Atlanta-based Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, will hold its annual conference June 18-20. Known as Service Unites, the conference will bring together more than 2,500 nonprofit, government, business and civic leaders to exchange knowledge, resources and connections needed to solve society’s greatest challenges. The conference will take place at the Omni Hotel in downtown Atlanta. It will include special events at a number of venues such as the historic Fox Theatre, the Center for Civil and Human Rights and the World of Coca-Cola. More than 100 workshops will focus on topics related to building

Recently Macon was featured at the No. 2 spot on a list of America’s best music cities (not named Nashville) by Fodor’s Travel. The story about Macon mentioned hometown music heroes Little Richard, Otis Redding and the Allman Brothers Band as well as music-related spots around town such as the Big House Museum, which houses all things Allman; Grant’s Lounge, where the Allmans, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Wet Willie played; and Hargray Capitol Theatre, a restored 1916 venue for music and movies. Rock Candy Tours, a tour company that showcases the city’s rich musical heritage, was also mentioned. Photo of the

Who do you think is the state’s most effective lawyer? Now through Friday, July 13, 2018, you can tell us. Georgia Trend magazine’s annual Legal Elite listing will highlight the state’s most effective lawyers in 16 different practice areas. The list of the state’s Legal Elite, as chosen by their peers, will appear in the December 2018 issue. Any attorney who lives and works in Georgia and is a member of the Georgia bar is eligible to nominate a peer. You cannot nominate yourself, but you can nominate attorneys in your own firm, as long as you put forward an equal or greater number of

Hopefully by now you know leisurely strolling through the paths and bridges of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens is an Atlanta tradition for a Sunday afternoon. Their paths always have something to welcome you. In their newly unveiled Imaginary Worlds; Once Upon a Time you can still see a couple of the old favorites and spend some time finding some new favorites! Photo Credits: Carol Kilgore & Nancy Scarbrough

Douglas County College and Career Institute (CCI) students recently won the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” anti-opioid video contest sponsored by the Georgia State Attorney General’s office. The contest, which launched in February, challenged Georgia high school and college students to make public service videos and audio clips that highlight the dangers, risks and consequences of opioid abuse. According to state Attorney General Chris Carr, who announced the winners, four Georgians per day died of opioid-related overdoses last year. The winning 30-second video was created by Chancellor Newsome, MaKayla Tappin, Casson Thompson and Jace Swafford with guidance from CCI instructor