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July 2, 2014 | forsythherald.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 17, No. 27
Deputy shoots, injures man in north Forsyth
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During morning mist, paddlers drift amiably before tying up for the first day at the National Parks Service Jones Bridge Unit.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 46-year-old man was shot and injured by a Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy on June 26. Jeffery Todd Nielson, 46, of Cumming, allegedly pointed a rifle at a deputy who spotted the armed man in the north end of the county. The deputy was checking an undeveloped subdivision on Hopewell Road near Hubbard Town Road and observed a parked pick-up truck, according to Deputy Robin Regan, a sheriff’s office spokesman. When the deputy drove by the truck, Nielson was seen holding a rifle, Regan said. As the deputy exited his patrol car, Nielson also
exited. According to Regan, Nielson then made the rifle ready to fire by working a lever action and pointed the rifle at the deputy. The deputy drew his sidearm and fired, striking Nielson. Nielson was given immediate medical aid and transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. He is expected to recover and is stable condition at this time. The deputy involved has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is normal procedure for these incidents. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is investigating the shooting.
10TH ANNUAL PADDLE GEORGIA»
Chattahoochee’s Magic Boaters enjoy 110-mile excursion down river By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – From all over Georgia, they came. From Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and Texas, they came. From California, Nevada, Washington and Oregon, people came to participate in the breathtaking canoe and kayak trip 110 miles down the Chattahoochee from Suwanee to Franklin, which is in Heard County, population about 1,000.
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Aggie Calder is the oldest paddler on the trip at 82.
It was the 10th anniversary of Paddle Georgia, the annual seven-day canoe and kayak trip down one of Georgia’s rivers organized by the Georgia
River Network. This trip was a re-creation of the first Paddle Georgia, which debuted on the ’Hooch and drew 450 paddlers. The youngest looked to be about 6 or 7. The oldest was 84. Why do they come? The answer is always the same. They love the river, all rivers. Phil and Sheliah Cooper are from Cumming. They said they would not miss this trip. “It’s fantastic,” said Phil. Sheliah is just as enthusiastic. “It’s great from the first day; it always is. This is our sixth time on Paddle Georgia.
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