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Seven new head coaches to debut in ’21 By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Several local teams will enter new coaching eras in 2021, with most either familiar faces among their programs or in the local football landscape. Longtime South Forsyth coach Troy Morris will lead the War Eagles in 2021 following the retirement of Jeff Arnette, who was the longest-tenured head coach among North Fulton/Forsyth County teams last year. Morris has held several positions with South’s program, including quarterbacks coach, offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, all under Arnette. Leading the War Eagles will be his second stint as a head coach after he led

Social Circle for three seasons beginning in 2007. Forsyth Central will also be under new direction and from a familiar face. David Rooney will man the helm for the Bulldogs. Rooney has been Central’s defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach since 2018. Prior to joining the program, he coached for 11 seasons at West Forsyth. Rooney replaces Forsyth County’s winningest coach, Frank Hepler, who left the program to return to coaching in Florida. Tom Hall will lead Blessed Trinity for his first year as head coach and his second stretch with the program. Hall served as a coach/teacher at the school from 2007 to 2018, including as offensive coordinator during the program’s

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Craig Bennett Mike Nash Robert Craft Matt Helmerich Adam Clack Frank Barden Mike Malone Sean O’Sullivan Jason Kervin Chris Prewett Dave Svehla

Tommy Watson Shawn Coury Mike Palmieri Terry Crowder Troy Morris Brian Allison Ryan Livezey David Rooney Northview Tom Hall Tim McFarlin

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first state championship appearance in 2015 and its first state title in 2017. Hall replaces Tim McFarlin, who left the program last season and accepted the head coach position at neighboring Fellowship Christian. McFarlin is the most seasoned coach in the area. He won over 80 games as Roswell’s head coach beginning in 1998, helped get the King’s Ridge football program started and led Blessed Trinity to seven region championships, 112 wins and three straight state titles from 2017-19. McFarlin takes over the role from Al Morrell, Fellowship’s winningest coach. Ahead of his retirement following the 2020 season, Morrell led the Paladins to a 6626 record with three region titles and a state runner-up finish in eight seasons. Mount Pisgah will also have a familiar man leading its program this year. Ryan Livezey has stepped into the head coach role after serving as the Patriots’ offensive coordinator and later athletic director for the school. Livezey, who led Holy Innocents’ to a 67-56 record as head coach for 11 seasons, takes over for Mike Forrester, who has remained on staff as defensive coordinator. Two other new head coaches will be introduced to the area. Northview’s Scott Schwarzer will make his local head coaching debut this season for the Titans. Schwarzer is the former head coach of the Windsor Forest and Chamblee

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programs. He most recently led Chamblee to a 5-1 record in 2020, its first winning season since 2013. The final new coach in the fray this year will lead an all-new program. Brian Allison has been tapped to lead East Forsyth in the program’s debut campaign. Though new to the area, Allison brings extensive experience. He began his head coaching career at his alma mater, Union County, in 1996 and spent a total of 19 seasons leading the program from 1996 to 2001 and then from 2008 to 2020. He compiled a 121-77 record at the school. Allison was also Winder-Barrow’s head coach for six seasons from 2002 to 2007, in which the team went 25-36. The 2020 season saw the highest number of new coaches, eight, take over programs in recent years. All those coaches have returned to their roles. With the retirement of South Forsyth’s Jeff Arnette and Tim McFarlin stepping down from Blessed Trinity, Cambridge’s Craig Bennett is now the longest-tenured coach in North Fulton/ Forsyth County. Bennett has led the Bears since the program’s creation in 2012. Dunwoody’s Mike Nash will enter his seventh season with the Wildcats this year, with Robert Craft leading North Forsyth for his sixth season, making him the longest-tenured coach in Forsyth County. All other Forsyth County coaches are entering their first or second year leading their programs.

On the cover South Forsyth sophomore quarterback Cade Adcox (15) takes the field ahead of the War Eagles’ spring football game in May. Adcox was one of four quarterbacks who saw action in the scrimmage. Head coach Troy Morris expects junior Ty Watkins to start at quarterback this year. MCCLAIN BAXLEY/PROVIDED

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Central mostly untested under first-year head coach Rooney to lead younger squad in first season By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Forsyth Central will be under new leadership in 2021 with head coach David Rooney taking over the program. Rooney is a familiar face around Central having served as its defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach the last three seasons, but the new head coach will lead a relatively young squad in his first season. “We lost a really good senior class, so I’m looking forward to looking for new leaders, but we are young this year,” Rooney said. As the team looks to find its new onfield generals, Rooney and the Central coaching staff, which includes three other new coaches, hope to build a sustainable culture of strong work ethic, which he says the team has bought into. One of the major roles the team has worked to fill in the offseason has been at quarterback after the graduation of 2020 starter Bronson Landreth. Rooney said senior Drew Mullvain and junior Koby Balthazor have been

competing for the starting role, with both having their own sets of strengths and weaknesses. Either quarterback will have a talented target in Camden Yeager. Rooney said the junior has separated himself from the pack as the team’s top receiver. The Bulldogs’ run game will be led by three seniors, all with limited playing time — seniors Patrick Haertel, Marcus Brown and Malachi McElroy. “Right now, we are really excited about the backfield,” Rooney said. “We have three or four really good backs.” Junior Luke Sacchetti will lead the offensive line after being named All-Region as a sophomore last season. Defensively, Rooney said his linebacker core is perhaps the most experienced squad on the team. “Carson Leak is faster than ever, and his brother, Camden, has made some big strides and had some varsity playing time last year,” Rooney said. The defensive line has been shaping up well, Rooney said, and the secondary will feature three seniors, though several are in need of added experience with limited playing time on Friday nights. Central will try to reverse its fortunes from last year after the team went 1-4 in Region 6-7A play and were

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shut out of the playoffs for the second straight year. With a somewhat green squad, Rooney said the 2021 Bulldogs’ identity has yet to be seen, but he is excited for the program to move into a new frontier. “The coaching staff is incredible, the players have been working really hard,

the parents, booster club and administration have all been coming together,” he said. “It’s a great community in the heart of the county and a really special place. “We’re the oldest school in this great community, and the network of supporters and ‘Crazies,’ Central’s student fan base are really enthusiastic.”

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War Eagles to maintain steady course with new but familiar head coach South Forsyth enters Morris coaching era By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — To summarize South Forsyth’s football program in recent years using one word, “consistency” is a strong contender. The War Eagles were led by Jeff Arnette from 2010 to 2020. Over the last eight seasons, the program has compiled seven winning years. They have earned seven straight playoff appearances, a Forsyth County record. They are also a reliable contender for their region championship, winning two over the last six seasons, and regularly have some of the top talent in their region. The cyclical nature of high school football always presents challenges to consistency, but South has proven to be one of the steady forces among local programs. That’s a major reason the first new head coach in over a decade is aiming to stay the course on much of what has built the War Eagles into a persistently winning team. Troy Morris, has served on staff since 2010, brings familiarity to his new role and plans to continue the War Eagles’ consistency, mainly through an ideology of if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. “Jeff Arnette built such a great program,” Morris said. “So, any of the changes we have made in the offseason have been subtle. It’s nothing major or earth-shattering.” Along with Morris, most of the coaches on the sidelines this year will be familiar faces, including defensive coordinator Ross Walker, Heath Hover transitioning to offensive coordinator, special teams coordinator Austin Hamilton and a bevy of returning position coaches. Morris expects that consistency among the coaching staff to benefit his players, and he has seen evidence of it in the offseason. “It’s helped tremendously,” he said. “They knew when I got the job there wasn’t going to be drastic changes, they knew they weren’t going to be treated differently, those staples in the program. The scary thing about a new coach with a program is a lot of the players don’t know what their status is going to be. But they knew how all that was going to go. They could just put all that to rest, get ready for the upcoming season and not worry about all those things.” With a mix of new starters, returning standouts and a number of positions still to be decided, Morris said South will also stick to its approach of

playing to its strengths, whatever they may be. “The offense has the ability to navigate its way toward players’ strengths,” Morris said. “If we need to throw it 75 percent of the time based on the talent we have, that’s what we will do. But that could change, and it could change game by game. They can go just about in any direction.” Last year, that included an airheavy offensive attack, and Morris is confident his new starter at quarterback, Ty Watkins, will make an early impact. Morris said Watkins brings size and athleticism to the position and has already shown himself a leader. The 6-foot-2, 212 lb. quarterback appeared in several games as a sophomore for the team last year with a .667 completion percentage and three touchdowns. “I think he’s going to jump out at people right off the bat,” Morris said. Joining Watkins in the backfield will be returners Gavin Morris, a senior who rushed for 5.2 yards per carry last season, along with senior fullback Cade Yeager. Mason Capers, who suited up as a tight end last year, will also move to the backfield. Watkins will have what Morris called “super electric” receivers in Chris and Josh Nelson, and all-region left tackle Mason Cooper returns for his senior season. Some questions remain defensively for South despite the return of six starters. However, Morris said many players, including the Nelsons at cornerback and Gavin Morris at safety, might see fewer plays defensively because of their offensive role. He does anticipate the team’s secondary to be strong with senior safety Austin Uidel, who compiled over 30 tackles year with two interceptions, serving as an anchor. “We have potential to be good at all three levels [defensively], but you never know until you get out there under the lights,” Morris said. The team’s standing will likely become apparent early in the season. The War Eagles have a challenging nonregion schedule that includes Roswell and Central Gwinnett before they seek a region title run in 6-7A. “There’s no easy team on our schedule, we’re going to find out real quick,” Morris said. But the outlook is still one of confidence. “We’ve had a lot of great teams come through here, and this team is just so competitive,” Morris said. “I just think they’re so hungry, the team chemistry is good, they are unselfish. I can’t find a knock on them yet. Maybe we’ll find one down the road.”

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Times change — and continue changing Forsyth County’s famed sculpture celebrating the area’s poultry industry heritage keeps watch over business in downtown Cumming Aug. 10. The artwork, dedicated in 1997, portrays a man holding a chicken in one arm and basket of eggs in the other with a girl tagging along. The piece stands as a sentry to simpler times at the Forsyth County Administration Building, where last week’s business included advancing a plan to study the impact of a major mixed-use development now in the works for the southern part of the county. Read more, Page 3.

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Man discharges firearm during domestic dispute FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies responded to a domestic call on Spencer Street after a man fired gunshots Aug. 3. According to officers, the suspect left the residence before deputies arrived and fired the gunshots into the air through his car window as he drove off. There were no injuries and no property damage was reported. Deputies canvassed the area but were unable to locate the suspect.

Drug & DUI arrests William Andrew Rider, 55, of Franklin Goldmine Road, Cumming, was arrested July 25 on Franklin Goldmine Road for DUI, obstruction of law enforcement officers, hit and run, following too closely and possession of open alcohol container by driver. Gidget Leighta Meade, 58, of Mills Lane, Cumming, was arrested July 26 on River Hill Commons Drive for DUI and criminal trespass. Toben Woods Molica, 51, of Parker Forest Drive, Dawsonville, was arrested July 19 on Almon C. Hill Drive for DUI, hit and run and possession of open alcohol container by driver. Jose Fuentes, 28, of Manor Creek Court, Cumming, was arrested July 22 on Manor Creek Court for DUI, driving without a valid license and failure to maintain lane. Jonathan Bryan Daniel, 33, of Cap Martin Drive, Gainesville, was arrested July 24 on Bald Ridge Marina for DUI, vehicle defective of no headlights and failure to maintain lane. Emily Taylor Seal, 26, of Walnut Mill Court, Cumming, was arrested July 27

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Deputies charge woman in apartment complex fire FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies were called to a domestic incident that resulted in a house fire at the Hopewell Manor apartment complex Aug. 4. Shanice Aleshia Riggins-Davenport,

on Ga. 400 for DUI. Gabriel Guzman Velazquez, 60, of Big Rock Ridge Trail SW, Gainesville, was arrested July 27 on Buford Highway for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Aaron Philip Racine, 32, of Feyston Court, Alpharetta, was arrested July 27 on Ga. 400 for DUI, following too closely, obscured or missing license plate and failure to maintain lane. Samuel David Veal, 36, of James Burgess Road, Suwanee, was arrested July 28 on James Burgess Road for possession of methamphetamine. Robert Dale McDowell, 58, of Morningside Drive, Cumming, was arrested July 28 on Carolene Way for DUI and possession of marijuana. Airriss Logan, 24, of Silver Springs Lane, Sugar Hill, was arrested July 28 on One White Oak Lane for possession of schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession, purchase, manufacture, distribution of sale of controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of firearm or knife during commission of a felony. Manuel Sohom, 36, of Mayfield Lane, Cumming, was arrested July 29 on

21, was arrested at a residence along Hopewell Manor Drive. Deputies charged the Cumming woman with aggravated assault in connection with the domestic incident. A day later, Riggins-Davenport was charged with arson.

Woman faces charges tied to alleged assault FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Gainesville woman allegedly struck a deputy while being arrested during an Aug. 7 incident along Valley Drive. Melanie Gay Scarbrough, 57, was charged with simple battery against a law enforcement officer. According to deputies, officers were taking her into custody on charges related to a domestic dispute when she hit a deputy on his right arm. The deputy was not injured.

Mayfield Lane for DUI. Ted William King, 37, of Wilson Court, Lawrenceville, was arrested July 29 on Buford Highway for DUI, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a schedule I controlled substance, driving while license suspended or revoked, speeding, possession or transfer of weapon by convicted felon, tampering with evidence, possession of marijuana and failure to dim lights. Brett Kendall Pope, 23, of Flat Creek Drive, Gainesville, was arrested July 29 on Veterans Memorial Boulevard for DUI. Felix Gaitan-Gatica, 34, of Carolina Drive, Cumming, was arrested July 29 on Buford Highway for DUI, possession of open alcohol container by driver, driving while license suspended or revoked and failure to maintain lane. Robbie Douglas Kalb, 49, of Pleasant Oaks Circle, Cumming, was arrested July 29 on Dr. Bramblett Road for sale of methamphetamine. Joyce Ann Mullinax, 59, of Hopewell Road, Cumming, was arrested July 30 on Tomahawk Lane for possession of a See ARRESTS, Page 3

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Project covers 400 acres north of McGinnis Ferry By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Officials leading a proposed 400-acre, mixeduse development in south Forsyth County won approval Aug. 10 to begin a process to create an overlay district for the project site. County commissioners voted unanimously at an Aug. 10 work session to provide staff support to initiate a regional impact study for the group which seeks to create a community that would be on the scale of Halcyon and Avalon, with residential, retail and more than 100 acres of greenspace and an amphitheater. The commission action gives the development team, which so far consists of luxury home builder Toll Brothers and Atlantabased Empire Communities, the ability to pursue a study on the effect such a development would have on the area. The study would be coordinated through the Atlanta Regional Commission and would take about two months. The primary purpose of the study would be to focus on the impacts a large-scale development would have on traffic. The proposed site lies north of McGinnis Ferry Road, between Peachtree Parkway and Old Atlanta Road. The development was formally introduced at a commission work session in late July. Eric White, Atlanta Division president for Toll Brothers, told commissioners the company’s focus is on new architecture, and its homes include quality construction, including Hardie plank materials on the exterior with quality interior finishes. White said the company has active projects in all five districts of Forsyth County. Paul Corley, regional president for Empire Communities, said the development will reflect the community now and how it will live in 20 years.

Corley said the team expects to have selected another partner for the mixeduse property by the end of August. Corley said initial plans call for 15 pocket parks, two substantial amenity complexes, a large village center and 3.8 miles of trails that could tie in to surrounding communities. Residential will include townhomes in the $400,000s and estate homes worth more than $1 million. Lamar Wakefield of Wakefield Beasley and Associates design firm, said the development will reflect the community now and how it will live in 20 years. He said talks are underway with the Forsyth County School District to open a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math) school on the site. At that same July 27 presentation, County Commissioner Alfred John pushed to delay action on the regional impact study until developers provided better details about the number of residential units and the amount of retail space that would be offered. But at the Aug. 10 work session, the details appeared to have been ironed out, and John made the motion to allow county staff to coordinate the application for the regional impact study. Initiating the study begins a process by which the ARC will consult area governments, state agencies and other stakeholders to examine the impact a large-scale development would have on the region. Agencies involved in the process would include the Georgia DOT and Georgia Regional Transit Authority. This would be the first time Forsyth County has applied for a DRI through the ARC because Forsyth County officials switched regional representation to the Atlanta-area agency this summer after more than 50 years of representation with the Georgia Regional Mountain Commission, which generally serves counties in the northeastern part of the state. Following completion of the study, a report will be issued for the commissioners to consider what the impacts would be and any mitigation factors they might deem appropriate.

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Superintendent outlines adjustments to COVID protocols By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Forsyth County School Superintendent Jeff Bearden laid out to district officials last week the COVID19 protocols in place this school year. The list includes a continuation of “masks optional” and a revision to the group quarantines that he said caused unnecessary disruptions to schools last year. With nearly 90 percent of the district’s 54,400 students opting for in-person instruction, Bearden said his focus is on keeping schools safe and open, with minimal disruptions to learning. “There are common sense practices that we want to remind our community to follow,” Bearden said during a school board meeting last week. “Sick children should stay at home, and if you’re waiting on test results, stay at home until you get that test back.” Face masks remain optional, but strongly recommended, as has been the protocol for Forsyth County Schools since the COVID pandemic began in spring 2020. Its impact is now being felt in a third year of school. The district remains one of only five Metro Atlanta school system offering students a choice to wear face masks. As of the first week of school, Cherokee, Cobb,

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Fayette and Marietta City districts remain masks optional. Public health data from the first week of school in the Forsyth County School System showed 135 positive student COVID cases and 35 staff cases as the Delta variant surges across the country. Bearden said those numbers represent less than 0.3 percent of the district’s students, and 0.6 percent of its approximately 6,000 staff members. He noted the rate is well below the peak numbers from last year. “If we go back to the peak of COVID last January, we had more than 220 student cases [at the highest point] and more than 70 staff cases, just to put it into some perspective,” he noted. Forsyth County is considered a “high transmission” county by the Georgia Department of Public Health as of Aug. 9. Only eight of the state’s 159 counties are not in that category. High transmission means the rate of COVID positivity is greater than 100 per 100,000 population (1 per 1,000 residents). New approach to quarantine Last school year, state-mandated protocols required anyone in close contact (6 feet) with a COVID-positive individual be quarantined, regardless of whether any symptoms were present. At the peak in January, nearly 1,900 kids were being quarantined, causing significant confu-

sion and disruption to schools, Bearden said. “Quarantining healthy children last year was not an effective mitigation strategy,” he told to the school board. “We quarantined thousands of kids last year…some up to 50 days…and less than 1 percent ended up getting the virus.” He said the disruptions especially impacted teachers, who were challenged to constantly adjust to teaching both students who were in class as well as those at home in virtual learning. This year the district will no longer mandate quarantining students who come into contact with a COVID-positive individual and who are — and remain — symptom free. The district will also pause mandated contact tracing which seeks to determine the source and spread, because that exercise provided little relevant data, Bearden said. Parents, however, will be notified via email this year if there is a positive case of COVID in their child’s classroom. That was a change parents had long pushed for last year. “So as a courtesy to parents we decided this year if there’s a case in your child’s classroom, we’ll let you know,” Bearden said. “And then you can decide whether or not you want to self-quarantine or not.” Based on the 135 positive cases of

COVID among students in the first week of school, another 167 students opted to self-quarantine. School board member Lindsey Adams supported the move to notify all parents in a classroom — not just those within close proximity to their child. “Last year’s variant showed that whether you’re 6 feet or further away there’s no bearing on if your child got sick or not,” Adams said. Bearden said there is still no data to show where kids are getting COVID — in schools, at home or in social settings. The decision to adjust the quarantine policy also hinged on the state no longer under a public health emergency declaration which gave public health officials sweeping powers. “Our legal counsel tells us because we’re no longer under a state of emergency, the Department of Health does not have the authority to mandate us to do that,” Bearden said. He emphasized all decisions remain subject to change as the data changes, especially since little is known about the Delta variant. “Local data will drive those decisions, and if we get to the point where we say, ‘you know what, maybe we need to [change] because this variant is different,’ then we’ll do what we need to,” Bearden said.

Police continue search for son accused of fatally stabbing his parents By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Police are actively searching for the suspect of a double homicide. Duane Hall, 30, is charged with two counts of murder for allegedly stabbing his parents at their home. The Roswell Police Department has HALL secured warrants for his arrest. Officers were dispatched to the residence in the 1000 block of Barrington Landing Ct. around 11 a.m. Aug. 2. Public Information Officer Tim Lupo said a family member of the victims went to the home to check on the couple when they found an unresponsive adult and called 911. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Delroy Hall, 70, and Murline Gregory Hall, 63, deceased. Lupo said the exact time of their deaths is still under investigation and that the police department cannot speculate on the motive at this time. Duane Hall is described as a Black

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else of note that was taken from the home,” Lupo said. “We do not have any other public updates at this time. Our investigators are actively pursuing all leads as we work to apprehend Duane Hall, but he is not yet in custody.” Officers ask that anyone who sees Hall or knows of his whereabouts contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 404-577-8477.

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A-Street opens in historic Roswell building By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Built in the pre-Civil War era in 1854, the former Public House across the street from the square is now offering a collective mix of global flavors. Atlanta Street, or A-Street, in Roswell opened just under two months ago, but community support has already deemed its potato-crusted grouper and Luxardo adobo pork chop signature dishes, along with several wines, cocktails and starter plates. Chef-owner Kevin Nelson and his wife Kellie Nelson moved to Roswell in October 2019, after selling their popular resort restaurant in Vail, Colorado. While searching for opportunities to start over someplace warmer in the South, Kevin said he found Roswell and “pretty much fell in love with it right away.” “When I came into this space and felt the energy in here and saw the age of the bricks and learned more about the history,” Kevin said, “this felt like a place I would be comfortable in. … I’m just sort of bringing it all to bear here in Roswell. It’s a large place that has a small-town feel. It’s a perfect fit for me and my family. We love it.” Kevin has 37 years in the restaurant business. He said he grew up in Long Island, often visiting an Irish pub down the street from his house with his family for dinner. At 13 years old, he began a summer job there washing dishes and worked his way up to executive chef five years later. His mentor was Roy Hodges, a former chef in the U.S. Navy, who instilled in him the idea that he had natural talent in the kitchen. In his mid-20s, Kevin became the chef at Terro Bistro in Colorado

and then the owner up until a year-anda-half ago. Working there, he said, allowed him to venture into different flavors and international styles of cuisine. Kellie started out as a server at Terro Bistro and has since managed several other restaurants. Kevin said her expansive knowledge about wines has played an integral role in building A-Street’s wine list. Together, they have three daughters. The oldest is a student at Emory University and the other two are in high school. For the past six months, the entire family has pitched in to salvage much of the building’s original structure but also to install new features like custommade stainless glass panels to give it a modern-feel. The building previously sat vacant for some three years. A-Street features both upstairs and downstairs dining areas, two bars made of the original copper in the building, a patio and a large parking deck in the back. Exposed brick from its time as the general store for the Roswell Mill lines its walls. The building is also rumored to have its own ghost known to the community as Catherine. A drink on the menu called Catherine’s Revenge pays her homage. So far, Kevin said, the community seems to be responding well to what they’ve done to the place. “Originally, I was going to do something a little more casual, but as I got to know the community, there were a lot of locals coming in everyday, knocking on the door, peeking their head in, seeing what we were doing and so excited to see this place come back to life,” Kevin said. “They’ve all been incredibly supportive, but I started to get the sense that the community would welcome something more like what I was doing in

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Kevin and Kellie Nelson are the owners of A-Street in Roswell. Together, they’ve polished the former Public House to create a casual atmosphere for upscale dining rooted in “New American” cuisine. Vail, which was not quite fine dining but upscale dining.” Kellie, who likes to share their story with guests, said she’s enjoyed seeing the community’s response as well. “A lady came in the other night to celebrate her 95th birthday,” Kellie said. “She seemed well and lively, but she came in and said, ‘Oh, I remember this place!’ It was amazing.” Most dishes at A-Street are glutenfree and there are vegan options. Kevin said the menu is constantly evolving with flavors inspired by Asian, Middle Eastern and Southwestern cuisine. And he tends to be drawn toward “humanelyraised and sustainable” ingredients. “As much as we like to serve highquality fine dining food, we tend to lean more toward a casual atmosphere. And

the casual, fun elements in here I think let people relax while they’re having a fantastic meal that has the attention to detail that they would get in a more rigid strip experience,” Kevin said. “We just feel very grateful to be so welcomed and to have become a part of the community so quickly. It’s just been fantastic.” A-Street is open from 5-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Dine-in and curbside pickup are available. In about two weeks, Kevin said he would like to open the patio for outdoor dining. They also hope to add a lunch menu and open on Sundays in the future. A-Street is located at 605 Atlanta St., Roswell, GA 30075. For more information, visit astreetroswell.com or call 770-910-7639.

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

garding necessary use of force standards by peace officers,” Robison said. The police department is also reviewing policies and training to determine whether there should be additional policing techniques that could help minimize the use of force in the future. The incident report states Officer J. Frudden and four other officers were dispatched to a “domestic disturbance” — not a “mental health” call — at around 7:28 p.m. July 25. Moya’s stepson, Jaden Howard, said in the 911 emergency call that his stepfather was “acting crazy” and “growling” outside. Also in the call, Moya’s wife, Kami Moya, specified to the dispatcher that she wanted an ambulance, because she wasn’t sure if her husband had taken something. “We need an ambulance, we don’t need the police,” Kim Moya said in the 911 call. “He may need to go to the hospital. … I don’t want him to see the police and get alarmed or anything.” Kami Moya captured the incident on cell phone video. She said her husband was not resisting arrest. The incident report states K-9 Officer M.J. Esposito was the first on the scene and advised dispatch that other responding officers needed to “step it

up” because Travis Moya was becoming verbally and physically aggressive. Esposito can be seen in body cam footage talking to Travis Moya from the street while Moya stands in his driveway. The officer warns Moya he has a K-9 in his vehicle. When Officer Frudden arrives, he tries multiple times to talk to Moya. “Mr. Moya said to me that he was not the one, and that he wanted to know who called us,” Frudden wrote. His report also states that he took his taser out of his holster because he felt Moya’s statements and behavior suggested a fight might ensue. He said he did not activate or point the taser. As Kami Moya, who had been in the front yard, begins to walk toward the house, Travis tries to follow. Officers tell him they want to talk to him. Frudden wrote in the report he holstered his taser and walked toward Travis Moya. Esposito can also be heard in the video repeatedly asking Travis Moya to get on the ground, which is when a struggle begins and three officers push him to the ground. The report states that Moya continued resisting, refusing to put his hands behind his back while on the ground. Esposito deploys K-9 Ares within

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Community members turned out for the grand opening of East Forsyth July 17 in northeast Forsyth County. The Broncos football team will play a full, 10-game schedule in its debut season.

East Forsyth looks to overcome challenges of debut season Brian Allison to lead Broncos in first year By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The challenges in establishing a new football program from the ground up are endless, many not on the radar of established teams, East Forsyth head coach Brian Allison said. From ordering mouthguards and water bottles, receiving the team’s first football only a few months ahead of the opening game and having no students or players on campus because the school hasn’t even opened its doors are just some of the complications. Then, there are the more established offseason goals, like finding a core of starters and creating a team culture. These are pursuits made by all high school football teams in the preseason but are made all the more challenging with a first-year program. But along with the complications comes a sense of unmatched excitement, and that is certainly present at East Forsyth, Forsyth County’s newest traditional high school that will field a full varsity football team in year one. “It been great,” Allison said. “The community has backed and supported us the whole way. We couldn’t ask for a better situation than what we have. I know this community is excited about this school.” While the Broncos hope to follow in Denmark’s footsteps and find early success, Allison, who has over 25 years of head coaching experience at Union

County and Winder-Barrow, knows it will take some time for the program to establish itself. Especially considering its coaching staff has never worked together before. With a new staff still coming together for its inexperienced players and program, East has set the goal of simply improving with each snap of the ball. “The biggest thing we want to do is go out and improve week by week,” Allison said. “If we can just do that and do everything we are able to do in practice.” East will run a two-back offense, but Allison said a focus will be on spreading the ball out. Defensively, the Broncos will operate out of a three-man front. Sophomore Will Moffit will lead the offense at quarterback with a go-to receiver in Brandon Peoples, both of whom were redistricted to the school from North Forsyth. Junior David Navarrete will be another target to Moffit, with Lamith Romelus leading the defensive front at nose guard. The inexperienced program will play a 10-game, non-region schedule this year in Class 3A, including private, smaller schools like King’s Ridge and Mount Pisgah in North Fulton, and more established programs from larger schools like Chamblee. But no matter the opponent, Allison said the team’s focus will remain on continual improvement. “There’s just a lot of challenges, and it’s going to take a minute to get this squared away,” he said. “But the kids have been working hard, the administration has been super supportive of the kids, and it’s just an exciting time for this part of Forsyth County.”

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Rushing attack, protecting ball crucial for Lambert’s fortunes in ’21 Team returns standouts at key slots on offense By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Second-year Lambert head coach Tommy Watson has pinned the Longhorns’ fortunes for 2021 on two aspects of the game — establishing a strong ground attack and “taking care of the stinkin’ football.” “The biggest thing we learned last year is we couldn’t run the football,” Watson said. “We have spent all the offseason trying to develop our run game to compliment the pass game. We must run the football.” Last year, the Longhorns managed 26 yards on the ground against South Forsyth, 36 against Denmark, 111 versus North Forsyth and 102 against West Forsyth, all losses that kept Lambert out of the playoffs for the fourth straight season. But another major factor in those losses, including another 6-7A game against Gainesville, were turnovers. “Against Gainesville, we turned the ball over two times on special teams and once on offense,” Watson said. “With

North Forsyth, we gave up a fumble and a pick, and against West we threw three interceptions. Those losses were winnable games. I’m not saying we should have won, but the biggest factor in those games was that we turned the ball over.” Protecting the ball will be a team effort, along with getting the running game established. Watson said many players will receive carries, but he expects 6-foot-3, 215-lb. senior Peyton Harrison to lead the team’s faction of running backs. “I think we have four or five running backs that are really good football players,” Watson said. Paving the way will be an offensive line led by South Carolina commit Grayson Maines, a 6-foot-6, 285-lb. tackle who was named an all-region selection last year. When the Longhorns take to the air, they will have one of the most prolific receivers in Metro Atlanta hauling in catches. Kojo Antwi will suit up for his senior season this year after committing to Ohio State this summer amid a laundry list of offers of D1 schools. “We’ll be leaning on him to be a big part of our team,” Watson said. Who will get him the ball is still in

question, though. Competition for starting quarterback is still being worked out with three in the running, including senior Ashton Smith and junior James Tyre, who altered playing time last season, and sophomore James Thorsen. “Ashton Smith is more of a gunslinger, Tyre played a lot of football for us last year and did a good job, and James is a do-itall, kind of dual-threat guy who likes to run it more than pass,” Watson said. Lambert’s defense will operate under a relatively new coaching staff that includes two coaches who previously served with Watson at Lowndes — defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Dustin Heard, and Steve Holley who will serve as special teams coordinator and running backs coach. The revamped staff will lead a defensive core that returns a few starters, with the gaps to fill in the secondary. Watson said after players were sidelined last year due to COVID-19 or quarantines, the team will have many of its offensive players line up on the other side of the ball for depth at each position. Senior Elijah Haughawout will anchor the defensive line in front of a seasoned linebacker core that includes several seniors, including Harrison and 2020 leading tackler Dawson Miller.

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The secondary will be without three of its starters from last year and will rely on Antwi at corner with junior Bradley Gabriel and senior transfer Henry Reese. Senior Darren Guy has moved from outside linebacker to safety with junior Tommy Morris. “I think we’re going to be okay, defensively,” Watson said. “Our defense is younger, but we like where we’re at right now, and really like how fast they lay and how hard they hit.” On special teams, kicking duties will be led by juniors Ryan Degyansky and Alex Mitchell. “Degyansky has an unbelievable leg, and Alex Mitchell is a good player as well, so we’ll see who does what as far as kicking duties,” Watson said. The 2021 Longhorns will look to end the program’s skid in recent years. After being a perennial region title contender from the program’s inception in 2009, Lambert has won just 11 games over the last four seasons, including a 5-5 mark last year. “Our motto this year has been to play as hard as we can, hit as hard as you can and take care of the stinkin’ football,” Watson said. “I think if we do all those things, we’ll have a shot to be competitive.”

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Pinecrest moves back to 11-man play after state title Paladins continue play in private school league By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — No team was spared the challenges of the 2020 season, but the local program to best capitalize on the circumstances may have been Pinecrest Academy. With low roster numbers ahead of last year, Pinecrest left the GHSA to compete in the Georgia Association of Private & Parochial Schools to play 8-man football. The decision proved fruitful when the team won the Division II state title, the program’s first state championship. The Paladins will now look to another new landscape in 2021. The team will still compete in the GAPPS league but will make its return to 11-a-side football. Pinecrest head coach Shawn Coury, entering his second season at the helm, said the state title “absolutely” energized the program, and the team is making positive progress in its transition back to 11-man play. “It’s been great,” Coury said. “We set up our 8-man offense last year to

be transitioned to 11, and that’s been seamless. We have a new defensive plan, and it’s all coming together, but of course, we are running short on time. But we are full steam ahead, and the guys are really doing a good job with learning, and we’re stronger and faster.” Coury said the move to 11-man football will allow Pinecrest’s defense to be enriched with an additional safety and added players on blitz calls or in coverage. “Playing defense with eight players, it limits your secondary calls on safety, and now we have three extra guys on blitz calls or coverage,” he said. “This will allow us to just enhance what we do.” Pinecrest’s roster is still limited to 26 players, so most will see action on both sides of the ball. Offensively, the Paladins will be without some its big playmakers from last year, including Bryce Balthaser, but several returning starters and those who earned substantial playing time last season will suit up again this year. Pinecrest’s backfield will be anchored by brothers Brecken and Brock Barbee. Brecken will start again at quarterback with his brother at tailback. “Brecken has been throwing pretty

well here lately, he is making good reads,” Coury said. “Bruce was more in a substitution role last year, but he did get some work and he is stronger and faster. We’re excited about him.” Senior Ryan Bartling will also be in the backfield as fullback after being a utility player last season. “He played multiple positions last year, but in this 11-man set he’ll line up at fullback” Coury said. “Of course, he will be a spread fullback and we’ll move him around. He brings a lot of versatility to our offense. He’s big and strong enough to be a tight end but fast enough to be a slot receiver.” Other targets for Barbee will be returning senior receiver Colin Brown, who has “speed, grit and lots of explosiveness,” Coury said. Another is firstyear player Sebastian Santa Maria, who Coury said is a basketball and soccer player making a strong transition to football. A major adjustment the offense has made in the offseason is getting back to a five-man front, which will be anchored by junior center Jackson McCray. “The offensive line is incredible smart and athletic,” Coury said. “Some people may look and see we are only at 180- or 190-pounds on our line, but they are very good at what they do,

smart, and we can do some things that can give defenses trouble.” Defensively, Bartling will move from defensive end to outside linebacker, with Brown returning as safety. Coury is also expecting freshman safety Matthew Mitchell to make an impact. “He’s just done a really good job of picking up the defense fast, and he’s just a playmaker,” he said. With its refreshed look, the Paladins will play a host of relatively unfamiliar teams in the GAPPS and some, like Harvester Christian and Cherokee Christian, that have also moved up to 11-man play with the Paladins. “Where it’s different is that we’ve all moved from 8-man to 11, and so we will all bring something new to the table,” Coury said. “But in our previous relationship playing together, we’re a little bit familiar, but it’s definitely a challenge.” Coury said his team is ready to face the proving grounds of a previous style of play against mostly new teams, mostly because they are “united.” “They seem to be very close to each other, and it’s cool to see,” he said. “We are going to give our best effort, do everything we can to compete and put out our best product every week.”

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Association of Independent Schools 3A state champion. Another highlight of the Raiders’ 2021 schedule is their Aug. 27 road matchup with Alabama juggernaut Hoover. Alpharetta head coach Jason Kervin spent 12 years with Hoover, including five seasons as the program’s offensive coordinator, before taking over the Raiders’ program. Milton is also set to resume its fairly recent trend of playing out-of-state opponents and will travel to Philadelphia to take on St. Joseph’s Preparatory School Sept. 11. St. Joseph’s captured its third straight state title in 2020 and was ranked in the top-10 nationally by MaxPreps. Milton will be the second Georgia team to face the program in the last three years. Marietta hosted St. Joseph’s in 2019. Under the direction of new head coach Tom Hall, Blessed Trinity will take on Charlotte Catholic of Charlotte, North Carolina. The tilt will feature two teams that have won six state championships in their respective classifications over the past four years. The Sept. 10 matchup will be the annual Patriotism Bowl game organized by the Carolinas Freedom Foundation. Region schedules for local teams have remained unchanged for 2021, the second year in the current cycle of reclassification and region realignments. However, one new team will join the fray. East Forsyth enters its inaugural season. The Broncos will play a 10-game, non-region schedule in its first season beginning Aug. 20 against Ridgeland. East Forsyth is also slated to play two North Fulton Schools. The team will host Mount Pisgah Oct. 1 and travel to Milton to play King’s Ridge Nov. 5 to close out the regular season.

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