Rockdale County

[Car Tag & Licence] [Chamber of Commerce] [Education] [Emergency Numbers] [Libraries] [Medical Services] [Newspapers] [Post Offices] [Recreation] [Utilities] [Voter Registration]

Car Tag & License

License Tag Location
969 Pine St.
Conyers, GA 30012
770-929-4152
M,T,T,F 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wed. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Driver’s License Location
State Highway Patrol
2148 Iris Drive
Conyers, GA 30094
770-388-5015
Tues.–Sat., 9 a.m.–5 p.m
Georgia Dept. of Motor Vehicle Safety
2206 East View Pkwy.
Conyers, GA 30013
678-413-8650 or 678-413-8400 404-657-9300
http://www.dmvs.ga.gov/
Mon–Fri 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Handles drivers' license reinstatements.
 

 

Chamber of Commerce

Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce
770-483-7049

 

Public Education

Board of Education
770-483-4713
School and bus assignment information
770-860-4250
By law children must be 5 years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and 6 years old on or before September 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032. The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, visit the Georgia Student Finance Commission at http://www.gsfc.org/. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at:
Georgia Student
Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Pl.
Tucker, Georgia 30084
770-724-9000
Elementary schools 10
Middle schools 3
High schools 3
Alternative 1
Pupil/teacher ratio average 16:1
Per-pupil expenditures $7,648
 
Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.) Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores

 

Verbal
Math
Rockdale Co.
509
510
Georgia
493
491
National
501
510

 

Rockdale
County
Georgia
3rd Grade
Reading
64%
54%
Math
70%
62%
8th Grade
Reading
54%
49%
Math
66%
57%
Language
66%
62%
Social Studies
60%
54%
Science
60%
56%
 
1998 Georgia Public Schools of Excellence Salem High School

 

Private Schools

Admission requirements, testing and tuition vary with each school. Check with the school of your choice for further details.
Conyers Christian Academy
2124 Boar Tusk Road
Conyers, GA 30012
770-483-9454
Enrollment: 60
Grades: K4–12th
Philadelphia Christian
2360 Old Covington Highway
Conyers, GA 30012
770-483-7789
Enrollment: 360
Grades: K4–12th

 

Special Schools

For specific information see Fulton and DeKalb Special Schools listings.

 

Colleges and Universities

Christian Life School of Theology & Seminary
42712 Hwy. 212
Covington, GA 30016
770-784-8189
Enrollment: 50
Degrees: Undergrad and Graduate degrees. School of ministry.

 

Emergency Numbers

Poison Control
1-800-282-5846
404-616-9000
(outside Conyers) 770-483-4200

 

Libraries

Nancy Guinn Library
864 Green Street
Conyers, GA 30012
770-388-5040

 

Medical Services

Physician Referral Program
770-922-CARE
Rockdale Hospital*
1412 Milstead Avenue
Conyers, GA 30012
770-918-3000
24-hr. emergency room
Rockdale Mental Health/ Mental Retardation Services*
977A Taylor St.
Conyers, GA 30012
770-918-6677 daytime
 
*denotes emergency services

 

Newspapers

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Daily
404-522-4141
The Rockdale Citizen
Daily
770-483-7108
The Rockdale Neighbor
Weekly
770-922-8300
 

 

Post Offices

Conyers Main Post Office 30208, 30012
1705 Highway 138 E
770-922-6515
Olde Towne Station 30207
1007 Green Street
770-922-2902

 

Recreation

Rockdale Parks &
Recreation Department
770-785-5922
There are 10 parks in the county with softball, tennis and swimming. The county’s largest public celebration is the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
Panola Mt. State Conservation Park
Located on a granite mountain in south Rockdale, the Smyrna Campground, where old fashion camp meetings have been held since before the Civil War, and Black Shoals Reservoir, a County-owned 650-acre water supply and recreation lake in the northern part of the County. It also is home to the city of Conyers Georgia International Horse Park, site of the 1996 Olympic Equestrian events.

 

Utilities

Cable

Electricity

AT&T Broadband
770-559-2000
Georgia Power Company
888-660-5890
Connection charge: $18
Deposit: based on credit
http://www.southernco.com/

Gas

Snapping Shoals
14750 Brown Bridge Road
Covington, GA 30209
770-786-3484
Deposit: $200 based on credit
Establishment fee: $40
Membership fee: $10
For information on establishing your gas connection and the deregulation of the natural gas market in Georgia with a listing of the residential gas providers, see the opening of these county listings.

Garbage

Walton EMC
3645 Lenora Church Road
Snellville, GA 30078
770-972-2917
Establishment fee: $20 nonrefundable
Membership fee: $5 refundable
Deposit: $150 based on credit
770-483-4411
The City of Conyers offers a collection service to residents of the city and this charge is added on to your water bill.
All South Robertson
500 Industrial Boulevard
McDonough, GA 30253
678-432-1670

Telephone

BellSouth Telephone
770-780-2355
1-800-356-3094
Deposit: based on credit rating
Browning Ferris Industries
3045 Bankhead Highway NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-792-2660

Water and Sewer

Rockdale County Water Department
958 Millstead Ave.
Conyers, GA 30012
770-918-6512
Deposit: homeowners, none

 

Voter Registration

Voter Registration
1329 Portman Dr., Suite H
Conyers, GA 30094
770-785-5947