The Cost of Holding a System Together There are leaders who arrive when momentum already exists. And then there are leaders who remain when momentum disappears — when staying costs more than…
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Lovejoy Mayor Marci Fluellin bristles when the word “politician” is thrown at her. “From day one I have told people I am not a politician, I am a public servant,” she said…
A Life in Teaching, Dr. Jessie Goree has Influenced Thousands of People in Her Five Decades of Education As with many of those who chose to become an educator, Doctor Jessie Goree…
Thinker did not set out to build a following. What formed instead was a community—thoughtful, questioning, and unwilling to surrender its agency. Thinker: In the Name of Community traces the personal cost, intellectual rigor, and lived experience behind a voice that invites people to trust their own minds again.
Barbara Casey Lane’s love for Clayton County—and for her business, Low Temp Industries (LTI)—runs deep. It is a devotion shaped by four generations of the Casey family’s involvement in both the company…
For many people, international business conjures images of glass towers in New York or container ships moving through coastal ports. Yet one of the world’s most influential brands in home and bathroom…
When people hear the title “Solicitor General,” they often imagine courtrooms, citations, and legal codes. What they rarely see is the human work behind local justice: correcting records that block employment, listening…
Clayton County, Georgia—often recognized today for its diversity, role as a transportation hub, and proximity to Atlanta—sits on land shaped by centuries of conflict, struggle, and resilience. Beneath the highways, subdivisions, and…
Before the Grammy nominations and chart-topping hits, Latto (Alyssa Michelle Stephens) walked the halls of Lovejoy High School. This is how a Southern hip-hop voice became a global force—without losing her roots.…
A Stunning Collaborative Artwork Now on Display at Bobby Cartwright Park LOVEJOY, GA — June 19, 2025 Residents of Lovejoy, Georgia gathered this morning for the unveiling of Nature’s Revival, a stunning…
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” — Anaïs Nin To evolve is to grow, transform,…
A Vision for Inclusion: Opening the Museum to All of Atlanta When Randall Suffolk became director of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta seven years ago, he set out with a…