Stone Mountain Democratic State Rep. Billy Mitchell, chairman of the Georgia Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council, on Friday served as the master of ceremonies that drew more than 150 people to the state Capitol for an event honoring the former civil rights leader birthday. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder
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