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By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Citing health and safety concerns, the Roswell City Council voted unanimously April 13 to extend a moratorium on certain housing applications. Only mixed-use developments with over 75 percent square footage devoted to non-residential uses are exempt. The move comes out of a Jan. 27 decision to place a moratorium on conditional-use applications for multifamily housing units for 90 days, ending to April 26. Councilman Mike Palermo said at the Jan. 27 meeting that the moratorium was established to give the city time to close loopholes in its Unified Development Code. The burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic, however, put a wrench in that 90-day deadline as it essentially shut down normal routines for most people and businesses. The City of Roswell also closed its doors to the public and shut down several of its operations starting in midMarch in an effort to encourage social distancing. The April 13 City Council meeting was the city’s first foray into a

public virtual meeting held through the Zoom application. Originally, the moratorium extension was proposed for an additional 30 days, but Palermo suggested extending it by 45 days, starting April 26, instead for more flexibility and to give time for the Planning Commission to weigh in before an official City Council vote. As of last week, there were no Planning Commission meetings scheduled. The mayor and other council members agreed that under current conditions, the extension is the best course of action. “I can tell you having been intimately involved with the IT department in pulling together this meeting, that pulling together board and commission meetings is a whole different animal,” Mayor Lori Henry said. “I would like to give them the time, because they are professionals that want to get it right… We’re tasking our staff with not only dealing with the pandemic but taking care of city business.” Councilman Matt Judy also took under consideration how life may change once the pandemic has run its course. “I feel like, right now, because of

COVID-19, we’re under a world moratorium,” Judy said. “I don’t really see much going through in the next 45 days anyway. I would support the 45 days for another reason: when we come out of this, we might be coming out to a different world, a post-COVID-19 world.” Issues with office space, zoning and land prices may all change significantly from how they’re currently viewed, he said. Because of these considerations, Judy said he wanted the council to consider a more comprehensive plan to address the Unified Development Code in the coming days, to have “reconstruction, not Band-Aids.” Palermo agreed there are some major issues with the current code, which in the past few years has allowed for developments not supported by citizens. Councilman Matthew Tyser said that with the extension, he wanted the council to also consider different housing choices, especially in a post-COVID-19 world, for young families and older generations as well. The temporary moratorium is now set to expire on June 10.

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County releases ‘confidential’ breakdown of cities’ virus cases Document assailed as mostly insufficient By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Fulton County mayors had been asking for more detailed information about the spread of COVID-19 in their cities. Now, it appears they’re getting it. In an email obtained by Appen Media Group, the Fulton County Department of External Affairs provided all 15 city mayors and their senior staff a document with a running total of confirmed cases in each city. The document, marked “Confidential,” covers the period up to April 7 and shows Atlanta with at least five times the number of confirmed cases than any other city. So far, the data has not been presented at public meetings in Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek or Milton. Mayors in some of those cities cited the term “confidential” as part of the reasoning. “I chose to respect the wishes of the person who sent me the information because that sender is under no legal obligation to continue sending ‘confidential’ documents to me if I won’t respect their wish to keep it out of the public eye,” Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said. He went on to say that he found the localized data so inaccurate that it had little value because it couldn’t isolate where the cases originated and whether the patient actually lived in Alpharetta or merely had an Alpharetta ZIP code. Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker alluded to the report at the City Council’s April 13 meeting, saying he found the tracking of patients by ZIP code unreliable. The actual document was not presented at the meeting. Testing ramps up Meanwhile, county health officials reported this week they are intensifying efforts to boost availability of testing. Dr. David Holland, chief clinical officer for the Fulton County Board of Health, said the agency plans to open a second testing site this week. In addition, CVS has opened a testing site on the Georgia Tech campus, and there are other healthcare operations running drive-thru sites. “There has been a lot more access to testing,” Holland said, adding that Fulton County also plans to open a testing site in North Fulton sometime in the next couple of weeks. Local hospitals are beginning to see more patients, but there have been no great capacity shortages, Holland said. The state has prepared extra space

Hotline help The Fulton County Board of Health has established a hotline to serve the public in the COVID-19 pandemic. If you meet criteria for testing, such as suffer from a severe chronic condition, or are elderly, you may call 404-613-8150 and a nurse can assist you. for non-critical patients at the Georgia World Congress Center in anticipation of a peak in cases toward the end of April. Holland said protocols for testing remain in place for Fulton County. Patients seeking the drive-thru service must first notify the County Health Department hotline at 404-613-8150 to arrange an appointment at the testing center. So far, the county is not disclosing the location of its drive-thru site. Holland said the staff simply would not be able to handle a large crowd that may form to get tested without an appointment, plus there are issues with patient confidentiality. The turnaround for testing at the site, he said, is about 24 hours. The FDA has allowed a number of labs to offer testing provided they follow strict guidelines, and sites are popping up throughout Metro Atlanta. “There are a lot of labs that are repurposing their lab equipment to do COVID testing, and that’s perfectly legitimate,” Holland said. Still, he added, patients should make certain they are visiting a site that is operated in conjunction with a licensed lab. Disclosing health information The issue of disclosing case information, such as the county’s city-bycity breakdown of confirmed coronavirus cases is a little complex, Holland said. “We’re trying not to provide too granular information because you get into privacy concerns,” he said. “Citywide should be pretty accurate to the extent that the data being entered is accurate. We don’t always have a city of residence where people [live]. We may have their ZIP code.” Holland added that just having a patient’s residence does little to isolate where that person may have contracted the virus, because they may have been exposed while shopping in another location. “Someone may live in Alpharetta, but they go grocery shopping in Roswell,” he said. “People move around.” Value aside, the Georgia Attorney

Fulton County COVID-19 cases, as of April 7, 2020

Cases by city, based on mailing address Patient City of Residence Count Atlanta 598 Sandy Springs 117 Alpharetta 74 Roswell 49 Fairburn 48 East Point 27 College Park 25 Union City 25 Johns Creek 13 Milton 7 Palmetto 5 Duluth 4 Riverdale 3 Hapeville 1 TOTAL 996

Percent 60% 12% 7% 5% 5% 3% 3% 3% 1% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 100%

*Note that there may be slight differences in the total number of cases reflected in this report compared to Georgia Department of Public Health daily reports. Totals provided here include only verified addresses.

County health officials reported this week they are intensifying efforts to boost availability of testing. General’s Office has weighed in on disclosure of some medical information related to the current pandemic. Replying to a request from Appen Media Group, Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Colangelo said that medical privacy laws take a backseat to protecting the public. “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has indicated that protecting the public outweighs protecting privacy of individual patients,” Colangelo wrote. “So, if there is a need to disseminate information to protect other people, that is allowed under HIPAA.” Health officials should be cautious about providing an infected person’s name or other identifying details, she said. “But it is allowed under HIPAA, for example, to say a jail inmate or a government employee or a member of the public who attended a public gathering has tested positive for COVID-19 because that information can protect the health of other people,” she stated.

Milton mayor questions document Whether the “confidential” document circulated to cities is of sufficient value to protect the public is of some dispute. Fulton County’s Office of External Affairs did not reply to requests for comment. Neither did mayors in Roswell or Johns Creek. Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood said he found the information in the document suspect. “The report…was not prepared by the City of Milton,” Lockwood said. “Rather, it comes from Fulton County. It is identified as confidential. Given both of these facts, plus the fact that we all receive hundreds of conflicting reports from many sources, the City of Milton does not feel that it is our role to share confidential information gathered and collected from another source, in this case another government – Fulton County – particularly if city officials haven’t been able to independently verify its accuracy.” Lockwood said the city is working nonstop to ensure the safety of its residents, updating information and adding resources to lessen the burden the pandemic has imposed. “If this information provided had indicated something that would affect our citizens immediate safety, then it would have warranted more research and confirmation, in which case we could then direct and communicate it with our citizens,” he said.

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ent ballgame for us because of fear in the community of large gatherings.” Meal Delivery – As a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, Fulton Schools switched from five-day to one-day delivery of meals on April 15. The program runs through the end of the school year. All personnel handing out food will wear face masks. About 120 school staff members are involved in the program. Chief Operating Officer Patrick Burke said the meals will be at 21 designated meal stops from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. for any child 18 and under (up to 21 for those with special needs). The meals meet USDA nutritional guidelines and include a mix of fresh and frozen products. He noted on the first day of the revised program, April 15, the district reported no drop in number of people requesting meals and some areas reported higher needs. “Over 67,000 meals were served [on day one], which is higher than the average number since the start of the program,” Burke said. In North Fulton, meal pickup sites include Esther Jackson, Mimosa and Vickery Mill elementary schools, and Haynes Bridge and Holcomb Bridge middle schools. All sites are in Roswell.

No one has lived through a pandemic, so we don’t know what is the economic impact, and it is hard to say what it is or will be because of the uncertainty. LOREDANA GHETE, Keller Williams North Atlanta 10 | April 23, 2020

Pandemic weighs on local real estate market Full impact of shutdowns has yet to be determined By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Some data already shows the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the residential real estate market in north Metro Atlanta, but it will be a while before a more clear picture comes into focus. That’s the word from Loredana Ghete of Keller Williams North Atlanta. Ghete said most of the houses closing now went under contract before the pandemic had a strong foothold in the state, so the upcoming weeks and months could better reveal a downturn or increase in listings and closings. “We are seeing a little bit of a slowdown in the number of transactions, but at the same time, what is closing right now is a result of actions taken a month or 50 days ago,” Ghete said. “No one has lived through a pandemic, so we don’t know what is the economic impact, and it is hard to say what it is or will be because of the uncertainty.” Ghete said Metro Atlanta still has a 2.9-month supply of homes — a calculation depicting how many months it would take for all the current homes on the market to sell. A six-month supply is healthy, so Ghete said the metro area remains a seller’s market. While homes spent more days on the market in March year over year, Ghete said the number of listings in metro Atlanta were 950 in the first week of March and had jumped to nearly 1,300 by the final week of the month. Along with those figures, the number of withdrawn listings also increased, she said.

Many lenders are quoting rates around 3.5 percent for a 30-year fixed home loan. Donna Murphy of Atlanta Fine Homes said this is a slight decrease from a month ago, but it is a stable figure. “In this situation, we would typically see an increase demand for homes,” Murphy said. “However, with the current shelter-in-place guidelines, people are staying home, and we are experiencing a temporary downtick on certain aspects of our businesses, like showings.” Mortgage qualification guidelines have also been squeezed. Debt to asset ratios have been capped at 45 percent and credit score requirements have jumped from 580 to 640, depending on the lender, Murphy said. “This, unfortunately, can affect the buying power of our clients,” she said. An April 9 report from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed the Mortgage Credit Availability Index had dropped 16.1 percent in March, putting credit supply at its lowest level since June 2015. There is some good news for sellers, though. Murphy said the pandemic has not impacted local home values. Charlcie Forehand of Atlanta Fine Homes in Alpharetta said there are still plenty of buyers and sellers. “Mortgage interest rates have begun to stabilize and are still at historic lows, making it a great time to purchase a home,” Forehand said. “Inventory is very low, which makes it a great time for sellers to list their homes.” The full-scale impact of the pandemic on the real estate market is yet to be determined, but many agents are confident the market will bounce back if there is a significant downturn. How much time that will take is still a question mark.

We have a pentup demand for housing right now, so we expect summer to be very busy.” CHARLCIE FOREHAND Atlanta Fine Homes

Murphy of Atlanta Fine Homes said she expects the pandemic will only cause a temporary impact to sales. Forehand said business may have slowed, but the market is still active. She expects a rebound in the coming months. “We have a pent-up demand for housing right now, so we expect summer to be very busy,” Forehand said. Ghete of Keller Williams expects sales to decrease though May but to begin recovering by June and to be back on track by September. “But it is going to recover gradually, it is not going to be instant,” she said. In the meantime, real estate agents are having to change their approach in what is a mostly face-to-face market. Atlanta Fine Homes is using the guidelines set out by the Georgia Association of Realtors for showings amid the pandemic. That includes using virtual showings and open houses whenever possible. For in-person showings, social

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distancing must still be maintained along with sanitization efforts throughout the home, before and after open houses. The guidelines also state at least 45 minutes should be scheduled between all showings. Keller Williams also holds real estate classes, and Ghete said all have gone digital. The company’s agents are also encouraged to work from home and hold virtual tours whenever possible. The closing process has also changed for some. Roswell-based real estate attorney group Cook & James are offering “curbside closings.” Buyers drive up to either the Roswell or Woodstock office and sign closing paperwork in their own cars. Cook & James personnel wear masks and gloves and stay outside at distance to oversee the closing. On April 6, the Georgia Real Estate Commission and Appraisers Board announced estate realtor testing and licensing has been put on hold indefinitely. No exams are being given and no licensing can occur, the release said.

What’s going on these days at Appen Media A snapshot of local news during a pandemic This is an interesting time for all, including those of us in the newspaper business. COVID-19 has become the center of the universe in terms of “news.” Early in the pandemic I suggested to RAY APPEN the news staff that we Publisher Emeritus needed to drop all our ray@appenmediagroup.com beats — school, sports and government because this pandemic was going to make all that other stuff irrelevant. In many ways I was right. And in other ways, I couldn’t have been more wrong. At Appen we have been, like most other local businesses, trying to adapt. Every day at the paper we are like a quarterback calling audibles at the line of scrimmage — audibles and then audibles on top of audibles to adjust to conditions that seem to change by the hour — like a

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Confessions of a control freak in a world of chaos As an admitted control freak, this time of unprecedented uncertainty is creating entirely new levels of stress. We don’t know how long this will last. We don’t know how many lives will be lost. We don’t know how many jobs will be lost. We don’t know when we will see aging parents or new grandbabies. We don’t know how much economic damage will be done or what recovery will look like.

OPINION blitz we know is coming every single play. The blitz consumes our attention, yet in the midst of all that sound and fury, we are tasked with not neglecting “everything else,” such as our people — how our newspaper delivery folks are holding up, how families of staff are managing, what our advertisers are thinking and needing, and who has school-aged children at home. At the same time, we must contemplate what we should be doing on the business side now, as well as what our business needs will look like when this crisis is over. The list goes on, but you get the idea. So here is a snapshot of how Appen Media is functioning during a pandemic to cover your local news. Delivery We continue to home-deliver over 90,000 newspapers every week. As a group, Appen’s carriers have been amazing, dealing with all the disruption with their families and lives and still getting their jobs done. We gave them letters to carry in their glove boxes. Papers stating that according to Gov. Brian Kemp and the Department of Homeland Security, they are “critical infrastructure industry employees.” We gave them big magnets that adhere to the sides of their cars identifying them as such. Newsroom Managing Editor Pat Fox has taken on the heavy responsibility of making everything work, of prioritizing newsroom hours in order to focus on the most important If uncertainty is challenging, this time of chaos sometimes seems impossible to navigate… and social isolation exacerbates it all. So, I focus on what I do know. I know we are resilient. We thrive when we connect with one another and communicate often… even virtually. For as much as we want answers, we need honesty and authenticity, even when the answer is, “I truly don’t know.” We seem kinder somehow, and we truly celebrate and share the good news of humans helping humans. Businesses who were competitors yesterday are working together today to create technology that

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stories and then getting those into the papers. Pat’s task has been to stay focused and to keep a level head so as not to be overwhelmed by it all and still put one news foot in front of the other. Publisher Hans Appen and Carl Appen Hans Appen has been running our company for quite some time — not me. He is the one doing the heavy lifting now and is the driving force and soul of the company. Hans’ primary focus has been on taking care of his people — our staff — and the business side of our company — in that order. Hans and the advertising staff continue to collaborate with our partners, finding innovative ways to respond to COVID-19. We are in unchartered waters, and it takes creativity and courage to find new ways for businesses to weather this storm, together. Carl Appen, Hans’ younger brother, graduated from the University of Oklahoma in the spring of 2019 and immediately came home to work full time in the family business. He has been Hans’ main go-to in maneuvering throughout this crisis. Carl is wearing more and more hats — circulation, sales, digital and audience engagement. Our longterm innovation strategy is dependent on his new ideas. He works about 15 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week so that you receive the best local news possible. Visit northfulton.com/coronavirus to see one of his recent projects. It’s his will help solve this world’s problem. Businesses who made cars yesterday have pivoted and are making ventilators today because it is the right thing to do. Businesses will work together for the greater good. Humans will work together for the greater good. When we are ready to restart the economy, I know we will succeed together. How will that future look? I truly don’t know… … but I am ready to play my part. Kali Boatright President & CEO Greater North Fulton Chamber

presentation of our COVID-19 coverage and has already received impressive industry recognition from our peers. So, I suggested that COVID-19 was going to make all the “usual” local news coverage irrelevant. But I also said that might not be true. And it’s not. That is because my one takeaway from this crisis is that it has directed a powerful spotlight on our humanity, or as Lincoln said, “the better Angels of our nature.” Our response to this crisis — not the crisis itself — may be the bigger, more important story. Because of that I believe everything is going to be OK. We’re going to get through this, together. We just need to stay focused, work hard, and believe in ourselves and in each other.

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Family sheltering together gives man 60th birthday party on repeat By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Fans of the 1993 film “Groundhog Day,” in which a TV weatherman becomes stuck in a time loop, could find some semblance in a story taking place in Alpharetta. Jim Dunn’s family gathered from three states in mid-March to mark his birthday, but with the spread of coronavirus and shelter-in-place orders they are still together a month later. But, they’re making the most of it, celebrating Dunn’s birthday each Saturday night. “It is kind of funny, really,” Dunn said. “It was not expected, that’s for sure.” What has become a birthday celebration on repeat was originally set to be a family trip to South Carolina. Dunn, his wife Robin, and their three grown children had planned to spend 10 days in Charleston together. Dunn’s daughter, Bailey Gladysz, and her family had flown in from New York, Kevin Dunn made the trip from Colorado, and Ryan Dunn lives nearby in Atlanta. With everyone now huddled together in Dunn’s home instead of in South Carolina, they marked his birthday, for the first time, with a dinner together.

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From left, Kevin Dunn, Ryan Gladysz & Fox Gladysz, Bailey Gladysz, Jim Dunn, Robin Dunn, Ryan Dunn and Erika Elmore. “The first week we forgot to get a cake,” Bailey Gladysz said. “So, we said we will do cake on the second weekend. [Dunn] said ‘Don’t do that, it’s silly, we have already celebrated.’ But we just kept doing it. We’ve had birthday cake four weeks in a row and a big family dinner with all nine of us. He loves it.” Each Saturday, Dunn’s favorite music, the stylings of Frank Sinatra, rings throughout the house while the family prepares his meal of choice. After dinner

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By HATCHER HURD For The Herald ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Charles Edward “Charlie” Strohecker loved the game of baseball, and he shared that love with everyone he met. When he died suddenly last year — all too soon at the age of 31 — he had already touched the lives of the many he came to know. His greatest passion from childhood on had always been baseball. He was a star athlete in youth league, high school and college. But it went beyond that. He wanted to share that passion for the bat, ball and glove with everyone. How much did he love the game? When he was only 13, and still very much a player, he became an umpire with the Alpharetta’s Youth Baseball Association. He did this while starring as a player in the Alpharetta Youth Baseball Association, playing on the 2000 12-year-old USSS Georgia state champion team and the 2004 14-yearold Travel Ball state champs. After starring at Milton High School, he played college baseball at Georgia Southern University. He was a pitcher with promise until he blew out his arm. That injury changed his life. In an attempt to come back from the injury, the team doctors prescribed a new, “safe,” painkiller called Oxycontin. Like so many thousands, he took it in good faith only to get hooked. It was a battle he waged for years, but he won it. However, the damage the opioids did to his body could not be undone. His one abiding consolation was he could still “stay in the game” as an umpire. Indeed, it is the abiding reason most men become umpires. For Charlie, umpiring though was much more that calling balls and strikes. It was about instilling in young players his passion for the game. At his Wills Park memorial service last year, dozens of umpires — it is a close-knit fraternity — attended. This year, before youth sports activities were canceled, umpires with the Alpharetta Youth Baseball Association planned to further honor their brother by having the initials “CS” stitched on the side of their caps. David McMinn of the Georgia Officials Association and president of the Alpharetta Youth Baseball Association said even among umpires, Strohecker was a special guy. “He had a can-do attitude about everything he did. His love of the game of

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baseball was enormous. And his enthusiasm for it was infectious,” McMinn said. “If something was going wrong or problems came up, it was always Charlie who calmed everyone down and got them playing again.” McMinn was not alone in noticing Strohecker’s leadership qualities, evident even as a young youth league player. Then, when he got sick and was hospitalized, he was still an inspiration to the other guys. He lobbied for a bench for the umpires to have a place they could gather, rest and talk between games. He lobbied for scholarships for players whose parents couldn’t afford mitts, equipment or fees. “He thought every boy should have the opportunity play baseball,” McMinn said. Perhaps what impressed his umpire brethren most was the rapport he built with the young players. His enthusiasm for the game never changed. Shortly before he died, he recounted a conversation he had with three high school baseball players whom he had had watched grow through the youth baseball system. They came to Strohecker to tell him that when they got out of college, they wanted to become umpires like him. That really touched him, he told others. “That tells you a lot about Charlie and the effect he had on young people,” McMinn said. Umpires are used to absorbing the abuse of fans and players, meted to them often as transference for their frustrations when things don’t go their team’s way. But Strohecker had a way of calming situations. And he built relationships with the kids and would point out situations on the field and how to react to them.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell has found its new head coach within its own ranks with the announcement that defensive coordinator Chris Prewett will lead the program in 2020. Prewett replaces his coaching mentor, Matt Kemper, now the head coach at Etowah. Their relationship began when Prewett was a graduate assistant at his alma mater, LaGrange College. In 2014, Kemper brought on then 23-year-old PREWETT Prewett to join his staff at Pope. A year later, Kemper was named the head coach at Johns Creek and took on Prewett as his defensive coordinator. The head coach/defensive coordinator pair stayed together when Kemper took over the Roswell program in 2017. Now, Prewett is ready to make his own mark as head coach, and he is thankful to Kemper for his mentorship. “I can’t give coach Kemper enough thanks,” Prewett said. “I was 23-years old, and he believed in me. He took me on as a defensive coordinator, and I was

one of the youngest people in the state to have that job at that point. I obviously wouldn’t be here if not for Matt Kemper. He brought me up and mentored me along the way.” Prewett, 29, said it is a privilege to take over the Roswell program as it prepares for its 71st season. “It’s a huge honor to be head coach at such a storied and great program in the state of Georgia,” he said. Roswell’s hiring from within could be an added boon with coronavirus cancelling spring football and summer workouts likely to be cut short. “I think there is a huge plus side that it is not such a huge transition,” Prewett said. “Having someone [the players] trust and know is a huge deal. And I’m excited. I’ve built so many good relationships with the kids and I am going to continue to grow them.” Building those relationships is key, Prewett said. “I view myself as a relationship coach,” he said. “The kids aren’t going to care what I know until they know I care about them, and I have a personal investment in them on and off the field.” Taking over all aspects of a team will be a changeup for the defensively

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Centennial taps O’Sullivan to lead football program By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Centennial High School has announced Sean O’Sullivan will serve as head football coach for the Knights in 2020 after a 2-year stint leading region rivals North Atlanta. O’Sullivan is the Knights’ third head coach in four years. He replaces Shane Sams who took a job as the offensive coordinator at Northside High School. O’Sullivan led North Atlanta to a 12-9 overall record in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In his first year at the helm, the Warriors went 5-5, besting their win total from the prior two season combined. Last season, O’Sullivan led North Atlanta to its first playoff appearance since 1996 and a 7-4 overall record. The Knights’ new head coach will look to lead another turnaround after Centennial went 0-10 last season. “Centennial has a tradition of winning, I look forward to getting back to that,” O’Sullivan said.

Cultivating a winning culture and a program respected around the state are priorities. That is a process, he said, but he is up for the challenge. O’Sullivan said the Centennial community drew him to the Knights. “I got to know [Centennial athletic director] Jeff Burch over the years, and I knew that family feel of the Centennial community,” he said. “I think it’s a great community and great school. And I want Centennial to have that family environment that everyone wants to be a part of.” O’SULLIVAN Creating a tightknight clan is no easy task now, though. With the coronavirus pandemic, spring football has been nixed, and summer workouts will likely be delayed. O’Sullivan has turned to technology to

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Cancellation of sports season hinders recruitment process By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — North Metro Atlanta is a hotbed of talent for high school springs sport athletes who go on to compete collegiately, but the cancellation of the GHSA season has thrown a wrench into recruitment. Now, coaches are trying to find ways to highlight their players who have collegiate potential after missing out on nearly an entire season. Shawn Oliver, head baseball coach at Fellowship Christian School, had 13 juniors on his squad this year, and he says around half are college baseball prospects. The cancellation of the season cuts out a vital time in the recruiting process, though, he said. “The junior summer season is so important for a baseball player,” Oliver said. “It is such a valuable development time with us, and they can really honein their skillset and showcase it in the summer. We are trying to think of ways to help these guys get looked at.” Oliver said the college fall ball schedule keeps recruitment to a minimum, which adds to the importance of summer play. “Summer is so important for college coaches because they can go to Lakepoint [Sports Complex] or Perfect Game to watch so many players at one time,” he said. With the spring GHSA season a no-go and the summer season still in question, Oliver is preparing his kids to be active in their own recruitment process. That includes having players reach out directly to coaches and conduct their own due diligence on a school and its baseball program. “We are getting them to do their

homework and be advocates for themselves,” Oliver said. Oliver is also setting up a website to showcase his players through film. One player was offered a scholarship based solely on film, Oliver said. Blessed Trinity baseball head coach Andy Harlin said the cancellation of the season could have impacts for years to come. “This is going to affect everybody from the top down,” Harlin said. “From the MLB to minor leagues to colleges, they don’t know what their rosters are going to look like.” Some collegiate players will declare for the MLB draft, while some seniors may return with the NCAA granting senior athletes who play a spring sport an added year of eligibility. Many teams do not have a firm grasp on what players they should be recruiting to fill gaps. “They don’t know their roster, and I think that will trickle down for a couple of years,” Harlin said. Like coach Oliver at Fellowship, Harlin is instructing his players to reach out to colleges for recruitment. He is also compiling film to send to recruiters. “Nobody knows if they will be playing at this summer, so there is a question of seeing [players] on the field,” Harlin said. “But for the underclassmen, we can shoot out film to schools. They can then get an idea of a guy based on video and either put him on their board or decide he’s not a good fit.” With schools shut down and baseball seasons cancelled across the country, there is one consistent factor. “Everybody is in the same boat and trying to make the best of it how they can,” Harlin said.

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Umpire: Continued from Page 14 Steve Watkins, another Georgia Association of Officials member, characterized Strohecker as, “Quiet, focused and passionate.” “He was certainly passionate about his love of the game and the kids who played the game,” Watkins said. “And he couldn’t separate the two. He wanted to instill the same passion he had in the kids and anyone who came to the ballpark.” Umpires agreed he was good with the parent as well — some of whom could get “passionate” themselves during a game. “He was approachable,” Watkins said. “He said it was important to explain the rules. And he would admit he didn’t make every call right – but the call was the call.” Umpires said his knowledge of the game and his experience made him a rock they all depended on. “He played the game as long as he could,” Watkins said. “And he managed to umpire for nearly 20 of his 32 years. He was a mentor to all of us — umpires, players and parents. In the end, it’s just a game. But it was always about the kids for Charlie.”

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John Herschel David Junior John Herschel David Junior, age 86, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 8, 1934. Many will remember John for his quick wit and blinka n d - yo u - m i g h t - m i s s - i t dry humor. Others will remember him for his heart of gold, which shone through whenever he was asked to say the blessing before a meal. These prayers would often end with his voice cracking upon recounting all the blessings in his life. Even more will remember him by his prodigious letter writing, the evidence of which is scattered all over the country in the homes of his many friends, family, and loved ones. The family holds close these aspects of his loving character and generous spirit. His colleagues at Vanderbilt will remember him, perhaps with just a hint of envy, for holding the highest batting average during his time playing on the baseball team. As a descendant of two professional players, his uncle John Rucker and great uncle Nap Rucker, baseball was in his blood. Unfortunately, his sports career was cut short due to a case of polio that left him with partial paralysis in his left arm. However, if you were to ask John about his time at Vanderbilt, he would certainly refer to it as the place where he met Marian Jane Barksdale, who would become his wife of 65 years. Over those 65 years, theirs was an exceptional relationship that was admired by many as one of those rare, loving marriages that come once in a blue moon. From Vanderbilt, he went on to graduate from Emory Law School in 1958. John practiced law for over 50 years.

He began his career with Adams, Adams and Brennan in Savannah, and then with Lipshutz, Macey, Zussman & Sikes in Atlanta, and finally with Cohen/David in Sandy Springs and Roswell. The couple moved into their house on Mimosa Boulevard in Roswell, Georgia, in 1963. There he served as the first chairman of the Roswell Zoning Board and as Senior Warden for his beloved church, St. David’s Episcopal, where he was a member and served many terms on the vestry from 1963 until his death. Along the way, John and Marian picked up a traveling bug and they traveled often with various family members over the years. John’s favorite trips were to Cortona, Italy, and Normandy, France. However, they were equally happy spending time at their cottage on the Chestatee River of Lake Lanier. John H. David Jr. is predeceased by his parents, John ‘Herschel’ David, Sr, Dorcas Rucker David, and his grandson, Austin Armstrong. He is survived by his wife Marian Barksdale David, his daughters, Lee Elmore (Phil) of Alpharetta, GA, Julie Gang (Richard) of Atlanta, GA and son, John David III of Roswell, GA, his granddaughters, Elizabeth Elmore of Athens, GA, Margaret Elmore of Brooklyn, NY and Annie Armstrong of Brooklyn, NY. Contributions in his memory can be made to St. David’s Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, 1015 Old Roswell Rd, Roswell, GA 30076 or InCommunity (formerly enAble of Georgia), 1945 Cliff Valley Way NE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30329

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Centennial: Continued from Page 14 get to know to his new players while face-to-face interactions are on hold. “The first thing I did was touch base will all the [rising] seniors,” he said. “I’ll be their third head coach in their high school career, and I want to build that trust. The X’s and O’s part will come, but you have to get the trust of players. I’m all about

Solution relationships, and the more they trust you, the more they are willing to do in the process that results in winning.” Centennial will run a spread, multiplelook offense under O’Sullivan. He said the offense will be fast-paced with a physical run attack to open the passing game. Defensively, a 3-3 base will be implemented, and O’Sullivan said he will incorporate multiple looks and “try to be complicated.” He will also emphasize the importance of special teams to his players. “We want to be aggressive on spe-

cial teams and make it a phase of the game that kids take pride in as well,” O’Sullivan said. “High school football is a time kids will never forget, and we want that to be in the best environment as possible,” O’Sullivan said. O’Sullivan’s coaching career began at the collegiate level, including a stint a Southeastern Louisiana University under head coach Ron Roberts, now the defensive coordinator at Baylor. He returned to Georgia in 2015 and served as linebackers coach for Westminster’s 2015 state championship season. He was the defensive coordinator at Mt. Vernon in 2016 before a 1-year stint at his alma mater, Pope.

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Roswell: Continued from Page 14 minded coach. Not much will change on defense, but Prewett said the offense will likely be a heavy run/pass option with an emphasis on physical play next season. “We will definitely throw the ball and pound the ball when we need to,” he said. “We are going to make people respect us horizontally and vertically, not just in the box.” The focus at the moment is not on football, Prewett said, but on ensuring everyone at Roswell is healthy and completing their schoolwork. “Right now, we are juggling being a teacher, a counselor and a coach, we’re trying to help everyone out as much as we can,” he said. But when the GHSA gives the all clear, Prewett is ready to hit the ground running. “My wife and I are so excited, and we are excited to get the Roswell community involved with the program,” he said. Prewett is the 13th head coach for Roswell. His hiring puts the program back in the tradition of naming new head coaches from within the school. Kemper was the first head coach hired from outside the program in 62 years when he signed on in 2017. Under Kemper, Roswell compiled a 20-13 overall record with two region championships and three playoff appearances in three seasons. Prewett is a graduate of Houston County High School and played football at LaGrange College.

COMMUNITY Local service group honors longtime member ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Susan Roper Youdell of Alpharetta was recently awarded a certificate for her 25 years of membership in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The award was presented at Alpharetta’s Mansell House by Patriots of Liberty Chapter Regent Donna Loudermilk. Youdell’s certificate was signed by NSDAR President General Denise VanBuren from the organization’s national headquarters in Washington, DC. Youdell has held many leadership positions both at state and chapter

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levels over the past 25 years. She served as Chapter Regent of Battle of Sugartown Chapter, N.C.; Chapter First Vice Regent and Historian of Chestatee River Chapter, Cumming; and Chapter Regent and First Vice Regent of Patriots of Liberty Chapter in Alpharetta. Founded in 1890, the DAR is a service organization with the goals of promoting education, patriotism and historic preservation. Women over the age of 18 are eligible for membership upon establishing a direct lineal descent of a patriot during the Revolutionary War. More information about the local chapter is available by emailing patriotsofliberty+info@gmail.com.

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Let Us Connect You Alpharetta-Roswell Herald Delivers to 28,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30005, 30009, 30022, 30075, 30076. Alpharetta & Roswell’s primary news source. Est. 1983. Alpharetta’s paper of record.

Johns Creek Herald Delivers to 20,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30022, 30097. Johns Creek’s primary news source. Est. 1997. Johns Creek’s paper of record.

Forsyth Herald Delivers to 17,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30040, 30041. Forsyth County’s largest circulation newspaper. Est. 1998

Milton Herald Delivers to 10,000 households every Thursday Zip Code: 30004. Community news for and about the City of Milton. Est. 2006. Milton’s paper of record.

Dunwoody Crier Delivers to 18,000 households every Thursday Zip Codes: 30338, 30350, 30360, 30346, 30319. Community news for and about the City of Dunwoody and surrounding areas of Sandy Springs and Brookhaven. City of Dunwoody paper of record. Est. 1976. Northside Woman 10,000 copies distributed monthly to businesses in North Fulton and South Forsyth.

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