Community residents splash about and enjoy the Murphey Candler Park pool on June 9. The park was named after Georgia State Senator Charles Murphey Candler, was established in 1950, and dedicated in 1954.
Kyndra Leaphart, 7, does take a leap into the Murphey Candler pool, while her cousin Kiara McCoy, 9, awaits her turn during a day out on June 6. The city of Brookhaven took control over managing the Lynwood, Briarwood and Murphey Candler pools from DeKalb County this year.