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NEWS RELEASE: Books Not Bullets Literacy Initiative

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Books Not Bullets Literacy Initiative Solicitor-General Charles Brooks and Dr. Deatrice Haney Continue Partnership to end School Violence  (Jonesboro, GA) Clayton County Solicitor-General, Charles A. Brooks, is pleased to announce a new campaign to end school gun violence in partnership with Clayton County Public Schools Board of Education member, Dr. Deatrice “Dee” Haney, (District 5).  The campaign is a literacy initiative titled “Books not Bullets: Books not Violence” open to all Clayton County Public Schools second graders.  This new reading initiative is designed as a competition among all second-grade classes in Clayton County Public Schools to read as many books as possible between November 7, 2022 and January 6, 2022.  The winning class will be announced on January 27, 2022 and awarded a class set of Amazon Kids Kindle reader tablets with a 1-year subscription to download additional books for their reading pleasure.  “The goal of this competition is to equip our young readers with the greatest ammunition on earth, more powerful than any bullet, knowledge.  The adage knowledge is power is more than a cliché and if we are able to ignite a thirst for knowledge early on with our young readers and spark their imaginations […]

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Risk Limiting Audit: United States Senate Race

Clayton County Board of Elections & Registration will conduct a Risk Limiting Audit starting Wednesday, December 14, and Thursday, December 15, 2022. The audit is open to the public from 9:00 AM -5:00 PM at South Clayton Recreation Center, 1837 McDonough Rd, Hampton, GA 30228. #Claytonconnected  

Clayton County Veterans Advisory Board Meeting

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.  When: Dec 15, 2022, 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Clayton County Veterans Advisory Board Meeting Duration: 1 Hour Register in advance for this webinar: Click HERE to join the Zoom Meeting    

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District Attorney’s Office Community Service Project

Join the District Attorney’s Office as we pay it forward this holiday season. The items collected will be donated to Calvary Refuge Center, located in Forest Park, GA. Items can be dropped off at the District Attorney’s office, 4th Floor, 9151 Tara Blvd., Jonesboro, GA  30236, Monday through Friday from 8 am - 12 pm and 1:30 pm - 5 pm.  Drop off deadline is January 20, 2023 #Claytonconnected

Clayton County Land Bank Board Meeting – Zoom Webinar

Notice pursuant to OCGA 50-14-1(d)(1): Notice is hereby given to the public of the scheduling of regular meetings of the Board of Directors of the Clayton County Land Bank. Such regular meetings shall occur on the third Thursday of the month at 5:30pm. To ensure the health and safety of Land Bank Board Members and the general public, such regular meetings shall be conducted via Zoom until further notice. The meeting may be accessed at the following web address: https://zoom.us/j/94058195944. The Land Bank Board reserves the right to cancel or postpone any regularly scheduled meeting, as circumstances warrant. All meetings are open to the public, except for those occasions involving matters that are specifically exempt by the Georgia Open Meetings Law.

Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) Public Hearing

The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet every Every Third Thursday at 7:00PM. Meetings are held in the Commissioners' Board Room Administration Building 112 Smith Street in Jonesboro, Georgia. Changes in the scheduling of the meetings will be posted at least 24 hours in advance. Meetings are open to the public.