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Murder suspect also accused in robbery Teen may have robbed delivery man at gunpoint same night

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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A 15-year-old accused of a Lilburn murder Saturday may also have robbed a pizza delivery man at gunpoint that same night.

Caziah Brown, 15, has

been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the murder of Curtis Oldham, 21, of Lawrenceville.

Oldham was found shot in a car at a day care facility at 4050 Darling Court in Lilburn on Saturday. Police say the shooting happened somewhere

else and may have been drug-related.

At about midnight that same night, a delivery man from Papa John’s was called to a vacant house on Ansley Brook Drive in Lawrenceville, where he said three men jumped out from behind some bushes and demand-

ed he “freeze,” according to a police report.

One pointed what appeared to be a black handgun at him. Another held a sparking taser.

The three men took the victim’s keys, money and pizzas. They threw

A 15-year-old boy accused of a murder in Lilburn could also be connected to the armed robbery of a Papa John’s delivery man in Lawrenceville on Saturday night. (Staff See SUSPECT, Page 8A Photo: Erika Wells)

Relocation of Netherworld gets approval

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Coming up short A little girl drops her pennies into an iconic red kettle to donate to the Salvation Army on Tuesday. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien)

The popular haunted house Netherworld has the county’s permission to move to new haunting grounds in the shadow of Stone Mountain.

The county’s Board of Commissioners approved Netherworld’s rezoning request for a location just inside the county off U.S. Highway 78 on Tuesday night. The move clears the way, at least from a zoning standpoint, for the award-winning haunted house to move from its longtime home off Interstate 85 near Norcross.

“We’re happy that they’re wanting to stay in the county, and we think it’s a great use for this property and this area,” Netherworld attorney Shane Lanham told commissioners. “They’re nationally recognized, a recipient of numerous awards for their type of business. … We’re requesting this location in this area based on the surrounding area.

“It provides us some room to breath and some room to grow.”

The property on West Park Place was already partially zoned in a way that would let Netherworld operate there, but its owners needed to go through the rezoning process to get the remainder of the property changed to let it operate there.

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Red Kettle campaign battling slump this holiday season Student alleges

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

censorship in GGC lawsuit

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The little girl sticking out her tongue as she plopped a few coins into the signature red kettle Tuesday is the reason Carol Baker has enjoyed ringing the Salvation Army bell these last three years. “(The best part) is seeing people give — the generosity,” said Baker, a volunteer out of Hebron Baptist Church. “Most everybody is pretty friendly.

They wish us ‘Merry Christmas.’”

But despite generous folk and dedicated volunteers like Baker, the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign is suffering from a shortage of paid help.

Lt. Jeremy Mocakbee is the corps officer in charge of the campaign in Gwinnett County this holiday season. He said the goal for the Gwinnett Salvation Army was to raise $430,000.

“We anticipate being well short of that,” Mockabee said.

“It’s a little bit of a surprise.”

Every year beginning around Thanksgiving, the Salvation Army sets up kettles at shopping complexes around the county. A mixture of volunteers and paid help man the kettles, ringing bells, wishing passersby Merry Christmas and collecting donations.

“While people are out

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up shop. It’s been able to fill only about 65 of those spots each day compared to 80 or 90 spots last year.

He said the rising economy could have something to do with the shortage.

“The people we hire are

A Georgia Gwinnett College student is challenging the school with a federal lawsuit on the grounds that it censored him from speaking out about his Christian faith.

Among a range of accusations in the 73-page lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Atlanta, Chike Uzuegbunam, a GGC student, and his attorneys allege that during a period of several months, college police and other officials restricted his speech to “two tiny speech zones” that are open 18 hours per week.

“The First Amendment guarantees every student’s freedom of speech and religion. Every public school — and especially a state college that is supposed to be the ‘marketplace of ideas’ — has the duty to protect and promote those freedoms,” Attorney Travis Barham said in press release. “Students don’t check their constitutionally protected free speech at the campus gate. While touting commitments to ‘diversity’ and ‘open communications,’ Georgia Gwinnett College confines the speech of students to two ridiculously small speech zones and then censors the speech that occurs in those areas.”

GGC spokeswoman Sally Ramey said officials at GGC were not notified

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A little girl digs for her pennies to donate to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign at the Dacula Road Kroger Tuesday.

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(holiday) shopping, they are in a giving mood,” Mockabee said.

“Thanksgiving is when we roll out, and that’s when people start to do some self-examination of

what they’re thankful for.”

But the shortage of paid help has cut down on the number of Gwinnett locations where the Salvation Army has been able to collect from holiday shoppers this year.

Mockabee said the organization has a list of 130 locations where they’re authorized to set

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Drug Companies Fear County’s Code of Ordinances recodified in cleanup effort Release Of New $2 Sex Pill For Older Men

BY CURT YEOMANS

been recodified since 1994.

“Recodifying is a huge project and takes a lot of effort, but once you get through the pain and agony, it fits together and it’s a lot easier to look up information,” commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said. “It make sense from a search standpoint.”

County attorney Bill Linkous said the recodification of the Code of Ordinances was not intended to be substantive in nature, meaning the county isn’t making major changes.

It’s more of a cleanup process to make sure the code fits with state law changes that have been enacted since the mid-1990s.

“All codes require periodic review and updating and there wasn’t any specific triggering (event that caused the recodification),” Linkous said.

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Sucker punch kills bar patron

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Ali fell to the ground.

Solis said an ER nurse who happened to be sitting at the bar during the time of A man died after he was the attack gave Ali CPR until sucker punched in what apBarrow EMS arrived. peared to be an unprovoked “Right before they got attack by another patron at a to the hospital, they had a bar in Braselton last week. pulse,” Solis said. “Once he “There’s a guy defensegot inside, they lost it. They less,” said Braselton Assistried everything they could.” tant Police Chief Lou Solis.

Ali died of blunt force “And he doesn’t even know trauma to the head and neck, the punch is coming.”

Solis said.

Surveillance footage from Solis said Digiacomo Jack’s Bar and Grill Dec. 15 likely didn’t realize he killed about 10:15 p.m. showed Ali. He left the bar. After ofClint Roshan Ali, 34, playing ficers tracked him down that around on a jukebox in the night, Digiacoma said he’d bar. Another man, David punched Ali because he’d Digiacomo, 40, emerged threatened to shoot his friend. from the bar on Ali’s left. He Digiacomo’s friend reportstrode toward Ali, who was edly pointed Ali out at the still looking at the jukebox, bar that night. and punched him in the head “The one guy made a without pausing, the footage comment, ‘That guy right showed. there threatened to kill me

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Gwinnett County commissioners rewrote the book — literally — on what residents can and cannot do on Tuesday.

Well, county staff actually rewrote it. The commissioners just signed off on it.

The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to rewrite, or recodify, the county’s Code of Ordinances for the first time in 22 years.

The adoption of a new code was an effort to make sure county code was up to date and in sync with state laws, according to county officials.

Although various sections of the code have been changed individually over the years, the county’s entire Code of Ordinances has not

The more than 500-page new Code of Ordinances does, however, move some items around as officials sought to clean up and reorganize the code. One example is that the section on offenses went from being labeled as Chapter 74, to now being Chapter 66, according to Linkous.

The county attorney also said the changes consolidated some sections by moving previously separate like-minded issues together under a single code section.

“For instance, the chapter on mobile home permits and decals for taxation were incorporated into the taxation chapter, whereas they had previously been separate,” Linkous said. “It’s things like that. It’s not substantive, but to give us a better ability to work with the code.”

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Arrest made in scam

Man allegedly made $31K in car-selling scheme was buying it from cailin.obrien an out@gwinnettdailypost.com of-state Gwinnett County Police dealer. He made an arrest Monday in reportthe case of an Auburn man edly wired scammed out of $31,000. $31,400 to Jack Oviedo a BB&T Jack Oviedo, 25, is accused of stealing the man’s account money after he tried to buy opened under a fake a 2013 Infinity online. identity and was told the The victim believed he vehicle would be delivered

the following week.

The car never came and the victim couldn’t get in contact with the man he’d been dealing with.

By December, security cameras had captured pictures of Oviedo withdrawing the money from several metro Atlanta BB&T locations. He faces a felony charge of theft by taking felony.

ner Steve Sappington said.

Included in the ordiStaff Correspondent nance are the following GRAYSON — Recently regulations: re-elected Grayson City • Automobiles on a lot Council members Laurie must be kept in operating Anderson and James Gilcondition; lespie were sworn in for • Repairs on automobiles another term Monday. must be performed in a Mayor Allison Wilkerson vehicle bay; administered the oath of of• Driveways on the lot fice for the two-year terms will be paved; at the beginning of the final • Space must be alregular monthly council located for car transport meeting of the year. carriers; In other business, the • Site plans need to be council approved changes approved by the city, showto its automotive sales ing parking areas; ordinance.

• All areas adjoining “This ordinance and residential neighborhoods rules will help prevent are to be screened; moratoriums on auto sales • No outdoor speakers or lots in the city,” City Plan- outdoor lighting are to face

residential areas; and • Vehicles for sale must be housed on paved areas.

In other action, the council: • Changed its special use table permits for automotive sales to include rezoning for brokerage, auto parts and repair, vehicles sales and related services.

Companies must apply for special use permits for these services.

• Adopted Georgia Power Company’s new light fixtures and light poles on Ga. Highway 20.

• Voted to spend $1,500 for a half-page print advertisement in the February edition of Georgia Trend magazine.

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Re-elected members of Grayson Council sworn in By randy lOuis COx

Sugarloaf CID to welcome first executive director in ’17

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The Sugarloaf Community Improvement District will begin 2017 by welcoming its first-ever executive director.

The CID announced on Tuesday that Alyssa Davis’ first day on the job as the newly created business group’s leader will be on Jan. 3. Davis was hired Dec. 8 by the CID’s board of directors to be the group’s inaugu-

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“This is an incredible opportunity to build upon the successful things already happening in the Sugarloaf community,” Davis said in a statement.

“I look forward to working Alyssa Davis with the board and their partners to realize the full potential of the Sugarloaf CID.” Davis is expected to focus initially on improving intersections and studying pedestrian access in the CID’s approximately 5-square-mile footprint in the Infinite Energy Center area.

Davis comes into the job after spending seven years on program management, transit expansion, code enforcement and transportation-related project oversight as an urban planner for the Gwinnett Village CID. She also holds master’s degrees in city and regional planning and teaching from Georgia Tech and Pace University respectively.

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Keith Roach

Excess salivation leads to a parade of doctors Dear Dr. rOaCH: I am an 85-year-old woman.

In May 2014, I had five implants (lower jaw) and a full upper denture placed in my mouth. Ever since that time, I have suffered from excessive salivation 24/7, with or without the dentures.

I have seen my APRN, five dentists, two oral surgeons, one otolaryngologist, one gastroenterologist, one general surgeon, one salivary-gland specialist and one psychiatrist.

I have had an upper endoscopy and a Bravo test, and have been prescribed amitriptyline, citalopram, dicyclomine, gabapentin, metoclopramide, Nexium, omeprazole, Pepcid, Prevacid, paroxetine and Zantac, none of which helped at all.

I truly hope that you can suggest some other treatment to solve my problem.

I am living in misery.

— O.A.B. aNsWer: There are at least two explanations for excess salivation, both of which it seems have been considered in your case, based on the medications you have tried.

The first is denturerelated excess salivation, a common problem, but usually short-lived. I have read in the dental literature that sometimes dentures need to be completely remade, but you have seen many dentists, all of whom have more expertise than I do on this condition, so I assume that this has been tried or thought unlikely to be helpful. I also wonder about a nerve issue making this a long-lived problem, and I suspect that was the reason for trying amitriptyline and gabapentin.

The second issue is reflux disease and its occasional accompaniment, water brash. This is a syndrome of excess salivation associated with reflux disease, and you have tried many medications (proton pump inhibitors and histamine blockers, which block acid; and metoclopramide, which works against reflux directly), without success.

If your doctors could be sure that the problem were the dental changes, they might recommend dental surgery, but I am neither sure that is the problem nor that surgery would be effective. If it were clearly reflux, then surgery (or a new endoscopic procedure) could be done to stop the reflux.

The only treatment option that occurs to me that is likely to help is to stop the salivation directly. Atropine is the most effective drug to do this. It’s a last resort not to solve, but to help, your problem. reaDers: The booklet on stroke explains this condition that is deservedly feared by all. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach Book No. 902 628 Virginia Drive Orlando, FL 32803 Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

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world&nation World Nigeria to close capital’s airport to fix runway ABUJA/LAGOS — Nigeria will close the airport in the capital Abuja for six weeks from February to repair its badly damaged runway, the government said on Tuesday after airlines threatened to stop flying there.

Flights to Abuja will be diverted to Kaduna, an airport used primarily for domestic flights and where airlines give out handwritten boarding passes. Kaduna lies about 100 miles to the north of the capital and is linked by a pot-holed road where kidnappings have taken place.

“The impact (on the economy) will be catastrophic,” said Bismarck Rewane, a leading economist.

MH370 searchers probably looking in wrong place

Germany frees market attack suspect

By Michelle Martin and Sabine Siebold Reuters

BERLIN — German authorities on Tuesday released a Pakistani asylum-seeker suspected of driving a truck into a Berlin Christmas market and killing 12 people due to a lack of evidence, and the interior minister said the real perpetrator may still be on the run.

The truck smashed into wooden huts serving mulled wine and sausages on Monday evening at the foot of the Kaiser Wilhelm memorial church, one of west Berlin’s most famous landmarks. Forty-five people were injured, 30 severely.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the perpetrator was a “soldier” of the militant group.

“He executed the operation in response to calls to target nationals of the coalition countries,” its AMAQ news agency said.

But Germany’s interior minister said that despite the claim, investigators were following various leads.

“We just heard about the supposed claim of responsibility by this so-called Islamic State that is in fact a gang of terrorists,” Minister Thomas de Maiziere told ARD broadcaster. “There are several leads that inves-

Teams searching for missing aircraft Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have very likely been looking in the wrong place, a new Australian government report confirmed.

“Given the high confidence in the search undertaken to date, the experts agreed that the previously defined (search) area is unlikely to contain the missing aircraft,” a spokesman for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement.

The report recommended that, based on new analysis, a new area to the northeast of the current search area Search warrant should be searched, approximately 25,000 square materials used kilometers. in Clinton email However, Australian Infrastructure and Transport probe unsealed NEW YORK — Search Minister Darren Chester warrant documents resaid the search would not leased on Tuesday related be extended without new to the probe of Democratic evidence. presidential nominee Hillary Chile to sanction Clinton’s private email setup provided new details about companies after the FBI’s decision to revive the investigation days before algal bloom the Nov. 8 election.

SANTIAGO — Chile’s The materials, which environmental regularelated to a search warrant tor said on Tuesday that issued after Federal Bureau it started a sanctioning of Investigation Direcprocess against the local tor James Comey on Oct. units of two salmon com28 informed Congress of panies, Australis Seafoods the emails, were ordered and AquaChile, for their released on Monday by U.S. handling of a deadly algal District Judge Kevin Castel bloom. in Manhattan.

The SMA regulator said In an affidavit, an FBI it was sanctioning the firms agent said there was “probfor committing “grave” able cause” to believe infractions after it detected emails between Clinton and “noncompliance with their a person whose name was contingency plans for redacted were among “thoumassive fish moralities” sands” found on a laptop which occurred during algal that contained U.S. State blooms that spanned Febru- Department correspondence. ary to May. After a “red tide” algal Arkansas toddler bloom killed all the biokilling: 911 tapes mass at two salmon farms operated by AquaChile and capture agony one owned by Australis in of grandmother Chile’s southern Los Lagos The weekend shopping region, the companies improperly disposed of the trip wasn’t supposed to end like this. One minute, the dead fish, the SMA said.

“In the three cultivating grandmother of 3-year-old areas, dead fish were kept Acen King steered them toin a water column for more ward the JC Penney in Little than 20 consecutive days, Rock, Ark. The next, the boy which can produce negative was fatally shot in the seat of effects such as damages to her maroon Dodge Charger. the cultivating framework, “My (grandson’s) been dissemination of decomshot,” she wailed over the posing organic material and phone to a 911 dispatcher. the generation of sulfuric “Oh my God!” acid,” the SMA said.

The shrill screams of the — From wire reports grandmother echoed through

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People Richard Marx helps subdue unruly passenger

LOS ANGELES — If there’s ever a problem, singer Richard Marx will be “Right There Waiting.”

Even, apparently, in midflight.

The ’80s pop singer and his wife, former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes, were traveling from Hanoi, Vietnam, to Seoul, South Korea, on Korean Air Flight 480 when an unruly passenger reportedly began attacking those aboard the plane. The couple reported the incident via their respective social media platforms.

“On our flight from Policemen investigate the scene where a truck plowed into a crowded Christmas mar- Hanoi to Seoul a guy sitting ket in Berlin. (Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch) in the next row from us got crazy & started attacking the flight attendants & pastigators are following now.” perpetrator is still at large.” it was a terrorist attack,” The Chief Federal He said there was no she told reporters earlier on sengers,” wrote Fuentes in an Instagram post. “When Prosecutor’s Office said doubt the Berlin incident Tuesday. he started pushing the fein a statement it had been had been an attack, but the “I know it would be unable to prove that the sus- motive remained unclear. especially hard for us all to male staff and pulling them by the hair @therichardpect had been in the cabin He also said it was not yet bear if it were confirmed marx was the first to help of the truck at the time of known how many forthat the person who comthe attack and said he had eigners were among the mitted this act was someone subdue him.” denied any involvement. victims of the attack, but no who sought protection and Earlier, Die Welt newschildren had been among asylum,” she said.

‘The Jinx’ finale paper quoted an unnamed the dead.

The truck belonged to a police chief as saying: “We News of the arrest of the Polish freight company, and motivated quick have the wrong man. And 23-year-old Pakistani had its rightful driver was found arrest of Durst therefore a new situation. led politicians in Germany shot dead in the vehicle.

LOS ANGELES — AuThe true perpetrator is still and beyond to demand a The Polish truck driver had thorities moved quickly to armed, at large and can crackdown on immigraarrived hours earlier in the cause fresh damage.” tion, but Chancellor Angela German capital and spoken arrest wealthy real estate scion Robert Durst last Commenting on the Merkel urged caution. to his wife about 3 p.m., year because they feared he suspect’s release, de Mai“There is much we still according to his cousin. would flee after his confesziere told ZDF television: do not know with sufficient When she called again sion to multiple killings “That’s why it is true that certainty, but we must, as an hour later, there was no was aired in the chilling one cannot rule out that the things stand now, assume answer.

HBO documentary “The Jinx,” Los Angeles prosecuinvestigation could have led tors said.

Prosecutors made the to sanctions or dismissal, but it had no bearing on the disclosure in court papers filed on Monday ahead of a sentence. hearing Durst is scheduled “The commission has to attend today in Los Anconcluded that there is geles, where he has been not clear and convincing charged with the 2000 evidence of bias, abuse of murder of writer Susan authority or other basis to conclude that Judge Persky Berman.

Durst, 73, who has engaged in judicial misconduct warranting discipline,” pleaded not guilty, is charged with shooting Berthe commission said. man, his longtime friend, in Los Angeles because of North Carolina what she might have known to reconsider about the disappearance of Pictured above is Acen King, 3, the shooting victim in an his wife, Kathleen, in 1982, ‘bathroom law’ Arkansas road rage incident. (CNN) when the Dursts lived in For months, a drum beat New York City. the sprawling mall parksanctioned in 2016. of economic losses for ing lot Saturday night. The The seventh man, YevNorth Carolina has under- Clooney plans to 911 calls released Monday geniy Prigozhin, has “exscored fallout from a state capture the heartbreak of a tensive business dealings” law limiting bathroom ac- develop movie on woman who lost her grand- with the Russian defense cess for transgender people ‘White Helmets’ son to gun violence after an ministry, Treasury said. that critics denounced as apparent road rage incident. rescuers in Syria discriminatory.

Police continued to search Judge in Turner LOS ANGELES — Now the Republican-led Tuesday for the gunman case cleared of George Clooney is in early state legislature, which who killed the child and development on a feature earlier this year rushed have offered a $40,000 reallegations version of Netflix’s “The through the measure in a ward for information leading The California judge in White Helmets” documensingle day, could make it to an arrest and conviction. the Brock Turner sexual tary about first responders all go away. assault trial did not abuse in Syria.

Outgoing Republican U.S. sanctions his authority or show bias Clooney and producing Governor Pat McCrory Russian men, when he sentenced the partner Grant Heslov are has summoned lawmakformer Stanford University ers for a special session seeking a writer through companies student to six months in today to reconsider the law their Smokehouse Pictures production company. CAA WASHINGTON — The jail, an independent comthat made North Carolina is representing the rights to United States on Tuesday mission concluded. the first U.S. state to bar the documentary. blacklisted seven Russian Santa Clara Superior transgender people from “The White Helmets,” businessmen and eight Court Judge Aaron Persky’s government-run restrooms directed by Orlando von companies and government sentence, handed down on that match their gender Einsiedel and produced enterprises over Russia’s June 2, was widely critiidentity, the latest flashby Joanna Natasegara, is annexation of Crimea and cized as too lenient, drawpoint in the culture wars on the documentary shorts the conflict in Ukraine, ing significant public outcry over LGBT rights. the U.S. Treasury said in a and media coverage. It led In the nine months since Oscar shortlist.

The Syrian Civil Destatement, moves Moscow to a new sentencing law, a it passed, the law has been fense, better known as the called “hostile acts.” hard alcohol ban at Stanblamed by its opponents In Tuesday’s statement, ford and an effort to remove for hundreds of millions of White Helmets, consists the U.S. Treasury named Persky from the bench dollars in economic losses of about 3,000 volunteers. seven Russian men, six of through a recall election. and the relocation of major The organization has been credited with saving more whom it said were execuThe Commission on sporting events. McCrory than 60,000 people from tives at Bank Rossiya or Judicial Performance, an narrowly lost a bid for rethe bombed buildings in its affiliates ABR Manage- independent state agency, election following a bitter ment and Sobinbank. Bank reviewed thousands of campaign in which Demo- war-torn Syria. The group Rossiya and Sobinbank complaints to determine if cratic Governor-elect Roy has lost about 150 members during the war. were sanctioned in 2014, Persky’s actions amounted Cooper called for repeal.

— From wire reports and ABR Management was to judicial misconduct. The — From wire reports

Black men nearly 3 times as likely to be killed by police, study says

By Jacqueline Howard CNN

Gregory Gunn. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. Terence Crutcher. Those are just a few of the names of black men who were killed in high-profile police shootings in 2016.

Now, as the year comes to an end, a new study reveals disturbing data on how much of a racial disparity there may be in police use of force, or as

Must read researchers call it, “legal intervention.”

Black men are nearly three times as likely to be killed by legal intervention than white men, according to the study, which was published in the American Journal of Public Health on Tuesday. Hispanic men are nearly twice as likely, the study suggests.

“It affirms that this disparity exists,” said Dr. James Buehler, clinical professor of health management and policy at Drexel University in Philadelphia, who authored the study.

“My study is a reminder that there are, indeed, substantial disparities in the rates of legal intervention deaths, and that ongoing attention to the underlying reasons for this disparity is warranted,” he said.

Buehler analyzed national

vital statistics and census data on legal intervention-related deaths, from 2010-14, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research database system, which includes county-level death certificates.

The data showed 2,285 legal intervention deaths for that time period.

While the data did not provide details on the circum-

stances surrounding the legal intervention deaths, Buehler said that they allowed for him to take a close look at how many deaths involved black, Hispanic and white males, 10 years or older.

He found that, although white men accounted for the largest number of deaths, the number of deaths per million in each demographic population were 2.8 times higher among black men and 1.7 times higher among Hispanic men, respectively.

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A need for hope and humility Former Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., once said that, “Those who travel the high road of humility will not be troubled by heavy traffic.”

That descriptive and funny line came to mind after I heard what first lady Michelle Obama told Oprah Winfrey last week in a TV interview.

Because of Donald Trump’s election, she told the former talk show host, “We are feeling what not having hope feels like.”

She couldn’t prove that by the polls.

A recent Quinnipiac University poll found that 59 percent of voters are “optimistic about the next Cal four years Thomas with Donald Trump as president.” Sixty-six percent of respondents said they believed he would create jobs, 52 percent said they believe Trump’s policies will help the economy, 53 percent expressed confidence he will take the country in the right direction, and 49 percent think Trump will be either a “great” president or a “good” president.

Michelle Obama’s hubris that only her husband could provide hope, despite the unpopularity of his policies (his personal popularity remains high), may be why St. Paul cautioned: “Do not think more highly of yourself than you ought” (Romans 12:3). Pride is the first sin, which leads to all others.

Anyone who puts faith in a politician to make his or her life better is worshipping a false god. Politicians can make your life worse by overtaxing your income, overregulating your business and conducting foreign policy in ways that put America’s security at risk, but the qualities that improve any life — a good education, strong work ethic, self-control, taking personal responsibility for one’s actions, obeying the law, developing good character — these are virtues over which government has little influence.

Politicians promote faith in themselves because it helps their careers and feeds their egos. When was the last time you heard a politician say only you can make your life better by the choices you make? Have you ever heard a politician say, “We are clearing the field of liberty as much as we can so that you have the best opportunity to succeed at whatever you believe your gifts qualify you for?”

If politicians started talking like that, people might have more faith in themselves, and politicians would see their influence and power decline significantly.

People hope for many things. Some people hope to win the lottery; others choose to hope in someone, or something, that can actually deliver.

Hoping to win the lottery, or hoping a politician can improve your life, is a vain hope that can lead to disappointment, even cynicism.

A friend of mine once observed that humility is so light a grace that once you think you have attained it, you’ve lost it. Humility is the polar opposite of what Michelle Obama displayed to Oprah and what the president has mirrored during his eight years in office. Throughout his presidency, you might have thought the pronoun “I” was his first initial for all the times he referred to himself.

The Obamas could have offered real hope, especially in the hearts of African-American children, by leading the poor among them out of failing inner-city schools and giving their parents a choice of where to send them for a better education, which would have led to a better life. They rightly sent their daughters to elite private schools, rather than bad D.C. public schools, but denied that choice to those less affluent, thus perpetuating a spirit of hopelessness in those voters who had hoped for something beyond a “let’s move” exercise program and a vegetable garden on the White House lawn.

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

A reminder to ‘celebrate what we can do’ Chuck Ferraro’s Christmas list is not long. As executive director of Family Promise of Gwinnett — a nonprofit dedicated to helping homeless families — he wishes for one thing: more volunteers.

They are the lifeblood of Family Promise, and there’s always a need for more — especially once the holidays are over.

“This is the time of the year when Chuck everyone Ferraro comes out of the woodwork to give us stuff and volunteer,” Ferraro said.

“We really need that service all year. Our biggest concern (though) is volunteers.

“We could have all the money in the world, but we couldn’t do it without volunteers.”

I met one of those vol-

hard not to take some solace in the fact that so many people rally around these families during the holidays. Despite that support, Ferraro knows it’s an uphill battle for Family Promise and the families who are aided by it.

“It’s frustrating because Todd Cline you see so many women and Editor children with no place to go,” Ferraro said. “It’s frustrating unteers on Tuesday while because the county doesn’t touring the home that houses have more resources.”

Family Promise. The volunBut don’t get him wrong. teers who serve as receptionFerraro also is buoyed by the ists are called “office angels,” success stories. In the 12-plus but everyone who helps at the years that Family Promise has nonprofit seems to have an been in operation, it has served angelic side. Less than a week 252 families — 29 this year. from Christmas, one of the From that number, there have offices is filled with gifts that emerged some good stories. will go to 32 children who Like a family that graduated were served by Family Prom- this summer only to backslide ise this year. Their parents after some issues occurred will receive gift cards. before rallying back and getGenerous donors have made ting on firm ground as well as that happen, which makes gaining transitional housing in Ferraro thankful. His is not an Lawrencevile. Stories like that easy job emotionally, but it’s keep Ferraro and the many

people who support Family Promise moving forward, fighting the good fight one family at a time.

As we sat in his office after our tour and talked, Ferraro shared a thought that resonated deeply with me. I’m sure part of that is the time of the year — thoughts of “goodwill toward men” and the need to be reminded of what is truly important.

But just like the nonprofit’s need for volunteers is a yearround thing, the need to remember the following words is as well: “I tell my staff that we can’t dwell on what we can’t do; we need to celebrate what we can do,” Ferraro said. “God didn’t ask me to end homelessness.

He asked me to be faithful and be available.”

Amen.

Email Todd Cline at todd. cline@gwinnettdailypost. com. His column appears on Wednesdays.

Teacher evaluation system gets a failing grade CHICAGO — You know something in education is broken when both ends of the political spectrum are saying the same thing about it. The hot-button issue of teacher evaluations is a duel between the left, which believes they are ineffective in identifying excellence or negligence, and the right, which believes that this evaluation dysfunction makes it nearly impossible to get bad teachers out of classrooms.

When you dig beneath the surface bluster of competing political views on how classroom teachers in public schools should be evaluated, you find agreement on one point: All students deserve highly qualified teachers who are effective in leading classrooms in which students make academic progress.

But that’s where the consensus ends.

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education think tank, recently analyzed the relevant state and local policies and practices in 25 diverse school districts to learn how they enable or constrain the dismissal of ineffective veteran teachers. The institute learned that in 17 of the districts, teachers can earn tenure and keep it regardless of performance, and in 12 districts, dismissing an ineffective teacher takes a minimum of two years.

The institute created a ranking of districts, scoring them on whether ineffective teachers were easy or feasible to dismiss, or difficult or very difficult

administrators and 57 percent of teachers could identify a teacher in their school who was ineffective.

Several studies have characterized teacher evaluation as a superficial exercise that fails to assess instructional quality or inform teacher professional Esther development and personnel deCepeda cisions. The Brown University researchers concluded: “The to dismiss. Not surprisingly, design of teacher evaluation school districts with reputations systems has changed substanfor the poorest student pertially over the last five years, but formance — such as Chicago it appears that evaluation norms Public Schools, New York City and practices are proving much Public Schools and the Los more difficult to change.”

Angeles Unified School District They blame the failure to — have policies making it very differentiate between effective difficult to dismiss ineffective and weak teachers on conscious teachers. choices by evaluators who are It would seem unimpeachburdened with “implementation able to say that maximal protec- challenges, competing intertions for poorly performing ests, unintended consequences teachers should be changed. and perverse incentives” like But the prevailing argument on being uncomfortable telling the left is that stringent protecteachers they are not cutting it, tions ensure that good teachers inadvertently making them less who are more highly paid aren’t receptive to suggestions on how made easily expendable. The to improve their instruction and problem with this, of course, is even generating racial tensions. how to define a “good teacher.”

This has led some experts to Recent Brown University believe that evaluations are a research on Race to the Topwaste of money and need to be era teacher evaluation reforms completely rethought. and their impact on measures Writing for the Brookings of teacher effectiveness found Institution, Mark Dynarski, that in 19 districts that adopted an economist and president of major reforms in how teachers Pemberton Research, said that, were evaluated, fewer than 3 currently, teacher observations percent of teachers were rated measure what teachers are dobelow proficient. Compare ing in classrooms and student this to 2009 data, which had testing measures what kids found that fewer than 1 perknow but that “teacher obsercent of teachers were rated as vation scores and student test unsatisfactory but 81 percent of scores show little correlation.”

Anyone who has taught in public schools, as I am doing now, knows that you could be an engaging and highly knowledgeable teacher but some students with myriad socioeconomic issues may never achieve at the same level as their more affluent peers. The only answer for policymakers is to figure out what teacher attributes should be measured.

“We have not invested anywhere near as much to understand effective teaching and to measure teacher effectiveness,” Dynarski wrote. “We need more research to identify teaching practices that link directly to learning, rather than using notions of what effective teachers should be doing.”

Without such objective criteria for teacher evaluations, teachers cannot feel good about being observed and given constructive advice on how to better themselves. And teacher unions cannot be confident that administrators won’t use subjective observation data to usher expensive, seasoned teachers out the door in favor of cheaper, newer teachers when budgets get tight.

Until teacher evaluations can be reliable, apolitical and rigorous — and provide accountability while being objective and fair — fixing systems where ineffective teachers are almost impossible to fire will continue to be a pipe dream.

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com. Follow her on Twitter @estherjcepeda.

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this year.

For Gwinnett, it’ll mean a seasonal, and typically shortage of donations usually these people are bouncing funneled into the church’s back and forth from jobs,” social services department.

Mockabee said. “We’re asMockabee said the money suming with the economy on helps the Salvation Army the rise, a lot of people that battle homelessness, supply were seasonal workers found a food pantry, maintain a full-time employment.” case load and run a youth He said Salvation Armys program for underprivileged across the United States are kids — all within the county. experiencing the same trend “It’s not our only source

of income, but it is a large portion of what we push toward our social outreach,” he said.

It’s been a rough season for the Red Kettle campaign, but Mockabee said there are silver linings. They come in the form of people.

He said even with the shortage in paid help, the organization has seen the return of dedicated employees.

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Deane K. Adams, age 76 of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on December 20, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Jeanne Cheeley, age 91 of Buford, GA passed away on December 20, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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George Atcheson George Tate Atcheson, age 86 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on December 17, 2016.

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Louise Choate Louise Taylor Choate, age 91, of, Grayson, GA, passed away on December 19, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Jean Badio Mr. Jean Auguste Badio, age 86, of, Snellville, GA, passed away on December 12, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Ethelene Coggins Ethelene M. Coggins, of Jackson, GA passed away on December 18, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Jimmie Baggett, Jr. Jimmie E. Baggett, Jr., age 60 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on December 19, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Mae Allene Smith Dean, age 86 of Bentonville, Arkansas formerly of Shalimar, Florida passed away on December 17, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Phyllis Baird Phyllis Marie Baird, age 67, of Jefferson passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016.

Brenda Delee Brenda Kay Delee, age 60, of Winder passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016.

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Suwanee, GA; and several aunts, uncles and nieces.

Mrs. Fortier was born September 28, 1965 in Greenville, Mississippi. She was a graduate of Greenville High School and a graduate of Ole Miss University with a Bachelors Degree in Medical Records. She was employed with Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta as an Oncologist Specialist for two years. She had worked for Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville for twenty-four years as an Oncology Data Center Coordinator. She was a member of Living Savior Lutheran Church in Cumming, GA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Droegemuller officiating.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. until time of service at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society Gwinnett County Chapter on SPCA of GA, 1175 Buford Highway Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024 in memory of Debra Lynn Fortier.

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Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Linnetta Foster Linnetta Foster, age 60, of, Snellville, GA, passed away on December 16, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Debra Fortier Debra L. Dawson Fortier, age 51, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. She is survived by her husband of seventeen years, Arthur J. Fortier, Lawrenceville, GA; son, Dawson James Fortier, Lawrenceville, GA; parents, Earl and Gertrude “Trudy” Dawson, Brandon, MS; sister and brother-in-law, Kimberly Ann and Richard Sanders,

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for the past three years.

Mockabee said they generally volunteer at the Dacula Road Kroger location from Thanksgiving until Christmas eve, morning until night.

Baker said it’s a way for her congregation to spread God’s message.

“God loves you and he deserves a relationship with you,” Baker said. “This is a way to give back to him.”

Mockabee said he appreciates volunteers such as Baker and employees who come back each season.

Next year, he just needs more.

“The people we have are doing an amazing, amazing job,” Mockabee said. “But, like I said, what it all boils down to is the number of workers you’re able to put out there.”

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bard was born on August 2, 1925 in Atlanta, GA. He was a 1948 graduate of Buford High School, a veteran of the U. S. Navy, and served in World War II. Mr. Hubbard was cofounder of H & L Binders Inc in Doraville, Georgia. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Buford. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at 12:00 noon in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Travis Sneed officiating.

Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 20 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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Joyce Hunsaker Joyce Hunsaker, 80, of Dunwoody, GA died December 17, 2016. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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One man has been ringing bells in the county for the last 15 years.

“Some of them are fantastic,” Mockabee said.

“They’ll have other jobs and just for this time, they’ll come ring for us.”

He said he’s come across outstanding volunteers, too.

Baker’s Hebron Baptist Church has volunteered members as bell ringers

Marie Jackson Mrs. Marie Dial Jackson, age 94, of Winder, Georgia died December 19, 2016.

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Dolores Johnson Dolores Rice Johnson, age 80 of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on December 18, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Clifford Jones Clifford Jones, age 51, of Statham passed away Monday, December 19, 2016.

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Douglas Keefer Douglas Paul Keefer passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. He was born May 18, 1957 in Meadville, Pennsylvania to Arthur L. and Carol S. Kroh Keefer.

He graduated from Central Gwinnett High School, attended the University of Georgia, and graduated from Nova University. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Georgia Bulldogs. He was a member of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church.

His 30 year career at Nationwide Insurance allowed him to have many cherished lifelong friendships and he also maintained a very close bond with his parents and siblings. He was extremely humbled and blessed by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers from friends and acquaintances throughout his illness.

Doug is survived by his wife, Trish Keefer of Gainesville; mother, Sue Keefer of Rimersburg, PA; brother, Arthur L. Keefer, Jr. of Rimersburg, PA; sisters, Patricia S. Jacobs of Warner Robins, GA and Kathy F. Barker of Grayson, GA, along with many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, in addition to many deer, turkeys, wild hogs, a bear, and fresh water and salt water fish.

A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 9700 W Newberry Rd, with Pastor Alan Struckmeyer officiating, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, Doug would be honored by donations to Abiding Savior Lutheran Church/ Meals of Hope, 9700 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville, FL 32606, in Doug’s memory. Please visit his memorial page at www. williamsthomasfuneralhome.com.

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Lt. Col. John T. Lamb (Ret), age 87 of Buford, GA, passed away on December 10, 2016.

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Allan Little, Jr. Mr. Allan B. Little. Jr, age 70, of Ellijay, GA, died Thursday December 15,2016.

Mr. Little was born April 10,1946 in Winston-Salem NC the son of the late Allan B. and Elizabeth Hanna Little. He was a graduate of Clemson University, retired from GeorgiaPacific, and was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church.

Survivors include: wife Nancy Little, sons and daughter-in-law: Bo Little, and Michael and Stephanie Little all of Ellijay, 3 grandchildren, Shyanne, Michael and Autumn Little, brother; William David Little, Charlotte, NC, along with faithful companions, Luckey and Raisin.

Funeral services were held Monday December 19, 2016 at 2:00pm from the Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Cecil Townley, Rev. Russell Burt and Rev. Mickey Wheeler officiating.

Interment was in the church cemetery graveside rites by the U.S. Marines Corp.

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Alberta Mahaffey Alberta Mahaffey, age 69 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on December 18, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770962-3100. stewartfh.com

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Emory Hubbard Emory Edward Hubbard, age 91, of Cumming, GA passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dean Hubbard and Bessie Jordan Anglin; grandson Dwayne Smith; sister, Juanita H. Poole; brother Bill Anglin.

Mr. Hubbard is survived by his wife of sixty-nine years, Bobbie June Hubbard, Cumming, GA; children, June and Lou McRae, Hoschton, GA, Debbie and R. D. Walker, Hoschton, GA, Greg and Jo Carlton, Buford, GA, Jenny and David Jacobs, Cumming, GA, Johnathan Hubbard, Auburn, GA; eleven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mr. Hub-

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Bo was a member of New Hope Christian Church and worked at Peachtree Doors for 32 years. He was preceded in death by his parents Pete & Joyce Miller; grandparents: Mack, Sr. & Ellen Perry & Ode & Eva Miller; & sister-in-law: Carol Riddlehoover. Bo is sur-

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Curtis Oldham Curtis “CJ” Oldham age 21 of Lawrenceville, Ga; passed away on December 17, 2016. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA (770)962-2200, Please sign our online condolence book at Byrdandflanigan. com

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Marc Owens Marc McCoy Owens, age 64 of Loganville, GA passed away December 18, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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Katherine Phillips Katherine Elizabeth Phillips, age 27 of Buford, GA passed away on December 18, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Regina Purvis Regina Purvis, 28, of Decatur, GA died December 16, 2016. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

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Richmond Sheriff Richmond L. Sheriff age 66 of Snellville, Ga; passed away on December 16, 2016. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA (770)962-2200, Please sign our online condolence book at Byrdandflanigan. com

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Patricia Southerland Patricia Michael South-

erland, age 85, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Waylon “Red” Southerland; parents, George and Estelle Mobley Michael; and greatgrandson, Connor Michael Cortese. She is survived by her children, Michael and Sally Southerland, Duluth, GA, and Terry and Bob Lawson, Snellville, GA; grandchildren, Donald and Sonya Southerland, Auburn, GA, Ashley and Scott Cortese, Seattle, WA, Andy Ferguson, Athens, GA, and Sherry Ferguson, Peachtree Corners, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jo and Billy Southerland, Sugar Hill, GA; and sisters-in-law, Sue Sears Southerland, Sugar Hill, GA and Carolyn Southerland, Lawrenceville, GA. Mrs. Southerland was born January 20, 1931 in Monroe, GA. She graduated from Sugar Hill High School in 1948. She retired as a secretary from North Gwinnett High School in Suwannee after 12 years of service. She was an active member of Sugar Hill United Methodist Church, and was part of the Senior Adult Sunday School Class and Keenagers Senior Group at Sugar Hill UMC. She was also a member of the Suwanee GoodTimers, as well as the Abundant Life Fellowship at First Baptist Church of Buford.

A funeral service will be held Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Pirkle and Rev. Arthur Southerland officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., as well as on Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Patricia Southerland to Methodist Children Home, 500 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

ily Evans, and Nicholas Evans. She was preceded in death by her parents, James E. and Mary R. Greene, and her brother, Capt. Richard J. Greene.

Mary Ellen was born on February 25, 1924. She grew up in Shorewood, WI and attended St. Robert School, where she met lifelong friends. She graduated from Holy Angels Academy in 1941, attended Marquette University, and graduated from Wisconsin State Teacher’s College in 1945. She taught elementary school in Sheboygan, WI, where she met her future husband. They were married in 1948 and spent the first year of marriage in Germany where Bob was in the U.S. occupation forces.

They settled in Shorewood, where Mary Ellen was a substitute teacher (“Mrs. T”) while raising her three daughters. She and Bob also lived in Fanwood, NJ, in Glendale, WI, and in Sparks, NV, where Mary Ellen issued birth certificates at St. Mary’s Hospital. After retirement, they relocated to Lawrenceville, GA to be near family. Gregarious and full of fun, she made friends wherever she went, and her social calendar was always packed with dinner parties, bridge games, church events, and gatherings of friends and family. Mary Ellen was a devout Catholic and active member of St. Robert Parish in Shorewood, WI; St. Monica Parish in Whitefish Bay, WI; Saint Therese-Little Flower Church in Sparks, NV; and St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Lawrenceville, GA. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 22 from 6-8 p.m. at Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, 120 Scenic Highway, Lawrenceville, GA. The funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 319 Grayson Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA, followed by internment at St. Lawrence Columbarium. Donations may be made in memory of Mary Ellen Taubenheim to St. Robert School at www. strobert.org or Society of St. Vincent DePaul at www.svdpusa.org. Condolences may be posted or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. .

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The lawsuit, Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, along with President Stas Preczewski, names several senior leaders on the campus. The suit looks to suspend the GGC policies that it maintains violates the first and 14th amendments and discriminates by accommodating nonreligious students seeking space for expression.

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been connected to Brown.

Brown was arrested after the SWAT team served a warrant on him at Lochshyre Way in unincorporated Lawrenceville at around 9:30 p.m.

Sunday.

Lawsuit ficials required him to ask for permission to speak three days in advance along with only speaking in the designated areas.

GGC officials then ordered him to stop discussing his faith because they said it was “disorderly conduct.”

In July, the lawsuit claims that college officials stopped Uzuegbunam from talking with fellow students about Christianity and handing out religious literature in a plaza outside the college library. After Uzuegbunam complied, campus of-

ficials told him that GGC policies also prohibited him from speaking privately with students about his faith unless he provides three days advance notice and speaks only in the speech zones.

In August, Uzuegbunam followed these restrictions and spoke and distributed literature peacefully at a small patio area that is one of the speech zones.

After 20 minutes, campus police arrived and told him to stop sharing his faith because of “some calls from people complaining.”

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The move is part of Netherworld’s owners Netherworld’s owners’ also sought a special use plans to expand their oppermit that allows their erations from a seasonal actors to interact with business that only operguests while they wait in ates around Halloween to line to get into the attrac- a year-round operation. tion.

Among their plans are County staff have to be a wedding venue, recommended approval event venue and setting with conditions for both for filming. the rezoning and specialThe new location ofuse permit, including fers a combined 52,830 screening the dumpster square feet of space and storage areas, use of between two warehouses monument signage, not located on a 9.524-acre letting lighting reflect site on West Park Place. on adjacent properties or The location is near the rights of way and limitformer Olympic Tennis ing use of tents, canopies, Center that county oftemporary banners, roped ficials plan to tear down flags or tinsel to Septem- to encourage redevelopber and October. ment.

A new address might “We hope this location take some getting used to provides an excellent because the 20-year-old opportunity to make use haunted house has been a of this property throughstaple of the I-85 corridor out the year,” Lanham

said. “So we would have those other uses (such as) corporate team building, special events, filming would occur throughout the year.”

There were a few jokes from commissioners about the nature of Netherworld and the planned new uses.

“Would you get married at Netherworld?”

Commissioner Tommy Hunter asked Lanham.

Commissioner Lynette Howard used the fact that the haunted house would be moving into Hunter’s district to take a playful jab at her colleague. Netherworld has until now been located in Howard’s district.

“If they’ve got to leave my district, at least they’re going to a scary district with a scary commissioner,” she joked.

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The program director for Surgical Technology at Gwinnett Technical College, T.C. Parker was recently named Instructor of the Year at Gwinnett Technical College.

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A former health care professional at Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Medical Center was recently named Instructor of the Year at Gwinnett Technical College.

The program director for Surgical Technology at Gwinnett Tech, T.C. Parker has worked at the school since 1999 when she weighed other career options, including a scholarship to medical school or working for an orthopedic surgeon.

With Parker as the director of the program, the last 10 surgical technology cohorts have had a 100 percent pass rate for their

national credentialing exam on the first try. Only a small percentage of surgical technology programs in the U.S. achieve a 100 percent pass rate and in 2015 only 75 percent of candidates passed the test on the first attempt.

“It takes a team to make an operating room safe and successful,” Parker said in a press release. “In addition to skilled doctors

and nurses, surgical technologists are needed for duties from the preparation of the room and sterile field to the important functions of preparing and managing surgical equipment. Their role is vital and I take very seriously my role in ensuring Gwinnett Tech students are well prepared to do their jobs.”

As Gwinnett Tech’s winner, Parker will move on to compete with other instructors across the state for the Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Education given annually by the Technical College System of

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The driver, with his A hit-and-run accident 17-year-old friend in the on Ga. Highway 124 passenger seat, hit anended in somebody’s other car coming through backyard after a teenager the intersection on Ga. reportedly let his unli124 and kept going on censed friend drive his Prospect Church Road, car Sunday. hitting another car parked The unlicensed 16-year- in a driveway. old was driving his The Honda still didn’t 17-year-old friend’s green stop. It hit a curb at the Honda Accord on Prosintersection of Prospect pect Church Road at the Church Road and Josh intersection of Ga. 124 Valley Lane, smashed in Lawrenceville when through a wooden fence he “either failed to stop into a backyard and hit a at the stop sign, or failed tree, a shed and a playto yield after stopping at ground slide. the stop sign” just after Officers found the car midnight, according to the abandoned in the yard.

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in a way that it becomes natural,” she said. “I work to teach not only the academic lessons, but life lessons, too. I take great pride in helping my students become consummate professionals in their field and mentoring them to be better people.”

Parker said one of the most rewarding things about her work is that once her students are pinned and graduate they then become her peers.

Parker’s students work all around the country, and she was proud to learn that a former Gwinnett Tech student is working to launch a surgical technology program at a college in New York.

“I rejoice each time another cohort graduates,” Parker said. “It’s like taking wildflower seeds and casting them into the wind. They will each find their place, take root and make the world a better place.”

Parker is also advocating to change state laws because Georgia does not require surgical technicians to be licensed and certified. She sees to it that her students are, but she’s concerned that there are people allowed in Georgia operating rooms that are not licensed or certified.

Parker also serves as a member of the Association of Surgical Technologists’ Education and Professional Standards Committee, a national group, where she develops strategies for entry level surgical technology education.

Formerly known as the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence, the Rick Perkins Award was renamed in memory and honor of Thomas “Rick” Perkins, an instructor at West Central Technical College, who received the Commissioner’s Award immediately before he died.

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Parker was first introduced to the health care profession by a friend in the 1990s. In 1996, she graduated from Gwinnett Tech as a surgical technologist and started her career at Northside Hospital.

Parker eventually moved to Gwinnett Medical Center where she worked as the orthopedic resource tech. Three years after she joined the Gwinnett Tech faculty as a full-time adjunct clinical director, Parker was named the program director.

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The inside reportedly smelled like marijuana.

“A witness noticed two or three young males running away from (the car),” according to the report.

Officers found the 17-year-old’s wallet in the car and eventually tracked him down in the same subdivision. He said he allowed his younger unlicensed friend to drive because he’d said he wanted to.

The 17-year-old also said he smoked marijuana about an hour before the accident.

Nobody was seriously hurt in the accident, but the driver of the first car

the teenager hit complained of elbow pain after his airbags were deployed. Both cars that were hit suffered damages, as did the property in the backyard.

The 17-year-old was arrested and charged with hit-and-run and allowing an unlicensed driver to drive. He was booked into the Gwinnett County Detention Center Sunday at 2:03 a.m. and bonded out about eight hours later.

The 16-year-old was charged with hit-and-run, driving unlicensed and failing to stop at a stop sign. He was released to his aunt’s custody without speaking to officers.

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Matchups set, but venues uncertain for Corky Kell

By Will Hammock

is meeting with multiple Georgia colleges about hosting the Friday, Aug. 18, and Saturday, Aug. 19, Though the venue games. The Thursday, Aug. remains in question, the 17, Corky Kell games will matchups have been set for be played at Mercer Unithe 2017 Corky Kell Clasversity in Macon regardless sic, the 26th edition of the of the Atlanta stadium’s annual high school football availability. showcase.

“Right now, the official Six Gwinnett teams — word is we’re not going to Archer, Brookwood, Buplay (in Mercedes-Benz ford, Mill Creek, Norcross Stadium) right now,” and North Gwinnett — are Hunter said. “However, in the event, which organizwe’re still hoping that ers hope will be played at The Blue Devils prior to their season opener in the Corky Kell Classic against Walton changes and they get finAtlanta’s new Mercedesished (with construction) in at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Cecil Copeland) Benz Stadium in August, a reasonable time. … The 2017. A decision on wheth- Atlanta Falcons and Major for the high school footto Corky Kell executive construction schedule is er the brand-new stadium, League Soccer’s Atlanta ball games likely won’t be director Dave Hunter. a concern and they’ve got which will house the NFL’s United, will be available made until May, according In the meantime, Hunter several other things going will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Dominant dogs

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Longhorn boys surging into game at Philips Arena

By Paul Thomas

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Above, Georgia’s Yante Maten (1) shoots over Georgia Tech’s Ben Lammers (44) during the first half of Tuesday’s game at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. Below, Georgia Tech’s Quinton Stephens (12) looks to get by Georgia’s Yante Maten (1). (Photos: Kyle Hess)

on with grand opening, with the soccer team. When we were a legacy event moving from the Georgia Dome to the new stadium, soccer was not in the mix.

That obviously changes that a little bit. (The soccer team’s) backed up having to play at (Georgia) Tech earlier in their season. So the earlier the new stadium opens, the better it is for us.”

Gwinnett will be involved in four of the five Saturday games on the 2017 schedule, beginning with Archer vs. Brookwood at 11:45 a.m. — the day’s

The Lanier boys basketball team entered last weekend with just two wins on the season.

With a week off, the Longhorns got a little preparation time for a pair of tough opponents in Meadowcreek and Adrian Martin Archer.

Lanier was able to defeat Meadowcreek on Friday 58-52 — two weeks after losing to the Mustangs by 31 — and topped Archer 61-54 on Saturday in the Gwinnett Daily Post Challenge despite scoring just two points in the first quarter.

Lanier (4-5) carries its momentum into today’s game against Parkview (6-6) at 2:15 p.m. at Philips Arena as part of the Atlanta Hawks Court of Dreams program where they have local high schools play on the court prior to home games.

“We needed it,” Lanier head coach Jeremy Huckaby said. “We were 2-5, and we had a week to prepare for Meadowcreek and they had beat us by 31 (points) 13 days before. For us to come back and play the way we did on Friday and then come back on Saturday and beat a good Archer team was really big for us.”

Huckaby credited the turnaround to his team playing unselfish basketball.

PREP HOOPS What: Lanier boys vs.

Parkview in Court of Dreams hosted by the Atlatna Hawks When: Today, 2:15 p.m.

Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta

Over the weekend, the Longhorns made the extra passes and turned up the defensive intensity.

“We started playing for one another,” he said.

“We started making plays for each other. I thought we switched defenses really well. I really thought we got in a rhythm defensively and it really spurred our offense. We’re pretty good in the open court.

We made plays for each other. Knocked down some shots, which we thought we had the first time against Meadowcreek, but we knocked them down this time.

But we really got after it on the defensive end.”

Junior Adrian Martin has been leading the way for the Longhorns. The 6-foot-3 guard is averaging 19 points per game.

“He’s been spectacular for us,” Huckaby said.

“Hit some big shots in big moments and he’s done it for three years.

He’s a spectacular player who’s going to get a lot of attention, college wise, over the next yearand-a-half.”

Lanier has also gotten a boost from a pair of football stars in Tyler Taylor and Juwuan Jones. Taylor, a 6-foot2 four-star linebacker prospect has the athleticism to play one through five on the hardcourt.

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Inside strength helps Georgia hoops Miller helps Archer capture an ugly 60-43 win over Tech lead another strong

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ATLANTA — A cynic might point out that you can’t spell “ugly game” without a UGA after Tuesday night’s renewal of Georgia’s in-state with Georgia Tech.

However, the visiting Bulldogs won’t complain following their 60-43 win before a sellout crowd of 8,600 that included a strong contingent of redand black-clad fans at McCamish Pavilion.

Derek Ogbeide helped

Georgia build a nine-point Meanwhile, stalwarts halftime lead with the Yante Maten (16 points, 7 bulk of his 11 points and rebounds) and J.J. Frazier seven rebounds.

(15 points) led a sec-

ond half surge that gave the Bulldogs (8-3) their second straight win in the in-state rivalry, and their first win on the Yellow Jackets’ (6-4) home court since 2010.

But it sure wasn’t pretty, as the victorious Bulldogs shot just 37.1 percent (23 of 61) from the floor, but made up for it by stifling the Jackets to just 34.6 percent (18 of 52) shooting.

“It was a hard-fought emotional game,” Georgia coach Mark Fox said.

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showing in K.C.

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Over the past several years, Gwinnett County teams have made an impact at some of top high school wrestling tournaments throughout the United States, and the 2016 Kansas City Stampede this past weekend was no exception.

Archer wasn’t quite able to match its tournament titles from 2013

or 2014 or last year’s runnerup finish under former coach Quinn Miller Tom Beuglas, but the Tigers did post their fourth top-10 showing in the team standings under first-year coach Keith Jannett by

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• Berkmar boys in King of the Bluegrass Tournament in Fairdale, KY • Collins Hill girls in Woodland Invitational • Norcross boys in Fort Myers tournament • Norcross girls in Crescom Bank Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. • North Oconee at Dacula • Parkview girls in Crusader Christmas Classic in Tampa, Fla. • Peachtree Ridge girls in Lambert Tournament • Providence Christmas Tournament • Wesleyan girls in CrescomBank Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 2:15 p.m. — Parkview boys and Lanier in Phillips Arena 3:30 p.m. — Walton at Brookwood 4:30 p.m. — Wesleyan boys and Marist at Lovett 5:30 p.m. — Shiloh boys and Millwood, Va. in Woodland-Stockbridge Tournament 6:30 p.m. — Mount Pisgah boys at GAC

WRESTLING

5:30 p.m. — Duluth, Grayson, Lanier in Eric Hill Memorial Tournament at Loganville 5:30 p.m. — Norcross in Last Man Standing at Luella Thursday

BASKETBALL

• Duluth boys in McDonald’s Classic at Tift County • Norcross girls in Crescom Bank Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Parkview girls in Crusader Christmas Classic in Tampa, Fla. • Wesleyan girls in Crescom Bank Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. 2 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge girls at Brookwood 8 p.m. — Mill Creek boys and Campbell at Lambert

WRESTLING

• Buford, Mountain View in Coastal Clash in Charleston, S.C. 9 a.m. — Duluth, Grayson, Lanier in Eric Hill Memorial Tournament at Loganville 9 a.m. — Kyle Maynard Duals at Collins Hill 9 a.m. — Wesleyan, Parkview in Hurricane Duals at Monroe Area

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Swarm announce 2017 roster From Staff Reports The Georgia Swarm announced its final 20man roster in preparation for the 2017 NLL season on Tuesday.

Georgia opens the season at home against the two-time defending champion Saskatchewan Rush at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7 at Infinite Energy Arena.

“It has taken us several years to build a roster with this level of talent and character both on and off the floor,” Swarm owner and general manager John Arlotta said. “Last year’s playoff loss did not sit well with us; I’m extremely proud of the work and commitment our coaches and players put forth this offseason in an effort to win a Champion’s Cup in 2017.”

Much like its roster did last season, Georgia’s lineup features a solid mix of young talent, speed, athleticism as well as accomplished veterans.

Returning players include two-time NLL Transition Player of the Year and Team Captain Jordan MacIntosh, ‘16 NLL Rookie of the Year Randy Staats, the ’16 Swarm leading goalscorer Shayne Jackson, three-time NLL champion Johnny Powless and all three Thompson Brothers (Lyle, Miles and Jerome).

Powless and MacIntosh will begin the season on the physically unable to perform list. Second-year forward Jesse King will likely miss the entire season after sustaining an ACL injury this summer.

Draft, the Swarm also acquired several big-bodied defensemen in Bryan Cole (No. 4 overall), Connor Sellars (No. 10 Overall), Leo Stouros (No. 17 overall) and Liam Byrnes (No. 44 overall).

The Swarm are looking for their young defensemen to complement the likes of Jason Noble, Mitch Belisle, Chad Tutton, Alex Crepinsek and Ethan O’Connor on the backend.

“We are excited about the changes we made for the 2017 season,” Head coach Ed Comeau said.

“Our draft picks improved throughout camp The Georgia Swarm announced their 2017 roster on and we look forward to watching them continue Tuesday. (Photo: Larry Palumbo) to grow throughout the season. We also brought GEORGIA SWARM ROSTER in some veteran leader2017 Georgia Swarm Roster ship with Mike Poulin (*Denotes first-year players) and Jordan Hall. Their experience will help us Forwards (7): Jordan Hall, Shayne Jackson, Kiel continue to work towards Matisz, Randy Staats, Lyle Thompson, Jerome Thompour goals for the upcomson and Miles Thompson ing season.”

Returning on the sideTransition (6): Liam Byrnes*, Bryan Cole*, Jason line to direct the Swarm’s Noble, Ethan O’Connor, Chad Tutton and Sean Young* defense is assistant coach Defensemen (5): Mitch Belisle, Alex Crepinsek, John Sean Ferris, who has Ranagan, Connor Sellars* and Leo Stouros* worked alongside Comeau for over a decade in Goaltenders (2): Brodie MacDonald, Mike Poulin the NLL. Assistant coach Dan Ladouceur is new to Practice Squad (4): Brayden Hill* (D), Warren Hill* (G), the mix and will coach Drew Petkoff (D) and Adam Shute* (G) the team’s offensive unit. Ladouceur won five Physically Unable to Perform List (3): Jesse King (F), championships during Jordan MacIntosh (T) and Johnny Powless (F) his playing days with the Toronto Rock.

“The 2017 Swarm will Transition player Joel NLL experience to the continue to be dynamic White was placed on table and a plethora of on offense, while our the Hold Out List due to playoff experience. On defense will also display personal reasons.

Monday afternoon, the a more physical, athletic New faces include Swarm added 6-foot-3, presence while defendveteran goalie Mike Pou- 220-pound defenseman ing our goal,” Comeau lin and forward Jordan John Ranagan, who apsaid. “We want to utilize Hall, who were acquired peared in 34 games for our athleticism and play this offseason. Both the New England Black an up-tempo style of Poulin and Hall bring Wolves from 2015-16. lacrosse.” a combined 19 years of During the 2016 NLL

NASCAR unveils new brand identity NASCAR Wire Service Combining a history that stretches more than 65 years with a future infused with a new premier series entitlement sponsor and a next generation of stars, NASCAR unveiled a new brand identity on Monday via its social and digital media platforms.

In addition, NASCAR also unveiled the mark and name for its premier series, which will become the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2017.

The new brand identity — which replaces the familiar bar mark that had been in place since 1976 — uses the colors and feel of past marks, while modernizing it to fit with the

new era the sanctioning body enters in 2017.

NASCAR began the process of designing a new mark early in 2016. It becomes the fifth mark in NASCAR history.

“Our new NASCAR mark is modern, timeless and embraces the heritage of our sport,” said Jill Gregory, NASCAR senior vice president and

chief marketing officer.

“It was important for us to recognize our history and implement a piece of each previous mark in the new design. Our goal was to evolve the sport’s visual identity to make it concise, relevant and functional, while respecting and maintaining the unique qualities of the original mark.”

The new mark incorporates pieces of each of NASCAR’s previous marks, including the red, yellow and blue coloring from the first three marks, respectively, and the “racing bars” that accompany the acronym “NASCAR” from the prior iteration.

Monday’s announcement also ended the wait for the highly anticipated name of NASCAR’s premier series. NASCAR and Monster Energy announced a multi-year partnership on Dec. 1 in Las Vegas, one that made Monster Energy the entitlement sponsor of NASCAR’s top series, the title sponsor of the NASCAR All-Star Race and the Official Energy Drink of NASCAR.

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College of Charelston honors Carithers

Jan. 28: The seventh annual Norcross Blue Devils Run, a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will feature a 5K and 1-mile fun run at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners. 5K starts at 8 a.m. and fun run starts when 5K finishes.Early registration is $25 and race-day registration is $30. Proceeds from the student-led event will benefit the high school’s cross country and track and field programs.

For more information or to register, go to bluedevilsrun.wixsite.com/norcross or run signup.com/ BlueDevilsRun. Feb. 4: Meadowcreek will host its fourth annual Stampede in the Park 5K Trail run Feb. 4 at Yellow River Park. The course covers soft surfaces and

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paved trails. All proceeds benefit the high school’s cross country program.

Registration is available at active.com, and more information is available at stampedeinthepark.wix. com/5k1kfunrun. Email stampedeinthepark@ gmail.com with any questions.

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Ongoing through Jan. 14: Atlanta Fire United youth soccer has opened online registration for its spring recreational season at www.atlantaunitedsoccer.com. Walk-up registration also will be held Jan. 7 at George Pierce Park in Suwanee and Jan. 14 at Bunten Road Park in Duluth. Registration ends Jan. 15. First games are March 4 and practices start Feb. 20.

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president Lee Higdon. The inductees will be honored Jan. 21 with a ceremony at Charles-

(103). As a senior in 1994, he ranked No. 2 nationally Brookwood grad Chad in scoring with 20 goals Carithers, now the Bronand 14 assists for a team cos’ head girls soccer that reached the NCAA coach, has been selected to Tournament quarterfinals, the College of Charleston still the best NCAA show(S.C.) Athletics Hall of ing by the Cougars. His Chad Fame.

20 goals, 14 assists and Carithers The school announced 54 points in 1994 are still the three-person Class of ton’s TD Arena. program records.

2017 that includes CarithCarithers is the most In addition to his college ers, a former soccer star decorated soccer player in career, Carithers earned for the Cougars, former Charleston’s history, still two caps with the full U.S. All-American golfer Jedd ranking first in career goals National Team in 1994. He McLuen and former school (41) and career points played professional soccer

for Japan’s Albiereo Niigatta in 1995, then in the U.S. for the South Carolina Shamrocks (1996), Charleston Battery (199798) and Raleigh Express (1999-2000).

Carithers coached at Georgia FC since moving back to Georgia in late 2000, and worked in the corporate world until recently going into the education field. He was named the Brookwood head girls coach in April, 2015.

Rutgers informed of possible violations The Sports Xchange The NCAA issued a Notice of Allegations to Rutgers regarding possible violations by the Scarlet Knights’ football program, NJ.com reported.

An NOA tells the university the rules that the school allegedly violated and describes the school’s alleged violations.

The NOA was sent following an 18-month investigation, and NJ.com reported that there are seven possible NCAA violations.

Those violations include possible academic impropriety, drug-testing irregularities and recruiting issues.

According to university president Robert Barchi, the violations are mostly

Level II, which is the second-most severe violation.

The violations occurred as far back as 2011, the final season under Greg Schiano. Kyle Flood succeeded Schiano and was fired following the 2015 season. Chris Ash was the Scarlet Knights head coach this past season.

Most of the alleged violations occurred under

Flood, who had a 27-24 record in four seasons at Rutgers.

In September of 2015, Flood was suspended for three games following a university investigation regarding an email Flood sent to a Rutgers faculty member regarding the eligibility of one of his former players.

Rutgers has 90 days to respond to the NOA.

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Saints place LB Rookies add bite to Falcons’ defense Anthony on IR NFL: ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS, WHEN: SAT. 1 P.M. TV: FOX

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FLOWERY BRANCH — The key to the Atlanta Falcons season is how fast some of their young defenders develop.

Some are stepping forward but one has fallen into the league’s concussion protocol.

Overall, there was no sign of the figurative “wall” for Atlanta’s rookies against the San Francisco 49ers. They’ll face a new and different test when the Falcons visit the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Two of them, linebacker Deion Jones and safety Keanu Neal, led the defensive effort in the Falcons’ 41-13 victory over the 49ers. Weakside linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, who was drifting down the stretch, left Sunday’s game and is in the NFL’s concussion protocol.

Jones forced a fumble in the first quarter and Neal recovered it, leading to the second Atlanta touchdown. Neal led the team with 10 tackles and added two passes defended while Jones made eight tackles.

The Falcons selected Neal in the first round (No. 17 overall) of this year’s draft, took Jones in the second round and picked Campbell in the fourth. Campbell and Jones were starters from Week 1 and Neal joined the lineup once he recovered from knee surgery that sidelined him for the first two games.

Atlanta hoped to improve its team speed and physical play and the

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San Francisco 49ers tight end Blake Bell (84) is injured as he is tackled by Atlanta Falcons free safety Ricardo Allen (37) and strong safety Keanu Neal (22) during the first half at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons defeated the 49ers 41-13. (USA Today Sports: Dale Zanine)

rookies have shown signs of coming on after some growing pains. Jones especially is peaking: He’s earned his highest grades from Pro Football Focus over the past five weeks and had another standout effort against the 49ers.

“It’s a matter of learning my keys better and locking in and taking all the keys to the field,” Jones said. “It allows me to play faster and know what is going on.”

Jones ended San Francisco’s second drive when he jarred the ball loose from running back Carlos Hyde at the 49ers’ 49-yard line. The ball bounced into the open field and Neal recovered it at the 50.

“Really just trying to make a profile tackle that we always talk about in the strike zone because that’s where the ball is at,”

Jones said. “I put my head on it and it ended up coming out.”

That play helped set the tone for a dominant defensive effort by the Falcons.

In addition to getting the turnover, the Falcons forced the 49ers to go three-and-out on four of their 10 possessions series (not including a meaningless series to end of the game).

“Getting that ball back into the offense’s hands, you know they are going to score,” Falcons safety Ricardo Allen said.

“That’s our challenge to ourselves. How many times can we get the ball back into our offense’s hands? We went out there and kept getting threeand-outs.

“Even when they got a first down, we made sure we stopped them.

They got a touchdown or two but we kept playing the whole game and we got the ball back to our offense and you see what they did.”

The Falcons are getting an unexpected boost from defensive tackle Ra’Shede Hageman, who had a sack.

The former second-round pick has been inactive for four games this season and has gotten the message.

“We were very excited about that,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “It was good to see him battle.

I think his play over the last few weeks has really improved.

“It’s been difficult for him at times whether he was inactive or playing, he’s the one that made the real I’m putting a line in the sand to see how good I can get and how good I can play. I’m pleased for him.”

New Orleans Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony was placed on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday.

Anthony missed last Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals due to a knee injury.

The second-year linebacker experienced a poor season with just 16 tackles in 10 games.

In his rookie campaign, Anthony posted a teamleading 112 tackles along with two forced fumbles and one interception.

Anthony was moved from middle linebacker to strong-side linebacker in the offseason and never took to the switch. New Orleans coach Sean Payton assessed the drop-off last week.

“He’s explosive, he’s disruptive and yet his key-and-diagnose and his instincts at times are off,” Payton told reporters.

“It’s run, and he’s dropping back in a pass mode.

Or it’s pass, and he’s at the line of scrimmage.

His ability to see and diagnose some very simple reads, for instance, are the keys for him getting better. …

“That’s been the thing that’s kept him back.

And quite honestly, it’s kept him back on special teams (too). Because a player like him who is on special teams, if he’s covering a kick or covering a punt, generally a guy that can run and hit shows up.

And he’s been, I would say, just OK in that area.”

Anthony was the 31st

overall selection out of Clemson in the 2015 NFL draft.

49ers promote former Tech WR Smelter The San Francisco 49ers placed wide receiver Quinton Patton on the injured reserve list with a foot injury, the team announced Tuesday.

Patton was injured during Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons. His season is over, and he becomes a free agent after this season.

Patton, 26, started all 14 games this season, and he had career highs in receptions (37) and receiving yards (408).

The 49ers also promoted wide receiver DeAndre Smelter to the active roster from the team’s practice squad and signed wide receiver DiAndre Campbell to the practice squad.

Smelter was drafted by the 49ers in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech.

He spent his entire rookie season on the reserve/ non-football injury list.

This season he was waived by the 49ers on Sept. 3 and signed to the practice squad on October 16.

Vikings place Johnson on injured reserve The Minnesota Vikings placed defensive tackle Tom Johnson on injured reserve and signed defensive lineman Toby Johnson on Tuesday.

Tom Johnson, 32, sustained a torn hamstring in the third quarter of Sunday’s 34-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

2017 Mock Draft: Aggies’ Garrett the projected top pick

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Texas A&M defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) tackles Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) during the first quarter at Kyle Field this season.

(Jerome Miron-USA Today Sports)

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Ohio State is one of the top football factories for NFL teams, especially in the secondary with recent firstround picks like Eli Apple and Bradley Roby. And the Buckeyes might add two more in the 2017 class with underclassmen corners Marshon Lattimore and Gareon Conley.

Lattimore and Conley are good-sized athletes with the combination of speed, movement skills and toughness needed for the next level.

They struggled earlier in their careers in Columbus, but both made major jumps in their development this season and have put themselves in the early round conversation.

If Lattimore and Conley declare early, there is a good chance Ohio State adds another cornerback or two to the long list of Buckeyes in the pros.

Here is a look at how the first round of the 2017 draft could unfold: 1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE/OLB, Texas A&M The Browns have needs all over the roster and unless they fall in love with a quarterback, this pick needs to be the best talent in the draft, which is Garrett.

2. San Francisco 49ers: DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame If the front office and coaching situations remain the same, there is a good chance this pick is a quarterback, but which one? Kizer has the skillset that fits what Chip Kelly wants to do and has a very high ceiling.

3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama Jacksonville has invested heavily in the defensive line, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Jaguars do so again if a talent like Allen is available for them.

4. Chicago Bears: Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina The Bears need to move on from Jay Cutler and begin to rebuild around a new signal

caller. Trubisky might have only one season of experience, but he shows all the traits necessary to be successful in the NFL. 5. New York Jets: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson Opinions from NFL scouts are all over the place on Watson and his draft value. The future of the position looks bleak for the Jets and the organization might need to take a chance on the Clemson product here.

6. Tennessee Titans (from LA): Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama The cornerback play for Tennessee has been below average this season and there will be upgrades this off-season.

Humphrey is still raw in some areas, but he has the make-up and physical traits that teams covet.

7. Carolina Panthers: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU Veteran Jonathan Stewart is averaging only 3.7 yards per rush and has yet to eclipse the 100-yard mark in a game this season. Fournette is a freak talent who would instantly add juice to the Panthers’ offense.

8. Cleveland Browns (from PHI): Jamal Adams, SS, LSU The Browns’ secondary has been routinely torched this season with upgrades needed across the board. Adams is a do-it-all safety who will quickly become one of Cleveland’s best players on the roster.

9. San Diego Chargers: Malik Hooker, FS, Ohio State The Chargers are feeling the void left by Eric Weddle in the

secondary, but Hooker has the sky high potential that could help San Diego fans move on from him.

priority this off-season. Barnett isn’t super twitchy, but he is productive with a NFL-style skill-set.

10. Arizona Cardinals: Teez Tabor, CB, Florida Aside from Patrick Peterson, Arizona has more questions than answers on the cornerback depth chart. Tabor is a good-sized athlete with the aggressive ballskills that NFL teams are searching for.

15. Philadelphia Eagles (from MIN): Jabrill Peppers, LB/S, Michigan Peppers is a polarizing prospect due to hybrid skill-set — some see a player without a true position, some see a player with rare versatility and some see both. Regardless, he is an elite athlete with a high ceiling.

11. Cincinnati Bengals: Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama The Bengals need to add speed on defense, especially at the linebacker level. Peppers isn’t necessarily a prototype due to his size, but his explosive traits and versatility are key selling points.

12. New Orleans Saints: Tim Williams, DE/OLB, Alabama New Orleans ranks in the bottom half of the league in team sacks and pressures this season, lacking a true edge threat. Williams is inconsistent vs. the run at times, but he can also affect the pocket with his explosiveness.

13. Buffalo Bills: Mike Williams, WR, Clemson With Marquise Goodwin and Robert Woods hitting free agency after this season and Sammy Watkins unable to stay healthy, Williams would give the Bills much needed help on the wide receiver depth chart.

14. Indianapolis Colts: Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee The Colts rank near dead-last in the NFL in sacks and quarterback pressures this season and pass rush needs to be a

16. Tennessee Titans: John Ross, WR, Washington The Titans have plenty of bodies on the wide receiver depth chart, but no true differencemaker. Ross has elite speed, but it is his polish routes that allow him to create separation and make plays.

17. Baltimore Ravens: Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State The Ravens have a stable of average backs on the roster, which is one of the reasons they rank near last in the NFL in rushing. Cook would help change that and open up the offense.

18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan Mike Evans is the top target of Jameis Winston, but he needs help. Davis is very wellrounded with the athleticism to be a threat before and after the catch.

19. Green Bay Packers: O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama The Packers Jekyll-and-Hyde offense is missing a true weapon at tight end and How-

ard has the athletic versatility to line up inline and out wide.

20. Denver Broncos: Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt Denver locked up Brandon Marshall long-term at linebacker, but more depth is needed. Cunningham is easy to overlook on a below average Vanderbilt squad, but he is the real deal.

21. Houston Texans: Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama The Texans have been hurting on the offensive line and unfortunately the 2017 class doesn’t look like a strong group. However, Robinson has starting ability and first round skills if his off-field checks out.

22. Washington Redskins: Malik McDowell, DL, Michigan State McDowell has an impressive blend of size, athleticism and power to be effective from multiple positions along the defensive line.

23. Miami Dolphins: Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State Miami has some young talent on the cornerback depth chart, but still plenty of question marks. Lattimore is built well for the position with the short-area burst and closing speed ideal for the position.

24. Detroit Lions: Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford With Devin Taylor possibly hitting free agency after the season, the Lions could be looking to add a defensive end opposite Ziggy Ansah.

Thomas has the powerful and athletic skill-set that allows him to be effective vs. the run and as a pass rusher.

25. Atlanta Falcons: Charles Harris, DE, Missouri The Falcons’ pass rush has been sporadic this season and hasn’t lived up to the vision of head coach Dan Quinn. Harris has the edge quickness and burst to capture the edge and give blockers trouble.

26. Pittsburgh Steelers: Takkarist McKinley, DE/OLB, UCLA The Steelers have several question marks at pass rusher heading into next season and could look to address that need through the draft.

McKinley is a tick undersized,

but his athleticism and active hands allows him to penetrate the backfield.

27. Seattle Seahawks: Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin Seattle’s issues on the offensive line have held back the offense this season and upgrades are needed. Ramczyk has only been at Wisconsin one season, but he has been dominant and projects at either tackle or guard in the NFL. 28. New York Giants: Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan With Jason Pierre-Paul on a one-year deal, defensive end is a possible need this off-season. Charlton, who has some traits reminiscent of Justin Tuck out of Notre Dame, has all the ingredients of a NFL starter.

29. Kansas City Chiefs: Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State Marcus Peters is a stud and Steven Nelson looks like a promising building block on the Chiefs’ cornerback depth chart. But there are questions after that and Conley fits what Kansas City wants at the position with his physical, pressman skills.

30. Oakland Raiders: Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida The Raiders have invested several high picks in the front seven and should again if Oakland has a chance to draft an impact middle linebacker.

Davis should win a starting role in training camp as a rookie.

31. New England Patriots: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford Whether used in the backfield or the slot, McCaffrey gives a versatile Patriots offense more options. His run intelligence and athleticism are a combination New England will appreciate more than some other clubs.

32. Dallas Cowboys: Sidney Jones, CB, Washington Rookie Anthony Brown looks like a future starter, but Morris Claiborne is a free agent after the season, Brandon Carr hasn’t lived up to his contract and Orlando Scandrick has struggled to stay healthy.

Jones is well-versed in man and zone schemes, blanketing receivers all over the field.

4B • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016 •From Page 1B “I thought both teams showed the emotion of the rivalry early and played sloppy just because this was a rivalry game, which often happens. But I was pleased with our team.

We beat an ACC team on the road and won a rivalry game, but it was certainly a battle.”

Georgia won the war by winning the battle on the boards, holding a 40-31 rebounding advantage on the evening, including a decisive 13-5 edge on the offensive glass.

Even more damaging was how the Bulldogs made those offensive rebounds count on the scoreboard, holding a 19-2 advantage in secondchance points.

And it was Ogbeide who did a lot of that damage in the first half, as the 6-foot-8, 245-pound sophomore had 10 points and seven boards with Tech actually doing a solid job on Maten and Frazier, holding Georgia’s two leading scorers to just a combined nine points in the opening 20 minutes.

“We’ve been talking all year within our team that eventually Yante is going to have an off night,” Fox said. “Now, you have to give Tech credit for Yante not having a great first half. We knew that we have more guys on our team, as Derek seized the opportunity in the first half. He was key part of us having a lead at halftime.”

After a pair of free throws by Peachtree Ridge grad Corey Hayward pulled Tech to within 21-18 with 2:41 left in the half, Ogbeide’s stickback with 1:23 left combined with a Frazier bucket and two Maten free throws to lead a 6-0 run over the remainder of the half to give the Bulldogs a more comfortable 27-18 advantage at intermission.

Maten and Frazier both warmed up in the second

•From Page 1B He scored a team-high 16 points in the win over Archer.

Jones, a 6-foot-3 linebacker committed to Western Kentucky, has been the hustle man for

•From Page 1B finishing ninth with 307.5 points.

That result paced three Gwinnett teams — including Beuglas’ new team, Buford, and Collins Hill — with strong showings as the prestigious tournament made up of 40 of the top teams from around the nation.

Archer senior Quinn Miller was the lone Gwinnett wrestler to win his weight class championship, with the University of Virginia commit defeating Adrian Hitchcok of Neosho (Mo.) 6-4 to take the 220-pound title.

The Tigers had three other top placers in the tournament’s championship bracket: Logan Smith (fifth at 145), Peter Myndresku (fourth at 152) and Gavin Smith (third at 138).

Meanwhile, a fourthplace finish by Logan Ashton at 106 pounds led the way for Buford to accumulate 201.5 points, good enough for 24th place.

The Wolves also had three wrestlers place in the tournament’s silver bracket, with Jack Ness finishing third at 195 pounds, Kyle

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a chance to pull even closer when Ben Lammers pulled down a defensive rebound on Georgia’s next possession, but freshman Josh Okogie couldn’t convert on the ensuing fastbreak, with Georgia answering with a pair of dunks by Kenny Paul Geno — both off offensive rebounds — to build the lead back up to double digits at 34-24, and Tech was never able to pull any closer than eight points after that.

“They kicked our butts on the offensive glass, there’s not doubt about that,” Pastner said. “But look, we held them to 37 percent from the field and 16 percent from 3(-point range). I told our kids and our staff before the game if we held them in the 50s, we’d win the game. We did (most of the game). I just didn’t think we were going to score 43. That’s a credit to Georgia and their defense. That’s an area that’s been part of our weakness this year.

“I thought (Tuesday) we got a little bit stagnant with some of the things offensively to when we maybe tried to force some actions. The shots weren’t going and we were missing easy layups, and all of the sudden, we tried to press … mentally and tried to get it all back at once.”

Tech was never able to answer Georgia’s top-scoring trio, with Lammers winding up as the only Tech player in double figures with 10 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.

Okogie, a Shiloh grad and two-time Daily Post Player of the Year, added eight points, eight rebounds and two steals, Georgia Tech’s Tadric Jackson (1) drives to the basket against Georgia’s Jordan Harris (2) during the first half of but the Jackets’ other two scorers who averaged Tuesday’s game at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess) in double figures for the half, combining for 22 of But Tech coach Josh second-half run that had answered by scoring the season, Tadric Jackson Georgia’s 33 points in the Pastner pointed to the the Jackets poised to get next six points to pull to and Quinton Stephens, final frame, and the Bull- other end of the court back into the game. within 30-24 following together managed only dogs continued to own the in which his team had Down 30-18 after a Fra- Justin Moore’s jumper five points on a combined rebounding and secondthe biggest problems, zier 3-pointer 32 seconds with 18:20 to play.

2-for-14 shooting from chance scoring battles. especially after an early into the second half, Tech And the Jackets had the floor.

Lanier Lanier inside. He helps control the glass and takes charges. Huckaby also said that Edmund Ruiz and Isaiah Lewis also have played well as of late.

Lanier will be challenged by Parkivew this

afternoon in Atlanta. The Panthers got off to a 6-2 start, but have lost their last four games. Huckaby said that despite the losses, he knows Parkview is a talented team and both teams are looking forward to lacing it up on an

NBA court.

The teams will stay in the arena to watch the Hawks host the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m.

“We’re excited about it.

It’s going to be a unique environment,” Huckaby

Stampede McCullough taking third at 120 and Ethan Ceren placing fourth at 138.

Collins Hill — like Archer, a two-time former tournament champion after winning back-toback titles in 2009 and 2010 — wound up in 29th place with 149 points, led by championship bracket placers Lucas DeSilva (fifth, 132) and Tomari Fox (sixth, 220), plus silver bracket-placer Dominick Perrone (second, 126).

Bears, Gonzalez shine in Tennessee tourney Mountain View placed fourth in the 24-team Bradley Central Invitational in Tennessee this past weekend, led by an individual championship from Carlos Gonzalez.

Gonzalez won the 106-pound weight class as the Bears placed fourth behind 23-time state champion Bradley Central (281.5 points), three-time state champion Commerce (205) and four-time state champion Gilmer (181.5).

Mountain View had 172.5 points.

The Bears’ other placers were Steve Chavez (third at 113), Chase Standridge (third at 145), Leon Jarda

(fourth at 152), Harrison Spikes (fourth at 220), Alex Standridge (fifth at 132), Jamar McEachern (fifth at 160), Logan Burroughs (sixth at 120) and Marquel Broughton (sixth at 170).

Wesleyan working for the holidays While a lot of people take vacations or rest during the holidays, that’s not the course of action Wesleyan is taking as the two-week break from school commences.

Following a thirdplace finish at the Dragon Invitational at Pepperell last weekend and a 3-0 showing in a dual quadmeet with Greater Atlanta Christian, Pierce County and Decatur on Tuesday, the Wolves will conclude a very busy week with another tournament at Monroe Area on Thursday.

It’s a philosophy Wolves coach Dennis Stromie has followed throughout his career when he was coaching at Parkview and West Forsyth.

“We’ve got to keep the team busy and working,” Stromie said. “If they’re not working, they’re not getting better. … We’ve just now gotten some of

our football guys about to wrestling shape, and … we’ve got a group of about five or six guys who can in any given tournament be a good group and finish strong.”

Some of that group has on display in recent weeks.

Grant Marshall became Wesleyan’s first county champion by winning the 170-pound weight class at the Gwinnett County Championships about two weeks ago, while Chapman Pendery claimed the runner-up trophy at 195 pounds.

Both Marshall and Pendery were also among six Wolves who made the finals of their respective weight classes at the Pepperell Tournament, with William Delk (152), Ben Connor (160) and George Bielen (182) all winning their weight-class titles, while Marshall, Pendery and Harrison Dearth (126) all placing second.

Tuesday’s wins over GAC, Pierce County and Decatur has also raised Wesleyan’s dual-meet record to 15-2 this season.

— Sports Editor Will Hammock contributed to this report

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said. “It’s going to be a unique experience. Every guy who dresses out for us is going to touch the floor, we want to make that happen for our guys.

We also are excited about playing Parkview — a well-coached team and

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certainly a big challenge for us. We’re excited to go down there and then we’re excited to have a little team bonding afterwards regardless of the outcome and be able to sit there and watch the Hawks play.”

Classic

Founded in 1992, the Corky Kell has been second game after a 9 a.m. played predominantly at Kell vs. Tucker opener. the Georgia Dome. It was The 2:45 p.m. game pits forced to leave the AtNorcross against Colquitt lanta venue for schedulCounty, followed by Mill ing reasons only in 1995 Creek vs. McEachern (held at McEachern), at 5:45 p.m. and North 1997 (Brookwood and Gwinnett vs. Walton at McEachern) and 2014 8:45 p.m.

(McEachern).

Buford plays the “Probably some time the first of May, we would nightcap Friday at 8:30 have to make a decision against Hillgrove, which (on whether to play at follows a 5:30 p.m.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Roswell-South Forsyth and I’m sure (stadium game. Friday’s two officials) would as well,” games at Mercer are Lee County-Mary Persons and Hunter said. “We all agree some time along that way Houston County-Jones (is the right time). … It County. would be a treat to play “We think we’ve got (in Mercedes-Benz Stasome very competitive dium), that’s for sure.” matchups,” Hunter said.

2017 CORKY KELL CLASSIC What: 26th annual Corky Kell Classic When: Aug. 17-19, 2017 Where: Mercer University, Macon and TBA Schedule: Thursday, Aug. 17 5:30 p.m. — Lee County vs. Mary Persons 8:30 p.m. — Houston County vs. Jones County Friday, Aug. 18 5:30 p.m. — Roswell vs. South Forsyth 8:30 p.m. — Buford vs. Hillgrove Saturday, Aug. 19 9 a.m. — Kell vs. Tucker 11:45 a.m. — Archer vs. Brookwood 2:45 p.m. — Norcross vs. Colquitt County 5:45 p.m. — Mill Creek vs. McEachern 8:45 p.m. — North Gwinnett vs. Walton

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GFL sixth-graders Hawks, Bears excel in quad-meet fall in FBU finals From Staff Reports NAPLES, Fla. — The Gwinnett Football League sixth-graders’ quest for a national championship fell just short.

The local team fell 3412 to Dade County (Fla.) in Tuesday afternoon’s Football University National Championship final in Naples, Fla., ending an exceptional playoff run that saw the squad become GFL’s first to advance out of the regional stage at the sixth- or seventh-grade level. It was attempting to win GFL’s first FBU national title since the eighth-graders won back-to-back crowns in 2012 and 2013.

After an impressive opening drive to go up 6-0, GFL surrendered 28 straight points to the Florida power before closing within 28-12 in the fourth quarter. A 98-yard, pick-six from Dade with 18 seconds left sealed the victory in the final of the 64-team, bracket-style tournament that determines the best middle school football teams in the country.

Caleb Downs, who plays for Mill Creek, led GFL with 21 rushes for 105 yards and both of his team’s touchdowns. He also had two catches for 20 yards from Peachtree Ridge’s Dylan Lonergan, who rushed 11 times for 54 yards himself. Mill Creek’s Terell Battle and Peachtree Ridge’s Miles Massengill added a pair of 15-yard catches.

GFL opened with a 13-play scoring drive that sapped seven minutes, 24 seconds off the clock — most of the 10-minute first quarter. Downs had 43 rushing yards on the march, capping the drive with an 11-yard TD run on fourth-and-8 off an option pitch from Lonergan.

A 0-yard punt set up Dade on GFL’s 14-yard line early in the second quarter. A TD and the ensuing two-point conversion put Dade up 8-6. A score with 40 seconds left before halftime extended the lead to 14-6. A kickoff return score to open the second half pushed the lead to 22-6, then another score with 2:16 left in the third quarter stretched the margin to 28-6.

GFL answered with a 15-play scoring drive

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto.................19....8.... .704.........-Boston..................15..12.... .556.........4 New York..............14..13.... .519.........5 Brooklyn.................7..19.... .269.....11.5 Philadelphia...........7..20.... .259.......12 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Charlotte...............15..13.... .536.........-Atlanta..................14..14.... .500.........1 Washington..........12..15.... .444......2.5 Orlando................12..17.... .414......3.5 Miami.....................9..19.... .321.........6 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland.............19....6.... .760.........-Milwaukee............13..12.... .520.........6 Chicago................14..13.... .519.........6 Indiana.................15..14.... .517.........6 Detroit...................14..16.... .467.......7.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio.........22....5.... .815.........-Houston................21....7.... .750...... 1.5 Memphis..............18.. 11.... .621.........5 New Orleans..........9..20.... .310.......14 Dallas.....................7..21.... .250....15.5 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Utah......................18.. 10.... .643.........-Oklahoma City.....16..12.... .571.........2 Portland................13..16.... .448......5.5 Denver..................12..16.... .429.........6 Minnesota..............8..19.... .296......9.5 Pacific Division

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capped by Downs’ 1-yard TD run. Downs had three third-down conversion runs, as well as one fourth-down conversion run, on the drive. Lonergan also hit Battle for 15 yards on a third-and-13 play.

After the GFL defense got a stop, GFL ran 12 plays and reached the Dade 8-yard line behind Lonergan. Mill Creek’s Brendan Jenkins had two of his three catches on the possession. But the drive halted with an interception at the 2-yard line that Dade returned 98 yards for the clinching score.

GFL, coached by Mill Creek’s Pat Mullins, had been dominant through the tourney’s first four games, giving up a combined six points in its four victories. It reached the championship game with back-to-back victories over the weekend, defeating South Dakota 36-0 in Saturday’s quarterfinals and topping Dallas Metro (Texas) 30-0 in Sunday’s semifinals.

Before advancing to Naples, the team won the Gwinnett Super Regional with a 39-6 win over Houston (Texas) and a 8-0 win over Broward (Fla.) in the final.

Other members of the GFL national runner-up team were E.J. Adams (Grayson), Michael Daugherty (Grayson), Makhail Wood (Mill Creek), Devin Caldwell (Peachtree Ridge), Broc Walker (Buford), Jaydn Davis (North Gwinnett), Zaire Goff (Roswell), Hayden Clark (Peachtree Ridge), Cory Elliott (Grayson), Cole Mullins (Mill Creek), J.T. McCullough (Buford), Matthew Haber (Mill Creek), Brendan Jenkins (Mill Creek), D’Anthony CrenshawCrayton (Hapeville), Benjamin Brookshire (Mill Creek), Jalen Smith (Grayson), Jordan Davenport (Grayson), Cooper Bothwell (Mill Creek), Kayden McDonald (North Gwinnett), Kylen Shields (Brookwood), Joseph Leslie (Brookwood), Hamp Childs (Mill Creek), Correy Mays Jr. (South Gwinnett), Jamir Charlton (Parkview), Dylan Harris (Lawrenceville), Mannie Marshall (Mill Creek), Austin Jackson (Dacula) and Bryce Bothwell (Mill Creek).

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Mill Creek’s swimming and diving teams posted vicGrayson got a win from tories, and Mountain View Diego Cuebas-Rivera in the broke a trio of school records boys 500 free (5:54.55). last weekend in a quad-meet Yang lowers record as Lions, that also featured Grayson Blue Devils split and South Gwinnett.

Peachtree Ridge’s Jonathan Mill Creek won the boys Yang broke the school record in the 100 breast last Friday, helping division with 213 points the Lions’ boys team to a 199-113 to Mountain View’s 132, win over Norcross. Norcross won Grayson’s 95 and South’s the girls division 194-11.

Peachtree Ridge took a narrow 64. In the girls competition, the Hawks had 198 points to 310-307 win in the combined standings.

Mountain View’s 169, Gray- points Yang’s 100 breast record was son’s 130 and South’s 54. set in 57.33 seconds, and he also took first in the 200 IM (2:00.07).

Mountain View got two The Lions’ other event-winners school-record swims from were Jordan Thompson (boys 50 Sarah-Grace Thompson, free, 22.37 and 100 free, 50.44), who won the girls 50- and Oliver Stephan (boys diving, 201.50), Shwan Ahn (boys 500 500-yard freestyle races. free, 4:52.82) and Klaudia Holt Her 50 free time was 25.51 (girls 500 free, 5:20.16). seconds and her 500 free Norcross got victories from time was 5 minutes, 15.70 Carter Januzelli (boys 200 free, 1:51.22), Meghan Harrell (girls 200 seconds.

2:06.08), Charlotte Whitmer Teammate Xzavier Reiter free, (girls 200 IM, 2:27.92 and 100 lowered the school mark in back, 1:05.10), Sarah Gries (girls the 200 free to 1:52.38 with 50 free, 25.81), Lyle Hoge (girls diving, 214.30), Arion Solomon a second-place swim. The (boys 100 fly, 55.69), Andrea ThorBears also got first-place nell (girls 100 fly, 1:01.62), Holland showings from Maya MurDanskin (girls 100 free, 55.20 and phy (girls 100 free, 58.65), 100 breast, 1:12.37) and Colton Kryski (boys 100 back, 58.22).

Maggie Hennebaul (girls diving, 203.70 points) and Brookwood shines at Hayden Brown (boys 100 Maddie Brown Invitational Both Brookwood teams fared backstroke, 57.30). well over the weekend at the MadMill Creek’s event-winBrown Invitational at Emory. ners were Brian Smith (boys dieThe Broncos were second in the 200 free, 1:51.97), Isabelle girls meet and third in the boys standings. Johns Creek won both Andrews (girls 200 free, 2:07.90), Christopher Pierce divisions.

Brookwood’s Dylan Scott won (boys 200 individual medley, the boys 500 free (4:40.92) and 2:00.73 and 100 free, 48.63), Andrew Huenniger had two top finishes, placing third in the 200 Abigail Tashlein (girls 200 free (1:43.86) and fourth in the IM, 2:17.43 and 100 back, 100 fly (52.91).

1:02.14), Jake Magahey In the girls meet, Brookwood’s (boys 50 free, 23.66), Sam Maddy Cohen won both the 100 free (53.11) and 100 back (57.41).

Bodon (boys 100 butterfly, Devan Sweeney was first in the 54.75), Lydia Evans (girls 200 IM (2:11.73) and fifth in the 100 fly, 1:02.36 and 100 100 fly (1:00.78), while Leila Taylor breaststroke, 1:13.71) and (fourth, 200 IM, 2:14.66) and Collins Sainovich (boys 100 Tegan Sweeney (fourth, 200 free, 1:59.15) also had top-five finishes. breast, 1:07.64).

Cohen, Devan Sweeney, Maddie Cordle and Rachel Song teamed up to win the 400 free relay (3:40.34).

Collins Hill, Duluth split Collins Hill and Duluth each won a division of a meet this past weekend — Collins Hill won the boys division 178.5-130.5, but Duluth took the girls division 164-151.

Duluth’s girls first-place finishers were Ashley Neas (200 IM, 2:15.77 and 100 fly, 1:02.53), Kendal Reeves (diving, 200.25) and Tyler Reason (100 breast, 1:15.54). The Wildcats’ boys winners were Jimmy Fung (200 free, 1:55.62 and 100 free, 51.12), Jordan Arredondo (diving, 188.00) and Ryan MacKinnon (500 free, 5:21.34).

Collins Hill got boys wins from Andrew Winton (200 IM, 2:03.27 and 100 breast, 1:01.81), Gavin Blackshear (50 free, 23.06) and Driscoll Crabbe (100 fly, 54.28 and 100 back, 55.51).

The Eagles’ girls winners were Haley Arner (200 free, 2:00.16 and 500 free, 5:13.34), Abigayle Wood (50 free, 26.09 and 100 free, 55.75) and Paulina Seely (100 back, 1:08.02).

Collins Hill also faced Parkview in a dual meet last Friday.

The Eagles’ winners in that meet were Winton (boys 200 free, 1:44.53 and 100 free, 47.86), Arner (girls 200 free, 2:00.08 and 500 free, 5:18.39), Crabbe (boys 200 IM, 2:01.01), Wood (girls 200 IM, 2:17.00 and 100 breast, 1:08.72), Peter Smithson (boys diving, 319.50) and Hailey Marshbank (girls diving, 155.05).

Parkview’s event-winners were Jacob Finco (boys 50 free, 22.02), Adair Kimbrough (girls 50 free, 25.81 and 100 free, 56.35), Josh Fountain (boys 100 fly, 54.64), Toria Coffey (girls 100 fly, 1:06.39), Alex Norcini (boys 500 free, 4:44.94 and 100 back, 56.43), Erin Tillery (girls 100 back, 1:04.39) and Victor Jemison (boys 100 breast, 1:01.31).

Archer sweeps Dacula Archer posted a pair of victories last weekend in a dual meet with Dacula, winning 252-219 in the boys division and 284-147 in the girls competition.

The Tigers got girls event wins

from Brigid Cross (200 free, 2:35.49 and 500 fre, 7:02.99), Jayla Gillis (200 IM, 2:42.40 and 100 free, 1:00.10), Hannah Mahaffey (50 free, 25.89 and 100 fly, 1:00.49), Alyssa McGuffie (diving, 156.80), Megan Dollar (100 back, 1:16.21) and Hannah Jaeger (100 breast, 1:16.59).

Archer’s boys victors were Ethan Cano (200 free, 2:01.94 and 500 free, 5:34.69), Mike Donnelly (50 free, 23.82), Jonah Genge (100 fly, 1:01.37), Ethan Cortel-Fraser (100 back, 1:00.86) and Alec Young (100 breast, 1:05.35).

Dacula’s winners were Bradley Dunham (boys 200 IM, 2:05.90 and 100 free, 49.34) and Christian Baran (boys diving, 140.05).

North swims past Meadowcreek North Gwinnett won both divisions of a meet with Meadowcreek this past weekend.

The Bulldogs got first-place finishes in the boys division from Will Baselj (200 free, 1:55.82), Matt Shelton (200 IM, 2:05.83 and 100 back, 58.98), Tommy Cangelosi (50 free, 23.22 and 100 free, 51.05), Sebastian DenBrok (100 fly, 55.04 and 100 breast, 1:03.99) and Mikael Getahoun (500 free, 4:57.07).

Girls winners for North were Chantal Jordan (200 free, 2:01.37), Julia Rummins (200 IM, 2:20.91 and 100 back, 1:07.58), Kelley Jones (50 free, 25.71 nad 100 breast, 1:12.93), Sage Cordsen (diving, 177.40), Marianne Allard (100 fly, 1:02.60 and 500 free, 5:24.46) and Courtney Niemann (100 free, 56.07).

Meadowcreek got a win from Yrvin Mangandi (boys diving, 165.85).

Wesleyan boys edge Dunwoody Wesleyan’s boys team slipped past Dunwoody 161-152 over the weekend, while the Wolves fell in the girls division 180-134.

The event-winners for the Wesleyan boys were Ethan Moon (200 free, 1:53.39), Isaiah Erb (200 IM, 2:17.53 and 100 breast, 1:07.35), Jon Hunt Ficken (50 free, 22.44) and Joseph Berney (diving, 229.75).

The Wolves got girls victories from Hannah Wasmuth (200 free, 2:03.46 and 100 back, 1:02.27) and Abby Gardner (diving, 284.65).

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Norcross girls’ rally comes up just short From Staff Reports

the two game-winning free throws in the final seconds.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Norcross’ last-second shot — Norcross’ girls basketball at a win was off the mark. team stormed back from Walker, ranked as the counan 11-point halftime deficit try’s No. 1 recruit, led her Tuesday to lead for good team with 22 points and five portions of the second half, rebounds. only to fall to Monacan Vanessa Blagmon of Nor(Va.) 58-57 on a pair of free cross (12-1) led all scorers throws with four seconds with 25 points to go with her left in the Crescom Bank eight rebounds. Tehya Lyons Holiday Invitational’s seccontributed eight points, six ond round. assists and four steals.

Both teams entered with GIRLS BASKETBALL high national rankings — Norcross at No. 6 (USA Collins Hill 83, Today), No. 8 (MaxPreps) SW Atlanta Christian 20 STOCKBRIDGE — Collins and No. 13 (ESPNW power Hill defeated Southwest Atlanta rankings), and Monacan at Christian 83-20 at the Woodland No. 19 (USA Today), No. Invitational on Tuesday. Jada Rice led the Eagles (11-0) with 21 7 (MaxPreps) and No. 18 points. Javyn Nicholson added (ESPNW).

11, Bria Harmon scored 10 and Monacan’s Megan Desiree Conner along with Nia Walker, a Connecticut reLee each chipped in with nine points. cruit, was fouled and made

Buford 74, Morgan County 17 BUFORD — Buford handled defending Class AAA champion Morgan County 74-17 on Tuesday. The Wolves (8-0) raced out to a 40-4 halftime lead.

Tory Ozment scored 23 of her game high 25 points in the first half for Buford. Freshman Tate Walters added 13 points while Jessica Nelson chipped in with 12 as 10 players scored for the Wolves.

GAC 69, St. Pius 29 NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian had no trouble defeating St. Pius 69-29 in a non-region game played on Tuesday. Tamiah Lewis scored 18 points to lead the Spartans (9-4). Robyn Benton scored 12 points and swiped six steals while Taylor Sutton also added 12 points in the win.

Tournament on Tuesday.

Al Durham led the Patriots (9-4) with 30 points and five rebounds. Zach Cooks scored 19 points while Jay Estime chipped in 11 for Berkmar.

Buford 60, Cedar Grove 45 COLLEGE PARK — Buford remained undefeated with a 60-45 win over Cedar Grove on Tuesday in a game played at Woodward Academy. David Viti led the Wolves (9-0) with 18 points. Marcus Watson scored 16 while Alex Jones dished out seven assists for Buford.

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GAC 61, St. Pius 58 (OT) NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian defeated St. Pius 61-58 in an overtime, non-region contest on Tuesday. Charlie O’Briant led the Spartans (7-2) with 17 points. Hunter McIntosh added 12 while Roy Dixon chipped in with 11 in the victory.

Trinity (Ky.) 73, Berkmar 69 FAIRDALE, Ky. — Berkmar fell just short and dropped a 73-69 decision to Trinity (Ky.) in the finals of the King of the Bluegrass

Lovett 68, Wesleyan 60 ATLANTA — Lovett downed visiting Wesleyan 68-60 on Tuesday. Christian McLean led the Wolves (5-4) with 22 points.

St. Francis (PA) at Texas A&M, 8 p.m.

UAB at Texas, 8 p.m.

St. Thomas (TX) at Rice, 8 p.m.

Incarnate Word at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Northern Iowa at North Carolina, 8 p.m.

Liberty at Houston, 8 p.m.

Utah Valley at Texas-San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Wayland Baptist at Texas Rio Grande Valley, 8 p.m.

Williams Baptist College at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Arlington Baptist College at Lamar, 8 p.m.

Arkansas St. vs. Alabama, at Huntsville, AL, 9 p.m.

Clemson at South Carolina, 9 p.m.

Maryland - E. Shore at Texas-El Paso, 9 p.m.

Bradley at Texas Christian, 9 p.m.

MIDWEST Eastern Illinois at Indiana St., 5:30 p.m.

Missouri vs. Illinois, at St. Louis, MO, 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Dayton, 7 p.m.

Kentucky at Louisville, 7 p.m.

Oakland at Michigan St, 7 p.m.

Norfolk State at Purdue, 7 p.m.

Vermont at Butler, 7 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Kansas St., 8 p.m.

Auburn vs. Oklahoma, at Uncasville, CT, 8:30 p.m.

SIU - Edwardsville at Marquette, 8:30 p.m.

Ohio at Western Kentucky, 9 p.m.

WEST Towson vs. Nevada, at Las Vegas, NV, 5:30 p.m.

Akron vs. UC Irvine, at El Paso, TX, 7 p.m.

South Dakota at Gonzaga, 9 p.m.

Central Michigan at Montana St., 9 p.m.

Weber St. at Utah St., 9 p.m.

Sacramento State at Washington St., 9 p.m.

CSU Northridge at Boise St., 9 p.m.

Virginia at California, 10 p.m.

Southern Utah at San Jose St., 10 p.m.

Kent St. at Oregon St., 11 p.m.

Western Michigan at UCLA, 11 p.m.

Buffalo.............. 7....7... 0....500....358... 314 N.Y. Jets........... 4.. 10... 0....286....242... 358 South

W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee....... 8....6... 0....571....340... 323 Houston............ 8....6... 0....571....250... 294 Indianapolis...... 7....7... 0....500....362... 339 Jacksonville...... 2.. 12... 0... .143....260... 359 North

W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh......... 9....5... 0....643....341... 276 Baltimore.......... 8....6... 0....571....306... 263 Cincinnati......... 5....8... 1....393....288... 293 Cleveland......... 0.. 14... 0....000....220... 408 West

W L T Pct PF PA Oakland...........11....3... 0....786....377... 336 Kansas City.....10....4... 0... .714....319....274 Denver.............. 8....6... 0....571....299... 258 San Diego........ 5....9... 0....357....366... 366 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Dallas............. 12....2... 0....857....366... 258 N.Y. Giants......10....4... 0... .714....272... 250 Washington...... 7....6... 1....536....345... 343 Philadelphia..... 5....9... 0....357....316... 299 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta.............. 9....5... 0....643....469... 358 Tampa Bay....... 8....6... 0....571....313... 322 New Orleans.... 6....8... 0....429....406... 392 Carolina............ 6....8... 0....429....337... 352 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit............... 9....5... 0....643....301... 285 Green Bay........ 8....6... 0....571....363... 339 Minnesota........ 7....7... 0....500....264... 259 Chicago............ 3.. 11... 0... .214....248... 320 West

W L T Pct PF PA Seattle.............. 9....4... 1....679....298... 235 Arizona............. 5....8... 1....393....340... 325 Los Angeles..... 4.. 10... 0....286....197... 328 San Francisco.. 1.. 13... 0....071....264... 434

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Indiana at New York, late Orlando at Miami, late Cleveland at Milwaukee, late Boston at Memphis, late San Antonio at Houston, late Denver at L.A. Clippers, late Utah at Golden State, late Portland at Sacramento, late Today’s Games Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.

College Monday’s Games EAST American U. 61, Maryland - E. Shore 58 Bucknell 81, Mount St. Mary’s 65 Duquesne 74, Jackson State 62 Lafayette 104, Moravian College 67 MD Baltimore Cty 120, The Citadel 111, 2OT Marshall 81, WV Wesleyan 65 Norfolk State 87, Eastern Kentucky 80, OT St. Bonaventure 92, Army 83 Syracuse 105, Eastern Michigan 57 William & Mary 112, Savannah State 85 SOUTH Campbell 90, Johnson & Wales (NC) 59 Duke 65, Tennessee St. 55 Florida St. 76, Samford 68 Furman 68, Tennessee Tech 62 Jacksonville 81, Florida Memorial 63 Lamar 82, Liberty 65 Louisiana State 75, Charleston 65 McNeese St. 70, Tulane 63 Mississippi 66, Bradley 49 Mississippi St. 86, Southern Miss 44 NC-Greensboro 75, N.C. Asheville 73 Rice 100, Northwestern St. 93 Sam Houston St. 119, Randall University 81 South Alabama 71, Spring Hill 50 Southern Methodist 72, Stanford 49 Western Carolina 70, High Point 65 Wofford 75, Coastal Carolina 74 MIDWEST Ball St. 61, Longwood 45 Belmont 62, Wis.-Milwaukee 56 Cleveland St. 79, Lake Erie College 62

DePaul 81, SE Missouri St. 78 Eastern Illinois 101, Fontbonne 49 Green Bay 94, SIU - Edwardsville 92, OT Indiana 103, Delaware State 56 Marquette 78, St. Francis (PA) 65 Missouri St. 66, Chicago St. 46 Morehead St. 111, Central Arkansas 85 Notre Dame 77, Colgate 62 Oral Roberts 63, Arkansas-Little Rock 48 Purdue 82, Western Illinois 50 South Dakota State 83, Drake 75 WEST Colorado 75, Air Force 68 Denver 74, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52 Long Beach St. 97, Master’s College 78 Loyola Marymount 69, Colorado St. 66 New Mexico St. 85, UC Irvine 79, OT San Francisco 86, Abilene Christian 51 Seattle 89, Southern Utah 75 Southern California 79, Cornell 67 UNLV 68, Southern Illinois 61 Utah St. 76, New Orleans 66 Wyoming 72, Troy 66 Tuesday’s Games EAST Delaware 59, Marist 56 Louisiana-Monroe 65, Coppin St. 53 Maryland 88, Charlotte 72 VMI 72, Frostburg State 53 Manhattan at St. Francis (NY), late Princeton at Monmouth-NJ, late Richmond at James Madison, late Radford at West Virginia, late Maine at Providence, late Charleston Southern at Virginia Tech, late SOUTH Georgia 60, Georgia Tech 43 NC-Wilmington 81, East Carolina 71 Northern Illinois 59, South Florida 48 South Carolina Upstate 91, Florida College 59 Winthrop 86, Georgia Southern 84 Florida Gulf Coast at Louisiana Tech, late Pepperdine at Louisiana-Lafayette, late Lipscomb at Austin Peay, late Howard Payne at Texas State, late Albany at Southern Methodist, late Southeastern Louisiana at North Texas, late MIDWEST Arkansas 71, North Dakota State 55 Iowa St. 88, Mississippi Valley State 60 Northeastern 61, Oakland 59 Ohio St. 77, Youngstown St. 40 Toledo 74, Loyola-Chicago 70

Xavier 85, Eastern Washington 56 Northern Arizona at Illinois-Chicago, late Southern at Nebraska, late Indiana - Purdue at Northwestern, late Tenn-Martin at UMKC, late North Dakota at Iowa, late WEST UC Riverside at Northern Colorado, late Idaho State at Brigham Young, late Alcorn St. at Grand Canyon, late New Mexico at Arizona, late Creighton at Arizona State, late Kennesaw St. at Pacific, late Texas A&M CC at St. Mary’s, late Portland St. at Portland, late Fresno St. at Oregon, late Cal Poly SLO at Washington, late Today’s Games EAST UC Santa Barbara vs. Iona, at Las Vegas, NV, 3:15 p.m.

Morgan St. at Penn St., 5 p.m.

Fairfield vs. Boston College, at Uncasville, CT, 6 p.m.

American U. at Villanova, 6:30 p.m.

Nebraska Omaha at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

St. John’s at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Buffalo vs. Robert Morris, at Pittsburgh, PA, 7 p.m.

Drexel at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

Binghamton at Army, 7 p.m.

Daniel Webster at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.

Central Conn. St. at Fordham, 7 p.m.

Brescia at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m.

Boston U at Massachusetts Lowell, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.

Niagara vs. LIU Brooklyn, at Brooklyn, NY, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTH Jacksonville St. at Chattanooga, 2 p.m.

Longwood at Texas Tech, 5 p.m.

Elon University vs. Duke, at Greensboro, NC, 6 p.m.

Arkansas-Little Rock at Florida, 7 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman at Central Florida, 7 p.m.

North Florida at Florida International, 7 p.m.

Hampton at Appalachian St., 7 p.m.

Jacksonville at Davidson, 7 p.m.

Webber at Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m.

Georgia St at Middle Tennessee St., 7:30 p.m.

Texas Southern at Baylor, 7:30 p.m.

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England. 12....2... 0....857....365... 233 Miami............... 9....5... 0....643....315... 314

Monday’s Game Carolina 26, Washington 15 Thursday’s Game N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston, 8:25 p.m.

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ALCHOLIC BEVERAGE _________________ NOTICE OF BEVERAGE LISCENCE REQUEST An Application for an alcoholic beverage permit to service beer and wine has been filed with the city of Norcross, Georgia by the following party at the following location, to wit Application Owner: Salima Alzargan Registered Agent: Jallauddin Noorani Business Name: Mobil Buford Location: 5496 Buford Hwy Norcross, GA 30071 9 0 4 - 4 6 0 8 3 6 , 12/21,22,23,28,29,30,1/4,5, 6,11 NOTICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE REQUEST An application for a retail beer wine and Sunday sales has been filed with the City of Norcross Georgia by the following location to wit: Applicant/Owner: FAIZ A CHOUDHURY Business Name: CITGO FOOD & GAS Location: 1804 BEAVER RUIN RD., NORCROSS GA 30071 904-459491, 12/16, 21,22,23,28,29,30,1/4,5,6

NOTICE To all persons claiming an interest in : 1994 – 20 HP – MERCURY – 0G054444 Mike Healy will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claim to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at 803-7343858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/ outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title.

Case No. 20161201950854 928-460726, 12/21,22,23 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40.112, is being stored at: 4371 Stone Mountain Highway Lilburn, GA 30047.

2006 SUZUKI Tag:N/A VIN# KL5JD56Z86K451868 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 9/5/2016 928-461073, 12/21,28

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicles have been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Action to the highest and best bidder for cash only. The auction will be held on January 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., 2090 Beaver Ruin Rd Suite 900, Norcross GA 30071, phone (404) 2098399. Review 9:30 a.m.

2002 Ford Motor Home VIN: 1FCNF53S120A09226 929-461330, 12/21,28

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 4930 Buford Hwy Norcross, GA 30071 1992 Strick Trailer VIN# 1S12E9538PE352560 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 12-28-16 928-460122, 12/14,21

NOTICE Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com to conclude on Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 at 10:00am Unit #A96 – Michael Brown–Unit is said to contain: Pressure Washer. File Cabinet. Pick Axe. 2 Shovels.

Jigsaw Case. Tool Box. Work Light. Construction Bucket.

929-459950, 12/14,21

Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckinridge Blvd, Duluth, GA, 30096. (770)891-4639, December 29, 2016, 2:30PM Cirila Rumaguera 1407 Household Items Stephanie Harmon 1416 Household Items Karen Black 3224 Household Items Denea Murray 3320 Household Items Taiye Musa 3115 Household Items Tulani Kinard 2002 Books, Clothing & Small furniture Sameer Virjee 3052 Business Items Linda Cummings 3303 Household Goods Daniel Chamberlayne 3142 Household Items Gladys Campbell 1617 Household Goods 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.

929-460082, 12/14,21

erty line of the subject tract and being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence running South 59 Degrees, 16 Minutes, 58 Seconds West for a distance of 252.83 feet to a point; thence running North 40 Degrees, 20 Minutes, 55 Seconds West for a distance of 139.77 feet to a point; thence running North 59 Degrees, 17 Minutes, 03 Seconds East for a distance of 299.77 feet to a point being on the right-of-way line of State Route 20, thence running along the right-ofway of State Route 20 South 40 Degrees, 25 Minutes, 48 Seconds East for a distance of 139.78 feet to a point, thence leaving the right–of– way of State Route 20 South 59 Degrees, 15 Minutes, 38 Seconds West for a distance of 47.14 feet to a point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING and the terminus of this description.

A Public Hearing on the proposed rezoning will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission in the Grayson Senior Center on Monday, January 9, 2017 at 7:00 PM and before the Mayor and City Council on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 7:00 PM. The City Council has the authority to zone the property as requested in the application or to place such other zoning classifications/ conditions on the property as the City Council deems appropriate, constitutional and in the best interest of the citizens of Grayson. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these meetings.

934-461060, 12/31

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

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

SERVICES

NEW COMMERCIAL PROPERTY!!

Great Commercial Location For Your New Church, Daycare, Hair Salon Or Office Space.

Space Has 3 Large Rooms, Utility Room, & 1 Full Bath & 4 Half Baths. $120,000 • EHO

HOUSES FOR RENT

CONYERS, 30013 1452 STEAM ENGINE WAY NE Licensed and License eligible THERAPISTS Advantage Behavioral Health System needs two therapists based out of Greene County, one fully licensed in Georgia (LCSW, LPC, or Psychologist) and one licensed eligible in Georgia to perform evaluations and provide treatment to clients with mental health and addictive disease issues, including clients involved with accountability courts.

Send resume to clinicalrecruiter@ advantagebhs.org or call 706-389-6777 Ext. 1138 • EOE

FIREWOOD Seasoned Oak & Hickory.

Delivery or Pick Up. Call For Prices.

770-962-8744

MEDICAL

Needed for home care in Gwinnett, Clayton, and Henry Counties. Please call 770-266-5955

FIREWOOD

RITE WAY/ LANDSCAPING • Retaining Walls All Types • Drainage Control • Waterproofing Basements • Landscaping: Sod, Seeds, Plants, etc. • Concrete, Flagstone & Pavers for Patios, Walkways & etc. • New & Repair Wood Fences • Yard cleanup & clearing FREE ESTIMATES! CALL 678-227-0400

Memory Care Day Program A social day program for people with Alzheimer’s, stroke, congestive heart failure, and other memory conditions.

1180 McKendree Church Road Suite 107 Lawrenceville, GA 30043 770-822-0092 www.priscillascottage. com info@priscillascottage. com

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DEADLINE CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2010 All power, garage kept, new tires. Exc. cond.

4 door, 50k miles. $12,000. 770-490-3265 HONDA, ACCORD, 2002. 96k miles.

Loaded, 2 door, auto roof, leather. Black beauty! $3995.

770-616-7399 JAGUAR, S-TYPE, 2003 Elderly owner, like new, loaded, garage kept. $3995.

770-616-7399

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$2,585 due at signing. $0 security deposit. Tax, tag, registration fees and Georgia Lemon Law fees extra. Offer available to well-qualified buyers.

Subject to credit approval. 12K miles/ year; $0.15 per mile thereafter. Offer ends 11/30/16. 2 or more vehicles at this price.

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Q50 2016 INFINITI Q50 $

299

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LEASE PER MONTH $2,499 initial payment*

2016 Q50 Sedan. 39 month lease. 10k miles per year and $0.25 per mile thereafter. First payment plus TAVT, tag, and Georgia Lemon Law fees due at signing. $2,499 initial payment required. $0 security deposit required. Dealer retains all mfg incentives. Subject to credit approval.

2 or more vehicles available at this price. Stock #G56129. Offer expires 1/1/2017.

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$1,709 due at signing. $0 security deposit. Tax, tag, registration fees and Georgia Lemon Law fees extra. Offer available to well-qualified buyers.

Subject to credit approval. 12K miles/year; $0.15 per mile thereafter. Offer ends 11/30/16. 2 or more vehicles at this price.

$14,988!

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Offer expires 1/1/2017

Offer expires 1/1/2017

QX60

2014 INFINITI QX60 Internet Special

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Covered with a comprehensive warranty.

$1,109 due at signing. $0 security deposit. Tax, tag, registration fees and Georgia Lemon Law fees extra. Offer available to well-qualified buyers.

Subject to credit approval. 12K miles/year; $0.15 per mile thereafter. Offer ends 11/30/16. 2 or more vehicles at this price.

$29,988 Premium Pkg! Heated Seats! Back Up Camera!

Moonroof! Bose Sound! Rates From 1.9% And 6 Year Unlimited Mileage Warranty! Infiniti Certified Pre-Owned!

$1,729 due at signing. $0 security deposit. Tax, tag, registration fees and Georgia Lemon Law fees extra. Offer available to well-qualified buyers.

Subject to credit approval. 12K miles/year; $0.15 per mile thereafter. Offer ends 11/30/16. 2 or more vehicles at this price.

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*Subaru will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicle sold or leased from November 17, 2016, through January 3, 2017, to four national charities designated by the purchaser or lessee. Pre-approved Hometown Charities may be selected for donation depending on retailer participation. Certain participating retailers will make an additional donation to the Hometown Charities selected. Purchasers/lessees must make their charity designations by January 31, 2017. The four national charities will receive a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 each. See your local Subaru retailer for details, or visit subaru.com/share. All donations made by Subaru of America, Inc.

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2015 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FWD XLE V6 Navigation, XLE, Leather, Moonroof, Running Boards, Alloy Wheels

$31,388

72 HOURINSPECTED EXCHANGE POLICY

Thoroughly inspected by a qualified BEST VALUE to GUARANTEE mechanic meet or exceed Motor Trend® national standards.

2014 FORD EXPLORER FWD XLT XLT, Leather, Navigation, Alloy Wheels, One Owner, Clean Carfax

$24,898

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SE, Leather, Alloy Wheels, Rear View Camera

$13,988

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7 Point Performance Pledge*

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