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ATLANTA — As metro Atlanta animal shelters continue to take in high numbers of pets daily, LifeLine Ani mal Project is offering low-cost adop tions in an effort to find homes for 500 mostly medium and large-sized dogs and 50 cats by Aug. 31. Fulton County Animal Services, managed by LifeLine, reported early this month it has 376 dogs in a shel ter built in 1978 to house roughly 80 animals. Seasonal increases in animal intake, coupled with a stag gering decrease in animal adoptions, have spurred unprecedented over crowding. Some of LifeLine’s larger, older dogs have been housed in the shelters for years. In honor of LifeLine’s 20th an niversary, families can adopt a new pet for $20 at all LifeLine shelters through August. The price includes all vaccination, spay/neuter and microchip fees valued at $250. Life Line will also be giving away $20 PetSmart gift cards, gift bags and other promotional items during the month-long campaign. To view animals available for adoption and for directions to the shelter and shelter hours, please visit LifeLineAnimal.org. Area animal shelter opens adoption drive PHOTO

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — A rise in ambulance response times was a key focus at the Aug. 8 Dunwoody City Council meeting. DeKalb County Fire and Rescue presented council members with an extensive list of statistics, updates and challenges as part of the county’s service delivery strategy report to the city. The issue of ambulance response times was highlighted during the public comment period even before the presen tationDunwoodybegan. resident Malcom Elavia shared a harrowing experience his family had in June when he called 911 after one of his daughters began having trouble breathing.“Itwas a very frightening thing to see,” he said. “I’ve volunteered in the ER for three years. I’ve seen some pretty wild things, but when it’s yours in your hands and you’re helpless it’s a whole different story.”Elavia said it took almost 15 minutes for a fire engine to get to his house, which is just a few minutes away from Down town Dunwoody. During that time, his daughter stopped breathing several times, he said, but fire rescue personnel were unable to transport her to a hospital. “It took a total of 29 minutes for an ambulance to get to my house,” he said. The child survived and was able to get to a hospital, but Elavia said that under different circumstances the situation could have been fatal. “That is a long time,” he said. “My daughter, had she completely stopped breathing, would have had brain damage within four to six minutes,” he said. “I think we got lucky. And I think this is an opportunity to show weaknesses in our system.”Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said later in the meeting that the city is aware of the poor ambulance response times. The city has reportedly seen a decline in the service since ambulance opera tions were privatized in 2020, when the city and county awarded an ambulance service contract to American Medical Response (AMR). “We had seen a nice improvement up until 2020,” she said. “Then the pan demic happened, and so now, we find ourselves worse than we were in a lot of ways.”Speaking to the City Council, DeKalb County Fire Chief Darnell Fullum reported that the struggle to find ambu lance staff and respond to emergencies is ambulance service

Dunwoody has reportedly seen a decline in ambulance service response times since operations were privatized in 2020.

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ATLANTA — Georgia has joined a nation wide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunication companies that bring in a majority of foreign robocalls to the GeorgiaU.S. Attorney General Chris Carr said the bipartisan Task Force has one goal: to cut down on illegal robocalls. In 2021, an estimated $29.8 billion was stolen through scam calls. The Of fice of the Attorney General states most of these calls originated overseas. The 50-state Task Force plans to focus on shutting down the providers that profit from this illegal scam traffic and refuse to take steps to otherwise mitigate scam calls.“Though progress has been made in our fight against illegal robocalls, unscru pulous telecommunications providers continue to enable the con artists who perpetuate these phone scams,” Carr said. “The Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force will allow us to leverage the resources of all 50 states as we work to identify these fraudsters and better protect our fellow consumers.”Sofar,the Task Force has issued civil investigative demands to 20 gateway providers and other entities that are alleg edly responsible for a majority of foreign robocallGatewaytraffic.providers that bring foreign traffic into the U.S. telephone network are responsible for ensuring the traffic is legal, but the Office of the Attorney General throughout the telecommunications in dustry to reduce the number of robocalls that Georgia residents receive and help the companies that are following the rules.

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Dunwoody police say the man alleg edly fled the scene of a wreck on Aug. 8, but witnesses at the scene were able to provide officers with the vehicle’s description and plate number. Using the National Crime Informa tion Center database, officers tracked the man to a nearby home. When questioned, the man allegedly admitted to leaving the scene because the other driver was “freaking out, and he did not believe that she was in jured,” according to an incident report. Officers arrested the man and cited him for the hit and run, but they did not transport him to the DeKalb County Jail due to medical issues the man was suffering. Man stabbed in attack along major roadway DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police say a man was robbed at knifepoint and stabbed by two men while walking down Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Dun woody Aug. 7. The incident occurred at about 4 a.m. near the Chevron Gas Station at 6900 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Dunwoody. The man was walking home from the gas station after buying milk, when he was attacked by two men hid ing behind a clothing donation box. The man was hit in the back of the neck, thrown to the ground, kicked and stabbed in the hand. Attackers stole the man’s wallet and phones and left him at the scene after threatening to kill him if he called the police. GA 30009 Crier: Alpharetta-Roswell Herald: 28,000 circulation Johns Creek Herald: 20,000 circulation Dunwoody Crier: 18,000 circulation Forsyth Herald: 17,000 circulation Milton Herald: 10,000 circulation Answer Book: 40,000 circulation 319 N. Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009 Honored as a newspaperofGeneralExcellence 2018 2018 THECRIER.net

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By DAVE WILLIAMS Capitol Beat ATLANTA – State tax collections have be gun the new fiscal year on a strong note.

Georgia sales tax revenues log healthy start to FY 2023

The Georgia Department of Revenue brought in nearly $2.21 billion in taxes last month – the start of fiscal 2023. That’s $54.2 million, or 2.5 percent, above July of last year. The three major tax categories all showed increases. Individual income taxes in July were up 10.7 percent over the same period last year, thanks largely to a 90.5 percent jump in tax return payments. Net sales tax receipts rose 10.1 percent last month compared to July of last year. Corporate income tax collections were up 62.3 percent, mostly the result of a 71.3 percent drop in refunds issued by the revenue agency.

Motor fuels tax revenues were virtu ally non-existent, as has been the case since Gov. Brian Kemp and the General Assembly temporarily suspended the state sales tax on gasoline in March as prices at the pump soared. Motor fuels taxes dropped 97.8 percent last month compared to July of last year. The gas tax remains off the table for now. Kemp issued an executive order this month renewing the tax holiday at least through Sept. 12. July’s rise in tax collections followed the closeout of fiscal 2022 the month before, which saw the state take in $33.09 billion in tax receipts for the year, an in crease of 23 percent over fiscal 2021. This story is available through a news partnership with Capitol Beat News Ser vice, a project of the Georgia Press Educa tional Foundation.

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“Although we are performing our legal duties, we are aware that the 2022 tax bills will reflect an increase for some property owners,” said DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin John son. “I encourage property owners to carefully read their bill and the en closedPropertyinformation.”owners can pay their bills in two installments, due Sept. 30 and Nov. 15. Those paying the full tax bill amount must submit payment by Sept. 30 to avoid a late fee. Mailed payments must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service by the due date; metered or kiosk postage dates are not accepted as proof of timely filing. Questions about property appraised values can be directed to the county’s Property Appraisal Department by call ing 404-371-0871. Questions about tax payment and exemptions may be directed to the Tax Commissioner’s Of fice by calling 404-298-4000. — Carl Appen

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County announced Aug. 9 it will begin mailing property owners their tax bills later this month. Bills are computed based on millage rates set by govern ing authorities, the fair market values determined by the Property Appraisal & Assessment Department and the as sessment valuation of 40 percent. The bills also reflect any credits that may result from EHOST (Equalized Home stead Options Sales Tax), and basic, senior or special homestead exemp tions provided by state and local law.

PALS is pleased to announce its Fall 2022 Program lineup. Classes will run on Mondays from September 12 - Novem ber 7 (no class September 26) at the Dunwoody Baptist Church. Registration is online at www.palsonline.info The class line up is as follows:

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Axios uses a formulaic approach to news stories, using a bullet-point, outlinelike format. The format is especially suited to its business of newsletters targeting spe cific cities and niche markets, including At lanta. The company has been expanding its local newsletters rapidly in U.S. cities. Ac cording to Axios’s story, the deal includes an immediate $25 million to continue that expansion. The company also partners with HBO on a documentary series.

Axios last year launched a software product called Axios HQ focused on newsletters for corporate communications. According to a Cox announcement, that division will spin off as a separate and in dependent company led by Schwartz. Cox will become a “sole minority investor.”

The Axios story claims its company has always been profitable. This article was originally published on SaportaReport.com.

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Axios launched an Atlanta newsletter in September 2021. Cox spokesperson Natalie Giurato tells SaportaReport that “both Axios and the AJC will continue to operate independently” and that “there will be no impact” on the current staff at Axios Atlanta. However, she did not specifically respond when asked whether the AJC and Axios might share content in some fashion. Axios did not immediately respond to a comment request. The sale — which has yet to close and requires regulatory approval – appeared to be a surprise to Axios staff. The outlet’s own story quoted its bosses, but also cited anonymous sources and a New York Times article that broke the news. Thomas Wheatley, one of the Axios Atlanta editors, declined to comment on the record but retweeted the Axios story with a wide-eyed emoji suggesting a surprised or interested bystander.“Withso much happening in the world, Axios plays a critical role in delivering balanced, trusted news that people need,” Cox Chairman and CEO Alex Taylor stated. “Our company started in the media business, and we have always had a pas sion for journalism. Bringing a forwardthinking organization like Axios into Cox Enterprises is exciting for us on many levels, and we look forward to helping them continue to scale and grow.” “We have found our kindred spirit for creating a great, trusted, consequential me dia company that can outlast us all,” said Axios CEO and co-founder Jim VandeHei in the press release. “Our shared ambitions should be clear: to spread clinical, nonpar tisan, trusted journalism to as many cities and as many topics as fast as possible.”

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Axios launched in 2017 and is based in Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Its founders previously created another well-known news site, Politico, which sold to a German publishing com pany for over $1 billion last year.

As for Axios itself, Schwartz, VandeHei and another co-founder, Mike Allen, “will continue to hold substantial stakes in the company and will lead editorial and day-to-day business decisions,” accord ing to the announcement. Cox will hold a controlling four board seats at Axios, with one held by Taylor.

Cox Enterprises, owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, plans to purchase the national news website Axios for $525 million.

ATLANTA — The booming national news website Axios has agreed to be bought for $525 million by Cox Enterprises, owner of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the companies announced Aug. 8.

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A telecommunications and publishing behemoth, Cox is based in Sandy Springs, as is the AJC, a newspaper bought by the founding Cox family more than 70 years ago, originally as two separate publica tions before a 2001 merger. Cox has made major changes in its media portfolio in recent years. In 2018, it considered merg ing the AJC and WSB TV and radio opera tions. But in 2019, it made a big change in course by selling WSB and several other national broadcasting outlets, while keep ing the AJC and several Ohio newspapers.

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As noted in a previous column, from 2021 and leading into 2022 in response to Federal Reserve Bank easy money policies and unparalleled government peacetime spending dur ing COVID, the money supply soared, and shut-in consumers sat on funds as the personal savings rate hit alltime highs. Once the economy opened up, wallets and purses did also, and demand for many goods and services surged. Inflation took off, especially in energy markets, the lifeblood of what “makes the wheels go round” in the economy, literally. Per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May 2022, Ameri can energy inflation accelerated to 34.6 percent, the most since September, 2005. Of this, 48.7 percent of the surge was due to gasoline. Fuel oil rose 106.7 percent, the largest increase on record, and natural gas rose 30.2 percent, the most since July 2008. For those touting electric cars, electricity rose 12 percent, the largest year-over-year increase since August 2006. Currently, only about 20 percent of American electricity is generated from renewable sources; 80 percent still comes pri marily from coal and natural gas, with someYes,nuclear.thereare other complica tions in the mix, including the war in Ukraine and supply chain snafus. But the supply chain still depends on gasoline, diesel, bunker fuel for ships, and aviation fuel for transportation, and soaring fuel expenses feed into the costs of goods and services. United Airlines recently gave pilots a 14.5 percent wage boost and that sets off “us too” demands from workers across the board. Too much money chasing shrinking energy supplies pushes up other prices, plain and simple.

What if the size of the paper dol lar was adjusted each year to reflect nega tive changes in consumer buy ing power, i.e., inflation? Over time, at some point your dollar would be the size of a postage stamp, albeit while still shrinking, barring a burst of deflation. Compared to a year ago, your dollar is 8.6 percent smaller. Keep in mind, even before the current run-up, annual inflation was averaging between 1 to 2 percent per year, low but still draining your buying power. Now inflation is front and center as a ballot issue and “blame game fin ger pointing” is beating pickleball as a political back and forth obsession. The Nobel Prize winning economist, Milton Friedman (1912-20o6), put monetar ism in the forefront as the root cause of inflation when he stated, “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.”

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On June 26, 2022, a leading Democrat, former Tennessee Congress man Harold Ford, Jr., “spoke truth to power” when he wrote in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, “A Biden Retreat Could Lower Gas Prices.” In order to make green energy options more attractive, the Biden administra tion purposely worked to make Ameri can fossil fuel energy production less robust and more expensive. As Mr. Ford noted, “The U.S. is blessed with an abundance of oil, natural gas and coal that helped us win World War II and gave our citizens the highest living standards in the world.” Now, with gas prices creating sticker shock at the pump, said Ford, “Mr. Biden can lead the nation out of this self-imposed en ergy crisis by returning to the policies favored by his predecessors and many in ourDashingparty.”hopes that Middle East ern producers can fill the void, at the June G-7 meeting in Germany, French President Macron told Joe Biden that Saudi Arabia and the UAE, two top OPEC producers, can barely increase oil production. That places the Biden administration between a rock and a hard place. Only America has the reserves and the capability to substan tially increase global oil and energy output over time, including coal and nuclear. The possibility of increased supply will bring prices down. So the question lingers. What will the admin istration do? The question is important to inves tors. Only two variables realistically are in play. Either demand for fossil fuels decreases due to a severe Ameri can and global recession, or the supply increases. A move to increase the sup ply of American fuels on global markets would generate work for Americans and help ease pressures on the work ing class middle, while also spurring profits for U.S. companies. This would be a boon for stock market values, helping individual and institutional investors, including retirees that count on dividend distributions and stock values to offset inflationary erosion of investments like bank deposits. It may take a threatened or actual red election wave. We shall have to wait and see and continue to read the tea leaves for clues. Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a life cen tered financial planning strategist with Capital Insight Group; 770-441-3553; lewis@lewwalker.com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA). Lewis is a registered representative and investment adviser representative of SFA, otherwise unaffiliated with Capital Insight Group. He’s a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certified Exit Planning Advisor.

Bronwyn and James Bridges, owners of Southern Flavor in Cave Spring, with a lunch plate featuring catfish, collard greens, and macaroni and cheese.

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I first visited Southern Flavor for lunch one Friday afternoon. I’d spent the morn ing poking around Cave Spring. But then lunchtime rolled around, and the stomach growled. It was subtle, but it could not be ignored.“Time to eat,” it whispered. But eat where? Standing there in the July sun at the main intersection in the middle of the town, I looked around. And there it was: a big “ALL YOU CAN EAT CATFISH” sign hanging more or less over Southern Flavor’s front door. “HOT N TASTY,” it proclaimed, “EVERY DAY.” Clearly, this was a message from God. Like all the best Southern signs, this one featured art too – in this case, a happy-looking catfish with a big ol’ grin and blue fins and kind of purple lips, plus a big, puffy chef’s hat sitting jauntily upon its head.Likemany folks, I’ve had my heart broken by catfish places. I remember one, several years ago, where the catfish plate offered just three little whole catfish, each about 6 inches long. A 6-inch-long catfish doesn’t have a lot to offer. Heavens above, they were shorter than my fork. I should have known. That place had no catfish on its sign.Butthis one did – plus those words “ALL YOU CAN EAT.” Was something great about to begin? I wanted to find out. So, in I went, and a few minutes later I was looking at the menu. There were many possibilities to choose from. But I only had eyes for one. “Are they whole catfish?” I asked my server.“No, they’re filets,” she said. Filets, eh? Okay. Promising. “But are they good?” I asked. “Folks like ‘em,” she said. She looked straight at me when she said it, so I ex pected she was telling the truth. And so, thus encouraged, I jumped right in and ordered all-you-could-eat catfish, hoping that neither the fish on the sign nor the server by the table had led me Inastray.afew minutes here comes the plate. And there it was. Oh my. To say that what I saw was catfish is like saying that the Mona Lisa is a picture of a girl. The catfish looked magnificent. And there were two of those big ol’ filets on the plate. Two! “Let me know if you want more,” my server said. I settled back in the chair, picked up my fork, and took a bite. Heaven. Pure heaven. Things were off to a good start. A couple of weeks later, in the inter est of accurate reporting, I go back. Yes, research can be tough. But I do it for you. We arrive midmorning and spend a couple of hours wandering through the town’s centerpiece park and checking out its namesake cave. Then it’s time for lunch. We make our way to the catfish sign and go on in. Pretty soon we’re seated on one side of a brown wood table. Across from us, owners James and Bronwyn are snuggled together just the tiniest little bit. You can tell that they’re a couple. It shows in their eyes – and it shows in the food they create.We order. Then, waiting for our food to arrive, we talk about what makes this catfish so good. It starts with the filets, Bronwyn says, which are in the 5- to 7-ounce range. There are no catfish chips here, only the real deal – thick and moist and flavorful. They’re marinated first, then breaded and cooked to order. “We always try to do everything fresh,” Bronwyn says, adding that that’s a big reason this catfish is so popular. But the little things are important, too, and James talks about one of them: the flour used to bread the fish. These filets are breaded with flour, not corn meal, and the breading flour is always kept fresh. “We go through two 25-pound bags of flour a week,” he says, adding, “I don’t want my fish to have pimples on it.” Pimply fish? If you’ve fried much flourbreaded fish, you know what he means. But the catfish I’m looking at has the complexion of a newborn child. But how does it taste? Ahhh! This catfish is the real deal. And yes, I ordered more.In addition to the all-you-can-eat plate, there’s also a regular plate with a single fillet. There’s a lot of other great stuff at Southern Flavor, too. Popular entries include broasted chicken, excellent jumbo wings, fried chicken livers, and an ever-changing lineup of daily specials. The sides, also homemade, are equally good; be sure to try the collard greens, mac and cheese, and fried okra. There’s also a special homemade des sert each day, with lemon pie available all the It’stime.like eating at your momma’s house. It’s like eating at home. Yeah, I know this isn’t a restaurant review column. But some things super sede categorization. Good catfish is one of them.Another is sharing good catfish with somebody special. You’ll know who that is when that certain someone comes along. How do you know? I’m not sure. That part has always been a sweet mystery. But you will. And you do. You just know.

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From left, James and Bronwyn Bridges, owners of Southern Flavor in Cave Spring, with daughters Rebekah and Ashley, who also work in the restaurant.

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Catfish, art and more in Cave Spring

Okay, it’s time. Let’s talk about that catfish place I mentioned the other day – Southern Flavor in the charm ing town of Cave Spring, Ga., not too far from operateBronwyntowninwasSouthernRome.Flavorfoundedin2011nearbyCedarbyJamesandBridges,whotherestaurant together. The Cave Spring location opened in 2013. But running two restaurants is a lot of work and does not leave much time for family, and family is important to the Bridges. For that reason, the Cedartown location was closed the year that the Cave Spring location opened, and today –almost 10 years after opening – it draws loyal fans from Cave Spring, Cedartown, Rome and even Atlanta. Like many restaurants, Southern Flavor faced challenges during the peak of the “Wepandemic.hadto do curbside pickup only,” Bronwyn says, “but our town really sup ported us.”

Southern Flavor is located at 2 Ala bama Street in Cave Spring. It is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. till 8 p.m. For more info, call the restaurant at (706) 777-8707

The sign that started it all, proclaiming that all-you-can-eat catfish is alive and well in Cave Spring.

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Three books from three eras — postWWI, WWII eclecticCaninAllstandsharedmodern-dayand—mynightlastmonth.wereenjoyabledifferentways.youtellI’manreader?As a cozy mystery author whose characters are avid readers, I get to indulge my reading passion by having a book club meeting as a staple in my se ries. And I regularly mention books my characters enjoy — so much so that in later books in the series, I list the books in the back. At the moment, I’m putting the fin ishing touches on “Pets, Pens & Mur der,” set at a literary conference on the coast of England — the imaginary Poi son Pens Festival featuring sessions on Golden Age authors like Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers. How serendipitous that I mention author Margery Alling ham in that book and have now gotten to read one of her mysteries. “The White Cottage Mystery” by Mar geryWhatAllinghamatreat to read an author I’d long heard of but never tried. When a friend stumbled across this book at a library sale, she read it before sharing it with me. Her request: “I want to know what you think of the ending.” The answer: I didn’t expect it. Isn’t that a mark of a good mystery? An unexpected ending thatWrittenfits. in 1927, this book is a quint essential golden age mystery. You’ll meet Chief Inspector Challenor and travel from England to France. You’ll enjoy a dash of “Margeryromance.Allingham stands out like a shining light,” wrote Agatha Christie. “Margery Allingham is notable for the energy and inventiveness of her writing,” said P.D. James. High praise indeed! I plan to find more Allingham books to add to my TBR list. “Liberation” by Imogen Kealey This is a historical thriller based on the real-life WWII resistance fighter Nancy Wake, a New Zealander who became a journalist, married a Frenchman, and went on to become a freedom fighter known as the White Mouse. This would be an enthralling read at any time, but its depiction of how she trained a band of ragtag French resis tance fighters and led them on success ful missions against the Nazis is eerily familiar given the Ukrainian battle with RussiaWhentoday.you read about the French resistance blowing up bridges and tanks with dynamite and grenades, substitute today’s javelin missiles. When you read of savage reprisals against French villag ers, insert what is going on in Ukraine today. This is a book for all times and especially for TODAY. I highly recom mend it. “Sanatorium” by Sarah Pearse When I see a book compared to those by Christie and Du Maurier, I have to grab it. That it’s set in the Swiss Alps with freezing temps and lots of snow made it even more appealing as a summer read. DI Elin Warner and her boyfriend arrive at a resort in the Swiss Alps to celebrate her brother’s engagement. She’s been on leave from her job on the coast of England since a horrific case and the atmosphere at the isolated resort--that was once a sanato rium-- isn’t helping her anxiety. Strained family dynamics, a major snowstorm that strands the guests, and people going missing provide the clas sic ingredients for an edge-of-the-seat experience. Better yet, there appears to be aHere’ssequel!hoping one of these choices suits your reading fancy. Drop me a line and let me know! Award-winning author Kathy Manos Penn is a Sandy Springs resident. Find her cozy mysteries at the Enchanted Forest in Dunwoody and on Amazon. Contact her at inkpenn119@gmail.com, and follow her on Facebook, anosPennAuthor/.www.facebook.com/KathyM

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uplifted. Adolphus had a friendly grin for everyone who stopped by. Adolphus never let his injury slow him down, walking up to 10 miles a day. During World War II, George and Kate Adolphus’ son George Jr. was in the Navy and had been torpedoed three times. Another son James was an instructor in antiaircraft technique at CampHisStewart.jobaspostmaster required a lot of walking. He delivered all the special delivery letters. Before cars became popular, he often enjoyed walking up to 10 miles a day. George Adolphus continued as postmaster of Sandy Springs until 1955 when Benjamin Woodruff took over. After retirement, he moved to Palm City, Florida, and was a minister of a different denomination, Baptist. He died in 1959 at age 73. (Miami Herald, August 28, 1959, Retired Baptist minister dead”) Award-winning author Valerie Big gerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Sandy Springs. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com. Adolphus, Sandy Springs postmaster

George Adolphus be came postmaster of the community which would become Sandy Springs in 1934, but it was known as Burdal at the time. Burdal was first named in 1925 when the post office was found at Burdette’s Grocery on Roswell Road, and the name Burdette was combined with another prominent family name, Dalrymple. The post office name officially changed in 1941. (National Archives, U. S. Appoint ment of AdolphusPostmasters)wasborn in 1886 in Michi gan. In 1907, he was in a train accident while working as an inspector for the railroad. He lost his left leg in that ac cident.Following the train accident, Adol phus decided to change careers. He attended Meridian Male College in Mis sissippi and was educated to become a minister. However, he had a few other careers before he worked as a minister. In 1910, he worked as a railroad telegra pher, and in 1922 he was a grocer, both while living with his parents on Crew Street in the 2nd Ward of Atlanta. In between those dates he met and married wifeFinallyKate. in 1930, Adolphus began his career as a Methodist minister while living on Crew Street. But in 1934, he made the move to the country, bought a 5-acre farm in Burial and became post master. There, he built a nine room, two story home for his family on Carpenter Drive. (Atlanta Constitution, June 30, 1942, “One-legged man builds home; used to walk 10 miles a day”) The newspaper describes the home. “The gabled pine structure stands high atop a shady hill overlooking his field of corn and beans and yams and potatoes, his scores of chickens and the big playhouse he made for the neighbor hood children who come to spend week ends with Adolphus and his wife.” Adolphus was known for his cheer ful outlook. A 1942 article in the Atlanta Constitution recommended a visit to Adolphus’ post office in the “tiny village” of Sandy Springs if you needed to be

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Billy’s youngest child, Lynn Bates, recalls attending the Birmingham Baptist Church growing up, noting that Billy was a religious man. Lynn left home to become a teacher in Fulton County and moved back to live in a house adjacent to Billy’s property when she retired. She of ten helped Billy clear woods and worked in Billy’s large garden. He even bought her a Kuboda tractor with scoop and taught her to drive it. “Those were very special years for me,” Lynn said. Norm Broadwell, who taught two of Billy’s three children as a history teacher at Milton High School for 40 years, became close friends with Billy through their mutual love of history. They were among the co-founders of the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society in 1979.In1991 Billy married Marjorie Moore who in the 1970s worked for five years in the Bates and Wood Super Market with her brother Bobby, both as butchers. She later worked for the Post Office for 11 years and then for a private company doing computer data entry. She recalls that Billy loved to take long drives, and that twice a week they would spend the day in the car. “Billy could navigate by rivers and streams that he knew by heart,” she said. “He never needed a map. We always went to someplace new.” He made hunting knives out of the used saw blades. Marjorie sewed leather sheaths for the knives. Connie Mashburn, another close friend and local historian, thought of Billy as a“Heteacher.brought more people into geneal ogy and history than anyone I have ever known,” said Connie, who treasures a chair Billy made for Connie’s grandson.

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Barry Mansell, Billy’s first cousin, has fond memories accompanying Billy on trips with his brother Marcus, and his father William, son Bill and several others in the 1970s to Horseshoe Beach and Steinhatchee, Florida, for sea bass and the inevitable fish fry. Billy was the chef. Billy will be long remembered for two unique contributions to the community: his research and depth of knowledge of local genealogy and his key role in the development of the Alpharetta Fire De partment.Billysuffered a heart attack in the early 1980s. While recovering, son-in-law Phil, who worked for Honey Baked Hams for 16 years in their computer depart ment, set up a Compaq computer in Bil ly’s office. Phil bought a $3.50 genealogy program for Billy. In the early 1990s Phil built custom computers for Billy who had two computers going at a time using spe cialized software packages. He followed the genealogy of many local families and had copious notes about people, eventu ally accumulating 50,000 entries. Billy became the acknowledged expert in local genealogy and frequently gave public presentations on the subject. In 1944 a handful of local business leaders obtained sufficient surplus war material from the U.S. government to start an Alpharetta Volunteer Fire De partment. It gradually grew in size and capability, and in 1957 Billy was one of several local men to volunteer as part of a reorganized department. The details of this time are contained in the book “Alpharetta, Milton County – The Early Years,” by Connie Mash burn, © 2008 by City of Alpharetta. Billy devoted more than 25 years to the fire department.BillBates followed his dad into the department. At the age of 10 he would accompany his father to fires several times a week but had to stay in the car and watch from a distance. As he got older, he was allowed to get out of the car and eventually joined the department and worked his way up the ladder. He became a battalion chief, then fire marshall and was responsible for building six fire sta tions. He became the first salaried chief of the department in 1989, a position he ably held until his retirement in 2006 ending a career of 43 years in the fire service.Billy’s final years were marked by health setbacks. Marjorie was his devoted caregiver, always available to make him comfortable and as productive as pos sible. Friends often came to pay their respects to Billy Shirley Bates, truly one of a kind. Bob is Director Emeritus of the Milton Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.

In a previous col umn, I described Billy Bates’ experiences as a sailor during World War II. The story con tinues today about his passion for life as expressed through his hobbies.roleswhosomeinterestswide-rangingandthroughofthepeopleplayedimportantinhislife.BillyhadmanyHetrav eled all over the Southeast searching for geodes and other rocks and minerals. Following his death, his large collection was donated to the Cobb County Geologi cal HeSociety.made beautiful furniture from trees cut down on his large property on Mayfield Road and from rare wood he collected and stored in his well-appointed workshop.Hecollected many varieties and colors of bamboo from around the world and had a neat circular garden devoted to them. He had to plow the garden every year to keep the bamboo under control. He helped catalog all the cemeter ies in the area, often trapsing through thick underbrush to locate long forgot ten graves. His research and explora tion helped locate the first settlement of Alpharetta, known today as Farmhouse. Phil Benton, husband of Billy’s daughter Shirley, first met Billy in 1968 when he and Shirley were students at North Georgia College. After their mar riage in 1972 they moved into a house next door to Billy and his first wife Doro thy Mae Sims (1926-1989). Phil enjoyed visiting Billy’s workshop which contained lots of tools. “I would hold boards while he sawed, helped in the garden and helped him crank small engines such as wood split ters, tractors and chain saws. He was always in motion which was one reason he stayed in great shape for most of his life,” Phil said. He called Billy “Papa.” Shirley says that her father wanted “three educated, productive children. As a child I loved the road trips we so often took to historical sites, Civil War battlefields, Indian burial grounds, family cemeteries, gold mines, caves, rock quar ries, old-growth forests and family home places. Every place we went seemed to be ‘just a little bit farther’ down some un used, well-rutted, red dirt road. I suspect in his own way he was teaching us to be good stewards, to respect and honor our history. He took us to ‘natural history museums,’ not in structured buildings but out in natural settings.”

Billy Bates had wide-ranging interests, but above all he loved to fish. Following his 25 years as a volunteer fire fighter, the City of Alpharetta recog nized Billy for his service. Billy played an important role as a volunteer. His son Bill served as Chief of the Alpharet ta Fire Department for many years.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — Community members are making a last-ditch effort to help nine elderly and disabled residents move out of their dilapidated apartments at 199 Grove Way in Roswell. Twenty-four have already moved out. But, with less than four weeks left to relocate, conditions on the property have only worsened. Neighbors say that sometime between Aug. 1-2 the ceiling of one of the units finally fell. The property is owned by the Housing Authority of Roswell but managed by the Gainesville Housing Authority through a mutual agreement. Tenants earn below 80 percent of the area median income.

In March, the agencies notified residents the City of Roswell had deemed the building structurally unsound. Over the past couple of months, relocation challenges have mounted for residents, including a lack of affordable housing in North Fulton County and landlords unwilling to accept their governmentsubsidized Section 8 vouchers. The tenant whose ceiling collapsed, Doug Ware, could not be reached for comment. However, one of his former neighbors who goes by Zee and was able to see the damage firsthand said Ware was in the process of moving to the Grayson Ridge 55+ Apart ments in Lawrenceville when he came back to finish packing and discovered the carnage. “The saddest part is that he was going to sleep in that apartment Monday night, but at the last minute changed his mind,” Zee said. “Had he stayed over night, he would be deceased. You have to see these pictures to believe it. This is the first of the building units collapsing, and they still have … residents liv ing in the apartment complex.”

While the ceiling in the living room is down, Zee said the ceiling in the kitchen has also started to crack. Like Ware, Zee recently moved to the Gray son apartments. Before that, she lived at 199 Grove Way for nine years. During that time, her apartment flooded three times – in 2017, 2019 and 2021. After the flood in 2021, Zee said the Housing Authority of Roswell hired a moving company that caused approximately $6,000 worth of damage to her property and then refused to reimburse her. Zee said they have a court hearing in September. Residents kept in the dark Zee said she’s “devastated” city officials and the Housing Authority of Roswell found out about the property’s structural issues in 2017, but “kept it a secret from the residents.” She said she feels like they put their lives in jeopardy by trying to hide the situation from them. “Right now, you have people there who have mental health challenges, and they’re just wandering around the complex and they don’t even know they SPECIAL TO APPEN MEDIA

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The ceiling at one of the apartments at 199 Grove Way collapsed sometime between Aug. 1-2. While it com pletely fell in the living room of the unit, the ceiling in the kitchen has also started to crack, neighbors say. The building has been deemed structurally unsound by the City of Roswell.

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The Veranda at Groveway to the right of 199 Grove Way was a result of that collaboration. In 2018, the city celebrated with a ribbon cutting for the 101-unit facility, which at the time was its first low-income active senior living community offering one- and two-

Zee said she’s so stressed since learning she would have to relocate she has lost 10 pounds. Al though she’s one of the residents who found housing, she said she feels stranded in Lawrenceville without reliable transportation to get to her doctor’s appoint ments in Roswell. “I wish we could get an attorney, because of all that we’ve been through,” Zee said. “… Then the fact that they charged us rent to live in a condemned building from January all the way through June. I want my money back.”

The Groveway Community is part of a redevelop ment plan that began in 2007 to revitalize the area. By 2009, the City of Roswell had been awarded two grants from the Atlanta Regional Commission to hold a charrette with citizens, community meetings and Groveway Stakeholder committee meetings.

In December, Roswell Recreation and Parks Direc tor Jeffrey Leatherman said six of the apartments are vacant and in need of repair as well as other build ings on the property. He asked that the city consider repairing them to meet the growing demand for arts programs.Bohannon said Groveway Community Group is going to keep pushing. “Believe it or not, when you’re moving a senior, it really does something to the mental state of a per son,” Bohannon said. “Some of them don’t read and write well so they really don’t understand, and they are Sheafenafraid.”

Additionally, Bohannon said all the local nonprof its met with Beth Brown, executive director of the Gainesville Housing Authority, and Karen Parrish, chairwoman of the Housing Authority of Roswell, in early 2020 to try to figure how much to budget to help the Instead,residents.Bohannon said they were turned away and told that HUD would take care of everything. If the agencies knew about the issues in 2017, Bohan non said she doesn’t understand why more wasn’t done to redevelop some of the empty buildings around the city like those on the Leita Thompson ParkTheproperty.apartments were built in the 1970s as af fordable housing for single and retired women. They are rented to residents who are age 60 and over, and some of the original tenants continue to reside there, according to the city.

Walker, a general contractor and owner of Pac Master LLC in Atlanta, said he has trucks and workers willing to help the residents move. He said he has a soft heart for the elderly, because they remind him of his grandmother who is 87 years old and has dementia. “I am eager and willing to help,” Walker said. If any of the residents at 199 Grove Way need help moving, Walker said they should call him at 678-663-0120 or email sheafen.walker@gmail.com. Groveway Community Group can be reached at 770641-3706.

CHAMIAN CRUZ/APPEN MEDIA Areas around the 199 Grove Way apartments are held up by metal supports after being deemed structurally unsound by the City of Roswell in March.

bedroom apartments for seniors 62 and older. Construction of the building began in August 2016 and was managed by Schmit & Associates. Residents began moving to the community in October 2017.City grants supported the development by com mitting $100,000 in HOME Investment Partnership funds and $177,587 in Community Development Block Grant funds to the Housing Authority of Ro swell. In total, Roswell contributed approximately $966,641 to the project, making it possible for wa terline, sidewalk, roadway and other infrastructure improvements.But,Bohannon said, the project has not lived up to expectations. Inquiries referred to HUD While the city had agreed to set aside at least eight apartments for the Housing Authority of Ro swell, now there aren’t enough apartments available to house residents from 199 Grove Way.

Two other residents, Michael Dowda and Wanda Wilbanks, said that since their neighbor’s ceiling collapsed, they have not heard from the Housing Authority of Roswell about any efforts to expedite their relocation. At this point, Wilbanks said, she’s just waiting for her ceiling to fall too because it’s also cracked.Dowda said the staff at the Leumas Group, which were hired by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide administrative support, have quit. He said he’s called the Office of the Mayor for help but has not received a response. Dowda pleaded with Mayor Kurt Wilson and the City Council at a July meeting, but he has heard nothing back. “I’m not sure what’s going to happen here,” Dowda said. Nonprofit ready to help Gail Bohannon, president of the Groveway Com munity Group, said they are ready to help however they can, whether that’s with moving efforts or bringing in an independent legal expert residents can trust to explain the situation to them. The nonprofit has been a voice in the community since 1943. Former Mayor Jere Wood declared it the oldest nonprofit organization in Roswell. Its mission is to advocate on the behalf of community members to ensure their appropriate representation and to advance resident involvement in community matters that directly affect them. Bohannon, who was born in the house where she still lives, said she’s been involved with the nonprofit since she was a teenager and has seen the communi ty change over the years, but has always had a heart for those in need. “The community doesn’t look like it used to, because most of the houses are gone,” Bohannon said. “They’ve been replaced with the $300,000 and $400,000 homes and apartments that are being built all around us. So, it’s pushing the community per se out that really needs assistance.”

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Police study contract awarded Also at the Aug. 8 meeting, the City Council unanimously approved a contract with BerryDunn Consulting for a study of the Dunwoody Police Department. The $117,500 contract includes examining the agency’s policies, pro cedures, service demands, community expectations, and current and future operational needs.

Mayor Deutsch said the city will need to go back to the table with the county and AMR to examine the issue and find a solution.“Idon’t think AMR is necessarily serving us well, but I also understand the barriers,” she said. “What we need in Dunwoody is a solution.”

The study is expected to be conducted over seven to eight months and will be funded with unassigned fund balance within the city’s general fund.

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AppenMedia.com/Dunwoody | Dunwoody Crier | August 18, 2022 | 15NEWS happening throughout the state. Trend downward Over the past three years, ambu lance response times for Dunwoody have steadily increased for AMR, rising from an average of 7:37 in 2019 to 10:38 in 2022, Fullum said. He attributed the poor response times to a few factors, including staffing short ages, delays at hospitals and an increas ing number of calls monopolizing EMS services for non-emergencies. But of all the challenges facing DeKalb County Fire and Rescue and AMR, Fullum said that staffing is the biggest hurdle. That’s because the labor pool for para medics and EMTs has constricted consid erably, he said, and within the market, there is intense competition between corporate entities and the public sector. “In any of the public safety arenas, you’re seeing decreases in the number of folks that are attracted to this business,” he said. “What’s happening as a conse quence of that is we’re all really fighting for the same labor force.” Right now, AMR isn’t running all the ambulances it could be in DeKalb County due to staffing shortages, he said, and DeKalb County Fire Rescue is only oper ating two of the five ambulances it could be using.Evenif Dunwoody or DeKalb County had more ambulances, the staffing issue would remain, he said. Fullum said that the county has 48 positions for paramedic/EMTs that would be full time Fire Rescue employees pro viding 24/7 coverage in the county. The department has filled only half of those positions.“Thechallenge would be staffing,” he said. “It’s going to always be staffing.”

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James “Jim” Goodchild, son of Hazel Fisher Goodchild and Dr. Chauncey George Goodchild, and husband of Catherine “Kitty” Lamons Goodchild, died on July 22, 2022 at home with his family. Jim was born on October 11, 1939, in New York, NY, and grew up with his twin brother David and younger sister Susan in Springfield, Missouri, Coral Gables, Florida, and Atlanta, Georgia. Many summers of his youth were spent in Massachusetts, where his father conducted research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Jim went to Druid Hills High School, where he was voted “wittiest” by his senior class. Druid Hills remained an important part of Jim’s life, and he and his wife Kitty (also a Druid Hills Alumna) and twin brother David helped plan reunions for their class through the years. After attending Emory University for his B.S. and Dental degrees, Jim served with distinction as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. After his service, Jim graduated from the University of Pittsburgh’s Orthodontic Program, then returned to Atlanta in 1969 to begin a practice with his brother. Jim and David, who were so alike in appearance that they won a 1975 identical twin competition, worked together in Dunwoody for nearly 40 years and were the only identical twins practicing orthodontics together in the United States. The humorous banter of the brothers in the open-plan office was legendary, with one of his patients remembering, “He was so kind and funny. He always had something up his sleeve to make you laugh,” and another writing, “He and his brother were an orthodontic comedy duo.” Jim met his wife Kitty Lamons in the eighth grade, and they married at Glenn Memorial Methodist Church in 1963. He always said she was “the love of his life” and that marrying her was the “best thing he ever did.” Over the decades, they shared interests in animals, nature, history, and travel. Their chief shared delight, however, was their children, Brad and Karen, and grandchildren, Isabella and Theo, whose accomplishments and company brought them much happiness.Jim was an avid traveler and sportsman as well as car enthusiast and history buff. He brought his famed wit to his writing, authoring a regular column “What’s Gnu” for the magazine Georgia Huntsman. He valued friendship highly and had a close circle of friends with whom he traveled, hunted, and fished, sharing the large and small joys of life. After retirement in 2006, Jim split his time between his farm in Madison, Georgia, and his home in Dunwoody, enjoying the company of family and friends, especially the weekly meetings of the Madison Curling Society.Jim is survived by his beloved wife Kitty and their children, Karen Goodchild and Brad Goodchild, his son-in-law Stephen Michelman, his grandchildren Isabella and Theodore James, his cherished sister Susan Goodchild Jordan and brother-in-law Harold, his sister-in-law Judy Goodchild, and his nieces and nephews, whom he loved as his own children: Susan Goodchild Lawrence, David Goodchild, Jr., James David Jordan, Catherine Jordan Wood, Leigh Ann McCullough Steigman, and Mark McCullough. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 3 at Dunwoody Country Club at 3:30. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Georgia Wildlife Federation or the Smithsonian Science Education Center.

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Bette Ann Auslander passed away peacefully on August 6, 2022. Bette was the first spark of joy born to Charles and Hazel Biediger in 1943 in San Antonio, TX. The small family soon moved to Greenville, SC where their family grew to include ten wonderful children. In 1964, Bette graduated from Winthrop University with a degree in teaching. Two years later, she married her sweetheart, Charles Auslander, and they raised two children of their own, Chuck and Cathy. She was their biggest cheerleader. Throughout their 56 years together, Bette and Charles enjoyed spending time with each other, finding joy in the big and little things from tending to their garden to visiting national parks. Bette even once rode a mule down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, a favorite experience of hers. She had a love of life which she shared with everyone she met. In the quieter moments, Bette enjoyed being with family, reading, and practicing yoga. She was a wonderful wife, mom, grandmother, and sister, and she is loved very dearly. Bette is survived by her husband Charles Auslander; her children Chuck Auslander (Susan) and Cathy McGovern (Michael); her grandchildren Will Auslander, Drew Auslander, Christopher Swars, Anna Swars, and Liz McGovern; and her siblings Bill Biediger (Trisha); Mary Davison (Howard); George Biediger (Belinda); Jane Mathis (Rick); Joe Biediger; Mike Biediger (Jean); John Biediger (Michele); Dan Biediger (Carlos); and Cathy Spitzmiller (Mike); and an abundance of nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life at a Mass at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Sandy Springs. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift to support Friends of Refugees or Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela, both of whom provide educational and other needed services to the underserved in the community. Friends of Refugees: https:// friendsofrefugees.com Oasis Católico Santa Rafaela c/o Sister Uyen-Chi Dang 1465 Highway 29 North Lot G-21 Athens, GA 30601

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• Must arrive back at the market at 1:00pm to take down the tents, pick up tents, weights, tables and supplies. Then, at 1:15pm, load your vehicle and transport the equipment back to ABA storage unit.

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• Pick up tents, weights, tables and supplies at ABA storage unit and transport the equipment to the Farmer’s Market

Bilingual Client Services Specialist North Fulton Community Charities has an immediate opening for a part-time Bilingual Client Services Specialist in the Food Pantry. The role includes data entry, updating clients’ applications, and keeping clients and students informed of programs and service enhancements. Must be English/Spanish bilingual. Visit www.nfcchelp.org/work-at-NFCC for more information on the position and how to apply or email Mel Fortin, Director of Pantry Services at mfortin@ nfcchelp.org.

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Part-time We are looking for workers to help set up and breakdown the Alpharetta Business Association tents and tables on Saturdays. Here are some details: • 2 to 3 hours every Saturday • Must have a truck, van or SUV transportation • Must be able to lift 50 lbs

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