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‘I know he did not mean to take my baby’s life’ Mother of girl killed in Ga. 316 accident forgives man accused of causing it BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien@gwinnettdailypost.com

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PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED

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The path of Monday’s total solar eclipse goes through far northeastern Georgia, but while that means Gwinnett County will only get a partial eclipse, one astronomer says residents shouldn’t feel left out. “If you stay in Gwinnett, you’re still going to see a show,” Georgia Tech astronomer, Dr. James Sowell, said. “You won’t get that totality, but you’re going to be like 98 percent blocked. It’s going to get dark.” The eclipse will begin in this area at about 1:06 p.m. with maximum obscurity — meaning the height of the eclipse — happening at about 2:36 p.m., according to an interactive map created by NASA. The eclipse is expected to end at about 4 p.m. How much of the sun

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Jennifer Powell doesn’t hold any resentment toward the man arrested in connection with the crash that killed her 9-year-old daughter on Georgia Highway 316 on Thursday morning. “I know he did not mean to take my baby’s life,” Powell told the Daily Post. “I am sure that he is in agony. We have all made mistakes and have been fortunate enough not to hurt someone. But this time it happened.” On Thursday at about 10 a.m., Andrew Elsberry, 28, had been following his GPS as he drove his Dodge Ram Lily Kate 3500 in the left lane Powell down Ga. 316 westbound under Boggs Road. His GPS warned him that traffic on Interstate 85 was heavy. To avoid the traffic, his GPS suggested he get off at the next exit instead. That meant Elsberry had to get all the way into the right lane. So he looked over his shoulder to see whether he could merge. When he looked forward again, he noticed that the Dodge Caravan in front of him was stopping. He couldn’t stop in time. Powell was driving that Caravan. In one of the back seats sat her daughter, Ceceilia Powell, who went by Lily Kate. The force of the crash pushed the Powells’ Caravan into a Toyota Corolla that was slowing down in front of it. To add to the confusion, the driver of a fourth car, a Nissan Sentra, hit the back of Elsberry’s truck. Both Powell and Lily Kate were hurt in the crash — and Elsberry didn’t hesitate. He hopped out of his truck and began administering aid to everybody in the Caravan. Powell and her daughter were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center. Lily Kate See CRASH, Page 7A

SNELLVILLE CITY HALL PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED

DOWNTOWN LAWRENCEVILLE PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED

98.3%

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Because most of Georgia is outside of the path of totality, in which the moon obscures the entire sun, views of the eclipse will differ with vantage points throughout the county. Top, Atlanta will be 97% obscured at 2:36 p.m.

Ga. NAACP: Remove Confederate symbols from public lands The Confederate memorial at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville includes an inscription which says it is “In remembrance of the citizens of Gwinnett County who honorably served the Confederate States of America.” (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

BY CURT YEOMANS

“We, as the descendants of the Americans that were victims of the barbaric attacks of The Georgia chapter of the slavery which were perpetrated NAACP called on state officials by the Confederate States of Friday to remove all ConfedAmerica, believe that it is past erate symbols from public time to remove those symbols property in response to last from government properties,” weekend’s violence in Charlotsaid Phyllis Blake, president tesville, Va. of the NAACP Georgia state The organization called conference. on Gov. Nathan Deal and the conference. The group also In Gwinnett County, there “This is the birth place of Georgia General Assembly to pushed the state’s mayors to re- are at least two visible Confed- Martin Luther King (Jr.). We “act immediately on this issue,” move all Confederate symbols erate symbols on county-owned should act like it,” another officials said during a news from city government property. property. member said. curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

The call for action comes almost a week after a group of white supremacists protested to prevent the removal of a Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville. A counterprotester was killed amid violent clashes between demonstrators. The violence in Charlottesville has sparked a nationwide debate surrounding the symbolism of Confederate monuments and whether they have a place See MEMORIALS, Page 7A

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Pastor’s son ID’d as victim of Settles Bridge drowning cailin.obrien @gwinnettdailypost.com

The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man who drowned in the Chatta-

hoochee after jumping off Settles Bridge on Wednesday as a local pastor’s son. Joshua Katikala, 20, was jumping off the bridge with his friends Wednesday afternoon when he disappeared.

“According to his friends, he appeared to be in distress upon resurfacing,” said Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services Capt. Tommy Rutledge. “One of the friends jumped in the water

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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Gwinnett County Police Department is looking for volunteers from diverse religious backgrounds to volunteer as police chaplains. Chaplains are meant to help comfort and counsel those in need during law enforcement incidents. “Police chaplains play C

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his church community. “He was the strength and inspiration Joshua behind Katikala many in the church,” according to the page. “As an energetic and inspiring worship team leader at Lifeline Church, he led a powerful youth ministry that will continue to look up to him through his memories.” The page’s administrator set a goal to raise $11,500 for the Katikala family. As of Friday evening, the page had raised $11,504. “Thank you for the overwhelming response,” the administrator posted on Friday. “Please continue

to pray as we finalize the funeral details.” This isn’t the first time in recent weeks that the Gwinnett community has had to cope with a drowning death involving Settles Bridge. On July 30, Mountain View High School soccer player Perez Tamfu drowned after jumping from the same bridge. Like Katikala, his friends weren’t able to save him. Now the Katikalas are left to mourn just as the Tamfus were a few weeks earlier. “The pain of losing a 20-year-old son is unbearable and the loss irreparable for the parents and sister,” according to the You Caring page. “That will stay with them the rest of their lives. Please remember to pray for them.”

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to provide assistance as the other friend grabbed a cellphone to call 911.” The friend wasn’t able to save Katikala. A Gwinnett County Swift Water Rescue Team found the man a mile downstream at about 6:18 p.m. He was about two feet under the river and caught in tree debris. He later died at Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Katikala was the son of a pastor at Lifeline Church, a Christian church that caters to the Indian community in Cumming. After his death, the church congregation created a page for Katikala’s family on You Caring, a crowd-funding site similar to GoFundMe. The page described Katikala as a role model both to his younger sister and those in

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Interested candidates will need to submit to a background check, which could include a criminal history check, driving history check and references. Candidates should also be regularly ordained members of their clergy for at least two years. Applicants will also need to be engaged in the active ministry as a principal vocation in life for a minimum of two years and must be found by a licensed physician or surgeon to be free from any physical, emotional or mental conditions that might adversely affect their exercising the duties of a police chaplain. Visit www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/ gwinnett/Departments/Police/VolunteerOpportunities to apply.

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Dogs (and their humans) attend Gwinnett’s first Downtown Dog Day in Lawrenceville

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The dog days of summer really hit Lawrenceville on Saturday afternoon — or insert any other dog-themed cliche here. Starting at noon on Saturday, around 125 dogs and the humans who love them gathered on the Courthouse lawn for the county’s first Downtown Dog Day. Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Program Supervisor Tina Pangle headed up the team of Parks and Rec employees and volunteers hosting the fuzzy guests and their people. “We wanted to be able to bring people and their pets out to socialize with each other and enjoy downtown Lawrenceville,” Pangle said. Cornhole and giant checkers games speckled the lawn along with lines and lines of dog bowls filled with water for panting puppies. A few yards away, a group of colorful tents made up the “flea-market,” a haven of vendors and resources for pet owners. “We wanted an event that was educational for pet owners, specifically dog owners,” Pangle said. Tents offered free samples of organic doggy-treats or fun dog-friendly toys. Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen offered information about where humans can find free food for their pets when times get hard. A few tents down, Penny the “tripod dog” showed off her disfigured front paw and her overbite while her owners explained how important

Above, Grace Yu and her dog Spark won the best-dressed dog contest at the Downtown Dog Day in Lawrenceville on Saturday. At left, Natalie Rudow and her Doodle won dog/owner look-alike contest at the Downtown Dog Day in Lawrenceville on Saturday. (Photos: Gwinnett County Department of Parks and Recreation)

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anything a four-legged dog can do.” Jessica Nelson strolled through the tents with two of her family’s 10 dogs. The Nelson’s foster dogs, but today they’d brought out Maya, 1, and Kelsie, 2, — two of their permanent puppies. A volunteer pets and feeds a fuzzy guest at Downtown “We try to socialize them Dog Day in Lawrenceville on Saturday. (Staff Photo: at events like this,” Nelson Cailin O’Brien) said. “So they’re just out it is to adopt differentlyline,” said Lauren Kramer- saying ‘hi’ and learning to abled dogs. Theuerkauf. “But even walk on leashes.” “They’re always the though (Penny) looks difBoth dogs are sweetfirst in the euthanasia ferent, she can actually do natured, but Maya some-

times lunges at other dogs. So Nelson used Saturday to teach herself how best to handle Maya’s tendencies. She listened as George Hernandez, a public outreach and education specialist for Gwinnett Animal Welfare and Enforcement, taught her the proper way to hold Maya and Kelsie’s leashes when they get a little too excited. “I actually learned that you pull up on their necks instead of backward,” Nelson said. “Because pulling backward hurts them and when I pull up on her neck, she’ll sit and she’s more submissive. And it stops her from lunging at other dogs.”

Hernandez said he was glad to teach the Nelsons a new trick. He said educational events like this are becoming more important than ever in a growing Gwinnett county. “The county’s getting bigger, so we want people to know that as more and more people move in, there are ordinances that need to be followed,” Hernandez said. “And that just prevents dog bites or accidental breeding and so forth. It’s all education.” Some dogs got educated, but others mostly enjoyed Saturday for the free swag and the fun. Lynn BorenParris said that’s what her tiny Chihuahua Harley was into. “His favorite part was getting treats,” she said. Pangle said event officials gave away 100 “doggie swag-bags.” They also signed 55 dogs up for their two contests — the bestdressed dog and dog/owner look alike contests. Boren-Parris said she was glad to have fun with Harley close to home. “We’re glad to be here,” she said. “We’d like to see more pet events in Gwinnett County. It’s nice to have something like this in Gwinnett County.” Boren-Parris and other pet owners who enjoyed Downtown Dog Day could be in luck. Pangle said Saturday was a “jumping off point” for what she hopes will be a major annual event for Gwinnett. “We’re hoping next year to move it to McDaniel Farm, where we can make it a lot bigger,” she said.

Ga. Dept. of Human Services’ new Gwinnett facility opens Monday By Curt yeOmans

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The Georgia Department of Human Services’ child and family-oriented programs in Gwinnett County will begin moving in under one roof in Lawrenceville on Monday. The department announced this week will bring the opening of the department’s new 100,000-square-foot facility at 95 Constitution Boulevard after more than a year of construction. Eventually, the building will serve as the offices for 400 state employees who will serve more than 120,000 Gwinnett County families. The department’s office at the new building will be open for walk-in customers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. “Initially, the building

The Georgia Department of Human Services’ new building in Lawrenceville will open on monday. The facility will bring several offices for child and family-oriented programs in Gwinnett County under one roof. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

will serve clients of the Department’s Division of Family and Children Services,” department officials said in a statement. The state said it expects to also move its Gwinnett Division of Child Support

Services offices to the new facility this fall. Residents who use that division’s services will be able to manage their cases at www.childsupport.ga.gov though. “DCSS offices in Gwin-

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year, Georgia DFCS Director Bobby Cagle said having the division’s services spread across three offices in the county had led to logistics issues. “Administrators in particular have to be in the place where their employees are,” Cagle said at the time. “Often times what we have to do is shuttle between buildings here in Gwinnett County.” Residents who need to apply in person for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or medical and child care assistance

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will begin going to the new facility to do so starting this week. They can also apply for TANF, medical assistance and child care assistance at www.compass.ga.gov though. As a result of the new building opening, the division’s offices at 2211 Beaver Ruin Road in Norcross and at 33 S. Clayton Street in Lawrenceville will move to the new facility on Monday. Gwinnett residents who previously went to division’s office at 446 W. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville for economic assistance programs will also begin going to the new facility as the old office’s staff transitions to their new home. “The (Crogan Street) office will still be open for limited child welfare services through November,” officials said.

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Man with reunion crush wants to connect Dear amy: I never thought I’d be writing to an advice columnist, but I am recently divorced. My wife and I were separated for years, so my nonrelationship time is quite long. I don’t date and had no intention of looking for another relationship. I recently attended a high school reunion. A woman whom I had a crush on in school was there, without a significant other. She is no longer using her maiden name so I assume she was married, even if she isn’t any longer. We were casual friends in school and chatted briefly at the reunion. She left early so I didn’t have the opportunity to have a longer conversation. In any case I wouldn’t have “hit on her” at the reunion because I feel that would have been uncomfortable not only for us, but also for our classmates. If I had met her in different circumstances, I certainly would have invited her to meet for lunch or coffee and “chatted her up.” We are old enough that it is uncertain if we will ever see each other again, so I don’t want to chance a “two ships passing in the night” situation. Of course, I have no idea if she would have any interest in me, even if she is currently unattached. I figure I can: 1) Forgetaboutit 2) Ask a mutual friend on Facebook if they know

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Amy Dickinson if she is unattached and can offer their own suggestion and/or 3) Contact the lady in question directly. Option two risks a bit of embarrassment and might even be offensive to the friend. Option three risks more embarrassment and could be taken as very offensive by my old crush, especially if she is in a relationship. I am less concerned about embarrassing myself than about damaging any friendships. Your suggestion? — Wondering Dear WonDering: Don’t overthink this. Rather than go through others, you should send this friend a “friend request” on Facebook. If she accepts it, you should be able to see from her profile and postings what her current status is. Facebook is a great way to connect and slowly get to know someone. It is the perfect venue for following up on a reunion interlude. Dear amy: We hosted a wonderful anniversary party recently for ourselves (our 50th!) and were

thrilled to have friends and family attend. The invitation read “No Gifts,” but as sometimes happens, the directive was overlooked. Along with lovely cards, we also received a boatload of zucchini along with the explanation: “We thought you’d love to have something from our garden!” First of all, it was awkward greeting old friends with a hug and a greeting, and then lumbering off with an armful of zucchini and a smile, especially when we’re thinking, “What the heck are we going to do with this?” Plus, our two refrigerators were stuffed to the gills with pop, beer, fresh fruit, veggies and other munchies for the pre- and post-party festivities. After the party, though we looked forward to spending even more time with our out-of-town guests, we were busy cramming all the zucchini into our refrigerators — along with leftovers from the dinner. So, I’d like to notify people that as party plans unfold this year, they should make a mental note to leave their zucchini at home. Unburden your bounty with the neighbors. Or donate to a nearby food pantry. Or sponsor a friendly baseball game using your larger zucchinis as bats. Whatever you do, don’t show up at party time with your zucchini. We’re thrilled to see you. We just don’t need your squash.

— Awash in Squash Dear aWash: At my hometown church during this time of year, the collection plate isn’t the only thing being passed around, as people offload the excess bounty from their gardens to fellow worshippers: Tomatoes, corn, and the omnipresent zucchini! I agree that zucchini is a strange gift to present as an anniversary present, but this time of year for vegetable gardeners, the rule is to either give squash or be squashed. Your local food pantry might have been happy to welcome this fresh produce. Dear amy: I’m responding to people who don’t like tattoos. They often express their contempt by pointing out how bad tattoos will look on old, wrinkled skin. Trust me, we who love tattoos know this and don’t care. I loved your comment about your uncle’s aging tattoos: “I loved him, so I loved his tattoos, too.” — Fan Dear Fan: Tattoos don’t tax my own capacity for affection in the slightest. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

An energetic outlet will help you maintain balance as well as curb stress. Look for opportunities to learn and to explore your inner self. Signing up for a course related to personal growth will give you greater insight into the possibilities available to you. Change is encouraged. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Reassess your lifestyle and the decisions you make every day to come up with a plan that will inspire you to improve your current situation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Don’t go overboard. You may desire personal or physical change, but the results will not live up to your expectations if you are excessive or unrealistic. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Open up about what you want to see happen. If you don’t share your feelings, no one will know what you want. Positive change will lead to satisfaction and happiness. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Emotions will skyrocket and tempers will mount. Avoid situations that back you into a corner. Stick to creative endeavors that will keep you too busy to indulge in personal battles. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A different location or hangout will give you a new outlook. Participate in events that can bring about change in your community or influence how you go about realizing your plans. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ll crave change, but that doesn’t mean you should engage in travel or something that is going to be costly or time-consuming or could upset someone who loves you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Make relationships a priority. Be willing to compromise if it will help stabilize your life. You must do the work if you want to reap the reward. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Make time for your needs. Plan to relax or indulge in something that brings you joy. Personal improvements or creative endeavors will lead to interesting encounters. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A change of plans or location will inspire you to do things differently. Protect against mishaps, minor injuries or health issues. Proper diet, exercise and moderation will be required. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — The urge to participate should be monitored carefully. Don’t take part in something that is above your physical capabilities. Be smart, and lean toward activities that require intelligence, not brawn. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Make personal choices that will improve your domestic situation. Do the work required to add to your comfort or convenience. More action and less talk will pay off. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — When it comes to making donations or lending or borrowing money or possessions, don’t act in haste. Don’t make assumptions. Avoid indulgent behavior. Moderation will save you from financial and emotional loss.

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Begin planting fall vegetables now Brookwood teacher With autumn around the corner, now is the time to start planting fall vegetables such as broccoli, collards, kale, cabbage, turnips, onions and others. The weather will be beginning to cool, but the temperatures are still warm enough for the plants to become established. Start preparing for the plantings by removing and disposing of dying summer vegetables and raking any debris from the surface of the ground since insects and diseases may be present in it. In lieu of a soil test, apply one to two pounds per 100 square feet of an all-purpose fertilizer such as 10-10-10, 6-12-12, 5-10-15 or another one with a similar ratio, and then incorporate it into the soil. The choice of what to grow depends on your preferences. Cabbage comes in green, red and savoy (wrinkled) varieties. Harvest the cabbage heads by cutting just below them with a sharp knife. Do not let them become overly mature because the cabbage heads will

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Several types of vegetables grown for their roots thrive in the cold weather. Turnips are prized for both their roots and leafy greens. Harvest the root portion of the plant when it reaches a width of two to three inches. If allowed to grow any larger, it will become pithy and inedible. Bulb type Tim Daly onions and green bunching onions are planted in the fall crack, especially if the soil and will be ready for harvest has been dry and suddenly in the late spring. Radishes becomes wet. Broccoli remature within 30 days and quires minimal maintenance. are easy to grow. Make Harvest the heads when they successive plantings of short are small but before the buds rows every 10 to 14 days to begin flowering, leaving get a continual harvest. Radroughly six inches of the ishes can be sown in spaces stem attached. Let the lateral between slow-maturing side shoots grow to develop vegetables like cabbage or more flower heads. Leafy broccoli. Other root crops greens, such as collards, that thrive in cooler weather kale and mustard greens are include beets, rutabagas and quite tolerant of the cold and carrots. can be harvested when they Several caterpillar pests, are small or when they have such as the cabbage looper, matured. These plants will can cause problems for the begin to flower and go to vegetables. Insecticides seed as the weather begins containing bacteria that to warm up in the spring and specifically target them are should be removed at that available and are sold under time. trade names such as Dipel

or Thuricide. Aphids are frequently a problem. Use insecticidal soaps or in some cases just wash them off with a hose. You can have an abundant harvest of vegetables during the cold weather. With a little planning and preparation, fall vegetable gardening can be a productive and a rewarding endeavor. If you would like to learn more about fall vegetable gardening, UGA Extension Gwinnett is offering a class on the subject on Aug. 28 from noon to 1 p.m. in the second floor conference room of the second floor conference room of the Gwinnett County Government Annex Building, 750 South Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046. There is no charge, but registration is required by Aug. 25 by contacting the Extension office. Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Agent with UGA Extension Gwinnett. He can be contacted at 678-377-4011or tdaly@uga. edu.

obituaries a loving husband, father and grandfather, and will Thomas Bruce be missed by all who knew Thomas James Bruce, and loved him so dearly. In age 63 of Lawrenceville, addition to his parents, Jim GA passed away August is preceded in death by his 16, 2017. Wages & Sons brother, Samuel Dorough, Gwinnett Chapel 1031 of Tuscaloosa, AL. Lawrenceville HighHe is survived by his way, Lawrenceville GA, adored wife of 51 years, 30046 770-277-4550. Paula Bolton Dorough, daughters, Leslie Downs, (Robert) and Susanna Lloyd (Wayne), and grandchildren Alex, Caroline, CUMMING Casey, and Nathan. He is also survived by his sister James Dorough Mary Frances (Murray) Mr. James R. (Jim) Beiser (Buckhead, GA), Dorough, age 73, passed brother Joseph Dorough away Thursday morning (Tuscaloosa, AL), as well at his home in Cumming, as numerous nieces and Georgia. nephews. Jim was born August Funeral services will 31, 1943 in Tuscaloosa, be held Tuesday, August Alabama to the late James 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at R., Sr. and Ann Berryman the Episcopal Church of Dorough. the Holy Spirit, with the He served in the U.S. Reverend Keith Oglesby Army, and after graduatofficiating. ing from the University In lieu of flowers, the of Alabama, Jim began family requests that a career path in Sales memorials be made in and Marketing, and held Jim’s name to either the management positions with Episcopal Church of the both Deering Milliken and Holy Spirit, 724 Pilgrim GAF corporations. These Mill Road, Cumming, GA positions took his family 30040 or the American to Boston and New York. Cancer Society, 6500 SugLater moves brought his arloaf Parkway, Duluth, family to Gwinnett County GA 30097. and Jim’s career transiIngram Funeral Home tioned to homebuilding & Crematory, Cumming, and eventually to residenGeorgia is in charge of artial development. rangements. Jim loved Gwinnett and Condolences may be was an extremely active made at www.ingramfufixture in the community, neralhome.com. and was involved in many philanthropic efforts. He BUFORD was active in the Atlanta Ronald Dowell Homebuilder’s AssociaRonald Larry Dowell, tion, the 1818 Club, and age 72, of Buford, GA the Gwinnett Chamber passed away on August of Commerce-where he 17, 2017. Arrangements proudly served on the By: Junior E. Flanigan of Board of Directors. Flanigan Funeral Home Jim loved traveling and and Crematory, Buford, cherished his European GA (770) 932-1133. adventures with his wife, Paula. He was also an avid golfer and gin player and treasured his time with family and friends at The River Club (Suwanee), $15 photos Cuscowilla (Eatonton) and St. Ives (Duluth). are available Jim retired to Forsyth County where he was a with all member of the Episcopal Obituaries and Church of the Holy Spirit. Death Notices He now resided in heaven, surrounded by Call for details loved ones who went before him, and in the 770.963.9205 loving arms of God who Ext.1161 or Ext.1162 blessed him here on Earth. He was tremendous friend, LAWRENCEVILLE

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Gladys Holley Gladys Leighton Holley, 95, of Duluth, GA passed away August 17, 2017. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, GA 30092. (770)448-5757. www. crowellbrothers.com.

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Willis Hoopaugh Willis Hoopaugh, age 72, of Dacula, GA passed away on August 17, 2017. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

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Laurence Lesser, M.D. The Public Memorial Service Honoring the Life and Medical Career of Dr. Laurence “Lanny” Martin Lesser, M.D., F.A.C.C., (Label Mendel ben Natan Hillel vRachel) will be held on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at 2:30 P.M. at Snellville United Methodist Church, 2428 Main St. East, Snellville, GA 30078. The family will receive friends after the service at the Church. Dr. Lesser, age 72, of Snellville, GA, beloved Gwinnett County cardiologist since 1979, died at his home on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, before sunset, 10 Av, 5777, surrounded by his devoted wife, Sandra, and his beloved children and grandchildren. Dr. Lesser was buried on Thursday, August 3, 2017, in the traditional Jewish custom

gets national honor By Keith Farner

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A Brookwood High teacher who earlier this year picked up a state award from a group of English teachers has now added a national honor. Amber Simmons, an English Amber teacher, Simmons has been named a 2017 National Council of Teachers of English High School Teacher of Excellence Award winner. The award recognizes and celebrates excellent high school teachers. Simmons is the only Georgia teacher to receive the award and one of only 15 winners nationwide. The Brookwood High teacher earned the

honor after she was named the 2017 Georgia Council of Teachers of English High School Teacher of the Year in the spring. Principal Bo Ford said Simmons is a special educator, and it is wonderful that those at the state and national level have recognized her. “As an educator she has a true impact on students, their families and our community,” Ford said in a press release. “While she works very hard at building a relationship with her students through the study of literature and language, she works equally as hard at having students build stronger relationships with their families and/or other adults who care about them. One way she does this is through the use of family dialogue journals.” Simmons will be presented with the award at the NCTE conference Nov. 18-20 in St Louis.

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at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. Dr. Lesser was diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer known as adenocarcinoma on March 19, 2016. Dr. Lesser fought this incurable cancer with grace and dignity. He was always concerned about his family and his responsibility to his patients despite his illness. Those left to cherish his memory are his devoted and loving wife, Sandra Inglett Lesser; son, Rabbi Joshua Craig Lesser and his fiancé, Alex Ramaldes of Atlanta, GA; daughter, Mishele Elizabeth Lesser of Brooklyn, NY; Sandra’s two sons, Wes Albright and wife Ronda of Woodstock, GA and Asa Albright and his wife Shannon of Buford, GA; three grandsons, Ethan Albright and Owen Albright and Aiden Albright; four granddaughters, Lily Albright, Salem and Blair Smith, and Kimberly Albright Anderson & her husband Scott; one great grandson, Logan Anderson; loving sister, Barbara Weinreb and husband Harold of Scarsdale, NY; nieces, nephews, and a host of many friends & colleagues across the country. Dr. Lesser was preceded in death by his mother, Rose Rodin Lesser in 2003, his father, Eli N. Lesser in 1994, and his sister, Audrey Lesser Erdman in 1990 (Barbara’s twin sister). In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the (1) “Laurence Martin Lesser, MD Graduate Medical Education Endowment,” by contacting the Gwinnett Medical Center at 678-312-8500, www. gmcgiving.com OR the (2) Eli/Rose Adult Program Fund, C/O Congregation Bet Haverim, P.O. Box 29548, Atlanta, GA 30359, www.congregationbethaverim.org OR to (3) Temple Beth David, 1885 Mc Gee Rd SW, Snellville, GA 30078, www. gwinnetttemple.com in memory of Dr. Laurence M. Lesser, MD, F.A.C.C. THE FULL EDITORIAL TRIBUTE can be viewed and CONDOLENCES may be sent at/to www. wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel (770-979-3200), 3705 Hwy. 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 has been entrusted with arrangements for Dr. Lesser.

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Cecilia Kathryn “Lily Kate” Powell, age 9 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away August 27, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

Gail McLeod VanArsdale, 75, of Atlanta, GA formerly of Duluth, GA died August 7, 2017. Gail was born in East Orange, NJ, and lived in many locations over the course of her life, including Reading, PA, Wilmette, IL, Indianapolis, IN, Pensicola, FL, Providence, RI, San Diego, CA, Wyoming, OH, and Memphis, TN, before retiring to Duluth, GA. She attended Purdue University (Phi Mu sorority). An artist throughout her life, she was a realtor and Coldwell Banker office manager during her twenty years in Cincinnati, OH. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, she loved art, animals, swimming, and cheering on patients with her everpresent smile at Glancy Rehabilitation Hospital. She had recently moved to Brookdale Senior Living in Brookhaven after the death of her husband. She was a member of St. David’s Episcopal Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Peter VanArsdale and their infant son, Douglas; she is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Laura VanArsdale (Doug Sershen) of Columbus, OH, Linda VanArsdale Grass (Kevin Grass) of Brookhaven, GA; grandchildren, Elizabeth and Natalie White, James, Lila, and Samuel Grass; brother, Hugh McLeod, III of Bellingham, WA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, George VanArsdale (Tricia Burke) of Louisville, KY; sister-in-law and brotherin-law, Madeleine Arnold (David) Brandenburg, KY, and her beloved cats, Wilson and Tigger. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Roswell, GA with The Rev’d Anne Elizabeth Swiedler officiating. Memorial gifts may be made to St. David’s (www.stdavidchurch.org) or the animal shelter of your choice. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are being handled by Bill Head Funeral Home & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535..

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Dorothy Rainwater Dorothy “Dot” Rainwater. On August 16th, one of God’s special children, Dot Rainwater, passed away after a sudden illness. She was blessed with nearly 91 years surrounded by devoted family and friends who cherished her sweet smiling expression and uplifting, loving nature. Born in downtown Atlanta in 1926, she migrated to Pine Lake, Stone Mountain, Dacula and ultimately Lawrenceville. She spent 49 years with her beloved husband, Thomas Lester Rainwater Jr. They dated for one month before getting engaged, and then married a month later. Two very blessed children survive her, son, Thomas L. Rainwater III (Patricia), and daughter, Denise Rainwater Griffin (Michael); along with adored grandchildren, Jason Michael Griffin, Heather Rainwater Todd (James), and Tamara Alis Rainwater, and great grandchildren, Riley Elizabeth Todd, and Cole Michael Griffin. The service to honor Dot’s exceptional life will be Monday, August 21st at 11 AM at Tom M. Wages Funeral Home, 120 Scenic Hwy., Lawrenceville. She will then be buried next to the love of her life at Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain. All are invited to visit the family Sunday August 20th from 2-5 and Monday from 9-11 at the funeral home. For information call (770) 963-2411 or visit www. wagesfuneralhome.com. .

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Herman Roper Herman G. Roper, age 66 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away August 18, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770963-2411 www.wagesfuneralhome.com .

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46-year-old convicted of statutory rape BOC, Suwanee enter agreement for sidewalk at George Pierce Park call from her school that same day. Officials said A 48-year-old man was her daughter had missed convicted on Wednesday of school. The mother grilled luring a then-14-year-old her daughter for about three girl with him to a hotel in hours. In the end, the 14-yearSnellville for sex in 2015. old said she’d skipped school The girl testified during with a boy the trial that she was close to her throwing out the trash one age. day in August 2015 when “The Sergio Michaelangelo Paul mother of the approached her and told her victim knew she was pretty. Then, they her daughter exchanged phone numbers. was lying,” On Aug. 18, Paul convinced according Sergio the girl to skip school. He Michaelangelo to the trial Paul picked her up in his truck summary. and took her to La Quinta Inn So she took where he had rented a room. her daughter to speak to their “The victim said that she pastor the following night. had vaginal and anal sex with This time, she told him she’d the defendant,” according to had sexual contact with a a trial summary. “She also boy close to her age. The stated that the defendant pastor told her mother and performed oral sex on her.” the following day, her mother The teen’s mother got a took the 14-year-old to a local

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Gwinnett County commissioners gave the green light to Parks and Recreation officials to let the City of Suwanee build a sidewalk connecting George Pierce Park to a nearby neighborhood. The intergovernmental agreement approved by commissioners clears the way for 800 feet of sidewalk to be built in the park. The goal is to give residents of the Ruby Forest subdivision pedestrian access to George Pierce Park. “The city of Suwanee will provide all design, construction administration and bidding

services for the project,” Parks and Recreation Project Administration Division Director Grant Guess wrote in a letter to commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash on July 24. The agreement shows the sidewalk will replace an existing natural surface trail in the park. It also shows the city has budgeted funding for the construction project. “Both parties agree that the trail, as a pedestrian entrance to the park and as a service to their citizenry, requires a more thorough rebuilding, including the installation of a hard surface (concrete) trail,” the agreement states.

hospital to be examined. The hospital called the Snellville Police Department. “(Officers) testified that while the victim initially gave a couple of conflicting statements, she finally told them the truth,” according to the trial summary. “Her statements were corroborated by hotel surveillance footage as well as the defendant’s hotel intake registration card signed by the defendant.” A jury convicted Paul of enticing a child for indecent purposes and statutory rape, but acquitted him of two counts of aggravated child molestation. The judge sentenced Paul to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years on probation. “Defendant is to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life,” according to the trial summary.

Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, GCPS receive $20K grant for gardens By Keith Farner

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Learning gardens have become popular across Gwinnett County Public Schools in recent years, most notably at Pharr Elementary, where state officials have toured. This week, more schools received an infusion of funding thanks to a $20,000 grant from the nonprofit Keep America Beautiful to Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful as part of its community partners grant program. The grant is designed to benefit communities with projects that focus on critical needs. Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful’s grant program is titled Project Plant it Forward. It’s a joint effort between Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, GCPS, Monarchs Across Georgia and the Captain Planet Foundation, Project

Plant It Forward to allow local schools to create edible and pollinator learning gardens. “Gleaning inspiration from the pay-it-forward movement, these gardens will not only

nett Clean and Beautiful. “By making them school-based, we are teaching our children about Learning gardens the importance of conservation have become popuand sustainability, as well as the lar across Gwinnett County Public Schools rewards that come from helping in recent years, most those in need. Above all, we are notably at Pharr teaching them — at a young age Elementary, where — that they can have a hand state officials have in making a difference in their toured. This week, more schools received community and in the lives of an infusion of funding others. We hope that’s a lesson that resonates throughout their thanks to a $20,000 grant from the nonlifetimes. profit Keep America In addition to Gwinnett Clean Beautiful to Gwinnett and Beautiful’s grant initiative, Clean and Beautiful. Lowe’s is supporting more than (Special Photo) 30 other grant-funded community service projects this year. Gwinnett Clean and Beautipromote much-needed polful plans to launch Project Plant linator conservation, they will It Forward in the following also create a supply of locallyGwinnett schools during the grown food for families in 2017-2018 school year: Couch need,” said Schelly Marlatt, Middle, Grayson Elementary, executive director of GwinGrayson High, Pharr Elemen-

tary, Starling Elementary, Trip Elementary, Ferguson Elementary, Meadowcreek High, Nesbit Elementary, Radloff Middle and Rockbridge Elementary schools. “We are very fortunate to have partners like Lowe’s and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful who recognize the importance of environmental education. GCPS is proud of its work in this area and Project Plant It Forward will be a great addition, helping educate students and better our community,” said Jonathan Patterson, GCPS’ associate superintendent for curriculum and instructional support. Brenda McDaniel, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful’s Green and Healthy Schools Coordinator, will coordinate the project between GCPS, Monarchs Across Georgia and the Captain Planet Foundation.

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•From Page 1A is blocked by the moon in Gwinnett is going to depend on where a person is located in the county. A person in downtown Braselton, for example, will experience just over 99 percent obscurity of the sun while a person in downtown Norcross will have 97.9 percent obscurity. Sowell said people should be excited about the eclipse because it’s been about 100 years since a solar eclipse last crossed the U.S. like this. “You’re seeing an aspect of the extremely slowmoving celestial dance of the universe,” Sowell said. “The time between these kind of events is so long that you happen to be living at the right time, so lets go experience it. The universe doesn’t wait for you.” Solar eclipses are rare in Georgia The last time a solar eclipse caught the imagaination of Georgians on this scale was in 1984, according to Sowell, and even that solar event wasn’t quite the show that will be seen in northeast Georgia on Monday. It was an annular solar eclipse, which Sowell said means the moon was too far away from Earth to block all of the sun so it ended up being a partial eclipse. There’s another reason why Sowell said people in Georgia should take the opportunity to see this eclipse. While another total solar eclipse path will cross part of the U.S. in 2024, it will not come near the state. “The closest point to Atlanta is going to be Paducah, Ky., so now you’re talking about a six-hour drive versus an hour-and-ahalf ,” he said. After that, the next solar eclipse that will cross part of the U.S. won’t happen until about 2044, he said.

•From Page 1A in the public eye. Local officials in several states, including California and Maryland, have already removed Confederate statues and memorials in their cities. Residents in other cities have taken matters into their own hands, vandalizing or even tearing down Confederate symbols. Earlier in the week, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams called for the removal of the carving of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from Stone Mountain. Locally, there had been talk that residents might call on Gwinnett County leaders to remove symbols located on county property during the public comment period at this past week’s Board of Commissioners meeting. No such calls were made at the meeting though. Gwinnett County Democratic Party Chairman Gabe Okoye said the party, which was involved in protests against Commissioner Tommy Hunter earlier this year over controversial comments he made on Facebook, has not taken an official position on Confederate monuments in the county.

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ille Suwanee Road. The Gwinnett Braves are also hosting an eclipse watch party on Monday, with Coolray Field being opened up to the public at noon. The team will not provide viewing glasses, but attendees are welcome to bring a lunch with them. The following local library branches will also host children-oriented eclipse watch parties, several with eclipse glasses, on Monday: • NASA At Your Library: 2017 Solar Eclipse Viewing from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Grayson branch, 700 Grayson Parkway. • Our Future’s So Bright We Gotta Wear Shades from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Lawrenceville Branch, 1001 Lawrenceville Highway. • A Total Eclipse of the Sun from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Suwanee branch, 361 Main St. • Solar Eclipse Viewing at Centerville from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Centerville branch, 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville. • View The Solar Eclipse from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Lilburn branch, 4187 Church St. • Eclipse Viewing Party

from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Five Forks branch, 2780 Five Forks Trickum Road in Lawrenceville. • Eclipse Viewing Party at 2 p.m. at the Hamilton Mill Branch, 3690 Braselton Highway, in Dacula. • Space Out (Eclipse Viewing) for kids under 10 at 2 p.m. at the Snellville branch, 2740 Lenora Church Road. • Auburn Eclipse Party from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library, 24 Fifth St., in Auburn. Eclipse glasses hard to come by as event approaches Several Gwinnett businesses, including every Walmart, Lowes, Ace Hardware and Best Buy location in the county, reported being sold out of eclipse glasses on Friday. Sowell stressed it is important to wear special eclipse glasses when looking directly at the sun during the event because it could otherwise damage a person’s eyes. There are other ways to see the moon’s shadow block out the sun, though, such as poking a hole in an index card and letting the sun shine through the hole onto another card. He said there are other items that can create a similar pinhole viewer effect though. “Tree leaves can act as pinholes as well,” he said. Plan ahead if traveling to the path of totality Sowell said there is one thing to anticipate if you are traveling to northeast Georgia or South Carolina to watch the total eclipse: Traffic. Lots of traffic. The astronomer is so worried about eclipserelated congestion on the roads that he is leaving on Sunday to go to his viewing spot at Lake Hartwell. “I don’t think you can start at 10 in the morning and expect to get to where you’re going,” he said. “Make it a point to get there as soon as possible.”

to fallen soldiers from multiple conflicts, as well as fallen public safety officers and county employees, at the Gwinnett Justice And Administration Center, which is also in Lawrenceville. County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash could not be immediately reached for comment on the NAACP’s request. Perhaps the most visible Confederate marker on public land in Gwinnett is a memorial at the Historic Courthouse. It is much younger than many other Confederate monuments in metro Atlanta, having placed on Above, the Confederate memori- the historic courthouse’s al at the Gwinnett Historic Court- grounds in 1993 by the house in Lawrenceville was Sons of Confederate placed on the county park site in Veterans and the United 1993 by the Sons of Confederate Daughters of the ConfedVeterans and the United Daugheracy. ters of the Confederacy. Left, The inscription on the the first flag of the Confederate memorial says it is “In States of America hangs from a flag pole at the Gwinnett Justice remembrance of the citizens of Gwinnett County and Administration Complex’s Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawwho honorably served renceville. It is one of 13 flags the Confederate States of flown at the memorial, along America.” with the U.S., Georgia, Gwinnett It has a gold ConfedCounty, United Nations, military erate States of America services branches, P.O.W. and seal at the top, above an “Don’t Tread on Me” flags. (Staff engraving of a confederPhotos: Curt Yeomans) ate soldier standing in Okoye said he will commemorates. and hatred,” Okoye said. front of an altered verdiscuss with officials in “Accomplishments One of the symbols on sion of the first flag of the county-level party of heroism should be county property is at the the Confederacy. Below though. In his personal celebrated, but it must be Gwinnett County Histhat image is the inscripopinion, it may depend someone whose revered torical Courthouse on the tion, “1861-1865 Lest We on the monument and actions benefited us all Lawrenceville Square. Forget.” what each one specifically and not acts of oppression The other is at memorial It also includes a quote,

attributed to World War II British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, which says “Any people with contempt for their heritage have lost faith in themselves and no nation can long survive without pride in its traditions.” The other Confederate symbol is the first flag of the Confederate States of America, which is one of 13 flags flown at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center’s Fallen Heroes Memorial alongside the U.S., Georgia, Gwinnett County, United Nations, military services branches, P.O.W. and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags. The memorial recognizes Gwinnett County residents who died in each war the U.S. fought since the county was founded in 1818, as well as county employees and officers from public safety agencies in Gwinnett who died in the line of duty. The first flag of the Confederate States of America is different in appearance from the controversial, and more well-known, Confederate battle flag. It features a three alternating red-andwhite stripes and a circle of seven stars on a blue field. The stars represent the first seven Confederate states, including Georgia.

NASA had this map created to show people how much of the sun will be blocked in different parts of the U.S. during the solar eclipse that will cross the country on Monday. (Photo: NASA)

How to watch the eclipse in Gwinnett Parents can already expect their children to be in school during the eclipse. Gwinnett County Public Schools announced last month that it will keep students in school for an extra hour on Monday because of the eclipse. “GCPS has made the decision to dismiss one hour later than usual as a safety precaution,” Associate Superintendent for Curriculum and Instructional Support, Dr. Jonathan Patterson, said at the time. “It would be difficult to monitor students who are being dismissed or those who are riding on school buses during the eclipse. “Ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun. In addition to addressing safety concerns associated with the eclipse, the delay will provide more time for us to make this a special educational event for our students, allowing us to organize safe and engaging viewing experiences for students.” That doesn’t mean there won’t be things for people to do in Gwinnett to enjoy the eclipse. There are

events planned — some family-friendly and some more adult-oriented — to celebrate the event. Sowell said there aren’t a lot of restrictions on what makes for a good place to watch the eclipse. “As long as you can see the sun, it would be pretty good,” he said. “It depends on whether you want to experience it with people or if you’re more of an isolationist, and you want to kind of be by yourself. I would make certain you have a good view of a lot of the sky. You don’t want to be among a lot of tall trees, or a building.” One big — and free — solar eclipse watching event in Gwinnett County will take place in the city of Duluth. The city is teaming up with the Duluth library branch to hold an eclipse watch party from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Duluth Town Green. The library will provide some educational activities and students from Coleman Middle School are expected to come over for the event. The library will have a limited number of eclipse glasses, but officials are urging attendees to bring

their own glasses if they have them. “We wanted to give the community a chance to come together to experience something that hasn’t happened in a long time,” Duluth spokeswoman Amanda Leiba said. “We’re excited about it because, while we’re not in the path of the total eclipse, but we’re close to it.” Elsewhere in Gwinnett, McCray’s Tavern on the Lawrenceville Square will host a Once in the Blue Moon Ultimate Eclipse Party from 1 to 3 p.m. The event, which is sponsored by Rock 100.5 FM, the City of Lawrenceville and Diamond Vision, will include Blue Moon Girl’s give-aways and 23-ounce Blue Moon beer specials in a complimentary glass. The Facebook event posting for the party says Diamond Vision will be providing solar eclipse glasses. Meanwhile, Olde Towne Tavern and Grille is inviting residents to join restaurant staff and representatives of 94.9 The Bull on its patio to watch the eclipse. The restaurant is located at 835 Lawrencev-

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Crash charged with following too closely and homicide by vehicle in the second degree. Both of those offenses are considered misdemeanors. Homicide by

vehicle in the second degree charges the driver with causing “the death of another person without an intention to do so,” according to Georgia law. Powell said she realized

this situation could have happened to anyone. “Especially my friends in Atlanta — please be so careful driving,” Powell said. “Life is precious and we easily get distracted.”

Powell attended her daughter’s funeral on Saturday. She said reflecting on Lily Kate’s life renewed her forgiveness for Elsberry. “I want everybody to

know we forgive him because Lily Kate would have forgiven him,” Powell said. “Pray for him because I cannot imagine the guilt he feels. God loves him, too.”

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An international manhunt was underway Saturday for the driver of a van that killed 13 people in Barcelona as police probed the wreckage of a suspected bomb factory for clues to the cell behind this week’s two terror attacks in Spain. The flattened ruins of a house in the village of Alcanar have become the center of a massive police investigation into the terror cell suspected of using the house to make bombs. When an explosion destroyed the house Wednesday night, killing one person and seriously injuring another, it set in motion a series of events culminating in the deaths in Barcelona and one more in a second attack in the town of Cambrils. A manhunt has been ongoing since a van plowed into pedestrians Thursday afternoon on Las Ramblas in the heart of Barcelona, killing 13 and injuring 120.

Nigerian president returns to Nigeria after treatment President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Saturday after spending more than three months in London seeking medical treatment. Buhari’s plane landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the capital, late in the afternoon. The 74-year-old president has not made any public appearances during this period or addressed the country directly apart from a short voice message to wish Muslims a happy Ramadan. He was expected to speak to Nigerians in a broadcast on Monday. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been the acting president in his absence. Buhari has been battling an unspecified illness since the beginning of the year and has spent long periods in London receiving treatment.

In Berlin, neo-Nazis, counterprotesters take to the streets Neo-Nazis marched in the streets of Berlin on Saturday as counterprotesters assembled to meet them, a week after a white supremacist rally turned deadly in Charlottesville, Va. Helmeted police in riot gear stood guard as right-wing demonstrators converged on the German capital to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler’s deputy. About 500 people on each side turned out, police said. Convicted at the Nuremberg war crimes trials, Hess served a life sentence at Spandau Prison and was the sole inmate there from 1966 until his death in 1987. Nazi sympathizers revere Hess because he never renounced his beliefs decades after the fall of the Third Reich. — From wire reports

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people Malala Yousafzai ‘so excited’ to go to U. of Oxford

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(CNN) — Malala Yousafzai says she is “so excited” after being accepted to study at the world famous University of Oxford. The 20-year-old Pakistani activist who rose to prominence after being shot in the head and neck by the Taliban while on her way home from school in 2012, has won praise for her campaigning and advocacy Left, Sgt. Richard “Sam” Howard died Saturday afternoon from wounds he suffered in surrounding the rights of a shooting Friday night in Kissimmee, Fla. Officer Matthew Baxter died at the scene of girls to receive education. the shooting in the central Florida city near Orlando. (Photos: CNN) Already a Nobel Peace said. He also faces charges Praying for a quick recov- both hands, while the other Prize winner and the youngest ever UN Messenger of of carrying a concealed ery for officer in critical was hit in his stomach, Peace, Malala will now weapon and resisting arcondition,” Scott tweeted. Bruno said. The suspect, rest. Later he added: “Our who was also injured, died hope to complete the presO’Dell said he was grieving hearts become after being taken to a local tigious Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at found at a bar and had a 9 even heavier with the hospital, he said. Oxford. mm pistol and a .22-caliber terrible news of Sgt. Sam And in Pennsylvania, Announcing the news on revolver. Howard’s passing.” two state troopers were Twitter, Malala wrote: “So Following the news of Kissimmee is about 20 shot late Friday, said excited to go to Oxford!! the shooting, President miles south of Orlando. Melinda Bondarenka, a Well done to all A-level stuDonald Trump tweeted his Other officer shootings spokeswoman with the condolences. Two officers in JackPennsylvania State Police. dents - the hardest year. Best “My thoughts and sonville were also injured One suffered a wounded wishes for life ahead!” prayers are with the KisFriday. When officers hand; he was released from simmeePolice and their arrived in response to an the hospital, State Police Hidden message loved ones. We are with attempted suicide call, they Capt. Joseph Ruggery said you!” the president said. encountered a man armed Saturday. The other trooper in WH resignation letter: “RESIST” Florida Gov. Rick Scott with a high-powered rifle was shot in the abdomen. described Baxter as a hus- and exchanged gunfire, His condition has not been It was an act of protest in band, a father and a hero. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Ofreleased. form and function. “Heartbroken to hear fice Director Mike Bruno The troopers returned Perhaps you heard that loss of kissimmeepolice said. fired and killed the suspect, the remaining 16 members officer Matthew Baxter. One officer was struck in Ruggery said. of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities resigned in said this will be the fourth protest Friday. Actor Kal instance of a president not Penn, a member of the attending the event. PresiThousands march group, shared the resignadent Jimmy Carter skipped tion letter on Twitter — a it in 1979, President H.W. in Boston in Bush in 1989 and President sharp rebuke of the Presiprotest of rally dent’s response to white Bill Clinton in 1994. HowThousands of counternationalist rallies in Charever, those presidents came demonstrators marched during other years while they lottesville, Va., in which Saturday in downtown Trump blamed people on were in office, the official Boston in a largely peaceful “all sides” for the deadly said. response to a self-described violence and rejected calls free speech rally that had to remove divisive ConfedCounterprotesters gathered in response to a self-de- Pastor first to sparked concerns of possible scribed free speech rally being held in Boston. Orgaerate monuments. violence. “We cannot sit idly by, nizers for the Boston event are trying to distance them- quit Trump’s selves from the Charlottesville rally, saying they’ve evangelical board the way that your West The march and rally invited “libertarians, conservatives, traditionalists” and came one week after raWing advisors have, withmore. (Photo: CNN) A New York City megacially motivated protests in out speaking out against church pastor became the Charlottesville, Va., turned ship that played such a sigsaid they had made travel your words and actions,” deadly. There were no major nificant role in ending World plans to view the “Eclipse of first religious leader to the letter said. “Ignoring incidents reported Saturday War II is truly humbling,” the Century.” More who live step down from President your hateful rhetoric would in Boston, but police said 27 Allen said. in totality states plan to make Trump’s evangelical advihave made us complicit in were arrested — mostly for The Indianapolis sank a pilgrimage than in the rest sory board. your words and actions.” A.R. Bernard announced disorderly conduct and asin 12 minutes, making it of the country (15 percent As the letter spread on Twitter on Friday that “it through the Internet, many saults on police officers. impossible for it to send a vs. 6 percent), perhaps be“It’s clear today that distress signal or deploy cause a shorter distance will became obvious that there noticed the group used arwas a deepening conflict in Boston stood for peace and life-saving equipment. Bebring them a much better tistic license to drive home values between myself and love, not bigotry and hate,” fore the attack, on July 30, payoff. its point. The first letter of the administration.” Boston Mayor Marty Walsh 1945, it had just completed each paragraph spells out a Many of Trump’s relisaid. a secret mission delivering rallying cry: RESIST. Trump to skip gious advisers have stood Amid a heavy police components of the atomic by the president following presence, men, women and bomb used in Hiroshima that Kennedy Center Red Sox owner widespread outrage over his Honors in Dec. children from diverse back- brought an end to the war wants to rename response to violent clashes grounds showed up Saturday in the Pacific, according to President Donald Trump in Charlottesville, Va., while Yawkey Way over morning to march from the a statement from the Naval and first lady Melania Trump members of his Committee Reggie Lewis Track and History and Heritage Com‘racist legacy’ will not attend the annual on the Arts and the HuAthletic Center in Roxbury mand in Washington. Red Sox owner John Kennedy Center Honors in manities resigned in protest to Boston Common, the naHenry wants to rename December, the White House on Friday, capping off a tion’s oldest park. Poll: Americans’ announced Saturday morndramatic week that included Yawkey Way, the iconic eclipse viewing street bordering Fenway ing. a stream of CEO resignaUSS Indianapolis Park, telling the Boston “The President and First tions from two of Trump’s plans take shape found 18,000 feet Herald “he’s still ‘haunted’ Lady have decided not to business councils. About half of Americans participate in this year’s acdeep in Pacific “When he vacillated over by the racist legacy of his legendary predecessor.” (51 percent) have plans to tivities to allow the honorees the last week, especially It’s been 72 years since The late Tom Yawkey, watch the eclipse of the sun to celebrate without any over Charlottesville, I had the USS Indianapolis went who owned the Red Sox happening across the United political distraction,” a state- come to the point where I missing after a Japanese sub- States on Monday, according ment from the White House had to make a decision to from 1933 to 1976, was marine torpedoed it in the the last owner in the mato a CNN poll conducted by read. more than just step away,” final days of World War II. jors to integrate his team, SSRS. That figure climbs to Each year, the Kennedy Bernard told CNN’s Don Friday, a team of civilian 60 percent among those who Center honors individuals Lemon on “CNN Tonight.” which since then has fearesearchers led by Microsoft live in states touched by the for their influence in the “When you vacillate like tured many notable black co-founder Paul Allen disand Dominican players, in“zone of totality,” where the arts. This year, honorees that, it means that there’s covered the cruiser’s wreck- moon will completely block include dancer and choreog- not a set of core values that cluding David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Jim Rice. age on the floor of the North the sun’s light in the middle rapher Carmen de Lavallad, you have determined to Recently, three highPacific Ocean, 18,000 feet of Monday’s solar spectacle. singer-songwriter and actress guide your thinking, your profile incidents of apbelow the surface, bringing The survey was conducted Gloria Estefan, hip hop artist decision-making. Instead, parent racism at Fenway closure to one of most tragic in early August, and among and actor LL Cool J, televiit demonstrates that you — two targeting black maritime disasters in U.S. those who already had plans sion writer and producer are being tossed between baseball players — also naval history. in place, most said they were Norman Lear and musician opinions of those around “To be able to honor the not going to travel for a and record producer Lionel you. And I’ve got a problem have revived concerns about the organization’s brave men of the USS Inbetter view. About four in 10 Richie, the Kennedy Center with that kind of lack of reputation. dianapolis and their families said their eclipse plans were said in a statement. leadership.” — From wire reports through the discovery of a to stay put, while 8 percent A Kennedy Center official — From wire reports A second Florida police officer has died from wounds he suffered in a shooting Friday night, Kissimmee police said on its Facebook page. Sgt. Richard “Sam” Howard died Saturday afternoon, a day after Officer Matthew Baxter died at the scene of a shooting in the central Florida city near Orlando. Earlier, Police Chief Jeff O’Dell said Everett Glenn Miller, 45, had been charged with first-degree murder in Baxter’s killing. The officers were in an area known for drug activity, and Baxter approached Miller and two other men before 9:30 p.m. Friday, the chief said. Howard came as backup. There was a scuffle and gunfire, O’Dell said. “Officers immediately responded to the area and found two of their fallen brothers gravely injured on the roadway,” O’Dell said. Baxter, a three-year veteran of the Kissimmee Police Department, was pronounced dead. Miller is the only one charged of three people the police questioned, the chief

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Far out: Volkswagen plans an electric version of hippie bus By Peter Valdes-daPena

on sale before the van does, VW said. The ID Buzz concept van is Volkswagen will revisit its Misimply called the ID, was unveiled an all-wheel-drive vehicle with crobus history, but with a twist. as a concept car at the Paris Motor electric motors in front and back. The German automaker plans Show last September. The ID Buzz Together, the motors can produce to begin production of a new, allconcept van was unveiled at the 369 horsepower. That’s a vast imelectric version of its famous van. Detroit Motor Show in January. provement over the famously unThe extremely groovy vehicle, The name Buzz plays off the derpowered and slow original VW called the ID Buzz, won’t arrive in word “Bus,” VW said. ID stands Microbus, a vehicle that became an dealerships until 2022, VW said. for any number of things including icon of the “flower power” moveThe van will be part of Volkswa- “Idea,” “Identity” or “Intelligent ment of the late 1960s and early gen’s planned ID line of electric Design.” 1970s. The bus ID Buzz concept vehicles. The first, a compact car The electric compact car will go has a driving range of 270 miles, CNN

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according to VW The concept van is also designed for autonomous driving, with a rectangular steering wheel that retracts into the dashboard when not in use. With the steering retracted, the driver’s seat can be rotated around so the driver can talk with passengers while the van drives itself. A short test drive in the concept van demonstrated limitations to the rectangular steering wheel. It isn’t really practical, making for awk-

ward turns in real-world driving. (There’s a reason steering wheels are generally round.) The actual production van will feature “highly automated driving,” according to VW, if not fully automated driving, VW’s big push on electric vehicles follows the automaker’s recent diesel emissions scandal. Volkswagen was found to have installed software that reduced harmful emissions from many of the automaker’s diesel-powered vehicles only during testing.

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GMC’s Sports Medicine department. The Sports Medicine and Concussion Care-AGwinnett Medical Van is a mobile care unit Center unveiled Georgia’s equipped with a full-serfirst sports injury treatvice athletic training room. ment center and concusBasically, it allows GMC’s sion classroom on wheels Sports Medicine departWednesday. ment to take its injury “This is the first vehicle treatment and prevention of its kind in the state of services on the road. Georgia and one of the first “When we travel around in the United States,” said Kristin Crea, director of BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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and talk to different directors, most athletic directors and coaches don’t have access to injury prevention,” Crea said. “This really allows us to reach and have better access to these places that don’t have this kind of care.” That includes care for concussions. GMC’s Sports Medicine depart-

ment includes a Concussion Institute directed by Dr. Saadiq El-Amid. Since the institute opened in August 2013, it’s treated more than 8,500 concussions. “Concussions are happening at epidemic levels,” Crea said. But El-Amid said the

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real scary cases are concussions that never receive treatment or get attention too late. “I can’t tell you how many people ignore concussions,” he said. “If you ignore a concussion and continue to play a sport, you could hit your head again. That could

Gwinnett Medical Center’s Sports Medicine department unveiled its new Sports Medicine and Concussion CareA-Van on Wednesday. (Photo: Gwinnett Medical Center)

lead to other issues.” Some patients accidentally ignore concussions because they don’t think they could have sustained one unless they were hit on the head while playing a sport. But El-Amid said concussions are more common than that. In fact, any motion that jerks or whiplashes the head could move the brain and cause a concussion. “I personally sustained a concussion once because I tried to ride every roller coaster ride at Six Flags in 24 hours,” El-Amid said. Misinformation and ignorance about concussions thrives, particularly in areas where residents don’t have contact with

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Election qualifying takes place this week Residents of Gwinnett County’s cities will know who wants to lead them by the end of this week. The cities will hold candidate qualifying for the Nov. 7 Municipal Election this week, but the days for qualifying depend on the city. Several cities will only hold qualifying from Monday through Wednesday, while others will go through either Thursday or Friday. Cities whose qualifying periods go through Wednesday include: Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Peachtree Corners, Snellville, Sugar Hill and Suwanee. Beginning and ending times for each day vary from city to city. Berkeley Lake’s qualifying period ends at 4 p.m. Thursday. Auburn and Norcross will continue qualifying candidates until Friday. Auburn’s qualifying period will end at 12:30 p.m. that day, while Norcross’ will continue until 4:30 p.m. Here is information on seats up for election in each city: Auburn The City Council seats held by Councilmen Robert L. Vogell III and Bill Ackworth are up for election. The qualifying fee is $144. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 1369 Fourth Ave. Berkeley Lake The seats held by Councilmen Rodney Hammond, Scott Lee and Chip McDaniel are up for election. The qualifying fee is $27. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 440 S. Berkeley Lake Road.

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Curt Yeomans Braselton The seats held by Mayor Bill Orr, District 2 Town Councilwoman Peggy B. Slappey and District 4 Town Councilwoman Rhonda Stiles are up for election. The qualifying fees are $360 for mayor and $180 for a council seat. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 4982 Highway 53. Buford The City Commission seats held by Post 2 Commissioner L. Chris Burge and Post 3 Commissioner Michael Smith, and school board Members Bruce Fricks and Pat Pirkle are up for election. The qualifying fee is $35. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 2300 Buford Highway. Dacula The seats held by Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks, Councilman Wendell Holcombe and Councilwoman Donna Peairs are up for election. Qualifying fees are $189 to run for mayor and $153 to run for a council seat. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 442 Harbins Road. Duluth The seats held by Post 1 Councilwoman Marsha Anderson Bomar, Post 2 Councilman James T. Dugan and Post 3 Councilman Robert “Billy” Jones are up for election. The

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qualifying fee is $180. Qualifying will take place at City Hall, 3167 Main St. Grayson The seats held by Mayor Allison Wilkerson, Post 2 Councilman Trenton Arnold and Post 4 Councilwoman Linda Jenkins are up for election. The qualifying fee is $10. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 475 Grayson Parkway. Lawrenceville The seats held by Post 3 Councilman Robert Clark or Post 4 Councilman Keith Roche are up for election. The fee is $216. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 70 S. Clayton St., although officials said administrative offices will be closed noon to 1 p.m. each day. Lilburn The seats held by Post 3 Councilman Eddie Price and Post 4 Council Tim Dunn are up for election. The qualifying fee is $105. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 340 Main St. Loganville The seats held by Mayor Dan Curry and Councilmen Danny Ford, Mark Kiddoo and former Councilman Rey Martinez, who recently stepped down to run for mayor, are up for election, although voters choose council members at-large. The qualifying fees are $360 to run for mayor and $180 to run for a council seat. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 4303 Lawrenceville Road. Norcross The seats held by Mayor Bucky Johnson and Councilmen Craig Newton and Pierre Levy are up for election. The qualifying fees are $310.50 to run for mayor and $243 to run for

a council seat. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 65 Lawrenceville St., and candidacy packets can be downloaded at www. norcrossga.net. Peachtree Corners The seats held by Post 2 councilman Eric Christ, Post 4 Councilwoman Jeanne Aulbach and Post 6 Councilman Weare Gratwick are up for election. The qualifying fee is $240. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 147 Technology Parkway, Suite 200. The city’s election notice says there will be no qualifying between noon and 1 p.m. Snellville The seats held by Post 3 Cristy Lenski, Post 4 Bobby Howard and Post 5 Barbara Bender are up for election. The qualifying fee is $120. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 2342 Oak Road. Sugar Hill The seats held by Mayor Steve Edwards and Posts 4 and 5 Councilmen Curtis Northrup and Mike Sullivan are up for election. Qualifying fees are $162 for mayor and $108 for council seats. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 5039 W. Broad St. Suwanee The seats held by Post 3 Councilwoman Linnea Miller, Post 4 Councilwoman Beth Hilscher and Post 5 Councilman Dan Foster are up for election. The qualifying fee is $270and candidates must have lived in the city for at least 180 days and be a registered voter to qualify. Qualifying will be held at City Hall, 330 Town Center Ave. Political Notebook appears in the Wednesday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

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New Mercies Christian Church Scholarship Ministry is teaming up with Lake Lanier Island Resort and hosting its first annual Scholarship Golf Tournament from 8 a.m to 2:30 p.m. The tournament is to assist those graduating high school without financial support to go onto college. Scholarships will be awarded to first, second and third places as well as other accomplishments throughout the day. The tournament costs $600 per teams of four who want to enter and $150 for individual players. Breakfast and Lunch are provided. The event is located at Lake Lanier Island Resort, found at 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford. For further information and to register, visit www.newmerciescc.org.

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St. Marlo Country Club is hosting the St. Marlo 5K Run/Walk in Defense of Animals with check in at 7 a.m. and the race starting at 8 a.m. Registration is currently $35, but the price will increase to $40 after Aug. 31. The St. Marlo Country Club is located at 7765 St. Marlo Country Club Parkway in Duluth in the swim and tennis area. For more information, contact Sarita at 678-469-2406.

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The Lawrenceville Employement Assistance Program is offering monthly networking meetings the first Wednesday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. Career and job seekers can

find this event in room 300 of Gibson Hall in The First United Methodist Church. Those interested are asked to arrive early, dress appropriately and bring business cards. First United Methodist Church can be found at 395 W. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. The Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation is sponsoring Writer’s Groups from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. every Monday. The groups will meet at the Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center, which is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com. Badminton will be played from 5 to 8 p.m. every Friday. These badminton nights will take place at Best Friend Park, which is located at 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Norcross. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com. The Atlanta Hobby Robot Club will meet from 10 a.m. to noon the last Saturday of every month. The club meetings will take place at Pinckneyville Community Recreation Center, which is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com. There will be Northeast Georgia Civil War Round Table meetings starting at 3 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month. The meetings will take place at the Gwinnett History Museum, which is located at 455 S. Perry St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.org. There will be Gwinnoters meetings starting at 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of every month. The meetings will take place at the Gwinnett History Museum, which is located at 455 S. Perry St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

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including to rural areas that wouldn’t normally receive medical personnel or litera- a lot of information about ture. Crea said she hopes sports injuries or concusthe Care-A-Van can fix that sions. gap. She and El-Amid plan “The beauty of the to drive it all over the state, Care-A-Van is it’s mobile,”

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An ImPACT assesment is an online test that measures congnitive ability. A patient can take an ImPACT test after sustaining a head injury to figure out whether the brain is concussed. The Care-A-Van can administer these tests. But they aren’t helpful unless the person has a baseline score to compare with the ImPACT score. And few concussion patients have thought far enough ahead to take a baseline ImPACT score test before they were injured. El-Amin said he hopes the Care-A-Van can change that. “Let’s say we administer a baseline test to a kid in rural south Georgia. Then, the kid goes off to Alabama and sustains a concussion,” El-Amin said. “Then, when

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Armageddon with N. Korea is postponed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un appears to have blinked, and President Trump can claim a foreign policy victory and justification for his strategy. Reminiscent of President Ronald Reagan’s “peace through strength” approach to deterring adversaries, President Trump stood up to the blustering despot and forced him to back down from his threat to launch missiles at Guam. Cal China, North Thomas Korea’s biggest ally, no doubt played a role in getting Kim to change his mind, but primary credit should go to the president. What a far cry from the policies of the last several administrations. They favored diplomacy over confrontation, allowing North Korea to proceed with its clandestine nuclear program in exchange for empty promises. Former President Jimmy Carter, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright were among those who visited North Korea on various diplomatic missions. Albright engaged in a champagne toast with Kim’s father, Kim Jong-il, after claiming success in getting the country to curtail its missile program. We have seen the failure of that approach and are witnessing the success of its opposite. Though Kim seems to have backed down from launching missiles at Guam and touting his capability to strike targets on the U.S. mainland, he has retained his overheated rhetoric. In a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Kim warned the U.S., as reported by The Wall Street Journal, “to take into full account” whether the current standoff was to its benefit. He added it was incumbent upon the U.S. to “stop at once arrogant provocations against the DPRK (North Korea) and unilateral demands and not provoke it any longer.” Who provoked whom? Kim added, “If the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions on the Korean Peninsula and in its vicinity, testing the self-restraint of the DPRK, the (North) will make an important decision as it already declared,” meaning he might still order a strike against Guam, or put some missiles offshore to test American resolve. American resolve has been tested and has prevailed, at least for now. Kim has lost face. His military leaders and others will take notice, as will the rest of the world. The significance of the unanimous UN resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea, which included the support of China, could not have been lost on Kim. New presidents almost always face a foreign policy test. Some pass, some fail. John F. Kennedy was judged as weak by Soviet dictator Nikita Khrushchev, which many believe precipitated the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Iran believed press reports that Ronald Reagan was a “cowboy” and dangerous, so they released American hostages on the day of his inauguration in 1981. There is a time for diplomacy and a time for displaying strength. President Obama sent a signal to the world by setting a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan before victory over the Taliban could be achieved. He apologized to the world for what he saw as America’s “arrogance.” Our enemies took notice and viewed his statements as an invitation to adventurism. President Trump and his defense secretary, Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis, took another approach, returning Kim’s rhetorical fire with rhetorical fire of their own. It worked, at least temporarily. Where to go from here remains an open question, but the goal remains the same. North Korea (and Iran) must never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons capable of reaching the United States or threatening America’s allies, including South Korea and Japan. President Trump deserves credit for standing up for the country and confronting one of the world’s most unpredictable dictators. He probably won’t get any credit from the media, most Democrats or the foreign policy establishment, but our adversaries are bound to take notice and perhaps adjust their view of the president in ways that benefit America. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

Explaining my unexpected absence I owe you an explanation about where I have been or not been — as on these pages. To mangle a bit of Charles Dickens, these could have been the worst of times had it not been for a quick-thinking son, our family doctor, who immediately placed me in the intensive care unit at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and into the hands of some dedicated professionals there. It is not a stretch to say that had things gone differently — as in slower — we might not be having this conversation today or anytime in the future. It was that close, I have been told. A couple of weekends ago, we were scheduled to attend a family gathering at the home of our grandson, Nicholas Wansley, and his wife, Lyndsay, in Cumming. Our son, Ken, was to pick us up and drive us there. I had been feeling a bit punk for a few days, blaming it on a balky back. Here the story gets a bit hazy because I don’t remember much of what happened after this point. When my son arrived and was told by his mom that I was sick, his immediate instinct was to get me to a nearby emergency clinic. Lifesaving response No. 1. As soon as we arrived, he called our family physician, Dr. Robert Coney, to alert

Dick Yarbrough him to what was happening. Lifesaving response No. 2. Dr. Coney didn’t like the numbers he was hearing from the emergency clinic personnel and called Piedmont Hospital with instructions to admit me to ICU immediately. There was no time to fill out paperwork. (How all of that got done, I have no idea.) Lifesaving response No. 3. At this point, my kidneys had closed down, my blood pressure had dropped precipitously and I was in the care of a number of specialists and the medical professionals at Piedmont Hospital. Lifesaving response No. 4. For eight days, I was picked and poked, probed and Xrayed, scanned and examined by all number of serious faces in white coats. As of this writing, it still is not clear what happened and how I got there. The current thinking is that some kind of infection got

loose and wreaked havoc on my innards. The first Sunday was my worst. I vaguely remember being a raving maniac. That happened to be the day I was visited by our new senior minister, Dr. Bill Burch, who probably thought I needed an exorcism rather than a sprinkling of Wesleyan theology. Fortunately, it didn’t scare him off, and his visits and phone calls have been a blessing to my family and me. He is a good man. My BellSouth colleague, Guy Arledge, showed up the same day, witnessed the same behavior and probably thought, what’s new? Guy had a number of responsibilities in my department, including advertising, and had seen similar rants and raves when we went over budget, but, in my defense, I always had on a coat and tie, not a fanny-exposing gown and a rubber tube up my nose. Thank God — and I do — I survived the ordeal. Now begins a couple of weeks of physical therapy as I learn some neat stuff like walking, being able to put on my socks without help and getting up and down in a chair unaided — all the things my brother could do when he was three years old. Almost two decades of correspondence with you has morphed into a special relation-

ship that I suspect is missing with a lot of my political onenote scribes. We talk about our families, our faith, our successes and our tragedies. We even get around to talking a little politics from time to time. You let me know when you agree with me and when you don’t. And I always write you back, even if you fussed at me. (One of the nurses mentioned her surprise that I had responded to one of her emails.) I am getting a lot of mail from around the state asking what has happened to me and offering prayers and support. I have tried to answer as many as I could, but am unable to keep up. So I am sitting here in a somewhat wobbly state to say “thank you” from the bottom of my heart to all of you, and if I don’t respond individually, you will know why. I serve at the pleasure of the editors and thank them for hanging in there with me for a couple of weeks until I can get all the parts in working order. Whatever happens going forward, I know I am lucky to be alive. May I never forget that. You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139; online at dickyarbrough.com; or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/dickyarb.

The eclipse gives us a respite from politics Finally, something to break the political news cycle! Thank goodness for the upcoming solar eclipse. I have been all over creation and back looking for expensive safety glasses that will allow me to glance at the moon as it crosses the sun’s face without going blind. A couple of weeks ago I was seeing little paper glasses everywhere for $21.95 a pop. That seemed a little steep to me. I probably don’t have all that much eyesight left anyway. I figure that if I waited until closer to time I could catch a sale. I think I waited too long because this week I have struck out all over town. I was so desperate that I darkened the door of our local Wal-Mart — at night — in search of the protective eyewear. The clerk there told me that they had been sold out for a while, but she assured me that she was going to order twice as many pairs of the special glasses next year. I may just go ahead and stare right at it. Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry has already predicted that the end of the age would accompany the eclipse, anyway, and he’s never steered me wrong yet. But I’ve rarely seen so many people so nervous about an event that has been predicted for so long. I mean, astrono-

Darrell Huckaby mers are telling us that the next eclipse of this magnitude in our specific neck of the woods will be in about 350 years, although we can travel to Texas to see one in 2024, and there will be a couple more this century in other parts of the country. I’m not sure I’ll be here in September, much less 2024. I’m watching this one. I know lots of people who are planning eclipse parties, which I think is just an excuse to drink beer in the middle of the day. NASA even has a party planning kit on its webpage to help people plan eclipse watching parties, complete with electronic invites, posters and all sorts of nerdy paraphernalia. Goodness gracious, I hope it doesn’t rain that day. I also know lots of folks who are heading to the mountains to be closer to the “point of totality” because you can actually see the sun’s “tenuous atmosphere” from there. I’m think-

ing there will be more traffic around Clayton and Rabun Gap than there is during the full moon in October. I think I’m just going to sit around in my backyard waiting to see what happens. Of course this is a huge educational opportunity — what we used to call a “teachable moment” when I worked at Boy Scout camp back in the previous century — and it is interesting to see how various schools and school systems are handling the situation. Some schools in my area are letting out at noon so the kids will all be home when the eclipse starts. I don’t know what instruction they are giving the kids ahead of time but I suppose these schools are assuming that somebody at home has enough sense not to let the kids stare directly at the sun. Since the eclipse is scheduled to occur close to the time that most schools in the North Georgia Piedmont let out, I know other schools that are keeping the kids a little later. Now some of those systems have purchased safety glasses for everyone and are taking the kids out to the football field or playground to let them actually see this historic event. I know other systems, however, that are keeping the kids inside and forbidding anyone

— students, teachers or staff — to go outside. I am familiar with the term CYA, but I am also sad for these systems because they are missing a grand educational opportunity. I’m sure that throughout history there were lots of superstitions associated with a total eclipse of the sun. Obviously if someone got sick or died during such an event, the eclipse was to blame. Even today, NASA has to field crazy questions — like “Is it true that if pregnant women watch the eclipse it will harm the baby? NASA says no to that one. NASA also feels compelled to deny, on their website, that the eclipse will poison growing vegetables or that if it occurs on your birthday your health will fail. I ain’t making this up. Our nation’s rocket scientists are having to publish a response to such questions. There are two things about the eclipse that I can guarantee to be true, however. If the eclipse causes anybody, anywhere any problem, it will be Donald Trump’s fault, and about the middle of next May — from coast to coast — we’re gonna have a baby boom, y’all. Mark it down. You heard it here first. Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.

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COMMERCIAL RENTALS PERFECT FOR ESTATE HOME! 0 DROWNING CREEK RD. Gorgeous +/- 15.87 Acre Tract With 694 Feet Of Road Frontage Zoned RA200 $350,000 â&#x20AC;˘ EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

WANT TO BUY WANTED TO BUY Will pay cash for used smoking pipes. Interested in English, Danish, Irish, Italian, Artisan made US pipes. Email: raleigh4104@ att.net

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PAPILLON PUPPIES Toy Spaniel breed. Two females hand raised by Mimi & Granddaddy in home. No special grooming, full of personality, great with kids & other pets. CKC registered, 1st shots & wormed. $475, cash only please. 706-6775229 or 770-262-9957 ADOPT A PET CAT - FREE White with grey stripes on back, 3 months old, female. Needs loving home. 678-437-2579 CAT-MAINE COON MIX Gorgeous/sweet, adult smokey gray fem., spayed, current on vaccines. Lost the love of her life, wants & needs placement for companionship w/another cat in a loving home. 770-365-7998 CAT: TABBY Young, healthy, friendly gray tabby (predominant white markings) female has lost her home and is looking for a loving, tender caregiving home. 770-365-7998

CHEVROLET CAMARO, 2014 Convertible, 43k miles, charcoal gray, loaded. Driven by senior. $15,750. 404-314-8966

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, 2001 Clean, great running Suburban LS1500, 4X4. 100,900 miles, one owner, service records, new tires & battery, DVD player. $8500. Call for details. 770-617-0060.

HONDA ACCORD EVXL (TOP MODEL), 2008: 4 door, white, tan interior, only 32,000 miles, new tires, minor passenger door panel damage, otherwise clean. Cash Only. No Checks. Covington. $8,900. 770-786-9233

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GRAYSON, GA 30017 1688 SILVERGRASS LANE

CADILLAC DTS, 2006 1 elderly owner. Every option! Garage kept, like new. New Michelins. $5995. 770-616-7399

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ASHEVILLE, NC 3.1 Acre MountainTop w/Layered Long Range Views! Amazing 500ft. on cold Stream, steps to Park Land, Sub-dividable w/easy Access & Paved Roads. Must Go Price $16,000! Call 828-202-1664

TWO CEMETERY LOTS Green Meadow Memorial Gardens Conyers. $3,000 for both. 678-635-0342

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CADILLAC DEVILLE, 2001, 93K mi., 1 owner, comes with warranty. Loaded, new tires. Like New! $3995. 770-616-7399

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LEASE/PURCHASE AVAILABLE! Beautiful 2 Story with Massive Space and Extensive Moldings and Trim. Sits On Full Unfinished Basement. 5BR/4.5BA. A Must See! $415,900 â&#x20AC;˘ EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 1169 MAUDE WAY

NEW HUD LISTING! HUD Case # 101-972903 Elegant 2-Story Traditional Home On Level Lot. â&#x20AC;˘ 2 Story Foyer Entrance â&#x20AC;˘ Hardwoods. â&#x20AC;˘ Separate Formal Living & Dining Room Area. â&#x20AC;˘ Spacious Kitchen Has All Appliances. FHA Insured w/Escrow. $177,000 â&#x20AC;˘ EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

WINDER, GA 30680 321 DREAMLAND CT.

LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE EATONTON, GA 31024 176 Twisting Hill Rd.

MOTIVATED SELLER! Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! In-ground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches! FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4BA $550,000 â&#x20AC;˘ EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

LOVELY 3BR & 2.5BA CAPE COD With Master On Main. Secondary Bedrooms Upstairs, Full Basement. Uninsured. $116,500 â&#x20AC;˘ EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

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LAKE OCONEE! Beautiful Shaded Lake Lot With Hardwoods and Great Views of Lake Oconee. EHO â&#x20AC;˘ $240,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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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

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Archer receiver Braylen Weems (1) scores a touchdown during the Corky Kell Classic between the Archer Tigers and the Brookwood Broncos at Georgia State University Stadium in Atlanta. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

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Opportunistic Archer capitalizes on Brookwood mistakes By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

MORE FOOTBALL • For full coverage of Friday night’s high school football action see Pages 2B, 3B, 6B and 7B. • See Page 2B for photos from opening night • Editor’s Note: North Gwinnett vs. Walton in the Corky Kell Classic was not completed as of press time. For full coverage visit gwinnettprepsports.com

ATLANTA — Mistakes are not uncommon in a season opener, but they were plentiful — and magnified — during the Archer-Brookwood matchup in the Corky Kell Classic. The Tigers made far fewer of them and took enough advantage of the ones the No. 8 state-ranked 17 upset Saturday afternoon Broncos made to score a 25- at Georgia State University

Stadium. Brookwood turned the ball over four times, including a pair of interceptions by Archer’s Taiyon Palmer, while the Tigers (1-0) also got 109 yards rushing and a touchdown from Semaje Banks to score their fourth straight win over the Broncos (0-1) in the series. “We were opportunistic,” Archer coach Andy Dyer said. “Taiyon made two huge plays. (Keegan Strickland and Andrew

Booth) got the fumbles. … We knocked the ball loose. We’ve got to capitalize in the red zone. We’ve got to score touchdowns. We got out of rhythm and out of synch down there, but that’s a Coach Dyer issue.” True, Archer wasn’t as opportunistic as Dyer would have liked, but the Tigers were able to cash Brookwoods turnovers into 15 points, which, along with other miscues like penalties at inopportune times,

plagued the Broncos all game long. “Very frustrating to see a lot of the mistakes we made, especially with regard to turnovers,” Brookwood coach Phillip Jones said. “You can’t expect to beat a good team when you turn the ball over and play sloppy and have so many turnovers as we did.” Brookwood simply couldn’t get out of its own way in the first half, and Archer was usually there to

pounce on whatever miscues beset the Broncos. It started when the second of two consecutive errant shotgun snaps rolled into the end zone, forcing Brookwood quarterback Angelo DiSpigna to boot the ball out of the end zone for a safety in order to avoid further damage. But Archer had a 2-0 lead with 4:39 left in the first half, which became a 5-0

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Norcross falls to Colquitt after controversial ending By Collin Huguley Staff Correspondent

ATLANTA — Norcross didn’t play its best football on Saturday against Colquitt County, having just 122 yards of total offense. But a dramatic second-half comeback set up a photo finish. And one that was marred by controversy. Down three and driving, junior quarterback Louis Williams had the Blue Devils (0-1) on the move with a chance to tie, or win, the game in the final minute. Williams hit Grant Johnson to convert a third-and-18 to move Norcross within field goal range for Georgia commit Jake Camarda. After a sack, Williams connected with Isaiah McKoy at the 30-yard line along the Packers’ sideline. McKoy looked to get out of bounds, but officals ran the clock. Norcross sent out Camarda and the field-goal unit, but as the team was set, the officials realized a mistake in the spot of the ball and moved

Maloof was, understandably, upset with the call, but early on, Norcross dug themselves a hole against the Colquitt County offense. The Packers drove it quickly into Norcross territory on the opening drive, but the defense did not break as they held Colquitt County to a 32yard field-goal. On offense, Norcross came out flat. Williams (17-for-25, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) was sacked on the first play of the game, the first of six sacks, and Norcross went three-and-out. A 33-yard pass play by quarterback Steve Krajewski put the Packers in the red zone after the first play of the next drive and they took a 10-0 lead behind a 1-yard touchdown run by Daijun Edwards. Colquitt County tacked Norcross’ Jaylin Carter (92) and Terrion Dangerfield (7) tackle Colquitt County’s Ty Leggett (31) during the Corky Kell on another field goal to Classic between the Norcross Blue Devils and the Colquitt County Packers at Georgia State University Stadium in take a 13-0 lead into the second after outgaining Atlanta. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) the Blue Devils by a total yardage margin of 143 to it to left hash. before Norcross could get “We wanted to score “But we got into field 19. The clock did not stop the snap off and the Blue obviously but we took goal range and (the ofwhile the ball was moved, Devils fell to the Packers the sack,” Norcross head ficials) didn’t spot the ball See NORCROSS, Page 8B and time expired just (1-0) by a 20-17 score. coach Keith Maloof said. for us.”

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Central Gwinnett’s Nick Fortune (8) returns an interception as South Gwinnett’s Derrick Lawrence (1) makes the tackle during Friday night’s game at South Gwinnett in Snellville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Collins Hill fans cheer during their game against Shiloh on Friday. (Photo: Jamie Akoubian)

Parkview’s Tommy Rogers (5) runs past Peachtree Ridge defenders Dominic Jones (20) and Alex Ferry (4) to score in Friday’s game. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Mountain View quarterbacks Robert Waters (11) and Matthew Edwards (7) warm up before Friday’s game with Osborne. (Photo: Will Hammock)

Mountain View cruises in opening mismatch By Brandon Brigman

have to play well to get a win there.” Osborne hasn’t had a LAWRENCEVILLE winning season in more — Mountain View won than 20 years and the Cobb its season opener in high County school had just school football Friday 31 players dressed out for night in a game that looked Friday’s game. more like a glorified scrimThe Cardinals had to mage. resort to a third-string The quarterback after two othBears had ers were injured during nine play- preseason camp. Osborne ers score had minus-two yards rushtouching and didn’t attempt to downs as throw a pass. it defeated The Bears’ defense was Blake lowly led by Blake Carroll, who Carroll Osborne had a safety and a tackle 71-0, setting a school for loss. Jaelin Humphries, record for points scored in Quintin Hyde, Derrion a game. Mitchner and Jeremy Tu“To get to 2-0, you have ider recorded tackles for to be 1-0, so it’s good to loss. start with a win,” Mountain Marquel Broughton and View head coach Nick Chandler Brown had fumBach said. ble recoveries along with Mountain View is comKai Hill, who returned his ing off its best season in for a touchdown. the school’s nine-year hisMountain View strugtory. The Bears had a 8-3 gled on its opening series, record last year and a trip drawing a hold on the first to the state playoffs, where play from scrimmage. The they lost to eventual state Bears couldn’t convert on champion Grayson in the fourth down at the Osborne first round. 21 and turned the ball over. Mountain View will face Mountain View got the a much tougher opponent ball back on the next play in Lambert, a team the when Osborne quarterback Bears defeated 28-24 last Alonso Titus fumbled the season, next Friday. Lamsnap and Broughton recovbert reached the second ered. The Bears used six round of the state playoffs plays before Carroll scored last year. on a four-yard run. It was “That will be a war. It’s the first of seven straight their season opener and we scoring possessions by the got by them in a very close Bears in the first half. battle last season,” Bach “It was kind of frustratsaid. “I anticipate that being at first with the pening a hostile environment alties, setting ourselves with a really well-coached back,” Bach said. “The team, and we’re going to first possession we didn’t Staff Correspondent

score. That was just us shooting ourselves in the foot. We’ve got to clean up some things. There’s no way we can do that stuff in this region and get away with it with the quality of opponents we are going to see.” The Bears needed just two plays to score their next two touchdowns. Malachi Carter caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Edwards and Davian Criss had a 35-yard touchdown run to push the Bears’ lead to 21-0. “Once we got it going, some of the plays worked the way it’s supposed to,” Bach said. Carroll scored again

with a safety from his linebacker position and on the ensuing kickoff return Denver Venn returned it 55 yards for a touchdown and 30-0 lead at the end of the third quarter. “Our kick return has been good for us the last few years,” Bach said. “Coach Kyle Keefer does a really good job scheming that up weekly. It was good to see it pay off.” After Brown recovered a fumble for the Bears, Edwards scored on a one-yard touchdown run to start the second period. After Edwards’ score, backup quarterback Luke Hennebaul came into the game and scored on an eight-yard run and Carlos

Ayala made his sixth PAT to push the lead to 44-0. Titus had another fumble and Kai Hill recovered it at the five to return it for a touchdown. Venn added his second touchdown with a threeyard run and John Chesney added the PAT after missing his first attempt to push the lead to 57-0 at halftime. Third-string quarterback A.T. Williams scored on a three-yard run in the third quarter and Enoch Walters rumbled for 42-yard touchdown in the fourth period. Camden Drouault’s PAT pushed the lead to 710. Walters was the game’s leading rusher with 72 yards on four carries.

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Mill Creek’s Ausin Ruiz-Velasco (49) sacks McEachern’s Isaiah Lee (10) during the Corky Kell Classic Saturday night at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta. (Photo: Will Fagan)

Mill Creek rallies Hawks overcome early deficit to beat McEachern 23-19 By David Friedlander

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ATLANTA — After spotting McEachern a two-touchdown lead when the game was just over a minute old, not too many people in the stands at Georgia State University Stadium would’ve given Mill Creek much of a chance to recover. Fortunately for coach Shannon Jarvis’ team, the maroon and white-clad players on the west sidelines weren’t among those doubters. “I don’t know why, but I wasn’t panicking and our coaches weren’t panicking,” Mill Creek coach Shannon Jarvis said. “There was no chaos on the sideline. We just wanted to play through it.” Indeed, the Hawks played through a pair of different twotouchdown deficits to completely turn around the game in the second half, rallying for a 23-19 win Saturday night in the penultimate game of the Corky Kell Classic. Blake Longenecker threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns, including a 7-yard strike to Cole Wroble with 5:39 left that was the eventual game-winner.

barrage in the first 1:09 following the opening kickoff, keyed by their three-headed quarterMcEachern 13 6 0 0 — 19 backing monster of Malik Evans, Mill Creek 7 0 10 6 — 23 Carlos Delrio-Wilson and Isaiah FIRST QUARTER Lee. McEachern: Malik Evans 43 run (pass failed), 11:02 The Indians needed just 58 McEachern: Ali Scott 34 pass from seconds of game clock to cover Isaiah Lee (Roben Rodriguez 80 yards, with Paris Brown ackick), 10:51 Mill Creek: Jonathan Gipson 97 counting for 32 of them and Evpunt return (Alan Andrzejewski ans covering 53 more, the final kick), 4:16 SECOND QUARTER 43 of which went for a score that McEachern: Evans 41 run (pass put McEachern up early 6-0 after failed), 3:44 THIRD QUARTER a missed two-point conversion. Mill Creek: Andrew Johns 11 pass The Indians then caught Mill from Blake Longenecker (Andrzejewski kick), 6:05 Creek off guard by recovering a FOURTH QUARTER squib on the ensuing kickoff to Mill Creek: Cole Wroble 7 pass take over at the Hawks’ 34-yard from Longenecker (pass failed), 5:39 line. On the next snap, Lee swung But it was the poise the entire a pass out in the flat to Ali Scott, Hawks (1-0) team showed after and the senior running back falling in to the early hole that found room up the right sideline most impressed Jarvis. for a 34-yard TD to stun the “I knew, and I told everybody, Hawks and make McEachern’s this team would grow up every lead 13-0. single game this year,” Jarvis But despite the quick strikes said. “You saw it before your and being held to just three ofeyes in this game — a team refensive plays in the first quarter, ally grow up and mature in game the Hawks struck back, thanks to experience. I don’t know if I’ve some quick thinking for Jonaever been more proud of a team.” than Gipson. Before the Hawks even knew Evans attempted a pooch punt what hit them, they found them- to try to pin Mill Creek deep on selves down two touchdowns a fourth down play at the 30, and thanks to a McEachern (0-1) a McEachern player managed to MILL CREEK 23, MCEACHERN 19

swat the ball back to the 3-yard line before it crossed the goal line. With no other Indians there to down the ball, Gipson picked up the loose ball, and the South Carolina-commit outran the coverage for a 97-yard punt return for a TD that pulled the Hawks to within 13-7 with 4:16 left in the opening frame. More importantly, it was a shot of confidence for a Mill Creek team badly in need of one. “It kept us going,” said Longenecker, who finished the night 15 of 23 passing with two interceptions. “That was a big momentum shift for us. We built off of that in the second half and kept going.” McEachern actually gained its two-score lead back by taking advantage of one lapse just before intermission. Once again, it was Evans who did the damage, finding a hole for a 41-yard scoring run with 3:44 left to send the Indians into halftime with a 19-7 lead. But Mill Creek kept its confidence and momentum going by taking the second half kickoff and driving 80 yards in 15 plays and draining 5:55 off the clock

before Longenecker hit Andrew Johns with a 10-yard touchdown pass that pulled the Hawks to within 19-14 with 6:05 left in the third quarter. After being limited to just 22 plays to McEachern’s 39 in the first half, Mill Creek turned that stat around in the second half, running 38 plays to just 17 for the Indians in the final 24 minutes. The Hawks first pulled within 19-17 when Matt Campbell booted a 39-yard field goal with 1:01 left in the period, which was only a prelude to a dramatic fourth quarter. Still down two points with 9:45 remaining, the Hawks put together another long drive, this one covering 94 yards and lasting 10 plays. Once again, it was Longenecker faking a pitch and bootlegging to his right before finding Wroble in the flat for the 7-yard scoring strike, giving Mill Creek its first lead of the game at 23-19 with 5:39 left. From there it was up to the defense, which held McEachern to a 3-and-out, and then stopped the Indians on downs with 1:17 left to run out the clock for the win.

Parkview impresses after sluggish start vs. Lions By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

SUWANEE — Reggie Stancil’s debut as Peachtree Ridge’s head football coach went well for a quarter. The Lions built a quick 13-0 lead and had a firstand-goal at the Parkview 10-yard line late in the first quarter with a chance to go up three scores. Then a high shotgun snap — an issue all evening — resulted in a turnover. From there, things went sideways quickly. Ninth-ranked Parkview dominated after a shaky start and reeled off the next 50 points for a 50-13 road win in the season opener for both teams Friday night. “(In the first quarter), I’m questioning, as a coach, the preparation,” Parkview head coach Eric Godfree said. “We’ve got a

Brown had an interception, as did Jack LaPenta, whose one-handed pick in the end zone moments into the third quarter set the tone for the second half. Kobe Wilson had a sack, a tackle for a loss and two fumble recoveries. Bryce Wilson had three tackles for losses and Marven Sparks added a sack for the Panthers’ defense. “The offense got some Parkview’s William Marshall (15) breaks the tackle of consistency (after the first Peachtree Ridge defender Alex Ferry (4) and runs for a quarter) instead of turning touchdown Friday’s game. (Photo: Craig Cappy) it over, fumbling,” Godfree mature team coming back passing for 164 yards and said. “We were moving and we should be better to a touchdown and turned the ball and the defense start a game. Coach Stancil the ball over twice (one got a lot of confidence. did a great job of having interception, one fumble), (Peachtree Ridge) helped them ready at the beginbut the Panthers didn’t us out with some snaps and ning of the game. … We need him to be exceptional things, just being young settled. We started playing Friday night. on their side. But our guys with some energy and we Their defense and runplayed fast and physical on did very well from there.” ning game did the job. defense and that really was The game featured the Parkview held Peachtree a big difference maker. We debut of new Parkview Ridge to 23 rushing yards, kept great field position all quarterback Fred Payton, which included four bad night.” who played the previous shotgun snaps that lost 36 Cody Brown, Demetrius three seasons at Peachtree yards, and only 101 yards West and Tommy Rogers Ridge. Payton was 11 of 15 through the air. Derrick rushed for two touchdowns

each, and Rogers also blocked a punt for a safety. The trio combined for 207 of Parkview’s 235 rushing yards. “The entire offensive line’s back, all the running backs are back,” Godfree said. “Obviously, we can throw the ball, too. But the running game worked very well tonight. When it’s good, you use it.” Peachtree Ridge rode Jaylen Johnson to an early lead, going ahead on his 13-yard TD run with 8:30 left in the first quarter. He finished with 38 rushing yards and two receptions for 71 yards. His 35-yard catch set up the Lions’ second TD, a 29-yard pass from Seth Robinson to Payton Bowens. C.J. Richardson’s strip and Alex Ferry’s fumble recovery set up Peachtree Ridge to tack on a third score, but the errant shotgun snap was recovered by Wilson. Parkview

turned that into a West TD run after a long drive that featured two big catches by Miles Marshall (three receptions, 57 yards). Rogers’ punt block for a safety and his 26-yard TD run gave the Panthers their first lead, then Will Marshall broke free off a short pass from Payton and scored on a 54-yard pass play that extended the halftime lead to 23-13. Will Marshall had five catches for 98 yards and also drew a pair of pass interference calls. Payton was intercepted by A.J. Murdock on the second play of the third quarter, giving the hosts possession at the Parkview 18-yard line. But LaPenta’s end-zone interception on third down snuffed that possession out. Brown ran for two second-half TDs, while Rogers and West scored one each, to force a running clock in the fourth quarter.

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Runners make a turn during Saturday’s cross country Stage Races at the River Green Complex in Duluth. (Photos: Nicole Seitz)

North Gwinnett girls, Parkview boys win cross country stage race team titles By Ken Chrzanowski Staff Correspondent

DULUTH — After a year’s hiatus, the Peachtree Ridge Stage Races kicked off the cross country season in Gwinnett County on Saturday at River Green. Dacula’s Skylar English won the overall girls title while the North Gwinnett girls and Parkview boys won the varsity team titles. Brookwood swept the junior varsity titles on the two-mile course, which was used as a prelude to the traditional 5K or 3.1 miles standard length cross country races. English, a senior, blistered the course in 11:58 on the warm and humid morning defeating her nearest competitor by 20 seconds. “I’m happy,” English said. “I played soccer all summer in the heat, so I feel good about where my conditioning is right now. My goal is to be better than last year and I’ve gained a lot of knowledge which makes me smarter when I run my races.” “We had Skylar run a two mile time trial during the summer on a morning where it was cool, nothing like this,” Dacula coach Mark Karen said. “She ran that in 12:20, so to chop that much off her time, in spite of the heat and humidity, its a good start to the season for her.” Reese Sandler of Brookwood placed second in 12:18, while Sarah Melkerson of North Gwinnett finished third with a time of 12:23. While English left the individuals in the dust during

The North Gwinnett girls cross country team celebrates its team title in the Stage Races at the River Green Complex in Duluth.

the meet, the same can be said for what North Gwinnett did in the team portion of the girls meet. In the five stages, the Bulldogs top runner in each stage placed first, first, first, second and third. Their eight total points was five less than runner up Lovett and nine less than third-place finisher, Brookwood. “I think this is a good indication of how hard these girls worked during the summer,” North coach John Rowland said. “During our stage races I paired up some of the girls with like times, the ones that train together, and it seemed to work out. The biggest key now is to keep building as the length of the races and the length of the season progresses. And of course, to stay healthy.” On the boys side,

Parkview totaled 14 points to defeat runner up St. Pius (16) and third-place finisher Mill Creek (19). Parkview coach Mike Demarest was excited and surprised at the result. “I thought we were good enough for the top 3,” Demarest said. “But Mill Creek and St. Pius, they are really good. I’m humbled by this. This is a tribute to their off season work.” Parkview’s Christian Corsello was the top Gwinnett finisher in the boys races as the Panthers senior placed third, coming in at 10:13. Calan Gizelbach of Forsyth Central won the boys title (10:03) while Rowan Wiley of St. Pius was second (10:11). Mill Creek coach Andy Christie felt the third-place finish by his boys was a fine starting point for the

upcoming season. “Overall we did OK,” Christie said. “I paired up my runners. This was a good introductory race before we add on the distance for our next meet at Berry.” For tournament organizer and Peachtree head coach Matt Adams, the stage races are a labor of love. “First of all I want to thank the City of Duluth for allowing us to return to River Green which is a tremendous venue,” Adams said. “We had 18 teams this year and more coaches let me know that they will be joining us next year but were already scheduled by the time they knew about our return to River Green. Our coaches, staff and booster club come out in this heat and to make this event run so smoothly, its amazing.”

IN BRIEF Wesleyan’s Lloyd commits to Cedarville Wesleyan senior Maddie Lloyd has made a commitment to the Cedarville (Ohio) University volleyball program. She is the daughter of Ryan and Heidi Lloyd. Lloyd has been a member of the Wolves’ volleyball program since seventh grade, spending the past three years with the varsity team. While on varsity, she has been a part of last season’s area championship team and the 2015 state semifinal team.

Team BELIEF to host annual coaches clinic for basketball Team BELIEF will be hosting its 2017 coaches clinic Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta. The clinic will help assistant coaches learn how to prepare to make the jump to head coach, different

aspects off the job off the court and will provide an opportunity for staffs to bond and prepare for the upcoming season. The event is $45 individually if coaches register ahead of time, or $100 per school with a four-coach limit. Registration at the door on the day of the event will be $75 for individuals and $150 per school. Team BELIEF co-founder David Akin is a former Gwinnett County coach and a Berkmar graduate. The list os speakers will include Central Gwinnett athletic director Eddie Hood, Duluth boys basketball head coach Cabral Huff and Gwinnett County athletic director Jon Weyher. Georgia State assistant coach Sharman White and East Jackson boys head coach David Akin will also speak. Visit www.teambelief.org to register for the event.

Duluth’s Oglesby commits to Oakland (Mich.) Duluth senior Victo-

ria Oglesby has made a commitment to continue her basketball career at Oakland (Mich.) University women’s basketball program. Oglesby originally committed to Dayton in Feb. 2016, then changed her commitment to Old Dominion in Nov. 2016 after a coaching change at Dayton. The 5-foot-8 guard, known as a high-level 3-point shooter, played at Collins Hill as a freshman before transferring to Duluth. She missed her sophomore season with a knee injury and was out most of her junior season with another knee injury. She maintains a 3.98 GPA in gifted and Advanced Placement classes.

Mountain View’s Rodgers verbally commits to Troy Mountain View boys basketball standout Spencer Rodgers has decided on his college future, and it is in the Sun Belt Conference.

The 6-foot-2 senior guard announced his verbal commitment to attend Troy University in Troy, Ala., late Friday afternoon. “First of all, I want to thank God for blessing me with this opportunity!” Rodgers said via a tweet on his Twitter page. “Also, I appreciate everyone who was involved in helping me make this decision. I am more than grateful to have people around me who care and thanks to all the schools that have recruited me. Huge thank you to my family, coaches and friends who have helped me get to this point. After a long and thoughtful process, I have decided that I will be committing to Troy University!” Rodgers led Mountain View in scoring last season by averaging 15.9 points per game, and was major factor in the Bears posting the best season in the program’s history with a 21-9 record and the first state tournament berth in school history. — From staff reports

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Takk McKinley set to make debut The Sports Xchange FLOWERY BRANCH — Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said rookie defensive end Takkarist McKinley is set to likely make his debut against the Steelers today at 4 p.m. The staff gave McKinley, the team’s first-round pick, a full load of practice this week and he came through with flying colors. “He had a really good week of camp,” Quinn said. “After Miami, we said we are now going to take him up from half the reps to the full amount like everybody else. It’s something that I’ll discuss with him. All systems look good. I haven’t discussed it with him, but he had a really good week.” He’s recovering from a surgically repaired right shoulder. “He’s probably a little stronger than what I thought,” Quinn said. “That’s not to say that

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley listens to a question while being interviewed after practice during training camp at the Falcons Training Complex. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

was a weakness, but the strength that he’s able to set an edge with, I knew that part of his game was good, but until you see it on film compared to seeing it live, it’s a big difference.” Schweitzer will get the start at right guard Second-year man Wes Schweitzer will start at right guard against the

Steelers. “That was really by design for me heading into training camp,” Quinn said. “I knew Week 1 I was going to start Ben and Week 2 I wanted to start Wes. Don’t read into it past that. Both are going to play almost the equal amount of plays.” The Falcons are looking to replace Chris Chester,

who retired during the offseason. “I wanted both of them to have the opportunity to go out with the first group,” Quinn said. Freeman in the concussion protocol Two-time Pro-Bowl running back Devonta Freeman was placed in the league’s concussion protocol last Sunday. The team originally thought he had heat related problems. Freeman suffered a concussion against the Colts in 2015 and missed one game. Quinn wants more turnovers Quinn was not happy with an even ratio in the opener against Miami, a 23-20 loss. “Let’s be sure, one of the big topics for us is the ball,” Quinn said. “For us to come out in a zero turnover margin, we got two and we gave two away, that’s not really the style we’d like to play.

Braves homers not enough in 11-8 loss By Guy Curtright The Sports Xchange

ATLANTA — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler appears to have his hitting stroke back after a stint on the disabled list to finally rest a strained left shoulder. Schebler broke out of a 2-for-40 slump and Scooter Gennett hit his third grand slam of the season as the Reds went up by seven runs and held on for an 11-8 victory Saturday night over the Atlanta Braves. Schebler was 3-for-4 with double, walk, two runs scored and a RBI in his first start since late July after coming off the DL the day before and drawing a walk as a pinch hitter. Gennett’s slam, his 21st homer of the year, came in the ninth inning off reliever Jim Johnson and gave him five RBIs for the game. He was 2-for-3 with a walk and sacrifice fly, scoring twice. Schebler, who has 23 homers, hurt his shoulder

Atlanta Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki (24) (right) reacts with right fielder Nick Markakis (22) after hitting a two run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the seventh inning at SunTrust Park. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

in June and was 4-for-52 since the All-Star break before finally being shut down. His average had dropped to .228. The Braves lost despite three homers, the last a three-run pinch-hit shot by Matt Adams in the ninth inning off Blake Wood. The Braves got the tying run to the plate, but Michael Lorenzen got Matt Kemp, just off the disabled list, to bounce

into a force at third base to end the game. Reds rookie starter Robert Stephenson was the beneficiary of the big nights by Schebler and Gennett, going five innings for his first victory of the season after four losses. He allowed five hits, including a homer by Brandon Phillips, and three runs (two earned). Julio Teheran (7-11) took the loss, falling to 1-9 at SunTrust Park. He

gave up eight hits and five runs (four earned) in six innings. He struck out seven, walked three and threw a wild pitch for a Reds run. The home run by Adams was his 18th of the season. Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Aaron Wojiechowski. The Reds scored three times in the fourth inning to go up 4-1, with one of the runs unearned thanks to an error by Gold Glove center fielder Ender Inciarte. Eugenio Suarez and Schebler had RBI singles after a double by Adam Duvall. The Braves took advantage of a throwing error by Stephenson on a bunt by Teheran to get a run back in the bottom of the frame as Inciarte atoned with a sacrifice fly. Phillips’ 11th homer and first against his old team leading off the bottom of the third for the Braves matched a Reds run in the top of the inning courtesy of a Billy Hamilton ground out.

Stenson leads Wyndham by one stroke The Sports Xchange REENSBORO, N.C. — Keeping calm was best for Henrik Stenson during the third round of the Wyndham Championship. That will be the goal for Sunday’s final round as well Stenson posted birdies on four of five holes late in Saturday’s round to regain the lead at Sedgefield Country Club. “Very calm and collected there,” Stenson said after his mid-round troubles. “Seemed to be that way. I hope it’s the same (mindset Sunday).” Stenson, who was even for the round through 12 holes, shot a 4-under-par 66, moving to 16-under 194 for the tournament and holding a one-shot lead over three players. Stenson, a Swede who is ninth in the world rankings, is the tournament’s highestrated entrant. He began the round one shot off the top spot. His backside birdies came on Nos. 13, 14, 15 and 17. “Got to keep producing chances,” he said. “What I’ve done so far is working pretty well and I’m playing the course the way I think it’s best for me.” Stenson encountered trouble earlier, duffing a shot on the seventh hole and ending up with a double bogey. An errant tee shot on No. 11 led to a bogey. “Things weren’t going great in the middle of the

Henrik Stenson studies a putt on the ninth green during the third round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club. (Photo: Rob KinnanUSA Today Sports)

round, but I was hanging in there,” he said. “Made a couple of putts coming home and we find ourselves where we want to be.” Webb Simpson, who won the 2011 tournament here, dropped out of a share of the lead with a bogey on No. 17. Simpson (68), Kevin Na (65) and Ollie Schniederjans (66) share second place at 15 under, with Johnson Wagner (65) next at 14 under. “I’m in position to have a good day (Sunday),” Simpson said. “I’m thinking birdies, trying to play aggressive and play smart at the same time.” Simpson hasn’t won on the tour since 2013. He said that bothers him. “Very hungry to win again, very hungry to compete week-in, week-out regularly,” he said. “It’s on my mind a little bit.” Na is aiming for a second tour victory, though he

hasn’t won since 2011. “I think there’s low scores to be had out there,” Na said. “I like the position I’m in.” Davis Love III, the 2015 tournament champion, and Schniederjans also took turns atop the leaderboard. Schniederjans, 24, has rookie status on tour and he is a former No. 1-ranked amateur in the world. His lone professional victory came last year in the web.com Tour. Love, a three-time champion in Greensboro, played the last 10 holes in 1 over, stalling his charge with a round of 67. Harold Varner III (66) and Richy Werenski (64) joined Love at 13 under for the tournament. With the tournament being played less than two miles from the Atlantic Coast Conference headquarters, there was a true ACC feel for most of the

day. Simpson (Wake Forest), Schniederjans (Georgia Tech), Love (North Carolina) and Werenski (Georgia Tech) all have ACC backgrounds, while Wagner played for Virginia Tech before it joined the conference. Ryan Armour, who shared the second-round lead after shooting a 61 on Friday, slumped to a 72 despite an eagle on the fifth hole. He is at 11 under. This is the final event of the regular season, with golfers aiming for top 125 spots in points to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. Notes: Johnson Wagner eagled the par-4 first hole with a shot from the fairway. This came after Friday’s round when he had an albatross (double eagle) and an eagle on the course’s two par-5 holes. … Eighty-five golfers made the cut, equaling the second-most on the PGA Tour this season. The field was to be cut to the top 70 (with ties) for Sunday’s round. … Dru Love, the son of Davis Love III, made the cut for the first time in six starts on the tour. Dru Love shot 75 on Saturday and won’t play in the last round (he tied for 75th). … A father and son hadn’t made the cut in the same tournament since Jay Haas and Bill Haas did it in the 2006 Wells Fargo Championship. … A storm came through following play Friday, impacting the condition of the course.

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Hebron sweeps four matches From Staff Reports

while Hudson also contributed a hit and an RBI in the victory.

ATLANTA — Hebron Christian volleyball didn’t drop a single set in four matches played at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School on Saturday. The Lions (8-3) defeated Savannah Country Day 25-15, 25-16; Holy Innocents’ 25-16, 25-17; Fellowship Christian School 25-15, 25-16; and Savannah Christian 2523, 25-23. Hayden McGee recorded 32 kills on the day. Rebeca Olariu recorded 30 kills, Abby Luke had 81 assists and Rahela Olariu had 10 aces.

Parkview sweeps LILBURN — Parkview defeated Forsyth Central 2-0 and Alpharetta 12-0 on Saturday. The wins improve the Panthers to 4-0 on the season. MacKenzie Michels threw a complete game shutout against Forsyth Central to notch the win. Michels allowed four hits and struck out two. Destiny Beckham and Denice Teague each had two hits and scored a run for the Panthers. In the second game, Haley Robinson and Maya Watson combined on the shutout. Allison Barfield led the offense with three hits and four RBIs. Ashley Lawson chipped in two hits and drove in three while Grace Hrustich added a pair of doubles and drove in two.

SOFTBALL SOFTBALL North Gwinnett splits SUWANEE — North Gwinnett softball split a pair of games Saturday in the Hawk/ Bulldog Tournament at North Gwinnett High School. North (4-2) fell 4-1 to Lowndes County and defeated Harris County 2-0. Against Lowdnes Erin Gallagher was in the circle, striking out four and allowing just one earned run. Chandler Caldwell had a single and came home to score on an RBI-triple from Emily Brown. Lauren Reed and Erin Wilbur each had a hit. Against Harris, Chandler Dennis pitched six inning and struck out eight. Brown singled and scored on a tworun homer from Reed. Logan Sonnon and Addie Winkelman each had two hits, while Brooke Lougher had one. Peachtree Ridge splits FLOWERY BRANCH — Peachtree Ridge dropped its opener to Loganville 4-0 but rallied to defeat host Flowery Branch 3-2 in the Hawk-Bulldogs tournament on Saturday. In the opener, Alex Harris, Felis Collins, Riley Hudson and Calie Barber each had a hit. Jenna White pitched six innings in the second game to earn the win in the circle. White struck out five and did not allow an earned run for the Lions (5-3). Destyn Jones had two hits and drove in a run

Buford wins both SUWANEE — Buford improved to 9-1 with two lopsided victories on Saturday at the Hawk-Bulldog Tournament. The Wolves defeated Lowndes County 14-1 and Harris County 8-1. Logan Caymol was the winning pitcher against Lowndes and she struck out seven. Kelsey Bennett blasted two home runs to lead the offense. Mariah Wicker added a three-run home run, while Katie Perkins and Janelle Mathis each had two hits. In a rematch of last year’s state semifinal matchup, Buford defeated Harris County behind Payton Shells in the circle. Shells tossed five innings and allowed two hits. Arielle Oda had three hits, scored three runs, drove in two runs and stole three bases. Mathis also added two hits and drove in a run for Buford. Providence drops two games MCDONOUGH — Providence Christian softball dropped two games played at Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy on Saturday. The Storm (0-6) fell to Landmark Christian 11-6 and ELCA 20-8. Against Landmark, Logan Mymudes hit a two-run double, Sydney Flood had a two-run hit, and Margaret Ann Levey had a single and an RBI. Against ELCA, Molly Legg was 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Zoe Albury and Paige Thompson each had two-run singles.

Four G-Braves pitchers combine for win at Buffalo From Staff Reports BUFFALO, N.Y. — Four Gwinnett pitchers combined for a one-hit shutout as the G-Braves edged the Buffalo Bisons Phillip Pfeifer by a 1-0 score on Saturday night in Game 2 of the threegame series at CocaCola Field. The win was Gwinnett’s ninth shutout of the season. The only run of the game came in the top of the first inning against Buffalo (57-69) lefthander Brett Anderson. Gwinnett’s Ronald Acuna led off with a single to center to extend his hitting streak to seven games. A one-out double to right by Sean Kazmar Jr. moved Acuna to third, and a ground out to first by Rio Ruiz pushed Acuna across for a 1-0 lead and the eventual final. Left-hander Luiz Gohara started the game, but had to leave after four innings when a ball hit by Gregorio Petit hit him in his pitching hand. The deflected ball was the final out of the inning, but Gohara was unable to return. Gohara gave up Buf-

falo’s only hit of the game, a bunt single by Dwight Smith Jr. in the bottom of the first inning. Akeel Morris (W, 1-2) walked one and struck out one over two scoreless innings for the win. Atlanta’s Dan Winkler (H, 2), in his 10th rehab game with Gwinnett, went one inning with one strikeout. Phillip Pfeifer (S, 1) pitched two innings with two strikeouts for his first career Triple-A save. Anderson (L, 0-1) tossed four innings with three hits, one earned run and one strikeout in his Bisons’ debut. Chad Girodo pitched three innings with two hits, one walk and three strikeouts. Chad Smith finished the game for Buffalo with two scoreless, two-hit innings. Acuna was 2-for-4 and scored the only run of the game. Kazmar was also 2-for-4 with a double. Ruiz’s RBI was his teamleading 50th of the year. For the Bisons, Smith was 1-for-3. Gwinnett (62-62) and Buffalo wrap up the three-game series today at 1:05 p.m. Right-hander Manny Barreda (0-0, 3.14 ERA) will start for the G-Braves, while the Bisons will start righthander Luis Santos (3-11, 4.20 ERA).

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Lanier rallies late to beat Northview By Scott Smith

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Central Gwinnett’s Jarren Williams (2) gets past South Gwinnett’s Robert Cooper (56) during Friday night’s game at South Gwinnett in Snellville. Below, Central Gwinnett’s Jallah Zeze (9) and Joe Gracia (10) celebrate an interception returned for a touchdown (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

Just enough

Central escapes South 28-24 By Paul Thomas

CENTRAL GWINNETT 28, SOUTH GWINNETT 24

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SNELLVILLE — In the 57th edition of Gwinnett County’s oldest football rivalry, Central Gwinnett made just enough plays and South Gwinnett let just enough slip through its fingers for a 28-24 Black Knights victory Friday night at Richard Snell Community Stadium. Central quarterback, and Kentucky commit, Jarren Williams completed 20 of 36 passes for 301 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for 43 yards. His 8-yard pass to Jallah Zeze with 10:49 proved to be the difference in the season opener. “Like I said before the game, that’s one of the best defenses in the state of Georgia and I think you’ll see that for the rest of the season,” Central head coach Todd Wofford said of South. “That’s a playoff team right there. They’ve got some of the best players in the country on that defense. So to be able to move the ball and be able to do anything, I’m proud of the guys.” Williams and the Black Knights offense struck the game’s first big blows in the first quarter. Williams connected with Zeze for a 20-yard touchdown with 5:30 left in the first quarter for a 7-3 lead. Zeze finished with five catches for 57 yards, while also punting and playing defense. With 36 seconds left in the half, Kameron King hauled in an 11-yard fade from Williams to extend the lead to 11. The score was set up by a 44-yard catch by Khamri Thompson, who led the team with eight catches for 143 yards on the night. Sophomore running back Justin Wilkins had 104 all-purpose yards. “We wanted to run tempo,” Wofford said “We’re a tempo team to start with, with as hot as it was — at the same time it was affecting us — but that was what we talked about all summer long and Jarren is the master of that. He can control the defense with his eyes and with Zeze, Khamir and Kam, we’ve got a few weapons out there. Justin Wilkins, nobody knows about, but trust me by the end of the

Central South

14 7 0 7 — 28 3 7 7 7 — 24

FIRST QUARTER South: Dawson Newman 24 field goal, 7:42 Central: Jallah Zeze 20 pass from Jarren Williams (Edgar Godinez kick), 5:30 Central: Kameron King 9 pass from Williams (Godinez kick), 0:36 SECOND QUARTER Central: Eric Walker 28 INT return (Godinez kick), 11:48 South: Myles Barnum 20 run (Newman kick), 4:19 THIRD QUARTER South: Treyvon Woodson 15 run (Newman kick), 4:44 FOURTH QUARTER Central: Zeze 8 pass from Williams (Godinez kick), 10:14 South: Terell Smith 67 pass from Woodson (Newman kick), 9:51 SG CG First downs 15 17 Rushes-yards 30-149 28-82 Passing yards 249 301 Comp-Att.-Int. 13-32-2 20-36-1 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 13-121 9-90

season everybody will know about him.” Central extended the lead on the first play of the second quarter as Eric Walker returned a Treyvon Woodson interception 28 yards for a touchdown. With 5:45 remaining in the first half, Central had a chance to put the struggling Comets away. But senior safety Alpha Fofana delivered the game-changing play his defense needed with a diving interception of Williams at the 45. The ball was advanced to the 30-yard line on a personal foul by Brandon Joseph, who was ejected from the game. Senior tailback Myles Barnum made the most of his first touches of the game, running it on three straight plays capped off with a 20-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 28-10 with 4:19 remaining in the half. The Comets only other firsthalf points also came off a turnover as Nick Grier recovered a Williams fumble, forced by Justin Mascoll, leading to a 24yard Dawson Newman field goal. Each team moved the ball inside the opponent’s 20-yard line once more in the half, but couldn’t come away with any points. A sack by Tamontra Carter of Woodson ended the half for Central. Woodson got into a better rhythm in the third quarter, cutting the Central lead to 21-17 with a

15-yard touchdown run with 4:44 left in the third quarter. But his second interception of the game, this time by Nick Forturne set up the go-ahead score. Williams drove Central 57 yards in eight plays, with the drive twice extended by third down penalties on South, as he found Zeze for his second score. Woodson responded with his best play of the night, a 67yard touchdown pass to Terell Smith. Woodson finished the game 12 of 31 for 255 yards and two picks. On the ground he ran for 65 yards and a TD. “(Woodson) did (get in a rhythm in the second half),” South head coach Steve Davenport said. “He made some mistakes early. Missed some reads, missed some throws, but he’ll get better. We’re a work in progress on that side of the ball, but he’ll get better, the O-line will get better. We’ll just keep working to get better.” In the second half, South’s defense controlled the game, with defensive tackle Robert Cooper recording two sacks and a crucial tackle for loss on a third-and-1 at midfield in the third quarter. With 4:41 remaining in the game South downed a punt on the Central 3. Cooper and a host of Comet defenders swarmed Wilkins on the first play and nearly earned a safety. The Black Knights were

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — South: Treyvon Woodson 15-65; Jalen Stephens 4-39; Myles Barnum 4-32; Jalen Samuels 6-11; Kyle Magee 1-2. Central: Jarren Williams 15-42; Justin Wilkins 12-40; Rob Mills 1-0. PASSING — South: Woodson 1231-2, 255; Magee 1-1-0, (minus-6). Central: Williams 20-36-1, 301. RECEIVING — South: Terell Smith 4-120, Kyai Bethea 2-63; Adrian Compton 3-39; Derrick Lawrence 2-20; Jalen Jordan 1-13; Samuels 1-(minus)-6. Central: Khamri Thompson 8-143; Wilins 3-64; Jallah Zeze 5-57; Kameron King 2-26; Skylar Adams 1-10.

forced to punt two plays later. The punt went straight up in the air and South took over on Central’s 20. But the Comets offense only went backwards, with Woodson throwing what would have been a gamewinning pass on second down, had he not been well over the line of scrimmage. Still even after turning it over on downs at the 30, South got one final chance on the last play of the game. Central moved to the ball to the South 38, but Williams misheard Wofford’s call and inexplicably snapped the ball with 12 seconds left on the clock and handed it to Wilkins, who was stopped with three seconds on the clock. Woodson rolled to his left and connected with Smith for a 59-yard gain, but he was brought down at the Central 3 as time expired. “Too may opportunities where we didn’t handle our business,” Davenport said. “That’s football. They’ve got a football team and we knew that coming in, and that Jarren was a good football player and a good quarterback. We’ll regroup and go try to do things better next time against Lanier.”

JOHNS CREEK — For the second season in a row, Lanier kicked off its season with a win over Northview. Only this year’s win was a lot more difficult to achieve. Lanier forced three turnovers — turning two of those into touchdowns — and scored 20 points in the fourth quarter Tywon Reaves to top the Titans 3324 on Friday night. A slow start for the Longhorns and an excellent night from Northview quarterback Colton McDaniel put Lanier in a deficit in the scoring column. But they rallied in the second half to eventually wear Northview down. “It was very, very far from being perfect, but I love the way our kids fought back in the second half,” Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs said. “We kind of settled down a little bit and simplified some of the things we’re trying to do (on offense).” Northview did most of its damage through the air as McDaniel hit for 22 of 38 attempts for 332 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Those numbers helped the Titans to a 17-7 lead at the half and a 24-20 lead midway into the fourth quarter. But a pair of TDs by Lanier with under four minutes left to play decided the game. “I could not be more proud of our guys,” said Northview head coach James Thomson, who was coaching his first game for the Titans. “It was unbelievable how well we played up to the end. We just ran out of gas there at the end. “ Leading 24-20 with 6:18 left to play, Northview was unable to drain the clock and was forced to punt with 4:43 left. Lanier took over at the 50 and needed three plays to get the go-ahead TD on a 41-yard run from Kevonte Polk. With 3:25 left, Northview took over but didn’t keep the ball long as Isaiah Smith picked off McDaniel to give Lanier possession at the Titan 33. Again it was a quick drive for the Longhorns, this time using just two plays to score. A 25yard TD run from Larry Harper put them up 33-24 with 2:29 to play. That capped off a 20-point quarter for Lanier, which briefly took the lead at 20-17 early in the frame on a 2-yard TD pass from Zach Calzada to Cameron Ferguson. Calzada got off to a slow start, hitting just 4 of 13 passes for 15 yards with one interception in the first half, but finished strong to end the night with 157 yards and two scores on 13 of 29 attempts. “We had a quarterback who was starting for the

LANIER 33, NORTHVIEW 24

Lanier 0 7 6 20 — 33 Northview 7 10 0 7 — 24 FIRST QUARTER Northview: Mac Bolton 34 pass from Colton McDaniel (Michael Owen kick) 3:53 SECOND QUARTER Lanier: Tywon Reaves 1 run (Michael Decu kick) 8:51 Northview: Owen 29 FG 4:43 Northview: Kane Siebold 17 pass from McDaniel (Owen kick) 2:46 THIRD QUARTER Lanier: Chris Lockett 28 pass from Zach Calzada (kick failed) 8:54 FOURTH QUARTER Lanier: Cameron Ferguson 2 catch from Calzada (Decu kick) 11:24 Northview: Bolton 60 pass from McDaniel (Owen kick) 10:35 Lanier: Kevonte Polk 41 run (kick failed) 3:25 Lanier: Larry Harper 25 run (Decu kick) 2:29

first time,” Mobbs said. “He’s got a lot of talent and just needed to take a deep breath and settle down.” Northview drew first blood with its second possession, going 71 yards on just four plays. The drive got off to a quick start with a 28-yard completion from McDaniel to Kane Siebold and ended when McDaniel found a wide-open Mac Bolton on a 34-yard score. The teams traded turnovers on the next two possessions with Chance Dollard recorded an interception for Northview and O’Darion Thompson snaring a tipped pass for Lanier. After not taking advantage of that turnover, Lanier forced another one on Northview’s next possession. McDaniel tried to extend the ball over the line of scrimmage on a third-and-short, only to have the ball knocked out of his hands. Lanier took over on the Titan 28 and used seven plays to cover the distance. The key play was an offsides on fourth-andthree caused by a hard count from Calzada. Those free five yards extended the drive and Tywon Reaves capped it with a 1-yard run to tie the score 7-7. Northview took control late in the first half with 10 points in the final five minutes. Lanier started to get its offense going in the third quarter, opening the second half with a nine-play, 76-yard drive to cut the score to 17-13, ending it with a 28-yard toss from Calzada to Chris Lockett. The Longhorns briefly took a 20-17 lead early in the fourth with Calzada’s pass to Ferguson, only to see it disappear when McDaniel hit Bolton on a 60-yard bomb for Bolton’s second TD of the night. McDaniel connected with seven different receivers, led by 140 yards and two scores on five catches from Bolton and 92 yards on six grabs from Siebold with on TD. Lanier did a good job of keeping Northview’s running game in check, holding the Titans to just 38 total rushing yards. Conversely, the Longhorns gained 217 yards on the ground, led by 93 yards and one score on 21 carries from Reaves. Ferguson led Lanier in receiving with 41 yards on two catches, while Thompson had 40 yards on five catches.

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Top-ranked GAC pulls away from No. 8 Lovett By Robinns Exume Staff Correspondent

Buford head coach John Ford celebrates with Aaron McLaughlin after his 6-yard touchdown run in the second quarter of the Wolves 48-17 victory on Friday at the Corky Kell Classic. (Photo: David McGregor)

Wolves bounce back, maul Hillgrove By David Friedlander

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BUFORD 48, HILLGROVE 17

ATLANTA — The John Ford era didn’t start out on a promising note early in Buford’s season opener against Hillgrove. But by the end of the night, the Wolves demonstrated that a different head football coach wouldn’t mean different results. After twice spotting the Hawks a 10-point lead in the first quarter, Buford roared back with 41 unanswered points, keyed by big nights from Christian Turner and Aaron McLaughlin, to bury Hillgrove 48-17 in the finale to Friday’s action in the Corky Kell Classic at Georgia State University Stadium. Turner finished with a game-best 128 yards on 11 carries, while freshman quarterback McLaughlin threw for 144 yards and a touchdown on 14 of 24 passing in his first varsity action. Add in a defensive effort that allowed Hillgrove (0-1) just 76 yards and six first downs after the first quarter and a big night from the special teams units and Ford couldn’t have asked for a better debut as the Wolves (1-0) head coach. “They just kind of withstood the initial blows and just kind of kept their heads down and worked and fought and competed and did their job,” said Ford, who led Roswell to the Class AAAAAAA state runner-up finish each of the last two seasons before taking over at Buford in the spring. “We eliminated some of the mistakes in the second and third quarters and the scoreboard kind of took care of itself.” The first quarter was a rough one for the Buford defense, as Hunter Arters,

FIRST QUARTER Hillgrove: Luis Garcia-Cano 22 FG, 9:22 Hillgrove: Jonathan Elders 1 pass from Hunter Arters (Garcia-Cano kick), 3:48 Buford: Christian Turner 14 run (Hayden Olsen kick), 3:34 Hillgrove: Trevor Smith 49 run (GarciaCano kick), 1:22 SECOND QUARTER Buford: Olsen 30 FG, 10:49 Buford: Aaron McLaughlin 6 run (Olsen kick), 8:30 THIRD QUARTER Buford: Tyler Gillis 23 pass from McLaughlin (Olsen kick), 10:44 Buford: Turner 48 run (Olsen kick), 7:58 Buford: Olsen 29 FG, 4:40 Buford: Anthony Grant 59 run (Olsen kick), 2:34 FOURTH QUARTER Buford: Gillis 1 pass from McLaughlin (Olsen kick), 3:52 HIL BUF First downs 6 22 Rushes-yards 23-110 44-314 Passing yards 218 143 Att.-Comp.-INT 17-35-1 15-25-0 Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 3-15 6-45

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Hillgrove: Smith 14-105, Jayden Gordon 2-9, Justin Montgomery 2-7, Jay McCullough 1-3, Drew Radford 1-1, Matthew McCravy 2-(-3), Arters 1-(-12). Buford: Turner 11-128, Grant 10-90 Derrian Brown 10-73, McLaughlin 7-28, Isaiah Isaac 1-4, Austin Turner 1-3, Davin Bryant 1-0, Will Westmoreland 1-(-2), TEAM 2-(10). PASSING — Hillgrove: Arters 11-211, 119; McCravy 5-13-0, 67. Buford: McLaughlin 15-24-0, 144; Westmoreland 1-1-0, (-1). RECEIVING — Hillgrove: Chigoziem Onkonkwo 4-54, Jalen Jackson 3-47, Elder 2-35, Trevor Smith 2-2, Justin Tew 1-57, Lance Wise 1-8, Darrell Jackson 1-8, Ethan Wright 1-7, Trevarus Walker 1-1, Radford 1-(-1). Buford: Gillis 6-89, Demontre Bennett 2-28, Clayton Nelson 2-11, Grant 2-2, Matthew Walton 1-8, Jamaal Singleton 1-6, Quin Williams 1-(-1).

Trevor Smith and the Hillgrove offense got things rolling early. The Wolves managed to hold the Hawks to a 22-yard Luis Garcia-Cano field goal after they had rolled 71 yards in eight plays in the opening drive. However, the Hawks were back in business after Jarret Jenkins blocked Hayden Olsen’s 32-yard field goal

attempt on Buford’s first possession. This time, it took Hillgrove only 2:53 to march 84 yards, with Smith running for 23 of those yards on four carries, while Arters completed three passes for 64 more yard. Included in those completions was a 57-yard catch and run to Justin Tew, which set up a 1-yard scoring strike to Jonathan Elders that gave the Hawks a 10-0 lead with 3:48 left in the opening frame. But as was the case throughout most of the first half, kickoff returns helped get Buford back into the game. While the Wolves couldn’t convert Anthony Grant’s 53yard return into points in their first try, they did capitalize on Derrian Brown’s 73-yard return of the second kickoff, with Turner bolting in off right tackle from 14 yards out on the next snap, pulling Buford to within 10-7 with 3:34 left in the quarter. Hillgrove answered quickly on its next possession, with Smith sprinting 49 yards for a score to make the Hawks’ lead 17-7 just 2:12 later at the 1:22 mark. But from there the Wolves’ defense stiffened, allowing Hillgrove just 14 yards and one first down in the second quarter. Aiding those numbers were the fact the Hawks only ran seven offensive plays in the period and just 16 total plays in the second and third quarters combined, compared to 38 by Buford. “(Hillgrove) plays with a great tempo over there. They’ve got a good scheme and their well-coached in it,” Ford said. “So just being able to let our defense rest, let them catch their breath, let them get acclimated to the speed with what Hillgrove was doing was big. Credit the coaches and players for mak-

ing good adjustments.” In addition to those adjustments, Buford benefited from a Jack Scroggs recovery of a Hillgrove fumble on the kickoff following a 30-yard field goal by Olsen that pulled the Wolves to within 17-10 with 10:49 left in the first half. It took them just 2:11 to cash in the turnover, with McLaughlin keeping it on a bootleg for a 12-yard TD run that tied the game at 17-all with 8:30 left in the half. And in the second half, Turner, McLaughlin and the Buford offense took over. After taking the opening kickoff near midfield thanks to a squib kick prompted by a healthy respect for Buford’s return game, McLaughlin needed four plays, three of which were completed passes to give his team the lead. The freshman hooked up with Tyler Gillis for the first of two TD passes on the night, this one from 23 yards out, to give the Wolves a 24-17 lead just 1:16 into the third quarter. After a three-and-out by the defense, Turner then capped a three-play drive by rumbling 48 yards for a score that pushed the Buford advantage to 31-17 with 7:58 left in the period. “I feel like we were just clicking being able to run behind our offensive line,” said Turner, whose joined with the rest of the Wolves’ running game to pound out 314 yards on the ground. “I think that was best part about it, just really being able to control the game and slow down the game and just get it to the way we wanted to play.” Olsen booted another field goal and Anthony Grant ran for 59 of his 90 yards on the night for a score before the third quarter was out, and the Wolves had a 41-17 lead that allowed them to cruise home in the fourth.

ATLANTA — For the top-ranked team in Class AAA, it took a little less than a quarter to assert its dominance in the season opener. Greater Atlanta Christian struggled in the opening 12 minutes, but used a solid defense and steady play from quarterback Josh Rose to crush eighth-ranked Lovett 46-14 Friday night. “We settled down and our defense carried us,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said. “Really proud of the way our guys competed. … Josh stepped in the pocket and threw a great deep ball. … Just really proud of our guys, a good win.” Both teams looked rusty to start the game as both squads combined for five punts and two fumbles in the opening quarter. GAC survived a muffed punt by Max Burke and two Kyler McMichael fumbles to stay in a scoreless game thanks to the defense. The Spartan defense was up for the challenge as it stopped Lovett on a possession starting in Spartan territory and recovered a Lovett fumble in the opening quarter. “We did not start the game the way we need to,” Hardy said. “We did not handle the ball well. We put it on the ground a couple of times. … (Lovett) had a couple of short fields but they could not turn them into points.” Rose got things in gear as he engineered a two-play scoring drive after Lovett punter Charles Gibson mistakenly took a knee at his own 19-yard line while fielding a snap on a punt. McMichael capped the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to put the Spartans up 7-0. Rose, taking over for the departed Davis Mills (now at Stanford), seized control in the second quarter of his first start. The junior signal-caller showed off his legs with a 43-yard run following a Lovett score. He then put his arm on display as he threw a precise 43-yard rainbow pass to Trey Morrison to put the Spartans up 13-7. “I was a little nervous, it was my first varsity start,” Rose said. “It was a good team game, it was a lot of fun.” Rose completed 7 of his 11 pass attempts in the opening half for 150 yards. He ended the game 9 of 13 for 165 yards and four TD passes. Rose connected again with Morrison, who adjusted to a deep pass, hauled it in and fell into the end zone to extend GAC’s lead to 13 at 20-7. Rose looked more comfortable as the game progressed, a testament to his time playing behind Mills. “(Mills) really taught me a lot, working under him for two years,” Rose said. Rose capped the quarter with a quick strike to Burke from eight yards out as he atoned for his earlier miscue to put GAC up 26-7 at the half. The Spartans cruised in the second half as a Hunter Cole interception stymied an early Lovett drive and Rose found Burke from three yards out to extend the lead. Morrison led the receivers with 99 yards on four catches with his two scores. McMichael was steady after a tough first quarter, gaining 93 yards and one score on 15 carries. The Spartans rushed for 199 yards and amassed 401 total yards. Defensive end Christopher Hinton was a menace, disrupting the Lovett running game and forcing quick throws. He also recovered a fumble as the Spartans held Lovett to 57 yards on the ground.

Eagles dominate in Gregory’s debut By Chris Stephens Staff Correspondent

SNELLVILLE — Collins Hill dominated from the opening whistle as it beat host Shiloh 48-12 Friday night at Shiloh Community Stadium. The game, which was the first for Lenny Gregory as the Eagles’ head coach, saw his team run for a total of 329 yards. “We’ve been focused on establishing our offense,” Gregory said. “The wing-T isn’t an easy offense to run, so a huge credit to our kids for executing.” Collins Hill (1-0) opened the game with a 13-play drive but was stalled inside the red zone, and had to settle for a Rodolfo Gonzales 26-yard field goal.

But after a three-andout by the Generals, the Eagles went to work. Four plays into the drive, and on a third-and-21, quarterback Jon-Michael Findlay found Peyton Woulard wide open for a 65-yard touchdown pass. An Evan Anderson two-point conversion rush pushed the Eagles’ lead to 11-0. “We wanted to establish the run game early and then sprinkle in a few play-action passes to keep their defense honest,” Gregory said. The Collins Hill defense got in on the party late in the first quarter as a wall of defenders pushed Shiloh into its own end zone, forcing a fumble, which the Eagles recovered for a touchdown. Findlay’s two-point conversion rush

made it 19-0 with 1:11 to go in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Eagles were back at it again. A 36yard completion on third down to Daughtry put the Eagles in Shiloh territory. Four plays later, Anderson ran it in from the 3-yard line. Another two-point conversion, this time by Daughtry, put Collins Hill up 27-0. However, Shiloh fought back on its next drive, taking advantage of a thirddown pass-interference call to put the ball on the Collins Hill 27. Two plays later, quarterback Jase Ivey threw a fade into the end zone, and Dakota Thomas snagged it for the 12-yard score, making the score 27-6. But that’s as close as the

Generals got the rest of the game as the Eagles added two touchdowns — a 74yard run by Jalen Johnson and a 19-yard pass from Findlay to Daughtry — to effectively put the game away at halftime, 41-6. Both teams did add fourth-quarter scores, with Matthew Williams catching an 11-yard pass from Ivey for the Generals, and Eric Gonzales-Sorto catching a 17-yard pass from Kaleb Cook. The Eagles were led by Findlay, who went 9-for-14 for 175 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnson had 125 yards on eight carries. Anderson also combined for 81 yards rushing and receiving. Shiloh (0-1) was led by Ivey, who went 10-for-16 Collins Hill receiver Justin Daughtry (14) pulls in a catch Friday night against Shiloh. (Photo: Jamie Akoubian) for 103 yards.

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Balanced offense, aggresive defense lead to Wesleyan rout From Staff Reports PEACHTREE CORNERS — Daniel O’Sullivan blocked the punt on Therrell’s opening drive and Wesleyan scored on its first play from scrimmage. Stewart Stamper hauled in a one-handed grab on a 24-yard throw from Banks Ramsey and the Wolves cruised to a 63-14 victory in the season opener Friday. All nine touchdowns were scored by different players. “That makes us a lot more versatile and a lot more dangerous on offense when you can’t key on one guy,” Wesleyan head football coach Franklin Pridgen said. Ramsey passed for four touchdowns and ran for another as Wesleyan carved out a 56-8 halftime lead, which allowed the backups to get some snaps in the second half. “I couldn’t be happier with that,” Pridgen said. “When the older guys take care of business — as they should — to give the opportunity for the young guys and then they keep up their high level of play. “I told them in the locker room, ‘I don’t care how old you are, our standard is excellence.’ Those kids bought in with their effort.” The Wolves started drives from inside the Therrell 35-yard line seven times in the first half, in-

•From Page 1B advantage when the Tigers parlayed Palmer’s 50-yard return of the ensuing free kick into a 30-yard Michael Johnson field goal with 2:54 left in the opening frame. Matters got even worse for the Broncos when Strickland recovered a fumble at the Brookwood 45 late in the quarter, and Archer cashed in seven plays later when Carter Peevey hit Braylen Weems with a 16yard TD pass to make the Tigers’ lead 12-0 on the first play of the second quarter. It looked like the Broncos had finally gotten their act together when DiSpigna, who finished 13 of 24 with two interceptions for 171 yards, hit Dante Black in the flat, and the senior running back bolted down the right sideline for 57-yard touchdown that cut the Archer lead to 12-7 with 10:07 left in the first half. But Brookwood encountered more misfortune when it had a chance to take the lead midway through the period following Matthew Hill’s electrifying 48-yard punt return which set the Broncos up at the Archer 11-yard line. Hill couldn’t hang on to what would’ve been a sure scoring strike from DiSpigna on a third-down play, and a penalty before the next snap moved the ensuing field goal attempt back to a 39-yard attempt from Jake Cartmill, which sailed wide left. Buoyed by its good fortune, Archer struck again, moving down the field behind the running of Banks, whose 49-yard run off left tackle set his team up in the red zone. The powerful junior then finished the eight-play, 80-yard drive with 2-yard sprint around the left end on fourth down with 3:25 left in the half, sending the Tigers into intermission with a 19-7 lead. The lead became 25-7 by the 7:48 mark of the third quarter when Archer came up with two more turnovers on Brookwood’s first two snaps of the second half — a second Palmer interception and Booth’s fumble recov-

TD run to give Hebron a 12-7 lead. ning back Chandler Lewis “Losing B.J. (Riley) (20 rushes for 266 yards to Stockbridge, we knew and four touchdowns) and those were big shoes to senior quarterback Troy fill,” Saturday said. “ChanAllen (six rushes for 162 dler, he mounted up and yards and two TD’s). took it. He understands “It was a ton of fun,” his role with this team said Saturday, an NFL and you saw it tonight. He analyst for ESPN when answered when we needed he isn’t coaching. “These one answered.” kids have put (the time) in. Rockdale County 75, From top to bottom, everyBerkmar 8 one has a role. If everyone LILBURN — Any hopes plays that role, it should Berkmar had of ending its look good and it did. I’m lengthy losing streak in its really proud of these guys. season opener were dashed They deserve all the credit pretty quickly against visitin the world.” ing Rockdale County. The Lions got off to a The Bulldogs (1-0) quick start with a big play scored twice before their on their opening drive. offense touched the field After the defense forced as they cruised to a 75-8 a three-and-out, Allen kept win over the Patriots (0-1) it on an option up the mid- Friday night. Rockdale head coach dle and saw nothing but Greg Manior was satisfied green grass ahead, cruising into the end zone for a with his team’s play and 51-yard touchdown run on took the big win in stride Hebron’s second offensive after a sloppy performance play and the Lions jumped in last week’s scrimmage. “The main thing is out to a 6-0 lead. discipline, we didn’t And about five minutes have as many penalties later, the Eagles struck to in the scrimmage game, take an early lead. Eagles quarterback Greg but we’ve still got a long way to go,” Manior said. Huggs rolled to his right “We’ve got to stay humble and found Xavier Clark streaking down the sideline because we are not known for an 80-yard touchdown. for having many wins in our season, we went 2-8 The extra point gave East Jackson a 7-6 lead but He- last year and we’re in one of the toughest regions in bron had a quick answer. Georgia.” On the first offensive Strong Rock 33, play after the Eagles score, Providence 13 Lewis took the carry It didn’t go as he had straight up the gut and hoped, but Providence broke away from the Eagles defense for a 46-yard Christian’s Parker Conley

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP cluding three from the red zone. They scored on all but one of those series. “Our defense was very aggressive and forced a lot of errors,” Pridgen said. “I also thought our special teams set us up well with some huge punt returns. J.D. Kavel was fantastic returning punts. “And then we were able to do what you’re supposed to do when you get a short field and punch it in quick.” Therrell’s second series came to an abrupt halt when Tommy Tremble, a transfer from Johns Creek, sacked senior quarterback Andre Martin and recovered the ensuing fumble. “(Tremble) hasn’t played defense in three years,” Pridgen said. “He’s always been an offensive player. Obviously he’s incredible there, but he’s got a lot ability on defense. It wouldn’t shock me at all if some of these schools that are interested in him said, ‘He can do that? Wow.’” Hebron 48, East Jackson 22 COMMERCE — Jeff Saturday made his debut as the head football coach of the Hebron Christian Lions on Friday night and his team did not disappoint. The Lions (1-0) trounced the East Jackson Eagles (01) by a 48-22 score, earning a dominant road win behind an explosive ground attack led by senior run-

walked away with a lot to be proud of in his team’s debut. Although the scoreboard read 33-13 at the end of the game at Strong Rock Christian, Conley said he was impressed by the way his team battled. “This team is going to fight and that’s what we want as coaches,” he said. “As long as there is time to play, we’re going to play.” Strong Rock (1-0) jumped out with two scores, taking a 13-0 lead with 11:26 in the second quarter. However, Mitchell Miller put the Storm right back in the game with a 25-yard pick-six to bring the Storm to within 13-7. In the third quarter, the Patriots scored twice in six minutes, for a 27-7 lead. But the Storm kept fighting as David Sloan made another big play on defense, recovering a fumble and taking it back 60 yards for a touchdown, bringing the Storm to within 27-13. However, that’s as close as Providence would get as Strong Rock added another touchdown for the game’s final score. “The past is the past and we’re going to move forward,” Conley said. “Watching this game gives me excitement and an eagerness to get back to work. Our guys rallied around each other and are sold on what we’re doing. I couldn’t be prouder.” Alcovy 37, Duluth 22 COVINGTON — The

Alcovy Tigers opened their football season on a winning note with a 37-22 win over the Duluth Wildcats on Friday night. Duluth scored first on a 91-yard touchdown pass from Jalil El-Amin, but Alcovy scored 23 straight points after that and never relented. El-Amin threw ran for a touchdown and threw another in the fourth quarter. “We got hit in the mouth early with the long touchdown pass but our kids really responded,” said Alcovy coach Christopher Edgar. “Our kids answered the call tonight, especially on defense. Our defense set us up all night. Also, our quarterback Cameron Anderson did a great job as well. He has come so far and we expect his good work to continue.” Jefferson 43, Discovery 0 JEFFERSON — Despite a lot of improvement from last year’s squad, the Discovery Titans weren’t able to overcome Jefferson’s potent offense in a 43-0 season-opening loss Friday. The Titans came out hot as quarterback Alex Drazic knew where his open receivers were. The Titans were able to run the ball, but were not able to connect to score. Despite the Titans’ notable defense — including Keylon Riles, Noble Joyner and Devin Grier — the Dragons’ offense kept finding holes.

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Norcross’ Omar Sinclair (4) finds an opening during the Corky Kell Classic between the Norcross Blue Devils and the Colquitt County Packers at Georgia State University Stadium in Atlanta. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) ARCHER 25, BROOKWOOD 17

Top, Brookwood’s Dante Black (3) gets stripped of the ball by Archer’s Jordan Roman (36) during the Corky Kell Classic at Georgia State University Stadium in Atlanta. Above, Archer’s Semaje Banks (28) celebrates with Will Choloh Jr. (90). (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

ery — and turned them into a field goals of 29 and 25 yards by Johnson. However, the Broncos wouldn’t quit and managed to fight their way back into the game by cashing in on the Tigers’ lone turnover of the day. It looked like Archer might actually put the game away by driving deep into Brookwood territory in the final frame. But facing second and 9 at the 21-yard line, Peevy, who finished the day 14 of 22 for 116 yards and a TD, had his shot at the end zone deflected into the air, where Brookwood’s Kendall Williamson snatched it out of the air and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown that pulled the Broncos to within 25-14 with 9:12 remaining. After getting the ball back, the Brookwood offense marched 54 yards in

nine plays, including a key 35-yard completion from DiSpigna to T.J. Ellis for fourth-down conversion to keep the drive alive. The Broncos had to settle for a 25-yard Cartmill field goal but had suddenly pulled to within one score at 25-17 with 2:48 still remaining. Brookwood had one last shot after forcing an Archer punt with 1:16 left, but again, a key mistake at the wrong time came back to haunt the Broncos. Instead of starting near midfield after a punt return by Hill, they were backed up to their own 27 following an illegal block penalty. “I told (the players) I was proud of their resolve and their grit and the way they gave themselves a chance to be in the game,” Jones said. “I was proud of them for making some plays to put themselves in a position to

Brookwood 0 7 0 10 — 17 Archer 5 14 6 0 — 25 FIRST QUARTER Archer: Safety. Ball snapped out of end zone, 4:39 Archer: Michael Johnson 30 FG, 2:54 SECOND QUARTER Archer: Braylen Weems 16 pass from Carter Peevy (Michael Johnson kick), 11:53 Brookwood: Dante Black 57 pass from Angelo DiSpigna (Jake Cartmill kick), 10:07 Archer: Semaje Banks 2 run (Johnson kick), 3:25 THIRD QUARTER Archer: Johnson 29 FG, 10:43 Archer: Johnson 25 FG, 7:45 FOURTH QUARTER Brookwood: Kendall Williamson 100 INT return (Cartmill kick), 9:12 Brookwood: Cartmill 25 FG, 2:32 BW ARCH First downs 9 16 Rushes-yards 23-30 48-188 Passing yards 171 116 Comp-Att.-Int. 13-25-2 14-22-1 Fumbles-lost 5-2 0-0 Penalties-yards 8-66 5-30 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Brookwood: Black 14-44, Matthew Hill 4-20, DiSpigna 2-(-8), TEAM 3-(-26). Archer: Banks 20-109, Emmanuel Michel 14-49, Jeremiah Cook 9-30, Peevy 3-3, Ronald Schjang 1-(-1), TEAM 1-(-2). Passing — Brookwood: DiSigna 13-24-2, 171; Justin Fomby 0-1-0, 0. Archer: Peevy 14-22-1, 116. Receiving — Brookwood: Hill 4-23, Nick Prince 3-10, T.J. Ellis 2-64, Black 2-55, Cam Barrington 2-19. Archer: Brandon Shelnutt 6-29, Schjang 4-35, Braylen Weems 2-36, Michel 2-16.

win, however we came up short. … Everybody has to own a little piece of responsibility, starting with Coach Jones.” But after Brookwood moved as deep as the Archer 44, the Tigers’ defense stiffened, and forced a turnover on downs with two seconds left to secure the win.

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The offensive struggles continued for Norcross in the second quarter, but the defense was strong, keeping the deficit at 13-0 heading into the half. With the Blue Devils needing a spark out of the locker room, they got one. Colquitt County fumbled a handoff, and defensive end Jordan Bowden recovered on the Packers 6-yardline to set up a golden chance. On fourth down, Williams hit Rekevian Mathis for a 2-yard TD pass to get Norcross back in the game, down just 13-7 after a rough first half. “Our defense kept us in the game,” Maloof said. “Our offense started clicking a little bit, but we can’t wait for people to do that. We have to get better on offense.” Colquitt County then shanked a punt after its next drive and set up the Blue Devils on the 30-yard line. Norcross didn’t advance the ball but was bailed out by Camarda, who nailed a 52-yard field goal to make it 13-10. Then, halfway through the fourth quarter, Norcross landed its strongest

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Colquitt Co. 13 0 0 7 — 20 Norcross 0 0 10 7 — 17 FIRST QUARTER Colquitt County: Ryan Fitzgerald 32 FG 8:56 Colquitt County: Daijun Edwards 1 run (Fitzgerald kick) 5:50 Colquitt County: Fitzgerald 22 FG 2:02 SECOND QUARTER None THIRD QUARTER Norcross: Rekevian Mathis 2 pass from Louis Williams (Cole Hanna kick) 7:33 Norcross: Jake Camarda 52 FGl 4:05 FOURTH QUARTER Norcross: Dareus Barnhill 53 fumble return (Hanna kick) 8:31 Colquitt County: Ty Leggett 34 run (Fitzgerald kick) 5:38

punch. Keyshaun Williford sacked Krajewski, forcing a fumble that was picked up by Dareus Barnhill and returned 53 yards to the house to give Norcross its first and only lead at 17-13. But the Packers had a quick answer. They took advantage of a Norcross defense that had been on the field for an extended period of time, and Ty Leggett ran in the go-ahead touchdown from 34 yards out to give the Packers the lead for good before the controversial ending. “I’m proud of our kids,” Maloof said. “We went down 13-0 but our kids fought their tails off, and I’m so proud of them that I can’t stand it.”

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Hudson-nasH House timeline 1

Thomas P. Hudson has the home that would become known as the Hudson-Nash House built.

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Thomas P. Hudson

Circa 1840

1845

Hudson is one of three road commissioners appointed to layout a stagecoach road between Stone Mountain and Lawrenceville. The road goes right past Hudson’s home and is the forerunner of Five Forks Trickum Road. 3

1846

Hudson becomes the postmaster, opening the Yellow River Post Office. He holds the position until his death.

1853

Hudson is elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He was re-elected twice. 5

1861

Hudson was one of three Gwinnett County delegates to the Georgia Secession Convention in Milledgeville. He voted against secession. 6

1862

Thomas Hudson dies.

Circa 1880 William T. Nash buys the house and surrounding land.

a 1989 photo from the national Register of Historic Places application for the Hudson-nash House shows what the house looked like from Five Forks trickum Road at the time. (special Photo)

Preserving a piece of history

County preparing to save Hudson-Nash House

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Circa 1911 A Vernacular Victorian-style section is built onto the front of the house. It adds two bedrooms, scalloped shingle gables and a wrap-around porch.

1927 William T. Nash dies. His wife, Dora, retains ownership of 23 acres, which includes the Hudson-Nash House.

1941 Dora Nash dies. The property passes through their descendants over the ensuing years. top right, a 1989 photo from the national Register of Historic Places application for the Hudson-nash House shows its proximity to the Yellow River Post office, which county officials have taken over and turned into a historical park. (special Photo)Bottom right, thomas P. Hudson descendants, from left, Hudson schmidt, Jessica schmidt, Becky teems, Kim Hudson Hall and steve Hudson pose for a photo behind the Hudson-nash House. (staff Photo: C urt Yeomans)

1989 The Hudson-Nash House is placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1996 The Yellow River Post Office park opens on Five Forks Trickum Road.

2012 The Yellow River Post Office park opens on Five Forks Trickum Road.

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steve Hudson, from left, Kim Hudson Hall and Becky teems chat outside the Hudson-nash House on Five Forks trickum Road on Wednesday. they are descendants of thomas P. Hudson, who had the house built in about 1840. (staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

The Nash family donates the Hudson-Nash House to Gwinnett County.

If modern day Gwinnettians want to find a story that weaves county, state and U.S. history together, they don’t have to look much further than Thomas P. Hudson. Hudson was a local postmaster and general store owner as well as a state legislator in the mid-19th century. He also played a role in Georgia’s transition from being a member of the U.S. to being a member of the Confederacy just before the Civil War. “He was just so significant to our history because of everything he did for our county and the state,” Gwinnett Historical Society Copresident Betty Warbington said. More of Hudson’s story will soon be open to the public for viewing because the house he had built in about 1840, now known as the Hudson-Nash House, on Five Forks Trickum Road has been donated to Gwinnett County for preservation. County officials plan to move it across the street to the Yellow River Post Office property where it can be restored and preserved and help

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The historical society has been working on this property for about 20 years. We knew after all that with all of the development that was going on around it, there was a chance we could lose the house. But, with Charlotte Nash as chairman, she’s really been working on preserving a lot of the county’s history.”

— Gwinnett Historical Society Co-president Betty Warbington

forts to further enhance the Yellow River Post Office Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for historical park.” Hudson-Nash House photos. Warbington said the house is one of three major properfill out the post office’s story. ties the historical society has The donation is an imporbeen working on in recent tant move considering The years. The others are the Fort Georgia Trust for Historic Daniel site at Hog Mountain Preservation placed the house and the Promised Land property in far southern Gwinnett. on its Places in Peril list last year. The property was placed Both of those properties have also been acquired by the on the list, the Trust said, county in recent years so they because it was threatened could be preserved as well. by developments that were “The historical society has encroaching on it. been working on this propThe news that the house erty for about 20 years,” Warwas going to be saved and bington said. “We knew after preserved as part of the park all that with all of the develwas welcome news to Georgia Trust President and CEO opment that was going on around it, there was a chance Mark C. McDonald. we could lose the house. “The Georgia Trust is But, with Charlotte Nash as pleased that a preservation chairman, she’s really been solution has been found for the Hudson-Nash House,” he working on preserving a lot of the county’s history.” said. “We will continue to work with Gwinnett County See history, Page 3C to assist them with their efmoRe online

the Hudson-nash House on Five Forks trickum Road near lilburn is shown at left as it appeared in april. the nash family, which has owned the house since the 1870s, is donating it to Gwinnett County leaders so it can moved across the street to the Yellow River Post office property, pictured above, for preservation. the house’s original owner, thomas Hudson, also ran the post office from the 1840s to 1862. (staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

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Keith Farner Chattahoochee Elementary is set to receive a multi-sensory math program for students with math disabilities thanks to a grant from the NEA Foundation. Diane Rice, a special education teacher at Chattahoochee in Duluth, and partner Alexandra Prosser have received a $5,000 Student Achievement grant from the NEA Foundation. This grant will introduce TouchMath to their school. “My colleagues and I have a strong belief that all children can learn … but not in the same way,” Rice said in a press release. “We must find out how each of our students learn and then locate the tools that work. TouchMath is based on research and on what we know about how children learn.” In the past year of this program, the NEA Foundation has awarded 113 grants that have reached 3,722 educators and 66,242 students in 33 states. More than 800 educators across the country applied for the grants. “By directly funding educator-conceived and -led projects, the Foundation enables educators to chart their own course to solve teaching and learning challenges,” said Harriet Sanford, president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. The NEA Foundation awards two levels of grant funding, $2,000 or $5,000, for two categories of grants to public education professionals: Student Achievement grants for initiatives to improve academic achievement,

and Learning and Leadership grants for high-quality educational professional development activities. A team of 20 educators, many of them former grantees, carefully reviewed all applications and evaluated each one against a set of criteria. Funded educator grants were selected for the quality of the grant proposal ideas and their potential for enhancing student achievement. Two special education parapros earn statewide honor Linda Gourley, a pre-K paraprofessional at Corley Elementary School, and Meghan Rosser, a former Autism paraprofessional at Alcova Elementary School, have been named co-winners of the 2017 Special Education Paraprofessional of the Year Award by the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children. Rosser is now a special education teacher at North Gwinnett Middle School. This state recognition honors paraprofessionals who provide direct services to students with exceptionalities and are outstanding members of the profession whose work exemplifies the best in special education support. The work of the two honorees for Special Education Paraprofessional of the Year reflects significant educational success for students, continued professional development and the highest standards of educational quality.

“Receiving such an amazing honor from the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children means for me that at last, my passion has met purpose,” Gourley said. “My heart is full, and I am humbled.” Rosser added, “This award is an amazing extension of the honor and privilege I feel every day when I go to work with my students.” GCPS Purchasing, Property Management Department earns national honor Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Department of Purchasing and Property Management has been named a 2017 winner of the National Procurement Institute Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award. This is the third year in a row the department has earned this award. GCPS is one of only 13 governmental agencies in Georgia and one of only 26 educational institutions in the United States to receive the award. “This award reflects the professionalism and dedication of all of our departmental employees,” said Matthew Mills, GCPS director of purchasing and property management. “To win the award three years in a row is a humbling and satisfying accomplishment. It also validates our continuous quality improvement objectives.” Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

My husband is a simple man. This comes as a surprise to folks because of the high-profile family from which he comes and the job that he does. If it weren’t for me, he’d never spend a dime on himself. Except, of course, for all the soap and toothpaste he uses. I buy clothes he claims he doesn’t need and after a wintery outside funeral, I promptly came home and ordered him a dressy overcoat. Coming from California, he probably hasn’t had one in 40 years, if ever. For three years now, he has flung around the Rondarosa and town in a Chevrolet truck that is so bare that it has manual locks and windows that use a handle to roll them up and down. It does have an FM radio and air conditioning. It is white and so plain that it looks like a service truck with the water department, which gets him teased a bit. We have a “Sunday” car and a 12-year-old one of mine that we use for the airport. That is, until recently when Tink said, “I’m driving my truck to the airport. I don’t trust that car anymore to get me there and back.” We had been talking for a bit about getting rid of the old car and replacing it with an SUV. This is a major undertaking for me. Whenever I’m buying something new, I have to research extensively in order to make the best decision. In an unusual turn of events, Tink and I decided separately on the same SUV. Normally, one of us has to talk the other into our way of thinking. After a month of research, we arrived at the dealership to look at the one we planned to buy. It was a small SUV, but then Tink decided he wanted to drive the bigger one. I knew I was sunk when he got behind the wheel. I wanted the smaller one because I thought it’d be easier to drive. I sat in the back seat as Tink and the salesman talked. Of course, the salesman was talking us up to the bigger SUV. I knew, actually, it was a better deal because it was several months old with a few thousand miles on it. We got back to the dealership. “OK,” I said. “Give us the best price for the brand new, small one and the best price for the

Ronda Rich used, bigger one.” “Let’s go in my office,” he said. At that point, Tink turned back toward the lot, saying, “I’ll just wait out here.” Tink comes from a family where it’s gauche to discuss money. The salesman continued to insist and Tink continued to desist. “No,” he said. “This is going to get ugly. I’ll just wait out here.” He has learned that it is difficult to separate a Scotch-Irish woman from a hard-earned dollar. It makes him uncomfortable to watch the process. We sat down and began to negotiate. The salesman insisted my husband wanted the bigger car. I shrugged. “He can have whatever he wants.” I’m comfortable in saying this because I know he doesn’t want much. “He wants you to say it’s the one you want.” “My husband and I both have a little bit of OCD,” I replied. “And it bothers us that the gear shifter is scratched.” He held out his hands, palms up. “It’s a used car!” I mimicked his gesture. “It bothers us.” And so we were off. A while later, Tink stuck only his head around the corner. “Are you through yet?” The salesman rolled his eyes and shook his head in mock exasperation. “I’ll come back,” Tink said. He never returned. I had to hunt him down to give him the keys. “I’m glad that’s over,” he said. I laughed. “If you’d actually been there, you’d be even gladder.” Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of “There’s A Better Day A-Comin’.” Visit www.rondarich. com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

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At left, a 1989 photo from the National Register of Historic Places application for the Hudson-Nash House shows what the backside of the house looked like at the time. (Special Photo) Above, the backside of the Hudson-Nash House can still be seen despite the growth of trees alongside and behind the house. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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little bit of historical perspective on Hudson’s story. When county officials Hudson operated the accepted the donation in Yellow River Post Office April, Nash told the Daily as both a post office and Post, “I am excited about general store from the the family’s decision to 1840s until his death. He offer this house to Gwinwas also a member of the nett County as a donation Georgia General Assemand look forward to its bly off and on from 1853 relocation across Five to 1862, when he died. Forks Trickum Road to the In 1845, Hudsonand two property where the historic other men were picked to Yellow River Post Office is serve as road commissionlocated. ers tasked with laying out “Fortunately, we have a stagecoach road from been able to preserve a Stone Mountain or the number of historic proprailroad station in Decatur erties around Gwinnett to Lawrenceville. County and are happy The road went by his to add the Hudson-Nash home, a precursor to what House to the group.” is now Five Forks TricHistory of the house kum Road, and National and its occupants Register records indicate The house is named for he became postmaster not the two families that have long after he was asked to owned it for much of its pick the road’s route. existence. The more recent “Of course, him havowners, the Nash family, ing a store in that area, he are the ones who donated made sure the road went it to the county. by his store so people The Gwinnett Historiwould certainly have a cal Society lists the house stop,” said Kim Hudson on its tour of important Hall, Thomas Hudson’s sites from Gwinnett’s early third-great-granddaughter. history that the group feels His place in U.S. hisvisitors should see on a tory, however, comes from driving tour around the the fact that he was one county. The entry gives a of three delegates who

History represented Gwinnett County during the convention in 1861 at which the state voted to secede from the United States. Hudson voted to stay part of the Union rather than secede. “Although he opposed secession, once the war began he supported it wholeheartedly,” the historical society wrote on its website, www.gwinnetths. org. Hall said Hudson was loyal to Georgia, which is why he supported the state during the Civil War despite not wanting to break with the U.S. “Once the state moved in that direction, he did what I guess he thought was right, during the time period, to support the state,” Hall said. The Georgia Trust said Hudson “allowed a local guard group to practice on his property and provided his community with food and necessities during the Civil War.” The annual Living History Event at the Yellow River Post Office echoes that history by giving visitors a chance to learn what it was like to join the Army and go

through training during the Civil War. The Nash family became owners of the property in the 1870s when Lewis Nash — who was also a former state legislator from Gwinnett — bought the house. It then become the property of William T. Nash, who added the house’s gabled rooms and porch, in about 1880, according to the National Register’s records. The property continued to be used for farming, both by the Nash family and sharecroppers, well into the 20th century. Gwinnett’s plans for the house The county was initially hesitant when it came to talking about donation because they wanted to secure the house before they made an announcement. That has changed now that a fence has been put up around the house. Officials are now opening up more about the donation and what it means for Gwinnett. Charlotte Nash and Deputy County Administrator Phil Hoskins highlighted the donation as they discussed the county’s efforts to preserve historical structures during an interview with the Daily Post in July to discuss plans for the county’s upcoming bicentennial. “We owe a debt of gratitude to the (Nash) family for being able to donate that house to us,” said Charlotte Nash, who isn’t related to the family who donated the house. “Most of it is in amazingly good condition. I mean ironi-

cally, it’s the later additions to it that are in worse shape than the original house was. “We’re very grateful to the family for making that decision. That made it easier for us to make the decision to pay for the moving of the house — and it’s nice that we have property just across Five Forks Trickum for it.” Preserving the house at the Yellow River Post Office park is a unique opportunity for the county to preserve another piece of the story of someone who had a front row seat to the buildup to the Civil War. In addition to being highlighted by the Georgia Trust, the Plantation Plain-style house was also placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The register’s report on the house says its design was common in national folk architecture, and a one-story addition to the front of the home was added in about 1911. “The Hudson-Nash house is significant in architecture because it is an excellent example of an antebellum Plantation Plain type house in its central core as well as later adaptive changes which reflect a Vernacular Victorian style influence,” the register’s report states. “Both architectural classifications are important individually, however, together they form an ensemble of a typical plantation house that has been in continuous use for over 150 years. The house not only illustrates the two design stages but also re-

flects the style preferences of Thomas P. Hudson and William Nash.” The house is the latest historical site around Gwinnett that county leaders have taken over so they can be used to teach the public about the area’s history. Since only the house is being donated — not the land it sits on — county Community Services Director Tina Fleming said that is why it will be moved across the street to the Yellow River Post Office site. County officials first wanted to secure the house, which is why there is now a chain link fence around it. County spokesman Joe Sorenson said the move could happen early next year. Once it’s on the post office site, which the county already operates as a historical park, it will be restored to its 1840s appearance. “It will be (used for) interpretive — historic interpretive learning,” Fleming said. “It fits right into the same time frame.” News of the donation as well as the county’s plans for the site have been welcome news for local historians and history aficionados who feel the Yellow River Post Office site would be a good place for it. Residential developments are encroaching on the house’s current site to the point that it is surrounded on about two sides by a construction site.

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AUBURN Teen Book Club meets Saturday Teenagers who want to kick back with friends and talk about literature are invited to visit the Auburn Public Library next weekend. The library will host its Bookworms Book Club for Teens from 4 to 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. The club is open to kids ages 8 to 12 who like to not only read books, but also enjoy talking about books with other teens over snacks. Participants are asked to bring a snack with them. The library is located at 24 Fifth St., in Auburn. BARROW COUNTY Literary Potluck Book Club to meet in September There’s a new book club in town in Winder. The public library’s new Literary Potluck Book Club is a group designed to celebrate all different types of literature. Each month, the club will choose a fiction or non-fiction selection covering both classic and contemporary works from a variety of genres. And there’s food. Guests are encouraged to bring an appetizer or dessert to share. This month, the group will meet on Sept. 6 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Little Italy on Broad Street in Winder. BERKELEY LAKE Berkeley Lake plans Take Back Drugs Day Berkeley Lake residents are invited to save the date for an informative session about the proper way to dispose of drugs. Mayor Lois Salter is planning a Take Back the Drugs Day on Oct. 28 at City Hall. Salter wrote in her most recent newsletter that she hopes the session will teach residents to avoid flushing unused prescriptions since that often lands them in the Chattahoochee River. “It’s amazing how many of our drugs survive the water reclamation process to affect fish and wildlife,” Salter wrote. “And there’s also the concern for children in your home who might get into some old medicine that could hurt them.” Police and representatives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency will join residents on Oct. 28 to talk about safe disposal. Salter has asked residents to stay tuned for more information. BRASELTON Kids invited to create with Braselton Builders Club Budding architects are welcome to come hone their building skills at the Braselton Library on Thursday. Kids of all ages can drop in on the Braselton Builders Club between 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. They’ll build and create using Legos, Diplos and other building materials. The Braselton Builders Club meets every second Thursday at the Braselton Library located at 15 Brassie Lane.

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Committed service Antique shop owner recognized with Synergy Honor

founding brothers,” according to a press release. It recognizes Braselton’s mayor and coun- leaders who bring the comcil recently recognized a local munity together to celebrate antiques shop owner for her Braselton’s past and future. achievements in economic and “It also honors a vision which cultural development. ensure an exceptional quality of “I was very surprised when life,” according to the release. notified of the honor,” said Orr said that’s exactly what Donna Cannella, owner of Cannella has cultivated in BraCountryside Antiques. selton over the years. But she really shouldn’t have “The magnitude of her work been that surprised, according to promoting and coordinating Mayor Bill Orr. the festivals speaks volumes Braselton’s Synergy Honor in terms of a huge economic is given to people, groups or impact to the town,” Orr said. businesses “whose investments Cannella bought Countryside honor the labors of the town’s Antiques in 2008. Just a year From StaFF reportS

the U.S. every day. DACULA Ga. 316 improvements to be discussed at forum Dacula residents who want to know what’s going on with Ga. Highway 316 are invited to come out to the Dacula Park Activity building later this month to get an update. State Sen. P.K. Martin, R-Lawrenceville, will host a forum at the building at 7 p.m. on Aug. 28 where officials from the Gwinnett and Georgia departments of transportation will talk to residents about transportation projects planned for the Dacula area. Martin has said Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, may be in attendance as well. That includes plans to convert the Highway 316 and Harbins Road intersection into an interchange as part of the ongoing effort to convert the highway into a limited access road. The Dacula Park Activity Building is located at 2735 Auburn Ave.

DULUTH Elliott Brack to speak to Civitan Club BUFORD The Duluth Civitan Club Mall of Georgia to host will host Elliott Brack, a Labor Day blood drive Gwinnett historian and During Labor Day week- entrepreneur, from 11:45 end, the Mall of Georgia a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday will offer visitors the chance at Piatto Fresh Kitchen to donate blood to the and Bar, 3140 Main St. American Red Cross. All Attendees are invited to donors who participate meet Brack, and join the during the three-day event Civitan for a free lunch. at the Buford mall will The organization’s roots received a special edition date to the 1950s when Red Cross T-shirt while Civitan International adsupplies last. opted a special emphasis The blood drive will be on helping people with held from noon to 5 p.m. on developmental disabilities. Sept. 2-3 and from 10 a.m. Locally, Civitan helps raise to 3 p.m. on Sept. 4. funds for Rainbow VilThose interested in lage, Annandale Village, participating are asked to Creative Enterprises and go to redcrossblood.org Spectrum Autism Support to schedule an appointGroup. Membership apment in advance. Enter plications will be available code “moga” for the Mall of for volunteers. Georgia drive. RSVP to Terry Crouch The American Red Cross at ltcrouc@attglobal.net or says one pint of blood can Claire Dees at claidee@ save three lives, and that aol.com so lunches can be 36,000 units are needed in provided.

GRAYSON Library hosting Aboriginal Art program for kids Children in the Grayson area will get a chance to learn about the Land Down Under this week during a program that highlights Australia’s native population. The city’s library branch will host Aboriginal Art for kids who are at least 5, at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The program will teach the children about the ancient art that can be found in Australia, and then give them a chance to make art in the Aboriginal style. The library is located at 700 Grayson Parkway. LAWRENCEVILLE Rodney Atkins set to headline Rock’n Ribville It’s almost that time again for lovers of ribs and music. Organizers of Lawrenceville’s annual Rock’n Ribville announced Rodney Atkins will be the headline entertainer at this year’s event, which will take place from noon to 8 p.m., on Sept. 16, on the Lawrenceville Lawn. Organizers also said they still have some spaces for cook teams, vendors and sponsors, but spaces are filling up fast. Applications for the event can be found at RocknRibville.com LILBURN City’s White Elephant Sale set for Saturday Lilburn residents who want to clear out some belongings are invited to participate in the city’s upcoming community yard sale. The Lilburn White Elephant Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday, at the Greenway Parking Lot, 76 Main St. Residents can reserve a 9-foot spot in advance by paying a $20 fee, but the spaces will go on a firstcome, first-served basis. American Kidney Services

later, she launched the city’s Antique and Artisan Festival. That first festival featured 32 exhibitors’ booths. From there, it grew quickly. Today, the festival is held triannually and tends to host more than 250 exhibitors booths from 10 different states. More than 25,000 visitors come out to browse the antiques, collectibles and artwork dealers and vendors have to offer while enjoying live music and — of course — food. Orr said the Antique and Artisan Festival has been invaluable to the city. “All of our local businesses

will take donations of clothing, toys, china, linen, some books, small electronics and small household goods at the end of the sale. Craft vendors will not be allowed to sell new items at the sale. Anyone interested in reserving a spot at the sale can call 770-638-2225. LOGANVILLE American Legion to host night of cars, karaoke Loganville’s American Legion Post 233 invites everybody out for a night of cars, singing and food. The post will host its Cruise In and Karaoke event Friday from to 11 p.m. Cars can begin cruising in at 5 p.m. Karaoke will start at 8 p.m. and last the rest of the night. Food and drinks will be served. Everybody is welcome — membership is not required. American Legion Post 233 is located at 4635 Atlanta Highway. NORCROSS Openings on Sustainable Norcross Commission The Sustainable Norcross Commission is looking for four new commission members to fill its seven-person citizen advisory board. In the year ahead, the commission will work with the city of Norcross, and aim to implement a new Sustainability Plan for the city that aims to improve the quality of life for residents. Meetings will be from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at City Hall. The time commitment typically varies from about one to four hours per week. For more information, contact info@sustainablenorcross.net. An application is available at norcrossga. net. PEACHTREE CORNERS Peachtree Corners library to promote mindfulness Get your zen on at the

benefit from the consumers and patrons the festivals attract,” Orr said. For that reason, Cannella has become the second business owner in the town’s history to receive the Synergy Honor. Don and Nancy Panoz, owners of a company that owns multiple resorts, earned the honor in 2010. Cannella said she’s flattered to receive the same recognition. An engraved crystal “Synergy Honor” was presented to her at a gala reception at Town Hall on Aug. 8. “It truly is an honor,” Cannella said.

Peachtree Corners Branch library this week. The library will host a Mindful Monday on Monday from 11:30 a.m. until noon. The librarians will lead the session that will introduce games and rituals to make both kids and parents pay closer attention to their feelings and actions. It will also include short stories, songs and quiet time adapted to children’s attention spans. Parents and children ages 3 and older are invited to attend and to bring their own pillows. For more information, visit https://www.gwinnettpl.org/ calendar/mindful-mondaysfamily-meditation-at-thelibrary/2017-06-19/acht SNELLVILLE Officials receive update on 78/124 construction Construction on the Displaced Left-Turn project at the intersection of highways 78 and 124 is not expected to start until after Labor Day, construction officials recently told city officials. The proposed construction start date is not set, though construction is expected to begin sometime after Labor Day. Work on the utilities has already begun along with site preparation not affecting traffic lanes. The contractor will concentrate on Henry Clower Boulevard in the fall, but a startup date is not yet known. Henry Clower Boulevard will serve as a convenient bypass when intersection construction actually begins. The 78/124 intersection road work will not be fully started, likely in the spring. In July, the Georgia Department of Transportation selected Pittman Construction Co. for the intersection improvements. The project is anticipated to take 18 to 24 months. SUGAR HILL Art-B-Que to support city mural A barbecue event is

scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. on Aug. 26 to support the arts in Sugar Hill, and specifically, local artist Chris Walker who will be painting “The History of Sugar Hill” mural on the The Suite Spot this year. Lunch will be provided from by Moonies Texas Barbecue. Tickets are $20 per person. Tickets are available at artbque. sugarhillmural.com. More information is available at sugarhillmural.com. This will be the second mural in Sugar Hill’s downtown area, both of which will be located on opposite sides of the city’s former City Hall on West Broad Street, the same building of the Suite Spot. For more information on becoming involved with the arts initiative in Sugar Hill, call 770-945-6716. SUWANEE Several upcoming events across city The city of Suwanee will have several events in the next two weeks. The first is at 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 26 and it’s called “Hoofin’ for Habitat 5K.” The event will benefit the Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity, and include a 5K, fun run and walk, and open to runners, walkers and strollers. At 4 p.m. on the same day, a new event called “Love Rolls Walk/Festival” will support Love Rolls, a nonprofit focused on collecting toilet paper for the homeless, founded by former Suwanee Youth Leader Kendall Robinson. At 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 1, the latest installment of Food Truck Friday. The theme is “All-American.” The tentative food truck line-up: Atlanta Burger Truck, Big C’s Chicago Chicken, Brooke Lynn’s Own Sticks & Cones, Cousins Maine Lobster, Five Finger Philly, Fruit Smashers, Hey French Fries, Just Smokin’ Around, Lo-Co Motion, King of Pops and Mac the Cheese.

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