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King’s Ridge Christian School now owns the former 17-acre Roadrunner baseball complex on Cogburn Road. The school purchased the property for $2.2 million in December as well as another two acres of adjacent land.

King’s Ridge advances on athletic campus expansion By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — King’s Ridge Christian School is taking steps to keep student-athletes from having to travel off-campus to other courts and fields in the community. In December, King’s Ridge used funds from its Be Bold capital campaign to purchase the final two pieces of contiguous property next to the school’s

campus off Bethany Bend. The campaign is part of an effort to raise money for campus improvements that are not part of its annual operating budget. King’s Ridge Director of Advancement Sharon Hurst said the purchase includes the former 17-acre Roadrunner baseball complex on Cogburn Road for $2.2 million as well as another 2 acres from the Founding Faith Worship Center for $400,000. The properties will be used to build

additional varsity softball and middle school baseball fields, a new varsity baseball field, six tennis courts, state-ofthe-art turf for the existing soccer field and a cross-country course. While the expansion has been two years in the making, Hurst said the school had been interested in acquiring the Roadrunner property for nearly 10 years. It wasn’t until 2021 that a donor

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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Liz Hausmann announced Jan. 25 that she will not seek a fourth term on the Fulton County Commission. Hausmann’s term HAUSMANN in the District 1 seat ends on Dec. 31. “Thank you to the citizens of Fulton County for the confidence they have placed in me to serve the community that I hold dear,” Hausmann said. “I am proud of our record of improvements in Fulton during my tenure. It has been the honor and privilege of my life to serve North Fulton.” Commissioner Hausmann also served as a founding member of the Johns Creek City Council from 2006- 2010 and on the Fulton County Board of Education from 2002-2006.

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Trailer with equipment stolen from residence MILTON, Ga. –– Police were called to Deerfield Point Jan. 22 after a Milton man reported someone had stolen his trailer parked near his home. The trailer contained a riding lawn mower and a 6-foot ladder. The victim said he and his wife were walking their dog Jan. 21 and the trailer was parked next to his residence. When they re but later that evening, it was not there. The trailer is the brand Rock Solid, is gray, has custom black and silver rims and is valued at $6,000. The Husqvarna riding lawn mower inside the trailer is valued at $2,500. The ladder inside the

trailer is valued at $80. He advised law enforcement there was a pad lock on the tongue of the trailer and it was not found where the trailer was parked. Cameras were at the entrance gate and law enforcement are looking into obtaining footage.

Items reported stolen at Windward Walmart MILTON, Ga. –– Police responded to a shoplifting call Jan. 21 on Windward Parkway at Walmart. The reporting party – with Asset Protection Associate – advised law enforcement he observed a subject with a purple backpack in the electronics section looking at a Nintendo remote controller. He stated the purple backpack drew his attention, so he monitored the subject’s movement. The subject left the electronic area and made his way to the hardware department, where he picked up a Hyper Tough Digital Deadbolt with electronic keypad valued at $47.84.

Drug & DUI arrests Alexandria Turnage, 27, of Crow Drive, Cumming, was arrested Jan. 22 on Ga. 9 for DUI and speeding. He stated the subject then started walking to the front of the store and in between went through the “Celebrations” aisle where the subject concealed the item in his backpack. As the suspect was exiting, the employee stopped him and the suspect fled. The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, had a goatee, was around 5’7” to 5’8”, wearing a red and black plaid hoodie, maroon sweatpants with a white star on the left side and black shoes. After police reviewed video footage, it was confirmed the subject had concealed the item in his backpack and passed all points of sale without paying. The copy of the video footage was retrieved and turned in as evidence.

Roswell police arrest suspect after rash of auto break-ins By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Dequan Hutchins, of Roswell, has been arrested after police say he was linked to at least 10 separate entering auto crimes in Roswell dating HUTCHINS back to February 2021. Roswell Police spokesman Tim Lupo said officers were dispatched to the Harbor Landing Apartments just after 3 a.m. Jan. 21, where a resident reported seeing a “suspicious man” looking into cars. Responding of-

ficers identified Hutchins as a suspect after he and his vehicle were allegedly seen leaving the area. Lupo said the 30-year-old man was known to have outstanding warrants for his arrest for prior entering auto offenses. Hutchins’ vehicle, he said, was later found unoccupied in the Teal Court neighborhood immediately adjacent to the Harbor Landing Apartments. While some officers waited for him to return, Lupo said other officers found at least one car in the area that had its window smashed out and interior ransacked. At around 4:45 a.m., officers found Hutchins walking in the parking lot, and

he was immediately taken into custody. Lupo said he had a glass window-breaker device at the time of his arrest. Hutchins was booked into the Fulton County Jail on one count of entering auto, three counts of financial transaction card theft and five counts of financial transaction card fraud. Lupo said additional charges are likely forthcoming. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-6404100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or online at StopCrimeATL.org.

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Georgia Ensemble Theatre Artistic Director and Co-founder Anita Farley and Education Director Laurel Crowe say their new studio gives them the flexibility and autonomy to host different education programs such as rehearsals, classes and camps. It is located at 615 Hembree Pkwy. Suite 200 in Roswell.

Georgia Ensemble Theatre grows as it approaches 30th anniversary By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — When Georgia Ensemble Theatre closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mother-daughter duo Anita Farley and Laurel Crowe couldn’t have imagined its student body would not only grow two years later but it’d have a second building on Hembree Parkway. Farley, producing artistic director and co-founder of Georgia Ensemble, said the theatre will celebrate its 30th anniversary next season. Over the years, it has served as the official resident theatre company of the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, where it formerly held its MainStage performances and educational programming. But in June 2021, the theatre expanded to a new studio in north Roswell to better meet the needs of the community. Crowe, education director at Georgia Ensemble, said the theatre has been growing for the past decade. Rehearsals, classes and camps now take place at the studio that once housed a church, giving them the flexibility and autonomy to host different programs. The new space tripled the number of classes the theatre can offer year-round. It also increased its ability to program small shows like improv and sketch comedy, open-mic nights, performances by the Teen Acting Ensemble troupe and solo-performer shows. While the studio already has classrooms and a small stage platform, a lot of renovation still needs to be done such

as building out the studio’s performance space with sound equipment and a lighting system to create a flexible black box theatre. Crowe said about 50 students enroll in classes each semester and about 150 for summer camps. Those numbers have remained consistent throughout the pandemic thanks to the staff’s new set of skills, which allow them to transition online at any given moment to keep from having to shut down. Crowe said Georgia Ensemble will only continue to grow as the community becomes more aware of its new location. “It’s been really, really hard on the arts, but we’ve been able to do in-person classes for our students since July of 2020, so to that end we actually grew in some really wonderful and organic ways because there were people who needed to find a safe space for their young people to explore,” Crowe said. Despite its success so far, the theatre has faced multiple challenges with its live performances. Farley said the 2021-22 season opened with the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” which ran smoothly. But just as it was getting ready for its next show, “Vanity Fair,” the omicron surge happened, and the theatre was forced to postpone until Feb. 17. Farley said they are almost done casting for “The Pretty Pants Bandit,” – the last big musical of the season – but she knows anything can happen between now and April, when it is set to open. Crowe said the pandemic continues to be a “wild ride” for the theatre and its staff.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A federal provision within the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better program would provide employment tax credits for local newspapers to bolster hiring journalists covering local and regional beats. The Build Back Better program cleared the U.S. House Nov. 19, along a strict 217 to 105 party line vote. The U.S. Senate has not yet considered the legislation. Budget estimates from the non-partisan House Joint Committee on Taxation show the overall cost of the Biden initiative will be $1.2 billion over five years. The bill cites specific requirements must be met before claiming the deduction. Specifically, the provision creates a refundable payroll tax credit for local newspaper publishers for a portion of wages paid to local news journalists. Local publishers would be able to claim a credit against the Medicare Hospital Insurance tax on wages paid. The publisher may produce content in either print or digital format but cannot employ more than 750 people during the calendar quarter in which the credit is claimed. The wages cannot exceed $12,500 per quarter, and the credit is equal to 50 percent of wages paid for the first year. Over the following four years, the credit

would be 30 percent. The credit expires after five years. The plan prevents publishers from combining this and other payroll tax credits. To qualify, journalists must spend at least 100 hours during a calendar quarter writing, gathering, photographing and reporting on local events and matters of local public interest. “Good local journalism is a vital component to a community’s quality of life, in that it helps to ensure good governance, efficient use of tax resources and holds elected officials accountable to their constituents,” said Hans Appen, publisher of the Herald and Crier newspapers. “These tax credits would be an investment in our democratic form of government that would pay dividends to our kids and our grandchildren.” A similar measure, the Local Journalism Sustainability Act introduced in the House in 2020, but gained little movement. The payroll tax provisions were added to the Biden plan. The earlier legislation called for certain tax credits for local newspaper subscriptions and up to $5,000 per year for small businesses to cover 80 percent of advertising costs with local media for the first year and up to $2,500 per year for another four years. While both pieces of legislation have similarities, the Biden program makes no mention of advertising or subscriptions.

Clarity Road bridge set to reopen soon MILTON, Ga. — The small bridge on Clarity Road spanning the Little River is set to reopen within the next few weeks. The City of Milton closed the 48.5-foot-long bridge in March 2021 due to safety concerns after a railing and post were damaged. Communications Director Greg Botelho said the damage was likely caused by a vehicle hitting the railing. The city approved a contract with Gracie Gray Contractors in December for repairs. Work is underway, and Botelho said the repairs are scheduled to take place over the next two weeks, barring any inclement weather. The bridge will reopen after repairs are completed and inspections are performed. — Jake Drukman

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Clerk of courts warns citizens of jury scam By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Clerk of Courts Greg G. Allen is continuing to warn citizens of a jury scam that has been reoccurring for the past six years. Allen said his office received more than half a dozen calls a week in December from residents who reported getting calls from someone posing as a deputy sheriff or deputy clerk and asking for $1,500 for failing to appear for jury duty. The calls increased following Thanksgiving and just before Christmas. Allen said they have since subsided, but his office continues to field inquiries from residents and others who

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confuse it with Forsyth County, North Carolina, because the scam is nationwide. Allen said the scam originated in prisons, with inmates using contraband cell phones to research counties and names to call unsuspected citizens with the scam. More recently, the scammers appear to be from outside the U.S. Allen said their accents and return phone numbers are not local to Georgia. In the call, the caller usually states, “You failed to report for jury duty and a warrant is being issued for your arrest.” When the resident states they never received a jury summons or notice to appear in court, the caller states they can avoid arrest and incarceration by paying a fine through a “green dot card,” which is a prepaid MasterCard or

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the caller’s phone number, hang up the phone and do not talk to them.” In 2018, a federal grand jury indicted 42-year-old Orenthial Walker, a convicted felon from Decatur, on felony charges for running an interstate jury duty scam that extorted $200,000 from victims. Federal agents said an investigation revealed the scam operated out of Alabama and linked it to Georgia state prison inmates who coordinated the operation from behind bars. For concerns regarding jury duty, contact the Clerk of Courts staff that performs jury management at 770-7812120 and press option 2. They can also be reached by email at jury@forsythco. com, or citizens can visit the courthouse to discuss the matter in person.

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Campus: Continued from Page 1 stepped up to bring the goal to fruition. Just as the school was about to close on the property, the contiguous parcel of land also went up for sale, and again, donors stepped up, Hurst said. Collectively, the King’s Ridge purchase adds 19.5 acres to the campus, expanding its overall footprint to more than 90 acres so that it no longer needs to rent courts and fields from cities like Milton and Alpharetta for practices and events. Recreation land in those cities has been in high demand in recent years. Milton has spent more than $20 million in the past three years to acquire more than 400 acres of passive park land through its Greenspace Bond, which has freed up other money to buy ready-made athletic fields. In November, Alpharetta residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of a $29.5 million bond that will pay to refurbish more than half a dozen parks and further develop the city’s Alpha Loop linear park. King’s Ridge Head of School Jeff Williams said he’s looking forward to the opportunities the purchase will provide to the entire “King’s Ridge family.”

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King’s Ridge Christian School’s purchase of the former Roadrunner baseball complex on Cogburn Road will add 17 acres to the campus. The school purchased the property and an adjacent piece of land in December. The Be Bold campaign will also help to fund the completion of the third floor of the Upper School Wing, which will add nine classrooms for students in grades nine through 12, as well as a school-wide campus master plan

redesign for a new middle school and fine arts facility. The campaign covers the annual fund for the current school year and next year. To date, the Be Bold capital campaign has raised $4.6 million of its

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek High School sophomore Vin Rountree’s play, “Jailbird,” has been named Best Play by the Georgia State Thespian Conference in the organization’s annual statewide writROUNTREE ing competition. Rountree received a perfect score from all three judges. A live, staged reading will be held at this year’s state conference in February. The annual conference draws thousands of participants from across the region. The award automatically qualifies Vin for the international festival. “This is a real honor,” said Roun-

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tree. “Recognition for doing something I love to do makes this even more special. Creative writing brings ideas and characters to life. I deeply appreciate my teachers at Johns Creek High School who have taught me how to structure creative energy and ideas.” Johns Creek High School Principal Chris Shearer congratulated Rountree with a mention in a schoolwide email, saying “This is a HUGE honor.” The 2022 Georgia State Thespian Conference annual conference, “ThesCon,” is routinely attended by thousands of students and participants. This year’s ThesCon will be Feb. 3-5 in Columbus, Georgia. For more information on the annual conference or GSTC, go to: https://gathespians.org/THESCON/

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Stage Door Theatre will present Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” to kick off the second half of its season. This marks the theatre’s 48th season producing live stage productions for Dunwoody theatregoers. Rather than setting the play in its original 19th century London setting, Director Kelly Johnston has set this show in 1920s Georgia. “Wilde wrote several pointed and poignant plays in his storied career, but we’re happy to kick off the new year with a sparkling and hilarious ‘champagne comedy’,” Johnston said. The classic play tells the story of two wealthy Georgian bachelors who each assume the identity of a fictitious man named Earnest to win the hearts of two young women. The ladies have publicly stated their adoration of the name alone. Meanwhile, the two leads are attempting to slip past the interference of the

intimidating Mrs. Bracknell. Wilde’s witty farce shows that pretending to be someone else leads to being yourself. “The true genius of the farce is not the pointed message some of Wilde’s other plays are known for, but the absurd relatability of Wilde’s opinions on triviality and class.” Johnston said. For everyone’s health and safety, the theatre has updated its policies concerning COVID-19 as of this year. To learn more information concerning masks and attendance, read the full policy on their website at www.stagedoortheatrega. org. Tickets are on sale now with performances running from Feb. 4 to 20. Performances will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., with a Sunday matinee option at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at $35 for adults, $20 for students and $15 for children. To purchase tickets, call 770-396-1726 or visit online at their website. Stage Door Theatre is at the DeKalb Cultural Arts Building, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

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Dick Williams: Dunwoody loses a giant of journalism By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com

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Dick Williams spent 55 years as a journalist. From the time he went to Georgetown University and received his Master’s degree from Columbia University, his passion was writing and covering the news.

DUNWOODY, Ga. –– Dick Williams personified Dunwoody. The 77-year-old television talk show host, editorial writer and former owner and publisher of the Dunwoody Crier, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 20 at his daughter’s home in Arkansas. Williams wore many hats, including a 30-year stint as a high school basketball referee, a newspaper columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Georgetown University recruiter and a behindthe-scenes advocate for the formation of the cities of Brookhaven and Dunwoody. However, his primary focus and passion revolved around building community through the Dunwoody Crier. In an April 10, 2019 column, when it appeared that the Crier would cease publication, Williams wrote of three dreams he’d had as a young man – “play basketball in Madison Square Garden, be a big-city newspaper columnist and publish a small-town newspaper that served the community.” “I did all three,” Williams wrote. “Not bad.” Williams’ dream followed a winding path from Kansas City to New York City, with stops in between before he landed in Atlanta. He worked as a news director at WXIA, which he found was not his cup of tea, then made the jump to the afternoon paper, the Atlanta Journal, as a reporter, then an editor, and later as a columnist. In the early 1980s, he began hosting a television show that morphed into “The Georgia Gang,” a weekly political roundtable. His stint as host ran more than 35 years until health challenges forced him to give up his seat in 2019. His dream to own a local newspaper came to fruition in 1996 with purchase of the Crier from former publisher Susan Courtemanche, who had been operating it as a local shopper filled with a smattering of ads, folksy news and engagements and wedding announcements. Williams took the paper to another level, hiring reporters tasked with finding stories that showcased Dunwoody and its unique mix of news about Perimeter area businesses, local politics, longtime residents and young families looking for a “Mayberry-type” community to raise their families. The paper hit its stride with its 1998 coverage of the Dunwoody tornado and

Dunwoody will forever be defined by its founding storyteller-in-chief, Dick Williams.” SUSAN MITCHELL Dunwoody Nature Center Controller

the rebuilding effort that took place afterwards. A series of stories written by the likes of Williams, Kathy Florence, Rashawn Biddle and Mickey Goodman earned a “Best Local Coverage Award” from Atlanta Magazine. Florence, now the city’s communications manager, who worked at the Crier for years as a columnist and graphics artist, said she hopes to emulate Williams’ fearless embrace of the values he held in high regard. “Dick was opinionated, but his principled approach to journalism never wavered,” Florence said. “I learned so much from him, and I consider myself one of the luckiest writers ever to have learned from the best. Monday afternoon deadline days at the Crier were some of the most stressful and exciting days of my life.” With Williams working his magic behind the scenes, the dream of cityhood for Dunwoody gained momentum in 2000. In his 2019 column in the Crier, Williams said “thousands of trees died for our coverage of Denis Shortal, Bev Wingate, Ken Wright and the leaders of the incorporation effort.” Voters approved the city’s formation in July 2008 by an overwhelming 82 percent. Danny Ross, who served as an atlarge council member from 2008-2011, said Williams’ political clout advanced the agenda in Dunwoody’s incorporation efforts. “He made a difference in political discourse,” Ross said. “He made a difference in the formation of two cities: Dunwoody and Brookhaven.” John Heneghan, the city’s longest serving council member, said Williams positively impacted the lives of every Dunwoody citizen. “He supported community events, influenced politics and helped found a

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Grand Marshal Dick Williams and parade organizers Pam Tallmadge and Penny Forman blow whistles to signal the start of the 2011 Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade.

Williams: Continued from Page 10 city that improved the quality of life for all involved,” he said. Dunwoody’s first mayor, Ken Wright, said he met Williams when the thought of cityhood was in the idea stage, and that his friendship with the Crier editor pushed him to take leadership roles during incorporation and beyond. “We were some 25 years apart in age but that never really entered my mind,” Wright said. “Ultimately, I saw him as a good friend and a really … fun, funny, smart and cool dude. “During the 10 years pre-city and years after cityhood, Dick and his staff would plaster every word, thought and non-word in our beloved Dunwoody Crier,” Wright continued. “It was hyper-local news at its pinnacle. It was awesome and nightmarish at the same table, but always a gold medal (or at least a tasty treat) for the Dunwoody community.” Williams’ support for another Dunwoody institution, the annual Fourth of July Parade, was a constant during his tenure at the Crier. Under the Crier’s sponsorship and with the help of dedicated volunteers like residents Bill Robinson and Pam Tallmadge, it grew to be Georgia’s largest parade, with 2,000 participants and 30,000 spectators. In 2011, the parade committee honored him for his community efforts, naming him that year’s grand marshal. “The Dunwoody parade would not be what it is today without Dick Williams’ support,” Heneghan said. “The Dunwoody parade was his Christmas.” Like his steadfast support of local causes, Williams was equally passionate about voicing his conservative beliefs, which drew him a fair number of detractors. However, as most who met Williams agree, he met controversy in a different manner. “The whole idea was to disagree without being disagreeable,” Williams said in

a television interview with Fox 5 News about his retirement from “The Georgia Gang” and his work at the Crier. “I try to bring all the sides of the issue to the table for discussion.” Community activist and Dunwoody Nature Center Controller Susan Mitchell, who knew Williams in different capacities for decades, said the veteran journalist’s greatest pride was the Dunwoody community he helped to form and was committed to support. “Dunwoody will forever be defined by its founding storyteller-in-chief, Dick Williams,” she said. “Dick long loved this community. While he rubbed elbows with influential politicos, he was equally attentive to the triumphs of the soap box derby kids and the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl champs from our area elementary schools. I’ll miss his salty wit, his keen intellect and his unapologetic (Georgetown) Hoya worship.” Appen Media Publisher Hans Appen, whose company took over the Crier days after Williams announced its closure in 2019, said today’s Crier “is a weekly reminder of Dick’s impact on journalism in Metro Atlanta and the city of Dunwoody.” “The archives of the Crier are filled with stories he wrote about the community he so loved,” Appen said. “We will be forever grateful to continue his legacy that is the Dunwoody Crier.” Williams was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Rebecca Chase Williams. Rebecca, a veteran ABC News reporter and former Brookhaven mayor, died after a three-year battle with cancer in March 2019. Dick Williams is survived by daughters, Chase Williams Stevens (Wesley) and Clare Williams Stevens (William), as well as his first grandchild, Grace. The lives of Dick and Rebecca Williams will be honored at a visitation from 4-7 p.m., Feb. 10 at HM Patterson & Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel, 4550 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30319. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11 at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Sandy Springs.

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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin (right) and other city officials observe parts of the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, South Carolina Jan. 24.

City officials’ work retreat offers ideas on Alpha Loop Alpharetta leaders tour Greenville, S.C. to see trail’s potential By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com GREENVILLE, S.C. –– Alpharetta city officials traveled to downtown Greenville, South Carolina, Jan. 23 for their annual planning retreat to lay plans and priorities for the coming year. Greenville, 130 miles northeast of Alpharetta, features Swamp Rabbit Trail, a 22-mile walking and biking greenway that traverses the Reedy River and runs up to Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Alpharetta officials said they chose Greenville for the retreat because seeing the trail could offer insights as the city moves forward with its own Alpha Loop, a multi-use trail for Alpharetta. City officials arrived in Greenville on Sunday afternoon, holding a mid-year budget review that evening in a private meeting room in the AC Hotel, where members stayed the night. The council and administration held a longer meeting on the status of city departments and projects throughout the day on Monday, breaking at midday to visit Falls Park, one entrance to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The City Council held no votes and took no formal action during the retreat. It did discuss major items going forward from specific upcoming budget requests to new developments still in their conceptual stages.

Swamp Rabbit Trail Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit trail was built along an abandoned railroad and first opened in 2009. Much like Alpharetta’s Alpha Loop, it was built to offer opportunities for recreation, exercise and carless transportation to area residents. Alpha Loop was first conceptualized in 2016 and has been in development since. Though parts of the trail are already open, the full trail system — consisting of a 5.5-mile outer loop and a 3.3-mile inner loop, connecting City Center, Avalon and Northwinds — has far more work to go, and final plans have yet to be solidified. Alpharetta officials discussed the architectural and artistic features as they walked along a short section of the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Cold weather kept the path free of crowds, but there were a few patrons walking, jogging and biking along the path, and some lounged on benches enjoying the natural scenery. Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook said Falls Park acts as a “gateway” to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, and Alpharetta wants to create a similar gateway to the Alpha Loop. Down to business In matters discussed Monday, Public Safety Chief John Robison said he would be requesting 50 new license plate reading cameras from Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based crime prevention company. Alpharetta currently has 15 city-owned Flock cameras installed in addition to 16 school zone cameras capable of reading

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Alpharetta city officials walk along a section of Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail.

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A section of Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail bridges over the Reedy River.

Retreat: Continued from Page 12 license plates. Some homeowners associations in the city also have installed license plate readers. “That sounds like a decent number,” Robison said. “But that’s just barely scratching the surface of what we can do coverage-wise in the city.” The cameras can allow police to track stolen vehicles or vehicles used during the commission of a crime. Robison said he wants to start with 50 additional cameras to place on the city borders so any vehicle going in or out of Alpharetta would be recorded. He said he eventually wants to have 150 throughout the city. During an update from Community Development Director Kathi Cook, a major topic was the rate of unoccupied office space in the city. Alpharetta has about 21 million square feet of office space, about 18% of it vacant. The area around Brookside Parkway, however, has more than 33% of its 909,000 square feet of office space vacant. That’s more than double the Metro

Atlanta vacancy rate of 14.5%. Cook said the department is working on a plan to drive more interest in the area and make it more walkable. Since video game developer Hi-Rez Studios is based in the Brookside area, Cook said the city could create a “gaming innovation and production district” to drive esports tourism, which she said already attracts many to the area. She also said the department is looking for ways to connect trails in the area and is in talks with Georgia State University about expanding its Alpharetta campus. Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard did not have information about the retreat’s cost on hand, but said the city has held retreats outside Alpharetta in the past. He said Madison, Columbus, Athens and Chattanooga have all been retreat destinations, though in recent years retreats have been held within Alpharetta, at Hotel Avalon or the Marriott on Windward Parkway. Mayor Jim Gilvin said as the retreat came to a close that he’s excited for the year to come. “The past couple of years haven’t always been bright and shiny,” Gilvin said. “But we’ve got a good team and a lot of opportunities ahead.”

A statue sits along a part of Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail.

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Development Authority OKs bond for Alpharetta office complex By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Development Authority has approved a revenue bond inducement for a $70 million office complex on Kimball Bridge Road. The bond was awarded to North Carolina-based Crescent Communities, which plans to redevelop the old Bailey Johnson School building at 154 Kimball Bridge Road. Crescent Communities has built about half a dozen residential and commercial projects in the Atlanta area, including Phipps Tower in Buckhead. Crescent has partnered with Kimball Bridge Venture Partners, who pitched the complex to the development authority at the Jan. 25 meeting. Plans call for the complex to provide around 160,000 square feet of office space — a quarter of if an “adaptive reuse” of the existing school building. The bulk of the office space will come in the form of a new three-story, timber-frame building next to the school. The complex will accommodate parking for around 500. Representatives for the development estimate the complex will create around 500 construction jobs and 800 new permanent jobs once completed. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2022 and wrap up at the end of 2023. Alpharetta Development Authority Chairman Jack Nugent stressed at the meeting that the project will put “no city dollars whatsoever” at risk. The developers assume all the financial risk for the complex. Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said the revenue bond inducement grants the developers a temporary tax abatement. The Development Authority will hold the property

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Members of the Alpharetta Development Authority discuss details of a proposed office complex with representatives of Kimball Bridge Venture Partners Jan. 25. The $70 million office park would occupy space at the site of the Bailey Johnson School on Kimball Bridge Road. title for a 10-year period. The developers will pay 50% of the property tax in the first year, increasing by 5% each year until they assume the full tax obligation. At that point, the property title transfers to the developers. Developers say its goal is to “maintain the character” of the Bailey Johnson School, which was built in 1949 and first known as the Alpharetta Colored School. It was renamed in 1953 after Warren Johnson, a former slave and proponent of African American education, and George Bailey, who donated the land. Bailey Johnson was the first school in the area where Black students could receive an education from first to 12th grade. Before the school opened, Black students had to travel 30 miles south to

Atlanta to attend classes beyond seventh grade, according to Fulton County Schools. City documents note the complex could serve as a venue for Black history and arts events. Representatives of Kimball Bridge Venture Partners said plans are in the works to have murals painted on the complex to commemorate the location’s history. Developers also noted that they face some supply chain limitations and issues of inflation, saying costs were rising as high as 1% per month. As a result, the complex will charge “top-of-themarket” rental rates, as high as $35 per square foot. Notably, the development comes as Alpharetta struggles to fill some alreadyexisting office space. At a City Council

This diagram shows the office complex development planned for the old Bailey Johnson School. The Alpharetta Development Authority approved a revenue bond inducement for the project Jan. 25. retreat the day before the Development Authority meeting, Community Development Director Kathi Cook noted that around 18% of the city’s 21 million square feet of office space is vacant, up to 33% in certain areas. Metro Atlanta’s average office space vacancy rate is around 14.5%. Economic Development Manager Lance Morsell noted that Alpharetta’s high vacancy rate may be because it is home to around 10% of all the office space in the metro area.

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series. Districted in Roswell’s highly acclaimed school system, Hillandale is a neighborhood suited for any lifestyle. Patrick Malloy Communities, founded in 1994 by Patrick Malloy, has over the past 27 years developed over 7,000 homesites and built 5,000 homes in Metro Atlanta with a total of more than $2.5 billion in sales. Patrick Malloy Communities has been on the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Top 20 Homebuilder list multiple times and has won numerous professionalism awards including several Community of the Year awards. For more details on Hillandale and other new home communities by PMC, visit PMCommunities.com, call 770/2545372 or visit the sales center at 3020 Barnes Mill Ct. Roswell, 30075. Patrick Malloy Communities is represented

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Can the pace of home remodeling continue? Brought to you by – Remodeling Expo Center Throughout 2021 home remodeling seemed virtually unaffected by the Covid pandemic. Home sales continue to be robust, but the pace of home remodeling is even greater. New home buyers tend to remodel as soon as they move into their new home, but the remodeling craze seems to apply to everyone. “Our Kitchen and Bathroom remodeling business has experienced a 75% year over year increase” says John Hogan, president of Remodeling Expo Center, “and we don’t see any slowdown in sight”. There’s been a rapid change to supply chains in our entire economy and while some businesses are suffering, others are prospering. Demand for products and services are at record levels and businesses are required to re-think their supply chain from end to end; those businesses that creatively maneu-

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File #: 43 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5340-0396-043-4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Khoury, Joelle; 22 -5340-0396-043-4 Current Property Owner: Alpha Contracting & Consulting, LLC Reference Deed: 62546/673 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5340-0396-043-4, lying and being in Land Lot 396 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.01 acres, more or less, being Lot 115, Phase 1-C, The Manor Golf Course & Country Club Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 280, Page 96, described in Deed Book 62546, Page 673, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 3274 Watsons Bend. Years Due: 2020 File #: 47 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5190-0472-030-9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Millennium Dev II Corp Current Property Owner: Woods Development Company, Inc. Reference Deed: 9380/84 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5190-0472-030-9, lying and being in Land Lot 472 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 9380, Page 84, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 15610 Thompson Road. Years Due: 2010-2020 File #: 51 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5150-0183-074-5 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Sachin, Mundhwa; 22 -5150-0183-074-5 Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 58020/284 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 5150 0183 074 5, lying and being in Land Lot 183 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1 acre, more or less, being Lot 20, Manorview Subdivision, Phase 3, shown in Plat Book 389, Page 73, described in Deed Book 58020, Page 284, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 5450 Summit Oak Dr. Years Due: 2020 File #: 56 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4700-0387-080-4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Perfect Home, LLC Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 40731/453 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4700-0387-080-4, lying and being in Land Lots 387 & 406 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 2.17 acres, more or less, being designated as Common Area, Hampton Manor Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 287, Page 33, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 40731, Page 453, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Manor Trace. Years Due: 2012-2020 File #: 59 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4280-0843-124-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Providence Farms, LLC Current Property Owner: Crabapple Brook Community Association, Inc Reference Deed: 50877/189 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4280-0843-124-6, lying and being in Land Lot 814 & 843 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.52 acre, more or less, being Lot C.A. 3, Crabapple Brook Subdivision, Phase 1, shown in Plat Book 341, page 61, described in Deed Book 50877, Page 189, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Basnett Drive. Years Due: 2020 File #: 62 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4430-0744-086-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Redd Road Properties, LLC; 22 -4430-0744-086-6 Current Property Owner: Anderson, Mark Reference Deed: 50856/178; 61310/482 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4430-0744-086-6, lying and being in Land Lot 744 of the 2nd Land District of the 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 3.34 acres, more or less, being Lot 5, Bentwater Estates Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 337, Page 47, described in Deed Book 61310, Page 482, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 1590 Redd Road. Years Due: 2020

File #: 63 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4450-0888-015-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Salvatierra, Marisol; 22 -4450-0888-015-6 Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 29273/602 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4450-0888-015-6, lying and being in Land Lot 888 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.66 acres, more or less, being Lot 1, shown in Plat Book 212, Page 23, described in Deed Book 29273, Page 602, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 13680 Bethany Road. Years Due: 2019-2020 File #: 65 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -5390-0758-491-6 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Seubert, Phillip Thomas; 22 -5390-0758-491-6 Current Property Owner: Crouse, Sean & Crouse, Ilina Reference Deed: 61210/273; 62895/610 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -5390-0758-491-6, lying and being in Land Lot 758 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.136 acre, more or less, being Lot 24, Milton Preserve Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 358, Pages 9 -16, described in Deed Book 62895, Page 610, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 1060 Legacy Lane. Years Due: 2020 File #: 67 Map/Parcel Number: 22 4060 0379 107 9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Smith & Kennedy, LLC; 22 4060 0379 107 9 Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 55743/616 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4060 0379 107 9, lying and being in Land Lot 379 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, being parcel located between Lots 5 & 6, Madison Hall Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 409, Page 97, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 55743, Page 616, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 1024 Madison Hall Lane. Years Due: 2020 File #: 68 Map/Parcel Number: 22 4380 0383 084 7 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Southern Development Partners; 22 4380 0383 084 7 Current Property Owner: Annandale Homeowner’s Association, Inc. Reference Deed: 63794/64; 63653/273 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4380 0383 084 7, lying and being in Land Lot 383 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 1.42 acres, more or less, being Common Area #1, Annandelle Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 407, Page 64, described in Deed Book 63794, Page 64, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 15765 Bon Endriot Dr. Years Due: 2019-2020 File #: 69 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4380-0383-085-4 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Southern Development Partners; 22 -4380-0383-085-4 Current Property Owner: Annandale Homeowner’s Association, Inc. Reference Deed: 63794/64; 63653/273 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4380 0383 085 4, lying and being in Land Lot 383 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 0.027 acre, more or less, being Common Area #2, Annandelle Subdivision, shown in Plat Book 407, Page 64, described in Deed Book 63794, Page 64, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 15730 Bon Endriot Dr. Years Due: 2019-2020 File #: 71 Map/Parcel Number: 22 4040 0270 030 8 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Taghizadeh, Aliasghar; 22 4040 0270 030 8 Current Property Owner: Same as Defendant(s) in FiFa Reference Deed: 30582/237 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 4040 0270 030 8 , lying and being in Land Lot 270 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, City of Milton, Fulton County, Georgia, containing 4.44 acres, more or less, described in Deed Book 30582, Page 237, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on New Bull Pen Rd. Years Due: 2020

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A few notes about the passage of time

On August 15, I moved a year closer to being old — 67 to be exact. I don’t feel old though — maybe 28? This year I have managed to begin to self-destruct, howRAY APPEN ever. Fell off a box in Publisher Emeritus our new old remodray@appenmedia.com eled home repairing an overhead light and broke two ribs when the box collapsed.

A few weeks later I went up on our roof (our wet roof) to blow off the leaves. When I stepped back onto the ladder it started sliding backward from the wet deck, and when I landed, I thought I had shattered my ankle. It turns out that I only tore ligaments and tendons. So, I do see the future; I am my own worst threat. I’ve always thought, I just want to finish well. It would be a shame to spoil that by making stupid decisions, no? Those falls for sure have delayed

my debut on the senior pro tennis tour, but they didn’t interfere with my decades-long quest to become a proficient piano player. Most likely I still have 10 years or so that I need to get there. Dick Williams, the man who, for years, held the helm of the Dunwoody Crier that we now publish, died last week at 77. He was a kindred soul and hard-core newspaper man. When he announced he was shutting down the Crier a couple years ago I drove

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to Dunwoody and convinced him to let us keep his newspaper going. We sat in his living room and talked shop and discovered that we both collected fountain pens — what better hobby for newspaper folk? His death — although I knew he was not in good health — rattled me. Hard core news guys are not supposed to die, at least at such a young age. “No man is an island, entire of

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File #: 78 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4380-0410-048-9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Wright, Charles A; 22 -4380-0410-048-9 Current Property Owner: Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church Reference Deed: 63884/52 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22-4380-0410-048-9, lying and being in Land Lot 410 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia, being a portion of the property described in Deed Book 2956, Page 263, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, located on Birmingham Road. Years Due: 2014-2020 File #: 79 Map/Parcel Number: 22 -4941-0965-001-9 Defendant(s) in FiFa: Young, Donald O & Illona V; 22 -4941-0965-001-9 Current Property Owner: A Sinner’s Peace Records LLC Reference Deed: 62645/306 Property Description: All and only that parcel of land designated as Tax Parcel 22 -4941-0965-001-9, lying and being in Land Lots 964 & 965 of the 2nd Land District, 2nd Section County, Georgia, containing 1.14 acres, more or less, being Lot 1, Block A, Hopewell Planation Subdivision, Unit One, shown in Plat Book 157, Page 125, described in Deed Book 62645, Page 306, the description contained therein being incorporated herein by this reference, known as 2280 Hopewell Plantation Drive. Years Due: 2020

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Appen: Continued from Page 36 itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less… any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.” John Donne, written in 1624. That is, our world is the less for Dick’s death. I keep getting these mortality reminders, and I am not happy with them. I still have too much to get done. That includes getting back out on the Appalachian Trail at some point. The oldest person to hike the trail, I think, thru-hiked it in his mid-80s. No way I am going to let him keep that record. But I am consoled and comforted by many things and many people. It only takes seeing a current picture of Keith for me to know that everything is going to be OK. So long as the Stones keep touring, and Keith keeps smoking those Marlboro reds and whatever else he continues to partake of, and still strut across that stage making that lead guitar send chills up our spines,

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I’m good. And my kids are now unbelievably not youngsters anymore — 25, 31, and 33 — no way. But they give me a continuous reason to marvel, celebrate, and glow. At the end of the day, this theater that is my children and grandchildren just wraps around my existence like a rainbow paints the sky after rain. Nothing in life matters more. They are my raison d’etre. Now, I love my children and grandchildren. And I love Keith too, but seriously, we’ve got a problem — individually and collectively. This virus stuff is real. The implosion of our earth is real; just look around. The social and political chaos we have created is real too, and it is getting worse. Do you think it all just might be a wakeup call? Aren’t we all done with this toxic insanity? And don’t we all have better things to do with our time — our very blink-of-an-eye, tiny slice of time we have been given? When you consider the brevity and fragility of our humanity, one has to wonder what we are thinking or whether we are thinking at all.

It’s all about choices. Help someone or hurt someone. Love someone or hate them. Put even more money in our own pocket or put a little into pockets that are empty. Feed someone or watch them starve. Help heal the only earth we have or keep destroying it. Participate in the inane political stupidity or do something helpful instead. Are these hard decisions for us? We all know that if we want to fix this stuff it has a cost. We know it will hurt and require sacrifice, compromise and empathy. And we all know that fixing this world begins with making small personal changes, something we can start doing today; yes we can. Aren’t we about out of timeouts? We’re not blind. We’re not stupid. And we know we only have a brief moment to get it right — to “fix” and do it right — to make our own personal world and our collective world better, better for ourselves, for our children, and for their children. After all, isn’t that what it is all about? What are we waiting for? Why are we waiting? I don’t think that waiting is going to fix anything, do you? What’s your next step? What’s mine? Do it.

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DEATH NOTICES Annie Brown, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away January 25, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory. William Chunco, 87, of Roswell, passed away January 23, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Kathleen Foos, 79, of Milton, passed away January 25, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory. Laura Lowry, 51, of Roswell, passed away January 21, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Richard Papera, 85, of Alpharetta, passed away January 21, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory. Glower Waller, Jr., 82, of Roswell, passed away January 21, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Kathleen Wien, 96, of Alpharetta, passed away January 21, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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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/.

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