Chattahoochee guards, from left, Loren Withrite and Grace Harris trap Seckinger’s Jaasiel Maria to force a turnover at Chattahoochee High School Jan. 28. The Cougars took down the Jaguars in a 41-26 victory.
Hooch girls even record with 41-26 win
By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga — The Chattahoochee High girls improved to 11-11 on the season and 4-5 in region after a 41-26 win over Seckinger at home Jan. 28. After a slow start shooting, the Cougars adjusted their defense in the second half to stifle the Jaguars’ offense, while Chattahoochee was able to find
the open shot and see more of their attempts land.
Despite taking some time for their shots to fall consistently, the Cougars finished each quarter with the lead due to their tough defense and few turnovers.
Chattahoochee point guard Grace Harris ran the Cougars’ offense as the floor general and anchored their defense with eight rebounds and four steals.
Center Mayisha Kimoto struggled shooting at times but had a dominant 13-rebound performance.
Head coach Lorenzo Withrite said he’s always happy to have a region win.
“We took care of the basketball tonight,” he said. “I trust the ball being in [Harris’s] hands and to make a decision with it.”
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Fulton County Arts residency program seeking applicants
By ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Fulton County Arts & Culture is accepting applications from local artists for the 2025 Public Art Futures Lab ArtistsIn-Residence Program.
In partnership with ATL DTN and MARTA Artbound, the annual opportunity is open to artists interested in exploring the intersection of art and technology. Now in its fourth year, the open call for the program ends Feb. 7.
Artists are invited to a threemonth residency to explore artistic themes of public engagement, digital innovation and community transformation. Those accepted into the program are granted privileged access to cutting-edge tools, interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship from leading experts.
Participants from previous years in the program acknowledge the significant impact that the opportunity had on their professional endeavors.
“The Futures Lab residency was a tremendous developing force in my practice,” said Max Woo, a 2022 MARTA Artbound Artist-In-Residence. “Though I had independently already worked on games of a smaller scale, the residency helped me with resources and guidance from great minds to build and release a product I couldn’t have imagined attempting years prior.”
See ARTIST, Page 21
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Motorist skirts arrest after striking cyclist
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police said they were unable to arrest a 22-yearold Sandy Springs man after he intentionally struck a cyclist along Canton Street.
A police sergeant witnessed the incident and followed the suspect’s Honda CR-V to the Roswell Presbyterian Church parking lot. But, police were not able to locate the cyclist.
After no victim was found, officers said they were unable to secure warrants and told the man he was free to leave.
While speaking with the suspect, officers said he admitted to striking the cyclist intentionally because the cyclist was weaving in and out of traffic lanes on purpose to annoy motorists.
Officers said the man reiterated that anger won him over and he hit the cyclist, even though he knows he should have stopped.
After reviewing security footage, officers said the victim wore all black and rode a pink bicycle.
Police warned the motorist about the consequences of an aggravated assault charge before he was released.
— Hayden Sumlin
Perfumes valued at $782 stolen at department store
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Thieves stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of perfume from a North Point Mall department store Jan. 3.
A loss prevention officer told police two women had stolen the items by concealing them in plastic bags.
Surveillance cameras recorded the alleged theft.
The items stolen included a Jimmy Choo, Prada, Valentino and Dolce & Gabbana perfume gift sets. According to the police report, 14 gift sets, totaling $785 in value, were stolen.
The loss prevention officer identified one of the women as a serial shoplifter. He also provided an image he said was her that was taken during a theft at a Perimeter Mall department store.
The incident was classified as a felony theft by shoplifting over $500.
— Jon Wilcox
Officers arrest employee for alleged felony theft
ROSWELL, Ga. — Police arrested a 51-year-old Roswell woman after she allegedly pocketed cash from fraudulent merchandise returns during her employment at the AutoZone off Ga. 9.
An officer said he met with a corporate investigator who reported an employee for returning multiple items to the shelf, creating false returns, and pocketing the cash.
The officer said security footage from the investigator indicated the transactions, totaling $1,638, occurred between Oct. 15, 2024, and Jan. 1, 2025.
The AutoZone investigator told officers that the stolen merchandise included various items from the sales floor.
While speaking with the suspect, officers said she admitted to taking the merchandise and expressed a willingness to pay for them.
Because AutoZone wanted to press charges, officers arrested the suspect, charged her with felony
theft by conversion and transported her to the North Fulton County Jail. Fulton County Jail records show the suspect was released Jan. 17 after a promise to appear in court.
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Officers arrest suspect in Roswell gym theft
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested a 23-year-old Marietta man Jan. 17 after the manager of the Crunch Fitness off Olde Perimeter Way reported him for suspicious activity.
The Dunwoody Crunch Fitness manager said the manager of the Roswell location contacted him about a suspect who had stolen credit cards from patrons the prior day. The Dunwoody gym manager told officers that he was not certain if the man had stolen anything from his location.
When officers spoke with the suspect inside the gym, they said he told them that he was from the Bahamas and did not have identification with him.
After being unable to locate anyone matching the suspect’s information in law enforcement databases, officers used a fingerprint scanner to identify him as a 23-yearold Marietta man.
While detaining the suspect, Dunwoody officers said the Roswell Police Department contacted them. They said Rowell detectives secured two felony warrants for financial transaction card theft and fraud stemming from the incident in Roswell.
Because the Marietta man had a suspended license for failure to appear, Dunwoody officers secured warrants for providing a false name and date of birth and driving with a suspended license. He was transported to DeKalb County Jail.
— Hayden Sumlin
MILTON 63, JOHNS CREEK 56
Milton boys triumph over Johns Creek
By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com
MILTON, Ga — Allen Whitehart celebrated his 400th win as a head coach as the Milton High School boys took down Johns Creek, 63-56, during senior night Jan. 31 in Milton.
The game included another milestone as Eagles guard Jaydon Cole scored his 1,000th point .
Johns Creek got out to an early advantage, going on a 28-point scoring rampage in the first quarter.
Juniors Tatum Holmes and Thomas Landeck, got the Gladiators rolling with floaters from the paint and 3-pointers.
Johns Creek took a 41-34 lead into the half, but Milton clamped down in the third quarter with six straight stops, allowing the Eagles to go on a 9-0 run.
Center David Ogunyemi came up big defensively with two major blocks in the second half. He also put up 5 of the 9 points that got Milton back in the lead.
“A region win is never easy, and we got it,” he said. “We were down, second half came out and knew what we had to do. All the energy in the building really helped us lock down and get the win.”
Ogunyemi checked out with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds
Guard Josh Dixon led Milton with 25 points, hitting big shots in clutch moments. Dixon’s 7 points in the fourth quarter ensured the Eagles staved off an attempted Gladiators last-minute comeback.
Coach Whitehart said that reaching 400 wins felt humbling.
“There’s been a lot of people involved in my success, most importantly my family,” he said. “The third quarter was the separator that got us back in control. They closed it a little bit late, but we were able to control it again.”
Remaining undefeated in the region, the Eagles have one showcase game Feb. 1 and then just two regular season in-region games before the postseason region tournament begins Feb. 10.
MILTON 74, JOHNS CREEK 36
Milton girls rout Gladiators during Eagles’ senior night
By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com
MILTON, Ga — The Milton High School girls celebrated senior night by posting a dominant 74-36 win over Johns Creek Jan. 31.
After a brutal first half, in which the visiting Gladiators scored only 8 points, Johns Creek fought back to more than triple its offensive output the rest of the way. It was not enough, as the Eagles maintained a safe lead throughout.
Senior Savannah Jenkins, who recently committed to Milligan University, led the Gladiators with 18 total points and three 3-pointers in the second half.
Junior Grace Landeck struggled shooting from deep but was successful getting to the foul line on drives, scoring two 3-point plays by drawing fouls in the fourth quarter.
Johns Creek struggled matching up with the taller Milton roster that was fired up for senior night. Four Eagles reached double figures in a display of scoring distribution.
Milton head coach Julian Barfield said the game was centered around the team. Multiple seniors gave up their starting spots to other seniors who don’t get as many minutes.
“Tonight was a great experience for our seniors and that’s what it was all about today,” he said. “The younger girls bought in and let them play, so it was fun.”
Milton Senior Raygen Lewis, who had a signature game with four steals, said that she took a moment to appreciate one of the last times competing with
her teammates.
“It’s a little emotional because I’ll miss playing with everybody,” she said.
Ava Mazzotta, another senior, agreed.
“Everybody on this team is so supportive of each other,” she said. “Having this great team dynamic really brings us together.”
Center Chassity McCammon and guard Payton Kozina credited Barfield for their confidence on the court and ability to always put their best food forward.
“He said to shoot it, I try to trust him like he trusts me,” Kozina said about a deep 3-pointer made from the logo in the first quarter. “It felt good.”
Point guard Londyn Walker said this game was the most fun she’s had all season.
“We shared the ball well tonight,” she said. “I love the way we came together as a family.”
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Johns Creek junior Tatum Holmes drives to the basket at Milton High School Jan. 31.
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Milton sophomore Deyva Davis locks in defending Gladiators junior Grace Landeck at Milton High School Jan. 31.
SECKINGER 55, CHATTAHOOCHEE 43
Chattahoochee boys fall to Seckinger at home
By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga — The Chattahoochee boys struggled to find their stride against Seckinger High, falling 55-43 on their home court Jan. 28.
The Cougars have now lost four straight.
The team has been struggling since losing senior Josiah Mawdesley, who went down six games ago with a knee injury. The Cougars are hopeful for a return before the end of the season.
Absent a scorer who averages 17 points was apparent in the doubledigit loss. The Cougars struggled offensively, unable to close a gap in the first half that stretched in the final quarters.
The Jaguars, however, found their offensive notch and settled into a 10-point lead in the second half.
The Cougars offense came primarily from senior center Kyler Fox, who exploded for four blocks in the first half to go along with a game-high 21
points and four rebounds.
Fox said that Seckinger adjusted to his defense after the first half, but he was able to break through them offensively.
“If they want to bully me, I’ll just bully them back,” he said. “They were pushing me around, but people don’t realize how athletic I am.”
Senior guard Jaylen Edgerton scored 14 to go along with six rebounds and three assists. No other Cougar scored more than 5 points.
Head coach Wade Mawdesley said that adjusting post-injury has been tough, but the young guys that have needed to step up have given him confidence a turnaround is possible.
“We were positioned to make the plays, and we couldn’t make the plays needed to win,” he said. “I told the guys, if you win, we’re excited and then we go back to work tomorrow. If you lose, you’re sad but then you gotta go back to work and the process is the same.”
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Chattahoochee had few turnovers, while picking Seckinger’s pocket seven times. Four steals came from Harris.
As a team leader, Harris reflected on the team’s journey this season.
“We keep on fighting and keep on pushing ourselves, and that’s how we come out
with these great wins,” she said. "I try to start the energy so my teammates can feed off of it.”
Chattahoochee sophomore guard Brooke Dorr led the game in points with 13 to go along with seven rebounds. Sophomore Loren Withrite was the only other Cougar in double figures with 10 points.
The Cougars have three tough in-region games left this season, hoping to move up in the rankings before the region tournament.
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From left, Chattahoochee’s Jaylen Edgerton and Aquil Bayyan Jr. bring the ball up court at Chattahoochee High School Jan. 28.
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From left, Chattahoochee center Mayisha Kimoto matches up with Seckinger forward Nawsa Brewer. Kimoto had a dominant performance on the glass, pulling down 13 rebounds in the game at Chattahoochee High School Jan. 28.
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Exciting news HOME Real Estate expands to North Atlanta!
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We are thrilled to announce the opening of our newest HOME Real Estate office in the heart of North Atlanta! As a boutique, luxury real estate firm, we’re committed to providing an exceptional experience at every price point, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring our unique approach to this vibrant community.
At HOME Real Estate, we believe that luxury is about more than just the price tag—it’s about delivering an unparalleled level of service, knowledge, and dedication to every client. Whether you’re buying your first home, looking for an executive property, or exploring luxury estates and equestrian properties, we’re here to guide you through a seamless, bespoke real estate experience. What sets us apart from larger, corporate firms? Our boutique mentality. At HOME Real Estate, we focus on offering personalized, one-on-one attention to each and every client. We know the importance of listening to your needs and ensuring you feel confident and informed throughout your real estate
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Last chance to embrace luxury living at Hillandale in historic Roswell
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A Charleston-inspired neighborhood
Now is your last chance to secure a new luxury home in Hillandale, a charming Charleston-inspired neighborhood just minutes from Historic Roswell. With only three homes remaining, these are the final opportunities to live in this popular community.
Three move-in ready homes
The final three homes recently had price adjustments and are move-in ready. Priced from $1.1 million, these homes offer elegant designs features and sophisticated layouts that are thoughtfully curated to provide ample indoor and outdoor entertaining spaces. Among the luxury features, you’ll find spacious primary suites, soaring 10foot ceilings, and rich hardwood floors throughout the main level. Each home is also equipped with high-end stainlesssteel appliances, ensuring both style and functionality.
Beyond the remarkable interiors, Hillandale boasts an array of additional features that enhance the living experience. Homes come with irrigation systems, tankless water heaters, and freestanding tubs, along with charming gas lanterns adorning front patios. The community’s pebbled driveways and sidewalks add to its overall appeal, while the HOA provides front and rear lawn maintenance, allowing residents to enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle.
A convenient location
Hillandale’s location is key and offers unparalleled convenience. Homeowners can easily access a variety of local dining and shopping options. Outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the nearby Chattahoochee River and its pristine parks, which offer an abundance of recreational activities, from kayaking to biking and walking trails. The Chattahoochee River Nature Preserve, just a short drive away, hosts summer music series and various outdoor events. Roswell is in the top 100 livable cities
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Live in the heart of Milton and stroll to dining, shopping, and retail right outside your front door. This brand-new community presents a diverse compilation of 25 unique farmhouse-inspired 2 and 3-story village homes and 10 estates set on established sidewalk-lined streets adorned in lush greenery. This remarkable neighborhood in Milton affords its residents convenient accessibility to local shops, notable restaurants, walking trails and vast green spaces.
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Reality: Estate planning isn’t just about what happens after you pass away; it’s also crucial for managing your affairs if you become incapacitated and unable to make decisions for yourself. In such cases, documents like a durable power of attorney allow someone you trust to handle your financial matters, while a health care directive or medical power of attorney ensures that your medical decisions are made according to your wishes. A living will further guide decisions on life-sustaining treatment. These tools give you control over your finances, health care, and overall wellbeing, ensuring that someone you trust steps in when needed, without the need for court intervention. A recent example is Jay Leno who had to get appointed as a guardian and conservator in probate court over half of his assets in his wife’s name due to her dementia. Now, Jay Leno must go back to court every year to give a full accounting of their assets and expenditures until his wife passes away so the court can supervise his expenditures on behalf of his wife. For most this is a nightmare scenario that they never anticipate and complete loss of privacy. Jay Leno and his wife
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If you’re ready to take control of your future and ensure your wishes are respected in any circumstance, join me for an upcoming workshop on estate planning. We’ll cover the essentials of preparing for both incapacity and the distribution of your assets, so you can make informed decisions today.
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Beyond functionality, a well-designed home can be a sanctuary that nurtures your mind, body and soul. With intentional updates and thoughtful remodeling, you can not only transform your living space into a personal wellness retreat but also make your home more appealing to today’s discerning buyers who value luxury and lifestyle-focused design. Whether you’re looking to enhance your own quality of life or increase your home’s marketability, here are the top three ways to create a serene, wellness-inspired retreat within your home.
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2. Integrate a relaxation zone. Dedicate a quiet corner or unused space in your primary suite or living area for meditation or yoga and design it with comfort and tranquility in mind. Incorporate cozy seating, such as a chaise lounge or oversized armchair, paired with soft textiles like plush throws and cushions. Add natural elements like potted plants or a small indoor water feature. Retreats like these resonate with potential buyers looking for a home that prioritizes comfort and relaxation.
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Summer means just one thing at Atlanta International School (AIS) – and that’s fun! With a fantastic variety of unique camps for children from 4K to Grade 10, beating boredom is guaranteed! Designed to exercise both young minds and bodies during the summer months, we have a camp to suit everyone.
The school hosts over 90 camps, across its Buckhead Campus, and now for the second year, at its new Sandy Springs location. AIS Sandy Springs is the perfect place to enjoy friendship and fun. Set in 25 acres of beautiful natural woodland on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, campers get to experience the outdoors and enjoy the newly renovated campus facilities.
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AIS Camps run from June 2nd - July 25th, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free early drop-off is available from 8 a.m., and we also have Stay and Play from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for $25 a day.
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Most of the stories from our newsroom are not just regurgitations of press releases and conferences.
When covering city council meetings, Appen reporters parse through agenda packets that can number hundreds of pages. While writing about the sale of a commercial office building, staff may pull vacancy data from the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
Most of these documents are not directly cited. They serve to inform our reporters about the topic at hand or to fact check a quote. A 500-word story may be built upon hundreds of pages of text or thousands of datapoints in a spreadsheet.
Smart newsrooms expect only a short window of attention from readers. Successful ones make it count. It’s our job to distill volumes of information and present to you a summary of the most important morsels.
During that process, reporters gather a lot of documents, and most don’t see
the light of day. I’m interested in changing that percentage.
Making source material more accessible to readers serves a few purposes.
It reinforces trust with our audience by backing up reporting. That one is the classic “cite your sources” motivation.
It encourages a more informed public. During a city budgeting process, reporters sift through audits and expenditures and revenue reports. They’ll take the hundredpage budget document and bring you an answer to the most important question: “Will this mean more or less turkey for me?”
Some residents may want to dive further, investigating for themselves why a deficit in the parks department appeared this year, or how many transportation projects went in the red. Making the underlying budget document more accessible, as reporters bubble up the topline information into the story, would make that exploration easier.
Should the cities themselves do a better job of sharing those documents? Of course. I just wouldn’t hold your breath or bet next year’s tax bill on it.
There’s a third, less obvious purpose that I think about often. Sometimes our newsroom is simply the only place where all these documents exist in the same
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As an example, I keep a spreadsheet of electronic surveillance technology used by our cities. The list includes everything from license plate readers and facial recognition software to fiber-optic cabling and Bluetooth beacons. I can see which Metro Atlanta cities are tracking residents at community events and the vendors they use to do it. I’ve assembled the document over years and supported each detail with records, meeting minutes, marketing materials and other sources.
I don’t seek out the data. I just flag relevant documents when I see them coming through our newsroom during the regular course of business and file it away.
The surveillance tech is a heavy exam-
ple of the third purpose. There are many others with perhaps brighter undertones. Simply put, I think we come across a lot of useful information that doesn’t always make it to your eyes.
I want to share more of it with you. We can do a better job of pointing you toward public information cited in our stories. That one is easy.
I want to hear what other kinds of documents we should make available.
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Militia Districts in Georgia and the Double Branch
BOB MEYERS
The Militia Act of 1784 established militia districts in Georgia. They served as a substitute for a full-time standing military force because the government had limited resources.
Each militia district was led by a locally elected Captain who enrolled every ablebodied resident male between the ages of 16 and 50 into military units. The units engaged in training exercises to be ready in case they were needed for defense. As new counties were formed, new militia districts were established within their boundaries.
Militia districts were necessary because of a growing threat of invasion from the Spanish military presence in Florida as well as other concerns. The militia system was largely abandoned during the Civil War but district boundaries continued.
Initially, many militia districts adopted the name of the Captain in charge. If a replacement Captain came on board, the name of the district change. Beginning in 1895, districts were given numbers in the order of their establishment.
One of the few remaining militia district courthouses in Georgia gradually deteriorated until brought back to life by the commitment of Carol Cookerly and her husband Robert Beal who in 2023 purchased the property where the courthouse stands. This is how the courthouse appeared in 2018.
Each of seven militia districts in old Milton County had a courthouse where a justice of the peace held court. The courthouses were responsible for administrative functions including serving as election districts and handling property taxes. They also held trials involving small crimes. Courthouses varied in size and amenities depending on their functions.
Almost all courthouses are long gone but one remains in Milton on Birmingham Road. The small 16 by 20-foot building had substantially deteriorated until the property it occupies was purchased in 2023 by Carol Cookerly and her husband Robert Beal. The couple has made a substantial investment in the renovation of the structure supported by Milton Historical Society volunteers and a donation from Milton residents Sarah and Charlie Roberts. Carol and Robert are committed to the preservation of this rare element of the area’s history. Carol, a member of the Milton City Council, says the courthouse is now red, white and blue
“Double Branch Justice of the Peace Courthouse, Freemansville” (note spelling of the road). In 1938 the newspaper spoke of a “new courthouse at Freemansville.”
Celebrated historian Caroline Dillman wrote a column in 1986 quoting Ira Cagle, one of several people she interviewed. Cagle said the stone foundation pieces may date from the mid-1800s but the courthouse was last used about 1941 except for elections which continued until the 1960s. Scott Reece, a surveyor in North Fulton, recalls accompanying his mother when she voted in the courthouse when he was a child in the 1960s. Scott explains that the name of the courthouse is derived from the double forks of Little River that formed the Double Creek District in original Cherokee County district maps.
“not exactly the flag’s colors but close enough for what occurred there!”
The property has been owned by various people over the years, each of whom added to its history. Cynthia Chandlee, a local Realtor, owned the property from 1994 to 2010 which she named Cornerstone Farm. She says “Cornerstone Farm was an inspiring project for our family, breathing new life into the land and its history. We worked hard to preserve the charm and character of the 1930s farm, which is a reason why we did not demolish the old courthouse.”
Bill Manning and Heath Cashin rented the property in the early 1980s where they raised llamas. Heath says that passersby would stop and inquire about the llamas and then ask about the little building which had no signage.
Called the Double Branch Voting District Courthouse, the building now boasts a historical marker, though its exact age is something of a mystery. When the Atlanta Constitution listed voting places for an election in 1934 it referred to the
Dillman also interviewed Toledo Burgess, who retired in 1971 after 35 years as a school bus driver and who lived close to the courthouse. Burgess said he sawed the lumber used to build the current courthouse in the 1940s and 1950s which replaced the earlier structure. He used to help with elections even after they were moved to the Birmingham Community House.
A local retired teacher, Charles Newton, explained to Dillman how the justice of the peace system worked. “A bailiff would issue a warrant and court would be held maybe with witnesses but always with the justice of the peace as judge.”
Bill Spence, an attorney with 50 years’ local experience, told Dillman that court was held once a month with anywhere from zero to four or five cases to be tried. If a defendant was found guilty, he would be fined. Jurors were paid 50 cents each by the loser of a case.
Spence told one story worth repeating about someone who stole a neighbor’s cow which he painted to cover up the theft. The suspicious owner waited until it rained, and then had the thief prosecuted.
Bill Lusk, a retired builder and a board member of the Milton Historical Society with a keen interest in historic structures, has been supervising the restoration of the courthouse. He has studied the elements of the construction that help identify its age. For example, close examination of the framing members suggests that they were probably milled prior to World War ll. Wall studs and rafters from the previous structure were probably used in the new building. Some of the hand-hewn logs that served as floor joists could have come from the original structure as well, he says.
Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@ bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
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Movie theater made splash at Perimeter Mall in 1973
If you lived anywhere near Perimeter Mall before 2000, you may recall that there was a movie theater in the parking lot of the mall. It was a separate building adjacent to Ashford Dunwoody Road.
I-285 was completed in 1969, Perimeter Mall opened Aug. 11, 1971, and the Perimeter Mall General Cinema triplex opened in December 1973. The theater held 1,700 people. (Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 23, 1973, “Perimeter Mall Gets 3 Theaters”)
The first movies shown were “The Way We Were” with Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford, “The Laughing Policeman” starring Walter Matthau and “The Seven-Ups” with Roy Scheider.
Ned Hastings, who grew up in Sandy Springs, shared his memories of the Perimeter Mall theater. Hastings went to North Springs High School and remembers Perimeter Mall theater showed first-run movies. It was the place to go for high school kids, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.
“On Friday and Saturday nights, that theater would be packed, and we’d always bump into packs of kids from school,” Hastings recalled. “If you were there on a date, the whole school would know about it by Monday morning. The lobby was all glass, so you could drive by and see if it was crowded or not.”
He also remembers during this time going to theaters in Roswell and in Sandy Springs at North Springs Shopping Center and at Cinema 285 at Roswell Road and Hammond Drive. North Springs was a dollar theater. Cinema 285 opened in 1971 in the Grant City Shopping Center. The shopping center later became Hammond Square, and the theater was Hammond Square Cinema before closing in 1977.
Hastings graduated from North Springs in 1984 but continued to go the Perimeter Mall Theater during college. He also worked at the mall between 1985 and 1988.
He remembers seeing “The Right Stuff” two times at Perimeter Mall Theater and the film “Platoon.”
Hastings does not think “Star Wars” played at Perimeter Mall Theater in 1977. ‘“Star Wars’ didn’t make its way to the Atlanta market until late June
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or July of 1977.” The film was intended to show only in theaters that could accommodate Dolby sound. “Star Wars” played at the Weis Doraville Theater on Buford Highway and three other Atlanta theaters in July 1977, although “None of the four theaters showing ‘Star Wars’ is equipped with Dolby paraphernalia.” (Atlanta Journal and Constitution, July 24, 1977, “Star Wars doing heavenly”)
Ned remembers Perimeter Mall Theater started out with three screens and was later converted to four screens. According to cinematreasures.org, the middle of the three theaters was divided into two by General Cinema, resulting in four small theaters. Perimeter Mall Theater also had midnight movies
me to take more risks, try new things, and develop new ways to make collaborative art,” said Sarah Lawrence, a 2023 MARTA Artbound Artist-In-Residence. “I think art should be touched and built together, not viewed behind glass, and the experimental nature of public art is a perfect alignment with that dream.”
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showing in the 1980s. In May 1984, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” was on the bill for midnight along with “Ziggy Stardust,” “Risky Business” and “Kentucky Fried Movie.” (Atlanta Constitution, May 11, 1984)
General Cinema filed for bankruptcy in 2000, and Perimeter Mall Theater closed that same year. The opening of United Artists Perimeter Pointe 10 in 1995 likely contributed to the downfall of Perimeter Mall Theater. Eight, 10, 12 and 14 multiplex theaters were opening all around Atlanta.
Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@ gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
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Juried evaluations will occur throughout February and March before the final residency announcements are made during the week of March 24. Artists interested in applying can visit the Public Art Futures Lab website at https://publicartfutureslab. com for detailed eligibility requirements, FAQs, and the Artist in Residency Application link. Applications must be submitted through Submittable by Feb. 7, 2025, at midnight, EST. For more information about ongoing programs and services, please visit: www.fultonarts.org or contact the Department of Arts & Culture at 404-612-4000.
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This advertisement for Perimeter Mall Cinema I, II and III ran in the Dec. 19, 1973 Atlanta Journal.
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