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Bradberry hails unity in first State of the City address

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Dozens of residents gathered at Mount Pisgah Christian School Feb. 22 for the annual State of the City address in Johns Creek. It was Mayor John Bradberry’s first address.

Smattered with jokes, the speech reinforced many of the priorities the City Council established during their retreat in January: the town center, legacy center for the arts, Cauley Creek Park and economic development.

Bradberry also touched on public safety, stormwater and his campaign promise to help the city become a better community.

The mayor also lauded the unity of the current City Council. Each of the five newly elected members ran together on a single ticket and there has been a marked decrease in in-council fighting on the dais during meetings and events this term.

Two challenges Bradberry said face Johns Creek today are limited unassigned financial reserves he estimated to total around $3 million and the growing national inflation rate.

Both he said, hinder the city’s ability to launch new programs and fund larger projects. But Bradberry also said they can both be managed, reporting that the financial state of the city, “remains extremely strong.”

Bradberry went on to acknowledge the many strengths he sees in Johns Creek, which he called “the sizzle,” as compared to the city’s fundamentals which he called, “the steak.”

“Now, we are known as a premier bedroom community, and although we will always have that at our core, we are so much more than this,” Bradberry said. “We are a premier arts and culture community; we are a premier health and

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Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry delivers his first State of the City address Feb. 22 at Mount Pisgah Christian School. The speech reinforced many of the priorities the City Council established during their retreat in January: the town center, legacy center for the arts, Cauley Creek Park and economic development. wellness community; we are a premier sports and recreation community, and we are also a community of great patriotism and veterans.”

But public safety, he said, is the foundation of everything else. In preparation for his first budget proposal this summer, Bradberry said he has been working with City Manager Ed Densmore to determine proper staffing levels for the Police Department and praised the work of the department under new Police Chief Mark Mitchell citing increased citizen engagement and increased transparency.

“The other big priority is building

greater community,” Bradberry said.

“For too long we have been seen as a collection of nice neighborhoods but lacking that cohesive sense of identity, a sense of place and a sense of community. This dynamic is going to change.”

Bradberry shared plans for making the city more physically connected through trails and improving existing and new park space through the city’s upcoming strategic parks plan update.

“This process will shape how we complete the build out of our park lands and other programming,” Bradberry

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ATLANTA — High stakes testing returns to the classroom this spring after two years of COVID-19 disruption meant few penalties for low performance and participation. That won’t be the case this year. “[Georgia] Milestones tests will proceed and they will count,” said Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones during the February meeting of the Fulton County Board of Education.

The federally-mandated Georgia Milestones assessments were waived in spring 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, assessments returned, but testing was optional and scores could only help – not hurt – a student’s final grade.

This year, the Georgia Department of Education is again requesting some flexibility from the U.S. Department of Education for the Milestones assessments.

A spokeswoman for the GDOE said the state was allowed to cancel Georgia Milestones in 2020 and make

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ATLANTA — The man accused of molesting and murdering 8-year-old Joshua Harmon in 1988 pleaded not guilty to the charges at a Feb. 24 hearing, waiving his right to a formal arraignment.

The suspect, James Michael Coates, 56, of Woodstock, asked to be released on bond not to exceed $10,000, but that request was denied.

The Roswell Police Department arrested and charged Coates during a traffic stop last summer shortly after detectives allegedly linked DNA evidence from Coates to the scene of the murder more than 30 years ago.

Coates faces eight counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated child molestation, murder, aggravated sodomy, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence, according to court records.

Coates’ attorney, Katherine Racz, argued he should be granted bond by highlighting his ties to the community.

Racz said that when Coates was arrested in July, he was still living in Woodstock with his parents and older brother – decades after the murder had occurred – and was working at a local Burger King.

“Your honor, he is not a flight risk,” Racz said. “He was interviewed as a suspect in this case over [20] years ago in 1998 and he remained in the greater Atlanta area. He did not run, he did not flee, he did not skip town.”

Racz said Coates received his GED in Chesterton, Indiana, and went on to earn three medical technical degrees from the Illinois Medical Training Center before he moved to Atlanta in 1985.

Three years later, Harmon’s body was discovered in a wooded area 100 yards from both his and Coates’ Roswell apartment complex. Harmon had been reported missing two days prior. Named

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James Michael Coates, 56, speaks with attorney Katherine Racz during a hearing at the Superior Court of Fulton County Feb. 24. Coates is charged with the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old boy in Roswell. a suspect in 1998 Roswell police identified Coates as a suspect in 1998 after taking a blood sample while he was serving 20 years on a 1993 conviction for child molestation.

Fulton County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Chinekwu Okam said the molestation case for which Coates

was convicted in 1993 had similarities to the Harmon murder. In both cases, Okam said, the victims were 8-year-old white boys who had been lured into the woods. But in the 1993 case, the victim managed to escape, report the incident

Man leaves retailer with high-end item

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– Police were dispatched to a shoplifting call Feb. 18 on Medlock Bridge Road at Xhale City.

The employee said she observed a male, between ages 18-24, interested in the Puffco Peak Pro vaporizer. She went to the back, left the merchandise on the counter, and when she returned, the man had taken the item and left in a 2008 Honda Accord.

The suspect was described as an Asian male, medium build, and he wore white crocs, pink sweat shorts and a hoodie.

The vaporizer retails for over $300.

Stolen check altered for higher amount JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A Johns Creek woman reported fraud Feb. 14 to law enforcement. She stated someone stole her check that she put in a USPS drop box.

The check was written to Georgia Natural Gas on Aug. 27, 2021, for $63.39, but was cashed Nov. 11 for $5,000. The stolen check was cashed out of state.

The victim’s Bank of America credit card was charged $3,922.95 on Dec. 2 to cover the overdraft amount from her checking account.

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Drug & DUI arrests John Powell, 24, of Columns Drive, Cumming, was arrested Feb. 14 on Jones Bridge Road for DUI and improper turn.

Andrzej Nalecz, 72, of Old Southwick Pass, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 16 on Nesbit Ferry Road for DUI. Peyton Loudon, 28, of Rebecca Street, Lilburn, was arrested Feb. 17 on Old Alabama Road was DUI and stopping in the roadway.

Kayle Zamora, 23, of Christiana Drive, Lawrenceville, was arrested Feb. 18 on Abbotts Bridge Road for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane.

Duke Perry, 46, of New Bethany Road, Buford, was arrested Feb. 19 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI. Jennifer Griggel, 33, of Pugh Street, Buford, was arrested Feb. 19 on Medlock Bridge Road for Failure to Yield, Driving on a Suspended License and DUI.

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‘Life under the stars’: Alpharettans honor legacy of Iskra Stoyanova

By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Not all those who wander are lost.

More than three dozen Alpharettans gathered at Bagel Boys Cafe on Haynes Bridge Road Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the life of Iskra Stoyanova, a woman who they had all come to know and love. Stoyanova died on Jan. 27 at 74 years old.

Originally from Bulgaria, Stoyanova did not have a permanent home, but community members emphasized that it was not for lack of ability. She chose to live outdoors, finding more fulfillment in friendship and community than in material possessions.

“Iskra chose to live her life under the stars,” said Alpharetta resident Paula Wright, who had taken Stoyanova into her home just before she died.

Wright was thankful that Stoyanova did not pass away outside on her own, and that she had gotten the opportunity to video chat with her daughter, Rayna, hours before she died.

Humble beginnings Stoyanova was born in 1947 in

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Burgas, a seaside city in Bulgaria. She loved the ocean during her childhood, even participating in swimming competitions in the open waters. Her family later moved to Varna, where Stoyanova attended a specialized high school and studied chemistry. She continued to study chemistry and physics at a university in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital.

Stoyanova spent much of the 1970s hitchhiking across Bulgaria, embracing a love of travel. She met her husband while hitchhiking, and the two later settled in the small town of Dalgopol, where she worked as a teacher.

Rayna said some of her first memories are of her and her mother walking through apple orchards in Dalgopol. The family then moved to Sofia, where Stoyanova worked as a chemist.

Rayna described her mother’s love for adventure. Stoyanova learned to ski at 47 years old, after making a deal with her daughter: Rayna would teach her mother to ski if her mother bought her a snowboard. Rayna now works as a ski and snowboard instructor in Switzerland.

“Being on the mountain gave her so much strength and purpose,” Rayna said. “She was on the mountain every day, sometimes hiking with her skis, because we had no money for lift tickets.

It was an achievement she was proud of, and always looking forward to.”

Rayna said coming to the U.S. was one of her mother’s biggest dreams, and that dream came true when Stoyanova was 53 and was chosen in the green card lottery. Her first step in the U.S. was in Atlanta. She traveled between the U.S. and Europe, visiting her daughter often.

Between two worlds Stoyanova worked a variety of jobs during her time in the U.S., from medical work to a job at Publix. Rayna did not know much about her mother’s life in America, but said she loved all the people she met. She said Stoyanova never could have found such a strong sense of community in Bulgaria.

Alpharettans described Stoyanova as one of the kindest and most selfless people they’d ever met, loving to talk and spend time with them. She gave advice, listened to others’ problems and never lamented her own.

“She never asked for anything but always gave,” said Kishma Anthony, who attended the memorial service at Bagel Boys. “She gave love, encouragement,

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Johns Creek girls lacrosse to host charity campaign JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek High School Girls Lacrosse will host their Lace Up with Lax Charity event during the girls’ junior varsity and varsity lacrosse games on March 8.

Lace Up with LAX is dedicated to defining the legacy of lacrosse players off the field by working to provide children who are homeless a new pair of shoes.

The ultimate goal of the organization is

to help end the cycle of homelessness one pair of shoes at a time.

The teams will be accepting new or gently used shoes in collection bins at the entrance to the stadium from 5-8:30 p.m. March 8.

Donated shoes will be given to Soles 4 Souls, an organization focused on putting used shoes to use.

City officials attend state training

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Five City Council members trekked to Athens Feb. 23-25 for the Georgia Municipal Association’s Newly Elected Officials Institute.

The training is mandatory for all newly elected municipal officials in the state.

Attendees are given a crash course in local government with presentations on ethics, policies, management, land use, finances, personnel, public works and other topics.

The Georgia Municipal Association is a non-profit organization that provides training and consulting services to its 537 represented cities across the state.

GMA also provides attendees with a 325-page handbook for mayors and council members. It covers everything from the different forms of government layout and leadership to relationships with the press, open records laws and explanations of government departments.

Council members Dilip Tunki, Stacy Skinner, Bob Erramilli, Larry DiBiase and Mayor John Bradberry all attended.

The five were elected in the Nov. 2 election. Bradberry was elected mayor in November and had already served on the City Council.

“It was good,” Bradberry said. “We all enjoy each other’s company and enjoy the company of other City Council members from neighboring cities and cities across Georgia. It’s all part of building a baseline of knowledge to be effective.”

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Mayor John Bradberry and the City of Johns Creek invite elementary, middle and high school students to participate in an art competition showcasing “Nature in Johns Creek.”

Participants may submit two-dimensional art pieces that can be paintings, drawings, multi-media or digital illustrations.

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The mayor also shared plans to increase resident involvement in city goings on through “serving on a problemsolving task force,” or volunteering on a community event-planning board he called “Creek Corps.”

While discussing plans for the proposed town center and Creekside Park, the mayor also shared plans to increase events in the town center area to help engage residents. He pitched a handful of new city events including Daffodil Days which would work with Johns Creek Beautification, a Festival of Excellence, a Juneteenth celebration, a Diwali festival, a battle of the bands and a Lunar New Year celebration, among others.

Bradberry also gave special attention to stormwater in the city. Since the passage of the utility in June, some residents have taken issue with the ordinance and have raised fairness and clarity concerns to members of the City Council during meetings. Bradberry said he and city staff would work to make the program better.

“The stormwater system and billing is complex. We know it’s far from perfect,

we also know that we can make it better,” Bradberry said. “With the program still being only a few months old and not set in stone, we will make tweaks to continue to improve the system.”

Bradberry said he and council members will also encourage redevelopment above ground in the city.

“With most of Johns Creek built out, we are encouraging existing shopping centers and office buildings to redevelop,” Bradberry said. “The city wants property owners and investors to come to us with their best proposals to create greater assets for our community.”

Despite the diversity of Johns Creek and all the change Bradberry said he hopes to bring to the city, constants among residents still remain.

“We are all here for basically the same reasons. We all want our kids to get a great education; we all want our families to live in safety and we all want a high quality of life,” Bradberry said.

“These are good and noble pursuits. This is what unites us, and we should never be divided.”

He then invited all present City Council members to join him on stage and asked the audience to join them in their efforts to “make Johns Creek the best that it can be.”

“The state of the city of Johns Creek is strong, and the future of Johns Creek is bright indeed,” Bradberry said.

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Gilly’s in Dunwoody makes the cut for ‘Bar Rescue’

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Local watering hole and Dunwoody staple since 1977, Gilly’s The Spot will be featured on an upcoming episode of the show “Bar Rescue” on Paramount Network.

Gilly’s, located on Dunwoody Park, is best known for its wings and welcoming atmosphere. After securing a spot on “Bar Rescue,” the local favorite got a face lift.

“Bar Rescue” features host Jon Taffer who visits bars across the country looking for a makeover. He brings with him contractors and mixologists to renovate and revitalize the businesses.

Gilly’s owner Willie Chandler said he had been trying to get on the show for five years when he finally got the call.

The bar had landed an interview with producers of the show years prior, Chandler said, but there wasn’t enough drama to earn them a space on the reality show.

When the producers gave Chandler a second chance, he was ready.

“So, the second time they came, we had a meeting and just made up a whole bunch of stuff,” Chandler said laughing.

The crew at Gilly’s is like a family, he said, so any in-fighting or drama on the show was just for the cameras.

It worked, and preparation for the show began. Chandler said producers asked for his input on what he would like to see changed in the bar ahead of the renovations, but the ultimate decisions were made by host Jon Taffer.

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Gilly’s owner Willie Chandler makes a drink Feb. 17. The bar underwent renovations in December and will be featured on the show “Bar Rescue” in March.

Dec. 8-10, contractors from the show brought in new furniture, put up wallpaper and light fixtures, wood paneling and a rock backsplash for the bar.

They also moved the bar televisions and installed new signage.

But the renovations couldn’t cover up Gilly’s colorful history. The Wollen Hole – a fist hole in a wall made during the Falcons’ 2017 Super Bowl loss – remains intact, although it’s now surrounded in plaid.

Taffer opted to change the name of the bar to “The Stadium Club” because he said the rounded front of the building looked like a stadium, Chandler said,

but it’s one change that’s not sticking around.

“I’m not getting rid of [45] years of history just because the building is curved, so we are going to go back to Gilly’s,” Chandler said.

Taffer also left Gilly’s with a new drink menu, including a signature cocktail named for Chandler called the Willie Wild Bloody Mary.

The drink uses a new Gilly’s special bloody mary mix and comes with a slider on top.

Members of the “Bar Rescue” crew arrived in Dunwoody Dec. 4, Chandler said. They did some preliminary inter-

views that weekend before the show really began.

“That Monday it was on. Jon Taffer came in yelling, kicking, screaming cursing,” Chandler said.

Taffer had two days in the bar talking to the Gilly’s crew before barring staff and starting the renovations, Chandler said.

“They kicked us out of here 9:00 Wednesday night and we re-opened about 7:00 on Friday,” Chandler said.

“It’s crazy and it’s real how fast they are.”

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Continued from Page 8 Overall, Chandler said he’s happy with the renovations, but it got him thinking more about the future of Gilly’s.

He’s already drawing up plans for his next big update.

Gilly’s is a labor of love. After Chandler moved to the Dunwoody area, his first night in town he was looking for a place to play poker and found Gilly’s.

He became a regular.

Serious soul-searching When his mother passed away suddenly, Chandler went to Gilly’s and sat at the bar. It was out of character for Chandler, who typically sat in the back.

Then owner Jim Gilmore struck up a conversation, sharing that his wife had died earlier the same week.

“And I said, man, we got to get busy living, I gotta start doing things that I want to do,” Chandler said. “And he said, ‘Man what I need to do is sell the bar.’ And that’s how it happened.”

Chandler said that if his mom hadn’t passed away, he would never have sat at the bar and had that conversation with Jim that changed his life.

The rest was history.

When he took over the bar about a year later, he inherited the regular customers who came with it.

“They have a routine and Gilly’s is part of that routine,” Chandler said. “It’s like their home away from home, it’s like a family.”

Mike Sheffield has been going to Gilly’s for more than 20 years.

“It’s a total cliché, but it’s just a local, friendly bar,” Sheffield said. “You walk in, and pretty much everybody knows you and they remember what you drink.”

For Sheffield that’s a Bud Light. He’s a fan of their burgers too.

“It’s a fun place to just sit around and chat with the locals, watch sporting events,” Sheffield said.

Now in his 50s, Sheffield has been a member of the community about the

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The Wollen Hole at Gilly’s remains even after the bar underwent renovations in December as part of the show “Bar Rescue.” A patron punched the hole in the wall, and damaged the glass door beside it, in frustration when the Atlanta Falcons lost the Super Bowl in 2017, owner Willie Chandler said. same amount of time as the bar itself.

He graduated from Chamblee High School and still supports their football team to this day.

When Chandler took over the bar six and a-half years ago, he made sure to support the Chamblee Bulldogs and the Dunwoody High School Wildcats, Sheffield said.

“Willie is such a supporter of the area,” Sheffield said. “He just tries to stay active in the community and has done a really good job since he’s taken over Gilly’s.”

Chandler said the Gilly’s episode of “Bar Rescue” is set to premiere on March 20, and the bar will be hosting a watch party to celebrate.

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Word of the year Highway 9 and I go way back. Last Saturday, we became even more familiar with each other.

It was late morning. I was traveling north on 9, at the speed limit, going RAY APPEN through the interPublisher Emeritus section of Ga. 9 and ray@appenmedia.com Mansell Road on a big- time green light.

I was driving my Toyota Tundra, a heavy full-sized pickup. Out of the corner of my eye I see something white in front of me, a white sedan turning left onto Mansell road – turning left as in about to get T -boned by my Tundra into the passenger side in the next milli-second. Not sure whether anyone in that passenger seat would have survived.

I hit my brakes harder than I have ever hit brakes before and veered to my left as I watched that white blur also turning left crossing in front of me onto Mansell. My truck had been sliding now for about 30 feet as I watched the tail end of the white blur miss my right front bumper by maybe a foot and continue through the intersection – never stopping or slowing down.

Stopped, heart pounding, in the middle of the intersection, I turned my head to the right and just caught sight of that white vehicle disappearing up Mansell Road going east. The cars behind me had stopped. I let my foot off the brake and turned back into the middle of the lane and got out of the intersection.

It all happened in perhaps a second or so. As I drove on, I think I was numb; there wasn’t any real emotion – not anger, not fear, nothing. I remember though, sending my brain a “good job” thought. It processed a lot of information, sent orders and took charge on its own – really, really fast.

I had no dog in that fight. I was just a bystander, the driver of the Tundra minding my own business and headed home.

The next morning, I noticed I was missing a hubcap and small piece of my bumper. “Strange” I thought. I know there was no contact with that white blur but I certainly don’t recall this damage happening previously.

Well, maybe we did hit just a little and I just didn’t realize it, I thought. So, Sunday morning about 11, I decided to drive back to the intersection to see if I could see parts of my Tundra

somewhere in the road, just in case.

It was a bright, clear and crisp Sunday morning with light traffic.

I stood at the corner of Ga. 9 and Mansell Road – right in front of that Starbucks – and found no parts to my truck. I wasn’t in a hurry though, so I just stood there in the morning sun and watched the traffic for a bit. As I said, it was just a beautiful day. I was there for about 15 minutes.

I looked up when I heard the horn blasting. It was either a BMW or a Land Rover on Mansell Road turning left onto Ga. 9. The driver was shaking his fist and shouting (inside the car with all the windows rolled up) at the car in front, and I am sure if I had been closer, I would have seen the veins in his neck on the verge of bursting. I hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary, so I guess that the car in front of him just hadn’t reacted to the green light fast enough.

“The man and perhaps his wife in the BMW or Rover just aren’t having a good Sunday morning,” I thought to myself. “Sad.” In that 15 minutes that I watched the traffic at the intersection on this cool Sunday morning, there were four instances of horn-blowing drivers – all without any obvious provocation. Two of the four instances included a one finger salute. One of the four – the one giving the salute – I can comfortably classify as a “road-rage” – again, on a slow, peaceful, Sunday morning in Alpharetta.

When I left I felt the same numbness I had felt the day before when I had, by the narrowest of margins, avoided possibly killing someone – someone probably in a hurry or on their phone. The experience from both days felt to me like metaphors for life today – the stress, the politics, the vitriol and the frustration. None of it makes a whole lot of sense. There seems to be some sort of great big disconnect. There is so much anger. And, I think – no, I know – we are so much better than this.

It’s not like we no longer have reasons to be good, or be tolerant, or patient, or kind, or polite, or generally to treat each other as we would like to be treated. We still have all the reasons to be that way and to act that way. Those reasons have not left us.

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Coates: Continued from Page 2 and identify Coates as his offender in a line-up.

“The fact that he doesn’t have a lengthy criminal history is not indicative of this case because he was sentenced to 20 years in prison,” Okam said. “So, because of the length of the time that he was in prison, he did not have the opportunity to commit a crime because he was locked up in the department of corrections.”

While Coates maintains his innocence on the child molestation conviction, Racz said he agreed to register as a sex offender in 2014. She added that Coates had not committed any other felonies since his 1993 conviction.

But, Okam pointed out, Coates also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery/family violence charge against someone who was 65 years or older in 2019.

It wasn’t until December 2020 that Coates met with law enforcement again.

At that time, Racz said, Roswell police asked for another sample of his DNA, which Coates agreed to by going to the police station himself, giving them what they needed, then heading off to work.

Trouble with evidence Racz alleged that the reason Roswell

police asked for the new sample is because the Georgia Bureau of Investigation lost Harmon’s 1988 sexual assault kit and was unable to compare it to Coates’ 1998 blood sample. However, Racz said, the GBI “suddenly” found the kit in 2012 and finally examined it in 2014.

Out of four samples taken from the kit, Racz said the GBI concluded that two contained Harmon’s DNA. The third sample did not have enough evidence to run a test, and the fourth could not be successfully examined.

The case was revived in 2015 when Roswell police received funding for more exacting DNA testing. Authorities sent the 1988 samples to CyberGenetics Inc., an independent laboratory in San Diego, California. Roswell police said those results were what allegedly linked Coates to the crime.

But at the Feb. 24 hearing, Racz said the lab determined that the likelihood of the DNA belonging to Coates was 1 in 67,000.

“This is the state’s case,” Racz said.

“Your honor, I firmly believe having taken a look at the voluminous evidence that the state has provided to us so far that Mr. Coates did not commit this crime and that the state cannot prove that he committed this crime without a reasonable doubt.”

Okam said it was up to the jury

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick denies bond to James Michael Coates on Feb. 24, saying that he posed a greater flight risk than ever before. to decide whether there was enough evidence to convict Coates, adding that due to the gruesomeness of the case and similarity to his 1993 conviction, Coates should “absolutely” be denied bond.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jane Barwick agreed, saying the defendant’s flight risk was “greater than ever.”

Barwick said that while Coates had

allegedly complied with registering as a sex offender, he continued to be close to children by working at Burger King.

“I think [Burger King is] a fine place to work and a fine institution,” Barwick said, “but it certainly involves a lot of exposure to children and perhaps a playground, and so I was distressed by that.”

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Tests: Continued from Page 1 significant adjustments in 2021. This year federal authorities are tightening the reins.

“However, they are allowing states to submit [adjustments to their plans] for 2022, to account for data limitations resulting from the pandemic,” said Meghan Frick, communications director for the GDOE. The requests for flexibility focus on letter grades for districts and schools, attendance requirements, school “climate” ratings, financial reports and other segments disproportionally impacted by the pandemic.

The 2022 Milestones results will es-

sentially create new baselines for scores moving forward.

“It’s important for us as these scores come in, because we can’t compare them [over previous years],” Jones said. “They don’t compare to 2018… and they certainly don’t compare to last year.”

Beginning in April, Milestones assessments will be given to all students in grades three through eight (End of Grade tests), and to students taking certain high school subjects (End of Course tests). Testing will continue into May. The scores will be used for promotion and retention decisions in elementary and middle school, and count as 20 percent of the final grade in tested high school subjects.

Jones is most concerned with hitting the 95 percent participation rate this year – a requirement waived last year. If the level is not met, schools will be penalized in their overall achievement score. Unlike

past state testing, parents cannot opt out of Milestones assessments.

Last year, not one Fulton County schools came close to meeting 95 percent participation. The participation rate ranged from 5 percent to 61 percent of students testing.

“If we don’t get the participation rate, and we don’t get students trying their best, then we’re not going to have accurate data to make to inform our decisions,” Jones explained.

While the results of Milestones assessments provide student data, the scores are also used to create the “report card” of the school and the

overall district, known as the CCRPI (college and career ready performance index).

This information is valuable to parents looking to enroll in the Fulton County School System, or to compare their school to other schools.

School board member Gail Dean (Sandy Springs) said it is important for teachers and administrators to understand the impact of the scores, and to encourage participation.

“A lot rests on these scores,” Dean said. “Especially when we look at where somebody wants to live and what school district they want to move into.”

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Ellie the Mini Schnauzer, our resident Chaser of Cats, also loves to chase leaves. Earlier in the season, when the big leaves started falling from that tree in the STEVE HUDSON corner of the yard, she Get Outside Georgia, would have a field day aa4bw@comcast.net chasing them as they drifted to the ground – and the nice thing was that there was a never-ending supply of falling leaves for her to chase. It never got old, for her or for me. It really is a lot of fun to watch a little gray dog chase big, golden leaves.

The only downside of all that is that those leaves don’t evaporate. Eventually they have to be raked up.

Our abundance of leaves gets raked into a big ol’ pile at the back of the yard, where they eventually turn to mulch. It’s a great place to dig worms for fishing, too, so I really don’t mind the effort it takes to keep them corralled.

Decades ago, however, we’d take a different approach to leaf management.

We’d rake them up into a big pile and burn them. Those slow-burning leaves filled the area with a smoky aroma that burrowed itself into my olfactory memory and that will always remind me of late

fall.

We always had good luck burning leaves. But now and then you hear stories of leaf burning that gets out of hand.

In fact, it happened just a week or so ago up in White County.

The fire started Sunday, Feb. 13, when burning leaves got out of control and started a forest fire on the back side of Tray Mountain northeast of Unicoi State Park in the vicinity of GA 356.

Fire crews went to work battling the fire through the night Sunday and into Monday, constructing containment lines and setting backfires from the Unicoi State Park side in an effort to get the fire under control.

“The winds were in our favor,” notes Bill Mish, general manager at Unicoi State Park, which helped to house and feed the firefighting team.

“It really was a pleasure to see how the various agencies worked together,” Bill continues. “They took good care of our park.”

By Monday, Feb. 14, the Forest Service reported that the fire was 50 percent contained. Meanwhile, crews continued working to enhance the containment lines and prevent further spreading of the fire.

Crews also battled the blaze from

BILL MISH/UNICOI STATE PARK

Firefighting efforts from the Forest Service at the Unicoi State Park lake. the air. If you were in the area early last week, you might have spotted a Forest Service helicopter transporting water from the Unicoi State Park lake to help fight the fire’s spread.

By Tuesday, these efforts were clearly paying off. The Forest Service’s Feb. 15 update reported that the fire was 100 percent contained, adding, “Fire crews successfully kept the fire within control lines yesterday and strengthened and improved those lines.” The statement went on to note that crews were focusing

on mopping up and on patrolling to find any remaining heat sources that could cause new fire to break out and threaten the containment lines.

A final update from the Forest Service came last Wednesday, Feb. 16, and reported that the fire continued to be 100 percent contained. More good news came in the form of higher humidity and light winds toward week’s end, as well as the rain brought to the area by our latest storm.

PUBLIC INFORMATION OPEN HOUSE (PIOH) FOR BUICE ROAD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT (P.I 0017830) SET FOR MARCH 10 The community is invited to provide input on the Buice Road Bridge Replacement project at a PIOH set for Thrusday, March 10th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Johns Creek City Hall, located at 11360 Lakefield Drive, Johns Creek Ga 30097.

The project entails replacing the existing bridge on Buice Road over Johns Creek between Farmbrook Lane and Twingate Drive. The proposed bridge replacement will improve the safety and operations of Buice Road, bringing the bridge to meet standards.

During the meeting, City Staff will present proposed concept designs, proposed detour plans and residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the project. For those not able to attend in-person or online, meeting materials and an online comment form will be available on the city website.

The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with advance notice by calling the City at 678-512-3200.

Written statements will be accepted concerning this project at the meeting or by visiting the project’s webpage on the City’s website. The online response form will be available until Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Ways to participate in the meeting: 1. Online: a. To view the livestream meeting only: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/residents/city-clerk/meeting-agendas-minutes?viewmode=0 b. To view the livestream AND participate/ask a question virtually during the meeting: (Zoom link will be provided on Mar. 10) Zoom call attendees will be able to ask questions via the Zoom chat feature and questions will be read aloud during the meeting.

2. In-Person: a. For those attending the meeting in-person, all CDC recommended COVID-19 guidelines will be followed. b. Attendees will be required to wear a mask.

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Stoyanova: Continued from Page 4 compliments and even advice. She was a beautiful soul, and I truly loved her.”

John Lamb owns Bagel Boys Cafe and had become good friends with Stoyanova.

She would often stay outside the restaurant and was a regular customer. He recalled times when Stoyanova would take it upon herself to help clean up inside and outside the cafe — despite him never asking.

St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church will hold a funeral service for Stoyanova Feb. 23 from 10 a.m to noon. Community members are welcome to attend. Rayna will be coming from Europe to attend the service.

Rayna said she was thankful so many Alpharettans had positive memories of her mother, and asks community members to share their favorite memories of Stoyanova with her by sending them to iskra.l.stoyanova@gmail.com. The community is also accepting canned food and monetary donations to North Fulton Community Charities or St. Mary of Egypt in Stoyanova’s name.

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DEATH NOTICES Louis Cerulli, 94, of Alpharetta, passed away February 14, 2022.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Paul Hector, 78, of Roswell, passed away February 15, 2022.

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Judy Ray, 80, of Roswell, passed away February 16, 2022.

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Susan Childress, 61, of Alpharetta, passed away February 19, 2022. Arrangements

by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Tanya Leigh Pesto-Urquhart, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away February 15, 2022. Arrangements

by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Richard Secrest, 71, of Roswell, passed away February 20, 2022.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Mark Wegener, 61, of Alpharetta, passed away February 18, 2022.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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SENIOR DATA SCIENCE SPECIALIST: (Job in Alpharetta, GA) Establish documented test cases and plans for onboarding projects and new integrations for hotel industry; provide initial data investigation and exploratory data analysis; make business decisions through collecting and analyzing data; contribute to innovation process, product design, and documentation to increase yield management, data mining, mathematical optimization, and web scraping; work with Cplex, SPSS, and C# REQS: Bachelor’s degree in any engineering field and 2 yrs of exp in the job or 2 yrs of exp in hotel industry working with Cplex, SPSS, and C#. Mail resume, Attn. Evelin Babos, Central Dynamics LLC d/b/a Cendyn, 980 N. Federal Highway, Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33432.

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Work from Home for Appen Newspapers of Alpharetta If you are looking for something you can do at home to earn money - on your schedule - we need help bagging newspapers.

The requirements of the work is as follows: Once a week, come to our office in Alpharetta and pick up bundles of our newspapers.

Take the newspapers home and bag them individually.

When you are finished, bring the bagged papers back to our office.

We provide the bags, the newspapers, pay for your gas to come pick up the papers and return them, and pay you on a per paper bagged rate. You work on your own schedule within the several day window we give you to do the work.

The work equates to roughly $12 per hour but varies according to how fast you bag. The work is performed on an independent contractor basis.

If you are interested, please come by our office at 319 North Main Street, Alpharetta, GA during business hours ( 9AM-5PM) Monday-Friday to fill in a short application.

Please ask for Heidi. We do not take phone calls or emailed applications.

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Director of Open Arms Special Needs Ministry Alpharetta Presbyterian Church has an opportunity for a compassionate and energetic individual who enjoys working with special needs children, youth, and adults to direct our Open Arms ministry.

Responsibilities • Lead the Promise Class (where our special needs community congregates) during Sunday morning services in worship through music, Bible lessons, crafts, and other activities.

• Supervise, work with, and coordinate volunteers and staff.

• Direct quarterly respite events at the church.

• Work alongside the Open Arms committee and Associate Pastor to identify opportunities to sustain and grow this ministry.

Hours vary but average six per week, with 3–4 hours every Sunday morning. Compensation is up to $18/hour plus 3 Sundays (weeks) of paid vacation per year.

Requirements • Annual Background Check and Child Safety Training • Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) CPR training/certification for infants, children, and adults (or complete within 3 months of hire) • Proof of vaccination against COVID-19, since you will be working with a vulnerable population.

• Degree in Special Education and experience managing staff preferred.

• Age 21 years or older.

Interested? Send us a letter telling us why, along with your resume: jobs@alpharettapres.com To learn more about Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, please visit us in person or at https://alpharettapres.com/.

Newspaper Delivery Routes Open We have several delivery routes open in the Alpharetta-Roswell / North Fulton area.

The work is once a week and requires the following: Reliable transportation, very clean driving record (we do a record check), and professional work ethic. We prefer the ideal person to have experience delivering newspapers but that is not an absolute requirement.

The delivery route is to every home in the subdivision - and is NOT subscriber based.

The route can be done on your schedule - within our specific 2-3 day window - depending on which paper you deliver.

We pay for all your gas, provide bags, and pay you as an independent contractor on a per home delivered basis.

Call our office at 770-442-3278 to request an application.

The typical route pays approximately $140 plus gas per week and takes about 4-5 hours to deliver.

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