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January 8, 2015 | johnscreekherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 19, No. 2
City apps keeping residents informed JC Now! app ‘pushing’ timely information through smartphones By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – City residents can now download new apps that will allow them to instantly receive emergency bulletins from the city or report situations for Public Works to “fix” right away. “It’s a way for the city to be proactive and interactive with its citizens using the latest technology,” said Senior Communications Manager Rosemary Taylor. “We, along
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The Gladiators have numerous offensive threats including Meredith Hobbs (15) and Courtney Poole (31).
Johns Creek girls aiming for two firsts Winning record, state playoffs are goals By MIKE BLUM news@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek girls’ basketball team came into the 2014-15 season with realistic hopes of doing two things none of the school’s previous five teams have done – finish the season with a winning record and a berth in the state tournament. The Gladiators have the
talent to accomplish both goals, with the team’s biggest obstacle the region in which it competes. Region 6-AAAAAA includes two of the state’s top teams – South Forsyth (11-1) and North Forsyth (11-0) – and three other teams (West Forsyth, Chattahoochee and Centennial) are a combined 22-7, with most of the seven losses against North, South or each
other. Overall, the 10 region teams are 30-8 against outside opponents, Going into the Westminster holiday tournament, which begins Saturday, Johns Creek was 6-5, 3-4 in region play. The Gladiators began the season with four straight wins and were 5-1 before suffering four consecutive losses to four of the top five teams in the region standings. Johns Creek snapped the
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Download the apps To get JC Now! and the Fix It apps free, go the Apple App Store or Google Play. with the city of Decatur, are the only cities that have a service like this.” Johns Creek Now! is the first smartphone application
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Portion of Parsons closing for 9 months JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Parsons Road – from Hampstead Way to Stonegrove Overlook – in Johns Creek will be closed starting Jan. 5 for up to nine months while crews replace the aging Parsons Road bridge over Johns Creek. The bridge is about .9 miles west of Medlock Bridge Road and Ga. 141. “We know this will be a big inconvenience for many people, but the bridge has to be replaced for safety,” said Public Works Director Tom Black. “It is 50 years old and is in its last years of functionality. We will work as hard and as diligently as we can to finish the project at the earliest possible time. Closing both lanes at the same time should help speed completion of the project.” Residents and commuters should consider alternative routes, such as Abbotts Bridge Road. Fulton County Schools and emergency agencies have been alerted and have planned for the closure. The replacement bridge will be wider and will include a 10-foot-wide trail on one side and a 5-foot-wide sidewalk on the other side. The existing bridge has no room for pedestrians or bicyclists.