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March 26, 2014 | forsythherald.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 17, No. 13
Costco construction continues Youth minister intern charged with molestation By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 28-year-old man serving as a youth minister at a Forsyth County church has been arrested by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and charged with child molestation. Sean E. Paul, 28, of Dawsonville turned himself in at the Forsyth County Detention Center on Friday, March 14, according to Sheriff Duane K. Piper. Paul is charged with one count of child molestation and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes, both felonies. He is also charged with electronically furnishing obscene material to a minor, a misdemeanor. Paul was a youth minister intern at First Christian Church on Sawnee Drive in Cumming. He resigned from his posi-
tion once confronted. The investigation began as an outcry from the victim, Piper said. The victim had become acquainted Paul with Paul through the church. “We believe there could be additional victims,” Piper said. Anyone with any information can call the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office at 770-781-2222 or the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 770-8887308. Paul remains in the Forsyth County Detention Center with no bond set. The investigation is continuing.
CUMMING, Ga. — Plans for a Costco Wholesale on the northeast corner of Bald Ridge Marina and Market Place Boulevard off Ga. 400 at exit 15 are becoming a reality. Dozens of crews were turning up red dirt on the property as a 148,000-squarefoot building with about 650 parking spaces is being built. Signs were also placed on the property, which is expected to be completed in August, said Emory Lipscomb, an attorney who along with Jim Butler sold the property. Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt said Costco will generate about 150 new jobs. Plans were first submitted to the city of Cumming in February 2013, and construction crews began to grade the site. In May of 2013, Costco Wholesale received approval
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Construction on the Costco in Cumming will be completed by August. by the city for the sale of alcohol at its future facility, but by June, the negotiations were halted when the warehouse store giant told the landowner of the proposed property on Bald Ridge Marina Road it was “terminating
the purchase agreement.” The $55 per year membership warehouse club has hundreds of locations worldwide including nearby Alpharetta and Buford. Visit www.costco.com for more information.
Flowery spring displays Flower Jazz bursts with color CUMMING, Ga. — For Flower Jazz owners Sergei Skrabovski and Anna Brants, springtime is a year-round event. So while many homeowners are gearing to get their gardens and curb appeal looking spring fresh, the business, 1240 Buford Highway in Cumming, wants to add a pop of color to the inside of the home. “We sell indoor plants in pots and European gardens mostly for indoors,” Brants said. “These are more for decoration.” Brants says Easter displays are also really popular this time of year. For more, call 678-341-9522 or visit www.flowerjazz. com. –Aldo Nahed
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