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Woman’s wallet lifted during grocery run

Facebook swindle costs woman $500

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — While attempting to pay for her groceries Oct. 27, a woman discovered her wallet had been taken from her purse.

The woman had visited the Publix on Haynes Bridge Road and noticed something was awry when she could not find her purse while checking out. She said she remembered someone following her and asked store employees to review the security footage.

When they did so, the footage showed a man grab the woman’s wallet from her purse and put it in his jacket.

He was described as six feet tall, between 25-25 years old, slim, short black hair and wearing a dark blue suit, white dress shirt, brown striped bowtie and dark sunglasses.

The wallet had $70 cash, 12 credit cards and the woman’s license.

She was told to put a hold on all of her cards.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A 77-year-old woman recently lost $700 when someone who looked like her friend on Facebook convinced her to buy multiple iTunes gift cards.

The woman told police that she was contacted by her former acquaintance Oct. 27 on Facebook Messenger, when they told her about a group that received money from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The acquaintance told the woman that they had received $200,000 from the group after paying $700 in taxes and fees.

The woman said she trusted the person because they had been friends on Facebook for several years and was directed to a Facebook profile for “Christ Geister.” Geister told the woman to buy five $100 iTunes gift cards and send photographs of their backs.

Once the woman realized it was a scam, the gift cards had been redeemed and most of the information from the profile had been deleted.

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Crest Village Lane, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 21 on Mansell Road, Roswell, for DUI and driving without a license. ►► Masood Aryan, 34, of Beverly Glen Village Lane, Norcross, was arrested Oct. 23 on Riviera Road, Roswell, for DUI and driving with no headlights. ►► John Roger Powers, 33, of River Rock Road, Woodstock, was arrested Oct. 7 on Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Ellis Hue Hobbs, 34, of Old Southwick Pass, Johns Creek, was arrested Oct. 8 on Elizabeth Way, Roswell, for DUI. ►► David Stephen Wise, 30, of Bethelview Road, Cumming, was

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Treating Age Related Macular Degeneration (Part 2 of 2)

By Charlie Ficco, O.D Milan Eye Center AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in the developed world. The most common type of AMD is non-exudative or “dry”. This type comprises more than 80% of patients diagnosed with AMD. The other 20% is called exudative or “wet” AMD. AMD develops because the eye is unable to remove waste products from the retinal cells. These waste products, otherwise known as, drusen, can be detected early in this disease without visual loss. They appear as small, round, yellow dots within and around the area of the macula. However, if dry AMD progresses to retinal atrophy and central retinal degeneration, loss of central vision is often observed. Generally, non-exudative AMD has a much slower (over decades), progressive visual loss relative to “wet” AMD which can occur over days or weeks.

Treatment and Management Once the diagnosis of dry AMD is established, your doctor will counsel you on dietary changes, no smoking or stop smoking, daily exercise, home monitoring of central vision with an Amsler grid, and possibly, oral vitamin supplements. If your doctor recommends vitamin supplements, it is important to use a supplement that follows the AREDS 2 formula recommendations. AREDS 2 stands for the Age Related Eye Disease Study 2. Depending on the stage and severity of the disease at diagnosis, your doctor may want you to follow up in 6 months if mild or 3 months if severe. It is very important for you to contact your doctor immediately if you have a change in vision or Amsler grid. If dry AMD transforms to wet AMD, visual prognosis depends on the speed that it is treated.

Wet AMD forms when new, abnormal blood vessels grow and cause fluid accumulation under and within the layers of the macula. As you can imagine, this leads to drastic changes in central vision including blurring and distortion. To help treat wet AMD, there are medications called anti-VEGF drugs. VEGF stands for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor.

Anti-VEGF treatment helps reduce the number of abnormal blood vessels in your retina. It also slows any leaking from these blood vessels. This medicine is delivered to your eye through a very slender needle. In most cases, with successful treatment, the medicine needs to be delivered every 4-6 weeks. Laser surgery may also be used to treat some types of wet AMD. Your eye surgeon shines a laser light beam on the abnormal blood vessels. This reduces the number of vessels and slows their leaking.

Your retina specialist will determine the best treatment option for you depending on the type and severity of the leaking blood vessels.

The Future New research in AMD is ongoing. In fact, it is one of the most researched disease processes in the U.S. New treatments, genetic testing, and new instrumentation are being developed and show great promise in the fight against AMD. Patients with visual changes secondary to AMD can live a relatively normal life. Sometimes visual aids are needed to make the most of your vision, ie magnifying tools, handheld computers, electronic items and more. A consultation with a vision rehabilitation specialist can teach you ways to use your side vision to help you perform your activities of daily living. If you have decreased vision and would like a consultation with a vision rehabilitation specialist, are looking for a support group, or are interested in low vision aids, contact your optometrist or ophthalmologist and they will help you get in contact with the right person. The goal to living with impaired vision is to learn new ways to be as independent as possible and always have hope because research is being done every day.

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Website offering gift cards for votes now under Secretary of State scrutiny

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MILTON, Ga. – The Secretary of State’s Office announced Nov. 3 it has initiated a formal investigation into an allegation of vote-buying in the City of Milton.

“Because it is an ongoing investigation, I cannot discuss any further details at this time,” said Candice Broce, press secretary to the Secretary of State’s Office.

She did say the question of vote-buying grew out of a Facebook post that appeared last week – and was subsequently taken down – that asked early voters to post photos of themselves with the political signs of candidates Mayor Joe Lockwood, Laura Bentley or Peyton Jamison.

Those posts of support would earn participants entries into a lottery for free restaurant meals up to $30.

Who is behind the We Call Milton Home Facebook page is not known at this time. Broce said she could not comment on any aspect of the investigation, nor when it would start or end.

If the investigation does produce evidence that appears to be a violation of the election code, the results would be handed over to the State Elections

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A Facebook post on the group “We Call Milton Home” is under investigation by the Secretary of State for enticing residents with gift cards to vote in the general election.

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Broce said the board has a number of options. It could decide to dismiss the case or issue a letter of instruction, which explains what law or rule was violated and orders the respondent from

committing additional violations.

If deemed serious enough the board could turn the case over to the Attorney General’s Office or the case can also be referred to the local district attorney’s office for prosecution.

City Council looks to the future Council reviews plans for major projects

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council had its eyes on the future at Monday’s

night meeting. The city’s trail plan and a concept plan for the Crabapple Connector were presented for recommendations.

The City Council will soon consider adoption of the trail plan which aims

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to grow the city’s system to 53 miles.

Included in the outline are three priority projects — a two-mile Crabapple loop, 5.9 miles from Birmingham Falls Elementary to Summit Hill Elementary and the Deerfield Connector which would run from Cambridge High along Cogburn Road for 3.8 miles.

The proposal also aims to incorporate the city’s gravel roads into the system with opportunities for connections to local systems such as the Alpha Loop and Big Creek Greenway.

A concept plan for the Crabapple Connector will also soon be up for approval before the City Council.

The project would extend Charlotte Drive to Birmingham Highway. A roundabout would also be constructed at the intersection of Charlotte and Mayfield Road. The roundabout would be close in size to the traffic circle at Francis, Cogburn and Hopewell roads at 120 feet in diameter.

According to engineering consultants Pond & Company, the plan would drastically cut down traffic in the area.

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Academy Street to Windward Parkway: This section is proposed to have raised and flushed medians at various sections. The medians will be 12 feet wide, and travel lanes will be 10 ½ feet wide. It also includes an 8-foot asphalt shoulder to accommodate on-street parking. There will be a 12 foot multiuse trail (sidewalk) with a 5-foot buffer.

Upper Hembree Road to Academy Street: This section is proposed to have raised and flushed medians at various sections. The medians will be 12 feet wide, and travel lanes will be 10 ½ feet wide. There will be an 8-foot multiuse trail (sidewalk) with a 2-foot buffer.

State alters plan to widen Ga. 9 through downtown Alpharetta Plan revisions expected to save a dozen businesses

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Transportation has revised plans to widen Ga. 9 through downtown Alpharetta, and the changes could save close to a dozen businesses.

Tim Evans, Georgia DOT project manager, said the changes came after a groundswell of complaints last fall spurred the agency to take a second look at the $70 million project.

Many property owners and businesses were worried the widening would encroach so far into their property, they would have to relocate.

Plans call for converting the thoroughfare to four lanes with a 12-foot landscaped median from Upper Hem-

bree Road to Windward Parkway in Alpharetta. The design also calls for an 8-foot asphalt shoulder on each side for parking.

Following initial outcry from some property owners last fall, the DOT met with engineering firm Pond & Co. to review the original plans earlier this year.

“We got a lot of pushback from a lot of the property owners there, so we sat down with Pond to see whether they could come up with a redesign that could save some of the buildings from relocation,” Evans said.

The powwow produced a new plan that narrows that portion of the project running through the downtown area.

They removed the 8-foot asphalt shoulder and reduced the width of the sidewalks and landscaping. Sidewalks – or multi-use paths – that had been drawn at a 12-foot width will now range from 5 feet to 7 feet wide.

The narrowed corridor can now

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OPINION

I don’t understand politics Maybe I’m ignorant, or optimistically naive.

Maybe I never listened enough in social studies or political science classes.

Or maybe I’m KATHLEEN STURGEON just flat out wrong.

But I do not unEditor kathleen@appenmediagroup.com derstand politics.

I don’t mean the basic understanding of government, how we elect a president or how a bill becomes a law.

I do understand the fundamentals of our nation.

No, I mean name calling, one-upping, just genuinely nasty trying to outdo each other.

I know I’m young, but it seems like our country has never been this cruel and divisive.

Politics are normally such a taboo topic, but all of a sudden it seems like it’s the “cool thing to do” to belittle and berate someone who doesn’t see the world in exactly the same way you do.

When did it become an insult to call someone a “liberal” or “conservative”?

Isn’t that just a label?

I’m not sure when it became a way of life or death for some people, but it’s a bit frightening.

I receive emails, phone calls and social media comments all the time calling me and our paper, the media as a whole, “too liberal.”

But when I saw a comment last week calling me the “Republican mouthpiece,” I had to laugh to myself.

How can I be “pushing my liberal-biased agenda” on my readers while also being a mouthpiece for the opposing party?

And when did it become OK for people to just assume political affiliation of a person based on their life views and morals?

Frankly, I’m fed up and sick of it.

I don’t agree completely with one side or another. I feel strongly about certain issues, and they are almost evenly divided for Republican or Democrat viewpoints.

But what gets me is that unlike most people I’ve heard from, I won’t back down on my viewpoints just to fit a certain party’s typecasts.

I heard at a debate a few weeks ago

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Judge grants Fulton Schools’ request for tax intervention Property tax revenue should soon be flowing to system

The tax crisis timeline • May - Property Tax Assessments sent out to Fulton property owners • May/June - Protests over spikes in residential value gain political momentum • June 21 - Fulton County Commission freezes property values at 2016 levels • June 25 - Fulton County Board of Education approves FY2018 budget • Oct. 13 - Fulton County submits final tax digest to the State Department of Revenue • Oct. 13 - State rejects Fulton’s tax digest; disagrees with legal basis used to calculate taxes • Oct. 31- Fulton Schools announces spending moratorium • Nov. 3 - Fulton judge grants temporary order to allow property tax bills to be issued • Nov. 15 – Mailing of tax bills expected to be complete • Jan. 18 – Due date for Fulton County

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Fulton County School officials are celebrating a decision to allow property tax bills to finally be issued, but belt-tightening and costs savings will continue through the end of the calendar year as the financial picture stabilizes.

On Nov. 3, Magistrate Court Judge Alan C. Harvey granted a Temporary Collection Order (TCO) authorizing Fulton County taxing authorities to issue tax bills to property owners.

Fulton County Schools, Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Government had joined together to seek legal action allowing them to collect property taxes which fund their operations.

The legal intervention was needed after the Georgia Department of Revenue rejected Fulton County’s tax digest in October, effectively halting the ability of the county, cities and school systems to receive tax revenue.

In a seven-page letter to Fulton

County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand in October, the state DOR cited numerous concerns related to the decision to use a decades-old law to freeze assessments at last year’s levels.

Particularly troubling to the state was that Fulton County’s freeze only applied to residential properties, not commercial parcels.

Despite the state concerns, the judge ruled a need existed to provide funding to the entities which depend upon tax revenue. “[The judge’s order] is a win for Fulton County Schools as we now have confirmation that revenue will soon be on its way to fund our schools [and provide the resourced they need],” said Fulton School Superintendent Jeff Rose. “This ruling allows us to breathe a little easier, but there is still a long road ahead.”

The Fulton Tax Commissioner expects property tax bills to be mailed by Nov. 15, with county bills due by Jan. 18, 2017.

Fulton Schools’ financial viability depends on many of those bills being paid prior to the due date.

The Fulton County School System is the largest recipient of tax dollars from county taxpayers – with about $600

million expected in FY18. This accounts for 63 percent of the system’s operating budget, with the remainder coming from the state.

Without the ruling, Fulton Schools faced the possibility of running out of money by mid-December, putting into jeopardy the ability to provide the second December paycheck to its employees.

Tax collections were already more than two months late, following an unprecedented series of events beginning last spring when tax assessments were first issued. Public outcry over hikes in home values led the Fulton County Commission to freeze assessments at the 2016 level, re-evaluate all tax bills, and the delay of issuing adjusted tax bills.

Fulton Schools has not received any local tax receipts since July 1, said a spokesperson, and has been forced to use its reserve funds of nearly $300 million to fund school operations. With $70 million in monthly payroll alone, and another $15 million in other expenses, that fund would be depleted by mid-December.

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Cambridge coach resigns after text message to student Coach Miles Martin said text was meant for a friend

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — A beloved Cambridge baseball and football coach resigned last week after he said he accidentally sent a text message to a student that was intended for a friend.

Coach Miles Martin, Cambridge’s head baseball coach and assistant with the football team, said in a statement that the incident was a mistake.

“I made an error when sending a personal and private message to a trusted friend,” the statement said.

“It was an error and not an error in judgement that resulted in the message being delivered to a student.”

Martin said he immediately contacted the student and communicated the error. The statement said the student “acknowledged the message wasn’t meant for him.”

“I absolutely regret my error, have accepted responsibility for it and apologized to the family involved and thank

them for acceptance and understanding,” the statement said.

According to Susan Hale with Fulton County Schools, the message was sent on Sept. 20. District officials were notified “several weeks ago” after a student at the school reported the incident to a teacher. Hale said a “human resources conversation” was held with Martin regarding the incident, but she said she could not give details about the meeting due to Martin no longer being employed with the school system.

In his statement Martin said he cooperated with district officials, but he was told he could not speak to anyone on the matter and it could be months before a hearing would be held.

“I made an error, I did nothing wrong, yet I saw no path to a fair decision without it taking months and costing thousands of dollars,” Martin’s statement said. “So, I made the personal decision to resign my position, a position I dearly love.”

A parent of the student that received the text said their family has “nothing but respect” for Martin. “[We] do not feel that this text shows the type of person Coach Martin is and that his mistake should not affect his ability to coach and teach,” the letter

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MILES MARTIN Former Cambridge coach said. “I regret that this happened but it does not change our feelings towards this great coach and teacher.”

John Shafer is the announcer for Cambridge’s baseball games and was on the board to create the Bears’ athletic program. Two of his grandsons have also participated in Cambridge athletics.

Shafer said the text message was offensive and “derogatory towards

women.” He said he does not condone the message’s contents and said due to the sensitivity of the situation, he does not blame the school or Principal Dr. Edward Spurka for Martin’s resignation.

However, he does feel it is a loss for the school and said everyone deserves a second chance.

“He was a great coach and a great teacher,” Shafer said. “He is a guy that truly cares for his kids. I feel sorry for the kids and the family involved.”

That sentiment is shared by Doug Kolesar. His son, Michael, played under Martin for two seasons at Cambridge and is currently playing baseball at the Air Force Academy.

“At the end of the day, the kids lose in this situation,” Kolesar said. “I respect coach Martin greatly. He was a great person and great for our kids. I know I can speak for Michael and he has the upmost respect for coach Martin.”

Kolesar said he does not believe the “punishment fit the crime.”

“It’s just unfortunate that this happened,” he said. “And it’s unfortunate Cambridge is losing a guy like coach Martin.”

Cambridge High School did not comment on Martin’s resignation.

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A district spokesperson noted only costs related to safety and security, compliance issues, fuel and utilities are not impacted. No decision has been made on lifting the spending freeze in January.

Rose stressed the financial crisis affecting Fulton Schools is occur ring through no fault of the school system or its school board, known for its conservative financial management.

“This situation is not through any fault of our own. Fulton County Schools has exercised appropriate spending and prudent budgeting,” said Rose. “The Fulton County Board of Commissioners put us in this situation when they voted to freeze property tax values at 2016 levels.”

He lauded the patience and support of system staff and the community, noting “nothing could have prepared any of us for what has occurred over the past several months.”

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Evans said.

“For me, this was the first time it happened,” Evans said, He added that the department was hearing from a lot of property owners upset with the loss of property.

One property owner asked whether GDOT was going to condemn his property.

“I said, ‘Sir, we’re not even talking about condemnation. Tell us your concerns, come in and talk about it.’

“Condemnation was the last thing on the table,” said Evans.

Acquiring right of way is a lot more difficult when property owners are disgruntled from the outset, he said.

Actual renderings of the revised plan probably won’t be released until the project is put out for construction bids, said Kevin Skinner, principal and branch manager with Pond.

The GDOT has set April 2019 as the date to let the project.

Meanwhile, it must acquire all the rights of way and secure utility and environmental certifications.

The department has budgeted $38.8 million for right-of-way acqui-

COMMUNITY sition on the 200 or so parcels lining Ga. 9 for the length of the project. The cost for construction is budgeted at $32 million.

State transportation officials predict traffic along the route through the heart of Alpharetta will increase close to 25 percent up to 44,230 vehicles daily by 2040.

Evans said the City of Alpharetta was called in to help coordinate the talks between landowners, GDOT and project engineers.

“A lot of the praise goes to the Georgia Department of Transportation,” said Alpharetta Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz. “They were willing to look at re-examining this corridor and still make it work for traffic flow and pedestrian mobility as well as preserve the structures. I worked with trying to bring everybody together.”

Some businesses, like Duffy Realty at the corner of Ga. 9 and Cumming Street, was slated to have a sidewalk lopping off its front door – in effect, making the building useless.

Many business owners say they will await official word from the DOT. Larry Attig, who owns property at 52 N. Main, said he and other downtown business owners are hearing rumors about the revisions, but they haven’t seen anything official.

“We’re kind of still in the dark about it,” he said.

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Legion Post 201, Alpharetta host Veterans Day car, bike show Fundraiser benefits Legion projects ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The public is invited to the free car and motorcycle show 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the American Legion Post 201, 201, Wills Road, Alpharetta.

Mazda of Roswell is the sponsor along with the City of Alpharetta and the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. To enter a car or motorcycle the fee is $20. There is space for

60 cars and 40 bikes. Cars and bikes judged separately.

All proceeds go to sponsor Post 201’s packages to overseas active duty military program, its Boys State and Girl’s State programs, American Legion Baseball and other Legion activities.

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ARC boasts successes, but emphasizes challenges Traffic/transit tops list of issues; cities’ redevelopment encouraged

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA – The cream of the Atlanta region’s leadership met Nov. 3 at the Atlanta World Congress Center to celebrate recent successes and take a hard look at where the region needs to go.

Atlanta Regional Commission Chairman Kerry Armstrong welcomed some 1,300 business people, civic leaders and government leaders to the annual ARC State of the Region Breakfast to see where the region stands and listen to ideas to continue Atlanta progress.

They heard a lot about where the region is and where it needs to go. And they heard interesting ideas about how to be a more cohesive and viable economic region.

Armstrong noted the region has many assets at work. With the Georgia Department of Transportation committed to investing $11 billion, the area is working together to solve transportation obstacles that stand in the way of growth.

Armstrong said that includes looking at TSPLOST projects, autonomous and connected vehicles. The region continues to be good stewards of its water resources.

“Today we use 10 percent less water than we did in 2000 and we have 1 million more residents today,” he said.

Georgia’s film industry, centered in the Atlanta region, today rivals Hollywood for the most film production in the United States.

But there are challenges. A recent

People’s response on the issues* • No. 1 issue: Transportation, 27 percent of citizens surveyed ranked it No. 1.

• Best long-term solution: More, better transit say 49 percent.

• Willing to be taxed for transit: 51 percent • Economy: Looks bright. Only 9 percent rated it Biggest Problem.

Other issue ratings: • Local School Districts: 54 percent say excellent or good • Quality of Life: 52 percent say life is good *Survey by Kennesaw State University

survey found 1 in 7 residents could not come up with the money for a sudden expense of $400. One in 5 does not have a dependable way to get to work.

Georgia Tech Professor Design Ellen Dunham-Jones, director of the Urban Design master’s program at Tech, spoke about the economic benefits that urban redevelopment brings to the entire community.

Dunham-Jones pointed to the Atlanta Beltline, which has not only sparked new economic and residential growth in the city, but with its “plethora of urban trails” has triggered regeneration in what had been an impoverished area.

It inspired Ponce City Market in At-

lanta as a new walkable economic and cultural asset.

“We’re thinking differently about under-invested areas. And now we are running toward OTP [Outside The Perimeter] looking at our aging malls and outdated office parks,” Dunham-Jones said. “We are looking at retrofitting our commercial areas and redevelopment that is more walkable and compact.”

She might well have been talking about Alpharetta’s ongoing reinvention of its downtown that is rising up in its City Center and spreading with its “inner-loop” walking trail to match its greenway.

Dunham-Jones called Avalon’s impact on Alpharetta “catalytic,” and indeed, Avalon received the ARC’s Award for Exceptional Merit for Catalytic Development.

Cobb County’s The Battery Atlanta and SunTrust Park, the new home of the Braves, also was recognized with an Award for Exceptional Merit for Catalytic Development Duluth’s Parsons Alley is a 40,000-square-foot city-inspired redevelopment begun in the early 2000s recapturing the 1848 character of Baptist Church downtown.

“It’s owned by the city, but its shops and restaurants are playing an important role in [Duluth’s] future growth,” she said.

Parsons Alley was given the ARC’s Development of Excellence Award.

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Kabbaj said biology can teach us about transportation. He said transportation must develop like an organism – or more accurately like a vascular system.

A living body is fueled by its vascular system, he said. Each body contains 6,000 miles of “track.” And unlike today’s transport, the blood cells never “travel empty.” It is always bringing something to a destination or taking it away.

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Kabbaj used a video that showed a transit system that never stops, but flows.

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Supply and demand says buy a $900,000 home Motivating If you are looking for a new home under the $400,000 price range, I know how competitive it is.

But after some serious research, I have found a solution for you: go buy GEOFF SMITH a $900,000 house.

Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com If only it were that easy!

I just finished reading through Smart Real Estate Data’s third quarter newsletter and I’m stunned again by the lack of inventory available to most homebuyers. Our homebuilders can’t seem to catch up to the demand that is out there.

Inventory is measured in “months of supply.” The numbers reflect the months it would take for homebuyers to buy up all the currently listed homes if no new houses came onto the market. Experts consider a healthy housing economy to have 6.5 months of supply. Why is it unhealthy for there to be more or less? Supply and demand.

If you have less months of supply, then the demand is stronger than the supply and home prices rise quickly as buyers compete for the relatively low number of houses on the market.

If you have more than 6.5 months of supply, then it’s a buyer’s market and values can drop as sellers compete for the relatively few buyers.

In the below-$300,000 market, there are fewer than 2.5 months of supply. That is one of the lowest months of inventory in the history of people keeping track of these numbers. In the $300,000 to $400,000-range, it only rises to just above 2.5 months. The $500,000 to $600,000-range is where the market finally starts getting healthy with about 6 months of inventory. Above that and it quickly gets unhealthy

... Builders are having to pay more to comply with an increased number of regulations that most residents want, and pay more for increased impact fees which help fund capital improvements to fire, police and other municipal departments... again with inventories above 7.5 months.

By the way, that $900,000 to $1M-range I mentioned at the beginning of this article has well over 10 months of inventory. It is a good time to get a deal in that range.

Based on the laws of supply and demand, prices on sub-$400,000 homes are rising and prices on the $600,000 homes are lowering. Maybe someday everything will be priced around $500,000!

Obviously that won’t happen. But the laws of supply and demand are making the lower priced homes even more expensive, eventually creating even less inventory for a market already starved for inventory. Capitalism usually has a way of evening these kinds of things out. But building houses in the sub $300,000-range is a hard thing to do these days.

Land has gotten more expensive in the metro area. Builders are having to pay more to comply with an increased number of regulations that most residents want, and pay more for increased impact fees which help

fund capital improvements to fire, police and other municipal departments. There is a labor shortage in the construction industry, so builders are having to pay more to lure subcontractors away from other builders. And with unemployment so low in general, we are not seeing employees from other industries jumping over to meet the demand.

The average price of a new home was $334,977 for the third quarter.

With the increased costs, the builders are having to build more expensive homes to keep their margins. But if you look at the more expensive homes – there is a relative glut. The demand is for the lower-priced homes.

In the coming years, it’s very possible that we could see more effort from both the private industry and the public, to find creative ways to build more, lower-priced homes.

Some cities and counties are seeing this as an ‘affordable housing’ crisis where many of the people who work in their police, fire and retail service sectors are not able to live close to where they work. I’ve heard some folks try to blame the developers. But developers are pretty simple creatures. If the project will make their business money, they’ll probably build it. If it will lose their company money, they probably won’t. They know the demand is there, it is just hard to make the numbers work.

Geoff Smith is a mortgage banker with Assurance Financial focusing on residential home loans for refinances and home purchases.

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Motivating your emDICK JONES ployees to work hard, Founder & President Jones Simply Sales work smart and achieve results will help you to grow your small business.

The dictionary defines the word motivating as “providing someone with a motive for doing something; or, stimulating someone’s interest in or enthusiasm for doing something.” So what are you doing to get your employee’s interest and enthusiasm in helping you grow your business?

You might start with something simple, such as recognizing employees who are doing a great job. Recognition of top performers, especially if it includes monetary rewards, is a top way to motivate everyone. Providing on the spot “public praise” to someone who has done something well is also very effective in motivating others who would enjoy getting the same praise.

Get to know each and every one of your employees and find out what keeps them going. Then tailor your motivational activities individually to each and every person. Some may just want one-on-one time with you; while others may prefer special treatment, like a day off for all of their great work.

Money certainly matters, but you’d be surprised how motivated employees will get even without monetary rewards.

Perks matter almost as much as dollar bills. Take some time each day to motivate your employees. You may be quite surprised at the reaction you get, and more importantly, the business results that follow.

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MILTON LITERARY FESTIVAL

The Milton Literary Group will host the second annual Milton Literary Festival in downtown Crabapple.

Featuring over 45 authors, the event will be packed with panels, author chats, and workshops as well as opportunities to meet and mingle with your favorite authors or find new ones.

The festival will be held Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit miltonliteraryfestival.com.

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VETERANS DAY: CUMMING

What: American Legion Post 9143 in conjunction with VFW Post 9143, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1030, and the Forsyth County Patriot’s Alliance – will welcome the community to the annual Veterans Day Ceremony.

When: Friday, Nov. 10, 11 a.m.

Where: Cumming Veterans War Memorial, 301 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Cumming

MEDLOCK BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

What: Medlock Bridge Elementary School will host their inaugural Veterans Day celebration, performances, color guard and guest speakers. Brunch will be served.

When: Friday, Nov. 10, 9-10:30 a.m.

Where: Medlock Bridge Elementary School, 10215 Medlock Bridge Parkway, Johns Creek

VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST

What: Enjoy a complimentary breakfast with local veterans and a presentation

by A.J. Tata, a retired brigadier general and national bestselling author.

When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 8-9:30 a.m.

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

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When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 10-11:30 a.m.

Where: Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA, 3655 Preston Ridge Road, Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

TITAN TIDINGS CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOW What: Shop for holiday gifts from over 110 vendors. A bake sale keeps your shopping energy up and running.

When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, 11320 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: btcatholic.org/TitanTidings

CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL IN CUMMING

What: Featuring a wide variety of artisans and craftsmen with handcrafted merchandise, the Sawnee Artists’ Association festival includes photos with Santa and kid-friendly activities. Food trucks and kettle corn will be available outside.

When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Regan Blvd., Cumming More info: sawneeart.org

DISTRICT 5 MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETING

What: American Legion Post 201 will host their Veterans Day ceremony along with a car and bike show.

When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: American Legion Post 201, 201 Wills Road, Alpharetta More info: 770-475-9023

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, Nov. 14, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Shakerag Elementary School, 10855 Rogers Circle, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

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WILD BIRD WALK & TALK

What: Fledging birdwatchers will learn how to identify common birds by sight and sound before heading outside to

What: Small business owners and employees are invited to this information session on W2 vs. 1099 forms, payroll reporting, year-end and more.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 14, noon Where: TrueNorth Real Estate Professionals, 11130 State Bridge Road B 106, Johns Creek Cost: $10 More info: johnscreekchamber.com

THE GUNS OF FORT WALKER, GRANT PARK

What: Barrington Hall will host a series of lectures on the Civil War and Roswell. This is part of a series of Wednesday evening lectures.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $5 suggested donation More info: roswellgov.com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: “MORNINGSIDE”

What: This shrewd new comedy takes place during a sunny spring afternoon in the Morningside neighborhood of Atlanta, where different generations are thrown together to battle it out.

Imagine: a baby shower, nine women with secrets, and a case of champagne.

When: Through Nov. 12, times vary Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Tickets start at $29 More info and tickets: get.com

“FIDDLER ON THE ROOF”

What: “Fiddler on the Roof” is a musical set in Imperial Russia in 1905, following Tevye and his attempt to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family’s lives.

When: Through Nov. 5, times vary Where: Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming Cost: Tickets start at $27.50 More info and tickets: playhousecumming.com

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: BUTTERPUP & FRIENDS

What: Miles Davis is an artist, illustrator, and creator raised in the United States Air Force. In 2012, a random puppy with butterfly wings made its way into Miles’s imagination.

When: Through Dec. 29, all day Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

NUTRITION AND CANCER PREVENTION

What: Join in a discussion to learn tips about how to harness the power of nutrition and prevent cancer.

When: Sunday, Nov. 12, 3-4:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: newhealthahead.com

AUTHOR VISITS

What: Join local authors as they read and discuss their latest books. Rena Arzumanova, author of two short story books, will read a few stories and Ellen Kofman will present and read from her latest collection of poetry.

When: Sunday, Nov. 12 from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: Milton Branch Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: milton.branch@ fultoncountyga.gov or 404-613-4402

BILINGUAL STORYTIME

What: Terra Trofort, founder and director of Lingual Kids, will visit the Roswell Library the second Tuesday of every month to share stories, culture, music and more.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 14, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Where: Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: roswell.branch@ fultoncountyga.gov or 770-640-3075

OH DEER! PLANTS DEER DON’T USUALLY EAT

What: North Fulton Master Gardeners will offer a gardening class and workshop covering how to garden with deer around. Registration is required.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Branch Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road., Roswell More info: librarycomments@ fultoncountyga.gov

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What: The Friends of Roswell Library sale of gently used books, DVDs, CDs and more will be held throughout the weekend. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Roswell Library and its programs.

When: Nov. 16-18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: roswell.branch@ fultoncountyga.gov or 770-640-3075

ESSAY CONTEST

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What: Join for a writing competition among students in grades 3-12. Winner gets $30 Pizza Hut gift card. The winner will be announced Nov. 17.

When: Deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 14 Where: East Roswell Branch Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: eastroswell.branch@ fultoncountyga.gov or 404-613-4050

What: Therapy dogs Surcee and Reagan are back. Read to a friendly therapy dog with one of CAREing Paw’s volunteers.

When: Thursday, Nov. 16, 4-5 p.m.

Where: Milton Branch Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: liane.wagner@ fultoncountyga.gov

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A changing mole is a common complaint that leads a patient to a dermatologist. And it’s also one of the most important issues that a patient can have because a changing mole could be a melanoma.

DR. TAYLOR Melanoma is the most deadly common form of skin cancer and can spread even when it is the size of a pencil eraser or smaller. That is why dermatologists are so focused on catching melanoma early. If a skin cancer has not yet spread, then a simple surgery and a few stitches are often sufficient to provide a complete cure. If a cancer has spread, then lymph node biopsies, radiation, chemotherapy and other measures are sometimes necessary to try to save someone’s life.

A dermatologist can help determine if a growth requires a biopsy. In general, a biopsy is a procedure intended to sample (not eliminate) a growth. A biopsied specimen is submitted to a pathologist who will determine if the growth is clearly benign, malignant, or somewhere in between.

For atypical moles, pathologists typically grade how abnormal the mole is by grading them – mild, moderate or severe. This sounds simple, but there exists tremendous variation in how dermatologists manage moles that are assigned these grades. Some dermatologists watch almost all abnormal moles. Some dermatologists recommend cutting out (excising) almost all abnormal moles. Who is right, and why is there variation?

Historically, some dermatologists believed that all atypical moles were precancerous. Such moles were (and often still are) called “dysplastic” nevi, although some dermatologists favor labeling them Clark’s nevi to avoid confusion over malignant potential.

The term “dysplastic” connotes a tendency towards becoming a cancer.

However, research now supports that many so-called dysplastic nevi will never amount to anything and are not “pre-cancers.” There is a pattern of growth that some healthy moles can take that can make them look a bit disorderly, but for many moles “dysplastic” is a misnomer.

As a result, a debate exists in the dermatology community over whether dysplastic nevi are precancers and

whether they should be excised. A multitude of studies have followed patients whose dsyplastic nevi were excised versus observed. From these studies, we know that people who have dozens of dysplastic nevi still have a very high chance of developing melanoma even if they have every single mole on their bodies removed. We also know that removing mildly atypical nevi is generally not necessary and does not seem to decrease one’s chance of developing melanoma.

What about moderate and severely atypical nevi? Mounting evidence now suggests that nevi with a grade of “moderate” probably also do not have to be removed and can be safely observed.

Some studies have even suggested similar observation for severely atypical nevi, but the norm for them continues to be excision.

There are exceptions to the above rules: For some moderately atypical nevi, a pathologist may issue a recommendation that might read, “re-excision is recommended to ensure complete removal of this lesion.” This is pathologists’ way of signaling that the pathologist is still uncomfortable enough with the microscopic appearance that the mole should be removed. Alternatively, the mole might be graded as moderate atypia, but the dermatologist may have noted that clinically the mole looked severely atypical. Clinical impressions matter, and a mole that is moderately abnormal under the microscope but severely abnormal to the naked eye would also likely warrant complete removal.

Patient factors such as immunosuppression, a history of melanoma, etc., all also might play a factor.

However, in a world where profits sometimes drives people’s actions, patients are wise to be informed and be their own advocates. Unfortunately, multiple mildly or moderately atypical nevi are too often removed. Based on current evidence, many of these “dysplastic” nevi in all likelihood could have been safely left in place. Patient sometimes receive a few or, sadly, many scars unnecessarily. No dermatologist wants to leave in place a mole that becomes a melanoma, but neither should we subject patients to procedures and scars unnecessarily. By agreeing on regular skin exams, partnering with our patients to be vigilant for changing growths, and practicing evidence-based medicine, dermatologists can often safely leave mildly and moderately atypical nevi in place. Patient-centered, individualized medicine taking into

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(3) Collins Hill All-time series: First meeting Milton (8-2, 4-1) • Points per game: 28.1 • Allowed per game: 13.5 • All-time playoff record: 3-14 • 2016 playoffs: Lost to Norcross (2410) in the first round Collins Hill (6-4, 4-2) • Points per game: 27.3 • Allowed per game: 20.3 • All-time playoff record: 13-13 • 2016 playoffs: Failed to reach playoffs Milton compiled an 8-1 record in head coach Adam Clack’s debut season and will make their second-straight playoff appearance this year. In a battle of the Eagles, Milton will take on Collins Hill in Lenny Gregory’s first season at the helm.

Milton enters the game hoping to ride on the momentum of big plays that powered their last two wins.

Quarterback Jordan Yates has had a standout junior season, throwing for over 1,800 yards and rushing for nearly 800. He scored five total touchdowns in Milton’s regular season finale.

Running back Solomon Vanhorse has compiled over 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns this season behind a sizeable and experienced offensive line.

They will face a Collins Hill defense averaging 20 points allowed per game against the talented offenses of Region 6-AAAAAAA. Collins Hill will likely look to its running game against Milton. Collins Hill averaged 251 yards rushing per game this season, led by senior Evan Anderson who has 1,111 yards and 14 touchdowns this year.

Milton’s defense will look to limit Collins Hill’s opportunities. Collins Hill is 6-0 when scoring 24 or more points this season.

All-time series: Alpharetta 2-0 Alpharetta (9-1, 8-0) • Points per game: 31.8 • Allowed per game: 13.4 • All-time playoff record: 2-6 • 2016 playoffs: Lost to Alexander (20-13) in the first round Gainesville (4-6, 3-2) • Points per game: 17.5 • Allowed per game: 25.3 • All-time playoff record: 71-50 • 2016 playoffs: Lost to Harrison (4524) in the first round Alpharetta and Gainesville meet for the second time this season, but there’s a lot more at stake this time.

The Raiders took down Gainesville 29-7 on Aug. 26 and the two teams will meet in the playoffs for the first time next Friday.

Alpharetta will look to continue its winning streak, now at nine games entering the matchup. The Raiders’ defense, led by a host of experienced seniors, has been crucial to Alpharetta’s success.

The Raiders haven’t given up more than two touchdowns since their 34-31 win over Centennial Sept. 8.

When the two teams met earlier this season, the Red Elephants were held to 177 yards of total offense. Tre’ Lutell threw for 76 yards on 13 completions and Montavious Tabor led the team in rushing with 61 yards.

Alpharetta’s offense is led by quarterback Matthew Downing and running back Nolan Edmonds. Downing has over 1,700 yards passing this season and has running ability.

Downing went 16-27 for 194 yards and a touchdown against Gainesville in September.

After missing much of the first half of the season due to injury, Edmonds has come on strong since his return.

He has over 800 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns this season.

The Raiders will be seeking their first playoff win since they won their last region title in 2014.

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(2) Centennial vs.

(3) Lanier All-time series: First meeting Centennial (8-2, 7-1) • Points per game: 41 • Allowed per game: 25 • All-time playoff record: 2-5 • 2016 playoffs: Lost to Northgate (20-16) in the first round Lanier (6-4, 3-2) • Points per game: 21.3 • Allowed per game: 20.9 • All-time playoff record: 2-4 • 2016 playoffs: Lost to Allatoona (286) in the first round.

Centennial is back in the playoffs in head coach Michael Perry’s debut season. With that goal accomplished, the Knights look to earn their first playoff win in 15 years.

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Quarterback Max Brosmer heads into the game as one the most prolific quarterbacks in the state in Class 6A. Brosmer has compiled 2,991 yards passing and 27 total touchdowns. He averaged 319 yards per game passing in the regular season.

The Knights’ receiving core is led by standout Blane Mason who has over 1,100 yards and 11 touchdowns this year. Cal Dickie has 919 yards receiving and six touchdowns.

Dickie also adds to the Knights’ rushing attack. Emeka Nwanze has just under 1,100 yards this season with five 100-yard plus performances.

Centennial has surrendered just 41 points in their last four games and has not allowed more than 28 points in seven straight contests.

The Knights will ride a seven-game win streak into the first round against the balanced Longhorns.

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Chattahoochee’s offense will look to a young starting quarterback to lead the charge. Jack Corrigan was lost to a leg break in the Cougars’ win over Pope Oct. 20, opening the position for sophomore Damon Stewart.

Stewart has compiled just under 200 yards passing in his two starts and has shown to be elusive in the pocket.

Chattahoochee’s run game is powered by Max Webb who has over 1,200 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns this year.

Andrew Thomas is one of Hooch’s top receivers and is also effective on the ground in Hooch’s jet sweep.

Chattahoochee’s defense will face a balanced Bulldogs’ offense averaging nearly 400 yards per game. Quarterback Brock Landis is near the 2,000yard mark for the season and is the team’s second-leading rusher. He has compiled 22 touchdowns this season.

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By JOE PARKER joe@Appenmediagroup.com Milton 49, North Forsyth 17 For the second straight week, Milton used big plays to power their win, which earned the Eagles a second-place finish in Region 5-AAAAAAA. Four of the Eagles’ scores came from over 50 yards, and quarterback Jordan Yates racked up five total touchdowns in the win.

Syaire Waters hauled in a 64-yard score to open the game, and the Eagles added three Yates touchdowns to lead 28-10 at the half. Milton outscored North 21-7 in the second half.

North quarterback Ben Bales was 20-32 passing for 165 yards and had two total touchdowns.

Milton earned its first home playoff game in three years by finishing out region play at 4-1. North finished fourth in the region and earned a playoff berth for the first time since 2013.

Cambridge 44, North Atlanta 8 Cambridge needed a win to have

Congratulations to Chattahoochee’s Andrew Thomas, Appen Media Group’s Player of the Week for Oct. 27.

Thomas had four rushed for THOMAS 103 yards and two touchdowns in Chattahoochee’s 50-28 win over Northview.

Follow us on social media to see the Player of the Week nominees from this Friday’s game.

Winners will be announced each Friday afternoon. any shot of making the playoffs. Unfortunately for the Bears, even with their rout of North Atlanta, it marked the end of their 2017 season.

With Pope beating Northview, the Bears missed out on the playoffs due to tiebreakers.

The Bears’ Hogan Dykes connected

with Ridge Polk for three touchdowns in Friday’s win over the Warriors. Polk added another score on the ground.

Matt McCree and kicker Victor Valentine also added rushing touchdowns.

Cambridge finished with a 4-6 overall record, all their wins coming in region play. It is their first losing season since 2013.

St. Francis 46, Gordon Lee 26 St. Francis wrapped up its regular season with its highest scoring game of the year Friday night against Gordon Lee. The Knights’ six touchdowns all came on the ground with Sean Paradise and Robert Jones III scoring three each.

St. Francis opened a 21-0 lead in the second quarter, and consistent scoring for the remainder of the game earned the Knights their fourth win of the season.

St. Francis entered the game 29th in the power ratings, but their win may not be enough to earn them the fiveplace jump they need to earn a playoff berth.

Christian Heritage 30, King’s Ridge 27 King’s Ridge season ended Friday

Milton earned its first home playoff game in three years by finishing out region play at 4-1.

North finished fourth in the region and earned a playoff berth for the first time since 2013. night with a close loss in the Region 6-A play-in games.

The Tigers opened a 14-3 lead in the second quarter, but the Lions charged back to take the lead and eventually win in the second half.

King’s Ridge finished the season with a 2-8 overall record and went 1-6 in region play. The Tigers were outscored 320-163 during Jimmy Chupp’s second season at the helm.

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Cambridge, Milton earn cross-country state championships

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com CARROLTON, Ga. — State champions were crowned last Friday and Saturday at the 2017 GHSA cross-country state championships in Carrolton. North Fulton programs claimed three state titles.

Class 7A boys Milton won its first team championship in program history and earned the individual state championship for the third straight year.

The boys were led by Sam Bowers, who repeated as state champion in Class 7A, with a time of 15:58 on the challenging course. Bowers was followed by teammate Nicholas Yanek who placed second overall.

The Eagles placed all five of their scoring runners in the top-15 to dominate the team scores, 138 points ahead of second-place Lambert.

Lambert, last year’s state champions, were led by Lee Keil who placed ninth overall, up from 16th last year.

South Forsyth placed third in the team scores with four runners in the top-50 in the field of 168 competitors.

Forsyth Central earned a top-10 finish in the team scores behind a strong

performance from Calan Gizelbach who placed seventh overall. Eli Smith placed 26th for the Bulldogs.

For the second-straight year, West Forsyth just missed a top-10 team finish. The Wolverines finished just five points behind Forsyth Central.

Class 7A girls South Forsyth placed three runners in the top-11 but narrowly missed out on a state championship. The War Eagles and Marietta were separated by just three points when their top four runners finished, but Marietta’s fifth runner placed 20th to deny South the title.

For the second straight year, Kaylee DuPont led the War Eagles with a sixth overall finish. Emma O’Connor and Sophia Baker placed 10th and 11th, respectively, for South.

Milton placed third overall in team scores, the sixth podium finish for the Eagles in the last seven years. The third-place finish matched the program’s best-ever team finish.

Annie Gallagher led Milton for the first time this season with a 17th overall finish. She was followed by Taylor Cushman in 21st and Faith Wagner in 22nd.

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Cambridge earned its first Class 6A title by beating out favorites Pope on Saturday.

West Forsyth placed sixth in team scores. Mallory Luskus placed 14th overall.

Lambert placed in the top-10 for a second straight year by placing its top four runners in the top 50.

Class 6A boys Cambridge earned its first Class 6A title by beating out favorites Pope on Saturday. The boys team placed all five of its runners in the top 27 to beat out the Greyhounds by 29 points.

The Bears were led by Jack Filan who placed sixth, up from his 24th place finish last season. Chris Anderson placed 8th, and Anders Law finished 12th. Carson Ertwine and Jack Donovan each finished in the top 30 to secure the state title.

Coming off a 13th place finish last season, Alpharetta broke into the top

10 by placing seventh in team scores.

The Raiders were led by Robert Chappell who finished fourth overall.

Northview placed 12th in team scores by placing four runners in the top-65.

Class 6A girls After winning their first region title this season, the Cambridge girls earned their first state title on Saturday, besting Creekview by nine points for the championship.

Cambridge placed all five of its scoring runners in the top 20, led by Delaney Goodell in her debut season with the team. Goodell was followed

by Lily Elson, Troyce Grant and Chloe Phelps who placed 10-12.

Johns Creek fell three positions from last season, but still finished in the top-five.

The Gladiators’ Allison Rothrock placed ninth overall to lead Johns Creek who placed its five scoring runners in the top 44 of the 216-competitor field.

Alpharetta trailed Johns Creek by 34 points, placing sixth overall in team scores. The Raiders’ Margaret Brehm improved her finish from 2016 by 25 positions to lead Alpharetta with a 23rd-place finish.

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North Fulton boys, girls basketball preview

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com

Boys Milton The 2016-17 season was a year of ups and downs for Milton. The Eagles dropped eight of their first 12 games.

Just two months later, they were in search of a new head coach after Matt Kramer stepped down.

But toward the latter half of the regular season, things started coming together. Riding that momentum, the Eagles beat Lambert, which had swept Milton in the regular season, to capture the Region 5-AAAAAAA championship.

Then the run stopped. Milton was upset by Brookwood in the first round

of the state playoffs to bring their roller coaster year to an end.

This season, the Eagles have turned to former Etowah head coach Allan Whitehart to lead a program missing its biggest standout to graduation, but returning loads of playmakers.

The Eagles lost Alex O’Connell, now at Duke, but guards Christian Wright, Jordan Yates and Donavan Hairston all return.

Wright was named All-Region as a freshman last season and Whitehart said he is a phenomenal player who “can do a little bit of everything.” He said undersized but talented Hairston is great with positioning himself well.

Yates, who contributed much production last year, will return to the team once the football season ends.

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The Eagles will rely on 6-foot-3 forward JP McGhee for rebounding.

“He lays it on the line every play,” Whitehart said. “He’s probably one of the best rebounders I’ve coached.”

Whitehart is also expecting production form Brady O’Connell, Alex’s brother, Ulyric Linton and Matthew Bennett.

The focus of that production will be on the defense. Whitehart said the Eagles will “hang their hat” on defensive play.

Wright said the transition to a defensive mindset has gone well in the offseason. Wright, McGee and Hairston have all enjoyed their new leadership in Whitehart.

The focus for the Eagles will be on continual improvement throughout the season.

“I know if we can continue to improve each day, we will be playing for something pretty special at the end of the season,” Whitehart said.

Cambridge Cambridge is coming off its best season in program history and will look to improve on last year’s mark with a core of its talent returning.

Kyler Ingram, a 6-foot-3 center, provides size and rebounding ability, while junior guard Kamar Robertson looks to build off a standout 2016-17 season.

Noah Lucus adds to the Bears’ talent at guard and Caleb Lucas, Caleb Snyder and David Banks return at forward.

Though four seniors were lost to graduation, Bears head coach Chip Flemmer said his core’s three years of varsity experience together should pay off this season.

“There’s a lot to be said about that continuity,” he said. In previous years, his team’s youth led to dropping games late, he said. Last season, the team found a way to win.

The Bears went 19-10 overall and finished the regular season with a 12-4 mark in region play, dropping two games each to Alpharetta and eventual region champions Pope.

The Bears earned a playoff berth by securing the No. 4 seed in the region tournament, but fell to Region 5 champions South Paulding in the first round.

Flemmer said with the loss of four seniors, he doesn’t know how his team will compare to last year, but he has seen continual improvement over the summer.

That, combined with the talent returning, could allow the Bears to once again be in the running for a region title.

“In this region there are no offnights,” Flemmer said. “We know that we are a really good team and when we

We have to work on shot selection versus just taking the first thing that opens up. We also have to be solid with the ball and take care of it.”

LESLEY BROADWELL Cambridge girls basketball head coach play our game we can hang with anybody. We want to keep that movement in the right direction. This is going to be another step forward.”

Girls Cambridge Cambridge struggled to an 11-15 finish last season with an undersized and young squad, but the Bears are banking on an added year of experience and team chemistry to lead them to their first winning season. The team returns all of last year’s squad.

The offseason has been spent working on defense, which head coach Lesley Broadwell said will mainly be man-to-man again this year. The Bears are also focusing on creating high-percentage shots.

“We have to work on shot selection versus just taking the first thing that opens up,” Broadwell said. “We also have to be solid with the ball and take care of it.”

Cambridge will lean heavily on senior Reagan Dunwoodie and junior Audrey Smith. Both have been with the program since their freshman year.

“We will let them feed off each other and drive the rest of the team,” Broadwell said. “We know we have some new players coming in, but until we have everyone together, we have to build off [Dunwoodie and Smith].”

A goal for this year’s squad is to be in contention for a playoff spot.

“We’re not conceding anything,” Broadwell said. “We have a lot of competitors.”

In the talent-rich Region 7-AAAAAA, the Bears’ will rely on a team-mindset in their aim to make the playoffs.

“Where we might not be as deep or experienced or have players ranked as high as other teams, there’s something to be said for playing for each other,” Broadwell said.

Politics: Continued from Page 8 that in order for a candidate to win a seat, they have to promise when they go to the Capitol or Washington that they will completely vote, support and talk in the way their chosen party wants.

Because they are now in this position of power, they must forfeit their

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own beliefs and only further the agenda of a political party.

For the most part, I understand that, but I just can’t comprehend giving up your morals just to go along with what’s always been the way politics are run.

This way of thinking will just keep us at a standstill and encourage us to be more at odds and divisive in order to further our party. But at the end of the day, the power will just flip flop

from one to the other, and nothing will change.

When a crisis occurs, we almost automatically jump into our “Republican/Democrat way of mind” and start spouting off why the other side caused the tragedy to occur.

How does that solve anything?

Even when we voted for president last year, it was tough to choose a side because both had made mistakes and both took stances that I didn’t agree with.

It makes me wonder if the politicians also waffle internally about having to be completely gung-ho supportive with their party, even if they are questioning what they think of a certain topic, or God forbid, disagree with their affiliation’s decision.

Maybe politics has always been this way. But I find it very hard to believe that we can summarize the United States into just two simple boxes we check at the ballot.

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