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Ga. 400 chase ensues after armed robbery

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Three suspects in an armed robbery led police in a car chase along Ga. 400 Feb. 5.

At 9:15 p.m., deputies responded to an armed robbery call at the Shell Station, 4740 Jot Em Down Road. A lookout was posted, and deputies were able to spot the sedan traveling southbound on Ga. 400.

A traffic stop was attempted, but the vehicle fled. After spike strips were deployed, the car came to a stop on the highway near Majors Road.

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Abducted Texas child found safe in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police said that they found an abducted child and reunited her with her mother after arresting the kidnapper.

On Feb. 8, around 5 p.m., Alpharetta police were contacted by DeKalb County police, who said they had received a tip that a wanted person from Texas was in the area.

The man, Nathaniel James of Tulsa, Okla., was wanted for kidnapping his daughter. Police said he was driving a stolen car from Maryland and was staying in an Alpharetta hotel.

Officers located the car parked behind the Hyatt Place Hotel on Windward Parkway. James was taken into custody without incident and transported to Fulton County Jail for extradition.

The child, police said, was “unharmed” and brought to headquarters.

The Division of Family and Child Services met with the child and worked with police to reunite the child with her mother.

Three males ran from the car, and Jawanteye Turner, 17, was apprehended quickly by a deputy and his K9. The other two suspects ran into the woods and are still at large.

Both suspects are described as black males approximately 5’6” or 5’7” wearing gray sweatshirts and jeans. Photos can be found at facebook.com/ForsythCountySO. Any information can be forwarded to Detective Greg Cannon at 770-781-2222 ext. 3337 or GMCannon@forsythco.com.

Detectives from the Major Crimes Unit are continuing the investigation and additional arrests are expected.

The suspects are believed to have fled the Forsyth County area.

Two officers drove to Memphis, Tenn., where they met the mother, who was traveling from Tulsa, Okla. The two were reunited without incident, police said.

Woman loses wallet while grocery shopping JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A woman reported Jan. 31 that her wallet had been stolen while she was shopping at the Kroger on Holcomb Bridge Road.

The woman was in the cosmetics sections of the store when the female suspect began questioning her about which pregnancy test she would recommend. While the woman was distracted, a second suspect, a male, removed the woman’s wallet from her purse and walked away.

The entire incident was “clearly” shown on camera, police said.

The female subject was described as between 20-30 years old, 5’4”, wearing a jacket and possibly a wig with the hair pulled back. The male suspect appeared white, “dressed nicely,” with a winter hat, scarf, and black and gray striped sweater.

Man taken for $1,900 after losing credit card JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man contacted police Jan. 29 after he left his

credit card in a store and later received alerts of fraudulent transactions.

The man had visited an Office Depot on Jan. 26, where he said that he accidentally left his credit card while checking out.

A few days later, the man received alerts that someone had used his card to make a $1,500 purchase on Amazon, a $200 purchase at Publix and a $200 purchase at Target. There were also three or four attempts to use the card at a local Whole Foods.

The man contacted Amazon, who told him that a woman in Duluth had made the purchase. When he contacted Office Depot, the man confirmed that the store had an employee working there under the name Amazon supplied.

Woman loses $58K over ‘lottery’ scam JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A woman who believed she had won the lottery soon realized that she had been scammed after she sent over $58,000 to an unknown group.

The woman told police Feb. 1 that she had received an instant message from someone who appeared to be an old friend from out of state. The message stated that her friend had won a

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ARMD can occur in two distinct forms. About 90% of individuals with ARMD have the dry form with the presence of drusen and loss of their normal retinal pigment. The other 10% develop the wet form with the growth of new blood vessels, known as neovascularization, under the retina. In the wet or neovascular form, these blood vessels can leak fluid or bleed underneath retina.

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Transit plan has some mayors scratching their heads Officials back away from sales tax funding

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Area mayors are sifting through a flurry of confusion this week after news reports suggested Fulton County is pushing for an additional half-cent sales tax to fund expanded transit.

The news reports riled some mayors. The mayor of Johns Creek suggested proponents of the transit plan are trying to hornswoggle residents into buying something they may not need.

All the fuss stems from a Jan. 29 meeting in which Fulton County officials and county mayors assembled to weigh options for future expansion of public transit service. Not all the county’s mayors were present at the meeting, but most cities had representatives in attendance.

Press reports and word of mouth suggested the diverse group unanimously adopted a $4.9 billion plan that would be funded through a half-cent sales tax over 40 years. The plan calls for adding bus rapid transit along major corridors and heavily traveled arteries in Fulton County.

Fulton County Commissioner Chairman Robb Pitts was cited in one press account as saying the next step is to ask state lawmakers for a bill to allow the county to raise sales taxes.

But, since last week, everyone has backed off that idea.

Fulton County residents already pay a penny sales tax to fund MARTA. That 1 percent tax has been in effect for more than 40 years.

DeKalb and Clayton County also pay the tax, but Gwinnett and Cobb do not.

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District 1 County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, who represents a large portion of North Fulton, said the only result from the Jan. 29 meeting was agreement on which type of public transit would be most suitable for expansion. There was nothing in the polling, she said, that authorized the county to seek an additional sales tax.

The group considered four options developed over the past year through a series of public meetings and traffic studies. Each option varied in price and scope and included funding considerations that included a local sales tax.

Hausmann said there was unanimous consent among those cities at the meeting to go with a proposal that would add bus rapid transit service along Ga. 400 and Holcomb Bridge Road, and add arterial rapid transit along Old Milton Parkway, Medlock Bridge Road and Roswell Road. The price tag, which also includes transit routes in South Fulton, is $4.9 billion – or, if funded locally, a half-cent sales tax for 40 years.

Hausmann said she has no appetite to propose an additional sales tax for transit until North Fulton residents know what they’re getting for the penny sales tax they’re already paying.

“The county has requested from MARTA that they figure out how to fund bus rapid transit service out of the current penny up Ga. 400,” she said.

“We’re waiting on that answer.”

Hausmann also said the state has also shown an interest in funding metro transit for the first time.

“The state is interested in finally supporting transit,” she said. “They haven’t really ever supported transit in Georgia.”

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Fulton County transit plan Here’s a brief outline of the scenario agreed to by Fulton County mayors at the Jan. 29 meeting with county officials. One funding suggestion for the $4.9 billion plan would be a half-cent sales tax over 40 years. Mayors, however, have not endorsed the sales tax as a funding source.

• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Ga. 400 to Old Milton; Holcomb Bridge Road; Ga. 29; South Fulton Parkway to Ga. 92 • Arterial Rapid Transit (ART): Roswell Road; Old Milton Parkway; Ga. 141; Fulton Industrial Boulevard; Camp Creek Parkway

Mayors: Bus makes the most sense Most of the mayors who attended the Jan. 29 meeting agreed that they found the bus rapid transit and arterial rapid transit the soundest of the four options. Heavy rail was out of the question, they said, because it would take a minimum of 10 years to complete, and workforce telecommuting, not to mention automobile technology, may make rail obsolete.

Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood said of all the plans presented, the half-penny option makes the most sense. He said the mayors were voting on the plan that made the most sense, not on the funding source.

In looking at the various proposals, he said he told the group that the half-penny option appears to deliver the most “bang for your buck.”

Roswell Mayor Lori Henry agreed, adding she was startled by the reports suggesting the mayors were pushing a sales tax.

Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said the only consensus reached was around technology, not funding.

“There was a consensus around a technology – BRT and ART. I think everybody felt that was the most cost effective,” he said.

It only makes sense, he said that running transit along Ga. 400 would give local governments the option to couple it with the state’s proposal to add managed lanes to the highway.

That would save enormous amounts of money in terms of right of way acquisition.

There would be costs, however, in adding stations to ensure passengers had a safe route to and from the buses.

As far as initiating a campaign for an additional sales tax, Paul said: “I didn’t have that sense.” Planners did exactly what they were asked to do: provide options for transit and provide options for paying for it, he said.

Representatives from Alpharetta were not in attendance at the meeting because of a conflict with their annual planning retreat. They are meeting this week with Fulton County officials to iron out exactly what transpired and where the proposal stands.

Johns Creek mayor not on board But Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said he already doesn’t like what he sees.

The mayor was not at the meeting but had the city represented by its city manager.

Bodker said he disagreed from the Bodker beginning with the conclusion that Fulton County needed to map out a transit plan.

“To study only Fulton County isn’t studying how transit can solve our problems in Metro Atlanta,” he said, because commuters traverse the entire region.

“Without partnerships with the major metro counties, you really can never get there, so if you’re going to build a plan, it would have to be all the way around,” he said.

Not only that, but Bodker said he could read the tea leaves and fully expected some overtures for action this legislative session.

The whole process is wrong, he said, because it has money chasing a solution and not a solution chasing money.

“If there was a legitimate and thoughtful business case that clearly demonstrated that if you invest X, you will get Y in return in the form of traffic relief… whatever that’s going to cost, people would be willing to fund if they find it valuable enough,” he said. ”Instead, we’re saying, ‘hey let’s build this transit and they will come.’ That’s not really the proper way to go about this.”

Bodker said no one has demonstrated additional transit will be used.

“The only way that solution gets justified is with an increase in density in the local areas,” he said. “The only thing that makes it work is the thing those communities don’t want.”

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Milton discusses waiver of conflict for city attorney Attorney Ken Jarrard cleared to represent Milton, Forsyth County on potential agreement

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MILTON, Ga. — City attorney Ken Jarrard could represent Milton and Forsyth County if the two parties decide to amend an intergovernmental agreement related to sewer service.

A potential conflict of interest for Jarrard arose when a developer requested a sewer service extension from Forsyth County into the Manor in Milton at the Jan. 29 City Council meeting. Jarrard, who also serves as Forsyth County Attorney, recused himself from discussions.

The potential agreement, which would require an amendment to the current arrangement, presented the council with a bevy of legal questions.

With Jarrard recused, the issue was deferred to a later meeting.

On Feb. 5, the council discussed granting Jarrard a waiver of conflict that will allow him to represent both governments in future discussions.

The document “waive[s] any apparent, actual or potential conflict of interest arising from or attributable to Jarrard & Davis, LLP’s simultaneous representation” of Forsyth County and Milton on the potential sewer service extension into the Manor.

If approved, the contract would not be the first granted to Jarrard by the city. Last September, the city accepted a waiver of conflict for Jarrard’s representation on a law enforcement mutual aid agreement between Milton and Forsyth County. Jarrard said there were other prior agreements.

Jarrard is quick to suggest such waivers because “they need to be out in the open and in the public record,” he said.

Transit: Continued from Page 4 plan, he said, is the development community.

“Once they recognize that once we identify those transit lines, you have given me a definition of where to develop,” Bodker said. “You’ve telegraphed where I should invest my development dollars.”

Other groups, such as current

If I felt that I could not represent both parties neutrally, impartially and unbiased, I would not seek this waiver.”

Ken Jarrard City of Milton’s attorney “If I felt that I could not represent both parties neutrally, impartially and unbiased, I would not seek this waiver,” Jarrard said.

When the document was presented before the City Council at the Feb. 5 council meeting, Mayor Joe Lockwood said, “I don’t have any doubt Ken (Jarrard) can guide us based on the questions we are going to ask and based on Milton and out sewer policy.”

The council will still need to vote on the measure. Their next scheduled meeting is Feb. 21.

The waiver stems from a developer Carson Development’s request to extend Forsyth County sewer processing into undeveloped lots in the Manor subdivision. With the request, the city had obtained outside legal counsel, but the letter from attorney Richard Carothers addressed the feasibility of such an arrangement and not many of the concerns the council discussed at the Jan. 29 meeting.

Jarrard said the issue is “Miltondriven” and has not been presented before the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. transit users and local officials who see transit as a solution to congestion, may be well intentioned, he said, but they should be given more proof that the money will deliver a result. He also said it would be foolish to commit to a 40-year tax on a plan that may not be relevant in 10 years.

“I’m not saying transit doesn’t play a very important role, but we need to create flexibility to be able to react to some expected changing conditions that may rip the foundation out of the whole thing,” he said.

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Help only goes so far for the homeless Help only goes so far for the homeless Kathleen Sturgeon Last week, I wrote about one of the saddest stories I’ve encountered while being a jourKathleen Sturgeon nalist.

I met Guillermo, Editor kathleen@appenmediagroup.com or William, Ammon during the annual Point in Time Homeless Count mandated by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and is organized locally by North Fulton Community Charities.

Guillermo was one of three homeless men the group I tagged along with found that cold January night outside of the Shell gas station off Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell.

He told us his story in-depth and didn’t spare any details about being hit by a car, living in a tent during the ice storm and ultimately hitting his head on a rock after falling.

But the part that stood out to me the most was when he told us he begged to go to jail just to be able to live a few more days.

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When we left the trio, I felt like maybe we had helped them just a little by giving them some resources and supplies.

Of course, I was thinking like this from the perspective of someone who went home that night in my warm car with a full tank of gas and fell asleep a short time later in my comfortable bed under multiple blankets.

I’ve never had to live a day in my life wondering where my next meal will come from, if we’ll be evicted out of our house or if I’ll be able to survive if I get fired from my job.

But Guillermo knows that reality far too well.

So when my coworker who covers the police beat in North Fulton came across a report this week about a man who was panhandling and who “begged to go to jail because he’s homeless,” my heart sank. It was Guillermo.

I read the report about Guillermo just a little over a week after the count standing on the Ga. 400 exit ramp for Holcomb Bridge Road. He was holding a cardboard sign soliciting for money or help.

According to the report, the officer had made contact with him two weeks prior in the same location doing the same thing. On that date, Guillermo requested to go to jail saying he was cold and tired of being homeless. He was warned to not panhandle on the exit ramp anymore.

Then two weeks later they found him again and he once again requested to go to jail. The officer said they could take him to jail for violating the city’s panhandling ordinance, but it wouldn’t be the Roswell Jail, but instead the Fulton County Jail. Guillermo said he didn’t want to go there. Instead, the officer took him to a hospital for treatment for alcoholism and the officers ultimately decided it was the best decision to not charge him but to transport him voluntarily to the hospital.

In a way, I feel like we failed Guillermo. We are failing to protect our most vulnerable. We failed Guillermo.

Nonprofits, volunteers and programs like the count can only go so far, I get that.

It’s time we stop burying our heads in the sand and acting like this isn’t something that can happen in “our community.”

But to see just a week later the same man out on the streets looking for help? It’s disheartening.

While doing research for the report, I was told by various people one of the biggest issues is that the people looking to help don’t talk to each other or don’t want it “in their backyard.”

Well, folks, homelessness is here and alive.

It’s time we stop burying our heads in the sand and acting like this isn’t something that can happen in “our community.”

Because homelessness already here.

It’s your neighbor, it’s your child’s best friend at school and it’s Guillermo. And if we can’t help someone who is standing right in front of us, how will we ever fix this?

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Kemp: Future of state voting machines unclear

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Despite surging criticisms of the state’s voting system, Secretary of State Brian Kemp said the machines are safe and secure. But that doesn’t mean he is opposed to an overhaul.

Kemp, who is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, addressed a packed room at Tech Alpharetta Feb. 6 to discuss the future of ballot technology in Georgia.

Georgia currently uses 16-yearold voting machines with touchscreen technology.

Even though the equipment is old, it’s still working well, Kemp said. After each election, officials test each of the machines, and the equipment failure rate is still under 1 percent.

“I have complete confidence that it will continue to hold up,” Kemp said.

“Just because it’s old doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.”

Because they have held up so well, Kemp said he hasn’t felt “comfortable” testing a new pilot system until the past year.

The last few years have been record

breaking for Georgia elections, with record numbers and percentages of votes cast. Currently, over 6.5 million people have registered to vote, compared to the 5.7 million registered voters in 2010 when Kemp first took Kemp office.

In the past three years alone, the number of 18-year-olds registering to vote has more than doubled, Kemp said.

Even special elections, which have notoriously low turnout rates, have seen unprecedented numbers, he added. Last year’s 6th Congressional District race between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff, for example, saw over 260,000 votes cast.

This growing swell of voter activity has brought increased scrutiny to Georgia’s current voting system.

“The system is secure,” Kemp said.

“We haven’t been hacked. We didn’t have any issues during the presidential cycle … We’ve had some of the smoothest statewide elections in some of the most interesting times in elections.”

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The current voting equipment is not hooked up to the internet, and Kemp is confident in their security.

“It is a closed-loop system,” Kemp said. “You can hack it if you can get to it, but you can’t get to it. You would literally have to break into a government building.”

He added that people should be more worried about the integrity of the voter registration or election night reporting websites rather than the voting machines. Those systems, he said, are based on the internet.

Kemp added that he was “adamantly” opposed to federal intervention in what he called the state’s duty to run elections.

Still, his office has been discussing the future of Georgia’s equipment and options, whether they should get new machines or upgrade the current ones.

Recently, Kemp’s team has tried a new pilot program with the city of Conyers. With the new machines, a ballot is cast on a touch screen, printed out on paper and then scanned into a digital system. The paper ballots are then kept in a lock box in case of a recount.

It was very well received by users, Kemp said.

I have complete confidence that it will continue to hold up. Just because it’s old doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.”

Brian Kemp Secretary of State But paper ballots can have their own problems, Kemp added. All it takes is one person to throw out a bunch of them or grab a handful of ballots to fill out.

“I’ve never had an issue with new voting equipment,” Kemp said. “But that is a decision that is not made by the Secretary of State.”

Concerns include deploying the new machines, whether it should be all at once or in phases, and what to do with the old machines.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — One of Alpharetta’s staple restaurants, Mittie’s Cafe, is closing its doors for the final time at the end of the month.

“We’re closing this location down, because we haven’t reached good terms on the renewal for the lease with the landlord,” said Elizabeth Seago, owner of Mittie’s Cafe. “It’s an older building, and there were some issues with delayed maintenance.

It was a hard decision to leave this location, but it was the smartest choice for us.”

Fans of the restaurant’s signature lobster bisque, chicken salad and iced tea, however, will still be able to get their fix. Mittie’s Cafe will still live online as a catering company and will provide a “Monthly Mittie’s Fix” with menu favorites prepared each month for pick up or direct delivery.

And although it’s too early to say for sure, Seago and her team are considering eventually opening a new location down the line.

Mittie’s Cafe first opened 30 years ago in Historic Downtown Roswell and moved to Alpharetta in 2003. Seago has owned the business since May 2015.

“We’ve loved what we’ve done, and we will miss the community,” Seago said. “Over the years, we have been

We’re closing this location down, because we haven’t reached good terms on the renewal for the lease with the landlord.”

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privileged to be a part of your celebrations and daily activities. We have enjoyed following many of you through life events big and small, from bridal showers to baby showers, first tea party to 80th tea party. We will truly miss being a constant in your lives.”

The last day of service for Mittie’s Cafe, on 62 North Main St., will be Sunday, Feb. 25. They will hold a farewell party from 7-9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23, to celebrate the staff and community.

Customers can subscribe to their monthly newsletter for the latest updates at mittiesalpharetta.com, moments@mittiescafe.com or 770-7720850.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —March 7, 1965 has been immortalized in history as Bloody Sunday, when marchers attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Ala. to Montgomery in pursuit of civil rights.

But for Johns Creek resident John Suttles, it began as just another day for the 16-year-old.

“It was an ordinary Sunday,” he said. “We were going to make the day of the Sheriff Jim Clark and the troopers by letting them beat us up and put us in jail. We wanted to take the message [of voting rights] to the Alabama Governor George Wallace.”

That morning, Suttles, who is now 70, prepared to march along his fellow activists. The group stood outside of a church and prayed. They went through a training exercise that teaches one how to protect their head from the billy clubs, a short, thick stick often used by police officers. Then the “foot soldiers” set out.

“When we got to the top of the bridge, the air became thick and it became quiet and eerie,” Suttles said.

“There were about 600 of us. I was about 10 feet from (then Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee leader and current Congressman) John Lewis who was at the head of the line. I looked down and saw a sea of hundreds of troopers.”

When the group got down to the troopers, they were asked to disperse and go back to the church. Lewis said they would not retreat and instead would continue to Montgomery.

“They told us we couldn’t march so John Lewis said we would kneel and pray,” Suttles said. “Just as we started to kneel and pray, all hell broke loose.

They commenced the beating and throwing tear gas. They herded us like animals into a circle. When we were defenseless, they threw grenades of tear gas around us. We couldn’t run.”

Suttles remembers breathing in the gas but crouching down as far as he could because he was taught the lower a person gets, the chances of breathing easier were better. He could hear horses, women yelling and sticks beating the crowd for about 5 to 10 minutes.

“I couldn’t take it anymore,” Suttles said. “Just as I decided to run, I lifted my head and I got a big bump on my head. That’s all I remember of the whole incident. It knocked me out and I

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In 2015, John Suttles received a replica of the 50th anniversary medal bestowed to those who marched in Selma on Bloody Sunday in 1965.

was intoxicated with tear gas.”

When Suttles came to, he was being taken across the bridge and received treatment at the bottom from paramedics who eventually took him to the hospital.

The fight kept on and the Voting Rights Act became effective later that year on Aug. 6, 1965 thanks to this march and others.

As a Selma native, Suttles initially became involved in the civil rights movement when he was a teenager.

“It was the hot bed of civil rights,” Suttles said. “In all revolutions, no matter what they’re about, young people tend to make it happen. There is always the possibility of doing extraordinary things. Young people have always had pressure on them but they have to understand that, keep going and make a difference for other people. This battle isn’t going anywhere and young people today need to know how to fight it.”

So when he heard about the march, it seemed natural for Suttles to join in.

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Construction is no rare sight in Downtown Alpharetta, but perhaps the most unique development in the works is the A+ Sports Performance Center and Creative Studios Café at 160 North Main Street.

The facility will combine a café, multiple artistic work spaces and an indoor training facility for various sports and athletic disciplines.

The uncommon mixture of spaces was created by husband and wife Kim and Phoday Dolleh, who began work on the facility last May. The center will house Creative Studios Café in the front of the complex, which will offer fresh, “global” cuisine.

Adjacent to the restaurant space are three separate work spaces which will feature creative areas for painting, sculpting, music fashion and creative writing.

A gallery will also showcase local artists’ works.

Kim Dolleh said she developed the concept over nearly four years.

“The space will not only provide creative concepts, a display of those project, but also great food,” she said.

And for those who would rather work up a sweat, the A+ Sports Performance Center will provide sports-specific training by former professional athletes in the indoor, climate-con-

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Owners Phoday and Kim Dolleh (far left) and performance education director Leander Murphy (far right) are in the final stages before opening the A+ Sports Complex and Creative Studios Café, a joint venture providing athletic training, dining and artistic spaces. They were recently welcomed by Heather Demis (center) and Hilary Lew of the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce. trolled and turfed sports complex.

The facility also provides, yoga, hot yoga, barre and CrossFit spaces.

Phoday Dolleh calls it a “one-stop shop for all your athletic needs.”

“It is a center where athletes of all kinds can come and improve their sports performance or moms and dads who want to work out,” he said.

Dolleh, who is also co-owner of the Atlanta Silverbacks soccer organization, said with Alpharetta’s growth, as well as its athletic community, A+ fills the need for a sports-specific complex.

“People have been supportive and involved,” he said.

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is also vital he give back to his community. A+ will offer a free training course on Mondays for Alpharetta Public Safety and local teachers.

Heading those training courses, as well as many of the sports training programs, is coach Leander Murphy.

Murphy has trained athletes in North Fulton for more than a decade, including sessions with Georgia Tech, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Hawks athletes. Along with former Falcons’ receiver Mike Haynes and quarterback trainer Chris Hixon, Murphy said A+ will provide training through adaptive biomechanics.

The company’s training focuses on

movement, body control and motor processing instead of running repetitive drills, Murphy said.

“We teach based off scientific research and understand that people learn differently,” he said. “That’s what makes us different.”

A+ will provide one-on-one, small group and team training.

Murphy also works with Milton’s Better Together organization and said the facility will provide training for people of all abilities.

Phoday Dolleh said no definitive opening date for the facility has been set due to weather delays, but he said the complex is nearing completion.

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Hometown goes big on beer, bourbon and BBQ Sometimes if you wait long enough, your favorite things come to you.

As most of you know by now, I grew up in Roswell – born at Northside hospital in 1974. My parents, like many Geoff smith who have moved Assurance Financial, here since, came gsmith@lendtheway.com to Atlanta from California (by way of New Jersey and Starkville, Mississippi) because of the growing business climate. They settled in Roswell because of the schools and the recreation and parks system. They worked hard to raise me right, and I believe they have. Some might argue that.

As such, it is no surprise that I have developed an attuned palate to the finer things in life: beer, bourbon and barbecue. And much to my liking, my hometown has become awash in all three of those things.

If you’ve read my columns you know that I have a special place in my heart for a good brisket. It’s one of the hardest meats to barbecue well and I’ve been trying now for 10 years and am just starting to produce what I consider an excellent brisket. There are some really good restaurants cooking brisket throughout the metro area and I’ve tried most of them, driving to places in downtown Atlanta and around the perimeter. Like I said in the beginning, sometimes your favorite things come to you.

A new restaurant called Meating Street just opened in downtown Roswell. A friend told me they had the best brisket – to which I barely lifted an eyebrow. People tell me that a lot, and I’ve learned to not get too excited until I try it. I went to the place and first impressions were spot on. It is in a very nondescript outparcel sitting between a title-lending business and some auto body shops. The best barbecue restaurants are hidden and don’t try to raise

expectations through atmosphere. Box checked.

I walked in to the tune of Waylon Jennings, and the music stayed on classic country. So far, so good. After ordering my food, I saw a friend there and we began talking. My food was plated, and while talking to my friend, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that the owner was visibly concerned.

It appeared he was a little put off that I was letting his food get cold. Another good sign.

I won’t give you the bite-by-bite narration, but I will tell you that just down the road from where I live is the best, hands down, the best brisket I’ve ever had. Period. It’s so good that somehow my friend and I got away with taking our wives on a Saturday date-night there. It’s almost too good to be true, so try it before it goes away.

This restaurant was a great addition to what I considered two already great barbecue restaurants: Slopes and Spiced Right. Bob White has been making barbecue at Slopes for a long, long time and has some of the best pulledpork I’ve had – and our family has had a lot over the years.

Another “hobby” of mine is drinking well-made, local beers. And just down the road are two of my favorite breweries: Gate City and Variant. Both have great beers and outstanding atmospheres. Gate City is in an old auto shop whose three bay doors open up to a huge patio behind Canton Street. I’ve been enjoying their Terminus porter all

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Variant is within walking distance and is in one of the coolest buildings I’ve seen for a brewery. The name comes from the process of taking their truly stellar year-round beers, and adding something unique to them – making a “variant” of one of their original brews. They opened last year and are raking in the awards earning first place for best new sour, second place for best overall IPA, second place for best new brewery, and third place for best overall brewery for The Beer Guys Radio Best of Georgia Beer 2017 Awards. Couple those two with breweries Abby of the Holy Goats and From the Earth, and you now have a very long day of experimentation on your hands in Roswell.

And if you cannot make up your mind, a bar called Tap & 6 recently opened just down the road from Canton Street on Oak Street. They have 40 of some of the best beers on the planet on tap. If you get bored of beer I hear there is a whisky bar that could be going in next door. This must be a trend because a bourbon distillery is being proposed for a location next to Variant.

Roswell Inc’s Steve Stroud always talks about Roswell being a destination city. After talking to people from Buckhead and Midtown who came up for Roswell’s Alive After Five last year, there is no doubt he is right. And with all of these great breweries, barbecue and bourbon spots, Uber will tell you the same.

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Two major projects clearing final planning stages Haunted house will make way for assisted living

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Construction could begin soon on two major projects near downtown that go before the Alpharetta Design Review Board this month.

One of the projects spells the end for an Alpharetta Halloween tradition.

Village Park at Wills Road assisted living facility will occupy a parcel at 1650 S. Main. The site has until recently been the location of a haunted house which operated since the 1970s as the House on Horror Hill.

Plans call for 130 residences on 7 acres, with building heights not to exceed 45 feet. It will include outdoor amenities and landscaping. Residential units, consisting of independent living units, assisted care units and memory care units in both detached and attached buildings, would have either a kitchen or kitchenette.

Alpharetta has recently seen an increase in interest for assisted living.

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WellStar’s 40,000-square-foot medical office building is part of a mixed-use development on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta.

The city currently has 10 assisted living facilities in operation, and another 425 assisted living rooms are under construction.

There are 21 parcels of land in the city where assisted living is permitted by right. These parcels are not exclusive to assisted living, however, and could also accommodate offices and many other low-impact commercial and retail uses.

In approving the project last June, the City Council acknowledged Alpharetta’s need for senior housing as baby boomers move past retirement age. At the same time, members raised questions about the ultimate fate of

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assisted living facilities, whether, for example, they could ultimately be converted into apartments or condos.

Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook said staff has worked with the developer to preserve many of the large oaks on the corner of the property.

The Design Review Board will also consider plans for a medical office building on Old Milton Parkway.

WellStar Health System plans to build a 40,000-square-foot medical office building at 2450 Old Milton Parkway. The healthcare company has not released full details for the structure, but it will be located on part of a mixed-

use parcel on about 5.6 acres that includes a portion under development for residential use.

The office building, according to records on file with the city, will include 151 parking spaces, of which 44 are depicted beneath the building.

Another building development up for consideration before the Design Review Board is After the two buildings clear the Design Review Board, they will go through the land disturbance permitting process through the city where they are checked to ensure they meet codes relating to landscaping, storm water drainage and other requirements.

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Noonday Nosh is a book review group that meets each month at the Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. This month’s book is the 2018 Roswell Reads selection, “Burial for a King,” by Rebecca Burns.

Copies of the book, which is a historical account following the week after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, will be available at the library. The discussion will take place at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

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EVENTS: “REMEMBER THE TITANS”

What: This is the true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

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When: Friday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m.

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What: Step back in time for a view of life in Roswell from those who lived it as they talk about growing up in Roswell’s black community.

When: Sunday, Feb. 18, 3-4:30 p.m.

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What: This no cost workshop will explain the options for Social Security, when to take it, tax consequences and more. Financial advisors Debbie Dorman and Curt Spinney will be available to answer questions during the educational program. Registration is required.

When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

BOARD VICE PRESIDENT LINDA MCCAIN COMMUNITY MEETING What: Each Board Member holds monthly community meetings to keep residents informed about issues and to give citizens the opportunity to comment on Board Agenda items.

When: Tuesday, Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m.

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What: Meet new friends and enjoy activities such as trips, card games and luncheons. This month’s meeting will focus on “Smartphone Secrets and Shortcuts.”

When: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m.

Where: Hembree Recreation Center, 850 Hembree Road, Roswell More info: arnewcomers.org/

“FELLED: URBAN LUMBER DOCUMENTARY”

What: “Felled” is a documentary film about giving new life to fallen urban trees. This is a free arbor day showing.

When: Friday, Feb. 16, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton More info: cityofmiltonga.us

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

What: Give back by donating to the Red Cross. Register using sponsor code “CRABAPPLE”.

When: Thursday, Feb. 22, 2-7 p.m.

Where: Arbor Terrace at Crabapple, 12220 Crabapple Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: redcrossblood.org or 770-649-1009

BIG APPLE CIRCUS

What: See high wire performances, flying trapeze acts, daredevil roller skating, live comedy shows and more.

No wild or exotic animals are used.

When: Through Feb. 25, times vary Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 1775 Founders Parkway, Alpharetta Cost: Tickets start at $25 More info: bigapplecircus.com

ROSWELL ROOTS

What: Celebrate Black History Month with ongoing events, special exhibits, concerts, workshops, art, cooking demonstrations and more. Full calendar online.

When: Through Feb. 28 Where: Various locations across Roswell More info: roswellroots.com

What: Crabapple Middle School will perform the play “Mulan Jr.” When: Friday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: $10 More info and tickets: cmsdramaroswell@gmail.com

“THE GODDESS OF SOUL”

What: Jane Powell is a versatile singer who performs a blend of classic R&B songs, blues tunes, jazz standards, and gospel anthems. This is part of the Live! in Roswell series.

When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 8-10 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Individual tickets start at $25, season pass for $75 More info: roswellpresents.com

SOMETIMES I HEAR VOICES ARTIST TALK

What: This installation by Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier presents works that examine Roswell’s coastal and north Georgia roots through the lens of African and Native American ancestors once enslaved there.

When: Sunday, Feb. 18, 3-5 p.m.; gallery on display through Feb. 28 Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell More info: roswellroots.com

ABSTRACT VISIONS ARTIST TALK

What: Hear local artists Lillian Blades, Tracy Murrell and Charlotte Riley-Webb talk about their works, currently on display as part of Roswell Roots.

When: Thursday, Feb. 22, 7-8:30 p.m.; gallery on display through Feb. 28 Where: Muse & Co. Gallery, 31B Oak St., Roswell More info: roswellroots.com or roswellartdistrict.com

THE FACE OF ART, KIP ROGERS EXHIBITION RECEPTION

What: Kip Rogers has been teaching a variety of local painting and drawing classes to both children and adults for over 25 years.

When: Through March 2 Where: Roswell Visual Ats Center, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: “WORD AND IMAGES”

What: The exhibit will convey the different stages in a woman’s life through the theme “Lies, Truth and Heart.”

When: Feb. 13-March 30, all day Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forest St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

“SOUTHERN SIRENS”

What: This comedy show features a group of middle-aged ladies as they go on their annual beach getaway, only to find that a local homewrecker is attempting to pursue one of their husbands.

When: Through Feb. 25, times vary Where: The Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming Cost: Tickets start at $22.50 More info and tickets: playhousecumming.com

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGAMABOBS

What: This is the 6th Annual Juried Show by the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance.

When: Jan. 27 through April 2, times vary Where: Arts Center East Gallery, 9100 Fouts Road, Roswell More info: rfaa.org

NORTH FULTON HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITION

What: See the artworks of some of the best local high school art students.

When: Jan. 19-Feb. 2, all day Where: Roswell Visual Arts Center, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

LIBRARY EVENTS: LOW-IMPACT FITNESS

What: Increase flexibility, balance, strength and condition with easy, lowimpact exercises with instructor Nicole Gordon.

When: Friday, Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-noon Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org

LIBRARY AFTER DARK – VIRTUAL REALITY GAME NIGHT

What: Check out the PS4 Virtual Reality games, Nintendo Switch, Wii, and analog games. Groups of five or more reserve space at oscar.gittemeier@ fultoncountyga.gov.

When: Friday, Feb. 16, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-613-6735

LOCAL AUTHOR ERIC SIMMONS

What: Local author Eric Simmons will read and discuss his work, and share his insight into self-publishing.

When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 3:30 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: afpls.org

BOOK PUBLISHING 101

What: Learn the basics of publishing books through traditional and nontraditional venues. Reservations required. For adults.

When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2:30-4 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info and registration: afpls.org or 404-613-4050

KINETIC ART COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP

What: Join local artist Leslie Murphy as she leads us in a two-part collaborative art project. Ages 12 and up.

When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 3-4 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

GEORGIA WILDLIFE JOURNEY

What: Learn about animals native to Georgia and see a live opossum, snake and bird. Reservations required. Ages 4-12.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info and registration: afpls.org or 404-613-4050

PET ADOPTIONS: FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth County More info: 678-965-7185

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Where: PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta Additional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd.

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OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: MIDTERM ELECTION PREDICTIONS

What: Political analyst and Emory University professor Alan Abramowitz will predict how the electoral winds are blowing in Georgia.

When: Thursday, Feb. 22, 7:30-9 p.m.

Where: Temple Emanu-El, 1580 Spalding Drive, Sandy Springs More info and schedule: templeemanuelatlanta.org

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Get outside, Georgia:

The Bucket Brigade is back!

Here’s a civics question for you: What is Presidents’ Day? Presidents’ Day is a day when we think about our country’s presidents. It got its start back in the STEVE HUDSON 1880s, when folks Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net began to celebrate a federal holiday on Feb. 22, the birthday of George Washington, first president of the United States.

Some years later, in 1968 to be precise, Congress passed what it called the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, a bill which moved several federal holidays to Mondays so workers could have more long weekends.

Among other things, the bill designated “Presidents’ Day” as the third Monday in February. Officially, it’s still called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government, but we’ve come to mark it as day to celebrate U.S. presidents far and wide (so yes, the apostrophe does go after the “s”).

It wasn’t long until retailers across the land began to celebrate Presidents’ Day as yet another excuse for a threeday-weekend-based sale. As special days go, Presidents’ Day has probably accounted for the sale of more mattresses and living room sets than any other holiday in history.

But there’s another reason to celebrate Presidents’ Day, which this year happens to fall on Feb. 19. It’s your next chance to help stock trout in the Delayed Harvest (“DH”) portion of the Chattahoochee River.

Delayed Harvest is a special stream management program under which certain sections of certain streams are managed for catch-and-release, artificials-only, single-hook lure only trout fishing from Nov. 1 through May 14.

Streams chosen for management under Georgia’s DH regs are too warm for trout during the summer. But from late fall through early spring, lower temperatures turn those waters into good trout habitat that provides a great recreational opportunity for the state’s trout anglers.

One of those DH stream sections is the Chattahoochee from the mouth of Sope Creek downstream to the U.S. 41 bridge, and this coming Monday you’ll have a chance to personally help stock trout in its water. Specifically, we’re talking about stocking trout at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area’s Whitewater Unit (1425

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A group gathers for Delayed Harvest stocking at Whitewater.

Indian Trail NW in Sandy Springs, not far from US 41 a short distance south of Cumberland Mall).

Here’s the really good news: since Presidents’ Day happens to be a holiday for many schools and businesses, it’s a perfect day for you and your kids to enjoy a truly unique experience in the out-of-doors. Not many folks get to help stock a trout stream, but here’s your chance.

Buckets filled with splashing trout, an excuse to go wading in the river in February - what’s not to love? You’ll all have a blast!

Volunteer-assisted trout stocking is an important element of Georgia’s Delayed Harvest trout management program. The reason: there are places on some of the state’s “DH” streams where the truck from the hatchery cannot get close enough to the water to place fish. One of those spots is Whitewater. To get the job done, Georgia DNR invites folks like you and me to help transport the trout from the truck to the river. It’s a blast, and if you’ve never been a part of it I recommend the experience highly.

Here’s how it works. The stocking truck shows up about 10 a.m, plus or minus traffic, and you’ll want to be there early to be sure you can find a place to park. During the last stocking event, parking was something of an issue, with cars parked everywhere along the access road. That made it difficult for the stocking truck to get in and out, so be sure to avoid parking in areas where signs say “NO PARKING.” Also, remember that you’ll need to pay the day-use parking fee or display

an annual parking pass.

What should you bring? Two essentials are a clean 5-gallon bucket (you’ll use it for transporting the fish from the truck to the river) and some waders or boots that you don’t mind getting wet (you’ll need ‘em for walking out into the water to dump your bucketsful of fish into the river). It’s a rain-or-shine event, so you might need a rain jacket too. You’ll also need to sign a waiver.

Some folks arrive as early as 9 or 9:30 (they get the good parking places), put on their waders, and visit with other like-minded trout enthusiasts till the truck arrives. At the last volunteer-assisted stocking, local fly shop Alpharetta Outfitters was there early too with hot coffee and donuts.

And then, about 10, somebody will holler “Here comes the truck!” The truckful of trout will maneuver into position, the volunteers will congregate around it, and the work (no, not work…fun!) of transporting trout from truck to river will begin.

Where should you put the trout once you have carried ‘em to the water? That’s up to you, and that’s part of the fun. You’ll see folks releasing the fish in many different areas, and it’s great fun to imagine the trout that are then holding unseen in the flow, waiting to make some lucky fisherman’s day.

The stocking itself usually wraps up within a half hour or so. What happens then? Some of the volunteers, of course, have to pack up their waders and go back to work. But others get to stay and do a little catch-and-release trout fishing.

Right after one of these stocking events, in fact, is a great time to introduce new anglers (especially young people) to the fun that trout fishing can bring – and don’t worry if you’re new to it. There are usually plenty of experienced trout anglers there who will cheerfully show you how it’s done.

Helping stock the Chattahoochee is a good way for the community to become involved in the river, and it’s a great family activity too.

Remember the date – this coming Monday, Feb. 19, at Whitewater on the Chattahoochee. I hope to see you there!

Interested in learning more about fly fishing for trout? Check out Steve Hudson’s book Flyfishing 101. It’s available from local outfitters and on Amazon, and signed copies are available direct from the author at chattahoocheemedia. com.

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Northern Ridge District announces new Eagle Scouts NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District, which includes the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Milton, recently announced its newest Eagle Scouts.

These are the Scouts who passed their Board of Review on Jan. 25, held at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church: • Daniel Redder, of Troop 429, sponsored by Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, whose project was the design and construction of six new benches and the restoration of seven old benches for the Ed Isaakson YMCA in Alpharetta camp grounds.

• Logan Handwork, of Troop 431, was sponsored by Roswell United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of an observation platform and a podium, as well as restoration of the nature trail located at Tritt Elementary School.

• William Griffin, of Troop 1134, was sponsored by St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church. For his project, Griffin organized family night for special needs children complete with arts and crafts, music, and games at St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church.

• Benjamin Koehler, of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose

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• Colin Kahl, of Troop 87, sponsored

by Roswell Presbyterian Church,

who organized and executed three basketball clinics for middle school children.

• Brent Miller, of Troop 429, sponsored by Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, created a charity called Growers Connectio. This group will provide a connection between home gardeners and North Fulton Charities Food Pantry. He also designed and built incubators for seedlings • Stephen Marshall, of Troop 40 sponsored by the Roswell Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, whose project was the design and construction of a footbridge for the Alpharetta High School Cross Country Course.

• Maximillian Trickel, of Troop 143, was sponsored by Johns Creek United Methodist Church. He designed, constructed and repaired current exercise equipment for the playground of the Humane Society of Forsyth County Adoption Center.

• Pranav Athimuthu, of Troop 429, was sponsored by Alpharetta Presbyterian Church. His project was the redesign and construction of storage shelving for the Special Pops Tennis (an organization that helps children with disabilities play tennis) storage unit.

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Cambridge falls short of first region title Bears’ undefeated region run ends with loss to North Atlanta

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Cambridge boys basketball fell short of its first region championship Saturday night at Northview in the Region 7-AAAAAA tournament, falling to North Atlanta, 76-58. It was the No. 1 seed Bears’ first loss to a region opponent this season (17-1).

The highly-anticipated championship matchup was the third meeting of the teams after two thrilling regular season contests.

On Dec. 15, Cambridge squeaked by with a 63-60 win in the first meeting.

On Jan. 23, the Bears were victorious in a 63-62 overtime thriller after Kamar Robertson scored as time expired to keep the Bears’ undefeated region record alive.

Though the two prior meetings came down to the final seconds, North Atlanta’s players were pounding their chests and embracing with well over a minute left on the clock, safe in the knowledge they had downed the mighty Bears for the championship.

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North Atlanta celebrates its region championship over Cambridge on Saturday in the Region 7-AAAAAA tournament. The Bears won both regular season meetings of the teams.

North Atlanta’s swift offense, which became just the fourth team to score more than 70 on Cambridge this season.

The Warriors’ continually worked the ball quickly up the court throughout the game. They split Cambridge’s defense for penetration in the paint,

and when those looks were contested, they were fast to swing the ball out beyond the arc with incredible success.

The Warriors hit 15 3-pointers, including nine by senior guard Dominic Ham. As the Warriors’ shots continued to hit the mark, they mounted multiple runs, including a 15-4 stretch in the

first, an 11-2 run in the second, a 13-4 rush in the third. They outscored the Bears 13-4 in the final four minutes.

Cambridge managed runs of their own, led by Region Player of the Year Kamar Robertson who scored 27, but never closed the gap. The Bears trailed just 44-40 at the half, but the Warriors stretched their lead to 60-46 just six minutes later, a margin that proved too large for the Bears to overcome.

Cambridge head coach Chip Flemmer, who was named the Region Coach of the Year, was visibly devastated by the loss. He said the Bears must work on their defense, but he understands that even stingy defense couldn’t contain the Warriors on Saturday.

“North Atlanta shot lights out, so a lot of those [scores] you can’t put on our defense,” he said. “We put a hand in their face and they still scored.”

Though the region tournament came to a heartbreaking conclusion, Flemmer and the Bears still earned the No. 2 seed for the state tourney. Cambridge, with its 24-2 record, will host Region 8 No. 2 seed Lanier on Feb. 17.

“The season is not over,” Flemmer said. “As tough as this one was, we will regroup, go back to practice and take on the next opponent.”

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Seven Milton football players and three soccer players signed to nine different universities.

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Alpharetta girls, boys secure No. 3 seeds in state playoffs

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Alpharetta boys and girls basketball teams each won their third place games in the Region 7-AAAAAA tournament Saturday at Northview. The boys downed Pope, the No. 3 seed in the region tournament, 64-61. After suffering a loss in the semifinals to Pope, the girls team beat Johns Creek 58-50 to finish third in the tournament.

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Alpharetta’s Marcus Hill drives through a Pope defender. The Raiders earned the No. 3 seed for the state tournament with their 64-61 win over the Greyhounds.

This year’s region tournament was a mixed bag of emotions for the No. 4 seed Raiders.

After yoyoing through the regular season, they secured a state tournament berth with a 69-56 win over Chattahoochee on Tuesday. That win pitted them against Cambridge, the undefeated No. 1 seed.

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Less than 24 hours later, the Raiders prevailed as the underdog against No. 3 Pope, 64-61.

“That’s the biggest win of the year for us, period,” head coach Eric Blair said.

Blair said he was unsure how his team would respond after the devastating Cambridge loss, but their victory over Pope showed their resilience.

“We were devastated,” Blair said. “To then turn around and play a team like Pope, as well coached as they are and on such a short turnaround, I really wasn’t sure what I was going to get. I was really proud of how my guys came out and competed.”

With the win, the Raiders secured to No. 3 seed from Region 7-AAAAAA in the state tournament. It is their seventh straight state playoff berth.

Blair said the goal for the state tournament opener will to be relish the opportunity to continue their season.

“We’re going to try and have fun,” he said. “I’m going to prepare my butt off for whoever we [play], but we’re going to enjoy it.”

Alpharetta will travel to take on Region 8 No. 2 seed Dacula on Feb. 17.

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Girls All season it appeared as though the Alpharetta girls would vie for a region championship. After all, they were the only team to beat Northview, and they were in the top-two of the region standings throughout the season.

But come tournament time, unexpected occurrences are common.

The Raiders were knocked off by Pope in overtime on Friday, relegating them to Saturday’s third place game.

The Raiders had multiple opportunities to capture the win, but missed late free throws and a lack of separation in the score throughout the game allowed the Greyhounds to earn the upset.

In the third-place game, Alpharetta opened a 15-point halftime lead and looked well in control against Johns Creek. However, the Gladiators began to cut the deficit in the third. With a 10-3 run, they pulled within three scores.

The Raiders then reignited and again put the margin into double-digits midway through the fourth. They held on for the 58-50 win to earn the third seed for the state tournament.

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Class 7A North Forsyth’s Connor Carroll completed an undefeated, 41-0, season and captured the state championships in the 160-lb. class. The senior defeated Michael Gibson of Camden County with a 6-1 decision.

In addition to Carroll’s title, North placed multiple wrestlers on the podium.

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Ian Hunt (195-lb.) placed third, winning his final match with a 5-1 decision.

Charlie Ranta placed fifth in the 145-lb. division. He finished fifth in 138-lb. last season.

Lambert sent four wrestlers to Macon this year and three placed in the top-five of their weight classes.

Cole Burke completed a 48-6 season by winning a major decision in the third place match in the 152-lb. class.

Will Kohlins and Payton Mitchell each finished fifth in their weight classes.

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for traditional wrestling state titles spot in the fifth-place match. He then won a 5-0 decision against Myles Williams of Lassiter.

Mitchell was beaten in a sudden victory in the consolation semifinals, but placed fifth with a win by injury kane just two seconds into the match.

West Forsyth’s seven wrestlers were led by Dylan Fairchild. The freshman completed a 37-15 season and placed fifth in the 285-lb. class.

All six of Fairchild’s matches resulted in falls. He downed Bryce Jones of Peachtree Ridge at 1:40 in the fifthplace match.

Cam Westray, Ethan Rickert, Jack Woodall and Ibriam Eminov all scored for the Wolverines.

For the second straight year Forsyth Central was led by Abraham Perez in scoring. Perez earned 22.5 points for the Bulldogs with his state runner up finish in the 106-lb. class.

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Steven Messer placed sixth in the 113-lb. division, winning three matches over the weekend.

Roswell had five wrestlers qualify for williams state and placed three in the top-six of their weight classes.

Cole Anderson finished a 36-6 season with fourth-place in the 182lb. class. Anderson was dropped to the consolation bracket with a loss in the semifinals, but defeated Lambert’s Will Kohlins by a 10-5 decision to advance to the third-place match. He lost that match in a 10-4 decision.

David Cartier (126-lb.) had his third-straight top-five finish by winning his fifth-place match by fall.

Steven Copeland scored 10.5 points for the Hornets by placing sixth in the 138-lb. division.

Kent Donaldson and Matthew Copeland also competed for Roswell in the 220-and 285-lb. classes.

Milton had three wrestlers qualify for the state tournament, with freshman Ben Williams leading the Eagles.

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Williams completed a 47-4 season with a second-place finish in the 120lb. class. Williams won by technical fall, fall and injury default to earn a spot in the state title match. He narrowly missed out on the state title, losing a 1-0 decision to Nicholas Krug of Camden County.

Reig Golloher and Hayes Bicknell each scored two points for Milton.

Golloher won a match by major decision in the 160-lb. class and Bicknell won twice in the 220-lb. class.

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Chattahoochee led North Fulton programs in Class 6A team scores, placing 12th.

The Cougars were led by a state runner up finish by Noah Latzsch in the 285-lb. class. Latzsch won two matches by fall and earned a 7-4 decision in the semifinals to earn a berth in the state title match. He completed a 45-3 season by dropping a 19-16 decision to Derrick Newton of Coffee.

The Cougars earned another podium spot from Marcus Stephen (170lb.) who finished the season at 47-3 and placed third in class.

In the 182-lb. division, Danny Gladwell earned fifth. Mark Crissy and Tyler

Team scores AAAAAAA 2. North Forsyth 10. South Forsyth 12. Lambert 13. Roswell 16. West Forsyth 18. Forsyth Central 20. Milton AAAAAA 12. Chattahoochee 15. Cambridge 26. Johns Creek 34. Centennial 37. Alpharetta 42. Northview AAAA 6. Blessed Trinity A 6. Mount Pisgah 13. Pinecrest Academy 19. St. Francis Elam also competed for Hooch.

Cambridge sophomore Gavin Kane earned a second state championship Saturday, winning by fall in the 152-lb. state title match.

Kane went 4-0 over the weekend and finished his sophomore season

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OAKWOOD, Ga. — Blessed Trinity boys basketball secured its second straight Region 7-AAAA championship Saturday at West Hall, completing an undefeated season against region opponents with a 49-42 overtime win over rival Marist.

It was far from smooth sailing in the title game for the favored Titans who required a remarkable comeback after a dreadful first half.

Blessed Trinity averaged nearly 25 points per game in the first half this season, but by the end of the first quarter, they had failed to score. When the halftime buzzer rang, they had put just four points on the scoreboard.

BT standouts CJ Abrams and Ben Shappard had to sit out much of the first half due to early foul trouble, and the Titans trailed 20-4, their largest deficit since joining Region 7-AAAA last season.

At halftime, head coach Patrick Hughes told his team to refocus and get back to Blessed Trinity basketball.

“The guys started to believe,” he said.

Momentum shifted in the third quarter when the Titans began to press and cause havoc for Marist’s offense.

After being shutout in the first period, it was the Titans turn to keep Marist off the scoreboard. The War Eagles were held scoreless in the third.

Meanwhile, Abrams was back in the game and lit up Marist. He scored all 21 of his points in the second half.

Trailing 20-18 after three quarters, BT traded blows with Marist throughout the fourth. Ben Shappard hit the only 3-pointer of the game to cut Marist’s lead to two late, setting up a tying bucket to force overtime.

In the extra frame, BT’s offense continued its surge, outscoring Marist 14-7

in the five-minute period to secure title number two for the Titans.

“The team can have a lot of pride in this victory,” Hughes said. “After winning our first region title last year, we had the target on our backs this season. And the team’s ability to respond to that, repeat and not drop a game says a lot.”

Hughes was pleased with his bench in Saturday’s title game. With Abrams and Shappard off the floor, Reid Gonzalez, Jax Bouknight and Andy Swade all played vital minutes for BT. The entire roster has “set the bar very high for future teams” in capturing the program’s first region title last season and repeating this year, Hughes said.

The Titans will enter the state tournament as the No. 1 seed and will face Region 8 No. 4 seed Madsion County.

Hughes said Madison is playing perhaps its best basketball of the season as of late and they will have their work cut out for them at home on Feb. 17.

After the championship game, Abrams was named the Region 7-AAAA Player of the Year. Shappard was named first-team All-Region and Swade earned second-team honors. Gonzalez received an honorable mention.

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Wrestling: Continued from Page 29 with a 46-2 overall record.

Kyle Romano won his fifth-place match to complete a 46-13 season. He won a 10-3 decision to secure a spot on the podium.

Evan Kurtz (160-lb.) and Connor McHugh (170-lb.) also earned points for the Bears.

Johns Creek earned a first for its wrestling program with Scean Major reaching the Gladiators’ first-ever state championship match.

Competing in the 132-lb. class, Major won two matches by decision and a fall at 54 seconds to earn the state title berth.

Facing Jarrett Torress of Greenbrier, Major narrowly missed a state title after being beaten in a sudden victory.

In the 180-lb. class, Alex Schreiber won a match to earn two points for the Gladiators. Sam Pak and Daniel Hajduk also qualified for state.

Centennial state qualifier Matthew Wilbanks was dropped to the consolation bracket following a fall in his first match, but then won two matches by fall.

He was eliminated in round three of the consolation bracket.

Alpharetta’s Nick Markus, the

defending 220-lb. state champion, saw his season come to a heartbreaking end at the tournament.

Markus won his opening match by fall at 1:27, but was injured in the quarterfinals. He later had to forfeit his consolation bracket matchup. Markus finished the season at 29-2.

Northview’s Garcia Gabrield earned the Titans’ only state qualification. He lost by fall at 1:07 in his first match and was eliminated with a 17-5 major decision in the consolation bracket.

Class 4A Blessed Trinity sent six state qualifiers to Macon over the weekend and placed sixth in team scores.

The Titans were led by Vincent Baker’s state championship in the 160-lb. class, his second straight title. Baker captured the title with an 8-4 decision over Max Spearman of St. Pius X. Jack Filipowicz earned a podium spot with a third-place finish in the 195-lb. class. After losing a 6-4 decision in the semifinals, Filipowicz won the consolation semifinals and third place match by fall.

Alex Poma placed sixth in the 152lb. class and Kevin Daniels, Aaron Werkheiser, Luke Schreier and Nicholas Haley all earned points for BT.

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Class A Mount Pisgah placed four wrestlers on the podium at the state championships, powering the Patriots to a sixthplace finish in team scores.

Karlos Nadal (120-lb.), Shane Johnson (132-lb.) and Noah Swift (182lb.) all finished third in their weight classes.

In their third-place matches, Nadal won a 7-0 decision and Johnson and Swift won by fall.

David Bertrand completed a 64-13 season, placing fourth in the 138lb. class. Connor Spence won a 7-5 decision in the fifth-place match in the 152-lb. division.

Catherine Bertrand also competed for the Patriots.

Pinecrest Academy had three wrestlers qualify for state, led by Joseph Metz who finished as state runner up in the 132-lb. class.

Metz won by fall in the quarterfinals and earned a 4-2 decision in the semifinals to earn a berth in the state title match. Metz was then defeated in a 5-0 decision by Colton Woods of Darlington School.

In the 152-lb. class, Nick Miller completed a 21-10 season by placing fourth.

Jimmy Dinsmore (138-lb.) placed sixth, losing a 7-0 decision in the fifthplace match.

St. Francis was led by Matthew Fezza who placed third in the 195-lb. class.

After winning his quarterfinal match, Fezza lost by fall at six minutes in the semifinals. But a win by forfeit in the consolation semifinals put Fezza in the third-place match where he won a major decision.

Alex Rachener also qualified for the Knights. He lost a major decision and an 8-2 decision in the state tournament.

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When the woman later called her friend, the friend said she knew nothing about winning any lotteries and denied sending any messages. The woman went to the police soon after.

Women robbed of cash by couple in parking lot ROSWELL, Ga. — Police responded to a robbery Feb. 6 on Alpharetta Highway by two suspects who used a woman to gain $2,500.

The woman said she was approached by the suspects, a male and female, while she was in the parking lot on Holcomb Bridge Road, near the Family Dollar and Tuesday Morning.

The three drove to a nearby Bank of America, where the woman entered alone and was instructed to withdraw the $2,500 from her account.

The woman did so and then handed the money over to the suspects, who gave her an envelope and said “this is for a taxi.” The suspects then drove off.

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was stuffed with cash, it was actually stuffed with cut up newspaper.

Car wash employee steals customer’s gun MILTON, Ga. — An employee at the Cactus Carwash in Milton was recently arrested for allegedly attempting to steal a gun from a customer’s vehicle.

The victim dropped off his car on Jan. 30 at the business and later noticed that his handgun, which was located the car’s center console, was missing. He returned to the carwash and informed a supervisor about the lost gun.

The supervisor found the handgun in the employee breakroom inside the jacket belonging to an employee who had cleaned the victim’s car.

Security footage showed the employee leave the vehicle before it was finished with its cleaning and walk into the breakroom. A camera in the breakroom showed the employee “appeared to access something” where he keeps his belongings. He returned to the breakroom around six times over the next hour.

When questioned by police, the employee, a 19-year old who lives in Decatur, said he found the gun in the breakroom. He said he was going to find out if another employee had lost it and did not tell his supervisor because it could get another employee “in trouble.”

The employee was arrested for felony theft by taking.

Man loses $2,500 in Instagram scam MILTON, Ga. — A man looking to invest in the stock market fell victim to a scam, losing $2,500 to a man he contacted on Instagram.

The Loganville man contacted a “Mr. Henderson,” who appeared to be a successful stock broker. He told Henderson he would like to invest in stocks and saved $2,500 in cash over the next month. Henderson said he only accepts

cash and the man would need to leave the money at a dropbox.

Henderson told the victim he could make an $8,000 profit in 24 hours with the $2,500 investment, keeping half the profit as payment, and that he would need to drop off the cash at a Milton address.

On Feb. 2, the victim left the money at a mailbox on Triple Crown Drive as instructed by Henderson. He then received a call from Henderson stating that there was a change of plans, and he should leave the money and meet him at his office in Alpharetta. The address Henderson gave the man was for an abandoned building.

The victim called Henderson but did not receive an answer. He returned to the original address where he left the money only to find it was missing. The homeowner said he did not have any knowledge of the incident and did not see anything by his mailbox.

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MAIN CLASSIFIEDS Cemetery Greenlawn/Roswell 2 lots. Crucifiction Section, 75-D, lots 3 & 4. $7500 each. 404-379-0220 or wright-rita@att.net GREENLAWN ROSWELL Beautiful, sought-after location next to lake with fountain. Adjacent to marble/stone bench.

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ARLINGTON

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Business Services Legal Notice Notice is given that the articles of incorporation which incorporate Grand Cascades Rapids Swim Team, Inc. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code. The initial registered office of the corporation is located at 49 Grand Avenue, Suwanee, GA 30024 and its initial registered agent at such address is Amie Hebb.

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20+ years experience.

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No pets.

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A small list of really good tree services.

Screened and vetted local services From

Cleaning Services

Drywall

Handyman

Landscaping

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RETAINING WALLS & CONCRETE WORK We build retaining walls.

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Driveway DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENT: Patios and walkways.

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Residential or Commercial.

Competitive pricing.

Many local references.

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Flooring Install/Repairs: Carpet, Laminate, Tile, Vinyl Wood floors, Backsplashes, and Shower surrounds.

Carpet wrinkles removed!

Call today for estimate!

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Re-grouting is also available. Call 678-887-1868 for free estimate.

Gutters AARON’S ALL-TYPE GUTTERS Repaired and Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen discount! 770-934-2766

Handyman RAM’S HOME SERVICES Kitchen hardware replaced. Appliances and ceiling fans installed. Sink/ toilet/leak repair. www. ramshs.com for list of services. Experienced.

770-769-5498

Kitchen & Bath: Plumbing, Electrical Drywall and Other Repairs and Installations. Home Maintenance. 20 years experience. Call Mike.

678-986-4833

ALL CARPENTRY & REPAIRS: Roof Leaks, Wood Rot Repair, Siding, Deck Repairs and Refinishing, Painting, Doors/Windows.

Excellent References.

404-895-0260

Haulers Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling etc.

Many local references.

Call Ralph Rucker at 678-898-7237

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Basements finished, decks, screen porches, doors, drywall, painting, flooring, custom kitchens, bathrooms. All insurance. Paul Finegan 404-353-5611 PATIOS-DECKS DRIVEWAYS SIDEWALKS & WALLS $150 OFF any job over $1500 Many local references.

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Firewood $110/$200, plus delivery.

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Tree Services JJ Tree Cutting Services.

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1514 Gantt Road A L P H A R E T TA , G E O R G I A 3 0 0 0 4

An

extraordinary

Craftsman-style

home in the Alpharetta section of Cherokee County, with sweeping views of peaceful pastures and a tranquil lake.

Your Milton Resident Expert.

MICHELE GALLAGHER

5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, FMLS 5959050

Offered for $974,500

c. 678.910.4310 o. 770.442.7300 michele@atlantafinehomes.com atlantafinehomes.com | sothebysrealty.com

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