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‘Biggest blessings’

Jared and Jaison Brown smile together in this undated photograph.

Hundreds of loved ones came together on Saturday to remember the brothers during their funeral in Lawrenceville. (Special Photo)

Loved ones remember Jared and Jaison Brown

By Curt Yeomans

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Lawrenceville Church of God Pastor Kevin Harris has a pretty good idea about where he believes Jared and Jaison Brown are and what they are doing now.

The brothers, who

were passionate about playing soccer, were eulogized and laid to rest on Saturday, a little over a week after they were in an accident that claimed their lives. Harris comforted their family, friends and fellow Dacula High School students at the brothers’ funeral by suggesting they would

spend eternity in Heaven indulging in their passion.

“I believe they already picked up a team and are bragging about beating the apostles,” Harris said.

If the turnout and comments from mourners at the funeral were any indication, Jared, 17, and Jaison, 15, left a lasting impression on the world.

Hundreds of family members, friends, classmates, teammates, members of opposing soccer teams and educators filled the church to the point that extra seating had to be set up in the lobby to handle the overflow crowd.

Their 9-year-old sister, See BROTHERS, Page 8A

Courthouse hostage talks to inmates

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

Dunwoody resident Joe Wagner and his 2-year-old son, Will, watch a model train roll by during Model Railroad Days on Saturday at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. The two-day celebration and display of model train sets runs through Sunday.

(Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

Local locomotives Enthusiasts enjoy model train show at museum

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Will Wagner is hooked on “Choo Choos.”

The 2-year-old Dunwoody youth was brought to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth for the first time this past summer and now he can’t get enough of it. His parents have brought him back nearly a half dozen times since then, mostly because he likes riding the museum’s tour train.

“He asks every weekend to come here,” his father, Joe Wagner, said.

The little train enthusiast was back at the museum on Saturday, fascinated by the array of model trains that chugged around turns, across bridges, through tunnels and past little figurines and

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model train sets and the enthusiasts who build and maintain them.

“It’s a pilgrimage to various people’s model railroads,” Rehonic said.

“They open up their homes and have an open house so people can see their creations. This weekend is our stop … We have to show off what we have.

“Although in our case, North Georgia Modurail Club member Caleb Samples adjusts one of the group’s model trains on Saturday during Model Rail- since we’re a railroad muroad Days at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. seum and we’re awesome in this way, we have a permamodel homes and factories.

National Model Railroad nent model railroad that’s The displays are part of the Association’s 13th Anout here 24-7, and we’ve museum’s two-day Model nual Piedmont Pilgrimage, invited several model railRailroad Days show, which museum assistant manager road clubs to show off their continues today.

Sam Rehonic said. During model railroads.”

The show is part of the pilgrimage, sites around See TRAINS, Page 8A the Piedmont Division of metro Atlanta showcase

LAWRENCEVILLE — Ashley Smith Robinson, the former Duluth woman taken hostage by the Atlanta courthouse shooter, returned to Gwinnett on Friday to minister to inmates in the county jail.

Robinson, who now works in health care in her native August, spoke with several dozen women in a chapel at the Lawrenceville jail as part of a meeting of the Greater Gwinnett Reentry Alliance, which works to combat recidivism by giving inmates encouragement and tools for turning their lives around.

Robinson, whose story was detailed in the recent Kate Mara movie, “Captive,” knows something about the type of struggles the inmates have faced.

Before Brian Nichols took her hostage at her Duluth apartment after killing four officials during his infamous March 11, 2005, rampage, Robinson spent years grappling with drug addiction. Famously, she gave the murderer methamphetamine from her personal stash but declined to use it with him, saying she decided in the ordeal to step away from drugs forever and follow God. “There’s not any drug out there that I haven’t done,” Robinson told the women.

Her troubles began in school, partying with friends. It continued when she and her husband had a child and married.

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Ashley Smith Robinson, who was taken hostage by the Atlanta courthouse shooter, speaks with Gwinnett County inmates Friday, sharing her story of overcoming drug addiction. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

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Woman bound, stabbed in brutal home invasion

By Joshua Sharp e

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Milagros Vasquez-Cid said she has no idea who the masked men were.

There were three of them, the 40-year-old

mother told reporters, and they were brutal — they sneaked into her home off Club Drive, stabbed her, cut her hair, held a gun to her 4-year-old son’s head and threatened to rape him if she didn’t tell them where her money was.

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leased from the hospital after the Thursday morning attack, with gashes up and down her left leg, and spoke with media in her living room Friday while Gwinnett County police said they were searching for the perpetrators.

She wore a scarf on her head, the hair snipped from her sitting in a wad on the coffee table. At her side was the 4-year-old boy, who tinkered with his mother’s cellphone and made doe eyes at TV cameras.

The mother, a native of the Dominican Republic who spoke mostly through an interpreter, said she found the men waiting for her when she returned to her home on Holly Circle from walking her older child to the school bus.

She offered no certainty on why the men might think she had money. Her best guess was her home business of selling highend clothes and perfumes, a trade that many people know she’s involved in through word of mouth.

She said the men took some of her inventory, but that they demanded over and over, “Where’s my money? My money! My money!”

The boy, in tears, told the attackers to leave his mother alone.

That was when Vasquez-Cid was awake.

Police spokeswoman Cpl. Deon Washington said she was knocked unconscious by a blow from a hammer and awoke to find herself bound at the wrists and ankles.

“The suspects began cutting, punching and stabbing her for approxi-

Milagros Vasquez-Cid explains the reported home invasion Friday morning at her Lawrenceville home. She said she was bound and stabbed while three masked assailants ransacked her home and also put a gun to the head of her 4-year-old son. (Staff Photos: Joshua Sharpe)

was targeted, but it was “clearly a planned attack and the motive thus far appears to be robbery.”

Telling the story, the woman had trouble keeping her composure at times. Her eyes were swollen and red from crying.

But she said she will be fine. She will live another day, as they say.

“That’s what warriors are like and I am a warrior,” she said.

Anyone with informaMilagros Vasquez-Cid said she sells high-end perfumes and clothes from her home, possibly motivating the at- tion can contact 770tackers who struck Friday morning.

513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at mately one hour while the The van is a pearl 404-577-TIPS (8477) or house was ransacked,” white 2007 Nissan Quest, visit www.crimestoppersWashington said in a news with the Georgia tag No. atlanta.org. Crime Stoprelease. “The suspects PSC1330. pers offers a reward of up stole $1,500 cash and fled Washington said deto $2,000 for information the scene in the victim’s tectives are working to leading to an arrest and vehicle.” determine why the woman indictment in the case.

Accused shooter of girl, 14, arrested

By Joshua Sharp e

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A suspect accused of shooting a 14-year-old girl outside a Norcross-area gas station has been arrested, Gwinnett County police said Friday.

Finesse Hoff, 17, is accused of reckless conduct and Finesse Hoff underage weapon possession in the Oct. 7 incident that sent the girl the hospital. The Lawrenceville resident was held on $12,500 bond, jail records showed.

The Gwinnett County Police Department, which hasn’t said if the shooting was believed to be an intentional act or an accident, named Hoff as the suspect on Oct. 29, saying his whereabouts are unknown and that he might be driving a dark-colored Acura sedan.

On Friday, they didn’t reveal how he’d been taken into custody.

The shooting happened at a Marathon station near Beaver Ruin Road at Indian Trail-Lilburn Road, where the victim had traveled with her boyfriend, the shooter and another girl.

The suspect, accused of fleeing in the car the four rode in, as others helped the victim, had previously been identified only as Finesse.

The boyfriend was pumping gas when he heard a gunshot. He pulled the girl out of the car; the shooter, according to the witnesses, got in the driver’s seat and sped away alone.

The girl was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for treatment.

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Revisiting routine testing DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your response to the 67-year-old woman whose insurance wanted her to have a routine urinalysis, which you felt was unnecessary. Being such a simple test to do, with no pain or downside to the patient, why wouldn’t you recommend it? For women, it can catch chronic infections that are sometimes barely symptomatic, and in my sister’s case, blood was found, alerting doctors to the fact that she had bladder cancer in her mid-50s (she was in no apparent risk group). I am not diabetic, nor do I have kidney disease, but you can bet I will be asking for a simple urinalysis at my physicals!

— M.C.S. ANSWER: The reason I don’t recommend a urinalysis (and, in fact, most blood tests) is that they are more likely to cause harm (from evaluating and possibly treating a false-positive result) than they are to cause good (by finding an unsuspected condition at a time when it can be more easily treated).

This is very difficult to explain, and I often see people in my practice and who write in with just the attitude you have, and I find it understandable.

Part of it is the fault of doctors and of the media, who often say that if we had found out sooner, the outcome could have been better. That is often the case when someone has symptoms of a potentially serious condition, but rarely is the case when someone has no symptoms at all and isn’t in a highrisk group.

I can understand why, given your sister’s experience, you are inclined to want this test. Experiences of people close to us always are powerful. But I also know of a case of a man who had a nonrecommended screening test, which led to a biopsy, which led to an infection of the spinal cord, which ultimately left him a paraplegic. Severely bad outcomes like that are rare, but overall it is more likely that most tests done in asymptomatic people, where there isn’t any reason to suspect an underlying condition, will lead to unnecessary testing, pain, anxiety and expense than they are to lead to a good outcome.

There are some exceptions. Checking blood pressure and cholesterol periodically is a good idea, since high blood pressure and high cholesterol can be treated early and reduce risk for heart attack and stroke. Some cancer screening tests, such as colonoscopies and Pap smears, are appropriate at particular ages. Because doing testing on asymptomatic people requires a high level of proof that they cause more benefit than harm, several groups, especially the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, regularly evaluate the evidence on what screening tests are appropriate for the general population as well as for high-risk groups.

Routine urinalysis is recommended for healthy pregnant women but not healthy men or nonpregnant women.

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Realities of Girl World” (2009, Harmony).

DEAR AMY: Recently I remarried my ex-husband (we have known each other 35-plus years). Last December I was verbally assaulted by his younger sister and so I decided to ignore her.

Prior to our recent Amy Dickinson wedding, there have been joint family functions, don’t say how old your which she refused to atdaughter is, but one lestend. She did come to the son for you to convey to wedding; in greeting my her is that — although guests I did not go to her family members influtable — nor did she apence one another — you proach me. don’t choose her friends.

Thanksgiving is at our She does. And she needs house this year and I to choose wisely. But do not know if she will she doesn’t choose your come. What I do know friends either. is it is going to be chalYou obviously have a lenging to have her in my low opinion of these girls home with her negative and their parents, but attitude. I don’t want to tell my husband his sister you should do your best can’t come. to continue to be polite Do I let her have a toward people who are making a real effort to get piece of my mind and deto know you. You are not mand that she be cordial in my home, or should I obligated to spend time do my best to just ignore with them, however. Be honest with your daughter her?

— Upset about your own choices.

DEAR UPSET: You If this upsets her, talk should not have to deabout it.

If the mean girls retali- mand, but should expect ate and toss your daughter cordiality — and you from the group, then you should extend it to all of your guests. If there is will both see up close a confrontation you feel the reality of this sort of needs to happen, you high-stakes socializing.

Author Rosalind Wise- should contact her beforehand. Your focus should man (literally) wrote the be on honoring your book on this dynamic: remarriage by rebuilding Read “Queen Bees and your in-law relationships, Wannabes: Helping but this does not mean Your Daughter Survive you have to tolerate being Cliques, Gossip, Boyabused. friends, and the New

DEAR AMY: “Sad Wife” wrote to you about infidelity.

A sentence of hers jumped out at me: “We are approaching retirement age, so neither of us has a lot of time to rebuild a life with someone else.”

I believe this is utter nonsense. There is no expiration date on finding a partner. As long as she thinks this way, she is limiting her options.

She needs to change her attitude.

— Optimism Inc. DEAR OPTIMISM: I completely agree.

DEAR AMY: “Jealous in Jersey” was frustrated

by Facebook. Her beautiful cousin’s updates about her wonderful life made Jealous unhappy.

All Jealous has to do is look around to see how lucky she is. She has totally lost perspective.

— Not Jealous DEAR NOT JEALOUS: “Jealous in Jersey” seemed aware of her loss of perspective. I hope she hops off of Facebook for a while in order to get her perspective back.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com.

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Mom doesn’t want a part of drama DEAR AMY: My daughter has a group of girlfriends I don’t particularly care for, but I try to stay out of it and work with her on values to gently move her away from this group.

My problem is that the parents of these friends keep asking me to go out with them. I’m sure they may be trying to be nice, but I have been out with them a couple of times, and I don’t enjoy it at all.

They are gossipy, listen to only one side of a situation and believe it, are impressed by people who have and wear expensive things and need you to agree with their political views, which they have no problem voicing.

I don’t want to be a snob, but it feels like high school all over again! Some of the kids in the group seem to be a lot like their parents.

Obviously mine is too (or is a follower), which is why I have work to do with her.

I keep coming up with excuses not to participate, and I can tell one mother is ticked at me. I want to know what to do until I can get my daughter to move away from these girls and to a more genuine friendship group. If I point-blank tell her she can’t hang with them, or if my lack of participation gets her thrown out of the group, I know she will be very upset with me.

— Sick of High School DEAR SICK: You

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Your knowledge and achievements will allow you to lay the groundwork and continue on a path that interests you.

Take advantage of your intuition and follow your heart in matters that affect you personally. Everything you experience along the way will be a factor in your success.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Make financial adjustments that will counter any careless spending habits. Consult an adviser and deal with the issues before they spin out of control. Romance is encouraged.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Protect your assets. Say no to anyone looking for a handout. You work hard and should not let anyone take advantage of you. Spend time doing something you enjoy to reduce stress.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — Your financial matters need an update.

Organize and prioritize your important personal papers. Seek professional advice if you are unclear about banking or insurance rules and regulations.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Focus and determination will help you to get ahead, but versatility will also play a role. Change will happen rapidly, and the risk of losing ground is apparent if you can’t keep up.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your energy and creativity will be enticing to an agency requiring your services.

Welcome new opportunities for the emotional benefit they bring, rather than financial gain. Love is highlighted.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Emotional matters will be perplexing. Don’t dwell on the negative. Focus on something more pleasurable. Research a destination that appeals to you and plan a pleasure trip.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Make a point to spend time with someone you love. Your quest for success will cut into your personal relationship if you let it. Be open and honest about your feelings.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Focus on the positive. Today will be a success if you refuse to let anyone deter you from your plans. You will meet someone who will advance your career.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Deal with troublesome issues before they escalate. A frank discussion with someone you live with will lead to beneficial changes. Don’t go over budget on personal expenses.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A casual encounter will lead to an important partnership. Work on your social skills by listening more and talking less. You will push people away if you complain or make negative comments.

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22) — Let loved ones know they are appreciated. Emotional clashes are likely if someone feels you have been neglecting your duties. Be sure to take care of your duties and responsibilities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Get involved in a cause close to your heart. By helping those in need or making improvements in your community you will feel better about yourself and your future prospects.

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Film industry touted as big business for Ga., Gwinnett watch budgets and they’ll tell the producers and the directors, ‘Here are the places you can pick to Bartow County may be choose from,’ and Georgia getting a Hunger Games is repeatedly on that short theme park, but Gwinnett list now,” Thomas said.

County could see its own The forum also included entertainment-inspired a panel discussion on the attraction in the future, industry’s work in Gwinnett according to Atlanta Media County. The panelists were Campus and Studios develJacoby, Thomas, Eagle oper Jim Jacoby.

Rock Studios CEO Fran On Friday morning, JaLutz and Lawrenceville coby teased the possibility Lee Thomas, the state’s deputy commissioner for film, Economic and Community that an attraction of some music and digital entertainment, talks to attendees at a Development Director Lisa type could be heading to the Partnership Gwinnett forum on the film industry at Eagle Sherman. county during a film indus- Rock Distributing company in Norcross on Friday. (Staff In one example of the Photo: Curt Yeomans) try forum hosted by Partindustry’s local impact, nership Gwinnett at Eagle Sherman said producRock Distributing Company somebody came in and said film tax incentives attracted ers of the television show there was a message from a 244 films, television shows “Sleepy Hollow” are leasin Norcross. What that attraction would be, or what gambler … if that gives you and movies, commercials ing a building in downtown its theme would be, remains any hints.” and music videos that were Lawrenceville and invested to be seen, though.

The forum attracted shot in Georgia between in improvements to it. She Jacoby kept his cards a packed house of busiJuly 2014 and June of this said they have removed close to his vest for the ness leaders, film industry year. She said those produc- an “ugly” facade from the most part about the details representatives and elected tions spent $1.7 billion in building and are doing work — except for a cryptic ref- officials who came to Eagle the state and had an ecoon its newly exposed brick erence from an old Kenny Rock. The event featured nomic impact of $6 billion. exterior.

Rogers song. a presentation from Lee By comparison, the “You’re seeing historical “We’ve got some ideas Thomas, the state’s deputy film industry had a total revitalization as a result,” about doing something commissioner for film, economic impact of $2.5 she said. here,” he said. “We can’t music and digital entertain- billion between 1973 and After the forum, Jacoby announce anything today, ment, on the film industry 1998. told reporters there are but I can say I was in a in Georgia.

“The accounting depart- plans to add additional stumeeting the other day and Thomas said the state’s ments at the major studios dio space and early work on

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Credit union seeking toy, clothing donations

By Katie Morris

katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

Georgia United Credit Union invites the community to brighten the holiday season for local foster children during its 26th annual Wish Tree program.

Starting Thursday, there will be a Wish Tree in each Georgia United branch location — individuals, schools and civic groups are invited to make a foster child’s wish come true by donating new, unwrapped toys and articles of clothing.

Donations will go to local Departments of Family and Children’s Services or other charitable organiza-

tions.

Georgia United’s Wish Tree program is its longest running community service project with an estimated 15,000 gifts donated to deserving children over the years.

All 18 branch locations will be accepting donations through Dec. 14, including the Georgia United Credit Union located at 6705 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth with donations going to the Gwinnett County Department of Family and Children’s Services.

For more information, call Georgia United’s Community Development Department at 770-4766409 or email cd@gucu. org.

Enforcement Administration agents identified Estrada in 2013 as an Joshua Leonardo Estrada associate of got spooked and abandoned a drug nethis pickup truck at the Mall work slipof Georgia. In the process, ping large he lost what authorities bequantities lieve was $3 million-worth of meth of methamphetamine, fresh into the in from Mexico, hidden in states from Joshua Estrada the Ford Ranger’s toolbox.

Mexico.

He’s now set to lose about The drugs came stuffed 30 years, too. inside heavy-duty vehicle The Chicago, Ill. native batteries. was convicted this week of On Feb. 18, 2014, the trafficking, during a jury trial agents found the man at before Superior Court Judge a Pilot truck stop in Cobb Tom Davis.

County, where he reportedly According to the Gwinmet an 18-wheeler driver nett County District Atand picked up five of the torney’s Office, U.S. Drug containers. The agents fol-

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out some more sound stages … On building 50, which is our main building, we’re probably looking at some eight sound stages.

“But, as I mentioned, there some tenants coming in that may need higher ceilings, so we may build a pre-engineered building with 40- to 50-foot ceilings for them.”

That kind of news is welcome announcements to business and community officials who see the film industry as a key driver for development and redevelopment in the area.

Areas such as the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, where the Atlanta Media Campus and Eagle Rock Studios are located, are benefiting from the industry’s arrival, CID Executive Director Chuck Warbington said.

“The film and TV industry is driving a renaissance in this area, the Jimmy Carter Boulevard, the CID and also the Norcross area,” Warbington said. “And it’s not just here. There’s a halo effect across all of Gwinnett County.”

help care for her disabled husband, a World War II veteran.

Gwinnett County police began an investigation on Oct. 16, and learned that Kimball and McGill were the caregivers at the home when the jewelry was stolen, and additional missing jewelry not yet reported, spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington said.

Detectives found that Kimball had a recent pawn transaction for a gold chain, Catholic cross and diamond earrings.

McGill had a pawn his-

tory consisting of a ruby ring earlier this year.

McGill had cared for the victim’s husband for almost two years.

Police also linked Kimball’s daughter, Darrion Poyntz, 22, to the thefts.

Poyntz had two separate pawn transactions in October that were several rings and a gold chain with a pendant. Poyntz admitted to detectives that her mother gave her the rings to sell.

Kimbell was arrested on Oct. 20, while McGill was on Oct. 27.

2 charged in jewelry theft of elderly

By Keith Farner

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An elderly Lawrenceville woman and her husband, who were victims of what police described as jewelry theft of more than $6,000 from caregivers, have received back almost everything they lost.

Two caregivers have been charged in the case that also involves one of their daughters.

Sharron Kimball, 47, and Terri McGill, 54, who worked for Comfort Keepers of Loganville, have been arrested on felony charges of exploitation of disabled adults.

Kimball was also charged with felony theft by taking and they each were

Trafficker who ditched $3 million in meth at Mall of Georgia sentenced

By Joshua Sharpe

100,000 square feet of retail space at the five millionsquare-foot Atlanta Media Campus near Interstate 85 and Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Some hotels and possibly some dormitories are also in the long-term plans.

Those elements will work together to meet the needs of film crews that work on productions at the campus, which has already been used for “Fast and Furious 7,” “Walk in the Woods” and the upcoming Tom Cruise film, “Mena.”

Jacoby added his company is in talks with about five colleges, some in Georgia and some out of state, about offering classes at the campus. Once it is fully built out, it will be a virtual movie industry city where the retail, hotels, studios and educational space will compliment office and residential space for production crews.

“Up to this point, the tenants have really taken the space as-is and really done their own upgrades and so forth,” he said. “Probably after the first of the year, we’re going to start laying

lowed him into Gwinnett.

Near the Mall of Georgia, he had a hunch someone was following him and pulled over.

He walked inside the mall and called a cab.

Outside, agents found 25 kilos of meth in the Ford.

But Estrada was gone.

He was arrested a few months later in Chicago.

He went to trial Tuesday, with the prosecution led by Assistant District Attorney Mike Morrison. The jury found him guilty Thursday, the DA’s office said.

The judge sentenced him to 30 years, with credit for the roughly 18 months he’s spent in the Gwinnett jail.

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charged with two misdemeanors for theft.

Police have recovered every item stolen or pawned except one bracelet.

The woman, Mary Liggio, 74, contracted with Comfort Keepers to

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world&nation WORLD Oppose Taiwan independence, China’s Xi says SINGAPORE — China and Taiwan must not let proponents of Taiwan’s independence split them, China’s President Xi Jinping told Taiwan’s president on Saturday at the first meeting between leaders of the two sides since China’s civil war ended in 1949.

Ma Ying-jeou, president of self-ruled, democratic Taiwan, where anti-Beijing sentiment has been rising ahead of elections, called for mutual respect for each other’s systems and said Taiwan people were concerned about mainland missiles pointing their way.

The talks, at a luxury hotel in the neutral venue of Singapore, lasted less than an hour but were heavy with symbolism.

The two leaders shook hands and smiled in front of a mass of journalists when they met, with Xi wearing a red tie, the color of the Communist Party, and Ma a blue one, the color of his Nationalist Party.

Death toll from Romania fire reaches 41 BUCHAREST — Nine people died on Saturday from injuries sustained in a fire at a nightclub in Romania eight days ago, bringing the number of dead to 41 in a case which has sparked protests and led to the resignation of the government.

Two of the latest victims died in the Netherlands, where they had been transported for specialized treatment.

A little over 100 people are still in the hospital and more than 40 of them are in serious or critical condition, Romania’s interim prime minister, Sorin Cimpeanu, said.

The fire broke out late on Oct. 30 at a rock concert in the Colectiv nightclub in the capital Bucharest. Fireworks set insulation foam ablaze, triggering a stampede towards the single exit and trapping many of the roughly 400 people inside.

Tens of thousands of people subsequently took to the streets across Romania, angry at a public administration widely seen as corrupt, and the protests continued even after the cabinet resigned.

On Saturday several thousand protesters rallied for a fifth consecutive day to chant “Corruption kills” and “We won’t go home, the dead won’t let us.”

Myanmar preps for free vote

By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Aubrey Belford Reuters

YANGON/MANDALAY, Myanmar — Myanmar goes to the polls today, taking its biggest stride yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship; but the legacy of military rule means opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become president even if her party wins a landslide.

The sense of excitement in the Southeast Asian nation was palpable on the eve of the election as around 30 million people prepared to vote in the first free nationwide poll in a quarter of a century.

“I really want change,” said Zobai, a Muslim jade trader in the second-largest city of Mandalay who goes by one name. “I’ve been alive for 53 years and all I’ve seen is dictatorship.”

Religious tensions marred the run-up to the election, fanned by Buddhist nationalists whose actions have intimidated Myanmar’s Muslim minority.

Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi won the last free vote in 1990, but the military ignored the result. She spent most of the next 20 years under house arrest before her release in 2010.

Her National League for Democracy is expected to win again, but she is barred from taking the presidency herself under a constitution written by the junta to

Trump says he turned down risque ‘SNL’ ideas

LOS ANGELES — Donald Trump backed away from certain ideas for “Saturday Night Live” sketches that might have hurt his standing with voters, he told Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly in an interview slated to appear later on Friday on the cable-news network.

“I had to. There were a couple that were too risque,” he told O’Reilly in an interview for “The O’Reilly Factor.” “Because you know, the poll just came down, I’m leading in Iowa, I want to stay leading in Iowa.”

It’s not uncommon to Women look at names on a list outside a polling station ahead of tomorrow’s general have some back-and-forth election in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Saturday. (Reuters/Olivia Harris) between host and writing staff in the days leading up preserve its power.

By contrast, the ruling Union In Mandalay, a hotbed to a new “Saturday Night If she wins a majority and Solidarity and Development of Buddhist nationalism, Live” broadcast. As has been is able to form Myanmar’s Party would need far fewer men streaming out of the documented in many places, first democratically elected seats if it secured the backing Joon Mosque on Saturday government since the 1960s, of the military bloc in parlia- expressed admiration for Suu including “Live From New Suu Kyi said she will be the ment.

Kyi — but also apprehension York,” an oral history of the venerable NBC program by power behind the new presiHowever, voters are about post-election politics. dent regardless of a constitu- expected to spurn the USDP, “I feel like a student wait- James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales, writers hurl tion she has derided as “very created by the former junta ing for his exam results. I’m dozens of ideas at hosts and silly.” and led by former military of- afraid we might lose,” said Suu Kyi starts the contest ficers, because it is associated Alaslam, 60, in the mosque’s producers early in the week.

Hosts sometimes balk at with a sizeable handicap in with the brutal dictatorship tiled courtyard. some of the material. parliament: even if the vote that installed President Thein Zobai, the jade trader, “They have 100 writers,” is deemed free and fair, one- Sein’s nominally civilian blamed the government Trump told O’Reilly. “I quarter of parliament’s seats government in 2011. and military for stoking walk into the room, there are will still be held by unelected An inconclusive result anti-Muslim hatred in the 100 — and they’re all about military officers. could thrust parties represent- majority Buddhist country, To form a government and ing Myanmar’s myriad ethnic most recently via anonymous 17 years old, OK? They’re all young and all up in your choose its own president, the minorities into a king-maker flyers and banners that said NLD on its own or with allies role, bringing them closer an NLD win would pave the face. But they come up with must win more than twoto the center of power after way to a Muslim takeover of many, many skits and you pick the ones you think you thirds of all seats up for grabs. years on the fringes. the country. like.”

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Busta Rhymes sentenced to time Texan gets life for served in incident killing 4 with car NEW YORK — Rapper Busta Rhymes pleaded at music festival

ing thing I’ve seen. And I’ll leave it at that.”

Ben Carson’s past comes under question

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s recollection of being offered a scholarship to the prestigious U.S. Military Academy at West Point was questioned on Friday, potentially damaging the credibility of the 64-year-old retired neurosurgeon.

Also on Friday, Carson’s account of how he attempted to stab a friend in his troubled youth came under renewed scrutiny.

Carson, a favorite of conservative activists, who is tied with Donald Trump at the top of Republican primary polls a year before the November 2016 presidential election, has often recounted both tales from his 1990 autobiography on the campaign trail, as he trumpets his rise from poverty in inner-city Detroit to the highest echelons of medicine.

Questions about Carson’s account of the West Point Austria jails driver scholarship came to the fore of migrant van after a report by political with welded doors news website Politico on differing accounts of the VIENNA — A Vienna scholarship. court sentenced a RomaOn Friday, Carson’s camnian man to two years in paign said he never sought jail on Friday for human admission to West Point, trafficking after he drove and Carson himself angrily dozens of migrants across denied suggestions that he Austria in August in a van had misrepresented the facts whose doors had been surrounding the West Point welded shut. overture.

Austrian police rescued At a news conference in 26 migrants from the van, Palm Beach Gardens, Florincluding three young chil- ida, Carson said he rejected dren aged 5 and 6 who were the offer and never filed an suffering from dehydration application to the school. and were close to death.

“It didn’t go to that ex— From wire reports tent,” Carson said. “It was an

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Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson delivers the keynote speech at the Black Republican Caucus of South Florida’s scholarship gala at the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Friday.

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offer to me. It was specifically made.”

nior administration officials said they are seeking ways to increase the number.

U.S. to open new screening centers 2 officers arrested for Syrian refugees in shooting of boy, 6, and father WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is moving to increase and accelerate the number of Syrian refugees who might be admitted into the United States by opening new screening outposts in Iraq and Lebanon, administration officials told Reuters on Friday.

The move comes after President Barack Obama pledged in September to admit an additional 10,000 refugees in 2016 from Syria, torn by four years of civil war and disorder.

The U.S. State Department confirmed the plans to open a refugee settlement processing center in Erbil, Iraq, before the end of 2015, and to resume refugee processing in Lebanon in early 2016, said spokeswoman Danna Van Brandt.

The White House would not say how many additional refugees it may take in beyond the 10,000, but two se-

Two Louisiana police officers were arrested on Friday on charges of killing a 6-year-old boy and critically wounding his father during a car chase that ended in a volley of bullets, state police said.

The officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on the boy’s father in the central Louisiana community of Marksville, authorities said.

State police were still piecing together what led to Tuesday’s shooting and had reviewed footage captured on the officers’ body cameras, Colonel Michael Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said during a Friday press conference announcing the arrests.

“As I told you, we took some of the body cameras’ footage,” Edmonson said.

“I’m not going to talk about it, but I’m going to tell you this: It is the most disturb-

AUSTIN, Tx — A man charged with killing four people by plowing his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival last year was found guilty of capital murder by a Texas jury on Friday and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors said Rashad Owens, 23, acted with intent and malice when he sent bodies flying in the air and traveled at high speed for several city blocks, leaving nearly 30 victims and a trail of blood in his wake.

Owens, who was driving while intoxicated, evaded a police check point on March 13, 2014, and drove at about 55 mph into crowds of people, some lined up for nightclubs, until his car crashed.

guilty to a non-criminal harassment charge on Friday for throwing a protein drink at an employee at a New York City gym, prosecutors said.

Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., was arrested in August and charged with felony assault on suspicion of throwing a cardboard cup containing strawberry-flavored health shake at the head of a Steel Gym employee.

Rhymes’ plea agreement came on the condition that he attend anger management classes, which he has done.

‘Spectre’ eyes $75M opening

LOS ANGELES — “Spectre” and “The Peanuts Movie” are rejuvenating a recently sleepy box office.

“Spectre,” the 24th James Bond film, has set its sights Police: Woman on a weekend haul of $74 kills son, herself million after pulling in $27 million from 3,929 locations in hospital room on Friday. The Sony, MGM PHOENIX — A mother and EON, release — directkilled her 5-year-old son ed by Sam Mendes and starbefore shooting herself to ring Daniel Craig, Naomie death early on Saturday in Harris and Lea Seydoux — an apparent murder-suicide had been pegged to generate inside the child’s hospital as much as $80 million in room in suburban Phoenix, its first weekend. Considerpolice said. ing “Spectre’s” Thursday The bodies of the mother night take of $5.25 million and son were found by hos- and a Friday total under pital staff during a routine the anticipated $30 million check at about 2 a.m. at mark, however, the latest Cardon Children’s Medical Bond outing is pacing to fall Center, said Detective Steve short of “Skyfall’s” $88.4 million debut and land in the Berry, a spokesman for the Mesa Police Department. He mid-$70 million range, in declined to disclose how the line with Sony’s conservative estimates. child had died.

— From wire reports — From wire reports

Titanic menu, JFK limo license plates head to auction

By Marice Richter Reuters

DALLAS — A menu from the last dinner served to first-class passengers aboard the Titanic before it sank in 1912 is among a few surviving artifacts from the ill-fated ship’s journey that will be auctioned off on Saturday.

The menu will be up for bid in a sale that includes a pair of license plates from the limousine that

duckling, squab and other delicacies, topped off with desserts such as Waldorf pudding or peaches in drove President John F. Kennedy chartreuse jelly. through downtown Dallas when he Besides the menu, other Titanic was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. relics up for sale include a recently Opening bid on the license discovered distress telegram sent plates is $40,000 while pre-bidding by Western Union to the ship’s on the menu reached $44,000 on ownership company in New York Friday, according to Dallas-based informing officials that the Titanic Heritage Auctions. had struck an iceberg and was in The menu featured a selectrouble, the auction house said. tion of oysters, filet mignon, roast “Sinking fast — come to our

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assistance,” it read.

The luxury ocean liner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg on April 15, 1912 during its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. Some 1,500 people lost their lives.

Officials with White Star Line claimed in a Congressional inquiry that the company never received notice of distress from the Titanic.

Opening bid for the telegram is

$20,000, the auction house said.

The items “shed light on two aspects of the story that have long been part of the lore of the Titanic,” said Tom Slater, director of Americana for Heritage Auctions.

Heritage officials said it is uncertain whether the telegram was the delivered version or a duplicate, retained copy. An anonymous collector of Titanic memorabilia has owned it for about 15 years, according to Heritage officials.

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GOP should take win, quit while ahead WASHINGTON — Where do Republicans get that special talent for turning gold to dross?

They score an electoral “massacre” (The Economist) in 2014 and, a year later, what do they have to show for it other than another threat to shut down the government? Hillary Clinton is caught in email flagrante and Benghazi mendacity and yet, with one Kevin McCarthy gaffe and a singularly ineffective 11-hour Benghazi hearing, Republicans render her sanitized.

And now their latest feat. They win a stunning victory over their perennial nemesis, the mainstream media — a slam-dunk rim-rattling exposure of the media bias they have been complaining about for a half-century — and within a week they so overplayed their hand as to dissipate whatever sympathetic advanCharles tage they gained.

The CNBC debate Krauthammer was a gift for the GOP, so unadorned a demonstration of liberal condescension, hostility and arrogance that the rest of the media — their ideological cover exposed — were forced to denounce and ridicule their ham-handed colleagues. What happened then? Instead of quitting while they were ahead, the Republicans plunged into a week of meetings and statements, whining and complaining, bouncing around a series of demands, including control of the kind of questions that may or may not be asked at future debates.

Who’s the genius who thought up that one?

First, it instantly allowed the liberal media to turn the tables and play defenders of journalistic independence against GOP bullies.

Second, it made the Republicans look small.

To paraphrase Chris Christie’s “fantasy football” moment, the economy is in the tank, Russia is on the move, the Islamic State is on the attack — and the candidates are debating the proper room temperature for a debate forum?

Third, this continues the season-long GOP diversion from what should be its real target — the wreckage wrought by seven years of Barack Obama. The greatest irony of this campaign is that Clinton and Bernie Sanders are the ones making the case that the economy is stagnant, inequality growing and the middle class falling increasingly behind. That’s a devastating indictment of Democratic governance, exactly the case Republicans should have been making all year.

Instead, they’ve wasted months trading schoolboy taunts and ad hominems.

Now another distraction: debate structure. The party is demanding there be no repetition of the CNBC debate. Why, for God’s sake? That debate was the best thing to happen to the GOP since Michael Dukakis.

Won’t someone tell the Republicans that they won? Let it go. Who cares who’s on the next debate panel? Don’t they realize that fear of ridicule alone will temper the instincts of whatever liberal questioners are chosen?

John Harwood’s obnoxiousness and Becky Quick’s incompetence earned most of the opprobrium heaped on the moderators’ performance.

But it was Carl Quintanilla who demonstrated just how unmoored liberal delusions about conservatives have become. He asked Ben Carson how, as an opponent of gay marriage, he could remain on the board of a company that is known for its generous treatment of gay employees.

Quintanilla seemed genuinely unable to fathom that one can oppose the most radical change in the structure of marriage in human history — as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama all did just a few years ago — without wanting to see gay people persecuted and denied decent treatment by their employers.

CNBC produced the best night of the entire campaign season for the GOP. And yet some Republicans were determined to turn it into another theater of their civil war against the GOP “establishment.” This time the target was Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.

As if Priebus is responsible for Harwood.

Good grief. Priebus’ job, the party’s job, is to control the number of debates and set the calendar. Its doing so in 2015-16 constitutes a significant achievement, considering the damage done to the GOP in 2011-2012 by its 20 freelance debates. That endless, vicious intramural fight — featuring Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich savaging Mitt Romney’s “vulture capitalism” — laid the premise for Obama’s negative and winning campaign.

Ted Cruz has suggested that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Mark Levin moderate Republican debates. Good idea, wrong target. How about this arrangement? Limbaugh & Co. should moderate the Democratic debates. What a splendid blood-soaked spectacle that would be.

As for the GOP? Bring on the liberals. The Republicans should demand the return of Harwood, Quick and Quintanilla, until the end of time.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

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College football I love does not exist I am sad today. I have been sad for a week now. My heart is heavy because one of the loves of my life is suffering a slow and painful death.

College football, once one of the highlights of my annual pilgrimage around the sun, is being ruined. It is no longer a game — it is just a business. Jesus said, “The love of money is the root of all evil.” He wasn’t just whistling “Dixie.”

I fell in love with college football as a small child. On Saturdays my daddy would sometimes drive me to Athens and we would sit on the railroad tracks and watch Wally’s boys play. Tickets were three or four dollars apiece, and we couldn’t afford them, but it didn’t matter. My eyes were good and I could see my heroes in silver britches, red jerseys and silver helmets, and we had a little transistor radio and Ed Thilinius would fill in what we couldn’t make out.

My mama fixed us a tailgate — usually mayonnaise sandwiches wrapped in wax paper with a piece of fruit and a tea cake for dessert. She sent me off with a fruit jar full of iced tea. I guess my daddy drank water because his fruit jar contained a clear liquid.

On Saturdays that my daddy had to work, Mama would walk with me down to the mill and Daddy would come out to the gate and we would listen to a little of the game together while he ate his lunch.

We were listening at the back gate of the Osprey Mill

one of the best days of my life.

A few years later my dad paid a scalper $20 for two tickets — an astronomical sum for him — and we watched Georgia beat Ole Miss 9-3 in a game in which Bill Stanfill terrorized the Darrell Rebel quarterback. Neither Huckaby team scored a touchdown.

Not a single person called for when Theron Sapp scored the Vince Dooley’s job when the touchdown against Georgia game was over.

Tech that broke the drought. I When I entered high was almost 6 years old. I cried school, I became friends with with joy. Two years later we people whose parents had seawere listening at the mill gate son tickets to Georgia games when Frances Tarkenton hit and became a frequent attendBill Herron in the corner of ee at home games — white the end-zone to win the 1959 shirt, necktie and all — and SEC championship. even got to attend an occaThis week Frances Tarken- sional road game in Auburn or ton called Georgia’s 21-year- Clemson. Every game started old quarterback, Faton Bauta, at 2 p.m. We would leave “just awful.” I used to respect Covington at 10 a.m., have Fran Tarkenton. a nice lunch of fried chicken The first time I actually got and deviled eggs, watch the inside Sanford Stadium was game, have supper at Western for the 1962 Georgia-KenSizzlin’ afterward and still tucky game. Mickey Babb get home in time for a date was the star and the game on Saturday night. I don’t ended in a 7-7 tie. I couldn’t know if I told James Hutchens have cared less. I had been to and Edgar Wood and Frank the Promised Land. I had got- Christian how much I appreciten to see the front of the big ate what they did for me, but Texaco scoreboard instead of I have made it possible for having to look over the shoul- dozens and dozens of kids to der of the bulldog with the big experience Georgia football in their honor. club. I had walked down to I have missed very few the hallowed hedges and seen Georgia home games since the players up close. I had matriculating to Athens in been jealous of the Athens Y kids who actually got to play 1970. My children were all on the green Sanford Stadium raised thinking that “to hell with Georgia Tech,” was the grass before my Georgia heroes came out to warm up, actual conclusion of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” and I got to pet Uga. It was

My 15-month-old grandson, Henley, cannot talk, but he can bark and just attended his second Georgia-Florida game.

But college football is not so much fun for me anymore.

The players seem to care more about the name on the back of the jersey than the school they represent. Too few of them seem to appreciate the opportunity they have been given. The twin gods, television and the almighty dollar, dictate everything that happens from scheduling to starting time. It takes four hours to play a game that should be over in two. It costs more money to follow a team for a season than my father ever made in any three-year period of his life. Attending a game is an all-day commitment, sometimes a two or three-day commitment.

And I have been fine with that. I have adapted. But now, because Georgia hasn’t won “enough meaningful games,” lately I have witnessed so much hatred, animosity and acrimony over whether one of the most decent human beings I have ever known, and the second-most successful football coach in my school’s proud history, should lose his job that it has ruined my disposition and soured me against the whole deal.

And it is like this across the country. It is stealing my joy and sapping my energy and ruining the only sport that I any longer pay very much attention to.

Glory, glory … indeed.

WHOdats besmirch the noble source of bacon The history revisionists are still busy as a bee trying to rid us of all vestiges of the Old South. That means some brave soul is going to have to tell Wheeler County that they have to change their name because the county is named for Confederate Gen. Joe Wheeler. Oh, and while you are at it, change the name of the county seat of Alamo. It might just offend Mexicans who got a bad rap at the other Alamo in 1836. They were just mad at the time because they couldn’t register to vote.

If all of this isn’t worry enough, now comes word that the pointy-heads at the World Health Organization, which is a part of the United Nations, which is about as relevant as a whoopee cushion, have decided that eating bacon and sausage and ham and other assorted pig parts is bad for your health. Good grief! This is nothing more than an allout assault on Southern cooking! Wheeler County is one thing; sausage and biscuits smothered in redeye gravy is a whole different matter.

I am glad Kack is not around to hear this. Kack was my mother’s older sister and the family matriarch. She was also one of the great Southern cooks of all time. We are talking old-fashioned country

Dick Yarbrough cooking that is Hall of Fame material. Kack could cook the daylights out of a bucket of mud if she had to. Like all good Southern cooks, in her four score and 10 years on this earth, I doubt seriously that she ever came face-toface with a recipe book.

Kack didn’t need recipe books. She just threw whatever she was cooking in a pan with plenty of lard (Don’t tell the pointy-heads but lard has some pig stuff in it, too.) and fried everything to a crisp — all the stuff that the WHOoters say is bad for us as well as chickens and catfish. I grew up thinking grease was at the top of the food pyramid, followed by sweet tea and layer cakes made with real butter and sugar.

There is another thing to know about Southern cooking. We don’t do bland. When the food comes off the stove, we throw salt and pepper on

it when it hits our plate and before it hits our mouth. I read one time where some business mogul used to have lunch with prospective employees and watched to see if they seasoned their food before they tasted it. If so, he would not hire them.

His logic was that these people were jumping to conclusions before having all the facts — like whether or not the food was already properly seasoned — and would not make good managers. Chances are good that the mogul never hired anybody south of Richmond because in the South, we always salt and pepper our food before we taste it. Doesn’t everybody?

So far, it seems that grits have escaped the WHO’s hoots. Be thankful for all small favors. Speaking of grits, show me someone who claims to be Southern but prefers potatoes with their sausage and eggs instead of grits and I will show you an impostor — someone from a place where it snows 10 months a year and all the buildings are rusted.

In case whoever in WHO is reading this, please understand that down South, our four basic food groups are ham, sausage, bacon and pork barbecue, and they all come

from one source — the heroic hog. There isn’t much of a hog we won’t eat. We eat pork chops, pork shoulders, chitlins (also called “chitterlings” but only by carpetbaggers), pork rinds (fried, or course), pigs feet (pickled, of course) and jowls. We then take the intestines and a generous helping of lard and put them into our corn bread, thereby creating cracklin’ bread (a delicacy that defies description). Some of the fat we don’t boil. That is known as fatback and that goes in the pot when cooking green beans. Suffice it to say that in the South, we go hog wild.

I would suggest to the WHOdats that they stick to bean curds and broccoli and leave us and our porcine preferences alone. In fact, it might interest them to know that a few years back in one rural county in Georgia, a man was convicted of spousal abuse.

The jury sentenced him to six months of hard labor. Another man stole a neighbor’s hog.

He got 12 years. He should have been fried.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@ bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139; online at dickyarbrough. com or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/dickyarb.

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A trolley car sits on a model railroad set the Vine Garden Railroad Club brought to display at the Southeastern Railway Museum’s Model Railroad Days this weekend in Duluth. The two-day model train show ends today. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

Trains

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road’s, but it features a rural setting with There are about six mountains and a small sets on display at the industrial town. museum and they show Model trains are popthe wide scope of the ular with many people model train field. There because they harken were models of old back to their childhoods school steam locomoand give enthusiasts an tives as well as modern opportunity to have fun, passenger and freight said Rehonic. trains.

“I’ve never seen There is also a variety anybody frown around of sizes and scopes. trains in general,” he Members of the North said. “It appeals to that Georgia Modurail Club more innocent, younger put together one set side of ourselves.” from various scenes that North Georgia Modulform a large looping rail Club secretary Dan track that is at least 36 Samples added railroad feet in length. history may play a role Volunteers at the in that appeal. museum brought out “It’s the fascination their own smaller sets of the trains,” he said. which are each about “There’s just something two feet in length and about it. The history of are in varying stages of the steam trains seem completion. to be interesting to the The Vine Garden Rail- children and the adults, road had a set that fell but some of the adults about midway between like the modern diesel the two sizes of the trains like we’d see (on other groups. It featured real train tracks).” a model replica of the And now a new old Spanish-revival style generation of people are 1905 Atlanta Terminal becoming entranced by Station with figures in the slow chugging and suits and military and whistles of model trains. railroad uniforms stand- Children like Will Waging out front as if they ner, who gaze in wonder were waiting to catch a at the trains as they train that took them to a move around the track widespread circus set. in circles, are the model The museum’s model railroad collectors of set is similar in size to tomorrow. the Vine Garden RailJoe Wagner said the

A model of a modern-day freight train chugs its way through a set created by the North Georgia Modurail Club on Saturday. The set is on display as part of two-day Model Railroad Days at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth.

A train rolls through a curve in a North Georgia Modurail Club display at the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth on Saturday. The display is part of the museum’s two-day Model Railroad Days show, which ends today.

little trains have taken a firm grasp on his son’s imagination.

“I enjoyed them a little bit (as a kid), but not as much as he does,” he said.

The museum is located at 3595 Buford Highway, in Duluth, and will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. today.

Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 2 to 12 and $8 for senior citizens over 65.

A model train snakes its way through a mountain area in the Southeastern Railway Museum’s permanent model railroad set on Saturday.

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“Jared would always be the quiet one with a lot of Markia, read a poem called fun in him, and Jaison would “The Broken Chain,” which always be the outgoing one talks about the loss a family with great spirit,” their cousin feels when two of its memJude Mitchell said. “They bers die at the same time. both touched a lot of people’s “We didn’t know that hearts, including mine.” morning that God was going Their older brother, Devin to call your names,” she said. Chisholm, recalled Jared as a “In life, we loved you both bright young man and Jaison dearly. In death, we’ll do the as a fighter who refused to same. It broke our hearts to give up in the face of oblose you both. You did not stacles. go alone. For part of us went “They were just awewith you both, the day God some,” Chisholm said. “I called you two home.” watched them from little The commentary offered tykes, to ‘Toy Story,’ to just during the nearly two-hour seeing them grow up from service offered a full view of these little human beings to the life the brothers lived and these awesome individuals the values they held. … When I got the call, I was They fell in love with just — I didn’t know where soccer at early ages. Jared to go. I was like, ‘No,’ but I was 7 and Jaison was 5. One said my prayer and looked up of their Dacula teammates and kind of said, ‘You know, recalled how they each made these two brothers — my two the school’s varsity team in brothers, my two warriors their first year.

— they are going to do big The game had a heavy things.’ influence on their funeral “Where they are now, with their jerseys framed next they are doing more than big to their coffins. Soccer balls things. They are doing epic were placed next to each cof- and great things.” fin as well. Their teammates They were also rememand members of other teams bered as giving individuals, a sat together behind the pulpit. trait Jaison exemplified in the But their lives were about final act of his life. He was more than soccer. They were an organ donor and, in death, remembered as fun-loving in- he gave other people a chance dividuals, with spirited, kind to keep on living. Within a and outgoing personalities. day of his death, Harris said,

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tenfold.”

After losing custody of Her addiction only wors- her daughter, Robinson ened when her husband was had a period of sobriety but murdered by former friends relapsed just before Nichols who thought he’d become an arrived at her apartment, informant for police. holding a gun to her and Drugs, she admitted, keeping her captive for about made the pain go away. “But seven hours. every time it came back Robinson escaped by con-

Jaison’s heart was already beating in a patient at a Maryland hospital.

But the brothers also had love to give to the people around them. Their girlfriends recalled the bliss of first, true love as they stood on the alter and fought back tears of grief.

“Jared and Jaison are two of the biggest blessings I’ve ever had,” said Jared’s girlfriend, Mackenzie VanderHorst. “Jared wasn’t just my boyfriend. He was my entire world. I loved him as much as someone could love their significant other. He was the first guy I ever talked about a real future with.”

Jaison’s girlfriend, Brooke De St. Germain, called him the “sweetest, most amazing” person she’d ever known.

She considered him her best friend and they talked to each other about everything. She recalled how they became a couple and the depth of their love for each other.

“Jaison ended up being the first guy who showed me what true love really felt like,” she said. “No words can do justice in describing the way he made me feel …

I just feel so blessed to have been so close to both Jaison and Jared. It brings me peace to know that both boys are together for eternity now.”

This collection of photographs of Jared and Jaison Brown was included in the program from their funeral at Lawrenceville Church of God on Saturday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Hostage vincing Nichols to let her go to a scheduled meeting with her daughter. She called 911 and kept her vow of sobriety.

“You see, ladies,” the woman said during her tearful speech, “when you want to make a change, when you’re ready, it’s right there for you.”

Desiree Cochran, author of “Set Up: The Story of Trinity” and secretary of the Greater Gwinnett Reentry Alliance, offered a similar message. She said she was once charged with murder — but ultimately had the charge dropped — after falling into a life of crime.

“Now I go to church. I have two wonderful kids who I home school,” she said. “You can make a change. You are who you choose to be.”

Several inmates connected with the stories.

One, who said she had done drugs since she was 9

years old, said she hoped to share her own tale one day, thanking Robinson for her work.

“I’m grateful for what happened to me,” the woman said. (The jail asked the Daily Post to protect the inmates’ identities.) “I see this as Bible camp.”

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Gwinnett communities to honor veterans this week

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Anthony Wayne Martin Charge: Vehicular Homicide

Demond Terrell Jefferson Charge: Aggravated assault

Frezer Tesfaye Lema Charge: Enticing a child for indecent purposes

Devin Jose Hart Charge: Aggravated assault

Gwinnett County residents will stop this week and take time to remember the work of servicemen and women as annual Veterans Day observances take place in the community.

At least five veterans appreciation ceremonies will be held in the county between today and Wednesday. Some of them, such as the county’s annual ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center’s Fallen Heroes Memorial, are rooted in traditions that stretch back nearly 100 years.

The day was originally known as Arimistice Day and intended to remember

the end of World War I. The war ended with a ceasefire that went into effect at “the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918.

Although it originally recognized veterans of “The Great War,” it was later Sexpanded and renamed Veterans Day after World War II to recognize all military veterans, regardless of when they served.

The county’s ceremony on Wednesday will echo the day’s World War I roots by beginning at 11 a.m. It will feature speeches by county commissioners and Georgia Gwinnett College President Stas Preczewski will deliver the keynote address. Preczewski is a retired Army colonel. The memorial is located at 75 Langley Drive

in Lawrenceville.

Other ceremonies taking place this week include: • Lilburn’s celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Church of Lilburn, 285 Main St. The celebration will include a swing and patriotic music performance by the Continental Dance Orchestra.

Representatives of the Gwinnett County Veterans Memorial Museum, Soldier’s Connection, American Legion Post 232, VFW Post 5255, and Pets for Vets will also be on hand.

• Bay Creek Middle School in Grayson will host its own ceremony from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday. It will include displays of student artwork and performances by the school’s chorus and orchestra. The school is

located at 821 Cooper Road.

• American Legion Post 233 in Loganville will host a ceremony and luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at City Hall, 4385 Pecan St. • Snellville officials will host a wreath laying ceremony at the city’s veterans memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mayor-elect Tom Witts, a Navy veteran, planned the event, which will also include speeches, patriotic music and a Light Up the Sky activity where attendees can buy cards that will bear the names of beloved veterans for $5. The cards will be displayed at the event and at Wild Wing Cafe on Ga. Highway 124.

The memorial is located at the Towne Green, 2342 Oak Road.

Sierra Leone marks end of Ebola epidemic Anthony Harris Gates Charge: Failure to register as a sex offender

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FREETOWN — Residents of Sierra Leone’s capital held a candlelit vigil and celebrations overnight to mark the end of an Ebola epidemic that has killed almost 4,000 people including more than 200 health work-

ers since it began last year.

Following 42 days with no new cases, the West African nation’s epidemic was declared officially over on Saturday at a ceremony attended by President Ernest Bai Koroma and U.N. World Health Organization representative Anders Nordstrom.

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Jerry Allen Jerry Allen, age 77, of Buford, GA, passed away on November 5, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Esther Bailey Esther Marie Weaver Bailey, age 85, of Buford, GA, passed away on November 7, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Dorothy “Dot” Bell Dorothy E. “Dot” Bell age 83 of Snellville, GA, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015.

Dot was preceded in death by her parents, Michael D. and Sarah Emily (Stephenson) Fields; husband of 29 years, Charles H. Bell; and brother, Marvin Fields. She is survived by one son, Jonathan Rabb (Denise) of Bethlehem; 2 daughters, Sara Ellen Rabb of Conyers, and Cherry Hawkins of Monroe; 2 stepsons, Charles T. Bell (June) of Snellville, and Michael A. Bell of Bethlehem; 9 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a great-aunt, Flora Dodd of Jonesboro.

A long-time Snellville resident, she grew up in Atlanta where she attended White Oak Hills Baptist Church and later became a member of Candler Park Baptist Church. Dot was an avid reader and loved to play the piano and sing.

She had a servant’s heart and lived to serve and dote on her family. The service to honor the life of Mrs. Bell will be held Monday, November 9, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at the Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. The family will receive friends, Sunday, November 8, 2015 from 2:00 P.M. until 4

4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 505 Eighth Ave., Suite 902, New York, NY 10018. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www. wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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Dorothy Brand Dorothy Ann Brand age 73 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Monday, November 2, 2015. She is survived by her loving husband Art; children, Marybeth Bodien, Arthur Brand, and Gregory Brand; father, William Kalletta; six grandchildren; sisters, Marion Holton and Ellen McMahan; and brothers-in-law, Peter Brand and William Holton. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marion Kalletta.

A Funeral Mass Honoring the Life of Dorothy will be held on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 11:00AM at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 6pm-8pm at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Vincent DePaul Society. Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411. .

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Clara Crowe Mrs. Clara Speight Crowe, age 84, of Sugar Hill, GA; passed away on Friday November, 6, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl T. Crowe. Mrs. Crowe is survived by her Daughter & Son-law, Patricia & Don Rusk, Dayton, OH; Son & Daughter-in-law, Michael Wayne & Sheri Crowe, Sugar Hill, GA; grandchildren, Bethany & David Beck, Emily Crews, Erin Michelle & Donnie Williams, Alexander & Brittany Crowe, John Michael Crowe & Claire Wansley; eleven great-grandchildren; Brother, Riley B. Honeycutt, China Grove, NC; several nieces, nephews, & cousins. Mrs. Crowe was born on December 3, 1930 in China Grove, NC. She was a graduate of China Grove High School and received an Associate Degree from Pfeiffer College. Mrs. Crowe retired from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, GA. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Gainesville, and a member of First Baptist Church of Buford, and Mrs. Crowe was in the Bykota Sunday school class taught by Thad Broome. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating. Graveside service will be held on Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Mulberry United Methodist Church Cemetery, Otto, NC; The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, November 8, 2015 2:00P.M. until time of service. In Lieu of flowers the family request donation may be made to the Parkinson Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 15 photos are available with all Obituaries and Death Notices $

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gathered under the Cotton Tree, a massive tree in the center of the capital, Freetown, overnight for a candlelight vigil organized by women’s groups to pay tribute to health workers who died.

“They died so we could live,” Fatmata, a university student, said with tears in

her eyes. Many of the health workers who died were infected due to inadequate protective equipment and training.

The country’s first confirmed Ebola survivor, Victoria Yillia, told the crowd she was “happy that this disease which almost killed me has finally ended.”

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10018 in memory of Mrs. Clara S. Crowe.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Austin Cruce Austin H. Cruce, age 26 of Watkinsville, GA passed away November 4, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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Dorothy Higgins Dorothy Higgins, age 99 of Snellville, GA passed away November 6, 2015.

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be made to North Metro First Baptist Church Youth Ministry to continue Preston’s desire of seeing youth come to know Christ as their personal Savior. Preston is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Judy Brown Hinesley. Son and daughter in-law, David and Mary Hinesley, Grayson, GA. Daughters and sons in-law, Jenny and Mike Violet, Dacula, GA and Marianne and Andy Epps, Athens, GA. He is beloved by his grandchildren, Heather Hinesley, Courtney Hinesley, Michael Violet, Chris Violet, Megan Violet, Brian Perren, Clay Epps and Chandler Epps. Brother, W.M. Hinesley, Decatur, GA. Sisters, Evelyn Bauer, Boston, MA and Louise Hinesley, Decatur, GA. Several Nieces and Nephews. Preston retired as Postmaster of Lilburn, GA and had served 38 years with the US Postal Service. Upon retirement he enjoyed working at the Georgia Baptist Convention. Preston faithfully served at Mountain Park First Baptist Church and North Metro First Baptist for many years in the college and career and high school ministries at both churches. He served as a deacon and mentor to hundreds of youth for the past 30 years passing on his love for Christ to several generations.

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Henry Hinesley Henry Preston Hinesley, age 72 of Dacula, GA passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family and friends.

Funeral service will be held Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM at North Metro First Baptist Church. Dr. Frank Cox and Dr. Robert Woodall will officiate. Interment will follow at Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family request contributions b

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Alma Howard Alma M. Howard, age 88 of Doraville, GA, passed away on November 5, 2015. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770945-9999. Please sign the online guest book at www. crowellbrothers.com

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Jacqueline Razor Jacqueline Razor, age 57 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 2, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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Kimberly Shaffstall Kimberly Shaffstall, age 58, of Dacula, GA, passed away on November 6, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

DULUTH

Tam Steinbuch Tam Steinbuch, age 60 of Duluth, GA, passed away on November 4, 2015.

Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/ PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770-945-9999.

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Paul Stephenson Mr. Paul Lester Stephenson, age 68, of Commerce, Georgia who passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015.

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Arminda Vaz Arminda Henriques Vaz, age 89 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 4, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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would help his individual situation. That’s what he said he and other students took away from the event.

LILBURN — A morn“They can start planing like this was important ning now,” he said. “They enough to capture on can start planning on cellphone video. what they want to do. …

That’s what Shawn You can start looking at Manley did Friday morncolleges that offer everying watching her son, Gathing you need. So that’s briyel Manley, a Norcross what I’m looking up, High School sophomore, which ones are the best, participate in an event at which ones offer me what Parkview High School.

I need.”

Marsha Farrow talks with Norcross High School sophGabriyel and 20 or so Danita Snulligan, who omore Gabriyel Manley on Friday morning at Parkview other students took part in High School during a career fair for visually impaired helped organize the event, a career fair for visually is an orientation mobility students. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner) impaired students from specialist with Gwinnett tis of the eyes.” But she across Gwinnett. Those One of the adult mentors County Public Schools. doesn’t see it as a disabil- he talked with was Marstudents met one-on-one She said she specifically ity. It’s a difference. with adults who share sha Farrow, who earned sought out adults who “We have so many acsomething with them: multiple degrees from the represent a range of career commodations that we can University of Florida.

They too are visually imfields. So a chiropracpaired or legally blind. make,” she said. “If you “We were both putting tor, minister, IT profes“To see that he can be can’t see it, blow it up. If our thumbs up,” Shawn sional and retired CIA successful,” Manley said, you can’t see it, touch.” said. agent were among the 18 “you can see it boosts his Gabriyel, who plays Gabriyel said his speakers who themselves spirits.” football at Norcross, has mother tells him that he are totally blind or legally Shawn said that her son a dream to attend the can’t rely on football, and blind. has ocular uveitis, which University of Miami to he must look for colleges Snulligan said some of she described as “arthristudy sports medicine. that offer resources that the consensus messages

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from the adults were to be flexible with career choices, stay up-to-date on technology and reach out to organizations with resources to build mentormentee relationships.

Snulligan figured only about 40 percent of the students already had a career in mind, so the event offered exposure and awareness as they browsed options. The importance of finding a career is highlighted by figures Snulligan shared that 70 percent of the blind are unemployed, and just 15 percent of those are actively seeking employment.

“It is a serious problem with adults,” she said. “So we thought this would be a good way for the adults here to establish a mentormentee relationship to strengthen that employment for life after high school.”

The idea of the career

fair came after Snulligan last year saw VaShaun Jones present at a seminar. Jones is the CEO of Fedora Outlier, a company that for the last three years served more than 2,000 clients and has taught the blind and deafblind how to use technology. The company employs 22 blind and low vision people around the world, from Japan to Canada and the United States. Jones said he hopes his blind friends and colleagues provide mentorship and apprenticeship to the students.

“To also let them know and see that whatever they want to become is definitely possible,” Jones said. “They’re able to see it through people that have walked in the path that they’re about to walk through and have arrived at their passions and desires in life. That’s my biggest hope.”

Woodall named conferee on Planning commissioners long-term transportation bill OK mixed-use project U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., has been tapped by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan this past week to serve as one of the House of RepresenRob Woodall tatives’ 16 conferees on the surface transportation bill.

The House passed the multi-year Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 on Thursday by a 363-64 vote. After repeated shortterm transportation funding approvals, the new act sets guaranteed funding for three years and leaves the window open for funding to be extended for an additional three years.

The Senate has its own version, known as the DRIVE Act. Members of the House and Senate, including Woodall, will now confer on a final version of transportation funding legislation that will go before both chambers for approval.

“The safety of America’s roads, bridges and transportation infrastructure isn’t a partisan issue, rather it is a concern for every Member of Congress irrespective of their politics,” Woodall said in a statement. “Our states, communities, and job-creators need long-term certainty from a government that is effective and accountable to them, and this legislation embodies that principle.

“The big things take time, but with lots of input we have a bill that we can be proud of and a product that devolves much of the decision-making to states, and streamlines the envi-

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Curt Yeomans ronmental review process by eliminating duplicative regulatory mandates.”

Woodall is a member of the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Penn. — who was also picked by Ryan to be a conferee — praised the group.

“This is an outstanding, hard-working group of members,” Shuster said in a statement. “I am confident that we will be able to take the strong House bill approved today, resolve any differences we have with the Senate’s position and produce a final measure that improves our nation’s infrastructure and reforms our transportation programs.”

Woodall is the only House member from Georgia picked to serve as a conferee.

Isakson, Perdue criticize White House rejection of Keystone pipeline President Barack Obama’s announcement that he would reject the KeystoneXL Pipeline on environmental and national security grounds drew sharp criticism from both of Georgia’s senators on Friday.

In a joint statement, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., called the decision a “missed opportunity” at energy independence while

Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., vowed to continue fighting on energy issues.

“The American people are still struggling in today’s economy, and they expect and deserve Washington to cut red tape to unleash America’s energy resources,” Isakson said. “This project would create American jobs, Johnny ensure Isakson America’s energy security and reinforce relations with our largest trading David Perdue partner.

“Building the Keystone XL pipeline is an important step toward meeting these goals.”

Perdue was more blunt in his assessment, though.

“Let’s be honest, President Obama was never serious about working with Congress to unleash our energy resources,” Perdue said. “For years, it’s been clear the Keystone Pipeline would have jump-started the economy, helped lower energy costs for families, and created good-paying jobs.

“President Obama’s politically motivated decisions put special interest groups and his liberal climate agenda ahead of working middle class families, and today’s decision to reject Keystone is no different.”

Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

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Gwinnett County Planning Commissioners approved a mixed-use project that bring apartments, retail and office space to the area near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and Old Peachtree Road this past week.

If approved by the county’s Board of Commissioners on Nov. 17, the 23.9-acre regional mixed-use project will further build out the Huntcrest development near Duluth. The planned project, which includes 69,600 square feet of retail and office space, would be built on the northwest side of Satellite Boulevard, just north of Old Peachtree Road.

Planning Commissioner Paula Hastings told her colleagues several other changes were made, including moving retail and office buildings, were made in an effort to address concerns of residents in the Olde Savannah Square subdivision, which is northwest of the project site.

“This has been a laborintensive case on many fronts with ourselves, as well as the neighboring community, as well as the applicant,” Hastings said. “This may not be a perfect document at this moment, but I think it gives us a really good place to send up a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.”

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This may not be a perfect document at this moment, but I think it gives us a really good place to send up a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.”

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the project over concerns about the residential to office and retail mix, the location of a proposed path and the 17.2-acre density of the project.

Lynwood Development Group wanted to build 324 apartments with more than 500 parking spaces at the site. The Planning Commission’s approval came with a long list of catches designed to address staff and community concerns, however.

One change lowered the maximum number of apartments allowed on the site to 299 units.

Another catch stipulates that only five percent of the apartments would be allowed to have three or more bedrooms.

Drive-thru windows and breezeways would be prohibited. Buildings would be capped at four stories with internal walkways. Commercial areas must also face Satellite Boulevard, and a “vibrant urban pedestrian-friendly common area” would have to be installed along Satellite Boulevard and the building front.

Lynwood would be encouraged to install covered dining patios, walkways, planters and fountains in the common area. The housing area would also need an eightfoot wrought iron fence

with stone columns and a gate.

The Planning Commission added a key condition that requires Lynwood to provide the county’s transportation department with a signal warrant analysis.

The outcome of that analysis would dictate how the project can be built. Hastings said the company would have to get a traffic signal installed and operational before a certificate of occupancy is issued for any of the project’s buildings — if a signal is deemed necessary. Lynwood would have to pay for the signal’s design and hire a company to install it.

If a signal is not deemed necessary, Lynwoood would have to build the project in phases rather than everything going up at the same time.

A 50-foot buffer between the project and the Olde Savannah Square neighborhood must include evergreens and lights must be designed so they don’t shine into that subdivision.

Lynwood must also install a network of walking trails in the open areas with connections into the retail, office and residential areas to promote walkability.

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Enrollment growth at Georgia Gwinnett College has slowed since last year, but the school is still among the leaders in the state for adding students.

The University System of Georgia this week released fall semester enrollment numbers, and GGC counted 11,468 students,

a 5.4 percent increase from last year. The growth ranked GGC only behind the University of North Georgia (8.1 percent), Georgia Highlands College (5.7) and Dalton State College (5.5).

GGC’s enrollment last fall was 10,828, while 68 percent of its student are enrolled full-time.

Last year, GGC recorded an 11.4 percent enrollment spike compared to fall 2013

as 10,828 students were enrolled.

Across the state, the University System of Georgia’s 30 colleges and universities totaled 318,164 students, an increase of 1.7 percent, or 5,228 more students, since last fall. It’s the second straight year enrollment is up overall, but patterns are mixed. Eighteen institutions recorded enrollment increases, but 12 institutions recorded dropoffs.

“This is just the beginning and we still have work ahead of us to continually increase the number of Georgians with college degrees,” Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a press release. “We are staying focused on our Complete College Georgia initiative, and will continue our efforts to recruit and retain students, and fully support them through their completion of college.”

Archer paints football field in support of Dacula

By Keith Farner keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

A ribbon was painted on the football field this week at Archer High School with block letters “DHS” to show support to Dacula High School after two students died in a car wreck on Oct. 30 (Special Photo)

In another sign of support from the Archer High School community toward its rival Dacula High School, a ribbon was painted on the field this week at Archer with block letters, “DHS.” The schools, which are located on opposite sides of Ga. Highway 316, have come together in the last week following the deaths of Dacula students Jared and Jaison Brown, who died after a car wreck on the way to school on Oct. 30.

The football game between the schools last week was postponed to Saturday following the fatal wreck. Archer won 35-3.

At the game, there were signs that said “316 United” and students painted their bodies with letters that spelled out “Dacula Strong.”

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County small schools hold their own at State XC meet

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

CARROLLTON — It wasn’t necessarily that Gwinnett County’s smaller classification schools had a bad day in their respective races in the Georgia High School Association’s State Cross Country Championships.

In fact, the boys and girls teams from Wesleyan in Class AA and Hebron Christian and Providence Christian in Class A (Private) had a very good day in many

respects during Saturday’s action at Carrollton High School.

It’s just that all of those teams had to not only deal with muddy, humid conditions that kept times abnormally high, but also powerful teams that flexed their muscles in their respective classifications.

In the case of Wesleyan, those powerhouses were the Lovett girls and Bleckely County and Pace Academy boys.

Still, coach Chad McDaniel had few complaints about a state

runner-up finish for the Wolves’ girls team with 73 points and a thirdplace showing from the boys with 85 points.

“Both (teams) were seeded third coming in,” McDaniel said. “I’m really happy with the girls to be able to beat (third-place) Darlington and come in second. On the boys side, (Bleckley County) and Pace just ran really well. You’ve just got to tip your hat to them. You put your best out there on the course, and if you get beat, then congratulations to them.

And I tried to tell as many of them congratulations (Saturday). We’re happy for them. It’s been fun to compete against them all year.”

Several of the Wolves individuals had fun during Saturday’s races, with Ellie Bradach (fourth, 21:35.93) and Kylie Reed (seventh, 21:55.17) finishing in the top 10 for the girls, while Bailey Renfroe (fifth, 18:21.04) did so for the boys.

In addition, Abby Wesleyan’s Kylie Reed is handed the Class AA 2nd place Kettle of Greater Atlanta trophy during the GHSA state cross country meet at Carrollton High School on Saturday. (Staff Photo: David

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SOGGY SUCCESS

Mill Creek’s Hannah Petit holds up the Class AAAAAA championship trophy as the Hawks celebrate on the podium during the GHSA state cross country meet at Carrollton High School on Saturday. (Staff Photos: David Welker)

Mill Creek girls brave mud to win state XC title

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

CARROLLTON — There were times during the Class AAAAAA portion of the Georgia High School Association’s State High School Cross Country Championships that it seemed that the runners were negotiating an obstacle course than a running trail.

But despite a soggy, muddy running track that forced a minor alteration to the course, humid conditions and a tough field, Gwinnett

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County teams overcame those obstacles Saturday at Carrollton High School.

Nobody overcame them more than Mill Creek’s girls, who rode top-10 performances by sisters Hannah and Camryn Petit to claim the program’s first state championship with 83 points, enough to hold off runner-up South Forsyth’s total of 95 points.

On the boys side, Brookwood placed Zach Israel and Gruem Tesfamariam in the top 10 individually, which helped the Broncos to 77 team points and a state runner-up finish, trailing only champion Marietta, which won its second consecutive title with an astounding 27-point performance.

“We knew we could be top three,” Mill Creek girls coach Terry Brand said.

“Just to pull it out, it’s amazing. The girls worked very hard. … It was all about

Brookwood’s Zach Israel runs during the GHSA Class AAAAAA state cross country race at Carrollton High School on Saturday.

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Georgia comes up with much-needed 27-3 win over Kentucky

By Scott Smith

home game for the seniors and it meant a lot for them to finish with style.”

ATHENS — After an Georgia’s passing game October that saw Georwasn’t much of a factor gia go 1-3 and fall out of with just 90 total yards contention in the SEC East through the air, but the esrace, Saturday’s game at tablishment of the running home with Kentucky was game relieved any pressure treated as a chance to hit the Bulldog quaterbacks the reset button. have felt in previous weeks.

That fresh approach paid “I think we ended up off as the Bulldogs (6-3, with 300 (rushing) yards 4-3) rolled up 300 yards on the dot and that’s big rushing and forced three for our offense,” Georgia Kentucky turnovers to post Georgia Bulldogs running back Sony Michel (1) jumps quarterback Greyson Lampast Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Derrick Baity (29) bert said. “That’s Georgia a much needed 27-3 win. during the second half at Sanford Stadium. (Photo: Dale football.”

Georgia running back Zanine-USA TODAY Sports) Sony Michel led that Lambert, who did not charge, carrying the ball 24 shall added 67 yards on 13 good, solid victory,” Geor- play last week against times for 167 yards and one carries. gia head coach Mark Richt Florida, returned to his score, while Keith Mar“It was a good day, a said. “It was the last SEC starting role on Saturday Senior Correspondent

and completed 6 of 13 attempts for 64 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions.

Brice Ramsey also played a couple of series in the second quarter, going 4-for-6 with 26 yards. The two drives he ran resulted in no points, with one ending in a punt and the other being halted by a fumble.

“It was just what we needed,” Richt said. “There was no point in slinging it all over the yard today. The safest way was just how we played it. But when we did throw it, we were fairly effective.”

With the Georgia staff looking for the right fit

at quarterback in recent weeks, the Bulldogs also saw a bit of shakeup on the offensive line with some shuffling of a few players.

One big move was Kolton Houston going from tackle to left guard. While that put him on the interior, the Buford graduate didn’t see the shift as being as much of a factor.

“If we had stayed in our same spot, I don’t think it would’ve mattered,” Houston said. “It was our mindset, and that’s what changed this game. We said at the beginning of the week we were going

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Grayson’s Gallman punctuates Clemson’s win over FSU The Sports Xchange

Cook rushed for 194 yards, including a 75-yard CLEMSON, S.C. — touchdown on Florida Florida State running State’s second play of the back Dalvin Cook domigame, but was thwarted nated the day, but Clemon a fourth-and-1 with son’s Wayne Gallman had 6:30 left in the game at the last laugh.

Clemson’s 39-yard line Gallman burst up the when linebacker Ben middle for a 25-yard Boulware and defensive touchdown with 2:34 end Shaq Lawson comremaining to seal No. 1 bined for the crucial stop.

Clemson’s 23-13 victory Clemson proceeded to over No. 16 Florida State drive 60 yards in seven on Saturday, snapping a plays, converting two three-game losing streak third-and-six plays along to the Seminoles. the way, for the clinching The victory clinched score. the Tigers’ first Atlantic Gallman had 103 yards Coast Conference Atlanon 22 carries and quartertic Division title since back Deshaun Watson had 2011 and sent them to a career-high 107 yards the ACC Championship rushing on 16 attempts.

Game on Dec. 5 in CharWatson also completed 28 lotte, N.C. of 42 passes for 297 yards Clemson improved to and a touchdown.

Clemson Tigers running back and Grayson grad Wayne Gallman (9) carries the ball 9-0 (6-0 in ACC) and Quarterback Everett while being defended by Florida State Seminoles safety Jalen Ramsey (8) at Clemson has won 12 consecuGolson missed his second Memorial Stadium. (Photo: Joshua S. Kelly-USA TODAY Sports) tive games dating to last straight game for Florida season, including a The Tigers have won State last season and ex- Memorial Stadium crowd State (7-2, 5-2), which school-record 15 in a row 18 of 19 games since an acted revenge for that de- of 83,099 — their largest started Sean Maguire — overtime loss at Florida at home. feat in front of a raucous crowd of the season. the back-up who filled

in for suspended Jameis Winston last season and guided the Seminoles to a 23-17 overtime victory in Tallahassee, Fla. Maguire was 16 of 29 passing for 164 yards and an interception.

Either Clemson or Florida State has won the Atlantic Division each of the past five years and six of the past seven.

Notes: Clemson TE Jordan Leggett set career highs for receptions (six) and receiving yards (101). … Clemson PK Greg Huegel had three field goals and has made 15 of 17 attempts this season, including all 12 in ACC play. … Florida State RB Dalvin Cook has scored on his first carry of the game three times this season. … Florida State LB Terrance Smith, the son of the late Terry Smith — a former Clemson wide receiver — had 12 tackles.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Florida Gators avoid Vanderbilt’s upset bid, clinch SEC East The Sports Xchange GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Jim McElwain needed one player to make a kick and Austin Hardin stepped up just in time.

The junior kicker nailed a 43-yard field goal with 2:22 left, giving the No. 10 Gators a 9-7 victory over upset-minded Vanderbilt on Saturday, clinching the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title.

Florida (8-1), coming off a third quarter during which it had minus-18 yards of total offense, got the break it needed when Vanderbilt punter Tommy Openshaw shanked a 12yard punt out of bounds at the Commodores’ 45 with 5:37 remaining.

The Gators then went 20 yards in six plays, as Hardin, who was only 14for-27 in his career on field goals, split the uprights to give Florida its first field goal over 40 yards all season.

No. 5 Notre Dame 42, Pittsburgh 30 PITTSBURGH — DeShone Kizer threw five touchdowns passes, including three to Will Fuller, and ran for another score to lead Notre Dame over Pittsburgh.

Some analysts were surprised that Notre Dame (8-1) was ranked so highly when the first College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday.

However, the Fighting Irish convincingly ran their winning streak to four games since their 22-20 loss at No. 1 Clemson on Oct. 3.

Kizer completed 19 of 26 passes for 262 yards as he continued to shine since taking over as the start-

their first nine games in 2009.

Akrum Wadley rushed for 120 yards and a score, and Leshun Daniels had 78 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa. Beathard completed 19 of 31 passes for 233 yards and one touchdown.

45 with no interceptions.

Arkansas running back Alex Collins rushed for 108 yards on 17 carries.

The winning score was made possible by an improbable play earlier in Arkansas’ overtime possession.

Allen connected with wide receiver Hunter No. 11 Stanford 42, Henry on a pass, who Colorado 10 wildly flung the ball backBOULDER, Colo. — ward while being tackled Kevin Hogan passed for and teammate Alex Collins 169 yards and two touchpicked up the ball on a downs and became the bounce and ran for a first Florida Gators place kicker Austin Hardin (16) kicks the winningest quarterback in down to complete a 31go-ahead 43-yard field goal against the Vanderbilt ComStanford history in a rout yard gain. modores during the fourth quarter at Ben Hill Griffin of Colorado.

Arkansas (5-4, 3-2) Stadium. Florida defeated Vanderbilt 9-7. (Photo: Kim Hogan, who passed sent the game to overKlement-USA TODAY Sports) Andrew Luck for victories time when Allen threw a by a Cardinal quarterback ing quarterback. Fuller, a 17-yard touchdown pass but was intercepted three junior wide receiver, had to Dominique Reed with times before the Cowboys with 32, completed 17 of 23 passes and also ran for seven receptions for 152 53 seconds remaining to had their 42-16 lead and a score. yards. complete an eight-play, 75threw another that was Christian McCaffrey, the yard drive. returned for a touchdown son of former NFL player No. 14 Oklahoma State in the final minute.

Ole Miss (7-3, 4-2) had Ed McCaffrey, rushed for 49, No. 8 TCU 29 overcome a 38-31 deficit Oklahoma State (9-0) 147 yards and also threw STILLWATER, Okla. — owns a schedule edge earlier in the fourth quarter a touchdown pass for This month in the Big 12 is the rest of the way. After with two touchdown passes Stanford (8-1). McCaffrey by Chad Kelly to give the billed as the November to a trip to Iowa State next Remember, with all the top Saturday, the Cowboys are finished with 175 yards of Rebels a 45-38 lead with offense and 220 all-purcontenders set up for what home to face both No. 6 4:55 left. pose yards in his return to amounts to a round robin.

Kelly threw for three Baylor and No. 15 Oklathe state where he grew up. touchdowns and ran for Oklahoma State used the homa to close the month. first Saturday to make a three for Ole Miss. He Arkansas 53, No. major statement, including No. 9 Iowa 35, Indiana 27 finished with 478 yards of 19 Mississippi 52 (OT) one to the College Football total offense, the secondBLOOMINGTON, Ind. Brandon Allen’s sixth Playoff committee: Rebest day in school history — It was the leaping Iowa touchdown pass and twomember the Cowboys. behind Archie Manning’s Hawkeyes who improved Unbeaten Oklahoma 540 yards against Alabama to 9-0 on Saturday against point conversion run gave Arkansas a 53-52 overState, which opened at No. Indiana. in 1969. time victory over No. 19 14 in the initial rankings, Hawkeyes quarterback Mississippi on Saturday in rolled out to a 42-16 lead No. 21 Northwestern 23, C.J. Beathard had to leap an SEC game in Oxford, against No. 8 TCU on the Penn State 21 for a late first half touchMiss. way to a 49-29 romp at EVANSTON, Ill. — down from about four Allen threw a 9-yard Boone Pickens Stadium.

Kicker Jack Mitchell made yards and tight end George touchdown pass to wide Cowboys quarterback amends for two earlier Kittle duplicated that feat receiver Drew Morgan Mason Rudolph passed for late in the game as No. misses with a game-winin overtime and then ran 352 yards and five touchning 35-yard field goal as 9 Iowa held on to beat downs — three to wide re- Indiana 35-27 at Memorial for the winning two-point Northwestern beat Penn conversion after Ole Miss ceiver James Washington.

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The victory allowed was penalized for grabbing Horned Frogs quarterMitchell, who failed on Allen’s face mask on the back Trevone Boykin, con- Iowa (9-0, 5-0 in the Big 39 and 47-yard kicks, sent previous attempt. sidered a Heisman Trophy Ten) to open the season a straight shot through the with nine wins in a row for Allen finished with a front-runner, totaled 518 uprights with nine seconds the second time in history. career-high 442 yards yards, ran for two touchto play to lift the Wildpassing, completing 33 of downs and passed for one, The Hawkeyes also won cats (7-2) to their second

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Northwestern backup quarterback Zack Oliver threw for one touchdown, rushed for another and completed 11 of 24 passes for 111 yards after entering late in the second quarter in place of injured starter Clayton Thorson.

North Carolina 66, Duke 31 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Quarterback Marquise Williams passed for a schoolrecord 494 yards and four touchdowns as North Carolina took another step toward a divisional title by whipping Duke 66-31 on Saturday at Kenan Stadium.

North Carolina scored early and often as the Atlantic Coast Conference showdown between Coastal Division contenders became lopsided.

It’s the most points scored by the Tar Heels in 102 meetings with Duke (6-3, 3-2).

Running back Elijah Hood had three rushing touchdowns, scoring from three, 16 and five yards.

The Tar Heels (8-1, 5-0 in the ACC), who held a 38-10 halftime lead, have won eight games in a row.

Williams posted 404 of his passing yards in the first half. He completed 23 of 35 passes without an interception in under three quarters.

Louisiana-Lafayette 23, Georgia State 21 Georgia State couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead for the second straight week and lost to Louisiana-Lafayette 23-21 on Saturday in Sun Belt Conference play at the Georgia Dome.

Georgia State quarterback Nick Arbuckle threw three touchdown passes, two to tight end Keith Rucker and another to Donovan Harden in the third quarter that put the Panthers ahead 21-17.

Louisiana-Lafayette kicker Stevie Artigue made three field goals, including a 21-yarder that put the Ragin Cajuns ahead for good with 7:06 remaining Louisiana-Lafayette (4-4, 3-1) jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead on a field goal and blocked punt recovered for a touchdown.

Georgia State (2-6, 1-3) got on the board on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Arbuckle to Rucker.

Freshman receiver Penny Hart, who was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list this week, had a 32-yard reception on the scoring drive.

Arbuckle, who is third in the nation in passing yards per game, finished 22 of 38 for 313 yards, but couldn’t lead a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter and threw an interception to end the Panthers’ final drive.

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Ongoing through Dec. 31: Whitner Hitting Clinics are being held at Jack City Sports Center. The clinics are ongoing and cost $75 for five weeks. To sign up, email jackcitybaseball@ aol.com or call 770-6330948.

Individual players or teams are welcome. Sunday sessions are 1 to 3 p.m. for 15-and-under to 18-andunder, 3 to 4:30 p.m. for 13-and-under to 14-andunder and 4:30 to 6 p.m. for 12-and-under. For more information, go to plavolleyball.com.

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Nov. 13-15: Former Shiloh and University of Georgia standout Megan Wiggins, now playing softball professionally, will host Big Wig’s Skills Clinic and Showcase at the Harbins Park Baseball Complex in Dacula.

Nov. 13 is a clinic and Nov. 14-15 is the college showcase with scrimmage games included. The event is open to girls softball players ages 12 to 18.

Cost is $250 per player.

The event’s instructors will be pro softball players and college coaches, and several top Division I schools have committed to attend already. For more information, go to www.meganwiggins.com or email bigwigsevents25@gmail.com.

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Ongoing through todday: ProLink Volleyball will host Open Gym Sundays at Otwell Middle School in Cumming. The sessions, open to girls and boys, are free of charge and feature only live scrimmages.

Jan. 23-24: No Excuses CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coaching Course and Certification. The cost is $495 and will be instructed

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Mill Creek beats Peachtree Ridge in OT From Staff Reports HOSCHTON — Fifthranked Mill Creek accomplished some new feats Friday with a gutsy, 20-17 victory over No. 9 Peachtree Ridge in overtime that clinched the Region 7-AAAAAA championship.

Kishawn Miller’s second interception — his first went for a touchdown — ended the Lions’ first overtime possession and set up a 23-yard, game-winning field goal by Mill Creek’s Brenton King. It clinched the Hawks’ first-ever double-figure win season and first 10-0 regular season.

“I’m just so proud of our football players, they are so resilient,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said.

“I thought going into the season the greatest strength of this team was going to be its unity, its perseverance, how close they were.

Honestly, we have not had a game this year where that was able to expose itself. … Even in the big plays Peachtree Ridge had, the resiliency of our kids never wavered. Our kids played hard, physical. It was a high level football game.”

After the two defenses slugged it out all night, Peachtree Ridge (7-3, 6-1) finally broke through with 10 fourth-quarter points to force overtime. A 35yard TD pass from Bubba Hickson to Deangelo Gibbs with 10:19 left in the fourth quarter cut the deficit to 17-14, then the Lions tied it on Zaniel Phillips’ 29-yard field goal with 1:18 left in regulation after back-toback sacks by Micah Bull forced the kick.

Peachtree Ridge got the ball first in overtime and Miller made an uncontested interception in the end zone on third down to stop the possession.

Two runs by Joe Thomas gained nine yards when Mill Creek (10-0, 7-0) took the ball in OT, moving King closer for his gamewinning field goal.

STATE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE First-round matchups Class AAAAAA Wheeler at Grayson Etowah at Archer Northview at Mill Creek West Forsyth at Peachtree Ridge Collins Hill at Lambert Norcross at South Forsyth

Buford 42, Stephens County 0 BUFORD — Buford football players walked off the field with a somber look on their face. It wasn’t the type of ending the Wolves were expecting after claiming the Region 8-AAAA championship on Friday.

But after watching Stephens County’s Micah Oglesby lie motionless on the ground on the 20-yard line, Buford’s 42-0 victory over Stephens County took a backseat.

“We kind of got together and said a prayer for Micah,” Buford head coach Jess Simpson said. “I let our kids know what I had seen and that I was encouraged by it. Their coaches were encouraged as well. We’re hoping and praying he’s going to be alright.”

Jamaal Singleton’s 1-yard touchdown run made it 42-0 in the fourth quarter.

On the ensuing kickoff, Stephens County’s Oglesby was injured on the return.

The stadium went silent for more than 20 minutes as the crowd watched as Oglesby awaited medical treatment.

He was carried off the field on a stretcher and the game ended with 7:49 remaining on the clock. Oglesby waived his right hand as he was put in an ambulance.

Parkview 13, Dacula 11 LILBURN — It only seems appropriate that what turned into a de facto playoff game between Parkview and Dacula had a playoff-type ending.

A late touchdown pass from Wesley Whitehead to Keion Scott with 23.5 seconds left gave the visiting Falcons late hope.

But Malik Washington GAC 35, Wesleyan 31 intercepted the two-point NORCROSS — With conversion for Parkview, Wesleyan on the verge of and after Dacula recovered its first region championan onside kick, the Panthers ship since 2009, Greater blocked an attempt at the Atlanta Christian got the ball back with 1:21 left on game-winning field goal to the clock, trailing by three escape with a 13-11 win Friday night at the Big Orange points.

Junior quarterback Davis Jungle.

The win sends Parkview Mills never wavered — as he hadn’t all night despite (6-4, 4-4) into the Class AAAAAA state playoffs as each and every momenRegion 8-AAAAAA’s No. 4 tum-changing play Wesseed, with the Panthers travleyan made — and drove eling to No. 3 state-ranked the Spartans 80 yards for Roswell in next Friday’s the game-winning touchfirst round. down. Mills connected with Liam Sullivan for a Collins Hill 13, Norcross 9 44-yard touchdown — for NORCROSS — Collins the second time in the Hill secured the No. 3 seed fourth quarter — to give from Region 7-AAAAAA the Spartans a 35-31 vicand gained some playoff tory over Wesleyan and momentum with a 13-9 win a second straight Region over Norcross on Friday.

6-AA championship.

Collins Hill’s game“What a championship football game,” GAC head winning drive began at its coach Tim Hardy said. “An own 41 with 4:20 to play and covered 59 yards in six absolute championship plays. Drew Dinsmore (192 football game. (Wesleyan head coach) Franklin passing yards) completed 3 of 4 passes on the drive, Pridgen and his staff and the big connection to Justin their team did a great job.

It sounds cliché but it feels Macaulay (three receptions, like one of the ones where 135 yards), who made a leaping catch near the 50 you wish no one had to and raced all the way to the lose, because both teams 11-yard line. played at a high level.

Two plays after that, Down the stretch we got Dinsmore scrambled to his it with some time and our right and found running quarterback and receivers back Jeremy Lewis in the did a great job. Davis did back of the end zone and he an awesome job and then senior slot-man Liam Sulli- drug his toes just inside the van — who had a heck of a back line for a 13-yard TD game — made a huge play pass with 1:47 left. there.”

Archer 37, Brookwood 7 The Wolves (8-2, 5-2 LAWRENCEVILLE — region) had taken control Jamyest Williams finished of the game in the third with 198 yards and two quarter as Banks Ramsey touchdowns on the ground connected with Tucker as Archer ended BrookCannon for touchdown wood’s season with a 37-7 passes of 28 and 29 yards win Friday. to give Wesleyan a 28-17 lead.

The Tigers (9-1, 7-1 ReMills threw for 343 gion 8-AAAAAA) imposed yards and Ramsey threw their will on both sides of for 367. the ball all night, limiting

Central Gwinnett at Walton Parkview at Roswell Class AAAAA East Paulding at Lanier Class AAAA Fayette Co. at Buford Class AA Dade Co. at GAC Wesleyan at Model

the Broncos to 44 yards in the first half.

“It’s good to get a win heading into the playoffs,” Archer head coach Andy Dyer said. “We’ll be back at our place next week and that is always special.”

Will Bearden finished 12-for-16 for 147 yards and two touchdowns, while also having 39 yards rushing.

Juwan Powell was the top receiver for the Tigers with three catches for 45 yards.

Shiloh 29, South Gwinnett 28 SNELLVILLE — Shiloh outscored South Gwinnett 22-7 over the final quarter and a half with sophomore quarterback Jarren Williams leading a game-winning drive in the final minutes to give Shiloh a 29-28 win.

Williams turned an average first half into a 242 yards and three touchdowns on 23 of 36 passing. He also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.

Josh Shim threw for 239 yards and three TDs for South, which led 21-7 early in the third quarter and 2816 until Williams hit DeCarlos Frazier for two late TDs, the latter the game-winner with 30 seconds left.

North Gwinnett 16, Mountain View 14 LAWRENCEVILLE — Among all the things that were on the line late Friday night at Mountain View, when the final whistle blew the only line that really mattered was the thin white one that framed the front of the Bears’ end zone.

Locked in a 14-14 tie with North Gwinnett, Mountain View was fighting to make school history with its first four-win season ever. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, were fighting to avoid their first losing season in a dozen years.

But it was Mountain View that watched as a high snap, and ultimately the game, flew over the head of punter Andrew Phanmanee and into the end zone for a deflating safety that gave North a hard-fought 16-14 victory in the season finale for both teams.

Meadowcreek 24, Duluth 14 DULUTH — Friday night’s matchup between Duluth and Meadowcreek had no playoff implications and would not change much in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings.

But it was an opportunity for one team to grab its first region win of the year and have some positive momentum going into next season.

Meadowcreek used the momentum from an early lead and held on for a 24-14 win in Duluth.

“It feels incredible,” firstyear Meadowcreek coach Jason Carrera said following the win. “Obviously, I am happy for our seniors, I am also happy for our sophomores, juniors and freshmen because it is the start of something we want to build at Meadowcreek.”

Darion Hammons had a TD run and TD pass for the Mustangs, hitting Terrence Newborn Jr. on the pass play. Kyree Rodgers added a scoring run.

Duluth scored twice on defense, a 75-yard Brennan Haley interception return and a 22-yard fumble return

by Javis Diaz.

Central 45, Berkmar 0 LILBURN — After earning a playoff spot in back-to-back seasons for

the first time under head coach Todd Wofford last week, the Central Gwinnett Black Knights were looking to secure the No. 3 seed in Region-8 AAAAAA with a win against the Berkmar Patriots.

On a rain-soaked night, Central Gwinnett got off to a 28-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 45-0 shutout of the Patriots.

The Black Knights rushed for 244 yards on just 29 carries, but it was the defense that set the tone of the game.

Central Gwinnett held the Patriots to five yards of total offense at halftime before pulling its starters.

Black Knights quarterback Micah Maxey completed 8 of 10 for 128 yards and two touchdowns while running back Trey Vallery carried the ball six times for 79 yards and scored on runs of 44 and 6 yards.

Lanier 56, Apalachee 7 SUGAR HILL — Lanier wasted no time dispatching Apalachee to the tune of six first-half touchdowns on Friday.

The quick start led to a 56-7 victory and a 10-0 regular season, as well as the program’s second consecutive Region 8-AAAAA title.

Marcko Baity ran for two first-half TDs, Marcella Baity had a TD run, Cole Pascall caught a 67-yard TD pass from Tahj Tolbert and Noah Fritz added a TD run. Jordan Moore had the first-half’s other TD on a 70-yard punt return.

Tywon Reaves rushed for 140 yards and a pair of scores in the second half for the Longhorns.

Athens Christian 10, Hebron 0 DACULA — In a regular-season finale that had so much riding on the outcome, Hebron Christian may look back on Friday’s showdown with Athens Christian and play the what-if game over and over after the Lions fell 10-0 to the Eagles in Region 8-A action.

Hebron came into Friday’s contest ranked No. 14 in the latest Georgia High School Association Class A Private power rankings, but the Lions knew a victory over ACS would all but guarantee a spot in the 16-team playoffs that start on Nov. 20.

So now the wait begins as the Lions conclude the regular season with an overall record of 6-4 and 4-4 in region play but won’t know until Tuesday if they will be a part of the state playoffs for the first time in school history.

“Every single guy out there for us gave 100 percent,” Hebron head coach Kevin Shaffer said. “I feel like our region was tough and we played some good teams. But we’ve got to sit around and wait. These kids looked me in the eye and gave everything they had.

The goal is to get to the playoffs and we still may do that.”

Prince Avenue 49, Providence 0 SNELLVILLE — No. 2-ranked Prince Avenue Christian wrapped up a perfect 10-0 regular season, rushing for 406 yards on a rain-soaked field to overpower Providence Christian 49-0 Friday night in a Region 8-A game at Shiloh Community Stadium.

The Providence defense played well in the first half, trailing only 7-0 midway through the half after forcing Prince Avenue to punt on its first and third possessions.

But the Wolverines (10-0, 8-0) put together 50- and 75yard drives on their final two possessions of the first half and exploded for four touchdowns in the third quarter to put the game away.

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•From Page 1B the heart of these girls that I have. They just wanted to win very bad (Saturday).

Lucklily, they got the win.”

The Petit sisters were the catalysts for the Hawks on Saturday, with senior Hannah taking fifth place a time of 19:40.96, while sophomore Camryn collapsed from exhaustion, but not until after she had crossed the finish line in seventh in 19:43.75.

But they were far from alone in contributing to the title cause, with Mill Creek’s three others scorers — Olivia Fuller (22nd, 20:18.84), Alexandra Froh (31st, 20:42.96) and Sara Scales (33rd, 20:48.90) — all finishing in the front portion of the large field.

Individually, there were two other noteworthy performances on Saturday.

Grayson’s Yanely Gomez followed up her recent Region 8-AAAAAA individual title by being the county’s top finisher in the girls race by crossing the line just ahead of Hannah Petit to take fourth in a time of 19:38.86.

“Going into (Saturday), it was definitely my goal to finish in the top five,” Gomez said. “I mean, I’m happy with how I did.”

The other Gwinnett runner to place in the top 10 individually was Dacula’s Kenedi Rodney, who set a milestone as an individual qualifier by posting the best state meet finish in school history with her ninth-place showing with a time of 19:45.59.

Team-wise, Mill Creek was joined in the top 10 of the standings by Brook-

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Mill Creek’s Hannah Petit runs in the GHSA Class AAAAAA state cross country race at Carrollton High School on Saturday. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

wood, which placed sixth at 204 points, while North Gwinnett took ninth with 270 points.

In the boys race, Brookwood’s duo of Israel and Tesfamariam set the pace by placing third (16:26.82) and ninth (16:37.27) respectively.

Israel’s performance was particularly impressive given the fact that Saturday was the first time he had ever run the Carrollton course, and the fact that the weather conditions were unlike anything he had ever experienced in his native Texas, where he ran before his family moved to Snellville over the summer.

And as the senior pointed out, his performance was only part of a consistent day from his team, which placed all five scorers in the top 30.

While it wasn’t enough

to catch champion Marietta, which put four runners in the top six and had its fifth scorer place 14th, it was enough to maximize the Broncos’ showing on Saturday.

“It took a lot of guts for my (teammates),” Israel said. “That’s what we’ve been training for all season.

We had two guys step up big-time. Ben Cook had the best meet of his career, and Karsten Nebiker, the same way — both seniors. It’s awesome to have a team come behind you like that.”

He’ll get no argument from Ben Dehnke, who also lauded the courage and determination of his other runners like Cook Nebiker and Patrick Smith.

“I’m really pleased with the effort,” Dehnke said.

“Somehow this week, I convinced them they were

mudders. So, they kind of bought into that a little bit and weren’t fearful of the conditions. They kind of had a ‘bring it on’ attitude about the conditions. So I think that gave them a lot of confidence, whether it was false or not, and it carried over into the race.

“We had two guys who just ran the best races of their careers (Saturday). It was really just a good collective effort. They really showed a lot of toughness.”

Brookwood wasn’t alone in the top 10 of the team standings.

Peachtree Ridge was close behind, placing third with 100 team points, while Mill Creek placed sixth with 229 points and Mountain View rode the 10th-place individual finish from Tyler Barber to take seventh with 295 points.

State

Christian ran as a solo qualifier and placed fifth in a time of 21:41.90.

In Class A (Private), Hebron Christian’s boys couldn’t quite follow up on last year’s state title.

However, the Lions did get a 10th-place finish from Mark Stein in a time of 18:33.94 to pace all five individual scorers in the top 40 to post 110 team points.

That was good enough to tie Paideia for second place behind champion Landmark Christian, with the Lions being awarded the runnerup trophy based on a tie-breaker by having a higher sixth-seeded runner than the Pythons.

“To get state runnerup this year after losing two kids that went on to college and are running right now, I think it’s a big feat for us,” Hebron coach Bob Gardner said.

“It wasn’t the greatest surface to run on (Saturday), but I was pleased with all the boys. Some of our freshmen stepped up also.”

Chief among those freshmen stepping up for Hebron was Michael Fabiano, who turned in a time of 19:35.33 to place 31st and join Stein, Wesley Warbington (15th), Peter Marty (19th) and Ben Glover (38th) in scoring for the Lions.

Likewise, Providence Christian’s sixth-place finish in the boys race was place-wise a step back from last year’s state runner-up finish.

However, coach Scott Williams was far from displeased with his team’s effort, which was led by Sammy Clough, who placed 21st in a time of 19:13.99.

“It was close between fourth through sixth,” Williams said. “I was hoping for top four (finish) for both (boys and girls), but we’ve had kind of a tough season with sickness. (The weather and muddy track) definitely slowed things down. I know for the boys, there’s only one team with a team average under 19 (minutes). It was definitely a sloppy day, but overall, not bad.”

Meanwhile, both Hebron and Providence cracked the top five in the girls race.

The Lions placing third with 91 team points behind three different runners in the top 20 individually, led by Amanda Jackson’s 12thplace showing in a time of 21:45.10, trailed only champion Landmark and runner-up Athens Academy.

“They ran hard. They did real well,” Gardner said of his girls. “I know it’s a little disappointing because we have loftier goals, but Landmark has a very strong, strong team. … I’m very proud of my girls.”

Providence was just two places back in fifth with 172 points, paced by senior Emily Swanigan, who broke into the top 10 individually by placing ninth at 20:51.70.

GHSA STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday at Carrollton High School CLASS AAAAAA BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Carlos Torres, Marietta 16:06.61 2. Hayden Tullos, Marietta 16:15.70 3. Zach Israel, Brookwood 16:26.82 4. KhayVonn Benson, Marietta 16:28.51 5. Jonathan Schwind, Lambert 16:31.40 6. David Savic, Marietta 16:33.50 7. Jack Bluth, Milton 16:36.87 8. Sam Bowers, Milton 16:37.24 9 Gruem Tesfamariam, Brookwood 16:37.27 10. Tyler Barber, Mountain View 16:43.20 TEAM RESULTS 1. Marietta 27 2. Brookwood 77 (3. Zach Israel, 16:26.82; Gruem Tesfamariam, 16:37.27; 12. Ben Cook, 16:47.13; 24. Patrick Smith, 17:10.53; 29. Karsten Nebiker, 17:14.89) 3. Peachtree Ridge 100 (13. Nathaniel Reichard, 16:49.28; 16. Pedro Solares, 16:57.66; 19. Chase Condra, 17:07.64; 21.

Jack Bradley, 17:08.83; 31. Alex Haggard, 17:16.15) 4. Milton 121 5. Lambert 149 6. Mill Creek 229 (15. Noah Hollis, 16:54.89; 44. Gavin Childers, 17:28.37; 48. Sam Costa, 17:31.63; 62. Cole Hray, 17:44.03; 70.

Camron Williams, 17:50.38) 7. Mountain View 295 (10. Tyler Barber, 16:43.20; 26. Bobby Tucker, 17:11.58; 28.

Tyler Harkins 17:12.51; 117. Raine Harkins, 18:27.50; 122. Bryan Lappert, 18:30.27) 11. Parkview 359 (18. Christian Corsello, 17:01.59; 67. Jeremy Lightner, 17:45.96; 71.

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David Michael, 17:53.32; 108. Jared Causey, 18:20.73; 109. Spencer Lail, 18:21.26) 12. Grayson 373 (36. Joseph Gunn, 17:21.56; 78. Iyasu Binchamo, 17:57.42; 86. Emmanuel Devore, 18:04.70; 91. David Gunn, 18:07.80; 98. Kai Langston, 18:16.00) 13. Collins Hill 376 (35. Merrick Rizzo, 17:21.52; 52. Kai Brickey, 17:35.57; 81.

Anthony Urmetz, 18:01.15; 93. Harrison Fredericksen, 18:10.62; 129. Tyler Clark, 18:37.84) 15. Archer 384 (23. James Cragin, 17:09.64; 77. Micah Blaho, 17:57.39; 85. DaMonte Ward, 18:04.35; 99. Daniel Robertson, 18:16.04; 116. John Klima, 18:26.59) GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Lindsay Billings, Northview 18:10.73 2. Savannah Carnahan, South Forsyth 18:52.18 3. Kaylee DuPont, South Forsyth 19:17.39 4. Yanely Gomez, Grayson 19:38.86 5. Hannah Petit, Mill Creek 19:40.96 6. Marie Repasy, Milton 19:43.39 7. Camryn Petit, Mill Creek 19:43.75 8. Tiffany Yue, Northview 19:45.53 9. Kenedi Rodney, Dacula 19:45.59 10. Brynne Sumner, Woodstock 19:49.08 TEAM RESULTS 1. Mill Creek 85 (5. Hannah Petit, 19:40.96; 7. Camryn Petit, 19:43.75; 22. Olivia Fuller, 20:18.84; 31. Alexandra Froh, 20:42.96; 33.

Sara Scales, 20:48.90) 2. South Forsyth 93 3. Northview 125 4. Milton 136 5. West Forsyth 188 6. Brookwood 204 (12. Lauren Flynt,

Another bit of fortune was the huge hole in front to have fun, regardless of Godwin, allowing him of what happens, and get to race in 28 yards for back to basics. I think that Georgia’s first offensive showed today.” touchdown in its last 30 Other moves were John possessions.

Theus and Isaiah Wyn Georgia got the ball going to the tackles with back after forcing a KenDyshon Sims getting his tucky punt, but did little first start at right guard. with it as Georgia was Georgia’s struggling forced to punt on a three offense showed signs of and out. life in the first quarter, Brice Ramsey’s kick benefiting from a Kentucky sailed 48 yards and was miscue and a fortuitous muffed by Ryan Timmons, bounce. giving Georgia great field The second possession position at the Wildcat 25 for Georgia started in Ken- after the recovery from tucky territory at the 45, Nathan Theus. taking advantage of a short That resulted in a punt and an interference 22-yard field goal from penalty.

Marshall Morgan, who Five plays later, the knocked down the kick to Bulldogs faced a third and give Georgia a 10-0 lead three from the Wildcat 28. with 2:03 left in the first.

Lining up a “Wild Dog” Kentucky (4-5, 2-5) got formation, running back back in the game late in the Terry Godwin took the second quarter with a 32snap with Michel flanking yard field goal from Austin him in the backfield.

MacGinnis, a kick that Godwin’s read called was set up after a Bulldog for him to pull the ball fumble on its own 20-yard back from Michel, only to line. have it drop straight to the Trailing 10-3 at the half, ground.

Kentuck came out with But luck was with possession to open the Georgia as the ball spun on third quarter and promptly the ground right in front of got a drive going with a Godwin for an easy scoop 19-yard pass from Patrick

by Godwin.

Towles to Dorian Baker.

19:53.53; 23. Elizabeth Seliba, 20:18.86; 49.

Maria Coughlin, 21:04.92; 65. Avery Freeman, 21:38.74; 78. Isabel Veith, 21:54.21) 9. North Gwinnett 270 (30. Kimmie Whiting, 20:39.30; 44. Emma Egg, 21:00.35; 61. Lauren Friedman, 21:29.25; 80. Sarah Melkerson, 21:57.02; 84. Carly Anderson, 21:59.79) 11. Parkview 323 (29. Melody Weiler, 20:38.70; 35. Emma Allison, 29:49.44; 92.

Rachel Hurst, 22:09.23; 95. Alex Sparks, 22:15.55; 100. Alayna Guthrie, 22:20.29) 17. Archer 399 (46. Halle Smith, 21:01.03; 63. Meredith Herman, 21:34.83; 99. Grace Spivey, 22:20.10; 101. Tatiana Gonzalez, 22:23.30; 120. Olivia Henry, 22:50.13) 18. Grayson 407 (4. Yanely Gomez, 19:38.86; 69. Bobbi Ayres, 21:43.30; 89.

Kelly Farrell, 22:04.55; 135. Alise Mercier, 23:25.97; 136. Katie Davenport, 23:26.70) 19. Peachtree Ridge 412 (13. Mary Kathryn Knott, 19:58.39; 87. Meghan Peel, 22:03.15; 107. Hanna Taylor, 22:31.76; 112. Abby Carmack, 22:38.77; 119. Alaina Burnside, 22:49.34) 20. Norcross 427 (34. Gabrielle Gusmerotti, 20:49.16; 48. Maggie O’Leary, 21:04.89; 104. Sarah Stephen, 22:27.31; 134. Grettie Reifenberger, 23:22.56; 138. Rachel Adams, 23:28.74) CLASS AA BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Carl Ellis Corley, Bleckley Co. 17:50.67 2.

Jack Douglass, Pace Academy 17:56.41 3. Rob Warren, Pace Academy 18:15.68 4. Nicholas Klavohn, Lovett 18:17.86 5. Bailey Renfroe, Wesleyan 18:21.04

TEAM RESULTS 1. Bleckley Co. 42 2. Pace Academy 51 3. Wesleyan 85 (5. Bailey Renfroe, 18:21.04; 13. Mikey Olsen, 19:05.41; 16. Henry Collins, 19:25.87; 25. Peter Hess, 19:48.37; 26.

Clay Tyler, 19:53.24) 4. Lovett 112 5. Holy Innocents’ 165 GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Serena Tripodi, Lovett 19:50.74 2. Haley Hooper, Lovett 20:01.4 3. Stephanie Ward, Darlington 21:15.16 4. Ellie Bradach, Wesleyan 21:35.93 5. Abby Kettle, GAC 21:41.90 7. Kylie Reed, Wesleyan 21:55.17 TEAM RESULTS 1. Lovett 24 2. Wesleyan 73 (4. Ellie Bradach, 21:35.93; 7. Kylie Reed, 21:55.17; 19. Beck Coxhead, 23:08.84; 20. Quinn Kaloper, 23:15.79; 28.

Sophia Kidder, 23:42.79) 3. Darlington 84 4. Pace Academy 105 5. Holy Innocents’ 125 CLASS A (PRIVATE) BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Griffin McCauley, Paideia 17:24.85 2. Sam Shaylor, North Cobb Christian 17:35.79 3. Hugo Levisse, Atlanta International 17:53.12 4. Seth Cruver, Landmark Christian 18:03.09 5. Austin Taylor, Landmark Christian 18:06.54 10. Mark Stein, Hebron Christian 18:33.94

TEAM RESULTS 1. Landmark Christian 59 *2. Hebron Christian 110 (10. Mark Stein, 18:33.94; 15. Wesley Warbington, 18:54.24; 19. Peter Marty, 19:02.23; 31. Michael Fabiano, 19:35.33; 38. Ben Glover, 19:47.85) 3. Paideia 110 4. Athens Academy 138 5. Galloway 152 6. Providence Christian 158 (21. Sammy Clough, 19:13.99; 23. Andrew Duffie, 19:13.18; 29. Connor Allen, 19:28.66; 44. Caleb Hall, 20:05.74; 48. Chandler Scoggins, 20:12.88) GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Anna Marian Block, Athens Academy 19:09.97 2. Helen Audrey Williams, Atlanta International 19:24.25 3. Emma Grace Hurley, Fellowship Christian 19:42.43 4. Nicole Fegans, Landmark Christian 19:51.21 5. Sophia West, Paideia 19:54.01 9. Emily Swanigan, Providence, 20:51.70 TEAM RESULTS 1. Landmark Christian 40 2. Athens Academy 85 3. Hebron Christian 91 (12. Amanda Jackson, 21:45.10; 16. Alyssa Hawkins, 21:49.53; 20. Mikayla Burrell, 22:26.73; 22. Maddy Howe, 22.32.36; 33. Miranda Taylor, 23:06.05) 4. Atlanta International 148 5. Providence Christian 172 (9. Emily Swanigan, 20:51.70, 26. Sydney Hendricks, 22.38.13; 40. Anna Huntington, 23:41.81; 50.

Audrey Scoggins, 24:14.04; 59. Tori McKelvey, 24:43.70)

Bulldogs

Kentucky Wildcats running back Mikel Horton (4) is tackled by Georgia Bulldogs players led by linebacker Juwan Taylor (44) and defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter (13) during the second half at Sanford Stadium. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

But the Georgia defense didn’t give up much more after that as the Wildcats only managed one more first down the rest of the afternoon.

For the game, Kentucky had 180 total yards on offense (101 pass, 79 rush) with three turnovers.

Two of those turnovers were interceptions by Dominick Sanders, but one of those was negated when he fumbled it back to Kentucky during the return.

With Kentucky unable to move the ball, Michel went to work in the third quarter, leading Georgia to a TD on the Bulldogs’ first posses-

sion of the second half.

That drive went 52 yards on 10 plays with Michel touching the ball seven times on the drive.

His last carry was a 1-yard TD score, opened up by a lead block from fullback Christian Payne, to put Georgia ahead 17-3.

While his blocking helped lead the way in the running game, it was a block by Houston on a pass play that helped the Bulldogs to their next TD. With a second and eight from the Kentucky 10, Lambert rolled right and turned back to hit Marshall in the left flat for a screen

pass.

Houston then pulled out and sprung Marshall with the lead block around the five. That allowed Marshall to get around the left and a sneak the ball inside the pylon for the score.

Marshall was initially ruled out just shy of the goal line, but a review clearly showed Marshall keeping his feet in bounds and slipping the ball inside the orange column.

“I saw him score because I was standing right there,” Houston said. “I knew they were going to overrule that.”

Morgan would tack on another three points in the fourth quarter to give Georgia its final 27-3 margin.

“That was a pretty good beating by Georgia, a very good football team that had their backs against the wall and responded better than we did,” Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops said.

“Give them credit, they beat us.”

Extra Points • While Georgia’s passing game didn’t put up huge numbers, the Bulldogs still managed to hit a milestone. Receiver Malcolm Mitchell, who led

the Bulldogs with 52 yards on four catches, passed Mohamed Massaquoi for fifth all-time in number of catches with 159. Mitchell currently sits seventh alltime in yards at 2,102.

• Another area the Bulldogs have struggled in this season has been with their punting, but another change made last week has showed promising results.

Ramsey, who is on the quarterback depth chart, was inserted at punter last week and has given Georgia a boost. His three punts on Saturday averaged 47.7 yards with his longest being 53 yards.

• The 300 yards rushing was a season high for Georgia and the most since rushing for 305 against Kentucky last year.

Michel’s 167 yards was a career high and the third time he has topped the century mark as a Bulldog.

On the day, seven different Bulldogs recorded at least one carry.

• While Kentucky’s roster is littered with players from Georgia, only one local product is on its roster in freshman long snapper Blake Best from Peachtree Ridge. Best did not play on Saturday.

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Thursday NFC Div 3-4-0 2-2-0 2-4-0 1-2-0 3-2-0 1-1-0 2-4-0 2-1-0 NFC Div 4-0-0 2-0-0 4-2-0 0-2-0 3-4-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 NFC Div 4-0-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 3-0-0 0-5-0 0-3-0 1-4-0 1-2-0 NFC Div 4-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 3-0-0 4-3-0 1-1-0 1-5-0 0-3-0

Cincinnati 31, Cleveland 10 Today Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at New England, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Monday Chicago at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 12 Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 8:25 p.m.

Falcons put blinders on, tune out 49ers’ chaos The Sports Xchange FLOWERY BRANCH — The Atlanta Falcons, who are coming off a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, are vowing to ignore the chaos that has embroiled the San Francisco 49ers.

The Falcons have their own issues with penalties, red zone scoring and turnovers. While the 49ers are in absolute midseason disarray, the Falcons are not focused on their opponent’s woes.

After trading Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis to Denver, the 49ers are set to bench quarterback Colin Kaepernick in favor of Blaine Gabbert for today’s 4 p.m. game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

Kaepernick, who guided the 49ers to a victory over the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game after the 2012 regular season, has struggled mightily this season.

who were there from the offensive side, from my experience,” Quinn said.

Who: Atlanta Falcons at “Then (offensive line San Fransisco coach) Chris (Morgan) When: Today, 4 p.m.

Where: Levi’s Stadium from the (defensive) side in Santa Clara, Calif. of the guys that were there.

TV: FOX Past that, it goes back into this week’s game. We want to have a championThe Falcons beat the ship game mind set every Dallas Cowboys with week.”

Brandon Weeden filling While the chaos reigns in for Tony Roma and the for the 49ers offense, Tennessee Titans with Zach Falcons quarterback Matt Mettenberger replacing the Ryan remains impressed Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn greets defensive injured Marcus Mariota. with their defense. end Adrian Clayborn (99) in the first quarter against the Gabbert, who played at “The defense is solid,” Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: JaMissouri, has a strong arm. Ryan said on his weekly rason Getz-USA TODAY Sports) But he left Jacksonville dio show on 680 The Fan. With Kaepernick at the Gabbert, a former firstwith a reputation for get“They have been a strong controls and throwing erround pick by Jacksonville ting flustered in the pocket. defensive football team, rant passes by the bushel, in 2011, has a 5-22 record The Falcons, who have really since I’ve been in the the 49ers have dropped six as an NFL starter. He was struggled to mount a pass league.” of the past seven games, in- drafted 10th overall and rush this season, will need The 49ers, who lost a ton cluding a 27-6 defeat to the was considered a draft bust. to try to rattle Gabbert. of players over the offseaSt. Louis Rams on Sunday.

Gabbert will be the third Falcons coach Dan son including Chris BorOn the season, Kaeperbackup quarterback the Quinn was previously at land, Patrick Williams and nick has completed 144 of Falcons have faced this Seattle and knows the 49ers Aldon Smith, are led by 243 passes (59.3 percent) season, and one of the from playing them twice a linebackers Navorro Bowfor six touchdowns and quarterbacks they have year. man and Ahmad Brooks. five interceptions. He has a beaten, Ryan Mallett, is out “We have a pretty good “They still have a lot of passer rating of 78.8. of the league. understanding of the guys great players,” Ryan said.

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“Novarro Bowman looks like he’s back playing at a super high level. Ahmad Brooks is another player who’s been a great player for them for a long time.

They’ve got Glenn Dorsey and (Tank) Carradine, who is playing well. So, I think this is a solid defense that is physical.”

The Falcons committed 14 penalties and lost 124 yards last week against Tampa. A total of 11 of the penalties were accepted, which was a season-high.

They were minus-4 in the turnover battle and had red zone drives stall at the 3-, 4- and 5-yard lines.

“For us, it’s clean things up because I don’t think it’s something that’s broken as much as it things that we can get sharper at,” Quinn said. “The reason why I’m able to say that is because over the first four games, where we were at in terms of the turnover margin. For me, it’s a clean up and not a fix.”

Home-field advantage could be on the line in Panthers-Packers The Sports Xchange Home-field advantage in the playoffs could be on the line when the unbeaten Carolina Panthers host the Green Bay Packers today in a matchup of NFC frontrunners. Carolina looks to continue the best start in franchise history and maintain the inside track for the top seed in the NFC playoffs, while Green Bay hopes to bounce back from an ugly 29-10 loss at Denver last week.

The Panthers will have the disrespect card at their disposal, as they’re underdogs at home despite being one of four remaining undefeated teams in the league — and the only one in the NFC. “We’ve done the things we need to do to give ourselves a chance to win football games, but at some point we need to be smart and be careful,” Carolina coach Ron Rivera told the team’s website. “I’d like to see us play a very consistent game, to play to our abilities.”

It’s the second straight battle of unbeatens for the Packers, who suffered their first defeat against the Broncos while gaining only 140 total yards — their lowest total in two years.

Green Bay has won two straight meetings and three of the last four, including a 38-17 victory at home last season.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) prepares to take the snap during the second half of the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Bank of America Stadium. (Photo: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports)

cit to stay alive in the NFC East. Washington will get a boost to its passing game with the return of DeSean Jackson, who has been sidelined since the season opener due to a hamstring injury.

Titans at Saints Today, 1 p.m.

The Tennessee Titans attempt to halt their six-game losing streak under new leadership when they visit the New Orleans Saints today. Assistant Mike Mularkey looks to lead Tennessee to its first victory since the season opener as he takes over on an interim basis for Ken Whisenhunt, who was fired after last week’s 20-6 setback at Houston.

The Titans have scored 14 points or fewer in five of their six defeats and failed to reach double digits in Redskins at Patriots each of the last two. That Today, 1 p.m. does not bode well for After dispatching of Tennessee against a New the top two challengers to Orleans team that has their supremacy in the AFC scored more than 30 points East, the undefeated New twice during its three-game England Patriots venture winning streak, including out of division play when a 52-point performance in they host the Washington a wild three-point victory Redskins today. over the New York Giants The Patriots have had last week. a couple extra days of rest following a 36-7 mauling Dolphins at Bills of Miami on Oct. 29 that Today, 1 p.m. put them three games clear The Buffalo Bills hope of the New York Jets atop the expected return of the AFC East. quarterback Tyrod Taylor The Redskins are also can lift the team out of its rested coming off a bye slump when the AFC Eastweek that followed a pulrival Miami Dolphins pay sating last-minute victory a visit today. Sidelined for versus Tampa Bay in which the last two games with a they erased a 24-point defi- knee injury, Taylor re-

Fitzpatrick the thumbs up to start at quarterback when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars today. Both Fitzpatrick, who suffered torn ligaments in his non-throwing thumb, and his backup, Geno Smith, were injured in last week’s drubbing at Oakland, the Jets’ second loss in a row.

The Jaguars have been off since edging Buffalo in London two weeks ago to snap a four-game losing streak. Quarterback Blake Bortles rebounded from a costly interception, his eighth of the season, to toss a game-winning score to Allen Hurns in the final minutes. Bortles is tied for fifth in the league with 15 touchdown passes, but he’ll face the NFL’s secondranked defense this week.

July, perhaps aiding an ailing pass defense that failed to harass Drew Brees in New York’s 52-49 shootout loss last week.

Pierre-Paul registered a team-high 12.5 sacks last season for the Giants, who have mustered a league-low nine in 2015. Coach Tom Coughlin hasn’t publicly divulged if the former South Florida star will have a happy homecoming today, only saying “if he’s ready, we’ll play him. If he’s not ready, then we’ll take more time.”

Broncos at Colts Today, 4:25 p.m. corded three touchdowns as Peyton Manning returns Buffalo scored the first 27 to the familiar confines of points en route to a conLucas Oil Stadium today vincing 41-14 victory over as the undefeated Denver Miami on Sept. 27.

Broncos face Andrew The Bills need the Luck and the Indianapolis Raiders at Steelers electric Taylor to provide a Colts. Manning could make Today, 1 p.m. jolt after losing two straight his happy homecoming a Two teams riding streaks memorable one as he can games heading into last in opposite directions week’s bye. Miami had surpass Brett Favre (186) collide today when the altered its fortunes in the for the most regular-season Oakland Raiders visit the wake of firing Joe Philbin victories while 284 passing Pittsburgh Steelers. by winning two straight yards are needed to move Oakland is attempting to past the longtime Green under new coach Dan Campbell before laying an post its third consecutive Bay quarterback (81,838) victory as it enters Week egg in a 36-7 setback to in that department.

9 as one of only five AFC New England on Oct. 29.

Manning threw for a teams with a record better season-high 340 yards as than .500.

Rams at Vikings the Broncos maintained The Raiders have been Today, 1 p.m. their unblemished record at clicking on all cylinders of- the Packers’ expense with a Although it’s a small fensively, scoring a total of 29-10 rout last week. sample size to be certain, 71 points in triumphs over rookie Todd Gurley has Denver’s last loss came San Diego and the New taken significant strides in the divisional playoffs at York Jets. toward becoming a major the hands of Indianapolis, Conversely, Pittsburgh player in the backfield for which hardly looks like a years to come. Gurley will has had difficulty putting postseason team in 2015 get a look at longtime rush- up points of late, totaling despite sharing first-place 23 over its last two games ing king Adrian Peterson honors in the weak AFC when the former’s St. Louis in losses to Kansas City South with Houston. Luck Rams visit the latter’s Min- and Cincinnati. The Steelthrew three of his leagueers lost more than a game nesota Vikings today. high 12 interceptions last Sunday as Le’Veon Selected with the 10th on Monday, as the Colts Bell suffered a severe MCL suffered their third straight overall pick, Gurley has recovered from a torn ACL injury in his right knee loss with a 29-26 overtime injury in college to become versus the Bengals and is setback to Carolina. The the first rookie back to post done for the season. defeat had consequences as four consecutive outings of the team fired offensive coGiants at Buccaneers at least 125 yards rushing. ordinator Pep Hamilton the Today, 4 p.m.

The 21-year-old amassed following day and handed After being gashed for 133 yards and a touchdown play-calling responsibilities last week to help St. Louis seven touchdown passes to associate Rob Chudzbreeze to its second straight last week, the New York inski.

Giants could see a key cog victory with a 27-6 trireturn to the defensive line umph over struggling San today when they visit the Francisco.

Eagles at Cowboys Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Today, 8:30 p.m.

Veteran Jason Pierre-Paul Jaguars at Jets The Dallas Cowboys is in line to make his Today, 1 p.m. have lost five games in a season debut following a New York Jets coach row but still have a pulse horrific fireworks attack in in the division race thanks Todd Bowles gave Ryan

to the pedestrian state of the NFC East. That being said, the Cowboys are pretty much in a must-win situation when they host the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles tonight in a matchup that marks the return of DeMarco Murray to Dallas.

Murray, who led the league in rushing with 1,845 yards for the Cowboys last season before he was allowed to walk as a free agent, had a dismal performance in a 20-10 loss to Dallas in September, rushing for two yards on 13 carries.

Bears at Chargers Monday, 8:30 p.m.

The Chicago Bears could be getting their defensive leader back for Monday’s game against the San Diego Chargers, but something else they’d like back is the ability of interior linemen to rush the passer.

Inside linebacker Shea McClellin, regarded in the offseason as a very expendable part, developed at inside linebacker as a valuable player and the defensive signal-caller/ field general before suffering a knee sprain Oct. 11 against Kansas City. He practiced for the first time since that game on Thursday, although it was on a limited basis.

“From a communication standpoint, a lot of things they communicate both verbally and visually, he was in charge of,” head coach John Fox said. “You always miss that a little bit, kind of like (in the secondary) when we had (safety) Antrel Rolle out.”

It’s been a bad season for the Chargers and it continues to get worse.

Not only have they lost a month’s worth of consecutive games but they lost wide receiver Keenan Allen as well.

Allen, who was having a Pro Bowl if not an All-Pro season, lacerated his kidney making a touchdown catch in last Sunday’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

He was been placed on season-ending injured reserve.

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Is the Sprint Cup Chase setting up for another Harvick title?

By Reid Spencer

at hand. Edwards is in his first year with JGR, after moving from his long-time What: NASCAR Sprint FORT WORTH, Texas home at Roush Fenway Cup AAA Texas 500 — Kevin Harvick has Racing.

When: Today, 2 p.m.

Where: Fort Worth, never won a NASCAR “Everybody is just blazTexas Sprint Cup Series race at ing forward to win a chamTV: NBC Texas Motor Speedway. pionship,” said Edwards, In 25 starts at the 1.5who qualified 13th for mile track, the reigning series championship. Next Sunday’s AAA Texas 500. series champion has scored on the schedule after Texas “As a group, we feel like but five top-five finishes. is Phoenix, where Harvick we have a shot to win this But the smart money has seven victories, includ- championship. That’s what says Harvick is going to be my 19 team is working ing the last four in a row a player in today’s AAA on. I talked to (crew chief) and five of the last six.

Texas 500, and the perforDarian (Grubb) a little bit After that, it’s the Nov. mance of the No. 4 Stew22 Championship Round at about it as we were going art-Hass Racing Chevrolet Homestead-Miami Speed- to lunch. We have a fourth in Friday’s knockout qualiteam that we started, we’ve way, where Harvick won fying session underscores never worked together, and last year to clinch his first that assertion. here we are with a shot at championship.

True, Harvick was 15th this, and we have fast cars In wake of Kenseth fastest in the first round of and need to keep working suspension, JGR focused time trials, posting a lap at Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) during practice for the AAA Texas 500 at on title on that.

Texas Motor Speedway. (Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) 196.178 mph, more than “I really feel that the Suspended for two races mph, securing the outside- second of three races in the racetrack where you want two miles an hour slower for wrecking Joey Logano competition is as tough as front-row starting position Eliminator Round of the than the 198.282 mph the car to keep going as last Sunday at Martinsville, it’s ever been. I feel like, recorded by session leader next to Coors Light Pole Chase for the NASCAR long as you can.

Matt Kenseth won’t be rac- to go out and do what we Award winner Brad Kesel- Sprint Cup. Brad Keselowski. need to do, we need to “I felt like we had a ing at Texas in the second In the second round, owski.

“The team did a great good start to our race trim event of the Chase’s Elimi- focus on being as fast as Harvick ran 196.542 mph, The bottom line was that job,” Harvick said after we need to be. Everybody practice (on Friday) and nator Round. good enough for third fast- Harvick maintained his in the shop appears to me qualifying. “Pretty much going to have a good spot But that won’t prevent est as other drivers slowed speed as others fell off the ran the same speed in all to be doing just that — to start on Sunday.” title-eligible Joe Gibbs down. In the final round, pace, suggesting the dethey’re not looking backthree rounds there. Didn’t That should be cause for Racing teammates Carl Harvick posted the second fending series champ will wards. They’re looking quite have the raw speed in concern for the other seven Edwards and Kyle Busch fastest speed at 195.993 be a factor during Sunday’s the first round, but this is a drivers still eligible for the from focusing on the task forward.”

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Keselowski wins Texas XFINITY Series The Georgia Force wins GFC football championship

By Reid Spencer

“To get our team owner, Roger Penske, No. 4 as far as Xfinity chamFORT WORTH, Texas pionships go, I’m really — Brad Keselowski’s proud of that,” said Kesellove affair with the Lone owski, who also won a Star State continued in series title as a driver in full force on Saturday 2010. “When I came to with a hard-fought NAS- (Team Penske) in 2010, CAR Xfinity Series vicwe didn’t have any, and tory in the O’Reilly Auto now we have four in five Parts Challenge at Texas years, so I’m really proud Motor Speedway. of that accomplishment.”

Keselowski grabbed In his last four starts the lead from pole-sitter at Texas, Keselowski has Austin Dillon on Lap won twice and finished 189 of 200 after a restart second twice. In his last with 16 laps left in the 12 Xfinity Series starts race and finished 1.137 at the Cowtown track, seconds ahead of Kevin Keselowski has posted Harvick, who passed Dil- 11 finishes of seventh or lon for the runner-up spot better. with four laps left.

Victory Lane, however, The victory was Keshardly seemed a likely elowski’s second of the destination for Keselseason, his second at the owski in the early going.

1.5-mile speedway and Harvick and Kyle Busch the 34th of his career. dominated the opening The eighth win of the laps and came to pit road season (accomplished by running 1-2, respectively, Keselowski and teamfor pit stops under caution mates Joey Logano and on Lap 79.

Ryan Blaney) clinched But a broken shifter the third straight Xfinity proved Busch’s undoSeries owner’s champion- ing, as he was limited to ship for Roger Penske. fourth gear and fell out The Sports Xchange

of the running for the victory. Under that same caution, the second of the race, Harvick returned to pit road twice because of a loose wheel and spent the bulk of a subsequent 34-lap green-flag run regaining the positions he lost.

Kyle Larson also took a turn at the front of the field, leading 50 laps before a tire rub popped his left rear on Lap 176 and sent his car spinning through the tri-oval and out of the lead, handing the top spot to Harvick, who was in close pursuit.

Harvick came to pit road with the lead but left in third place under caution on Lap 181, leaving Keselowski and Dillon to battle for the top position after a restart on Lap 185.

“First off, Austin Dillon was really good and he was one of the toughest guys to beat,” Keselowski said in Victory Lane. “He ran a heck of a race. Harvick looked really good, Kyle Busch looked really good and

Kyle Larson I thought was going to run away with the race until he had that flat.

“There was a lot of competition out there today, and that makes this win very special for the whole Discount Tire Ford team.”

Erik Jones ran fourth behind Keselowski, Harvick and Austin Dillon, with Ty Dillon taking the fifth spot. Chris Buescher came home 11th but moved closer to the series title. With two races left, he leads eighth-place finisher and reigning series champ Chase Elliott by 24 points.

“It isn’t comfortable yet,” Buescher warned.

“It is a cushion that we have, and I guess you average that out to 12 spots per race, so if we go out and finish top-10 the last two, we should be in good shape.

“That would be cutting it too close for comfort, but we need to just have some solid runs the next two weeks.”

From Staff Reports The Georgia Force home-school football team won the Glory For Christ League championship on Saturday with a 41-6 win over the North Georgia Falcons at St. Pius.

The title was the Force’s first league championship since 2006, giving the team momentum when it travels to Panama City, Fla., in two weeks to play in the National Homeschool Championship Series.

Force kicker Will Pruitt gave his team a 3-0 lead on an early field goal, then later in the first quarter quarterback Tyler Hopkins hit Kaleb Fisher for a touchdown pass and a 10-0 edge. The Force (10-1) followed with another TD pass from Hopkins, this one to Oz Faal for 48 yards.

North Georgia had an opportunity with a drive late in the first quarter until a deep pass was intercepted by Force safety Seth McClure.

After punting back to the Falcons, Force linebacker Milton Rowe tipped a Falcon pass that was picked off by Kaleb Tuggle. Later on the Force offense drive, Hopkins carried a read run for the third TD making the score 21-0.

After the half, Fisher intercepted a Falcon pass and gave the Force excellent field position. Hopkins again hit Faal, who ran 30 yards for a Force TD and a 27-6 lead. In the fourth quarter, Hopkins again carried a read option into the end zone for a Force TD. Later in the quarter, Hopkins hit a wide open Fisher for the final score of the game.

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto.......................5.... 1..... .833........ — Boston.......................2.... 3..... .400....... 2.5 New York....................2.... 4..... .333.......... 3 Philadelphia...............0.... 5..... .000....... 4.5 Brooklyn.....................0.... 6..... .000.......... 5 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta.......................6.... 1..... .857........ — Washington................3.... 2..... .600.......... 2 Miami.........................3.... 3..... .500....... 2.5 Charlotte....................2.... 3..... .400.......... 3 Orlando......................2.... 4..... .333....... 3.5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland...................5.... 1..... .833........ — Detroit........................4.... 1..... .800......... .5 Chicago.....................4.... 3..... .571........1.5 Indiana.......................3.... 3..... .500.......... 2 Milwaukee..................3.... 3..... .500.......... 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio...............3.... 2..... .600........ — Houston.....................3.... 3..... .500......... .5 Memphis....................3.... 3..... .500......... .5 Dallas.........................2.... 3..... .400.......... 1 New Orleans..............0.... 5..... .000.......... 3 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Portland.....................4.... 2..... .667........ — Minnesota..................3.... 2..... .600......... .5 Utah...........................3.... 2..... .600......... .5 Oklahoma City...........3.... 3..... .500.......... 1 Denver.......................2.... 4..... .333.......... 2 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State.............6.... 0.... 1.000........ — L.A. Clippers..............4.... 1..... .800........1.5 Phoenix.....................3.... 3..... .500.......... 3 L.A. Lakers.................1.... 4..... .200....... 4.5 Sacramento...............1.... 5.......167.......... 5 Friday’s Games Orlando 92, Toronto 87 Boston 118, Washington 98 L.A. Lakers 104, Brooklyn 98 Cleveland 108, Philadelphia 102 Milwaukee 99, New York 92 Indiana 90, Miami 87 Atlanta 121, New Orleans 115 Detroit 100, Phoenix 92 Golden State 119, Denver 104 Houston 116, Sacramento 110 Saturday’s Games Minnesota 102, Chicago 93, OT Orlando at Philadelphia, late Washington at Atlanta, late New Orleans at Dallas, late Brooklyn at Milwaukee, late Charlotte at San Antonio, late Memphis at Utah, late Golden State at Sacramento, late Houston at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s Games Indiana at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New York, 3:30 p.m.

Toronto at Miami, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Portland, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England.....7... 0....0.1.000.... 249.... 133 N.Y. Jets.............4... 3....0.. .571.... 172.... 139 Buffalo...............3... 4....0.. .429.... 176.... 173 Miami.................3... 4....0.. .429.... 154.... 173 South

W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis.......3... 5....0.. .375.... 173....203 Houston.............3... 5....0.. .375.....174....205 Jacksonville.......2... 5....0.. .286.... 147....207 Tennessee.........1... 6....0.. .143.... 125.... 159 North

W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati...........8... 0....0.1.000.... 229.... 142 Pittsburgh..........4... 4....0.. .500.... 168.... 147 Baltimore...........2... 6....0.. .250.... 190.... 214 Cleveland...........2... 7....0.. .222.... 177....247 West

W L T Pct PF PA Denver...............7... 0....0.1.000.... 168.... 112 Oakland.............4... 3....0.. .571.... 178.... 173 Kansas City.......3... 5....0.. .375.... 195.... 182 San Diego..........2... 6....0.. .250.... 191....227 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Giants.........4... 4....0.. .500.... 215....208 Philadelphia.......3... 4....0.. .429.... 160.... 137 Washington........3... 4....0.. .429.... 148.... 168 Dallas.................2... 5....0.. .286.... 133.... 171 South

W L T Pct PF PA Carolina.............7... 0....0.1.000.... 191.... 136 Atlanta...............6... 2....0.. .750.... 213.... 173 New Orleans......4... 4....0.. .500.... 213....234 Tampa Bay........3... 4....0.. .429.... 163.... 199 North

W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay.........6... 1....0.. .857.....174.... 130 Minnesota..........5... 2....0.. .714.... 147.... 122 Chicago.............2... 5....0.. .286.... 140....202 Detroit................1... 7....0.. .125.... 149....245 West

W L T Pct PF PA Arizona..............6... 2....0.. .750.... 263.... 153 St. Louis.............4... 3....0.. .571.... 135.... 125 Seattle...............4... 4....0.. .500.... 167.... 140 San Francisco....2... 6....0.. .250.... 109....207 Thursday, Nov. 5 Cincinnati 31, Cleveland 10 Sunday, Nov. 8 Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at New England, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 9 Chicago at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

College Football Schedule Saturday’s College Football Scores EAST Akron 17, Massachusetts 13 North Carolina State 24, Boston College 8 Notre Dame 42, Pittsburgh 30 West Virginia 31, Texas Tech 26 Wisconsin 31, Maryland 24 SOUTH Arkansas 53, Mississippi 52, OT Clemson 23, Florida State 13 Connecticut 7, Tulane 3 Florida 9, Vanderbilt 7 Florida International 48, Charlotte 31 Georgia 27, Kentucky 3 Houston 33, Cincinnati 30 Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13 Miami 27, Virginia 21 Middle Tennessee 27, Marshall 24, 3OT New Mexico State 31, Texas State 21 North Carolina 66, Duke 31 South Alabama 52, Idaho 45 Tennessee 27, South Carolina 24 Troy 51, UL Monroe 14 UL Lafayette 23, Georgia State 21 Old Dominion at Texas-San Antonio, late Navy at Memphis, late South Florida at East Carolina, late Auburn at Texas A&M, late Kansas at Texas, late Louisiana State at Alabama, late MIDWEST Illinois 48, Purdue 14 Iowa 35, Indiana 27 Louisville 41, Syracuse 17 Miami (Ohio) 28, Eastern Michigan 13 Michigan 49, Rutgers 16 Northwestern 23, Penn State 21 Oklahoma State 49, Texas Christian 29 Tulsa 45, Central Florida 30 Western Kentucky 35, Florida Atlantic 19 Michigan State at Nebraska, late Iowa State at Oklahoma, late Minnesota at Ohio State, late WEST Air Force 20, Army 3 Colorado State 26, Wyoming 7 New Mexico 14, Utah State 13 Stanford 42, Colorado 10 UCLA 41, Oregon State 0 Washington State 38, Arizona State 24 Hawaii at UNLV, late Utah at Washington, late Arizona at Southern California, late California at Oregon, late

NASCAR NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 Lineup After qualifying race Sunday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas

Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 196.929.

2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 195.993.

3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.716.

4. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 195.419.

5. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 195.341.

6. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 195.298.

7. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194.988.

8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 194.89.

9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194.665.

10. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194.475.

11. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 193.313.

12. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 190.402.

13. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 195.341.

14. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 195.327.

15. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 195.178.

16. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 195.143.

17. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 194.819.

18. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194.637.

19. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194.56.

20. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 194.175.

21. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 194.175.

22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 194.112.

23. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 194.

24. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 193.666.

25. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 195.525.

26. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 195.496.

27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 195.334.

28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 195.157.

29. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 195.143.

30. (47) A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 194.735.

31. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 194.644.

32. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 194.623.

33. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 193.472.

34. (26) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 192.94.

35. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 192.651.

36. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 192.445.

37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, .

38. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, .

39. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, .

40. (23) Jeb Burton, Toyota, .

41. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, .

42. (98) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, .

43. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, .

NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Results Saturday At Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX Lap Length: 1.50 miles 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200 laps, 138.8 rating, 0.0 points, $74,829.

2. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 127.4, 0.0, $56,590.

3. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 116.7, 0.0, $47,982.

4. (3) Erik Jones, Toyota, 200, 111.1, 0.0, $43,341.

5. (9) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 102.3, 39.0, $35,321.

6. (5) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 200, 97.8, 38.0, $33,389.

7. (11) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 200, 91.5, 37.0, $30,662.

8. (10) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 200, 93.7, 36.0, $30,590.

9. (4) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 105.1, 35.0, $28,454.

10. (14) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 200, 88.1, 34.0, $30,317.

11. (12) Chris Buescher, Ford, 200, 86.1, 33.0, $26,711.

12. (13) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 200, 83.7, 32.0, $26,155.

13. (18) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 200, 81.3, 32.0, $25,624.

14. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 101.7, 0.0, $19,195.

15. (17) Ryan Reed, Ford, 200, 78.2, 29.0, $25,567.

16. (24) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 200, 71.3, 28.0, $24,841.

17. (20) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 200, 73.5, 27.0, $24,715.

18. (19) Dakoda Armstrong, Ford, 200, 71.0, 27.0, $24,589.

19. (7) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 199, 66.8, 25.0, $24,462.

20. (23) Ryan Truex, Ford, 199, 63.8, 24.0, $24,836.

21. (25) Blake Koch, Toyota, 198, 61.8, 23.0, $24,210.

22. (21) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 198, 62.7, 22.0, $24,078.

23. (15) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 197, 63.0, 21.0, $23,927.

24. (26) Mason Mingus, Chevrolet, 195, 55.5, 0.0, $23,775.

25. (32) David Starr, Toyota, 194, 50.3, 19.0, $23,774.

26. (30) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 193, 52.3, 18.0, $23,497.

27. (22) Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, 192, 51.2, 0.0, $23,371.

28. (33) Eric McClure, Toyota, 190, 40.3, 16.0, $23,245.

29. (38) Martin Roy, Chevrolet, 190, 44.0, 15.0, $23,169.

30. (29) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 189, 40.7, 14.0, $17,419.

31. (37) Derek White, Chevrolet, 188, 35.7, 13.0, $23,063.

32. (39) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 180, 35.9, 12.0, $23,002.

33. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 178, 101.7, 0.0, $16,962.

34. (35) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, Engine, 102, 46.5, 10.0, $22,927.

35. (31) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Handling, 42, 35.5, 9.0, $16,863.

36. (28) Mike Bliss, Toyota, Transmission, 40, 38.5, 8.0, $21,200.

37. (36) Josh Reaume, Dodge, Suspension, 14, 27.3, 7.0, $14,200.

38. (27) T.J. Bell, Toyota, Electrical, 12, 29.7, 0.0, $19,200.

39. (40) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, Vibration, 9, 24.7, 5.0, $12,200.

40. (34) Jeff Green, Toyota, Transmission, 4, 25.8, 4.0, $11,200.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated LHP T.J. House and LHP Nick Hagadone from the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Activated LHP C.J. Wilson, LHP Tyler Skaggs, and C Rafael Lopez from the 60-day DL. LF David DeJesus has elected free agency.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Claimed RF An-

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drew Lambo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Activated RHP Burch Smith, LHP Grayson Garvin, and RHP Alex Cobb from the 60-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS—Activated RHP Nick Tepesch, RHP Yu Darvish, and LHP Alexander Claudio from the 60-day DL. National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Activated LF Dian Toscano from the restricted list.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Activated RHP Adam Ottavino, RHP Jordan Lyles, C Nick Hundley, RHP Tyler Chatwood, and LHP Tyler Anderson from the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Activated RHP Bronson Arroyo from the 60-day DL, him has elected free agency. Activated RHP Josh Ravin, RHP Brandon McCarthy, RHP Lisalverto Bonilla, LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu from the 60-day DL. LF Chris Heisey, RHP Joel Peralta, 2B Chase Utley has elected free agency.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Activated 3B Jung-ho Kang from the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Activated CB Leodis McKelvin from the non-football injury list.

Placed WR Percy Harvin on IR. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Waived C Sam Brenner.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Placed C Ryan Wendell on IR. NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed LB Jon Beason on IR. Signed DB Tramain Jacobs.

Waived NT Louis Nix III. NEW YORK JETS—Signed DB Rontez Miles. Waived OL Jarvis Harrison.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed DB Tevin

McDonald. Waived DE C.J. Wilson.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Placed DB L.J. McCray on IR. Placed RB Mike Davis on IR. Signed DB Marcus Cromartie and DB Chris Davis.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed DB B.W. Webb. Waived RB Terrance West.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Placed LB Jackson Jeffcoat on IR. Signed LB Houston Bates.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Assigned LW Harry Zolnierczyk to San Diego (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE—Assigned D Nikita Zadorov to San Antonio (AHL).

DALLAS STARS—Assigned G Jack Campbell to Texas (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled C Andreas Athanasiou from Grand Rapids (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled C Christoph Bertschy from Iowa (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled D Anthony Bitetto from Milwaukee (AHL).

SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled D Mark Cundari from San Jose (AHL).

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PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2801 N. Berkeley Lake Rd. Duluth, GA 30096 770 856 9676 November 25 2015 1113 Karen Williams Bed rails, nightstand, dining set 2104 Kierra Davis Toys, Bags, mini Fridge 1409 Arianna Scott Baskets, Pillows, Chest 1109 Alex Stefan Laptop, banner, bed set 0309 Rochelle Brown Bed Frames. Dining set 0427 Jasming Jackson Bed, couch, Dresser 0701 Jacent Mcrath Couch, clothes, bicycle 0524 Paul Poston Paint, wood pieces, ironing board 0613 Johnny Brown Crats, totes, shelves 4113 Nicole Clark Blankets, hanger, pillows, chest 0219 Shane Seckman Bar stool, tv mount 0305 Marcus Smith Filing cabinets, doors 0402 Joseph Duke Lamp, dresser, boxes, totes The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

928-292740, 11/8,15

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS PUBIC AUCTION Securlock Storage will sell personal property consisting of household and personal effects, office, and other equipment, toys and appliances will be sold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent due law 10-4-213. All items or spaces may not be available on the day of the sale. We reserve the right to refuse any and all bids, buyers must secure spaces with own locks. NO CHECKS. CASH ONLY. To claim tax-exempt-ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. Time: 11:30 AM Date: Nov 16 2015 Place: 1573 Athens Hwy Grayson Ga 30017 Kenneth Herren – Chairs, Bedframe, 4+Totes, Clothes, Computer Antonio Vallery – Couch, Love Seat, Tables, Rugs, 2 TV’s Scott Dunn – Entertainment Center, Mattress, Bedframe, 5+ Boxes, Totes, Lawnmower Leslie Wade – Household 929-287447, 11/1,8 PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storage located at 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. 770-237-8673. And due notice having been given to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, November 16, 2015. The sale will be held at www.storagebattles. com at 3:00 PM on Monday, November 16, 2015. Terms: Cash, Credit card, or certified funds at Sale.

Unit # 1052– Geiter, Justin- Misc. Household Items Unit # 2025-Dean, Samuel–Misc. Household Items Unit # 2040–Hurt, VickyMisc Household Items Unit # 4015–Davis Jr., Michael- Misc. Household Items 929-290108, 11/1,8 NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY GEORGIA SELF STORAGE ACT (210-215) ATLANTA PEACH MOVERS, INC Notice is hereby given that the undersigned selfstorage units will be sold at a public sale by competitive bidding, in their entirety to the highest bidder, on or after, November 21, 2015 to satisfy the lien of the Lessor, with Atlanta Peach Movers, Inc as managing agent for Lessor, for rental and other charges due from the undersigned. The said property has been stored and is located at the respective address below. The sale will be held at the address listed below and will begin at 9 a.m. or after on said date and will continue hour by hour until all units are sold.

Atlanta Peach Movers 2911 Northeast Parkway Doraville 30360, 770-447-5121: Angela Cook #S11016 / #108, #243, #1191, #1235, #1242, #1252, #1255, #1258, #1262, #1393 Household Goods. The terms of the sale will be cash only and must be paid for at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is. Atlanta Peach Movers, Inc reserves the right to withdraw any or all units, partial or entire, from the sale at any time. All contents must be removed completely from the property the same day as the auction.

929-292651, 11/6,8,15

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on November 24th, 2015 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28138 3679 McElroy Rd Doraville, GA. 30340 (770) 452-8144 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A003–Padgett, Barbara A057–Johnson, Jeffery D058–Thompson, Natasha E014–PATRICK, LAMONT E024–Russell, Tobias E103–PENG, YI HUNG G043–Layland, Stephen PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28149 3055 Jones Mill Rd Peachtree Corners, GA. 30071 (770) 447-9755 TIME: 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 157–pallas, gerald 235–tillman, monique 389–Wyatt, James 540–Robinson, Corisha 546C–Wynn, Lanicsha 60–Johnson, Tori 63–Johnson, Allen 87–Jimenez, Monica PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 29104 3265 Holcomb Bridge Rd Peachtree Corners, GA. 30092 (770) 449-0384 TIME: 10:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 2211–Mccraine, Jennifer 2218–Harris, Kenyatta 2329–Irving, Alexandria 2401–Campell, Nicholas 2506–Bouggess, Dala 2613–Lawrence, Tanya 2624–Broadnax, Ronald 2626–Shadburn, Cecil 3333–Williams, David 3506–Dudley, Christopher 3725–Barnett, Keith 4302–Evans, Dorethea 4409–CamKen Consulting Inc 4515–Sims, Charles PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 20171 6289 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA. 30071 (770) 416-9275 TIME: 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A004–Jenkins, Todd A031–Taylor, Cindee A046–PONNALA, RAGHU C004–Pittman, Stacey D018–Dennard, Patricia D019–Reese, Melvin D049–BROCK, JEROME D052–Johnson, Veronica D060–Hayden, Elwyn D074–Simon, Richard E002–Miller, Hans (vehicle) E021–Ferguson, Jerry E032–Brookins, Alex E049–Hardy, Iris E066–Gregory, Lakesha E107–Thomas, Wiley E143–parker, bertina F018–Frick, Roy F019–White, Marcus F027–Williamson, Tiara PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28150 6770 Dawson Blvd Norcross, GA. 30093 (770) 448-2130 TIME: 11:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: C104–Hansen, Brittany C126–Doerr, Amy E118–Lynch, Walter E121–Scott, Joey F139–harris, devone F159–Romero, Denis G177–Shabazz, Ashley G193–Christian, Travis I113–Stevens, Alicia J114–WILLIAMS, GARY All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 8th day of November and 15th day of November 2015 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928.

929-292507, 11/8,15

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on November 25th , 2015 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 20489 6000 Lawrenceville Hwy. Tucker, GA. 30084 (770) 923-9400 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A014–Bryant, Manuela G016–Nesbitt, Tony G026–Nesbitt, Tony G053–BARNEY, BRENTON G065–Ryder, Thomas G071–Design Research and Trust Inc PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08049 5010 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA. 30093 (770) 446-8358 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0106–Slaughter, Jotoya 0209–Gipson, Shanniyyah 0214–TAYLOR, MARLON 0314–Whittick, Camille 0327–borden, kenneth 0334–Palache, Larkland 0344–Stenson, Princess 0350–Thomas, Michael 0446–Abdullah, Kwame 0502–Gordon, Rashanda 0505–Briceno Coy, Caracas 0527–Jackson, Domon 0602–Mckeithen, Tre 0710–Harris, Deborah 0741–Murphy, Cloyd 0850–Pearson, Leticia 0932–WILLIAMS, JULIUS 1038–SPENCER, JOANNE 1040–Harpis, Joseph 1133–Mele, Victor 1144–Jaenke, Angela 1146–Brewer, Vanessa PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 29135 1755 Indian Trail Rd Norcross, GA. 30093 (678) 924-0203 TIME: 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1104–Myers, Lyndsey 1218–Mcnair, Victoria 1221–Melendez, Trina 1234–Bock, Brooke 1273–Pringle, Willeon 1368–Monroe, Ashanti 2054–MASCHECK, LEO 2066–WARE, DEBORAH 2093–Clivens, Jwayne 2127–IPDA MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 2165–Fletcher, Bruce 2169–Rhodes, J.R., Nathaniel 2335–Bock, Brian Christopher 2404–Gagnon, Jordan 3094–Martinez De Lira, Maria 3118–Melancon, Darius 3152–Watley, Maenetha 3172–Pullen, Dezmonique 3246–FAZ, ESPERANZA 3267–Green, Glenn 3365–Noland, Victoria 3386–Sadler, Wilson 3422–Harris, leandra 3437–Semedo, Robert 3452–Carter, Tamonica C012–Hinds, radcliffe C018–Hinds, radcliffe D007–Hinds, radcliffe D010–Hinds, radcliffe E039–Mapp, Sharon E043–Kendrick, Kim PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 24346 615 Indian Trail Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-0498 TIME: 10:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A046–HUBBARD, REGINALD A061–Barrett, Disheeka B051–Mcfadden, Tiara C036–Bernard, John C055–Hendrix, Devon PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 21901 95 Arcado Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-9211 TIME: 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B017–Gordon, Marvis B019–Du, Kelly B020–williams, michaele B053–Uresti, Violet B109–Hunter, Dalton B124–Brissett, Devon C053–Yarbrough, Jeffrey D013–Shaw, Erica D029–Johnson, DaShauna E006–Mahmood, Azeem E045–FLANNIGAN, DAVID E051–Farula, Anthony F029–Randolph, Ursula PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 23106 460 Beaver Ruin Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-1196 TIME: 11:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B104–Webb, Carlos B120–DELGADO, STEVEN D214–PETRO, MICHAEL E270–Nelson, Teresa E274–Gbassagee, Byron E289–Williams, Whitney E316–Malone, Michelle E317–Murray, Timothy E320–Ledezma, Luis E340–Kollie, Korto E345–Waldrep, Cynthia F450–Castillo, Jorge F454–Gaddy, Uriah F457–Alvarado, Hector F483–Francis, Joshua G542–MITCHELL, KIMBERLY All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 8th day of November and 15th day of November 2015 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928.

929-292508, 11/8,15

PROTECT OUR PLANET NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckinridge Blvd.

Duluth, Ga 30096 770-891-4639 November 25, 2015 @ 12:00PM 2149 Pamela Jones Household Items 2153 Audrey Jones Household Items 3301 Catreese Waterman Household Items & Boxes 3021 Obinna Duru Household Items 1405 Cirila Rumaguera Household Items 1505 Lee Jones Household Items 2232 Lee Jones Stove 1156 Marvin Bearden Household Items 3146 Jessica Simpson Household Items 2114 Johnny Johnson Household Items 3303 Kareem Sutton Household Items 3042 Lance Williams Household Items & Grill 2002 Tulani Kinard Books, Clothing & Small Furniture The auction will be listed and advertised on HYPERLINK “http://www.storagetreasures.com” www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction.

Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-292511, 11/8,15

PS101 AUCTION DATES NOVEMBER 17TH & NOVEMBER 18TH NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on November 17th and November 18th the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08464 10860 STATE BRIDGE ROAD. ALPHARETTA GA 30022 (678) 513-8185 November 17th , 2015 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 2010–Beatty, Dwele 3007–Njemo, Pascaline 3013–Phillips, Lisa 4025–Shanklin, Anna P 6015–Abdulmonem, Farkad

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 6039–Uzowihe, Rebecca 6217–Beatty, Angelique 6362–Kosaraju, Padmaja 6443–Portee, Regina 6450–Lyon, Rohan 7002–Murry, Frances PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25719 3550 PEACHTREE PKWY. SUWANEE, GA 30024-1031 (678) 513-8185 November 17th , 2015 9:45 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: C570–Wood, Teri D629–SANDERS, MICHAEL PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25778 3900 MCGINNIS FERRY RD SUWANEE, GA 30024 (678) 513-8185 November 17th , 2015 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A1040–Tyler, Aretha A2096–Taylor, Akita A4046–Baker, George A4105–Sudduth, Kevin B2085–The Mosley Agency B2211–Weatherly, David S. B2212–Weatherly, David S. B2213–Weatherly, David S. C1029–Vazquez, Reynaldo PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25595 66 OLD PEACHTREE RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 (770) 338-1271 November 17th , 2015 10:15 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 00154–Kuehl, Karan 00205–Fields, Chauncey 00303–Beebe, Pam 00326–Mcdonald, Janice 00500–Ervine, Caryn 00503–Richardson, Calneh 00514–Taylor, SYLVIA 00607–Williams, Bonita 00608–smith, cameana 00703–Jennings, Brandt 00726–Styles, Demarcus 00750–Baca, Cheranda 00802–Solis, Ricardo 00812–O’CONNOR, KATHERINE 00837–gordon, virginia 00845–Smith Jr, JOEL 1007–simmons, charles 3036–Mckinney, Rogena 4006–Green, Lamarr 4053–Marriott, Shane 4089–Collins, Eric PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28158 495 BUFORD DR. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30245 (770) 338-1271 November 17th , 2015 10:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 111–Hayden, Joyce 123–Stapp, James 133–Johnson, Hylton 164–King, James 235–holmes, desmond 237Y–Johnson, Takisha 326Y–Griffin, Yolanda 338D–Holton Iii, Lester 436Y–Heckler, Jeremy 632–Baker, Maurice P014A–Jennings, Spencer (vehicle) PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08465 1856 RIVERSIDE PKWY. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 (770) 237-5010 November 17th , 2015 10:45AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 3010–thompson, jernise 3019–Terrell, Kem 3035–St-Louis, Robert 3055–Gaskin, Miles 4021–Foster, Lavada 5014–Pollard, Cartier 5142–Boone, Elaine 5150–Peralta, Rafael 5175–Winborne, Gerald 5183–Fain, Joseph 5190–Terrell, Kem 5451–Davis, Kevin 6125–Baker, William 6145–Fredrick, Crawford PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08054 1395 PLEASANT HILL DR..

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 (770) 925-9784 November 18th , 2015 9:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1506–McNeil, Lisa 1542–Sawyer, Aisha 2511–Basiqa 5503–Brown, Darla 5526–McCree, Angela 6013–Nelson, Holly 6134–Mcghee, Parish 6294–Goolsby, Kristan 6505–Fredrick, Nanette 6522–Sacarello, Nancy 7509–Gonzalez, Hector 7516–Townsend, William 7522–Sober, Nancy 8514–Moss, Dyamon PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25982 2423 PLEASANT HILL ROAD DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 November 18th , 2015 9:45AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A057–Blount, Rita Anyinsah A199–Bangura, Marirma A312–Key, Nathaniel A382–Fleming, Tileasha A465A–Clay, Coronda A474–Ulee, Sherese A499–Lee, Coree B022–Bazne, Jean B027–Marsh, John C522–Stantec Consulting Services C533–McKelvin, Stephen C536–Agenor, Tonya C554–Griffin, Monica C573–Wilson, Roshela C575–Mora, Heriberto C587–Martin, Pandora C606–Frye, Maria PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08057 4474 SATELLITE BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 November 18th, 2015 10:00AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0203–Runnings, Kool 0217–Morgan, Margaret 0224–JONES, DENNIS 0233–Smith, Demontris 0246–Richardson, Donnie 0264–terry, renita 0300–Penick, Kristal 0314–Lundie, Maurice 0345D–HODGES, RAPHAEL 0 4 0 8 – P e t t w a y - S p e n c e r, Courtney 0435–bernola, steven 0504–MITCHELL, E’MAUJUA 0534–Johnson, Donald 0615–samuel, Regina 0723–Nguyen, Ngoc 2082–Harris, Joseph 2102–Rogers, Paris 2122–Lewis, Johnathon 2163–Mccullough, Bryan 3011–Pugh, Donnie 3113–Burton, Alexis 5184–Howard, Celeste 5303–Dean, Kevin 6012–SHOCKNESS, CAROLYN 6122–Hayes, Shuntell 6

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 6181–Merritt, Pamela PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08056 3865 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 November 18th , 2015 10:15AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0112–Shiraichi, Yessenia 0138–Sexton, Monica 0147–Maddox, Darius 0219–Jimenez Paz, Noraha 0309–HALE, JEFF 0350–Campbell, Erica 0354–Straub, Scott 0361–Winfield, Anthony 0374–Sholi, Hani 0379–Hulett, Mahogany 0639–Gayle, Saaeda 0715–Walker, Latonya 0725–HAMILTON, BOBBY 0747–McBee, stacy 0774–Lauderbaugh, Amy 0823–Graham, Megan 0843–Washington, Marlon All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 1st day of November and 8th day of November 2015 by PS OrangeCo, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928.

929-289899, 11/1,8

FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS LOFT BED FOR TWEEN Tween Loft Bed for sale. Purchased from GA Baby and Kids originally $2200 asking $700. Bed has 4 stair drawers plus 5 drawers at end of bed. Under bed has 3 shelves for storing items. Also has desk with 3 drawers and chair. Above drawers at end of bed piece is broken, but does not stop drawer from being used. Must pick up, no delivery. Feel free to ask questions.

770-356-3005

VEHICLES

FORD FOCUS SE, 2012 Sterling Gray, Stk#FC334060A $10,987 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

CAT D6N, 2009 Cab/air, 6 way blade, 6300 hours, new system one undercarriage, very good condition. $115,000. 770-318-4893

VEHICLES

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Taffeta White, Stk#8358 $14,000 877-698-5030

LEXUS ES 300H, 2013 Silver Lining Metallic, Stk#U40586 $33,990 770-680-1000

HONDA PILOT, 2004 Excellent condition, one owner. Gold. All maint. records. Runs great. $5500 OBO. 404-271-8912

HEAVY EQUIPMENT CAT D6H Farm owned, 7200 hrs, straight blade with tilt, open rops with sweeps, 80% undercarriage, good condition. $38,500. 770-318-4893

VEHICLES

FORD FOCUS SE, 2014 Tuxedo Black, Stk#P7933 $11,000 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS ES 350, 2014 Obsidian, Stk#G152070A $35,990 770-680-1000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, 2013 Desert Bronze, Stk#P5117A $10,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LAWN & GARDEN

COLBERT, GA 30628

LAWN MOWER SNAPPER - Riding, Used. Includes bagger, electric start, heavy vinyl cover. $495 OBO. 770-922-3808

HUGE ESTATE AUCTION

MISC. FOR SALE

9:30AM SAT., NOV. 14 GATES OPEN AT 8AM

CATERING! LACE TABLECLOTHES

AUCTIONS

1900 SMITHONIACOLBERT RD. COLBERT, GA. 30628 JD 450H crawler, JD6403 tractor w/cab, Hitachi excavator, Liebherr 622 loader, bottle collection, 2002 Harley w/ 3300 miles, custom chopper, Ford 8N, JD G, farm implements, cars, trucks, trailers, antique farm collectibles and LOTS MORE! Photos Gallery at WWW. SAMWILL AUCTION.COM SAM WILLIAMSON

706-202-2685 GAL2585

YOUR AUTO CONNECTION FORD FOCUS, 2013 Sterling Grey Metallic, Stk#540663A $11,400 877-698-5030

White & off-white.

Fits 6 & 8 ft. tables.

Call 678-625-8100.

CLOTHING Women’s Clothing and Accessories, Sizes 12-14. Nothing Over $12. Call 770-918-9254.

FORD FUSION SE, 2011 Bordeaux Reserv, Stk#P7835A $11,000 800-PREOWNED

BUY OR SELL YOUR VEHICLE TODAY! 770-962-SELL

INFINITI M35, 2008 Platinum Graphite, Stk#P5066A $14,996 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place LEXUS GX 460, 2012 Knight’s Armour Pearl, Stk#U40536 $42,990 770-680-1000

PETS/LIVESTOCK

ADOPT A PET CHIHUAHUA, 6 month old black & tan female.

Free to good home.

678-900-4870 PIT PUPPY 7 mos. old, red & white female. FREE TO GOOD HOME ONLY! 678-900-4870

KIA SOUL WAGON, 2011 Molten, Stk#5X0004A $9,500 877-698-5030 FORD TAURUS, 2012 Tuxedo Black, Stk#P7904 $14,500 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS IS 250, 2012 Matador Red Mica, Stk#U40485 $24,993 770-680-1000

APPLIANCES DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea.

Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up.

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222 FIREWOOD ALL OAK FIREWOOD FOR SALE $120 “Heaping Truckload”, Stacked, Gwinnett Area.

404-805-1783

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

classifieds 770-962-SELL

FIREWOOD Seasoned Oak & Hickory. Free delivery.

Call for prices.

VEHICLES

BMW 328I, 2009 Monaco Blue, Stk#GN707705A $14,975 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

BMW Z3 ROADSTER, 2000.

99K MILES • $6950.

Fabulous and priced way under the market.

Automatic trans, silver with black convert top and leather. Super CarFax, babied and beautiful. Comparable cars are selling for over $9000. Drive daily and it is very collectable and should appreciate in price while you are having fun.

770-882-4605.

770-962-8744 678-557-8536

FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268 FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS Death In Family Must Sell Drastically Reduced Prices: King BR set: dresser w/ mirror, 2 nightstands w/drawers, $350. New Queen Mattr/Box Spgs & metal frame, $150.

Beige patio set w/46” round table, 2 lounge chairs, 1 upright chair, $75. Canvas lounger, $25. New Amana Washer & GE Dryer $300, 2 ceramic tile top end tables, $40.

Call 615-788-8473 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Solid cherry.

Doors slide into sides.

Holds 32 in tv. Storage drawer in bottom plus room for dvr, radio, etc. $250. 770-339-1939

LEXUS GS 350, 2013 Obsidian, Stk#U40579 $40,990 770-680-1000

BMW Z3, 2000 Convertible for sale.

Good condition.

126,700 miles. $4,500 or best offer. 2.3L 6 cylinder engine, manual transmission.

Call 678-451-6221

LEXUS CT 200H, 2011 Starfire Pearl, Stk#G151938A $20,990 770-680-1000 HONDA CIVIC COUPE, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#510043A $13,000 877-698-5030

LEXUS ES 330, 2006 Very well maintained, one owner. Dark blue.

All maint. records. Runs great. $6000 OBO. 404-271-8912

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DEADLINE Tuesday 3 pm Wednesday 3 pm Thursday 3 pm Friday 3 pm

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CHEVROLET CRUZE, 2013 Champagne Silver Metallic, Stk#640087A $11,800 877-698-5030

LEXUS IS 250, 2015 Atomic Silver, Stk#G150285L, $35,990 770-680-1000

Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

DEADLINE Friday 3 pm Monday 3 pm Tuesday 3 pm Wednesday 3 pm

To place a Classified ad please call FORD ESCAPE XLT, 2011 Steel Blue, Stk#G5207623A $14,000 800-PREOWNED

770-962-7355

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NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL, 2003. 134 K MILES. $4950. Black and beautiful with tan leather and great CarFax. High quality car loaded with options. Priced way under the market.

770-882-4605

TOYOTA COROLLA LE, 2014 Super White, Stk#P5073 $11,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN ALTIMA, 2011 Stk#570361B $11,500 877-698-5030

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 2010 Sandy Beach, Stk#FC652679A $15,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, 2013 Metallic Slate, Stk#GC398809A $12,994 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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NISSAN MAXIMA, 2010 Crimson Black, Stk#640049A $13,500 877-698-5030

UNDER CONTRACT! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-734948 5369 Rabbit Farm Rd. 3BR/1.5BA, FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT $135,000 INSURED W/ ESCROW • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

NEW LISTING! PEMCO HUD HOME CASE#105-127668 10109 ALLEN DR. S.W. 2BR/1.5BA $40,000 UNINSURED • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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(DOCUMENTED OWNERSHIP). Movie star owned with only 89K miles. Two tops and exceptional. NADA and Hagerty Old Car Value Guide value is $17,500-$34,000 plus $5000-8000 CELEBRITY BONUS. Super buy as fun and great investment car that is rising fast in price, only $12,500.

Call 770-873-2627

LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

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NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, 2010 Tuscan Sun, Stk#FC219299A $9,992 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

VOLVO XC90, 2005 T5 108K 2 OWNER MILES. Gorgeous silver SUV with black leather. Exc. CarFax. Babied and beautiful priced way under the market for a low miles super desirable XC90. Only $6950 770-873-2627.

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LEXUS RX 350, 2015 Claret Mica, Stk#U40596 $43,990 770-680-1000

KIM BASINGER’S CONVERTIBLE.

MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1976 Convertible driven only 3,200 miles per year. Meticulous aircraft engineer owned. Near perfect white body, tan leather interior and looks new.

Extensive records.

White hard top and black soft top. Drive daily or win trophies.

NADA and Hagerty value $18,600-34,500.

Fabulous and priced way under the market at only $10,900.

Call 770-895-7161

Call To Preview Juanita Sampson 770-231-7498 VIRTUAL PROPERTIES REALTY 770-495-5050

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NISSAN 300ZX, 1984.

One owner, driven 4,700 miles per year.

WOW CAR. Lady owner had leg operation and cannot drive 5 speed anymore. Super example, 2+2. Very desirable collectible 80’s car. Gorgeous red body and T Tops. Drive it daily or for fun while it goes up in price. Avg. price on AutoTrader is over $10,000. Exceptional and original.

Only $5400.

Call 770-899-5856

ATLANTA

MERCEDES 450SL, 1980.

Close In To Hwy 29/ 316/ Sweetgum Rd. Lawrenceville

COVINGTON, GA 30014

VEHICLES

MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASS, 2007 Silver, Stk#540441A $11,000 877-698-5030

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LAKE WALTON ESTATES! 6219 WATERS EDGE DRIVE All Brick, Executive Home In One Of Walton County’s Exclusive, Gated Communities Sits Across From Neighborhood Amenities On 2.18 Acres FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4.5BA $579,900 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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LEXUS RX 350, 2014 Satin Cashmere Metallic, Stk#U40581 $38,990 770-680-1000

LAKE SINCLAIR! $50K REDUCTION! 176 Twisting Hill Rd. Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! Inground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches!

FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4BA $649,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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REDUCED! MOTIVATED SELLER, BRING ALL OFFERS! 3604 Sand Hill Dr. Imagine Your Dream Home Here & You Sitting In Your Sunroom Overlooking The 8Th Fairway Of Honey Creek Golf Course While Sipping Your Morning Coffee $22,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE COMMERCE: 27 ACRES, 10 miles off I-85 at Commerce/ Tanger Outlet, Exit 149, approx. 750 ft. of paved road frontage on dead end road. Wooded with good building sites.

Convenient to shopping & restaurants. $5500/ acre. 706-789-2710/ 706-340-3056 JACKSON CO. 17.4 acres in Southern Jackson Co. near Maysville, 10 mins. to I-85. Great home site with excellent hunting.

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Large Lots.

770-513-3151 ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT LAWRENCEVILLE Room for Rent $525 / mo. Sugarloaf Mills area. Near Gwinnett Transit. Quiet neighborhood. Ideal for student & others.

678-825-2656 COMMERCIAL RENTALS

CONYERS, GA 30094 COMMERCIAL LISTING! NEW LISTING! 2302 S.E. EBENEZER RD Great Commercial Property In High Traffic Area Of Rockdale County At The Corner Of Ga Hwy 138 & Ebenezer Rd With Double Road Frontage $1,500,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com NEWTON Commercial Property For Sale or Lease Near Highway (10977 Old Atlanta Highway, Covington, GA).

805-689-2233.

Gwinnett, Lawrenceville RECORDING STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Office/Warehouses 1200 up to 18000 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

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process that began at the start of the school year with nominations in each local school across Gwinnett ends on Tuesday with the annual Teacher of the Year banquet.

Gwinnett County Public Schools has named six finalists from an original pool of 134 local school winners, then 25 semifinalists. A committee of former TOTYs, school administrators,

district office staff who chose the finalists will now pick a winner.

That announcement will be made at a banquet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Infinite Energy Forum in Duluth. The program begins at 6:30 p.m.

All 134 local school Teachers of the Year will be recognized that evening.

The winner will chosen from the below finalists.

— By Keith Farner

TRISHA CONNOR

EXCELLENT EDUCATORS GCPS celebrates Teachers of the Year

FELISHA STRONG

JENNIFER SEVIER

Harbins Elementary School STEM Teacher

Richards Middle School Reading Intervention Teacher

Dacula Middle School Language Arts & Science Teacher

ALIX MCHARDY

EMILY HEEND

JANELLE DRAPER

Norcross High School Science Teacher

Phoenix High School Mathematics Teacher

White Oak Elementary School Fourth-Grade Teacher

For more about the Teacher of the Year finalists, see page 5C

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Gwinnett nonprofits recognized with $1K grants

By Katie Morris

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GWINNETT GROUPS RECENTLY RECOGNIZED WITH DAYS OF GIVING $1K GRANTS

Twenty-two Gwinnett nonprofits were honored Tuesday morning by Wells Fargo employees for their work within the community.

Each local organization received a $1,000 Days of Giving grant during a community breakfast held at Sonesta Gwinnett Place in Duluth.

Days of Giving is a Wells Fargo initiative through which individual bank stores honor local organizations for having a positive impact on the community. A total of 53 organizations were recognized during the celebration and each was chosen

by Wells Fargo employees.

“The level of commitment these organizations give to Gwinnett County and East Atlanta make me so proud to honor them through Days of Giving

• A Titus Man • Amanda Riley Foundation • Asian American Resource Foundation, Inc. • Care for Cops, Inc. • Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen • Family Promise of Gwinnett County • Friends of Gwinnett County Seniors • Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett, Inc. • Gwinnett Children’s Shelter • Gwinnett Citizen Fire Academy Alumni Association • Gwinnett Coalition for Health & Human Services • Hands of Christ, Duluth Cooperative Ministry • HoPE (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education), Inc. • Just People, Inc. • Metro Atlanta Boys and Girls Clubs, Lawrenceville Club • Mike Glenn Foundation • Rainbow Village, Inc. • Special Kneads and Treats, Inc. • StreetWise Atlanta • The Herring Foundation of Hope, Inc. • Veterans Awareness • Why Not Ministries

and to call them my neighbors,” Carol Morris, East Atlanta area president for Wells Fargo, said in a statement. “They are an example of how our collective efforts can make a major impact — on individuals,

neighborhoods, our county, our city and beyond.”

Former Atlanta Hawks guard Mike Glenn delivered a keynote address during the celebration, speaking to honorees about the importance of making

State Farm gives Lanier’s CDAT program $15,000 State Farm has noticed the growing reputation of Lanier High School’s Center of Design and Technology.

The insurance company recently awarded a $15,000 grant for the program to improve the way students learn software engineering. Lanier was selected to receive the grant based on its reputation as one of the top schools in the nation for student performance with products such as Autodesk Engineering and Entertainment software, as well as performance in numerous computer science and robotics competitions.

Mike Reilly, a Lanier teacher who helped create the Center for Design and Technology, said he’s excited about the grant and how it will help students.

“Students in this program are passionate about learning and can’t wait to get in the lab and can be found working before and after class, at 6:45 a.m. before school and during lunch break,” he said in a press release.

“Once students grasp the basics of software and hardware, and understand that it is not just for engineers, they are

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of the production is also in an updated English translation.

In addition to taking the play to state, several Wesleyan students won individual awards at regionals. Chris Middleton, a Peachtree Corners resident, took home the Best Actor prize. Lexi Mellott, Keith Farner of Peachtree Corners, won Best Actress for the hooked. These tools are second year in a row. Patfor aspiring programrick English, of Duluth, mers, designers, builders, Lauren Bell, of Roswell, movie makers, inventors, and Carter Gravitt, of and more. From there we Cumming, all received turn the students loose All-Star Cast honors. to use their imagination Parkview student earns to link their work to core $1,000 scholarship subjects.”

The Educational ReWesleyan’s thespians search Center of America sweep One-Act recently announced that Competition Parkview High School Wesleyan School’s student Alexandra thespians swept the Marlette is one of the GHSA Region 6-AA 2014-2015 Community One-Act Competition Contribution Scholarship late last month. The Wolf winners. Marlette is one Players win advanced of 18 students selected them to the state compe- from a pool of more than tition.

1,300 applicants from Wesleyan’s theatre across the country who director, Steven Broyles, demonstrated a clear wrote and directed the commitment to improvplay, “The Canterbury ing her community while Tales.” Broyles chose to making the world a better set the play during the place for all. latter part of the 19th Keith Farner writes century and, to add that about education. Good extra visual edge, he News from Schools apchose Steampunk as the pears in the Sunday edimain aesthetic. The bulk tion of the Daily Post.

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From left to right, Leon Blue, Wells Fargo District Manager, Debra Adams with the Stone Mountain Community Center, Angie Taylor, Wells Fargo District Manager, Rory Johnson with the Metro Atlanta Boys & Girls Club of Lawrenceville, Mike Donnelly, Wells Fargo Atlanta Region President, Carol Morris, Wells Fargo Area President, Mike Glenn of The Mike Glenn Foundation, Robert Dobbs, Wells Fargo Business Banking Manager, Dean Dacus with Gentle Interventions and Nate Collett, Wells Fargo District Manager.

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a positive impact — something the Georgia native and philanthropist understands firsthand.

Glenn founded and currently leads the Mike Glenn All-Star Basketball Camp for the Hearing-

the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his commitment to community service. He will be officially inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016 in February.

GWINNETT GAB Lanier Islands named Best Place for Family Fun Lanier Islands was recently honored with the title Best Place for Family Fun by Best Self Atlanta magazine.

The distinction is the result of a contest held by the magazine, which will feature the resort and other distinguished honorees in its December Best Of 2015 issue.

“Being named Best Place for Family Fun clearly indicates to our team that we’re doing something very right,” Mike Williams, CEO of Lanier Islands, said in a statement. “We continually strive to push ourselves to the next level to improve our guest experience, and will be proud to debut our new Winter Adventure attraction in November — which will seriously up the fun factor on our shores during the holiday season and winter months.”

For more information about Lanier Islands, visit lanierislands.com or call 770-945-8787.

Duluth author provides widows with guidance with new book Author Cynthia Adams hopes to guide widows through their loss and grief with her recently released memoir, “A Widow’s Pursuit.”

In the book, Adams shares her own experience of becoming a 34-year-old widow with two children

Lanier Islands was recently named Best Place for Family Fun during a contest by Best Self Atlanta Magazine.

Visitors to the lakeside resort are able to enjoy Lanier Canopy Tours, horseback riding, boating and more. (Special Photo: Lanier Islands)

and learning to pursue her faith to overcome grief.

The Duluth resident hopes to help other widows by providing them comfort and insight into their own journeys, as well as shed light on the stages of grief.

Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, “A Widow’s Pursuit” is available at tatepublishing. com/bookstore, barnesandnoble.com or amazon. com.

Krogers raise more than $460K to support breast cancer research, treatment Kroger customers and associates in metro Atlanta donated more than $300,000 during a monthlong campaign benefitting the Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Affiliate.

The campaign ran from Oct. 4 through Oct. 31 and gave customers the opportunity to purchase pink paper ribbons for $1 at the checkout counter.

In addition, the twoweek company-wide sales promotion Sharing Courage — in partnership with several key suppliers — featured hundreds of popular products at special sale prices. This year, the campaign generated $3 million to support local breast cancer initiatives in communities across the country served by the Kroger Family of Stores, including nearly $163,000 from stores in metro Atlanta.

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Could arming some college faculty save lives?

Editor’s Note: In the wake of the recent mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, The Chronicle of Higher Education asked Rob Jenkins and several other professors around the country to weigh in on the issue of whether or not faculty members should be armed. This is his response, edited slightly for this format.

I’ve always had an idyllic view of college as a sheltered place where young people can grow and learn in the company of like-minded, sympathetic classmates and demanding but caring professors. Guns don’t seem to belong in that

Rob Jenkins picture.

And yet in several recent high-profile cases, people have brought guns onto campus, and they’ve done so for one reason: to kill.

Set aside for a moment the question of whether stricter gun control laws would have prevented the UCC shooting or similar

incidents. That’s uncertain, at best. What we do know is that, even in areas of the country with the strictest laws, determined criminals can still get their hands on guns. If some guy really wants to shoot up your school, he can probably acquire the means.

Now he’s poised outside your classroom, locked and loaded and bent on mayhem. What’s to stop him? Not state laws or college policies banning guns on campus.

Not signs declaring the property a gun-free zone.

Probably not even the police, who are statistically unlikely to arrive before multiple victims have

been killed or wounded.

Barring a miracle, the only thing that can prevent the shooter from carrying out his murderous agenda is encountering someone with the will and capacity to oppose him — in other words, another armed individual.

On college campuses, those are in conspicuously short supply.

I don’t like the thought of professors packing.

Certainly, no one who objects to carrying a weapon, or who doesn’t believe in using violence even to defend innocent lives, should feel pressured to do so. But responsible staff members who wish to carry, who qualify for

the appropriate permits, and who are willing to undergo special training, should have that right.

That could save lives.

The same argument applies to qualified students over the age of 21. At the very least, honorably discharged military veterans with no history of mental illness should be able to carry guns on campus — or pretty much anywhere else. They’ve earned that right, along with our gratitude. Since plenty of veterans attend college these days, that could serve as a powerful deterrent to potential shooters who otherwise view gun-free campuses as free-fire zones.

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SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Monday Get along lil doggies, Asian rice bowls, cheesy grilled cheese, pinwheels, PBJ’wich Tuesday Chicken nuggets, Mix and match Mexi, Mexi bean pizza, deli fresh subs, PBJ’wich Wednesday Bam max sticks, BBQ pork sliders, vegetarian burger, signature salads, PBJ’wich Thursday Chicken and waffles, Italian meatball subs, waffle dunkers, deli fresh subs, PBJ’wich Friday Fantastic four nachos, fish nibbles, vegetarian burger, bento box, PBJ’wich MIDDLE SCHOOL Monday Gwinnett’s Best Burger, mashed potato bowl, mexi layered dip and chips, wrap

Just imagine if the Army vet who tried to stop the UCC shooter outside the classroom — and was shot five times for his efforts — had a gun.

He could have saved nine people.

None of this is ideal.

No rational person wants to see the quad turn into the O.K. Corral. But in situations where only the criminals have guns, the innocent are sitting ducks.

Rob Jenkins is a local college professor and freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon. E-mail Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

n’ roll wraps, signature salads, PBJ’wich, farm fresh produce Tuesday Assorted pizza, mix and match mexi, vegetarian burger, deli fresh subs, signature salads, PBJ’wich, farm fresh produce Wednesday Ultimate hot dog bar, old world lasagna, vegetarian burger, home-style sammies, signature salads, PBJ’wich, farm fresh produce Thursday Creamy mac and cheese, boneless wings, vegetarian burger, wrap n’ roll wraps, signature salads, PBJ’wich, farm fresh produce Friday Pancakes and sausage, seafood basket, cheesy grilled cheese, deli fresh subs, PBJ’wich, farm fresh produce HIGH SCHOOL Monday Spaghetti marinara, piz-

za, spicy chicken sammie, mexi bean pizza, homestyle croissant sammie, mix and match mexi, fresh seasonal salads, farm fresh produce Tuesday Boneless wings, pizza, country steak sammie, vegetarian burger, deli fresh subs, street tacos, fresh seasonal salads, farm fresh produce Wednesday Tortellini Alfredo, stuffed crust pizza, ultimate hot dog bar, pesto tomato sub, wrap n’ roll wraps, queso nachos, fresh seasonal salads, farm fresh produce Thursday Italian trio, pizza, BBQ sandwich, vegetarian burger, deli fresh subs, Lo mein bowl, fresh seasonal salads, farm fresh produce Friday Brunch 4 Lunch, pizza, catch of the day, mexi dip and chips, homestyle sammies, Hawaiian chicken sammie, fresh seasonal salads, farm fresh produce

GA SPCA in Suwanee’s pet in need of a good home this week is Samson, a very cute, small long-haired terrier who adores people of all ages. (Special Photo)

Samson is a very cute, small longhaired terrier who is housebroken and adores people of all ages. He loves other dogs, and even likes cats, but can be a little shy around new folks. However, Samson shows his friendly side very quickly.

He loves to romp and tussle with other dogs and would be good in a home with other pets or by himself.

Samson was returned to the shelter recently when his adopter had an accident and could no longer care for a pet. He would absolutely love to meet you at the shelter located at 1175 Buford Highway, suite 109, in Suwanee.

Samson’s adoption fee is $250. He has been neutered, disease tested (dogs testing positive for heartworms are treated; however, we do not add that charge to our adoption fee), given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed and is up to date with flea/tick and heartworm prevention. A 24Petwatch microchip will be listed in the adopter’s name, and the adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch pet insurance.

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City by City is a weekly look at the happenings in the places you call home MORE FROM STEM EXPO

AUBURN City leaders collecting Christmas gifts for the needy Now that Halloween and the Day of the Dead have passed, Auburn residents are being asked to start getting into the giving spirit of Christmas.

The city asked residents this past week to donate holiday gifts for needy families in the community. The city is seeking new unwrapped toys for children and pajamas, robes and slippers for adults.

The gifts will be distributed to “qualified families” in the city, officials said.

Residents have until Dec. 18 to bring gifts to either the Auburn Police Department, 1361 Fourth Ave., or City Hall, 1369 Fourth Ave. BARROW COUNTY Sheriff’s Office gets state grant The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a major traffic enforcement grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety in Atlanta.

The agency received the $20,000 grant in recognition of its lifesaving work as the coordinating agency of GOHS’s Piedmont Area Traffic Enforcement Network, according to a news release.

The money is half to support the activities of the traffic enforcement network and half to be spent on traffic safety equipment for the Sheriff’s Office.

“This is our way of supporting the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office through its continued leadership via Coordinator Sergeant David Witte and the Piedmont Area Traffic Enforcement Network,” GOHS Law Enforcement Services Director Powell Harrelson said.

“We want to make sure they can continue their region-wide efforts to protect Georgia motorists from drunk and otherwise dangerous drivers.

They’ve proven their dedication and this grant serves not only as recognition for their hard work, but as means for continuing the GOHS mission of reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities on our roads.”

The Piedmont Area Traffic Enforcement Network includes law enforcement agencies in seven counties, which include Barrow County, Clarke County, Elbert County, Madison County, Oconee County, Oglethorpe County, and Wilkes County.

BERKELEY LAKE Food pantry to serve people Thanksgiving meals The Duluth Cooperative Ministries Hands of Christ food pantry is looking for people in the Berkeley Lake area who may be in need of a Thanksgiving meal, free bag of groceries, lunch and warm clothes, including gloves, hats and blankets. Transportation assistance is available if requests are made by Friday.

Families who have students at Berkeley Lake Elementary can coordinate a delivery by calling the school at 770-5827522.

BRASELTON Cooking classes offered at Chateau Elan Chateau Elan is offering a cooking class on Nov. 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. at its culinary studio. During the class, participants will make seared tuna with orange ginger dressing and sesame seeds, peppered filet with soba noodles, sauteed peppers and onions and warm ginger cake with citrus compote.

Each class includes wine service, a chef’s hat, a full serving of each dish, a recipe booklet, and a gift from the chef. Cost is $125 per person and participants must be 21 years old or older. To book a cooking class or to receive more information, call 678425-0900 x 41.

Chateau Elan Winery and Resort is located at 100 Rue Charle­magne in Braselton.

BUFORD Buford Community Center to host ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ live radio play The Sylvia Beard Theatre at the Buford Community Center will host “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” from Dec. 3-20. In this producition, the beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast.

Girl Scouts participated in hands-on STEM activities at this year’s STEM Expo at the North Atlanta Trade Center.

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Girl Scouts encourage STEM participation

By Polly Ouellette

sciences,” said Amy Dosik, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta in a statement. “STEM-related jobs Thousands of science and mathin Georgia are expected to increase loving girls visited the 4th Analmost 20 percent in the next three nual Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta years and we want to prepare girls STEM Expo at the North Atlanta for careers in these fields.”

Trade Center last weekend.

Many parents and troops attendWith more than 2,500 girls in ated the event wanted to expose their tendance and 40 vendors, the expo daughters to STEM in preparation is the largest girl-serving event in for these careers, even if their first the area that focuses on science, jobs are years away. technology, engineering and math“Too many girls do not see a ematics (STEM). Local Girl Scouts future in STEM career paths, and as and other kids had the opportunity parents we need to actively encourto watch and participate in a variety age them from a young age to stay of science-based activities. engaged,” Tania Gourley of Decatur A human-sized hamster wheel said in a statement. “This event was and custom-styled hover board a great way to do that in a fun and Girl Scouts participated in hands- captivating environment.” taught the girls about physics, velocity and kinetic energy. Others on STEM activities at this year’s Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta is STEM Expo at the North Atlanta practiced their investigative and a nonprofit leadership development Trade Center. forensic science skills and solved organization for girls that serves the mystery of the stolen Girl Scout One of the missions of Girls 34 counties in northwest Georcookies using blood typing, hair Scouts is to advance the involvegia. They encourage girls to build analysis and fingerprinting. The ment of girls in STEM activiqualities of courage, confidence Girl Scout robotics team, the Robo- ties and to promote the choice of and character and make the world a Chicks, led a hands-on demonstra- science-based careers for women. better place. tion of an underwater robot that had “As the largest youth-serving For more information about Girl earned several awards at both state nonprofit in Georgia, we are comScouts of Greater Atlanta or to join and national levels. mitted to exciting girls about the a troop, visit girlscoutsatl.org.

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With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. Tickets cost $20 and $25.

For more info, go to www. bufordcommunitycenter.com.

DACULA Circus tickets available for families of special-needs kids The city of Dacula is partnering with Gas South, Feld Entertainment, the Georgia Municipal Association and Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus to offer 10 Dacula families who have specialneeds children a chance to see the circus in February.

The city’s partners are providing it with a select number of family ticket packs for the Feb. 19 Ringling Bros. show at the Infinite Energy Arena — formerly known as the Gwinnnett Arena — in Duluth.

Each pack includes four tickets to the show. Families must use a special ticket access code, which can be obtained from city officials.

The access code must be obtained by Dec. 21 and it will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Mayor Jim Wilbanks will provide information about how to use the code when residents request it. The offer is only open to Dacula families.

Email Wilbanks at mayordacula@att.net or Gas South’s David Malone at david. malone@gas-south.com for more information.

DULUTH Christmas in the 1860s: Living history demonstration The Environmental and Heritage Center will put on an event to show how Christmas was experienced during the 1860s through a living history demonstration. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Union and Confederate soldiers on the front lines and on the home front will be on display at the annual Holiday on the Home Front at McDaniel

Farm.

The program will take guests back in time to 1862 at McDaniel Farm as Daniel and A.W. McDaniel are on furlough to spend Christmas with the family. Visitors will engage in a drill with soldiers, visit their camp sites, participate in bayonet practice and be regaled with stories from a Confederate sailor.

Field musicians play period music and provide a bugle call demonstration. Attendees will also learn how families prepared for the holiday on the home front, view textile demonstrations and enjoy the sounds of the season with special music from the Gwinnoters, a local dulcimer group. Guests can also make traditional holiday ornaments for their tree, discover the art of blacksmithing and enjoy a festive hayride around the historic farm.

Admission is $8, and children under two and EHC members are free.

Guests can pre-register online at www.gwinnettEHC. org or pay at the gate the day of the event.

GRAYSON Bay Creek Middle set to honor veterans Students at Bay Creek Middle School will get an early jump on Veteran’s Day this year.

The school will host a Veteran’s Day Recognition Ceremony from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Students will recognize and honor service men and women with a gallery walk of art displays while the school’s chorus and orchestra give patriotic performances.

Students will present reports oninterviews they conducted with veterans and the school will conducta a roll call of veterans. Food will be available for purchase as well.

The school is located at 821 Cooper Road in Grayson.

LAWRENCEVILLE County preparing for annual Veterans Day ceremony Gwinnett County leaders will stop this week to recog-

roads safely.”

The city will be managing several new intersection analysis projects that will assess traffic conditions and recommend improvements to the intersection’s geometry, signal timing and pedestrian facilities.

The projects will be funded by the 2013 SPLOST, and each of the three projects is set to begin in the coming days.

The first of the projects covers the intersection of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Holcomb Bridge Road.

The next involves four intersections along Ga. Highway 141: Spalding Drive, Peachtree Corners Circle, the entrance to the Forum/Town Center Developments and East Jones Bridge Road.

The third project includes a study of improvement possibilities at Peachtree Corners Circle at Medlock Bridge Road and at Peachtree Corners Circle at Eastman Trail.

The Medlock Bridge Road intersection will include a feasibility study for a traffic roundabout and may include concept designs if the feasibility criteria are met.

SNELLVILLE Local is among ‘40 Under 40’ Antonio Molina, 32, of Snellville made Georgia Trend magazine’s 2015 “40 Under 40” list, which honors younger people who are making strides in their careers.

He’s the chief operating officer of Lawrenceville’s Consultorio Medico Hispano, a position the magazine noted “not only enables him to improve access to care for Metro Atlanta’s Latino community, it also gives him the freedom and ability to serve the community in other ways.”

One cause dear to him is mentoring students through organizations like the Hispanic Organization for the Promotion of Education and as a member of the advisory board of Camp Kesem, a camp for kids with a parent who has been affected by cancer.

His most gratifying experiences, the magazine noted, are seeing the accomplishments of the people he has mentored and witnessing the community’s efforts to bring about change, especially for Guests are encouraged to nize military veterans for their young adults. bring their worn, tattered, and military service.

SUGAR HILL damaged American flags to The county will hold its anthe event for proper retirement. Toastmasters Club looking nuall Veteran’s Day ceremony for new members They can also enjoy cofat 11 a.m. on Wednesday, fee provided by Community at the Gwinnett Justice and The Sugar Hill ToastAdministration Center’s Fallen Coffee. masters Club meets every Heroes Memorial, 75 Langley Wednesday at noon. The club LOGANVILLE Drive in Lawrenceville. is always open to bringing on Veterans Day ceremony County commissioners new members. There is an apand lunch are expected to speak at plication available on the city’s American Legion Post the ceremony and Georgia website.

233 will host a Veterans Day Gwinnett College President Toastmasters International ceremony and luncheon from Stanley Preczewski will deliver 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesis a nonprofit educational orthe keynote address. Preczeganization that operates clubs day. The event is at City Hall wski is a retired Army colonel. in Loganville and lunch will worldwide for the purpose of An honor guard made up of be provided at the post by the helping members improve various public service departtheir communication, public Tim Stewart family following ments from the county and the the ceremony. The event is on speaking and leadership skills. city of Lawrenceville will also The club is designed to the front lawn of City Hall, and participate in the event. help you learn how to deliver a all veterans are invited back The start time for the event speech like a pro and to gain for a complimentary lunch. is rooted in the history of leadership skills to advance in NORCROSS Veteran’s Day. The day was your career.

K-9 gets ballistic vest originally known as Armistice The club meets at the from nonprofit Day and intended to rememSugar Hill City Hall community The Norcross Police ber the end of World War I, room on Wednesdays at noon.

Department’s K-9 Rex has when a ceasefire went into For more information visit been awarded a ballistic vest effect at “the eleventh hour, http://sugarhill.toastmasterthanks to nonprofit organizaof the eleventh day of the sclubs.org. tion Vested Interest in K-9s, eleventh month” of 1918.

SUWANEE Inc., a gift sponsored by The goal of Armistice Day Christy Brewer of Alpharetta.

Youth Leaders program was to honor the veterans of Rex’s vest will be embroidered “The Great War,” but it was accepting applications with the sentiment “In loving later expanded after World Applications for the 2016 memory of Bridget.”

War II to recognize all military Suwanee Youth Leaders proThe nonprofit was estabveterans, regardless of when gram, an eight-month city of lished in 2009 to assist law they served.

Suwanee leadership program enforcement agencies with for high school sophomores this potentially lifesaving body and juniors, are being acLILBURN armor for their four-legged K-9 cepted through Dec. 4. ApVeterans Day celebration officers. Since its inception, plications can be downloaded moved to Nov. 8 Vested Interest in K-9s proon the city’s website or hard The city of Lilburn’s Vetervided more 1,550 protective copies are available through ans Day celebration has been vests, in 49 states, through pri- local high schools. moved. vate and corporate donations, Now in its third year, SYL is Now, the event will take at a cost of over $1.4 million, open to students who attend place Nov. 8 in the fellowship according to a news release public, private, and homehall at the First Baptist Church from the police department. based schools and live in the of Lilburn, located at 285 For more information, call North Gwinnett, Peachtree Main St., according to a news 508-824-6978 or visit www.

Ridge, and Collins Hill clusters. release. vik9s.org.

The program centers on civic From 2 to 4 p.m., residents PEACHTREE CORNERS are invited to attend the tribute involvement, leadership skills, to veterans and a performance and volunteer opportunities.

City looks to by the Continental Dance The 2016 SYL program will upgrade intersections Orchestra, which will perform kick off with a required twoPeachtree Corners is planswing music and patriotic day retreat on Feb. 27 and 28. ning improvements to several favorites.

Students will then meet one major intersections.

Attendees will have the op“As the city and neighboring Saturday each month March portunity to visit with reprethrough September and also towns grow, so does the trafsentatives from the Gwinnett fic,” said Mayor Mike Mason, in will be expected to volunteer County Veterans Memorial a news release. “We recognize at several community events, Museum, Soldier’s Connecwhich may include the August the need to find ways to ease tion, American Legion Post concert, two Food Truck congestion, improve intersec232, VFW Post 5255, and Friday events, Suwanee Fest tions and ensure pedestrians Pets for Vets. and Arts in the Park. are able to cross our busy

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TRISHA CONNOR

JANELLE DRAPER

Harbins Elementary School STEM Now a STEM specials teacher, Trisha Connor’s career spans 16 years, all with GCPS. Connor’s spent many years working with children even outside of the classroom.

She’s coached children to learn how to swim without water wings with the Gwinnett Swim League’s team out of Lockridge Forest.

“I have always felt most comfortable in the role of coach for young people who are pushing themselves to reach a goal,” she said.

Connor said she believes building relationships with students is key to academic success.

“Today’s students respond to a feeling of comfort and safety in the classroom,” she said. “The fun, trusting, supportive relationship I work to build allows students to take risks, and in turn, learn at a faster rate in my classroom.”

As a product of GCPS and teaching since 1999, Connor said almost every aspect of STEM has changed in that timeframe.

Math instruction has changed from algorithms to conceptual understanding, science has become more in-depth and hands-on and the engineering component rarely even

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shows up, she said.

“By far, the greatest changes have been in the use of technology in the classroom,” she said. “I am thrilled to see the students use technology tools to produce products that show their learning. Technology today allows us to knock down the classroom walls and experience the world with our students.”

Active on Twitter, Connor said she strives to keep up with changes in learning to have a continuous growth mindset and interact with other educators for professional development.

“It is an amazing resource of teacher sharing, up-to-the-minute ideas and resources, and contact with experts in every field imaginable,” she said.

Draper, a fourth-grade teacher, has worked in education for 12 years, five with GCPS, has said being a part of the TOTY process has been surreal.

“I find myself at a loss for words to be in the top six for the county,” she said. “I love my students, and work hard to ensure they are reaching their fullest potential on a daily basis, but I am surrounded by others that do the same.”

Draper said every student, teacher and parent she’s taught or met along the way has supported and challenged her to reach this point in her career.

Growing up in a small town with a high unemployment rate, Draper said she realized education was a path to a better life.

“Inside every child is immeasurable potential waiting to be seen, discovered, nurtured and unlocked for the betterment of this world,” she said. “Education is the pathway to every student’s dream of more for their life. Each child looks to their future and dreams bigger than their current reality.”

White Oak Elementary Principal Jean Loethen-Payne said Draper loves working with students and brings a level of passion and enthusiasm to the school.

“Janelle is a dedicated teacher who always puts the students’ learning needs

first,” Loethen-Payne said. “She is concerned for all students, has high expectations and believes that all students can learn.”

Draper said her teaching philosophy starts with the idea that every student should be loved first and know that they are important and valuable.

“Every child deserves a champion, someone who sees their inherit goodness, ignites their enormous potential and helps them to see their dreams as reality,” Draper said. “Children come to school to learn, and be loved. It is the combination of the two that empowers a child to see beyond their circumstances, work beyond their frustration and accomplish goals even they believe are out of reach.”

MIDDLE SCHOOL

JENNIFER SEVIER

FELISHA STRONG

Dacula Middle School Language Arts & Science As a child, Sevier said she was quiet, but teachers never tried to change her, or make her something she wasn’t.

“They were able to help me see the beauty in my quiet ways and through that I found my own voice and strength,” she said. “I wanted to do that for other students whether quiet or outgoing, every child should be shown the beauty in who they are.

While I, of course, want my students to learn the content that I am asked to teach them, I am most concerned that they never forget the way I made them feel: valued, empowered, strong, and capable to use their unique qualities to do whatever it is that they hope to do.

Sevier began her career in Columbia, Mo., 13 years ago, and has worked in GCPS for 11 years. She’s logged her entire career teaching middle school, and said teaching is what she was created to do.

With pre-teen and teenage students, Sevier said she realizes that “everything” is a huge deal for them, and they come to school at times dealing with difficult issues.

“I truly believe that students don’t care what you know, until they know

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you care,” Sevier said. “… I have to know what their issues are, so I can perform a sort of triage as my students come in each day. You can’t get a child to care about cells if they are upset because their parents are divorcing or they are fighting with their best friend.

I know these things are going on because I truly care and talk to them. I can see it in their faces coming in.”

Sevier joined GCPS in 2005 as a seventh-grade grade language arts and social studies teacher at Shiloh Middle School. In 2008, she transferred to her current position teaching seventhgrade language arts and, now, science at Dacula Middle School.

Richards Principal Mark McCain said Felisha Strong has taught in multiple capacities in the school: regular education, special education, gifted education and now reading interventions.

She’s also served as literacy coach, department curriculum leader, girls basketball coach, student council sponsor and advisement coordinator among other duties.

“She is equally successful with whatever students are in her classroom,” McCain said. “She is highly skilled at adapting her instruction to meet the needs of the learner. …

Better than any teacher I’ve seen, she connects learning to real life experiences and ‘hooks’ the student in the process.”

Strong was inspired to become a teacher because her grandmother told her that she wanted to be a teacher when she was younger but her father refused to educate a girl.

“This alone broke my heart and confirmed who I was purposed to become,” she said. “Teaching is a gift.”

Strong was influenced by her middle school teacher, Mrs. Hunter, who was “no nonsense but also extremely caring.”

She grew up in Colbert with a low African-American population where her mother ground hope through faith. She’s also inspired by her family, who pushes her daily.

“Inspiration for teaching is not only a part of my past, but also, my present and my future,” she said.

Strong began her career teaching in Athens eight years ago, and has worked in GCPS for seven years.

HIGH SCHOOL

ALIX MCHARDY

Norcross High School Science Before McHardy moved to Gwinnett in middle school, she grew up in a small town where she didn’t have any role models who had finished college, and career opportunities didn’t extend past the cotton field.

“I had so many incredible teachers over the years here who spent time with me, talked to me, cared about me as a person and nurtured my passion for learning,” McHardy said. “Those teachers gave me permission to be myself and not to be ashamed to be a nerdy little awkward kid. I became a teacher because there are kids right now in classrooms who have the potential to do great things, but they might just need the perfect catalyst to make the change happen.”

McHardy said she’s trying to soak in the TOTY process because it’s given her loads of love and support just for doing something she loves to do.

“Teaching allows me to do that for kids who need a push or an affirmation that their passions are worth pursuing and that they are worth the time we invest in them,” she said.

McHardy teaches science, and has been in education for 10 years, five with GCPS, and joined Norcross in 2011 to teach chemistry, advanced placement chemistry and biology. She previously taught in Oakland, Calif. — which gave her a cultural experience she calls invaluable — where her use of technology was limited to a personal laptop she

prayed wouldn’t be stolen.

“I never thought that I’d be tweeting with my students about school events or hosting Google Hangouts from my home office to review for tests, but it’s the norm for me now,” she said. “The walls of my classroom have expanded, allowing me to provide blended instruction for kids to learn both at home and at school. Multimedia projects are the norm, and my students leave my class with tons of real world technology and digital citizenship skills.”

Norcross Principal Will Bishop said McHardy’s classroom is fast-paced.

She can be presenting new information one moment, showing a short video five minutes later and have students solving problems right afterward.

“You can’t help but be engaged in class because you might miss something,” Bishop said. “Ms. McHardy also injects her quirky sense of humor which makes class enjoyable for our students.”

EMILY HEEND

Phoenix High School Mathematics Emily Heend credits her path to a teaching career to a professor of advanced calculus in college when students were required to teach the class twice.

“I absolutely loved the experience,” she said. “My professor saw my natural ability to teach through those lessons. He asked me to become a tutor for the math department and also connected me with several families in the community who were looking for a tutor for their children.”

When Heend came to Phoenix from Collins Hill High School, she had to adapt to the school and change her teaching. One example was classroom periods went from 50 minutes to two hours.

“At the time I did not know much about Phoenix and shared some of the same incorrect stereotypes about the students that attend Phoenix,” she said. “… I learned a lot about how to work with at-risk students and how to deliver the tough love that they sometimes needed. I have learned about how to scaffold information and help students to learn advanced mathematics while also filling in gaps in their understanding of the foundational skills.”

Phoenix Principal Donna

Scott said Heend comes from a family who values education, and that shows.

“She is able to inspire the students to ‘want’ to learn math,” Scott said.

“I am lucky here at Phoenix to have an incredible math department, but Emily is still among the best. Her humor and humility with the students sets her apart.”

Scott called Phoenix the best kept secret in Gwinnett because teachers care about students getting a diploma, and they don’t look for a lot of kudos.

“Phoenix will never be on the cover of the paper due to an athletic accomplishment, but the school is delighted that the recognition is there for one of our very deserving teachers,” the principal said.

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lifestyles

Adventurer Ruffin Smith is a man of the people It didn’t surprise me it was him. Although such had never crossed my mind, it was, of course, just the kind of thing that he would do.

We all have favorite people and favorite places.

One of my favorite people, Ruffin Smith, lives in one of my favorite places: Mississippi. Whenever I introduce him to friends and family — and he has been welcomed many times in our family’s homes in Georgia as well as our hearts — I explain that he is one of the South’s great characters.

I mean this in the most admirable way. I love people who have colorful personalities with strong opinions wrapped in courtly charm. I especially celebrate them when they have the kind of lilt-

Recently when we were with him, I asked what he was reading and then was reminded of the time long ago when he was visiting. Midnight came and I excused myself for sleep.

At 5 a.m. when I went to let Dixie Dew out, I saw Ronda that he was still sitting on Rich the sofa, a lighted lamp beside him and a book in ing, gentlemanly Southern hand. He had stayed up all drawl as is possessed by night reading.

Ruffin.

Tink and I were visit“He is a bon vivant,” I ing a place we love, the had told Tink before they Alluvian hotel in Greenmet. Ruffin is the only wood, Miss., for a writing person I know to whom I retreat. Greenwood is a ascribe this French term charming town that looks for “good liver of life.”He much like a Hollywood is an adventurer and set. The Tallahatchie Rivpursuer of anything that er drifts by — this is the catches his fancy. hometown of Bobbie GenHis quick wit is futry who wrote the haunteled by a strong intellect ing Southern Gothic song and the fact that he is a “Ode To Billy Joe”— and serious reader of books. brings with it a sense of

history and peace. Often when I am in Greenwood, I hear the lyrics echo in my ear, “Another sleepy, dusty Delta day.” I write this with admiration for I feast on the hospitality and calm we find in Greenwood. It is the sweet comfort we find there that enables us to settle in and write. Most importantly, it enables us to make deadlines. The Alluvian and the Cloister on Sea Island are our muses. Lord knows we need all the help we can get.

So, it was on a recent trip to Greenwood that Tink and I dined with the affable, always entertaining Ruffin. Over crab cakes and steak, I asked, “Are you still mayor?”

He nodded. Ruffin is the esteemed mayor of a

tiny town called Louise, Miss. Though there are less than 300 residents in this place in Humphreys County, Ruffin, bon vivant though he might be, takes his elected position most seriously. Seeing to the good of the people in Louise is a driving force with him and he watches their dollars much more closely than he watches his own.

When a newspaper publisher forwarded me an editorial he had written on Ruffin and his city council, I was proud.

Ruffin and his council, recognizing the economic challenges for their small town, had voted unanimously to cut their small salaries in half. The editorial proclaimed that these elected officials should be serving on a state or

national level.

Here’s what perplexes me: Why didn’t this story make national news? It’s the kind of good news for which folks are starved.

These are stand-up folks who did a stand-up thing.

They will still have the same worries, aggravations and challenges at 50 percent less pay than they had before but, from all reports, no one hesitated.

When I read the editorial, I texted him, “Should we send money?” He laughed it off. I’m serious, though.

He’s the only bon vivant I know. I don’t want that to change.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “What Southern Women Know.”

Please visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

calls a meeting and enthusiastically says, “We’re going to change the way we do X (pick anything, order input, customer interviews, recruiting, etc.)

This information comes to you on top of everything else you have to do.

You’re already overloaded; you can’t get your real work done, your email inbox is a maze of flags and exclamation points.

And now, you’re being asked to do more.

Is your resistance to change the problem?

Hardly. If your boss told you, “From this point forward, we’re going to have on-site masseuses. You are now required to get a 15-minute massage every single day,” you would have no problem making that change.

The problem with asking people to make organizational change is that there’s no apparent benefit for them. The leader is excited because they see the payoff. But the people are the ones who have to do all the work.

Change expert Donna Brighton calls it the shiny object syndrome. She says, “Leaders are great at starting things, they are not great at finishing things.”

Brighton, the founder and president of Brighton Leadership Group and President of the Association of Change Management Professionals, says, “The number one success factor in any change is how well the leader leads through change. The leader helps make the

way.”

Brighton says, “Instead of announcing — here’s the change, now you go implement while I’m off to the next big thing,” leaders stay with their team through the process.

She also emphasizes the value of framing. Instead of merely announcing a change, share the conditions that led to the decision and what the win is for the people who will be doing the work.

Change doesn’t have to be hard. It can be invigorating. Just don’t expect everyone else to do all the heavy lifting.

Lisa McLeod is the creator of the popular business concept Noble Purpose and author of the bestseller “Selling with Noble Purpose.”

Change can be hard but it’s not always the problem We’ve long been told, “Change is hard.” The prevailing wisdom is that people don’t like to change.

I was recently dealing with a leader who was trying to make organizational process change.

Very few on the team adopted the new processes. They didn’t argue in the meeting when it was introduced. But they went right back to their regular work, doing things the same way they’d always done.

That’s when the mantras come out, “People don’t like change. Change is hard.” Leadership is about getting people to change behavior. Yet when leaders encounter resistance, the tendency is to blame the people.

Forget Perfect

mander in chief — and compare these changes to the previous thousand years, our world is on fire for change. Within a decade we went from not knowing what an iPhone was to becoming addicted to them. You might argue that people resisted these things, and some Lisa McLeod did. But the majority of people changed, and they Either overtly, attributchanged fast. ing malice. Or benignly, Edward Deming, attributing the lack of founder of the Total Qualbehavior change to natural ity movement, taught any human resistance. time the majority of the But in my experience, people behave a particular people are absolutely caway the majority of the pable of change, and fast. time, the people are not If you look at the rapid the problem. People are social changes of the last not resistant to change. two decades — gay marThey’re resistant to doing riage, an African-Ameriadditional work that adds can President, women as no value to their daily life. viable candidates for comImagine this, your boss

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Jaris Santon Turner of Lawrenceville recently graduated from the University of

Memphis with a bachelor’s in foreign languages.

The following local students were recently named to the summer 2015 Dean’s list at the University of North Georgia: Rolando Santos of Gainesville, Kelly McEwen of Sugar Hill, Katherine Collins of Gainesville, Timothy Fitzgerald of Suwanee, Holly Lester of Auburn, Kaitlyn McLaughlin of Lawrenceville, Robert Horne

of Gainesville, Michael Ricks of Snellville, Joshua Heflin of Lawrenceville, Zane Tackett of Suwwanee and Kathleen Hoffman of Dacula.

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Cedricka Lavender of Lawrenceville and Joanne Amofa of Lawrenceville each received a Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship from Valdosta State University.

Rebecca Reid of Snellville recently graduated from Kent State University.

The following local students were recently names to the 2015 Summer Semester President’s list at Georgia Southern University: Cameron Batey of Lilburn, Phillip Brice of Lilburn, Ryan Denson of Sugar Hill, Kyla Dickson of Lilburn, Matthew Eller of Norcross, Elisabeth Groccia of Lilburn, Christopher Hites of Lilburn, Alexis Jumper of Lawrenceville, Reginald McLee of Dacula, Shelby McVey of Norcross, Samuel Obabatunde of Grayson, Hollyann Philpott of Snellville, Modupe Salimonu of Snellville, Bryan Santana of Lawrenceville and Ryan Weiland of Suwanee The following local students were recently names to the 2015 Summer Semester Dean’s list at Georgia Southern University: Kayla Anderson of Lawrenceville, George Brodnax of Lawrenceville, Jennifer Charron of Suwanee, Terrance Dubose of Lawrenceville, Cassidy Elrod of Braselton, Addie Gooby of Braselton, Aaron Isolda of Lilburn, Corey Jones of Suwanee, Jared Lavender of Dacula, Matthew Mayer of Lawrenceville, Kiana Mayes of Dacula, Nicole Mitzel of Norcross, Colby Mosshart of Hoschton, Madison Scudder of Suwanee, Erin Swirk of Lawrenceville and Erica Teilhaber of Norcross.

Angela Griffin of Snellville and Elias Argenie of Lilburn recently graduated from Hinds Community College.

Waylon Jones of Norcross recently just graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of General Studies and

Rebecca Deitsch of Duluth recently completed her studies abroad at the University of Dallas-Rome Camous in Rome, Italy.

Richard Winters of Norcross and Judson Harris of Lawrenceville have recently been named to Chancellor’s List at Troy University for Term 1.

Kristin Inot of Lilburn with a Master of Business Administration and Walter Williams of Grayson with a Master of Science Management have recently graduated from Troy University during Term 1.

Matthew R. Koperniak of Buford recently graduated from Boston University with a Doctor of Musical Arts in Musical Education.

Parker Farschman of Snellville and Beau Millwood of Hoschton received the FDT Honors Scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University.

The following students recently received the FDT Wheatley Leadership Scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University: Lindsey Fetner of Johns Creek, Matthew Hubbard of Lawrenceville, Beau Millwood of Hoschton, Madison McMinn of Stone Mountain, Justin Ralston of Snellville and Kayla Tucker of Snellville.

Jordan Weinart of Lawrenceville recently received the FDT Wheatley Academic Scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Lindsey Fetner of Johns Creek recently received the FGE General Academic Scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Alliyah Bandoo of Lawrenceville recently received the FDT Wheatley Scholar award at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Sarah Catherine Barnes of Suwanee recently received the FDT Wheatley ST Voice Scholarship at Georgia Southwestern State University.

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