888

MPGHWY*

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- $3500 Factory Rebate - $1000 Kickoff Cash =

$ 26,731

ON A NEW 2012 F-150 CREW CAB XLT!

$ 11,500OFFMSRP

THAT’SOVER


- $2000 Factory Rebate - $1000 Kickoff Cash =

$ 15,888

ON A NEW 2012 FOCUS SE!

$ 6200OFFMSRP

THAT’SOVER

On EVERY New F-150 And OnEVERY New Focus

In Stock!

THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW!

STK#128099

STK#124761

SALE

PRICE

SALE

PRICE

MSRP $24,764 - $3376 Malcolm Cunningham Discount- $3500 Factory Rebate - $1000 Kickoff Cash = Sale Price

STK#121142

ALL NEW2012 FORD FUSION SE

$16,888$7800That’s

OverOffMSRP!


STK#126716

ALL NEW2012 FORD FLEX

$26,888$8800That’s

OverOffMSRP!


STK#125007

ALL NEW2012 FORD EXPEDITION

$35,888$11,200That’s

OverOffMSRP!

TODAY ONLY!


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