Your Monday Roundup for March 20, 2023
Election Day is this Tuesday, March 21 in Clayton County—and just about everyone we’ve spoken with, wherever they fall on the political spectrum, has said, “I can’t wait for this election to be over.” It’s been a contentious special election season, with gaping divides in the race to choose former sheriff Victor Hill’s replacement and…
Ban on trans kids’ medical care passes GA House
SB140 back in GA Senate Monday, March 20 Parents and supporters of transgender children expressed devastation at the Gold Dome on Thursday after the Georgia House voted to pass an amended version of Senate Bill 140, which would ban both surgical and hormonal treatment for minors diagnosed with gender dysphoria and criminalize doctors who treat…
MATTIE’S CALL: Kamari Gibbons, 14
The Clayton County Police Department has issued a Mattie’s Call for Kamari Gibbons, 14, who went missing in Morrow Wednesday evening. According to a press release from CCPD, police responded to the 7100 block of Southlake Parkway, where they learned that Gibbons “packed her belongings and left her residence on foot on March 13, 2023…
FEMA flood insurance discounts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has published its ratings for local communities, which determine how much of a discount those communities will get on flood insurance. Lake City and Morrow will present detailed information about their ratings at this week’s council meetings. These rates are effective as of April 1. We made a chart for…
Your Monday Roundup for March 13, 2023
Tuesday is the day that former sheriff Victor Hill will learn his fate when he appears before Judge Eleanor Ross in the U.S. Northern District of Georgia, where he will be sentenced on six counts of violating the civil rights of pretrial detainees under color of law. Hill has been scrambling to ensure his regime…
Your Monday Roundup for March 6, 2023
It’s a busy week, between Crossover Day at the Capitol, early voting and more candidate forums leading up to the March 21 special primary election, and the Clayton County Board of Commissioners meeting. More updates coming. Here’s what’s up: MONDAY, MARCH 6 TUESDAY, MARCH 7 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 THURSDAY, MARCH 9 FRIDAY, MARCH 10 Send…
NAACP hosts candidate forum Sunday, March 5
The NAACP Clayton County Branch is holding a candidate forum today, Sunday, March 5 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Forest Park Recreation Center, 803 Forest Parkway. NAACP Clayton County Branch members will pose prepared questions to the candidates for Clayton County Sheriff, Georgia House District 75, Jonesboro mayor, and Jonesboro City Council.…
