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Accused gunman named in hotel robbery

By Joshua Sharpe

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Questions linger, but Gwinnett County law enforcement records released Monday reveal in more detail the robbery that left a man shot in the head last week at a Days Inn outside Stone Mountain.

Warrants for the three suspects identify Richard Anthony McKoy, a Richard Snellville Anthony resident McKoy who turned 19 on Nov. 18, as the gunman who wounded the

53-yearold victim by using a black and silver handgun last Tuesday.

Thomas The other Nikay suspects Shatner are Thomas Nikay Shatner, 21, of Lawrenceville, and Reggie

Tequen Greene, 21, of Snellville.

The trio remained in the Gwinnett Reggie jail without Tequen bond MonGreene day.

Asked for an update on the victim’s condition, police

said they could give none.

Last Tuesday, police said he was in “grave” condition.

The victim had been staying at the Days Inn off U.S. Highway 78 with four other Hispanic men he works with for Ogeechee Steel Inc. out of North Carolina.

They were in town for a job, police said.

But why they were targeted isn’t clear.

A man listed in the police report as a Millen, Ga. resident also employed by the same company told officers the incident seemed to begin with a banging at the door of his room, Room 118.

“As (he) opened the door, he stated the males showed a gun and he asked what they wanted,” the report says.

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GR8 EXCHANGE

Nash: Vote for MARTA would fail

Cost a barrier despite survey’s transit support

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Maxwell High School of Technology teacher Max Chavez shows off a restored 2003 Chevy Impala done by 13 students who this week won a restoration competition from Quaker State against four other high schools around the country. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

Fixer-upper

By Keith Farner

Maxwell students win competition Missing teen for restoring car

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case remains a mystery

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LAWRENCEVILLE — The worn down jalopy is ready for its closeup.

The dented $3,000 2003 Chevrolet Impala with 155,000 miles, a leaky radiator, foggy headlights and a rattle in the driver’s door now looks ready for a spread in Popular Mechanics magazine. Thanks to a group of Maxwell High School of Technology students, the car was restored to have a spit shine paint job, new muffler, enhanced horsepower and shiny headlights.

“We took a rough-looking Chevy Impala and then we turned it into this,” Central Gwinnett junior Layla PoncePena said. “Knowing that we all can accomplish that, I feel like I can accomplish some-

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

learned we won. It is fantastic to see the hard work of the students and teachers come to fruition.”

As first-place winners, the Navigators from Maxwell will receive a $2,000 AutoZone gift card and a custom advertorial in the upcoming February issue

Where is Jaheem McGhee?

Nearly two weeks later, authorities have yet to find the 14-yearold Lilburn boy.

A Parkview High student, he was reportedly last seen by friends while they crossed the Yellow River on Nov. Jaheem 19.

McGhee “At this point the case is being treated as a missing person investigation,” Cpl. Deon Washington, Gwinnett County police spokesman, said in an email Tuesday. “Any leads that arise will be exhausted. Various

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Maxwell High School of Technology students restored a 2003 Chevy Impala, seen above left before restoration in a file photo and above right after, and won a restoration competition from Quaker State against four other high schools around the country. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

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thing similar in my life.”

Over the last two months, Maxwell students competed against four other high schools across the country in a contest put on by Quaker State.

This week, they learned Maxwell took home first place over schools from Orlando, Fla., Charlotte, N.C., Chicago and New Jersey.

“It was incredible,” Maxwell Principal Jeff Hall said. “Our teachers and students were ecstatic to hear the news. There was a great vibe throughout the entire school after we

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The results of the Gr8 Exchange on Transportation showed a sizable amount of support for mass transit in Gwinnett County, but county commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash isn’t convinced that necessarily means support for MARTA. About 54 percent of respondents in the survey said they support a multi-modal transportation system that could include transit. Earlier this year, a Gwinnett Chamber survey indicated a majority of residents would support the idea of the county joining MARTA as well, but showed fewer people expressed enthusiasm about paying for it.

But the question in Nash’s mind is whether those same people would be as likely to go to the polls to vote for MARTA

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AT&T gives $24K to Gwinnett Tech Firefighter taken to hospital after blaze

By Keith Farner

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An infusion of cash has been pumped into a program to support students enrolled in dual enrollment programs at Gwinnett Technical College.

AT&T recently gave $24,000 to Gwinnett Tech for scholarships to students interested in computer information systems at the new North Fulton campus in Alpharetta. The donation will support Move On When Ready, a program that allows students to earn college credit while still in high school.

Classes are scheduled to begin at the new campus on Old Milton Parkway in January.

Both areas benefiting from the grant have been promoted by Gov. Nathan Deal in recent years.

Computer information systems is on a list of programs eligible

From Staff Reports

firefighters started extinguishing the fire through Several people were dis- a window as a second placed and a firefighter was crew forced entry into the sent to the hospital after a home.” fire in Barrow County, ofNo information was ficials announced Tuesday. given on why the firefightThe blaze happened er had to be hospitalized. early Monday morning on He was released later in the the 100 block of Matthew day, Dakin said.

School Road in Winder, There was heavy fire in not far from Kennedy the rear of the home and it Elementary School. had spread into the attic.

“Upon arrival of fireSeveral rooms and the attic fighters heavy smoke were heavily damaged. was found coming from The remainder of the home a single-story residence,” sustained extensive smoke said Barrow fire departdamage, Dakin said. ment spokesman Lt. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the From left, AT&T Regional Director for External Affairs Ontario Smith, AT&T Regional Di- Scott Dakin, in a news rector for External Affairs Dennis Boyden, Gwinnett Tech Foundation Director of Insti- release. “Working together Fire Investigation Team. tutional Advancement Mariah Lindsey and Gwinnett Technical College President Glen Cannon pose for a picture with an oversized check that represents a $24,000 donation to the school. (Special Photo)

for Strategic Industries Workforce Development Grant funding that gives students up to $500 per semester beyond HOPE Grant funds in technical programs for in-demand

careers.

Move On When Ready is a state initiative that can begin for high school freshmen and covers all postsecondary tuition, mandatory fees and

books, for up to 15 credit hours per semester.

AT&T has made substantial donations for scholarships and academic programs at Gwinnett Tech since 1998.

Eight years of tax digests decreased by $5M

By Curt Yeomans

why changes have to be made Gwinnett County Comto the missioners approved advalues. justments to the county’s “Basitax digest that total a cally what Steve Pruitt decrease of just over $5 happens is million in assessed prop- we don’t get deeds, or we erty values. don’t receive information The adjustment affects that a business has closed about 234 issues with and moved,” Pruitt said. value assessments from “That’s the two major 2008 through 2015 that issues right there. Laghave been brought to the ging in the third category attention of county ofis that there was an error ficials, according to Steve (such as) we had a basePruitt, the chief appraiser ment on the property and in the county’s tax asses- it doesn’t have a basesor’s office. He explained ment, or we had five there are various reasons acres and they really only curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

had three acres.

“So we adjust the values on all of those things as they are brought to our attention.”

Pruitt said the adjustment does not mean the county owes anyone $5 million since the adjustment is to value in the tax digest. Because of the way taxes are assessed on value, he said the county only owes about 10 percent of the value change, which would be $504,098, back to affected property owners.

Adjustments to the tax digest are not an uncommon for the county as they come up regularly

for approval by the commission. Each month, the commissioners deal with them. Some times the adjustments are decreases.

Occasionally, it’s a net increase.

Looking back at the previous four months of adjustments alone, the commission approved a $269,050 net increase in August for the 2008 through 2014 tax years, a $1.48 million decrease in September for 2007 through 2014, a $361,290 increase in October for 2010 through 2015, and a $4.9 million decrease in November for 2010 through 2015.

DUI school catches fire in Lawrenceville

By Joshua Sharpe

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A DUI school burned over the weekend in Lawrenceville.

Gwinnett County fire crews responded at 11:47 p.m. Saturday to DUI Place at 225 Scenic Highway, finding smoke coming from the roof, said fire department Lt. Jerrod Barrett.

Firefighters combated the blaze with multiple hoses and made an “aggressive interior attack”

before finding flames on the second floor. There was significant damage in the room where the fire began.

“Firefighters performed searches to look for any victims trapped in the fire,” Barrett said. “Luckily no one was inside the business at the time the fire broke out.”

The 911 call had come from a person who said they were passing by.

The cause of the fire was under investigation at last update from the fire department early Sunday morning.

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Fire officials probe stolen car, arson Police apprehend ‘Dirty White Boy’

By Curt Yeomans

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Gwinnett County fire officials are investigating who stole a car from a Lawrenceville gas station on Monday and later set it on fire in a nearby neighborhood.

Fire department spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said the white 2005 Chevy Impala was stolen from the QuikTrip at the corner of West Pike Street, next to the Ga. Highway 316 entrance ramp, at 10:11 p.m. It was found on fire 13 minutes later on the 300 block of Waterbury Drive in Lawrenceville.

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Fire investigators are seeking information about the woman shown in the right corner of this surveillance video still. She is accused of stealing a car that was found burning in a nearby neighborhood 13 minutes later on Monday. (Special Photo)

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her car was stolen from the gas pumps,” Rutledge said in a statement. “The woman had gone inside the store to pay and reportedly left the car running and the doors unlocked.”

Surveillance footage released Tuesday night shows a woman in a white and gray hooded sweatshirt and dark colored pants get into the car and drive off while the owner was in the store, according to Rutledge. He added that the woman had been dropped off by a darkcolored SUV at a Days Inn that is located next to gas

station beforehand.

Video shows her walking in circles near a Dumpster at the gas station before she walked over to the Impala and drove away in it.

“The neighborhood where the car was found is about five miles from the QuikTrip,” Rutledge said.

“Firefighters found heavy flames showing from the interior compartment and smoke pouring from the vehicle. There was no one with the vehicle when the fire department and police arrived and no injuries were reported.”

Gwinnett fire officials are asking people who know the identity of the woman who stole the car, or where she can be found, to call either the Gwinnett Fire Investigations Section at 678-518-4890 or the Georgia Arson Control Hotline at 800-282-5804.

Rutledge said there is a reward worth as much as $10,000 offered by Georgia Arson Control Inc. for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who stole the car and set it on fire.

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Gwinnett County police have arrested a “Dirty White Boy.” At least that’s the title Donald Gary Davis assigns himself with Donald Gary the words Davis above the crudely scrawled Rebel flag on his aging back.

The greyheaded man, who reportedly works in construction, arrived at the county jail on Nov. 23

where a mugshot joined the photos on file of his tattoos, including the Grim Reaper on one bicep, a dream catcher on the other, and some tribal spikes for good measure.

Davis was wanted on a felony probation violation stemming from an aggravated assault case, according to the sheriff’s office.

He had been included on a recent list of wanted suspects from the sheriff’s office.

He also had been in the Gwinnett County jail many times, with 13 previous local arrests dating back to 1998, jail records show.

This time, he’s being held without bond.

Man charged with vehicular homicide in Loganville wreck bottle with “two fingers” of liquor in his red 1995 Ford F-250, the warrants allege.

Then there was the alcohol LAWRENCEVILLE in his blood, which authori— If the accusations in his ties say measured .208, more warrants than double the legal limit. are correct, But police say he drove Anthony anyway and was involved in Wayne a wreck that killed Tina MaMartin had rie Hines, 56, of Loganville. several reaThe crash happened on sons not to Jan. 23 at the intersections be driving. of Old Loganville Road and The Lake Carlton Road, within Anthony the small portion of the Wayne Martin Bethlehem man had city of Loganville that is in no valid license, because a Gwinnett County. According judge suspended it for failure to area media reports from to attend court and pay child the time of the crash, Martin support; he had a DUI in was also severely injured.

2012; and he had an open Charged with vehicular homicide and other counts, he is accused of failing to maintain a lane, hitting Hines’ car head-on.

He was booked into the Walton County jail on Nov. 24, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. It wasn’t clear why so much time passed from the wreck to the warrants, which were obtained on June 5, and his arrest.

Martin was included on a recent list of wanted suspects from the Gwinnett Sheriff’s office.

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Peachtree Corners residents will have a chance this week to learn how pest control in their yards affects stormwater drainage for the entire city.

The city will host a free stormwater workshop that focuses on “Lawn Care with Integrated Pest Management and Drainage Easement Maintenance” on Thursday.

The class will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 147 Technology Parkway, Suite 200.

City officials said residents may be eligible for a 5 percent credit on their stormwater utility fee if they attend the class and meet certain criteria set by the city.

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Persistent cough can be tricky DEAR DR. ROACH: I went through many tests for a cough that lasted for 30 years. No treatments worked. The only sign my doctor could find was that my throat had scars from coughing that long. My allergy specialist had tried for years with all kinds of prescriptions, to no avail.

I am now living a normal life since a doctor prescribed tramadol (50 mg) twice a day. What a relief. My wife, grown children, friends and clients are happy.

— L.G. ANSWER: I found only a single case report of tramadol being used for chronic cough, and it was effective in that patient.

The authors advised further study on its use.

Tramadol is a pain medication distantly related to codeine. Its abuse potential is low, but there have been overdoses and deaths due to this drug, so I don’t recommend its indiscriminant use. However, I have seen personally and received many letters from people with intractable coughing for years, so much so that I wanted to call attention to this as a possible treatment worth discussing with one’s doctor for people with longstanding cough that has resisted diagnosis or treatment. I previously mentioned taking gabapentin for laryngeal neuropathy, a condition that is often unrecognized and that may present with a prolonged cough. I received many letters telling me it was effective.

Tramadol at the low dose (for an adult) you mention usually is safe.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a very dear relative who had radiation seed therapy for prostate cancer in 2003 after a biopsy revealed a Gleason score of 7 (3/4). Afterward, his PSA was only 0.1 to 0.3 the first three years, and it rose only .3 more each year until 2015, when it was 2.7 recently. He is 83. He has been told he must have hormone treatment: shots, pills or both, by his VA provider, who is not a urologist and who says he should see one. He has no symptoms, he says, and he leads a very active lifestyle, with daily walking of 3 miles or more, bowling twice a week and extensive gardening and yard work. Could the rising PSA be due to normal exercise activity, including production from surviving prostate cells?

— R.A. ANSWER: Rising PSA after cancer treatment typically is due to cancer returning, not an increase in normal prostate. However, that does not mean that your friend “must” have treatment. Goals for cancer treatment in an 83-year-old man may be very different from those of a 20-yearold man. In his case, since it took about 10 years to increase by 10 times, it may be a very long time before the probable cancer would be large enough to bother him, and it requires skill and experience to determine whether treatment, which can make quality of life worse, is worthwhile. Many urologists would recommend deferring treatment until and unless he develops symptoms.

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Long lost in-law comes for inheritance DEAR AMY: My husband’s brother, who disappeared over 30 years ago, has reappeared after my mother-in-law’s death.

During the time he was gone, he occasionally made contact with his parents and relatives through filthy, hurtful letters.

My husband’s sister made contact with him and now my husband wants to re-establish a relationship with him.

I don’t trust him at all — he goes by many names, won’t give any information about himself and looks down his nose at those who have “sold out to the establishment.”

We suspect he has decided to resurface because there may be some inheritance soon. I have no problem with that — my beef is that I don’t want him in my home and I want as little contact with him as possible.

My husband keeps inviting him to our home but he is so slippery, he never shows up (thank goodness).

I have not shared my thoughts with my husband.

When he suggests getting together with his brother, I will go and be polite and keep my concerns to myself.

But his brother is so creepy. Anything you can suggest to help this situation?

— Concerned Wife DEAR CONCERNED:

don’t want to jump to any conclusions, but she told me when she looks in the mirror she sees a fat person. She says the thought of food makes her want to be sick. When she does eat, it is only a few bites.

She says she just has to lose some more weight and she’ll be fine. She has lost Amy Dickinson about 30 pounds in nine months; she is experiencIf you are sincere about not ing a lot of stress right wanting your brother-innow, but I’m a little worlaw inside your home, then ried. How common is it for why are you keeping quiet a woman over 50 years of about it? It is your home age to develop anorexia? too, and if you have such a — Worried strong objection then you DEAR WORRIED: should talk to your husDiagnosed serious eatband about it. ing disorders are actually I sense that you are relatively rare, though they keeping quiet because seem to affect younger you want to be calm and women at an increasing observant, and don’t want rate, according to statisto stand between your tics cited by the National husband and his brother — Association of Anorexia which is a wise choice.

Nervosa and Associated People tend to maintain Disorders (anad.org). the patterns they have However, overall “disorestablished throughout life, dered eating” is alarmingly and if your brother-in-law common. One study I read is a judgmental, unreliable said that an estimated 70 and overall toxic person, percent of women over the then he will probably burn age of 50 report that they his siblings at some point are trying to lose weight. (probably soon after the Disordered eating is freinheritance check clears). quently associated with diYou should not wag your eting and can progress into finger and say, “I told you a serious eating disorder. so,” but you should offer Nearly half of people your husband support and diagnosed with eating understanding when the disorders are believed to inevitable happens. also suffer from depresDEAR AMY: I have sion — this is an important a family member who I underlying possibility. suspect may be anorexic. I You should express

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your concern in a way that is supportive and nonjudgmental, and which leaves room for a sensitive conversation. If your family member has modified her eating and is on her way to a healthy weight, then good for her. But her dieting, combined with the stress she is under, may have triggered a potentially very serious medical issue.

Urge her to get a medical checkup and give her openended opportunities to talk about what is going on.

DEAR AMY: Your advice to “Only Daughter” to wean her father from his daily insistence of “proof of life” phone calls was actually very similar to what I did with my father. I told him in advance, “I have a late class and I won’t be checking in tonight, but I will call you tomorrow afternoon.”

Knowing when he would hear from me helped.

— Student DEAR STUDENT: The student just became the teacher. Thank you!

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

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Be wise in your choices this year. If you pick the right path, you can make your dreams come true. Planning and preparation are your strong points. Your strength of character will lead you in the direction you desire.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t let anyone meddle in your affairs. Keep your thoughts to yourself and your private matters secret. Interference from others will be what stands between you and success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Your desire for change may concern the people who love you. Follow your heart. If your actions are less transparent, you will avoid interference.

Be true to yourself and forge ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Someone you love will demand extra attention. Don’t give in too readily if you have made a prior commitment. It’s important that you respect your needs as well.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Take care of pressing health problems. Make an appointment with your doctor or get some needed rest. Don’t let anyone upset you or cause undue stress. Nurture your emotional and physical needs.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Speak up and clear the air if you feel it will help a conflict you have with someone.

Anger is a waste of time, and ignoring the situation will result in emotional stress.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Look at the big picture and find a way to reach your destination. A monetary gain is apparent if you put in the time and effort to finish what you start.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Engage in some serious self-reflection in order to discover a way to address any problem you are experiencing.

Downtime will give you the opportunity to think and make a decision.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Avoid joint money ventures. An older or younger person in your life will compete for your attention. A compassionate and mindful approach will clear up a misunderstanding.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — The more you pursue the things you want, the better you will do and the more you will gain. Keep in mind that a penny saved is a penny earned.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Expect someone to make poor assumptions. Ignore what’s being said and paint a clear picture that reveals the facts in order to bypass trouble and accomplish great things.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Empty promises will be a result of you not wanting to make up your mind or make a move. Assess the situation and take action — only then will you reap full advantage.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — You’ll accomplish the most if you stay out of the spotlight.

Secretly making changes to your routine or a plan will help you avoid interference.

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world&nation WORLD Bomb explodes on overpass near Istanbul metro

ISTANBUL — Five people were injured when a pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near an Istanbul metro station on Tuesday, the district mayor said, halting some train operations and heightening security fears in Europe’s biggest city.

Turkey has been on high alert since more than 100 people were killed by two suicide bombers in the capital Ankara in October, three months after a similar attack at a town near the Syrian border in July left 33 dead.

Tuesday’s blast near the Bayrampasa metro station came at the height of the evening rush hour, district Mayor Atilla Aydiner told A Haber television. Bayrampasa is a residential and industrial area on the European side of Istanbul.

Another broadcaster earlier reported that one person had been killed, but Aydiner confirmed only five injuries.

Militants kill twelve, wound two in Niger NIAMEY — Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed eight people in an attack on a village in the southeast of Niger, a private local radio station, ANFANI, said on Tuesday.

The group is seeking to carve out an emirate based on a severe interpretation of Islamic law in northeastern Nigeria and has also carried out numerous cross-border attacks into neighboring countries, including Niger.

Further details of the latest Boko Haram attack in the Diffa region late on Monday were not immediately available.

Earlier a regional official told state television that Boko Haram militants, armed with Kalashnikovs, killed four people and injured two others in a separate attack over the weekend on another village in the same region.

Benigno barred from Philippine presidential race

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PEOPLE Chicago police chief out after protests George Lucas to

new film: I’m your divorced father

By Mary Wisniewski Reuters

CHICAGO — Chicago’s police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer’s shooting of a black teenager 16 times and the department’s refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced during a news conference that he had asked Garry McCarthy, police superintendent since May 2011, to resign. The mayor also said he was creating a new police accountability task force.

The white officer, Jason Van Dyke, was charged a week ago with first-degree murder in the killing of Laquan McDonald. The video was released on the same day.

High-profile killings of black men at the hands of mainly white law enforcement officials in U.S. cities have fueled demonstrations for some two years, stoking a national debate on race relations and police tactics.

The mayor, a Democrat and the former chief of staff to U.S. President Barack Obama, said he was responsible for what happened in the case, the same as the police superintendent.

“I’m responsible. I don’t shirk that responsibility,” Emanuel said. He added that the creation of the task force was meant to rebuild trust

NATION Obama: U.S. has power to prevent gun homicides PARIS — President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States has power to do more to prevent gun homicides like last week’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.

“We are rightly determined to prevent terrorist attacks wherever they occur, whether in the United States or with friends and allies like France,” he said at a news conference during an international summit on climate change.

“And yet in the United States, we have the power to do more to prevent what is just a regular process of gun homicides that is unequaled by multiples of five, six, ten.”

Obama added that Planned Parenthood, which has come under heavy criticism after a video was released about it selling fetal tissue, has given women access to health care for generations. He went on to say that abortion is an issue that should be legitimately debated and the United States should discuss it “factually, accurately.”

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Ill., in this September file photo. McCarthy was fired Dec. 1, 2015, after it took 13 months to charge a white police officer with the shooting death of a black teenager, according to media reports. (Reuters/Jim Young/Files)

in the police department of one of the country’s largest cities.

Emanuel said McCarthy had become “a distraction.”

In an editorial on Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times had called for McCarthy’s resignation. The Chicago City Council black caucus and some protesters had also called for him to leave.

“I have a lot of loyalty to what he’s done and him, but I have more loyalty to the city of Chicago and its future,” Emanuel said.

Street violence an issue for mayor Policing and street violence have emerged as leading issues for Emanuel

since his election in April to a second term after being forced into a runoff. The mayor, McCarthy and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez have faced criticism for taking 13 months to release the video of the 2014 shooting and to charge Van Dyke.

By naming a commission and removing McCarthy, Emanuel could be hoping to deflect criticism of his own handling of the case. Soon after Emanuel’s re-election, the city agreed to a $5 million settlement with the 17-year-old’s family.

The video shows Van Dyke gunning down Mc-

Donald in the middle of a street on Oct. 20, 2014, as McDonald was walking away from police who had confronted him.

Van Dyke, 37, was released from jail on Monday after posting bond on a $1.5 million bail. Protests followed the charging and arrest of Van Dyke and the release of the video on Nov. 24.

The civil rights leader, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, voiced disappointment in Emanuel’s handling of the matter and called for an independent investigation led by a special prosecutor. He predicted protests would continue.

fighting in a civil war raging since 2011.

Carter said the new force will be larger than the one being sent into Syria, but did not specify how many troops it will include.

The Pentagon chief said the new deployment of this “specialized expeditionary targeting force” was being carried out in coordination with the government of Iraq and would aid Iraqi government security forces and President Barack Obama looks down while speaking Kurdish peshmerga forces. about the recent shooting in Colorado, while holding a news conference at the conclusion of his visit to Paris, France, on Tuesday. Obama was in Paris to attend the World Climate Change Conference 2015. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

to death by lethal injection on June 24 in the 2013 bomb attack, which killed three people and injured more than 260.

Defense attorneys on Tuesday argued that Tsarnaev’s conviction and sentence were tainted by the law, which affected half of the 30 criminal counts he faced.

The high court found the law overly broad in a hearing on an unrelated case two days after Tsarnaev was sentenced.

Roof’s attorney, David Bruck, has said his client wants to plead guilty but the defense cannot advise him to do so without knowing whether the death penalty will be sought.

If capital punishment is taken off the table, “this case could be concluded very quickly,” Bruck said during a court hearing in Charleston on Tuesday.

House unlikely to override Obama veto of refugee bill, says Hoyer

WASHINGTON — Representative Steny Hoyer, the number two Democrat in the House, said on Tuesday MANILA — A Philipthere would not be enough pine senator abandoned in votes in the chamber to a church as a baby and until override President Barack now the favorite to succeed Obama’s promised veto of a Benigno Aquino as president bill tightening the clearance was barred on Tuesday from process for refugees from running.

Syria.

Three members of the The Senate has not yet second division of the Comscheduled a vote on the mission on Election (ComeU.S. elite force bill passed by the House lec) said Grace Poe could not to boost fight of Representatives on Nov. run for president in elections Death penalty still 19. Some lawmakers said in May because she fails to against ISIS being weighed for they now expect Republican meet the 10-year residency WASHINGTON — congressional leaders will requirement. accused gunman The United States said on include it in a spending bill Poe, a naturalized AmeriCHARLESTON, S.C. — Tuesday it was deploying that must become law by can, returned to the PhilipThe U.S. Justice Department an elite new force of special Dec. 11 to avoid a governpines when her adoptive Boston Marathon is still likely months away operations troops to Iraq to ment shutdown. father, who ran for president lawyers argue for from deciding whether to conduct raids, free hostages, Hoyer said it would pose and lost, died in late 2004. capture Islamic State leaders a problem for Democrats Six years later, she renounced new trial Tuesday seek the death penalty for a white man accused of killing and carry out “unilateral if such a provision were her U.S. citizenship when BOSTON — Lawyers for nine people at a historic black operations” in neighboring included in the governmentAquino appointed her to a Boston Marathon bomber church in Charleston, a pros- Syria. wide spending bill, raising government post.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked ecutor said on Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Ash the specter of a fight that “I am disappointed in the a judge on Tuesday to hold Dylann Roof, 21, faces 33 Carter offered few details on could stall the vital spending decision, but this is not the federal hate crime and firethe new expeditionary group. measure. end of the process,” Poe said a new trial for their client, citing a Supreme Court deci- arms charges after authorities It is separate from a previWhen the refugee bill in a statement. “I have faith sion that a U.S. law stiffening said he opened fire on black ously announced deployment passed the House, 47 of in the process, and we are of up to 50 U.S. special Obama’s fellow Democrats confident that the Comelec en sentences for crimes commit- parishioners during a Bible study at Emanuel African operations troops in Syria broke with the White House banc will side with the inter- ted while in possession of a gun was overly broad.

Methodist Episcopal Church to coordinate on the ground and backed it. est of the people.”

Tsarnaev was sentenced in June. with U.S.-backed rebels ­— From wire reports — From wire reports

NEW YORK — “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, who was not involved in making the long-awaited new film, “The Force Awakens,” said he is as ambivalent about seeing the movie as a divorced father would be about attending his child’s wedding.

Lucas, who sold the franchise to Disney three years ago for some $4 billion, told the Washington Post in an interview he had no connection with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which opens worldwide on Dec 18.

Despite initial reports that Lucas would act as a consultant, the director said Disney “didn’t like” the stories he had outlined for the three sequels.

“There is no such thing as working over someone’s shoulder,” Lucas told the Post in the interview published on Monday.

“You’re either the dictator or you’re not. And to do that would never work, so I said ‘I’m going to get divorced.’ …I knew that I couldn’t be involved. All I’d do is make them miserable. I’d make myself miserable. It would probably ruin a vision — J.J. (Abrams) has a vision, and it’s his vision.”

Jerry Seinfeld takes on monthly N.Y. stand-up NEW YORK — Comedian Jerry Seinfeld on Tuesday announced a series of standup shows in New York next year, saying he will perform once a month at a theater in his Manhattan neighborhood.

The Emmy-winning co-creator of “Seinfeld,” the beloved 1990s comedy series “about nothing,” will take on a residency at the city’s Beacon Theatre, performing once a month from January through June 2016.

The shows, called “Jerry Seinfeld: The Homestand,” follow the example set by singer Billy Joel, who in 2014 began a series of monthly sellout performances at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Yoko Ono, Amy Schumer adorn Pirelli calendar

LONDON — After reverting to type last year with scantily clad models in patent leather, Pirelli has chosen Annie Leibovitz to photograph women of all types and from across industry for its 2016 calendar.

Tennis player Serena Williams, comedian Amy Schumer, artist Yoko Ono, singer Patti Smith, blogger Tavi Gevinson and model Natalia Vodianova all feature, some wearing more clothes than others.

The calendar, produced in book format, is traditionally published in a limited run for top Pirelli clients. The 2016 edition will be its 43rd.

“It was really Pirelli that wanted a change and I didn’t believe them … But then once I started taking these pictures, it wasn’t really like we were doing the Pirelli calendar,” Leibovitz said at the calendar’s London launch on Monday night.

— From wire reports

Japan whaling fleet sets to sea for hunt, despite international anger Reuters SHIMONOSEKI, Japan — Japan’s whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Tuesday to resume a hunt for the mammals after a year-long hiatus, prompting criticism from Australia as well as key ally, the United States.

Japan aims to take more than 300 whales before the hunt ends next year and nearly 4,000 over the next 12 years as part of a

MUST READ scientific program to research the whales.

The International Court of Justice ruled last year that Japan’s whaling in the Southern Ocean should stop and an International Whaling Commission panel said in April that Japan had yet to demonstrate a need for killing whales.

But Tokyo retooled its plan

for the 2015-16 season to cut the number of minke whales it intends to take to 333, down by two-thirds from previous hunts.

“Last year, regrettably, the ICJ made its ruling and we were unable to take whales,” said Tomoaki Nakao, the mayor of the western city of Shimonoseki that is home to the whaling fleet and part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s election district.

“There’s nothing as happy as this day,” he told the fleet’s crew

at a ceremony prior to their departure.

Shortly before noon the ships sailed away under a clear blue sky, with family members and officials waving from the shore.

The hunt is expected to last until March.

Japan, which has long maintained that most whale species are not endangered and that eating whale is part of its food culture, began what it calls “scientific whaling” in 1987, a year

after an international whaling moratorium took effect.

The meat ends up on store shelves, although most Japanese no longer eat it.

Officials, including Abe, have long said their ultimate goal is the resumption of commercial whaling — a pledge Abe repeated in a message read at the pre-departure ceremony.

Australia, and key Japanese ally, the United States both opposed the hunt.

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Invading Germany FRANKFURT — In an ironic twist, Germany, which in the last century twice invaded other countries, contributing to two world wars, is now being invaded by hordes of Muslims. According to Pew Research Center, there are 4,760,000 Muslims in Germany, about 5.8 percent of its population, and that number is steadily growing. The Wall Street Journal writes, “The government estimates that about 800,000 Cal foreigners Thomas will seek asylum in Germany this year, almost four times as many as last year.”

Gatestone Institute, a think tank specializing in strategy and defense issues, cites a report from N24 television news in Germany, that up to 50 percent of the asylum seekers arriving in Germany have gone into hiding and their whereabouts are unknown by German authorities. This is especially significant given President Obama’s assurance that migrants coming to the U.S. will be thoroughly vetted.

According to a poll from the Washington Post and ABC News, “52 percent of total respondents said they’re not confident in the American screening process to weed out possible terrorists.” Some 54 percent said they oppose taking in refugees at all.

A YouTube video shows a Muslim man telling a German man, “We are reproducing faster and faster. You Germans are not getting any children. In the best case you get two children. We make seven or eight children … and then we take four wives each, then we have 22 children. Maybe you Germans have one child and a dog, huh?”

What is especially disturbing is the response by politicians. In Berlin, according to Soeren Kern, a senior fellow at the Gatestone Institute, “lawmakers are considering emergency legislation that would allow local authorities to seize private residences to accommodate asylum seekers.” The proposal would effectively suspend the country’s constitutional protection of private property. Chancellor Angela Merkel sees no problem with the arriving migrants. In an interview with ZDF television, she responded to critics: “The chancellor has the situation under control. I have my vision and I will fight for it.”

Like Chancellor Merkel, President Obama is either in complete denial or deliberately ignoring the potential threat posed by admitting so many people who come from nations and a religion that hold anti-democratic views.

President Obama has repeatedly said “99.9 percent of Muslims worldwide reject terrorism,” but that is factually untrue. According to a Sun-UK poll, one in five British Muslims have sympathies for jihadis and a 2015 Mirror poll found that “1.5 million Brits see themselves as supporters of ISIS.” In 2007, Pew found that 22 percent of German Muslims say suicide bombings are sometimes justified. The figure is higher in France (46 percent). In America, 26 percent of Muslims agree with that statement.

There are plenty more figures, information and quotations for those serious enough to do even minimal research. Denial by Western leaders that the Islamists don’t say what they mean and mean what they say will not make us safer. Bromides about how our “values” would be harmed if we don’t allow thousands of Muslim migrants into Western countries are meaningless if the chief value — freedom — is undermined.

Some have brought up President Franklin Roosevelt’s deplorable rejection of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany as a compelling reason to admit Muslim migrants now. The major difference is that Jews — then and today — are not the ones threatening the peace, pluralism and diversity Westerners celebrate. Jews uphold those values, as do Christians, who seem to be down on the priority list for admittance and protection.

The one promise President Obama will have kept when he leaves office is the one to “fundamentally transform” the country. In Germany, that transformation is proceeding rapidly. Growing numbers of citizens feel threatened, but the politicians are not listening. That attitude by political elites in the UK and America 75 years ago paved the way for World War II. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

What Christmas is all about We’ve barely reached December and the tree is up and decorated, the house is as well, and the wreath is hung on the front door. Though the warm weather this past weekend was hardly conducive to feelings of the season, watching “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Tuesday night helped .

Leave it to Linus to put things in context: “And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not!

For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good

Church of Lawrenceville continuing its three-decades-long tradition of treating shut-ins and the less fortunate to a Thanksgiving meal, good deeds were done in abundance last week.

At Gwinnett County Fire Station 18, which is located in northern Gwinnett toward Todd Cline Braselton, there were also meals delivered. And it wasn’t for just Editor one night, but for every evening in November. A group of people will toward men.’” who live near the station have Some people complain about made it a tradition (now going Christmas specials airing on TV on 14 years) of taking turns too early, but I think it makes bringing home-cooked meals to a lot of sense to set the tone the firefighters during the month early. And Gwinnettians had no of November. problem doing that. The stories Said Capt. Greg Mitchell of that appeared in the Daily Post the generosity: “We’re always during Thanksgiving week are thankful for it. … It shows proof of “good will toward people care and a gives us a men” as well as women and good, warm feeling.” children, and animals too.

Not to mention a nice, full Thanksgiving and the days stomach. That’s what Judy and around it beg for some feelRandall Eagleson have always good stories. Luckily, they tried to provide at their popular aren’t hard to find in this county. Snellville restaurant — Eagle’s Whether it was people giving Landing Cafe and Grill. But the gift of food, such as the a fire broke out the weekend Korean Restaurant Association before Thanksgiving, leaving feeding local law enforcement the Eaglesons without a kitchen at the Gwinnett County Sherand without a place to cook the iff’s Office or the First Baptist Thanksgiving orders they had

already taken.

But Cannon United Methodist Church in Snellville stepped in, offering its kitchen space for the Eaglesons to use to fulfill their orders. The husband-andwife team plans to return to its regular establishment once repairs are made, but that could take up to three months.

In the meantime, there are catering orders to make good on. To help in that regard, the Eaglesons have received offers from many local eateries, from as far away as Dacula, offering up their kitchen facilities as an interim solution. Talk about feeding one’s soul.

Those are just some of the examples that there may be more “peace on earth” than the nightly national newscasts often suggest. From toy drives to angel trees to coat collections and canned food drives, there is a lot of good will going on in Gwinnett.

As Linus said: “That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

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His column appears on Wednesdays.

Make preschool available to the neediest CHICAGO — Universal preschool is widely touted as a surefire way to boost kids’ academic achievement. But while it isn’t likely to be affordable for — or even desired by — all families, it shouldn’t be underestimated as a potent educational support for low-income children.

Earlier this year, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that poverty adversely affects structural brain development in children. According to the authors, a national sample of MRI scans of children from families with limited financial resources revealed systematic structural differences in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe and hippocampus.

These differences may explain as much as 20 percent of low-income children’s achievement deficits, according to the authors. They concluded that households below 150 percent of the federal poverty level should be targeted for additional educational resources.

Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign have quantified the amount of preschool that might negate the effects of the household chaos and disorganization that are so closely associated with poverty: 35 hours per week or more.

The researchers, whose find-

subject identifies as a favorite.

The subject can either consume the treat immediately or “earn” larger quantities depending on how long he or she can wait for it.

In a kindergartener, executive function can translate to keeping your hands to yourself Esther while sitting in a group waiting Cepeda for story time. In a first-grader, it can mean the difference beings were recently published tween persevering while learnin the journal Early Childhood ing how to print your name Research Quarterly, tracked and not being able to focus or 1,300 children from two rural, troubleshoot and then melting high-poverty regions in the U.S. down. Impulse control is funsince their birth in 2003 and damental to learning — and it focused on how the children’s is a skill that can be honed with development was affected dur- practice. ing their time in child care.

The Illinois researchers The well-orchestrated interdiscovered that high-quality action and play that high qual- child care can eliminate the ity out-of-home child care can link between household chaos offer — in addition to depend- and adverse developmental able routines, responsibilities outcomes, but they are not sure such as stowing playthings in why. It could be that the qualtheir rightful cubby holes, and ity of these kids’ out-of-home even nutritious snacks — proenvironment was highly nurturvide a safe place for children ing, engaging and orderly. to exercise the muscle that is Or it could be that simply referred to by psychologists as reducing the amount of time “executive function.” that the children were exposed You may have heard of the to blaring TVs, messiness, an Marshmallow Test, a diagnosabsence of reliable daily schedtic tool that researchers and ules, and frequent comings and psychologists use to assess goings by household members the ability to delay gratificaand visitors — all of which can tion — which is an example of inhibit kids’ ability to develop how people, not just kids, use patterns of sustained attention executive function. A subject is — made the difference. offered two treats, one that the Surely, being in a language

rich environment like preschool helps mitigate the well-documented word gap that exists among children of different socioeconomic statuses, which is widely recognized as hindering their academic achievement.

Studies have found that by age 3, children from low-income families hear roughly 30 million fewer words than more affluent kids.

At any rate, universal preschool is a controversial issue pitting those who don’t believe it is a silver bullet against those who argue it should be a right for every child. Indeed, the science is far from settled, with past research showing mixed results. Some studies even suggest that kids who spend greater time in child care are prone to increased behavioral problems — but these may be at least partially explained by delving into the quality of the child care that kids are exposed to.

Perhaps it’s time to recognize that universal preschool is prohibitively expensive and might not move the needle for middleincome and affluent kids. This shift in thinking opens up to the possibility that preschool for our neediest children is an investment this country can’t afford to pass up.

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com.

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WellStar OKs $547 million deal for Tenet hospitals cal staff of 1,390 physicians and advanced practice professionals, WellStar said.

In addition to the acquisiWellStar Health System tion price, WellStar will announced Tuesday that assume $86 million in debt it had agreed to buy Tenet related to the lease of North Healthcare’s five metro Fulton Hospital. The latter Atlanta hospitals for $575 is considered the biggest million. prize among the group due The deal, if approved to its location in the affluent by regulators, would make northern Atlanta suburbs.

Marietta-based WellStar The discussions of the easily the largest health sys- purchase began in July, tem in the state of Georgia. shortly after WellStar broke WellStar would acquire off talks with big competiNorth Fulton Hospital in tor Emory Healthcare about Roswell, Spalding Regional a potential mega-merger.

Hospital in Griffin, Sylvan WellStar said changes Grove Hospital in Jackson, in government regulations Atlanta Medical Center and reimbursements were a and its South Campus, as major incentive in its acquiwell as Tenet’s physician sition of the Tenet hospitals. practices in Atlanta. In all, Rampant consolidation the Tenet facilities include among hospitals, both in 1,192 licensed hospital beds Georgia and nationally, has supported by about 4,300 been driven by the presteam members and a medi- sures to lower costs and

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improve quality of care.

“The health care industry is changing at a rapid pace,’’ said Candice Saunders, president and CEO of WellStar. Health systems are looking to expand to boost quality and keep services affordable, she added.

Saunders said she anticipates the acquisition will be completed by the end of February.

When that occurs, Saunders said, “we will have one of the most integrated health systems in the country.”

WellStar has no plans to close or sell off any of the five hospitals, she said.

“There will be some economies of scale we’ll look to accomplish.”

After the purchase, the Tenet facilities, now part of a for-profit hospital chain, will become nonprofit entities within WellStar.

Tenet, based in Dallas, Texas, said the deal was good for patients.

“Since we began exploring the sale of our Atlanta

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Early last month, West Georgia Health’s Board of Trustees in LaGrange voted to join WellStar.

West Georgia Health operates West Georgia Medical Center, a 276-bed hospital in LaGrange, as well as two long-term care facilities, hospice and home care.

The purchase of the Tenet facilities will be submitted to the Federal Trade Commission for review. “We anticipate a smooth regulatory review process and look forward to continuing the high level of care that is available in these communities,” Saunders said.

Consumer groups such as Georgia Watch have raised questions about potential higher prices for patients when large hospital systems merge.

If the deal is completed, “WellStar would have an even greater share of the health care market here in Atlanta,’’ said Beth Stephens of Georgia Watch.

“As WellStar looks to grow ever bigger, this could negatively impact the cost of health care. Research shows that large hospital mergers often lead to higher prices for consumers.’’

Tenet operates 81 hospitals nationally. In Georgia, where it has only the five metro Atlanta hospitals, it has not achieved the market power of the area’s largest health systems, and has been trying for months to find a buyer for the facilities.

Atlanta Medical Center has been serving the community for more than 100 years and has had several previous names (most recently Georgia Baptist Medical Center). It became a Level 1 trauma center in 2011.

“This will be a new geography for us,’’ Saunders said of the expansion represented by the Tenet deal.

“We feel like we’ll build on both of our strengths.

“We’re very excited about this opportunity.”

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facilities, we sought an operator with the leadership and capability to continue delivering high-quality care for many years to come,” Keith Pitts, Tenet’s vice chairman, said in a statement. “We have a deep respect for WellStar’s commitment to the Atlanta community and its people.

We are pleased our people and operations are joining a network with a shared vision to continuously improve health care and invest in its system’s growth.”

Christopher Press, a consultant with Morgan Healthcare Consulting, said Tuesday that the acquisition reflects the emphasis that hospital systems are putting on increasing their size.

“We are in a phase in health care where scale counts, but only if it delivers more efficient operations or better contracting.

Or both,’’ he said. “It’s one thing to complete a deal; it’s another to make it work.

WellStar has some very able leadership.”

is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.

After Tuesday’s kickoff, the remainder of the holiday performances schedule is as follows: • Wednesday: Sweetwater Middle School, 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

• Friday: Winn Holt Elementary School, 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

• Dec. 8: Tripp Elementary School, 11. to 11:30 a.m.; South Gwinnett High School Advanced Women’s Chorus, 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.; South Gwinnett High School Advanced Mixed Chorus, 12:20 to 12:50 p.m.

• Dec. 9: Norcross Elementary School, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

• Dec. 11: Radloff Middle School, 12:20 to 12:50 p.m.

• Dec. 14: Crews Middle School, 11 to 11:30 a.m.; Minor Elementary School, 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.; Dacula Elementary School, 12:20 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

• Dec. 16: McKendree Elementary School, 11 to 11:30 a.m.

• Dec. 17: Beaver Ridge Elementary School, 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

• Dec. 18: Collins Hill Strings, 1 to 1:30 p.m.

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OBITUARIES

8A • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 LAWRENCEVILLE

William Adams, Jr. William “Bill” L. Adams, Jr., age 94 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 27, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

SNELLVILLE

Sarah Akin Sarah P. Akin, age 94, of Snellville, GA, passed away on, November 26, 2015. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia 30078. 770-9795010. stewartfh.com.

Ferret Instruments as the regional sales manager “East of the Mississippi”.

For several years Jim served as Cubmaster of Cub Scout Pack 268 and as Assistant Scoutmaster in Boy Scout Troop 1023 (National Capital Area Council).

He loved music, played clarinet, piano, and guitar, and sang bass in various church choirs.

An informal gathering in celebration of Jim’s life will be held at the family home in Sugar Hill, GA, on Sunday, December 6 from 3-5 pm. An alternative opportunity for condolences and for sharing memories of Jim is at www.never-gone.com/ memorials/jimblachly.

MAYSVILLE SUGAR HILL

Diane Albertson Diane Humphrey Albertson, age 59, of Sugar Hill, GA, passed away on November 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Mary Duckett Mary Katherine Duckett, age 76 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 30, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Max D. Earwood, Sr. Max D. Earwood, Sr., age 78, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on November 29, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

Cornelia Fay Bowen, age 80, of Maysville, GA, passed away on November 29, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

Jeffery A.J. Anderson, age 25, of Suwanee, GA passed away on November 24, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Dolores Garrison Mrs. Dolores Loggins Garrison, age 86, of Jefferson, Georgia who passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015.

DACULA

Louise Cain Louise S. Cain, age 90, of Dacula, GA passed away on November 27, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Alex Johnathan Green, 31, of Johns Creek, GA died November 26, 2015.

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

DACULA

William Hall WINDER

Martha Barnett Martha Logan Barnett, age 88, of Winder passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015.

BUFORD

Lonnie Caldwell, Jr. Lonnie Caldwell, Jr., age 58, of Buford, GA passed away on November 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

DACULA

Jim Blachly died of complications from Parkinson’s disease and a recent pelvic fracture.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jeanine S. Blachly of Sugar Hill, GA, 4 children - Andrea Dailey of Clarkesville, GA, and her husband Wendell, Eric Blachly of Dacula, GA, Jennifer Leetch of Buford, GA, and her husband Matt, Ryan Blachly of Buford, GA, and his wife Kim, 11 grandchildren, 1 greatgrandchild, his father Frederick J.O. Blachly of Washington, DC, 3 brothers, and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces.

Born and raised in Chevy Chase, MD, Jim graduated from St. James Prep School, Hagerstown, MD, and attended Oberlin College, St. John’s College, and the University of Maryland.

Jim attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal for heroism in combat and a Bronze Star Medal for outstanding service to his country as an Artillery Battery Commander in Vietnam. He held lifetime memberships in the VFW and in the American Legion.

Having purchased his first used car at age 16, Jim became a superb automotive diagnostician who rebuilt classic car engines, including one now in the Smithsonian Museum. He was a founding member of the international Automotive Technicians Network (iATN), had his own car repair business in Rockville, MD, and was employed by Volvo of North America as a technical troubleshooter and by

William Andrew “Andy” Hall, age 63 of Dacula, passed away on November 29, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544. www.stewartfh.com.

DACULA

Frederick James “Jim” Blachly November 13, 1941 November 21, 2015

Carolyn Slaton

Donna Faye Lewis, age 60, of Dacula, GA and Hog Mountain Community passed away on November 26, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Carolyn L. Slaton, age 52, of Buford, GA passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015. She is survived by her children: son and daughter in-law, Reppard and Ashley Walker, Marietta, GA, daughter, Amber Northrop, Sugar Hill, GA, son, Matthew Walker, Marietta, GA, son, William Charles Lyle, Jonesboro, GA; brother, Paul Lyle Sr., Jonesboro, GA; grandchildren, William Northrop, Isaac Northrop, River Walker, Seth Northrop, Vada Walker and Ruby Walker; several nieces and nephews. Ms. Slaton was born October 16, 1963 in Atlanta, GA. She was a loving mother, sister and aunt. Visitation only will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home.

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

LAWRENCEVILLE

Anthony P. Liggio Anthony P. Liggio, age 93, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on December 1, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Deanna Lozano JEFFERSON

John Hembree GAINESVILLE

James Cook, Sr. Mr. James “Jim” Francis Cook, Sr. of Gainesville passed away Friday November 27,2015.

STATHAM

John Duaine Hembree, age 68, of Dacula, died, November 25, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

Deanna Kay Boylan Lozano “DeeDee”, age 63, of Dacula, died, November 28, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

LAWRENCEVILLE

Larry E. Smith HOSCHTON

Philip Maresca, Jr. Philip Anthony Maresca, Jr., age 63, of Hoschton passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Born December 29, 1951 he was the son of the late Philip Maresca, Sr. and Lucy Destefano. Mr. Maresca was a long time co-owner of Natures 5th Season retail store in Gwinnett County, GA. He is survived by his wife Sandy; daughter Carrie; brothers Mark and David; sister Stephanie; grandchildren Alexandria, Gavin and Samantha; and a numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his grandson Francis. In lieu of flowers the family request a donation to either Hospice of Northeast GA, 2150 Limestone Pkwy, #222, Gainesville, GA, 30501 or Pup and Cat Rescue, P.O. Box 1987, Winder, Ga, 30680 where you can sponsor a dog or cat. Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA, 30548, http://www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.

DECATUR

Ruth Jensen Vonda Cooper Vonda Sue Cooper, age 55, of Statham passed away Friday, November 27, 2015.

Ruth J. Jensen, age 98 of Decatur, GA passed away November 23, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

CONYERS LAWRENCEVILLE

Finis Dake, Jr. Finis J. Dake, Jr., age 76 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 26, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

Douglas Knapp Douglas “Doug” Knapp, age 68 of Conyers, GA passed away November 28, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

LOGANVILLE

Cecil Mills Cecil Gray Mills, age 81 of Loganville, GA passed away November 30, 2015.

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

PENDERGRASS

Ralph Mote Mr. Ralph Delyn Mote, age 86, of Pendergrass, Georgia, who passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Andrew Philips HOSCHTON

MONROE

Mary Davis

Marie Landers

Mary L. Davis, age 95, of Hoschton, GA and the Mulberry Community, passed away on November 25, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Mrs. Marie Landers, age 61, of Monroe, Georgia died 11/25/2015.

HOSCHTON

Theresa Laubenstein Ms. Theresa “Terry” Laubenstein, age 91 of Hoschton passed away on November 26, 2015 .

BUFORD

Donna Lewis

DACULA

JOHNS CREEK

SUWANEE

DACULA

Cornelia Bowen

Alex Green Jeffery Anderson

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Andrew Parker Philips, age 38 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 22, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

Larry E. Smith, age 67, of Lawrenceville, died, November 26, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

WINDER

Catherine Taylor Mrs. Catherine Ivy Taylor, age 78, of Winder, Georgia died 11/26/2015.

BUFORD

Winnie Thornton Winnie H. “Polly” Thornton, age 92 of Buford, GA died Friday, November 27, 2015.

Funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. Rev. Chris Fowler and Rev Danny Ashworth will officiate. Interment will follow at New Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, November 30, 2015 from 4-8 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Thornton was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. CD Hughes, husband, Camp J. Thornton and brother, Alton Hughes. She is survived by her children, Dollie Duncan and husband, Lamar, Jacksonville, FL and Rodney Thornton and wife Anita, Buford, GA. Grandchildren, Brad Duncan and wife Dani, Michael Duncan and wife Cassie, Brian Duncan.

Great Grandchildren, Hannah Duncan, William Duncan, Andrew Duncan.

Sister In-law, Christine Hughes, Buford, GA. Mrs. Thornton was born in Cumming, GA and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was formerly employed with Drake’s Furniture Company and Jess Wheeler Chevrolet.

She retired from The Lovable Company, she served as a substitute teacher with the Gwinnett County School System and was a member of New Bethany Baptist Church. The family would like to express special thanks to personal caregivers, Romi and Mariana Cristea. Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of Polly at hamiltonmillchapel.com.

LOGANVILLE

Bobby Wade Bobby Rae Wade, age 80 of Loganville, GA passed away November 29, 2015.

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

SUGAR HILL

Edwin Whidby

Edwin Ray Whidby, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. He was preceded in death by: parents, Hubert and Lorene Whidby, brothers, Hubert Whidby Jr., and Donald “Duck” Whidby.

He is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Mary Stancil Whidby, Sugar Hill, GA; daughter and son in-law, Gina and Terry Paul, Buford, GA; granddaughter, Lanier Paul, Buford, GA; sister and brother in-law, Doris and Stanley Mays, Flowery Branch, GA; brother, Herman Whidby, Sugar Hill, GA; sister in-law, Joann Lee, Norcross, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Whidby was born September 5, 1934 in Buford, GA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and a graduate of Buford High School. He lettered in four sports, football, baseball, basketball and track. He was inducted in Hall of Buford Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He was a former baseball, softball, basketball and football coach. He was retired from State Farm Insurance Company after 35 years as an attorney negotiator.

He was past president of Buford Booster Club and past president Gwinnett Youth Football League.

Mr. Whidby was the 1st appointed Judge for the City of Sugar Hill. He was a former Sunday school teacher and served in many capacities of the church. He was of the Methodist faith. He also was a volunteer for Gwinnett County Juvenile Association. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Buford with Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating.

Honorary guest: all former players and coaches that Edwin Whidby had ever coached. The family will receive friends Friday, November 27, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Buford High School Booster Club, 2750 Sawanee Ave, Buford, GA 30518 in memory of Edwin Whidby.

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

MAYSVILLE

Herman White Herman White, age 80, of Maysville, GA and formerly of Suwanee, GA passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, L. C. and Lillie Collins White; sons, Grant David and Jeff White; sisters, Lonnie Mae Ashworth and Eva Peeples; and brother, Vick White. He is survived by his children, Susan Clark, Homer, GA, Robert J. and Cookie White, Maysville, GA and Darlene Kinsey, Winder, GA; twelve grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Margaret and Steve Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA and Sara White Johnson, Lawrenceville, GA; brothers, Kelly White, Suwanee, GA and Ralph White, Bethlehem, GA; and several nieces, n

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gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1A as they are to say “yes” to a survey question. She said there is a gap between people who favor it in a survey and people who are willing to vote for it.

“It won’t pass,” Nash said.

“We could put the referendum on (the ballot) at the next chance and it won’t pass. That’s what the real polling information tells us.

This was a survey that’s not scientific in nature. The poll that was done by the chamber showed that the actual voting (public) will not support the referendum.”

A presentation on the Gr8 Exchange on Transportation findings on Tuesday turned into a debate between Gwinnett County commissioners on mass transit.

The debate began when Commissioner John Heard said he saw the results as a shift in public opinion on mass transit.

“We voted on MARTA a couple of times and that has been turned down at the polls those times, but that goes back many, many years,” Heard said. “This shows me a paradigm shift where public transportation and transit is embraced.”

Gwinnett County has its own bus-based mass transit system, but the question of whether the county should join MARTA has existed for decades, going back to the MARTA Act of 1965.

Heard conceded, however, that the online and smartphone-based approach to the Gr8 exchange made it more attractive to millenials who may or may not go to polls to vote for a MARTA referendum.

Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District Executive Director Chuck Warbington said county leaders should not get hung up on MARTA when they review the Gr8 Exchange’s findings, however. Warbington organized the effort

Missing 8-year-old girl found safe near Lilburn

Transit

From Staff Reports

Alida Hightower

Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District executive director Chuck Warbington introduces the findings of the Gr8 Exchange on Transportation on Tuesday during a presentation to county commissioners. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

which was funded by his CID, as well as the Gwinnett Place CID. “We need to get beyond it being a MARTA issue,” he said. “We wanted to make sure this isn’t a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to MARTA. This is about how are we going to be connected and how do we connect in regards to the modes of transportation. There has been a paradigm shift in regards to people being more open to transit and other modes of transportation.

“It’s not just about transit.

Think about sidewalks. Ten years ago, you would not have had a large number of folks saying, ‘We need to spend a whole lot of money on sidewalks.’”

The results showed Gr8 Exchange respondents considered convenience a bigger factor than cost in their support for transportation solutions. Commissioner Tommy Hunter pointed out specific dollar figures were not attached to the question and respondents were not asked whether they would commit their own money to pay for it.

“That’s where convenience versus cost begins to narrow, when you’re really starting down to, ‘Well, how does that impact me?”

Hunter said.

Nash said the question of paying for transit is a key is-

sue to consider when having a conversation about whether to expand Gwinnett’s system or allowing MARTA to move into the county.

The county is already adding funding for additional express and regular transit routes in its 2016 budget. The county will also be allowed to hold its own transportation SPLOST in the future.

But going as far as welcoming MARTA to Gwinnett is something that involves a lot of money.

“When you’re moving from aspirational to discussion, to actual planning and implementation, you’ve got to be able to pay for it,” Nash said. “That’s what it boils down to. It’s a matter of how you come up with the dollars to do any of it, whether its a road project or some other type of transportation.

“It’s great to have the aspirational conversation, but then you get down to the reality of the dollars that it takes to do any of this.”

Commissioner Jace Brooks said there are two sides to the issue to consider, though, referring to the fact that congestion could lead to businesses overlooking Gwinnett when trying to find a place in metro Atlanta to relocate.

“There’s a cost of having transit, and a cost of not having transit,”Brooks said.

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return home from school. According to neighborhood children, LILBURN — An 8-year-old Hightower got off the school bus reported missing Tuesday night around 3:40 p.m. and was last near Lilburn was found safe, seen walking home, police said. police said.

Authorities were actively Just before 5 p.m., officials searching the neighborhood and received word that the girl, identi- said at around 8:45 p.m. that she fied as Alida Hightower, did not was located with a family friend.

Lawrenceville family of five is displaced by fire

By Curt Yeomans

bedroom before it spread.

“Flames broke through the roof before the fire was brought completely under Gwinnett County firecontrol,” Rutledge said in fighters are investigating a a statement. “The blaze fire that displaced a Lawcaused heavy damage to renceville family Tuesday the second floor and attic afternoon. and extensive smoke and Fire department spokes- water damage on the main man Capt. Tommy Rutlevel.” ledge said crews arrived Rutledge used the at the home on the 1100 incident as an opportunity block of Balvaird Drive at to encourage homeowners 4:16 p.m. and found flames to have smoke detectors coming from the second installed in their homes. floor and attic of the twoThe family was eating store wood frame home. He dinner when the fire broke said investigators believe out and were made aware the fire began in an upstairs of it when a detector in curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

•From Page 1A of Popular Mechanics. Thirteen Maxwell students, and the second- and third-place teams will participate next week in a Mecum Auction in Austin, Texas.

Their custom vehicles will be auctioned off to the highest bidders and proceeds will go to their schools.

Each school completed specific challenges every week and were then judged on various automotive criteria including quality of interior and exterior vehicle improvements, diagnostic testing results and overall creativity. Competition mentors and judges were Tommy Pike, owner of Tommy Pike Customs in Greenville, S.C., and Paul Menard, driver of the No. 27 Quaker State-Menards Chevrolet SS from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

There was also an online voting component to the competition.

“The feedback from the celebrity judges, they seemed to be really impressed with what we showed them,” teacher Max Chavez said.

Maxwell students incorporated the school’s mascot, the Navigators, and puzzle pieces that represent

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nephews and cousins. Mr. White was born April 9, 1935 in Suwanee, GA. He was a retired school bus driver from Gwinnett County School System after twenty-five years of service. He was a member of Peachtree Road Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Ashworth officiating. Interment will follow at Peachtree Road Baptist Church Cemetery in Suwanee, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, November 30, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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

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the home began going off. Investigators have not determined what caused the fire.

“Firefighters suggest having a working smoke alarm on every level of the home and in each of the bedrooms,” Rutledge said. “Develop a home fire escape plan and practice fire drills with the entire family.”

Rutledge added that the mother and her four children were displaced by the fire and are receiving assistance from the Red Cross and 12Stone Church, where they are members.

Car each student who worked on the car makeover. The theme said, “we’re navigating the pieces of our future.” They each autographed their name on the underside of the hood.

Among the upgrades: • Completely re-done door panels so the color matches exterior • Painted inside seats with fabric paint • Green and blue school color lights on floorboards • Moved the muffler in front of the rear passenger side tire One of the largest improvements came in horsepower, as the students increased it from 109 to 124.

“That was just by doing a major tuneup,” Chavez said. “It was a good teaching tool for me to be able to show students how properly maintaining a vehicle or doing maintenance and doing a tuneup to your car can increase your horsepower. And using quality products.”

At times, it seemed progress was tough to find.

The team put in several long days, including staying at the school to work until 10 and 11 p.m. and on weekends.

The 13 students on the team represented eight different schools, so the

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process was as much about learning to work together as any automotive skill, Chavez said.

“The final day of judging when we faced the judges, they got emotional, it really felt like a family,” Chavez said. “We all had this big group hug. It was really cool. Really brought them together.”

Added Central Gwinnett junior Edgar Medina, “You learned a lot working with others because I don’t really like working with others, but it actually showed where I have the ability to.

Everybody’s ideas matter. We were always here working, no goofing off or nothing like that.”

The team had $2,000 from AutoZone to buy equipment and supplies, and Chavez said they spent every penny. A learning element surfaced when the team realized it could return a product if it didn’t need as much, so Chavez said the students were careful to not damage packaging to return unused items or accessories.

“We had to put a lot of time and dedication to it, but as you can see, it was all worth it,” Ponce-Pena said. “I didn’t see anybody else with the car that we made. This one I think definitely stood out.”

Gunman

That theft, police believe, led to their ultimate appre“(The Millen man) stated hension. they then told him they Later that morning, an weren’t looking for him and Uber driver picked the men moved on to Room 117.” up from a Waffle House in There, they confronted the Conyers, where the robbers man who would be shot and were ditching the car. The another, searching the room Uber driver then called 911 for valuables. The warrants silently before dropping suggest they were after com- the men off at a home on mon items: wallets, cash, ID Newtons Court in Snellville, cards. They did the same in where the accused shooter Room 116, where the other lives. two Hispanic men, a father All three men were soon and son, were staying. arrested after a search by They also allegedly stole Gwinnett and Snellville the son’s car, a 1999 Lexus. police.

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Missing

made it to the other side, but Jaheem was seen floatinvestigative methods will ing down the river, unable be employed to ensure that to make it across. every base is covered for The friends reported him locating the teen.” missing the next night.

Jaheem’s mother Police searched over the couldn’t be reached for next few days and called in comment. the Hall County Dive Team According to police, the after a cadaver dog smelled children “ran away” from something in the water Parkview during lunch. south of U.S. Highway 78.

The students told ofThe team’s search came up ficers they decided to cross empty. the river in the woods near Jaheem is black, stands Bending River Trail and 5 feet, 5 inches tall and Riverside Drive. Three weighs 120 pounds.

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Reports: Smart is UGA’s coach The Sports Xchange Days after parting with head football coach Mark Richt, Georgia reportedly is ready to hire Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart as his replacement.

Both the Atlanta JournalConstitution and ESPN reported that Smart is in line to get the Georgia job.

According to the newspaper, the sides were in negotiations and a deal could be announced Sunday or Monday.

See SMART, Page 4B

Former players react to end of the Richt era

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Strong rumors swirled for more than a month about Mark Richt’s future as Georgia’s head football coach, reaching former Bulldog players as swiftly as it did fans, and it gave those who played for Richt weeks to ponder life without him in Athens.

Then it happened.

When news broke Sunday that Richt’s 15-year tenure as Georgia’s coach was over, it caught former Bulldogs off guard, even if they had prepared themselves for the possibility.

See RICHT, Page 4B

Minnesota Vikings’ Austin Shepherd (74) is shown during the second half of Sunday’s game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Shepherd, Heinicke bonded by Gwinnett ties

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

ATLANTA — Austin Shepherd and Taylor Heinicke obviously knew of each other as Gwinnett County high school standouts, but had never met until they got to NFL camp with the Minnesota Vikings.

It didn’t take long for a bond to develop, though.

“I introduced myself the first day and we’ve become really close,” said Shepherd, a North Gwinnett graduate. “It’s been good to have someone from home when you’re settling in.”

“It makes it a lot easier

Collins Hill grad Taylor Heinicke made the Vikings as an undrafted rookie free agent. (File Photo)

when you have someone who shared some of your

experiences growing up,” Collins Hill grad Heinicke

said. “We started talking Gwinnett football and it didn’t take long to become good friends.”

Someone having your back is important in the NFL, especially for a rookie just trying to survive.

Neither offensive lineman Shepherd, a seventhround draft choice from Alabama, nor quarterback Heinicke, a free agent from Old Dominion, were guaranteed a roster spot despite their college success.

Both made the team with good preseason camps, but that hasn’t meant much playing time for Shepherd or any at all in the regular

season for Heinicke.

“It’s a step up,” Shepherd said. “Better players, more competition. It’s a learning process.”

Shepherd, a two-time national champion at Alabama, has played in nine of Minnesota’s 11 games, but mostly in roles similar to the limited snaps he had in Sunday’s 20-10 victory over the hometown Atlanta Falcons that gave the Vikings (8-3) first place in the NFC Central.

He did have his No. 74 called at the Georgia Dome, though, and not in a negaSee ROOKIES, Page 4B

New regions bring plenty of GAC LBs filling some big changes for Gwinnett schools shoes, making their own way

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The new reclassification guidelines established by the Georgia High School Association earlier this year promised plenty of changes throughout the state when the reclassification for the next two school years were undertaken.

Those changes were realized for schools throughout Georgia, including Gwinnett County, when the proposed new region assignments were released by the GHSA following a meeting by the organization’s reclassification

of existence.

That should make See a full breakdown of for a tough road for a what region each Titans team competing Gwinnett school will play in against region opponents next season on Page 4B that have enjoyed fairly committee on Tuesday in prolonged excess in Thomaston. multiple sports, such as For the first time, Collins Hill, Mill Creek, Gwinnett will have a North Gwinnett and presence in three differ- Peachtree Ridge, along ent regions in the state’s with other established largest classification, schools Duluth and Class AAAAAAA, with Mountain View. two of those regions “We knew that headincluding schools from ing into varsity play (in neighboring counties. all sports next season) Most of what is was going to be a chalthe current Region lenge,” Discovery athlet7-AAAAAA will make ics director Brent Tisdale up the inaugural Region said. “This just makes it 6-AAAAAAA, with a little more challenging.

Discovery joining them in just its second year See REGIONS, Page 4B MORE INSIDE

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NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian’s football coaching staff knew it would have to replace some major playmakers from last year’s Class AA state runner-up team in order to return to the Georgia Dome for another shot at a championship.

Most of that focus was on offensive skill players and secondary speedsters like Darius Slayton and Micah Abernathy, both of whom have graduated and gone on to play college football in the Southeastern Conference.

However, there were

Wesleyan’s Jordan Argilagos (19) is hit by GAC’s Aiden Jarrett (50) during the regular season at the Greater Atlanta Christian School in Nocross. (File Photo)

other sets of shoes the Spartans have had to fill in 2015 that are big in every sense of the word in the

linebacking corps.

While they don’t have

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Born stepping down at South Memorial swim, dive meets this weekend at Mtn. Park

By David Friedlander

where we live, and I know he’s going to play at least two sports, maybe three.

I remember being excited Monday marked Mark about having my parents Kimbro’s last day as in the stands when I was Brookplaying sports, and I want wood it to be that way for him, High too.

School’s “There’s just no way athletic I can do that and still do director everything I want to do with his for the (South athletics) announce- program at the same time. ment Something had to give, Rodney Born earlier and I’ve always been in November that he is someone whos family retiring after 32 years of comes first.” athletics and administraBorn’s career in athlettion. ics and education goes A neighboring Snellback much further than his ville high school also will current position at South. be looking for a new athBefore he went into letic director with South athletic administration, Gwinnett’s Rodney Born he served as an assistant confirming Monday that football coach under then he will be stepping down Comets head coach T. Mcfrom his position.

Ferrin, and had also spent Unlike Kimbro, Born, four seasons as an aswho said he informed his sistant in Meadowcreek’s coaches of his decision in program, as well as coachOctober, will stay on in ing track and softball. his current position until That experience is the end of the school year something Born said in June. helped him forge a strong And he will not be relationship with the retiring from education school’s coaches and just yet, though he said he helped them bring strong is giving up his athletics guidance to the studentduties in order to be more athletes. active in his son’s athletic “I’d love for us to endeavors. have been more success“My son starts high ful (on the fields, courts school next year,” said and tracks),” Born said.

Born, who is in his fourth “(But) one of the things year as South’s athletic di- I tried to do when I took rector and fifth year as one the position, having been of the school’s assistant a coach before and not principals. “He goes to really knowing what (the Loganville High School, job) was all about until david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

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I started at it, was that it was important for me to make our coaches feel like I was working with them and giving them the emotional support, or whatever they needed, to be able to help them.

“And in hiring (coaches), I put character first. … Our wins and losses may not always show it, but I believe we’ve got some of the best coaches in (Gwinnett) County and phenomenal people who put the kids first. They’re really in it for the right reasons.”

While Born intends to stay in education administration, he’s not exactly sure where his next stop will be, though he hopes to remain somewhere in Gwinnett County.

“I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” the 1992 Brookwood graduate said.

“I’m planning (on leaving South) because I’m not sure how many points (South principal Eric) Thigpen has to work with in hiring my replacement (as athletic director), and I don’t know if he’ll have enough for me to stay as assistant prinicpal.

“I’m looking to stay in Gwinnett County. This is my 19th year (in education) and my 18th in the county. I’m Gwinnett proud, and I want to stay.

Of course, if an opportunity arose to be in the same system as my son will be in Walton County, I’d be open to that, too.”

From Staff Reports This weekend is a big one in Gwinnett high school swimming and diving, with a pair of meets to honor two people who gave great amounts of their time to the sport.

The Bettie Hudson 11dive Challenge, scheduled for Friday at the Mountain Park Aquatic Center, will feature some of the county’s top athletes.

The event is named for Hudson, a longtime diving coach for Gwinnett County Public Schools and the Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Department.

Girls diving warmups begin at 3 p.m., followed by the girls meet at 4 p.m. and then the boys meet.

On Saturday, the Clody Memorial Invitational will feature swimming competitions at two Gwinnett pools, West Gwinnett Aquatic Center and Mountain Park.

Swimming at both sites begins at 9 a.m. with fields of 452 swimmers at West Gwinnett and 420 at Mountain Park.

The local swim teams at Mountain Park are Archer, Berkmar, Brookwood, Central Gwinnett, Dacula, Discovery, Grayson, Parkview, Shiloh and South Gwinnett. The teams at West Gwinnett are Collins Hill, Duluth,

CLODY MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL Top qualifiers Region 7 Boys 200 freestyle: Tristan Sumpter, Peachtree Ridge, 1:55.60 Girls 200 freestyle: Ashley Neas, Duluth, 2:00.68 Boys 200 individual medley: Andy McCaffrey, Collins Hill, 2:09.47 Girls 200 individual medley: Becca Erwin, Duluth, 2:17.13 Boys 50 freestyle: Cameron Ogden, Collins Hill, 23.09 Girls 50 freestyle: Sarah Lowry, Mill Creek, 26.10 Boys 100 butterfly: Jimmy Fung, Duluth, 55.55 Girls 100 butterfly: Lauren McClelland, North Gwinnett, 1:05.35 Boys 100 freestyle: Jefferson Lim, Peachtree Ridge, 52.05 Girls 100 freestyle: Meghan Harrell, Norcross, 57.50 Boys 500 freestyle: Kyle Adams, Peachtree Ridge, 5:24.87 Girls 500 freestyle: Joyce Kim, North Gwinnett, 5:35.00 Boys 100 backstroke: Matthew Lee, Duluth, 57.99 Girls 100 backstroke: Ally Simm, Mill Creek, 1:07.24 Boys 100 breaststroke: Cameron Ogden, Collins Hill, 1:03.25 Girls 100 breaststroke: Becca Erwin, Duluth, 1:10.23 Region 8 Boys 200 freestyle: Hans Kind, Brookwood, 1:53.00 Girls 200 freestyle: Erin Tillery, Parkview, 2:08.00 Boys 200 individual medley: Christopher Nguyen, Berkmar, 2:13.00 Girls 200 individual medley: Nyota Edjidjimo, Shiloh, 2:25.07 Boys 50 freestyle: Tyler Stevens, Dacula, 23.89 Girls 50 freestyle: Anna Calaicone, Grayson, 26.73 Boys 100 butterfly: Aidan Stoffle, Brookwood, 59.00 Girls 100 butterfly: Nyota Edjidjimo, Shiloh, 1:02.22 Boys 100 freestyle: Drew Grier, Brookwood, 52.00 Girls 100 freestyle: Haley McMullen, Brookwood, 58.31 Boys 500 freestyle: Devin Petmecky, Parkview, 5:23.43 Girls 500 freestyle: Lainey Anderson, Brookwood, 5:57.00 Boys 100 backstroke: Sam Powell, Archer, 1:01.68 Girls 100 backstroke: Erin Tillery, Parkview, 1:06.39 Boys 100 breaststroke: Ben Phillips, Grayson, 1:00.35 Girls 100 breaststroke: Emma Sandberg, Archer, 1:16.34

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Prep Schedule

Today

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Duluth and Johnson at Mill Creek 5 p.m. — Grayson at Dacula 5 p.m. — Norcross at South 5:30 p.m. — Discovery and Miller Grove at Central Thursday

BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Norcross at North

SWIMMING AND DIVING 5 p.m. — Dunwoody at GAC

WRESTLING

4 p.m. — Wesleyan, North Cobb Christian at Walker

The Home Teams

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at Orlando at Orlando Off Sat, 7 p.m.

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at Tampa Bay at Carolina Off Sun, 1 p.m.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Hartford at Providence FSSO 7:15 p.m. — Louisville at Michigan State ESPN 7:15 p.m. — Wisconsin at Syracuse ESPN2 9 p.m. — VCU at Middle Tennessee State FSSO 9:15 p.m. — Indiana at Duke ESPN 9:15 p.m. — Notre Dame at Illinois ESPN2 11 p.m. — Gonzaga at Washington State FS1

NBA

8 p.m. — Toronto at Atlanta FSSE

NHL

8 p.m. — New York Rangers at New York Islanders NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. — Connecticut at DePaul FS1

Sports Calendar

BASEBALL

Ongoing through Dec. 31: Whitner Hitting Clinics are being held at Jack City Sports Center.

The clinics are ongoing and cost $75 for five weeks.

To sign up, email jackcitybaseball@aol.com or call 770-633-0948.

CHEERLEADING

Dec. 20: The Lawrenceville Youth Association Football/Cheer will hold its general membership meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rhodes Jordan Community Center at 100 E. Crogan St. Elections will be held for vice president and football director.

FOOTBALL

Dec. 20: The Lawrenceville Youth Association Football/Cheer will hold its general membership meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rhodes Jordan Community Center at 100 E. Crogan St. Elections will be held for vice president and football director.

RUNNING

Jan. 30: The sixth annual Norcross Blue Devils Run will be held as a fundraiser for the high school’s cross country and track and field teams. The event begins at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners with the certified Peachtree Road Race qualifier 5K at

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Atlanta Falcons’ Roddy White (84) reaches out for a pass during the first half of Sunday’s game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

8 a.m., followed by a onemile run fun when the 5K finishes. Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance, or $30 on race day. For more information and a course map, go to bluedevilsrun.wix.com/ blue-devils-run. Sponsorship opportunities also are still available.

WEIGHTLIFTING

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

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

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

Participants will gain knowledge and experience of programming of training for both competitive weightlifters and for athletes using the weightlifting movements for strength and power development as it applies to their chosen sport.

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White knows that things are not going well, but he is confident the team can recapture the magic that allowed the Falcons to jump out to a 5-0 record to begin the season.

White believes the Falcons may have read their press clippings after getting off to the torrid start when they were scoring touchdowns by the bushel.

The offense has been in a funk and is the main reason why the Falcons have now dropped four straight and five of their past six games.

“The guys are practicing hard and playing hard and we have energy,” White said. “None of that is a problem. It’s just our sense of urgency on the offensive side of the ball, I just don’t feel it.

“From being 5-0, I felt like we got a little complacent.”

The Falcons turned in another lethargic offensive effort in the 20-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at the Georgia Dome. They’ll need to get back on track before facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

different result.”

In the NFC South race, the Falcons (6-5) are five games behind the undefeated Carolina Panthers (11-0) with five games to play.

The Panthers appear headed for a three-peat in the NFC South unless they stumble miserably down the stretch. They would have to lose all five of their games and the Falcons would have to run the Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan (2) makes a pass during the table, which would include first half of Sunday’s game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. beating Carolina twice.

While going 1-5 over The Bucs defeated the tempo and only go to the their past six games, the Falcons, 23-20, in overno-huddle during tradiFalcons are in control of time on Nov. 1. tional two-minute situatheir own destiny in the Quarterback Matt tions. wild card race, but they Ryan’s 22-game streak “We haven’t pushed our probably need to sweep of passing for more than limit to where we need to, the upcoming three-game 250 yards was snapped where I think we need to road swing at Tampa Bay Sunday, and the Falcons push it,” said White, who (Dec. 6), at Carolina (Dec. needed a cheap, late score led the Falcons with six 13) and at Jacksonville to avoid going without a catches 60 yards Sunday.

(Dec. 20). touchdown.

White, the franchise’s The Falcons know that, The Falcons have been all-time leader receiver, too. trying to fix their offensive plans to step forward this “We can’t just depend woes for a while now. week to get the offense on people to keep losing,” White, Julio Jones and rolling.

White said. “This (isn’t) Ryan had an impromptu “It starts with the lead- last year where we were summit meeting after ers on this team, and that’s just waiting on people to a shocking loss to San me,” White said. “This lose and we just get it.

Francisco and spoke of week is going to be difWe have to go out there wanting to run more upferent. It’s going to be dif- and win. It don’t feel tempo and attacking from ferent in practice. We are good when I go home and the no-huddle. going to have a sense of we’ve lost. That (isn’t) the After the bye week, urgency so the next time way you want to go into nothing much changed as we come out on the field the playoffs anyway if you they are not running any on Sunday we will have a make it.”

Roethlisberger claims no concussion The Sports Xchange Ben Roethlisberger expects to be on the practice field Wednesday and denied that he suffered a concussion in Sunday’s loss at Seattle.

Roethlisberger told Pittsburgh’s 93.7 The Fan he felt like he was looking through water after taking a hit from Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett.

Roethlisberger stayed down for a few seconds before getting up and taking another snap but left the game after self-reporting the head injury.

“I have played through many injuries, but the brain is not an injury you want to play with,” Roethlisberger said Tuesday. “When you’re done, you want to be a husband or father. And if I have these brain injuries, it’s not worth it.”

The NFL and NFLPA are jointly investigating the protocol followed by medical spotters who did not notify the sideline of Roethlisberger’s potential head injury.

When Roethlisberger reported his injury to team trainers on the sideline, he was taken to the locker room and replaced by Landry Jones.

Cardinals put RB Johnson on IR The Arizona Cardinals placed running back Chris

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark (55) sacks Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) during the third quarter at CenturyLink Field. (Photo: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports)

Johnson on injured reserve/ designated for return on Tuesday with a fractured tibia.

Johnson, who was injured during the third quarter of Sunday’s 19-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers, will be eligible to return after six weeks and able to play in a game after eight weeks. That would leave Johnson available only if the Cardinals reach the Super Bowl.

The Cardinals (9-2) also lost running back Andre Ellington with turf toe after Johnson’s injury on Sunday.

The loss of the two backs will force Arizona to turn to David Johnson, a 2015 third-round draft pick, as the starter. The rookie made a splash

earlier this season, becoming the first NFL player to score on a run, pass and kick return in his first two games.

Backing up David Johnson at running back will be Stepfan Taylor and Kerwynn Williams, who was promoted from the practice squad.

Chris Johnson was having a big comeback season before the injury. He ranks fourth in the NFL in rushing with 812 yards, putting him on track for his first 1,000yard season since 2013.

Browns bring back WR Pryor Terrelle Pryor is rejoining the Cleveland Browns as a wide receiver.

He played the position with the team throughout training camp after entering

the NFL as a quarterback with the Oakland Raiders.

Pryor missed most of training camp with a pulled hamstring after making the conversion from quarterback. Coach Mike Pettine said in August that Pryor was turning heads.

He was waived on Sept.

10 and replaced by running back Robert Turbin.

Pryor could also serve as the emergency quarterback for the Browns.

Starter Josh McCown is likely to miss the rest of the season with a collarbone injury.

Dolphins re-sign C McClendon Veteran offensive lineman Jacques McClendon signed with the Miami Dolphins, who released linebacker James-Michael Johnson.

McClendon has played in 23 career games with five starts.

He gives the Dolphins insurance for Mike Pouncey, who injured his foot Sunday against the New York Jets.

McClendon was signed by the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent on April 22, 2015 but was released before Week 1 of the regular season on Sept. 11.

McClendon re-signed with the Dolphins on Sept.

14 and appeared in one game at Jacksonville (Sept.

20) prior to being released on Sept. 26.

4B • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 •From Page 1B … I’m a little surprised we weren’t placed in a region with Berkmar or Central, the two schools we split off from. I assumed that’s where we’d naturally fall.

“So, we’re excited about playing varsity football next year, but this isn’t exactly what we expected.”

Schools not happy with their current region placements will have an opportunity to appeal to move laterally to another region in its classification.

Those appeals are scheduled to be heard by the GHSA’s reclassification committee Dec. 9.

Tisdale said that Discovery’s administration hasn’t yet decided whether it would appeal its placement.

“I haven’t had a chance to speak to (Discovery) principal (John Campbell) about it yet,” Tisdale said.

“I’ll try to speak to him (today), and we’ll decide if we’re going to appeal.”

The lone and notable omission from the old Region 7 in Region 6 is Norcross, which will stay in Region 7 in the new Class AAAAAAA along with Meadowcreek, and be joined by Gwinnett schools Berkmar, Brookwood, Central Gwinnett and Parkview, along with Lakeside High School in DeKalb County.

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Regions you wait, the harder it is to schedule. As soon as (the new region was CLASS AAAAAAAA Habersham Central Wesleyan announced), our football Region 6-AAAAAAA Lanier **Atlanta Classical coaches started tearing up Collins Hill Winder-Barrow **Atlanta International Discovery **Atlanta Jewish Academy the phone lines trying to Duluth Class AAAAA **Ben Franklin get games.”

Mill Creek Region 8-AAAAA **DeKalb Arts Gwinnett’s four reMountain View Buford **Drew Charter maining schools in the North Gwinnett Cedar Shoals **Elite Scholars largest classification Peachtree Ridge Clarke Central **Fulton Leadership — Archer, Grayson, Flowery Branch **Galloway Shiloh and South GwinRegion 7-AAAAAAA Johnson-Gainesville **Greenforest Christian nett — will form Region Berkmar Loganville **Paideia 8-AAAAAAA with Brookwood Walnut Grove **Southwest Atlanta Chrisneighbor county schools Central Gwinnett tian Lakeside-DeKalb Class AAA **W.D. Mohammed Rockdale County and Meadowcreek Region 7-AAA **Weber Newton.

Norcross Dawson Co. Competitive balance Parkview East Hall Region 8-A and changing rivalries Fannin Co. Athens Academy aren’t the only issues Region 8-AAAAAAA Greater Atlanta Christian Athens Christian facing Gwinnett schools Archer Lumpkin Co. Commers related to the new region Grayson North Hall George Walton Academy assignments.

Newton Union Co. Hebron Christian Travel will be a big Rockdale Co. Lakeview Academy issue for Greater Atlanta Shiloh Class A Prince Ave. Christian South Gwinnett Region 5-A Providence Christian Christian, which not only Eagle’s Landing Christian Towns Co. moves up one classificaClass AAAAAA Holy Innocents’ **Tallulah Falls tion but will see its travel Region 8-AAAAAA Landmark Christian **Woody Gap budget increase with Apalachee Mt. Vernon its placement in Region Dacula Our Lady of Mercy ** — Schools not playing 7-AAA. Gainesville Strong Rock Christian varsity football Instead of being placed with primarily For the Blue Devils, school will welcome with Duluth. That one’s metro Atlanta area private it could mean the end of the chance to play some been around, what, about schools like it was in its some fairly long-standing other schools familiar to 50 or so years? We talked current Region 6-AA, rivalries in some sports, Blue Devils fans. about playing them (in GAC is now slated to particularly football, “There will be some football) the first week join six schools located though with only seven familiar (opponents), after the Corky Kell primarily in the north teams in the region, there some we haven’t played Classic, but … I don’t Georgia mountains, with will be four non-region in a while or played in think we’ll be able to the closest being East spots to fill on the sched- some sports, but not oth- play them the first couple Hall and North Hall, ule. ers,” Barton said. “It is of years (of the new instead of joining curStill, while the new what it is. We’re going regions). We might be rent region rivals Lovett Region 7 may create to miss out on a healthy able to play them in other and Pace Academy, plus some scheduling dirivalry we’ve built up sports.

Westminster and five lemmas for Norcross with North Gwinnett “With four non-region DeKalb schools in Region coaches, athletics direcover the past few years, games, we’ll have to get 5-AAA. tor Kirk Barton said the and we’ll miss the rivalry going because the longer GAC athletics director

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Teddy Bridgewater and veteran backup Shaun Hill tive way. huddled with quarterback Shepherd was brought coach Jerry Turner while the in on the Vikings’ opening Minnesota defense was on drive at the 1-yard line as the field, an extra tackle who was “I try to soak in all the an eligible receiver. Adrian information and go through Peterson plowed in for the the motions as if I was playtouchdown on the next play. ing,” he said.

“You never want to miss Heinicke set Gwinnett a block, but especially in a records for passing yardage situation like that,” he said. and touchdowns at Collins Shepherd’s role the rest of Hill and won the Walter the game was just to block Payton Award as FCS player on field goal attempts and of the year as a sophomore extra points. at Old Dominion.

As Minnesota’s third His production dropped, quarterback, Heinicke didn’t though, after the Monarchs get off the sideline. He was moved up to FBS and he inactive as he has been for went undrafted. all the regular-season games, The Falcons were one wearing a Vikings sweatof the teams that showed shirt and cap rather than a interest, but Heinicke felt uniform. that his best chance as a Heinicke, though, was an free agent was with the attentive listener as starter Vikings.

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Tim Vick could not be reached for comment.

Among Gwinnett’s other schools: • Dacula, which elected to play at Class AAAAAA instead of moving up to join their current region mates in the largest class, and Lanier will join Gainesville, Habersham Central, Winder-Barrow and Apalachee to make up Region 8-AAAAAA. • Buford will get a new look as it moves up to Class AAAAA, joining Athens-area schools Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central, Hall County area schools Johnson-Gainesville and Flowery Branch and Walton County schools Loganville and Walnut Grove in Region 8-AAAAA. • Wesleyan will be the local school in the most wide-ranging region as part of Region 5-A, which includes a total of seven schools for football and as many as 21 for other sports and activities, and ranges from the Peachtree Corners school to as far south as Peachtree City and Eagle’s Landing.

• Gwinnett’s other two private schools, Hebron Christian and Providence Christian, will remain in a Region 8-A that looks a lot like its current set-up, but will also include nonfootball playing schools in Tallulah Falls and Woody Gap.

yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee in the final preseason game to lock up a roster spot.

“He’s a tough kid. He hung in there,” Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer said after the Vikings came up short in a loss. “He had good control of the offense.

He made some good throws in the two-minute drill at the end.”

Shepherd had a little more job security coming Minnesota Vikings’ Austin Shepherd (74) shown during into camp as a draftee and the second half of Sunday’s game at the Georgia Dome playing at Alabama for Nick Saban is certainly closer to in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess) the NFL than playing at Old “I thought this was the learning a lot.”

Dominion. best opportunity for me,” With Hill in his 14th “Coach Saban pretty he said. “The Vikings season, Heinicke could much runs Alabama like an showed the most interest be ready to move up to NFL program,” said Shepbefore and after my pro Bridgewater’s backup as herd, who redshirted his first day and I felt I could really early as next year. year with the Crimson Tide. benefit from the coaches Heinicke completed Shepherd was a right and situation here. I’m 27 of 41 passes for 279 tackle at Alabama and is

working at both tackle spots with the Vikings. Playing guard may be in his future, though.

“I just don’t know where it’s going to end up being,” Zimmer said of the 6-foot4, 320-pound Shepherd.

“We’ve got him playing tackle now, but he may end up moving in to guard.”

Shepherd married former college classmate Jenna King in July and the couple has expanded the work of a children’s outreach foundation inspired by Jenna’s late brother Jon, who died from bone cancer, to Minnesota from Alabama.

“I go to the hospital with other linemen and I’m taking about 100 kids to a Timberwolves game,” he said.

“It’s a blessing to be in the NFL and I want to continue giving back as I can.”

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you done for me lately?’

If you’re not winning a “I’m still shocked a little championship every year bit,” South Gwinnett grad or every other year, you’re David Greene, the startgone. I just hate it personing quarterback on Richt’s ally because he influenced first four UGA teams from me so much. Anybody who 2001 to 2004, said Monday played for Coach Richt or night. “Just because he’s who has even been around been there so long. It’s hard Coach Richt will tell you to even really imagine what what a special person he the program was like before is. He is rare in college him. I know I got recruited football today. It’s sad more by (previous head coach guys won’t get to experiJim) Donnan, but (Richt ence him. … He was one of has) just been such a staple. those people, even with his When you think of Georgia busy lifestyle, he would still football, you think of him. return your call or text evIt’s certainly a shock. Does ery single time. We’ve been it 100 percent surprise you close the last eight years when speculation has been since I’ve been out.” going on for a while? You Williams worked as one know it could happen. But of the player representatives when it actually happens it on the board of the Paul is a big shock.”

Oliver Network, Richt’s When reached for comway of honoring the late ment, Greene said he just Oliver, a former UGA and got off the phone with one NFL player. The network of his former teammates, is designed to help former Terrence Edwards, a comGeorgia players in life mon theme after Sunday’s beyond football, whether it announcement. Past playbe from the current football ers reached out to each staff or from fellow alumni. other to both commiserate “Coach Richt, one of the about their college coach’s things he says in recruiting departure and to speculate is, ‘Once you’re a Bulldog, where the program goes you’re always a Bulldog, from here. you’re always part of Shock was the pivotal Bulldog Nation,’” said Wilword in those conversaliams, selected by Richt as tions. an honorary captain for this “Definitely shock, but it’s year’s game with Georgia one of those things I think Southern. “When you leave, we all kind of prepared you’re always welcome to for,” said Dacula grad Des the facilities and things like Williams, who played for that. That’s one of the things Richt from 2003-07. “UnI’ve cherished over these fortunately with the state eight years is him standof college football like it is, ing by that word. Me being it’s kind of like, ‘What have able to bring my wife and

my 6-year-old to games, to play in G-Day flag football games, to be on the practice field, to still be a part of Georgia football.”

Richt’s bond with former players made their reaction to his firing so strong.

Many have reached out on social media to thank their former coach for his role in their lives, and some have expressed anger at the situation. St. Louis Rams rookie Todd Gurley was quoted as being “pissed off” at his college’s decision.

“Yeah, I was definitely in shock (when I heard),” said Brookwood grad Rennie Curran, who played for Richt from 2007-09. “A lot of people talked about it, so it was something you knew could always be a possibility, because it is a business at the end of the day. If you aren’t getting those championships, people get restless, especially looking at Alabama’s (national) titles and Auburn winning it not too long ago. People got restless.”

Richt never lacked in victories — he won 145 games in his tenure — but he hasn’t won an SEC championship since 2005. He won two conference titles in his first five seasons, including one in 2002 (his second season) that broke a UGA drought dating back to 1982. His last three teams have failed to win the SEC Eastern Division, even with some perennial powers on that side like Florida and Tennessee going through their own struggles.

Wins and championships, though he was successful in both regards, never defined Richt to those he coached.

He was openly Christian, a friend and a mentor.

“Anybody who has any contact with Coach Richt will say he’s one of the most genuine people you’ll ever come across,” Curran said.

“Even as busy as he is, and he doesn’t have time to talk, he will have a genuine conversation with you and make you feel like you’re the most important person in the world. He has the ability to make an impact on people just because he’s such a good person.

“That’s why he’s such a good recruiter. He made you feel comfortable, whether you came to Athens or he came to your house. He made you feel at home. …

I’ve been talking to several of the guys I played with, we have a group chat where we all talk, and all the guys were pretty much shocked and pretty frustrated with the athletic department and the way they did it. Even if he didn’t win enough championships, he had such an impact on so many guys who came through the program, not just as football players but as men. So many guys didn’t have fathers, or came from a tough background. They looked at Georgia as a way out of their situation and they left with a degree, as better men, as future fathers. His impact is way greater than wins and losses.”

Alabama Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kirby Smart will reporedly be the next head coach at the University of Georgia. (Photo: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports)

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joined the Crimson Tide as assistant head coach/ Smart, a 39-year-old defensive backs coach Georgia native, played in 2007. Since 2008, he defensive back for the served as Alabama’s deBulldogs from 1995-98. fensive coordinator.

After failing to make the In June, Alabama Indianapolis Colts as an made Smart the nation’s undrafted free agent, he highest-paid assistant began his coaching career coach at $1.5 million as an administrative asper year. According to sistant for his alma mater the Journal-Constitution, in 1999. three years remain on Smart coached deSmart’s Alabama contract fensive backs at Valdothat includes a buyout of sta State in 2000 before approximately $500,000. becoming the Blazers’ Smart and the Crimson defensive coordinator Tide are preparing for the following year. He the Southeastern Conthen spent two years as ference championship a graduate assistant at game against Florida on Florida State.

Saturday, which is why In 2004, Smart was the announcement isn’t LSU’s defensive backs likely to come in the next coach, and he returned few days. to Georgia the following Richt was fired after goyear to coach the running ing 145-51 in 15 seasons backs. at Georgia. The Bulldogs After a stint in the NFL went 9-3 this season but in 2006 as the Miami Dol- lost to key rivals Alabama, phins’ safeties coach, he Tennessee and Florida.

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Richt looks ahead Gwinnett quartet gears up for semis after parting ways with Georgia

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The Sports Xchange Mark Richt plans to take the next couple of weeks to decide what he wants to do in the future after his dismissal Sunday as the head Mark Richt football coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Accompanied by Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity for a Monday morning press conference, Richt said he is ready to move on, including possibly to another coaching position.

“Oh yeah, no doubt,” Richt said when asked if he would coach again.

“I’ll say this: If and when I do coach again, I’ll look forward to coaching again, being more hands on.

I miss coaching quarterbacks; I miss calling plays.”

McGarity said he came to the decision to fire Richt after 15 seasons while driving home from Saturday’s 13-7 victory at rival Georgia Tech.

“It was a long, quiet ride for me, and it was a time to dig down deep and decide if that’s what I wanted to do,” McGarity said on Monday.

McGarity met with Richt for more than an hour on Sunday morning and told him he wouldn’t be returning as Georgia’s coach next season, even though the school later announced the sides “mutually agreed” to part ways.

The 55-year-old Richt was 145-51 at Georgia and has two SEC titles but failed to win the East division three years in a row. The Bulldogs finished 9-3 this season but lost the three games that mattered to fans: Alabama, Tennessee and Florida. He didn’t win an SEC title in his last 10 seasons.

Richt will coach Georgia in its bowl game.

“I just think that 15 years is a long time,” Richt said Monday. “I think the expectations have been built to the point that if you don’t win a championship it’s kind of miserable around here. If we don’t make it to (the SEC championship game in) Atlanta, I’m miserable, too.”

McGarity said he knew there would be some backlash for firing a coach as popular as Richt.

“I expected it,” McGarity said. “I think decisions

of this nature are difficult.

Mark has tremendous support. The way Mark connects with people, sure.

It goes with the territory.”

McGarity said the he would begin the search for Richt’s replacement immediately.

Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, a former Georgia defensive back, is considered the leading candidate for the job, according to ESPN. One high-ranking Georgia official told ESPN that the 39-year-old Smart had to be the “only choice.”

Smart has been the Crimson Tide’s defensive coordinator for the past eight seasons and directed defenses that helped Alabama win three national championships since 2009.

Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen also could be candidates, according to ESPN. Houston coach Tom Herman, believed to be a candidate, said Monday that he has agreed in principle on a new contract with the Cougars.

McGarity said Sunday that Richt “has the opportunity to remain on our staff at the University of Georgia, and would be heavily involved with outreach programs for our former football lettermen via the PO Network as well as other University and Athletic Association initiatives.”

Georgia will owe Richt a buyout of $4.1 million, according to the contract extension he signed in January. He had yet to sign the contract, but McGarity said the school would honor the deal.

Richt is considered a potential candidate at Miami, his alma mater, and Virginia if he decides to coach next season.

“I love our fans and respect our fans,” Richt said. “Our sport is a very passionate sport and it’s a very public sport. The jobs that we do, everybody seems to have an opinion on it. You can’t have all the excitement and cheering without the other.

“If things don’t go the way people … want them to go, I can understand people being disappointed and thinking there’s a better way. I respect that. I think it got to the point where there wasn’t enough confidence in my leadership to get it done.

That’s the prerogative of the people in charge, and I understand that.”

Three rounds down, two to go.

That is the way all four of Gwinnett County’s remaining teams in the Georgia High School Association state football playoffs are approaching appearances in their respective classifications’ semifinals this Friday.

“You’ve got to win five (postseason games) to win a (state championship) trophy, and this is (only) No. 4,” said Greater Atlanta Christian head coach Tim Hardy, whose No. 2 stateranked Spartans (12-1) will host No. 8 Pace Academy in a Class AA state semifinal Friday night. “Every level you get to, it’s a little more exciting.”

For most of the county’s remaining teams, the semifinal isn’t really that new of an experience, including GAC, which is back in the semifinals for the third time in four seasons, and the fifth time in its history.

For third-ranked Buford (12-1), which will welcome top-ranked Woodward Academy to Tom Riden Stadium for a Class AAAA semifinal Friday, the semis are even more old hat, with the Wolves making their

Friday’s semifinal matchups in the state football playoffs: Class AAAAAA Colquitt County at Mill Creek Roswell at Grayson Class AAAA Woodward Academy at Buford Class AA Pace Academy at GAC

County and are a battle of two ranked teams, GAC’s game in Class AA does have one unique quality to it. ninth straight semifinals Shannon Jarvis says that Friday will mark the appearance, 14th in the last while the fifth-ranked second time this season the 16 seasons and 19th overall. Hawks (13-0), who earned Spartans have met Pace No. 2 Grayson (13-0) is their way to the semis with at Spartan Stadium after back in the semifinals for a convincing 23-0 win over taking a comfortable 33-14 the first time since 2011, No. 4 Archer last Friday, victory over the Knights and the Rams will make are excited about their acin a regular-season Region their fourth appearance in complishment, they aren’t 6-AA game Oct. 9. the playoffs’ penultimate merely happy to be here.

While Hardy admits round when they play host “We haven’t even talked playing a region rival may to No. 3 Roswell in a Class about (making history),” add a little spice to Friday’s AAAAAA game Friday Jarvis said after Friday’s game, the simple fact that at Grayson Community win. “We don’t care about it’s a semifinal game, with a Stadium. that right now honestly. trip to the state finals in the The one newcomer We just want to play some Georgia Dome at stake, is among Gwinnett’s semifimore. We just want to keep incentive enough for both nalists is Mill Creek, which it as simple as the last 13 teams. will make its Final Four weeks, focus on the process “Playing a team we’re debut when top-ranked of preparing and hope that familiar with adds a little Colquitt County invades will help us win football something to it,” Hardy Mill Creek Commugames.” said. “But we’re getting to nity Stadium for the other While all four matchups the spot in the season where AAAAAA semifinal. involving local teams will there’s a ton on the line. It However, head coach take place in Gwinnett ought to be a great game.”

Mill Creek’s Daniel Leconte (28) celebrates a touchdown with John Harris (57) during the first half of Friday’s Class AAAAAA quarterfinal at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

CFP committees’ top four unchanged The Sports Xchange Nothing changed among the top four in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday night.

Clemson (12-0), one of two unbeaten teams remaining in the Football Bowl Subdivision, maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot that it has held for five weeks. The Tigers face North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game on Saturday night with a chance to secure the top seed in the four-team playoff.

Alabama (11-1), which enters the Southeastern Conference championship game against Florida on Saturday

CFP RANKINGS TOP 25 1. Clemson 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma 4. Iowa 5. Michigan State 6. Ohio State 7. Stanford 8. Notre Dame 9. Florida State 10. North Carolina 11. TCU 12. Baylor 13. Ole Miss

12-0 11-1 11-1 12-0 11-1 11-1 10-2 10-2 10-2 11-1 10-2 9-2 9-3

with one loss, remained solidly at No. 2 and was followed again this week

by No. 3 Oklahoma, which solidified its spot with a decisive win at rival Oklahoma State last Saturday to claim the Big 12 championship.

14. Northwestern 15. Michigan 16. Oregon 17. Oklahoma State 18. Florida 19. Houston 20. USC 21. LSU 22. Temple 23. Navy 24. Utah 25. Tennessee

10-2 9-3 9-3 10-2 10-2 11-1 8-4 8-3 10-2 9-2 9-3 8-4

At No. 4 again was Iowa (12-0), the country’s other unbeaten team. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten West Division, and they face East Division co-champion and fifth-ranked Michigan State (11-1) in the conference

championship game Saturday night in Indianapolis.

The winner of the Big Ten game appears to be headed to the CFP semifinals.

Ohio State is right behind its Big Ten brethren this week at No. 6. The Buckeyes (11-1) moved up with a resounding win at Michigan last week.

Rounding out the top 10 were Stanford (10-2), which plays USC in the Pac-12 title game Saturday; Notre Dame (10-2); Florida State (10-2) and North Carolina (11-1), which moved up four spots.

Oklahoma State and Michigan fell out of the top 10 after their losses.

The final rankings will be released at noon on Sunday.

UCF names Scott Frost new head coach The Sports Xchange

pick Marcus Mariota, who won the Heisman Trophy The University of Central before the Tennessee Titans Florida hired Oregon offen- drafted him second overall. sive coordinator Scott Frost Frost also served as wide as head coach on Tuesday. receivers coach (2009-12) Frost takes over a proand as an assistant coach gram reeling after the resig- at Northern Iowa for two nation of George O’Leary. seasons.

UCF was 0-12 in 2015.

Report: Mark Richt Frost was offensive cowill interview at Miami ordinator and quarterbacks The University of Miami coach at Oregon since 2013 interviewed Mississippi and tutored 2014 first-round State coach Dan Mullen

and former coaches Greg Schiano and Butch Davis for its head coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

The Sun-Sentinel reported that former Georgia coach Mark Richt also will be interviewed for the opening.

Mullen is the only one of the four who’s currently a head coach. He has spent the last seven seasons with

the Bulldogs and has compiled a 54-35 record, leading the program to six postseason appearances. Davis is a former Miami coach who is working at ESPN as an analyst. Schiano also is an ESPN analyst who was previously the head coach at Rutgers and with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Miami is seeking a replacement for Al Golden, who was fired Oct. 26.

teacher of the year is now retired, but still works as a technology teacher at two Gwinnett elementary schools.

Dalton and his wife of 31 years, Laura, have two sons, Jordan and Seth.

amass nine tackles for losses and a season-high seven sacks. They forced Prescott into an interception (returned by Tony Bridges for a touchdown) and a fumble lost.

IN BRIEF Dacula’s Kelly signs with LaGrange Dacula senior Brady Kelly has signed with the LaGrange College baseball program.

The right-handed pitcher struck out 33 in 44 innings last season with a 3.02 ERA. He was named a Gwinnett Dugout Club player of the month this past March.

“We are very excited to have a young pitcher like Brady into our program,” LaGrange pitching coach Steven Brown said of Kelly. “His ability to throw strikes and compete is a huge plus with his upside in the future. Brady is a big sign for the LaGrange College baseball program.”

gia Southern baseball program. He is the son of Chris and Lawanda Hankins.

Hankins, a left-handed pitcher and outfielder, is a three-year letter winner for the Bears. He helped Mountain View to an Elite Eight finish this past spring, as well as a Region 7-AAAAAA title in 2014. He was named second team all-region on the mound as a sophomore and a junior, and also picked up Gwinnett County Player of the Month honors this past March.

Hankins was a 2015 Georgia Dugout Club Top 100 selection and named to the 2015 Perfect Game USA Preseason Underclassmen All-American Team as an honorable mention choice.

Mountain View’s Hankins signs Gomez leads with Ga. Southern locals at Foot Mountain View senior Locker races Cameron Hankins has signed with the Geor-

Grayson senior Yanely

Gomez led a group of nine Gwinnett cross country runners who finished in the top 100 at Saturday’s Foot Locker South Regional, held at McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte.

Gomez had the highest finish of the locals, placing 24th with a 5K time of 18 minutes, 10 seconds in the seeded girls race. Mill Creek senior Hannah Petit was close behind in 31st with a time of 18:24.

Three other local girls were in the top 100 — Brookwood’s Lauren Flynt (51st, 18:47), North Gwinnett’s Kimmie Whiting (82nd, 19:14) and Brookwood’s Elizabeth Saliba (99th, 19:30).

Peachtree Ridge’s Nate Reichard was Gwinnett’s top boys finisher in the region with a 40th-place finish in 15:58. He was followed by Brookwood’s Zach Israel (51st, 16:07), Mill Creek’s Sam Costa (55th, 16:10) and Brookwood’s Gruem Tesfamariam (66th, 16:16).

Lawrenceville resident named to Young Harris Hall of Fame

Lawrenceville resident John Dalton was inducted recently into the Young Harris College Athletics Hall of Fame.

Dalton played on two National Junior College Athletic Association state championship teams in his two seasons at Young Harris. He also won the state singles title at No. 5 singles and the state doubles title at No. 2 both years. During his sophomore year, he was voted Mr. YHC. After Young Harris, Dalton attended George Peabody College for Teachers, where he played on a competitive club tennis team. He earned his undergraduate degree in elementary education, along with master’s and specialist degrees, and has spent the last 33 years in teaching and administration. The former Gwinnett County Public Schools elementary

Blue Devils run Grayson grad, planned for Jan. Nkemdiche earns The sixth annual Norcross Blue Devils Run will SEC honor After helping Ole Miss to a 38-27 road win in the annual Egg Bowl against No. 21 Mississippi State, junior defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche of Grayson was named Defensive Lineman of the Week by the Southeastern Conference on Monday. He shares this week’s honor with Arkansas DE Deatrich Wise Jr. Nkemdiche had four tackles and a career-best 1 1/2 sacks in the victory, which was the Rebels’ first in Starkville since 2003. His pressure on Dak Prescott and the MSU backfield helped Ole Miss

be held Jan. 30 as a fundraiser for the high school’s cross country and track and field teams.

The event begins at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners with the certified Peachtree Road Race qualifier 5K at 8 a.m., followed by a one-mile run fun when the 5K finishes. Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance, or $30 on race day.

For more information and a course map, go to bluedevilsrun.wix.com/ blue-devils-run. Sponsorship opportunities also are still available.

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PEACHTREE CORNERS — It isn’t easy to carve out your own niche when your sister was a two-time state player of the year and high school All-American.

Natalie Armstrong is starting to do just that, though.

The 6-foot-3 junior had 24 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots as defending Class AA state champion Wesleyan improved to 4-0 with a 67-56 victory over Tucker on Tuesday night at Yancey Gymnasium.

“I’m proud of Natalie for what she’s done,” coach Jan Azar said. “She worked really hard in the offseason and it’s showing right now.”

Tucker, a Class AAAAAA state tournament team last season, has a victory over Norcross and a near-miss against Parkview. But the Tigers couldn’t match up with Wesleyan.

Armstrong led the way, going 3 of 5 on 3-point attempts and shooting 9 of 14 overall while setting a career high for points.

“Her ability to pop out and hit the outside shot creates some mismatches

for other teams and then she can also go inside and post up,” Azar said. “She’s also running the court much better and getting points off missed shots.

I’m really pleased with her conditioning.”

Armstrong certainly isn’t playing up to the ultra-high standards yet of sister Anne Marie, who went on to the University of Georgia and is now playing professionally in Israel. But she appears on the verge of making her own mark.

“I think they appreciate their differences,” Azar said. “Natalie is definitely her own person. I think it helps that Anne Marie is so much older. That is gone and this is Natalie’s time. Nobody wants her to do well more than her sister.”

Wesleyan won three state titles with Anne Marie and already has one with Natalie.

The season is just getting started, but it looks like the Wolves, who have 11 championships overall, will be contenders for yet another.

Sophomore Amaya Register had 14 points against Tucker and junior Mikayla Coombs, coming back from last year’s knee surgery, scored 10.

Junior Jameson Kavel, who set a school record with seven 3-pointers earlier this season, hit three for nine points against Tucker and led the team with five steals and four assists.

Azar called an ultraquick timeout after Tucker jump to a 5-0 lead and Wesleyan immediately regrouped.

The Wolves led 16-13 after forcing eight firstquarter turnovers and then started the second quarter with seven straight points.

Wesleyan was up 42-29 by halftime behind 15 points and seven rebounds

by Armstrong and didn’t let down in the third quarter.

The Wolves led by as many as 17 points and were up 54-43 going into the final quarter. Tucker never challenged after that.

Junior Bria Bass led the Tigers with 16 points and senior Kierra JohnsonGraham scored 13.

Wesleyan did almost everything well except shoot foul shots. The Wolves were 11 of 22 from the stripe.

“We’ve got all the pieces to a really good team,” Azar said. “We’ve just got to clean up some stuff.”

Tech defeats Wofford 77-61

By Stan Awtrey

and a game-high 15 rebounds to post his seventh straight doubleATLANTA — Sedouble. nior guard Adam Smith “The second half, scored 16 points, inas big as some of the cluding four 3-pointers, wins we’ve had against to help Georgia Tech Tennessee and Arkandefeat Wofford 77-61 on sas and played well in Tuesday. spurts against Villanova, Smith, a graduate I thought we played as transfer from Virginia well as we have all year, Tech, shot 6-for-9 from especially defensively,” the field, including Gregory said. “We did a 4-for-5 on 3-pointers to lot of good things.” lead the Yellow JackWofford (2-4) was led ets (5-2). It was a nice by reserve forward Justin recovery for Smith, who Gordon with 14 points scored only three points and five rebounds. in the last game against The Terriers were hurt Villanova. by their lack of perime“Our defense kind ter shooting (3-for-17 on of held us in there a 3s) and the inability to little bit early and we stay out of foul trouble. responded much better “We started the second in the last 10 minutes,” half with a kill (three Georgia Tech coach consecutive defensive Brian Gregory said. stops) and that was a Forward Quinton really good sign,” Smith Stephens came off the said. “We have so many bench to score 12, inoffensive weapons that cluding a pair of 3-point- we know it’s going to ers, for the Yellow come sooner or later.

Jackets. Forward Charles We’ve just got to get Mitchell added 10 points stops, get the rebound.

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minutes, but really has become a senior football quite the star power as they player that makes plays did a year ago in other ma- and plays with confidence. jor Division I signees like Aiden Jarrett, same thing.

Tyler Cooksey and Paul (He) was a valuable player Carothers, GAC’s lineback- for us last year and stepped ers have proven themselves in for us a couple of games. quite capable of filling He’s really improved as the those large shoes. season’s gone on. He’s a And if the No. 2 stateplaymaker that stands out. ranked Spartans (12-1) are And Devin Thomas is a to get past eighth-ranked junior, and he’s a guy who Pace Academy in Friday’s plays with a lot of passion night’s Class AA state and energy. He’s been able semifinal and earn another to couple discipline and shot at the title, seniors toughness with that passion Josh Pickens, Aiden Jarrett and energy to be really efand Connor Markham and fective.” junior Devin Thomas will In their own way, each likely be a big reason why. of the Spartans’ lineback“Heading into the seaers have had a lot asked son, we had a good feeling of them this season even about our linebacker crew,” beyond matching the proGAC head coach Tim Har- duction of Carothers (162 dy said. “But I would say combined tackles, 1 sack) they’ve really developed and Cooksey (91 tackles, (over the course of this 6 sacks, 1 INT), who have season), and we’re really since gone on to play at excited about their develop- Navy and Georgia Tech ment and (for them) to sort respectively. of go to another level.

For Pickens, who led “You’ve got a guy like GAC with seven sacks to Josh, who played a ton of go with 79 tackles starting snaps for us before this on the outside last year, year. He’s just continued to production wasn’t the isgrow as a leader. Connor sue. He’s nearly matched Markham was a valuable those numbers this year guy for us last year and with 50 tackles and 5 1/2 played some important sacks.

We were finishing defensive possessions, as well.”

Wofford was called for 26 fouls and had six players with three or more fouls.

Georgia Tech got in a hole early when it shot 1-for-13 from the floor to start the game and went 6:07 without scoring. The Yellow Jackets trailed by as many as six points in the first half before Smith sparked a late run with seven straight points, which led to Georgia Tech’s 32-30 halftime lead.

Gordon came off the bench to score 12 in the first half for Wofford.

Georgia Tech enjoyed a 40-22 advantage on the boards.

“They absolutely destroyed us in the second half,” Wofford coach Mike Young said.

“Brian’s playing good people. They’re averaging 14 or 16 offensive rebounds a night. They pose a lot of problems.”

HOSCHTON — Duluth edged Mill Creek 56-52 on Tuesday night in the Region 7-AAAAAA opener for both teams.

Katie Kenerly of Mill Creek (1-3, 0-1) scored five points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws with about a minute left, to give the Hawks a one-point lead, only to have Endia Banks of Duluth sink a long 3-pointer with 10 seconds left to put the Wildcats up for good.

Banks would finish with 14 points, while Deja Mitchell led Duluth (4-1, 1-0) with 21 points.

Mill Creek was led by 16 points each from Tatum Ragsdale and Wynter Webb with Ragsdale grabbing 11 rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS HOOPS Parkview 59, South 40 SNELLVILLE — Raven Johnson of Parkview led all scorers with 19 points as the Panthers posted a 59-40 win at South Gwinnett on Tuesday night.

Dominique Leonidas added nine points, six assists and three steals as Parkview (3-2, 1-0) won its Region 8-AAAAAA opener.

South (2-2, 0-1) was led by 13 points from Xian Lopez.

Archer 62, Shiloh 24 LAWRENCEVILLE — Archer opened its Region 8-AAAAAA schedule on Tuesday night with a 62-24 win over Shiloh.

Archer’s defense helped the Tigers (3-0, 1-0) get off to a good start by building a 37-11 lead at the half. Leading the Tigers was Linsey Marchese with 18 points and seven rebounds and Autumn Newby with 11 points and 16 boards.

Shiloh (1-3, 0-1) was led by seven points each from Emani Bell and Tamryn Jackson.

Berkmar 47, Central 38 LILBURN — Hylan Clayton of Berkmar scored 16 points on Tuesday night in leading the Patriots to a 47-38 win at home over Central Gwinnett in Region 8-AAAAAA. Jirah Simpkins followed with 11 points for the Patriots (2-2, 1-0) with Clara Lawton added nine points and 12 rebounds.

Central fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the region.

Brookwood 32, Grayson 23 LOGANVILLE — Brookwood improved to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Tuesday

as the Broncos got past Grayson 32-23.

N’dea Jones led Brookwood with 18 points, 23 rebounds, seven blocks and three steals.

Nkemji Okonkwo also had 14 rebounds for Brookwood.

Grayson dropped to 4-1 overall and 0-1 in the region.

East Hall 66, Peachtree Ridge 43 GAINESVILLE — East Hall defeated Peachtree Ridge 66-43 on Tuesday night in a non-region game to stay unbeaten at 5-0.

Peachtree Ridge (1-3) had three players score in double figures, led by 12 points from Jolea Gray.

Yewande Bello and Quinnay Summers each finished with 11 points, with Blake Davis chipping in with nine points.

Buford 66, Jefferson 34 BUFORD — Buford stayed unbeaten at 3-0 on with a 66-34 win over Jefferson at home on Tuesday night in a non-region game.

Audrey Weiner scored 15 to lead the Wolves with Tory Ozment adding 10 points.

Providence 54, Mount Vernon 41 ATLANTA — Providence evened its record at 2-2 on Tuesday night with a 54-41 win at Mount Vernon Presbyterian.

Megan Parker and Mary Beth Kindig each scored 14 points to lead Providence.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Shiloh 71, Archer 33 LAWRENCEVILLE — Josh Okogie of Shiloh logged 25 points and six assists as the Generals coasted to a 71-33 win at Archer on Tuesday night.

Greg James also helped in the win with 16 points and three rebounds, while Chris Kern added seven points and four boards with D.J. Waters finishing with seven points and five rebounds.

The win pushed Shiloh to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA, while Archer fell to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in the region.

Berkmar 72, Central 69 LILBURN — Al Durham scored 22 points and Jay Estime added 20 more on Tuesday night in helping Berkmar get past Central Gwinnett 72-69.

The win pushed Berkmar’s record to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA. Grayson 79, Brookwood 63 LOGANVILLE — Grayson had four players score in double figures on Tuesday night as the Rams won their Region 8-AAAAAA opener 79-63 over Brookwood.

Alphonso Willis led the Rams (4-0, 1-0) with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Austin Dukes added 21 points with six assists. Other contributors for the Rams were

Trey Sconiers with 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Hafeez Anifowoshe with 12 points.

Brookwood (2-2, 0-1) was led by 17 points from Bubba Parham.

South 64, Parkview 55 SNELLVILLE — South Gwinnett had three players reach double figures in points on Tuesday night in its 64-55 win over Parkview.

Gimal Evans was the top scorer for South (3-0, 1-0) with 16 points.

Angelo Taylor also scored 11 with Bryce Lee finishing with 10 points.

Parkview dropped to 4-2 overall and 0-1 in the region.

Lanier 62, Loganville 54 SUGAR HILL — Lanier topped Loganville at home 62-54 on Tuesday night to improve its record to 3-1.

Adrian Martin had 19 points to lead the Longhorns. Juwuan Jones added 12 points with Tyler Taylor scoring 10.

Cedar Shoals 69, Apalachee 53 ATHENS – Cedar Shoals improved to 5-0 on Tuesday night with a 69-53 win at home over Apalachee.

Apalachee (1-2) was led by a big night from Kamar Baldwin with 30 points and 14 rebounds. the next leading scorer for Apalachee was Jabari Hill with 10 points.

Discovery 58, North Springs 54 LAWRENCEVILLE — Discovery won its home opener on Tuesday night with a 58-54 victory over North Springs.

D.J. Young and JeVonte Gordon each had 12 points to lead Discovery (4-3, 0-1), while Theo Benn followed with 11 points.

Duluth 62, Mill Creek 47 HOSCHTON — Duluth led by four points at the half and pulled away for a 62-47 win at Mill Creek on Tuesday night.

Obinna Ofodile of Duluth (3-2, 1-0) scored all 19 of his team-high points in the second half. Brandon Blair also helped with 12 points, while Jalen Hodges scored 11.

Charles Botchway was the top scorer for Mill Creek (3-2, 0-1) with 13 points, while Keetone Glover finished with 12 points.

Mount Vernon 70, Providence 35 LILBURN — Mount Vernon defeated Providence 70-35 on Tuesday night.

The loss dropped Providence to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in Region 5-A. Hebron 51, Mount Paran 38 KENNESAW — Hebron topped Mount Paran 51-38 on Tuesday night to top the .500 mark and improve to 3-2.

Kobe Wharton was the leading scorer for Hebron with 13 points, while Wesley Warbington added 10 points.

Colquitt County, Grayson lead Georgia teams in national poll From Staff Reports Three of the four high school football teams left in the Class AAAAAA state semifinals boast national rankings in the latest CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 25 poll.

Defending champion

Colquitt County (13-0) is the highest at No. 4 and Grayson (13-0) is just behind at No. 8. Roswell (130) sports a No. 14 ranking, leaving Mill Creek (13-0) as the only semifinalist in Georgia’s largest class to not be ranked in the poll.

Archer, ranked 19th last

week, fell from the rankings after losing 23-0 to Mill Creek in last Friday’s quarterfinals.

The three teams ahead of Colquitt are Bellflower St. John Bosco (Calif.) at No. 1, Corona Centennial (Calif.) at No. 2 and Las Vegas Bishop Gorman at No. 3.

“Josh is one of those people who just never gives up, and he’s always a team player,” said Markham, who has 53 tackles, three sacks and an interception this season. “He never puts himself first. Looking up to someone like him is big when you’re trying to step into a big role.

“And I think playing together 13 weeks now has helped us learn each other’s different … strengths and weaknesses and bind us together so we can work as a unit.”

As the least experienced member of the group, Thomas has had the most to learn and grow this season.

But the 6-foot-1, 205-pound junior has responded, producing 74 tackles and picking up anything he can from his more experience teammate to become an increasingly integral part of the group.

“Mental toughness,” Thomas said when asked what was the most important thing he’s learned this season. “Physical toughness, too, and technique, because last year was my first year playing at linebacker. So they’ve really

taught me a lot.”

That ability to teach and learn with each other has particularly come in handy throughout the latter part of the regular season and into the state playoffs, where the Spartans have faced a wide variety of offenses — from the balanced attack of Wesleyan capable of striking either on the ground or through the air to the pounding running game of Brooks County.

That adaptability figures to be put to the test again Friday, when Pace Academy, which has shown some different looks from the first time it met GAC in October, comes to Spartan Stadium.

But Pickens is confident he and the rest of the linebackers will be ready for the challenge.

“We came out for the Wesleyan game expecting something completely different from them,” Pickens recalled. “We really had to adjust. But playing our position, we really have to be versatile. So, I guess the coaches will come up with an incredible game plan for us, and we’ll just listen to what the coaches tell us to do.”

Spartans But as the only returning starter among the linebackers this year, the 6-foot-2, 213-pound senior knew Hardy and the coaching staff would be expected to provide leadership to the three relative newcomers playing alongside him.

As much pressure as that might sound like, Pickens said he welcomed that challenge, and looks to what he learned playing alongside Cooksey and Carothers the past two seasons as a model for how he should conduct himself.

“I definitely had to take a big leadership role this year,” Pickens said. “Really, they just taught me a lot about being tough and being confident in myself.

It was definitely tough at first. I didn’t really know what to expect.

“This year was different. … If you look at our linebackers, you might not think we’re some of the biggest linebackers out there, but we’ve really matured a ton. … I think if you look at us on film, you’re not going to want to take us lightly. We get the job done.”

For Jarrett and Markham, that has mean

accepting an even bigger workload from a year ago, when both were asked to step in at some crucial times during last year’s run to the state finals.

Jarrett in particular, got valuable experience filling in as a starter when Cooksey missed three games early in the season to injury.

And the 6-foot-1, 220-pound senior said that experience has only made him more comfortable in his larger role this season.

“Just getting to learn from those guys provided me a lot of help with my sets and all-around football smarts,” said Jarrett, who currently leads the Spartans with 84 tackles, to go with a sack. “It really helps having a lot of camaraderie with the other linebackers and just a brotherhood, it’s awesome.

“There was a lot of pressure, but I felt like they prepared us well to fill their shoes. I really appreciate how they invested in us.”

Likewise, Markham said the veteran Pickens has invested himself in his lessexperienced teammates, which has helped the linebackers jell as a team.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS

PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA Notice is hereby given to the public that the Duluth City Council will be considering an amendment to Article 2 and Article 9 of the City of Duluth’s Unified Development Code, pertaining to Use of Land and Structures and Project Design and Construction Standards, respectively.

The amendment may also include additional modifications to other Articles of the Unified Development Code to accomplish consistency with the proposed changes to Article 2 and Article 9. This proposal is to be reviewed under case number TA#2015-03.

All interested parties are invited to attend a public hearing before the Duluth City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Information about the amendment can be obtained from the Community Development Department – Planning Division, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790. Email information is available by contacting Nick A. Colonna at ncolonna@duluthga.net.

Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing. ******************* In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at 770-476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

928-298108, 12/2

PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA Notice is hereby given to the public that the Duluth Planning Commission will be considering an amendment to Article 2 and Article 9 of the City of Duluth’s Unified Development Code, pertaining to Use of Land and Structures and Project Design and Construction Standards, respectively. The amendment may also include additional modifications to other Articles of the Unified Development Code to accomplish consistency with the proposed changes to Article 2 and Article 9. This proposal is to be reviewed under case number TA#2015-03.

All interested parties are invited to attend a public hearing before the Duluth Planning Commission at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on December 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Following the Duluth Planning Commission hearing, this matter is also tentatively scheduled for a public hearing before the Duluth City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Information about the amendment can be obtained from the Community Development Department – Planning Division, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790. Email information is available by contacting Nick A. Colonna at ncolonna@duluthga.net.

Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing. ******************* In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at 770-476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALE THERE WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC OUT CRY FOR KAM TOWING SERVICE INC. 4371 STONE MTN HWY, LILBURN, GA 30047 NOVEMBER 29, 2015 AT 10:00 AM. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED SECTION 4011-5 AS FOLLOWS: 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE 1J4GZ78Y7VC653237 1999 FORD LGTCONVTNL 1FTRF18W8XKA45920 1994 FORD ECONOLINE VAN 1FDEE14H7RHA04313 2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU 1G1ND52J116149098 2004 CRYSLER PACIFICA 2C4GM68404R513001 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 3C8FY4BB41T501016 1994 MAZDA PROTÉGÉ JM1BG2243R0778385 2002 DODGE NEON 1B3ES26CX2D525092 929-296528, 11/25,12/2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 4400 Lawrenceville Hwy Lilburn, GA 30047 770-638-2252 December 10th, 2015 at

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

5:30 PM Unit 007 – Heather Patel – Household Goods Unit 085 – Shonda King – Household Goods Unit 112 – Maria Gober – Household Goods Unit 201 – Ariel SosaArias – Tools, machinery The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-296175, 11/25,12/2

Lawrenceville, GA 30044 (770)962-4330 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

208 Nichole Belt – House hold items 275 Levi Hankins – Boxes, end tables, tube tv 122 Angela Stith – Household 329 Aaron Carter – House hold items 340 Robin Street – House whole items 379 Alen Hasic – Car seats 539 James Foye – Club equipment 158 Spearman, David – Household items 456 Steven King – Household items 435 La Vonne Whiteakar – Household items 502 Candace Arista – Household items 406 Edward Bobo – Household items 519 Marcus Brown – Clothes, boxes 347 Frank Daniels – Clothes 483 Alvarado Grant – Furniture 135 Hutchinson, Akua – Household Items 449 Patrick Marks – Household Items 4131 Vucicevic Snezana – Household goods 429 Autumn Williams – Boxes 181 Williams, Sanford – House hold items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-296679, 11/25,12/2

F082–Griffin, taneka All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 25th Day of November and 2nd day of December 2015 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

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929-296658, 11/25,12/2

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Auction Date: 12/10/2015 Address: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd N.E Sugar Hill, GA 30518, Phone: (678) 482- 5710 Time of Sale: 2:00 PM Lisa Eavenson Unit 144 Furniture and Paperwork Hugh Merideth Unit 111 Clothes, Totes and Boxes Paul Ferraro Unit 423 Household Items and Furniture Melissa Valasquez Unit 122 Furniture Joyce Calloway Unit 648 Couch, Boxes and Bags Cecile Chapman Unit 325 Household Goods and Furniture Paula Sims Unit 213 Household Items Tricia McParland Unit 258 Clothes, Boxes and Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-296411, 11/25,12/2 PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2044 Old Norcross Road Lawrenceville, GA, 30044 770-845-1926 December 10, 2015 @ 2:00PM 526G Jose Bercian Boxes, Chairs, Toys, Stereo, Luggage, Bedding, Gas Grill, Bikes, Area Rugs 529D Kristie Salazar Wire Shelves, Car Speakers, Bike, Baby toys, Shop Vacuum, Small Tool Box 358 Crystal Upshaw Sectional Sofa, Mattress/ Box springs, Upholstered Large Chair, End Table, Dell Lap Top, Lamp 510 Amber Womack Boxes, Dresser, Tv’s, Computer Monitor, Mattress/ Box Springs, Clothing, Luggage, Pots/Pans 6C05 Donnie Bennett Bags, Boxes, Totes, Safe 120B Zeniah McDowell Bed, Chair, Mattress, Table, Dryer, Microwave, Stereo, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Shelves 206 Delores Sears Couch, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Mattress, Pictures 6C35 Ricardo Singleton Chair, Couch, Mattress, Mini Fridge, Table 252 Crystal Simmons Bags, Boxes, Toys, File Cabinet, Chest The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-294026, 11/25,12/1 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: South East Transportation 4138 Arcadia Industrial Circle Lilburn, GA 2001 FORD WINDSTAR VIN 2FMDA52421BB06960 deemed abandoned as of 10/17/15 2009 CHEVROLET AVEO VIN KL1TD56E89B390890 deemed abandoned as of 10/17/15 1996 HONDA ACCORD VIN 1HGCD553BVA001109 deemed abandoned as of 10/17/15 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO VIN 1G3NF52E11C153609 deemed abandoned as of 10/23/15 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 10/17/15 & 10/23/15.

929-296525, 11/25,12/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www. storagetreasures.com on 12/10/2015 at 5:30 PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2040 Lawrenceville Highway

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1172 Auburn Rd. Dacula GA, 30019 770-236-0688 10,2015 @ December 4:15PM 449 Kara Chambers Baby items, Household 240 Patrick Flynt Household Items,Tools and PC parts 546 Joseph Arnold Household Goods 222 Fonda Ellington Household Items 538 Tracey Lawrence Household Items, Boxes and Totes 458 Ulander Smith Household Items 180 Tommy Boone File Boxes 632 Sue Givens Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-296682, 11/25,12/2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 4257 Buford Drive, GA, 30518 770-614-4863 December 10, 2015 @ 9:30 AM 6021 Stephanie Bacigalupo Clothes, headboard, bedroom set. barbecue grill, boxes 626 Jimmy Simmons Household items 8008 Jimmy Simmons Household items 6258 Jose Ruiz Furniture, Appliances, tools 513 Dianne Quintero Business Equipment, household items 639 Tina Coley washer, dryer, beds, desk , household goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-297113, 11/25,12/2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on December 16th of 2015 of the below-listed units.

Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 27313 1964 Rockbridge Rd. Stone Mountain, GA 30087 (770) 879-8632 12/16/15 10:15AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A021–Mcleroy, Kerri B001–Mclaughlin, Jocleta B024–Butler, Shevonda B038–George, Gail B046–Hall, Victoria B049–JOHNSON, TINECIA C002–Hale, Kendyl C014–Davis, Tiffany C059–Young, Jeanette D002–Fractious, Tracy D020–MOTRY, LOUIS D030–johnson, nadonna E012–Hale, Kendyl E062–peterson, edward E072–Reid, Garry F054–Talley, Michael

GEORGIA SINGLE FACILITY Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given that Champion Self Storage at 2415 Loganville Hwy. Grayson, GA. 30017 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to the Self Storage Facility Act of the Georgia Code). The sale will take place at the website StorageStuff.Bid on December 15th at 9:00 am.

2015. The sale will be conducted under the guidance of Cheli Rosa (AU003807) on behalf of the facility’s management. Units may be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageStuff.Bid. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit.

All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. #133–Arteaka Green-Household Items. #313–Lenette Fargurhanson- Office chair,clothes. #387 Diahann SolomonClothing,furniture, small items. #352-Warren David Syer –Table & Chairs. #352 David Syer- Table & Chairs. #352 Stocky’s Food and Spirit – Table & Chairs. #149-Aleisha Newberry-Furniture, household. #237-LaTisha CowansHousehold Items for a 5 bedroom w/basement.

929-294280, 11/25, 12/2 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Auction Date: 12/10/2015 Address: 4750 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 Phone: (678) 482- 5022 Time of Sale: 2:30 PM Claudio Rodriguez Unit 114 Furniture, Tools, ATV Heather Gordian Unit 604 Household Items Bonita Williams Unit 607 Furniture, Household Items Emmett Glover Unit 814 Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-296445, 11/25,12/2

ZONINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING APPLICATION) CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 3666-4) that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth Planning Commission to consider a request from The Residential Group, LLC (on behalf of several property owners) to rezone approximately 7.69 acres of property in Land Lot 293, 6th District, Gwinnett County, consisting of six tax parcels described below, from C-1 (Neighborhood Business District) and HC-R (Highway Commercial-Retail District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development District), as shown below: Parcel Number; Owner; Property Address; Acreage; Existing Zoning District; Proposed Zoning District R6293 123 Rafat Shaikh 3090 Buford Highway 5.87 C-1 PUD R6293 132 Rafat Shaikh 3106 Buford Highway 0.72 HC-R PUD R6293 135 Rafat Shaikh 3126 Buford Highway 0.30 HC-R PUD R6293 207 Eric M. Hohn & Charles C. Pittard, Jr. 3116 Buford Highway 0.36 HC-R PUD R6293 136 Edward M. Larkin 3124 Buford Highway 0.21 HC-R PUD R6293 174 Edward M. Larkin 3128 Buford Highway 0.23 HC-R PUD The subject properties front on Buford Highway (U.S. Highway 23/ SR 13), Duluth Highway (SR 120), Knox Street, Knox Street (a.k.a. Knott Street), and Fox Street. The applicant seeks approval of PUD zoning of the property, now developed as Proctor Square shopping center, to construct a mixeduse development called The Village in Duluth. A detailed development proposal has been submitted with the application and is available for public review.

The Duluth Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the application on December 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. A pre-

ZONINGS meeting work session, which is open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular session (public hearing) begins at 7:00 p.m.

WHEN: December 21, 2015–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 The Ordinance for rezoning is tentatively scheduled for consideration by the Duluth City Council on February 8, 2016 in the City Hall Council Chambers. The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/or amend the language of the proposed application considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the Ordinance.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed application, which is on file with the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Nick Colonna 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: ncolonna@duluthga.net For more information, contact Nick Colonna, Planning and Development, at (770)476-1790. ****************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MINOR AMENDMENT TO THE ADOPTED 2035 COMMUNITY AGENDA (COMPREHENSIVE PLAN) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth Planning Commission to consider an amendment to the adopted 2035 Community Agenda (Comprehensive Plan). The City of Duluth intends to amend its Comprehensive Plan, Duluth 2035 Community Agenda, to supplement the Special Plan Area designation for the Buford Highway Corridor for Proctor Square, encompassing 7.69 acres of property at the intersection of Buford Highway and Duluth Highway. The comprehensive plan amendment accompanies an application for rezoning to PUD of the subject property, which proposes to construct a mixed-use development called The Village in Duluth.

The amendment relates to revisions to the Character Area Map. The amendment may also include additional changes to other Elements of the Comprehensive Plan to accomplish consistency with the proposed changes.

The Duluth Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the amendment on December 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. A premeeting work session, which is open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular session (public hearing) begins at 7:00 p.m.

WHEN: December 21, 2015–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 This matter is tentatively scheduled for consideration by the Duluth City Council on February 8, 2016 in the City Hall Council Chambers.

The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/ or amend the language of the proposed amendment considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the amendment.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed amendment, which is on file with the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Nick Colonna 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: ncolonna@duluthga.net For more information, contact Nick Colonna, Planning and Development, at (770)476-1790. ****************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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HOUSES FOR SALE CONYERS, GA 30094

Beautiful Land Lot 3604 SAND HILL DR. Imagine Your Dream Home Here & You Sitting In Your Sunroom Overlooking The 8Th Fairway Of Honey Creek Golf Course While Sipping Morning Coffee. .51 ACRE LOT $22,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

NEW LISTING! 106 HOLLY COURT ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA ON PARTIAL UNFINISHED BASEMENT $174,900 2 ADJACENT LOTS AVAILABLE @ $35,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

LAKE WALTON ESTATES! 6219 WATERS EDGE DRIVE All Brick, Executive Home In One Of Walton County’s Exclusive, Gated Communities Sits Across From Neighborhood Amenities On 2.18 Acres FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4.5BA $579,900 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

NEW LISTING PEMCO HUD HOME#105-423154 90 FAIRVIEW CHASE Fantastic Find In This Well - Appointed Split Foyer W/Hardwood Floors Family Room, & Formal Dining.

4BR/3BA $125,000 Insured w/Escrow EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

CONYERS - Two adjacent mausoleum crypts at Green Meadows Memorial Gardens located at 677 Legion Road in Conyers, GA. These are located in the Interior Chapel A, Level B, Grave Sites B3, B4.

This price is below current price. $9000.

770-317-4776

CONYERS, GA 30094 BACK ON MARKET! COMMERCIAL LISTING! REDUCED! 2302 S.E. EBENEZER RD Great Commercial Property In High Traffic Area Of Rockdale County At The Corner Of Ga Hwy 138 & Ebenezer Rd With Double Road Frontage $1,100,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

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

Starting @ $900/mo.

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

LAWRENCEVILLE Room for Rent $525 / mo. Sugarloaf Mills area. Near Gwinnett Transit. Quiet neighborhood. Ideal for student & others.

678-825-2656

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BARROW-AUBURN

1-2-3 BEDROOMS In Mobile Home Community. Rent starting at $100/week.

Large Lots.

770-513-3151

HOUSES FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

LILBURN - Nice 4BR, LR, DR, sunken den w/ fplc., garage, computer room, fenced. Pool/Tennis n’hood. Reference. $1175. Available 11/25.

770-925-2127

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WASHER/DRYER, Stacked, Frigidaire, 76”HX28”WX27”D, exc. cond., $550.

32” Flat Screen Vizio TV, exc. cond., $150.

Funai DVD Player, $15. Delomghi Space Heater, programmable, 25”X13”X7”, $35.

La-Z-Boy Dual Recliner Couch, electric, beige/ lt. brown, used 1 yr., 87”X41”X35”, $210.

Buyer respon. for transporting. Cash/ money order only.

Law’ville. 520-247-7149

CADILLAC DEVILLE, 2004. Purchased new.

Black with black leather interior, high mileage but well maintained.

New transmission 4 years ago. No dents or scratches. Seals recently replaced but without a warranty. New starter installed in Nov. $3600. 404-906-8938

MISC. FOR SALE

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

Extension Ladder, 16 ft., $100; Inversion Table, $100; NordicTrac, $50; Oak Entertainment Unit, $50. Call 770-513-2560 PETS/LIVESTOCK

ADOPT A PET KITTENS Free to a good home 4 months old. Lovable litter box trained. 770-910-9659.

VEHICLES

MAZDA 3, 2006 5 door. Automatic. Well maintained, premium tires, alarm. Great stereo w/CD player, front airbags, exc. mileage. $6995. 404-667-6768 BMW Z3 ROADSTER, 2000. 99K MILES • $6750. M SPORTS OPTIONS. Best you’ll find. Fabulous & priced way under the market.

Auto trans, silver w/ black convert top and leather. Super CarFax & beautiful. Comparable cars are selling for over $9000. Owned

by California collector and babied. Drive daily, very collectable and should appreciate in price while you’re having fun. 770-882-4605.

MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1977.

DRIVEN 2,500 MILES PER YEAR. WOW, FABULOUS. Red with tan leather interior.

Two tops. Owned and cherished by university pres. Extensive records. Looks super and drives great. NADA and Hagerty value $17,00036,000. Appreciating, spectacular and super bargain at only $9,900.

Call 770-895-7161

FORD EXPEDITION, 1998. Red, 257k mi., does not run, needs repair. Call for details. Call Stacy 678-768-8420

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MERCURY SABLE, 2005. Great tires, good body, cold air, runs good. Needs transmission. Sold for parts. $800 OBO. 770-866-5509

NISSAN 300ZX, 1984.

ONLY $3950.

One owner, driven 4,700 miles per year.

WOW CAR. Lady owner had leg operation and cannot drive 5 speed anymore. Super example, 2+2. Very desirable collectible 80’s car. Gorgeous red body and T Tops. Drive it daily or for fun while it goes up in price. Avg. price on AutoTrader is over $10,000. Exceptional and original.

Call 770-899-5856

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, 2005. 124K MILES. Excellent drive anywhere car. Beautiful white with gray interior, great Car Fax. Exceptional and only $4950.

Call 770-895-7161

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(DOCUMENTED OWNERSHIP). Movie star owned with only 89K miles. Two tops and exceptional. NADA and Hagerty Old Car Value Guide value is $17,500-$34,000 plus $5000-8000 CELEBRITY BONUS. Super buy as fun and great investment car that is rising fast in price, only $10,900.

Call 770-873-2627

GMC SUBURBAN, 1997, 4-WHD, leather, 3rd seat, clean, almost new tires, 270,386 road mileage, very clean, great orig paint, tow pkg, very comfortable ride, 3rd seat incl, 17 mpg hwy. 2 owners.

Low mileage on 4 Michelins. $3500 CASH. 770-736-2643

LINERS HAYES LAWRENCEVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP

MERCEDES 450SL, 1980.

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FORD TAURUS SE, 1999. Elderly owner, leather bucket seats, auto. roof. Perfect, extra clean! $1995 Firm.

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VEHICLES

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Seasoned Christian Childcare Provider is seeking the right situation to provide excellent care for your child or children in my home or possibly yours. Offering a loving, safe, clean and structured environment.

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DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea.

Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up.

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NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL, 2003. 134 K MILES. $4450. Black and beautiful with like new tan leather and great CarFax. High quality car loaded with options. Priced way under the market.

770-882-4605 OLDSMOBILE 88, 1999. Anniversary edition, 68,592 mi., good condition. $2800 Firm, cash only.

Call 770-633-9067 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 2006 Good Condition Loaded With Leather Cold A/C• Remote Start Asking $3400 darenwh@hotmail.com 678-896-6178

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