Celebration of Life for James E. Ferguson is at noon Thursday, Aug. 7, at The Park Church, 6029 Beatties Ford Rd. visitation at 11; service at noon. Livestream here. Free after-gathering called "Closing Arguments" at 4 p.m. at Club Nile, 5741N. Graham St. at Sugar Creek Road. Upcoming ... Continue Reading →

MeckEd,  the education advocacy nonprofit that dates from a 1991 merger of four nonprofits, announced that it would cease operations Aug. 31. Its website has been removed from the Internet. More from WFAE here. Rosie O'Rear invited all to join the Guardrails, a local group associated with ... Continue Reading →

Carlenia Ivory-Cantey announced that, with schools opening Monday, 100,000 of 141,000 CMS students are not yet signed into a new database called Infinite Campus. "It's not that they cannot go to school, but it will be chaotic" if they are not registered in advance. Begin here. Michelle Moore ... Continue Reading →

Early Voting locations are listed in this Black Political Caucus handout, which includes the group's endorsements in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary. Applications are due Sept. 15 for Blumenthal Emerging Leaders program open to high school juniors and seniors, with a focus on those interested in ... Continue Reading →