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A salute to soldiers State Sen. Ed Harbison delivers the keynote address Saturday at the 69th annual Old Soldiers Day event hosted at Alpharetta American Legion Post 201. A Marine veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Harbison spoke on military service to the country, and recalled the contributions of the Buffalo soldiers: African American soldiers who served in the West following the Civil War. Saturday’s event was organized under the auspices of the Northern Arc Old Soldiers Day Foundation, which represents veterans groups throughout north Metro Atlanta.

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Burglars take equipment from landscaping business ROSWELL, Ga. — Police responded to a delayed burglary report July 28 at Ed Castro Landscaping along Old Ellis Road. Managers estimated suspects stole between $20,000 and $50,000 worth of equipment. According to police, the break-in occurred sometime before 5 a.m. July 28. Employees arrived to the landscaping business and found the lock cut at the front gate. Several vehicles and storage lockers that contained landscaping equipment were ransacked. No cameras at the business were functioning properly, according to police.

Wendy’s worker accosted by crazed man with gun ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Wendy’s employee was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the fast-food eatery along Mansell Road late July 29. The victim told officers he and a coworker closed the Wendy’s just before midnight. As he was standing outside waiting on his Uber, he said a barefoot man who appeared homeless approached him and said, “I don’t want to hurt anybody, give me all you got.” When the victim said he didn’t have

PUBLIC SAFETY any money or valuables, the suspect pulled what appeared to be the wooden handle of a shotgun from his pant leg. The victim said the man appeared to be incoherent and under the influence of drugs. The employee told officers he backed away pretending he was going back into the restaurant to get money. The victim then fled to a gas station one block away. He reported the incident to police when he returned to work the following day.

Rolex watch goes missing during workout at gym ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police responded to a Lifetime Fitness gym along North Point Parkway on July 27 after a man said his Rolex watch was stolen from the locker room. The victim told an officer he put his platinum watch, valued at $7,500, in his gym bag and left it in his locker while he worked out. The watch was no longer there when he returned about two hours later. He asked a gym employee to check the lost and found, but was unable to locate the watch.

Police investigate report of threat by employee ROSWELL, Ga. — An angry ex-worker returned to an IHOP on Alpharetta Highway and threatened to shoot the restaurant up if he didn’t receive his last paycheck, police allege. The suspect was identified as Cody Thorpe. A store manager said Thorpe quit his job when he was told he couldn’t pick up his paycheck the day of the in-

DRUG & DUI ARRESTS Matthew F. Patterson, 33, of Calibre Creek Parkway, Roswell, was arrested July 29 on Johnson Ferry Road NE for DUI. Rakwaun Jaque Wright-Scott, 22, of Diamond Bluff, Union City, was arrested July 31 on Holcomb Bridge Road for possession of controlled substance, possession of marijuana and rules and regulations to motor vehicle. Maurice Laron Arnold, 27, of Suwanee Mill Drive, Buford, was arrested Aug. 1 on Roswell Creek Lane for unlawful to purchase/possess or have any controlled substance, possession of drug related objects and window tint. Michael Dean Adkinson, 63, of Serramonte Drive, Marietta, was arrested Aug. 1 on Marietta Highway for DUI, open container and hit and run. cident. According to the incident report, the checks weren’t ready until two days later than usual. The manager told officers Thorpe said he would get his paycheck if he retrieved his pistol. He threatened to return to the restaurant later in the day armed to get his money, police said. As he walked out, Thorpe said someone would get shot if he wasn’t paid, according to the complainant. The manager requested that he be trespassed from the IHOP. Police filed charges against Thorpe for terroristic threats and acts.

Well-known Atlanta attorney cited for battery at concert ALPHARETTA , Ga. — Personal injury attorney David Van Sant, a selfdescribed Georgia super lawyer, was arrested during a Phish rock concert at the Ameris Bank Amphitheater late July 31. Alpharetta Police say Van Sant, 44, of Milton, snatched an iPad mini from a LiveNation employee working the

concert and threw it into the stands. He was charged with theft by taking, three counts of simple battery and public drunkenness. Two LiveNation workers and a security officer accused Van Sant of harassing them from his party box. One of the employees told police Van Sant told him he “needed to loosen up and should

join their party.” The worker said Van Sant then reached over the railing and bear hugged him around the neck from behind. A second worker who witnessed the incident rushed over and told Van Sant not to touch anyone again. She said he

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Alpharetta police find no violation of policy in K-9 incident Alpharetta By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Attorneys for an Alpharetta man bitten by a police K-9 outside his home July 25 are standing firm on their position that police acted inappropriately in arresting their client. Attorneys for Travis Moya said at a press conference July 29 that a “mental health” call escalated into their client being brought to the ground, subdued, handcuffed and bitten by a police dog. According to the police incident report, when K-9 Ares let go of Moya’s upper left arm, there were “large amounts of blood and fatty tissue coming out of the wound.” Moya, 36, was transported to North Fulton Hospital for treatment. His attorneys said he suffered dog bites and a concussion during the arrest. However, in a statement emailed to the Herald Aug. 9, Alpharetta Police Chief John Robison said he stands by his officers’ decisions. “After conducting a thorough review of the interaction, including all the audio and video recordings and officer statements, the Alpharetta police determined that there was no violation of departmental policy, or federal or state law regarding necessary use of force standards by peace officers,” Robison said. The police department is also reviewing policies and training to determine whether

there should be additional policing techniques that could help minimize the use of force in the future. The incident report states Officer J. Frudden and four other officers were dispatched to a “domestic disturbance” — not a “mental health” call — at around 7:28 p.m. July 25. Moya’s stepson, Jaden Howard, said in the 911 emergency call that his stepfather was “acting crazy” and “growling” outside. Also in the call, Moya’s wife, Kami Moya, specified to the dispatcher that she wanted an ambulance, because she wasn’t sure if her husband had taken something. “We need an ambulance, we don’t need the police,” Kim Moya said in the 911 call. “He may need to go to the hospital. … I don’t want him to see the police and get alarmed or anything.” Kami Moya captured the incident on cell phone video. She said her husband was not resisting arrest. The incident report states K-9 Officer M.J. Esposito was the first on the scene and advised dispatch that other responding officers needed to “step it up” because Travis Moya was becoming verbally and physically aggressive. Esposito can be seen in body cam footage talking to Travis Moya from the street while Moya stands in his driveway. The officer warns Moya he has a K-9 in his vehicle. When Officer Frudden arrives, he tries

multiple times to talk to Moya. “Mr. Moya said to me that he was not the one, and that he wanted to know who called us,” Frudden wrote. His report also states that he took his taser out of his holster because he felt Moya’s statements and behavior suggested a fight might ensue. He said he did not activate or point the taser. As Kami Moya, who had been in the front yard, begins to walk toward the house, Travis tries to follow. Officers tell him they want to talk to him. Frudden wrote in the report he holstered his taser and walked toward Travis Moya. Esposito can also be heard in the video repeatedly asking Travis Moya to get on the ground, which is when a struggle begins and three officers push him to the ground. The report states that Moya continued resisting, refusing to put his hands behind his back while on the ground. Esposito deploys K-9 Ares within seconds. He can be heard in the video telling the police dog to “get him” and Travis Moya saying, “get him off me, officer!” The K-9 was active for 47 seconds, until Moya was secured. The report states the incident was not bias-motivated. Travis Moya’s attorneys are calling for criminal charges against Esposito and discipline of the other officers. They are also calling on the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office to dismiss a felony obstruction charge against him.

Roswell approves rezoning request for new homes on Etris Road By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell City Council approved a rezoning request Monday that will allow 27 detached single-family homes on just under 12 acres on Etris Road. Homeowners from the surrounding subdivisions came around after opposing the project in the spring and spoke in support of Etris Land LLC’s rezoning request

during the public hearing. The property will consist of 11.75 acres of land, and once it is completed, home prices are anticipated to start at $700,000. The project that was initially proposed for nearly 40 homes Jordan Tench, land development manager at O’Dwyer Properties, who lives on Etris Road, said he negotiated with neighbors to agree on nine conditions that would create a win-win situation for them and the company.

“Not only is this important for the company but, like I said, I live in this area,” Tench said. “My family goes to these schools and parks. I’m going to be neighbors with these future homeowners, so, again, the product itself is very important.” The Edenwilde subdivision surrounds most of the northern boundary of the property and all of the eastern boundary. Additionally, there is one single-family

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releases details on employee settlement ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The City of Alpharetta has provided a “summary” of a settlement agreement it is in the process of negotiating with a former member of its Police Department. Following an Open Records Request from the Herald, the city’s legal team issued a statement revealing details in a matter involving Officer Hannah Richey who joined the force last September. Attorneys for the city say the agreement has not been concluded, but terms of the city’s settlement include: Monetary payment in the amount of $125,000 (all paid by the city’s insurer), in complete settlement of any and all claims and allegations by Richey. Richey releases any and all claims and causes of action against the city, including any claims of adverse employment action due to her race, gender, sex, or any other protected characteristic, as well as any possible retaliation claim. No admission of liability by the city. Richey is deemed to have resigned Dec. 23, 2020. The city will provide neutral employment reference but will reveal her resignation if asked. Richey and the city will agree to mutual non-disparagement, and Richey will keep the settlement confidential. The matter first appeared publicly at a July 26 meeting when the City Council voted unanimously to accept an item, “Mediated Settlement AgreementRichey,” without discussion. The item, submitted by the city’s Legal Department, appeared on the council’s consent agenda, and it had no information attached. — Patrick Fox

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Fulton Schools change protocols on masks for students By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Fulton County School System officials changed course on the district’s mask mandate from “recommended” to “mandatory” just days before the start of school Aug. 9. The decision created some confusion and concern among parents. The mask-up order is in effect for schools where “high community spread” is occurring based on Fulton County Public Health statistics. Currently, high spread is happening in 13 of the 14 cities within the Fulton County School System. Only Johns Creek remains below the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 population based on data collected in the week ending Aug. 4. Superintendent Mike Looney said the decision to mandate masks will help schools manage the COVID pandemic most effectively. “Our ability to continue moving forward depends on all of us wearing masks, staying home when sick, and following all the other mitigation strategies recommended to reduce the spread of the virus,” Looney said. There was a sharp increase in

the number of cases in North Fulton from the previous week. In the Fulton County Board of Health report for the week ending July 29, none of the cities in North Fulton met the threshold of high transmission. In the space of seven days, the numbers jumped across the district. Even Mountain Park which had no reported cases at the end of July reported a ratio of 150 cases per 100,000 population by early August. As school kicks off this week, all students, except those in Johns Creek, will be required to mask up. For students in the 15 schools within Johns Creek, masks will remain “strongly recommended” but not mandatory. The decision caused some concern in the Johns Creek community, because the city is just two cases below the number needed to mask up. On the Fulton County School’s social media sites, parents said the city will likely exceed 100 per 100,000 in the next few days. They questioned why the mandate order would not be put into place at the start of school. Others said many students in Johns Creek schools live outside the city in communities with high transmission, so borders are meaningless.

The move to mask also drew passionate reactions on both sides of the issue. One parent said the decision to make masks mandatory “made zero sense,” noting kids have already spent a “maskless” summer interacting with each other. Others said requiring masks is a small price to pay to keep the community safe. Revised quarantine procedures Following updated guidelines from the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Fulton County School System has changed its quarantine procedures from those in use last year. Previously, students who were exposed to a COVID positive individual were required to quarantine for 10 days. This year, all students, regardless of vaccination status, can remain in school after a direct contact if they are symptom-free and wear a mask while on school district property for 10 days after exposure. Also, all students who report a pending test result may continue reporting to school if they are, and remain, symptom-free, and wear a mask while on school district property until the test results are received and reported.

Superintendent tweets on new mask mandate ATLANTA — Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney took to Twitter over the weekend to explain the last-minute decision to mandate masks in most schools this week, and to ask for community cooperation. In a Friday afternoon tweet before the Aug. 9 district opening, Looney said he was receiving a lot of feedback about the new direction. He explained “we’re ALL acting out of love and care for students” and to “stay classy FCS.” Looney noted his concern over the growing number of students and staff reporting positive COVID tests, and said if the community wants “uninterrupted school…we have to turn these numbers around.” In the week ending Aug. 4, the Fulton County School System had 91 students or staff reporting a positive case of COVID. The school district projects an enrollment of 94,400 students this year and has nearly 7,000 teachers and 4,000 non-teaching staff. — Candy Waylock

Three area schools to open with new principals Alpharetta Elementary Principal Cathy Crawford began her teaching career with Fulton County Schools in 2001 as a special education teacher at Hillside Elementary School. Over the course of her CRAWFORD 22 years with the district, Crawford has also served as an Instructional Support Teacher and Special Education program specialist for the Northeast Learning Community.

She returns to Alpharetta Elementary after having initially served as its assistant principal from 2018 through 2020, when she left to become the assistant principal at Centennial High School. Crawford earned her bachelor’s degree from Elon University, master’s degree from Kennesaw State University, and earned her education specialist degree in school leadership from the University of North Georgia. She succeeds Kathleen Stamper who is now principal at Liberty Point Elementary School.

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Manning Oaks Elementary Principal Nikkole Flowers began her teaching career in 2001 as a middle school teacher with Atlanta Public Schools before joining the Fulton School System as a language arts teacher at Sandtown

Middle School. In 2011 she was named an assistant principal at Holcomb Bridge Middle

School, followed by the move to Centennial High School as assistant principal in 2017. Flowers earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Florida State University and earned her education specialist degree in school leadership from Mercer University. She succeeds Jennifer Rosenthal who is now principal at Spalding Drive Elementary.

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Three more announce bid for Alpharetta City Council ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Three people have declared their candidacy for the Post 2 seat on the Alpharetta City Council this November. The three are vying to fill the seat being vacated by Ben Burnett. Daniel McAlonan, GOSS a manager in the tech sector and an Alpharetta native, says he hopes to inject a burst of energy and new ideas into local government. The current vice-chairman for the Alpharetta Board of Zoning Appeals, McAlonan says he is proud of his Alpharetta roots and runs a blog about the many MCALONAN restaurants in the city. Having worked in the tech sector since 2007, McAlonan says he understands what it will take to keep the city’s reputation as “The Technology City of the South.” He lives with his wife Supriya, and their Labrador Retriever, Zoey, in Alpharetta. CRUPI “While I’ve traveled through Asia, Europe, and other parts of the world with my wife, who is from India, there is truly no place quite like Alpharetta,” he says. “That’s why I’ve always remained dedicated to the city and want to continue to serve its residents, by joining the City Council.” A volunteer with area organizations, McAlonan previously served as a board member for his homeowners association and on the Architecture Committee in a former Alpharetta neighborhood.

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John Goss is also a familiar face in Alpharetta government. He is a board member of the Alpharetta Development Authority and previously served four years on the Alpharetta Planning Commission. Goss also serves as president of the AlphaLoop Foundation, a nonprofit which encourages private sector investment in the city’s quality of life. He is a co-founder of the organization. “Balancing growth, investing in parks, and growing our public safety footprint are my top priorities,” he says. “I intend to bring leadership and vision to ensure that Alpharetta remains the hometown we know, love and deserve.” Goss says his business background – a mix of corporate roles and startups – has allowed him to lead large teams and work hand-in-hand with co-founders to build businesses from the ground up. Goss grew up in East Cobb and moved to Alpharetta in 2003. He has been married for 20 years with one daughter. Michael Crupi, a small business owner specializing in legal services, says his mission statement is “Families First.” “My family frequents downtown Alpharetta weekly,” he says. “The small mom and pop shops, eateries, and farmer’s market feel like comfort food; however, there has already been an infiltration of large commercial chains, and that needs to be weighed carefully in the future.” Crupi calls himself a “regular guy” who grew up in a blue-collar town and pursued an education, and who later earned an MBA. He and his wife, Lori, have two teenage boys who attend and play football at Milton High School. Nowadays Crupi can be found up in the booth announcing football games at the Milton High School Eagles football stadium. He says he plans to coach football full time when he retires. — Patrick Fox

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Roswell Police detectives reflect on arrest in oldest unsolved homicide By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — After 33 years, two months and six days, Roswell police arrested the man they believe murdered 8-year-old Joshua Harmon, whose body was found in a wooded area 100 yards from the apartment complex where he lived. It was the department’s oldest unsolved homicide. Master Police Officer Jennifer Bennett led the investigation for about four years. As an investigator of crimes against children, she knew the case would bring challenges, but she said she was determined to see it through. “This case had a profound impact on the police department,” Bennett said. “That any homicide, and especially a child homicide, would be unsolved for so long is incredibly frustrating. Some of us have grown up knowing of this case and to now have children of our own, it is distressing to know that there is a family that for 33 years has had few answers with regards to the death of their child.” During a traffic stop July 21, officers arrested 56-year-old James Michael Coates from the back of an Uber and booked him into the Fulton County Jail. In June, detectives received lab results from DNA evidence collected from the scene which linked him to the murder, and they were able to secure warrants for his arrest. Coates is charged with seven counts of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence. Coates previously served a 20-year prison sentence for a child molestation case that occurred in 1990. Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said in a press conference he hoped the most recent arrest offered a sense of closure to Joshua’s family.

“I only wish Josh’s mother Cherie could be here today, but what I do know is that she is with Joshua and they are looking down on us and they are happy with these developments,” Conroy said. Cherie passed away Oct. 15, 2020, at the age of 65. She reported Joshua missing Sunday, May 15, 1988, when he didn’t return home for dinner. In an online memorial, Cherie said Joshua had been playing outside that day and had gone to wait for his friend to finish dinner before he disappeared. Police and volunteers discovered his body two days later. “Evidence found at the scene indicated the juvenile was a victim of homicide,” the 1988 police report states. Although the case went cold, few ever forgot Joshua. Bennett, who was often in touch with Cherie, said she thinks she would have been excited that Coates was arrested, but it would have been tempered awaiting a conviction. “Cherie was a lovely person who had experienced frustration within her life that few can imagine,” Bennett said. “It would break my heart to give her an update with no progress. But being the resilient woman that she was, she would take it in stride and provided encouragement for the investigation to continue.” Detective Zack Kowalske said Bennett was “truly the driving investigative force” of the contemporary investigation. He took over as the lead detective on the case 18 months ago. By that time, he said, the case had exhausted most of its leads other than the DNA evidence. “However,” Kowalske said, “I have been involved with the case since 2014 when a new team was tasked to the case. … I have always been focused on the forensic side of it. My first memories of the case were utilizing the original crime scene photographs from 1988 to locate the original crime scene within the woods.” Roswell detectives, in partnership with the GBI, routinely re-examined the evidence to keep pace with evolving leads and advancing technology. Their

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Zack Kowalske, with the Roswell Police Department, has been the lead detective in the Joshua Harmon case over the past year, a murder that has gone unsolved for more than three decades. breakthrough came in February, when, with the permission of Joshua’s family, his body was exhumed in hopes of identifying further evidence. In March, the Georgia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative taskforce, a subset of the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, provided Roswell Police with funding to pursue additional DNA testing on evidence from the crime scene. Results from that testing, performed by an independent laboratory, CyberGenetics Inc., linked Coates to the crime. Kowalske said the lab results gave him a sense of confirmation. “To have an answer based out of science in this case reaffirmed why I am passionate about utilizing the disciplines of the forensic sciences to bring truth and justice to cases,” Kowalske said. Kowalske and Bennett began their careers with the Roswell Police Department. Since joining in 2009, Kowalske has spent most of his career within the

Crime Scene Investigations Unit. Bennett has been with the department for 18 years. When the murder occurred, Conroy was in college. Since then, he’s worked a 30-year career, retired as chief of police in DeKalb County and joined the Roswell Police Department. He said 85% of the department had not even been born when Joshua was murdered. “This shows you that police officers are not going to stop,” Conroy said. “We will continue until justice is done.” Police spokesman Tim Lupo said the Roswell Police Department has seven additional open cold cases. Six are homicides and one is a missing person’s case. Joshua’s case remains an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100, or provide anonymous information through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577TIPS (8477).

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Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza floods Alpharetta with blushing brides By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Taffeta, flowers, dj’s and table settings filled The Hotel at Avalon Sunday for the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza. This marks the extravaganza’s first in-person event since January 2020. The twice-yearly expo was virtual, like many events, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Sunday, however, coming off the heels of more than a year of isolation, brides and grooms — many who had postponed their weddings for public health reasons — were celebrated. “It’s nice to see people excited about something,” Atlanta groom-to-be Tyler Schmidt said. That’s exactly what Alpharetta resident and producer of the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza Shelly Danz envisioned. “The idea is, we want the brides and the grooms to feel special,” Danz said. “They’ve been stuck inside and trying to figure out what they want for their weddings, and this is just a good opportunity to meet vendors and get ideas.” Some couples tag-teamed the event, while other brides and grooms brought along wedding heavy-hitters for support. Donning nametags that read, “Bride,” “Groom,” “Mother of the Bride,” and “Best Man,” among others, more than 650 patrons sipped champagne, mingled with vendors, tasted cakes and entered raffles. Among the 80 vendor booths was downtown Alpharetta business IndieHouse modern fragrance bar, manned by owner and founder Carrie Hadley. For Hadley, Sunday’s event was all about building awareness. “We want to get people thinking about their fragrance for their wedding day,” Hadley said. “It’s an important piece that often gets overlooked. And there’s so much to do in a wedding, so I totally understand that, but we can take that one little piece and help you feel confident about that.” Scent is a critical part of memory, Hadley said, so by allowing brides and grooms to create their own

Guests at the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza perused 80 vendors’ booths ranging from florists to cake decorators and showcasing table settings, indoor sparklers, fragrances and more.

fragrances, they’re getting to handcraft how they will remember their special day for years to come. Like many other vendors in attendance, IndieHouse was not just selling products, but also experiences. The fragrance-making process at IndieHouse is an event in its own right, Hadley said, but for weddings, it can be made into a larger occasion, for bridal showers or personalized bridesmaid gifts. Local venues also made their way to Avalon to vie for a chance to host the nuptials. Johns Creek’s The Standard Club was in attendance to promote their multiple event spaces. Also hoping for a piece of the action was the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Although boasting over 60 venues within city limits, the primary goal of the CVB was to draw wedding guests to stay in Alpharetta hotels, President and CEO Janet Rodgers said. As such, calculating the economic impact of hosting the extravaganza is difficult, Rodgers said. With weddings and expos like Sunday’s, it’s all about the long game, though the visitors to Avalon and the city at large will contribute positively to the local economy. “It brings in visitors to eat in our restaurants,

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Understanding your Healthcare Options Brought to you by – Lyubov Abrams, Health Insurance Broker My client rang me last night. He was on his way to the hospital and wanted to know if his emergency visit would be covered. As I tried my best to reassure him that he should focus on taking care of his health not his insurance at this time, part of me did think about all the Americans ABRAMS out there who are worried about going to their doctors, hospitals and other medical facilities because they too are concerned that their insurance won’t cover their procedures. The truth is medical debt takes the prize for the staggering crisis in our healthcare industry. We all want to save money on our insurance premiums but at what cost to our coverage? In a world full of options, it is difficult to pull through the weeds and really understand what option is best for you and your family. There are many luring and attractive offers for health coverage on the market but it’s important to understand the risks that come with such options. The old saying when it sounds too good to be true it probably is, definitely applies here. Whether you are an individual, family, or small business it’s important to consider the risks and benefits of the plan you choose before you sign the dotted line. Some plans have limited benefits and don’t meet the minimal essential coverage requirements, others will reimburse up to a specified benefit amount with no out of pocket maximum, and some meet ACA requirement but have HMO

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Benzene in Certain Sunscreens – What You Need to Know Brought to you by – Dr. Brent Taylor, Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta Alarmingly, a laboratory named Valisure detected toxic levels of benzene in 78 common sunscreen and after-sun products TAYLOR such as certain brands of aloe vera gel. Their findings are important because benzene is a carcinogen – a substance that causes cancer, and we apply sunscreen specifically to avoid cancer. Benzene is known to cause leukemia and lymphoma. How exactly benzene usually causes cancer has not been fully characterized. It appears that benzene can create toxic breakdown products in the lungs and the liver. These products react with DNA to result in broken DNA and altered chromosomes. The disrupted genes can no longer keep cells from growing or can get cells stuck in a permanently growing state, and cancer is set in motion. Benzene is a chemical solvent and a basic ingredient in the manufacture of many chemicals. According to the CDC, benzene ranks in the “top 20 chemicals for production volume” and is used to make plastics, resins, lubricants, dyes, rubber, detergents, drugs and more. Benzene is found at significant levels in cigarette smoke and in some e-cigarette vapors. As an aside, I recently saw a billboard on the side of the highway that said “Be Patriotic. Vape!” A grand American flag was in the background of the billboard. If you know a youngster who is considering vaping, please let him or her know that there is no proven connection between vaping and patriotism (though scientists employed by the vaping industry may be working on it). Given how common benzene is, it may be surprising to learn just how dangerous it can be even in small doses. In the United States, OSHA (the Occupational Health and Safety Administration) defines the permissible exposure limit as 1 part per million (ppm) in the air during an average work day. This is a limit for on-the-job exposure. In contrast, the limit set by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is 2 parts per million (ppm) for a drug product “with a significant therapeutic advance.” The guidance is that benzene is not to be used at all if its use is avoidable, and the laboratory Valisure found no detectable benzene in over 200 sunscreen and aftersun products tested. Therefore, there is no reason that we should tolerate benzene in any of our sunscreens.

Valisure’s list of benzene-containing sunscreens and after-sun products was broad and included major manufacturers. To see the lists of products that did and did not test positive, visit: https://bit. ly/3w8LyJL and https://bit.ly/3v8KzYP. Well-respected companies such as Neutrogena, CVS Health and EltaMD made both lists with some products testing positive and others not. More than 75% of the identified products are sprays. Unfortunately, there is no easy rule of thumb to avoid benzene. Dermatologists typically divide sunscreens into physical blockers (those that contain zinc and titanium to reflect the sun) and chemical blockers (those that use chemicals to “quench” ultraviolet rays). Regretfully, both physical and chemical blocker sunscreens are on the list of benzene-containing sunscreens. Importantly, Valisure’s tests on the sunscreens did not identify benzene as a breakdown product of the tested sunscreens. Therefore, the presence of benzene appears to be from contamination [during the manufacturing process] and not from breakdown of the ingredients. What should we do? The best approach is likely to pick a sunscreen from the non-contaminated list or not on the contaminated list and continue using sunscreen. We know that the sun causes more than 3 million skin cancers per year in the United States. And we should be thankful that the FDA and laboratories like Valisure are helping to keep us safe. What did my family do? We threw away a sunscreen that happened to be on the bad list and still applied sunscreen during our most recent beach trip. No company is perfect. No process is perfect. No product is perfect. Our job as parents, spouses or children is not to eliminate risk but to manage it to the best of our ability, and sunscreen continues to be a very important and proven method for reducing the risk of skin cancer. This was true even before Valisure’s research report. And Valisure appears to be helping us make sure that a good product gets even better. If you or a loved one has a skin care need, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor and Kathryn Filipek, PA-C are delighted to help you achieve your skin health goals. Dr. Taylor is a Harvard-graduate, a board certified dermatologist and vein care expert, and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon. Kathryn Filipek has greater than 15 years of dermatology experience with expertise in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Arts Fund hosted the inaugural Beaucoup Jazz and Blues Festival and Pop Up Art Village July 31 at the East Village Shopping Center on Holcomb Bridge Road. The 12-hour music and arts festival ran from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Residents and attendees enjoyed a full line up of local Blues and Jazz musicians taking the stage as local artists and vendors set up sales booths along the perimeter of the site. “I am excited for the opportunity to bring a fantastic creative experience to this part of town, serve community where community is,” said Roswell Arts Fund Executive Director Ghila Sanders. “We hope to create a new tradition that speaks to the unique character of this beautiful area, enhancing the livability of North Fulton, connecting people, highlighting our local talent and homegrown businesses.” Local artists were permitted to sell their art to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Pop Up Art Village portion of the festival featured 75 painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craftspeople, glass blowers, jewelers and more. The community

celebration also included local food trucks and beverages throughout the day. Vendors included From the Earth Brewing Company and King of Pops. “The festival is a first, and it is a bold continuation of the Pop-Up Performance Series that we launched in 2020,” Sanders said. “The success of the 2020 Pop-Up Performance Series gave us the desire to set audacious goals for this coming season and brought us to the creation of a Jazz and Blues Festival.” The series initiative was fully funded through private sponsors and ticket sales. The Roswell Arts Fund hopes to continue celebrating the arts within the community by hosting future festivals and events showcasing the work of local artists, musicians and food vendors. In recognition of COVID safety regulations, the festival adhered to safety protocols outlined by the CDC, state and local governments. “For this festival, we selected a vast space that offered us the opportunity to work with limited capacity and still create a sense of place. There will be plenty of room for everyone to keep at a comfortable distance,” Sanders said. “Music is giving, and after such a challenging time, there is nothing

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Wilson Creek Elementary Principal Stephanie Haga joined the Fulton County School System in 2005 as a science teacher at Autrey Mill Middle School where she spent six years as a teacher and grade HAGA level lead. In 2012, Haga was selected as one of the district’s first STEM Program specialists, and spent four year supporting teachers in math and science instruction in the Central Learning Community. In 2016, Haga was named assistant principal at Heards Ferry Elementary School, before moving in 2018 to her most recent position as assistant principal at New Prospect Elementary School. Haga earned her bachelor’s degree from Southern Adventist University , and her Master’s degree in elementary education from Vanderbilt University.

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Looking up (way up!) in August Okay, so Captain Kirk was right. Space is the final frontier. As a child, I heard him say that dozens of times on “Star Trek,” which I faithfully watched on our trusty old black and white TV. About the size of a STEVE HUDSON small refrigerator, that Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net TV was hot stuff for its time. It picked up four whole channels! I especially liked turning the channel-changer knob, which dropped into position with a remarkably satisfying “clunk.” For that reason, if no other, that old set (was it a Philco?) will live on in memory forever. Yep, technology is a wonderful thing. Especially since it brought space, in the form of “Star Trek,” right into our very own home. Space and technology, it seems, go together like – well, like space and technology. But come the second week in August, you won’t need technology beyond your very own eyes to experience some spacetype excitement on your own. The reason? The annual Perseids meteor shower. We Earthlings get to see the Perseids each year when Earth intersects the path

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just lie back on a blanket on the ground. That works too. What about binoculars? Some like to use low-power, wide-field binoculars to gather more light and make fainter meteors easier to see. But your unaided eyes will work just fine. You’ll need one more thing too: a willingness to give up some sleep. Meteors are best viewed in the dark, of course, and the best viewing will be sometime after midnight. But for determined meteor watchers, that’s not a problem. They’ll tell you that sleep is overrated – especially when there are meteors to be seen. Finally, you’ll need a nice observing spot – ideally one that’s away from the distracting artificial light of civilization. Yes (and despite the obscuring glow from nearby streetlights and occasional passing cars) I’ve been able to see them from my front driveway. But I always see many, many, many more if I make the effort to get away from light pollution and find the darkest sky I can find. Where can you go to find such a spot? Aside from your driveway or backyard, or from the middle of a nearby horse pasture (ask first, of course), there are a number of other possibilities. One of the top sky-watching locations in Georgia is Stephen C. Foster State Park down in south Georgia’s Okefenookee Swamp. This park has been certified as a dark sky park by the International Dark Sky Association and is a top destination

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had bought brand new when the first child was born in a far away place called Miami. That blue Volvo was sort of a “home” for everyone for many years — like almost 30 — and it also turned out to be the only “brand new” car that the parents would purchase for another 35 years or so. The old Volvo took the family on vacations, usually to the beach. It transported them to Ohio and back lots of times to visit grandparents and cousins, and it took everyone at least once to Disney World and Washington D.C. It never failed the family; it just kept on rolling and the CD player - (a small metal box that people used to put these round metal discs into that played music) played music for the children while they waited in the drop-off line early in the mornings at school “Sam Stone came home to his wife and family…” Looking back, it was probably safe to guess that the children at one time must have believed that was the only music that existed or that their father simply just loved listening to this sad sounding storyteller singer called John Prine. It’s also a strong probability that all three kids still to this day are transported back to the Volvo and that waiting

for folks who want to check out the sky without the aggravations of light pollution. Laura S. Walker State Park in Waycross is also offering some special events tied to the Perseids – among them “Meteor Showers and S’mores” on Saturday, Aug. 14. Contact the park at (912) 287-4900 for details. Another excellent bet, and one that’s not quite so far away for most of us, is Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge. The park is offering a number of ranger-led after-dark kayak tours, weather permitting, designed with the express purpose of seeing Perseids meteors. These are scheduled on Aug. 11, 12, 13 and 14 (that’s Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Note that preregistration is required, and each trip is limited to 10 participants (8 years of age or older). Learn more by calling the park at (706) 5573001. In any case, once you’ve located a good watching spot, set up early to give your eyes time to adjust. If you must use a flashlight, put a red filter over it to preserve your night vision. Turn off the cellphone, too, for that bright screen can quickly obliterate your night vision. So… Bone up on your constellations. Learn where Perseus is. Then find a good spot, settle in around Aug. 11 to 14, and put your eyes on the sky. Yes, TV sci-fi is good. But this is way, way better! line in the mornings when they hear one of those songs. Life’s like that; we remember certain events, certain smells, and for sure, special songs, and we never forget the people who go with them. The memories sometimes feel to me like little Christmas presents or silver dollars found in an old chest. And now that old elementary school is starting yet another year. The children have new lunch boxes. Some have new book bags, pencils and a brand-new notebook. Their hair is combed, teeth brushed, and anxiety and anticipation color their countenance. “I got a brand-new pair of roller skates. You got a brand-new key.” The school is still small — and still sort of reminds me of a bird’s nest way up within the arms of an ancient oak tree. And as I ponder the day, questions flow through my mind. “Will we still get that call from the bus driver saying that our son fell asleep and forgot to get off the bus, and do we want to meet her at the corner of …. to get him? Will there be another Mr. Whitt who made school fun and feel safe? And how about Debbie Pitts? Tell me there will be another Debbie who read stories to those children, who taught them to write stories that made the parents weep that night while the kids read them

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Rezoning: Continued from Page 3 home on the southern boundary of the property that’s been in negotiations with Etris Land LLC. The Kingswood subdivision sits across the street. Attorney Don Rolader spoke on behalf of Etris Land, saying the average lot size of the new homes will be 14,700 square feet, much larger than the current 12,000 square feet allowed. There are about 1,000 homes located close to the development on Etris Road as well as a school, church and shopping center. The conditions address concerns including stormwater, fencing and the lot layout. Russell Simmons, one of the neighboring homeowners, said those were important issues for him, particularly because he already has issues with water retention on his property. “I’ve invested a lot of money on my property trying to deal with that, and they’ve assured us in that there will be no more water that will come onto the property from their subdivision with all the landscaping …,” Simmons said.

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—possibly in the same classroom that her dad sat in so long ago, or her Aunt Amelia or Uncle Carl — will nurture her like Jackie did my kids and all the other children. No political correctness. No tap dancing. No protocol that doesn’t make sense. No parents trying to tell the school how to teach. Just Jackie and what was right for “her kids” always, no matter what. No kid left behind. No kid picked on. Yes, you can. No bureaucracy mucking things up. Not on her watch. Happy, yet another first day of school Alpharetta Elementary. Happy first day of elementary school Phoebe. Be fierce. Be kind. Learn. Play. Enjoy this precious time you are beginning.

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