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Caller attempts extortion over lewd photographs ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were called July 27 to Canton Street when a man reported someone was attempting to extort him for money over nude pictures they had acquired of him. The man told police he received a Skype call that night from an unknown person who claimed to have explicit videos of him. The unknown person told the man they would release the explicit videos to friends and family unless he sent $500 via Western Union. When the man told the suspect he didn’t have any money, they asked him to just send $100. He told police he never sent the money, and he has no idea who the unknown suspect might be.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell man was arrested for simple battery July 26 after allegedly pushing his mother when she confronted him about making too much noise while he played video games. Police were called to Belmont Drive after a woman said she and her son got into an argument over the noise level in their apartment. She said they had gotten into arguments in the past over the same issue, but it had never gotten physical until now.

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She told police she knocked on her son’s door to ask him to keep the noise down when he plays video games. When the son opened the door, he allegedly shoved his mother away from his bedroom. Police said the man admitted to pushing his mother, as he was extremely annoyed with her that evening. He was arrested and transported to Fulton County Jail.

was resting on the hood of the car near the bottom of the windshield. The woman said she doesn’t know anyone who would want to damage her car. Police also found a parked car nearby with the driver’s door open but didn’t notice any damage with that car.

Police charge two people with excessive 911 calls ROSWELL, Ga. — Two Roswell residents were charged with keeping a disorderly house after making five calls to police July 29. All told, police said the two had made more than 150 calls in the past year. Police were called to the home on Creekmont Way for the fifth and final time of the day over reported damaged property. A resident at the house told police his television cords were damaged, and he believed his former roommate was responsible. Police called the former roommate who had been evicted from the property, and she denied damaging the cords, saying she hadn’t been at the house since earlier that morning, when she met with police and denied damaging any other items. Police charged the resident who reported the damaged cords, along with the owner of the house for the five calls that day and for the 159 calls they had made since Aug. 2, 2019. Police said the house also had piles of junk in the front yard and driveway, from household items to construction equipment and waste.

DUI and Drug Arrests Joseph Michael Cobern, 30, of Hidden Alley, Alpharetta, was arrested July 31 on North Main Street for DUI, failure to maintain lane and headlights/other lights required. Jonathan W. Klett, 36, of Briar Creek Road, Ellijay, was arrested July 31 on Canton Street for DUI, open container and headlights/other lights required. Winston Sean Franklin, 40, of Greenhouse Drive, Roswell, was arrested July 26 on Ga. 400 for DUI. Mark Shaw, 32, of Pine Grove Road, Alpharetta, was arrested July 30 on Haynes Bridge Road for DUI. Esteban A. Salvatierra, 35, of Pinehigh Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested July 31 on Mansell Road for DUI, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to maintain lane, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and obedience to traffic control devices. Raul Juarez-Herrera, 36, of Country Place Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Aug. 1 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Ewa Anna Diaz, 42, of Manor Club Drive, Milton, was arrested July 31 on Ga. 400 for DUI and speeding. Sheila Crowley Gosselin, 60, of Beaver Creek Road, Alpharetta, was arrested July 26 on Beaver Creek Road for DUI, striking an unattended vehicle and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Sergio Salinas, 35, of Pine Grove Road, Roswell, was arrested July 26 on Holcomb Bridge Road for DUI and impeding the flow of traffic.

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Group seeks to ease Roswell’s restrictions on high-density housing Leader says policies discriminate against minorities and poor By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A group called Roswell Renters is taking the city to task for what it claims is a long-term effort of discrimination against the lower middle class and minorities in housing options. Sandra Sidhom, a former Roswell mayoral candidate now living in Alpharetta, says she thinks the City Council’s progression in recent years to limit highdensity housing is leading to racial and economic segregation within the city. Roswell Renters, she said, has about 25 members and has no officers currently. Sidhom’s drive comes in the wake of a July 13 City Council vote that placed added restrictions on high-density housing within certain commercially zoned areas of the Holcomb Bridge Road/ Ga. 400 character area. Councilman Matt Judy opposed the measure, saying the new rules take away opportunities for developers to provide the right type of housing in areas where it is needed. Affordable housing in north Metro Atlanta has been an issue for years. The average cost of buying or renting in

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bors,’” she said. “We’re not asking for Section 8 (government subsidized) housing. We’re asking for more multi-family, more density.” By placing affordable housing along major thoroughfares, she said, you are guaranteeing conditions that are inherently less healthy than those found away from major traffic arteries, she said. Sidhom said there is research showing how divisions in housing can create tensions that increase the likelihood of police shootings of a minority. Minorities, as a group, are less affluent than Whites, making them more likely to occupy a disproportionate number of low-cost housing units, she said. One study led by the Boston University of Public Health, published in the December 2019 Journal of the National Medical Association, linked a disparity

in access to housing to police shootings of Blacks. “The level of racial residential segregation was significantly associated with the racial disparity in fatal police shooting rates,” the study found. “For each one standard deviation increase in the index of dissimilarity, the ratio of Black to White fatal police shooting rates increased by 44.4 percent.” Blacks or African Americans make up just over 12 percent of Roswell’s population of 94,763, according to 2019 census data. Sidhom said the same principles being fought for in the Black Lives Matter movement also trickle into fair housing practices. “We talk about Black Lives Matter, we need to talk Black livelihoods matter,

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Reopening plan for Fulton Schools draws debate Parents say inclusion of Atlanta numbers skews infection data By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — With COVID-19 positive cases in Fulton County appearing to level, school system leaders face the decision of when students can

return to the classroom, where most experts believe learning is best achieved. For many parents in the district, a return to in-school learning could not come quickly enough. The “phased-reopening” plan released by the Fulton County School System last month does not see that happening for most students until well after Labor Day. Small groups of younger students (K-2) and those in special education programs could return for a short time, one day a week,

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in the second week of September. The district’s criteria for an in-person return is driven by the countywide “new diagnosis” rate falling below 100 cases per 100,000 population over the previous two weeks. Compounding the issue is the data includes the City of Atlanta, which accounts for more than half of the COVID-19 cases in Fulton County, and which has its own school system. Cities in North Fulton, including Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton and Roswell, account for fewer than 20 percent of cases; with most already nearing the threshold of 100/100K. Fulton Schools says at this time the district is looked at as a whole for reopening, regardless of whether local data differs. Students will still have the option of remote learning. “We continue to look at the possibility of opening sections of the district based on more localized community spread, but have identified numerous operational obstacles to such a plan,” said Brian

Noyes, director of communication for Fulton Schools. Those obstacles include transportation, resources and staffing among other concerns of having different instructional plans across the district’s more than 100 schools. However, some parents pushed back on the plans for reopening. “I find the opening matrix disappointing, as it does not give our most at-risk students who need the [in-person instruction] the most the prioritization they deserve,” parent Martine Zurinskas said. “I am also disappointed we are looking at Fulton County data as a whole [because it is not] an accurate representation for Fulton County Schools.” Many parents took to the district’s social media sites to ask similar questions, including why it is safe enough for sports to resume but not safe enough for students to return. “Why restrict kids when they don’t have to be?” one North Fulton parent asked.

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Alpharetta officials close Wills Park pools Worker tests positive for COVID-19 virus ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s Wills Park pool was closed Aug. 3 after a staff member was confirmed as having contracted COVID-19. While the individual did not have direct contact with the public, the pool will be closed until further notice, the city said in a statement. “One of the employees who doesn’t have direct contact with the public, but has direct contact with other employees including lifeguards, was not feeling well and went and got tested,” said Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard. “That test came back positive.” Over the next two weeks, the pool staff will be quarantined and/or tested, and the pool area, which includes a wading pool and a competition pool, will be cleaned in accordance with recommended guidelines, Drinkard said. Those guidelines do not include draining the pools, which are infused with chlorine regularly to kill all germs and viruses. Diving boards, handrails, bathrooms and all other exposed services will be cleaned. The city will then bring in a professional service to disinfect the entire facility in accordance with CDC guidelines. “We’ll talk with our vendor about exactly when the best time to schedule it is and try to push that closer to the time we would actually start bringing people back into the space,” Drinkard said. The pool will reopen only when the city is confident it is safe for public use, he said. Pool crowds will still be limited to half the facility’s posted capacity. Wills Park pool opened for the first time this year on June 13 as part of the city’s efforts to lift restrictions to public amenities that had been enacted in late March. As part of the reopening process, Drinkard said all employees, including those at the municipal pool, are and have been tested for a high temperature each day. Pool visitors were not tested because temperatures are difficult to verify outdoors, he said. “This employee wasn’t feeling well but wasn’t running a temperature,” Drinkard said. Neighboring cities report no incidents Surrounding cities with municipal pools say they have not received any reports of COVID-19 infection. The Milton City Pool, which has been operating since Memorial Day weekend, has had no reports of coronavirus among employees of patrons, said Communications Director Greg Botelho.

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“We have not had a situation like that,” he said. “If you go out there, you’ll see the lifeguards are wiping down chairs, they’re taking temperatures, all that kind of stuff.” In addition to regular pool safety rules, the city has set aside an hour on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for persons 55 and older to use the pool. Other precautions include limiting the number of people inside the fence to 50 and the number of occupants in the baby pool to five. The facility also places a two-person limit in the bathrooms and requires parents to monitor and enforce social distancing for their children. The city has also closed the water fountain and has banned any kind of swim toys or inflatable devices that can be shared. Ladder rails, handles and other items are wiped down every one to two hours. Social distancing is enforced on the deck and in the pool. Anyone displaying symptoms of COVID-19 during check-in will be denied entry. Roswell enforces limited crowds Roswell operates four public water recreation facilities: Roswell Area Park pool, which opened June 15; Roswell Adult Aquatic Center, which opened for reservations June 29; Sprayground at Riverside Park, which opened July 1; and Sprayground at East Roswell Park, which opened July 3. In addition to regular cleaning, all facilities are operating at reduced capacity. “Visitors are encouraged to wear masks when coming through the pool entryway, and their temperature is checked before being admitted,” Roswell Recreation and Parks Community Relations Coordinator Jennifer Morrow said. “They are also not allowed to be admitted if they or a family member has been sick.” The City of Johns Creek does not operate a public pool.

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Forsyth Chamber to administer applications for federal aid Efforts have included teaming with chamber from North Fulton By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — There is no playbook on how to assist businesses in a pandemic-induced economic crash. The aid and resources needed by companies have shown to be moving targets. For its part, the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce is doing what it can, including providing valuable information and looking ahead to economic recovery, to support local companies as they traverse unchartered waters. The Chamber has begun accepting applications for small businesses to receive federal financial support through the $2.2 trillion federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Forsyth County tasked the Chamber with administering the program, and after quickly forming guidelines, the organization has started to process applications. The first-come-first-served program will be taking applications until Aug. 19. The Chamber drew up guidelines on what businesses could receive funds and what companies would qualify. A single-owner businesses with no employees can receive $2,000 in relief funds. Companies with two to five employees could receive $5,000 and businesses with 6-25 workers would be granted $7,500. Companies with

26-499 employees would be eligible for $10,000. Businesses must also meet a set of requirements, including that their company is based in Forsyth County, they can show sales losses due to COVID-19 and other provisions. Being a member of the Chamber is not a requirement to receive funds. As the Chamber heads the relief program, it is continuing its Together4FOCO initiative to provide information, resources and webinars to help guide business owners and employees through an extraordinary period. “Together4FOCO is a reaction to a health crisis, but particularly from an economic recovery perspective, it is meant to assist, lend support and rally support for local businesses,” said Laura Stewart with the Chamber. Stewart said the aim is for the Together4FOCO website and Facebook group to be a “one-stop shop” for small businesses to communicate with one another and the community, and to find out crucial information. The Chamber teamed up with Forward Forsyth, the county’s economic development driver, to form the program. Stewart said creating Together4FOCO was like building a plane as it was being flown, but talks with those impacted by the

economic downturn steered the program along. “We are regularly monitoring the pulse of the business community in the area, and unemployment, even in the best of times,” Stewart said. “So, when something like a pandemic comes along, we know we need to be turning our attention to what recovery looks like. Really, in a lot of ways, we did the best we could trying to gauge needs. We deployed data-gathering initiatives, and our staff made hundreds of calls over weeks just trying to hear what our business owners needed.” The result was a string of webinars covering a wide array of topics, updates on legislation and CDC guidelines, how to apply for federal aid and more. There was also a list of local businesses to promote shopping local, and the Chamber teamed up with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce to host a series of virtual job fairs. “What is exciting for us to see, especially thinking back to March and April and all the uncertainty, it is wonderful to see so many businesses come out the other side,” Stewart said. Of course, businesses are far from out of the woods. “We’re navigating the future of what these initiatives look like, and how does it redefine our work plan, certainly for this year but also for years to come,” Stewart said. “We have an annual work plan, and definitely think going into our 2021 work plan, there will be elements there that we never would have forecasted putting in previously. But that’s what happens in an event like this, and you learn a lot.”

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Entrepreneur speaks on decision-making By ZACH SHUGAN zach@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The founder of two multi-million-dollar businesses spoke to Roswell Rotary Club members Aug. 6 about becoming better decision makers. Stacey Ruth, a Roswell entrepreneur, minister and awardwinning author, told club members in attendance and those tuned in via Zoom that the key to “being unstoppable” lies in the decisionmaking process. “I don’t know about RUTH you, but I want my decisions to all be good decisions,” Ruth said. “The decisions are the foundation of success.” Humans make over 30,000 decisions per day, Ruth said. For those listening to her speak, she said, there were multiple decisions that led them to tune in. First, they decided they were interested and wanted to be there. Then, they decided whether to come to the meeting in person at the Holiday Inn or watch the live stream from home. Those decisions, while seemingly trivial, illustrate how the amount of deci-

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School disruptions impact special needs students By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — When COVID-19 shut down face-to-face instruction in Fulton County Schools in March, Scott Jeffries was like many parents with concerns for their children learning in a virtual environment. He was especially concerned for his son, Jake, a rising freshman at Roswell High School, who has Down Syndrome and receives special education services. It turns out he was right to be concerned. Instead of the daily, focused instruction that Jake received in school, his son’s school week consisted of two weekly virtual sessions, approximately an hour in length, where students in his small, self-contained class would gather. “It basically ended up with the students talking to each other about what they had for breakfast,” Jeffries said. Each child has an Individualized Education Plan with a focus on how to meet the student’s unique needs. In Jake’s small group of students, the needs are across the board, but the resources were all the same. Jeffries said he was devastated to learn Fulton Schools will resume virtual instruction this month. This leaves he and his wife to continue working from home, while trying to meet Jake’s

educational needs, along their two other children. “This is my frustration…there are 10 to 20 buildings [in Roswell alone] they can open up for special needs services,” Jeffries said. “They are not even trying to see if they can do it. When kids are already five steps behind other kids, [the district] is setting them up for more failure.” Special education classes are small by design, allowing easy social distancing. Even a few hours a day would be a huge benefit to help retain their skills, Jeffries noted. Virtual classes have limits In Fulton County Schools, approximately 17 percent of students — about 16,000 students — are served in classes where instruction is tailored to their special needs. Virtual instruction makes this nearly impossible. Fulton School leaders admit the decision to move to virtual in March was a quick one without clear plans initially. This year, Fulton’s phased reopening could allow limited in-person instruction after Labor Day, for short time frames, for PreK-2 and special education students. “We fully understand various populations of students require services above their non-disabled peers [so] 180 minutes of face to face will be provided,” said Chris Matthews, assistant superin-

tendent of Student Support Services. Jeffries said this is a “minor concession” to the much larger problem of keeping students with special needs fully engaged with the services they require. “[Phase One] means Jakes gets three hours a week of education instead of zero,” Jeffries said. “The second phase goes to a half a day a week. How does this differ from three hours?” He said many “typical’ students struggle with online learning, but most are able to rebound from setbacks. That is not the case with kids with special needs. After three months of virtual learning and a summer with few resources, Jeffries said there has been a clear loss of learning from where Jake was in March. “There has been huge regression,” Jeffries said. “Jake needs constant repetition and a routine. Home is his ‘safe’ space and school is where he learns. He struggles with [understanding] home is now where he learns.” In talking with other parents, Jeffries said the consensus was universal about the failure of the spring semester for special needs students. All were struggling to provide resources and instruction to their children. Tough on a single mother Single parent Kelly Pierce is struggling to be her son’s teacher, meet his educa-

tional needs, while working full time to keep food on the table and the lights on. “The day I learned [Fulton] was going virtual, kicked me in the stomach,” Pierce said. “I don’t want a pity party…I know people have lives more difficult than mine, but it’s hard and a whole level of craziness.” Her son is on the autism spectrum and receives speech and occupational services — neither of which translates easily into a virtual delivery. “He struggles to speak and be heard on the microphone,” Pierce said. “He needs to be face to face with his teachers and go back to what he knows.” Jeffries said emails and calls to the school district expressing his concerns landed him in a circular rotation of expressed concerns, then handoff to someone else. “[Everyone] was nice, they quickly replied, then sent it to someone else to address,” Jeffries said. “But no one said anything about making any changes or help.” The school district says it is trying to address the situation. Assistant Superintendent Matthews said plans are being made to try and make up gaps created by the disruption in special education services. These may include after-school/weekend options, mini camps during school breaks and specialized summer recovery opportunities.

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Continued from Page 4 too,” she said. “We can do better.” Creating walkable communities Over the past four years, Roswell has enacted scores of revisions to its Unified Development Code, many dealing with high-density housing. Councilman Mike Palermo, who introduced most of those changes, says the recent round of UDC updates were all designed to align Roswell’s zoning codes with those of neighboring Alpharetta. “It was really a lot of the aspects of the big picture goal, how can we create walkable, mixed-use destinations?” he said. “Alpharetta had been very successful in creating walkable institution destinations. These recent updates were all focused on encouraging that same walkability.” Palermo said Roswell has long had mixed-use zonings, but they weren’t being developed for real mixed-use. A lot of the time, he said, the buildings were just used for apartments. “Nothing was taking away the opportunity to build or request apartments,” he said. “It was creating opportunity in certain areas for those apartments to be built in a mixed-use building.” Much of Alpharetta’s zoning directed at its new City Center and other more

recent developments has required some form of commercial use on the first floor of an apartment building. Palermo said Roswell is one of the most accommodating cities in north Atlanta when it comes to apartments. “Roswell has many more apartments than Alpharetta, and even with these recent code updates that just passed… Alpharetta still has a stricter zoning code in regard to apartments than Roswell,” Palermo said. Data from the City of Roswell shows that, as of May 2019 – the most recent figures available – the city has 37,169 residences. Of that total, 58 percent are owner-occupied single-family or town-

home dwellings. Rentals represent 42 percent of the total. The most current data from the City of Alpharetta puts its mix of close to 25,000 households at 63.7 percent owner-occupied vs. 36.3 percent rentals. Alpharetta has a stated development goal of 68 percent owner-occupied residential dwellings. Weighing community resources Palermo said the progression of UDC changes over the past four years was to protect against overdevelopment in Roswell. He said the idea all along has been to promote sustainable development that can enhance the character of the city.

Another point, he said, is that there are infrastructure challenges, such as roads and traffic capacity, within the city’s residential areas that make highdensity housing impractical. Municipal planners often look at other factors that might strain existing services by adding large populations to otherwise sparsely inhabited neighborhoods. A rise in the number of schoolage children could strain resources of local schools, for example. “The goal of the UDC updates I brought forward in 2016 was to really protect the character of the suburban residential in existing neighborhoods and encourage the high-density housing be more in walkable areas,” he said. “[That’s] where you could have those live-work-play areas.” He said locating high-density housing near public transportation, businesses with jobs and entertainment venues encourages a more vibrant, commercial area. He said he is not aware of any study on racial makeup of the city’s neighborhoods, and he not targeting a racial group. He said he’s certain Roswell has a higher minority population than Alpharetta. “It definitely had nothing to do with race,” Palermo said. “It was purely based on density and aspects of traffic, greenspace and other things residents stated they desired… It’s very important to Roswell to make sure we have a very diverse community where everyone feels welcome.”

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Area senior centers adjust to tighter health practices By HUNTER TERRELL newroom@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, senior living communities are modifying their operations and adding safeguards to protect the health of residents and employees. As a means to keep residents active while promoting social distancing, The Mansions at Alpharetta Assisted Living and Memory Care provides residents with weekly virtual religious services and Facebook Live cooking demonstrations.

The facility also announced a virtual bingo night scheduled for Aug. 28. The “high-octane” event will be co-hosted by 1986 NASCAR Daytona 500 winner Geoffrey Bodine. “We are so pleased to have Geoff Bodine participating in our event,” The Mansions Marketing Director Kristen Lockwood said. “Our residents and local community are so looking forward to ‘meeting him’ online and are thankful for his willingness to be involved in this event.” Belmont Village of Johns Creek is prioritizing residents’ health by orga-

nizing daily doorway activities such as exercising, word games and storytelling. Residents have the option of partaking in outdoor games, such as balloon volleyball and ball toss. Dunwoody’s Phoenix Senior Living Executive Director Nick Rowell said his team is working to provide residents with a variety of activities without risking anyone’s health. “We have had no confirmed cases of coronavirus in our community,” Rowell said. “Our team is working hard to establish smaller groups, eliminate all possibility of a spread and maintain a

healthy schedule of activities such as morning stretches, puzzles and exercise...We are keeping our residents and staff safe while continuing to provide a great standard of living.” Recreation is only part of routines senior living facilities have adjusted. The operations follow CDC guidelines of prohibiting any in-person visitations and have reduced all forms of interaction. “We are following the CDC’s guidelines and have no in-person visitations,” Rowell said. “We do encourage our fami-

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Roswell police raising money for new holiday charity By ZACH SHUGAN zach@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Even in the heat of August, the Roswell Police Department has the holiday season on its mind. In years past, the department participated in an annual event called Heroes and Helpers. Partially funded by Target and partially funded by donations from officers, the program paired local children with officers who would take them on a holiday

season shopping spree. COVID-19 ruined those plans for this year. The pandemic has strained the retailer’s resources, and police are wary of putting officers or families in danger by gathering in person and shopping together. To fill the void left by the cancellation of Heroes and Helpers, the police department came up with a new and improved plan: RPD Gives for the Holidays.Instead of taking special children shopping, the department will now be sponsoring entire

families for the holiday season. The sponsored families will be provided gifts, clothing, groceries and a holiday meal to top it all off. To help raise funds for the new event, the phone police department is asking for support from members of the community. The police department has begun selling magnets and yard signs, with proceeds going toward RPD Gives for the Holidays. For a $10 donation, there are two mag-

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COVID continues to stagger high school sports rollout By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com GEORGIA — The Georgia High School Association announced Aug. 6 additional alterations to fall sports stemming the coronavirus pandemic. The organization canceled all football scrimmages and moved back the dates for two other activities. Competition cheer will not begin until November, and one-act play will be delayed until the spring. Though all scrimmages were canceled, the football season was otherwise not impacted. Practices under the GHSA’s coronavirus protocols will continue as normal, the announcement said, and the first regular season games are still scheduled to take place the week of Sept. 4. The season was originally set to begin Aug. 21, but the GHSA decided in July to delay the start of the regular season. Competition cheer was set to begin last weekend, but its start date has now been tentatively set for Nov. 21, with the state finals to take place in late February 2021. The GHSA said the move stemmed from a “high risk of indoor packed arena(s) which do not allow for social distancing.” Practices can continue with the GHSA’s current safety protocols.

The move has significant implications for local cheer programs, who are historically among the top in the state each season. South Forsyth (7), Lambert (6), Chattahoochee (4), Johns Creek (2), Alpharetta (1), Denmark (1) and Milton (1) have won state titles since the GHSA recognized competitive cheer as a state championship sport in the1993-94 athletics year. One-act play, another competition in which local schools have been traditionally successful, has been postponed until spring, but dates for region and state meets have not been set. The GHSA says its decision was based on the risk of exposure to COVID-19 from indoor venues and “aerosol spray from [voice] projection and singers.” As of Aug. 6, no decision had been made either by local school districts or the GHSA on whether fans would be allowed to attend volleyball, softball or football contests. The schedules for cross-country, volleyball and softball have not been delayed, though safety protocols have been implemented. In softball, some precautions include the closure of concession stands, social distancing in dugouts and measures designed to limit the amount of hands that

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Patrick Gerard Kennedy, 62, was called home to Heavenly Rest surrounded by his loving family on July 21, 2020. He was born in Limerick, Ireland on January 15, 1958. He was raised in the Village of Ballinderry, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. He lived an amazing life growing up in the beautiful countryside where everyone knew him as Paddy. He loved music, motorcycles, cars, waterskiing, Photography and adventure. His love of adventure and skiing took him to America where he would meet his perfect match. Together they made plans and traveled and built the life they loved. He represented Ireland in the World Championship for Waterskiing. He then had a benign tumor removed from his spine and after recovery he began working for the company he would be with for 36 1/2 years, Combined Insurance Company of (Ireland) and then America. He was very patriotic loving his home country of Ireland and then becoming a citizen in the U.S. after 9/11. You would be hard pressed to find a more Patriotic Man. He built a life of goals and dreams and shared his love of life with his family and friends. To know him, you knew he did EVERYTHING with loyalty, intensity and passion. He was all in! If you needed something, he would be there with a helping hand, brainstorming or to give advice. He battled Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L.) since March 2019. It was a battle he was winning and was in remission after getting a bone marrow/ stem cell transplant from his brother John. We all knew he would beat it - there was not a doubt. In the end it was Covid-19 that he fought the hardest against. We did everything possible to be safe and the wretched virus invaded our lives. There is an immense gratitude for sharing our lives with him. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.

How do you pay tribute to such a man? You honor his life by living every moment with deep love, gratitude, and intense devotion. You remember him for what he did in life and the great stories he collected. Honor him by living your Best Life and telling his stories and know you touched his life more than you will ever know! He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Tracey Ortiz Kennedy, he was deeply proud of his sons, Rory Eoin and Robert Anthony. His parents, John and Lucy Kennedy, brothers Liam (Sharon), John (Edel) of Ballinderry, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland; sisters Majella ( James) Smith, Mary (Liam) Butler, Birr, Co. Offaly, Ireland; and Loretta (Brian) Bolger, Dublin, Ireland. Nieces and Nephews, Hilary, Louise, Billy, Lucy, Daniel, Luke, Ellen, Anna, David in Ireland. Also survived by his mother-in-law, Dodie Ortiz, who loved him as her own; brothers-in-law Richard (Liz) Ortiz, Rob (Leigh) Ortiz, sister-in-law Kim (Doug) Cole, and nephews and nieces, Matthew (Gina) Hynson; Brian (Dierdre) Hynson; Kevin ( Jessie) Hynson, Julian Ortiz; Cami Ortiz, Emma Ortiz, Celia Ortiz, and countless Aunts, Uncles and Cousins and Amazing Friends. Due to the ravaging effects of Covid-19, we will hold a memorial in the future. We care about everyone and need to make sure you are protected. In lieu of flowers kindly give a donation in Patrick’s Memory to: The Blood & Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia (BMTGA) at 5670 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, #1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30342 Or: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (L.L.S.) 2859 Paces Ferry Rd. SE, Suite # 725 Atlanta, Georgia 30339

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Schools: Continued from Page 4 In Gwinnett County Schools, the state’s largest school system, plans are on the fast track to return its 180,000 students to the classroom once data supports it. The district will open with virtual learning for the first two weeks, then gradually open more face-to-face opportunities until all students can return to school after Labor Day. Noyes confirmed Fulton Schools leaders are in constant communication with other metro districts where they share knowledge and strategies, including reopening criteria. He said he is aware of reports of an increase in private school enrollment, as most private schools in the area are opening with in-person learning. Fulton Schools has seen declining enrollment over the past several years and had expected to enroll fewer students this year — even before the pandemic struck. “As in any year, we see parents making choices regarding private and home school options,” Noyes said. “In our current environment, we anticipate we will see both withdraws and new enrollments associated with these choices. It is impossible to fully assess the net impact this year until after the 20th day count.” Next year’s projected enrollment is expected to fall to just under 94,000 students — returning to levels last seen in 2013.

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As part of its board of directors meeting Aug. 3 in Johns Creek, the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame awarded one of its five annual scholarships to an area high school student enrolled in JROTC. Pictured for the presentation are, back row, from left: Jeffrey Knudson; J.P. Jones; Ray Fairman; and Kerry Dyer; middle row: John Blair; Mike Mizell; Paul Longgrear; Jeane-Claude Beauvoir; David Hensel; Roger Barros; Mike Roby; Board Chairman Rick White; and Roger Wise; front row: Lisa Kinnemore; Marilyn Weitzel; award recipient Valina Beauvoir; Pat Lidell; and Tommy Clack.

Military Veterans Hall of Fame awards college scholarship By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Gwinnett County high school senior has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship as one of the first recipients of the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame Scholarship program. The award was announced Aug. 3 at the organization’s Board of Director’s and Major Supporters meeting at Park Place Community Center in Johns Creek. Valina Beauvoir, a senior at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, was the area recipient in this, the first year for the scholarship. Beauvoir, a member of the Air Force Junior ROTC, has been accepted to Georgia State University and enrolled in the Georgia Air Force ROTC program. She is one of five statewide recipients of the $3,000 scholarship. Col. Richard White (Ret.), chairman of the board for the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame, said the organization launched the scholarship program to expand its commitment to Georgia’s youth. The nonprofit Hall of Fame’s mission, White said, is to honor veterans and to “educate Georgia youth and citizens about the real heroes among us.” Since its founding eight years ago, the organization has already teamed up with high school JROTC units across the state to establish service awards and honors presented each year. The scholarship program is new. The scholarship competition is open to any Georgia high school senior enrolled in JROTC who plans to attend a Georgia college or university. The candidate must

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MUSIC. NATURE. CHILL. REPEAT. THURSDAYS, AUGUST 27 & SEPTEMBER 10 Enjoy an intimate and socially distanced evening on our Great Lawn and covered outdoor pavilion.

EXTENDED HOURS TICKETING BEGINS AT 4:30PM, MUSIC STARTS AT 7PM. MASKS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. CASH BAR AVAILABLE (NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE PERMITTED, BUT PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR OR BLANKET AND PICNIC). RESERVATIONS AND TIMED TICKETING ARE REQUIRED.

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