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North Fulton gears up for elections Roswell has only contested races By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com
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Goodbye, Mary Elizabeth Girl loses fight with cancer ALPHARETTA Ga. - After a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, the rarest and most aggressive form of leukemia, 12-year-old Mary Elizabeth Paris, of Alpharetta, lost her fight with cancer Sept. 3. Her mother, Mandi Posey Paris, wrote on Facebook, “She's gone. If tears or love could have saved her she would have lived a million more years. My miracle.” The Alpharetta community mourned in the days following by releasing gold balloons, displaying gold ribbons and
donating to childhood cancer research. Mandi wrote a year ago for UGA Miracle, “When I see the gold ribbons and the gold campaign I think this is the color for brave warriors that need our voice and our dollars to find a cure that I know is out there. No kid deserves to go through what they have to endure. I won't cry on the outside because my warrior princess tells me not to. So I will smile and fight on for her until a better cure is found. And I will help to keep spreading the awareness for her and all of these beautiful children.” Mary Elizabeth was a frequent guest at the WSB Care-a
Volunteers put up hundreds of gold bows for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in honor of Mary Elizabeth, 12, who lost her battle with leukemia this month. –Thon, sharing her story and raising money to fight cancer and blood disorders. —Kathleen Sturgeon
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Election season is gearing up again and this past week saw a slew of people qualifying for contested seats. Most of these candidates are incumbents who will run SPENCER BINDER unopposed. In Alpharetta, three seats are up for grabs but none are contested. Dan Merkel has qualified for Post 6, vacated by outgoing Councilmember D.C. Aiken, who is leaving due to term limits. Councilmember Jim Gilvin will retain his seat in Post 4 after no one qualified to run MERKEL GILVIN against his re-election bid. For Post 5, vacated by one-term councilmember Michael Cross, two candidates emerged – Jason Binder and Jill Reynolds. Reynolds has served on the Alpharetta Planning Commission for seven years. Even though she threw in her hat early on, she withdrew her candidacy before the end of the week. This leaves Binder running unopposed. Binder has served on the city’s Design Review Board. “I believe that I can make a difference during a critical time for Alpharetta and work toward a shared vision of successful growth while sustaining our strong core identity and values,” he said in his own announcement. In Roswell, four positions are open with two races contested. Incumbent Post 1 Councilmember Rich Dippolito will run unopposed. Becky Wynn, the Post 2 incumbent, will face off against Michael Palermo. Post 3, vacated by Betty Price who ran for the state house, has two newcomers vying for it – former Fire Chief Ricky Spencer and Donald Horton. The seat of municipal judge – the last elected judge position in the state – has no one running against incumbent Judge Brian Hansford. Milton saw all three incumbents qualify. Burt Hewitt, Matt Kunz and Rick Mohrig will all run unopposed. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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