Residents urged to weigh in on transit plans

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the critical importance for people working essential jobs and getting to essential services to have safe, convenient and affordable transportation options. Yet cuts to transit service mean options are even more limited than before the pandemic.

More and more Atlantans are turning to biking and walking to get where they need to go, according to a news release from the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition.

The organization is urging residents to call on the city of Atlanta to fully fund and rapidly build planned projects with community support and to prioritize first- and last-mile connections for those who continue to rely on transit, especially front line and essential workers. Organizers added Atlanta’s recent adoption of Vision Zero shows the city is committed to getting to the goal of zero traffic deaths.

Learn more about the city’s priorities by attending the Live Public Hearing & Virtual Town Hall Meeting 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. Access more information here.

Kelly Schalliol, the Cherokee Innovation Zone’s Counselor of the Year, was named Cherokee County School District 2020 Counselor of the Year.

Bascomb Elementary School fifth grader Heidi Boudreaux won Best in Class for Sociology/ Social Psychology at the State Social Studies Fair.

Matthew Pinder of Peachtree Corners, David Joseph Dillard of Atlanta, Cole Mannion of Duluth and Stephanie McCrary of Decatur graduated from The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.

Jacqueline Snezek of Suwanee graduated from the University of Findlay.

Tyra Timm of Woodstock graduated from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.

Nathaniel Stinson Jr. of Jonesboro, Kevin Norton of Marietta, Tyler Adams of Woodstock, Justice Smith of Acworth, Jake Tuchmann of Kennesaw, Chad Walters of Marietta, Douglas Sherer of Watkinsville and Saylor White of Catersville graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.

Alexander Reese of Marietta graduated from Trine University at the end of the spring 2020 semester.