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Clayton to Create Digital Equity Plan and Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week

For Immediate Release  September 26, 2022  NEWS RELEASE Clayton to Create Digital Equity Plan and Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week (Clayton County, GA)-Clayton County is in the process of creating a digital equity strategic plan to help close the digital divide for its residents. According to the 2020 Census, approximately 20 percent of nearly 300,000 Clayton County residents do not have access to high-speed internet due to availability or affordability. As a result, the Clayton County Office of Digital Equity is creating a Digital Equity Strategic Plan and conducting a Broadband Feasibility Study to qualify for federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant funding. Funds are expected to be awarded by the end of the year to the State Digital Equity Office that may be used to: Build and Upgrade Broadband Infrastructure.  Create Programs to Assist Eligible Households obtaining High-Speed Internet.  Digital Devices and Technology Skills Training.  The National Digital Inclusion Alliance defines digital equity and inclusion as “a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy.” Digital equity is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services. Clayton County is taking the necessary steps to ensure that citizens are connected and able to navigate the online world and improve their lives because of it.   “We are committed to working together to […]

Clayton County Library System: Understanding Medicare

Join the Clayton County Library System for a Virtual Understanding Medicare Workshop presented by Medicare Specialist Shirley Lloyd on Thursday, October 6, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. To attend, click here:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82026972597?pwd=WDlyVC85RVVVU2JaQW5NblFjNnpPdz09  #Claytonconnected  

Light The Night

UPDATE: TIME CHANGE   ​Join Clayton County Fire & Emergency Services as we celebrate and recognize all firefighters who have paid the ultimate sacrifice serving their communities by lighting up the light. Special remembrance and honor will be paid to our very own Paramedic Lieutenant Collin Veasley. The ceremony will be Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., at the Clayton County Public Safety Memorial Wall, 7911 North McDonough Street, Jonesboro, GA, 30236. #Claytonconnected

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Clayton to Create Digital Equity Plan and Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week

For Immediate Release  September 26, 2022  NEWS RELEASE Clayton to Create Digital Equity Plan and Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week (Clayton County, GA)-Clayton County is in the process of creating a digital equity strategic plan to help close the digital divide for its residents. According to the 2020 Census, approximately 20 percent of nearly 300,000 Clayton County residents do not have access to high-speed internet due to availability or affordability. As a result, the Clayton County Office of Digital Equity is creating a Digital Equity Strategic Plan and conducting a Broadband Feasibility Study to qualify for federal Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant funding. Funds are expected to be awarded by the end of the year to the State Digital Equity Office that may be used to: Build and Upgrade Broadband Infrastructure.  Create Programs to Assist Eligible Households obtaining High-Speed Internet.  Digital Devices and Technology Skills Training.  The National Digital Inclusion Alliance defines digital equity and inclusion as “a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy and economy.” Digital equity is necessary for civic and cultural participation, employment, lifelong learning, and access to essential services. Clayton County is taking the necessary steps to ensure that citizens are connected and able to navigate the online world and improve their lives because of it.   “We are committed to working together to […]

Faith & Blue Open House

Join the Clayton County Police Department for our annual Faith & Blue Open House on Friday, October 7, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Clayton County Police Department Headquarters,7911 N. McDonough St., Jonesboro, GA 30236.  #Claytonconnected

Flavorful Food Truck Friday

District 1 Commissioner Dr. Alieka Anderson and Clayton County Parks & Recreation present Flavorful Food Truck Friday on Friday, October 7, 2022, from 5 - 8:00 p.m. at Carl Rhodenizer Recreation Center,  3499 Rex Road, Rex, GA 30273. #Claytonconnected

Lake Spivey Road Race

On your mark, get set... Go! Registration for the 13th Annual Lake Spivey Road Race is now open. The race will take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 8 a.m. at Lake Spivey Recreation Center, 2300 Walt Stephens Road, Jonesboro, GA 30236. Partnership opportunities are available. Register  here: https://raceroster.com/events/2022/63271/2022-lake-spivey-road-race  #Claytonconnected

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Exhibition – Perspectives on the world, architecture & humanity – KEH PHOTOGRAPHY

Join Arts Clayton for Perspectives on the world, architecture & humanity exhibition, KEH PHOTOGRAPHY.  Opening reception, Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.  This exhibition is in conjunction with "Atlanta Celebrates Photography". The Exhibition will be on display from September 30th through October 28th. There will be a talk with the artist on Saturday October 1, 2022 at 11 a.m. Arts Clayton Gallery, 136 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA  30236. #Claytonconnected

Commissioner Felicia Franklin Community Town Hall Meeting

Join Commissioner Felicia Franklin for the next District 3 Community Meeting on Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in-person at South Clayton Recreation Center, 1837 McDonough Rd., Hampton, GA 30228, or via Zoom. To attend via Zoom, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9bkrtL1JQxqQOVUHFN6WtA ​#Claytonconnected

Spivey Hall Concert – Eruopa Galante & Fabio Biondi

Spivey Hall announces a concert featuring Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi, violin. “The searching and virtuosic Italian violinist Fabio Biondi and his excellent period ensemble, Europa Galante” (The New York Times) enthrall audiences with exhilarating playing that is “inviting, energetic, tightly cohesive, and transparent in texture” (Los Angeles Times). Gramophone boldly proclaims them to be “the world’s best.” Concert will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., 2000 Clayton State Blvd, Morrow, GA  30260.  For more information visit: http://www.spiveyhall.org/

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Exhibition – Perspectives on the world, architecture & humanity – KEH PHOTOGRAPHY

Join Arts Clayton for Perspectives on the world, architecture & humanity exhibition, KEH PHOTOGRAPHY.  Opening reception, Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.  This exhibition is in conjunction with "Atlanta Celebrates Photography". The Exhibition will be on display from September 30th through October 28th. There will be a talk with the artist on Saturday October 1, 2022 at 11 a.m. Arts Clayton Gallery, 136 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA  30236. #Claytonconnected