Category: Events

Clarkston Farmers Market serves local neighborhood through the summer with stands for craft and produce vendors The season for fresh food is here. The Clarkston area is flush with fresh food growers and experienced farmers, and for the second year, this community will have a place to gather and share local produce. Starting this week,…

For young people to successfully pursue higher education, they need support. Whether it is financial support, social support, or a mentor to encourage them, help for our aspiring youth may mean the difference between receiving a college degree, or never getting the chance. Zunera Mirza, who had attended a Community Transformation Course as an Emory…

Students, family and supporters of the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf in Clarkston will gather on April 27th for a 5k run/walk called the PIP-Pah Success Walk. The 5k will run start at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf campus on Indian Creek Road and end at Milam Park in Clarkston. There, local…

The lights were dim, a projection screen was hung from the high ceiling, and guests were purchasing popcorn and settling into their seats. As the beginning of the movie “Madagascar 3” approached, Miss Wanda B noticed more and more people filling the rows of seats arranged center of the room. The gymnasium at the K.D.…

The fence which lies on the border of Clarkston Public Library and Clarkston Community Center property had fallen into disrepair. It had collapsed and was easily scaled by vandals, who broke into the field, found the community gardens there, tore out a young crop of carrots and left them uneaten on the ground. Susan Rawlins,…

Christina Gagne never imagined the effect that hosting a friendly outdoor kickball tournament could have. She said the simple act of playing together resulted in her customers bonding with each other and strengthening their sense of community. “Can you believe that a game of kickball can turn people sitting on opposite sides of the room…