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teams advanced to the state semifinals, which were scheduled to be played earlier this week. The championship games in the four divisions will be played Saturday. North Fulton

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Alpharetta unveils new budget Taxes neutral, revenues up By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Despite keeping the city’s tax rate the same, residents of Alpharetta will still get notice of a tax increase. And also a tax decrease. Alpharetta’s fiscal year 2016 budget was unveiled

May 4, and it contains some good news. The city’s millage rate remains steady at 5.750 mills, the same as the current year. This HARRIS includes a 0.05 mill reduction in the debt service, but an equal increase in the operating budget for a net neutral amount.

According to city Finance Director Tom Harris, the moving of monies into the general fund’s operating budget carries a mandate. “We will advertise a tax increase for the operating budget (operating millage rate),” Harris said. However, “We will simultaneously advertise a tax decrease for our debt service budget.” This is required by the state of its municipalities. Any increase in the operating bud-

get’s millage rate has to be advertised as a tax increase, even if the overall tax rate remains the same. In total, there is $89.9 million in the budget. Nearly $9 million goes to capital projects, such as road maintenance, and $3.5 million goes to debt service. The largest chunk of the pie – $63 million – goes to the general fund. The property tax digest is expected to grow about 2 percent thanks to new develop-

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a crash April 29 near Riley Road just north of Namon Wallace Drive. The car that hit a power pole was flipped upside down, the engine was on fire and there was a woman, later identified as the registered owner, lying on the ground about 50 yards south of the wreck. The woman said her back and chest were hurting, but EMS had to go

around downed power lines to get to her. She had slight cuts and bruises but could move her fingers and toes. She told officers her husband was the driver and she was the passenger, but he left on foot. A witness told officers he heard the wreck happen and saw it catch on fire as he approached to help. He also witnessed the woman getting away from the car and a man running away from the scene. He reportedly said the

woman told him not to call police since she had drugs in the car and asked his help to get them out. The vehicle was searched to see if there was anything to identify the two people. While being searched, a small black case was found with what appeared to be drugs and drug paraphernalia. Warrants for hit and run and failure to maintain lane were issued for the driver who ran away.

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Long told police she received the check from a new employer. She was arrested for third degree forgery.

The owner claims otherwise, saying he demanded the suspect pay for the drink many times before he walked out of the store.

All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Lesson: Don’t disturb an eating officer MILTON, Ga. – A 21-year-old Canton man learned not to lie to officers about driving drunk. According to police, a group of officers were eating breakfast April 28 at 2 a.m. at a local diner when a vehicle drove up quickly, allegedly “almost striking a Milton Police car while parking.” Three occupants got out, entered the diner and ordered food. One man, the 21-year-old in question, allegedly spoke with the officers while there and smelled of alcohol. When he and his friends were getting ready to leave, the officers asked him if he was driving. He said his friend was. In view of the officers, the man then got into the car and drove away. Police went after him and arrested him for DUI, driving with an open container of alcohol and driving with a suspended license.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A fake check landed a supposedly oblivious woman in jail April 28. The suspect, Kimberly Ann Long, 45, of Dadeville, Alabama, tried to cash a check worth $1,950 at a local bank on Windward Parkway. When the bank investigated the check, it was forged.

Tearing up a ticket Pistol pulled doesn’t make it go away in road rage ALPHARETTA, Ga. – One unruly driver so disliked being pulled over April 29 that she demanded the officer give her a warning instead of a ticket, before tearing up the ticket. Police say they spotted the suspect car driving on Ga. 400 at 6:21 p.m. going an estimated 81 mph in a 65 mph zone. The car was pulled over. When the reason for her stop was explained to her, the driver began arguing with the officer, saying he should either reduce the speed or just give her a warning. When the officer refused to do this, the suspect signed her citation so forcefully, she tore it and broke the pen. In the end, she was charged with speeding and disorderly conduct.

No such thing as a free drink MILTON, Ga. – A young man is accused of theft after taking a single soft drink from a business because he thought it was free. The suspect came into a diner on Ga. 9 with a friend. The friend was a former employee and needed paperwork. The suspect stayed near the front of the store, near a cooler filled with soft drinks. He told police he asked employees how much the soft drinks cost and the employees said there was no price. He said he asked what would happen if he took one drink, and the employees said “nothing.”

MILTON, Ga. – A case of road rage could have turned deadly May 1 after a pistol was drawn. The victim said he was driving at 8:49 a.m. on Deerfield Road when another car passed him, making an obscene gesture. The driver then reportedly motioned the victim to follow him to a nearby parking lot. Once stopped, the suspect allegedly pulled a gun and told the victim to move on. The victim left, but called police. When police questioned the suspect, he told them the victim was tailgating him on Deerfield and followed him into the parking lot before assaulting him. Since the suspect had something similar happen before, he said he had a gun ready. He said he never pointed it at the victim.

DUIS & DRUGS All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

DUI arrests ►► Freddy Villanueva, 23, of Dyer

Drive, Cumming, was arrested April 26 on Atlanta Highway in Cumming for DUI, failure to maintain lane, driv-

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Driver charged with manslaughter in accident 1 cyclist killed, 2nd hit in traffic collision MILTON, Ga. – A collision involving a pickup truck and a group of bicyclists has left one man dead, one hospitalized and one in jail for allegedly causing the crash. John Blankenship, 46, of Canton was charged with vehicular homicide after allegedly hitting two of the cyclists on Freemanville Road April 29, killing one. The Milton Police Depart-

Arrests: Continued from Page 2 ing without a valid license and open container. ►► Christopher Leon Glass, 39, of Shady Grove Road, Cumming, was arrested April 26 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for DUI, open container and failure to maintain lane. ►► Susan Catherine Picken, 45, of Suwanee was arrested April 25 on Sharon Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Luis Enrique SilvaEspinoza, 25, of Pine Lake Drive, Cumming, was arrested April 25 on Bethelview Road in Cumming for DUI, open container and driving without a valid license. ►► Julie Chopin Richardson, 26, of Brookside Court, Alpharetta, was arrested April 26 on Anthem Parkway in Cumming for DUI and failure

ment is investigating the traffic fatality, which occurred on Freemanville Road near Dartmouth Road at 7:36 p.m. BLANKENSHIP According to police, Blankenship was driving a white 1993 Ford Ranger pickup truck traveling northbound on Freemanville Road at the time of the accident. At the same time, five

to maintain lane. ►► Kathy Cornett Elliott, 54, of Buford was arrested April 27 on Peachtree Parkway in Cumming for DUI. ►► Tyler Cline Hamby, 27, of Dawsonville was arrested April 29 on Dahlonega Highway in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

cyclists were traveling in single file southbound on Freemanville Road. Blankenship crossed over into the southbound lanes in attempt to pass another vehicle that was turning. At this point, the pickup truck encountered the cyclists in a group. Police say the truck struck two of the cyclists and caused the other cyclists to crash. Two of the cyclists were transported to the hospital. One cyclist, 42-year-old Jason Young of Canton, died May 2 of

his injuries. Blankenship allegedly admitted he did not have a clear view of the cyclists.The remaining three cyclists were treated at the scene and released. Blankenship was cited for improper passing at the scene. Additional charges of reckless driving and homicide by vehicle were filed against him Saturday, May 2. He was denied bond. —Jonathan Copsey

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Drug arrests ►► John Francis Hefele, 30,

of Carter Drive, Cumming, was arrested April 26 on McFarland Parkway in Cumming for possession of methamphetamines, possession of marijuana, possession of a schedule III controlled substance, possession of drugrelated items, open container and no insurance. ►► Octavius Jerrod Tolbert, 33, of Lawrenceville was arrested April 29 on Buford Highway in Cumming for possession of marijuana and tag light violation.

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Alpharetta extends cell tower ban New expiration June 1 By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.copm ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The city of Alpharetta’s moratorium on new cell towers has been extended from May 11 until June 1. In May of last year, the city imposed the temporary ban on new cell towers in an effort to craft a new policy on how to deal with such applications, especially where to put such

towers. City Attorney Sam Thomas said the city had recently completed a study showing where cell coverage in Alpharetta is strong or weak. “The city undertook a study of gap analysis throughout the city to give information on updating the telecom ordinance,” Thomas said. The new information shows clearly where holes exist in coverage and where existing coverage could be improved. The study was completed by a third party, not a carrier. The expansion of the ban is to allow time for public meet-

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Planning Commission approves City Center In 5-2 vote, apartments at issue By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Alpharetta Planning Commission has voted to approve the proposed City Center project. In a 5-2 vote May 11, commissioners said they struggled with how they would decide, saying the project has many good qualities but also some bad ones. In the end, they approved it. The project will next head to City Council May 18 for further review. Current plans for the development include retail and restaurants on the ground floors of the buildings in front of City Hall, with offices and apartments on the upper floors. Plans call for 165 forrent apartments in the devel-

The City Center next appears for public hearing May 18 before City Council at Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta. opment. In total, there could be as much as 50,000 square feet of retail and 30,000 square feet of office in addition to the apartments. Forty-two single-family homes are also planned for the development, across Haynes Bridge Road at the intersection with Thompson Street. A large portion of the land is set aside for open space, mostly along Ga. 9 near the town green. “When people drive here, we want them to feel a huge sense of arrival,” said Cheri Morris, with the project management team of Morris and Fellows. Issues such as parking, traffic and especially the placement of two pavilions beside

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The concept for the downtown Alpharetta City Center includes retail and restaurants as well as office space and 165 apartments. the town green concerned commissioners. “I’m not against the City Center development. What I am struggling with is its density and 168 apartments,” said Commissioner Jill Reynolds in her denial. She was joined by fellow Commissioner Karen Richard in opposing it.

“I haven’t been thrilled about it,” admitted Commissioner Kyle Caswell, “[but] between the city staff and the Design Review Board, in the end we will have a project and a downtown City Center we will be proud of.” The project next comes before City Council at their May 18 meeting.

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Open enrollment ends Friday for students Few options available for middle, high school students in North Fulton By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Despite much conversation by Fulton School System leaders on expanding choice options for Fulton students, little headway has been made in actually opening seats. And with two more charter schools shuttering in North Fulton next school year, the choices are even more limited for parents looking for

public school options. Next year, only 16 of the system’s 101 schools will be part of the open enrollment program, which provides parents a choice of schools outside their assigned school. School officials acknowledged the limitations on the program since the majority of schools in North Fulton are at capacity with no room for outside transfers. “We are committed to high quality schools across the

county and know there are limited options in some areas of the district,” said Susan Hale, communications manager for Fulton Schools. “We are in the process of scoping out additional choice options throughout the county for [fall 2016]. In North Fulton, open enrollment is available at eight elementary schools and one middle school. No area high schools, with the exception of North Springs High in Sandy Springs, will accept open enrollment transfers in the 201516 school year. The open enrollment

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North Fulton gathers to pray, do good Part of national prayer, service days By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Once a year, national leaders call on everyone to pray for the nation and its well-being. This year, the National Day of Prayer was May 7. This year’s event was the 64th event. The National Day of Prayer is an official observance, created by congressional act, for citizens of all faiths to pray for the nation. The theme this year was “Lord, Hear Our Cry,” emphasizing the need for individuals, corporately and individually, to place their faith in the unfailing character of their Creator. The day is nondenominational. Roswell has held a Day of Prayer ceremony for the past several years at the Faces of War Memorial on the grounds of the Roswell City Hall. The Rev. Neville Billy led the event, with local business, political and community leaders each giving prayers for aspects of the nation. Principal Kathy Teston of Fellowship Christian School gave the prayer for education; radio announcer Darlene McCoy

prayed for the media; Sen. John Albers prayed for government, while Roswell City Councilmember Rich Dippolito read a proclamation from the mayor’s office. “We emphasize the need for us individually and corporately to place our faith in the unfailing character of our Creator, who is supreme over all governments and all authorities and all situations. No matter how impossible and hopeless and our situations may be, God hears and answers prayer – as He sees fit,” said Billy, regional coordinator for the Annual National Day of Prayer. Clay Geisinger, son of the late state Sen. Harry Geisinger, presented a photo of his father during the ceremony. Two public safety members – a police officer and firefighter – were honored for their service during the ceremony. In Alpharetta and Johns Creek, the event was remembered a different way, with a Day of Service May 9. The day was Alpharetta’s second and Johns Creek’s inaugural Day of Service to offer several volunteer projects. The Rotary Club of Alpharetta and Leadership Johns Creek have been

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Puppies, good books and Baltimore What were we talking So, my week came with a couple new life experiences. I brought home a new puppy – a 10-week-old Field Spaniel named Lewis – and for the first time in a while, I had enough down time to actually finish two books. The first book was the most recent from Malcolm Gladwell, the author of “The Tipping Point,” “Blink” and a couple other very best sellers. His new book, “David and Goliath,” is about many things, but one of the central themes is how people turn disadvantages and bad things into opportunities. Gladwell writes about how about a third of the world’s super entrepreneurs / billionaires are dyslexic and how their struggle to overcome their disadvantages made them resilient, tenacious, assertive, optimistic and yep, very, very successful. He says our environment impacts us in ways most of us would never imagine. He asks: Who would be the better hire – someone who graduates in the top 50 percent of their class in the top schools like Harvard, Yale or MIT, or those who graduate in the top 5 percent of good, but not the best, “good” schools? Gladwell fills the book with examples of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things in part because they have to learn to overcome deficiencies that they ultimately use to their advantage. It is a good, easy read and a worthwhile one. By the time I finished the second book, “The New Mind of the South” by a former AJC

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reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Tracy Thompson, I was ready to order a dozen copies to send my friends. Although the last chapter is not very kind to Atlanta, if you love the South – its culture, history and nuances, the good, bad and all in between – and if you appreciate a critical mind, this book is for you. Be prepared though. It does not sugar-coat the baseness nor does it gloss over the skeletons buried in the closets of our Southern heritage. But beginning with “the War Between the States” and ending with a discussion of the Beltway around Atlanta, it talks about the loss we have experienced as a result of our transition away from an agrarian society – a society that out of necessity provided a framework for connectivity to family and each other. Both books deal with a disconnect, a disenfranchisement, between people and the world around them. The first tells how we successfully react to that disconnect. The second addresses the causes. The knowledge of both helps us process current issues, including race and the growing fracture of our connection to each other in this increas-

ingly digital world. In that way, it provides some insight into what is going on today in cities like Ferguson and Baltimore. Thompson writes, “We live in a culture where we put our most intimate secrets on the Internet and have no idea who our next door neighbors are, where we labor in cubicles all day and go home at night to update our Facebook page. What we lack, what most of us know instinctively we are missing, what makes so many of us log into Facebook in the first place, is community.... the interdependent web of people, culture, economy and nature.” This loss of a sense of community is tearing the fabric of our world apart. It is creating a profound sadness. While I was outside reading Sunday, Lewis was tethered to me by a long leash. Every so often, he would stand on his hind legs and look over the arm of the chair to see what was distracting me from him. He would paw at me as I ignored him, distracted by my books and my phone and my iPad. But he kept it up until it finally dawned on me. If my attention is this important to a 10-week-old dog, how important must it be to the people around me? The fact that Lewis was even at my side is amazing to me. In the Field Spaniel dog world, if you are “outside” of the breeders network, getting a Field Spaniel is very close to impossible. They just do not let you in. So why were we allowed into that closed circle? My wife spent hours and hours on the phone with the woman who ultimately sold us our dog. She would email her, call her and subscribe to her newsletter. She asked her endless questions, and I frequently heard the laughter and engagement. In short, she listened. The woman sold us her big black bundle of furry puppy because she wanted a friend, I think – and because Christina simply cared about her and her dogs. That’s all anyone wants at the end of the day. They want someone to care. They want to matter. They want to be connected. They want, as Fyodor Dostoevsky said in another context, to give and receive love – directly, personally and unconditionally. It’s exactly what makes our world go around.

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about? A thought on forgetfulness I’ve been forgetting a lot lately. As my wife is continually reminding me, I forget whole conversations and information she tells me. Oh, we are going out tonight with another couple? Did we talk about this? Oh, you told me three times… right. Sometimes I’m positive she makes up conversations we have in her head, then yells at me for not remembering them. Apparently this is not a smart opinion to voice. It turns out, I’m not to blame! Hurray! A recent article on Slate dove into men and their memories. As it turns out, nature vs. nurture treats men and women differently on the value of recognition. Some research suggests women and girls remember personal events faster and more accurately than their male counterparts. This can be chalked up, in part, due to how we raise girls and boys. When young girls are asked how their day was, the conversation can center on emotions and how they factor into the events. With boys, those feelings are less stressed. The story becomes about what to do about those feelings. Emotion against action, which is the traditional breakdown of the difference

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between women and men. “The message that girls are getting is that talking about your feelings is part of describing an event,” said Azriel Grysman, a psychologist at Hamilton College who studies gender differences and memory, in the Slate article. “And for boys, emotions are something to be concerned with when they are part of a larger issue, but otherwise not. And it’s quite possible, over time, that those tendencies will help women establish more connections in their brains of different pieces of an event, which will lead to better memory long-term.” See! It’s not my fault at all. I blame my parents. I used to think I had a pretty good memory. Apparently this assumption was incorrect yet I rarely came into a confrontation challenging my version of events. Now that I have a permanent plus-1, I’m realizing just how wrong I can be.

Cut the media some slack As a member of the press, I hear complaints almost every day about how bad the media is. As a whole, the media gets blamed as the source of many of society’s ills. Following the riots in Baltimore and elsewhere, some people have been quick to say the media played a role by forcing the issue of racism or fear mongering just to get attention. Here at Appen Media, we recently shared various articles regarding the events in Baltimore. We received comments that our reporting on events like that is forcing others to be racist – as if media reports were the source of people shooting each other,

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looting and destroying property and making this violence possible. We are just reporting the facts as we receive them, and I think for that reason, we should be cut some slack. It is not the media’s fault these negative events are happening. These are highly controversial incidents, which obviously grab the public’s

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RHS parent shares graduation memory When we decided to create a special section to honor the 65th anniversary of Roswell High School’s founding, we knew it would open the door to stories we never imagined. Not stories of shock and awe, but just the stories of how RHS has shaped generation after generation. The very first submission we received proved to be a perfect example of what we hoped people would share. It came from Allison Comer telling us about the graduation of her son in 2013. It is one family’s memory of that momentous event and how his classmates made it special. When Chase Comer and Clipper started RHS, Clipper was one of three Canine Assistants service dogs that were the first assistant dogs to ever attend RHS. Clipper attended RHS the entire time Chase was in school. Allison Comer wrote us: Chase graduated in 2013, and one of his greatest moments at RHS was during the graduation ceremony. Principal Huff called out the name of both Chase and his canine assistant Clipper, who attended school with him. As they crossed the stage to get his diploma, the senior girls all began to stand. Our family laughed as Chase is such a flirt with the girls, but then the senior boys and teachers all stood and clapped. Our family watched in disbelief as the entire football stadium gave our

10 Year CD Rate Chase Comer’s graduation photo in the 2013 Mimosa yearbook appears with canine assistant Clipper Comer.

son a standing ovation as he graduated. It was a special moment to see that despite our son’s disabilities, he had indeed affected his senior class and teachers. And it was wonderful to see the entire community of Roswell honor our son with a standing ovation that day. We want to hear the stories and memories former RHS students have. The Comer family have shared theirs, but it is not a template for the other stories out there except that it is uniquely their own. What story do you have from RHS to share? Send it to RHS65@appenmediagroup.com and add a photo. Just put RHS 65th in the info box of the email. —Hatcher Hurd

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Jim Matoney receives WARM thanks for service Jim Matoney is an unusually gifted citizen, and a man who unstintingly gives the gifts he possesses wherever he can. His is a story that is unique among the people I have met in nearly three decades of news reporting. Never have I known a man who has done so much for his community yet steadfastly flew under the radar of public attention so successfully. Jim is an Alpharetta man, having made it his home after retiring with his wife Lois to the Windward community. Windward is a special place too, it being a 3,400-acre community that is truly Live, Work, Play. Around 250 members of the Windward community came out April 28 to “roast” their neighbor and to thank him for all he has meant to his community. It took a lot of doing but they covered the bases well. I first met Jim when I came to Alpharetta in 1993 to cover the city and its doings. He was already a remarkable man then. Here he was a retiree but agreeing to serve on the

Alpharetta Planning Commission, a thankless task if there ever was one. I asked him when he first ran for office what he did. He said he had retired from Shell Oil as an engineer after 36 years. That was career enough, I thought. Little did I know then the depth and breadth of Jim Matoney’s sense of service. In another conversation he told me how after retirement he went to law school and got his degree. He said it as casually as one might say he was taking up golf. I asked why on earth he would want to do that. His answer: to do pro bono work. And so he did, working with battered women through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. But he wasn’t through yet. He went on to run for City Council and won a seat he held for 12 years, helping to pilot Alpharetta through an unprecedented spurt of growth adding some $2 billion in new growth to the tax digest. And still he was not through. The city’s magistrate court was going through

a great deal of turmoil and became politicized. Jim took it upon himself to run for municipal court judge and spent the next eight years on the bench. His calming influence and professionalism quickly brought order to the court. When he finally officially retired in 2013 as the last elected municipal judge for Alpharetta, he could look back on two full decades of community service after retiring from a 36-year career. But Jim belonged to another organization, the Windward Association of Retired Men, or WARM. The WARM group is a heady association of men from all walks of life but who for the most part were leaders in their professional and community lives. It is an organization with no dues and no committees but it does remain relevant, said longtime WARM member Jack Elder. “The WARM ideal is to celebrate life together and do service,” Elder said. Elder said they wanted to recognize Jim for all that he had done “above and beyond the

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Jim Matoney takes his turn at the dais accompanied by his wife of 63 years Lois. call of duty.” Being a bunch of guys, they wanted to honor him in a WARM way – with a roast. So they did exactly that. They gave it to him plenty, but all in good fun and comradeship. More than 200 turned out to express their admiration and gratitude for someone who truly personifies community

service. His Alpharetta United Methodist minister, the Rev. Don Martin, showed up to confer upon Matoney Methodist sainthood “by all of the power and authority NOT, nor ever will be invested in me by the

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ing $21,000). New staging and banners are suggested for Old Soldiers Day events ($6,500) as well as a lease of a new fire truck ($55,000). New Tasers for the police department are also suggested ($51,000). A downtown sculpture program is considered ($75,000) as well as the designs for an expansion of Lilly Garden Terrace/ Trailer Street connecting Main Street to Canton Street ($40,000) to help with connectivity. Design funding in the amount of $50,000 is requested for the old Alpharetta Public Library. The city is expected to take over control of the building later this year. No use has been decided for the building. A request is also made for $80,000 to develop master plans for many of the city’s parks. This includes a plan for the study of possible relocation of the Wills Park Equestrian Center. Nearly everything in the budget is up for discussion by the city and the public. The budget will be debated over several public meetings. These meetings are May 18, May 25, June 1, June 8 and final approval June 15.

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“Judge” Gary Wingo entertains as master of ceremonies.

Matoney: Continued from Page 10 Methodist Church.” Then state Sen. Brandon Beach said he sat beside Jim on the City Council for four years and learned a lot. “Jim has that quality that lets him disagree without being disagreeable,” Beach said.

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Jim Matoney is reunited with his first fellow City Councilmembers. From left are Jim Paine, Sandra Johnson, Matoney, Debbie Gibson, state Sen. Brandon Beach and state Rep. Chuck Martin. When Jim took the podium to have his say, the first thing he did was to tell the audience about one of the wisest things he ever said: “That was, will you marry me?” That was 63 years ago when he asked it of his wife Lois. Then he added: “Fortunately, it was to the right person.” Jim, as usual, did not say much about himself, but he did say being a judge was the best job he ever had.

“When you’re a judge, you know when you are right, you’re right. And when you are wrong, you’re still right.” Well, Jim Matoney was not only right pretty much all the time, it was always with dignity, grace and purpose. There is no phony baloney with Matoney. So Jim is officially retired — again. But we know if he sees a need he can meet, he’ll be back in the saddle. That’s just the way he’s made. —Hatcher Hurd

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By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Hair is one of those things many of us take for granted. However, for some, it is a luxury. That’s where Diane Cooley comes in. Cooley’s daughter Jenna, 15, has a rare disease called Alopecia Areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. It can be minor – eye lashes or spots on the head – or severe, causing complete baldness. Understandably, especially in women and girls, this can be devastating to self-image. Jenna has at one time or another lost all her hair or just spots. She has lost one eyebrow or one eye’s lashes. The loss is seemingly random. “When she was younger, it affected her worse than now,” Cooley said. “As she got older, she was better about the hair loss. She understands it. I can imagine if she lost all of her hair at once, it would affect her more.” Cooley, her friends and family began the It’s Just Hair cut-a-thon, now in its ninth year, to collect ponytails from the community to be made into wigs by Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides high-quality hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children with long-term medical hair loss – often alopecia, but also

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Joseph and Dianna Avena receive the Tourism Partner Award from RCVB President Ken Davis for their highly successful Roswell Ghost Tours. It is a major tourism draw for the city. But it is her impact as a dance teacher that has had the greatest effect, imparting her talent and love of dance to the thousands of students who have graced her toe bar. Not only have her dance students become consummate performers themselves through the Tolbert-Yilmaz School, her student dance companies have toured the world, enriching the lives of her students while giving them an untold amount of dance experience. Other RCVB recognitions: Tourism Partner Award: This award was presented to Dianna and Joseph Avena for their immensely popular Ghost Tours of Roswell. “While many cities offer similar ghost tours, Diana and Joseph’s tours are an entirely different attraction,” Etris said. Rather than stoop to blood and gore, their tours are more cerebrally based. They ask the question is the occult real? Do ghosts haunt these streets and cemeteries? As the patrons walk the walk, the Avenas, acting as “paranormal pioneers” allow the ghosts to decide whether to deign to give a sign. Mean-

while, the patrons hear a lot of the history of Roswell – not all of it in the history books. Etris says the Roswell Ghost Tours are also one of the big economic attractions, bringing thousands of tourists to the city. Roswell Inc. Executive Director Steve Stroud, working in concert with the RCVB, announced Roswell Inc.’s business awards: Young Professional Award: This award went to Brendan Walsh, president of Lehigh Homes and Development. The son of a builder, Walsh was “swinging a hammer as soon as he could walk.” He started his career with Ryan Homes. Today, he has his own development company. He also serves on the Roswell Design Review Board. Stroud praised Walsh’s developments for their walkability and their design. RCVB President Ken Davis presented the award that was his choice alone. It goes to the board member who has done the most to promote and advance the RCVB. This year’s President’s Award went to Alex Paulson

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Above, RCVB President Ken Davis presents the organization’s most prestigious History Maker Award to Nancy TolbertYilmaz. Tolbert-Yilmaz was so excited to receive it that she forgot to put her shoes on as she ran to accept. of Randall Paulson Architects. Davis cited Paulson’s willingness to serve on many committees and especially for his work on the Branding Committee. “Alex has provided countless hours of service to the RCVB. He’s a Georgia Tech grad, and they always work hard,” said Davis. Davis and Stroud also presented the Economic Development Award to Lennar Corporation for the Roswell City

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four hits and walked one in six innings. Francis Sugrue worked a scoreless seventh. John Castro had two hits and drove in a run for the Titans, and Jake Bogosian had three RBIs on a double and a sacrifice fly. The Titans scored eight runs in the top of the first in the second game of last Wednesday’s doubleheader at BT, with the game stopped after five innings. Hunter Lehman limited Cedartown to two hits and did not walk a batter, yielding his only run in the first inning. Garrett Dupuis led a 15-hit BT attack, going 4-for-4, scoring three runs and driving in two. Bronco O’Brien had two doubles and drove in four runs, and Will Galloway drove in three runs with a homer and a double. Jack Dunn, Conor Davis and Bogosian all had two hits, with Dunn driving in two runs and Davis belting a solo homer. The Titans (27-2) host

Oconee County (18-5) in the quarterfinals. A doubleheader is scheduled for Tuesday and a third game if necessary will be on Wednesday. The Warriors are the Region 8-AAA champions and won their second round series against Appling County by scores of 14-2 and 7-4 after losing 6-3 in the opener. They swept West Hall 2-0 and 6-0 in the first round. The winner advances to the semifinals, which begins with a doubleheader on Monday. Either Westside or Hart County will be the opponent. The Titans will travel to Augusta to play Westside if both teams win. King’s Ridge led 3-1 after five innings in the first game against ELCA, but the Chargers scored six runs in the sixth and five in the seventh. Connor Burns and Kyle Brnovich limited ELCA to one run in five innings, but Brnovich, who did not allow a hit in three innings of relief and struck out six, was taken out after walking the first two batters in the sixth. The Chargers collected seven hits in the sixth and seventh against King’s Ridge relievers to break the game open. The Tigers led 10-5 in the second game after scoring four runs in the top of the sixth, but ELCA scored five times in the bottom of the inning at Legion Field in Alpharetta to send the game to extra innings. John Byrnes took over for King’s Ridge starter Austin Higginbotham in the seventh and shut out the Chargers on one hit over the final four innings. The Tigers pushed across the winning run in the 10th. Adam Moore and Tarez Miller had three hits each for the Tigers. Miller scored four runs including the game winner, and Moore drove in three. Brandt Stallings had two hits including a homer and drove in three runs, and Burns added two hits and two RBIs. Moore pitched a complete game to clinch the series for the Tigers, allowing just one earned one run and striking out six. Higginbotham had three hits, and Stallings, Burns and Cullen Monette added two hits each. The Tigers (25-4) are the No. 4 seed in the Class A private school playoffs, with Tattnall Square (25-1) seeded first. The Trojans’ lone defeat came against Eagle’s Landing Christian. Tattnall Square swept its first two playoff series, winning four games by a combined 34-6.

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Raiders win twice to advance in soccer BT, FCS girls also reach state semifinals By MIKE BLUM news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Both Chattahoochee and Roswell spent time during the regular season as the No. 1-ranked boys’ soccer team in Class AAAAAA. But after three rounds of the state playoffs, both teams are out and unranked Alpharetta is in the semifinals. Alpharetta defeated Harrison 1-0 and Tucker 2-1 on penalty kicks last week to advance to the semifinals against Duluth, with that match played Tuesday at Duluth. The winner will play for the state championship Saturday in Macon against either Parkview or Brookwood. Parkview knocked No. 2 Roswell out of the playoffs Saturday, winning 6-0 after the Hornets’ goalkeeper was red-carded early in the second half with Roswell trailing 2-0. The Raiders (12-5-1) went 5-for-5 on penalty kicks against Tucker after the match ended in a 1-1 tie. Alpharetta goalkeeper Warren Cherry stopped the second Tucker PK. Bryan Candelaria converted the fifth and clinching PK after not having played in regulation and overtime. Diego Recalde scored in the first half for the Raiders, with Tucker scoring its only one goal in the second half. Steven Cravotta, Chris Shifrin, Recalde and Matt McGivney connected on the first four PKs for Alpharetta. Mikey Stockley scored the game’s only goal against Harrison, giving the Raiders their second straight shutout in the playoffs. Alpharetta coach Scott Cole credited Gerald Nash in helping preserve the shutout after he entered late in the match and marked Harrison’s primary scoring threat. Roswell (16-3) advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 victory over Pebblebrook, but its 11-match winning streak ended in the loss to Parkview. Milton, which knocked off No. 2-ranked Chattahoochee in the opening round, lost its second round match at Marietta 2-1. The Fellowship Christian boys’ team advanced to the Class A semifinals, and was scheduled to play Tuesday against Stratford Academy in Macon. The Paladins (18-1-1) defeated North Cobb Christian 5-1 and Mount Paran 2-1 last week. Jake Williamson scored both goals Saturday in the

quarterfinals against Mount Paran on assists from his brother Drew. The championship game will be played later this week in Macon, with Atlanta International and Pacelli meeting in the other semifinal. Blessed Trinity reached the second round in Class AAA, losing 2-1 last week to Calhoun. The Blessed Trinity and Fellowship Christian girls both reached the semifinals in their classifications with a pair of

easy victories last week. Blessed Trinity defeated Adairsville 7-1 and Oconee Country 6-0, and was scheduled to play at Lumpkin County on Monday in one semifinal. The winner will play either Westminster or Decatur later this week for the Class AAA championship. Fellowship Christian won 8-0 over Lakeview and 4-1 over Paideia to advance to the semifinals, which were played Monday at Macon’s First Presbyterian. The championship match will be played in Macon later this week, with Hebron Christian playing Macon’s Stratford Academy in the other semifinal. Milton reached the second round in AAAAAA, losing to 2014 state champion Harrison 4-0. Harrison, which was undefeated the last two seasons, lost in the quarterfinals to Grayson.

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Early Detection of Oral Cancer Reduces Mortality Rate By ROSWELL DENTAL CARE The dental community is the one of the first lines of defense in early detection of oral cancer. Including both generalists and specialists, there are over 100,000 dentists in the US, each one seeing between 8 and 15 patients per day. The American Dental Association states that 60% of the US population sees a dentist every year. Performing oral cancer screenings during routine biannual dental visits, yields tens of thousands of opportunities to catch oral cancer

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Smilescapes Dentistry in Alpharetta Provides the Latest in Cosmetic Dental Services By Dr. Robert Woods As a cosmetic dentist in the Alpharetta area, my top priority is giving patients a beautiful smile. It is important to stay on top of the all the changing trends in the cosmetic dental industry. I’ve been a practicing dentist and cosmetic dentist for nearly 30 years, and a lot has changed in that time, especially in terms of the technology, machines, and materials we use on a regular basis. Smilescapes Dentistry offers all the latest in cosmetic dental services, and I consult with each patient to ensure that we are meeting all their

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Stroke affects young people more and more Young stroke survivor runs local support group Most young people don’t have a stroke, right? Well, not quite. The incidence of stroke in people aged 20-64 jumped by a quarter between 1990 and 2010, a recent study found. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and a leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. A stroke occurs when blood vessels that carry oxygen to

the brain become blocked or burst. When the brain cannot get enough oxygen, brain cells begin to die, causing disability and sometimes death. Nearly 80 percent of strokes are caused by a blockage from a blood clot or plaque. The other 20 percent results from bleeding. For Lori Murphy, who was 31 when she experienced a stroke, finding a support group after her stroke was among the obstacles she faced. So she created one. “I felt like there was a need for reaching out to other people

my age who had a stroke,” Murphy said. Through Northside Hospital, Murphy helps run a free monthly support group for young stroke survivors, 35 and under. The common misconception that strokes only happen to the elderly can lead to delayed care. In Murphy’s case, doctors were caught by surprise. “There’s no way that a 31-year-old female would be having a stroke,” she recalled doctors in the emergency room of a Savannah hospital saying. This was eight years ago and Murphy says doctors have

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RESTORE Your Vision – REFRESH Your Appearance By DR. KIRAN SAJJA Our eyelids play a vital role in the normal function of our eyes and maintenance of clear vision. First, the eyelids are a physical barrier that shields the ocular surface from the damaging environment. Second, the motion of the eyelids allow for the even spread of our tears over the surface of our eyes necessary for optimal visual clarity. And finally, the eyelids define the overall aesthetic of the face and convey our emotion and mood. Eyelid dermatochalasis or “eyelid bagginess” is related to stretching and thinning of the eyelid skin. This often affects both the upper and lower eyelids giving a puffy or wrinkled appearance. At times, the excess skin can rest on or over your eyelashes interfering with your vision. Other common complaints include eyelid redness or itchiness, tearing, or headache. Women often note difficulty applying and maintaining eye make-up, such

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What Controversy Surrounds Hypothyroidism Treatment? By DR. SEAN SAVEDOFF Unfortunately, there are many physicians that still believe that they can rely on the TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) test alone to determine if someone has hypothyroidism. They rely on the lab results, and if you fall within the “norm,” then you must not have hypothyroidism, despite having many of the symptoms of this common condition. However, advocates of further testing state that TSH levels do not indicate what circulating thyroid hormones are actually doing in your body. Therefore, the TSH test does not provide the complete picture. Another thing to remember is that normal does not always mean optimal. That is a very important distinction to make! Some doctors will also (or only) test your T4 levels. However, it often stops there. Advocates of further testing point out that even if your TSH lab result comes back “normal,” it does not necessarily mean that your body has enough of it. In addition, if your T4 levels are “normal” according to lab results, it does not mean that your body is converting it to T3 (to be used by your tissues) appropriately. In contrast, the assumption by the endocrinol-

ogy community has been that there is nothing that goes wrong with the T4 to T3 conversion process in people’s bodies. DR. SAVEDOFF But hypothyroidism is easy to treat, right? Many physicians have been taught that treatment of hypothyroidism is pretty standard, and easy to treat. You do one or two bloods tests. The lab results indicate whether that patient is hypothyroid. Easy, right? False. If you speak to many patients with diagnosed hypothyroidism, they will tell you that despite treatment with thyroxine (T4) medications alone, they still do not feel completely normal. In fact, it is estimated that only 50% of people receive proper treatment. In other words, treating hypothyroidism is not as simple to treat as some practitioners may lead you to believe. There are also patients who cannot get the diagnosis of hypothyroidism, despite feeling tired and cold all the time. The fatigue interferes with their daily functioning, and still they

continue to live with undiagnosed hypothyroidism. Are things changing? There are more physicians who are beginning to move away from relying on the TSH and/or the T4 as the be-all and end-all of diagnosing this common condition. Some are also beginning to realize the importance of adding T3 hormone as an adjunct to T4 hormone treatment. Others also support the use of natural, dessicated thyroid in treatment. Fortunately, more studies are being conducted into the effectiveness of T4/T3 combination therapy, and using less of a one-size-fits-all approach. As well, more are starting to recognize that a full set of tests have to be done (TSH, Total T4, Free T4, Total T3, Free T3, Reverse T3, Thyroid Antibodies), and even if all of these test come back normal, the patient may still respond to treatment for hypothyroidism as normal may not be optimal for that patient. So if you are not getting the answers you want from your physician, what should you do? Find someone who will listen. You are the one who does

not feel well. If TSH and T4 tests are not detecting hypothyroidism, other tests to be considered include the Total T3 test, Free T3 test, Reverse T3 test, and Thyroid Antibodies test. The Free T3 is an important test as it indicates if your body is converting T4 into the T3 it needs to help regulate the body. However, it is not routinely done by all physicians. As mentioned earlier, it has long been thought by many in the medical community that there is no such thing as the inability of the body to have difficulty converting T4 into T3. So even if your TSH is normal, advocates of T3 testing state that symptoms of hypothyroid can be confirmed by this test. This is then where the addition of T3 to the medical treatment can be beneficial. Reverse T3 is another test to determine if your body is actually converting T4 into usable T3, or if it is actually converting it from T4 into the unusable form of Reverse T3. Thyroid Antibodies can be tested for. Their presence can indicate that your body is attacking its own thyroid (called an autoimmune disease). Your TSH blood test (likely the most common test done to test for hypothyroidism) may

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Bianco Primary care As medical students, husband and wife Drs. Michael and Shelley Bianco saw a problem emerging in healthcare. Time after time they heard their physician preceptors tell patients that there was only time to discuss one health concern during appointments. With costs growing and reimbursements from insurance and Medicare shrinking, doctors are being forced to see more patients each day. The practice of medicine has become quantity focused rather than quality focused. Drs. Michael and Shelley Bianco want to change this. Bianco Primary Care is a new type of general practice that gives doctors and patients more time together. This time allows patients the ability to talk with their doctor about health concerns without feeling rushed. They are able to take the time to listen, to develop a personal relationship with their patients and to offer more than just an additional prescription. This caliber of care is delivered within the concierge or sub-

scription model of primary care. In this type of medical practice, patients pay an annual fee that guarantees them more time with their physician. This fee, about the cost of a daily Starbucks coffee, allows the physician to have a smaller patient pool for their practice, giving them the ability to see fewer patients in the day and spend more time with those patients. Joining a concierge medical practice restores the strong doctor-patient relationship that many of us can still remember. Becoming a patient of Bianco Primary Care means same day or next day appointments that start on-time, having access to your doctor by phone or email 24/7, and developing a personal relationship with your doctor. Additionally, Drs. Michael and Shelley Bianco offer nutrition counseling, coordination with specialists and house-calls. Bianco Primary Care is accepting new patients, call for a 30 day no cost trial with Bianco Primary Care.

Integrative and holistic medicine focuses on the total balance of the body. Methods of some conventional medical practices coupled with alternative and holistic practices work together to align the body so that an individual can experience the total benefits of good health. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) reported that about 38 percent of U.S. adults and about 12 percent of children are using some form of alternative medicine. Many people even conventional physicians are still on the fence about alternative and holistic medicine. I want to share just a few of the benefits for choosing an integrative, alternative and holistic doctor. More One-On-One Treatment During a conventional doctor appointment most individuals are seen by the doctor for only five to ten minutes due to insurance restrictions and billing policies. However, many integrative, alternative and holistic physicians are more empathetic when it comes to patient visits and usually their fee structures are set up a little more different. They understand that patients are usu-

ally concerned about certain symptoms and spend much more time with them trying to get a thorough understanding, run DR. CATHY proper labs and consult on proper medical treatment. An appointment with an integrative, alternative and holistic physician can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. Holistic Physicians Treat the Whole Body When patients visit with an alternative and holistic doctor they can be guaranteed a full body examination. With an alternative and holistic doctor, it is about treating more than just the disease or the symptom. It is about examining the entire body to get to the root cause of the symptoms, restoring all of the affected areas in an effort to heal the entire body. This approach insures that there will not be any new health issues arising from the affected areas. For example, if you are diagnosed

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Doctors’ Hearing Center Celebrates Better Hearing Month Did you know that 36 million Americans suffer from hearing loss? More than half of these people are under age 65. DR. ANDREWS May is Better Hearing Month. Hearing loss is the third most common health challenge in the United States. Doctors' Hearing Center wants you to become aware of your hearing health.

Medicine: Continued from Page 32 with a vitamin deficiency, a holistic physician’s goal is to get to the core and resolve the reason you are suffering from a deficiency. Holistic Physicians Promotes Prevention Are you a smoker? Are you an emotional eater? Do you eat foods high in cholesterol? Like conventional physicians, integrative, holistic physicians focus on prevention. Taking a more natural approach to caring for our bodies and overall

What causes hearing loss? • Exposure to excessive loud noise. • Ear infections, trauma, or ear disease. • Damage to the inner ear and ear drum • Illness, like diabetes, poor circulation,and certain medications. • Deteriorating hearing due to the normal aging process. How do I know I have a hearing loss? • Difficulty hearing people talk in noisy health many practice medicine from a prevention perspective. For example, our diets are stricken with foods heavy in trans-fat, GMO’s and are processed in allergy infested facilities. To ensure that we are eating foods that are free from contamination which causes disease and food allergies, integrative and holistic physicians recommend eating more organic foods; getting in more plant based protein. These are just a few of the benefits I’d like to highlight for seeing an integrative and holistic physician. I encourage everyone to do their homework on finding a doctor meets their medical needs.

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Eagles fall in state baseball playoffs Knock off Lambert in opener By MIKE BLUM news@appenmediagroup.com

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Hooch’s Kayla Kloes (21) plucks a loose ball out of the air while outrunning the Mill Creek defense in the Cougars’ 1210 win.

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is guaranteed at least one team in the finals, with the possibility that the area could be represented in all four championship matches. The Milton girls, who have dominated lacrosse in the state since the sport was first played in Georgia a decade ago, were scheduled to play Tuesday at Chattahoochee in the AAAAAA playoffs. Both teams finished first in their area and won their first two playoff games last week. Milton, which has won the state championship the past five seasons, defeated Lassiter 18-6 and Collins Hill 21-3 to reach the semifinals. The Lady Eagles are the No. 1-ranked team in the state with a 16-4 record, with all the team’s losses coming against out of state opponents. Chattahoochee (16-3) got past Pope 24-13 and Mill Creek 12-10 to earn its spot in the semifinals. The Lady Cougars ended the season ranked third in the state, with Milton coming into the playoffs ranked No. 1. The Milton-Chattahoochee winner will host the championship contest Saturday against either Lassiter or Walton, the No. 2 and 3 teams from Milton’s area. Cambridge and Blessed Trinity both reached the AAAAAA semifinals with a pair of victories last week. Cambridge, ranked first in the state in its classification, won 22-7 over Sprayberry and 20-6 over Lovett to improve its record to 19-1. The Lady Bears hosted Kell in their semifinal match. Blessed Trinity (18-2) defeated Creekview 16-7 and

McIntosh 21-6 to advance. The Lady Titans played at Westminster in the semifinals. Cambridge would be at home in the championship game, while Blessed Trinity would play at either Cambridge or Kell. Also reaching the state playoffs was Northview, which lost to Walton 20-10 in the first round. Two local boys’ teams reached the semifinals, with Roswell in position to defend its AAAAAA title and Cambridge looking to win the A-AAAAA classification. The Hornets (18-2) were No. 1 in AAAAAA going into the playoffs. They defeated Northview 15-5 and Mill Creek 16-9 last week, outscoring Mill Creek 11-2 in the second half to erase a 7-5 halftime deficit. Roswell will host Etowah in the semifinals Wednesday, and would be at home in the championship match Saturday against either Harrison or Pope. Roswell and Harrison both were first in their area, with Pope second and Etowah fourth behind the Hornets in their area. Etowah upset Johns Creek (12-5), which won its area, 9-7 in the first round, and Harrison edged Centennial 18-17 in the quarterfinals. Centennial (17-3), which was ranked fourth in the state, defeated Lassiter 18-6 in the first round. Cambridge (16-3) defeated Kell 17-6 and Starr’s Mill 10-4 to earn a shot at home against state No. 1 Westminster on Wednesday. The Cambridge-Westminster winner will be the home team in the championship game Saturday. Westminster easily won its first two games, including an 18-0 victory over Blessed Trinity in the first round.

KENNESAW, Ga. – After knocking off defending state champion Lambert in the first round of the state Class AAAAAA baseball playoffs, the Milton Eagles lost to Kennesaw Mountain last week in the second round. The Eagles won the first game 4-2 over the Mustangs, but lost the second game of a doubleheader 9-1 to force a third game for a second straight series. This time, the Eagles lost 7-3 after defeating

Lambert 5-3 in the decisive third game in that series. Milton, which finished the season 20-11, got a strong pitching effort from Kyle Jaworski in the first game against Kennesaw Mountain. Jaworski shut out the Mustangs for five innings before they scored single runs in the sixth and seventh. Brice Johnson got the final two outs to earn a save.

Steven Curry had two of Milton’s four hits, with the Eagles scoring three runs in the third inning. Kennesaw Mountain broke open a scoreless tie in the second game of the doubleheader with three runs in the fourth against Milton starter Clay Forbes, who allowed four runs through six innings before the Mustangs scored five times in the seventh. Jonathan Tracey led the Milton offense with two hits. The Mustangs managed just four hits in the third game, but were aided by three Milton errors as they jumped out to a 6-1 lead after four in-

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CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, June 4, 2015 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, June 22, 2015 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza Alpharetta, Georgia. a. CU-15-06 Encounter Church/Regal Cinemas/Avalon Consideration of a conditional use to permit a Church/Synagogue on property located at 3950 1st Street on the south side of Westside Parkway. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lot 803 and 854, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. MP-15-05/CU-15-08/V-15-10 Innovation/MetLife Consideration of a request to amend a Master Plan and change zoning conditions in order to allow 414 for-rent residential units in addition to retail, restaurant, hotel and office uses. Variances to allow ground floor residential uses on all but 10,600 sq. feet of main residential buildings, to allow 25 units to eliminate the front stoops and access requirement and to be replaced by landscaping due to grading requirements of fronting streets; and to allow private streets are requested. The applicant also requests Distance requirements between retailers who sell liquor by the drink and residential units be waived within the 47 acres property known as Peridot. The property is located north of GA-400 and west of Haynes Bridge Road. The property is legally described as being in Land Lots 744, 745, 752, and 753 of the 1st District, 2nd Section of Fulton County, Georgia. c. MP-15-03/Z-15-04/CU-15-03/V-15-06/CLUP-15-06 Arrowhead Real Estate/Brookside Pod A Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 4 acres from O&I to C-1 in order to develop two 33,000 sf retail buildings. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Corporate Campus Office” to “Commercial” is also requested. A request to change the Master Plan Amendment in order to allow retail as a primary use within Brookside Pod A is also requested. A variance for the front setback is also requested. The property is located on the south side of Old Milton Parkway next to Five Seasons Brewing. The property is legally described as being located in Land Lots 43, 44 and 49, 1st District, 1st Section, Fulton County, Georgia. d. PH-15-06 UDC Changes- Citizen Part B Consideration of amendments to the Unified Development Code in order to require minimum notification requirements. Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza.

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Eagles: Continued from Page 35 nings. Austin McLeod had two hits and drove in two runs for the Eagles. The Eagles avenged a loss to Lambert in the state championship series last year, bouncing back from a 9-4 loss in the first round series opener to win the next two games 10-1 and 5-3. Forbes pitched a complete game four-hitter in the second game, allowing only

It solves nothing when the media are blamed for violent acts or outcomes. Most of the time, they are just doing their jobs. Members of the media are trying to report the facts of a story as they come in, which these days can be very quickly. The story is what is happening. Reporting on it is essential. However, where some members of the media may get lost – and my feeling, where the public begins to see the media as the problem – is when their reporting on an

one walk and striking out six. Tracey, Kris Franklin and Garrett Cook had two hits each for the Eagles. Cook and Jaworski both drove in two runs. The Eagles broke on top early with five runs in the first inning. Milton erased a 3-1 deficit in the third game with four runs in the sixth inning. Curry and Brett Centracchio started the inning with singles, and Jaworski, Cook and Drew Hamrock all delivered runscoring hits in the rally. Milan Sutaria, who spent most of the season pitching

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