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SummerStage Concert Series featuring Drivin N Cryin

SummerStage Concert Series featuring Drivin N Cryin

A night of dancing, food and entertainment

Duluth – Enjoy the sounds of southern rock, fused with country, jangle pop and hard rock on August 13th when Atlanta’s very own, Drivin N Cryin hits the Duluth Festival Center Stage.

FODAC client Elizabeth King enjoying the mobility of the power chair she received from the organization.

FODAC and Georgia Agencies to provide assistive technology for seniors and disabled

Partnership between Non-Profit and Georgia’s Division of Aging Will Increase Independence and Community Engagement for Mobility-Impaired across the State

Stone Mountain – Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC), a non-profit organization providing over $10 million annually in home medical equipment (HME) and supplies to people with injuries and disabilities, today announced a partnership agreement with Georgia’s Division of Aging Services (DAS), a part of the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS).

Billy L Roberts

Obituary – Billy L Roberts

Mr. Billy L. Roberts, age 75, of Lawrenceville, passed away July 23, 2016.  He grew up in Augusta, son of the late Hershell and Veona Smoak Roberts.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Billy was a millwright and an electrician, and he enjoyed fishing.

Sharkfest at the Tennessee Aquarium Aug 5

Sharkfest at the Tennessee Aquarium Aug 5

Discover New Shark Secrets with Experts

Chattanooga, Tenn.– Guests experience a special thrill when they see one of the Tennessee Aquarium’s Sand Tiger Sharks up close. The Secret Reef exhibit, home to four of these big, toothy sharks, affords landlubbers the opportunity to really examine the way the shark’s eyes look back while they slowly cruise through the water.

Community Prayer

Community prayer in Buford

After watching and listening to resent events of past days taking place around the country, and feeling an urgency to act, Rev. Avery Headd, Pastor Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford, GA. did just that.

County seeks public input on upcoming SPLOST

County seeks public input on upcoming SPLOST

Lawrenceville – Gwinnett County is seeking public input on transportation projects that could be funded by the sales tax renewal that will go before voters in a referendum on Nov. 8 of this year.

Recycle at Trip Elementary

Recycle at Trip Elementary

Debbie Partrick, STEM specials teacher at Trip Elementary in Grayson, as well as the entire school family, is participating in a community recycling program that will earn money for their school.