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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Dozens of skaters, their families and spectators filled The Cooler in Alpharetta March 11-13 for the Atlanta Figure Skating Club’s 2022 Magnolia Open. The open is the smallest competition hosted by the Atlanta Club, volunteer and announcer Todd Pettigrew said. It featured roughly 120 skaters at all levels from beginner to senior. Competitors were judged on a sixpoint scale by a rotating collection of five or six judges, Pettigrew said. Each event awarded skaters first to fourth-place finishes with winners receiving a medal. In her beginner girls’ competition group, two and a-half year skater Brianna Jimenez claimed third place. She was competing on behalf of Atlanta Center Ice Arena in Sandy Springs, where Pettigrew coaches beginners. Jimenez’s family came to watch her program at The Cooler Friday afternoon. Her mother Virginia Jimenez said her daughter had been practicing for the competition for three weeks. “I’m so happy, I’ve been so proud of her,” Jimenez said. “She’s made so much progress.”
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ATLANTA — Three long-serving members of the Fulton County Board of Education will not seek re-election this year, taking with them over five decades of combined experience and leadership. All three represent schools in the North Fulton area. Katie Reeves, who represents Alpharetta and Milton, Linda McCain, whose district includes Johns Creek and Alpharetta, and Julia Bernath, who represents Sandy Springs and Roswell, will step down at the end of their terms on Dec. 31. The only other board member up for re-election this year is Kimberly Dove of South Fulton who is seeking a second four-year term. Fulton County School Board positions are non-partisan. The winners of the four open seats will be decided in the May 24 primary election. District 1 School Board member, Katha Stuart, who represents Roswell and Milton, is not up for re-
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Thief removes purse left in break room ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– Alpharetta police were dispatched to a theft call March 4 at Best Buy on North Point Circle. The victim, an employee, said she had left her black purse in the break room, and it was gone when she returned to retrieve it. The purse contained her wallet. In-store video surveillance showed a male enter the break room. Once she informed police of her missing purse, she checked her bank account. Her Bank of America account had charges from Staples, $210.00, Chick Fil A, $32.92, Target, $80.30, and a denied charge at Marta TVM Atlanta. Police intend to follow up to review Best Buy surveillance footage once it is accessible.
Caller warns retailer of planned shoplifting ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– Shoplifting was reported March 3 at Bed, Bath and Beyond on North Point Parkway. An employee advised police that she was contacted by an unidentified caller who said that a friend was about to come into the store and steal merchandise. She stated that the caller advised her friend just returned to their car from Old Navy and was headed her way. The caller told her she was warning her because she did not want to be implicated in the theft. The caller would not provide her name or a description of the vehicle she was in. Armed with a description, the employee watched as the suspect entered the store empty handed, made
several selections of products and passed the last point of sale without making an attempt to pay. She stated that she attempted to stop the suspect but failed. The items stolen include: one Ugg brand 2-pack pillows, valued at $59.99, one Ugg brand Comforter, valued at $199.99, and one Ugg brand flannel sheets, valued at $82.99. Security camera footage was provided to police.
Man’s watch stolen from bedside table ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– A stolen watch was reported March 6 at a residence in Avalon off Old Milton Parkway. The victim stated he met a woman at the Roaring Social on Milton Avenue and they hung out for the rest of the evening. They both left the club and went back to his apartment around midnight. He stated that he told the woman that she could sleep on the couch. When they went to bed, he placed his watch on the nightstand and went to sleep. The following morning, he noticed that his watch was no longer on the nightstand. He contacted Avalon security, and they looked at footage showing the female leaving the apartment not long after the victim fell asleep. The footage showed the woman on foot, walking down 2nd Street toward Old Milton Parkway. The victim stated that the female made a comment about his watch earlier in the evening. The female had told him that she was a paralegal from Lawrenceville.
Owner reports fraud on T-Mobile account ROSWELL, Ga. –– A Roswell man reported fraudulent access to his T-Mobile account March 6. The victim received a phone call from T-Mobile and was told that two phones had been
Drug & DUI arrests Arnold Smith, 56, of Crabapple Road, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 28 on Haynes Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Stephen Lawes, 46, of Blessing Way, Roswell, was arrested March 5 on Zion Circle for DUI and headlight requirement. purchased on his account at a T-Mobile store on Memorial Drive in Atlanta. He confirmed that the purchase was not authorized and changed the PIN to his account. After the PIN number was changed, he said there were 10 attempts to access his account. He was not concerned of any other fraudulent activity because he had frozen his credit.
Roswell resident reports theft of medicine, jewelry ROSWELL, Ga. –– Police were dispatched March 5 to a burglary call on Belmont Drive. The victim said she went to her bedroom and noticed some items were missing from the bottom drawer of the dresser in her closet. The items missing are an American flag, golden bracelet and prescription medication. She said the thief had to have had a copy of her apartment door key because there were no signs of forced entry. She told police she suspects her neighbor’s teenage son could be responsible. About a year ago, she said, she began noticing strange occurrences in her residence. She suspects the teenager has been stealing her WiFi, tampering with her phone service and changing the key locks without her notice. Police could not confirm the accusations.
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Roswell council approves Verizon data center expansion By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — In the face of neighbors’ continued protests over noise concerns, the Roswell City Council unanimously approved a request by Verizon to connect its data center on Turner Road to an existing facility in Alpharetta. The move comes six months after Verizon submitted a request to have the property at 10325 Turner Road rezoned from office professional to civic and institutional. The company also sought a conditional use for a major utility facility. City planning staff has said the use of a major utility should be less intense than other uses allowed in civic and institutional zoning, or even uses allowed under office professional zoning. At the outset, staff recommended approval of the requests with conditions, but when the matter went before the Roswell City Council in December, a group of residents said they were worried about the noise the 50,800-squarefoot facility would emit and how that could affect their property values. The request was deferred for 90 days. On March 14, David Kirk with the law firm Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders said Verizon has since made substantial modifications to its initial plans. Now, rather than housing three 18,100-square-foot pods with two diesel generators each, the facility will only have two pods built in phases. The land on the southern half of the property where the third pod had been proposed will not be developed. The revised site plan also includes 50 parking spaces, 14,500 square feet of office space and a 40-foot neighborhood compatibility buffer along the back of the property, where the Turner Road right-of-way and a residential subdivision are located. Kirk said the equipment yard in the back of the building on the western side of the property will be enclosed with 16foot masonry screen walls, and a brick screen wall will be installed in the front of the building along the equipment yard. Additionally, there are several retaining walls proposed for the site. The one located next to the neighborhood compatibility buffer will be a soil nail retaining wall, and several others will be placed in the front of the building on the eastern side of the property along the access road. The retaining walls will range in height with the highest points being 8 feet and 8.5 feet. In a Jan. 28 letter to the Planning and Zoning Department, Senior Project
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The revised site plan for the 50,800-square-foot Verizon data center on Turner Road in Roswell shows adjustments made since the original plan was submitted in September. On March 14, the Roswell City Council approved the telecom company’s request to rezone the property to allow for expansion. Manager Katherine McGah with Morrison Hershfield, said the new facility is needed to keep pace with the everexpanding need for mobile phones and digital services. “As the workforce continues to transition to ‘remote’ work environments, the need for Verizon’s services will continue to grow,” McGah wrote. “This is in perfect alignment with the Imagine Roswell 2035 Comprehensive Plan goal to ‘expand high tech infrastructure.’” While the Planning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning and conditional use in February, the City Council on March 14 added 14 conditions. They include covering the roof with as many solar panels as they can fit, using generators identical to the Verizon standard data center in San Diego, California. The conditions also prohibit shining any lights on residential properties, testing generators more than one hour and 15 minutes per week and receiving deliveries between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. The company is also required to
keep the undisturbed southern half of the property unfenced. Before approving the request, residents made one final pitch to the City Council, imploring them not to go through with it. Justin Reynolds, who spoke in opposition to the project in December, reiterated that his chief concern was with noise. “A data center is nothing like an office park, and I don’t think that’s been made clear yet,” Reynolds said. “This is an industrial data center, which will produce a great amount of noise from the diesel generators and industrial HVAC equipment. … Yes, the world is going to need more data centers, but it makes absolutely no sense to have a data center right in the middle of a peaceful residential area.” Jan Viviani, who said she has lived at Barrington Farms since 1992, said that while she’s appreciative of some of the changes Verizon made, she still opposes the project. “I would implore you to think about
A data center is nothing like an office park, and I don’t think that’s been made clear yet.” JUSTIN REYNOLDS Opponent of the expansion project
this,” Viviani said. “This community has been there for a very long time. There are established residents there that this is going to impact. … Would you want to live in any of those homes on that back edge and look out on this facility?” The next City Council meeting is slated for 7 p.m. March 28 at City Hall.
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concerns at schools to prevent any major incidents from happening. At a Sept. 30 Fulton County Schools Board of Education meeting, Looney called out the increase in incidents in schools. Tribunals are held when a school believes a student violated its code of conduct and serious disciplinary action is required. Looney said there were 60 tribunals in August alone. The district reported 153 tribunals during the entire 201920 school year, most at schools outside North Fulton. Looney said that while school officials expected challenges as students reacclimated to the routine of school during the COVID-19 pandemic, they did not anticipate the volume or severity of disciplinary infractions or the challenge of hiring enough staff members. “We weren’t ready for that, and it’s not that we don’t want to provide a safe environment, it’s just that we recognize it’s going to take our entire school community to come together…,” Looney said. “Schools are no place for violence, they’re no place for guns or knives or gang fights or large group fights. We can do better. We will do better.” This school year, Looney said Fulton
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Construction begins for Roswell History Museum By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
that it will have a space for permanent displays as well as for rotating exhibits that celebrate different milestones in Roswell history. DeNiro said she’s excited about all the new opportunities the community will have. “Between the archives, the research library and museum, it’s going to be an amazing facility,” DeNiro said. “We’ll no longer have to be trotting around with our stuff and taking it across town. Now we can have a beautiful space with all our resources right there. The other amazing thing because of all this is that people have been contacting me to donate additional photographs and artifacts because they know now that they’re going to be seen at some point.”
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Historical Society’s 25-year dream is finally coming to fruition. Construction began in early February to transform the second floor of the Roswell Cultural Arts Center into a museum solely dedicated to housing items, such as textiles, artifacts, rare books and photographs, that detail the founding of the City of Roswell in 1854. Roswell Historical Society President Kevin Bamford said that for decades the society shared the second floor of the Roswell Cultural Arts with the Georgia Ensemble Theatre and partnered with spaces like the Visitor’s Center for small showings. But in 2021, Bamford decided it was time to push for a permanent space. “It’s called Historic Roswell, we’re the Roswell Historical Society, we have all these collections, we need to get it out so people can see it,” Bamford said. “We need to have a space where people can touch it, feel it, know the stories throughout history, and I really worked hard to bring City Council members in and understand that story.” City Council support Bamford said he received a lot of positive feedback from the Roswell City Council at a budget presentation last year, and because the Roswell Cultural Arts Center is a cityowned building, the city agreed to spend approximately $150,000 to renovate the top floor for the museum. Building Four Fabrication, a full-service exhibits and display firm in Atlanta specializing in custom-fabricated visual designs and environments as well as hospitality and custom artwork, is working on the build-out. Bamford said that should last until the end of March or mid-April. The project has already been pushed back due to supply-chain issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Bamford said the goal is to unveil the museum at the end of the summer or early fall. Right now, a $75,000 capital campaign is underway to help raise the remaining funds necessary to complete the museum’s design and implementation plan. Bamford said the society has raised about half of that total amount so far. “I think it’s just an exciting time,” Bamford said. “A lot of people have been hoping for this to happen at some point, and I know our surrounding sister cities have been able to put money towards opening similar things. … It was time for Roswell. Roswell is where it started.” In 2018, the City of Alpharetta opened the Alpharetta and Old Milton County History Museum at 2 Park Plaza.
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Construction is underway for the Roswell History Museum. In 2021, the City of Roswell agreed to spend approximately $150,000 to renovate the top floor of the Roswell Cultural Arts Center to give the Roswell Historical Society a permanent space to house its collections. Shown is the building in February.
The museum was more than four years in the making and houses a permanent collection of artifacts, interpretive displays and a Stories Project kiosk where visitors can hear 70 local residents speak. The museum was funded by the City of Alpharetta, developed in partnership with the Alpharetta Historical Society, and put together under a more-than $300,000 contract by Malone Design/Fabrication, a Decatur-based creator of museum and visitor center exhibits. Bamford and Elaine DeNiro, archivist for the Roswell Historical Society and City of Roswell Research Library and Archives, said the Roswell museum will be similar in
Cemetery restoration continues In the meantime, the society continues with efforts to restore the Old Roswell Cemetery on Woodstock Steet, which is under the guidance of Roswell Historical Society Project Chair Janet Johnson. In April 2021, the cemetery, officially called Methodist Cemetery, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The register is the federal government’s official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. The Old Roswell Cemetery is only the fifth property in the city to achieve the designation. The other properties are Bulloch Hall, Barrington Hall, Smith Plantation and the Historic District. Bamford said it took five years and three submissions to get the Old Roswell Cemetery on the list. To date, Bamford said more than $65,500 has been raised for the cemetery restoration, 272 monuments have been repaired and funded by private donations, over 1,000 monuments have been cleaned by volunteers trained by the Roswell Historical Society, and 97 organizations and businesses have donated funds or volunteer hours. Additionally, Bamford said 254 descendants who have family members buried at the Old Roswell Cemetery have been located, and many of them have shared their family documents and photos with the City of Roswell Research Library and Archives. The next steps in the project are to restore the cemetery’s entrance off Woodstock Street, so the National Registry plaque can be installed. To donate to the Roswell Historical Society’s capital campaign, visit roswellhistoricalsociety.org or send donations to Roswell Historical Society P.O. Box 1636 Roswell, GA 30077 and reference Museum Fund. For updates or more information, visit the Roswell Historical Society on Facebook.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The athletic facilities at East Roswell Park and Roswell Area Park are getting a facelift this year, thanks to several donations from the community. The Roswell City Council approved a budget amendment Feb. 28 to accept $18,380 from the Roswell Soccer Club, Roswell Youth Baseball Association and Roswell boy’s and girl’s gymnastic clubs for the Recreation and Parks Maintenance program. The funds will go toward replacing the netting at East Roswell Park and the gym flooring at the Physical Activity Center at Roswell Area Park. Previously, the mayor and City Council approved $385,000 in the fiscal year 2022 budget for the Recreation and Parks Maintenance Plan and an additional $75,000 during the budget process, plus another $310,000 in September. However, the city says the funds were only enough to replace a portion of the netting at East Roswell Park, so the Roswell Soccer Club and Roswell Youth Baseball Association stepped up and agreed to donate $5,000 each to cover the additional expenses. During the Feb. 28 City Council meeting, Roswell Soccer Club President Robb Loadwick said he appreciated the club’s partnership with the city and the Parks and Recreation Department because it has allowed the club to grow tremendously over the past 10 years.
“Our competitive program has over doubled in size to about 750 players in our competitive leagues, and that’s in addition to our recreational programs which is around a couple of thousand kids across the programs,” Loadwick said. Roswell Youth Baseball Association President Matt Maurer said its 4-yearold, 5-year-old, 7-year-old and 8-yearold leagues are bigger than ever. He added that opening weekend starts March 5. “All the other age groups are growing as well,” Maurer said. “It’s good to see.” While the city had budgeted $50,000 to replace the gym floors at the Physical Activity Center, all the quotes it received in the bidding process came in over that amount. So, again, the Roswell boy’s and girl’s gymnastic clubs agreed to donate $8,380 to get the project done this fiscal year. Roswell Girl’s Gymnastics Booster Club President Laura Bunarek said the club currently has 110 competitive gymnasts, 15 of whom are Level 10 gymnastics hoping to compete at the collegiate level in the future. “Any help and everything that you give to us, we really appreciate,” Bunarek said. “It’s a fantastic program.” Jeff Leatherman, director of Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs, said that in 2021, nearly 15,000 participants registered for the city’s athletic and gymnastics programs. “We are so blessed to have booster clubs that support all of our organizations, especially our athletic program,” Leatherman said.
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Autrey Mill Nature Preserve to host creek clean-up By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Clean creeks and healthy watersheds will be the focus of Autrey Mill Nature Preserve’s spring creek clean-up March 19. Participants in the 10 a.m. event will first learn about Johns Creek’s watershed system with a demonstration of creek pollutants and the harm they do. From there, the group will trek down to Sal’s Creek to pick up trash. Johns Creek is home to five major creeks including its namesake, Stormwater Manager Cory Rayburn said. All five lie within the Chattahoochee River basin from which Johns Creek and surrounding cities get their drinking water. “Creek clean-ups are really important because a lot of litter that gets tossed out of people’s cars and trucks lands up into streams,” Rayburn said. “It gets washed down the curb into catch basins and gets dumped into creeks which can cause some problems.” Errant litter can harm wildlife and damage the city’s stormwater system, clogging culverts leading to erosion and potential roadway collapse, Rayburn said. Autrey Mill’s clean-up will help limit the damage of trash that has flowed down the creek to the Preserve before it can make its
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way into the Chattahoochee River. Sal’s Creek begins in The Falls of Autrey Mill neighborhood and winds across Old Alabama Road before making its way to the Nature Preserve, Autrey Mill Executive Director Lizen Hayes said. Last year, participants collected 45 pounds of trash from the creek, Hayes
said. The haul included a lot of tennis balls and plastic water bottles. Aside from typical litter, most harm comes to creeks from the “first flush,” after a rainstorm. “It’s everything that’s on the surface of the ground, whether that’s dog poop, fertilizers from people over-fertilizing
their lawns, whether it’s just oil from cars that leak,” Rayburn said. “All of that gets washed off into our streams, and all of that is used for drinking water resources.” And, in a watershed the size of the Chattahoochee basin, the system is more sensitive to pollutants than cities that draw from larger reservoirs like Chicago with Lake Michigan, Rayburn said. Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division tracks water quality in all waterways in Georgia every two years and compiles them into a report. “It lists impairments of concern for each one of these streams,” Rayburn said. “For instance, Johns Creek is impaired by urban runoff and fecal coliform… and the Chattahoochee has similar types of impairments as well.” It will take collaboration between the public and private sectors to improve the water quality of Johns Creek streams, Rayburn said. In the meantime, Autrey Mill will do its part, continuing its two annual creek clean-up events starting with Sal’s Creek on March 19 and Johns Creek in August. Participants in the clean-up event must be at least 12 years old and should prepare to get wet by wearing waders or rainboots. Those interested in participating should register online ahead of the event at autreymill.org.
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Milton teens plead not guilty to murder of Alpharetta man By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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The Rev. Bogdan Maruszak, right, of Saint Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, joined Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church in a prayer for the people of Ukraine March 8.
Churches pray for Ukraine By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Worshipers at Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church prayed for the safety of Ukraine’s population at a special service March 8. The service, held Tuesday evening, also rang in the beginning of the church’s celebration of Great Lent, which lasts 40 days in preparation for Easter. An evening downpour did not prevent around two dozen people from attending the service. The church’s Fr. Barnabas Powell welcomed the Rev. Bogdan Maruszak of Saint Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who joined in the prayers. Maruszak is of Ukrainian descent and originally from Poland. He has relatives still living in Ukraine, which has been under attack by Russian forces for about two weeks. Saint Andrew’s, located on Smith Drive in Cumming, scheduled a memorial service for the Ukranians who have died in the conflict for March 13. Maruszak said
the community at large is welcome and encouraged to attend, regardless of faith or denomination. Protestant and Jewish faith leaders will be in attendance. “I’m not dividing anything,” Maruszak said. “We never have. I’m only for uniting, so let’s unite in prayer and pray for our folks in Ukraine.” Maruszak said Saint Andrew’s has established a fund and made connections to donate money and medical supplies to Ukraine. The church is not currently accepting clothing or food because there is no efficient way to ship them. “This is the time to show your faith,” Maruszak said to the crowd. “Don’t talk about it. Show it.” Powell said the church is praying for Ukraine as well as the Russian civilians who are being arrested and imprisoned for protesting the war. The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese has also started a Ukraine relief fund, which can be found at goarch.org/donate/ ukraine.
MILTON, Ga. — Two former Milton High School athletes accused of murdering an Alpharetta man, have pleaded not guilty and are now demanding a trial by jury. Cameron Walker, 17, and Jonathan Murray, 18, both of Roswell, were indicted Feb. 11 on three counts of felony murder, murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal attempt to purchase marijuana and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Court records show the teens have repeatedly asked to be released from the Fulton County Jail on bail, but so far, have been unsuccessful. Their attorneys filed a motion to waive arraignment March 3. According to arrest warrants obtained by the Herald, Alpharetta police, with assistance from the North Fulton SWAT team, arrested the Milton varsity basketball players at a gas station in November, moments after their win over
Roswell. The warrants state police used a collection of Snapchat messages, cellphone records, surveillance images and witness statements during an “intense monthlong investigation” to build their case, determining that the teens had allegedly made plans to rob 24-year-old Connor Walsh Mediate when they met him at his Alpharetta apartment to buy drugs. Police say that when Walker took the drugs, Mediate put up a fight and was shot. Police have not said which of the two teens shot Mediate. However, after the shooting, the teens drove back in Walker’s father’s maroon Porsche Panamera and spent the night at Walker’s home, the warrants state. Officers arrived at the scene at around 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 and allegedly found Mediate with three gunshot wounds to the neck lying in a pool of blood in the middle of the parking lot of his apartment complex. Despite efforts to revive him, Mediate was declared dead at the scene.
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Johns Creek High School students launch free online tutoring By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com
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Cutting the ribbon at the Aug. 31, 2021 grand opening of the Fulton County Innovation Academy in downtown Alpharetta are, from left, Fulton County School Board member Linda McCain, Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, School Board member Katie Reeves, Principal Tim Duncan, School Board members Kimberly Dove and Katha Stuart, Alpharetta Mayor Jimmy Gilvin, School Superintendent Mike Looney and State Rep. Chuck Martin.
STEM school partners with Tech Alpharetta to promote women By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Innovation Academy has partnered with local business incubator Tech Alpharetta and its Women’s Forum to provide resources and mentoring for young women breaking into the technology industry. The Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics mentoring program, launched this spring, pairs 9th and 10th grade Innovation Academy women with female technology executives to promote involvement in industry. Tech Alpharetta, formerly known as the Alpharetta Technology Commission, is a nonprofit that provides guidance and resources to local technology startups to help them succeed. The organization has graduated 19 businesses and is working with 36 more. Its Women’s Forum looks to promote the success of female executives in tech industries. The mentoring program is in its pilot stage, pairing with mentors from companies like Verizon Wireless, Verint and Surgical Information Systems. All five students currently in the program are enrolled in information technology classes. Innovation Academy’s IT Department Chair Pam Whitlock said the school is looking to expand the mentoring program in coming semesters and is working to determine how many students it will serve and what selection criteria will be. She said the hope is to have students participating in internships by their junior or senior year. Innovation Academy Principal Tim Duncan said partnering with the business community is a “huge pillar” of the school’s vision, and administration has
been reaching out to businesses since before the school opened last year. Women are historically underrepresented in the technology industry, particularly in executive positions. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, women make up just over a quarter of the country’s STEM workforce. Whitlock said it was impactful for female students to work with women who’ve achieved high positions in the tech world. “For them to have these role models of what they could be and hear their story of how they got where they are is really, really powerful,” Whitlock said. “It’s not something we can get from a textbook.” Tech Alpharetta CEO Karen Cashion said the organization is looking to grow the program beyond Innovation Academy. She said once the pilot program is over, the group will analyze how students performed, make any necessary changes and pitch the idea to other high schools in Alpharetta. Cashion said Tech Alpharetta hopes to develop an app that can automatically pair mentors and mentees together so the program can efficiently serve more students. She said this will be done through Morgan Stanley’s Code to Give Hackathon, which gives students the opportunity to compete to develop technology solutions. Tech Alpharetta is one of two nonprofits chosen to benefit from the Hackathon this year, which will run from March 31 to April 4. “For now with a small number of people, it’s easy to do it manually,” Cashion said. “But at some point as we grow it, it won’t be quite as easy. It will be great to be able to automate the scheduling process.”
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From left, Julia Bernath, Katha Stuart, Katie Reeves and Linda McCain in 2016. Bernath, Reeves and McCain will step down from the Fulton County Board of Education at the end of their terms on Dec. 31.
Retire: Continued from Page 1 election until 2024. She was appointed to the board in 2015 and subsequently won election in 2016 and 2020. Katie Reeves Katie Reeves is the longest-serving member currently on the Fulton County School Board. She was first elected in 1999 and has been re-elected five times, working with nine superintendents over her REEVES tenure. Reeves served as board president from 2003-2005, and arrived on the board during the population and enrollment boom in North Fulton in the early 2000s. During her tenure, 20 new schools have opened in the region (45 total across the system), including Innovation Academy in downtown Alpharetta which was her vision. “It’s been the honor of my life to serve this community for almost 24 years,” Reeves said. “I have great faith that this amazing community will find another board member to hear their concerns and represent their views.” In the May 24 election, voters will choose between Brittany Griffin and Lillie Pozatek for the District 2 school board seat. Linda McCain Linda McCain was elected to the Fulton School Board for District 5 in 2010 and will finish her third term in office at the end of this year. She came onto the board with a deep understanding of education and MCCAIN schools, having served as a member of local school advisory councils and PTAs in her children’s schools for many years.
McCain quickly assumed a leadership role on the seven-member board. She was elected the board’s vice-president in 2013, then president in 2015. The Johns Creek resident said she looks back on her time on the board as one spent improving the educational experience for students, while being mindful of how tax dollars are being spent. “While the past two years proved to be very challenging, I know that I am leaving Fulton County Schools in a great position,” McCain said. “I am ready to step back and let others chart the course for our continuing pursuit of excellence in public education.” In the May 24 election, voters will choose between Kristin McCabe and Kimberly Ware for the District 5 school board seat. Julia Bernath Perhaps the most impactful loss of leadership on the Fulton School Board will be the retirement of Sandy Springs School Board President Julia Bernath. Since being appointed to the board in BERNATH 2000 to fill an unexpired term, then elected to her first term in 2002, Bernath has almost continually served as either vice president or president over her six terms. She represents District 7 which includes Sandy Springs and portions of Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek. “After much soul-searching and thought, I have decided that 23 years will be enough, and I am ready to start on my next journey in life,” Bernath said in an online post to her community. “I feel I will have left our school district in a good place when my term ends…and I am so proud of the accomplishments this district has made and where we are now.” In the May 24 election, voters will choose between Linda Arnold, Phil Chen and Michelle Morancie for the District 7 school board seat.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Two Johns Creek High School juniors have launched a K-12 online tutoring service to help bridge the gap in student instruction created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Neha Maan and Sireen Faraz started eFreeTutoring at the end of February, and it’s already off to the races. Right now, eFreeTutoring is staffed with four juniors and one sophomore from JCHS, Maan said. All tutors were required to submit transcripts or emails from teachers demonstrating success in various subjects in order to join the organization. Most of the tutors have 90% or above grade averages in the subjects they assist students with, Maan said. eFreeTutoring offers assistance with math, social studies, English/language arts and science. The service also provides weekend mock SAT and ACT exams. After schools went remote in spring 2020, Maan and Faraz noticed a drop in grades and evidence of overall learning difficulties. But they also noticed the convenience of the free online model. “So, we decided, why not take what we do best, which is studying, and help others,” Maan said. Faraz already had experience tutoring online, working with disadvantaged students during remote learning early on in the pandemic. She said she felt it was important to bring that service to Johns Creek. “I thought it was a great idea to start this because a lot of people really do need tutoring right now, and I wish this had existed earlier on,” Faraz said. “I wish I could have had access to this.”
So, we decided, why not take what we do best, which is studying, and help others.” SIREEN FARAZ A junior at Johns Creek HS
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Johns Creek High School junior Sireen Faraz, co-founder at eFreeTutoring, instructs an online student in writing a thesis statement March 9. Maan and Faraz are proud to offer help to students from students, which they say provides an older-sibling perspective. Faraz, the eldest child in her family, said she wishes something like eFreeTu-
toring had existed when she started high school. “I don’t really have anyone to guide me or help me out with my classes or any of that,” Faraz said. “So, I really hope we can
do that for people who really need someone to guide them.” In addition to traditional tutoring, eFreeTutoring also provides pre-high school preparation for incoming freshmen. The program is set up to help students select their schedules and hear from students who have already taken the classes understand difficulty and course loads. Maan and Faraz both had to learn the ropes themselves as the oldest of their siblings and first-generation students with immigrant parents. “So, we did this by ourselves, and it was very hard at times,” Maan said. “No one told us, ‘Hey A.P. U.S. history is very hard. Don’t take it.’ So, we thought let’s help those older siblings who need the help. Why not help them the way we helped ourselves?” Maan and Faraz are recruiting more tutors to join eFreeTutoring to keep up with a growing roster of students. For more information on how to join eFreeTutoring or how to sign up for tutoring sessions, email etutororganization@ gmail.com.
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Secretary of State talks election security By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger touted Georgia’s election security March 1 in a meeting with the North Forsyth 400 Rotary Club at the Coal Mountain Community Center. Raffensperger, who is up for reelection this year, has faced criticism from fellow Republicans since the 2020 general election saw President Joe Biden win the state, giving Democrats their first presidential win in Georgia since 1992. Some Republicans have accused Raffensperger of complicity in voter fraud, though the claims have been almost entirely debunked. Gubernatorial candidate David Perdue — who was seeking reelection to his U.S. Senate seat and lost — even called for Raffensperger to resign in the wake of the 2020 election. In his talk with the Rotary Club, Raffensperger was quick to dispel any rumors of electoral fraud among the crowd of about 25. He emphasized that the state had recounted by hand every ballot cast in the November 2020 election, and the state never found any significant variance in the numbers. He said there was a miniscule number of voter fraud cases in the state, but that every offender was facing consequences. The Secretary of State largely attributed former President Donald Trump’s loss in the state to the 28,000 voters whom he said voted in their state or local elections but did not vote for a presidential candidate. Raffensperger also touted Senate Bill 202, also known as the Election Integrity Act, the sweeping elections reform bill the state Legislature passed last year. The bill passed amid widespread criticism from Democrats, who argued the bill’s provisions would lead to voter suppression.
The number one thing that voters hate, we found, is long lines,.” BRAD RAFFENSPERGER Georgia Secretary of State
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks to the North Forsyth 400 Rotary Club March 1 at the Coal Mountain Community Center. Raffensperger spoke on Georgia’s election integrity and rumors of electoral fraud during the 2020 election.
Raffensperger said that while there was no widespread fraud, some areas did face challenges in running the election. He pointed to Fulton County, where thousands of voters faced hours-long lines, both during the 2020 primary and general election. Raffensperger said the law introduced measures to hold county election departments accountable for such “meltdowns.” Opponents argued that the measures constitute a state takeover of local elections. “The number one thing that voters hate, we found, is long lines,” Raffensperger said. “So they think that all voting should be like going to Chick-fil-A: keep those lines short.” Raffensperger pointed out that The Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based conservative policy think tank, ranked Georgia as the no. 1 state for election integrity this year. In his closing remarks, Raffensperger said he wished for more honesty from political candidates who lost their elections. He noted lawsuits had been filed against the state by organizations associated with Stacey Abrams after her 2018 loss against Gov. Brian Kemp, as well as Trump’s challenges to Georgia’s elections process after the 2020 election. Raffensperger faces challenges from other Republicans in the May 24 primary election, including from U.S. Rep. Jody Hice.
Roswell appoints Izzo director of Environmental/Public Works By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Sharon Izzo has been named Roswell’s new director of Environmental/Public Works. Izzo, who joined the City of Roswell in August 2017, has served as interim director of the department since last IZZO fall when former director Dan Skalsky was appointed interim
director of Transportation. In 2018, Izzo also served as Roswell’s deputy director of Environmental/Public Works. Izzo said she is excited to now get to lead the department. “Working with the talented EPW team over the last five years has shown me how much they love what they do, giving their best for Roswell every day,” Izzo said. “I look forward to leading the department to seek innovations to serve the residents of Roswell.” Before coming to Roswell, Izzo worked as a senior water engineer for
AECOM in Atlanta, where she managed major capital improvement projects for Sandy Springs. While there, Izzo also managed a project with the University of Georgia to develop an environmental modeling tool using geospatial data to assist in prioritizing the location of green infrastructure to maximize the effectiveness of stormwater mitigation in Sandy Springs. Izzo prepared contract drawings and specs for more than 12 million gallons of elevated water storage in residential areas of suburban Washington, D.C., while serving as a senior project engineer for
O’Brien & Gere Engineers in Maryland. Roswell City Administrator Randy Knighton said he looks forward to working with Izzo as she leads the department of Environmental/Public Works. “Her vast experience in both the public and private sector will serve our residents well,” Knighton said. “As our Interim EPW Director, Sharon has already proven herself as an astute leader and an integral part of our team.” Izzo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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Teens: Continued from Page 13 The warrants state Alpharetta police found marijuana and THC vape pen cartridges inside Mediate’s apartment, and cellphone records showed he had recently used Snapchat and Telegram to sell drugs. George Mason University, which had signed Walker just seven days before his
D.A. Willis: Continued from Page 4 County Schools has already invested in its own police department, post-certified police officers and school security assistants. Additionally, the district ramped up its use of K9s to sniff out drugs and gun residue. The police department, he said, is actively monitoring students’ social media channels and interceding whenever possible. The biggest problem schools face right now is with guns, Willis said. Not only are students bringing guns to school, but Willis said many of the auto break-ins that have been reported in North Fulton in recent months can be traced back to youths who are part of a greater scheme with local gangs. Willis urged local law enforcement to continue to warn residents against leaving guns in their cars, saying that many of the stolen guns are ending up at crime scenes. “[North Fulton] is where they come to break in cars to steal and get weapons,” Willis said. “It’s really a pandemic of adults leaving guns in cars.” Willis said gang members are also using social media to recruit girls so they can turn around and recruit other girls from middle class families. At least 85% of the human trafficking victims that the district attorney’s office deals with met their trafficker on social media, Willis said. Additionally, 65% of human trafficking victims are under the age of 17, another reason the partnership between the district attorney’s office and the school system is so important, Willis said. Beginning next month, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office plans to “really start attacking gangs.” “They know it’s coming,” Willis said. “It’s no secret we’re coming for them, and we’re coming full force ahead.” Willis said 2021 was a record year for Fulton County, because the district attorney’s office began running two grand juries. With the additional manpower, she estimates it will take her office about two-and a-half years to get
arrest, rescinded its offer a short time later. “We are devastated that a young person in Georgia lost his life, and we send our heartfelt condolences to his family,” a representative for George Mason athletics said. “We take these matters with the utmost level of seriousness. Cameron Walker’s family has been notified that he can no longer be considered for admission into the George Mason University men’s basketball program.”
through the case backlog. So far, Willis said her office has cleared most of the cases from 201617 and is now dealing with cases from 2018 forward. Fulton County receives an average of 10,000 felony cases each year. Willis said that of those cases, 710 defendants have been indicted for murder and 67 are believed to be domestic violence homicides. Willis said this shows that crime extends beyond Atlanta, because while the murder rate has increased by 64% in the city, it has risen by 48% in Fulton County.
We’re going to be doing something that I don’t think has ever been done anywhere in the country.” FANI WILLIS Fulton County District Attorney
“They do not care if they are in Alpharetta, Sandy Springs or Atlanta,” Willis said. “They don’t care.” Also at the meeting, Roswell City Councilwoman Lee Hills asked Willis about the future of the Alpharetta jail annex on Old Milton Parkway, which has been closed since March 2020. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office stopped staffing the Alpharetta jail annex to staff the county’s main jail on Rice Street. That left some police departments with a 30-mile drive to transport suspects to the jail. In the meantime, Fulton County has been paying Cobb County to house 300 to 400 of its inmates. Willis said Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat plans to open the Alpharetta jail annex “very soon.” Reports state it could be as soon as June.
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Development authorities deserve closer monitoring By TOM BAXTER SaportaReport One of the most mind-boggling things about economic development authorities in Georgia is just how many of them there are. Few people have studied the subject as closely as Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, but in testimony before a House subcommittee Monday morning, even she couldn’t say precisely how many economic development authorities there are in the state — the number is somewhere between 700 and 900 — or even exactly how many there are in her county of DeKalb — around 30, she said. We don’t know, either, how much debt all the authorities have generated in bonds. Even the question of who has the responsibility for that debt if an authority defaults is somewhat fuzzy. In Georgia, “development” and “transparency” are concepts that have had an uneasy relationship with each other. Development authorities can engage in negotiations with private companies, issue bonds to pay for their projects and pass out tax breaks to developers, with much less scrutiny than other governmental bodies. The substitute bill which Oliver spoke for before the subcommittee combines elements of three bills she introduced earlier in this session, all aimed at bringing these concepts into closer alignment. They apply only to Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb counties because that’s where the most problems have come to light and because Oliver represents part of DeKalb. But that doesn’t mean the authorities in the other 150 counties couldn’t use some more transparency as well. One section of the bill would set a cap on the per diem expenses authority board members can claim so that it could not exceed the expenses members of the Legislature can claim, which currently is $16,200 a year. That is likely to be the easy part. Only the big four metro counties can pay authority members for their expenses, and Fulton is the only one that does so. This came to light last year when an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 investigation revealed that Fulton authority members were being paid by the agenda item at each meeting, resulting in hundreds of thousands in expenses, some of which involved payments to companies in which members had a financial interest. J. Scott Trubey, who broke that story, reported later on an internal investigation of the financial dealings between a member of the authority, JoAnna Potts, and a
company seeking to do business with the Development Authority of Fulton County. Potts resigned before the report was made public, but Oliver pointed out at the hearing that under current law she wasn’t required to do so. Her bill establishes a formal procedure for a board member to be removed and makes development authorities subject to ethics oversight by local governments. The hardest sell is likely to be the requirement that all local governments that could be affected when a development authority gives developers a tax break must be given seven days’ notice. Currently, only county governments must be notified, and a legal notice in the local paper is considered sufficient. Oliver said she believes the legislation will combat the growing practice of developers “shopping” their proposals around to different authorities so that they can get a deal with the easiest requirements on issues such as affordable housing. Kevin Shea, president of the Georgia Economic Developers Association, said the notification provisions could “stifle” economic development. His group also opposes the bill, he said, because of “concerns about local politics being injected into the process” in the removal of authority directors. Oliver wasn’t successful last year in passing legislation that had some elements of her current bill. She said Monday she thinks she’s making progress. The problems in Fulton County and the $700 million fiasco surrounding the Stonecrest Development Authority in DeKalb County have focused public attention on the shadowy workings of development authorities so that legislators are under greater pressure to address the problem. Oliver is a Democrat, however, and although her bill has Republican co-signers, its fate still lies in the hands of the legislature’s Republican leadership. When a local government raises taxes, it gets people’s attention. When an economic development authority gives developers a tax break, everybody else pays a greater share of the tax burden, but the pain is veiled while the development is celebrated. And to repeat, there are a lot more development authorities in Georgia than governments that can tax directly. That’s why every taxpayer, not just those in the four metro counties addressed in the legislation, has a stake in what happens to this bill. This column was originally published on SaportaReport.com.
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The right way to start Pine Log Creek Trail I went outside a few minutes ago to take Ellie the Wonder Dog for her midmorning perambulation¬¬, and (lo and behold) I felt warm sunshine again. That’s two days in a row, and in my STEVE HUDSON mind that’s enough to Get Outside Georgia, make this declaration: aa4bw@comcast.net Spring fever is just around the corner. My response to spring fever is usually to think about the great out-of-doors. I’ll dig out all the guidebooks and maps, spend hours reading and dreaming, and probably start considering (at least in theory) the possibility of grand adventure. An epic hike? Maybe so. These are the voyages of the adventurer known as Steve! My continuing mission: to explore strange, new places, to seek out new trails, to boldly explore where no one has explored before! “Fascinating,” says Ellie the Wonder Dog. “Now let’s get back to perambulating, for a little dog can only wait so long.” Pretty soon, perambulating completed, I succumbed to spring and decided on the spur of the moment that hiking time was here. So I tossed some maps into the car and set off to see what I might see. But where? I remembered a place I’d seen on Highway 140 west of Waleska – the Pine Log Creek Trail, an offering of the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department. In my book, “creek” plus “trail” equals “great hiking potential,” so I put it into the GPS and pretty soon found myself pulling into the gravel parking lot at the trailhead. The Pine Log Creek trail system tempts hikers with two loops, one to the east and one to the west, which traverse a scenic 240-acre tract. You access the loops via an approach trail which starts at one corner of the parking area near a large sign which maps out the trails. That sign is worth some attention. It shows you the trail routes, of course, but it also gives you an idea of how rugged the hiking is going to be. On the map, various sections of trail are color-coded. Green is “easy,” while yellow is “moderate.” Red means “strenuous,” and I found those descriptors to be spot on. Most of the site’s red-marked trail was on the northwest portion of the West Loop, a route which is “more of a mountain trail,” in the words of Greg Hight, Bartow County’s director of Parks and Recreation. And he’s right. Since I’d gotten a late start, I decided to forego the rigors of the west and head for the East Loop instead. The hiking would be a bit less strenuous there, the map told me. Besides, there was a neat destination at the far end of the loop – an old Civilian
Hikers stroll along the Pine Log Creek Trail. Conservation Corps (CCC) quarry, now flooded. It’s always nice to have a destination, isn’t it? Looking at the trail map again, I saw that I’d still be challenged by a couple of sections of “red” trail. The shortest was at the far end of the loop, while the second and somewhat longer strenuous stretch was at the East Loop’s western end. The topo map on my GPS revealed the lay of the land and told me I probably wanted to go clockwise. I’d still have to deal with the strenuous stretch, but by going that way it would be uphill. My knees have told me time and again that, in rugged terrain, they would rather climb than descend. So clockwise it would be. “Thanks,” said the knees in unison. From the parking area, the trail enters the woods and immediately crosses a small creek. Several large stones let you cross feet-dry, but you can also splash your way through the water. A ways beyond that is a wooden footbridge over a larger flow, Pine Log Creek. This section of trail can be muddy if there has been recent rain. After crossing Pine Log Creek, you’ll eventually intersect the southern portion of the West Loop. Turning left there would quickly put you on the “strenuous” part of the west loop. But I’d already decided to turn right, following the southern (and easy) portion of the West Loop toward the east and the East Loop. It was pleasant hiking, and I found myself stopping fre-
quently to take photos or to look for wildflowers near the trail. It didn’t take me long to spot the first of several Dimpled Trout Lilies blooming just a yard or so off the trail -- the first wildflower spotting of the year. Continuing on, I eventually came to the intersection with the other end of the West Loop. A left turn there would put me on that loop, but the day’s destination lay to the east. So I turned right instead. A short connector trail soon took me to the East Loop, and I had no trouble finding the intersection where the upper part of the loop went left and uphill. I turned left there, now following the East Loop clockwise. The East Loop winds through forest and near streams (and past more wildflowers) as it moves toward the old quarry. The trail is easy to follow, but watch for the sharp switchback near the far end of the loop. The loop follows the switchback, so be sure you make the turn instead of continuing straight on a less-used, unmapped trail which goes east beyond the switchback. This is the only tricky spot that I encountered. Once through the switchback, a short spur goes left toward the old quarry. A convenient picnic table near the quarry lake provides a great place for a rest break or lunch, but leave your fishing rod at home. The quarry lake is closed to fishing. I lingered at the quarry, taking some pictures and stretching my legs in anticipation of the climb to come. Then it was time
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to go. As expected, the “strenuous” portion of the East Loop trail was rugged and (going clockwise) uphill. But the knees hung in there, and pretty soon I was back at the intersection with the connector trail and on my way back to the car. I got there just about dark – a little tired, sure, but happy in the knowledge that I’d started the hiking season with a very nice and new-to-me trail.
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Sandy Springs wandered for years before calling Fulton County home The land in Sandy Springs between Dunwoody and the Chattahoochee River has at one time or another been part of Henry County, DeKalb County, Milton County, and now Fulton County. VALERIE DeKalb County BIGGERSTAFF was created from portions of Henry, Fayette and Gwinnett counties in 1822. Fulton County was established in 1853, however the land between the Chattahoochee River and Dunwoody Club Drive (then known as Martin’s Ferry Road) remained in DeKalb County. In 1857, the area north of the Chattahoochee River, which included Alpharetta, became Milton County. DeKalb County gave the strip of land south of the river and known as Grogan’s District to Milton County in 1859. The 1860 census confirms that families such as the DeLongs, who lived along presentday Spalding Drive, resided in Grogan’s District of Milton County. Local historian Jim Perkins speculated why the strip of land became part of Fulton County in 1926 rather than returning to DeKalb County. He believed,
“It was virtually a wilderness, unsuitable for farming due to the rough terrain. It was also a long way from Decatur over dirt roads mostly.” Flooding along the Chattahoochee River was common before Buford Dam was built in 1957. (“The Writings of Jim Perkins,” by Jim Perkins and compiled by Bill Drury) A notice in the January 26, 1926, Atlanta Constitution outlined the intention to apply for a change in the county line between Fulton and Milton counties, including “the whole of Grogan’s District in Milton County, Georgia and containing approximately 6,000 acres.” On Oct. 14, 1931, Fulton County voted on a potential merger with the remainder of Milton County. The General Assembly had already approved the merger and the citizens of Milton County had already cast their votes in favor. The following day, the Atlanta Constitution headline read “Fulton-Milton Union Approved 1,939 to 1,078 Merger of 3 Counties Effective January 1.” The third county was Campbell County, which also became part of Fulton County by vote. Once Milton and Fulton counties merged, the Cobb County town of Roswell also became part of Fulton County, connecting the upper and lower sections of Fulton. All that was necessary was for the grand juries of Cobb and Fulton to be in
A map from the Sept. 24, 1931 edition of the Atlanta Constitution shows configuration of county lines before Milton County became part of Fulton County. VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF
favor. To review, the area that was once considered by many to be part of Dunwoody and is now often referred to as the Sandy Springs corridor was in the counties
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Full-time Front Office Receptionists and Medical Assistants for busy Dermatology Practice; Cumming, Roswell and Alpharetta locations. Email resume to wmark@ atlcenterforderm.com or Fax 770-751-7410.
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Director of Open Arms Special Needs Ministry Alpharetta Presbyterian Church has an opportunity for a compassionate and energetic individual who enjoys working with special needs children, youth, and adults to direct our Open Arms ministry. Responsibilities • Lead the Promise Class (where our special needs community congregates) during Sunday morning services in worship through music, Bible lessons, crafts, and other activities. • Supervise, work with, and coordinate volunteers and staff. • Direct quarterly respite events at the church. • Work alongside the Open Arms committee and Associate Pastor to identify opportunities to sustain and grow this ministry. Hours vary but average six per week, with 3–4 hours every Sunday morning. Compensation is up to $18/hour plus 3 Sundays (weeks) of paid vacation per year. Requirements • Annual Background Check and Child Safety Training • Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) CPR training/certification for infants, children, and adults (or complete within 3 months of hire) • Proof of vaccination against COVID-19, since you will be working with a vulnerable population. • Degree in Special Education and experience managing staff preferred. • Age 21 years or older. Interested? Send us a letter telling us why, along with your resume: jobs@alpharettapres.com To learn more about Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, please visit us in person or at https://alpharettapres.com/.
Newspaper Delivery Routes Open We have several delivery routes open in the Alpharetta-Roswell / North Fulton area. The work is once a week and requires the following: Reliable transportation, very clean driving record (we do a record check), and professional work ethic. We prefer the ideal person to have experience delivering newspapers but that is not an absolute requirement. The delivery route is to every home in the subdivision - and is NOT subscriber based.
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Start your month off with lots of laughs from The Punchline Comedy Club featuring live comedy acts, drink specials, and more.
Bring your pre-school aged tot for playtime in The Plaza. Activities may include music class, story time, visits from characters, and more!
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