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November 14, 2013 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 28, No. 46
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Chas Sandford, center, performs as part of the “Home By Dark Songwriters Show” at the Wire and Wood event in Alpharetta.
Wire and Wood wows crowd in Alpharetta By HALEY HAMBLEN news@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – On Saturday, Nov. 9, the first-ever Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival debuted in the heart of downtown Alpharetta. The free event offered a night of food, music and fun. Local and nationally known musicians of all genres performed their original songs as well as some familiar pieces by their favorite artists.
Acoustic street stages lined Milton Avenue, restaurants Hop Alley and SmokeJack held intimate performances and the main Wire and Wood stage drew in guests to finish off the evening with the “Home By Dark” songwriters show. Attendees could also enjoy a variety of gourmet food truck options, specialty beer and wine and even an open drum circle. “I can’t wait for next year’s Wood and Wire festival,” said area resident Kathy Wan.
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Nashville-based singersongwriter Roxie Randle performs an acoustic set of her original songs.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Incumbent Donald Mitchell seems to have edged out challenger DERITO MITCHELL Doug DeRito in official poll ready to concede if the recount numbers released by the confirms his loss, he said the county over the weekend. process had to be carried out. With a margin of seven “I don’t anticipate a votes, Mitchell squeaked out change,” he said. “I just want the win with 1,079 to 1,072. to make sure we complete the DeRito has already asked for process of counting the votes a recount, which will be held and close the book so there Wednesday, Nov. 13. is never any question of the The count includes proviresults.” sional ballots – those that may He added there were conhave errors in them. Of those cerns about absentee ballots. 23 ballots, only 18 counted His son was never sent an and the vote added an addiabsentee ballot tional nine votes after the county for each candiconfirmed it had date. received his reJust under quest. 7 percent of the Overall, Deelectorate voted Rito said he was in the election, or proud of the cama total of 2,178 paign he ran. people. There are “I did a good 31,290 registered job,” he said. “If voters in the city. I had a few more The other two indays [to camcumbents, Chris paign], I think it Owens and Mike might have been Kennedy both ran Doug DeRito different.” unopposed. City Council candidate Two years If there’s ago, DeRito gave one lesson to be up his long-held learned from this seat to make a bid for mayor, election, Mitchell said it is that which he lost to David Belle each vote really does count. Isle. Mitchell took the seat to “Every vote is important. I fill in the remaining two years think [the difference of votes] of DeRito’s term. If Mitchell is would have looked a lot differconfirmed the winner after the ent if more people had come recount, his next four years out,” he said. will be his own. While DeRito said he is
I don’t anticipate a change. I just want to make sure we complete the process.”