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May 6, 2015 | miltonherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 10, No. 19
North Fulton radio net turns on
Police, fire units use new system
By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com
Eleven-year-old Jake Peacock won his age group in the April 5 Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta National Golf Course.
Milton golfer wins Augusta tourney Top in Drive, Chip, Putt contest By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – Eleven-yearold Jake Peacock was named the Boys’ 10-11 division winner for the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National April 5. The hometown golfer, who attends Hopewell Middle School, plays at the Alpharetta Athletic Club in Milton. But on the Sunday before the 2015 Masters tournament kicked off, Peacock did what few golfers – let alone 11-year-olds – will ever do. He played at the famous Augusta
National Golf Club – and he won. Peacock was among eight winners of the tournament – four boys and four girls ages 7-15 – at the Augusta National Golf Club. He competed against 10 players in his age group. In all, there were 80 young golfers participating in different age divisions from around North America. To get into the Drive, Chip and Putt competition, Peacock had to go through three rounds of qualifying. He needed to come in the top two finishers of the first round and then win the next two. He did just that. “It went great,” Peacock said. When he made the win-
ning putt, he needed to keep his shot within 4 feet of the cup. He didn’t know he was in the lead when he made the shot. “I didn’t see the leaderboard and I’m glad,” he said. Peacock has been playing golf since he could walk. He said he was 18 months old when he first picked up a club. “I just enjoy the outdoors and it’s a fun game to play,” Peacock said about why he plays. And playing golf should be fun, he said. “You need to have fun. That’s what it’s all about,” he said. “If you set your mind to working hard and getting good at it, it will make it even more fun.”
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – North Fulton’s emergency services officially broke from the county April 28, when the officers of most cities transferred to a new system. The radio systems used by public safety personnel in the cities of Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell and Sandy Springs were transferred from Fulton County to new systems operated by the North Fulton Regional Radio System Authority (NFRRSA). Johns Creek chose not to take part in the system, remaining on the county service. The consortium was formed in 2013 with the goal of creating a locally controlled and locally funded, comprehensive public safety radio system. “Public safety is paramount, and response time is a true ‘life or death’ factor,” said John McDonough, Sandy Springs city manager and chairman of the NFRRSA. “We embarked on this program back in 2009, intent on finding the best solution to upgrade the systems we were using, which were more than 20 years old, failing and provided no viable back-up.” The new system, he said, ensures public safety personnel are able to communicate and respond to an emergency. The completed system replaces radio dispatch consoles at three 911 centers – Alpharetta, ChatComm (Sandy
Transmitter sites for the North Fulton emergency radio network are: • Fouts Road, Roswell • Lackey Road, Roswell • Freemanville Road, Milton • Atlanta Fire Station 21, Atlanta • Morton Road, Johns Creek • Hembree Road, Roswell • Morgan Falls, Sandy Springs • Riverwood, Cobb County (Cumberland Mall) Springs) and Roswell. Individual transmitter positions provide enhanced capacity as backup in case of a power grid loss. Coverage area also improves with the new system, enabling enhanced in-building coverage to public safety users. The system utilizes eight transmitter sites located around the North Fulton area, encompassing Buckhead to the Forsyth, Cherokee, Cobb and Gwinnett county borders. The system cost the cities of the NFRRSA approximately $14 million to design and build, with the cost share among the participating cities based on city population, square miles of coverage and number of radios needed by public safety personnel. The North Fulton system is completely separate from the Fulton County system, which is being upgraded to meet new regulations.
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