Lithonia News

His Lithonia, Ga.-based C. David Moody Construction Co. had grown into one of the nation's largest black-owned businesses and a top general contracting and construction management firm in the Atlanta region.

An emergency town hall meeting concerning the biomass plant will be held on Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. at Antioch-Lithonia Missionary Baptist Church, 2152 Rock Chapel Road , Lithonia.

With summer just around the corner, Dave Shutten wanted to encourage the young men he has been mentoring at Toney Elementary School by giving them treats to eat and a special treat to keep: He gave each student in his Boys Book Club a book to take home and he fed them pizza to sign off the school year and welcome summer vacation.

Patch received this letter on Tuesday from Lithonia parent Nika Shields about what her son and other children are going through at school.

The DeKalb county school district announced on Tuesday the 2013 valedictorians and salutatorians at high schools in Stone Mountain and Lithonia, as well as their post-high school plans: Arabia Mountain High School Valedictorian : Ayomide Akin-David. Will attend Stanford University or Rice University, computer engineering major.

The Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce will host its Third Wednesday Lunch on May 15, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at This Is It banquet hall, 2583 Panola Road Lithonia.

Stone Mountain Rotary Club Meeting is at the Smoke Rise Golf and Tennis Club on Tuesday, May 14 at 12:15 p.m. i»¿ Summer Camp Registration is still available at Kids R Kids, 1250 Old Tucker Road in Stone Mountain.

The 112-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Duluth, Georgia is scheduled to open this Tuesday, May 14, 2013, with its smart, inventive public space and guest room design, and its bright and inviting decor.

An Iraq War veteran was in the process of moving out of her unincorporated Lithonia home after burglars hit one time too many he latest on Mother's Day.

Off Hours Stock Crew required at Babies "R" Us in Lithonia. The Off Hour Stock Clerk is responsible for maintaining a well stocked appearance in the store which helps ensure the best guest experience is achieved.

Reginald Wayne Sharpe Jr. of Lithonia, a Morehouse College senior, will be heading to Yale Divinity School after graduation.

A Rockdale County man said a robber shot him at point-blank range, but the bullet bounced off his hip and landed in his hand.

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Fifteen golden agers will vie for DeKalb "Senior of the Year" on May 18 at Saint Philip AME in Atlanta.

DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis cut the ribbon on the new $26.4 million Lithonia Industrial Boulevard Extension on May 8 with help from Georgia DOT and county officials.

Youngsters will dress up in elaborate costumes and dance at the May 18 Atlanta Caribbean Children's Carnival at Salem Park in Lithonia.

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Channel 2 Action News has learned DeKalb County School leaders declined an offer to have their K-9 unit return to schools at little to no cost to the county.

A DeKalb County couple bought the home of their dreams, but when it was time to move in, they found strangers living there instead.

With the miraculous discovery of three Ohio women missing for a decade, there is a renewed spotlight on how such cases affect communities across America.