Rotarians make a splash to benefit area charities
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The late morning sun may have been warm, but the water at Alpharetta’s Wills Park Pool definitely was not.
“Absolutely frigid,” said Luke Pattison, who along with about 100 others plunged into the pool for charity Feb. 1.
Despite air temperatures in the low 50s, the pool water was an icy 38 degrees during the Rotary Club of Alpharetta’s annual Polar Bear Plunge charity fundraiser. The water’s temperature was just one of many records broken this year. The event raised more than $260,000 for at least 60 charitable causes.
With a low in the 30s earlier
Aerospace firm taps Roswell for its North American base
By AMRITHA JOSEPH newsroom@appenmedia.com
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell will become the North American hub for Czech turbojet engine manufacturer PBS Aerospace, a global supplier of propulsion systems suited for drones and advanced missiles.
At a press conference at Roswell City Hall Feb. 3, Mayor Kurt Wilson announced PBS Aerospace will
invest up to $20 million to establish its North American headquarters, manufacturing, and research and development operations in Roswell.
“This represents a tremendous opportunity for our local workforce and reinforces Roswell’s reputation as a premier destination for high-paying, high-tech jobs,” Wilson said.
The company will hire 150 professionals within a five-year period, with an average median annual salary
of $150,000, he added.
“PBS Aerospace’s decision to call Roswell home speaks to the strength of our business-friendly environment, our investment in strategic growth and our ability to compete on a global stage,” Wilson said.
The company will set up operations in a renovated building at 1350 Northmeadow Parkway as early
See AEROSPACE, Page 24
that morning, getting wet was a torturous experience, Pattison said.
“It was all just pain in that moment,” he said, grinning.
One after another, the plungers took to the diving boards and made the jump amid booming party music and cheers from the crowd.
Hot coffee, heaters, Chickfil-A sandwiches and a fire pit were on standby, making the cold a momentary and worthwhile discomfort.
Pattison and others raised more than $23,000 for Lionheart Life Center, a nonprofit that provides educational, therapeutic and vocational services to North Metro Atlanta children and young
See PLUNGERS, Page 24
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A plunger at the Rotary Club of Alpharetta’s annual Polar Bear Plunge soars through the air Feb. 1 at the Wills Park Pool. The fundraiser drew about 100 people who jumped into frigid water for charities.
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Driver arrested for DUI after single-vehicle crash
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 22-year-old Alpharetta man was arrested on a driving under the influence charge Jan. 25.
Officers noticed signs a driver was intoxicated after being dispatched to a one-vehicle crash about 11 p.m. on Fox Road at Thornbury Way, according to an Alpharetta Police Department report.
The man admitted he had consumed two alcoholic beverages, according to the report. His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and his breath smelled of alcohol.
Officers asked whether he would complete an intoxicated driving evaluation, and the man agreed to a test of his eyes.
The test showed signs of intoxication, according to the report. He also was unsteady on his feet and almost fell backward while stepping from the curb.
The driver refused to give a breath sample for testing.
Officers arrested the man on misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to maintain lane.
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Police arrest unruly patron at Canton Street restaurant
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police arrested a 44-year-old Atlanta man Jan. 24 for felony obstruction after he allegedly got into a fight with an offduty officer at Rock N’ Taco.
The arrest report says the offduty officer was working security at
the Canton Street restaurant and was asked to escort an unruly patron outside.
Responding officers said the man put a patron into a rear-naked choke after starting an argument with him at the bar. Because they were unable to speak with the victim, officers could not charge the suspect with aggravated assault.
After employees broke up the fight, they asked the off-duty officer to escort the man outside. The officer said the man was heavily intoxicated and attempted to re-enter the restaurant a couple of minutes later.
The patron allegedly pushed the off-duty officer after being denied entry and then walked away. When the off-duty officer tried to detain and arrest the man, he allegedly resisted, continued to walk away and a struggle ensued.
The off-duty officer said another nearby security guard helped him get the man in handcuffs.
Responding officers said they transported the suspect to Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center, then onto the Fulton County Jail.
The man was charged with felony obstruction of law enforcement, simple battery against an officer, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass.
Jail records show he was bonded out for $5,000 Jan. 27.
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Police investigate report of stolen tag, vandalism
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A license plate was reported stolen from a Mansell Road auto shop Jan. 26.
The owner of the shop, which is attached to a gas station, said a license plate was stolen from a work trailer at the business, according to an Alpharetta Police.
The license plate was valued at $50.
A security camera recorded three men at the business the night before
but failed to capture the alleged theft.
The camera did record the men taking three bottles of water from a cooler in the front of the business, the owner said. The owner also discovered damage and burn marks to a new grill, valued at $60.
Alpharetta firefighters were dispatched to the auto shop about 12:15 a.m. Jan. 25 after a fire was reported there. When they arrived, the fire had been extinguished.
The incident was classified as a theft of motor vehicle parts and criminal trespass.
— Jon Wilcox
Officers arrest 2 men in Home Depot theft
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police arrested two men after one of them allegedly stole two DeWalt leaf blowers from the Holcomb Bridge Road Home Depot Jan. 20.
A loss prevention employee said a male suspect took the blowers, valued at $925, and left the store in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck.
Officers said the vehicle is registered to an 80-year-old Grayson man whose headshot did not match with the suspect captured by Home Depot’s security cameras.
The loss prevention employee said Home Depot has open cases on the suspect as well.
A report says a 49-year-old Dacula man, linked to the crime, was arrested around 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at 550 West Crossville Road.
Another suspect, a 27-yearold Winder man, was arrested in Lawrenceville and transported to Fulton County Jail on a felony shoplifting warrant signed Jan. 28.
While the Roswell Police Department’s report does not explain a connection between the suspects, they were each jailed on felony shoplifting charges related to same incident.
— Hayden Sumlin
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Fulton County seeks applications for Artists-In-Residence program
By ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Fulton County Arts & Culture is accepting applications from local artists for the 2025 Public Art Futures Lab Artists-In-Residence Program.
In partnership with ATL DTN and MARTA Artbound, the annual opportunity is open to artists interested in exploring the intersection of art and technology. Now in its fourth year, the open call for the program ends Feb. 7.
Artists are invited to a threemonth residency to explore artistic themes of public engagement, digital innovation and community transformation. Those accepted into the program are granted privileged access to cutting-edge tools, interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship from leading experts.
Participants from previous years in the program acknowledge the significant impact that the opportunity had on their professional endeavors.
“The Futures Lab residency was a tremendous developing force in my practice,” said Max Woo, a 2022 MARTA Artbound Artist-In-Residence. “Though I had independently already worked on games of a smaller scale, the residency helped me with resources and guidance from great minds to build and release a product I couldn’t have imagined attempting years prior.”
Other resources for selected
artists include a fully equipped studio space, including computers for 3D graphics, programming and multimedia production, as well as VR headsets, projectors, and other technology. Creatives will also enjoy supportive and collaborative partnerships with academic institutions, commercial design firms and nonprofit organizations.
“The support and encouragement from Fulton County’s team inspired me to take more risks, try new things, and develop new ways to make collaborative art,” said Sarah Lawrence, a 2023 MARTA Artbound Artist-In-Residence. “I think art should be touched and built together, not viewed behind glass, and the experimental nature of public art is a perfect alignment with that dream.”
During the program, residents receive a stipend of between $5,000 to $8,000 from residency sponsors. From there, artists can create longlasting relationships with public and private partners. Near the end of the program, participants will share their work with the public through exhibitions, workshops, artist talks or other formats.
“My residency with the Futures Lab provided me with the freedom to evolve as an independent artist, educator and curator supporting artists working with technology,” said Jordan Young, a 2024 ATL DTN Artist-In-Residence.
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For the fourth year, Fulton County Arts & Culture is accepting applications for the 2025 Public Art Futures Lab Artists-In-Residence Program. The arrangement is open to artists of all disciplines.
Milton High adds seven trailblazers to Hall of Fame
By AMRITHA JOSEPH newsroom@appenmedia.com
MILTON, Ga. — They’ve earned varsity letters, service medals and national recognition for their achievements.
At a Jan. 25 ring ceremony hosted at the Milton High School auditorium they were honored for the impact they’ve had on their communities.
Milton High School alumni and former faculty were inducted into the Milton Hall of Fame, which celebrates individuals who have exhibited excellence in and contributions to society. The recognition runs the gamut, from athletics, academics, business, service, fine arts and more.
In his keynote address, University Systems of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue recognized Milton High School educators for cultivating students who demonstrate tenacity and curiosity to think critically, solve problems, and work together as a team — key skills required of tomorrow’s leaders.
“The opportunity to literally change the lives of individuals through education is one of the most powerful things we can do,” Perdue said. “You're creating people who understand how to become great citizens in a democratic
Five of the seven new inductees attended Milton High School’s Hall of Fame ring ceremony at Milton High School’s auditorium on Jan. 25, 2025. From left, are: Mike White, Tim McFarlin, Mo Lewis, Chris Lewis and Chris Lagerbloom. The two othere inductees, John DeVore and Myrl Chafin Hansard, were inducted posthumously.
environment, and that's really what we need here.”
Inductee John DeVore spent a lifetime as an educator and coach. A star pitcher in his own right, he earned an athletic scholarship to West Georgia College where he pursued bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. He returned to the field as a baseball coach at Southwest DeKalb High
School, where he also taught social studies.
Accepting the award on his late father’s behalf, Dusty DeVore said nothing meant more to his father than helping kids succeed.
Fellow educator Myrl Chafin Hansard was a faculty member at Milton High School for 15 years. Hansard was inspired to open the
Milton Hall of Fame 2024 Inductees
- John DeVore (1943-2013), class of 1961
- Myrl Chafin Hansard (1918-2013), faculty 1970-1985
- Chris Lagerbloom, Class of 1993
- Christopher Lewis, Class of 2016
- Mo Lewis, Class of 2014
- Tim McFarlin, Class of 1976
- Mike White, Class of 1979
Alpharetta City Library after several visits to the local bookmobile. She recognized Alpharetta needed something more permanent, so she began amassing books from other cities and opened the library in 1966, her daughter Bonnye Woodlief said, adding that Hansard was the first female councilperson for Alpharetta. Other inductees demonstrated a life devoted to public service. Alpharetta City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom started his career in the Alpharetta Police Department, working up the ranks to become captain. He later helped establish Milton’s Public Safety
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Roswell needs smart fix to looming budget woes
Roswell’s mayor and City Council are addressing a lingering revenue deficit problem. For years, Roswell has failed to collect sufficient revenue to adequately cover necessary expenses, particularly those associated with parks and recreation maintenance. Since increasing the mill rate is tantamount to political suicide in Roswell, the issue has been kicked down the road for decades.
Former Mayor Jere Wood attempted to increase tax revenue by championing high-rise urban development. Campaigning for approval of a proposed 104-acre highrise development adjacent to Holcomb Bridge Road and Ga. 400, Wood declared, “It’s tall buildings or tall taxes.” He warned that if Roswell didn’t embrace urbanization, the city would face a financial crisis. A veritable army of irate residents opposed Wood’s plan, so high-rise development was stillborn, and the revenue deficit rolled on.
Mayor Lori Henry poured gas on the deficit fire by voting to cut the property tax rate. She apparently planned to raise revenue through aggressive pursuit of economic development.
Unfortunately for her, she lost her bid for a second term, so the fiscal calamity landed in Kurt Wilson’s lap.
Mayor Wilson is doubling down on economic development by engaging a development consultant at a fee of $2 million per year. With brickand-mortar retail losing ground to online sales, and office building occupancy rates chronically anemic, those traditional ED avenues are no longer go-to fixes. So far, Wilson has chosen unpopular new revenue options, i.e. ubiquitous paid parking, staff trimming, a 15,000-seat soccer stadium and more apartments (albeit in mixed-use). Those are hard sells, especially with well-oiled political opposition ready to pounce on his every breath.
A positive option that could be the answer is attracting tech companies. Alpharetta and other Metro Atlanta cities have raised revenue doing so. Hello, $2 mil a year consultant and six-figure economic development director.
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Enjoy the crossword? Help Stretch
Stan James, 84, has made the crossword puzzles of the Herald and Crier papers for years. Recently one of his dachshunds tragically passed away following a minor surgery. Now Stan’s other dachshund, Stretch, is facing a medical challenge of his own. Stan and his wife Kathi, 77, are trying to raise funds to pay for treatment. If you have enjoyed this paper’s puzzles or simply want to share some kindness, consider lending a hand during the James’ time of need. Visit www.gofundme.com/f/help-stretch-geturgent-dental-care or, for a shorter web address, www.shorturl.at/wf1fG.
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Sandy Springs Fire Chief Keith Sanders, left, discusses a revamp of the North Fulton Emergency Medical Response Oversight Committee Jan. 21 to supervise the cities’ joint contract with American Medical Response.
North Fulton cities re-form
EMS oversight committee
By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Eight months after joining with four other North Fulton cities to subsidize regional ambulance services, Sandy Springs now has a seat at the table to evaluate performance.
At its Jan. 21 meeting, the Sandy Spring City Council agreed to adopt the bylaws of the North Fulton Emergency Medical Response Oversight Committee.
A city memo says member cities wanted to re-form the committee after last summer’s contract adoption and the addition of Sandy Springs.
Operating under its own arrangement with American Medical Response in the past, Sandy Springs was notified of an 850 percent price hike a year ago. Its contract for $260,000 a year for 8-minute response times was set to increase to $3.6 million.
The new contract, including all six North Fulton cities, will require a $2 million subsidy in the first year, split among the cities based on a three-year average of population and number of service calls.
Mountain Park, a 346-acre city in North Fulton County, has an agreement with the Roswell Fire Department that provides fire and rescue services.
The combined subsidy buys a system-wide 12-minute response time for critical, emergency calls and a 20-minute response time for minor or uncertain issues.
Sandy Springs will pay around $670,000 a year, or just under $60,000 a month on the contract.
Annual increases to the subsidy will be negotiated but capped at no more than 3 percent.
During the contract’s approval, Sandy Springs Fire Chief Keith Sanders said his department will continue to arrive at emergency medical calls within eight minutes, often before an ambulance. The Fire Department can stabilize the patient but not transport them to a hospital.
Speaking at the Jan. 21 meeting, Sanders said the committee and its representatives from Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton and Roswell will meet regularly to review whether American Medical Response’s service complies with the cities’ joint contract.
The city managers of each member city serve on the committee’s Board of Directors.
Sandy Springs staff said the item will come before each participating city simultaneously, and it has no financial impact.
Sandy Springs council members did not discuss the contract but voted to approve it unanimously.
The North Fulton Emergency Medical Response Oversight Committee originally formed as a partnership between North Fulton cities, excluding Sandy Springs, after the county ended a $10 million subsidy in 2007 amid the Great Recession.
In 2008, Sandy Springs opted for its own model because it wanted an enhanced version with more ambulances.
After avoiding a massive price hike and signing onto a joint agreement last year, Sandy Springs is a member of the regional Emergency Medical Response Oversight Committee.
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MOUNTAIN PARK, Ga. — The Mountain Park City Council named Appen Media Group its legal organ Jan. 27, joining other Metro Atlanta governments who place their public notices in the company’s newspapers.
State law requires cities to advertise certain announcements in a paper of record, ensuring public knowledge of official meetings, budgets and other municipal business.
With a population of fewer than a thousand, the half-square-mile City of Mountain Park is no different.
Last year Mountain Park ran ads in the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald notifying the public about property transfers and the fiscal year 2025 budget. The city placed a bulletin about upcoming municipal elections in the paper’s Jan. 23 edition.
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adults with autism and other neurodevelopmental challenges.
Other teams raised funds for other causes, from local arts organizations to hurricane relief, to community support groups.
Lionheart is the top-earning team so far, although fundraising continues after everyone has dried out.
This year’s record-setting contributions are an indication of the plunge’s increasing success and community’s desire to contribute, said organizer Kile Lewis of Milton, a member of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta.
Last year’s event raised about $170,000.
“We’re living in an incredibly blessed area,” Lewis said. “You couple that with a bunch of people who want to give back, and you can make amazing things happen.”
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as April, before launching full operations at a permanent facility at Tech Village in September.
Sites in Texas and Florida were also under consideration, but Wilson said the selection of Roswell was a direct result of a trade mission city officials took to the Czech Republic in October. While attending the MSV At the International Engineering Fair in Brno, city officials convinced PBS Aerospace leaders that Roswell would be the best location for their U.S. headquarters and assembly plant.
It wasn’t a hard sell, according to PBS Aerospace Managing Director Tomas Koutsky. He said PBS Aerospace’s sales and engineering offices were already established in the Atlanta area roughly 10 years ago, so Roswell was an appropriate choice for its manufacturing facility. The city easily supports logistics and distribution with its access to major highways, and its location offers close partnership with top talent from universities such as Georgia Tech, he said.
The City of Roswell also offered a robust incentive package to complement the State of Georgia’s incentives, according to a press release. Roswell will provide a dedicated project manager to ensure a seamless transition, a 10-year phase-in tax abatement designed to reduce upfront costs, and a ground lease option offering flexibility for the permanent build site.
PBS Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Erin Durham said the investment from both sides will pay
This year’s fundraiser also introduced the plunge’s belly flop contest, which was assessed by a panel of scorecard-wielding judges.
Gordon Owens, Rotary Club of Roswell member, won the contest, winning a pink cape emblazoned with “Flopper” and $1,000 to provide polio vaccines to children around the world.
“My face hurts a little bit,” Owens said afterward. “But it was worth it.”
One point shy of a perfect score, his creative flop display saw him impacting the water mostly on his face and chest, which began to burn with a bright red moments after exiting the pool.
Members from at least five other Rotary Clubs attended Alpharetta’s fundraiser, a testament to its success, he said.
The plunge can be fun, but it also provides the community the perfect opportunity to exercise its passion for giving.
“You sort of have to be a little crazy to want to jump in the pool in the middle of winter,” Owens said. “But every one of us that’s here has got a passion for serving in some capacity.”
off in the long term.
“Not only will we have 100 jobs here at PBS and our manufacturing facility, we’ll also have hundreds more jobs throughout the state of Georgia, and the southern states, that will produce all the parts that go into building and testing these engines,” he said.
Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson noted that aerospace products are Georgia’s top export in terms of dollar value. Georgia is the fifth largest aerospace exporter in the country, with exports having totaled $11.1 billion in 2023, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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Gordon Owens, Rotary Club of Roswell member, wraps himself in a cape he won in the belly flop contest Feb. 1 at the Wills Park Pool.
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PBS Aerospace Managing Director Tomas Koutsky, center, says the company had established its sales and engineering office in the Atlanta area 10 years ago, but opening the new manufacturing facility in Roswell marks a new chapter in economic development for the region. PBS Aerospace plans to hire 150 employees to start operations as early as April.
PBS Aerospace Chief Executive Officer Erin Durham says the engines the company will produce in Roswell are among those deemed by the U.S. Department of Defense as the most capable in the world. The engines will be used for high-speed drones and advanced missiles.
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Department during his term as Milton police and fire chief.
“It’s been a privilege to be in the service of others,” he said. “I’m thankful for this institution, what it means, what its values are in the community and the anchor it provides here.”
To brothers Chris and Mo Lewis, the standard of excellence expected at Milton High School not only shaped their career trajectory, but also their character when faced with uncomfortable social situations.
Chris Lewis, recognized for his stellar achievements as a basketball athlete and visionary in the tech space, said when he attended Harvard, the discipline and values inculcated at Milton kept him grounded, while his peers looked down upon others based on their upbringing. These values have translated into his role at Meta, where he develops immersive virtual reality experiences to foster connection.
His brother, also a celebrated athlete, graduated from the Naval Academy and became a captain in the United States Marine Corps. Classmate Stephanie Parkin
spoke of Mo Lewis’s ability to put her at ease and overcome social challenges when she was enrolled in classes.
“Mo never made me feel like I had to change who I was,” she said.
The ability to lift others was a common trait among the inductee cohort.
Lifelong athlete and coach Tim McFarlin was acknowledged by peers for his commitment to mentoring youth. McFarlin earned 12 varsity letters across five sports and went on to coach high school football, earning him numerous honors, including Atlanta Journal-Constitution State Coach of the Year four times. Fellow Hall of Fame member Chuck Martin said it was McFarlin who encouraged him to try out for the varsity team when he was only in ninth grade because there was no junior varsity program.
The final inductee, Mike White, was recognized for leadership in the private sector and revolutionizing insurance distribution. White started as a doorto-door insurance salesman, eventually founding omni-channel insurance marketing firm AIMC. White, who was a talented wrestler for Milton High School, shared that he was not highly ranked when it came to academics, but that didn’t stop him from turning things around to become a leader in his community.
“I want everyone here to know that anything in life is possible,” White said. “What defines you is what you do with the lessons you've learned along the way. It's like my dear friend, Sonny Perdue told me years ago: Authenticity is everything.”
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Dusty DeVore, son of Milton Hall of Fame inductee John DeVore, accepts his late father’s award at Milton High School’s auditorium Jan. 25. Dusty said his father, a lifelong athlete, educator and coach, devoted his life to help kids succeed on and off the baseball field.
Bonnye Woodlief, daughter of Milton Hall of Fame inductee Myrl Chafin Hansard, accepts her mother’s award on her behalf. Woodford said her mother, who established the Alpharetta Library, was passionate about learning
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Militia Districts in Georgia and the Double Branch
The Militia Act of 1784 established militia districts in Georgia. They served as a substitute for a full-time standing military force because the government had limited resources.
Each militia district was led by a locally elected Captain who enrolled every able-bodied resident male between the ages of 16 and 50 into military units. The units engaged in training exercises to be ready in case they were needed for defense. As new counties were formed, new militia districts were established within their boundaries.
Militia districts were necessary because of a growing threat of invasion from the Spanish military presence in Florida as well as other concerns. The militia system was largely abandoned during the Civil War but district boundaries continued.
Initially, many militia districts adopted the name of the Captain in charge. If a replacement Captain came on board, the name of the district change. Beginning in 1895, districts were given numbers in the order of their establishment.
Each of seven militia districts in old Milton County had a courthouse where a justice of the peace held court. The courthouses were responsible for administrative functions including serving as election districts and handling property taxes. They also held trials involving small crimes. Courthouses varied in size and amenities depending on their functions.
Almost all courthouses are long gone but one remains in Milton on Birmingham Road. The small 16 by 20-foot building had substantially deteriorated until the property it occupies was purchased in 2023 by Carol Cookerly and her husband Robert Beal. The couple has made a substantial investment in the renovation of the structure supported by Milton Historical Society volunteers and a donation from Milton residents Sarah and Charlie Roberts. Carol and Robert are committed to the preservation of this rare element of the area’s history. Carol, a member of the Milton City Council, says the courthouse is now red, white and blue “not exactly the flag’s colors but close enough for what occurred there!”
The property has been owned by various people over the years, each of whom added to its history. Cynthia
This is the historic Double Branch Voting District Courthouse as it appears today with new siding and fresh paint. This spring the area around the courthouse will be adorned with azaleas, flowering cherry trees and beautiful shrubs.
Chandlee, a local Realtor, owned the property from 1994 to 2010 which she named Cornerstone Farm. She says “Cornerstone Farm was an inspiring project for our family, breathing new life into the land and its history. We worked hard to preserve the charm and character of the 1930s farm, which is a reason why we did not demolish the old courthouse.” Bill Manning and Heath Cashin rented the property in the early 1980s where they raised llamas. Heath says that passersby would stop and inquire about the llamas and then ask about the little building which had no signage.
Called the Double Branch Voting District Courthouse, the building now boasts a historical marker, though its exact age is something of a mystery. When the Atlanta Constitution listed voting places for an election in 1934 it referred to the “Double Branch Justice of the Peace Courthouse, Freemansville” (note spelling of the road). In 1938 the newspaper spoke of a “new courthouse at Freemansville.”
Celebrated historian Caroline Dillman wrote a column in 1986 quoting Ira Cagle, one of several people she interviewed. Cagle said the stone foundation pieces may date from
the mid-1800s but the courthouse was last used about 1941 except for elections which continued until the 1960s. Scott Reece, a surveyor in North Fulton, recalls accompanying his mother when she voted in the courthouse when he was a child in the 1960s. Scott explains that the name of the courthouse is derived from the double forks of Little River that formed the Double Creek District in original Cherokee County district maps.
Dillman also interviewed Toledo Burgess, who retired in 1971 after 35 years as a school bus driver and who lived close to the courthouse. Burgess said he sawed the lumber used to build the current courthouse in the 1940s and 1950s which replaced the earlier structure. He used to help with elections even after they were moved to the Birmingham Community House.
A local retired teacher, Charles Newton, explained to Dillman how the justice of the peace system worked. “A bailiff would issue a warrant and court would be held maybe with witnesses but always with the justice of the peace as judge.”
Bill Spence, an attorney with 50 years’ local experience, told Dillman that court was held once a month with anywhere from zero to four or five cases to be tried. If a defendant was found guilty, he would be fined. Jurors were paid 50 cents each by the loser of a case.
Spence told one story worth repeating about someone who stole a neighbor’s cow which he painted to cover up the theft. The suspicious owner waited until it rained, and then had the thief prosecuted.
Bill Lusk, a retired builder and a board member of the Milton Historical Society with a keen interest in historic structures, has been supervising the restoration of the courthouse. He has studied the elements of the construction that help identify its age. For example, close examination of the framing members suggests that they were probably milled prior to World War ll. Wall studs and rafters from the previous structure were probably used in the new building. Some of the hand-hewn logs that served as floor joists could have come from the original structure as well, he says.
Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
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One of the few remaining militia district courthouses in Georgia gradually deteriorated until brought back to life by the commitment of Carol Cookerly and her husband Robert Beal who in 2023 purchased the property where the courthouse stands. This is how the courthouse appeared in 2018.
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The 100 most influential people, Nos. 66-70
Here is a continuing list of people and things that have impacted our world – some serious, some not so much.
No. 66: Sports records that may never be beaten
I am including sports records such as these because they, to me, represent values, ethic, determination and discipline that, in the past, is what helped create this country and which – it seems to me – we now lack. These records are not money-based. They are personal values-based achievements.
Edwin Moses – 400-meter-high hurdles. Moses did not lose this race for 10 years (from 1977 to 1987), a race often decided in a hundredth of a second. He won 107 consecutive finals (122 races in a row). Two-time Olympian gold medalist, holder of world record four different times.
Joe DiMaggio – a hit in 56 consecutive games in 1941. He finally played a game without a hit, then went on a 16-game hitting streak, bringing his total to getting a hit in 72 out of 73 straight games. During the streak, he hit 408, with 15 home runs and drove in 55 runs. To put DiMaggio’s feat in perspective, in all of baseball history, the next greatest streaks are: Pete Rose 44 in 1978, 39 games; Paul Molitor in 1987, 38 games; tie, Jimmy Rollins in 2005, Tommy Holmes in 1945, 37 games. It’s not likely this one will ever be broken.
Cal Ripken – Consecutive games played. Cal broke the one record everyone though was unbreakable, Lou Gehrig’s record of 2,130 consecutive games without missing a start. Ripken’s 2,632 ran from May 1982 until September 1998. That’s 17 years –never too sick, never too injured to show up. This one for sure will never be broken.
Ty Cobb – Highest career batting average. Cobb hit 366 from 1905 to 1928 and won 12 American League batting titles. They nicknamed him the “Iron Horse.” He also, at one time, held the record for most consecutive games played.
Mary T Meagher – “Madam Butterfly.” Meagher owned the women’s butterfly event from 1979 until 1988. Her world records in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly both lasted almost 20 years each. The current world record (2:01.81 by Liu Zige of China) was set in 2009, so 15 years so far.
That is still short of Mary’s records that endured over 19 year before being broken. Mary’s record was 2:01.96.
Rogers Hornsby – .424, the highest single-season batting average in the live ball era. Ted Williams batted
will never be broken. Ted William’s record might be broken. Tony Gwinn batted .394 in 1994, and George Brett batted .390 in 1980.
No. 67: Marijuana
I have reservations about this one. I think I am including it because, between gambling and pot, the government seems to be increasingly legalizing things that probably are not in the best interest of the country, but they are in the best interest of business interests. Many would take exception to this idea, I am sure.
No. 68: The Butterfly Effect
I quote from Wikipedia: “The butterfly effect describes a phenomenon in chaos theory whereby a minor change in circumstance can cause a large change in outcome. The butterfly metaphor is attributed to the 1952 Ray Bradbury short story “A Sound of Thunder.”
I included this in the list because it suggests that we all matter – what we do or don’t do, what we consume or don’t consume, if we vote or not, if we are kind or not, etc. It matters.
No. 69: “The Twilight Zone”
“You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind, a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead – your next stop, the Twilight Zone.” Rod Serling
I was a huge fan of Ray Bradbury growing up. I read almost all of his books. Ditto for the TV series, “The Twilight Zone.” I include this in the list because it, along with Mr. Bradbury, reminds me of Mr. Musk and his ambition to fly to Mars and colonize the planet. I actually think he will do this during his lifetime, and Mr. Serling and Mr. Bradbury give me the confidence to believe it may actually be possible.
“Looking back over a lifetime, you see that love was the answer to everything.” – Ray Bradbury.
“Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s classic book and also the temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns.
No. 70: Dick Van Dyke
.406 in 1941, the highest average in the more modern era and was the last time a major league player recorded a single season average above .400. So, Williams’ record is now 84 years old. Hornsby’s is 100 years and probably
I wanted to end on a feel-good note. If only for his role in Mary Poppins but also because he, at age 99, so represents the best humanity has to offer in so many ways. Six Emmys (12 nominations), one Grammy and one Tony. Should we all live so long, so humbly, so successfully!
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Visiting the places you don’t want to go
Last time, I asked the all-important outdoor adventurer the question they must ask as the new year comes up to speed: Have you figured out yet where you’re going?
We started our year in Germany. I’d always wanted to make that trip. Ever since those first high school German lessons (with … who was it? Fraulein Ballard, maybe?) I’d wanted to visit the Land of Wiener Schnitzel and Eins-Zwei-Drei.
What I had not wanted to do was visit a German concentration camp. I’ve always been pretty definite about that. It was something I had always said that those were places I absolutely did not want to go.
And yet somehow, in just a little while, I will be doing that thing I do not want to do. In less than 20 minutes, I’ll be getting on a bus to Dachau.
History doesn’t go away just because we don’t want to look at it, of course, and I knew that visiting Dachau would surely provide an historical experience like no other. But the prospect of that visit was not without stress. Because of it, I’d been surprisingly distracted the day before, much like one might be distracted on the day before a medical procedure that you know is gonna hurt but that will be worth it in the end. Now, the faint sense of dread ate away at the morning and made me prone to snap at those around me. Anticipatory stress will do that, you know.
Dachau, I’d learned, was the first of the Nazi concentration camps and a model for others to come. Located just outside a village by the same name, the Dachau camp was a project of Heinrich Himmler. It opened in March 1933 as a place to dump Hitler’s political opponents and, eventually, members of other despised groups as well.
Records suggest that over the camp’s 12 years of operation, more than 206,000 prisoners were processed into Dachau. According to the Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Holocaust Encyclopedia, historians believe that the death total there was at least 40,000.
It was a terrible thing to be sent to Dachau.
I enter Dachau through the main gate, and my eye catches a bit of German worked into the gate’s metal grating. It reads, “Arbeit macht frei” – roughly, “Work will set you free.” What an empty promise that turned out to be.
I pause to photograph those words.
Did they offer hope to some of those imprisoned there? And I wonder about the artisan who crafted that gate, shaping the words from pieces of cold, raw iron. Did he wonder about them too? Did he give them even a thought?
We think what we want to believe, don’t we?
Yeah. Right. Or maybe, when it’s expedient, we’re prone not to think at all.
I walk on, stepping through a door that brings me face to face with Dachau reality. There are exhibits in German and in English, clean and concise and chillingly direct. There are panels of text. One explains how prisoners were hung from the ceiling by their wrists as punishment for the least little thing…or sometimes just because.
There are photos, some showing way more detail that I want, but I am there and see them I must.
There is a bench upon which prisoners were beaten with rods, along with one of the rods used to administer those beatings.
There are accounts of medical experiments, some illustrated with realtime photos. What kind of person would take such photos? Maybe a regular person who had gotten caught up in things and somehow quit asking “why?” but instead just went along?
There are personal effects which were once held dear. One, a photo of someone’s sweetheart, haunts me still.
There are whispers in the corners, and the words they mutter are not sweet.
Who were the prisoners who ended up here, and what had they done? Their crimes, it seems, were to voice opinion, to bear a certain ethnicity, or to hold to a certain belief. There were among them some Jehovah’s Witnesses, arrested and sent to Dachau simply because they would not salute. Like the others, they had been declared undesirable. That was all it took.
Soon, I walk through one of the barracks buildings where those prisoners would have been housed. I imagine hundreds of people squeezed in, wanting
out, hopeless in that hope. Soon enough, they would have come to realize that work was not going to help them, no matter what the sign on the gate had to say.
What became of the prisoners? Some simply died. Some were killed by guards, while others simply took their own lives one way or another. Some would dash into the forbidden zones, seeing a quick way out, knowing they would draw rifle fire from the towers and that in the storm of bullets they would surely die. That is horrible to consider, but for some, it was better than even one more day of Dachau status quo.
The towers still stand, but the guards are gone. It’s safe now to step into the killing lane, and I do. The wind blows. I hear more echoes. They are mournful. I move on. It’s cold, and I snug up my scarf. I do not like the biting wind.
But the part of it all that I dread the most – the part that I was so determined to avoid at all costs – still awaits ahead.
As if acting on their own, my feet carry me through the barracks area, past old foundations (they seem to go on forever) and then onto a gravel path which angles away to the left. The path crosses a fast-flowing stream. Incredibly, a voice from some corner of my mind asks if there might be fish there. But that voice is immediately hushed by others. Pay attention, they say. Pay attention to what you are seeing. So you don’t forget…
The camp’s gas chamber is now just ahead.
Just as I’d said I’d never visit a
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The main gate at Dachau concentration camp.
The boundary zone at Dachau concentration camp.
The words “Arbeit macht frei” – roughly, “Work will set you free” – were worked into Dachau’s main gate but proved to be an empty promise for those sent there before and during WW2.
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Most of the stories from our newsroom are not just regurgitations of press releases and conferences. When covering city council meetings, Appen reporters parse through agenda packets that can number hundreds of pages. While writing about the sale of a commercial office building, staff may pull vacancy data from the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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Smart newsrooms expect only a short window of attention from readers. Successful ones make it count. It’s our job to distill volumes of information and present to you a summary of the most important morsels.
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concentration camp, I’d always said I would never walk through one of those chambers. But I’m drawn by an odd compulsion that says I must see now so I will remember later, a voice that says I –we – must not forget.
The Dachau gas chamber, constructed in 1942, is located in a long, narrow building at the far back corner of the public portion of the site. According to the audio, official reports suggest that it was never used.
“But of course,” adds the anonymous voice, “that doesn’t say that it was not tested.” No one seems to know for sure.
The killing chamber itself was near the middle of the building. Prisoners would have entered from the left, passing eventually into a prep room where they would strip naked. Then they would have entered what appeared to be a shower. Fake shower heads in the ceiling were designed to assuage doubts and overcome reluctance.
Once the room was full, the doors would have been closed.
accessible to readers serves a few purposes.
It reinforces trust with our audience by backing up reporting. That one is the classic “cite your sources” motivation.
It encourages a more informed public. During a city budgeting process, reporters sift through audits and expenditures and revenue reports. They’ll take the hundred-page budget document and bring you an answer to the most important question: “Will this mean more or less turkey for me?”
Some residents may want to dive further, investigating for themselves why a deficit in the parks department appeared this year, or how many transportation projects went in the red. Making the underlying budget document more accessible, as reporters bubble up the topline information into the story, would make that exploration easier.
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There’s a third, less obvious purpose that I think about often. Sometimes our newsroom is simply the only place where all these documents exist in the same place.
As an example, I keep a spreadsheet of electronic surveillance technology used by our cities. The list includes everything from license plate readers
I spend a moment looking at one of those doors. It is strong, and the seal and latching mechanisms seem solid. Somewhere, some engineer was no doubt proud of his design. After all, he had been told it was okay. Could he have known?
Standing there, it is not hard to imagine what it would have been like, waiting for a long-anticipated shower. How eager we are to believe! But the water would have never come. Instead, portals in the outside walls would have opened, and buckets of pelletized Zyklon B, a cyanide-based pesticide, would have been poured in. The deadly pellets would have then begun their work, releasing hydrogen cyanide. Within 20 minutes, everyone in the room would have been dead.
Exiting the chamber brings me into another room, this one longer than the last. Along one side are red brick ovens – crematories – where bodies could be reduced to ash. They are solid, workmanlike, efficient.
I walk past the ovens, but I shy away and edge toward the outside wall.
And then, there is the door, and the outside, and sun and sky. The worst is over.
I
can see which Metro Atlanta cities are tracking residents at community events and the vendors they use to do it.”
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and facial recognition software to fiberoptic cabling and Bluetooth beacons. I can see which Metro Atlanta cities are tracking residents at community events and the vendors they use to do it. I’ve assembled the document over years and supported each detail with records, meeting minutes, marketing materials and other sources.
I don’t seek out the data. I just flag relevant documents when I see them coming through our newsroom during the regular course of business and file it away.
The surveillance tech is a heavy example of the third purpose. There are many others with perhaps brighter undertones.
Simply put, I think we come across a lot of useful information that doesn’t always make it to your eyes. I want to share more of it with you.
I make my way back to the bus, walking slowly. I pause now and then to take a photo.
And I ask myself a question: Why preserve a place like Dachau? Why not erase it from the face of the earth?
Writers can ask questions, and so I ask that one. The answer I get is this:
“We do not preserve it so we can remember,” I was told in in accented English. “We preserve it to make sure you don’t forget.”
We can do a better job of pointing you toward public information cited in our stories. That one is easy. I want to hear what other kinds of documents we should make available. If a reporter cites census data in a story about your city council approving a senior living facility, should we include a link to the population figures? Or would you prefer we keep highlighting only the most important and relevant data?
Imagine there was a data tab on appenmedia.com. Would you want us to share raw figures, or only the ones we’ve analyzed and contextualized?
Folks in the Appen Media newsroom are great at taking mundane materials, trimming the fat and serving you a nutrient-dense bite of your local government’s most important actions. My question is whether you’d also be interested in a side of burnt ends.
Email thoughts, questions and requests to carl@appenmedia.com. We can cook a little more if you’ve got the appetite.
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