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Vol. 46, No. 38

Family: Mom collapses after girl, 10, hit by bus

By Joshua Sharpe

Healthcare of Atlanta, her mother, Lisa, collapsed in the hallway in the middle of the night.

Until Wednesday morning, The Davis family’s troubles they were both in induced coquickly mounted. mas, according to Danny Davis, Last Friday, 10-year-old Rake- Rakelle’s uncle. lle, a Brookwood Elementary “It’s over the top,” said the fifth-grader, had to be airlifted uncle, who is the brother of for medical treatment after a Rakelle’s father, Chris. “It’s like day care bus accidentally hit her a movie.” as she walked to the SnellvilleThe child remained in the area school. Later at Children’s coma later Wednesday and was

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Rakelle Davis

Lisa Davis

expected to be hospitalized at least a month and require rehab.

Doctors awoke the mother from

her coma, hoping her heart could take it. The mother suffered from “broken heart syndrome,” Danny Davis said. The condition is a temporary bout of heart trouble that is often born of stressful situations, according to Mayo Clinic.

As the two recover, efforts are underway to lift up the family.

A fundraising website brought in $5,500 of a $10,000 goal by Wednesday afternoon.

The Lilburn family is in need, Danny Davis said, particularly because his brother is the sole breadwinner and can’t work.

Employed as a driver for services including Uber, he’s been dividing his time between staying with his daughter at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and his wife down the street at Emory University Hospital.

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BOC tables mixed-use development on Satellite

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Radloff Middle School students discuss the cost of buying a car Wednesday in Finance Park at the Junior Achievement Center at Discovery High School. Every middle school student in Gwinnett County Public Schools will learn personal finance and entrepreneurial principles there during the school year. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

Dollars and sense Middle-schoolers dive into finances at Jr. Achievement Center

By Keith Farner

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LAWRENCEVILLE — As a teller at Wells Fargo, Jonathan Fortt helps customers open bank accounts, make deposits and check balances.

The sixth-grader at Twin Rivers Middle School this fall has learned a host of job skills as part of the Junior Achievement’s BizTown at Discovery High School in Lawrenceville.

“I learned that having a job is kind of fun,” he said. “You learn a lot more and it gets easier in real, real life.”

There are challenges, however.

“The hardest part about the job that I have in BizTown is that sometimes the swiper

may not work and sometimes I have a hard time trying to get the person to open a deposit,” he said.

Paying bills? “It’s horrible,” he said. “My mom told me that.”

No matter how how tough a day is at work in BizTown, Fortt said it’s a lot more fun than sitting in a classroom learning about a job and personal finances.

Fortt is among more than 25,000 Gwinnett middle school students who will pass through the 45,000-squarefoot facility this school year.

The facility opened in September and outside of days set aside for testing, the facility is buzzing with students.

On Wednesday, Radloff and

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Twin Rivers students participated in the offerings for sixth- and eighth-grade students at BizTown and Finance Park.

At Finance Park, eighthgraders learn about personal finance through a “life scenario” that includes a job, annual income, marriage or single status and being asked to manage that profile when purchasing items and growing a family, such as how to buy a car or rent or buy a house.

At BizTown, sixth-graders act as a chief executive officer, chief financial officer or

another professional position, or possibly in a civic position as mayor.

“They’ve been talking about all these different things and learning, and now they get to put it into practice, and getting to act it out,” Twin Rivers teacher Savannah Dove said.

“You really hit home with kids when they actually get to do something. I think this is really valuable.”

Dove added that the visits offer students something to look forward to and talk about ahead of time.

“Then when we go back, we can have something to all connect to,” she said. “‘Remember when we were at BizTown See BIZTOWN, Page 7A

Gwinnett County commissioners did something rare on Tuesday night, finding themselves deadlocked over a proposed 24-acre mixed-use development near Duluth that some of them wanted more time to review.

Lynwood Development Group sought permission to build the office, retail and residential development on 23.9 acres located just north of the corner of Satellite Boulevard and Old Peachtree Road.

Instead, commissioners voted 2-2 on it, and then tabled it until Dec. 15.

Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash and Commissioner Lynette Howard cast the dissenting votes. They both said they wanted time to look over a host of condition changes their colleague, Commissioner Jace Brooks, introduced at the meeting.

“Typically, we don’t do that, but it just seemed like there was some uncertainty about the conditions,” Nash said.

It’s unlikely the commission will find itself stuck in a 2-2 vote again when it takes the issue up once more next month.

One reason why it happened Tuesday was because the commission’s fifth member, Commissioner Tommy Hunter, was out of town on a trip to Nebraska.

See DEADLOCK, Page 7A

Lynwood Development Group attorney Marian Adeimy addressed Gwinnett County commissioners on Tuesday about a mixed-use project the developer wants to build near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and Old Peachtree Road in the Duluth area. The commission was deadlocked 2-2 on the issue and tabled it for a month. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Report: Spaghetti Junction slowest interchange for trucks in U.S.

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

The most congested intersection in America for truck freight movement is right outside Gwinnett County’s front door, according to a report from the American Transportation Research Institute.

The group ranked the 100 most congested intersections in the country. Spaghetti Junction came in at No. 1, but it was not the only interchange in Atlanta to

make the list. It was in fact one of four interchanges on Interstate 285 that was on the list.

The I-285 and I-75 interchange was ranked No. 12, the I-285 and I-20 interchange on the west side of Atlanta was ranked No. 26 and the east-side interchange between those two roads was ranked No. 52.

In all there were seven interchanges in metro Atlanta in the top 100.

The other locations on the list include the interchange for I-20 and the Downtown

Connector (No. 65), the I-75 and I-85 merge at the top end of the Downtown Connector (No. 81) and the I-75, I-675 interchange (No. 86).

The group cited interchanges on how fast traffic moves during certain periods. It said the average speed on Spaghetti Junction is 40 mph for the entire day, while 28 mph was the average speed during peak traffic periods. The average speed during non-peak periods is 47 mph, according to the group.

An ATRI chart listing

traffic speeds on an hourby-hour basis lists 55 mph as the average speed on Spaghetti Junction from midnight until 6 a.m., when it begins to drop because of morning rush-hour traffic.

The lowest average morning speed is 30 mph in the 8 to 9 a.m. hour, which is followed by a steady upward climb to a little over 50 mph around noon.

The slowest time of day at Spaghetti Junction is the 5 to 6 p.m. hour, when travel speeds hover around 20 mph.

This image from Google Maps shows the configuration of Spaghetti Junction. The American Transportation Research Institute named it the most congested interchange in America for truck freight. (Special Photo)

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Dacula toddler improving after Snellville woman, collapsing at day care on Nov. 9 85, among two

By Joshua Sharpe

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by arteriovenous malformation.

Mayo Clinic defines the condition as a “tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries and veins in the brain.”

“Because of this, Ashton will undergo 2 more separate brain surgeries within the next few weeks,” the father wrote Tuesday. “Today we spent the entire day trying to understand how this happens.”

Ashton’s troubles reportedly began without warning the afternoon of Nov. 9.

Two teachers who were in the room told police he was sitting in a chair

while they attended other kids when he dropped his bottle. Soon, “bubbles” could be seen coming from his mouth, they said, according to a report from Gwinnett police.

Police confirmed Friday that the investigation into the incident as a criminal act is being closed.

On Wednesday, Hurchel Williams posted another update, saying Ashton had been moved to rehabilitation, where he’ll “build strength for his next surgery.”

An online fundraiser has been setup for the family at gofundme.com/ pray4ashton.

dead after crash

woman for the police department.

“As she was performing this maneuver, she turned The death toll has risen into the path of the tractorfrom a car accident involv- trailer, and the vehicles ing a jack-knifed tractorcollided,” Pihera said in a trailer on Ga. Highway 316 news release. “The tractornear Dacula. trailer jack-knifed and Gwinnett County police came to rest just beyond announced Wednesday the intersection, and the morning the deaths of Jeep overturned coming to Hurchel Williams holds son two travelers from a rest in the grass.”

Ashton at an Atlanta hosJeep Grand Cherokee While being treated at pital after the child began that crashed with the the hospital, Rome died. showing improvement. AshHudson reportedly died ton, 8 months old Wednes- semi Tuesday, including at the scene. The driver of day, stopped breathing last 85-year-old Lula Rome of the tractor-trailer, Alfred week at his Dacula daycare Snellville and her passenand was rushed to the hos- ger Deirdre Hudson, 56, Harris, 48, of Arkansas, pital. (Special Photo) also of Snellville. wasn’t injured, according The preliminary investo authorities. tigation has revealed that The Jeep was impound“for unknown reasons,” ed at Gwinnett County Rome tried to make a left police headquarters, and turn at about 3 p.m. on to the tractor-trailer was imFrom Staff Reports tures, such as photos, slide Winder Highway, said Cpl. pounded to Lance Wrecker Service. shows, videos and polls, Michele Pihera, spokesGwinnett Daily Post which had previously been readers will see a new exclusive to the desktop digital face for the newsversion. paper on their computers, Another new feature smart phones and tablets on the website include the this week. ability to submit announceThe newspaper is launchments, such as those for ing a new version of its weddings and engagewebsites, www.gwinnettdaiments, through the website. By Curt Yeomans extinguished by firstlypost.com and www.

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“The fire was quickly

By Steve Burns A Dacula toddler is showing improvement after he stopped breathing at his Hamilton Mill Parkway day care last week.

Ashton Williams, who is 8 months old as of Wednesday, has been removed from the intensive care unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, his father, Hurchel Williams, said. The father wrote on a Facebook page he set up to give updates on the child that the boy’s troubles have been determined to be caused

By Joshua Sharpe

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Suwanee honors youth leader class

Great American Smokeout urges quitting smoking

Staff Correspondent

On a night in which Suwanee made official the election results for some current elected officials, the city also recognized some potential future leaders.

At its November meeting Tuesday, Suwanee City Council recognized the 2015 class of Suwanee Youth Leaders.

The eight-month program involved 25 students and included sophomores and juniors from the North Gwinnett, Peachtree Ridge and Collins Hill school clusters as well as home-schooled and private school students. The program centered on civic involvement and leadership skills.

Denise Brinson, Suwanee assistant city manager, and Adam Edge, the downtown and business development manager, told those in attendance how the participants exhibited leadership skills by organizing a Food Truck Friday event as well as helping with the city’s August concert and volunteering at Suwanee Fest.

Some of the students told council members and the audience how they felt about the experience.

“Suwanee went from a place I lived to a place

By Curt Yeomans

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The American Cancer Society is asking Gwinnett County residents to kick smoking to the curb on Thursday.

The agency will observe its annual “Great American Smokeout” on that day. It’s a day when the group asks smokers to giving up smokSuwanee officials Adam Edge and Denise Brinson, both from left, honor members of ing for a day and begin the 2015 class of Suwanee Youth Leaders. (Special Photo: Steve Burns) working toward giving it up permanently.

“Some people are able to I call home,” Caroline certified the results of Celebration Drive, with quit on their own, without Means said.

November’s municipal Ketankumar Patel being the help of others or the “The tools that we election. Mayor Jimmy the licensee. gained will be amazingly Burnette was elected to a • Postponed a decision use of medicines,” the American Cancer Society’s beneficial to us for the second term, and council on an alcohol beverSenior Director for Comrest of our lives,” Mackmembers Dick Goodman age license for Vice Bar munity Engagement, Lindsi enzie Glaser said. “All and Doug Ireland were & Bistro at 45 Satellite Pearson, said in a statein all, it was an amazing elected to new terms. It Boulevard, Suite G. It’s experience I will never means a period of relative the second straight month ment. “For many, though, forget.” stability for the Suwanee that action has been post- it can be extremely hard to Edge summarized the council. No new people poned on this license. Ac- break not only the physical addiction but also the tribute by saying, “In have joined the panel cording to city officials, social and emotional ties to year two (of the Suwanee since Linnea Miller took applicant Cordaveius Youth Leader program), office in 2014.

DeShaun Brown still has smoking.

“The most important we proved that if we In other matters Tuescases pending in Municistep is the first one: making invest in our students, we day, the council: pal Court. the decision to quit, and we get it back.”

• Approved an alco• Approved using hope the Great American Also at Tuesday’s meet- hol beverage license for $265,000 from the genSmokeout gives smokers ing, Suwanee formally the Courtyard hotel on eral fund for a landscapan opportunity to coning project on Peachtree sider making a lifesaving Industrial Boulevard (PIB). According to Pub- change.”

P U B L I X M Y S T E RY C O U P O N The American Cancer lic Works Director James Society picked “Quit Like Miller, some of this involves adding northbound A Champion” for this and southbound lanes on year’s theme. The cancer research group recomPIB at McGinnis Ferry mends smokers try any of Road. Median breaks a variety of options, such will have to be removed Bring this coupon to Publix on November 19, 2015, and find out what to accomplish this. Also, as nicotine replacement one penny gets you! Good with your purchase of $10 or more.

Valley Crest Landscaptherapy, counseling, supLimit one coupon per customer per day. Excluding all alcohol, ing will be tending to port groups or prescription tobacco, lottery items, money services, postage stamps, gift cards, landscaping matters in drugs, to help them break and prescriptions. Customer is responsible for all applicable taxes. several median islands their smoking habit.

Reproduction or transfer of this coupon is strictly prohibited. along roads in the city.

The group said there are Effective November 19, 2015 at participating stores in Ga., Ala., and Tenn.

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least 30 percent of deaths from cancer. It also said smoking puts people at risk of developing other health issues, such as coronary heart disease.

There are several shortterm and long-term benefits to quitting smoking, according to the American Cancer Society. Heart rates and blood pressure begin dropping within the first 20 minutes, for example, while carbon monoxide levels in blood return to normal within 12 hours.

It takes two to three weeks to see increases in lung functions, but coughing and shortness of breath begin to drop between the first and ninth month as cilia needed to clean the lungs start returning to normal.

The excess risk of coronary heart disease is cut in half after one year of being tobacco free and the risk of developing certain cancers in the mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder fall by 50 percent after five years. It takes 10 years for the risk of dying from lung cancer to drop by 50 percent, though.

“Quitting smoking also lowers the risk of diabetes, lets blood vessels work better and helps the heart and lungs,” Pearson said. ”Quitting while you are younger will reduce your health risks more, but quitting at any age can give back years of life that would be lost by continuing to smoke.”

Smokers looking to break their habit can find tips for quitting on the Great American Smokeout website, www.cancer.org/ smokeout, or by calling 1-800-227-2345.

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In game of hydration, coffee counts DEAR DR. ROACH: I drink a lot of coffee, about 80 ounces per day. I feel no ill effects and have no stomach discomfort, but my wife says water is better. A kidney specialist basically said, “Fluid is fluid,” and that as long as I am hydrated, coffee is fine. What should I do?

— M.K. ANSWER: People with long memories may recall that in the early 1980s, coffee was linked to an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. However, the study has become a textbook example of poor design, and further studies have suggested that coffee drinking may be associated with lower risk of breast, prostate and oral cancers. I wouldn’t recommend drinking coffee just for this reason, as the effect size, if it really exists, is pretty small.

As far as hydration goes, your kidney specialist is completely right. The caffeine in regular coffee is perceived as a diuretic, but that turns out to be myth as well, at least in regular coffee drinkers.

One potential ill effect of caffeine is that it minimally decreases calcium absorption. However, this amounts to the equivalent of calcium in a tablespoon or two of milk, so it is unlikely to affect overall calcium balance significantly.

Eighty ounces of coffee is a lot of caffeine, and some people will get jittery or have sleep disturbances.

It also can have variable effects on gut motility (that’s a delicate way of saying that it commonly causes diarrhea, but it also can cause constipation). All that said, if you aren’t having any ill effects from drinking so much coffee, coffee is fine — though I still think that, as your wife says, water is better for many people.

DEAR DR. ROACH: The problem is that I am losing my hair. I am a 63-year-old gal in relatively good health who walks for exercise, eats a healthy, balanced diet and takes a pill each day to manage cholesterol and blood pressure. I do not have a thyroid problem, nor do I have diabetes. My dermatologist told me I do not have alopecia, as some of my siblings do. Instead, he suggested that my hair loss — and specifically the thinning of the hair on top of my scalp — is due to heredity; male pattern baldness runs through both sides of my family.

So here’s the question: Is it safe and/or effective to take 5,000 mcg of over-thecounter biotin supplements to lessen the effect of hair loss, or is this product ineffective and just being pushed on women by pharmaceutical and vitamin manufacturers to increase sales and profits and to manipulate the consumer into believing that this expensive vitamin product is essential to our well-being? Thank you.

— C.W.R. ANSWER: Biotin has been studied for both male pattern and female pattern baldness and has had limited success, especially when combined with other vitamins and nutritional supplements (60 percent effectiveness versus 11 percent in one placebo-controlled trial). It might be worth a try, since it is very safe.

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DEAR AMY: I am recently divorced after a tumultuous marriage.

I was recently contacted by an old boyfriend, whom I have not seen for many years. He has learned through friends that I am divorced.

He is married with children. Over the past year he has contacted me a few times, wanting to get together. Until now I had not responded, but recently he caught me off guard and I agreed to meet him for coffee.

On the one hand I really do NOT want to meet him, because he was my first love. Our relationship was difficult. On the other hand I want to act like an adult and see if I can handle this.

I am going through a very difficult time and feel very emotionally raw.

What could he possibly want and why is he contacting me now, knowing that I am going through a horrible time in my life?

Will the coffee go something like this?: Him: I am happily married with kids, a great job and a blessed life.

Me: I am miserable, everything has fallen apart and I’m going through one of the most difficult periods of my life.

How could any good come out of this?

— Need Advice

His daughter plays a sport in college. My stepdaughter and I have always had a decent relationship.

I have never gone to any of her games, because that has always been her mother’s domain.

Now that we are married I think this is ridiculous.

I asked if I could attend a Amy Dickinson game that her mom cannot attend and was told that DEAR NEED ADVICE: I cannot because it might I love a good script. So let mess up my stepdaughter’s me take a pass at yours: mojo and it might be weird He: I’m miserable. My for the softball parents wife doesn’t understand that are friends with her me. I think about you all mother. the time.

I have been trying to You: Check, please. tag along on the road trips And … scene. (which are every weekend), It would be easy for you but I have to find something to glean more details by to do while my husband simply asking why he is goes to the games — and so eager to see you. You they are all-day events. could respond that you are My husband recently no longer interested in get- told me he wants to go to ting together, or you could New York for a weekend simply catch up in the way tournament, but I am not that high school friends invited to go. do, by skimming along the This is really hurtful. I surface. Do NOT confide should at least be able to in him. go to the games that her You are vulnerable. You mom can’t attend. Your should be cautious while advice? you gain your equilibrium.

— Left Out Do not allow anyone else DEAR LEFT OUT: I to pressure you to do any- agree that this exclusion is thing you don’t want to do. hurtful — and ridiculous.

DEAR AMY: I got mar- When you two married, you ried six months ago to a formed a family together. man I have been dating for Your husband’s actions are four years. He has been di- cowardly and alienating vorced for many years and — and not good for your relationship. Let your stephas three college-age kids.

daughter know you would love to see her play.

There is no reason on this Earth why you should not be “allowed” to attend a game where the ex-wife isn’t even present. You should be completely honest about how sad this exclusion makes you. If your husband won’t budge, you should make other fun plans during these sporting weekends (don’t accompany him with your nose pressed against the fence) and train yourself not to care.

DEAR AMY: I totally identified with “No Christmas Spirit,” who was dreading the holiday after losing her Christmas ornaments (and everything else) through her divorce.

I’ve been through this.

I thought your advice was great and I hope she can find positive ways to rebuild her spirit.

— Been There DEAR BEEN THERE: I’ve been there too. Thank you.

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

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

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WORLD Terrorism threat level in Sweden is the highest ever

At least two die in Paris raid

By Emmanuel Jarry and Antony Paone Reuters

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s security police raised their terrorist threat assessment to its highest ever level on Wednesday, saying they were hunting a suspect and had “concrete information” of a possible attack only days after the Paris killing spree.

Security police chief Anders Thornberg said one arrest had been made “in absentia” for terrorism crimes for an unnamed suspect. He said there were no known links at present with the Paris attacks but the threat from Islamic State militants formed the backdrop to the raised risk level.

“We are in an intensive operative phase and are working to analyse and assess incoming information,” Thornberg told a news conference. “At present, we know of no links to what has happened in France and Belgium.”

SAINT DENIS, France — A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a police raid that sources said had foiled a jihadi plan to hit Paris’s business district, days after attacks that killed 129 across the French capital.

Police stormed an apartment in the Paris suburb of St. Denis in a hunt for Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian Islamist militant accused of masterminding the bombings and shootings, but more than 15 hours later it was still unclear if they had found him.

Heavily armed officers entered the building before dawn, triggering a massive firefight and multiple explosions. Eight people were arrested and forensic scientists were working to confirm if two or three militants died in the violence.

“A new team of terrorists has been neutralized,” Riots in Kosovo Paris Prosecutor Francois deepen crisis over Molins told reporters, saySerbia relations ing police had fired 5,000 rounds of munitions into the PRISTINA — Riots erupt- apartment, which was left ed in Kosovo on Wednesday shredded by the assault, its in a deepening crisis over windows blown out and the relations with former ruler facade riddled with bullet Serbia, with protesters setting impacts. fire to garbage containers and “This commando could government vehicles in the have become operational,” capital Pristina.

Molins said.

A hardcore of several A source close to the hundred protesters fought investigation said the dead running battles with powoman might have been lice, who used tear gas and armored vehicles to try to disperse them.

Almost eight years after Kosovo won its indepenJeb Bush wants dence from Serbia, the increased U.S. European Union is trying to presence in Iraq smooth relations between CHARLESTON, S.C. the Balkan neighbors, but many among Kosovo’s ethnic — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush called for Albanian majority are opposed to concessions made to an increased U.S. troop presBelgrade. ence on the ground in Iraq as An opposition bloc headed part of a global coalition to by prominent protest leader- fight Islamic State militants, turned politician Albin Kurti shifting to a more hawkish has repeatedly disrupted the stance in response to the Paris work of parliament with tear attacks. gas and pepper spray, deBush’s decision, which manding that the government will inevitably lead to scrap an EU-brokered accord comparisons with the 2003 offering minority ethnic U.S.-led invasion of Iraq Serbs greater local powers ordered by his brother, thenand the possibility of some President George W. Bush, financing from Belgrade. was reached after the attacks in Paris, where 129 people were killed by gunfire and 15-day cease-fire bombs. near Damascus to “Radical Islamic terrorists have declared war on the be announced Western world. Their aim is BEIRUT — The Syrian our total destruction,” Bush Observatory for Human told a conference hall filled Rights said on Wednesday with gray-uniformed cadets a local 15-day cease-fire beat The Citadel, a military coltween Syrian rebels and gov- lege in Charleston. “We can’t ernment forces in the Eastern withdraw from this threat, or Ghouta area near Damascus negotiate with it. We have but would be announced “in the one choice: to defeat it.” coming hours.”

The cease-fire will take ef- Some U.S. airport fect early Today as a “test period” that could be extended workers expected if there is further agreement, to go on strike the British-based Observatory NEW YORK — Airport said.

It gave no precise time workers at seven of the for the start of the cease-fire, busiest U.S. hubs planned to however, and said an agreestrike beginning Wednesday ment had yet to be finalized. night over what they say are Clashes were ongoing bad wages and threats against between rebels and prounionizing. government forces late on Some 2,000 plane cleanWednesday, the Observatory ers, baggage handlers and said. other workers were expected There was no immediate to strike at New York’s Kenmention of the agreement on nedy and LaGuardia airports, Syrian state media and a rebel as well as Newark Liberty, leader was not immediately Chicago O’Hare, Boston, available for comment.

Philadelphia and Fort Lau­— From wire reports derdale, the Service Employ-

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NEW YORK — Singer Carly Simon has revealed the mystery behind one of pop music’s enduring puzzles: the inspiration for her 1972 hit “You’re So Vain.”

Simon says the caustic song about a self-absorbed lover is actually based on a composite of three of the men in her life around that time, and one of them is actor Warren Beatty.

“I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren,” Simon told People magazine in an interview released on Wednesday pegged to her Members of French special police forces of the Research and Intervention Brigade upcoming memoir, ”Boys in (BRI) are seen near a raid zone in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, on Wednesday dur- the Trees.”

Simon, 70, says Beatty, ing an operation to catch fugitives from Friday night’s deadly attacks in the French the charismatic star of hit capital. (Reuters/Christian Hartmann) movies “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Shampoo,” is aware Abaaoud’s cousin, while in Syria, with Islamist cells Abdulai, said that as the of his role in the song, the Washington Post quoted in neighboring Belgium operation gathered pace, a senior intelligence officials organizing the mayhem. young woman detonated an although, she said, “Warren thinks the whole thing is as saying Abaaoud himself Local residents spoke of explosion. about him!” had died in the shoot out. their fear and panic as the “She had a bomb, that’s Molins said none of the shooting started in St. Denis for sure. The police didn’t bodies had been identified, just before 4.30 a.m. kill her, she blew herself People magazine: adding only that Abaaoud “We could see bullets up…,” he told Reuters, David Beckham was not amongst those flying and laser beams out without giving details. detained. of the window. There were Five police officers and a ‘sexiest man alive’ Police were led to the explosions. You could feel passerby were injured in the LOS ANGELES — Reapartment following a tip off the whole building shake,” assault. A police dog was tired English soccer star that the 28-year-old Belsaid Sabrine, a downstairs also killed. gian, previously thought to neighbor from the apartment Islamic State, which con- David Beckham, an international celebrity both on have orchestrated the Nov. that was raided. trols swathes of territory in and off the field, was named 13 attacks from Syria, was She told Europe 1 radio Syria and Iraq, has claimed People magazine’s “Sexiest actually in France. that she heard the people responsibility for the Paris Man Alive,” on Tuesday.

Investigators believe the above her talking to each attacks, saying they were “It’s a huge honor,” attacks — the worst atrocity other, running around and in retaliation for French air Beckham, 40, told People of in France since World War reloading their guns. raids against their positions being handed the title on its Two — were set in motion Another local, Sanoko over the past year.

30th anniversary. “I’m very pleased to accept.”

The soccer legend and State.

The stepped-up bombing husband of pop star and campaign has also targeted fashion designer Victoria oil and gas separation plants, Beckham has long been known for his chiseled good oil rigs, pumps and storlooks. age tanks, according to a He has been featured in Reuters tally of air strikes advertisements for Pepsi, provided by the Pentagon Adidas, and modeled undersince Oct. 22. wear for Giorgio Armani, The campaign marks a but the sportsman and father more aggressive U.S. apof four told People he has proach. Such targets had previously been considered never thought of himself as “an attractive, sexy person.” off limits by the U.S.-led “I mean I like to wear coalition as it sought to Republican U.S. presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks nice clothes and nice suits about his plans for the U.S. military at The Citadel, The avoid civilian casualties and look and feel good, but Military College of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C., and limit the damage to oil I don’t ever think of myself on Wednesday. Bush called for an increased U.S. troop infrastructure that could be presence on the ground in Iraq as part of a global coali- needed later by a new Syrian that way,” he said. tion to take on Islamic State militants, shifting to a more government.

Beckham’s wife, Victoria, hawkish stance in response to the Paris attacks. (Re41, was supportive of his uters/Joshua Drake) After Paris attacks new title, he said.

“I would hope that she Republicans set feels this way about me all through Wednesday afterees International Union told the time anyway,” he told noon, the National Weather Reuters. to tighten Syrian Service said.

The walkout, which has refugee screening People.

In the Spokane area of yet to be announced publicly, WASHINGTON — Reeastern Washington, utility comes just before air travel Parts of Adele’s publican lawmakers defied picks up for the Thanksgiving Avista said nearly 115,000 album ‘25’ leaked President Barack Obama customers were without holiday. It was not immedion Wednesday and set out ately clear if the action would power and the city closed ahead of release plans to tighten screening of schools on Wednesday after cause flight delays because NEW YORK — Parts Syrian refugees following winds up to 70 mph tore airlines often have backup last week’s Paris attacks, in of Adele’s much anticithrough the area. plans to avert disruptions. pated new album “25” were a political fight that chalThe strikers work for reported on Wednesday to lenges America’s view of companies that U.S. airlines U.S. air strikes itself as a refuge for down- have been leaked online contract for some airport ahead of the official Friday operations. That means pilots, targeting ISIS $1M trodden immigrants.

Concerned about possible release of the Grammyflight attendants and in-house a day oil funding attacks in the United States winning British singer’s baggage handlers are not takWASHINGTON — first release in four years. after Islamic State killed ing part in the action.

Adele’s 2011 album “21” U.S.-led air strikes have 129 people in the French won six Grammy awards hit at least 177 targets in capital on Friday, the Re3 killed in Wash. the Islamic State’s main publican chairman of a U.S. and sold more than 30 milafter raging storm oil-producing region over lion copies worldwide, and House of Representatives the past month, as Washsecurity panel proposed ad- the new release is expected on Wednesday ington intensifies efforts to ditional scrutiny of refugees to be the biggest selling SEATTLE — At least disrupt a key revenue source fleeing Syria or Iraq seeking album of 2015. three people were killed and estimated to provide more An Adele fan posted on to enter the United States.

Twitter a photo on Tuesday about 250,000 homes and than $1 million a day to the Reports that at least one of what looked like the CD businesses were without militant group. of the Paris attackers was of the new album, claiming power in Washington state Those strikes include 116 believed to have slipped it was obtained at a Target on Wednesday after a storm oil tanker trucks hit by coali- into Europe among mistore. The fan, with the blew down trees and trigtion forces earlier this week grants registered in Greece Twitter handle @Hausofgered mudslides, authorities as the United States targeted prompted several Western Francis, invited followers to said. the vehicles for the first time countries to begin to quesA wide swath of the Puget in the wake of last Friday’s tion their willingness to take “retweet if you want me to leak it.”

Sound region was under suicide and shooting attacks in refugees.

— From wire reports flood watches and warnings in Paris claimed by Islamic — From wire reports

Study finds alcoholism drug can ‘wake up’ dormant HIV to be killed Reuters

Scientists seeking a cure for the AIDS virus have made an unexpected discovery with a drug designed to combat alcoholism which they say could be a critical part of a strategy to “wake up” and then kill dormant HIV hiding in the body.

The drug, branded as Antabuse but also sold as a generic called disulfiram, was given to 30 HIV positive patients in America and

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waking up the virus was only the first step to eliminating it.

“The next step is to get these Australia who were already taking cells to die,” he said. antiretrovirals (ART) AIDS drugs.

HIV latency, where the virus At the highest given dose, there remains dormant in the body in was evidence that “dormant HIV people taking ART, is one of the was activated,” the researchers biggest hurdles to achieving a said in a study published in The cure for the viral infection that Lancet HIV journal on Monday, causes AIDS. HIV/AIDS has and with no adverse effects. killed some 34 million people Julian Elliott of the department since the 1980s, according to the of infectious diseases at The AlUnited Nations HIV program fred in Melbourne, Australia said UNAIDS.

HIV can be held in check by ART, and by the end of 2014 an estimated 36.9 million people around the world were living with the virus. Some 2 million people a year are newly infected.

Scientists say finding ways of “waking up” the virus in these dormant cells and then destroying them is a key cure strategy, but researchers have so far been unable to find the exact effective combination of drugs.

Sharon Lewin, a University of

Melbourne professor who led the work, said that while scientists have made headway into activating latent HIV, one of the main concerns is the toxicity of the drugs trialled.

With disulfiram, however, this did not appear to present a problem, she said.

“This trial clearly demonstrates that disulfiram is not toxic and is safe to use, and could quite possibly be the game changer we need,” she said in a statement.

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We need to stop the bleeding There was a painful irony when France’s immediate response to the terrorist attacks in Paris was to close the borders. If they had closed the borders decades ago, they might have avoided this attack.

Someone once said that the First World War was the most stupid thing that European nations ever did. Countries on both sides of that war ended up worse off than before, whether they were on the winning side or the losing side.

History may yet record that an even greater stupidity, with even more catastrophic Thomas consequences in the long run, was Sowell the European nations’ decisions to import millions of people with a culture that was not merely very different, but hostile, to the culture, the values and the people of the Western world.

Even now, people who publicly warn of the dangers can be prosecuted in various European countries under “hate speech” laws.

And what about us? When, if ever, are we going to close our borders? When will we even take control of our borders, so that we can decide who, and how many, will be admitted?

Certainly not before a new president takes office in January 2017 — and maybe not even then.

Both Democrats and Republicans are responsible for failing to take control of the borders. In all the years that have been spent talking back and forth about every conceivable immigration policy — and some that are inconceivable — we could have built the biggest fence of all time, backed up by electronics, boots on the ground and whatever else it takes.

Instead, many have been pursuing the willo’-the-wisp called “comprehensive” immigration reform. In other words, we are supposed to do everything all at once, like Obamacare.

How well did that turn out?

There are very serious and complex questions to be confronted before immigration issues are laid to rest by new laws. But none of that stops us from taking control of the borders now.

When someone is brought into a hospital, bleeding profusely, he may also have other medical problems that will need to be addressed at some point. But, first of all, you STOP THE BLEEDING. Nobody is stopping the bleeding across our borders. The fact that the main border that people have been pouring across, at will, is the border with Mexico does not mean that everyone crossing that border is Mexican.

Middle East terrorists can cross that border just as easily — and probably have crossed it.

And will continue to cross it.

There are lots of complicated issues revolving around the open borders — drugs, visas, employers, refugees, crime syndicates, sanctuary cities, amnesty and more. But first we need to stop the bleeding.

There is absolutely nothing to stop us from discussing what kind of immigration policy we need to have, while the border is being secured. And, if the border is not secured, it does not matter what kind of immigration policy we have — or think we have — because people will cross the borders when they want to, regardless of what the policy turns out to be.

Among all the seemingly endless words that are thrown around about immigration issues, there is remarkably little being said about getting hard facts about illegal immigrants. Basic things like crime rates, welfare rates, school performances — all compared to the general population.

It may turn out that none of those things is as bad as some believe. Or it may turn out that they are far worse. But we certainly ought to know which it is before rushing “comprehensive” immigration reform through Congress, the way we rushed Obamacare through.

Such questions cannot be answered with rhetoric or anecdotes. It so happens that my own interactions with Hispanic people have been at least as good as my interactions with black or white people. But a colleague and friend whom I greatly respect tells of wholly different experiences where he lives.

At least a year of multiple Congressional hearings and fact-finding ought to precede any legislation. But none of this should slow down the securing of the borders. If we don’t stop the bleeding at the borders, there are going to be a lot of Americans bleeding — and dying — inside our borders, just like in France.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.

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Fear and loathing in America WASHINGTON — We shouldn’t be surprised that many Americans fear the fresh arrival of Syrian refugees in the wake of last week’s Paris slaughter by jihadists, including at least one who appears to have entered Europe posing as a refugee.

It’s pretty natural. Horrified by the savagery perpetrated on hundreds of civilians enjoying a Friday night, people think: No Syrians need apply here.

What they mean, of course, is no jihadists here. Agreed.

There’s no guarantee that there are none here now, but why take a chance? If ever there were a case for abundant caution, it would seem to be now.

Except for the fact that what is being proposed by several governors and politicians, including a few presidential candidates, is morally reprehensible, un-American and, in some instances, legally untenable. If I may be blunt.

Fear does strange things to people. What happened to our admiration for Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s call to courage: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself?”

By recent counts, at least 27 governors have vowed to not allow any of the 10,000 expected Syrian refugees to settle in their states. Legally, governors can’t prevent the free movement of people once they are granted refugee status by the federal government. So this is political posturing, unless

to burn Qurans?

The great thing about America? We’ll let any old crank preach his own gospel from any fruit crate or mosque (though not on college campuses, where privileged children hide from mean ideas in “safety zones”).

Kathleen New Jersey Gov. Chris Parker Christie, apparently intent on displaying just how tough he is, said he wouldn’t even let in the governors intend to take up Syrian orphans under age 5. arms against the feds, which Both he and Ben Carson say would be especially interesting they don’t trust our government to the Islamic State. to properly vet refugees.

Meanwhile, several contendInto this moral morass waners for the presidency have ders at least one rational man, resorted to some rather bizarre South Carolina Sen. Lindsey interpretations of the Constitu- Graham, who has suggested tion, showing either a worrionly that we temporarily pause some lack of understanding or our refugee program — persome unremarkable “thinking.” haps to recover from the horror Ted Cruz, who presumand clear our minds. Being ably knows better, has suglowest in the polling frees one gested that we should allow to be rational about this. only Christian Syrians and Obviously, political polling not Muslims to enter the U.S. indicates that the Republican Cruz promises to introduce base, already unhappy about inlegislation along these lines. As effective immigration policies, President Obama pointed out, approves of such draconian we don’t do religious testing measures. They figure if the here. government can’t prevent milNot to be outdone — ever lions of people from entering — Donald Trump has said he the U.S. illegally or staying would even consider shutting past their visas, then how can down mosques, presumably be- we be sure it won’t let in a few cause they might be preaching jihadists among the refugees? un-American values. Where It’s a fair question that was he when Westboro Baptist deserves a serious, responsible answer. But it is unfair to label Church was spewing hatred people as anti-immigrant or toward gays? Or when Terry Islamaphobic when their legitiJones, “pastor” of the Dove World Outreach Center, wanted mate concerns are about rule of

law and staying alive. Anyone who isn’t concerned about the promised Islamic caliphate at the point of a spear, possibly with your head on it, has better drugs than I do.

From Turkey on Monday, President Obama defended his policy in Syria and said he won’t engage in another ground war in the Middle East.

Obviously referring to our attempt to impose democracy in Iraq, he said that freedom from ideological extremism has to come from within “unless we’re prepared to have a permanent occupation of these countries.”

Only the most hawkishly delusional would disagree with this assessment. But freedom from slaughter is something else, is it not? Thus far, more than 200,000 Syrians have died. How many does it take to bestir our moral outrage? When does someone else’s civil war become our problem? And, pointedly, does helping victims by killing Muslim “warriors” reduce or increase the likelihood that radicalism will cease or decrease?

These are all tough questions without clear answers, but our values and principles can help guide us through deliberations.

Once we retreat from those values, we will have compromised, and potentially lost, what there is left to protect.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

Aspirational cooks behind bars CHICAGO — In 2008, I was allowed inside a county jail in the Chicago suburbs to report on the living conditions of inmates and immigrant detainees.

Many men told sad and perplexing stories about how their lives came to be on hold.

But the detail that has always stayed with me was that several of them described the “cooking” they did to pass the time and enjoy some small comfort.

“You take bags of hot Cheetos, crush them up in the bag, pour water in and mix until you get a thick paste,” one gentleman told me. “Then you roll it out and cook it over a heating grate until you’ve got a tortilla.”

At the time, this seemed unbelievable. Shortly after, a Department of Justice report found that Cook County jail inmates had been setting fires beneath their beds in order to utilize the metal bunk as a hot plate, lending an air of truth to the phenomenon of prison-cell culinary arts.

The new book “Prison Ramen” — certainly the bleakest cookbook ever imagined — tells us how it’s done, and why.

Written by Clifton Collins Jr., a film and TV actor of German and Mexican descent, and his good friend and prisonfood expert Gustavo “Goose” Alvarez, the slim tome is not

“PB&J Ramen,” for instance, is nothing more than peanut butter and jelly spread on a square of dry ramen. “Jailhouse Popcorn” is uncooked ramen, crushed up in its bag and tossed with the accompanying seasoning packet.

Other recipes are quite aspiEsther rational.

“Soldier’s Salute RaCepeda men” calls for baby clams and avocados — difficult to find in the kind of cookbook you seek most urban food deserts, much out for ideas with which to less in a jail’s commissary. But energize your next family meal. that’s not to say the authors It is an object lesson on doing haven’t gotten creative with the without. items they have access to.

Yes, there are recipes — “Parole Day Cheesecake” odd, cringe-inducing recipes, calls for crushed chocolate chip all involving the dried Japanese cookies, honey, French vanillaramen noodles that the lucky flavored creamer and Kool-Aid among us remember strictly powder, though getting access from the shoestring budget to the refrigerator long enough days of college. But, really, for the concoction to set sounds this book is about maintaining like it might take some creative one’s humanity in a system that bartering. takes it away.

Mixed in with the prison-cell First, some background: dishes — including jailhouse Many jails have commissaries hooch, a trusty hangover cure, a where inmates can purchase cold remedy, and various ethnic snack items like Cheetos, pork offerings such as burritos, tarinds or packets of Kool-Aid males and even goulash — are drink mix. This is where the ra- the stories of the isolation that men and associated ingredients drives the human hunger for for the recipes in this book are food’s special comforts. typically procured from. And Describing the ritual of prisoners have varying degrees creating “spreads” — large of access to cooking tools such quantities of a meal to be as warm tap water, microwaves shared — Father Greg Boyle, and improvised hot plates. who ministers to former Now to the spartan recipes. gang members through his

Los Angeles-based nonprofit Homeboy Industries, says: “Spreads remind us that we belong to one another. The dollars get corralled, the ramen and Cheetos get combined, the stuff magically blows up, and rivals who used to shoot at one another slurp this red mess into a newfound sense of belonging.”

And, between a lot of jailhouse vulgarity, you’ll find some plain good advice for life, such as: “Never stop learning.

Seek out all the learning you can — formal and informal.”

And: “The two essentials to cell living are mutual respect and common courtesy.”

“Prison Ramen” is harrowing. And, possibly, an excellent gift for the teen boy in your life who plays a little too much “Grand Theft Auto” or seriously admires the riders on the motorcycle drama “Sons of Anarchy” and needs a reality check on what the outlaw life can lead to.

It’s also an unvarnished look at how, even in the strict confines of a prison cell, the people we lock away find the industry and resourcefulness to connect to their better selves, and to others, through a humble offering of food.

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

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As a math teacher, Dove said she looks forward to the unit on statistics, which happens after winter break, and having this experience is “awesome” because a lot of students don’t understand what a debit card is or how it works.

Across the way in Finance Park, Radloff eighth-grader Bryan Vega visited for the first time after more than three months of studying these principles. He received a “life scenario” that said he

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Friday. Police said she walked into the path of a bus from a local Primrose school. The driver wasn’t believed to be at fault and

Commissioners will spend the next month looking back at the conditions Brooks introduced at the meeting and decide whether they want to go forward with them.

“Tabling it gives us a chance to sort out any kind of confusion that might have existed,” Nash said.

Lynwood wants to build its mixed-use project on two adjacent parcels that are left over on Satellite Boulevard in the Huntcrest is a 33-year-old single man something that’s too much development. The developwith one kid who works as or too little for you,” he er’s original request was for a curriculum developer. He said. “You want to find 69,600 square feet of retail has a bachelor’s degree and something that’s just right. and office space and 324 makes a salary of $59,000. For a car … you want to apartments with more than “This is better and fun 500 parking spaces. have something you can because basically at school actually pay off with what The county’s Planning we were reading in a book you make a month or a Commission approved the about the different things,” year.” project earlier this month, he said. “Then here, we get but requested changes be Abdul Chowdbury, a to actually experience what Wells Fargo employee who made. The catch is that it’s like, and we get to see volunteered on Wednesday, it limited the number of how much it’s going to homes it can include to said he was energized by cost to get a car or live by 299 units and asked the the experience. ourselves with a kid.” developers to move retail “Throughout the day Students learned about and office buildings in a bid they’re opening up a a range of bills and how to little more, being more to address concerns from pay for levels of service, residents in the neighborfocused,” he said. “I’m from cellphone plans to ing Olde Savannah Square seeing changes in them Internet and insurance op- throughout the day. … subdivision. tions.

“I will say that anything More focused, sharing “You don’t want to have more, getting new ideas.” more than the conditions being proposed would make this unworkable,” Lynwood attorney Marian wasn’t cited in the accicaring for Rakelle and then Adeimy told commissiondent. her mother. They’re also ers. “We think we’ve got Rakelle had three surger- thankful for the support the best mix of timing, deies that day, the uncle said. of the community rallying velopment materials, qualiThe first dealt with head around them. ties and that’s the way this trauma and relieved presDespite the extent of the is going to be developed. sure from her brain; the child’s injuries, doctors The conditions before you second was to resolve inexpect Rakelle to recover. achieve that and we respectternal bleeding and remove “There’s no reason to fully ask that you approve her spleen and part of her think at this point that she of those conditions.” pancreas; and the third was cannot make a full recovBrooks’ condition to set her broken femur. ery,” Danny Davis said. amendments created even The family credits the To view the fundraiser, more changes, though, emergency workers who visit youcaring.com/ which prompted Adeimy acted quickly, as well as rakelle-davis-lisa-dato ask the commissioners staff at both hospitals for vis-470121. to defer making decision

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Mary Astrid Abernathy, age 76 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 18, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

Claudia Xiomara Carcamo, age 46, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 16, 2015.

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

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Martha Bolton Martha Sue Bolton, age 82 of Norcross, GA passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will take place following the service at Peachtree Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 22, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory. Martha Sue was loved by anyone who met her and is survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews. On-line condolences can be made at www.crowellbrothers.com.

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Nola Harvard Nola Harvard, age 76, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

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Stanley Klaus Stanley D. Klaus, age 60, of Grayson, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. The family will receive visitors at Tom Wages Funeral Home in Snellville on Friday, November 20 at 6 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lilburn on Saturday, November 21 at 11:15 a.m. Stan was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 21, 1955 to August and Jessie Klaus. He grew up in Maryland Heights and was a beloved brother to his three younger siblings. He graduated from Parkway North High School in 1974 and began a lifelong career in the restaurant business. His work took him to Chattanooga

where he met his wife of 34 years, Claudette. Stan and Claudette were married on November 7, 1981 in Chattanooga and moved to South Carolina before settling in Georgia. In Lawrenceville, they raised three children and were devout members of St. John Neumann Catholic Church while Stan worked for Applebee’s as a restaurant executive for 27 years. Recently, he was a franchisee of a new restaurant venture in Tennessee called Slim Chickens.

Stan gave much of his time to church ministry and was involved in numerous charities. Stan was an avid euchre player and golfer and you always wanted him on your trivia team. More than anything, Stan loved cooking for and being surrounded by his family and friends.

Stan was preceded in death by his parents August and Jessie Klaus; and nephew Geoffrey Street. Stan is survived by his wife, Claudette Klaus (née Laginess), Grayson, Ga.; daughter Morgan Dunlop (Colin), Atlanta, Ga.; daughter Jessica Klaus (Kevin Ewalt), Atlanta, Ga.; son Jordan Klaus, Valdosta, Ga.; sister Valerie Street, St. Louis, Mo.; brother Jimmy Klaus (Laura), St. Louis, Mo.; sister Vickie Miller (David), St. Louis, Mo.; and parents in-law Emerson and Donna Laginess, Monroe, Mich. Stan is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other family. Memorial contributions may be made to Children With Hair Loss, the Thanks Mom & Dad Fund or St.

on the project so she could “address the conditions.”

He recommended setting a limit of 25 apartments that can be built over retail and office units and deleting a height limit of four-stories.

He also recommended changing a condition that all commercial areas face Satellite Boulevard to include an exemption for five percent of the total commercial area.

That 5 percent of the commercial area came up again when Brooks recommended changing what was listed as condition 1-I to require that Lynwood obtain a certificate of occupancy for it before it can get a certificate of occupancy for the residential areas.

Brooks said Wednesday that the goal of this change is to make sure the developers don’t build apartments and scrap the office and retail spaces.

“The residents, along with county staff, planning commission and myself, have been very clear that this project is intended to be mixed use, not just multi-family residential,” he said. “The residents are only agreeing to the multifamily component because of their desire to see the other mix of uses — office and commercial/retail — on this site …

“We don’t need just another standalone apartment complex in this area or on this specific site.”

That new requirement replaced a condition planning commissioners recommended to mandate that Lynwood pay the full cost of designing a traffic signal and hire a contractor to build it if a traffic signal warrant analysis deemed one neccessary.

Brooks also asked to have buildings added to a list of areas where changes could be approved by the county’s planning and development director as long as they didn’t change the overall density of the development. In its place, he added a requirement that Lynwood contribute $100,000 to an escrow account that could only be used to pay for a traffic signal.

“The builder/developer would like to have a traffic light installed at the proposed entrance to the development which is also at a median break on Satellite,” Brooks said. “They are willing to pay $100,000 towards the cost of the installation of this traffic signal. I essentially just moved this condition to the transportation area of the conditions.”

Howard didn’t rule out the possibility that she could vote in favor of the development with Brooks’ recommended condition changes next month. She said she’ll look over the changes and examine their impact before making a final decision about them.

“When you have so many condition changes like that, I just like to know about them beforehand and be able to read them and study them,” she said. “It’s just that I didn’t understand, and I’ve mistakenly approved something that I was really against (in the past) just because I thought it said something that I heard and I didn’t get a chance to read it. …

“I take zoning seriously so I want to make sure these are good, sound conditions that will stay with that property.”

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John Neumann Catholic Church. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www. wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

those who wanted to honor his life would do so with a contribution via check made out to BS Troop 100 mailed to 50 Harmony Grove Road, Lilburn, GA 30047.

A celebration service and reception honoring Mark’s life will be held at HGUMC at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.

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Chuck Smith Chuck Smith, age 49, of Gainesville, GA, passed away on November 17, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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James Pate Concluding a life well lived, James Marcus “Mark” Pate peacefully passed away surrounded by his family on Nov. 16, 2015, at his home in Duluth, GA. Born on Nov. 4, 1926, in Fort Gaines, GA, Mark was the 9th of 10 children and was preceded in death by his parents, James Travis and Amy Estelle Craft Pate, and his nine siblings.

Mark grew up on a farm in South Georgia where he learned the importance of hard work. After serving in the Army he started his career in Public Accounting in Macon, GA where he and his wife, Merri Jo Griggers Pate of Manchester, GA, began their married life in 1959. After working as an auditor, Mark worked in finance and treasury ending his career as an officer and member of their Board of Trustees of the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation where he served for over 20 years.

Mark is survived by his wife, Merri Jo, daughters Melanie (Kevin) Langsett and Marie (Todd) Castleberry, grandchildren Weatherly and Cameron Langsett and Connor and Will Castleberry, and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Through his 46 year membership at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church (HGUMC) Mark forged a relationship with and a love for the Boy Scouts. His wish was that t

Francies Seale Francies E. Seale, age 94, of Gainesville passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 20, 2015 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Interment will follow at Dawn Memorial Park, in Decatur. Mrs. Seale was a WWII Army Nurse Corps Veteran. She is preceded in death: Husband of 50 years: Nolen Columbus Seale; Daughter: Carol S. Jetter, in 2007; Father: John Fred William Zirkelbach; Mother; Helena Modeste Zirkelbach. Mrs. Seale is survived by: Sons & Daughters-in-law: John T. & Brenda Seale, Dawsonville, GA, David & Debbie Seale, Sioux Falls, SD, Carl D. & Susan Seale, Lawrenceville, GA; Daughter & Son-inlaw: Norma & Ken Bell, Jacksonville Beach, FL; 8 Grandchildren; 9 Great Grandchildren; 1 Great Great Grandchild. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM on Friday, November 20, 2015 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

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Timothy “Tim Tim” Thornton Timothy “Tim Tim” Thornton, age 31, of Buford, GA passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015. He is survived by his mother; Tina Thornton Redwine, Buford, GA, father, Timothy Chaffin and wife, Anna Chaffin, Peachtree City, GA; sister, Tennielle and husband, Daryl Johnson, Savannah, GA; grandparents, Eula Mae Brooks, Buford, GA, Dorothy Jones, Flowery Branch, GA; favorite aunt, Trena Thornton; brother, Adam Chaffin, Killeen, Texas; several other aunts, uncles and cousins. Mr. Thornton received his education from Buford High School. He was a barber and of the Baptist Faith.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Union Baptist Church Buford, GA with Dr. Kary Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, 5079 New Bethany Road, Buford, GA 30578. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, November 20, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 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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MADD recognizes Rice for ignition interlock bill Mothers Against Drunk Driving named state Rep. Tom Rice, R-Norcross, as one of the group’s 70 Legislators of the Year this week.

The group hands out the honor to lawmakers at the state and federal level who have supported ignition interlock laws for convicted drunk drivers who are trying to get driving privileges while drivers licenses are suspended. Such laws are key in the group’s 9-yearold Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.

Although some states saw as many as eight of their legislators recognized by MADD this year, Rice was the only Georgia lawmaker recognized by the group.

“MADD graciously thanks these lawmakers who authored and helped advance legislation central to MADD’s mission of serving victims, pre-

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device installed on their cars.

The bill also requires any convicted drunk driver whose blood content was 0.15 grams or higher at the time of their arrest to install the device. The legislation was introduced in February, but is still sitting in Curt Yeomans the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Non-Civil venting underage drinkCommittee. ing, eliminating drunk Deal has supporters, driving and fighting detractors in Gwinnett drugged driving,” MADD on Syrian Refugee ban National President ColGov. Nathan Deal has leen Sheehey-Church said support and criticism in in a statement. “Together Gwinnett County this we will create a nation of week after he announced No More Victims.”

Georgia would not accept Rice was recognized new Syrian refugees until for his work on House the federal government Bill 205, which is still reevaluated its screenpending in the Gening process for accepting eral Assembly. If the them. bill becomes state law, It just depends on it would require drivers which side of the political who refuse blood alcohol aisle he was looking at as concentration testing to to whether the support or have an ignition interlock criticism could be found.

Mall of Ga. set to start holiday season on Sat. Academy of Performing Arts’ Superstar Dancers and a special Movie Under the Stars presentation of Mall of Georgia is set “Elf.” to celebrate the holiday Families can watch the season on Saturday with Christmas comedy starring a Christmas parade, tree Will Ferrell as Buddy, a lighting and guest of honman raised as an elf at the or, Santa Claus himself.

North Pole, on a large 55The Buford mall’s anfoot screen. nual Holiday Spectacular Attendees can bring will be held in the Village lawn chairs and blankets Amphitheatre from 5 to 9 and are encouraged to p.m. offering festive activi- arrive early to grab a spot. ties for all ages. In addition Mall of Georgia’s Holiday to the Christmas parade Spectacular is free and and 50-foot tree lighting, open to the public. For there will be holidaymore information, visit bit. themed performances by ly/1Q9QXqS.

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Inaugural Home for the Holiday Expo coming to Gwinnett

Holiday shoppers will be able to browse an entire exhibit hall filled with unique finds and specialty products during the inaugural Home for the Holidays Expo.

The two-day event, presented by the Daily Post, is set to be held Dec. 5-6 at the Infinite Energy Forum in Duluth. The expo features more than 125 vendors offering an array of goods including handmade arts and crafts, apparel, gourmet foods, jewelry, home accessories and much more.

In addition to shopping, several family-friendly events are scheduled including Santa’s Stop, Kringle’s Kids Korner, live entertainment, a Santa’s Elves gift wrapping zone and more.

Attendees can also register for prizes and giveaways.

Dickens and 29, this work Tickets are $5 online and will tie the Harbins Road $8 at the door. VIP passes residential area into retail are also available for $30. destinations and Bryson Park The Infinite Energy Forum on 29, and to Lilburn Elis located at 6400 Sugarementary School on Lilburn loaf Parkway in Duluth.

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Gwinnett County commissioners gave the green light on Tuesday for construction documents to be developed for a sidewalk project that is intended to help tie residents on Harbins Road to local amenities.

The commission agreed to pay $160,000 to Sparks, Md.-based KCI Technologies Inc. to develop the construction documents for the project.

Ninety-three percent of the funding comes from a Community Development Block Grant the county recently received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the project. The remaining 7 percent of the cost will be paid for with 2009 SPLOST funds.

“This project adds about a mile and a half of sidewalks on Harbins road from Singleton Road to Dickens Road,” county transportation director Alan Chapman told commissioners on Tuesday.

“When combined with separate bridge replacement and sidewalk projects between

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America Recycles Day event set for Saturday In celebration of America Recycles Day on Saturday, the Gwinnett County Solid Waste and Recovered Materials Division is hosting recycling event at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.

From 9 a.m. to noon, there will be paper shredding offered as well as electronics, tire, toner/ printer cartridge and paint recycling. Attendees can also bring old sneakers and gently used clothing to be donated to those in need or to be recycled into new products. The event will

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“Simply put, this private, secretive and abusive system of institutionalized discrimination and corporate immunity is inimical to the foundations of the American justice system,” Johnson and Conyers wrote in the letter. “Enshrined in the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the framers adopted the right to a civil jury trial to ensure an open, fair and impartial justice system.”

Upcoming State Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Tucker, will host a Citizens Advisory Forum at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at 45 South Cafe, 45 S. Peachtree St. in Norcross.

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“We saw donors across the state rallying to support the organizations committed to strengthening and enriching the communities in which we live and work,” said Karen Beavor, president and CEO of the GeorNonprofits raise gia Center for Nonprofits. record $3.67M on “Together we have created a powerful annual giving Ga. Gives Day movement in Georgia that More than 2,400 nonprof- continues to grow.” its received an outpouring Since its launching in of support from 17,318 2012, Georgia Gives Day Georgia donors during the has raised more than $8.9 fourth annual Georgia Gives million and secured more Day. than 54,000 donations. For Hosted by the Georgia more information, visit Center for Nonprofits, the GAgivesday.org.

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photo was circulated and reported on heavily in early September.

Text on the photo read, “Gov. Nathan Deal announced that he will not accept Syrian refugees in Georgia. This is what a Syrian refugee looks like.”

Johnson seeking hearing on forced arbitration clauses U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson asked the head of the House Judiciary Committee to call for a full hearing on pre-dispute arbitration, or “forced arbitration,” clauses in consumer contracts this week.

Johnson has been a frequent critic of such clauses and authored the Arbitration Fairness Act. He and Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., co-signed a letter to committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte to ask for the hearing in response to a recent New

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“The citizens of Georgia and the United State are caring, welcoming people,” state Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville, wrote on his website, www.vote4buzz.com, as he explained his support for the governor’s decision. “It has long been the policy of the United States to assist those who are persecuted for their political or religious beliefs. I support this policy.

“However, the safety and security of our citizens takes priority over helping distressed people from war-torn nations.”

That support does not extend to Democrats, though. The Gwinnett County Democratic Party posted “Gov Deal turns away humanity in need” on its Facebook page along with a photo that showed a dead boy whose body is face down on a beach as waves washed up against his body. The

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17 local Lanier’s line develops into a schools thundering herd on offense in new Class 7A From Staff Reports The Georgia High School Association released its latest classification assignments Wednesday afternoon, leaving the majority of Gwinnett County’s largest schools in the new Class AAAAAAA. The GHSA’s Reclassification Committee met to hear final appeals Wednesday, then placed schools in classifications for the next athletic cycle beginning with the 2016-17 school year. Seventeen of Gwinnett’s 24 high schools will be part of AAAAAAA, which will feature 48 total schools.

One school currently in Georgia’s largest classification that wasn’t in that group for AAAAAAA is Dacula, which barely dipped into the secondlargest classification, which will be AAAAAA. Dacula is listed as the second-largest school in its class, just one student behind Johns Creek.

Dacula can stay in the class where it was placed or it can request to play up a classification in AAAAAAA to remain with the 17 Gwinnett schools — Mill Creek, Norcross, Brookwood, Peachtree Ridge, Meadowcreek, Collins Hill, Parkview, Berkmar, Grayson, North Gwinnett, Duluth, South Gwinnett, Archer, Shiloh, Central Gwinnett, Discovery and Mountain View.

Dacula athletic director Mark Karen plans to meet Friday with the Falcons’ coaches to discuss their decision.

Lanier joins Dacula in the newly released AAAAAA, but the Longhorns’ enrollment puts them on the lower half of that classification. Mountain View nearly joined Dacula — it is the secondsmallest school in the largest class.

Buford was placed in AAAAA, a bump up in classification because of the new rule on students who live outside of the county where the school is located. It is the smallest

By David Friedlander

have to get tough in the trenches.

While that didn’t seem like a big deal to a team SUGAR HILL — Long that had several key playbefore the 2015 high ers back on the defensive school football season side, including All-Amerstarted, it became very ican end Derrick Brown, clear to Lanier head coach the offensive looked like it Korey Mobbs that if his would need considerably team was to accomplish more work. the kind of success it set Make that a lot of more out of itself, it would work, considering that

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Lanier’s Marcella Baity (1) follows the block of Juan Marin (73) in last year’s game against Gainesville.

(Photo: Craig Cappy)

senior Juan Marin was the only returning starter from last year.

But as the No. 2 state-ranked Longhorns (11-0) prepare to welcome Northgate to Lanier Community Stadium for a second-round Class AAAAA state playoff game Friday, the offensive See LANIER, Page 4B

Monsters in the middle

Central Gwinnett’s starting linebackers Elijah Robertson (48), Jamal Stewart (9), Nigel Adams (1) and Tim Gary (6) have combined for 337 tackles this season. (Staff Photos: Paul Thomas)

Central’s senior linebackers power the defense

By Paul Thomas

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Central Gwinnett’s defense has made 749 tackles this season. Forty-five percent of those 749 stops — 337 tackles — have been made by the Black Knights starting linebackers.

The quartet of senior backers, Nigel Adams, Elijah Robertson, Jamal Stewart and Tim Gary are Central’s four leading tacklers. Adams leads the way with 99 tackles, including 67 solo stops.

“They all bring something different to the table,” head coach Todd Wofford said. “Starting with Nigel

and Tim, they have a lot of experience in our system.

They have a lot of experience playing together and just a lot of instincts that help the whole group out.

Elijah, he’s the speed guy.

Jamal is the big heavy thumper. Nigel is the physical, athletic freak of the

group and Tim is just the jack of all trades. Can do it all.

“We’ve kind of the last few years tried to build a reputation with our linebackers going back to Trey Johnson at Ohio State and Adonis (Thomas) last year with Alabama. That’s

something that we kind of harp on in different positions with different guys that have played in the past.

It’s a lot to live up to and those guys have carried the tradition on this year and as a unit they’re one of the best linebacking corps that I’ve obviously coached, but I think they’re one of the best still playing.”

Last season Adams and Gary played large roles for Central as they reached the second round of the state playoffs. This year they’ve taken on an even bigger loads with the help of Stewart and Robertson and propelled the Black Knights back to the second round thanks to a 49-20 dismantling of Walton last Friday.

Robertson is second on the team with 87 tackles, and Stewart isn’t far behind with 83 tackles (he also has four sacks). Gary has 68 tackles, five sacks and a team-high nine tackles for loss. In addition to leading the team in tackles Adams also has a team-high three interceptions (all of which came in one game against Collins Hill) and three rushing touchdowns on offense.

Adams has taken over for Thomas making the calls for the defense this season.

He said that the group has trust in each other and that’s what allows them each to excel in their individual roles.

See CENTRAL, Page 4B

Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic Parkview basketball tourney bigger than ever this season now a Thanksgiving tradition

By Paul Thomas paul.thomas@ gwinnettdailypost.com

North Gwinnett boys basketball will host its annual Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic this season, beginning with four games on Saturday.

This year’s showcase features 17 teams in 13 games, including a Gwinnett County showdown between Region 7-AAAAAA and Region 8-AAAAAA on Tuesday.

First-year head coach Matt Garner has had big hand in helping the event grow the last few seasons as a North assistant under Zach Smith, but now as the head coach he said the event has grown to an even bigger deal for Georgia basketball.

“Zach and I have built this up the past few years to a different type of event,”

JARED COOK TIP-OFF CLASSIC Saturday 3:45 p.m. — Langston Hughes vs. Alpharetta 5:20 p.m. — Dacula vs. Sequoyah 6:55 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge vs. Greenforest Christian 8:30 p.m. — North Gwinnett vs. Central Gwinnett Monday 3:45 p.m. — Alpharetta vs. Archer 5:20 p.m. — Greenforest Christian vs. Lee (AL) 6:55 p.m. — Sequoyah vs. Buford 8:30 p.m. — North Gwinnett vs. Lambert Tuesday 2:10 p.m. — Collins Hill vs. Central Gwinnett 3:45 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge vs. Archer 5:20 p.m. — Duluth vs. Berkmar 6:55 p.m. — North Gwinnett vs. Dacula 8:30 p.m. — St. Francis vs. Gainesville

Garner said. “Before Zach took over it was more of a tournament event, and we turned it in to more of a showcase to open up the season. It’s quickly become one of, if not the biggest, events in the state of Georgia to open up the high school basketball season.

This year is bigger and badder than it’s ever been

for sure. We’ve never had 17 teams, we’ve never had 13 games. We’re extremely pleased by the turnout.

“One thing I’m really excited about is the Tuesday night showdown between Region 7 and Region 8.

We’re happy with the influx of teams, maybe next year See COOK, Page 4B

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Over the past decade, the Parkview Tip-Off Classic has become as big a Thanksgiving tradition around the Lilburn school as turkey, football on television and family gatherings.

Well, almost as big.

Still, the latest edition of the tournament, which tips off with three girls games today, figures to provide the same feast of competitive high school basketball that has fans have come to expect in recent years.

“I’ve counted it up and it seems like every team in the girls field made the state tournament last year, and all but four or five of them won a game,” Parkview girls coach Kirk Call said

PARKVIEW TIP-OFF CLASSIC GIRLS Today 4:30 p.m. — Douglas County vs. Mays 6 p.m. — Norcross vs. Harrison 7:30 p.m. — Parkview vs. Tucker Event continues Saturday BOYS Saturday 6 p.m. — Mountain View vs. Lassiter 6 p.m. — Harrison vs. Dunwoody 7:30 p.m. — Parkview vs. North Springs 7:30 p.m. — North Paulding vs. Northview Event Continues Monday-Tuesday

of the girls field, which includes 18 games featuring 18 different teams over four days running through next Tuesday.

“There are about 12 or 13 Sweet 16 teams in the field, and most are returning very good teams.”

Indeed, the girls event features several top teams, including county powerhouses like the

host Panthers, a Class AAAAAA state Final Four from last season and AAAAAA state runner-up Norcross, as well as other teams from around metro Atlanta and Georgia, including two-time defending state AAAAAA champion McEachern.

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ondeck Prep Schedule

Today

BASKETBALL

Parkview Tipoff Classic 6 p.m. — Norcross vs. Harrison girls 7:30 p.m. — Parkview vs. Tucker girls

SWIMMING

5 p.m. — Blessed Trinity at Wesleyan 5 p.m. — Riverwood at GAC Friday

BASKETBALL

• GAC in Verizon Tournament at St. Francis 5:30 p.m. — Providence at Pinecrest 6 p.m. — Brookwood girls at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Clarkston at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Grayson at Lanier 6 p.m. — Mount DeSales at Hebron 6 p.m. — Wesleyan boys at Riverside Military

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State Playoffs Second Round Class AAAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Valdosta at Grayson 7:30 p.m. — Newnan at Mill Creek 7:30 p.m. — Archer at McEachern 7:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Westlake 7:30 p.m. — Central Gwinnett at Colquitt County 7:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at newton Class AAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Northgate at Lanier Class AAAA 7:30 p.m. — Worth County at Buford Class AA 7:30 p.m. — Vidalia at GAC 7:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at Jefferson County

SWIMMING

6:30 p.m. — Collins Hill in McCallie (TN) Invitational 6:30 p.m. — Dacula, Mill Creek and South at Collins Hill 6:30 p.m. — Shiloh, Berkmar and Meadowcreek at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — Parkview, Archer and Norcross at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Jefferson Davis, Jones Co., Jackson Co. at GAC

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5 p.m. — Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Miami vs. Mississippi State ESPN2 7 p.m. — Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Texas Tech vs. Utah ESPN2 7 p.m. — Rutgers at St. John’s FS1 8 p.m. — Houston Baptist at Texas Christian FSSE 9 p.m. — Iowa at Marquette FS1 9:30 p.m. — Gildan Charleston Classic: Bradley vs.

Virginia ESPN2 11:30 p.m. — Southern Methodist at Stanford ESPN2

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Quinn outlines flaws Falcons must fix The Sports Xchange The Atlanta Falcons got off to a 5-0 start before dropping three of their past four games.

They returned Monday from their bye week looking to recapture some of that early-season magic before facing the Indianapolis Colts at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at the Georgia Dome.

After the Falcons were upset by San Francisco on Nov. 8, it took some restraint for coach Dan Quinn to allow his team to take last week off as he previously scheduled.

Quinn convened the team Monday morning for meetings and later for practice. He challenged all his players to find ways to improve down the stretch.

“We have a lot of really good players. For us to play at our best, we need everybody to come through,” Quinn said. “The bye came at a good time for us to heal up. Now, we have a healthy team coming back into practice. As we are moving forward, we can’t wait to get rolling again.”

The coaching staff completed a thorough selfscout during the bye week.

Quinn has marked several areas for improvement, starting with the turnover margin, third down conversions on offense, third down stops on defense, red zone scoring on defense and penalty reductions.

“Let’s make sure we are finding the things that we do really well and emphasize and stress those things as often as we can,” he said.

The Falcons are even in

Buford honors four softball signees

Wolves’ top hitters.

Puckett, a four-year starter, played both shortstop and right field in high Buford, which has won school, hitting .308 with nine straight state titles, held 97 RBIs during her career. a signing ceremony MonSexton, a third baseman, hit day for four senior softball .442 with 106 stolen bases players who will continue during her time at Buford. their careers in college.

The signees were BreDacula’s Sherrill anna Gutierrez to Auburn, Lauren Jones to Kennesaw to sign with State, Drew Puckett to Kennesaw State Georgia Tech and Baylee Dacula senior Rachel Sexton to Georgia State.

Sherrill plans to sign with Gutierrez, recruited by the Kennesaw State track Auburn as a catcher, has started the past two seasons and field program this in left field for Buford. She Friday.

Sherrill won the Class has a .320 career batting average. Jones, a first base- AAAAAA state title in the pole vault earlier this year, man, also was one of the

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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.

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Jan. 23-24: No Excuses CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach-

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earning a spot on the Atlanta Track Club All-Metro Team. She also won the Class AAAAAA Sectional title as a junior, along with winning the past two Region 8-AAAAAA titles in the pole vault.

Buford volleyball ranked in the top 20 nationally Buford’s volleyball team is ranked No. 17 nationally in the latest CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Rankings released Wednesday.

The Wolves finished the season 41-0 and won their first Class AAAA state championship.

Duluth’s Carter commits to Columbus State

DULUTH — Duluth senior pitcher Alan Carter will continue his baseball career in college after signing a scholarship to play at Columbus State University on Tuesday.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound right-hander led the Wildcats’ staff as a junior last spring with a 3-5 record, a 3.62 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 50 1/3 innings.

Carter was also the Wildcats’ top starter as a sophomore in 2014, posting a 3-4 record with a 3.58 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 43 innings.

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San Francisco dropped them to 6-3 while Carolina is running away at 9-0.

“We are behind the eight ball right now,” Falcons wide receiver Roddy White said. “Ol’ Cam (Newton) and (the Panthers) are out there still balling. They are finding ways to win games. We have to go out there and keep up with the pace.”

The Falcons, three games behind the Panthers with seven to play, face the Panthers twice, but will also need some help in order to win the NFC South.

“When you are on the bye week and you watch football, see other teams and see how they are playing, and when you watch Carolina, they just find ways to win,” White said.

“They just find a way to put (themselves) in position to win football games.

They are doing a good job of that week in and week out.”

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holding penalties and its pre-snap penalties.

Quinn believes the Falcons can work on their technique to cut down holding calls.

“When you’re running the scheme that we run and you’ve got your hands on a guy, when is it time to release?” Quinn said. “That’s really when the holding comes. You usually see it when the jersey or the arm gets extended and you didn’t release in time.”

Pre-snap penalties were especially troublesome.

“That’s an area of emphasis that we can do better at,” Quinn said. “We have the officials come to practice. It comes down to us just executing those things better.”

They may have returned from their week off refreshed and relaxed, but the Falcons face a stark new reality in the NFC South race. Their recent losses to Tampa Bay and

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turnover differential, which ranks tied for 15th in the league with 14 takeaways and 14 turnovers (seven fumbles, seven interceptions).

The Falcons’ offense has converted 44.96 percent on third downs, which ranks sixth in the league.

The defense has allowed conversions on 40.35 percent of its third down situations, which ranks 22nd in the league.

The Falcons are 20 of 33 (60.6 percent) on touchdown percentage in the red zone, which ranks 11th in the league. However, the offense is only 4 of 11 in the past three games, including three red zone turnovers. The offense has six red zone turnovers for the season.

The Falcons have committed 73 penalties for 615 yards and 214 nullified yards (two touchdowns).

The team needs to focus on cutting down on 22

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 • 3B

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Clutch picks by Brookwood’s Jackson clinch Mercer wins

By Will Hammock

TD in Oklahoma State’s 35-31 win over Iowa State. Buford’s Joshua Thomas had seven carries for 23 yards and a TD for Iowa State. … Jordan Reid, a Parkview grad, caught a pair of secondquarter TD passes, one a 60-yarder, in Ohio’s 48-31 win over Ball State Tuesday night. He finished with four catches for 112 yards. … Greater Atlanta Christian’s Kalif Raymond had eight catches for 89 yards and two TDs in Holy Cross’ 23-7 win over Bucknell.

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The sight of Zach Jackson clutching the football has been a welcome sight for the Mercer football team the last two weeks.

In a season chock full of close losses, the Bears have relished a pair of back-to-back close victories, both made possible by Jackson, a junior safety from Brookwood.

His interceptions clinched last Saturday’s overtime win over Furman and the previous weekend’s upset of third-ranked Chattanooga.

The two big defensive plays — the latter helped him become this week’s Southern Conference defensive player of the week — stopped a trend of painful losses in close games by Mercer, which is 5-5 with all five defeats coming by a touchdown or less. The losses include 29-22 to Tennessee Tech, 34-33 to Wofford in overtime, 24-21 to Western Carolina, 28-21 to Virginia Military and 21-19 to The Citadel.

“The season hasn’t been going how we wanted it to go,” Jackson said. “We lost a lot of close games by one point, two points, three points. If you look at the season and look at our games, it’s always one play on defense or one play on offense that causes it. We could easily be undefeated, top-five in the nation. We could be getting ready for the playoffs. You can see how close it is.”

Jackson did his part to make those plays in Mercer’s recent wins.

The physical, 6-foot, 203-pounder had nine tackles and a third-quarter fumble recovery in the big upset of Chattanooga, Mercer’s first over a ranked team since restarting the football program in 2013. But his biggest play was an interception in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter that allowed the offense to run out the clock.

In last Saturday’s win over Furman, Mercer scored a touchdown to open overtime and on Fur-

Mapoles named all-conference Brookwood grad Eric Brookwood grad Zach Jackson has sealed Mercer’s last two victories with intercep- Mapoles, a senior linetions, including an overtime pick last weekend against Furman. (Special photo) backer at Wingate, made cludes linebackers Devin the All-South Atlantic man’s first OT play ended five pass breakups and a forced fumble that sealed Davidson of Peachtree Conference first team this with a Jackson intercepMercer’s first-ever SoCon Ridge and Kyle Williams week. tion. victory. He has 46 tackles of Parkview. Davidson, a Mapoles, a second-team “Going into overtime, (31 solos) this season en- junior, has 35 tackles and selection as a junior, leads we knew it would come his team and ranks third Williams, a sophomore down to us making a play tering Saturday’s season in the conference with on defense,” Jackson said. finale, a home game with by way of the Air Force Prep School, has 27 stops. 89 tackles. He also has “It just so happened their Samford.

A victory would give Freshman Dorian Kithcart a number of academic first play they threw in the the Bears a winning of Norcross also is on the honors, including NCAA middle of the field, they record, a three-game Division II Academic Allroster, as is kicker Cole threw it low, and I was winning streak and some American.

Fisher, a freshman from able to get to it.” positive energy going into Archer who is 1 of 1 on “Eric is one of the Those types of plays the 2016 season. smartest players we have field goals and 2 of 3 on were what the Mercer “It’s very important for PATs in limited action this ever coached,” Wingate coaching staff hoped to us to get this last win,” head coach Joe Reich season. get when they recruited Jackson said. “It could said in a release. “He’s Jackson, who originally carry into the offseason, the kind of guy you tell FOOTBALL signed with TCU. He him once and he gets it. redshirted in 2012 at TCU us having momentum, and into spring football. We He is very savvy. Eric has Quick hits and played against LSU know how close we are played through injuries.

Central Gwinnett’s and Kansas in 2013, but He is one of the toughest opted to transfer after that and how good we can be. George Morris had 14 Our potential is huge. It’s carries for 80 yards and guys we’ve ever had.” season. He also considvery important we close two catches for nine ered Furman, ChattaRoss earns conference nooga, Tennessee-Martin out the season with a win yards as Syracuse put a honor scare into No. 1 Clemson and Florida International, to go into this offseason.

We’ve got into it and atCoastal Carolina quarbefore falling 37-27. He but eventually chose the tack the offseason, turn terback and Buford grad also made two special brand-new program at those close losses into Alex Ross was named the teams tackles. TeamMercer. wins.”

Big South Conference Comate Kielan Whitner, a “I knew that they Jackson, who will grad- Mountain View grad, had Offensive Player of the were a startup program uate in May and begin Week on Monday. four solo tackles. Whitand they sold me on the work on a master’s degree ner also had nine tackles, Ross tied a Big South fact that I could come during his final college two forced fumbles and a single-game record with in and create something season in 2016, is one of pass breakup the previous five touchdown passes in new here,” said Jackson, a 45-13 victory over Kenweek against Louisville. whose older brother Josh six Gwinnett players on the Mercer roster. nesaw State. He complet… Buford’s Matt Bonaplayed football at Army That group includes dies averaged 40 yards on ed 20 of 27 passes for 262 and his younger brother starting quarterback John punts, putting three inside yards and a 216.70 pass Miles plays at North efficiency rating. the 20-yard line and two Georgia Sports Academy, Russ, a Mill Creek grad.

The junior has cominside the 10, in Middle a prep school. “I could pleted 155 of 260 passes SOCCER Tennessee’s 24-17 win help create a tradition for 1,999 yards and 16 over Florida Atlantic. where, sometime down touchdowns to just two SAA honors Marshall, Alvin Kamara of the line, I can look back interceptions. He also Muntean, Locke Norcross powered Tennesand see that I helped has rushed for 329 yards Oglethorpe soccer see’s 24-0 win over North create this program and and six more scores. One Texas with 15 carries for players and Gwinnett helped make it grow.” of his backups is North 127 yards and two touch- grads Topher Marshall, Jackson played in 11 Gwinnett grad Michael Nick Muntean and Jordan downs. … Parkview’s games last season and Haynes, also a junior.

Locke were named to the Chris Carson had 12 made 42 tackles, along The Mercer defense in- rushes for 70 yards and a All-Southern Athletic Aswith two interceptions,

sociation first team after helping the Stormy Petrels to the regular-season conference title.

Marshall also was voted the SAA Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first Oglethorpe player to win the award since 2004.

The Brookwood grad had seven assists, ranking second in the league, and two game-winning goals.

Muntean, a senior from Mill Creek, earned his third career SAA honor.

His 11 goals ranked second in the conference this season and his 23 points ranked third.

Locke, a Brookwood grad, bolstered a defense that allowed the fewest goals (13) and had the best goals-against average (0.77).

VOLLEYBALL Munlyn honored again by SEC North Gwinnett grad Alyssa Munlyn was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday, earning the award for the second time this season.

The Missouri standout had 17 kills with a .516 hitting percentage and seven blocks against Georgia and Kentucky last weekend. She is one of only two freshmen in the SEC to place in the league’s top 10 in both hitting percentage (.362) and blocks per set (1.01).

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Berkmar’s Brown gets weekly honor Kennesaw State guard Yonel Brown, after a huge game against Alabama, was named the Atlantic Sun Conference player of the week.

The Berkmar grad had 34 points and 10 rebounds against the Owls’ SEC opponent.

Gwinnett Grads is a column that runs on Thursdays spotlighting achievements of past Gwinnett standouts.

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IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS A quick look at where to watch former Gwinnett standouts on TV in this week’s college football action: TODAY 7:30 p.m. — East Carolina at Central Florida, ESPN Buford’s Dontravious Wilson (No. 7) is a running back, Buford’s Tre Neal (No. 33) is a defensive back and Shiloh’s Cam Stewart (No. 83) is a wide receiver for Central Florida.

FRIDAY 8 p.m. — Cincinnati at South Florida, CBS Sports Network Norcross’ Kevin Mouhon (No. 48) is a linebacker and Norcross’ Silverberry Mouhon (No. 92) is a defensive end for Cincinnati.

9:30 p.m. — Air Force at Boise State, ESPN2 Dacula’s Dexter Walker (No. 5) is a linebacker and Mill Creek’s A.J. Ruechel (No. 58) is an offensive lineman for Air Force.

SATURDAY Noon — Florida Atlantic at Florida, SEC Network Archer’s Antonio Riles (No. 51) is an offensive lineman for Florida.

Noon — The Citadel at South Carolina, SEC Network Mill Creek’s Kelsey Griffin (No. 94) and North Gwinnett’s Dante Sawyer (No. 95) are defensive linemen, Grayson’s Daniel Fennell (No. 30) is a linebacker, Archer’s Connor Redmond (No. 87) is a tight end and Parkview’s Trey Derouen (No. 79) is an offensive lineman for South Carolina.

Noon — North Carolina at Virginia Tech, ESPN North Gwinnett’s Donnie Miles (No. 15) and Jaye Stackhouse (No. 27) are defensive backs, Buford’s Mikey Bart (No. 45) is a defensive lineman and Buford’s Nick Polino (No. 58) is an offensive lineman for UNC. Norcross’ D’Andre Plantin (No. 62) is an offensive lineman for Virginia Tech.

Noon — Rutgers at Army, CBS Sports Network Collins Hill’s Rhyan England (No. 20) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Tyler Campbell (No. 36) is a running back, Norcross’ Emmanuel Aka (No. 96) is a defensive lineman, Lilburn resident Marcus Hyatt (No. 6) is a defensive back and Loganville resident J.D. Mote (No. 98) is a punter for Army.

Noon — Iowa State at Kansas State, Fox Sports 1 Buford’s Joshua Thomas (No. 1) is a running back and Archer’s Jaypee Philbert (No. 56) is an offensive lineman for Iowa State.

Buford’s Ryan Mack (No. 13) is a defensive back and Central Gwinnett’s Tyler White (No. 37) is a linebacker for Kansas State.

Noon — Purdue at Iowa, ESPN2 Buford’s Evyn Cooper (No. 6) is a defensive back and Lanier’s Tario Fuller (No. 25) is a running back for Purdue.

Noon — North Texas at Middle Tennessee, WATL Collins Hill’s Jordan Parker (No. 6) is a running back, North Gwinnett’s John Urzua (No. 19) is a quarterback, Duluth’s Anfornee Stewart (No. 34) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Shon Akins (No. 37) is a defensive back, Duluth’s Xavier Walker (No. 42) is a defensive back, Norcross’ Jahmal Jones (No. 43) is a defensive end, Peachtree Ridge’s Daniel Stephens (No. 66) is an offensive lineman, Mill Creek’s Josh Fannin (No. 72) is an offensive lineman and Buford’s Matt Bonadies (No. 99) is a punter for Middle Tennessee.

12:30 p.m. — Syracuse at N.C. State, WUPA Collins Hill’s Jonathan Thomas (No. 23) is a linebacker, Central Gwinnett’s George Morris (No. 27) is a running back and Mountain View’s Kielan Whitner (No. 25) is a defensive back for Syracuse.

12:30 p.m. — Georgia Tech at Miami, Fox Sports South North Gwinnett’s C.J. Leggett (No. 30) is a running back, North Gwinnett’s Roberto Hinojosa (No. 38) is a running back, Buford’s David Curry (No. 39) is a linebacker, Greater Atlanta Christian’s Tyler Cooksey (No. 43) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Clinton Lynch is a running back, Brookwood’s Bailey Ivemeyer (No. 62) is an offensive lineman, Central Gwinnett’s Francis Kallon (No. 92) is a defensive lineman and North Gwinnett’s Anree Saint-Amour (No. 94) is a defensive lineman for Tech. For Miami, Norcross’ Christopher Herndon (No. 23) is a tight end and Peachtree Ridge’s Tyler Murphy (No. 32) is a defensive back.

3:30 p.m. — Louisiana Tech at UTEP, Fox Sports Net South Gwinnett’s Kevin Gary (No. 83) is a wide receiver for Louisiana Tech.

3:30 p.m. — Buffalo at Akron, CBS Sports Network Buford’s Terrance Wilson (No. 37) is a defensive back and Mill Creek’s Johnathan Hawkins (No. 24) is a running back for Buffalo. Buford’s Tyler Shipman (No. 99) is a defensive tackle for Akron.

3:30 p.m. — LSU at Ole Miss, CBS Buford’s Reid Ferguson (No. 50) is a snapper, Buford’s Blake Ferguson (No. 53) is a snapper and Buford’s Vadal Alexander (No. 74) is an offensive lineman for LSU. Grayson’s Denzel Nkemdiche (No. 4) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Robert Nkemdiche (No. 5) is a defensive lineman for Ole Miss.

3:30 p.m. — Wake Forest at Clemson, ESPN2 South Gwinnett’s Deonte Davis (No. 29) is a defensive back for Wake. Grayson’s Wayne Gallman (No. 9) is a running back, Grayson’s Nick Schuessler (No. 12) is a quarterback, Grayson’s Ryan Carter (No. 31) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt (No. 75) is an offensive lineman for Clemson.

3:30 p.m. — USC at Oregon, ESPN Buford’s Ryan Dillard (No. 28) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Daniel Imatorbhebhe (No. 49) is a tight end for USC. 3:30 p.m. — Northwestern at Wisconsin, Big Ten Network Buford’s Steven Reese (No. 33) is a defensive back for Northwestern.

3:30 p.m. — Michigan State at Ohio State, ABC Brookwood’s Nick Tompkins (No. 32) is a running back for Michigan State.

3:45 p.m. — Louisville at Pittsburgh, ESPN News Parkview’s G.G. Robinson (No. 94) is a defensive lineman for Louisville.

4 p.m. — Idaho at Auburn, SEC Network Grayson’s Callen Hightower (No. 6) is a wide receiver for Idaho.

Parkview’s Kenny Flowers (No. 33) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Keenan Sweeney (No. 42) is a fullback, Mill Creek’s Kaleb Kim (No. 54) is an offensive lineman, GAC’s Darius Slayton (No. 81) is a wide receiver and Duluth resident Nick Ruffin (No. 19) is a defensive back for Auburn.

4 p.m. — Charleston Southern at Alabama, SEC Network Collins Hill’s Raymere Thomas (No. 1) is a defensive back, North Gwinnett’s Malcolm Jackson (No. 14) is a defensive back, Dacula’s Kelan Fraise (No. 42) is a running back and Collins Hill’s Jermichael Bailey (No. 45) is a linebacker for Charleston Southern. Buford’s Dillon Lee (No. 25) and Central Gwinnett’s Adonis Thomas (No. 17) are linebackers for Alabama.

7 p.m. — Mississippi State at Arkansas, ESPN Norcross’ Nathan Swanson (No. 59) is a snapper for Mississippi State.

7 p.m. — Georgia Southern at Georgia, ESPNU For Georgia Southern, Peachtree Ridge’s R.J. Murray (No. 2) is a defensive back, Meadowcreek’s Rayquan Sam (No. 39) is a defensive back, Wesleyan’s Zander Yost (No. 41) is a defensive back, North Gwinnett’s Tony Bradford (No. 44) is a linebacker, Mill Creek’s Cody Rediger (No. 46) is a tight end, Parkview’s Patrick Flowe (No. 48) is a linebacker, North Gwinnett’s Andy Kwon (No. 60) is an offensive lineman, Norcross’ Ryan Northrup (No. 62) is an offensive lineman, Parkview’s Jakob Cooper (No. 64) is an offensive lineman, Shiloh’s John Freeman (No. 78) is an offensive lineman, Duluth’s Myles Campbell (No. 81) is a wide receiver, Brookwood’s Andre Sims (No. 84) is a wide receiver, Mill Creek’s Eric Ritland (No. 88) is a wide receiver, Norcross’ J.B. Kouassi (No. 93) is a defensive end, North Gwinnett’s Jeff Ward (No. 96) is a tight end and Collins Hill’s Jake Banta (No. 97) is a long snapper. For UGA, Norcross’ Lorenzo Carter (No. 7) is a defensive end, Brookwood’s Shaun McGee (No. 8) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Matt Price (No. 29) is a wide receiver, Grayson’s Shattle Fenteng (No. 31) is a defensive back, Grayson’s Devin Gillespie (No. 36) is a defensive back, GAC’s Jared Chapple (No. 41) is a tight end, Brookwood’s Nick Moore (No. 43) is a fullback, Brookwood’s Cameron Faulkner (No. 44) is a fullback, South Gwinnett’s Reggie Carter (No. 45) is a linebacker, Buford’s Kolton Houston (No. 75) is an offensive lineman and Grayson’s Justin Young (No. 92) is a defensive end.

7 p.m. — Navy at Tulsa, CBS Sports Network Archer’s John Gillis (No. 15) is a defensive back, Brookwood’s Josh Brown (No. 44) is a running back and Wesleyan’s Tony Taylor (No. 53) is an offensive lineman for Navy.

7:15 p.m. — Tennessee at Missouri, ESPN2 GAC’s Micah Abernathy (No. 3) is a defensive back, Norcross’ Alvin Kamara (No. 6) is a running back, Buford’s Austin Smith (No. 11) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jason Croom (No. 18) is a wide receiver, Grayson’s Jayson Sparks (No. 37) is a running back, Wesleyan’s Jaye Rochell (No. 38) is a wide receiver and Buford’s Quay Picou (No. 55) is a defensive lineman for Tennessee. North Gwinnett’s Nate Brown (No. 2) is a wide receiver and Buford’s Thomas Wilson (No. 8) is a defensive back for Missouri.

7:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at Vanderbilt, SEC Network Parkview’s Bryce Lewis (No. 30) is a defensive back, North Gwinnett’s Caleb Scott (No. 9) is a wide receiver, Shiloh’s Stephen Weatherly (No. 45) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jared Pinkney (No. 80) is a wide receiver and Shiloh’s Darion DeBrossard (No. 70) is an offensive lineman for Vandy.

7:30 p.m. — Boston College at Notre Dame, NBC Sports Network Buford’s Montgomery VanGorder (No. 4) is a quarterback for Notre Dame.

7:30 p.m. — Baylor at Oklahoma State, Fox Parkview’s Chris Carson (No. 32) is a running back for Oklahoma State.

8 p.m. — TCU at Oklahoma, ABC Norcross’ Ridwan Issahaku (No. 31) is a defensive back for TCU. Peachtree Ridge’s Orlando Brown (No. 78) is an offensive lineman for Oklahoma.

10:30 p.m. — California at Stanford, ESPN Collins Hill’s Chris Palmer (No. 96) is a defensive tackle for Cal. 10:45 p.m. — Colorado at Washington State, ESPN2 Brookwood’s Afolabi Laguda (No. 8) is a defensive back for Colorado.

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Hinton ends Lakeside’s playoff drought With Gwinnett high school teams nearly sweeping their first-round playoff football games last Friday, what happened across the borders in DeKalb County was an afterthought — particularly a first-round loss by a DeKalb team.

But Lakeside-Atlanta’s lopsided loss at Westlake was quite the breakthrough, and it was headed up by a Gwinnett product, 1992 Brookwood grad Heath Hinton.

Hinton was previously an assistant coach at Brookwood, where he also won a state title as head coach of the Broncos’ powerhouse boys tennis team. Before the 2013 season, he was hired as the head coach at Lakeside, a big rebuilding project.

He went 2-8 his first season, 3-7 last year and finished this year 4-6, more importantly with the final playoff berth from Region 2-AAAAAA. The Vikings defeated Rockdale (39-20), Dunwoody (44-9), Camp-

This year will go down as a losing season, too. But a playoff berth is certainly a success for Hinton, Lakeside’s seventh head coach since 2005, his assistant coaches and his players.

Decision time for Dacula The Georgia High Will School Association Hammock released its classifications for the next cycle on bell (50-41) and Osborne Wednesday, and one of the (26-20), squeezing into the most interesting situations playoffs for the first time locally involves Dacula. since 1997.

Dacula has played in Playoff appearances more classifications over used to be the norm at the past two decades than Lakeside, a longtime pow- any other local school erhouse under Phil Lindsey — going from Class A and before him Wayman to AAAAAA and everyCreel. The Vikings won where in between — and state championships in their latest destination per 1970, 1972 and 1991 and this week’s announcemade the state finals in ment is AAAAAA (the 1996 under Lindsey. Since second-biggest class in the Lindsey’s last season revamped class breakin 1997, the program’s down). struggles are easily seen on The Falcons can opt the Georgia High School to play up a classificaFootball Historians Astion in newly established sociation website — it has AAAAAAA, which seen 17 losing seasons in features 17 other Gwinnett the past 18 years. schools. The competi-

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Apalachee last season.

“It was kind of tough,” “Tim is the sure-tackler,” Stewart said. “I knew when I Adams said. “He’s going came over here I was going to make the tackle if he’s in to have to compete to try on it. Stew is one of the big to get a spot to be where I hitters on the team. If he’s wanted to be. We all worked got you one-on-one, lined hard, they all helped me, up, you’re through. It’s a big they pushed me over the hit. Elijah just has amazing summer to get better and hustle. The dude is unbewhere I am right now.” lievable and he used to be a The competition among wrestler so if he’s in on the the four players never ends. tackle, he’s in on the tackle.” Every day at practice is an Adams and Gary have opportunity for the group to played together since they show each other who’s the 6-year-olds in the Lawbiggest playmaker. They renceville Youth Associaalso keep track of who has tion. They met Robertson the best stats. when they got to Central and “Nigel, he’s ahead of me,” Stewart transferred in this Robertson said. “So I’m summer from Apalachee. trying to get more (tackles) Stewart admitted he as the season goes on, as was a little nervous when playoffs go on, so hopefully arrived at Central, but the we can either tie or I can get other linebackers welmore.” comed him with open arms On the field Gary is usuto ease the transition. Gary ally the most vocal, Wofford said that while they ragged said, calling him the “motor on him a little bit, the team of the whole defense.” was aware that Stewart “We have fun,” Gary said. made over 100 tackles for “Especially when we’re

showdown begins with Collins Hill and Central we can make it more teams at 2:10 p.m., followed by and get more teams inPeachtree Ridge vs. Archer, volved. Maybe even some of Duluth vs. Berkmar and the big dogs like Norcross North vs. Dacula. The event and Shiloh would be great, will be capped off by Class but they had full schedules A-Private state champs St. this year. It’s a preview of Francis and Class AAAAA what could take place in Gainesville. the first round of the state Garnet said that he tournament a lot of years, expects the majority of the so I think it’s a cool thing to field to be playing in the open up the season.” postseason this year.

Play begins on Saturday “Gainesville and St. Franat 3:45 p.m. with Langston cis in their classifications Hughes and Alpharetta. they’re going to compete Dacula and Peachtree Ridge for state championships for will be in action on Satursure,” he said. “Then you’ve day as well, with North and got of course any Gwinnett Central Gwinnett playing in County team that’s involved. the nightcap at 8:30 p.m.

Any year any one of us can Monday will feature make a run at it. We’ve got Archer, Buford and North all those teams involved among local teams, with and then Buford is in it, Class A-Private runner-up with coach Eddie Martin Greenforest Christian taking over there and you know on Lee (Ala.) as well. he’s going to have a squad Tuesday’s Gwinnett like always … Greenfor-

Parkview

The girls event will also feature several highly touted individual players, such as recent LSU signee Faustine Aifuwa of Dacula and Maryland-bound guard Sarah Myers of South Forsyth.

While the girls field will be a round-robinstyle showcase event, the boys event, which doesn’t begin until Saturday, will feature

making plays and winning.

But when it’s grind time, inside this group or even on the whole defense, we get on each other. We make sure we’re positive, but we make sure there’s criticism so that we know that we need them to do that right and we need that production from them because every part of our defense is a special part. So when one person is lacking the whole system could break down, and that’s when the big plays come and stuff like that, but we love each other. We’re brothers and the communication on the field is great.”

Adams is committed to play for the University of Miami (Ohio) next season, but Vanderbilt is one of a few schools still showing interest. Stewart picked up his first scholarship offer on Monday from NAIA Kentucky Christian. Gary has offers from Samford and Florida A&M. Robertson hasn’t heard

from any schools yet, which means Friday’s game at No. 1 Colquitt County could be his last. It’s something that none of the four seniors take lightly.

After helping last year’s senior class take the programs to a new height, they’re hoping to take it even further this season.

“It means a lot to me,” Adams said of keeping the season going. “Because we’ve obviously taken over from the other senior class and what they did was big.

This was really important for us, because if we failed them as a senior class we’d be sitting at home right now down on ourselves, depressed about it. But we stepped up, did what we had to do and came out on top.

Now we’re kind of matching last year’s senior class, now all we’ve got to do is do better so we’ve got to get ready for practice (this week) and practice hard and try to outdo that senior class.”

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tion likely will be tougher in most sports, but they likely would be in a region with fellow Gwinnett schools.

If they stay in AAAAAA (where they are the second-largest school), the playing field could be more even in some sports, but only one Gwinnett school, Lanier, is in that classification. Dacula’s region in AAAAAA could feature Lanier and nearby schools like Apalachee and Winder-Barrow or possibly schools that require more travel like Habersham Central, Gainesville or Heritage.

Dacula plans a meeting Friday to discuss the options. It has until Nov. 30 at noon to declare its classification.

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the more traditional eight-team tournament bracket that includes the host Panthers, Mountain View and six other up-and-coming out-ofcounty teams.

“We like the tournament style for the time being,” Parkview boys coach Nick Gast said.

“It gives you plenty of practice of the postseason tournaments. We want it to be competitive, and that’s what we think we’ve got.”

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est Christian, there literally could be two or three state champions in this field. It’s a good field for sure.”

The tournament not only benefits the Bulldogs’ booster club but also will raise money for Susan G. Komen For The Cure Greater Atlanta. The cause is one that is close to the event’s namesake, North grad and current St. Louis Ram, Jared Cook.

Cook played with Garner at North and finished his career playing for Garner’s father Len after Matt graduated.

“My Dad’s the one that made the connection with Jared,” Matt Garner said.

“Jared and I were teammates, my Dad took over for Ralph Nunn and coached Jared his last two years in high school, so it was my Dad and Jared that came up with original idea to create

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the Jared Cook Classic.

When my Dad stepped aside and Zach became the head coach, Jared said as long as I was staying on staff he felt more than comfortable to continue to donate to the program. We were teammates for two years, but we’re brothers. We’ve known each other for quite some time now and he’s got my back and he knows we’ve got his. To return the favor, that’s why we raise money for Susan G. Komen.

He’s a huge spokesmen for them. He does a lot of work with Susan G. Komen. He did it a lot in Nashville and now does a lot in St. Louis because his mom is a breast cancer surviver. He has our back for sure and we greatly appreciate that.”

All games will be streamed live at www. thesuvtv.com as part of the Atlanta Peach Elite Series.

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school in AAAAA thanks to 17.1 percent of its students living outside of Gwinnett.

Greater Atlanta Christian, with 39.7 percent of its students outside Gwinnett, also was moved up in

class to AAA, where it is the third-smallest school.

Class A teams weren’t subject to the out-ofcounty bump, so Wesleyan (62.9 percent), Hebron Christian (10.9) and Providence Christian (31.7) weren’t moved and were placed in the smallest clas-

RECLASSIFICATION Here’s a look at where Gwinnett schools were placed (listed in order of enrollment, largest to smallest): Class AAAAAAA Mill Creek, Norcross, Brookwood, Peachtree Ridge, Meadowcreek, Collins Hill, Parkview, Berkmar, Grayson, North Gwinnett, Duluth, South Gwinnett, Archer, Shiloh, Central Gwinnett, Discovery, Mountain View Class AAAAAA Dacula, Lanier Class AAAAA Buford Class AAA Greater Atlanta Christian Class A Wesleyan, Hebron, Providence

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Lanier

line has put in the necessary work to become the force the team has needed it to be.

Size and ability has never been the issue, especially the former, with Lanier averaging 277.5 pounds per man among the six players who regularly rotate among the five line position on the field.

Experience, on the other hand, was a major concern. Aside from Marin being the only one back to have seen regular playing time on the varsity, the presence of sophomores Nate Stiltner (6-foot-2, 275 pounds) at center and Colin Foster (6-3, 255) at right tackle only added to Mobbs’ concern early on.

“We returned one starter from last year, so we knew going in that the goal was to get better every Friday night,” Mobbs said. “It obviously started this summer and before that in the weight room, but those guys have really jelled together. We play two sophomores on the offensive line, and it’s not ideal that you start a sophomore. But we’ve got two really talented ones.

“There’s really six guys that play five spots on the offensive line, and we rotate one guy in and out. They’ve just done a good job at getting better every week. We’re not where we want to be, but we’re certainly a lot further along from where we started.”

True, Marin’s leadership and the steady growth from Stiltner and Foster, as well as juniors Drew Allen (6-1, 255) and Hunter Beasley (6-0, 270) has helped the offensive line come a long way in a relatively short time.

The addition of 6-6, 345-pound junior tackle Jake Smith, who moved into the Lanier area over the summer after transferring from Gilmer, didn’t hurt either.

Still, Marin admits it took a while for the individual linemen to develop into the cohesive unit it has become.

“Really, our O-line has had a pretty good chemistry with each other,” the 6-1, 265-pound senior left tackle said. “We tend to laugh and tell jokes.

We sometimes go out to eat as a group.

“With our new addition Jake, things started out a maybe a bit rocky since he was pretty new and play-wise he didn’t really know all the plays. So our patience had to do with him learning the plays.

Everything else, once he got it down, (it was fine). With questions, I help him. We all help him understand the plays.”

Smith certainly appreciated the patience shown to him by his new teammates, though he appreciated more how much they accepted him as one of their own, something he says was demonstrated very early on this season.

“I kind of felt like I fit in with them right away,” Smith said. “We all had a lot in common. It’s a great group of people. So, it wasn’t that hard fitting in.

“I looked up to (Marin) a lot at first, especially because he helped me out a lot with all the plays.

If I wasn’t sure about something, he’d explain it to me. If he couldn’t explain it to me, we’d ask (offensive line coach Todd) Wellborn.”

Still, it took time for all the individual pieces on the line to really jell together and feel comfortable enough with each other for it to really have a tangible impact on the Lanier offense.

STATE FOOTBALL Friday’s second round Class AAAAAAA Valdosta at Grayson Newnan at Mill Creek Archer at McEachern Peachtree Ridge at Westlake Central Gwinnett at Colquitt Co. Collins Hill at Newton Class AAAAA Northgate at Lanier Class AAAA Worth Co. at Buford Class AA Vidalia at GAC Wesleyan at Jefferson Co.

And the line of demarcation on exactly when that transformation occurred is fairly clear.

Through the first half of the Region 8-AAAAAA showdown with Gainesville on Oct. 9, the Longhorns averaged 21.5 points per game, and that number was aided by several strategic defensive scores off turnovers late in a few games that helped seal some of the team’s five victories to that point.

And after the offense managed just 90 yards in a scoreless first 24 minutes in the game against the Red Elephants, Wellborn had a message for his linemen.

“Yeah, he said some pretty choice words (at halftime),” Smith said with a grin. “And it kind of got us fired up.”

That chemistry began to show in the second half as the line opened plenty of holes for the Longhorns’ stampedelike running game led by brothers Marcella and Marcko Baity, who combined for 238 yards on the ground that night, and provided protection for quarterback Tahj Tolbert, as Lanier muscled out a 16-8 victory.

“I feel like we started to work together more (that game),” Smith said.

“Gainesville being a really good team, and seeing how well we did against them … the way we drove the ball down the field on them, it just clicked. If we can do this against them, why can’t we do this against anyone else?”

Indeed, that performance in the second half of the Gainesville game, which included a 14-play, 80-yard scoring drive that drained nearly six minutes off the clock, has turned out to be a major turning point for the line and the offense in general.

The Longhorns have averaged 40.8 points per game in the following six games, including 27 against a tough East Paulding defense in last week’s 27-13 first-round playoff win over the Raiders.

And the difference in the confidence and execution of the line has not gone unnoticed by Mobbs.

“It was because we won some games defensively early on,” Mobbs said. “So against Gainesville, we did a good job keeping our defense off the field. We had four or five very significant drives that were very basically all run plays.

“Even if you look at (last) Friday night, we had a 96-yard drive where we did not throw the ball one time. As a coach, even through there weren’t many flashy plays in that drive, that’s more exciting than a big play.”

As much as that excitement has carried over to the Lanier linemen, they also know there’s still plenty of work for them to do, beginning with Friday’s game against a Northgate (10-1) team that has been every bit as good defensively as the Longhorns have been.

“Playoffs is a whole different atmosphere,” Marin said. “It’s all hardcore, get to it, cover the ball, grind it out football.”

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From Staff Reports

Oaks features South Florida-bound guard Some of the nation’s Andres Feliz, who plays top basketball talent for the under-19 Domindescends on Berkmar ican National Team, and this weekend for the backcourt mate RichardCourtCred.com Run N’ son Maitre, a Canadian Shoot Classic, which who played with Team will feature more than Africa earlier this year 30 players with Division at the Adidas Nations I scholarship offers. showcase.

The Patriots, led Wesleyan girls

by Indiana commit Al to host tourney Durham, will host the The Wesleyan girls event and will play in basketball team’s the 6 p.m. game against Wesleyan Turkey Tipoff Heritage. That matchup begins Saturday with is part of five games, two local teams, the host beginning with Walton and Central Gwinnett. vs. Woodward Academy The Wolves play the at 1:30 p.m. last of four games in Covenant Christian Saturday’s first-round, a and Tulsa signee Mar5:30 p.m. game against tins Igbanu play QualDruid Hills. Central ity Education, led by Gwinnett plays RivFrench youth national erwood in the 4 p.m. team guard Renathan matchup. Should both Ona Embo, at 3 p.m., Gwinnett teams win, then nationally ranked they would play each Westlake, featuring other in the event’s four-star Chuma Okeke, semifinals Monday at faces Gray Collegiate 5:30 p.m. and one of the nation’s The other first-round top freshmen, Juwan games are Morgan Gary. After the Berkmar County vs. Miller Grove game, nationally ranked at 1 p.m. and Hillgrove Word of God Christian vs. Hapeville Charter at Academy (N.C.) plays 2:30 p.m. defending Florida state After Monday’s champion West Oaks. semifinals, the tourney Word of God is led concludes on Tuesday by undecided five-star with the finals slated for Rawle Alkins. West 5:30 p.m.

ATLANTA — It hasn’t taken Nick Jacobs long to make his presence felt at Georgia Tech. It just took him a year to get here.

Jacobs grew up in Atlanta and played at South Atlanta High School with current Utah Jazz star Derrick Favors. Jacobs decided to sign with Alabama, where he played 93 games and made 57 starts. He transferred to Georgia Tech after the 2013-14 season and had to wait a year before he could suit up. He was in street clothes last season while the team went through that forgettable 12-19 campaign.

“Last year was tough, sitting there watching all the close games my brothers went through,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs has made sure the wait was worth in. In two games the 6-foot-8 forward has averaged 17.5 points and 7.0 rebounds. That includes a 23-point effort against Tennessee on Tuesday that matched his career high from his Alabama days.

“He’s getting in better shape,” coach Brian Gregory said. “Defensively he’s getting better. He’s shown a great commitment to watching film and learning.”

Two weeks ago Gregory took Jacobs aside and showed him video from last year and how Demarco Cox

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets forward Nick Jacobs (32) celebrates their win over the Tennessee Volunteers at McCamish Pavilion. The Yellow Jackets won 69-67. (Photo: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports)

was able to get himself in better position to play defense and get rebounds. The next day Gregory noticed that Jacobs was trying to incorporate some the techniques he had been shown on the film.

“He wants to be a better player and I think he knows this is his senior year and you only get so many chances,” Gregory said.

Jacobs said, “I just want to win. If that’s got to be me coming off the bench or being in the game just to defend or doing the little things …”

They’ll need Jacobs to be at the top of his game again

on today when Georgia Tech hosts Green Bay at 7 p.m., the third of four consecutive games to open the season. The Yellow Jackets (2-0) are coming off a nice win against the Vols and will need to play well against the Phoenix, who have won 24 games in each of the last two seasons.

Green Bay, a participant in the NIT the last two years, changed coaches after last year’s 24-9 campaign. Brian Wardle moved on to Bradley and was replaced by Linc Darner, who came from Florida Southern, where he won the NCAA Division

II championship in 2015.

Green Bay is off to a 0-2 start with road losses to Stanford (in overtime) and East Tennessee State.

The Phoenix are led by senior guard Carrington Love, who is averaging 27 points. Love is a bomber who is 9-for-15 on 3-pointers. He scored a career-high 32 points and six 3-pointers at Stanford.

Charles Cooper averages 14.5 and Kenneth Lowe averages 13.5. Lowe had a career-high 23 points in the loss to ETSU, which began at 6 a.m. as part of ESPN’s 24-hour basketball marathon.

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BY M.D. NANNI • Oak • Maple • Cherry • Walnut New Homes Repairs Refinishing Renovations

SERVICE We pick up any of the following items: All scrap metal such as all appliances, air conditioners, lawn mowers, metal windows & doors, garage doors, motorcycles, house & barn tin, gutters & awnings, metal signs, junk cars, old batteries, etc.

SPECIALTY WORK

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

*No TVs or computer monitors.

770-867-9670

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Call 770-601-8495 404-545-3299

FOREST REMODELING, INC. •Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types

WISE MASONRY & CONSTRUCTION, INC. Brick, Block, Stone Carpentry, Roofing, Fireplace, Room Additions, Vinyl Siding Decks, Steps, Mailboxes, Pressure Washing, Painting Insurance Repairs All Types Of Home Repairs

404-719-9753

Call John

770-962-2071 HANDYMAN SOLUTIONS

BY HERNANDO

Leave message if no answer.

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

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

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

DO YOUR SHARE

678-482-1702

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL

We offer 24 hour Emergency Service

Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding

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

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

678-825-2656 COMMERCIAL RENTALS

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE Gwinnett, Lawrenceville RECORDING STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Office/Warehouses 1200 up to 18000 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

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 NEWTON Commercial Property For Sale or Lease Near Highway (10977 Old Atlanta Highway, Covington, GA).

805-689-2233.

CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE

If interested contact Mary Beth, Hoschton, Ga., 770-940-1605

Bucket Truck Summer Seasoned

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Delivered & Dumped

All Types of Yard Work * Lawns starting at $30

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 APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

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 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN

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

Large Lots.

770-513-3151

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

PETS/LIVESTOCK

ADOPT A PET

ALL OAK FIREWOOD FOR SALE $120 “Heaping Truckload”, Stacked, Gwinnett Area.

404-805-1783

KITTEN Beautiful, 7 week old, spayed, wormed, litter trained.

Free to a good home.

770-885-3489 lv msg.

VEHICLES

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BMW Z3 ROADSTER, 2000. 99K MILES • $6750. Fabulous and priced way under the market. Automatic trans, silver with black convert top and leather.

Super CarFax and beautiful. Comparable cars are selling for over $9000. Owned by California collector and babied. Drive daily and it is very collectable and should appreciate in price while you are having fun.

770-882-4605.

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

MERCEDES 450SL, 1980.

NISSAN 300ZX, 1984.

One owner, driven 4,700 miles per year.

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

Only $4950.

Call 770-899-5856

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL, 2003. 134 K MILES. $4950. 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

KIM BASINGER’S CONVERTIBLE. (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 $11,900.

Call 770-873-2627

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

MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1976 Convertible driven only 3,200 miles per year. Meticulous aircraft engineer owned. Near perfect white body, tan leather interior and looks new.

Extensive records.

White hard top and black soft top. Drive daily or win trophies.

NADA and Hagerty value $18,600-34,500.

Fabulous and priced way under the market at only $9,900.

Call 770-895-7161

MAZDA 3, 2006 5 door. Automatic. Well maintained, premium tires, alarm. Great stereo w/CD player, front airbags, exc. mileage. $6995. 404-667-6768

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

VOLVO XC90, 2005 T5 108K 2 OWNER MILES. Gorgeous silver SUV with black leather. Exc. CarFax. Babied and beautiful priced way under the market for a low miles super desirable XC90. Only $6750 770-873-2627.

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, 2005. 124K MILES. Excellent drive anywhere car. Beautiful white with gray interior, great Car Fax. Exceptional and only $5400.

Call 770-895-7161

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400 PERIMETER MALL BMW Z3, 2000 Convertible for sale.

Good condition.

126,700 miles. $4,500 or best offer. 2.3L 6 cylinder engine, manual transmission.

Call 678-451-6221

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FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268

770-962-SELL

CHIHUAHUA Purebred, 3 mo old. Neutered, housebroken, well behaved, sweet. Free to a good home. 770-8853489 lv msg.

VEHICLES

COLLECTOR WAREHOUSE SALE 4560 Atwater Court Suite 110 Buford, GA Thursday 11/19 and Friday 11/20 8:30 am-5:30pm Collector selling overstock items, porcelain signs, gas pumps, coca cola signs and drink boxes…a little bit of everything

770-962-SELL

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HOUSES FOR RENT

WANTED TO RENT Single Male, 68, clean, quiet, seeking a large room, rooms, or efficiency apartment with full bathroom that only I will be using and cleaning. Unrestricted kitchen privileges and laundry machine privileges are required. No drugs, drama, drunks. Call 470-248-5275 and listen carefully to my message. Gwinnett/South Hall or Jackson area.

APPLIANCES

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

M&M Lawn

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

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

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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

WANTED FOR RENT

LOGANVILLE - Huge Estate Sale - Four Generations. Fri., Sat., Sun. 11/20-11/22. 3160 Maple Cove Dr. Everything from fine collectibles to fun treasures!

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

770-356-3005

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.

Willing to teach reading, math, etc. Most of all character training from a Biblical prospective.

Established 1989

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MONROE, 30656 WAREHOUSE FOR RENT Hwy 81. 20,000 sf/ security fence, 440-3 phase power, tractor trailer accessible.

Call 478-202-0917.

Lawrenceville, 30043 MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE SAT. 11/21, 8:00-2:00 LawrencevilleSuwanee Road to Hearth Place, First Left On 1964 Marsh Creek Dr. Full size Craft-Matic bed, small table & 2 chairs, ent. unit, computer monitors, small file cabinets, battery operated caddy, books, household items, knick-knacks, karaoke machine, pictures, WII games, Justin Alexander Vintage wedding gown size 16, plus misc.

Go Into The Holidays & New Year Knowing That Your Childcare Worries Are Solved

404.886.3587

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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

MONROE, 30656 OFFICE BUILDING FOR RENT Hwy 81. Features: 10 offices, reception area & more. 6’ security fence & parking.

Call 478-202-0917

LAWRENCEVILLE, 30043 • Garage Sale Fri, 11/20, 8-5:30 & Sat, 11/21, 8-2. 392 Club View Dr. Off Camp Perrin Rd. Stocking stuffers, furniture, rugs, clothing, Weider Pro9940 Weight Benches, Treadmill Pro-Form 635CW, toys, Much More!

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

770-780-9786

LAKE WALTON ESTATES MOVING SALE: EMPTY NESTERS DOWNSIZING. Selling dining room, bedrooms, kitchen items and fine china, sofa, armoire, outdoor, John Botz prints, other artwork, colorful wind artwork, pottery, appliances, 55” Panasonic Viera TV, DR Mower, 21’ Pontoon, etc. Call to schedule visit and get gate information. 678-342-6267 or text 678-471-0238, or get craigslist links.

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If it’s in your yard, we do it!

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

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

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

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

LAWRENCEVILLE ROOMMATE needed to share 2BR/2BA apt. Furn.

Nice & clean.

Util. incl. $575/mo.

305-510-3499

LAWRENCEVILLE, 30043 395 Silverthorne Pt. Adult Clothing - Unique Items - Collectables.

DATE/TIME: Nov. 20-21 from 8am to 12 noon.

CHILDCARE PROVIDED

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

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JIM ELLIS BUICK GMC MALL OF GA 3600 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 770-945-8700 www.jimellisbuickgmcmog.com

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RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF BUFORD 4490 South Lee St., Buford, GA 30518 888-804-2957 www.hendrickbuford.com

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RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF DULUTH 3277 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096 888-475-8808 www.hendrickatlanta.com

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