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Teacher pay to be tied to performance

GCPS compensation system to factor in student growth

By Keith Farner keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

SUWANEE — Where a student starts at the beginning of the year compared with their standing at the end of the school year will be factored into a revised evaluation and compensation system coming to Gwinnett County Public Schools.

That counts for all teachers, including those in special education classrooms and Title I schools.

“That’s a concern within the community as to how this is going to work,” Gwinnett School Board member Louise Radloff said.

“Particularly with a very transient population.”

See SCHOOLS, Page 7A

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Lauren Garmon rides in the reining event during the Bulldogs’ meet with the Texas A&M Aggies at the UGA Equestrian Complex on Sept. 25 in Bishop, Ga. (Special Photos: John Kelley)

Making strides

Duluth woman shines on UGA equestrian team

A breakdown of experience levels for teachers in Gwinnett County Public Schools (as of Dec. 10).

Years of Pay Experience

Number of Teachers

0-4 2,190 5-9 2,084 10-14 2,663 15-19 2,075 20-24 1,269 25-29 760 30-34 422 35-39 132 40-plus 29 Total 11,624

By Joshua Sharpe

Source: Gwinnett County Public Schools

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Lauren Garmon has come a long way from being a “crazy horse kid” growing up in Duluth.

She’s fulfilling a dream at the University of Georgia, where the 22-year-old serves as one of the captains on the women’s equestrian team. She was a rare walkon. Now, in a national Lauren Garmon ranking, she has a higher score than anyone else on the team. Head coach Meghan Boenig calls Garmon a “very hard worker, goal-oriented.”

“I couldn’t even imagine my life without horses,” Garmon said, looking back recently.

It all began when Garmon was 8. She went to a summer camp where the kids rode horses.

She fell in love. Before long, she was begging her mother to sign her up for lessons. Then, for a horse. The mother, who had grown up around horses herself but never did any competitive riding, agreed.

Garmon rode at a farm in the Jones Bridge area, near the

Flooding prompts stop of releases at Lake Lanier

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com Lauren Garmon of Duluth rides Ashe during the University of Georgia Bulldogs’ meet with the Oklahoma State Cowgirls at the UGA Equestrian Complex on Oct. 16 in Bishop, Ga.

Chattahoochee River.

“It teaches you respect,” she said. “This is a 1,200 pound animal you’re dealing with.”

Through the years, she’s grown into an expert in reigning, which is her discipline in competitions with the team. The skill requires the rider to run the horse through patterns, run in circles, run fast and slow.

Garmon, who is hoping to get a doctorate in psychology, has two horses that she keeps in Athens. She rides them and puts them in shows. But one challenge of equestrian sports at the college level is that the competi-

tors don’t use their own animals.

UGA has several dozen horses for them.

At tournaments, the competitors are assigned a horse that belongs to the opposing school and get just a few minutes to get to know the animal.

Still, Garmon thrives.

This past year, she made National Collegiate Equestrian Association First Team AllAmerican in reining. She was named the SEC Rider of the Year in reining, earned MVP honors, made the All-SEC Team and still managed to bring home educational accolades, being

named to the NCEA Academic Second Team and the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

For the coach, part of what makes Garmon good is her intensity.

Though there are professional opportunities out there, Garmon said she thinks she’ll take a break from competitions when she shifts to work on her graduate degrees.

She, of course, will continue working with horses. It has enriched her life.

“It made me so many great friendships,” Garmon said. “It kept me out of trouble.”

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been holding back water in Lake Lanier for the last week because of recent rains that caused flooding in the Suwanee area on Tuesday.

It’s precisely because of the flooding threat that the corps decided to withhold water in the lake. Officials want to prevent the possibility of additional flooding in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin after rainfall over the last week caused lake levels to rise rapidly.

Water elevation data shows that on Dec. 22 the lake was around 1,070 feet, which is about where the level had been since the day before Thanksgiving. Starting last Wednesday, however, the levels began to quickly rise as storms moved through the area. The level was at 1,073.91 on Monday.

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Recent rains force Lawrenceville to cancel NYE celebration

By Curt Yeomans

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that Lawrenceville expects to have its Fourth of July fireworks show paid for.

Gross said the fireworks Lawrenceville officials company that was hired to do — Lawrenceville marketing official Marci Gross called off their New Year’s this week’s show agreed to Eve celebration on Monday, use the money it was paid by calling the venue too soggy tional rain through Wednes- condition. the city as a credit for the anto host the event. day night. City officials don’t “It just wouldn’t be a good nual Fourth of July fireworks The Lawrenceville Lawn believe it will be dried out by use of taxpayers funds to show. The company is also was scheduled to be the site Thursday evening. have thousands of people on waiving the fee it normally of a big fireworks extravaLawrenceville marketing the lawn when it’s already charges for such a transfer, ganza and concert that would official Marci Gross said sinking and drowning under she added. No additional have welcomed the arrival of officials made the decision all of that water,” Gross said. funding is expected to be 2016. Recent rains have into cancel the event to prevent If there is a silver lining to spent on fireworks for that undated the park with water, the lawn from being “debe found in the cancellation show. and forecasts call for addistroyed” due to its current announcement, its the fact “Instead of paying for two curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

It just wouldn’t be a good use of taxpayers funds to have thousands of people on the lawn when it’s already sinking and drowning under all of that water.”

fireworks shows, we’re only going to be paying for one,” Gross said.

Gwinnett County residents who had their hearts set on celebrating the arrival of a new year in spectacular fashion in the county don’t have to despair over Lawrenceville’s fireworks cancellation, however.

Duluth officials confirmed they are still planning to hold their celebration from 7 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. on the Duluth Town Green and Main Street. The city, which

lowers a winged disco ball to ring in the new year, will also have games, live music, food and fireworks during the event.

Eddie Owen Presents, which is located at the Red Clay Music Foundry on Main Street, will also help Duluth ring in the new year with a celebration featuring The Elgin Wells Group. The foundry will begin admitting guests at 8 p.m. and tickets can be purchased

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Dispute leads to shooting at Public Storage facility

By Curt Yeomans

parked near their car and began staring at the family and “acting weird,” the police spokesman explained.

“The guy who’s acting suspicious ends up asking the people, ‘What are you all staring at?’”

Washington said. “Well, they’re conscious of him because he’s acting weird. That starts a verbal altercation.”

The argument then escalated to the point that the man pushed the 95-year-old woman. As a result, her son pulled out a gun and shot the man in the upper torso. The victim was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment, and his condition was unknown Monday afternoon.

Washington said the son is not facing charges at this point,

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A dispute at a Public Storage near Lawrenceville ended with a 95-year-old being shoved and the man who pushed her being shot on Monday.

Gwinnett police spent the afternoon investigating the crime scene, which Cpl. Deon Washington said was a storage unit on the back end of the facility, located at 1907 Riverside Parkway. The incident began with the shooting victim showing up at the facility while a family was moving some items into the unit and taking other items out of it.

Washington said the famA person was shot at the Public Storage facility off Riverside Parkway in Lawrenceville on Monday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) ily did not know the man. He

and officers plan to talk to the man who was shot to get his side of the story.

The 95-year-old woman was not injured during the incident.

“She’s upset, but she’s fine,” Washington said.

The shooting drew several questions from passersby about what happened. K.C. Bowen, who owns adjacent office strips, came by after several of his tenants called him to ask why police were at the storage facility.

Bowen was shocked when he heard a shooting had taken place because he’d never heard of any trouble at the facility.

“There’s been no break-ins or anything that I’m aware of, but you know, people just get crazy sometimes,” he said.

City of Lilburn Schedule of Expenditures of Special Local Option Sales Tax 2009 Issue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 Description Administrative Facilities

$

Roads, Streets & Bridges Recreational Facilities Public Safety Facilities & Equipment $

Original Estimated Cost 4,981,935.00 $

Current Estimated Cost 4,981,935.00 $

2,789,884.00

2,789,884.00

2,213,907.00

996,387.00

996,387.00

741,742.00

741,742.00

1,195,665.00

1,195,665.00

676,694.00

676,694.00

9,963,871.00 $

9,963,871.00 $

Prior Years 467,359.00 $

4,099,702.00 $

Current Year (Unaudited) 3,345,840.00 $

Total 3,813,199.00

30,193.00

2,244,100.00

3,376,033.00 $

7,475,735.00

The City of Lilburn entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Gwinnett County for the use and distribution of the proceeds generated by the 2009 special purpose local option sales tax referendum. Per OCGA 48-8-122, the City is required to issue an annual report of original estimated cost, current estimated cost, prior year expenditures, current year expenditures, and the total amount expended for each project listed in the resolution. As of June 30, 2015, the City had expended $7,475,735.00 (unaudited) of the 2009 SPLOST funds.

City of Lilburn Schedule of Expenditures of Special Local Option Sales Tax 2014 Issue for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 Description Administrative Facilities

$

Roads, Streets & Bridges Recreational Facilities Public Safety Facilities & Equipment $

Original Estimated Cost 1,144,973.00 $

Current Estimated Cost 1,144,973.00 $

2,289,946.00

2,289,946.00

114,497.00

114,497.00

2,175,448.00

2,175,448.00

5,724,864.00 $

5,742,864.00 $

8,713.00

696,774.00

705,487.00

10,048.00

35,236.00

45,284.00

273,142.00

273,142.00

18,761.00 $

against the individual(s) responsible for such bold and dangerous acts,” Rutledge said.

Gwinnett County fire ofThe fire department is ficials announced an early asking the public to help morning fire that destroyed find the arsonist and a a mobile home in Stone reward of up to $10,000 is Mountain on Sunday was being offered by Georgia the result of a case of arson Arson Control Inc. for that took place after the information that leads to home was burglarized. an arrest and a conviction.

Fire department spokes- Anyone who might have man Capt. Tommy Rutinformation about what ledge said in a statement happened is asked to call that investigators deterinvestigators at 678-518mined someone forced 4890 or the Georgia Arson their way into the home on Control Hotline at 1-800the 390 block Stone Hill 282-5804.

Drive, ransacked it and Rutledge said informatook several items before tion about what was taken, setting it on fire. About the place where the burhalf of the home was on glars entered the home and fire when firefighters arrive the way the fire was started d at 6:15 a.m. are not being released to Fire investigators with the public because of the police crime scene techni- ongoing investigation. cians to determine what No one was home when happened to the mobile the robbery took place or home. when the fire began, but “Fire Investigators plan one firefighter received a to bring charges of first minor injury while battling degree arson and burglary the fire. curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Total 6,737.00

$

Arson declared cause of mobile home fire

By Curt Yeomans

Current Year (Unaudited) 6,737.00 $

Prior Years -

Gwinnett County fire officials announced that arson was the cause of a fire that destroyed this mobile home on Sunday. They also said the home was burglarized before it was set on fire. (Special Photo)

1,011,889.00 $

1,030,650.00

The City of Lilburn entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Gwinnett County for the use and distribution of the proceeds generated by the 2014 special purpose local option sales tax referendum. Per OCGA 48-8-122, the City is required to issue an annual report of original estimated cost, current estimated cost, prior year expenditures, current year expenditures, and the total amount expended for each project listed in the resolution. As of June 30, 2015, the City had expended $1,030,650.00 (unaudited) of the 2014 SPLOST funds.

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PSC is serious diagnosis DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 58-year-old male. Two years ago, after a routine physical, my bloodwork came back abnormal for liver function, especially the alkaline phosphatase.

Since then, I have had liver ultrasounds, an MRI and even a liver biopsy. They showed some slight inflammation of the liver but nothing major; it just seems the bloodwork numbers are off.

I do have ulcerative colitis, and I’m taking Lialda. My doctor thinks I have primary sclerosing cholangitis, and I’m currently taking ursodiol (Actigall). She does not really know if PSC is what I have, but feels we need to try this. I totally stopped drinking for a couple of months, but it made no difference in my blood test results. I get a full metabolic blood panel every six to eight weeks, but the numbers don’t change much. What can I do?

— L.S. ANSWER: Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease of the liver.

It is strongly associated with inflammatory bowel disease, especially ulcerative colitis, and it is more common in men. The diagnosis usually is made by cholangiogram, which is most often done now via MRI. Liver biopsy is sometimes also necessary. I am concerned that your doctor isn’t sure of the diagnosis. It might be appropriate to get your MRI and liver biopsy reviewed by an expert, since this is a very serious diagnosis and there are other conditions that PSC may be confused with.

PSC typically progresses over 10 to 12 years to severe liver disease, and when the liver disease becomes serious, liver transplantation becomes the best treatment option. Although some treatments, especially ursodeoxycholic acid (Actigall) are commonly tried and might reduce the abnormal blood levels, there is no clear evidence that they slow down the progression of the disease. Alcohol may speed up progression, so I would recommend complete cessation.

One additional point is that there are some complications that may occur with PSC, the most worrisome of which is cholangiocarcinoma (cancer of the bile duct).

Many experts in PSC recommend periodic screening, although the best method for this is not clear.

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Oconee

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Burton

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Carters

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Sinclair

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Thurmond (330.0) ........ 333.85

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Harding

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Walter F. George (190).......189.01

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Jackson

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West Point (635.0) ........ 633.99

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Parents choose to keep adoption secret DEAR AMY: My brother has two children, the oldest of whom he adopted when she was an infant.

She is now an adolescent and I recently learned that he and his wife (the child’s biological mother) have decided not to tell their daughter that she has a different biological father (who, according to them, is a drug addict). They said they will never tell her and are just hoping she never finds out.

Their daughter’s biological father has family in their small town — some of her cousins even attend school with her. I am concerned that someday, one of those cousins may tell her that they are, in fact, related. Or that she may find out in some other lessthan-ideal way.

I know this isn’t easy, even for highly function-

didn’t know this truth).

I plan to honor my brother’s request unless I am for some reason asked by his daughter directly, in which case I would suggest she talk to her parents or insist they be honest with her.

Can you give me some perspective? Am I being Amy Dickinson too nosy or judgmental?

How damaging is it for ing adults (which, quite a child to stumble upon frankly, my brother and information like this, his wife are not), but I versus having it shared can’t imagine them keep- directly with them by ing it a secret forever. their parents? What What about potential would you advise a pargenetic health concerns? ent like my brother in What about her potential this situation? desire to know her own — Concerned Aunt ancestry? Is it a right DEAR AUNT: Children for someone to know should be told the truth this information? I feel about their lives, even if uncomfortable having this the truth yields challenges. important information Imagine the burden that seems relevant to her that would be lifted on (I wish that somehow I the parents (for instance),

Ask Amy

if they found a way to be honest about this — keeping this secret affects their family relationship in all sorts of unseen ways, as it has already affected their relationship with you and yours with your niece. If the child finds out from others, she may choose to hold this secret, too — creating a lingering chain of secrecy, and a big burden for her.

You should urge the parents to disclose the truth — with a professional counselor’s involvement. A family therapist can help guide both the adults and child, through the disclosure and beyond.

I also agree with your choice not to override the parents’ decision, but to make clear to them that you will never lie to the child if asked.

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Bring everything you’ve been working on together and make a drive for the finish line. Use innovative strategies in order to outmaneuver anyone who tries to get in your way. If you strive for perfection and base your decisions on common sense and hard facts, you will succeed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — Take the safe route and pay attention to detail. Financial choices must be handled shrewdly, especially if emotional issues are involved. Don’t donate or lend money. Invest in yourself, not someone else.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Check out new investment or business prospects. Avoid purchasing a product that promises the impossible. Focus on personal improvements that are a result of proper diet and fitness.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t share personal secrets. Getting involved in gossip or meddling in someone else’s affairs will lead to trouble. Innovative ideas will lead to good fortune. Don’t overspend when trying to impress someone.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You can expect a gift, winning or financial gain to come your way. Invest in your skills and don’t settle for anything less than what you want. Negotiate wisely.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Talks will lead to new deals, knowledge and the chance to engage in something novel. Business trips will pay off, and expressing your ideas will persuade others to jump on board.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Approach joint ventures with caution. Don’t get drawn into unrealistic plans that you cannot afford. A child or loved one will use emotional manipulation to get your attention or financial help.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Don’t get into financial disputes. If someone wants you to invest or spend money, take a pass.

Put your effort into your own creative ideas and improving your home and family.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take a break, and sign up for a relaxing or stressrelieving activity. Romance is highlighted, and planning upcoming projects and trips with someone special will bring you closer together.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Attend functions that allow you to share ideas with your contemporaries.

Making a kind gesture will leave you feeling good.

Refuse to let someone you love use emotional blackmail or guilt tactics.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Time is of the essence.

Work quietly behind the scenes to avoid interference. Change is necessary, but how you go about it will be crucial. Don’t let anger dominate your mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Mull over your plans and consider locations, organizations and people who could contribute to your success. Make connections and establish your strategy.

A change at home will be misleading.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Focus on home, family and the changes you can make to ensure that you are ready to head into the new year with greater optimism and stability. Romance is highlighted.

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‘IT’S A GREAT LOCATION’ Classes set to begin at new $24M Gwinnett Tech campus

By Keith Farner

keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

ALPHARETTA — They’re not in the real estate business, but employees working admissions at the new Gwinnett Technical College campus repeated the familiar mantra: Location, location, location.

Located across from the Avalon shopping center and near several IT companies in the North Fulton area, the new building is also close enough for an Alpharetta High School student to ride her bike to the Old Milton Parkway address.

“It’s a great location for us in the community,” said Linda Maggiore, enrollment manager at Gwinnett Tech who in recent weeks has worked with students to register for classes.

School officials are proud to note that incoming high school students from all 10 North Fulton area public high schools will take classes at Gwinnett Tech’s new campus, set to open for classes on Jan. 6, and employers have also contacted the school to set up additional training for their employees.

With registration underway up until that first day of classes, officials didn’t have an estimate on the number of students expected.

“We overplan just in case, and now we’re just shrinking to fit,” said Shyreeta Peacox, who is working with students to enroll but also will teach the first-year experience course.

Finishing touches are being done to the $24 million campus and 100,000-squarefoot building that has 35 classrooms, labs and offices. The site is expected to eventually support four three-story buildings and the parking necessary to serve up to 10,000 students and be open six days a week.

The building also includes seven computer labs, three science labs, a library, book-

Classes will begin next month at the new Gwinnett Technical College North Fulton campus located across from the Avalon shopping center on Old Milton Parkway near Ga. Highway 400.

Classes will begin next month at the new Gwinnett Technical College North Fulton campus located across from the Avalon shopping center Old Milton Parkway near Ga. Highway 400. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

store, two 75-seat lecture halls, a Learning Success Center, and study areas on all three floors, and offices for student advisement, financial aid and admissions.

Gwinnett Tech has been serving North Fulton since 2010 and now offers continuing education, adult education and dual enrollment for high school students through the state’s “Move On When Ready” program.

The campus will focus on the growing areas of information technology, health sciences, life sciences, early education and business.

The new campus will add to numbers that count Gwinnett Tech among the fastest-growing two-year colleges in the country with more than 18,000 students across all of its programs.

Last year, it awarded the highest number of associate’s degrees in the state and had nearly 700 technical certificates issued.

On the second floor earlier this month, Bradley Wood, a work study student, unpacked boxes in a lab to prepare supplies and materials for the first day. Wood said the campus location will make a difference for students’ commute time.

“There have been students, actually from the Alpharetta area, that have had to travel all the way to Lawrenceville,” he said.

“It’s been tough on them in several ways. … But it allows them to have the same access to what they need, the education they need.”

Wood worked with lab technician Laura Hill to stock a lab that will serve chemistry, biology and microbiology classes. In the initial rollout of the building and campus, Hill will split her time between the Lawrenceville and Alpharetta campuses.

“It’s a lot of fun, because it takes a lot of thought to try to get the flow of a room with it being a multipurpose room,” said Hill, who herself is a graduate of Gwinnett Tech with a degree in bioscience technology in 2013.

Hill agreed that the new location will make a difference to prospective students.

“I think it’ll be awesome,” she said. “It’ll be able to draw in more people from this area that say, ‘Well, I don’t want to drive that far to go to Gwinnett County.”

While Hill admitted that

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The cost of buying gas is expected to continue falling in 2016 as the holiday travel bump comes to an end, officials at AAA said on Monday.

The average price of gas in Georgia was $1.91 per gallon as of Sunday. That is down three cents from a week ago, seven cents from a month ago and 37 cents from a year ago. In Gwinnett, several gas stations are selling fuel in a wide range of $1.69 to $1.89.

Across the nation, the average was $2, which was

the same average seen a week ago. AAA officials said the national average did briefly drop below that mark last week, but refinery issues caused higher prices in California, which in turn drove up the national average at the end of the week.

“Gasoline could get even cheaper in the coming weeks, as some of the lowest prices of the year typically arrive in January,” AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said in a statement. “Once the holiday season wraps up, fewer people take long distance road trips, leading to a downturn in demand at a time when supplies are high.”

Firefighters respond to two minor blazes

By Curt Yeomans

with a pan of water before curt.yeomans firefighters arrived, but Rut@gwinnettdailypost.com ledge said it was still smoldering when crews arrived Gwinnett County firefight- at the house. Two adults and ers responded to two minor, two children were at the unrelated fires in Snellville home when the fire began, and Peachtree Corners Tues- but no one was injured. day morning.

Then at 11:39 a.m., Fire department spokesfirefighters responded to a man Capt. Tommy Rutledge report of a fire alarm going said the first fire began just off at an apartment on the before 3 a.m. in a child’s 1200 block of Ivey Park playroom at a home on the Lane in Peachtree Corners.

2400 block of Folsom Street The crews found a sprinkler in Snellville. Investigators had put out a fire on a bed have not determined the in a second-floor unit at the cause of a fire but believe a complex. Rutledge said no lamp that was sitting on the one was home when the fire floor near some toys may be occurred, and investigators responsible. have not been able to deterA resident put out the fire mine what caused it.

Bradley Wood, a work study student, unpacks boxes in a science lab at the new Gwinnett Technical College North Fulton campus, which is scheduled to open for classes on Jan. 6.

Finishing touches are being done to the $24 million campus and 100,000-square-foot building that has 35 classrooms, labs and offices.

puter programming, game development, cybercrime specialist, web site design/ development, networking specialist, early childhood education, accounting, logistics, criminal justice, business management,

marketing management, and hotel, restaurant and tourism management.

The campus will also offer general education math and English classes as well as pre-requisite health carerelated programs.

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Gas prices fall again, expected to continue

By Curt Yeomans

while during the first semester everyone is “holding their breath,” the school is also sending some of its best instructors to teach the science classes that will work in that lab.

At the groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the new campus nearly a year ago, Gwinnett Tech President D. Glen Cannon said by planting a flag in north Fulton County, the new campus is not just brick and mortar, it’s a signal of economic prosperity that students have access to education and can pursue the American dream.

“It’s a promise to our business and industry partners of a qualified and sustainable workforce,” he said. “We know these promises will be kept because no one does it better than the Technical College System of Georgia, and in that system, no one does it better than Gwinnett Technical College.”

The programs offered at the Alpharetta campus were chosen after discussions with the area’s business and economic development leaders. They will include com-

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Roads, streets and bridges

563,345

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74,428

116,344

190,772

1,126,690

1,126,690

272,695

116,344

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Water & Sewer

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1,168,163

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66

Transportation

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389,388

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279,895

566,453

305,867

328,072

253,148

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328,072

6,046

7,610

1,824

5,786

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32,000

32,000

11,570

5,424

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Sewer capital outlay

263,766

263,766

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Roads, streets and bridges

263,766

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world&nation WORLD ISIS ruling aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves WASHINGTON — Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when “owners” of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females.

The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the Islamic State’s previous known utterances on slavery, a leading Islamic State scholar said. It sheds new light on how the group is trying to reinterpret centuries-old teachings to justify the rape of women in the swaths of Syria and Iraq it controls.

The fatwa was among a huge trove of documents captured by U.S. Special Operations Forces during a raid targeting a top Islamic State official in Syria.

The United Nations and human rights groups have accused the Islamic State of the systematic abduction and rape of thousands of women and girls as young as 12, especially members of the Yazidi minority in northern Iraq. Many have been given to fighters as rewards or sold as sex slaves.

Officials: Blast at office in Pakistan kills at least 23 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber attacked a government office in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.

A Pakistani Taliban faction claimed responsibility for the attack on a branch of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), which issues government ID cards, in the city of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

“A suicide bomber riding an explosives-laden motorcycle hit the Nadra office in Mardan where a large number of people were standing in queues,” police officer Naeem Khan told Reuters.

At least 23 people were killed and about 75 were wounded, more than 25 of them critically, said Bilal Ahmad Faizi, spokesman for Rescue 1122 emergency responders.

Texas ‘affluenza’ teen captured

By Marice Richter and David Alire Garcia Reuters

FORT WORTH, Texas/ PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — A rich Texas teen who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid possible jail time for breaking his probation in a fatal drunken-driving crash had planned the flight in advance, even holding a farewell party, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

Ethan Couch, who became known in the United States as the “affluenza” teen during his trial in juvenile court over the deaths of four people in the 2013 crash, was captured by Mexican authorities on Monday in the Pacific Coast beach city of Puerto Vallarta and was likely to be returned to the United States later on Tuesday.

During Couch’s trial, a psychologist sparked outrage by saying in his defense he was so wealthy and spoiled he could not tell the difference between right and wrong. He was sentenced to 10 years drug-and-alcohol-free probation for intoxication manslaughter — a punishment that critics condemned as privilege rewarded with leniency.

Couch, now 18, and his mother, Tonya Couch, fled the country after a video

NATION Chicago officer who shot black teen pleads not guilty to murder

CHICAGO — The Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return to the city to deal with the fallout after two more fatal police shootings over the weekend.

Meanwhile, protesters were set to demonstrate in front of the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office in Cleveland, a day after a grand jury decided not to charge two white police officers in the 2014 shooting death of Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old boy who was playing with a toy gun in a park.

Two arrested Events in Chicago and over suspected Cleveland have kept tensions high as the United NYE attack plot States continues to grapple BRUSSELS — Two with the repercussions people were arrested in of a spate of high-profile Belgium on Sunday and killings of black men by Monday, both suspected of mainly white police offiplotting an attack in Brussels cers since mid-2014, which on New Year’s Eve, federal has triggered waves of prosecutors said. protests across the country Police found military and fueled a civil rights clothing and Islamic State movement under the name propaganda material but no Black Lives Matter. weapons or explosives, prosChicago Police Officer ecutors said on Tuesday.

Jason Van Dyke, who is “Our investigation rewhite, faces six counts of vealed serious threats of an first-degree murder and one attack on symbolic places in count of official misconBrussels during the celebra- duct for killing Laquan tions for New Year’s Eve,” McDonald, 17, in October the prosecutors said in a 2014. He pleaded not guilty statement. to all charges on Tuesday at A total of six people had the Cook County crimibeen taken in for questioning nal court in Chicago. Van during house searches.

Dyke’s lawyer said he may — From wire reports ask for a change of venue.

PEOPLE Ex-‘Glee’ star Salling arrested for possession of child porn

LOS ANGELES — Former “Glee” star Mark Salling has been arrested for possession of child pornography, Variety has confirmed.

Salling, known for playing Noah “Puck” Puckerman on “Glee,” was arrested early Tuesday after his Sunland, Calif., home was searched per a warrant from the Los Angeles Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

He was taken downtown for booking. Salling is being held on $20,000 bail, according to jail records.

This is not Salling’s first run-in with the law. EarU.S. national Ethan Couch is pictured in this undated handout photograph made availlier this year, his girlfriend able to Reuters on Tuesday by the Jalisco state prosecutor office. (Reuters/Fiscalia Roxanne Gorzela sued the General del Estado de Jalisco/Handout via Reuters) 33 year-old actor for sexual surfaced online apparently working with the U.S. Sheriff Dee Anderson told battery after she claimed he showing Couch at a party Marshals Service since a news conference in Fort shoved her and later forced where beer was being Saturday to locate the pair. Worth, Texas. “They even her to have sex without a consumed. Authorities had The mother and son had something that was condom. Salling filed a been investigating that apparently entered Mexalmost akin to a goingcountersuit for defamation of video as a potential parole ico by land, said Ricardo away party before they left character. violation.

Vera, a local official for town.”

Couch had missed a Mexico’s National MigraWhen they arrived Dwayne ‘The Rock’ mandatory meeting with tion Institute. He said the back in the United States, Johnson returning his probation officer, two did not register when Couch would appear in prompting officials in Tar- entering Mexico, but it was juvenile court and his to WrestleMania rant County, Texas, to isnot clear where they came mother would be arrested LOS ANGELES — sue a warrant for his arrest in. They were expected to for hindering an apprehenDwayne Johnson is returnearlier this month. be returned to Houston on sion, Anderson said.

Couch and his 48-yeara commercial flight later Ethan Couch’s attorney, ing to his roots.

Better known as “The old mother were tracked on Tuesday from Jalisco’s Reagan Wynn, declined Rock,” the professional down and captured near state capital, Guadalajara, to comment, saying in a wrestler-turned-actor anPuerto Vallarta’s seafront he said. statement he had not had nounced this week that he promenade. Mexican au“They had planned to the chance yet to speak will be returning to Wrestlethorities said they had been disappear,” Tarrant County with his client.

Mania in 2016.

The “San Andreas” star made the announcement on rifle,” police told reporters Instagram to his near 38 milon Sunday.

Three people were inside lion fans. He wrote: “IT’S OFFICIAL: People’s Champ the vehicle, police Acting is coming home to do 3 Director Juan Perez told things with THE PEOPLE: reporters on Tuesday, and an 18-year-old suspected of Set an ALL-TIME attendance record, ELECTRIFY driving the car was arrested the evening of the shooting. Dallas like never before & make all time #WRESTLEOre. bakery pays MANIA history. And we have FUN. Ok that’s four damages for gay things but you know what the hell The Rock’s sayin’… wedding cake THANK YOU #WWEUniPeople march through Brooklyn Bridge as they take part verse! It’s always an honor PORTLAND, Ore. — in a protest against the police in Manhattan, N.Y., on Moncoming home and I wouldn’t The owners of a Portlandday after a grand jury cleared two Cleveland police offimiss it for the world.” area bakery who refused on cers on Monday in the November 2014 fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Rice was brandishing a toy gun in religious grounds to bake a a park, and a prosecutor said there were a series of mis- wedding cake for a les‘Big Bang Theory’ takes but no criminal activity. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz) bian couple have paid about $144,000 in damages despite lawsuit surfaces Severe floods homes in West Alton with their ongoing appeal of the over ‘Soft Kitty’ discrimination case, a state hit Mo. as storms water almost to roof level.

LOS ANGELES — “Soft Several shops, a McDonald’s official said on Tuesday. sweep north Kitty” has been a longtime restaurant and a filling station The damages were source comfort for Sheldon were also partially covered.

KANSAS CITY, Mo./ ordered after Aaron and Cooper on “The Big Bang CHICAGO — Missouri Melissa Klein, owners of residents struggled through 2 arrested for Fla. the Sweet Cakes by Melissa Theory,” but now the song is at the center of a legal a fourth straight day of bakery, refused to bake a drive-by shooting cake in 2013 when Laurel headache for CBS and “Big storms on Tuesday, fighting floodwaters that inundated and Rachel Bowman-Cryer Bang” producer Warner that killed kid, 7 homes, forced evacuations were planning their nuptials. Bros.

MIAMI — A Florida teen On Monday, a lawsuit and closed highways and accused of firing the shots was filed by the daughters of even part of the Mississippi Man pleads guilty during a drive-by shooting Edith Newlin, a New HampRiver. to defacing Mo. shire teacher who originally A week of chaotic weather that killed a seven-year-old boy surrendered to authoriwrote a poem about a “soft continued throughout the Islamic center ties on Tuesday, Miamikitty” in the 1930s. The United States as a storm Dade police said. heirs of Newlin, who died in system that created deadly KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dravein “Pop” Duke, 2004, claim in the copyright tornadoes in the Midwest — A man who admitted to and Southwest pushed north. 19, has yet to be formally spray-painting graffiti on the infringement suit that “Big charged, but a warrant for Bang” has used the lyrics to More than 40 people have exterior walls of an Islamic his arrest preliminarily listed center in Missouri in 2011 the song without permission, died of weather-related causes during the Christmas second-degree murder, said and leaving two burned cop- according to the Associated Miami-Dade Police Depart- ies of the Koran outside it Press. holidays in the past week. ment spokeswoman Robin According to the comIn Missouri, which has pleaded guilty on Tuesday to Pinkard. been pounded by days of a federal civil rights charge, plaint, the hit comedy has The child, Amiere Castro, prosecutors said. used Newlin’s lyrics — downpours, residents of the died at the scene of the which begin “soft kitty, warm small city of West Alton, Adam David Smock, shooting on Sunday afterkitty” — on at least eight about 20 miles north of St. 23, a former Springfield, noon in Miami-Dade Coun- Mo., resident who lives in episodes of the series without Louis and at the confluty, where he and his mother California was charged with permission. The lawsuit, ence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, were told to were visiting relatives for the participating in a conspiracy seeking unspecified damages Christmas holiday weekend. to oppress, threaten and from the sitcom’s producers evacuate on Tuesday due to rising waters, county officials At about 3:30 p.m. a white intimidate worshippers at the and distributors, also says the pick-up truck drove by the lyrics have been used in the said.

Islamic Center of Springseries’ merchandising.

Video taken from helicop- house and someone began field, prosecutors said. shooting “an assault-type — From wire reports ters by local media showed — From wire reports

Russian officials get quirky gift: Book of Putin’s one-liners

By Andrew Osborn Reuters

MOSCOW — Some of Vladimir Putin’s saltiest one-liners have been turned into a book by his supporters who have sent a batch to the Kremlin touting it as the ideal holiday gift for patriotic Russian officials.

The tome, entitled “The Words that are changing the World,” is the latest expression of admiration from fans who cast the president as the savior of modern Russia and

MUST READ will join an array of Putin-themed merchandise from perfume to vodka.

“We had begun to notice that everything which Putin says comes to pass to one degree or another,” Anton Volodin, author of the 400page book, which was published by a pro-Kremlin group called Network, said in a statement.

“In this book we traced his

words and confirmed that idea.”

Among memorable quotes selected are Putin’s threat to “rub out” Chechen militants in the “out house,” his contested assertion that Crimea was always and remains an “inseparable” part of Russia, and a bizarre brush-off of Latvia in which he told Riga it could only expect to receive “the ears of a dead donkey” from Moscow, a Russian expression for nothing.

Blunt, barrack-room language is part of Putin’s stock in trade and

helps him send signals to the state security elite which he, as a former intelligence agent, springs from.

Putin, in a quote too new to be included in the book, used that trademark vernacular this month to suggest Turkey’s political leadership may have “decided to lick the Americans in a particular place” by shooting down a Russian warplane.

Other quotes that are included center on Putin’s patriotism.

“For me Russia is my whole life,” reads one, while others dispar-

age Western-style democracy and same-sex marriage.

Nikolai Svanidze, a historian, said the new book reminded him of the Little Red Book and its quotes from Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong published in the 1960s.

“It’s an Asian tradition,” he told the RBK daily. “Countries with authoritarian regimes always try to publish their leader’s most sparkling expressions, even if those expressions are not that sparkling.”

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The sum of all fears President Obama and members of his administration assure us we have nothing to fear when it comes to terrorism. Whether you accept this, or not — and opinion polls show a majority do not — there is another fear that in large part is behind the phenomenon known as Donald Trump. It is the fear we are in danger of losing America.

Speaking as a member Cal of a group Thomas that will in this century become a minority in America — that would be white people — I don’t fear minority status. I fear that those who will soon make up the majority will not embrace the values and traditions that have built and sustained America through wars, economic downturns and other challenges to our way of life.

Yes, yes, I know about slavery and discrimination, but the principles laid down by the Founders, which allowed America’s flaws to be addressed and corrected by their posterity, seem to be disappearing.

Many Americans are angry that politicians of both parties seem to have placed their careers ahead of their responsibility to take care of the nation. As Ronald Reagan said, we are just one generation away from losing it all. That’s because democracy and equal rights are not the norm in the world. They must be fought for and maintained if we wish to pass them on to our descendants.

Yes, we want immigrants to come to America, but we want them to come respecting our laws (otherwise what are laws for?), to learn English, our history and values and to become — as earlier immigrants did — fully American without hyphens.

Many who are native-born want today’s immigrants to leave behind ideologies and agendas that do not promote the general welfare. Earlier immigrants and the native-born have invested in America through taxes, blood and sacrificed lives. New immigrants will benefit from those investments and sacrifices and should respect them enough to make investments of their own to preserve what they admire and what has drawn them here.

Two forces are at work, undermining our foundations. One is apathy and the other is a determined assault on the beliefs, traditions, practices and faith that once characterized America. Either one causes harm enough, but when both are in play, we become like a boxer who is pummeled unconscious by a relentless opponent.

Fear can be a factor that motivates to action, or it can cause one to retreat.

It seems the people who embrace and practice our historic beliefs and traditions are in retreat, fearful of being called names by the forces of political correctness. “Racist,” “bigot” and “intolerant” are three words that cause many to cower, in part because of their inability to disprove a negative.

The most effective response to people operating this cultural and political wrecking ball is to turn the tables. Whose values and beliefs have worked in the past to improve the lot of the people, and whose have failed?

Traditionalists don’t have to play defense. They have only to remind Americans of the mess the secular progressives have made. Having been handed by the “greatest generation” a nation with numerous opportunities and a bright future, the baby boomers and their progeny set about destroying it on the altar of self-indulgence.

There is barely enough time to begin repairing the damage. The 2016 election is only part of the process. “We the people” remains the most powerful force among us. If our citizens don’t pay attention to what is happening, future generations will rightly condemn us.

Fear of losing what we have should motivate traditionalists to begin fighting back against an anti-American tide that is undermining truths once considered self-evident. But they must first win the argument before winning the next election.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

May the new year bring you more As another year comes down to its final days, I’m trying to decide which is more cliche: Making a New Year’s resolution, not making one or making fun of them altogether?

Any of the three work as a segue into a year-end column, the choice being whether to write with tongue firmly planted in cheek (harder that it sounds) or to play it straight. Being clever is not always easy (or, more accurately, possible) so we’ll play this one down the middle.

In the upcoming year, I resolve to meet more interesting people. To be clear, the emphasis in the previous sentence is on the word “more” — and not “interesting.” One of the nice things about working for a newspaper is the opportunity to meet interesting people. And in 2016 I’d like to meet even more.

People like Eliza Antonowich.

She caught my attention earlier this year because she was the race director of the Blue Devils Run 5K race, a fundraiser for the Norcross High School track and cross country teams. Did I mention that she was only a junior in high school at the time?

When I spoke to her, she was in her third year of organizing an event that expected to raise as

more people like Wilkerson and Emanuel, and like the many good citizens of those cities who pitched in with donations.

Kyle McMinn was another person I had the pleasure of writing about this past year. A Gwinnett Sheriff’s deputy, McMinn was driving through Buford Todd Cline when he noticed heavy smoke Editor coming from a nearby home.

Upon investigating, he found the much as $10,000 for the school’s home engulfed in flames. With running programs. firefighters yet to arrive, the off“I’m one to take risks,” Anduty deputy proceeded to help tonowich told me. “(Organizing a pair of people from the home the race) is a big undertaking, and relocate them, and a family but I liked the way it affected my pet, to a safe area. group. It’s really cool because It was a laudatory act, to be I’m directly involved with the sure. But what struck me even people I’m helping.” more than the heroism, was As I’m sure you’ll agree, you McMinn’s reaction to it. He can’t go wrong meeting more didn’t go on the local news, people like Eliza Antonowich in didn’t appear on “Good Morn2016. ing America” or seek attention This year I also wrote about a in any other way. He simply friendly competition between the released a statement through the cities of Grayson and Snellville Sheriff’s office that read in part: as they raised food and aware“I will always do anything ness for the Southeast Gwinnett in my capacity to help others, Co-op. Grayson, led by Mayor which is why I entered the law Abby Wilkerson prevailed, but enforcement profession. I’m just Snellville, led by Councilman glad that this family is OK.” Dave Emanuel put up a good Amen. That’s about all I can fight, and the result was more say to that. Meeting and hearing than 22,000 items being donated about more people like Deputy to the co-op.

McMinn in 2016 would be just In 2016, I’d be glad to meet fine by me.

There are other names who also deserve mention. Chip Moore, who announced his retirement as the county’s Animal Welfare and Enforcement manager, Rocio Turcios, the Buford High homecoming queen who is battling cancer, and Bill Stevens of Operation One Voice are just a few of the types of people I’d like to come in contact with more often.

Then there’s Brooks Coleman.

Leading up to the holidays, I had the good fortune to run into Brooks at a couple of luncheons, one where I was lucky enough to be seated next to him. It was my pleasure to get to spend some time with the state representative from Duluth and to be around his energy, which is infectious.

The day after one of those lunches, it was announced that the new middle school in Duluth will be named Coleman Middle School in Brooks’ honor. People are so happy for Brooks, myself included, that you almost feel like you won something as well.

That’s a feeling I’d be thrilled to experience more in the coming year, and I hope you get that chance as well.

Email Todd Cline at todd. cline@gwinnettdailypost.com.

His column appears on Wednesdays.

College students should focus angst at voting booth College students have a lot to be angry about. But sometimes they seem to be wasting their rage on the wrong things.

At Oberlin College, students were incensed that their cafeteria’s sloppy sushi and soggy banh mi sandwiches were inauthentically prepared, and therefore culturally appropriative and possibly racist. (This strikes me as a strange reaction; bad bagels are pretty much everywhere, but I still find bagel ubiquity more flattering than insulting to my Eastern European ancestors.)

At Wesleyan University, Yale University and other schools, students have tried to silence opposing viewpoints with hysterics, budget cuts, dis-invitations and social-media shaming.

At other campuses, students demand trigger warnings for potentially offensive material, which includes everything from spiders to “fatphobia,” and tattle on faculty who don’t comply.

At still other schools, students demand millions of dollars of additional spending on new (sometimes single-race) cultural centers; the hiring of additional administrators; cultural sensitivity training for faculty; and ethnic-studies course requirements for all students.

All of this may or may not improve race relations (which, to be fair, remain poor on many campuses). What it will almost certainly do is inflate students’ already inflated tuition bills.

Such demands — and, in particular, the activist spirit that

Catherine Rampell produced them — feel slightly foreign to me.

I graduated from college less than a decade ago. But back in my day, the knock on students wasn’t that we were whiny, demanding, sensitive snowflakes so much as apathetic, disconnected, obedient “Organization Kids.” Instead of trying to build safe spaces and right every social wrong, we were busy padding our resumes, cocooning ourselves in a newfangled advancement in antisociality known as the iPod, ignoring our studies and binge-drinking our way through our second (or third) senior year.

In that light, maybe the latest outburst of campus activism is something to cheer, at least relative to past campus indifference. As State University of New York at Binghamton educational historian Adam Laats put it, “When students are interested in the morals of their reading lists, we might suspect that they are actually doing the reading.” Unlike my half-generation, these students seem motivated to call out and change perceived injustices

around them.

But what baffles me is that they seem blind, or at least indifferent, to one of the greatest injustices they face: the huge and growing intergenerational wealth transfers away from them and toward their parents and grandparents.

If students want to feel like victims, there are very real and underappreciated ways they’re being economically victimized.

Older generations have racked up trillions in debt and stuck young people with the bill. This is not just due to expensive wars, unfunded tax cuts, Keynesian financial interventions and the other usual scapegoats for fiscal profligacy.

One of the largest ongoing sources of spending involves huge age-specific transfers: Our politicians are paying off older, higher-voter-turnout Americans in the form of generous benefits that those older people have not paid for and never will. Which means the tab will need to be picked up by someone else — i.e., someone younger.

Older people themselves do not seem to recognize whose hard-earned cash is funding their hip replacements and motorized scooters, and they often insist that they paid for their benefits fair and square. But that belies basic arithmetic, as shown by an Urban Institute report comparing entitlement taxes paid and entitlement benefits received.

For example, a married couple with a single breadwinner who earned the average wage his

whole life and turned 65 this year will collect more than six times as much in net Medicare benefits as the couple paid out in taxes. That’s after taking into account both Medicare premiums and other ways the couple could have invested their payroll tax money.

“Invincible” youngsters are of course subsidizing health care for their not-yet-Medicareeligible elders on the individual insurance market as well. And elsewhere on government balance sheets, spending on the old is crowding out spending on the young. At the state level, politicians have responded to swelling pension obligations by disinvesting from public higher education. These funding cuts have then been offset with massive tuition hikes — which fall to, you guessed it, today’s college students.

Fiscal issues of course aren’t the only way that young people have been done wrong by their elders. The warming of our planet and some politicians’ promises to undermine what small progress has been made to curb climate change also come to mind.

I applaud — even envy! — Kids Today’s ability to organize, focus their rage and demand specific action and solutions.

But I wish they would channel at least some of that youthful angst elsewhere — such as, say, the voting booth.

Catherine Rampell’s email address is crampell@washpost. com.

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The flooding was expected to subside by late Tuesday. North Georgia It had risen even higher by midwill remain under a flood watch until Tuesday, according to Lisa Parker, a Friday night, however. spokeswoman for the Corps’ Mobile Meanwhile, the corps is predicting District. it will take more than a month to get “Due to recent rain events and as Lanier back to 1,070 feet. part of the flood damage reduction Residents can expect to see heavy operations on the ACF, releases from releases of water begin at Buford Buford Dam were curtailed on Dec. Dam on Thursday. That is when the 22 to prevent further flooding and lake is projected to crest. The reason impacts downstream of the project,” why it is expected to take so long to Parker said in a statement. “The reduce the recent influx of rain runoff current elevation at Lake Lanier is is because of a limited release capac1074.09 feet above mean sea level ity at the dam and weather forecasts (msl). that call for higher than average “Lanier has risen over 4 feet in the rainfall, according to the corps. past few days and the lake is exLanier is not the only metro pected to peak at 1075.1 msl over the Atlanta lake that is experiencing upcoming week.” problems with rising waters. The The announcement came shortly corps said Lake Allatoona rose 10 after the National Weather Service feet in the last week and is currently announced Suwanee Creek had 14 feet above its normal winter pool surpassed its flood stage on Tuesday level. It’s expected to rise another 12 afternoon. The creek was 0.4 feet feet by Sunday. above flood stage at noon and holdAs is the case with Lanier, officials ing steady, although minor flooding are waiting for downstream river was happening. levels to peak and recede before they “At 8 feet, flood stage is reached,” begin releasing water from Allatoona. the National Weather Service said in In addition to holding back water, a flood warning announcement. Mi- the Corps has also closed some recrenor flooding begins along the creek ation areas, including some courtesy upstream and downstream from the ramps, at Lanier because of safety gage at U.S. Highway 23 or Buford concerns.

Highway. Portions of the Suwanee “When the lake levels are high, Creek Park off of Suwanee Creek boating safety is a high concern,” Trail begin to flood to Martin Farm Parker said. “Debris may be subRoad. merged or floating in the lake causing “This will also include areas beunusual boating hazards. Boaters are hind the Suwanee Elementary School urged to use extreme caution while and the George Pierce Park.” operating their boat on the lakes.”

Gwinnett’s jobless rate down

ployed, according to the state.

Those numbers show growth from September, when the Gwinnett County had the county’s unemployment rate fourth lowest unemployment rate was 4.9 percent. At that time, in the 10-county Atlanta Regional the county had a labor force of Commission area in November, 445,541 percent, with 22,016 of according to preliminary figures them unemployed. from the Georgia Department of The other counties in the ARC Labor. region are Cherokee, Clayton, The county-by-county data, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, which was released over the Fulton, Henry and Rockdale.

Christmas break, shows Gwinnett Cherokee had the lowest unemhad an unemployment rate of 4.6 ployment rate — 4 percent — percent in November. The county- followed by Cobb (4.4), Fayette level numbers are not seasonally (4.5), Gwinnett, DeKalb and adjusted. The county had a labor Fulton (tied at 5.2), Henry (5.3), force of 446,331 people, and all Douglas (5.5), Rockdale (5.7) and but 20,374 of them were emClayton (6.7).

Among Gwinnett’s non-ARC neighbors, Forsyth County had a rate of 4 percent, followed by Jackson (4.1), Hall (4.2), Barrow (4.5) and Walton (4.7) counties.

The state also released unemployment numbers for Lawrenceville, Duluth and Peachtree Corners among a list of cities with at least 25,000 residents.

Peachtree Corners had an unemployment rate of 2.6 percent, followed by Duluth at 5 percent and Lawrenceville at 6 percent.

Georgia as a whole had an unemployment rate of 5.2 without seasonal adjustment, which is down from 5.7 percent in September.

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run from 7:30 p.m. until 4 a.m. at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Peachtree Corners. Attendees can enjoy dinner and dancing in multiple dance rooms. Additional information can be found online at www.facebook.com/NewYearsEvePartyAtlanta.

• Wild Bill’s New Year’s Eve concert, which begins at 8 p.m. at the bar, which is located at 2075 Market St. in Duluth. the concert will feature Colt Ford and Joe Hall. Attendees must be at least 18, and ticket prices range from $30 to $50. Additional information can be found online at www. facebook.com/wildbillsatlanta.

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Additional events taking place in the county Thursday night include: • The annual Flashlight 5K in Lawrenceville. The race begins at 1st United Methodist Church Lawrenceville, 395 W. Crogan St. Registration will begin at 4 p.m. and the race gets underway at 6 p.m. Runners are encouraged to wear headlamps or to carry flashlights.

• A New Year’s Eve Comedy Bash featuring Mia Jackson at the Atlanta Comedy Theater, which is located at 4650 Jimmy Carter

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Blvd. in Norcross. Jackson is expected to be onstage at 8 and 10:30 p.m. The price range for tickets is $39 to $349.

• The Rock 100.5 FM Rockin’ New Year’s Eve Bootlegger’s Ball, which will lost from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Tannery Row Ale House, located at 554 W. Main St. in Buford. Rock 100.5 Morning Show hosts Jason Bailey and Southside Steve are expected to be at the party. In addition to live music, the event will feature dancing, raffle prizes and food. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at tanneryrowalehouse.com.

• The Dancing4fun New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party, which will

Schools •From Page 1A Even with a student’s Individualized Education Program, Associate Superintendent Frances Davis said, “We’re still looking at growth because I think we all agree that if I have a group of students today in August, and where they should be in May, I should be able to show some growth regardless (of) whether they are transient, regardless whether or not they are Title I, free and reduced (lunch), it doesn’t matter. All of our students should show growth, and we’re factoring that into the core models that we will be recommending for consideration of the superintendent.”

Davis presented an update to the school board during its regular monthly meeting earlier this month.

That evaluation system will be tied to a newly designed and revised compensation system being rolled out for teachers in GCPS. The three-year, three-

Gwinnett County Public Schools during the last budget cycle bumped first-year teacher salaries from seventh in metro Atlanta to fifth. (Special Photo)

phrase overhaul is being done in the words of district officials to develop a compensation system “focusing on recognizing and rewarding performance and leveraging existing evaluation processes.” The new system is expected to launch for the 2017-18 school year.

This past summer, GCPS officials worked with the District Management Council at Harvard University to help the district design and implement the new system.

Based on several measurements, the new system hopes to measure student performance but also teacher and

school-based employees.

The merit-pay based system will eventually be rolled out to all employees, but the district chose to start with teachers because they’re the largest group of employees, Davis said.

In talking with teachers, Davis said she’s heard favor-

able feedback for the current evaluation system, and “They want this compensation system to be fair and implemented with fidelity.”

Davis added that CEO/ Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks has said that no teacher will receive a cut in pay. But teachers are also in favor of compensation measures including experience and earned education degrees.

“They are not so readily willing to give that up,” she said. “So as we look at multiple measures, then we need to factor in that they still want those two pieces in at some manner.”

Davis said effective teachers should be in every classroom alongside effective administrators in every building.

“I’m not a proponent of moving effective teachers from one place to the other,” Davis said. “The focus is to compensate every teacher based on the gains you’re getting with kids.”

The work comes following the bump of first-year teacher salaries in this year’s budget from $38,383 to $41,028, which took Gwinnett from seventh in the metro Atlanta area, to fifth. The top four districts are Atlanta Public Schools ($44,312), DeKalb County Schools ($42,500), Fulton County Schools ($41,916) and Cobb County Schools ($41,330).

“As we look at this, we want to keep our eyes on this,” Davis said. “Not to be ungrateful for where we are as five, but we’ve got to make sure that we continue to grow in the beginning salary of teachers simply because we’re in an economy that’s ticking up and just as we seek to keep that beginning salary high, that’s going to be the same desire of our metro districts.”

The average teacher in Gwinnett is 42 years old with 14 years of experience, a master’s degree, a salary of $57,372 and benefits worth $22,614.

More than one third (4,274) of GCPS’ 11,624 teachers have less than 10 years experience, but slightly more (4,738) have between 10 and 19 years of experience.

“That beginning salary is very important as we start to look at recruitment as we bring in new teachers to our fold,” Davis said.

To gather information, GCPS has talked with small focus groups of school-based staff groups and gathered feedback through the district website and will continue through a survey to all members of the staff groups.

Nearly 700 people participated in the focus groups, and teachers were randomly selected to participate.

From the focus groups, Davis said teachers said they would like to be rewarded for how much students grow in class, and the best work is done when the whole school pulls together.

“We heard a tremendous amount of support for this methodology,” Davis said, referring to the pay-for-performance system the state employed in the early 1990s regarding grants awarded to teachers to be shared with the entire school.

Some concerns, though, were from teachers that wanted open communication about the process, and reminded district leaders that they didn’t enter the profession for money and “it can’t be all about test scores (or any one thing).”

“That was loud and clear that they want multiple measurements to be used,” Davis said.

GCPS said it would consider “comparison districts” for several types of areas.

The districts are Denver Public Schools (provides awards for numerous different metrics), Houston Independent School District (student assessment data), Baltimore City Public Schools (development of differentiated teacher career pathways), Dallas Independent School District (system bases entire salary on teacher performance).

GCPS officials have held conference calls with those districts about lessons learned, challenges and progress to date.

“They’re yet working on it,” Davis said. “There’s not one silver bullet that we walked away from (any) of these districts to say this is exactly what we’re going to take back to Gwinnett and replicate.”

Substitute training moving in-house The district also brought substitute teacher and para-professional training in-house after it previously charged $29 for an outside vendor to do that work.

Each month, GCPS hires about 180 subs who are new to the pool.

While the district has increased its fill rate by 5 percent, Davis said it will have a first-ever substitute teacher job fair and add 25 “on-call” subs, both in January. Also in January, every noncertified employee in the Human Resources department will complete a four-hour training session and join the pool of 25 oncall subs.

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Lonnie Bailey, Jr.

Cathy Bohrer

Lonnie “Deno” Bailey, Jr., age 48, of Buford, GA, passed away on December 25, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Cathy Bohrer, age 62, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away December 22, 2015.

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Leonard Cooper, age 73, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on December 25, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

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James E. Knight, age 85, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015.

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 1 PM in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. The family will receive friends for 2 hours prior to the service from 11 AM - 1 PM at the funeral home. Dr. David Poe will officiate. Interment will be held at 12 PM on Thursday December 31, 2015 at Macedonia Memorial Park, Canton, GA Mr. Knight was self employed in the construction industry. He was also a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Lawrenceville. Mr. Knight is preceded in death by his brothers: Robert & Donald Knight. He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years Vera B. Knight. Mr. Knight is also survived by: sons & daughters-in-law: Darris & Deanna Knight, Covington; Dexter & Noel Knight, Ball Ground; daughters & sons-inlaw: Denise & Denny Westhoven, MI; Darcel & Bob Tabb, Covington; brother & sister-in-law: Burney & Sandra Knight, Dudley; sister & brotherin-law: Jane & Billy Alligood, Dexter; sistersin-law: Myrtle Knight, Dexter; Joanne Knight, Macon; grandchildren: Melissa Negrem; Heather Sand; Bryan Knight; Blake Knight; Kerry Jones; Matt Hall; Justin Hall; Jeffrey Knight; Kara Jenson; Nathan Tabb; Kevin Tabb; Phillip Tabb; 14 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family will accept flowers, but will also accept memorials in Mr. Knight’s name, made to Camellia Hospice: 500 Old Norcross Rd. # 200 Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

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Gail Beier Gail Rochelle Beier, 68, of Lawrenceville, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 27, 2015. She was born in New York, NY to Jessie and Irving Lefer, both of blessed memory. Gail worked for Jewish Family and Career Services for nine years before working for DeKalb County Work Force Development another nine years.

She was an active participant with the Suwanee Good Timers and a member of Congregation Dor Tamid. Gail was preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, Richard. She is survived by her niece, Renee; nephews, Jayson and Glenn; and her dear friend and neighbor, Carol Guillory. Sign online guestbook at www.edressler.com.

Graveside services will be held 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, with Rabbi Judith Beiner officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

LILBURN

Carter Bennett Carter Elliott Bennett, age 70, of Lilburn, GA, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/ Tucker Chapel, (770) 5642726.

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Jessie Black Jessie Dean Whiting Black, age 86, formerly of Buford, GA passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert T. Black; and son, Michael Black. She is survived by her children, Dixie and Thomas L. Williams, Winder, GA, Allan and Kelly McQueen Black, Dacula, GA, and Jon Kevin and Sherri Black, Winder, GA; grandchildren, Michelle and Clint Worthy, Sam McQueen, Nicole and Ryan Stansell, and Matthew and Savannah Black; great grandchildren, Amanda and Chip Watson, and Kyle and Jenny Worthy; sister, Viola Helton, Flowery Branch, GA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Black was born June 14, 1929 in Buford, GA. She was a homemaker, and a member of Central Baptist Church in Gainesville, GA. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home on Tuesday.

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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Birdie Bowles Birdie F. Bowles age 69 of Dacula, GA passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. She is survived by her daughters, Stacey Bowles and Sandy Bowles both of Dacula; son, Jason Bowles of Dacula; grandchildren, Ashley, Carrie, Justin, Daniel, Austin, and Amy; great grandchildren, Eliana and Brook; sister, Joyce Casper of Auburn; as well as many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Lorene Still; husband, Jerry Bowles; son, Richard Bowles; and brother, Ernest Still.

A Funeral Service Honoring the Life of Birdie will be held on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 11:00am at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Michael Landress and Rev. Josh Landress officiating. Interment will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 from 11AM-8PM and Wednesday, December 30th from 11AM-8PM. 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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Helen Braswell Helen Dodd Braswell, age 86, of Jefferson, GA, and formerly of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, James Vanus Braswell; parents, Arthur and Arleavie Brown Dodd; sisters, Amy Sherwood, and Opal Calhoun; brothers, W.J. Dodd, Ray Dodd, Arthur Dodd Jr., and Douglas Dodd. She is survived by her children, Nell Braswell Maddox and husband Carey Maddox, Jefferson, GA, Janice Braswell Maddox and husband Ted Maddox, Jefferson, GA, Shirley Braswell Dawson, Winder, GA, Joe Braswell, Athens, GA, and Jim Braswell, Braselton, GA; eleven grandchildren; twentynine great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; brother, Ralph Dodd, Cumming, GA; Sisters-in-law, Bernice Hosch Braswell, Buford, GA, Jean Braswell, Lawrenceville, GA, and Joyce Dodd, Buford, GA; and several beloved nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mrs. Braswell was born May 30, 1929 in Buford, GA. She graduated from Buford High School, and attended Bible College in Sevierville, TN. She was a member of the Buford Church of God. She attended Maranatha Baptist Church in Jefferson, GA. Funeral service will be held Monday, December 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard Moon and Rev. Tommy Braswell officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Springs United Methodist Church Ceme-

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Prince Brooks Prince Brooks, age 63, of Atlanta, GA formerly of Buford, GA, passed away on December 27, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

MILTON

Jo Ann Buice Jo Ann Bellamy Buice, age 81, of Milton, GA, passed away on December 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

NORCROSS

Joan Irene Deaton Joan Irene Deaton, age 84, of Norcross, GA passed away December 25, 2015. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory, Norcross, GA. 770-448-5757.

ROSWELL

Henry DePrimo Henry L. DePrimo, age 88, of Roswell, GA passed away December 27, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Sue Ann Bullock Sue Ann Terry Bullock, age 86, of Buford GA, passed away on December 29, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

BRASELTON

Claudia Eppinger Claudia Dale Eppinger, age 71, of Braselton passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015.

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Louise Christopher Louise Rainey Christopher, age 85 of Dacula, formerly of Norcross, died December 27, 2015.

Funeral services were held Tuesday December 29, 2015 at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth. Interment Peachtree Memorial Park, Norcross. Ms. Christopher was born in Duluth and was a caregiver at Courtyard Gardens. She and her husband owned and operated Christopher Texaco Service Station in Norcross for over 30 years. She was a member of Hebron Baptist Church. The family wants to thank the caregivers at Courtyard Gardens in Lawrenceville and Hope Memory Care in Dacula.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Karen Christopher of Lawrenceville; daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Cale Durrence of Suwanee; grandchildren, Mark and Meredith Christopher, Amy Christopher, Chris Durrence and Casey Durrence; great grandchildren, Kennedy Christopher and JohnMark Christopher; sister and brother-in-law, Ruby and Carl Spruill of Auburn; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Marlyon Christopher.

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William Given William Michael Given, age 61 of Duluth, died December 24, 2015.

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BETHLEHEM

Heath Gober Heath Lee Gober, age 49, of Bethlehem, GA, passed away December 26, 2015.

STATHAM

Lynn Greeson Lynn Greeson, age 49, of Statham, GA, passed away December 23, 2015.

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Carmen Logemann Carmen G. Logemann, age 82, of Decatur, GA, passed away on December 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Gordon Gregory Gordon Everett Gregory, age 72, of Winder, GA, passed away on December 24, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

MACON

Jim Hanson Mr. Jim Inus Hanson, age 89, of Macon, Georgia, who passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015.

GAINESVILLE

Angela Herrera Angel J. Herrera, age 6, of Gainesville passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015 following a traffic accident.

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Lillie Ivie Lillie Claudine Ivie, age 81, of Turtletown, TN passed away December 28, 2015. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory, Norcross, GA. 770-448-5757.

STATHAM

Jessie McDaniel Jessie Lee McDaniel, age 85, of Statham, GA, passed away December 24, 2015.

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Ann Mills Ann I. Mills, age 69, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015. She was preceded in death by her father, John T. Micklas.

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Dennis G. Mills, Sugar Hill, GA; son, Kenneth Mills and fiancé, Beth Moore, Buford, GA; daughter, April Mills, Sugar Hill, GA; mother, Gladys Micklas, Sugar Hill, GA; first cousin, Bill Micklas, Charleston, SC; special friends, Pamela and Ron Higgins, Baldwin, GA, and Myrtle and Douglas Rustay, Lawrenceville, GA; and other friends and relatives. Mrs. Mills was born January 17, 1946 in Paddington, England. She graduated from Orangeburg High School in 1960, and was a Medical Analyst with Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. She was also a member of the Catholic Church of St. Monica in Duluth, GA. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Deacon Don Nadeau officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends on Monday from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the GA Firefighters Burn Foundation, please write Ann Mills in the memo line and mailed to Hall County Fire Services, 470 Crescent Drive, Pro Box 907730, Gainesville, GA 30501 in memory of Ann I. Mills.

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.

SNELLVILLE

Elsie Mobley Elsie Mobley, age 85 of Snellville, GA passed away December 26, 2015.

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James McGinnis James B. (Jimmy) McGinnis of Dacula, Georgia passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Karen McGinnis, his two daughters, Lauren McGinnis Floris and Jennifer McGinnis, and sisters, Debbie Whitmire, Terri Lowry, and Sheila Goode, in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. Jimmy will always be remembered as a devoted father, a loving provider for his wife and family, a compassionate friend to many, and a loyal and true Georgia Bulldog fan. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 3:00 pm at the Dacula United Methodist Church with Reverend Alex Stroud officiating. A “covered dish” reception for family a

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Homer Moore Homer “Harold” Moore, age 94, of Loganville passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Gerry Moon Moore, who was the best thing to ever happen to him; and his brother, William Lloyd Moore. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law: Phillip and Margaret Moore, Warren and Susan Moore; two grandchildren, Sara and Matthew Moore; niece, Susan Boyle; and nephew, David Moore. Mr. Moore, a native of Loganville, graduated from Boys High in Atlanta, and graduated from Woodrow Wilson School of Law with a Bachelors in Law. Harold w

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Susan Parkinson

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Susan Elizabeth Parkinson, age 64, of Winder, GA, passed away on December 27, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Gary Steven Raber, age 64, of Johns Creek, GA, passed away on December 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Leslie Mount Leslie Wayne “Les” Mount, age 85, of Winder, GA, passed away December 27, 2015.

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Gregory Nash Gregory Eugene Nash, age 58, of Winder, Georgia died 12/27/2015.

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Alois Przywara Alois Przywara, age 80, of Snellville, GA, passed away on December 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Jackie Rainwater Jackie Bernard Rainwater, age 76 of Social Circle, Ga, formerly of Lilburn, GA. passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015.

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LILBURN

Jessie “Bill” Raner Jessie “Bill” Raner, age 81 of Lilburn, GA passed away December 23, 2015.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

SNELLVILLE

Robby Reeves Robby Reeves, age 37, of Snellville, GA, passed away on, December 27, 2015. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia 30078. 770-9795010. stewartfh.com.

DACULA

Eleanore Rowe Eleanore Barbara Rowe, age 90, of Dacula, GA passed away December 23, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

HAYEVILLE, NC

Patricia Schulze Patricia A. Schulze, age 72, of Hayeville, NC, passed away on December 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

She is preceded in death by her partner Roland Coutu.

She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Singer and Katie Tomlin, and grandson Zach Tomlin. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 2:00 PM at her home, 1291 Bailing Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043.

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

Please sign the online guest book at www.crowellbrothers.com

LAWRENCEVILLE

Annie Thompson Annie Ruth Eubanks Thompson, age 94 of Lawrenceville, died December 26, 2015.

Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

LITHONIA

Annie White Annie M. White, age 78, of Lithonia, GA passed away December 22, 2015.

Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory, Norcross, GA. 770-448-5757.

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Ivory Whitten, Jr. LAWRENCEVILLE

Janice Singer Janice Kirkpatrick Singer age 79 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Gwinnett Medical Center. Janice was a loving mother, sister, and friend to all. She is p

Ivory Ellis Whitten, Jr., age 73, of Peachtree Corners, GA, passed away on December 28, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Walton EMC’s Operation Round Up generates $87,000 From Staff Reports

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Rounding up the electric bills of customerowners generated $87,000 in money the Walton Electric Membership Corporation has donated to grant recipients in the counties it serves.

Walton EMC calls it “Operation Round Up,” and 100 percent of the money collected goes to those in need; no Operation Round Up donations are used for administrative costs.

Walton EMC provides electric service to 124,000 residential and business accounts in a 10-county area between Atlanta and Athens.

Here is the latest list of grant recipients: • Adventure Bags, Inc. (Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton) — $10,000 to provide backpacks filled with age-appropriate essential items to displaced children.

• ALS Association of Georgia (entire WEMC service area) — $8,000 to assist families with expenses not covered by insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.

• Angel House of Georgia (Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Rockdale) — $1,500 to fund substance abuse treatment for women.

• Athens Regional Veterans Transport (Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton) — $7,000 to provide van service to veterans for medical treatment.

• Citizens Advocacy Athens (Clarke) — $2,537 to assist people with disabilities.

• The Cottage Sexual Assault and Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc. (Clarke, Greene, Newton, Oconee, Walton) — $2,000.

• Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett (Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton) — $2,000 for assistance in paying medical lab expenses for the poor and uninsured.

• Gwinnett County Masonic Association (Gwinnett) — $4,000 to provide Christmas dinner for needy families.

• Loganville Police Department DARE (Walton) — $3,000 for drug abuse resistance education in schools.

• New Directions Georgia (Gwinnett) — $2,000 for roof renovation. New Directions supports adults with autism and intellectual disabilities.

• Pilot Club of Oconee County (Oconee) — $1,400 for their iPad project in support of Highland Hills Memory Care Unit.

• Rainbow Community Center (DeKalb, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton) — $3,000 for security lighting. Rainbow is a homeless shelter.

• Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry (Gwinnett) — $20,000 for emergency feeding, financial assistance and children’s Christmas gifts.

• Special Olympics Georgia (DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton) — $1,500 for the State Special Olympics Winter Indoor Games.

• Walton County Fire Rescue (Walton) — $9,110 for recruiting, training and retaining volunteer firefighters.

• Six families facing urgent needs — $10,636.43.

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Tigers Buford boys best Lanier in Ram Classic surge to title

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

By Scott Smith

Senior Correspondent

LAWRENCEVILLE — Knowing that his squad was not at full strength, Archer wrestling head coach Tom Beuglas knew that it would take a total team efThomas fort if his Bullard squad were to win the Takedown Sportswear Invitational on Tuesday at Archer.

Beuglas was missing five starters, including defending state champions Quin Miller and Chris Diaz, but his team came through as the Tigers took first place with 202.5 points.

Commerce, the twotime defending Class A traditional and dual state champion, challenged Archer to finish second at 195, while Tennessee state powers Father Ryan and Baylor took third and fourth respectively at 184.5 and 179.

“I didn’t expect to win with that many kids out,” Beuglas said. “We had some ninth-graders win some matches for us and without those wins, we probably would’ve been fifth or sixth. I’m pretty excited to win with these circumstances.”

Despite being shorthanded, Archer entered the finals just a couple of points behind Commerce and had four wrestlers competing for a tournament title.

Three won their matches in Thomas Bullard at 160 pounds, Daniel Bullard at 170 and Jacob Lill at 285, giving the Tigers the late surge they needed to jump into first.

Vinny Artigues almost made it 4-for-4 in titles for Archer, but Artigues lost a tight 7-6 decision to Codi Russell of Collins Hill in the 126-pound final.

Thomas Bullard claimed his championship with a pin of Chase Forrester at the 3:15 mark, while Daniel Bullard pinned Carlin Howell of Hillgrove at 1:59.

Daniel Bullard finished the day with four pins and was voted by the referees as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.

“I felt we did pretty well See ARCHER, Page 4B

LOGANVILLE — The Buford boys have already played two defending state champions and two other teams hoping for long tournament runs this season.

Now the Wolves have to face host Grayson tonight in the concluding game of the Rams Classic.

At least Buford will go into the game against the Region 8-AAAAAA contenders off a bounce-back victory.

The Wolves defeated Lanier 66-55 on Tuesday after a poor first-half doomed them in a 79-61 loss to defending Class AAA state champion Jenkins on Monday in the Grayson event.

“Playing the schedule we’ve had and then teams like Grayson should make us better if the kids learn from the defeats and don’t just pout over the defeats,” coach Eddie Martin said.

“Losing like we did (to Jenkins), I feel like our kids learned a little bit and brought it in here (against

Lanier). We had good energy.”

Buford held Lanier to seven points in the second quarter while taking a 3022 halftime lead and was in control for most of the second half.

The Wolves (5-6) placed four players in double figures and hit 15 of 18 free throws, including some timely ones in the final minute after Lanier (3-8) cut a 12-point deficit to seven points.

Sahil Patel, a 6-foot-8 Buford’s Alex Jones (3) drives to the basket against Lani-

er’s Christian Pasley (3) during the first half of Tuesday’s

See BUFORD, Page 4B Ram Classic at Grayson High School. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Ready to roll

Buford’s Tory Ozment (1) steals the ball away from Mountain View’s Jordan Stallworth (33) during the second half of Tuesday’s Ram Classic at Grayson High School. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Buford girls start fast, cruise past Mountain View

By Guy Curtright

case, though, on Tuesday against Mountain View, a Class AAAAAA Elite Eight LOGANVILLE — team last season.

Coach Gene Durden wasn’t Buford scored the first happy with the Buford girls’ seven points, led 19-6 at the first half on Monday in their end of the first quarter and opener at the Rams Classic was up by as many as 26 at Grayson despite an easy points in the second quarter victory over Banneker. before taking a 38-17 lead In fact, slow starts had into halftime en route to been pretty much the norm a 63-38 victory over the this season for the defending Bears.

Class AAAA state cham“We got jump started pions. by playing fast. We really That certainly wasn’t the played fast,” Durden said.

Staff Correspondent

“We’ve had trouble with that this season. But we were able to jump out early and control the ball game. We put them on their heels.”

Buford’s press helped force 15 first-half turnovers, and things didn’t get much better for Mountain View after that.

“That was the best first half we’ve played this year,” Durden said. “The press got them out of their comfort zone. We made some mistakes, but the mistakes we

made we made full speed.”

Tory Ozment, who missed last season after ACL knee surgery, scored 17 points to lead the Wolves (8-3) and also had five assists.

Audrey Weiner had 12 points, hitting three treys, and Mary Walters came off the bench to score nine.

They are sophomores like Ozment.

Ozment is playing with a brace on her right knee and trying to work her way back

to full speed.

“I think Tory is playing right now at 65-70 percent,” Durden said. “That injury takes a while to come back from and she is getting more and more back to her old self. She’s getting her confidence back. The best for her is yet to come.”

The Buford-Mountain View meeting was billed as the game of the day in the Rams Classic, but it was See WOLVES, Page 4B

American team pulls away Buford’s Grant shines in the to win Elite Junior Classic first Sophomore Elite Classic

By Chris Stephens

By Chris Stephens

Staff Correspondent

Staff Correspondent

POWDER SPRINGS — Going into the fourth quarter, the American team held a slight seven-point lead over the National team in the third-annual Elite Junior Classic.

However, a 17-point fourth quarter turned the game into a blowout as the American team won 38-14 Tuesday at McEachern High School.

“This is just a great atmosphere to be a part of,” Archer and National team head coach Andy Dyer Grayson High School’s Chase Brice, playing for the said. “You read about these National Team, eyes his target down field Tuesday at

POWDER SPRINGS — It didn’t take long for Buford running back Anthony Grant to make his presence felt on Tuesday, as he ran for 165 yards and one touchdown, leading his American team to a 38-3 win over the National team in the Sophomore Elite Classic at McEachern High School.

Buford’s Anthony Grant stretches out to get the first The all-star game is a down for the American Team Tuesday at McEachern piggyback off the Junior High School during the first half of the Sophomore Elite Elite Classic, which is in Classic. (Photo: Kelly J. Huff/Marietta Daily Journal) its third year, and allowed the state’s top sophomores “The goal of this is Mark Fleetwood said. (and a few freshmen) to to have fun with it,” “You want the guys to showcase their skills in an Peachtree Ridge and all-star game.

National team head coach See GRANT, Page 4B

McEachern High School during the first half of the Junior

See JUNIORS, Page 4B Elite Classic. (Photo: Kelly J. Huff/Marietta Daily Journal)

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ondeck Prep Schedule

Today

BASKETBALL

• Archer boys in Sweet South Classic • Berkmar boys in Lake City Classic at Allatoona • Berkmar girls in Pickens Holiday Classic • Central boys in Morgan Co. Holiday Classic • Central girls in Alabama Holiday Tournament • Collins Hill boys in Commerce Tournament • Duluth in McDonald’s Big South Shootout at Georgia College • Grayson Ram Classic • Deep South Classic at Brookwood • Meadowcreek boys in Monterrey Christmas Tournament • Meadowcreek girls in Sweet South Tournament at Morgan Co. • North boys in Kingdom of the Sun Classic • Parkview girls in Boo Williams Tounament • Hebron at Winder-Barrow in Walnut Grove Christmas Tournament • Peachtree Ridge boys in Rotary Roundball Tournament • Peachtree Ridge girls in Holiday Tournament • Providence in George Walton Christmas Tournament • Shiloh boys in Farm Bureau Insurance Classic • South boys in Indian Shootout • South girls in Colquitt Co. Christmas Tournament • Wesleyan boys in Wells Fargo Classic 6 p.m. — Sprayberry girls at Discovery

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — Brookwood, Duluth in Hook ‘Em Holiday Clash at Lambert 9 a.m. — Central, Discovery in Fayette Co. Christmas Classic 9 a.m. — Rabun Co., Union Co. at Wesleyan Thursday

BASKETBALL

• Central boys in Morgan Co. Holiday Classic • Central girls in Alabama Holiday Tournament • North boys in Kingdom of the Sun Classic

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

1 p.m. — Indiana at Rutgers ESPN2 3 p.m. — Michigan at Illinois ESPN2 4 p.m. — Long Beach State at Duke FSSO 5 p.m. — Penn State at Maryland ESPN2 7 p.m. — Clemson at North Carolina ESPN2 7 p.m. — Seton Hall at Marquette FS1 9 p.m. — Syracuse at Pittsburgh ESPN2 9 p.m. — Georgetown at DePaul FS1

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon — Birmingham Bowl: Auburn vs. Memphis ESPN 3:30 p.m. — Belk Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State ESPN 7 p.m. — Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Louisville ESPN 10:30 p.m. — National Funding Holiday Bowl: USC vs.

Wisconsin ESPN

NHL

8 p.m. — New York Rangers at Tampa Bay NBCSP 10:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at San Jose NBCSP

SOCCER

3 p.m. — English Premier League: Sunderland AFC vs Liverpool FC NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. — Baylor at Oklahoma State FSSE 8 p.m. — Kansas at Oklahoma FSSO

Sports Calendar

BASEBALL

Ongoing through Thursday: 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 770-633-0948.

BASKETBALL

Jan. 10: Complete Skills Academy will field girls travel teams for grades 4 through 8 in the upcoming spring seasons. Tryouts will be Jan. 10. Registration and season information is online at completeskillsacademy. com.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Jan. 23-24: No Excuses

CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coaching Course and Certification. The cost is $495 and the course will be instructed by C.J. Stockel.

Go to www.usaw.hangastar. com/EMS_Courses_Register.aspx to register for the course or contact the event coordinator at info@noexcusescrossfit.com for more information.

The entry level course is open to anyone 17 and older and includes a one-year membership with USAW. The scope and sequence of the course includes the teaching progressions of the snatch, clean and jerk, and all associated movements.

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Goff throws six TD passes to lead Cal

By Art Garcia

The Sports Xchange

FORTH WORTH, Texas — Quarterback Jared Goff threw a record six touchdown passes in what could be his final collegiate game to lead Cal past Air Force 55-36 in Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.

Goff is projected to be a top NFL draft pick, possibly the first quarterback taken in 2016, should he bypass his senior season. The 6-foot-4 junior put on a show for the pro scouts in attendance at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

Goff completed 25 of 37 passes, setting Armed Forces Bowl records for touchdowns and yards with 467. He showed off his arm strength and touch on a variety of throws, with four of his touchdowns coming in the first half.

The Bears, in a bowl for the first time in four years, finished the season 8-5. Cal had gone 6-18 in Sonny Dykes’ first two years as coach.

Goff was able to spread the ball around to his deep stable of wideouts, with wide receiver Kenny Lawler snagging three touchdown passes. Receiver Darius Powe caught scoring passes and receiver Bryce Treggs had the other touchdown.

Quarterback Karson Roberts accounted for three touchdowns and 222 yards of offense for Air Force,

California Golden Bears quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws a pass while rushed by Air Force Falcons linebacker Jack Flor (50) in the second quarter at Amon G. Carter Stadium. (Photo: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)

which lost its last three games to end up 8-6. The Falcons, bowling for the eighth time in Troy Calhoun’s nine years as coach, have played in five Armed Force Bowls during that span.

Air Force took a 7-0 lead on the game’s first possession, driving 68 yards and chewing 6 1/2 minutes off the clock. The Bears nearly held the Falcons to a field goal try, but a facemask penalty negated a third-down stop inside the 10-yard line.

Air Force fullback Jacobi Owens powered over the goal line from 1 yard two plays later.

The Bears came back with two touchdowns to finish out the first quarter.

Running back Vic Enwere scored from 1 yard and Goff connected with Treggs on a 30-yard touchdown pass.

The Falcons tied at score 14-14 on running back Tyler Williams’ 16-yard run early in the second quarter before Goff fired two more touchdown passes.

Air Force pulled within 28-21 late in the second quarter, but Goff struck again for a 35-21 advantage at halftime.

Goff added two touchdowns in the second half, giving him a Pac-12 record

43 for the season. Cal’s 55 points set an Armed Forces Bowl record.

Notes: Air Force S Weston Steelhammer, the team leader in tackles and interceptions, was ejected in the first quarter for targeting. … Cal leads the series with Air Force 7-2, including wins in the 2007 and 2015 Armed Forces Bowl. … Cal has an 11-10-1 record in bowls. Air Force is 11-13-1 in bowls. …

The Falcons played in their fifth Armed Forces Bowl, dropping to 1-4. … Cal’s 35 points in the first half set an Armed Forces Bowl record. … The announced crowd was 38,915.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTES

Miami CB Burns leaving for NFL Draft The Sports Xchange Miami Hurricanes cornerback Artie Burns announced he will forego his senior season to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

Burns, who led the ACC with six interceptions in 2015, lost his mother, Dana Smith, to a heart attack in October, and his father is currently in prison.

“Due to my mom’s sudden passing and my father being incarcerated, I now have custody of my two younger brothers and my son to raise. It is my responsibility to be the financial supporter my family needs to continue our day-to-day lives,” Burns said in a statement.

“Also, playing in the National Football League has always been a dream of mine and I believe the time to pursue this dream is now. I feel I am mentally and physically ready. Now that the time has come for me to take the next step in my journey, I will come back to complete my degree from this prestigious university.”

The 6-foot, 193-pound Burns is currently the No. 8-rated cornerback eligible for the 2016 draft and the No. 74 prospect overall, per NFLDraftScout.com ratings, and is projected as a Day 2 pick who could be selected as early as the second round. Burns was one of several Hurricanes underclassmen to seek guidance from the NFL Draft Advisory board, including junior wide receiver Stacy Coley.

A former standout at Miami Northwestern high school, Burns also ran track for the Hurricanes — breaking the 38-yearold American record for athletes under the age of 21 with a time of 7.68 seconds in the 60-yard hurdles in 2014. He finished his junior season with 36 tackles, and is seen by scouts to have an excellent blend of size and speed.

Burns remains raw on the football field and needs to improve his tackling, but has significant upside.

“Don’t let Burns’ track background fool you, he’s a legitimate NFL prospect with the upside to warrant early-round consideration,” NFLDraftScout.com

Senior Analyst Rob Rang said. “He’s at his best in press man coverage where he can use his length, aggression and speed to harass wideouts on the perimeter and has the ball skills to punish quarterbacks who challenge him.”

Burns played in the team’s game following the death of his mother.

Hurricane fans donated more than $35,000 through crowdfunding to help cover medical and funeral expenses, according to the Sun Sentinel.

“To each of you unbelievable fans that backed us each and every day, I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting me during my time at the University of Miami,” Burns wrote.

“You guys truly made my college experience one to remember. I will ALWAYS BE A CANE 4 LIFE!!!

And continue to root and support whenever I can because it’s ALL ABOUT THE ‘U.’” In his heartfelt letter, Burns said he plans to return to Miami to earn his degree.

“I can’t put into words what these past three years have meant to me in my development as a football player, but even more importantly as a man,” Burns wrote. “It is only right to acknowledge that fact and I thank you all.”

coach Joe Salave’a also signed contract extensions.

“Mike Leach and his entire staff have done a tremendous job in building our football program, and the goal is to keep moving forward,” Washington State athletic director Bill Moos said. “Cougar football has returned to the upper echelon of collegiate football, where it most deservedly belongs. I believe I speak for all Cougar fans when I say we want Mike Leach leading our football program for many years to come.”

Leach has a 21-29 overall record at Washington State since he took over the program in 2012.

ing the 2015 season.

North Texas’ starting quarterbacks last season were Andrew McNulty and DaMarcus Smith. McNulty used up his eligibility, but Smith will return for his senior season in 2016.

Kentucky names Eddie Gran OC Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops named Eddie Gran assistant head coach of the offense/offensive coordinator as well as running backs coach the school announced on Tuesday.

Gran joins the Kentucky staff after a threeyear run as the offensive coordinator at Cincinnati and is reunited with Stoops after serving as the associate head coach, running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Florida State from 2010-12.

“Having worked with Eddie at Florida State, he is an outstanding coach with great experience, including a lot of years in the SEC,” Stoops said.

“He is a great leader with tremendous passion for the game.”

A veteran offensive mind with coaching stops including Miami (Fla.), Ole Miss, Auburn, Tennessee and Florida State, Gran boasts a reputation for mentoring running backs. He has helped develop dynamic running backs at nearly every coaching stop during his decorated career, including former Auburn stars Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown, Rudi Johnson, Ben Tate, Brandon Jacobs, Heath Evans and Kenny Irons, and Ole Miss greats Deuce McAllister and John Avery. While at Tennessee, he guided Montario Hardesty to a 1,000 yard season.

Alabama reserve QB headed to North Texas Alabama backup quarterback Alec Morris could be headed to North Texas as a graduate transfer.

The Denton RecordChronicle reported Tuesday that Morris will leave the Crimson Tide after the College Football Playoff and be eligible to play next season for the Mean Green as a fifth-year senior.

New North Texas head coach Seth Littrell had expressed a desire to land a graduate transfer quarterback and Morris was once a highly regarded player coming out of high school in Texas.

At Alabama, Morris was No. 3 on the depth Leach gets chart behind Jake Coker contract extension and Cooper Bateman this Washington State exyear and has seen limited tended coach Mike Leach’s playing time during his contract through 2020 on career. Morris attempted Tuesday after capping its one pass this year, a best season in more than a 6-yard completion against decade.

Charleston Southern in a The Cougars finished rout last month. with 9-4 in 2015 — their Littrell was the offenbest record since 2003 — sive coordinator at North after a 20-14 victory over Carolina before landing the Miami Hurricanes on the head coaching job at Saturday in the Sun Bowl North Texas after Dan in El Paso, Texas.

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Matt Ryan-Julio Jones connection gives Atlanta Falcons a foundation to build on The Sports Xchange FLOWERY BRANCH — The Matt Ryan to Julio Jones connection led the Atlanta Falcons’ upset of the previously undefeated Carolina Panthers on Sunday and now has the team in position to post a winning record for the first time in three seasons, albeit in a non-playoff season for the third consecutive year.

Ryan, with his guile and obviously high pain threshold, and Jones hooked up nine times for 178 yards, including a dazzling 70-yard touchdown play, to lift the Falcons over the Panthers, 20-13. They can finish with a winning record with a victory over the New Orleans Saints in the regular-season finale at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

The Panthers faced the Falcons with nine of their 10 Pro Bowl players on the field. Running back Jonathan Stewart was out with a sprained foot.

To win in the future and return to the playoffs, the Falcons need to improve the talent around Ryan and Jones.

But after being pummeled 38-0 by Carolina just two weeks ago, the overmatched Falcons leaned heavily on their few playmakers and played with some inspiration on defense to pull off the shocker.

Moving forward, the Falcons must figure out how to quickly surround Ryan and Jones with better talent.

Ryan made a rare, spirited run through the middle of the defense but he appeared to pay a physical price for his decision not to slide.

The Falcons faced a third-and-2 at Carolina’s 11-yard line when Ryan dropped back to pass. After finding no open receivers and facing pressure, Ryan ran around left end, faked out linebacker Thomas Davis near the line of scrimmage and cut to the middle of the field to make a run for the first down.

Three plays later Ryan, tossed a 70-yard touchdown pass to Jones, who made an acrobatic grab over Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly for a 14-10 lead.

“It was a great play by Julio,” Ryan said. “To be able to escape the pocket

NFL FOOTBALL Who: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons When: Sunday, 1 p.m.

Where: Georgia Dome TV: FOX

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) carries the ball after a catch pursued

by Carolina Panthers free safety Kurt Coleman (20) in the third quarter at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports)

FALCONS’ REPORT CARD VS. PANTHERS PASSING OFFENSE: A. After taking a shot from Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis, three plays later Matt Ryan escaped the pocket and threw the ball up for Julio Jones, who caught it and scored on a 70-yard play. Despite taking a pounding, Ryan never left the game as he completed 23 of 30 passes for 306 yards and no interceptions. He finished with a passer rating 119.6, his highest of the season.

“I feel great,” Ryan said. “I thought that was a really good team win. My body feels good. Just a gutty performance across the board.”

Ryan’s throw traveled 53 yards in the air, for the arm-strength watchers. It was Ryan’s 34th career game with at least 300 yards passing. Ryan has also now thrown for at least 4,000 yards in each of the past five seasons (4,257).

Ryan was sacked two times and hit six times. That was a marked improvement from the five sacks and 11 hits in the previous game on Dec. 13. There was a botched shotgun snap that could have been costly.

Julio Jones turned in a spectacular game with nine catches for 178 yards and a touchdown.

His acrobatic grab over Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly was dazzling and just what the Falcons needed to propel them to victory. Roddy White said he would be in Gladiator Mode and he came through with a strong game. He had five catches for 67 yards. Four of White’s five receptions went for first downs. Tight end Jacob Tamme had four catches for 29 yards.

RUSHING OFFENSE: C-minus.

The Falcons stayed with the run game even though it wasn’t very productive. Devonta Freeman rushed 22 times for 73 yards and a touchdown. Terron Ward had two carries for three yards.

Overall, the Falcons rushed for 77 yards on 30 carries. Sticking to the run made the Panthers honor the play-action fakes. The unit was overmatched but battled. They stood up to Panthers’ very fine defensive line rotation. Ryan noted that getting 77 yards against the Panthers was quite an accomplishment. Left tackle Jake Matthews escorted Freeman into the end zone on his 4-yard touchdown run. Tight end Levin Toilolo had a tough day blocking, but he kept battling.

PASSING DEFENSE: A-minus.

Defensive end Vic Beasley closed out the game with a big strip-sack. Adrian Clayborn pounced on the ball to end the game. Jonathan Babineaux and Kroy Biermann combined for a big sack to the knock the Panthers out of field-goal range. The Panthers tried to attack cornerback Robert Alford again. He led the Falcons with seven tackles and had two pass breakups.

He came up strong in run support and tackled with authority. Nickel back Phillip Adams had two pass breakups and showed up in the run game with four tackles. Charles Godfrey has been a steadying force at strong safety.

RUSH DEFENSE: D. The Panthers rushed for 155 yards on 20 carries for a 7.8 yards per carry average. Rookie running back Cameron Artis-Payne had five carries for 49 yards, including a 31-yard gain. Paul Worrilow started and turned in a solid effort while playing with a knee injury. He clearly wasn’t 100 percent as he played just 18 of 52 (35 percent) defensive snaps. Justin Durant finished with five tackles and a pass breakup. Nate Stupar had a solid game with four tackles. Brooks Reed, the team’s big free agent signee, played just four snaps (eight percent).

SPECIAL TEAMS: B. Field goal kicker Shayne Graham atoned for his missed 47-yard field goal by making a 37-yarder and a 54-yarder. He either had a missed-hit on the ball or his plant leg slipped on the errant kick.

Matt Bosher had one punt, a 25-yarder, he placed inside the 20. Returner Devin Hester had a fair-catch on a punt and one kickoff return for 29 yards.

COACHING: A-plus.

After getting pummeled 38-0 just two weeks ago, the coaching staff had the Falcons ready to play. The Falcons stuck with their plan on offense to stay balanced. They had 30 runs and 30 passes. The defense came to life after that first drive and bailed the team out with two late stops.

It was the biggest win of coach Dan Quinn’s first season and put the team in position to finish with a winning season.

and realize he’s down there with a safety and a linebacker, I feel like that’s a good chance for us to throw up a ball and give him an opportunity to make a play.”

Jones certainly did make the play and it gave the Falcons a 14-10 lead they would not relinquish and provided a spark to the defense to hold up down the stretch.

“I know that the team depends on me as far as going out there and making a play,” Jones said. “All of us together. When my number is called, I try to go out there and deliver.”

Jones works with wide receivers coach Terry Robiskie, wide receiver Devin Hester and linebacker coach Bryan Cox after practice on making catches while jumping.

A former high school basketball player, Jones looked like he was clearing a basketball off the glass on the catch.

“I just had to go get the ball at the highest point,” Jones said.

There was much made about Jones’ matchup with Carolina cornerback Josh Norman, but Jones was the clear winner on Sunday.

“He just doesn’t say anything to me,” Jones said.

“He’s a good cornerback.

He doesn’t trash talk or anything like that. We kind of got him on an island a few times and made a few plays.

“We’re back on course.

It started last week. Just playing to our style and finishing games. We’ll see next week.”

2016 schedule taking shape While the Falcons will be home for the playoffs for the third consecutive season, their 2016 schedule is practically set.

The Falcons (8-7) locked up second place in the NFC South with the stunning 20-13 win over the previously undefeated Panthers. The New Orleans Saints (6-9) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (69) can’t catch the Falcons even if Atlanta loses the season finale to the Saints.

The Falcons will travel to Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Seattle, St. Louis, Oakland, Denver and the winner of next week’s Philadelphia at New York Giants game.

They will play host to Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, Arizona, San Francisco, Kansas City, San Diego and the loser of next week’s matchup between Green Bay and Minnesota.

The St. Louis and Oakland games could be played in Los Angeles.

Both teams, along with the Chargers, are candidates to relocate. The owners will decide during their meeting Jan. 12-13 in Houston.

Yikes, reeling Pack must beat Vikes for title The Sports Xchange The Green Bay Packers left themselves only one choice in the wake of possibly their worst game in the otherwise glistening Aaron Rodgers era.

“It’s time to beat the Vikings,” head coach Mike McCarthy asserted Monday.

If the Packers are to stay home to play a game in the playoffs, they must upend the rival Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. Both teams are tied for the NFC North lead at 10-5 entering the final regular-season game.

The winner garners the division title, the No. 3 playoff seed in the NFC and a first-round game at home. The loser will have to go on the road for the opening round of the postseason as a wild-card entry.

The Packers looked anything but worthy of winning a fifth straight NFC North title in their 38-8, mistake-filled road loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

“Man, we’re in the playoffs, but we all understand

NFL PLAYOFF SCENARIOS Here are the playoff scenarios for Week 17 by conference: AFC CLINCHED: New England — AFC East and a first-round bye Cincinnati — AFC North Denver — playoff berth Kansas City — playoff berth 1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (at Miami) New England clinches homefield advantage throughout AFC playoffs with: • NE win or tie OR • DEN loss or tie 2. DENVER BRONCOS (vs. San Diego) Denver clinches AFC West division with: • DEN win or tie OR • KC loss or tie Denver clinches a first-round bye with: • DEN win OR • DEN tie + CIN loss or tie OR • KC loss or tie + CIN loss Denver clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs: • DEN win + NE loss 3. CINCINNATI BENGALS (vs.

Baltimore) Cincinnati clinches a first-round bye with: • CIN win + DEN loss or tie OR • CIN tie + DEN loss OR • DEN loss + KC win 4. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (vs.

Oakland) Kansas City clinches AFC West division with: • KC win + DEN loss

if we play the type of football we played (Sunday) we’ll be home very quickly,” veteran receiver

Still alive: 5. NEW YORK JETS (at Buffalo) New York Jets clinch a playoff spot with: • NYJ win or tie OR • PIT loss or tie 6. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (at Cleveland) Pittsburgh clinches a playoff spot with: • PIT win + NYJ loss 7. HOUSTON TEXANS (vs. Jacksonville) Houston clinches AFC South division with: • HOU win or tie OR • IND loss or tie OR • HOU clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND or clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND Houston clinches strength of victory tiebreaker over IND if one of the following teams wins or ties: CIN, NE, NO, NYJ, SD. Houston clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over IND if KC wins or ties and BAL wins or ties as long as both teams don’t tie.

8. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (vs.

Tennessee) Indianapolis clinches AFC South division with: • IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU Indianapolis ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if the following occurs: • ATL, BAL, BUF, DEN, MIA all win • Plus, OAK win or tie and PIT win

James Jones said after the game. “Right now, we need to start playing the type of playoff football

or tie, but both teams cannot tie.

If Houston and Indianapolis are tied in strength of victory and tied in strength of schedule, the teams would then go to the next tiebreaker, which is best combined ranking among AFC teams in points scored and points allowed in all games.

NFC CLINCHED: Carolina — NFC South and a firstround bye Arizona — NFC West and a firstround bye Washington — NFC East Green Bay — playoff berth Minnesota — playoff berth Seattle — playoff berth 1. CAROLINA PANTHERS (vs.

Tampa Bay) Carolina clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: • CAR win or tie OR • ARI loss or tie 2. ARIZONA CARDINALS (vs.

Seattle) Arizona clinches home-field advantage throughout NFC playoffs with: • ARI win + CAR loss 3. GREEN BAY PACKERS (vs.

Minnesota, Sunday night) Green Bay clinches NFC North division with: • GB win or tie 4. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (at Green Bay, Sunday night) Minnesota clinches NFC North division with: • MIN win

that’s going to take for us to get to where we’re trying to go.”

Jones didn’t change his

tune less than 24 hours later in Green Bay’s locker room at Lambeau on Monday.

“We played the worst we can possibly play, and we’re on to Minnesota,” Jones said. “We can’t dwell on the past and be worried about the past and go out there and lay another egg on Sunday.

We’ve got to put that one behind us. We didn’t even talk about that one today.

We’re on to Minnesota, and let’s get on to playing some football.”

Still, the most lopsided loss for the Packers in a game started at quarterback by Rodgers since 2008 will be a reference point for many on the outside throughout the week as they attempt to gauge whether Green Bay can quickly bounce back.

The Packers never recovered after spotting the NFC West-champion Cardinals a 17-0 lead at halftime and a 31-0 bulge by the midway point of the third quarter.

“A football game that clearly got away from us,” McCarthy repeated a few times Monday.

IN BRIEF

Sexton, Buford headline 8-AAAA all-region team Class AAAA state champion Buford dominated the All-Region 8-AAAA Softball Team, headlined by player of the year Baylee Sexton.

Sexton was joined on the first team by Samantha Thomas, Drew Puckett and Logan Caymol. Kennedy Kotula, Gabby Benson and Peyton Wolfe earned second-team honors in voting by the region’s coaches. Bre Gutierrez received honorable mention acclaim.

Atlanta Falcons honor Grayson’s Mickey Conn as coach of the year Grayson football coach Mickey Conn was honored Sunday by the Atlanta Falcons as the organization’s Class AAAAAA Coach of the Year.

Conn was recognized during festivities at Sunday’s Atlanta Falcons vs.

Carolina Panthers game at the Georgia Dome.

Conn’s Grayson team won the Region 8-AAAAAA title this season and was undefeated until a state semifinal loss to Roswell on a long pass in the waning seconds. The Rams, who finished 13-1, have won region titles in six of the past eight seasons under Conn, the only head football coach in Grayson history.

Central’s Wofford earns AAFOA coaching award Central Gwinnett’s Todd Wofford was voted coach of the year by the Atlanta Area Football Officials Association for his sportsmanship and leadership by example.

The AAFOA supplies officials for high school football games in the metro Atlanta area, including Gwinnett. The organization provided officials for more than 200 games this season.

In 2015, Wofford led Central into the second round of the state playoffs for the second straight season.

Mountain View OL Jared Gee to play football for the Coast Guard Mountain View senior offensive lineman Jared Gee has been appointed to the Coast Guard Academy, where he will also play football, the school announced.

Gee is a 6-foot-1, 245-pound lineman, who has started the last two seasons for the Bears.

He joins defensive back Kaiden Smith — an Appalachian State pledge — as committed seniors for Mountain View.

Robinson Named SEC Freshman of the Week

ATHENS — Georgia women’s Bulldog basketball freshman forward Caliya Robinson, who has played an instrumental role in the team’s 11-game win streak and 12-1 start to the 2015-16 season, has been named the SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.

The Marietta native put together two impressive performances over the past week in wins against Cincinnati and Tennessee Tech. Robinson averaged nearly a double-double in two games with her eight points and nine and a half rebounds per contest.

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Rams force 30 turnovers in 58-31 win

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

RAM CLASSIC ROUNDUP

with the senior finishing just two blocked shots LOGANVILLE — The short of a triple-double, Grayson girls played with eight rejections to go stifling defense in their with a game-high 13 points Ram Classic game against and 10 rebounds.

Banneker.

Newkirk also reached The Rams forced more double figures in scoring than 30 turnovers, 20 of with 12 points and doled which came directly off out a game-high five assteals, in a 58-31 win Tues- sists, while Conner had day night at home. six points and four assists Imani Connor had 10 of to go with her steals, and those steals, while Destiny Emani Crenshaw chipped Newkirk added four more in eight points and five as Grayson improved to boards.

9-3 on the season.

Grayson closes out the And when the Rams event by taking on Oconee weren’t stealing the ball, County tonight at 6:30.

Jessica Ewing was making Shamiya Johnson led things difficult for the vis- Banneker in scoring with iting Trojans in the paint, 12 points.

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Archer

today, especially considering we had a few guys out,” Daniel Bullard said. “It was encouraging to see some of these young guys come in and do well. It feels good knowing that we have someone to come in and take your spot.”

In the 285 match, Jacob Lill locked up with Reiniche Cooper of Baylor and needed three overtimes to secure the win. The two were tied 1-1 after the first three periods, a score that remained after the first two overtime periods.

Lill took a 2-1 lead off an escape in the first 30 second of the last overtime, only to see Cooper do the same in the next set to tie it at 2-2.

With both wrestlers fighting fatigue, Lill came through with two points in the final 30 seconds for the hard-earned win.

On the day, Archer had three other wrestlers place in the top six in Gavin Smith (third at 120), Peter Myndresku (fourth at 138) and Gabriel Lee (fifth at

182).

The performances of the Bullard brothers and Lill weren’t a surprise to Beuglas, but the wins in the early rounds by the freshman proved to be the difference.

“The three ninth graders had never wrestled a varsity match before and we throw them into this tournament, which is arguably tougher than the state tournament,” Beuglas said. “They did well for us.”

North Gwinnett, which finished 14th at 79 points, had one champion at 120 pounds in Todd Small, who beat Alberto Perez of Gilmer County with a 19-8 major decision.

Collins Hill took 13th in the field of 32 teams, led

by Russell’s win at 126 and a fourth-place finish from Tavion Askew at 160.

Other placers for Gwinnett schools were Jonathan Sampson of Peachtree Ridge (fifth at 120), Josh Parr of Peachtree Ridge (sixth at 145) and Elijah Mackey of Grayson (fourth at 220).

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Mountain View 58, Hiram 44 LOGANVILLE — A big third quarter surge helped Mountain View’s boys

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decided early.

The Bears (4-8) lost four key players from last season but were still considered a good test for Buford.

“We’ve played a tough schedule and had a lot of close losses,” coach Jackie Lindquist said.

This wasn’t one of them, though, as turnovers did in Mountain View.

Jordan Stallworth, the only senior starter for the Bears, had 13 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots.

The Bears, which defeated Shiloh on Monday, play Banneker today in the final round of the Rams Classic, while Buford faces Centennial.

Mountain View’s Lilian Kennedy (23) blocks a shot made by Buford’s Rachel Dobbs (10) during the second half of Tuesday’s Ram Classic at Grayson High School. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

The Wolves are hoping for another fast start. Mountain View will be looking for a bounce back.

Buford

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Christian. He has more than 700 career victories. junior, led Buford with Losses aren’t easy to 16 points and also had six take for the veteran coach, rebounds. but Martin knows that Brandon Iverson, who sometimes they come with also had six rebounds, the territory. scored nine of his 14 The schedule was points in the fourth quarter mostly put together before and fellow senior Will he was hired and he didn’t Springer hit four 3-pointinherit a wealth of returners en route to also scoring ing players.

14.

“We’re getting closer,” Sophomore point guard Martin said. “We’ve Alex Jones had 12 points singled out a couple of and four assists for the areas. If we can cut down Class AAAA Wolves. on turnovers and secondClass AAAAA Lanier, chance points by blockwhich has lost eight in a ing out, I think we’ll be row after a 3-0 start, kept headed in the right direcwithin striking distance tion.” of Buford thanks to nine The Wolves haven’t 3-pointers. begun Region 8-AAAA Adrian Martin hit six play yet, but that is just times from behind the arc two games away. and scored a game-best 23 Grayson is the next points. tough warm-up opponent Fellow sophomore Buford’s Sahil Patel (32) shoots over Lanier’s Edmond for Buford.

Justin Simon hit the other “This schedule has been Ruiz (23) during the first half of Tuesday’s Ram Classic three treys and scored extremely hard with a new at Grayson High School. (Photo: Kyle Hess) all 11 of his points in the coach putting in a new second half. football players Derrick to end their losing streak. system with very few exJunior Tyler Taylor Brown, Juwuan Jones and Before taking over at perienced players,” Martin also scored 11 points and Tahj Tolbert.

Buford, Martin won four said. “But they’ve been up added seven rebounds for The Longhorns will play state titles at Norcross and to the challenge. We’ve Lanier, which was without Jefferson today as they try three at Greater Atlanta been in most games.”

Juniors

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play drive. The final play was on a completion from guys and it’s fun to get to Woodward Academy’s see them in person.”

Ryan Glover to Lowndes’ The teams went back Xavier Jenkins. The and forth in the early parts Lowndes receiver caught of the game with both the ball just past the firstteams showcasing their down marker and reversed skills on both offense and field as he raced to the end defense. The American zone to tie the score at 7-7. team fumbled on its first Like the National team, possession. But Grayson the American team had a quarterback Chase Brice response of their own and was picked off on his first it started with a 40-yard pass attempt for the Narun by Oliver, who took tional team, giving the ball the reverse down to the right back to the American National 11-yard line. team.

Two plays later, HockOn the first play of man found Mays’ Corey that possession, McEachReed from the 4-yard line, ern quarterback Bailey putting the American team Hockman spun out of a back on top, 14-7. sack and threw a bullet to The National team Northside-Warner Robins’ again responded, sustainTobias Oliver, who scored ing another long drive. A on the 59-yard pass. third-down completion late However the National in the drive from Griffin’s team responded, with a 10- Tylan Morton to Glynn

Academy’s Deejay Dallas set up Roswell’s Sheldon Evans for a seven-yard scoring run, tying the score again at 14-14.

From there, the defenses started to get their footing. Early in the second quarter, Central Gwinnett’s Emmanuel McNeil recovered a fumble for the National team inside the red zone to thwart an American scoring drive.

The American team followed that up by playing solid defense of its own as North’s Drew Jordan tipped a third-down pass that would have easily gone for a first down had he not gotten his hands in the way.

With 7:41 to go in the second quarter, the American team got the ball on its own 33-yard line and proceeded to slowly creep

down the field, going 4 of 5 on third downs and 1 of 1 on fourth downs on the drive. In the end, it was a 2-yard run by Locust Grove’s Caleb Huntley that gave the American side a 21-14 lead with 44 seconds before halftime.

The National team made a valiant attempt to put points on the board just before halftime, but Roswell kicker Turner Barckhoff missed just short on a 51-yard field goal, leaving the score 21-14.

The third quarter went by slowly for both teams as neither offense could amount much of anything. And when they did, fumbled handoffs were pounced on by the defenses, leaving the score at the end of the third the same as it was at halftime.

However, things

changed midway through the fourth quarter when the American team got up by 10 with a 49-yard field goal from Greater Atlanta Christian’s Brooks Bruce, giving the American team a 24-14 lead.

“We knew that if our offense could get just one more score, then we’d be good,” American cornerback and Mill Creek’s Jamar Hall said. “We knew they weren’t going to score again.”

The ensuing kickoff was fumbled by the National team and the American team took advantage on the very next play. Hockman took the snap and tossed it to a receiver, who in turn lateraled it to another receiver, who then flipped it back to Hockman. The quarterback then found Fitgerald’s J.D.

King wide open for a 33yard touchdown pass, effectively putting the game out of reach.

The American team added one more score when Marist quarterback Jack Dinges found King for a 53-yard touchdown pass, putting the final tally at 38-17.

American was led on defense by Brookwood’s Leonard Jordan, who had seven total tackles, while Hall had six tackles and three pass breakups.

Norcross’ Jalen Pinnkney added five tackles, one sack and two tackles for loss.

The National team got a 7 for 17 performance from Brice for 39 yards on offense, while Lanier teammates Michael Allen and Juwuan Jones had four tackles apiece on defense.

the way, the American team got back to work on its next drive. Rushes of 29 and 35 yards moved the ball down to the 15-yard line for Grant.

“I just trusted in my blocking,” Grant said. “I watched them work in practice and knew I could be confident in them.”

Grant had another long run, this time it was 19 yards, to move the ball down to the 1-yard line.

Two plays later, Rodriguez scored to make it 21-3.

Midway through the second quarter, the defenses made statements. It started with American safety Demonte Lee (Effingham County) picking off a pass and returning it 55 yards.

However, four plays into the next drive, the National team returned the favor as Bertrand picked off a pass and retuned it 38 yards to the 41.

But the good feelings wouldn’t last long as a

fumble on the next play was caused and recovered

by Calvary Day’s Nolan Smith. Thirty yards later, Smith was in the end zone and the American team had a 28-3 lead.

The American team added a 47-yard field goal

by Brunswick’s Mitchell Fineran to make it 31-3 just before halftime.

American added one final score on its first drive of the second half when Bass connected with Centennial’s Blane Mason on a 14yard pass, making it 38-3.

“This is just a great opportunity to be around great players and great coaches,” Dacula head coach and American offensive line coach Tommy Jones said.

“It was a chance to share ideas and have fun.”

Hill finished the game with two catches for 58 yards for the American team, while Archer cornerback Taiyon Palmer had six tackles.

Grant

•From Page 1B compete, but you don’t want them to get so tense where they don’t have fun with it.”

Grant got things going for American on the first drive, carrying the ball for 8, 13 and 15 yards on three consecutive plays to move the ball down to the 16-yard line. A 12-yard completion from North Gwinnett’s Cade Fortin to Brookwood’s Matthew Hill set up Grant for the last three carries of the drive, culminating in a run from the 1-yard line. The run put the American team up 7-0 with 7:35 to go in the first quarter.

The National team looked to answer on its first drive, getting a 26-yard run on a reverse from Walton’s Dominick Blaylock.

However, the drive stalled in their opponent’s territory when a third-down sack resulted in a fourth-and-long

Lanier 50, Oconee Co. 31 LOGANVILLE — Bailey Basette scored 16 points as Lanier raced out to an early lead and never looked back in beating Oconee County 50-31 in Tuesday’s action at the Ram Classic.

Kalen Surles added 13 points for the Longhorns (5-8), who meet Shiloh today at 12:30 p.m. to close out their participation in the event.

break away for a 58-44 win over Hiram in Tuesday’s action in the Ram Classic at Grayson High School.

The Bears (9-4) lead was just seven points at halftime, but a 17-4 run in the third quarter helped them pull away for good.

Donell Nixon finished with 17 points to lead all scorers, while Mountain View also got double-figure scoring from Spencer Rodgers with 14 points and Miles Long with 10 points.

Devon Brower had 12 points to lead the visiting Hornets, while Elijah Hoffman added 11 points.

The Bears finish out play in the event today at 5 p.m. when they take on Banneker.

Wolves

Peachtree Ridge quarterback Fred Payton stands in the pocket to deliver a pass under pressure on Tuesday at McEachern High School during the first half of the Sophomore Elite Classic. (Photo: Kelly J. Huff/Marietta Daily Journal)

attempt, which failed.

American took advantage of the turnover on downs, and it started with the first play. Woodstock’s Garrett Bass completed a 32-yard pass to Stockbridge’s Marquez Izzard to get things going. Three plays later, the pair hooked

up again, this time for 21 yards. On the very next play, Ola’s Christopher Rodriguez scored from the 8-yard line, putting American up 14-0 with 3:45 to go in the first quarter.

National again moved the ball down the field on its next drive, driving down

to the 36-yard line. But a sack and a forced fumble halted the drive, giving the ball back to the American team.

“We made mistakes early and that hurt us,” Fleetwood said. “We would get things going and then a mistake would stop our momentum.”

However, the American team responded with a turnover of their own as Fortin was picked off on the third play of the ensuing drive by Blessed Trinity’s JD Bertrand, who returned the ball down to the 28-yard line. The National team also saw the ball move half the distance to the goal on a facemask penalty to put the offense in range to score.

Three plays later, National had only moved up three yards, and had to settle for a 28-yard field goal from Norcross’ Jake Camarda to make it 14-3.

With the mistake out of

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Matt Ginn, Gladiators blank Norfolk Admirals 4-0

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — Goalie Matt Ginn made all 35 saves and the Atlanta Gladiators shutout Norfolk 4-0 in an entertaining affair Tuesday at Infinite Energy Arena.

Ginn was the game’s first star for obvious reasons, but this one had some of everything — back-and-forth rushes, breakaways, hits and a line skirmish after Brad Navin’s goal gave Atlanta (18-10-2-0) some breathing room with 7:25 remaining in what was a tight game for 2 1/2 periods.

“It was a great hockey game, and a 4-0 score doesn’t tell the right story,” head coach Andy Brandt said. “Norfolk had a lot of jump in the first period.

They hemmed us in, outshot us in the first and second.

They played a good game.

“We got some puck luck.

You look at Navin’s goal,

Atlanta Gladiators netminder Matt Ginn makes one of his 35 saves in a 4-0 shutout win over the Norfolk Admirals on Tuesday night at the Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

(defenseman Matt Register) kind of turned it over and got it back, and we were able to spring Nave’s for the breakaway. Any time you get puck luck, it’s earned.”

Navin broke in alone on Norfolk goalie Nic Riopel and ripped a shot that swept all the way around the back of the net to the delight of 4,391 on hand.

Two fighting majors

and three minor penalties were handed out after the shenanigans half a minute later, setting the table for an interesting rest of the week.

The teams meet again at 7:05 p.m. tonight in Duluth and then travel to Norfolk (10-21-0-1) on Saturday for the final clash.

“We know they’re going to come out hungry and ready to go,” Brandt said.

“So we know that the start of the game is going to be big. We’ve got to have that push right from the drop of the puck.

“We can’t wait and feel the game out. We have to be the ones to dictate play and get pucks in deep early and establish our forecheck.”

The biggest highlights of a scoreless first period were courtesy of the goaltenders, particularly Ginn, who made several terrific saves.

His best, stuffing the Admirals’ leading scorer Tommy Mele on a one-onone breakaway, came nine minutes in and was quickly answered by his counterpart. A minute later, Riopel denied Garry Nunn’s parry on a 2-on-1 rush.

The rest of the period was littered with penalties and Norfolk had 1:21 of power play left to start the second.

Atlanta killed that one and another soon after with Ginn, a rookie out of Holy

Cross College, absorbing shot after shot until the Gladiators’ own power play finally broke through for a 1-0 lead.

“I think this was a game where you really saw him settle in to the quality goaltender he can be,” Brandt said. “Looking at it from an honest perspective, he fought the puck a little bit at the beginning (of the season) and I thought that was just because he wanted to win so bad. He was trying almost too hard.

“Tonight he calmed things down, he slowed the game down. When a guy gets a shutout, you like to say there’s a lot of help in front of him. And there was. But he earned that shutout with the saves and rebound control and his positioning. Just a great game from him.”

Justin Buzzeo capped a sharp tic-tac-toe passing play at 11:44, smashing a shot from the slot past Riopel for the game’s first

goal. Defensemen Tyler Shiplo and Max Everson set up Buzzeo’s fourth goal of the season. The rookie out of Ferris State celebrated with a forceful fist pump.

The Gladiators clung to that 1-0 lead for another 20 minutes before goals

by Navin, Garry Nunn on the power-play and Brock Higgs with the empty-netter made it seem like a more lop-sided affair.

“They were playing pretty tough,” Buzzeo said.

“They were throwing a lot of pucks at the net. But that happens and you just have to adjust. (Ginn) has been keeping us in games.

This one was a big one for him, especially getting that shutout. You can’t play any better than that.

“It’s going to be tough (the rest of the week). We know they’re going to come out hard tomorrow.

They want some revenge and we’ve got to be ready for that.”

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Black Knights with 17 points while Stamps and MADISON — Adnan Jaquan Morris each had Antonio scored 27 points 10. and pulled down eight BBOYS OYS BASKETBALL HOOPS rebounds to lead Central Gwinnett to a 77-46 win Shiloh 62, Dorman 42 over Strom Thurmond SPARTANBURG, S.C. (SC) at the Sweet South –— Shiloh defeated Dorman Classic on Tuesday.

62-42 in the semifinals of the Farm Bureau Insurance ClasJamal Johns chipped in sic on Tuesday. The Generals 14 points while Kevin Stamps blocked 11 shots advance to Wednesday’s title matchup against Spartanburg and had eight rebounds (S.C.) High School. and eight assists for the Josh Okogie led Shiloh Black Knights.

(8-2) with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Malik Chandler Central rebounded from a tought 59-57 loss added 12 points while Dejon Waters and Greg James to Southwest Atlanta added 10 and eight points Christian on Monday. apiece.

Jalen Hiller led the

Norcross 67, Providence (Fla.) 53 CHARLOTTE (N.C.) — Norcross defeated Providence (Fla.) 67-53 in the semifinals of the Hoodies House Hoops Classic on Tuesday. The Blue Devils (12-1) advance to Wednesday’s championship matchup against the host school, Providence Day (N.C.).

Rayshaun Hammonds continued his tournament MVP march with 16 points and 17 rebounds. This comes on the heels of a 21 and nine performance in Monday’s opening game.

Jordan Goldwire pumped in 17 points to lead Norcross while Kyle Sturdivant chipped in 13 points.

Providence Christian 52, George Walton 40 MONROE — Providence Christian defeated George Walton 52-40 in the George Walton Christmas Tournament on Tuesday. Bobby Rogers led the Storm (2-10) with 16 points while teammates Alex Timm and Jeremy Hardnett scored 12 and 10, respectively.

Hebron Christian 52, North Oconee 44 WINDER –— Hebron Christian improved to 9-3 on the season with a 52-44 win over North Oconee in the WinderBarrow Christmas Tournament on Tuesday. Kobe Wharton led the Lions with 20 points while Luke Crawford added 19 for the victors.

By David Friedlander

bucket in the closing seconds sent the Rams into intermission with a 27-23 lead.

LOGANVILLE — GrayAnd that momentum son’s boys struggled to put carried into the second some distance between half, as Nick Edwards themselves in the first half knocked down a jumper of their game with Banfrom the foul line, followed neker in Tuesday’s finale at by a quick stop and Joey the Ram Classic.

Chavez’s 3-pointer from the But the Rams proved to left wing to push the lead to be far more rude hosts in the 32-23 in the first 30 seconds second half to blow past the of the third quarter. visiting Trojans for a 67-39 The Rams eventually home victory. outscored Banneker 17-4 in Grayson (10-1) led just the third quarter and 40-16 two points late in the first for the second half to cruise half before Austin Duke’s home for the win. david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Brookwood’s OT win sets up all-Gwinnett Deep South final

By Will Hammock

“When you make the bracket for attendance and county ties, we always like to have someone else in SNELLVILLE — One the county who’s not in our Gwinnett boys basketball region (in the Deep South), coach will lead his alma whether it’s GAC, Buford mater to the Deep South or someone from Region Classic championship 7,” said Bowles, who led today. his Broncos to their last Brookwood got clutch Deep South title in 2012. play from guards Bubba “It’s nice to have that team Parham and Micah Kinsey in the final. It says a lot in Tuesday night’s last about Gwinnett basketball semifinal, handing previthat it’s us two in the final ously unbeaten Johns Creek because there are tough a 65-62 defeat in overtime teams here. Johns Creek and setting up an allwas 11-0, and Harrison is Gwinnett final with Greater solid.”

Atlanta Christian. GAC Brookwood, 9-3 overall wasn’t tested as much in its and now 5-0 at home, held semifinal, a 68-48 victory a slim lead throughout over Harrison on Tuesday. before Johns Creek (11-1) The all-Gwinnett final, took a few leads late in set for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff, the fourth quarter. The last is ideal for the tournament, Gladiators edge was 52-50 and offers a neat storyin the waning seconds, line as both Brookwood’s when they missed the front Daniel Bowles and GAC’s end of a one-and-one free David Eaton are coaching throw. the schools they played for That gave Brookwood a as teenagers. Both played in chance to tie, and the ball the Deep South Classic as went to Parham, whose high-schoolers as well. driving runner with three will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

seconds left tied the score and forced overtime. Parham had a game-high 27 points — he scored 10 of his team’s first 11 points in the first quarter.

He then had seven of the Broncos’ 13 points in overtime, making 5 of 5 attempts from the line in the extra period (4 of 4 in the final minute).

When Parham was making key plays late, it was Kinsey. The point guard had eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and also finished with six rebounds, five assists and five steals.

“I told the guys that’s a game you shouldn’t win,” Bowles said. “You miss that many layups and have 12 turnovers in the first half.

It’s a game last year we wouldn’t have won. But it’s a game with as many tough kids as we have, we somehow found a way to win when we shouldn’t have.

It’s a great feeling to win games you shouldn’t.

“We found a way to

make the ones that mattered, got a couple of defensive stops and made free throws there at the end. I’m proud as heck of them. We fought like crazy and won a game we shouldn’t have.”

Brookwood shot just 35 percent, including 27 percent from 3-point range.

The Broncos also got nine points from Markus Smith off the bench, offsetting a 25-point night by Johns Creek’s Mark Lancaster.

GAC (8-4) got off to a rough start against Harrison when star Garrett Covington got two fouls in the first 50 seconds. He ended up sitting more than 10 minutes in the first half, though the Spartans still led by eight at halftime.

They sealed the victory with an 11-0 run midway through the fourth quarter.

Brian Coffey had four of his 11 points during that run. Covington also got it going in the second half, finishing with game highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds.

GAC got 11 points from Anthony Carter off the bench, Charlie O’Briant added nine points and six rebounds and Hunter McIntosh had eight points.

Brookwood girls fall in semis There won’t be a Deep South girls finalist from Gwinnett.

Brookwood was defeated

by Northwest Whitfield and its hot 3-point shooting 4236 on Tuesday.

NW Whitfield’s opponent in today’s 6 p.m. girls title game is Lambert, coached by former South Gwinnett player and coach Jaime Kruppa Fisher. The Longhorns, whose staff also includes Wesleyan grad and 2004 Deep South MVP Carolyn Whitney, defeated North Cobb 59-46 in Tuesday’s semifinals behind 17 points from Molly Williams and 13 points from Ashley Johnson. North Cobb was led by Alexis Luster’s 16 points.

Brookwood’s girls didn’t

trail NW Whitfield (10-3) until the game’s final three minutes, fading down the stretch as the visitors’ shots kept falling.

NW Whitfield made just 1 of 12 3-pointers in the first half, but made 7 of 9 from long range in the second half, including 4-for-4 in the fourth quarter. The victors didn’t miss a shot in the fourth quarter until a meaningless layup with two seconds left.

Mary Kate Allen led NW Whitfield with 16 points, making all three of her 3-point shots in the fourth.

Holly Heath added 12 points and Whitley Brooker scored seven.

N’dea Jones led Brookwood (7-4) with 13 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and two steals, along with Jazmin Robinson (seven points), Kierra Adams (seven points) and Tori McGhee (six points). The Broncos made just 2 of 11 shots and turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter.

Shiloh girls rebound for 49-42 win over North at Ram Classic

By David Friedlander

We had a long team meeting after the game (Monday) and (Tuesday). So, it seems like they responded.”

LOGANVILLE — What Emani Bell played a big a difference a day made for role in Shiloh’s bounce Shiloh’s girls basketball back by hitting six 3-pointteam. ers on her way to a gameAfter a 26-point loss to high 23 points.

Mountain View in MonBut two other factors day’s opener of the Ram played a big role in the Classic, the Generals victory, including a stifling bounced back in a big way trapping defense and agagainst another Region gressive rebounding that 7-AAAAAA opponent, led to a 42-32 advantage downing North Gwinnett for the Generals on the 49-42 on Tuesday at Gray- boards. son High School.

Bell gave Shiloh its first “Different day, different lead of the game at 10-8 team,” Shiloh coach Regina with a driving layup with Tate said after the Gener53 seconds left in the first als improved to 5-5 on the quarter. season. “Different attitude The 5-foot-6 senior then and mentality going into it. hit a 3-pointer during a I think (Monday), going in 15-4 run that spanned the off (Christmas) break, we first and second quarters, just weren’t ready to play. and helped the Generals david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

take their biggest lead of the half at nine points before North (5-8) pulled to within 21-14 by halftime.

But after being forced into 12 first-half turnovers and relying almost solely on Jessica Belcher for scoring in the opening 16 minutes, the Bulldogs seemed to make an adjustment early in the second half.

Belcher and Kathleen Wilson each were able to penetrate the Shiloh zone and draw the defense into the lane before dishing off to Sherricka Sims for layups to pull North as close as 21-18 with 5:57 left in the third quarter.

But the Bulldogs were dealt a blow when Sims was whistled for her third personal foul, which sent the 6-1 senior to the bench just 10 seconds later.

Her absence was felt not only along the baseline on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, where Shiloh really began to take over on the boards.

“We’re really young in the post, and Sherricka’s a senior,” North coach Bryan Sellers said. “She does a good job for us whenever we get her the basketball, and defensively she bumps around a little bit. (Shiloh) did a good job taking on Kat (Wilson). They took away her pretty well, and Jessica was kind of left to shoulder everything for a while.”

Shiloh also began to heat up from the 3-point arc on offense, with Bell first dishing off Kamryn Jackson for a trey before hitting two of her own to spark an 11-0 run over the next 2:20

that pushed the Generals’ lead into double digits at 32-18.

The lead reached as much as 34-19 following a pair of free throws by Bell with 2:11 left in the quarter, and the Generals held a 37-24 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

But the Bulldogs had one last run left in them, led by Belcher.

The junior guard hit one basket, and assisted on two more by Kendall Kerr, who also added a key stickback to ignite a 10-3 run to start the fourth quarter and bring North as close as 40-34 with 3:02 to play.

But Shiloh got a boost from Bria Cade, who came off the bench to hit a driving layup with 1:43 left, and then grabbed an offensive rebound and drawing a

foul before hitting both free throws 18 seconds later at the 1:25 mark to push the lead back into double digits at 44-34, and North never got closer than the final margin again.

While no other Shiloh player reached double figures in scoring besides Bell, the General did get big contributions from Sharai Lay, who had six points and pulled down a gamehigh 13 rebounds, Cade, who finished with seven points and four boards, Christina Massey (two points, seven rebounds) and Christina Little (two points, seven boards, four assists).

Belcher led North with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Sims and Kerr added eight points and five boards apiece.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6429, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien on January 11, 2016 at approx.

10:00AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

Name; Unit # Ava Stowers B094 929-301619, 12/23,30

3942 Stone Mountain Hwy. Snellville, GA 30039 770-979-8936 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

416-Henryetta Mason- , TV desk dresser,Boxes Thorne555-Dane Clothes, Tools,Bags, Car Parts 503-Andrew Scott- Couch, mattress, boxes, totes, books,TV 458-Willie Sullivan- pictures, bags.Boxes, chairs desk Thomas531-Donnett Dresser, Clothes,Boxes, Mattress Williams578-Michael Sofa Gilbert550-Eugene clothes, boxes, Mattress, Sofa, TV Langston– 281-Diane dresser, clothes,Boxes 160-Deshanavi MurrayDresser,TV boxes Booker684-Stephanie Sofa,TV 669-Natka Warrick-Mattress, Dresser,Boxes, Table ,TV Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-303032, 12/30,1/6

084 Vera Weal – Household items 4112 Michelle Mccain – House hold items 325 Karin Albers – Household items 224 Teah Bell – Household items 315 Yolanda Crawford – Household items 451 Aaron Carter – House hold items 216 Derek Jones – Household 406 Edward Bobo – Household items 4131 Vucicevic Snezana – Household goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-302251, 12/30,1/6

(AU003807) on behalf of the facility’s management. Units may be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageStuff.Bid. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. #135 Kamarah S. Angus/ Kamarah Sharon Ay AngusFurniture, Household Items, Hobby Crafts. #239 Eneye Ibrahim – Vending Machine. #312 Bettye Tyler- Household Items. #413 Bettye Tyler–Household Items. #497 Ruth SantamariaQueen Size Bedroom Set, Boxed Items, Clothing, Dishes, Toiletries. #633 Evon Buchanan/Evon Lloyd Buchanan -Household Items. #459 Charles Jr. Belt/ Charles Belt Jr. – Household Items. #462 Jani Denk Dresser, Boxes, Bedroom lights.

929-299159, 12/23,30

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE NOTICE Business name : Agraffe LLC dba Hwy 29 Lqr Sole Owner : Gail M. Anglin : 3242 N. Embry Address circle Chamblee, GA 30347 Retail Liquor Store selling Beer, Wine and Liquor Located at : 4132 Lawrenceville Hwy Lilburn, GA 30047 904-290612, 10/30-1/7

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION AIR PROTECTION BRANCH STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF GWINNETT NOTICE OF DRAFT TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT To All Interested Parties: The Georgia Environmental Protection Division announces its intent to issue a Title V Air Quality Operating Permit to Dolco Packaging. The facility is located at 252 Hosea Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia. The primary purpose of this permit is to identify and consolidate existing State and Federal air requirements applicable to Dolco Packaging and to provide practical methods for determining compliance with these requirements. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is preparing Title V Operating Permits in accordance with Title V of the Clean Air Act. This permit will be enforceable by the Georgia EPD, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other persons as otherwise authorized by law.

This facility manufactures polystyrene foam products.

The draft permit and all information used to develop the draft permit are available for review. This includes the application and all other relevant materials available to the permitting authority. This information is available for review at the office of the Air Protection Branch, 4244 International Parkway, Atlanta Tradeport–Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Copies of the draft permit, narrative, and permit application will be available through our internet site http://epd.georgia. gov/air/draft-title-v-permit.

(Please note that the Internet is generally accessible from most public libraries in Georgia.)

If copies are desired, a copying machine for public use is provided by EPD at the Atlanta Air Protection Branch office. There will be a copying charge of $0.10 per page. Copies will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Files are available for review and copying 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday–Friday, excluding holidays.

You are hereby notified of the opportunity to submit written public comments concerning the draft Title V Air Quality Operating Permit.

Persons wishing to comment on the draft Title V Operating Permit are required to submit their comments, in writing, to EPD at the above Atlanta Air Protection Branch address.

Comments must be received by the EPD no later than 30 days after the date on which this notice is published in the newspaper. (Should the comment period end on a weekend or holiday, comments will be accepted up until the next working day.) The Division, in making its final decision to issue the Title V permit, will consider all comments received on or prior to that date.

Any requests for a public hearing must be made within the 30-day public comment period. A request for a hearing should be in writing and should specify, in as much detail as possible, the air quality related issues that constitute the basis for the request. Where possible, the individual making the request should also identify the portion(s) of the Georgia Rules for Air Quality Control and/or the Federal Rules that the individual making the request is concerned may not have been adequately incorporated into the draft permit. If a public hearing on the draft Title V Operating Permit is to be held, the date, time, and location of the hearing will be provided in a

subsequent, separate public notice. At that hearing, anyone may present data, make a statement or comment, or offer a viewpoint or argument either orally or in writing concerning the draft Title V permit. During the Division’s decision-making procedures to issue the Title V permit, any information received during a public hearing will be considered together with information received during the comment period.

Following this 30 day public comment period, the draft permit will undergo a 45 day review by U.S. EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 70.8. Information pertaining to U.S. EPA’s review period can be found on their website at www.epa.gov/region4/air/ permits.

After the comment period has expired, the EPD will consider all comments, make any necessary changes, and issue the Title V Operating Permit. Copies of the final Title V Operating Permit, comments received, EPD’s responses to comments, and any other relevant information will then be made available for public review during normal business hours at the office of the Air Protection Branch. A summary of comments and any changes made to the final permit will be found in an addendum to the narrative. A copy of this narrative and the final Title V permit will be added to the information already available at the internet address given above.

For additional information, contact the manager of the Stationary Source Permitting Program, at the Atlanta address, or by phone at 404/363-7000. Please refer to this notice when requesting information.

928-298875, 12/30 PUBLIC NOTICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GEORGIA LAW O.C.G.A. 12‐5‐30 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1989, WE ARE HEREBY SERVING NOTICE THAT GWINNETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES HAD AN OVERFLOW OF RAW SEWAGE FROM THE BELHAVEN/ TURNBURY PUMP STATION, AT 3876 ANCROFT CIRCLE IN NORCROSS, FROM APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM ON DECEMBER 15, 2015 UNTIL 8:19 AM ON DECEMBER 16, 2015. THE SPILL ENTERED AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY TO THE CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000 GALLONS IN VOLUME. THE SPILL WAS CAUSED BY OPERATOR ERROR. ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS NOTED THE SPILL WAS STOPPED WITHIN NINETEEN MINUTES. THE GEORGIA EPD WAS NOTIFIED ON DECEMBER 16, 2015.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #714, 105 Old Peachtree Road NW, Suwanee, GA 30024, to satisfy a lien on January 11, 2016 at approx. 10:00AM at www. storagetreasures.com.

Name Brenda Kay Duckett Unit # 460 & 720 Latrese Capers 228 Rodrick Manigault 302 Liz McDonald 312 Denise A. Huffman 535 Jeffrey R. Adams 691 Jessie Van Green Jr. AKA Jessie V. Green 592 929-299588, 12/23,30 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6429, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien on January 11, 2016 at approx.

10:00AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

Name; Unit # Ava Stowers B094 929-301619, 12/23,30

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 North Berkeley Lake Rd. Duluth, GA 30096 770 856 9676 January 13, 2016 1:00pm 5304 Azelia Cutts Luggage, shoes, laptop 0609 Ryan Kensinger Tool box, tools, mower 4104 Shamere Thompson Bike, Toys, Stroller 5507 Antonio Walton Sport collectable, books 5311 Thaddeus Bibbs Doll house, speaker, PS3 0701 Jacent Mcrath Couch, bike, tool box 4325 Walter Bercy Doll house, Mattress, bags 4117 Kwang Park Clothes, luggage, ladder 0228 Bobby Robbinson Bike, Dryer, Couch, 1315 Robert Mulkey China cabinet, bed, bike 1101 Kim Sang Tae Couch, Dresser, Frames 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 929-303025, 12/30,1/6 PUBLIC AUCTION 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: Auction Date: 1/14/2015 4750 Nelson Address: Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 Phone: (678) 482- 5022 Time of Sale: 2:30 PM Lori Kimbro Head Unit 704 Household Items Emmett Glover Unit 814 Household Items 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.

929-302245, 12/30,1/6

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on Wednesday January 13,2016 at 12:00PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 3

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: 4257 Buford Drive, GA, 30518 770-614-4863 January 14, 2016 @ 9:30 AM 105 Scharra T Millsap Household goods 303 Kelly Fuller Furniture, boxes, beds, clothes 308 Shea French Household goods 6264 Ray Mobley Furniture, household goods, electronics 6268 Ray Mobley Furniture, household goods, electronics 627 Yvonne Fowlkes Household goods 6285 Chayna Morris Boxes, dishes 638 Evelyn Hibbert Couches, beds, pots, household goods 646 Michael Lawson Couch, tv, end table, entertainment center, computer desk, boxes 652 Autumn Foster Household furniture 654 Greg Epps Household goods 733 Jesica Lynn furniture 8032 Jimmy Simmons Household goods 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 929-303052, 12/30,1/6 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on 1/14/2015 at 5:30 PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2040 Lawrenceville Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30044 (770)962-4330 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

232 Mays, April–Household 081 Chapple Tasha – house hold items

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: 4400 Lawrenceville Hwy Lilburn, GA 30047 770-638-2252 January 14th, 2016 at 5:30 PM UNIT 108 – CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS – HOUSEHOLD GOODS UNIT 124 – ADDISON TARPLEY – HOUSEHOLD GOODS UNIT 339 – LADINEA JAMES – HOUSEHOLD GOODS UNIT 371 – GARY STALEY – HOUSEHOLD GOODS UNIT 451 – TERESA RYAN – HOUSEHOLD GOODS 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.

929-301452, 12/30,1/6 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on January 14, 2016 at 2:00pm for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd Sugar Hill, GA 30518 (678) 482-5710 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Unit 735 Virginia Lincoln Personal Belongings, Antiques & Wood Unit 625 Pamela Barnes Household Unit 144 Lisa Eavenson Furniture & Paperwork Unit 122 Melissa Valasquez Furniture Unit 629 Nichole Adam Household items Unit 104 Brittnay Buttrum TV, Clothes Unit 426 Michael Higgins Household items 700 Stephanie Unit Arellanes furniture, household goods Unit 483 Mark Workman Tools, Household goods, and boxes Unit 210 Terry Holt Household goods, boxes Unit 523 Betty Phillips Household items 239 Edmundo Unit Ramirez Bed and Boxes Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-301453, 12/30,1/6 GEORGIA SINGLE FACILITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that Champion Self Storage at 2415 Loganville Hwy. Grayson, GA. 30017 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to the Self Storage Facility Act of the Georgia Code). The sale will take place at the website StorageStuff.Bid on January 13th at 9:00 am. 2016. The sale will be conducted under the guidance of Cheli Rosa (

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CLAYTON NEWS HAS AN OPENING FOR A GOVERNMENT REPORTER EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. The reporter will be responsible for covering Clayton County Board of Commission and the county’s municipalities. Other duties include features in Clayton and Henry counties and photography. The position requires night hours and occasionally weekend events.

The Clayton News is an award-winning community newspaper that produces quality print reporting every Wednesday and Saturday, and digital reporting every day through our website and social media. Check out our website at www.news-daily.com. Come join our staff in putting out the best local news south of Atlanta.

Applicants must have a four-year college degree, preferably in journalism or mass communications. Experience is preferred, even at the college level, but this is a perfect position for a graduate eager to set the journalism world on fire. A knowledge of local government and basic politics will put a candidate over the rest.

Candidates who live locally in the Southern Crescent are also preferred. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Send cover letters and resumes to Editor Kathy Jefcoats at kjefcoats@news-daily.com.

MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 12/21/15 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be auctioned or disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner and or lien holder.

The Vehicle was impounded from 3383 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Norcross, Ga on 11/9/15, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2005 Ford Taurus 1FAFVIN# P56U55A128965 No Tag 929-302231, 12/23,30

ZONINGS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the public that an application for a Variance has been filed with the City of Grayson, GA by Davis Hunt, Solomon Development Services, for a modification of the building design ordinance requirement limiting the materials for siding (wood, cementitious or shakes) to 10 % or less of the total wall area for the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT AND OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 137 OF THE 5TH DISTRICT IN GWINNETT COUNTY AND BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TO FIND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING COMMENCE AT A POINT LOCATED AT THE CL OF SAWYER FARM DRIVE AND THE EASTERN R/W OF GA HIGHWAY #20 ,R\W VARIES, FROM SAID POINT RUN ALONG THE EASTERN R\W OF GA HWY #20 A DISTANCE OF 63.42’ TO A 1/2” IPS AND BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING FROM SAID POINT CONTINUE ALONG SAID R\W N33 39’52”W A DISTANCE OF 197.72’ TO A R\W MONUMENT FOUND, THENCE RUNNING N25 32’03”W A DISTANCE OF 231.99’ TO A POINT , THENCE RUNNING N33 39’47”W A DISTANCE OF 159.48’ TO 1/2” IPS , THENCE LEAVING SAID R\W AND RUNNING N59 59’23”E A DISTANCE OF 365.28’ TO A 1/2” IPF, THENCE RUNNING S33 40’54”E 632.21’ TO A 1/2” IPS ON THE NORTHERN 50’ R\W OF SAWYER FARM DRIVE , THENCE RUNNING S60 39’17”W A DISTANCE OF 92.85’ TO A POINT , THENCE RUNNING ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGH AN ARC DISTANCE OF 34.54’ AND HAVING A REDIUS OF 115.00’ BEING SUBTENDED

BY A CHORD BEARING OF S69 15’36”W AND A CORD DISTANCE OF 34.41’ TO A POINT , THENCE RUNNING S77 51’55”W A DISTANCE OF 112.72’ TO A POINT THENCE RUNNING S60 39’17”W A DISTANCE OF 167.04’ TO A 1/2” IPS AND BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID TRACT CONTAINS 5.338 AC. A Public Hearing on the Variance request will be held before the City of Grayson M

ZONINGS

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Mayor and City Council on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the Grayson Senior Center located behind City Hall at 475 Grayson Parkway, Grayson, GA 30017. The Mayor and City Council has the authority to approve the Variance as requested in the application or to place such other conditions on the property as the Mayor and City Council deems appropriate, constitutional and in the best interest of the citizens of Grayson.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend this meeting.

934-303008, 12/30

DRIVERS WRECKER DRIVERS Experience Necessary.

CDL & non-CDL Join Our Team With Insurance & Benefits Paid Vacation Lance Wrecker Service, Inc. 770-963-5816

THE CITY OF NORCROSS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held before the Norcross Planning Zoning Board on January Wednesday, 6, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers for the purpose of due process of the following: Text Amendment for M-1, Light Industry District For further information please call the Community Development Department at 678-421-2067.

934-303104, 12/30

FULL TIME

Construction Team

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAMS Four Corners Primary Care Centers (FCPC) is beginning the process to remodel 13,950 square feet of existing office space in a recently leased building in the Gwinnett County area to be utilized as a medical clinic for primary care. FCPC is soliciting a request for qualifications (RFQ) from local design and construction teams that are interested in this project.

Please submit the following by COB January 4, 2016 to administration@ fcpchealth.org to be considered for this work: 1. A list of the projects your firm(s) has completed that are similar in scope to this proposed project, including the size, cost, dates and durations for design and construction.

2.References for the above projects.

3. Provide information about your firm (years in business, number of employees, services provided, primary areas of market focus, business volume for the last three years and explain the process that you use in doing a design/build project of this type.

4. After review of the RFQ’s, FCPC will choose a select group to submit proposals for this work. After reviewing the proposals, interviews may be requested or FCPC may make a selection at that time.

Shuttle Drivers: CDL-A 1 yr exp. Dedicated lane from Pendergrass to Gainesville. Benefits/ insurance after 90 days.

18.00/ hr, 8 hrs shifts.

Call Eric or Victoria 256-432-3944

Billing Coordinator National Respiratory Company seeking candidate for growing specialized department with advancement opportunity.

Candidate must have extensive knowledge for multiple insurance carriers, knowledge of respiratory equipment and corresponding diagnosis, be detailed oriented, have excellent communication skills, be proficient with Excel and be highly organized.

Overtime may be required.

EOE/DFWP. Please fax resume to 770-248-0899 Attn. Staffing.

PRODUCTION MANAGER Mid-size Sheet Metal Manufacturer in Conyers seeking Production Manager.

This is a permanent, full-time position with benefits. Must have 2+ years experience to be considered.

Contact Tammy Porter at 770-483-0055 for more information.

WAREHOUSE F/T Multiple Positions:

OPEN HOUSE ROCKDALE, CONYERS

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST OFFER! THIS SATURDAY, BETWEEN 1 – 4 P.M. OPENING PRICE: $210,000 2911 CHESTERFIELD WAY SE CONYERS 30013 (Not A Foreclosure Or Bank Owned) CALL: 770-225-4681 FOR DETAILS HOUSES FOR SALE COVINGTON, GA 30014

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 COVINGTON, GA 30016

• SHIPPING • SEAMSTRESS Exp. pref. Apply in person M-Th, 9-3.

775 Tipton Industrial Dr., Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 TRAINING/ SCHOOLS

BECOME A NURSING ASSISTANT IN 3 WEEKS! •Dialysis Tech in 3 mo.

•PCT •Pharmacy Tech •Medical Assistant *Payment plans available

REDUCED! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-423154 60 SUNFLOWER LN. Nice Brick Front 2 Story w/ 2 Story Entry Foyer. 1st Level Features Formal Living & Dining Room w/ Corner Fireplace, Kichen w/ Breakfast Area. 5BR/3.5BA. $135,000 • Insured w/ Escrow • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

Snellville CALL TODAY 770-912-3306

OPEN HOUSE HENRY, MCDONOUGH

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST OFFER! THIS SATURDAY, BETWEEN 1 – 4 P.M. OPENING PRICE: $243,500 722 FRASER COURT MCDONOUGH, 30253 (Not A Foreclosure Or Bank Owned) CALL: 770-225-4681 FOR DETAILS

COVINGTON, GA 30016 PEMCO HUD HOME # 105-174716 90 FAIRVIEW CHASE Fantastic find in this well-appointed split foyer w/hardwood floors family room,& formal dining 4BR/3BA $125,000 • INSURED W/ ESCROW • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com ROCKDALE, CONYERS 4BR/2BA on 1.25 Acre. Large LR & DR. Corner of 2200 Irwin Bridge, close to Hospital. $70,000.

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FLOORING

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FREE REMOVAL

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LOADER WORK

SERVICE We pick up any of the following items:

•Lot Clearing •Cut out for Basements •Grading Out for Building Pads •Underbrush Clearing •GRAVEL DRIVEWAYS• •All Types of Hauling & Tractor Work •Fill Dirt •Bobcat Work

All scrap metal such as all appliances, air conditioners, lawn mowers, metal windows & doors, garage doors, motorcycles, house & barn tin, gutters & awnings, metal signs, junk cars, old batteries, etc. *No TVs or computer monitors.

Call 770-601-8495 404-545-3299

•Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types

SPECIALTY WORK

• Borders • Stairways • Medallions Free Estimates Insured/Certified Michael Nanni

Call John

770-867-9670

770-945-2488

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FOREST REMODELING, INC.

• Oak • Maple • Cherry • Walnut New Homes Repairs Refinishing Renovations

770-962-2071 HANDYMAN SOLUTIONS

BY HERNANDO

Leave message if no answer.

All Home Remodeling Projects & General Repairs Including: HVAC troubleshooting & more!

Over 25 years of exp. in all home repairs & improvements. *Licensed & Insured*

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

678-482-1702

hcorrales17@gmail.com

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Call for a Free Estimate

770-962-SELL

All Major Credit Cards Accepted

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding

HOUSES FOR SALE

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

MONROE, GA 30656

CONYERS, GA 30094

OXFORD, GA 30054

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

POWER WASHING

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PRESSURE WASHING

• Any Lawn Work!

If it’s in your yard, we do it!

Landscape Design using any material Trimming & debris Clean Up • Pressure Washing

HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned

Professional Tree Service • Pruning • Trimming Landscaping • Clean-Up • Leaf Removal

Oak Delivered & Dumped LICENSED

770-932-1751 Cell 770-313-5751

For a FREE Estimate

CALL OR TEXT

404.886.3587

404-399-7402

Established 1989

Summer Seasoned 1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190

Call 706-525-1881 or 904-874-1809

Call Freddy Perez

Bucket Truck We offer 24 hour Emergency Service

DO YOUR SHARE

•Licensed & Insured •All Tree Service Needs •Landscaping •Fencing •Land Clearing

***CALL TODAY!*** For a Free Estimate

On an Unwanted Item, Run a Gwinnett Daily Post Ad

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

770-962-SELL

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APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

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FIREWOOD

VEHICLES

FIREWOOD AUCTIONS

Seasoned Oak & Hickory. Free delivery.

Call for prices.

VEHICLES

770-962-8744 678-557-8536

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOT! 405 St. Regis Dr. Beautiful 2.76 Acre Lake Lot In The Prestigious St. Regis Neighborhood In Oxford,Ga. Heavily Wooded With Gorgeous Views Of The Lake $48,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

REDUCED! 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

NEW LISTING 1432 APALACHEE FALLS RD 3BR/2BA Spacious Ranch With Split Bedroom Plan On 1 Acre Lot. Usda Eligible. $134,900.

Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

Newton, Covington

For Sale or Rent Commercial Property (1324 Sq.Ft.,1.39AC) 10977 Old Atlanta Highway, Covington, GA. 30014. Highest Zoning. Remodeled Building Off I-20 (Best Visibility).

Call 805-689-2233.

No soliciting.

One on Singleton Rd. & One on Law’villeSuwanee Rd.! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, ceilings, vaulted off street parking.

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828

FRIDAY JANUARY 1ST, 2016 • 10:00 AM

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR RENT

MONROE, GA 30656

MONROE, GA 30655 MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING 404 E CHURCH STREET DUPLEX WITH 2BR/2BA On 1 Side, 1BR/1BA On The Other Side, Family Room, Kitchen, Laundry Hook-Ups, Spacious Family Rooms.

Located In Historical District. $139,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

ACREAGE!!

1155 Jim Daws Rd Great 37.132 Acre Tract Zoned A-2, With Nice Hardwoods & Pines Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home $242,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

GWINNETT, BUFORD

SOUTH CAROLINA, LAKE KEOWEE Waterfront Cottages Gated, Luxury Amenities! Lodge, Pool, Fitness Center, Boat Slips & more.

Other New & Resale Cottages From $130’s to $299’s!

1-888-663-1133 www.backwaterlanding. com Office Hours: Fri 8:30-4:00 Sat & Sun By Appointment Only

Near Mall of GA. 5BR/3.5BA, S/T, Ivy Green Subd. Fplc., dbl. gar., 3,233 sq. ft. $1700/mo. + dep.

678-227-4405

LILBURN - Nice 4BR, LR, DR, sunken den w/ fplc., garage, computer room, fenced. Pool/Tennis n’hood. Reference. $1150. Available Immediately! 770-925-2127

NEW YEAR’S DAY ESTATE & ANTIQUE AUCTION

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE: HOUSEMATE $475 mo. Private entry X-Lrg Room & Closet, micro kit, lounge/dining area. 678-689-8821 text COMMERCIAL RENTALS

LAWRENCEVILLE RECORDING STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Office/Warehouses 1200 up to 18000 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

MADISON LIONS CLUB BUILDING (beside Wal-Mart) 1391 FAIR GROUND RD., MADISON, GEORGIA Over 1200 lots including contents of a local historical antebellum home featuring period Victorian furniture, plantation items, fine antiques, art glass collection, R S Prussia, Limoges, rare porcelains, mahogany/oak/ walnut furniture, English, French, china cabinets, secretaries, bookcases, bedroom sets, inlaid, chests, tables, chairs, pottery, stoneware, primitives, painted furniture, décor, quilts, cut glass, garden items, collectibles, shotguns, rifles, gold & sterling jewelry, glassware, Persian & Oriental rugs, early paintings & artwork, accessories, porcelains, early lamps, Fenton, old kitchen cupboards & butcher blocks, vintage mid-century, dolls, rare clocks, slot machines, Herend, 19th century chests & sideboards, silver coins & other currency, Asian, statues, china, cast iron, country items & more! www. bhantiqueauctions. com

(434) 251-5769 STEVE BURKE AUCTIONEER #NR3155

Your Dealership Should Be Easy To Find!

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COMIC BOOKS WANTED! Father & Son Collectors looking for large/small collections. Cash paid.

Call Justin 770-318-0586 or Randy 770-480-1345

FORD FOCUS SE, 2005. 169k mi. VERY WELL KEPT. Exc. mechanical condition.

Clean inside/out, zero accidents. Everything works. $2950.

678-200-0812

DOGS CHIHUAHUA Blk/tan, F, 8 mos. $160. Crate $50.

Pit/Boxer, F, Spayed, fawn/white, 8 mos. $100. 404-205-3460

FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE, 1997.

76,246 ONE OWNER MILES. ONE OF THE BEST ORIGINAL GT’s IN THE USA. Looks and drives close to new with near perfect CarFax. White with saddle leather. Drive it anywhere. Collectible.

Drive it, cherish it and see it go up in price.

This is the GT if you want the best available.

Only $7950.

Call 770-899-5856

SHIH TZU PURE BRED PAPERED PUPPIES READY FOR A NEW HOME!!

Born 11/09/15. They have first vet visit, shots, dewormer and papers for registration. There are four males and one female. Please call 678-442-0702 if interested in purchasing.

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

CHIHUAHUA FOUND 12/28/15 - Brindle Chihuahua - Beaver Road area.

Call 678-7908346 or 770-717-1650, ask for Jackie C. ADOPT A PET BOXER MIX, looks pitbull. Spayed. Friendly. 8 months. Need a Fence.

404-205-3460

GMC SUBURBAN, 1997, 4-WHD, leather, 3rd seat, clean, almost new tires, 270,386 road mileage, very clean, great orig paint, tow pkg, very comfortable ride, 3rd seat incl, 17 mpg hwy. 2 owners.

Low mileage on 4 Michelins. $3500 CASH. 770-736-2643

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719 Pike St, Lawrenceville 770-963-5251 www.hayeschrysler.com

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NASH CHEVROLET 630 Scenic Hwy., Lawrenceville 770-963-9266 www.nashchevy.com

LEXUS RX 300, 1999 SUV 2 OWNER, BABIED AND ONLY DRIVEN 10K PER YEAR. SUPER CAR FAX. Loaded With Options Including Beautiful Tan Leather. Drive Anywhere In Luxury and Quality.

Only $5,950.

Call 770-895-7161

RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF BUFORD 4490 South Lee St., Buford, GA 30518 888-804-2957 www.hendrickbuford.com

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RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF DULUTH 3277 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096 888-475-8808 www.hendrickatlanta.com

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APPLIANCES

HONDA RIDGELINE, 2008 4x4, 22k mi., lthr. heated seats, heated mirrors, sunroof, lots more! One owner. $23k neg. Call 470-385-7342.

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HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Taffeta White, Stk#8407A $14,500 877-698-5030

LAWRENCEVILLE

SNELLVILLE

Fabulous black with burgundy leather.

Babied exceptional and beautiful. 5.5L engine/130 miles per hour. Yet luxury and high quality. You can drive daily or use as investment car. Cost $48,000 new. NADA and Hagerty Classic Car Value guide appraises them at $20,000-$45,000.

Rapidly appreciating car selling way under the market at only $11,700.

Call 770-882-4605

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FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268

FORD FIESTA, SE, 2014 Oxford White, Stk#P8053 $10,500 800-PREOWNED

MERCEDES 560 SL CONVERTIBLE, 1986.

LOW MILES SUPER BUY ON INVESTMENT CAR.

NISSAN FRONTIER XE KING CAB, 1999, Black, 4 Cylinder, Auto, Mechanically Sound. $3,800. 404-314-7324

MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1980.

One of the best in the USA that should appreciate rapidly in price.

Driven 4,500 miles per year. (120K MILES) Owned and cherished the last 15 years by an oil company president. All preventive maintenance completed. We just road tested it at over 100 miles/ hour.

It is fabulous. Near perfect blue with dark blue interior. Chrome wheels look like new.

Two tops this car can win trophies. This car just appraised at over $20,000 to $37,000 from Hagerty old car value guide. Take it to shows, drive it daily or use it as an investment as these cars are appreciating rapidly.

Only $9,900.

Call 770-895-7161