BROOKHAVEN, Ga. -- The City of Brookhaven will hold an Open House on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. This gathering will focus on the City’s building, permitting, inspection and business license efforts. Staff from the community development and finance departments will be on hand to answer any questions.

Brookhaven City Hall is located at 200 Ashford Center North, Dunwoody, GA 30338. Participants are invited on a tour of City Hall offices afterward.

On January 24th, the City will host a Town Hall meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Marist School, located at 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road Northeast. The event will introduce the Mayor and City Council and the City’s department heads. They will provide departmental updates and processes, present updates on the City’s ordinances, future plans, and will also provide time for residents to ask questions of the Mayor, Council and staff.

ATLANTA -- Georgia's Student Advisory Council is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year.

The Student Advisory Council reports to State School Superintendent Dr. John Barge to discuss how decisions made at the state level affect students throughout Georgia, according to Georgia Department of Education spokesman Matt Cardoza.

The council will meet twice during the school year -- Wednesday, Nov. 7 and Wednesday, Mar. 6. Applicants must be available to meet on both days.

All Georgia students in grades 9-12 are encouraged to apply.

"I am looking forward to getting to know a new group of student advisors and discuss how our policies affect them on a daily basis," Barge said in a statement. "We want to make education work for all Georgia's students and hearing directly from them is the best way to ensure that happens."