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Twenty seconds is all it took to kill 19-year-old Dustin Manning. His devastated parents, Greg and Lisa Manning, said the toxicology report found he had taken a toxic mix of heroin and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid so powerful it’s often fatal. “The amount of fentanyl in his body was the equivalent to three grains of salt. That’s all it took to kill a 180-pound guy,” Greg Manning said. Dustin died on Friday, May 26, in Lawrenceville. At 6:09 a.m., paramedics were called to a home with reports of an unresponsive teenager. Dustin was dead. “I had told him I’d get him up early for work, and I came up around 5:45 to wake him up, and when I opened the door, he looked like he was tying his shoes. Very quickly I realized, grabbed him and he was cold,” Greg Manning said. Lisa Manning was at the gym when she got the call from her

husband. “He said, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, call 911.’ I didn’t ask any questions. I knew.” Less than an hour later, at 6:53 a.m., another phone call was placed to 911. Half a mile down the road, 18-year-old Joseph Abraham was found slumped on the floor by his parents, Dave and Kathi Abraham. He had no pulse. “I started yelling and yelling and yelling, ‘Joe, Joe — wake up, man!’ And then I realized there was something really wrong,” Dave Abraham said.

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The only survivor of a car accident that resulted in the death of three Meadowcreek High School students is coming to terms with what happened to his friends while he recovers in a hospital room, according to his father. During a memorial vigil for the fallen students Monday, friends announced Mesiah Allen, 17, had woken up from a coma that he had been in since the accident, which occurred near the school as the students

were leaving a football game Oct. 27. Naseer Alwakeel, 16, and Brandon Martinez and Nelson Umanzor, both 18, died from injuries they sustained during the accident. Mesiah Allen’s father, Alexander Allen, told FOX 5 Atlanta that he had to break the news to his son after he regained consciousness. “When he came up out of the coma, he was actually asking who made it and we had to tell him, ‘You’re the only one who made it,’” the father said.

“As soon as I saw him, I knew, and I just ran and I just started holding him and I could tell he was cold,” Kathi Abraham said. “Dave was on the phone to 911 and I said, ‘It’s too late. We can’t fix this,’” she said, as tears welled in her eyes. Childhood friends Dustin Manning and Joseph Abraham were childhood friends. They played on the See OPIOIDS, Page 6A

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Mesiah Allen recovers from his injuries at Gwinnett Medical Center on Thursday. Allen is the sole survivor of a car accident that killed three of his Meadowcreek High School classmates. (Photo: FOX 5 Atlanta)

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A police chase that began near Buford City Hall and crossed over into Hall County ended with an officer-involved shooting Friday morning. The suspect who was being pursued was wanted Gwinnett County police said a suspect was injured in an on warrants, although the officer-involved shooting after a chase that began in Buford and ended in the Hall County portion of Braselton exact charges tied to those warrants were not imFriday morning. (Special Photo)

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mediately known after the incident with police. Police said the suspect suffered an injured jaw and hand. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the incident. Gwinnett County police crime scene personnel also responded to the incident. “At this time, it is unknown if the officer struck the suspect with his discharged round or if the suspect injured himself,” Cpl. Michele Pihera said. The incident began when an officer from the Gwinnett County Police Department’s North Precinct saw the suspect driving a purple Ford Escort in the area near Buford Highway and Hamilton Mill Road. Pihera said the officer

recognized the person was wanted on warrants. When the officer tried to conduct a traffic stop, the suspect sped off. “During the pursuit, the suspect pointed a gun outside the window and began firing in the direction of the officer(s),” Pihera said. “The pursuit eventually ended up on Friendship Road approaching Highway 211 in the city of Braselton (on the Hall County side). The suspect was traveling on the opposite side of the road toward oncoming traffic.” An officer then conducted a PIT maneuver about 200 yards ahead of the Ga. 211 intersection in an attempt to keep the suspect from entering a major

intersection in the area. Pihera said the suspect then turned the car around to face two of the pursuing officers and pulled a gun on them. Pihera said one officer involved in the pursuit felt the suspect posed a deadly threat and fired his gun at the suspect through the window of his patrol car. “The suspect was transported to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries,” Pihera said. “The last update on the suspect was that he was in stable condition.” Gwinnett police deferred comment on the suspect’s identity to the GBI. The GBI’s spokeswoman, Nelly Miles, said the agency has not yet released the name.

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Sugar Hill candidates discuss development BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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Was Sugar Hill right to take on some of the projects that it has undertaken in recent years? The answer depends on which candidate for the City Council Post 5 seat you ask. Downtown Development Authority Chairman Taylor Anderson is running against Joshua Mantz, who has been heavily involved in local Republican Party politics for the seat. They have very different takes on some of the projects the city has undertaken. “I’ve been serving on the Downtown Development Authority for six years now, the last four as chairman,” Anderson said. “I want to see that vision continue and support it as a City Council member.” Mantz said, “Other than providing essential services to protect life, liberty and property, all other responsibilities for managing local affairs should be left first to the individual and second to private business and industry. Unfortunately, the city of Sugar Hill and the Downtown Develop Authority have not upheld these principles.” Anderson said he believes

Taylor B. Anderson Age: 41 Education: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Purdue University Occupation: President, Blue Landworks LLC (a civil engineering, land surveying and consulting company) Lived in Sugar Hill since: About 2004 Political experience: None Involvement in the city/community: Served on Sugar Hill Downtown Development Authority for six years including four as chairman Family: Married to Elizabeth, with two children, Nicklaus and Lauren Joshua Mantz

Age: 37 Education: Associate degree from Georgia Perimeter College, bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of North Georgia Occupation: Senior Systems Analyst Political Experience: President of the Gwinnett County Republican Assembly, Gwinnett County Republican Party District 25 chairman, Forsyth County Young Republicans, delegate to the 2016 State Republican Party Convention Lived in Sugar Hill since: Not provided Involvement in the city/community: Cub Scouts Family: Married to Silvia with one son, Nathan

a large step in making Sugar Hill a destination city is to continue to attract businesses to the city in a responsible manner. “We want to make sure our development and growth is sustainable and enhances

our tax base rather than being a cost to our tax base,” Anderson said. “I want us to have a strong financial city decades down the road for our children.” Anderson said Sugar Hill asked residents in a survey

about 10 years ago what kind of businesses they’d like to see in their downtown area. Mostly, they wanted businesses they could use as amenities for leisure. “People have addressed a desire for nicer restaurants and more entertainment options — that kind of thing,” Anderson said. He also said he’d focus on attracting businesses that created high-paying jobs to the city, a move he felt would lead to a “higher quality of life.” “Not only would residents make more, but it would also solve traffic congestion,” he said. “Right now, people are commuting out of Sugar Hill to work. If people don’t have to travel as far to work, there’d be less traffic in and out of the city.” In order to attract that kind of industry to Sugar Hill, Anderson said he believed it was important to keep the city structurally sound. “I’m a civil engineer by trade, so infrastructure is a big deal to me,” he said. “It’s about making sure that our infrastructure is properly maintained and that we have a plan in place for the longterm to keep things in good shape.” Meanwhile, Mantz said the city should be marketed to professional and industrial

businesses who might be interested in opening new locations or relocating their corporate headquarters to Sugar Hill. “I not only want Sugar Hill to be a great place to live, but to work,” he said. “For far too long, our great city has been a bedroom community for larger cities such as Gainesville, Alpharetta, Roswell and Atlanta. … We have a diverse mix of talented citizens in our city and should not have any trouble attracting high paying jobs for our citizens.” But Mantz also said the DDA should be reformed. He said there are several issues that he said are evidence that the city is veering into areas that he feels should not be its main focus. Among those issues are a golf course he said the city runs, and limitations on which companies residents can get natural gas and trash pick-up service from. He also said the city should be a co-owner of the Suite Spot business incubator that the DDA and the city put in the old Sugar Hill City Hall. Mantz said the Suite Spot should be sold to businesses who can manage it. “The government has never been great at creating businesses or jobs and never

will be,” he said. “Private business and industry should be supporting and encouraging the development of new businesses within the city. I would look into selling the Suite Spot to various local business who know our community best and are willing to give back that success by encouraging new businesses in our city.” Mantz questioned the need for the Iconic development that will be built next to Sugar Hill City Hall. The project is expected to include a hotel, a conference center, office space, retail, a grocery store, a parking deck and condominiums. “We don’t need this type of development iN our city,” he said. “There are currently two large chain grocery stores located within 5 miles of the downtown area. In addition, there is no evidence to support a full service Wyndham Hotel in our downtown area. Further, retail is not needed as the Mall of Georgia is less than 10 miles from downtown. This is not needed, and is a waste of land that could be developed for other purposes.” Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Sugar Hill Community Center at 1166 Church St.

Grayson City Council candidates seeking growth for city BY CURT YEOMANS

could include new zoning restrictions, adding Donald L. Thrower Robert “Bob” Foreman that land use needs to Age: 55 Age: 70 be regulated properly to Education: Tucker Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Florida Grayson voters will maximize its potential. He High School Occupation: Semi-retired architect also believes the Downpick one new voice to Occupation: Regional Political Experience: None town Overlay District serve on their City Counoperations manager Lived in Grayson Since: 2012 should be updated, and cil when they go to the Political Experience: Involvement in the City/Community: Graduate that might include adding polls Tuesday. None of Gwinnett Senior Leadership, chairman of Inframore undeveloped sites, The city has one Lived in Grayson structure Day, member of the Gideons, was active Since: 2007 for several years in the Duluth Rotary Club, teaches he said. contested — and open — Involvement in City/Community:past a Sunday Bible study group at his church, served as chairman of the The RailYard project City Council race in Post president of different home owners asWarranty and Maintenance Resource Committee for the Olde Town is an example of projects 2 with regional operations sociations Grayson Advisory Council. that Foreman feels are manager Donald Thrower Family: Married, one son, one adopted Family: Married to Barbara. They have one son, one daughter and right for the city. and architect Bob Foregrandchild seven grandchildren “This is just the kind of man vying for the seat. development we need,” he Mayor Allison Wilkerson and Post 4 Councilwoman Road. such as lofts above them. come our way in lieu of website that even as Gray- said. “It will enhance the Linda Jenkins are also up He also said Grayson’s He said the RailYard always going to downson grows, it should keep ‘downtown’ area with a mix of restaurants, shops for re-election this year, downtown area should be project, which is expected town Lawrenceville or its “small town charm.” and offices. One of its but they are not facing a place that can compete to take about five years to Norcross where they’ve One of the things he is any opposition. with the downtowns in build out. The mixed-use done a great job of calling for is an update to most unique features is a town green area.” Thrower said Grayson places such as Lawproject is expect to insprucing up their town,” Grayson’s ComprehenVoters can cast their needs to continue working renceville and Norcross clude retail, restaurant and Thrower said. “So maybe sive Plan that will make with Gwinnett County and for visitors and Grayson office spaces as well as 32 we can keep some of sure that future growth is ballots in the election state officials to address residents. That includes residential lofts on Britt those customers and their controlled, thoughtful and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Grayson traffic issues, particularly having additional restauStreet and Pine Grove. money here in Grayson.” adds quality to the city. Senior Center, 485 Grayon Ga. Highway 20, U.S. rants and shops downtown “I think it’s going to Meanwhile, Foreman He said ensuring there son Parkway. Highway 78 and Rosebud with residential spaces draw more consumers to said on his campaign is quality in that growth

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Cause of bad taste hard to pin down DEAR DR. ROACH: I have talked to numerous doctors about my problem, but no one has an answer, and most don’t take it seriously. I have a terrible taste in my mouth all the time. Sometimes it is bearable, but often it is so bad that it makes me gag and choke. The only way I can stand it is by sucking on sugar-free mints, but that also makes me sick to my stomach. I have been on dialysis for three and a half years. My kidney doctor says that this shouldn’t cause the problem, but the time coincides with the bad taste. This is reducing the quality of my life in a huge way. — J.S. ANSWER: Bad taste in the mouth (we use the Greek term for “bad taste,” which is “dysgeusia”) can be caused by several diseases, as well as by medications. While it certainly is associated with people developing end-stage kidney disease, it is uncommon in people who are on dialysis. For some people, increasing the time on dialysis can help (either through more times per week or by more hours per time). Eating less protein has helped some people, too. The timing makes me suspicious, as it does you, but it’s always wise to look at all of the possibilities. I would check with your dentist, since dental issues are one common cause. Too much of some metals (chrome, zinc, lead, copper) and too little of another (zinc, again) can cause taste changes. Neurological problems, like Parkinson disease and multiple sclerosis, can cause it, but I have never seen someone have that as an initial symptom. An ear/nose/throat doctor (otolaryngologist, also called a head and neck surgeon) would be a good resource. DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband beat small cell lung cancer with chemo and radiation, but after a few months he was walking with a cane. A few months later, he had a walker; now, since December, he has been in a wheelchair. He has peripheral neuropathy. What can I do to help my husband? — A.S. ANSWER: When a new symptom arises in someone with cancer, the clinician should consider whether it is due to the cancer, due to the treatment or unrelated to either. All of these are possibilities for your husband. Small cell lung cancer in particular is associated with what we call “paraneoplastic syndromes.” These are clinical syndromes that are related to the cancer, but not directly due to the tumor. They often are associated with antibodies attacking different parts of the body, and the nervous system is a frequent target. Sometimes, the antibodies can be found in the blood. I would consider having a discussion with a neurologist who has expertise in paraneoplastic syndromes. Treatment for the cancer is another likely possibility. I don’t know what chemotherapy your husband received, but platinum-based chemotherapy is typical with small cell lung cancer, and is a very common cause of peripheral neuropathy.

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Neglected dogs leave neighbors barking mad DEAR AMY: My wife and I have lived in a quiet neighborhood for 22 years. Four months ago, new neighbors moved in. We endured three months of noisy renovations, construction, tree removals, etc. before they moved in. Over the last month their two dogs have been left outside barking at 6 a.m., and then barking for 90 minutes at 6 p.m., and finally from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. This was the final straw. I texted them three times and told them this was unacceptable, and finally that I would be calling the police (I didn’t call). They texted back the next day that they were away, and that we would discuss the situation. They came back and said that their daughter was home and that their dogs were in the house the whole time. They said it wasn’t their dogs barking. We got a denial, and no apologies were offered. Now they have the nerve to be mad at us. They aren’t talking to us. Any suggestions? — Perplexed Neighbors DEAR NEIGHBORS: It would have been very easy for your neighbors to own up to this and apologize, and a sincere apology on their part might have inspired you to feel more tolerant. But — they went another way. And while I feel very

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world&nation world Mayor: Maria death toll may be 10 times higher San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz said Friday the death toll from hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico is actually hundreds higher than official government counts. “It appears that for whatever reason the death toll is much higher than what has been reported,” Yulín Cruz said during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead.” The official death toll stands at 55, according to a statement released to CNN by the government of Puerto Rico, but the number of dead may be almost as high as 500, Yulín Cruz said when asked specifically about the death count. Many hurricane victims haven’t been included in that number due to their causes of death not being properly recorded or “being cataloged as dying of natural deaths,” Yulín Cruz said. “When they were, for example, hooked to a respirator, there’s no power, the small generator that they had that gives up, and of course, they die of natural causes, but they are related to a lack of electricity,” she said.

Brazile mulled replacing Clinton Report: Former interim DNC chair considered pushing for Biden By Daniella Diaz CNN

Donna Brazile, the former interim Democratic National Committee chair, wrote in her new memoir that she considered pushing for the removal of Hillary Clinton from the 2016 ticket and replacing her with then-Vice President Joe Biden, according to a report published Saturday. The Washington Post, which obtained an advanced copy of her memoir, reported that Brazile wrote that Clinton’s campaign was “anemic” and had taken on “the odor of failure.” When Clinton fainted on Sept. 11, 2016, in New York City, Brazile deliberated trying to use her position as interim DNC chair to start the process to remove the former secretary of state and her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, and replace them with Biden and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. But then she decided not to. “I thought of Hillary, and all the women in the country who were so proud of and excited about her. I could not do this to them,” she wrote. But Brazile would not have been able to make such a move on her own. Democratic Party rules state that “in the event of

According to a report published Saturday, former interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile wrote in her upcoming book that she considered pushing for the removal of Hillary Clinton from the 2016 presidential ticket and replacing her with then-Vice President Joe Biden. (Photo: CNN)

the death, resignation or disability” of nominee for president or vice president, the DNC chair must confer with Democratic leaders in Congress and Democratic governors and report to the DNC, which is authorized to fill the vacancy. But a DNC official told CNN that the rules were irrelevant because there was no vacancy, and Brazile would not have been able to seek Clinton’s removal from the ticket without one. In the memoir, Brazile wrote that Clinton’s campaign was well-intentioned but badly mismanaged, took minority voters for granted, and made careless

mistakes with “stiff” and “stupid” messages, the Post reported. She also wrote in her book that Clinton’s Brookyln campaign headquarters lacked so much passion and energy that it felt like “someone had died.” Clinton’s spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment Saturday. Brazile’s book, titled “Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald Trump in the White House,” will be released Tuesday. In her book, Brazile also alleged an unethical agreement was signed between

Clinton’s 2016 campaign and the DNC to keep the party financially afloat. Brazile wrote the DNC was rigged in Clinton’s favor because her campaign was largely financing the party early on in the presidential election. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign also signed its own joint fundraising agreement with the DNC. Brazile resigned from her role as a CNN contributor in October 2016 after WikiLeaks released an email in which she said she got advance questions before a CNN town hall event, which she then passed on to the Clinton campaign.

people Selena honored with star on Walk of Fame The legacy of singer Selena Quintanilla has lived on for more than two decades. Now the “Queen of Tejano music” has joined a constellation of stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The singer simply known as Selena was honored Friday with a posthumous star in one of showbiz’s most visible landmarks. “While she was taken from us way too early, we now have something permanent that generation after generation can see in the most famous neighborhood anywhere in the world,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. The Grammy-winning singer was shot dead 22 years ago by the president of her fan club. At the time, she was breaking concert attendance records and her albums were at the top of the music charts. She was known for hits that include “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Dreaming of You” and “Como la Flor.”

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Netflix is cutting ties with “House of Cards” star Lebanon’s prime Kevin Spacey as the actor minister resigns faces a growing number Lebanese Prime Minister of allegations of sexual Saad Hariri unexpectedly harassment and assault. resigned Saturday during The actor has also been a trip to Saudi Arabia, saysuspended from the show. ing his life was in danger, In a carefully worded begins with the Iraq war, and creating a leadership statement, the streaming one of the greatest foreign vacuum in an already politipolicy mistakes in American network made clear that it Police: Rand Paul cally fractured country. would not continue to be history.” In a televised address “President Trump remains involved with the show if assaulted at from Riyadh, Hariri said he Spacey has any part in the focused on keeping his Kentucky home feared an assassination plot drama’s future. promises to the American GOP Sen. Rand Paul was and accused Iran of med“Netflix will not be people by bringing back dling in the region, causing assaulted in his home in jobs, promoting an ‘America involved with any further “devastation and chaos.” Bowling Green, Ky., on Friproduction of ‘House of First’ foreign policy and “Iran controls the region day, according to Kentucky standing up for the forgotten Cards’ that includes Kevin and the decision-making State Police. men and women of our great Spacey,” a spokesperson in both Syria and Iraq,” he State troopers responded for the network said. “We county,” the official said. Republican Sen. Rand Paul was “intentionally assaulted” said. “I want to tell Iran to a call to the senator’s resi- in his Bowling Green, Ky., home Friday, Kentucky State Former President George will continue to work with and its followers that it will dence at 3:21 p.m. Friday. Police said. Paul was not seriously injured, police said. H.W. Bush delivered a blunt (Media Rights Capital) lose in its interventions in Police arrested a man named (Photo: CNN) during this hiatus time to assessment of Trump in the internal affairs of Arab Rene Albert Boucher, who historian Mark Updegrove’s evaluate our path forward countries.” they allege “intentionally The controversial bill is recognize the benefits of as it relates to the show.” new book, titled “The Last Iran dismissed the reassaulted” Paul, causing him an effort by Republicans to scale through a potential Republicans,” saying, “He’s ports, accusing the United “minor injury.” revamp the nation’s tax code combination. However, we a blowhard.” And former ‘Dilbert’ creator States and Saudi Arabia of Boucher, 59, of Bowling and provide dramatic tax have agreed that it is best to President George W. Bush orchestrating the resignaGreen was charged with cuts for business and individ- move forward on our own,” also had harsh words for his Adams calls out tion. one count of fourth-degree uals. However, its future is said Marcelo Claure, Sprint’s Republican successor: “This ‘linguistic kill assault. As of Saturday after- not yet clear because Repub- CEO. guy doesn’t know what it shots’ of Trump noon, he was being held in licans, who control both the T-Mobile CEO John means to be president.” Ballistic missile Scott Adams, creator of the Warren County Regional House and Senate, appear Legere also said there were intercepted over the comic strip “Dilbert,” Jail on a $5,000 bond. divided on key measures. benefits to consolidating, Terror suspect said Saturday that President Police were not immediThe medical deduction, but added that, “we have Saudi Arabia planned to return Donald Trump is so good ately clear on why Boucher originally created in World been clear all along that a Yemen’s air force on Sat- allegedly assaulted Paul. The War II, is available only to at persuasion that “he could deal with anyone will have to Uzbekistan, urday targeted an airport in investigation is still ongoing, taxpayers whose expenses get out of almost anything.” to result in superior longsister claims Saudi Arabia’s capital with police spokesman Jeremy In interview with CNN’s are above 10 percent of their term value for T-Mobile’s The younger sister of Michael Smerconish, Ada ballistic missile, according Hodges told CNN. adjusted gross income. shareholders.” ams called special attention Sayfullo Saipov, the man to Yemen’s Houthi-conKelsey Cooper, Paul’s Because of that threshold, Shares of Sprint and trolled Defense Ministry. suspected of carrying out this to what he dubbed Trump’s Kentucky communications and because it is available T-Mobile tumbled Monday But the missile was “linguistic kill shots,” esweek’s terror attack in New director, said in a statement: only to people who itemafter rumors emerged that intercepted over northeast pecially his habit of using “Senator Paul was blindize their deductions, the merger talks between the two York, said he had recently Riyadh, the Saudi Ministry sided and the victim of an expressed his desire to return nicknames for his political medical expense deduction companies were fizzling. of Defense said in a stateenemies — from “Crooked to his native Uzbekistan. assault. The assailant was ar- is not used by many people ment carried on governHillary” for Hillary Clinton “(He) said he had a wish rested and it is now a matter — an estimated 8.8 million Elder Bush calls ment-backed Al-Arabiya to “Crazy Bernie” for Sen. to come back,” said Umida for the police. Senator Paul claimed it on their 2015 television. is fine.” taxes, according to the IRS. Trump ‘blowhard’; Saipov, speaking with CNN Bernie Sanders Yemen’s Defense “His nicknames for in the Uzbek capital of W.H. criticizes Ministry said the missile those who he is mocking Tashkent. House tax bill Sprint, T-Mobile legacies, war attack “shook the Saudi are so incredibly wrong “(He) said he missed us, would scrap abandon talks The White House has capital” and the operation we would live together upon in the context of things a struck back at both Bush was successful. It said the his return. He started arrang- president shouldn’t be saydeduction for about merger presidents Saturday after the ing his return.” attack was conducted using medical expenses ing,” said Adams, a trained Sprint and T-Mobile have two made stinging coma Yemeni-made, long-range hypnotist and author of the Although he longed to The tax bill unveiled by abandoned discussions about ments about President Don- come home, he “had no bad new book “Win Bigly: Permissile called the Burqan Republicans in the House a potential merger. ald Trump in a new book 2H. suasion in a World Where thoughts and expressions Saudi Arabia has been on Thursday would not, as The companies issued about the father and son. Facts Don’t Matter.” about America,” she said. leading a coalition of states had been rumored, eliminate a joint statement Saturday, “If one presidential “But they’re just wrong Umida Saipov, 27, said against the Iran-backed the tax penalty for failure to after a week of speculation, candidate can disassemble she is one of three sisters and enough that you can’t look away. They’re not so wrong Houthi rebels, who toppled have health insurance. But it saying they “have ceased a political party, it speaks was in regular contact with that you want to impeach Yemen’s internationally would eliminate a decadestalks.” volumes about how strong a her brother in the United him for that or he doesn’t recognized government in old deduction for people “While we couldn’t reach legacy its past two presidents States, though she hasn’t start a nuclear war. 2015. with very high medical an agreement to combine really had,” a White House seen him in eight years. — From wire reports costs. — From wire reports our companies, we certainly official told CNN. “And that — From wire reports

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Advanced science degrees can pay big in marijuana industry By Aaron Smith

someone to do it properly, and it takes an hour to get proficient,” he said. If you’re dreaming about striktrimmer, entry level positions, will Budtenders, who sell marijuana ing it rich in the burgeoning legal make up the vast majority. to customers at dispensaries, typimarijuana industry, it’ll help to have Bud trimmers prepare marijuana cally make about $14 an hour. The an advanced science degree. plants for retail sale. They get paid job requires an in-depth knowledge But for an industry predicted to on average between $8 and $12 an of cannabis strains and products employ as many as 300,000 people hour, according to Jacob Silverand a bartender-like rapport with by 2020, according to analytics firm stein, a former marketing mancustomers. In Colorado and also New Frontier Data, the majority of ager for the Las Vegas dispensary Michigan, where medical marijuajobs in the field will pay relatively ReLeaf, who is currently a cannabis na is legal, budtenders are required low wages and require little skill. industry consultant. to have licenses. Jobs like budtender and bud “It takes all of 10 minutes to train To be sure, there are a handful CNN

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of jobs that will pay well. But they require science and engineering knowledge. The greatest demand, according to James Yagielo, co-founder and owner of the Florida-based headhunter Hemp Staff, is for master extractors. They process the active components THC and CBD from marijuana and hemp to make oils, concentrates, edibles and other products. The master extractor at Acme Elixirs, a producer of THC and

CBD chews and vape pens, earns $250,000 a year, said founder and CEO Peter Pietrangeli. But he said that even with that level of pay, it’s hard to recruit and keep these workers “because after a while, they’ll get the funding to build their own labs.” Becoming a master extractor requires a Ph.D. in biochemistry with a background in engineering, which means there’s a small pool. “This is a rat race for talent,” said Silverstein.

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ARC survey: Gwinnett willing to pay more taxes for more transit the survey said they would be willing to pay more in taxes to fund an expansion of transit in the county. More than half of the The ARC said that, across Gwinnett County resithe region, 51 percent of dents who responded to an metro area residents said Atlanta Regional Comthey would be willing to mission survey on issues pay more taxes for transit facing the metro Atlanta expansion. region are willing to pay “It’s encouraging to see more for expanded transit, a growing number of metro ARC officials said. Atlanta residents supportThe group said 96 pering the expansion of our cent of Gwinnett respontransit network,” ARC dants on the ARC’s Metro Executive Director Doug Atlanta Speaks Survey said Hooker said in a statement. an important piece of the “Offering increased transregion’s future is improvportation options is vital to ing public transit. That fig- our region’s economy and ure is up from 87 percent quality of life.” last year, the ARC said. Kennesaw State UniverPerhaps more eye-catch- sity’s A.L. Burrus Institute ing though is the finding of Public Service surveyed that 56 percent of Gwin5,450 people in 13 metro nettians who responded to area counties about various By Curt yeomans

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•From Page 1A “He just started crying. He was crying for hours.” Since waking up, Mesiah Allen has been working to recover at Gwinnett Medical Center. His father said that he needs a walker to get around, but he has been able to begin taking steps with its assistance. A family friend has set up a GoFundMe account to raise at least $15,000 to help cover Allen’s medical bills. The account at gofundme.com/ messiah-allen had so far raised more than $4,000 as of Friday morning. The teen suffered a broken nose and additional broken bones, including a cracked rib and a

topics related to quality of life issues as part of the survey. The ARC said there is a 4 to 7 percent margin of areas for individual jurisdictions in the region, but the metro area-wide margin is 1.3 percent. The question about whether survey participants were willing to pay more in taxes to fund a transit expansion was a new question added to this year’s questionnaire. Across the entire region, support was strongest for paying more in taxes for transit expansion among 18 to 34-year-olds, with 59.9 percent of people in that age group saying they either agreed or strongly agreed with it. About 50.4 percent people between 35 and

49 also said they either agreed or strongly agreed with it, but people in the 50 to 64 age group were right behind them at 50.3 percent. Slightly less than 40 percent of survey participants who were over 65 supported the idea, though. This could provide a window into how an expected future referendum in Gwinnett on transit expansion would shake out. The county is currently conducting a transit development study to see how residents think transit should in Gwinnett should be improved. Earlier this year, Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash announced a referendum on transit expansion would be coming. But it

could be a year away, after the transit study’s results are released. Transit seemed to be on the minds of Metro Atlanta Speaks Survey participants. The ARC said expanding public transit was the top choice in response to a question about the best long-term traffic solution for the region. Forty-nine percent of respondants chose that answer, commission officials said. By comparison, 43 percant of people who participated in last year’s survey chose that option and 41 percent of participants in the first survey, in 2013, picked it, according to data released by the ARC. Digging deeper into the Gwinnett data related to

transportation, the ARC said 27 percent of people from the county who participated in the survey said they regularly did not have transportation to go where they needed to go. The survey did not look only at transportation issues though. Some of the other Gwinnett data from Metro Atlanta Speaks included 75 percent of Gwinnett participants said they felt satisified about the art and cultural opportunities that are available to them in their communities. Twenty-seven percent of Gwinnett participants also said they either couldn’t cover a $400 financial emergency, or would have to borrow money or sell something to cover it.

Survivor briefly regained conciousness immediately after the accident and recalled seeing one of his friends who had been in the car with him. “He woke up,” Alexander Allen said. “He said his friend was just laying there and he asked him to get up and he wouldn’t move, and I think he said he passed back out.” Since Mesiah Allen first woke, friends have been visiting him, bringing him balloons, cards and posters. His Students, family and friends decorated Mesiah Allen’s hospital room, where he is recovering from a car crash that father said he has seen killed three of his Meadowcreek High School classmates. (Photo: FOX 5 Atlanta) a positive difference in his son’s condition as a result. broken leg. He has also on his leg this past week. airborne and crashed into Alkaweel died at the “It seems like he was had a swollen face and Gwinnett County a tree after Martinez, who scene. other bruises after the police previously said was driving, swerved to Although Mesiah Allen just getting stronger every time,” he said. “We accident. His father said the vehicle that the teens avoid another accident. spent the weekend in a want people to come.” that he underwent surgery were traveling in went Martinez, Umanzor and coma, his father said he

Opioids •From Page 1A same Little League team. For two years, Joseph’s father coached them. But in middle school, both began to dabble in drugs. The Abrahams believe their son had his first dose of opioids when he had his wisdom teeth removed. He was prescribed the drugs again when he broke his ankle — and later, his hand — playing sports. “When you’re given a prescription from a doctor, we often just trust that,” Kathi Abraham said. She believes Joseph turned to drugs after dealing with two major tragedies at a young age. “He lost two of his really good friends in eighth grade — one to cancer and one to a drowning. He really had a hard time. He struggled with that,” she said. At the age of 12, Dustin told his parents he felt like he was suffering from depression. He soon started drinking beer and taking drugs. “He told us the drugs are what gave him ‘the out’ and made him feel good,” Lisa Manning said. Both parents sought help from treatment centers, not once, but time and time again. Lisa Manning even began working at one of the centers to keep an eye on her son and better understand addiction. But Dave Abraham says the treatments weren’t enough to fight his son’s battle. “Once they take (opioids), there’s a switch in their brain that gets flipped on — and to get that switch flipped back could take up to five years, and most treatments are 35 days and they’re back out,” he said. According to both sets of parents, Dustin and Joe hadn’t been in touch in recent years, yet it appears they may have bought the drug that killed them from the same dealer. According to police records, some of the pill wrappings were

Golf tournament benefits treatment programs in Abraham’s name By Curt yeomans

Golfers participate in a tournament to raise money for drug treatment, recovery and assistance programs in memory of Lawrenceville teen Joseph Abraham at Chateau Elan on Oct. 29. Abraham overdosed on fentanyl in May. (Photo: Navigate Recovery/Facebook)

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Family and friends of Joseph Abraham are working to make sure his death from a fentanyl overdose will be a catalyst to help other people in the Gwinnett County community who are struggling with opioid addiction. The Knights of Columbus St. Marguerite d’Youville Council 12905 recently held a golf tournament at Chateau Elan to raise money in memory of the teen, who died in May, to help support local treatment and recovery programs. “On the day this happened, I vowed that I would continue to almost identical. There were fears in the community that other kids may have bought the same drugs. Lost potential As the parents started to gain insight into the world of opioid addiction, they realized that getting the drug is fast and easy. Like most parents, they had high hopes for their beloved sons and their great potential. Walking through her son’s bedroom, Lisa Manning pointed at a U.S. flag on the wall. “This flag was a symbolic thing for him. He always wanted to go in the service. He always wanted to be a Marine. He would have made a great Marine,” she said, breathing a deep sigh. “Joe was a sensitive young man, he was funny, he had a big heart,” Kathi Abraham recalled. “He loved to fish, he loved to be outside and hike. He could have done anything he wanted. He was very smart, in advanced classes.” Dave Abraham added: “He could watch a video on YouTube and go and play it on the piano. … Most dads teach their kids how to fish. Joe taught me how to fish.”

do whatever I could as his Mom to honor his life in hopes that others could be saved from this horrible opioid epidemic,” Kathi Abraham, Joseph’s mother, said in an email before the Oct. 29 tournament. “We have worked hard to raise awareness regard-

Community in shock Hopes for their children’s futures were dashed in an instant. “This happened within 18 houses of each other to two young men on the same morning. The community was in total shock,” Kathi Abraham said. The parents now attend a support group for people who have lost children to opioids. And in a sign of the times, the support group grows in size each month. On June 30, both families participated in a press conference in Atlanta with state Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Schrader and representatives of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the healthcare community to share their story and raise awareness of the opioid crisis in Georgia. Unterman and Schrader began their push to raise awareness of the issue in May with a summit at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. The summit was held the night before Abraham and Manning died. During the press conference in June, Kathi Abraham revealed she had attended that summit. “It was that night that I

ing the opioid epidemic.” Organizers of the tournament are expected to announce the total amount of money raised at the tournament during a check presentation which will be held later this month at Navigate Recovery.

learned about fentanyl actually,” she said at the time. “I wasn’t aware of it as a parent struggling with my son for four years prior to this. I had no idea that the next morning that I would find my son, along with Dustin (Manning), we live in the same neighborhood, that we would find our boys victims of this.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects drug overdose deaths to top 64,000 in 2016 when the numbers are finalized. Most of these overdoses involved an opioid. Fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine, was devised to treat chronic pain. A tiny amount can be fatal. The number of people killed by fentanyl has risen from 3,000 to more than 20,000 in just three years — a 540 percent increase. President Trump has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency, which officials say will allow the federal government to waive some regulations and give states more flexibility in how they use federal funds. It does not provide any additional funding to deal with the crisis. Like many critics, the Manning and Abraham families say it doesn’t go far enough.

The money raised at the tournament will go to three different places. Some money will support treatment programs at Navigate Recovery of Gwinnett. Some of it will also go toward paying fees for assistance at Viewpoint Health in Lawrenceville. Additional dollars raised at the tournament will fund scholarships at Gwinnett Technical College for recovering addicts. Anyone who could not attend the tournament but would like to donate money to Navigate Recovery in Joseph Abraham’s name can visit http://bit. ly/2zdMOie to make a contribution.

“This is a just a step, a small step,” said Greg Manning. “The problem with treatment right now is there is a very low percentage of success. The longer they stay in treatment, that success rate goes up,” said Dave Abraham. They also want tougher punishment for dealers. “These drugs are killing people, and there’s a lot of drug dealers around,” Kathi Abraham said. “To me it’s poison or murder — anyone who sells fentanyl should have a life sentence,” her husband added. These parents believe prevention is key and education needs to start as early as fifth grade. They have started spreading awareness in their community in the hope it will save another family from suffering the loss of a child. Even before Trump declared the opioid issue a public health emergency, Unterman said the state needed to provide more resources and as far back as June talked about getting additional funding put in the state budget to address opioid addiction. After the president issued his declaration, Unterman and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle issued a joint

statement that announced legislation will be unveiled soon to address opioid addiction in Georgia. Prefiling of bills in the Senate for the 2018 legislative session begins Nov. 15. “Throughout this year, I have worked closely with Lt. Governor Cagle to develop a comprehensive set of solutions that will allow our state to jump to the forefront of taking on addiction, the opioid crisis, and strengthening behavioral health services,” Unterman said in the statement. “In the coming weeks, we will come forward with legislation ready on day 1 in January to continue our fight against this epidemic.” But as they tried to hold back tears, Lisa Manning and Kathi Abraham conceded their lives are forever changed. “You change. You’re never going be the same. I’ll never be the person I was. It’s like a knife deep in your heart,” Lisa Manning said. “We wanted to have two children because we wanted them to have each other,” Kathi Abraham said as she cried. “Now (our son) Matthew is an only child.” — Staff Writer Curt Yeomans contributed to this report.

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Loganville candidates see impact of city’s growth as top issue By Curt yeomans

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Candidates for Loganville’s open mayoral seat and three City Council seats come back to one issue: what to do with the city’s growth. Between the offices up for election, Loganville has seven candidates on its ballots. Former Councilman Rey Martinez and Donna Jones, wife of former City Manager, Mayor and Councilman Bill Jones, are running for the open mayoral seat. Meanwhile, Incumbent Councilman Danny Ford, former councilman and ex-Mayor Mike Jones (no relation to Donna Jones), Femi Oduwole and Planning and Zoning Commission members Anne Coles and Lisa Newberry are running for the three at-large council seats. The three candidates who receive the most votes in the council race will be elected. Martinez said public safety should have quality equipment to prevent events such as the recent terrorist attacks in New York from happening in Loganville. Martinez also said he wants to increase citizen involvement and address traffic issues, including getting a roundabout installed at state highways that pass through the city. He said he would like to see downtown Loganville developed similar to the downtown areas in Suwanee and Decatur. That includes a mix of uses, such as bringing new restaurant and other retail businesses, and residential uses that can make it a center of activity. “We’ve bought some property on Main Street and would like to see those properties get built, or have a plan for the City of Loganville to be a destination instead of people just passing by,” Martinez said. “We’ve done a good job for the last few years with the town center (and) with the Rock gym. I want it to continue to make downtown Loganville a destination.” Donna Jones said the city is growing rapidly and officials need to manage it in a smart way while also making sure the public safety departments can also grow to meet the increasing demand on services. She said she wants to make sure some projects that are already in the planning pipeline, including some

started when her husband was city manager, continue. A major focus for her, she said, would be getting the stalled downtown development project the the city bought land for back on track. She wants the city to work with a developer to put in buildings with shops on the first floor and condos or apartments above them. “It kind of got stalled out,” Jones said. “We’re looking for developers that would come in and develop it the way that the other citizens and the city manager and all would like to see it. That is the main thing to get that up and going because we’ve bought the property and now it’s just sitting there so we need to move forward with that.” In the City Council race, Ford is the lone incumbent seeking re-election this year. He said hiring more police officers and firefighters, and negotiating lower water rates with Walton and Gwinnett counties are key issues facing Loganville. The biggest issue he said the city is facing is downtown development. Ford has some understanding on the issue of development in the city because he spent three years on the Loganville Planning and Zoning Commission before he joined the City Council. “I want to see more business come to the downtown using the vision we have developed,” he said. “This will require the city to find a developer willing to invest in Loganville for restaurants, retail shoppes, etc.” Newberry, who has also served on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, said the growth coming to Loganville will require the city to invest more in public safety to address the additional needs that will come with the growth as well. She also said the city needs to expand its tax base by attracting new businesses so tax revenues can grow without raising taxes. But growth-related demands on public safety is the major issue she sees facing Loganville. “Really it’s the growth coming our way and making sure that we stay a step ahead of that growth because if we don’t stay ahead of it, we’re going to look around and say ‘Gosh, we don’t have enough police officers (and) we don’t have enough firemen,’ so

Meet the candidates — Mayor rey Martinez

age: 48 education: Associate of Arts degree in Education occupation: Retired U.S Navy, Small Business Owner Political experience: Loganville City Council Member from 2011 to 2017; Vice-Mayor in 2015; Public Safety Chairman (2012-2017); Public Works Chairman (2011-2012); Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity board member since 2015) community involvement: President of Loganville Lions Club since 2015; member of American Legion Post 233 and graduate of Citizen Police Academies in Snellville, Suwannee and Social Circle lived in loganville since: For 10 years Family: Married to Ana Maria Martinez, they have sons, Jesse and Jason

donna Jones

age: 62 education: American Institute of Banking (accounting & banking courses) occupation: Selfemployed bookkeeper, retired Sun Trust Bank operations manager Political experience: Wife of former mayor, councilman and city manager lived in loganville since: For more than 24 years involvement in the city/community: Member of Hope Community Fellowship Church serving as church treasurer, volunteer with Special Olympics Family: Married to Bill Jones, one son, two grandchildren

city council (at-large; three candidates with Most votes are elected) danny Ford (i)

age: 69 education: Southern Business University occupation: Retired Political experience: City councilman since October 2016, previously spent three years as vice-chairman of Loganville’s Planning Commission lived in loganville since: 2009 involvement in the city/community: President of the Lake Hodges Landing subdivision Home Owners Association for five years. Family: Married for 36 years, he and his wife have three daughters and six grandchildren.

Political experience: Loganville Planning and Zoning Committee commissioner lived in loganville since: 2015 (but lived in the Loganville area since 2004) involvement in the city/community: Loganville Business Association, City of Loganville Urban Redevelopment Plan Committee, Leadership Walton Class of 2015 graduate Family: Recently married (September) with blended family of six kids, four dogs, two cats and a couple guinea pigs lisa newberry

Mike Jones

age: No response education: Woodrow Wilson College of Law occupation: Attorney Political experience: Served as Loganville’s mayor for eight years and spent eight years on the City Council lived in loganville since: 1964 involvement in the city/community: Active member of Loganville First United Methodist Church, past trustee for church and served as its chairman, member of the O’Kelly Library Board and has served as its chairman, member of the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors, member of Fergus Masonic Lodge and Yaarab Shrine Temple, past chairman of the Walton County Republican Party, past president of the Walton and Alcovy Bar Associations, former scoutmaster, charter member of the Loganville Lions Club. Family: Married to Ann, they have two sons and two grandsons anne coles

age: 46 education: Bachelor of Science in Political Science, North Georgia College, 1993 occupation: Small Business Consultant / Entrepreneur, The Wren Group, Inc.

that’s really been my platform,” Newberry said. Coles, who is the third candidate with experience serving on the city’s Plan-

age: 50 education: Not provided occupation: Senior account manager, corporate Political experience: Planning and zoning commissioner lived in loganville

since: 2005 involvement in the city/community: Current planning and zoning commissioner, current member of the Loganville Historical Society, five year volunteer at City Events, supporter of the Loganville Woman’s Club-2017 Christmas Tour of Homes participant Family: Aaron and Jennifer Devries (daughter and son in law) and Matthew Newberry (son) Femi oduwole

age: 54 education: Bachelor’s degree in business management, Southern University; postundergraduate studies in computer information system, Strayer University. occupation: Not available Political experience: None lived in loganville since: About 2010 involvement in the city/community: Worships at The Cross Church in Loganville Family: Single, but has one daughter

ning and Zoning Commission, said downtown development needs to move forward. She said nothing has been done with two

large tracts of land the city purchased for development in the downtown area. She said the city needs to attract small busi-

nesses and keep Loganville residents from driving elsewhere to do their shopping by making the city more of a destination. “The city has had committee after committee and plan after plan created to address this but nothing has happened,” Coles said. “We must begin to put all the committee recommendations that have been made and plans that have been created into motion.” Oduwole said on his campaign website that Loganville needs more retail shopping options in the city. More retail businesses would provide additional jobs for teens, and generate additional sale tax revenue, which will mean less reliance on property tax revenue, he said. “I don’t know about you, but I’ve grown weary of traveling to the Gwinnett County Target, Marshalls, Ross, and the Bath and Body Works establishments to do my shopping,” Oduwole said. “We need retail outlets for our taxpaying citizens right here in Loganville.” He also wants to use part of City Hall for an adult day care facility for senior citizens, and is advocating for a hospital to be built in Loganville rather than relying on urgent care clinics. Mike Jones sent the Daily Post a push card outlining his platform. Like several other candidates, he wants to make sure the city supports its public safety workers. He also wants the city to buy all police, fire and maintenance equipment and vehicles from vendors in the area. He also wants to reduce water and sewer rates in the city by finding other water sources, such as wells. But he’s also interested in developing Loganville’s downtown area with shops and a hotel. His push card also calls for making road improvements in areas such as C. S. Floyd Road and the U.S. Post Office and Pecan Street. “Mike wants to keep Loganville a great place to raise children and grandchildren, a place everyone will be proud to call home,” Jones’ push card states. “He wants to keep the same small-town values which make Loganville unique while embracing controlled growth that will benefit the City of Loganville.” Voters can cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rock Gym and Ag Building at 135 Main St., in Loganville.

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Emergency room visits for diabetes on the rise in Georgia By Andy Miller

tion. Insulin is so expensive.’’ Insulin can cost to hundreds of dollars a month, Roughly twice a month, and then there are the costs a charitable clinic in rural of supplies to administer the South Georgia gets a referral drug. And if that regular care from a local hospital regard- isn’t provided, someone with ing a patient with diabetes. diabetes that’s out of control In each case, the patient can end up in an emergency had been treated in the hosroom. pital ER, and has no regular A recent Emory Universiaccess to care. ty study has found that hosThe Mercy Ministries in pitalizations due to diabetes Lyons, which serves lowhave climbed significantly in income, uninsured people, Georgia. then accepts that patient into And the highest rates the clinic, providing not only of these hospital visits are primary care but also an edu- occurring in rural areas, nocation program to manage tably in the central, southern the disease. and northwestern parts of the “When you don’t have state. health insurance, you don’t Overall, more than 1 milsee a primary care physilion Georgians have diabecian,’’ the clinic director, tes, with the state increase Carly Benton, said Monday. mirrored by national trends. “You can’t afford medicaPart of the surge in diabetes

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has been linked to the rise in the percentage of Americans who are obese or overweight, said Jean O’Connor, chronic disease prevention director for the state Department of Public Health. An estimated 44,000 Georgians are diagnosed with diabetes every year, she said, calling the disease “an epidemic’’ in the state. Diabetes patients “should be managed in a primary care setting’’ to prevent a hospitalization, she said. ”Any hospitalization shows something is off’’ in access to care for the disease, she said. Rural areas have more limited access to care, O’Connor said. Managing — or not managing — the disease carries a huge financial price. The

total health care cost of diabetes annually is more than $5 billion a year in Georgia, O’Connor said. Georgia has one of the highest uninsured rates in the U.S. According to the CDC, 11.6 percent of Georgia adults have diagnosed diabetes, a prevalence that’s 20 percent higher than the national average. Shivani Patel, an Emory epidemiologist and a co-author of the study, told GHN that “counties where there are higher levels of poverty, unemployment and housing problems had a greater relative burden of diabetes hospitalization.” Counties with worse availability of healthy foods also had relatively higher diabetes hospital visits, Patel said.

obituaries proudly graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Rita had many interest and hobbies like photography and gardening but her family was her heart. She loved her Lord Michael C Clark and she loved her family. She was a member of The Honorable MiGrayson United Methodist chael C. Clark (retired), Church in Grayson. passed away at age 65, on Rita was preceded in November 2, after a short death by her brothers, but courageous battle with Randy Norton, James cancer. Judge Michael Norton, Joe Norton, and Clark was born and raised Larry Norton; sister-in-law in Macon, Georgia to and brother-in-law, Shirley Cleveland Mack Clark and Joe Overton. She is Jr and Agnes Christine survived by Mollye & Sanders. Michael attended Gary and her sisters, Doris Mark Smith HS in Macon Norton Williams and and continued his higher Linda G. Norton; sisterseducation at the University in-law and brothers-inof Georgia. Michael was law Brenda and Kenneth a proud triple “Dawg” Duckett and Raymond and with a B.S in Psychology, Linda DeVault; several A.B in Religion and Juris nieces and nephews; great Doctor from the Georgia nieces and great nephews; School of Law. A conand great-great nieces and fessed professional student great-great nephews. and life-long learner, The Funeral Service to Michael continued studyhonor and celebrate the ing for many years at the life of Lou Rita DeVault National Judicial College Oxford, GA will be held on Wednesin Reno Nevada. Michael day, November 8, 2017 Trevis Anthony served for over 21 years at 1:00 PM at Tom M. “Tony” Collins as Superior Court Judge in Wages Snellville Chapel. Gwinnett County. He beTony Collins, age 60, of Interment will follow at came a member of the bar Oxford, GA passed away Greenwood Cemetery, in 1980, served as an asTuesday, October 31, 2017. Atlanta, GA. The family sistant district attorney in Flanigan Funeral Home, will receive friends on Gwinnett County, and as Buford, GA. Tuesday, November 7, a lawyer with partner and Braselton, GA 2017 from 6:00 PM until best friend Joe McLaugh8:00 PM and Wednesday, lin before boldly opposing Mildred Camp November 8, 2017 from an incumbent judge to Counts 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM at win a seat on the bench Mildred Camp Counts, the funeral home. in 1992. Before being age 79, of Braselton, GA Condolences may be elected to the bench, he passed away on Thursday, sent or viewed at www. had a reputation as an exNovember 2, 2017. wagesfuneralhome.com. cellent trial and appellate Jefferson, Georgia Tom M. Wages Funeral lawyer. As a trial judge, Service, LLC, A Family he presided over approxiMr. Austin Crumley Company, 3705 Highway mately 150 jury trials and Mr. Austin Crumley, age 78 West, Snellville, GA handled roughly 30,000 17 of Jefferson, Georgia. 30039 (770-979-3200) has cases. In March 2014, he Evans Funeral Home, Inc., been entrusted with the stepped down from the Jefferson, Georgia. arrangements. bench to return to private Grayson practice and was a registered mediator and arbitra- Lou Rita DeVault tor. Michael was known With saddened hearts for his fairness, compasthe family of Lou Rita sion, respect and quick wit Flowery Branch, GA DeVault, of Grayson, in the courtroom. He was a brilliant scholar, with an Georgia, announces her home going. Rita, age 79, infectious personality and born July 22, 1938, passed magnetic smile.Michael away on November 1, presented often at judicial 2017 after a struggle with conferences and in 2014 cancer. Rita was preceded was given a Leadership Medal from the Institute of in death by her mother Doris “Dot” Heard Mrytle Withrow Norton Continuing Judicial Edu(Tyner) and father Randolph cation.Michael’s hobbies Doris “Dot” Tyner Hurst Norton. She was included scuba diving, Heard, age 92, of Flowery born in Madison, Georgolf, baseball and Georgia Branch, GA passed away gia, Morgan County and college football. He was on Friday, November 3, lived most of her life in an avid reader with a vast 2017. She was preceded in the Atlanta area. Rita was library. He enjoyed travel, death by her husband, R. having visited 22 countries married to James William A. Heard; daughter, Doris DeVault on February 15, over the past 9 years with Heard Kelly; and parents, 1969. Rita and James had his wife. He was passionB. B. and Rose Tyner. She one daughter Mollye Lou ate about his dogs and is survived by her daughDeVault of Grayson and volunteered his time with ters and sons-in-law, Lisa one grandson Christopher a senior dog rescue in and Tony Phillips, FlowGary Taylor of Grayson. Winder and Off the Chain, ery Branch, GA and Sanfreeing dogs from tethered Rita graduated from dra and Frank Strickland, Bass High in Atlanta and conditions. 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area. In addition, education programs for people to manage their diabetes need to be more available statewide, she said. Patel said that “given the variability of hospitalizations across the state, we need to cater to the specific needs of each community to identify appropriate strategies.’’ At the Mercy Ministries clinic, one of three of its patients are diabetic, Benton said. They are required to attend weekly education classes for a month. Because of that help and regular care, the clinic’s patients “are admitted (to a hospital) less for diabetes,” Benton said. “That’s a big win’’ for such clinics as Mercy, she said.

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Flowery Branch, GA; son, Gary Patterson, Clarkesville, GA; grandchildren, Ashley and Bart Latty, Belmont, GA, Rhonda and Jim Langston, Mobile, AL, Denise and John Matthews, Chattanooga, TN, Alison and Van Sedwick and Danny and Tara Kelly; nine great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Heard was born May 4, 1925 in Gainesville, Hall County, GA. She was a 1941 graduate of Lyman Hall High School and attended college. She was a retired clerk from the City of Suwanee, Suwanee, GA. She was a member of Mount Salem Baptist Church in Flowery Branch, GA where she was a Sunday School teacher and the church pianist for a number of years. She was a member of the Silvertone Choir at First Baptist Church of Buford. “Special thanks to Homestead Hospice especially to Michelle Peacock, Ted Nichols, Priscilla Lowe and the staff and caregivers at Waterford Memory Care for their wonderful care given to Doris” and a “special thanks to Karen and Don Thomas, Deborah Brice and Janice Burton at Labor of Love.” Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Clyde Self and Rev. Paul Wade officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, November 6, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133. Lawrenceville

Colie Jefferson Howard and Kinnie Mae New Howard. Mr. Howard was retired from Sears Roebuck and Company. He also was a member of the Dacula United Methodist Church. Mr. Howard was a US Army Korean War veteran. Survivors include wife: Wilma Sanders Howard; two daughters: Cindy Maloy and her husband Alan of Roswell GA and Susan Maloney and her husband Sean of Clemmons NC; one brother: James Howard of McDonough GA; five grandchildren: Michael Maloney, Matthew Maloney, John Maloney, Alex Maloy and Kathryn Maloy also survive. Mr. Howard was preceded in death by his parents: one brother: Colie H. Howard; and one sister: Rachel Pope. Graveside services were held Friday, November 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery, Hartwell GA with Rev. Sean Payne officiating. A memorial service celebrating Paul’s life will be held Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 11:00 am at the Dacula United Methodist Church with Rev. Alex Stroud officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 Saturday prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Dacula United Methodist Church Missions Fund, 2655 Fence Rd NE, Dacula, GA 30019. The Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell is in charge of all arrangements. On-line condolences can be sent to the family at www.stricklandfh.com. Sugar Hill, GA

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Billy Gene White age 87 of Lawrenceville, GA; passed away on Friday, November 3, 2017. Mr. White was born on August 19, 1930, & a Veteran of the US Airforce. Mr. White was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church, he served in the ministry for over 20 years, & he was founding Pastor of the Pebble Brook Community Church in Buford, GA. He is survived by his wife of thirty-nine years Lyda White Lawrenceville, GA; children, Ginger & Bill Berry Eastanollee, GA Randall White Weatherford, TX; Polly & Bill Johnson Las Vegas, NV; Julie Foster Loganville, GA; James & Vanessa Alderson Robertsdale, AL; 15 grandchildren 6 great-grandchildren sisters Bettie Skudlarek Plymouth, MI; Judy & Vic Adams Benton, KY; & Ruth Ann & Ray Edwards Mayfield, KY; A celebration of life service will be held on Sunday November 5, 2017 at 2:00 pm at Walnut Grove Baptist Church Lawrenceville, GA; with Rev. Frankie Southerland officiating interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:30 until service time. Arrangements By Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Arrangements By Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

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inner bark of trees, causing death. Native to Asia, it attacks all species of ash trees and has spread into many other states. Consequently, millions of ash trees have perished. The insects were detected in Fulton and DeKalb counties in 2013, and have since been found in Tim Daly 10 more counties in the state, mostly in the metro Atlanta area. Less than In recent one percent of the trees in years, sevGeorgia are ash trees, but eral invasive insects this does not reduce the that are destructive threat the beetle poses. to trees have been Several steps can be imported into the taken to prevent transUnited States. Many porting of invasive pests species of hardwood through firewood. Purand pine trees serve chase your firewood at as potential hosts your destination rather for these destructive than transporting it. Many pests, so no firewood recreational areas have is considered safe wood for sale. Ask when to be moved long making reservations. distances. Always purchase firewood that was cut locally streets have had to be cut within 50 miles. Avoid down due to this insect. transporting firewood The sirex woodwasp from outside your locawas imported the same tion to your home since way as the Asian longthat may facilitate the horned beetle. The wasp introduction of invasive is infesting many species insect pests. Aged or seaof pine trees in the North- soned firewood is not safe east and upper Midwest. either. Insect pests can The insect bores into the infest this wood as well. trees and introduces a You can still enjoy fungus that eventually the warmth from your clogs the tree’s vascular fireplace and campground system, leading to death. fire. Using local sources All major softwood timof firewood goes a long ber trees of the Southeast way in preventing the are also vulnerable to this spread of these destrucinsect. However, neither tive invasive insect pests. pest has been detected in For more information, go Georgia to: www.dontmovefireThe emerald ash borer wood.org. was first discovered in Timothy Daly is an Michigan in 2002. Agricultural and Natural The beetle has a dark, Resource Extension Agent shiny green color and is with Gwinnett County. roughly one-half inches He can be contacted at in length. The larval stage 678-377-4010 or tdaly@ of the insect feeds on the uga.edu.

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“The Gwinnett Parks Foundation annually selects a park to host The Gwinnett Parks Foundaa Park’nership in conjunction with tion recently held its semiannual Gwinnett Great Days of Service, Park’nership event to clean up to promote community involveand enhance different areas of ment,” Shealy said. “DeShong was DeShong Park in Stone Mountain. selected for the fall Park’nership According to county officials, 47 to increase community involvevolunteers completed 147 hours ment, generate ownership and of service by spreading 4 tons of provide the citizens the opportumulch and improving the park nity to give back to the park they landscape. love.” Volunteers cleared underbrush Park’nership offers the comalong the paved trail to provide a munity to come together and serve safer experience for park patrons. with other volunteers to enhance The event was in partnership with Gwinnett’s beautiful parks, Shealy Gwinnett Great Days of Service said. Volunteers help with park and featured volunteers with Teen- maintenance, streambank staHop of Grayson, Baha’i Commu- bilization and habitat creation, nity of South Gwinnett, Cub Scout providing manpower that the Pack 251, H.O.O.K.E.D Teen club county could not otherwise afford, and residents from the community. she said. Through their dedication, For more information on the energy and commitment, these Gwinnett Parks Foundation and volunteers are both invaluable and the programs and volunteer opinspirational, said Kim Shealy, a portunities it offers, go to www. volunteer resources coordinator. gwinnettparksfoundation.org.

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Nov. 5

Christ the King Lutheran Church is hosting its 31st annual Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The event will feature homemade crafts, a quilt raffle, bake sale, used book sale and concessions. Proceeds will benefit local charities. Christ the King Lutheran Church is located at 5575 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners. For more information, visit www. ctklutheran.org or call 770-

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Parkview Christian School is hosting A Tribute to American Veterans starting at 11 a.m. Nov 8. The event will be held in honor of all veterans who have served in any military campaign or branch. Parkview Christian School is located at 4875 Lilburn-Stone Mountain Road in Lilburn. For more information, call 770-278-870. A free educational workshop is being held starting at 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Southern Plantation. The workshop is for senior veterans to share information about the VA Aid and Attendance Pension benefit. Southern Plantation is located at 580 Tommy Lee Fuller Drive in Loganville. Call 770-466-2273 to register. For more information, visit www. seniorlifestyle.com/property/ southern-plantation.

Coffee with a Cop is being held from 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 8 at the Chick-fil-A located at 5455 Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Norcross. Gwinnett County police will be at the event to answer questions from the public. For more information, visit www.coffeewithacop.com.

Memorial. Join in paying tribute to the men and women who have served honorably in the military during wartime or peacetime. The Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit.gwinnettcounty. com. Fairview Presbyterian Nov. 11 The Lilburn Woman’s Club Church is hosting the Run For Shelter one-mile fun Domestic Violence Program walk and 5K Nov. 11 at and Lilburn Police DepartTribble Mill Park. The event ment are hosting a Fraud will be raising money to Prevention Workshop for seniors from 10 to 11:30 a.m. combat Gwinnett County’s homeless problem. RegistraNov. 11 at the New Lilburn tion begins at 7:30 a.m. The City Hall. The presentation is free and open to the commu- one-mile fun walk begins at nity. The New Lilburn City Hall 9 a.m. followed by the 5K at 9:30. Tribble Mill Park is is located at 340 Main St. in Lilburn. For more information, located at 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway S.E. In Lawrencevvisit www.cityoflilburn.com. Gwinnett County is hosting ille. For more information, visit www.runforshelter.org. its annual Veterans Day Lanier Under The Lights Ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes 5K is being held from 5:45 to

7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Lanier Islands. The event is $40; space is limited. Lanier Islands is located at 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford. For more information and to register, visit www. runsignup.com/Race/Ga/Buford/lanierunderthelights.

Nov. 13

The Tiny Stitches Snellville Workshop is being held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Eastside Hospital. Attendees can help make garments and bedding for disadvantaged newborns in northeast Georgia. All materials, patterns and instructions are provided. Eastside Hospital is located at 2160 Fountain Drive in Snellville. For more information, contact Karen Fulford at 770-638-4682 or k.fulford@att.net.

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Red, Blue and You is being held from 11:30 a.m. to

1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Coolray Field. Come support Gwinnett’s first responders. The event will begin with a short honor ceremony followed by a free lunch. There is no cost for admission. Coolray Field is located at 2500 Buford Drive N.E. in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit www.redblueyou.org.

Nov. 17

The 2017 Swing For A Cause is being held Nov. 17 at the Bear’s Best Atlanta Golf Club. The event is presented by Kids R Kids to benefit Toys 4 Tots. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. Tickets will be $150 per golfer. Exchange an unwrapped toy at registration for one voucher for complimentary greens fee on your next visit to Bear’s Best Atlanta. For more information, visit impact.flow.com/event/swingfor-a-cause-1715.

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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s campaign for governor announced a long list of Gwinnett County residents who will serve as county leadership team members this week. The names were released along with his advisory and leadership team members for all of Georgia’s other coun-

ties at the same time, but there were about six dozen names listed for Casey Gwinnett’s Cagle campaign leadership team. Team members include

Lucas Aguiar, Jamie Arango, Zach Aument, Christy Barfield-Babushkina, Sylvia Black, Tricia Bolden, Wayne Bolden, Matthew Bowling, Mike Boyd, Bryan Boyd, Susan Boyd, Rachel Boyd, Pauline Brown, Yahna Butcher, Gail Cheek, Rick Cheek, Phil Coker, Chris Connelly, C. Norwood Davis, Stephanie Dixon, John Edmondson, Travis Flanders, Glen Fountain, Diane AdamsFox, Caitlin Gutierrez, Stan Hall, Linda Haywood, Karen C. Hill, Steven K. Hill, Daniel Hughes, Katherine Johnson, Randy Johnson, Troy Johnson, Wanda Johnson, Mark Laboy, Bob Land, Sandra Land, Dawson Lee, Lisa Li, Parker Lipman, Angela Lunsford, Ray Lunsford, Renee Maynard, Tom Mc-

Connell, Thomas McConnell, Mary Jane McDaniel, Alexander McIntosh, Sharon Mel, Barry Millner, Peg Murray, Perry Pealock, Ray Pelis, Mike Powell, Bob Rapien, Bob Rogers, Melinda Rogers, Elizabeth Rosner, Mike Rosner, Carl Sims, Neena Smith, Lou Solis, Kate Stinespring, Lance Stinespring, Pattie Szanti, Clay Thompson, Collins Udekigbo, Bridget Walton, Crista Walton, Randy Walton, Kirk Williamson, Brandon Wolfe, Frank Woods, Wojtek Wysocki and Aniqa Zaman. Unterman leads pair of state Senate committees meeting this week State Senate study committees led by Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, on the issues of homelessness and health care are set to

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Indictments and ham sandwiches In considering the indictment of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an associate, I am reminded of former Bill Clinton aide and defender James Carville’s line about the ability of a grand jury to “indict a ham sandwich.” Manafort and a longtime business partner, Rick Gates, pleaded not guilty to all 12 counts against them. Manafort is under house arrest after posting an outrageously high bond of $10 million. Gates’ bond was set at $5 million. George Papadopoulos, who was a foreign policy advisor to the Trump campaign, has pleaded Cal guilty to makThomas ing a false statement to the FBI about his foreign contacts with several top Russian officials. Predictably, the major media are celebrating this as the beginning of the end of the nascent Trump presidency. Within hours of the announced indictments, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof rushed into print with a column titled “Will Manafort Sing? If so, it may mark the beginning of the end of this presidency.” Look for more of this wishful thinking that the establishment, the Democrats and all of the mainstream media have been hoping for since Trump won the election. What Manafort stands accused of has nothing to do with the 2016 election, or with Russian “collusion.” No one, so far, has produced any evidence the Russians affected the election’s outcome. This is all about overturning the results and keeping “the swamp” full for those who live in it and reject change. Real collusion might be in the significant share of U.S. uranium sold to the Russians during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state (she signed off on the deal), followed by a $500,000 fee paid to her husband for a speech in Moscow and the millions of dollars that subsequently flowed into the Clinton Foundation from uranium investors. Special counsel Robert Mueller and Congress should investigate that Russian connection, along with the role of the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign (and the earlier Republican role) in creating an anti-Trump dossier that has been shown to be a fraud and yet was used to justify the appointment of Mueller. If the reason for Mueller’s appointment is fraudulent, how can it be said that his investigation, which includes staff attorneys who made donations to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, is not tainted? Among the many problems with this investigation is that it has no legal, subject or monetary limits. If Mueller and his associates are unable to prove collusion with the Russians, one can count on them coming up with something else. Far-left members of Congress, such as Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), openly state that their objective is to “take out” the president, and they don’t mean to lunch. There is also the matter of leaks from the grand jury. Not surprisingly, the details of the indictments matched the leak to CNN. Unless that network employs mind readers and engages in paranormal activity, those leaks are felonies and the leakers should be prosecuted. Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are firing up investigations of their own, including long-overdue looks into various questionable and possibly illegal activities by the Clintons. Congress is the proper avenue for such investigations, not special counsels, who can “go rogue” if they wish. These seemingly endless accusations and investigations are what so much of the country hates about Washington, the “D.C.” that increasingly seems to stand for “dysfunctional city.” No matter which party controls government, the other party does all it can, by whatever means, to undermine those elected. This behavior solves no problems. It is only about grabbing and holding onto power. Given the many moving parts in the Mueller probe and the loss of focus on the primary reason for it, the government may have a difficult time proving its case in court. But with unlimited funds and a staff of lawyers who have Democratic affiliations, you can bet they will try to make more than a ham sandwich out of it. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

Problem is society, not public schools I am trying to remember when our public school system became an inferior way to learn to read, write and cipher. Maybe public schools have always been low-grade, but I must have missed the cue because I got a pretty good education. I guess the blame belongs to my momma and daddy. They generally considered schoolteachers in the same lofty stratosphere with the preacher and the doctor. They didn’t question the word of any of the three. Unaware of my constitutional rights, if I got in trouble at school, they presumed I was guilty until proven innocent. In their minds, the teacher was right. It didn’t help that this was usually the case. My parents grew up in a time and place in Georgia where education was not valued. Neither got beyond the seventh grade. As a result, both my brother and I were expected to at least finish high school. Getting our respective college degrees was icing on the cake for them. I cherish the memory of my parents, but they were never my “pals,” and I don’t recall them ever calling for a vote on how they chose to run the house. There wasn’t a lot of democracy, just a lot of love. That carried over into the schoolroom. We were there to learn. I felt our teachers truly

Dick Yarbrough cared for their students (and I think they still do). Yet, I was told when I could speak and when I could not, when I could get up from my desk and when I could not. I was told to do my homework and to be prepared for upcoming tests. Absences from school had to be explained in writing. After about three, as I recall, you were liable to get a call from the principal. My high school principal, an ex-military man by the name of L.L. Deck, could stop hall traffic with one “Stop where you are.” He said it, we did it. Nobody questioned Col. Deck. I was not always an enthusiastic learner, particularly if I was not interested in the subject matter, but that didn’t stop my teachers from hammering a good education into my hard head. I was inspired to go to college because I wanted to emulate my older brother,

Bob. He was and remains my role model. I had a pretty fair career as did my brother, also a product of the public school system, and the rest, as they say, is history. So what happened to public education in the interim? Why the incessant criticism of our public schools (except during election time) and why the insistence of many Republican ideologues to encourage private school scholarships with public tax dollars? Let me answer that last question first. Many of the ideologues are sycophants of the American Legislative Exchange Council, a super-secret organization of companies and state legislators that supposedly promotes the private enterprise system. ALEC’s stated purpose is good. Their execution is dog poop. Made up of mostly midlevel corporate managers, they play legislators like a one-string banjo and even write their legislation, such as the misnamed “school choice” legislation. So you can see where our legislators get their cue. Surely, you didn’t think they thought this stuff up by themselves. (Truth in advertising: My alma mater, AT&T is a member of ALEC. That is also dog poop.) How we view public education today doesn’t mean it is not as good as it once was. It means

our society has changed and not for the better. Drugs, transiency, poverty, abuse, school violence, apathetic parents, kids with a strong — and wrong — sense of entitlement. This is what public schools must deal with today that was not a part of my educational experience. Our legislators want to use more tax credits to put kids in private schools where the rules are different. Private schools can accept who they want, make the kind of rules they want and kick kids out if they choose. So, where do they return? To the public schools, of course, which have to accept them. I have no issue with private schools but don’t take tax dollars from the state budget to advantage them. Instead, our legislators should do some heavy lifting for a change and attempt to fix the problems with society that carry over into the classroom. They would then — voila! — have solved many of the problems confronting public schools. Why do I have to think of everything? It must be that darned public education I received. Duh! You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough. com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/dickyarb

A few things I’d do to fix baseball Cancer affects almost every family I know. A crazy person has his finger on the nuclear button on the Korean peninsula. Misguided leaders are trying to turn black against white and rich against poor and male against female — and others — in this country. Life seems to have lost its sanctity to a large percentage of our population. Near and far terrorists are randomly killing innocent people, folks are being gunned down on the streets at record rates in decayed urban cities, and churches are dying on the vine. I don’t know how to fix any of it. Then there is the problem with baseball. By golly, if they would put me in charge of the game — make me Baseball Czar for 12 months — I could flat fix baseball. Maybe you think baseball doesn’t need fixing. I disagree. They tell me we just had one of the greatest World Series ever played. People were comparing Game 5 with the Red Sox and Reds. I couldn’t say. The game didn’t end until even the angels had gone to bed — and I don’t mean the ones in Anaheim. Five hours and 15 minutes. That was the time of play according to the official box score. If they had started the game at 1:05, like God intended World Series games to start, it would have lasted into the six o’clock

fannies in the seats. But as Yogi said, “If people don’t want to come to the games, you can’t stop ‘em.” But if I were in charge, people would be flocking to the games again. Here’s why. They would be S-H-O-R-TE-R! Darrell Huckaby The average Major League game this year was more than three hours and five minutes news. First pitch was at 8:21 — or 185 minutes, as Larry p.m. where most of the nation Munson would say. When Greg resides. It was almost 2 a.m. Maddux pitched, a game lasted when it ended — and Rick about an hour and a half. Two Camp was not involved in any hours, two and a half, tops, way. should be how long a baseball Who can stay up until 2 a.m. game should last. Even Ernie to watch a ball game? Who can Banks wouldn’t plead for us to watch a ball game for more than play two if it was going to take five hours, for that matter? I seven hours. can’t think of anything I could There are many reasons the do for five hours. Nothing. games take so long. I believe Not even sleep without peeing. one reason is that all the games Especially not sleep without are televised and, therefore, the peeing, actually. players spend a lot more time I love the game of basepreening than they do playing ball, but it keeps killing itself. — just to get screen time. Of Seventy thousand people show course there is a ridiculous numup in downtown Atlanta to see ber of commercials between a soccer game where all 70,000 innings, which is the primary realize there is a good chance reason for the extended playing the final score will be 2-1 time. But that will not change. before the first ball is kicked. What did the Bible say about The Atlanta Braves spent about the love of money? a billion dollars to bus Walter There are way too many Banks to the middle of their pitching changes, and the pitchfan base and barely averaged ers hold the ball for eons before 31,000 ticket sales per game. they finally throw it. There weren’t nearly that many I would change all of those

things if I were in charge. I would also eliminate the stupid instant replay. I would do that in all sports. I’ve lived all these years with Jasper Sanks’ nonfumble, people can live with an ump missing a call here and there. I would also do away with the designated hitter. How ridiculous is it to play by two sets of rules in the same World Series? If you are going to play ball, you’d have to play ball — in the field and at bat and the managers would have to think twice about lifting a starter. I might limit the number of pitchers a team could carry on its roster, too. That might cut down on some of those trips to the mound in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. And we would play the World Series at 1:05 in the afternoon. Maybe I’m living in the past. Maybe I’m just a grumpy old man, but baseball is a great game, and I would fix it. By the way, Barry Bonds and Mark McGuire would never go into the Hall of Fame, but we’d hold a special ceremony for Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson tomorrow. It would be during the daytime, so kids could watch it. Selah. Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.

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NAME CHANGES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA CIVIL ACTION FILE NUMBER: In re: 17A 04820-3 Amendment of Birth Certificate and Name Change of: Minor Children: JEFFREY REYES-RAMIREZ ASHLEY CAMILLE REYESRAMIREZ Minor Children below the age of 18 NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE PLEASE TAKE Notice that on the 17TH MAY 2017, Karen Aracely Ramirez, and Omar De Jesus BustilloFunes filed a Petition in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia seeking a name change from JEFFREY REYES-RAMIREZ to JEFFREY OMAR BUSTILLORAMIREZ, and ASHLEY CAMILLE REYES-RAMIEREZ to ASHLEY CAMILLE BUSTILLO-RAMIREZ. Any interested or affected party has the right to appear and file objections. At the expiration of thirty (30) days from the filing of the Petitioner, upon proof of publication, and if no objection is filed, the Court shall proceed to hear and determine all matters raised by said Petition. -s- Wesley W. Wilson Wesley W. Wilson Georgia Bar No. 767389 TAYLOR LEE & ASSOCIATES, LLC. 6855 Jimmy Carter Boulevard Building 2100, Suite 2150 Norcross, GA 30071 Telephone: (770) 688-7097 Fax: (678) 735-4512 family@htlweb.com 916-516528, 11/1,8,15,22

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF ON-LINE AUCTION NOVEMBER 14, 2017 The following facility under Absolute Storage Management Inc. will sell the contents of the following units to satisfy the owner’s lien at public sale by competitive bidding on www.selfstorage auction.com under the provisions of the Georgia Self-Storage Facility Act. The contents, generally described as household goods, will be sold, for cash, to the highest bidder, on November 14, 2017 at or around 1:00 PM. All vehicles are sold as is, for parts only. All sales are final, cash only, management reserves the right to withdraw units from sale and refuse any bid. Killian Hill Storage 4139 Five Forks Trickum Rd. Lilburn, Ga. 30047 William Meany C23 Brenda Evans F07 James Wages G17 Michael Gilmore H09 929-516055, 10/29,11/5 PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA. 30097 770-856-1130 Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Unit 2128 Destiny Blakely Household items Unit 1625 JanMichael Burch Household goods Unit 3516 Gaines Karen Household Unit 1920 Williams Marlon Other Unit 3315 Parvin Mesghali Household good Unit 2702 Janice Small Household Unit 3817 Brandon Bagby Boxes, nightstand, bookshelf Unit 3531 Carmen Myrick-Banes Household Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-516069, 10/29,11/5 Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA. 30097 770-856-1130 Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Unit 2128 Destiny Blakely Household items Unit 1625 JanMichael Burch Household goods Unit 3516 Gaines Karen Household Unit 1920

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Collins Hill’s Evan Anderson (3) gets past the Peachtree Ridge defense during Friday night’s game at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee. Below, Collins Hill’s Jomier Augustine (5) celebrates after a safety. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

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Anderson, key sequence put Eagles back in playoffs FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS Class AAAAAAA South Gwinnett at Brookwood Newton at Parkview Norcross at Grayson Meadowcreek at Archer North Forsyth at North Gwinnett West Forsyth at Mill Creek Mountain View at South Forsyth Collins Hill at Milton Class AAAAAA Lanier vs. Centennial Pope at Dacula Class AAAAA Paulding Co. at Buford Class AAA Jackson Co. at GAC NOTE: Wesleyan and Hebron Christian are awaiting Class A Private playoff seeds, to be announced Monday

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SUWANEE — Collins Hill coach Lenny Gregory’s postgame message to his team following Friday night’s showdown against neighborhood rival Peachtree Ridge is exactly the same message the Eagles had hoped to send to the rest of Region 6-AAAAAAA before the season. “We’re back!” Gregory told his players. Back in the playoffs, that is, following a 34-12 win Friday night at Peachtree Ridge, which gives the Eagles (6-4, 4-2) the

region’s No. 3 seed in the tie-breaker that broke the deadlock with Mountain View and Mill Creek for second place. “You’re dealing with

high school kids, and there’s a coaching change (after last season). Everybody’s telling them to move and transfer,” Gregory said. “I was told

not to take this job. There are several people in the state that thought Collins Hill was a job where talent was kind of drying up. The fact that these kids were listening to all that, but yet did not move away, they stayed together and made a commitment. And I told them Day 1 that I came in, ‘Guys, we’re going to get this thing turned around.’ “We have worked our tails off since I took over in February. To see these guys put all this in and to have it come true, that they were able to do it and be a playoff team, is such a blessing for me as a coach and such a blessing for them as young men.”

To be sure, Evan Anderson’s 225 yards and two touchdowns rushing on 17 carries, plus 335 allpurpose yards and a third score, were big factors in the victory that paved the way for Collins Hill postseason return. However, what swung the game permanently in the Eagles was a sequence at the end of the first half and beginning of the second. Backed up to its own 2-yard line following an ill-advised return of a late first-half punt, Peachtree Ridge (2-8, 2-4) attempted to simply take a knee to

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GAC routs Dawson for fourth straight region title By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — On Senior Night, each Greater Atlanta Christian football player had his bio read to the home crowd and almost all shared the same favorite memory, a 2016 tripleovertime win at Liberty County in the playoffs. That game was filled with lead changes and momentum swings, what Friday night’s game with Dawson County lacked completely. Second-ranked GAC took all the drama out of the showdown with No. 10 Dawson quickly, rolling to a 49-10 victory that clinched its fourth straight

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region title. The hosts jumped out to a 49-7 halftime lead, heading to the locker room with the Region 7-AAA championship firmly in their grasp. “Everybody loves those close games that are dramatic,” said GAC head coach Tim Hardy, whose team never punted against Dawson. “No one’s (favorite memory) next

year will be this.” Less than a minute into the second quarter, the Spartans (91, 6-0 region) had played four tailbacks and two quarterbacks. Dawson (7-3, 5-1) ended up being overmatched against an offense that entered averaging 55.6 points in region play and a defense allowing just 10.8 per game. GAC takes a No. 1 seed into the state playoffs, which begin next Friday with a home game in the first round against Jackson County. “I was really pleased because our entire region schedule we have come out of the

GAC running back Tyler Bride (34) celebrates his touchdown run with Jackson Hardy (12) in the second quarter of Friday’s game against Dawson County. (Photo: David McGregor)

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LAWRENCEVILLE — For the third straight season, Archer’s girls basketball program will have a player go on to an NCAA Division I program after senior Asia McCoy made a verbal commitment to accept a scholarship from the University of Massachusetts. The 5-foot-10 senior guard led the Tigers in scoring as a junior during their run to the Class AAAAAAAA state semifinals, averaging 13.3 points per game. McCoy also averaged 6.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game last season.

Institute of Technology, an NCAA Division III school in Terra Haute, Ind., beginning next fall. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound linebacker currently leads the Falcons, and is currently among Gwinnett County’s top 10, with 87 tackles for 2017, and has added three sacks heading into Friday night’s Region 8-AAAAAA showdown with WinderBarrow.

Stinson joining his brother at Duke baseball

NORCROSS — Norcross pitcher Cooper Stinson will become the second member of his family to continue his baseball career at Duke University after confirming his verbal commitment to the Blue Devils on Twitter Friday afternoon. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound right-hander struggled record-wise his GAC’s Lussier junior season by going picks Wofford only 2-6, but finished with a solid 3.61 ERA baseball and struck out 58 batters NORCROSS — in 42 2/3 innings as a Greater Atlanta Chrisjunior for Norcross last tian junior Shane spring. He helped the Lussier has already Blue Devils to a fourthdecided on his college place finish in Region baseball plans by making a verbal commitment 7-AAAAA. At Duke, he will be Berlin commits earlier this week to play reunited with his older at Wofford College in to Rose-Hulman Spartanburg, S.C. brother, sophomore lefty for football Graeme Stinson, who The 5-foot-11, DACULA — Dacula 160-pound infielder/out- went 3-1 with 45 strikesenior Landen Berlin outs in 28 1/3 innings and fielder hit .348 with 11 will continue his footRBIs as a sophomore for was named to the Atlantic ball career in college af- the Spartans in their run Coast Conference’s Acater giving a commitment to the Class AAA state demic Honor Roll as a to play for Rose-Hulman quarterfinals last spring. freshman this past spring.

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comes with a lot of hard work from (crew chief) Tony Gibson and the guys on this No. 41 car. It’s neat to have that feeling — you drive down into the corner and just mat the gas and have it stick.” Busch had been fighting tight handling conditions in the final rounds of time trials this season. For the final round Busch asked Gibson, who turned 53 on Friday, to do everything he could to free up the chassis. “We’ve struggled a little bit in the third round this year and this time around I said, ‘Throw everything at it.’” Hamlin, who comes to Texas fresh from controversy at Martinsville, where he wrecked then-leader Chase Elliott with four laps left in last Sunday’s race, held the top starting spot until Busch made his run late in the final round. “I thought it would

definitely have a chance,” Hamlin said of his lap. “We improved with our time each round, and we were top five each round, as well. So I definitely thought once I ran it, it was going to be very close. “Some of the guys that were up front, we dodged those bullets early in the third round, but the 41 (Busch) was the last one that I knew could give us trouble, and they got us right there off of Turn 4.” Series leader Martin Truex Jr. qualified seventh, followed by fellow Playoff drivers Ryan Blaney, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski. Busch doesn’t have a contract for next season, though Stewart-Haas Racing has expressed a desire to re-sign him. “No updates from me,” Busch said in response to a question about his 2018 status. “We’re in negotiations. Days like today help.”

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Georgia Bulldogs running back Sony Michel (1) gets tackled by South Carolina Gamecocks linebacker T.J. Brunson (6) during Saturday’s game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium in Athens. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Bulldogs’ effort outlasts scrappy South Carolina, 24-10 By David Friedlander

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ATHENS — It wasn’t pretty at times, but for a team recently anointed No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings of the season, substance counts more than style. That’s generally how top-ranked (No. 2 in the wire service polls) Georgia looked at the situation after grinding out a 24-10 win over South Carolina on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 92,746 at Sanford Stadium. After six straight wins of 25 points or more, the Bulldogs (9-0, 6-0 Southeatern Conference) definitely had to earn their win over the scrappy Gamecocks (6-3, 4-3). “That’s the kind of games we enjoy around here,” said senior running back Nick Chubb, who ran for a gamehigh 102 yards on 20 carries. “We like tough games. (South Carolina) came out and played good. That what we expected. … (But) we got the job done. We put a lot of effort into it. “The team realizes it’s not going to be a blowout every game. You’ve got to come

out and play four quarters.” Even after Ole Miss’ late win over Kentucky wrapped up the SEC Eastern Division title and a spot in the conference championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta next month, the response was somewhat muted. “That’s one little thing,” Chubb said. “I’m going to go home and go to sleep.” The Bulldogs, especially Chubb, Sony Michel (1681, TD) and the offensive line, figured to sleep well Saturday night after their workman-like performance that saw them chew up 242 yards on the ground. Throw in a solid performance from freshman quarterback Jake Fromm (16-22-0, 196 yards, 2 TDs) and the usual strong work from the defense, led by Roquan Smith (9 combined tackles, 1 1/2 sacks) and South Gwinnett grad Reggie Carter (7 tackles, 1/2 sack, 1 TFL) and it was an all-around effort that coach Kirby Smart enjoyed. “That’s how games are in the SEC — physical,” Smart said. “South Carolina has a really good football team. … It takes what it takes. If you want to be great, there’s

a certain criteria you have to do.” As far as Smart was concerned, what it was going to take to win Saturday was being bold and proactive from the get go. Georgia showed that aggressive streak by attempting an onside kick on the opening kickoff, which was recovered by South Carolina at midfield. “Because it was there, and we wanted to be aggressive,” Smart said when asked why he called for the opening onside kick. “We said all week we were going to be aggressive. We saw something and and felt it was there. We felt it was the right thing to do. South Carolina just made a heck of a play.” The Bulldogs dodged a bullet by holding the Gamecocks to a 46-yard field goal attempt, which Parker White pushed wide to the right to keep the game scoreless. Then they rebounded after letting a prime scoring opportunity slip away when Terry Godwin fumbled at the South Carolina 4-yard line after a 12-yard completion from Fromm on Georgia’s first possession. Chubb and Michel led the Bulldogs on an 11-play,

69-yard drive, which Michel capped by breaking away after apparently being stuffed on a direct snap, and used a key block from Fromm to get around the edge for an 8-yard touchdown run to put Georgia in front 7-0 with 5:30 left in he first half. “That block, that was a key block right there,” Michel said. “As soon as he made that block, I knew I was going to score. He does that all the time.” But South Carolina answered with its most effective offensive possession of the first half, marching 75 yards in 10 plays on a drive that straddled the first and second quarters, with a pair of conversions on third and long aiding the Gamecocks’ cause. It looked like they might face another third-down situation when a pass from Jake Bentley (21-35-2, 227 yards, TD) to Bryan Edwards in the end zone was ruled incomplete. But after a video review, the call was reversed, giving South Carolina a touchdown and knotting the score at 7-all with 14:07 left in the first half. However, the tables turned on the ensuing possession

after Georgia drove 66 yards in nine plays to the South Carolina 9. This time, it was the Bulldogs getting the benefit of an incompletion being overturned on video review, with Fromm being credited with a 9-yard scoring strike to Javon Wims to vault Georgia back in front at 14-7 with 9:27 left in the half. While the Bulldogs weren’t able to expand on the lead any more in the half, they stuck to the formula that worked much of the first half on its opening possession of the second half. With Chubb, Michel and D’Andre Swift pounding away at the South Carolina front seven on the ground, Georgia methodically marched 55 yards in eight plays. On the ninth play of the drive, Mecole Hardman leapt in the air to haul in a well-thrown ball by Fromm despite good coverage for a 20-yard TD pass, extending the Bulldogs’ lead to 21-7 with 9:28 left in the third quarter. Still, South Carolina wouldn’t quit, especially after a defensive holding penalty on Georgia on a fake punt kept a drive alive late in

the third quarter. And the Gamecocks got as deep as the Georgia 7 following a 22-yard completion from Bentley to Shi Smith and a 15-yard run by A.J. Turner. But the Bulldogs held firm and kept the Gamecocks out of the end zone, forcing them to settle for a 25-yard field goal by White only pull to within 21-10 with 3:36 left in the third quarter. “I thought that was huge, holding them to a field goal after the fake punt,” Smart said. “That speaks volumes for our defense.” South Carolina’s defense also came up with a big stand in the red zone to hold Georgia to a field goal in the fourth quarter. The difference was that the Bulldogs were able to drain 7:35 off the clock, leaving South Carolina with just 6:36 to make up a two-touchdown deficit after Rodrigo Blankenship’s 20-yard field goal made the score 24-10. And after stopping the Gamecocks on downs on their next possession, Malkom Parrish sealed the deal for Georgia with an interception at the South Carolina 45 with 1:49 to play.

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who also played at Duluth and Archer in his high school career before finishing at Grayson, made his presence ATHENS — While it felt early by dropping Nick wasn’t quite the homecomChubb for a 3-yard loss with ing they hoped for, a pair an open-field tackle — one Gwinnett grads stood out inof his three combined stops dividually for South Carolina and assists on the day. in their return to their home Two other Gwinnett state during Saturday’s 24-10 grads — Grayson’s Daniel loss to Georgia at Sanford Fennell and Archer’s Kobe Stadium. Smith —took the field for North Gwinnett grad the Gamecocks on the day, Dante Sawyer and Grayson with Fennell contributing a grad Jamyest Williams each tackle assist. made their presence felt Carter Country throughout the day. While Sawyer and WilSawyer, who came into liams each had a strong the day second among the homecoming, another GwinGamecocks with three sacks, nett grad turned in perhaps posted six combined tackles his best game of the season and assists on the day, and thus far for Georgia. had a general presence on It certainly was from a seemingly every play. statistical standpoint for Meanwhile, Williams, South Gwinnett grad Reggie

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Carter, who posted a seasonhigh seven combined tackles and assists with 1 1/2 tackles for loss, including combining with Roquan Smith for a second-quarter sack of South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley. And beyond the box score, the 6-foot-1, 230-pound graduate student’s effort and experience caught the eye of coach Kirby Smart, who was quick to praise his veteran after the game. “I thought Reggie, (with) calls he made, the plays he made, was outstanding,” Smart said. “There were some plays out there (Saturday) that (South Carolina) tried to gimmick or run a pop down. If you don’t have disciplined eyes, they would’ve been wide open. Reggie did (play disciplined). I think

that’s a credit to him. He’s a really good kid.” Red zone streak ended Georgia had entered Saturday’s game a perfect 31-for31 on scoring opportunities inside the red zone, with 22 of those possessions ending up in touchdowns. That made the Bulldogs one of only three teams nationally, and the only Southeastern Conference team, to perfect scoring from the red zone on the season. But that streak came to an end on Georgia’s first possession of the game, with Terry Godwin having the ball knocked loose from him for a fumble at the South Carolina 4-yard line following a 13-yard completion from Jake Fromm. However, the Bulldogs started a new streak on their

next possession, converting an 11-play, 69-yard drive into Sony Michel’s 8-yard TD run that gave them a 7-0 lead. In all, Georgia, converted on its next three red-zone opportunities to finish the day 4-for-5 (3 TDs and a field goal) inside the opponents’ 20-yard line on the day, running its season total to 35 of 36. Conversion rate Another telling statistic on the day was third-down conversions, something both teams had success with early in the game. South Carolina managed to pick up three of its first five conversions, with the Gamecocks 3-for-6 in the first half. “We were certainly harping on it,” Smart said. “The

thing was, it was the longer distance ones we were having trouble with (early on). … We’ve got to find some answers on third down. We just couldn’t get off the field (in the first half). (South Carolina’s) coaches put them in good situations.” The message apparently got through, as Georgia did a much better job of locking down on third down in the second half. The Bulldogs held South Carolina to just 1 of 7 for the rest of the game, with the Gamecocks finishing the day 4 of 12 on the day, while Georgia maintained its hot early start to finish at 8 of 13. The stronger third-down defense was definitely a point of emphasis to Smart and his defensive coaches at halftime.

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Prep Schedule

Tuesday

SWIMMING AND DIVING

5 p.m. — Mill Creek at Westminster 5 p.m. — Mountain View, Buford at GAC Wednesday

BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Hapeville Charter boys at Shiloh Friday

SWIMMING AND DIVING

5 p.m. — Duluth at Wesleyan 6:30 p.m. — Shiloh, Meadowcreek, Berkmar and Central at West Gwinnett 6:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge and Parkview at Mountain Park Saturday

SWIMMING AND DIVING

TBA - Hebron in Rockin Raider Invitational at Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center 7:15 a.m. — South, Lanier at Discovery at Collins Hill 7:15 a.m. — Mountain View, Archer and Dacula at Mountain Park 7:15 a.m. — Mill Creek and Grayson at West Gwinnett 6:30 p.m. — North and Brookwood at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — Collins Hill and Norcross at West Gwinnett

BASKETBALL

TBA - Central boys in Battle at the Mountain at Stephenson 11:30 a.m. — Shiloh girls and North Forsyth at Stephenson 5 p.m. — GAC girls and Norcross at Stephenson

The Home Teams

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING

Falcons

at Carolina Dallas at Seattle 1 p.m. Nov. 12, 4:25 p.m. Nov. 20, 8:30 p.m. FOX/92.9-FM FOX/92.9-FM ESPN/92.9-FM

Hawks

Georgia

Tech

Georgia St.

at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Sun, 3 p.m. Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10, 7 p.m. FSSE/92.9-FM FSSE/92.9-FM FSSE/92.9-FM Off

at Auburn Kentucky Nov. 11, TBA Nov. 11, TBD TBA/750-AM TBD/750-AM

Off

Virginia Tech Nov. 11, Noon TBA/93.7-FM

Off Off

at Texas State Appalachian St. Nov. 11, 4 p.m. Nov. 25, TBD 88.5-FM 88.5-FM

Off

U. of Jamestown* A.I.I. Tourney Nov. 10, 11 a.m. Nov. 11, TBD

Off

at Norfolk Nov. 8, 7 p.m.

Viterbo Univ.* Nov. 10, 5 p.m.

at Duke Nov. 18, TBD TBD/93.7-FM

A.I.I. Tourney Nov. 11, TBD

GGC WSOC

GGC MSOC

at South Carolina Nov. 10, 7:05 p.m.

Gladiators FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSSO = FOX Sports South ; *A.I.I. tournament at GGC

On TV

AUTO RACING

Today

2 p.m. — Monster Energy Cup Series: AAA Texas 500. NBCSP

SOCCER

9:10 a.m. — Premier League Soccer Manchester City FC vs Arsenal FC. NBCSP 9:30 a.m. — Bundesliga Soccer FC Koln vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. FS1 11:25 a.m. — Premier League Soccer Chelsea FC vs Manchester United FC. NBCSP 3 p.m. — New York Red Bulls at Toronto FC. ESPN

NBA

3 p.m. — Atlanta at Cleveland. FSSE

NFL

1 p.m. — Atlanta at Carolina. FOX 1 p.m. — Denver at Philadelphia. CBS 4:25 p.m. — Kansas City at Dallas. CBS 8:20 p.m. — Oakland at Miami. NBC Monday

NBA

7:30 p.m. — Boston at Atlanta. FSSE

NFL

8:15 p.m. — Detroit at Green Bay. ESPN Tuesday

NHL

7 p.m. — Washington at Buffalo. NBCSP

Sports Calendar

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through Dec. 1: Registration is being accepted for i9 Sports’ All-Girls Flag Football League, which begins Dec. 2 and lasts through Feb. 10. Games are Saturdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. and times vary by age division. Games are at Gary Pirkle Park in Sugar Hill. To register, go to www.i9sports. com.

GOLF

Nov. 20: The 11th annual Brookwood Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament fundraiser will be held at Summit Chase Country Club. Registration and breakfast begin at 9 a.m., followed by a shotgun start

at 11 a.m. and awards and dinner at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $150 per player or $500 per foursome. Sponsorships also are available. For more information or to register, go to www.broncobaseball. org.

LACROSSE

Ongoing: The Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy is accepting registration for its winter indoor league at the Silverbacks facility in Suwanee. Games are Sunday afternoons in December and January. Games begin Dec. 3. Boys and girls divisions will be featured for first- through eighth-graders. For more information, go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com.

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Gladiators’ new goalie stones K.C. By Ken Chrzanowski Staff Correspondent

DULUTH — Newly acquired goalie Sean Bonar stopped 36 shots and four different Atlanta players scored as the Gladiators defeated Kansas City 4-2 Saturday night at Infinite Energy Arena. Bonar signed with Atlanta on Thursday after starting the season with the Pensacola Ice Flyers. “He was one of the best goalies in the Southern Professional League,” coach Chuck Weber said. “The defense gave him good looks at the puck and they looked real comfortable.” After starting the season 0-4, the Gladiators are now on a five-game point streak. Even though they couldn’t hold a lead Friday night, in an eventual shootout loss, Weber was pleased with how his team responded. “We had some good teaching points durIng film study this morning,” he said. “I like the way we locked them down in the third period, the goal notwithstanding, and out special teams helped us out tonight. Atlanta (4-4-0-1) had an early chance to break out on top as Kansas City’s Jared VanWomer was given a four-minute high sticking penalty. VanWomer had the additional two minutes added when he drew blood from the Gladiator’s Alex Gacek. Atlanta wasn’t able to take advantage of the opportunity and five seconds after the penalty expired, Phil Lane of Atlanta

Atlanta Gladiators’ Chase Witala (9) pushes through Kansas City’s Rocco Carzo (12) and Patch Alber (3) to score a short-handed goal on Saturday night at the Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Amanda Bingham)

was sent off for holding. What the Gladiators couldn’t accomplish with an extra man, they were able to accomplish down a skater. At 8:36, Chase Witala broke in, shorthanded and after going down to his knees, recovered and deked to the left to beat Maverick’s goalie Tyler Parsons for a 1-0 Atlanta lead. The lead grew at 13:06 when a Colin Sullivan slap shot from the left point was deflected in by Alexandre Carrier. Taylor Stefishen was also credited with an assist to give the home team a 2-0 lead. Kansas City (4-4-0-0) answered back just over a minute later when Kayle Doetzel let loose with a slap shot that beat Bonar to the blocker side and just

inside the post to cut the Atlanta lead to 2-1. This marked the first goal that the 26-year-old Bonar allowed in 2017, as he was not scored upon in his two games with Pensacola. Atlanta out shot Kansas City 12-8 in the opening period. At 9:02 of the second period, the Mavericks’ Patch Alber was sent off for hooking. It looked like Atlanta would go 0-for2 on the power play, but with one second left in the advantage, Derek Nesbitt blasted a shot from the right point. The rebound came out to the slot where Gacek was able to chip the puck over Parsons for a 3-1 Gladiators lead. Kansas City was nearly able to get that goal right back. The Gladiators’ Tanner Pond received a delay

of game penalty and the Mavericks’ Mark Cooper hit the outside of the post at the 12:07 mark. Atlanta was able to kill off the penalty and head to the locker room with a two goal advantage and a 25-20 shot lead. Atlanta added an insurance goal at 4:25 of the third period. Ben Danford took a pass and, skating into the right circle, fired a shot over the shoulder of the Mavericks’ netminder. Thomas Frazee and Phil Lane were credited with the assists. Kansas City scored at 11:54 when Rocco Carzo beat Bonar to cut the lead to 4-2. Atlanta will return to action on Wednesday night when they travel to Norfolk to face the Admirals.

Cavaliers’ late score tops Jackets The Sports Xchange Virginia became bowl eligible for the first time in six years, scoring late for a thrilling 40-36 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. The teams combined for 49 second-half points as Virginia (6-3, 3-2 ACC) overcame a 15-point second half deficit. Georgia Tech (4-4, 3-3) scored two touchdowns in the first 35 seconds of the second half but couldn’t hold its lead as the Cavaliers roared back for 27 points in the final two quarters. But after 20 consecutive points from Virginia, the Yellow Jackets regained the lead at 36-33 on a 33-yard pass to wide receiver Ricky Jeune with 3:10 to play in the game. Virginia answered with a

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wide receiver Ricky Jeune (2) attempts to make a catch in the end zone in front of Virginia Cavaliers safety Juan Thornhill (21) in the fourth quarter at Scott Stadium. The Cavaliers won 40-36. (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA Today Sports)

64-yard drive, capped by a 27-yard pass from Kurt Benkert to receiver Andre Levrone with 1:22 to go. Georgia Tech drove to the Virginia 32 on its final drive, but turned the ball over on downs with 15 seconds remaining after

an incomplete pass on fourth-and-15. Virginia totaled 357 yards, with 260 of those coming through the air. Benkert completed 21 of 43 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns. Two of those touchdowns

went to Levrone, who had three catches for 67 yards. The Yellow Jackets tallied 399 total yards as quarterback TaQuon Marshall threw for 179 yards and ran for 143 yards while accounting for three touchdowns. After an A.J. Mejia 36-yard field goal gave Virginia an early 3-0 lead, Georgia Tech responded with a touchdown as Marshall punched it in from 1 yard out. The Yellow Jackets answered another Mejia field goal with another touchdown to take a 14-6 lead late in the second quarter before Joe Reed took the ensuing kickoff 92 yards for Virginia’s only touchdown of the first half. Georgia Tech took a 14-13 lead into the break.

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Panthers edge Ga. Southern, 21-17 From Staff and Wire Reports

(0-8, 0-4) drove to the GSU 15 in the closing seconds. But linebacker Trey Payne tackled quarterback Shai Werts to end the game.

Barrett was 18 of 34 passing for 208 yards with three touchdown passes. STATESBORO — ConNo. 3 Notre Dame 48, ner Manning found Penny Wake Forest 37 Hart for a 9-yard touchSOUTH BEND, Ind. — down with 2:31 to play to Quarterback Brandon Wimgive Georgia State a 21-17 Iowa 55, bush accounted for three come-from-behind win No. 6 Ohio State 24 touchdowns and overcame a over Georgia Southern IOWA CITY, Iowa — scary hit to the knee to lead Saturday afternoon PaulNate Stanley threw five No. 3 Notre Dame to its sevson Stadium, the Panthers’ touchdown passes, Josh enth straight win, 48-37 over third straight win over their Jackson had three intercep- Wake Forest on Saturday in in-state rival. tions and Iowa slammed South Bend, Ind. The pass completed a down No. 6 Ohio State in Wimbush rushed for 110 six-play, 31-yard drive a stunning 55-24 victory yards and two touchdowns, that started when Georgia on Saturday at Kinnick but made Notre Dame fans Southern’s Wesley Fields Stadium. worry after he stayed down fumbled and Georgia State A week after the Buckon the turf after taking a hard outside linebacker James eyes (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) hit to his right knee on a run Traylor recovered with just rallied for an epic 39-38 right before halftime. The over five minutes to play. victory over Penn State, junior returned for the secBut the story of the they were thoroughly ond half, though, and threw game was the Georgia dominated by the Hawka 34-yard touchdown pass to State (5-3, 4-1 Sun Belt) eyes (6-3, 3-3). Chase Claypool to help put defense, which kept the Ohio State quarterback away the Demon Deacons. Panthers in the ballgame J.T. Barrett, who had played until the offense found its his way into Heisman TroNo. 4 Clemson 38, rhythm. phy contention with a nearN. Carolina 31 After the defense set up perfect game last week, RALEIGH, N.C. — the go-ahead score, they threw four interceptions Quarterback Kelly Bryant still had to make one last and the Buckeyes struggled ran for two touchdowns and stand as Georgia Southern on offense most of the day. threw for another as No. 4

Clemson withstood No. 20 North Carolina State for a 38-31 victory Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. Clemson now controls its destiny in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division after handing the Wolfpack (6-3, 4-1 ACC) its first league loss. The Tigers (8-1, 6-1) can clinch a return to the ACC Championship Game by defeating Florida State next week, or if N.C. State loses any of its three remaining conference games.

No. 24 Michigan State 27, No. 7 Penn State 24 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Matt Coghlin kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired, giving No. 24 Michigan State a 27-24 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The winning drive, which began at Michigan State’s 31-yard line, was aided by a roughing the passer penalty against Penn State safety Marcus Allen.

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Hebron boys team wins state cross country title By Chris Stephens

(17:34.32) and Ethan Selph (17:35.88) led the way for the Lions, finCARROLLTON — ishing in sixth and sevHebron Christian found enth place. Blake Fugel itself once again on top of (18:02.82) finished 12th, the mountain as it placed Preston Brown (18:12.40) five runners in the top 25 was 15th and Michael to take home the state title Fabiano (18:34.52) was Friday at Carrollton. 24th. The Lions (63 points) “It’s a challenge (for came into the meet in a Potra and Selph) because three-way battle for the they’re both competitive,” top spot with Landmark Beaudreau said. “I think Christian (last year’s state that competition helps champion) and Whitefield push both of them forAcademy. In the end, the ward. I think they’re both Lions were 32 points bet- good at putting individual ter than Landmark and 42 egos aside, and that they points better the Whitewere competing for each field. other more than them“It’s very gratifying to selves.” see their hard work pay For Wesleyan, a year off,” said Hebron coach after finishing fifth in its Mike Beaudreau. “The area meet to miss going to boys showed tremendous state, the Wolves finished will. It was a tough day to fourth with 123 points. run, and yet they just kept Couple that with the girls pushing. That’s a testaalso finishing fourth in ment to their fortitude. their race, and Wolves’ “I sensed a feeling of head coach Chad McDancalmness (in the guys). iel was very happy. We prepared as hard as we “I’m really proud of the could and as smart as we way our kids competed,” could.” said Wesleyan head coach Brandon Potra Chad McDaniel. “They Staff Correspondent

ran together in the spots where they needed to.” Mac Howie (17:58.21) led the Wolves’ effort in 11th, while teammates Zach Hanger (18:34.29) and Jeb Brown (18:36.97) were 23rd and 26th. On the girls side, the pack was again grouped together, with 1:34 separating the top-five runners. “Those packs were what was the difference for us in getting into the top four,” McDaniel said. “I think some of it is that those kids are equally talented and they work equally hard, so some of it is just natural. We do talk to them about encouraging each other during the race. If you’re going to pass one of your teammates during the race, tell them to come with you and encourage them.” The girls were led by Caitlin Kelly (22:05.94) in 19th, while the trio of Quinn Kaloper (23:06.90), Mikayla John (23:09.93) and Ashley Doran (23:15.16) were 29th, 30th and 31st.

Providence Christian also had a good day. The girls finished fifth (140), thanks in large part to a ninth-place finish by Jennifer Woollery (21:01.39) and 11th-place finish by Ayden Drake (21:08.22). The Providence boys finished 11th (281) and were led by Landon King (18:23.29) in 20th and Luke Hudson (18:42.18) in 29th. Hebron Christian’s lone girls representative, Amanda Jackson (23:45.38), finished 41st. Buford girls place 10th, boys 16th The Buford girls had a good showing in Class AAAAA on Friday, finishing in 10th place with 340 points. The Wolves were led by Caroline Montini (21:35.40) in 37th place, while Sarah Davis (21:46.19) was 45th. The boys were 16th with 391 points, and were led by Chase Hartman (18:26.37) in 61st place, and Brandon Allen (18:31.53) in 68th place.

Hebron’s Brandon Potra runs ahead of teammate Ethan Selph during Friday’s Cross Country State Championships at Carrollton High School in Carrollton. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Lions’ Condra, Knott lead Gwinnett in Class 7A meet By Chris Stephens Staff Correspondent

CARROLLTON — Every year when November rolls around, cross country teams from around Georgia descend on Carrollton for the State Championships. And every year, Gwinnett County seems to always place at least one team in the top four in the highest classification. However, that wasn’t the case Friday as Archer finished as the highest Gwinnett boys team with 205 points in fifth place. “Way above expectations,” said Archer head coach John McCartney. “Our expectations were that, on a very good day, we could get sixth and, on not so good of a day we could get 16th. We talked about going out and establishing ourselves, and if we didn’t, we would be 16th.” Originally, the Tigers were told they had snuck into fourth place, just ahead of Lakeside-DeKalb, until it was discovered that a runner from Hillgrove was missing both timing chips on his shoes. Because of that, placings were adjusted, dropping the Tigers back two points

12th, and Central Gwinnett’s Axel Avalos (17:12.02) was 17th. Collins Hill’s Anthony Urmetz (17:18.31) also finished in the top 20, finishing in 19th. The finishes by Brickey and Urmetz helped Collins Hill to sixth place (207) as a team. Condra’s effort led the Lions to eighth place (241). A 22nd- and 23rd-place finish by Chris Cherono (17:20.63) and Gabe McNett (17:20.73) helped Grayson finish ninth. For Brookwood, 23 years of being on the podium (top four) came to an end as the Broncos finished 11th, led by Luke McNeil (17:24.41) and Thomas Ridley (17:26.33) in 29th and 31st places. Milton won the overall Mary Kathryn Knott of Peachtree Ridge makes a turn during Friday’s Cross Country team championship, going State Championships at Carrollton High School in Carrollton. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) 1-2 in the race and finishand into a fourth-place tie guys.” For Cragin, it was a nice ing with 40 points. All five with Lakeside. That tie was Despite that, individuals way to go out. scoring runners finished in broken by the sixth-place from Gwinnett placed well “It means so much,” the top-15 for Milton, as it runner, with Lakeside’s throughout the day, with Cragin said. “The guys have bested second-place Lambert finishing 81st and Archer’s Peachtree Ridge’s Chase been working so hard for by 138 points. finishing 110th. Condra (16:21.63) leading this meet. It’s been all about On the girls side, “It’s disappointing for that the pack in fourth place. doing the little things each Peachtree Ridge’s Mary to happen after feeling like Archer’s James Cragin day to get better.” Kathryn Knott led the way, we made the podium, but (16:26.44) finished two spots Collins Hill’s Kai Brickey finishing in second place that’s life,” McCartney said. behind, while teammate (16:54.97) and Parkview’s with a time of 19:28.16. “It doesn’t change the fact Myles Collins (16:53.52) Christian Corsello With less than 200 meters at how proud I am of these was 10th. (16:59.88) were 11th and to go, Knott saw Kennesaw

Mountain’s Elizabeth Rice just ahead of her, and went to work. “I knew that I had a good kick,” Knott said. “My goal was to sit on her and pass her on the hill. I noticed throughout the course that she wasn’t as strong on the hill and it kind of worked out. “It was hard because it was so hot today. Even though it was hot, it still felt pretty good.” The result was Knott out-kicking Rice and taking home runner-up. North Gwinnett was the top finisher for the girls, finishing fifth with 171 points. Sarah Melkerson (20:32.03) led the way for the Bulldogs in 15th place, while teammate Lyndsey Fowler (20:57.17) was 25th. Mountain View’s Chloe Hetherington (20:28.86) was only the third runner for Gwinnett in the top 20, taking home 13th place. In the team results, a surprise of sorts happened as Marietta (62) upended the favorites (South Forsyth) by 22 points, thanks in large part to placing all five scoring runners inside the top 20.

Falcons’ English paces Dacula girls to ninth place By Colin Hubbard

better at state this year than I last year,” English said. “I got a better place finish, and CARROLLTON – With I got a better time and that’s the girls AAAAAA state really all I can ask for.” cross country race nearing Dacula coach Mark Karen the halfway point at Carroll- was proud of the way that ton High School on Saturday English ran on Saturday, and afternoon, Skylar English chalked it up to a little bit of ran down Creekview runners misfortune with Creekside Makena Gates and Nyah having yet another talented Hernandez to take the lead. runner that was able to keep The crowd on hand his senior from winning seemed surprised, as was the state. P.A. announcer, who called “It just so happens that out in a surprising tone, Creekview has another “Dacula’s Skylar English has freshman, and Skylar gave taken the lead.” her everything that she could But English was unable to for the first two-and-a-half hold onto that lead thanks to miles,” Karen said. “She Gates. The freshman runner (English) ran smart. She overtook the senior, and ran a great first mile to put went on to cruise to a win, herself in position.” while English settled for English hadn’t had a lot of second. opportunities this season to Despite not finishing in run in front of a large crowd first, and ending what has like the one she was in the been a terrific two years middle of on Saturday, and for English, the University enjoyed every moment of it. of Georgia commit shaved “Having a crowd cheer for nearly 27 seconds off of her you, it’s a really good feeling time from last year’s chambecause a lot of the races pionship race, with a time of that we ran this year, they 19:30.70. weren’t really big races,” English easily ran away English said. “A lot of the from Hernandez, who beat time it was just me being by English last year to take myself trying to keep myself home first place, but all in going. And of course I have all, it was a fitting ending self-motivation, but it’s reto what has been a terrific, ally nice to have that positive unexpected two-year career. energy pushing you a long “I’m proud of myself from the crowd.” because I put a lot of work As for English’s team, the in and I definitely did a lot Falcons finished in ninth out Staff Correspondent

Skylar English makes one final push down the final hill during Saturday’s Cross Country State Championships at Carrollton High School in Carrollton. (Photo: Colin Hubbard)

of 32 teams after finishing with 297 points. “I’m very impressed with our girls team finishing in ninth,” Karen said. “We were sixth last year with two toptier runners and we had to reload this year. There were four brand news girls on that starting line that had never run state before. So for them to do that and get top-10 was very impressive.” Najiyah King was the

second Falcon to cross the finish line in 56th place with a time of 22:45.03, while Brianna Thomas (23:42.21), Madelyn McVannan (23:58.10), Kinsey Long (24:07.82), Miranda Colon (24:24.36), and Fatima Jarquin (24:35.69) all placed inside the top 100. The Falcons’ region counterparts, the Lanier Longhorns, also competed in the girls’ race and finished in

21st with 605 points. Zoie Gardner paced the Longhorns with a time of 22:20.17, good enough to finish in 44th. Katie Kress finished in 121st with a time of 25:25.20, while teammates Sydney Hutchinson (25:58.09), Mikayla Murphy (26:58.51), Gabrielle Burlison (27:06.93), and Hannah Morgan (27:11.61) rounded out the times. As for the Dacula Boys, their season ended with an 11th-place finish out of 32 teams as a team, with their top runner, Michael Rowe, finishing in 19th with a time of 17:27.23. The senior made a vast improvement from his 2016 state run, finishing 39 spots higher and shaving more than 40 seconds off of his time. “I think I did pretty good,” Rowe said. “Coming off of region where I didn’t have that good of a race, I felt like I was able to pull it together out here and do a lot better and get a time that I wanted.” With the large crowd on hand, Rowe heard his name called out a lot, but it wasn’t necessarily meant for him due to three other competitors with the same first name, with one finishing not too far behind him. “It’s crazy because sometimes people will call out and say Michael, and I think

it’s me, but it’s like some other guy because that’s a common name,” Rowe said. “But it really helps motivate me and go faster.” Rowe credited his training after region for allowing him to have a nice race on Saturday despite it being just an average training period that he goes though before every race. Jacob Gilbert (57th) finished with a time of 18:17.32 for the Falcons, while teammates Ben Butcher (62nd) and Jackson DeLoach (64th) finished right behind him. Alex Medley (74th), Yahya Abdulkadir (80th) and Hayden Baker (118th) rounded out the finishers for the Falcons. “The boys kind of had a mixed race,” Karen said. “We didn’t have our best race, but finishing in 11th, is not bad. It’s where we were last year. We had a decent day on the boys side, but overall, to finish ninth and 11th in state, I’ll take it. It was good.” Lanier finished middle of the pack in 17th overall, and were paced by Nathaniel Larrazabal, who finished in 71st with a time of 18:33.71 Lanier’s Luke Cranor (90th) and Garrett Lynch (91st) both managed to crack the top 100 for the Longhorns with times just under 19 minutes.

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Malloy, ground game help carry Panthers to wild win From Staff Reports LILBURN — With 113 combined points, it’s stunning neither football team scored for nearly the whole first quarter. But once Parkview cracked the goal line, torrents of points followed. The Panthers scored three straight times to get the scoring started and maintained a solid margin throughout their 69-44 beating of Central Gwinnett, despite charge after charge from the Black Knights. The win meant little to the already No. 2 playoffseeded Panthers and became a season-ending loss for Central Gwinnett. However, the Panthers never appeared to coast, especially on offense, scoring on seven straight possessions between the second and third quarters. “Our kids are always playing at a high level,” Parkview coach Eric Godfree said. “It’s the way we practice; it’s the way we prepare. I would never expect our kids to not play at a high level.” Expectations met. “I’m sure the stats are just (wild),” Godfree said. And he wasn’t wrong. For Parkview, running back Christian Malloy had 10 carries for 265 yards and four touchdowns and quarterback Fred Payton had 195 yards on 12 of 20 passing with two touchdowns and one more rushing touchdown. There also were rushing touchdowns from Demetrius West and Tommy Rogers, as well as a pick-six from Rogers. For Central, quarterback Jarren Williams finished with 379 yards and five touchdowns on 24 of 39 passing, receiver Khmari Thompson had 160 yards and four touchdowns on nine catches and receiver Jallah Zeze had 137 yards and two touchdowns on five catches. “That offense scores on everybody,” Godree said of Central. “They are good. Their quarterback puts it on the money.” Parkview’s Payton isn’t bad either, but on Friday the running game stole the show. Parkview’s first six touchdowns came on the ground, the shortest a 17-yard score by West for the game’s first score. The 437 yards rushing came from five different backs, but it was the five in front opening up the holes. North 41, Discovery 7 LAWRENCEVILLE — There was no letdown for the Region 6-AAAAAAA champion North Gwinnett Bulldogs as they used a heavy running attack to defeat the Discovery Titans 41-7 in the teams’ final regularseason football game of 2017. The Bulldogs (9-1, 6-0 region) tallied over 200 rushing yards as they finished undefeated in region play, advancing to host play North Forsyth, the No. 4 seed from Region 5-AAAAAAA, next Friday night. “I felt like our kids took it business-like on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (in practice this week) so I don’t feel like there was a letdown,” North head coach Bill Stewart said. “We had the opportunity to have (a letdown). From Monday on, we practiced hard and I was proud of the positive that went on during the week and how we came out and performed. We wanted to come out and execute and keep it going.” The Bulldogs scored on their first two possessions with the first score coming via a Devin Crosby four-yard scamper into the end zone following junior safety Matthew Gilbert’s interception on Discovery’s first drive. Crosby added a second touchdown, North’s fourth in the game, as he totaled 80 yards on five carries. North running back Tyler Goodson sandwiched two rushing scores of his own between Crosby’s, a two-yard dive in the first quarter and a 21-yard dash just under four minutes into

the second quarter. Goodson totaled 89 yards on 13 carries and hauled in a 10-yard catch from senior quarterback Jimmy Urzua, who went 3-for-6 through the air for 26 yards, playing in just the first half. Brookwood 35, Lakeside-DeKalb 6 ATLANTA — With the Region 7-AAAAAAA football title clinched, Brookwood entered into its season finale with nothing but pride on the line. The Broncos had their pride on full display in Game 10, breaking the game open in the third quarter for a 35-6 win over Lakeside on Friday at Adams Stadium. “We were thinking about coming out and being our best, fighting complacency and continuing to get better,” Brookwood head coach Phillip Jones said. “We were able to make the plays that we need to make in the second half. I’m proud of our guys for battling.” Brookwood (8-2, 6-0 region) sputtered on offense early but was able to take advantage of a short field thanks to a Nick Prince punt return. Three Angelo DiSpigna passes later, the Broncos had their first points as the quarterback found his tight end Chris Cotter open in the back of the end zone for a 7-0 lead. The defense, fresh off its stellar performance from a week ago against Norcross, looked sharp as it forced punts on Lakeside’s first three possessions. The Broncos locked up their perfect region record with two touchdowns in the third quarter. Grayson 44, South 6 LOGANVILLE — The Grayson football team has been able to rely on the consistency of its defense all season. It not only took pressure off the Rams’ (9-1, 4-1 region) offense in Grayson’s 44-6 win over South Gwinnett (3-6, 2-2) in the season finale, but also produced points. Leading 9-0 with just more than two minutes left in the first quarter, linebacker Owen Pappoe scooped a fumble and returned it 29 yards for a Rams touchdown. It was one of his two fumble recoveries in the game. “I came around on a blitz, trying to hit him, and I guess he felt the pressure coming so I picked it up,” Pappoe said. ”Playoffs are right around the corner so I think tonight we had a strong start.” Leading 25-0 in the third quarter, Grayson foiled South Gwinnett on its first offensive play of the second half with a safety. “Defense is what Grayson football has been built on,” Hunnicutt said. Mill Creek 56, Duluth 7 HOSCHTON — Before Mill Creek begins the football playoffs next week, the Hawks had one final tune-up Friday against Duluth. Hawks running back Uriah Leverette rushed for 136 yards to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing for the season and had a pair of touchdowns to lead Mill Creek to a 56-7 victory over the Wildcats. “I was very proud of our kids,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said. “We’re trying to get some momentum going into the playoffs. It’s all about being hot at the right time.” Mill Creek (7-3, 3-2 Region 6-AAAAAAA) is in the playoffs for the fourth straight season, making this year’s senior class the first to reach that feat in the school’s 14-year history. The Hawks, the No. 2 seed from their region, will play West Forsyth, the No. 3 seed from 5-AAAAAAA at home next Friday. Mill Creek jumped out to 21-0 lead on the first three plays it touched the ball. Leverette had a 62-yard TD run, Parker Wroble had a 61-yard punt return for a score and Austin Williams caught a 50-yard TD pass from Brady Longenecker in the first 10 minutes of the game. Archer 49, Shiloh 0 SNELLVILLE — The Archer football players and coaches had a few things on their minds going into Friday’s game. Following a sluggish offensive performance last week versus South Gwinnett, the Tigers wanted to get their offense back on track, cut down on penalties and gather momentum going into next week’s state playoffs. In a game that was tight early, Archer (10-0, 5-0) opened up its offense and defeated the Shiloh Generals (1-9, 1-4) by a score of 49-0 on Friday night. “We had a lot of penalties last week and some of those were consecutive, and we were forced to convert on some really long plays,” said Archer head coach Andy Dyer, whose team already had the No. 1 playoff seed and region title locked up. “It is really all about concentration and the kids just have to concentrate every snap, and I felt we did a much better job with that tonight.” The Archer defense led the way early with three turnovers, which resulted in 21 Tiger points.

“We preach all the time to the kids that the biggest stat in football is turnovers,” Dyer said. “If we are going to be successful down the road we definitely have to continue that trend.” Tiger quarterback Carter Peevy had a successful night, pacing the offense by completing 21 of 36 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns. Lanier 27, Gainesville 14 GAINESVILLE — Even though Lanier and Gainesville came into their regular-season finale knowing each had already secured a playoff spot, where the two football teams were going to fall in the Region 8-AAAAAA standings was unclear. Lanier took an early 14-0 lead and withstood a surge from Gainesville to post a 27-14 win Friday night at Bobby Gruhn Stadium at City Park. The win, combined with Dacula’s triumph over Winder-Barrow, put the Longhorns (6-4, 3-2) into a three-way tie for second place with Winder-Barrow and Gainesville. “Every time we play Gainesville, it’s a battle,” said Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs, whose team improved to 4-0 all time against Gainesville. “We challenged our guys to be turnover free on offense and to really grind it out.” Lanier vaulted to a 14-0 lead late in the first, only to see the Red Elephants (4-6, 3-2) battle back to tie it at 14-14 in the third on the strength of two running touchdowns from quarterback Tre Luttrell. But the Longhorns took advantage of a defensive breakdown and reclaimed the lead for good early in the fourth, converting a third-and-8 from its own 22 into a 78-yard TD pass from Zach Calzada to Zach Charles, who was wide open just across midfield. Hebron 24, Athens Christian 23 ATHENS — When an Athens Christian punt was downed at the Hebron Christian 1-yard line with two minutes and 50 seconds left to play and the Lions trailing by two, it would’ve been easy to say it was over. Lions head coach Jeff Saturday didn’t say it. Neither did quarterback Troy Allen. Most importantly, neither did kicker Aidan Meek. “No quit,” Saturday said. “We haven’t had it all year. We fought through everything.” That belief resulted in a heroic, game-winning 98-yard drive, as Allen completed three crucial passes and an even bigger red-zone run, then Meek kicked an 18-yard field goal as time expired to lift Hebron to a stunning 24-23 victory on the road Friday night. Allen completed passes of 18, 31 and 17 yards on the drive to lead his team up the field with the game on the line. He then scrambled seven yards to advance the Lions (6-4, 5-4 Region 8-A) to the Eagles (4-6, 3-6) 1-yard line with three seconds remaining. Meek had missed two field goal attempts earlier in the night. But as a soccer player in the spring, 18 yards seemed like just another penalty kick to him, and the ball sailed through the uprights like he had done it a million times before. “I was just thinking about it as another extra point,” Meek said. “I came out after halftime and hit 15 in the net and I was like, ‘I’m not going to miss again.’” Towns Co. 42, Providence 21 LILBURN — The scoreboard didn’t tell the story at the end. Despite Friday’s 42-21 loss to Towns County, the Providence Christian Storm had a lot to hang their helmets on when they left the field. Providence Christian’s lone win came at the beginning of the season, but what head coach Parker Conley saw in his team all night gave him confidence the Storm are on the rise. “We’ve preached that kind of fight all season,” he said. “Our guys continued to fight, no matter what the score was, and no matter how much time was left on the clock.” Things didn’t go well for the Storm in the early going, as the Indians scored on early touchdown runs of 19 and 13 yards by Trent Bradshaw and Zach Davenport, but the Storm wouldn’t go away. Starting on their own 41, Providence got three completions by Hunter Giella for 25 yards to move the ball to the Indians’ 34. After a defensive holding call gave the Storm another first down, Mitchell Miller ran three times in a row with the last going for 8 yards to put the Storm on the board. Miller and David Sloan ran for late touchdowns in their final game with the Storm. Sloan finished with 52 yards on the ground and four catches for 66 yards, while Miller had 69 total yards. Giella completed 14 of 23 passes for 111 yards.

GAC Montae Bailey (6) bullies his way into the end zone over Dawson’s Caleb Bell (13) in the first half of Friday’s game. (Photo: David McGregor)

GAC •From Page 1B gate and played really well (in the first half),” Hardy said. “I think that says a lot. Our guys are focused and dialed in. We came out and created some plays. Toward end of the first half we went back to back with a blocked punt for a touchdown and a pick-six for a touchdown. We ran the ball well. We were efficient in the things we did and we played really physical. For us, it starts up front. We were really good on both sides up front.” Kyler McMichael and Tyler Bride were the firsthalf stars, each accounting for two touchdowns. McMichael scored on a 52-yard run on the game’s second offensive play, then returned late in the first half for a thrilling 70-yard TD run with 11 seconds left in the first half for the 49-7 lead. The Clemson commitment finished with five rushes for 139 yards, though he came up just short of 1,000 yards in the regular season — he

•From Page 1B run out the clock and take what was a 6-3 lead at the time into intermission. But Collins Hill managed to call timeout with two seconds left in the half, forcing the Lions to take one more snap and attempt to fall forward to avoid moving back to their own end zone. And when the ensuing snap was not handled properly, Tarris Bouie was forced to hit the deck to retrieve the loose ball, and was ruled to have fallen back into the end zone in doing so, giving Collins Hill a safety as time expired and sending the Eagles into intermission down just 6-5. “We knew Peachtree Ridge was going to give us a game,” Gregory said. “I think that safety at the end of the half was huge. We saw an opportunity. We knew they were going to take a knee, so we called the timeout and we told the D-line to surge. Told them to take the center and just blow him back. Sure enough, the kid stepped back in the end zone.” If that didn’t turn the whole game around, what happened to start the second half did. Anderson had to go back and initially bobbled the third quarter kickoff a bit before securing the ball on his own 1-yard line. The senior running back then headed up the middle, found a seam to the right side, made a move on Lions kicker Albert Jang and was gone for a 99-yard TD. Jon Michael Findlay then took a shotgun snap and dove into the end zone for a two-point conversion, and the Eagles suddenly had a 13-6 lead just 14 sec-

GAC 49, DAWSON COUNTY 10

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FIRST QUARTER GAC: Kyler McMichael 52 run (Sean Henderson kick) 11:30 GAC: Josh Rose 30 run (Henderson kick) 8:27 GAC: Montae Bailey 11 run (Henderson kick) 1:21 SECOND QUARTER GAC: Tyler Bride 1 run (Henderson kick) 6:32 GAC: Sam Collins blocked punt recovery in end zone (Henderson kick) 5:09 GAC: Bride 60 interception return (Henderson kick) 2:52 Dawson: Sevaughn Clark 10 run (Peyton Allen kick) :24 GAC: McMichael 70 run (Henderson kick) :11 THIRD QUARTER Dawson: Allen 32 FG, 5:43 FOURTH QUARTER None

finished with 985. Bride had a one-yard TD run in the first half, but his highlight play was a 60yard interception return for score that he snagged off a tip and raced down the home sideline. Quarterback Josh Rose scored on a 30-yard run and Montae Bailey had an 11-yard TD run, both in the first quarter. Rose threw for

72 yards and rushed for 59 on four carries. Jake Floyd led the GAC wideouts with four catches for 47 yards. The GAC special teams tacked on a second-quarter score. Jonathan Moore blocked a Dawson punt and Sam Collins fell on it in the end zone for a Spartan TD that pushed the lead to 35-0. Dawson, which averaged 44.6 points in its first five region games, managed just a 10-yard Sevaughn Clark TD run in the first half and a 32-yard field goal from Peyton Allen in the third quarter against the GAC defense. The second half was more uneventful than the first with a running clock and plenty of backups playing for both teams. “We’re excited about the next step, it’s Round 1 of a 5-round journey,” Hardy said. “It was fun tonight celebrating this. You can’t shortchange a region championship. It’s our fourth straight with 26 straight region wins.

Eagles COLLINS HILL 34, PEACHTREE RIDGE 12

Collins Hill 3 2 15 14 — 34 P’tree Ridge 6 0 0 6 — 12 FIRST QUARTER Peachtree Ridge: Jaylen Johnson 24 pass from Tarris Bouie (kick failed), 5:24 Collins Hill: Rodolfo Gonazlea 27 FG, 0:02 SECOND QUARTER Collins Hill: Safety. Bouie tackled in end zone, 0:00 THIRD QUARTER Collins Hill: Evan Anderson 99 KO return (Jon Michael Findlay run), 11:46 Collins Hill: Findlay 1 run (Gonzales kick), 1:15 FOURTH QUARTER Peachtree Ridge: Payne Durham 37 pass from Bouie (run failed), 11:53 Collins Hill: Anderson 84 run (Gonzales kick), 10:49 Collins Hill: Anderson 26 run (Gonzales kick), 6:39

onds into the third quarter. “We know we’re always a second-half team,” Anderson said. “So all we had to do was just go in and focus and make sure everyone’s on the same level and just come out and play the rest of the game.” Peachtree Ridge still had some fight left, even after Findlay capped a nineplay, 66-yard drive with a 1-yard sneak to extend the Collins Hill lead to 20-6 with 1:15 left in the quarter. Bouie completed his next three pass attempts, including a 37-yard scoring strike to Payne Durham on the first play of the quarter to pull the Lions to within 20-12 following a botched snap and hold on the PAT with 11:53 remaining. But Anderson put any thoughts of a Peachtree Ridge comeback to rest two snaps later by dashing around the right side and down the sideline 84 yards for the score that put the Eagles back up two scores at 27-12 with 10:49 left. Anderson then added a 26-yard TD run with 8:11 left to all but put an end to

the game, and a frustrating season for the Lions under first-year coach Reggie Stancil. “We broke momentum right before halftime right there,” Stancil said. “Then they had the kickoff return. You had what you thought would be a good situation and … wind up in a worse situation. “The kids actually played hard, I would say, pretty much the whole game. We just had a few errors where we didn’t do things we need to do. That was the difference in the ball game.” Each team embarked on a long, time-consuming drive with its first possession of the game, with Peachtree Ridge marching 78 yards in 11 plays chewing up 6:30 off the clock, while Collins Hill went 69 yards in 11 plays over 5:22. The Lions’ drive was aided by three Collins Hill penalties that resulted in first downs before Bouie rolled to his right and found Jaylen Johnson, who outleapt his defender to haul in a 24-yard TD pass. The extra point was blocked, but Peachtree Ridge had a 6-0 lead with 5:24 left in the first quarter. The Eagles answered with their long drive, which bogged down thanks to their running backs slipping on loose turf on two consecutive plays in the red zone. Rodolfo Gonzales salvaged the drive by booting a 27-yard field goal to pull Collins Hill to within 6-3 with two seconds left in the opening frame. That was all either team managed the rest of the half until the bizarre sequence just before the halftime buzzer.

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Buckingham-Perry tandem power Dacula to repeat region championship opening drive. On third-and-nine and the third play from WINDER — The scrimmage, Buckingham Dacula Falcons came into escaped pressure to his Friday night needing a left before hitting Perry road win over Winderdeep down the field and he Barrow to clinch the Rescampered 78 yards to put gion 8-AAAAAA football the Falcons up 7-0 early. title outright, or else tie“I just wanted to start breakers could complicate off fast and give my team their chances of taking the some confidence,” Perry championship. said. “In a region chamBut in the end, the Fal- pionship game, that is cons left no doubt. important. I just tried to Dacula crushed the make some plays early Bulldoggs by a 47-14 and get my team off to a score behind sizzling good start.” performances from quarThe pairing hooked up terback Shayne Buckingonce again later in the first ham (7-for-11 passing for quarter, as Buckingham 309 yards, four passing rolled left again to hit touchdowns, two rushing Perry from 25 yards out to TDs) and recent Georgia cap off a 53-yard TD drive commit Jalen Perry (286 to take a 14-0 lead. yards of total offense, Winder-Barrow anthree TDs). swered with a 46-yard The win clinched Brock Landis TD pass as Dacula’s third region title the first quarter ended to in the last four years, inmake it 14-7 and show cluding its second straight, signs of life for the Bulland was the Falcons’ fifth doggs. straight victory after startBut in the second quaring the season 1-4. ter, the Falcons unleashed “It means so much (to a barrage of offense. defend the region title),” Buckingham, a senior, Perry said. “Our commuadded two more long nity, they always support touchdown passes in the us. It is good to reward second, the first to Deonthem with a region cham- taye Brown, who took the pionship. It’s something ball on an intermediate special that doesn’t come route before making some often.” defenders miss and taking And the fireworks off down the sideline for a started on the game’s 74-yard TD. Staff Correspondent

Then, after a Zachary Gerks field goal and Winder-Barrow TD made it 24-14, Buckingham hit Perry on a quick slant over the middle and he took it 80 yards untouched for his third TD catch to make it 31-14. “I thought Winder had a great game plan of taking our run game, in particular, our inside run game, away from us,” Dacula head coach Tommy Jones said. “It was going to be a game of if we could throw and catch. And fortunately, we made some plays that we needed to make.” Buckingham added a five-yard TD run late in the last minute of the half to make it 38-14 heading into the locker rooms. The quarterback went 6-for-9 for 282 yards and four TDs in the first half and added 44 rushing yards and a TD on the ground. Perry had 250 total yards of offense and three TDs in the half. In the second half, not much happened from a scoring perspective but the Falcons did get a scare. Buckingham left the game late in the third quarter with an injury on a short run up the middle. Jones was unable to elaborate on the situation and the severity of the injury is unknown at this time.

DACULA 47, WINDER-BARROW 14

Dacula 14 24 7 2 — 47 Winder-Barrow 7 7 0 0 — 14 FIRST QUARTER Dacula: Jalen Perry 78 pass from Shayne Buckingham (Payton Rawson kick) 10:54 Dacula: Perry 25 pass from Buckingham (Rawson kick) 3:24 Winder-Barrow: Lamonta Mack 46 pass from Brock Landis (Harlin Brown kick) 0:00 SECOND QUARTER Dacula: Deontaye Brown 74 pass from Buckingham (Rawson kick) 10:46 Dacula: Zachary Gerks 29 FG 6:26 Winder-Barrow: Jamar Mack 33 pass from Landis (Brown kick) 5:28 Dacula: Perry 80 pass from Buckingham (Rawson kick) 4:34 Dacula: Buckingham 5 run (Rawson kick) 0:49 THIRD QUARTER Dacula: Buckingham 1 run (Rawson kick) 5:32 FOURTH QUARTER Dacula: Snap out of end zone for safety 6:03

But the Falcons did tack on a short TD run in the third quarter from Buckingham and a safety in the fourth quarter to walk away with a 47-14 win and complete a season turnaround. Now they look ahead to the state playoffs once more. “We just stayed together (after starting 1-4),” Perry said. “We just committed to the process. Nobody gave up. We just kept coming to work and we improved every week. We continued to get better and we are just going to go from here.”

Devils tops Mustangs for No. 3 seed By Mitchell Northam

and give us everything we wanted. They did that and I’m proud for (MeadowNORCROSS — Facing creek coach Jason Cara first-and-10 in the red rera) and his program. I zone in the fourth quarter, wish them all the luck in Clay Harris’ number was the world (in the playcalled. offs).” The senior running back Both teams will advance for Norcross’ football to the postseason, but the team swallowed a handoff victory for Norcross (5-5, and galloped through an 4-2) extended its winning open gap. Two Meadowstreak over Meadowcreek creek Mustangs met the (7-3, 3-3) to 17 games and 6-foot, 200-pound Pursecured the No. 3 playoff due commit at the 5-yard seed for the Blue Devils. line, but Harris drug them This is a game the Musalong for the touchdown tangs haven’t won since ride. 1992. With seven minutes to Things looked bright for play, Harris’ score put the Mustangs in the first the Norcross Blue Devils half. They controlled the ahead by three possespossession and tied the sions. The game was out game up midway through of reach for Meadowthe second quarter with creek, but Norcross scored a seven-yard touchdown once more anyway, putscoring scamper from ting a finishing touch on senior Chauncey Williams. a 33-6 victory on a clear But Meadowcreek never Friday evening at Blue sniffed the end zone again, Devil Stadium. as Norcross scored 27 “We knew things would straight and unanswered eventually pop open for points. us, and they did in the Williams led all rushers second half when the in the game and paced the running game got going,” Mustangs’ offense, carrysaid Keith Maloof, the ing the ball 31 times for Blue Devils’ head coach. 114 yards. “We knew (Meadowcreek) “We were humbled towas going to come in here night,” Williams said. “We Staff Correspondent

Buford wins for fifth straight region crown By Colin Hubbard

Dacula defender Shawn McDaniel (6) tackles the Winder-Barrow quarterback during Friday’s game. (Photo: Jamie Akoubian)

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still kept driving though. Even though we were down, we kept fighting.” On this night, an old gridiron hypothesis worked to near perfection for the Blue Devils: that running the ball effectively will set up the pass. The Blue Devils’ ball carriers slogged it out against the Mustangs’ defense, rushing 43 times for 191 yards. That opened up the passing game for junior Louis Williams, who completed 10 of 17 tosses for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Harris led the rushing attack with 18 carries for 76 yards, and junior back Kameryon Jackson also rushed for a score. “It’s all hit and miss on what people give us,” Maloof said. “If they pack the box, we’re going to throw it. The game plan can always change.” The Blue Devils’ offense also owes a thanks to its defense. The unit tallied a pair of sacks, and Malik Mays and Jaquez Williams came down with second-half interceptions to set up touchdowns. It was just the second

NORCROSS 33, MEADOWCREEK 6

Meadowcreek 6 0 0 0 — 6 Norcross 6 7 7 13 — 33 FIRST QUARTER Norcross: Dohnte Meyers 24 pass from Louis Williams (Cole Hanna kick blocked) 0:33 SECOND QUARTER Meadowcreek: Chauncey Williams 7 run (Williams run no good) 7:57 Norcross: Grant Johnson 5 pass from Williams (Hanna kick) 0:21 THIRD QUARTER Norcross: Isaiah McKoy 31 pass from Williams (Hanna kick) 0:36 FOURTH QUARTER Norcross: Clay Harris 13 run (Hanna kick) 7:30 Norcross: Kameryn Jackson 1 run (Jake Camarda kick blocked) 1:13

time this season a defense held Meadowcreek to less than 25 points. “I’m very impressed with the defense,” Maloof said. “We’ve played great defense all year long, and hopefully that carries over into the playoffs.” Heading into the second half of the season, where it’s win or go home, Maloof said his team has to get rid of penalties and take care of the ball. For Meadowcreek, Williams just hopes his team has a full roster. “We just need to stay healthy,” the senior back said. “We’re pretty beat up right now.”

FLOWERY BRANCH — With the Flowery Branch Falcons hanging around to start the third quarter, the Buford Wolves got the big play they were looking for. Buford quarterback Aaron McLaughlin eluded pressure and heaved a ball in to the end zone that was underthrown. The Falcons defender thought he had an easy interception that would’ve given the ball back to his offense down seven, but Wolves receiver Isaiah Issac had other ideas. Issac closed on the ball, and leaped over the back of the Falcon defender and yanked the ball away as the two players fell to the ground to put Buford up 21-7. The Wolves (8-1, 6-0) were able to cruise from that point on en route to a 42-7 victory over the Falcons (8-2, 5-1), awarding them the Region 8-AAAAA championship. “I saw that the ball was underthrown so I knew that I was going to have to get up over the top of him,” Issac said. “Once I had both hands on the ball I just snatched it out of the air. I knew that I came down with it. Initially when I caught it, we both had it, but I snatched it as soon as I got both hands on it.” It’s the fifth consecutive region title for the Wolves, but it was the first for McLaughlin, who just wrapped up the first regular season of his career. The freshman finished with 293 yards passing on 20 of 28 passing and four touchdowns, two of which went to Issac. McLaughlin found nine different receivers on the night, with Isaac finishing with 64 yards receiving on four catches and two scores, and Tyler Gillis coming away with three for 64 and a touchdown. Michigan commit Christian Turner finished his night with 126 yards rushing on 18 carries and a score, while Anthony Grant added 69 on the ground and 25 through the air and a score. “I took it a step forward tonight, but I think I can get better,” McLaughlin said. “I’m not satisfied, but it was a step forward. (Head coach John Ford) just told us to keep doing what we were doing going into the third quarter. We just knew that we were going to break away.” For Ford, who just wrapped up his first regular season as a head coach of the Wolves, he’s satisfied with the way the Wolves played. “Our kids hung tough,” Ford said. “We overcame some mistakes in the first half and I’m really proud of the defensive effort. The offensive line played great, the receivers went up and caught the ball and it was a total team effort.” After a quick threeand-out by the Falcons to open the game, the Wolves received the ball at their own 48-yard line and used the legs of Turner to open things up. Turner carried the ball on the first three plays from scrimmage for 20 yards, but a loss of one and an incomplete pass from McLaughlin set up a third-and-11 from the Falcon 32-yard line. After a quick three-andout by the Falcons to start the game, the Wolves relied

heavily on the legs of Grant and Turner, who combined for 44 of the Wolves 52 yards on the opening drive. McLaughlin finished the drive off with a 6-yard out route to Isaiah Issac to put Buford up 7-0. The rest of the first quarter featured a three-and-out from both teams, but the Wolves got things going again on their fifth drive of the game. Buford started that drive from the Flowery Branch 48-yard line, and needed just six plays to find the end zone. After a nice third-and-4 conversion, and a 4-yard completion from McLaughlin to Issac, Grant took a handoff 30 yards down the right sideline to set the Wolves up with a first-and-goal from the Falcon 3-yard line. Grant finished things of on the very next play, this time on a 3-yard run that was pounded right up the middle to put the Wolves up 14-0. Desperate for a good drive, the Falcons got one facing a 14-point deficit with just over three minutes remaining before halftime. Starting on their on 15-yard line, sophomore quarterback Elijah Gainey took a shot down field to a streaking Jalin Strown, who caught the ball in stride, and took it to the house for an 85-yard score. With some momentum, the Flowery Branch defense forced a three-andout, and began a march inside Buford territory. On third-and-8 from the Buford 32-yard line, Gainey completed a pass to D.J. Brown down to the Buford 2-yard line, but Brown was flagged for offensive pass interference. The call proved costly, as the Buford defense was able to force a turnover on downs with six seconds remaining. The Wolves tried their own fourth-and-long on their opening possession of the third quarter, and failed, but the Falcons were not able to do anything with it and punted the ball right back. Buford didn’t fail on their second possession on a drive that featured two third down conversions. That took them down to the Falcons 32-yard line, which set up the eventual highlight-reel catch from Isaac to put the Wolves up 21-7 midway through the third quarter. From that point on, the Wolves put it on the Falcons, scoring three more touchdowns, and holding the Falcons’ rushing attack to 63 yards on a combined 28 carries. “We knew how big they were and we knew that they would try and get those guys going,” Ford said. “Coach (Ben) Hall has done a really good job over here and I give him a lot of credit. We just knew that we had to play fast physical attacking defense and gang tackle. Our defensive staff did a great job of coming up with a plan.” Both Ford and Grant credited the Falcons for giving them a good test right before the playoffs and hope that it will help them even more as the playoffs get underway. “It’s always better to get a look like they just gave us,” Grant said. “I congratulate them for giving us a good look. We’ve gotten so much better. The chemistry to us just flying around as one team, we’re so much better from the start of the year.”

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Philadelphia 7 1 0 .875 232 156 4-0-0 3-1-0 Dallas 4 3 0 .571 198 161 1-2-0 3-1-0 Washington 3 4 0 .429 160 180 2-2-0 1-2-0 N.Y. Giants 1 6 0 .143 112 156 0-3-0 1-3-0 South W L T Pct PF PA Home Away New Orleans 5 2 0 .714 191 145 2-1-0 3-1-0 Carolina 5 3 0 .625 148 142 1-2-0 4-1-0 Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 153 152 1-2-0 3-1-0 Tampa Bay 2 5 0 .286 148 168 2-1-0 0-3-0 North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Minnesota 6 2 0 .750 179 135 4-1-0 2-1-0 Green Bay 4 3 0 .571 164 161 3-1-0 1-2-0 Detroit 3 4 0 .429 176 169 1-3-0 2-1-0 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 134 171 2-2-0 1-3-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Seattle 5 2 0 .714 175 132 3-0-0 2-2-0 L.A. Rams 5 2 0 .714 212 138 2-2-0 3-0-0 Arizona 3 4 0 .429 119 191 2-1-0 1-3-0 San Francisco 0 8 0 .000 133 219 0-3-0 0-5-0

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AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away 6 2 0 .714 216 179 3-2-0 3-0-0 5 3 0 .667 174 149 4-0-0 1-3-0 4 3 0 .571 92 152 2-1-0 2-2-0 4 5 0 .429 191 207 3-2-0 1-3-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away 4 3 0 .571 158 158 2-1-0 2-2-0 4 3 0 .571 183 183 1-2-0 3-1-0 3 4 0 .429 215 215 2-2-0 1-2-0 2 6 0 .250 142 142 2-2-0 0-4-0 North W L T Pct PF PA Home Away 6 2 0 .750 167 131 2-1-0 4-1-0 4 4 0 .500 170 148 2-2-0 2-2-0 3 4 0 .429 122 135 2-2-0 1-2-0 0 8 0 .000 119 202 0-5-0 0-3-0 West W L T Pct PF PA Home Away 6 2 0 .750 236 180 3-1-0 6-1-0 3 4 0 .429 127 147 3-1-0 0-3-0 3 5 0 .375 150 152 1-3-0 2-2-0 3 5 0 .375 169 190 2-2-0 2-2-0

Thursday’s Game AFC NFC Div 3-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 3-2-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-4-0 0-1-0 2-3-0 AFC NFC Div 3-3-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 4-2-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 3-3-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-3-0 1-3-0 0-2-0 AFC NFC Div 4-1-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 4-2-0 0-2-0 2-1-0 3-3-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 0-7-0 0-1-0 0-3-0 AFC NFC Div 4-2-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-3-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 2-4-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 3-4-0 0-1-0 1-2-0

N.Y. Jets 34, Buffalo 21 Today’s Games Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Denver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Dallas 4:25 p.m. Oakland at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Detroit at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 Seattle at Arizona, 8:25 p.m.

Panthers can relate to Falcons’ Super Bowl hangover The Sports Xchange CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers are in similar situations as they meet for the first time this season. The Panthers probably have an idea of what the Falcons are going through. These are the last two teams to lose in Super Bowls. It is not easy to recover. “The hangover, it’s difficult. It really is,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said, knowing his team went through it last year. “That’s difficult, and that’s hard. Unfortunately, we went through it, and now they’re dealing with it.” The Falcons (4-3) have dealt with some puzzling results this season, but there is still time to put it together. The Panthers (5-3) had a miserable 2016, the season after losing to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl. “Just knowing that disappointment, it sticks with you,” Rivera said. “You’ve just got to work past it.” While the Panthers are going through a range of emotion with the trade

of wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin this week to the Buffalo Bills, the Falcons are trying to go about things with a business-asusual approach. “We’ve certainly got our work cut out for us, but like every other week, it comes down to us,” Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan said. “Our preparation has to be the same. … There will be opportunities like every game. When we do get our chances, you’ve got to make the plays. That will be the case against Carolina.” These teams are contending in the NFC South. The Falcons, who will play their first division game of the season, snapped a three-game losing streak last week while the Panthers broke a twogame skid. Even with the Panthers altering their depth chart at receiver, that shouldn’t change much about how the Falcons view the situation this week, Atlanta coach Dan Quinn said. “They’re equipped playing without (Benjamin) having done it before,” Quinn said, referring to Carolina’s successful 2015 season without the then-

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) with Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) after a game last year. The Falcons defeated the Panthers 33-16 at Bank of America Stadium. (Photo: Bob Donnan-USA Today Sports)

injured receiver. But for the Panthers, the trade has been the main topic for a couple of days. “When I get outside of my emotional state, I think like everything will be normal,” Carolina quarterback Cam Newton said. “I don’t want to dwell on that. It’s done. It’s over with. … You’ve just got to be a professional about it. You’ve just got to roll with the punches.” Further, the Falcons won’t be sulking because another division team made a trade.

“You think Atlanta care about that?” Newton said. The Panthers are counting on an upgrade of speed on the perimeter to help their passing attack. Rivera said that is something that was lacking at times. “We haven’t stretched the field this year,” Rivera said. “Now there is an opportunity for us to do something different. … It’s something, if you look at it, that we needed to do.” To do that, it means the Panthers will have to get more out of rookie re-

ceiver Curtis Samuel, who has been slow to fall into a role (and dealt with early injuries), and make use of receiver Kaelin Clay, who recently rejoined the organization. Both players are speed threats. “Bringing (Clay) back has a chance to pay dividends off for us,” Rivera said. Rivera said the Carolina rushing attack has stalled too often and part of that is that opponents haven’t felt threatened. “We started seeing eight, nine guys in the box,” he said of opposing defenses. Atlanta’s offense has been rather inconsistent at times as well. This might be a difficult week to fix that. “They’ve got a deep defensive line, and they want to rotate guys through, much like us,” Quinn said. “That’s what jumps out is the athleticism at the linebacker spot.” Ryan added, “It’s a good challenge for us, blocking those guys (at linebacker).” The Falcons also are looking to produce some more big plays. “Those are the ones

when you get the big shots down the field or the big runs down the field, there’s kind of a general shift in momentum at times,” Quinn said. “Especially if you can tack another play on to that.” The Panthers forced three Tampa Bay turnovers last week, a big factor in Carolina’s 17-3 win. Despite how good the Panthers have been on defense, they haven’t made a big impact with takeaways. “When we win (the turnover margin), we win 90 percent of the games,” Rivera said, noting that Tampa Bay didn’t convert after the one Carolina turnover last week. Atlanta has won the past three meetings with Carolina. Newton said the division games often take on another tone. “This one counts for two, a divisional opponent,” Newton said. “We’re expecting big things. All seasons are better when we beat Atlanta. We didn’t do it last year.” The Falcons had about a half-dozen players limited in practice by midweek, but Quinn said he didn’t expect any of them to miss the Sunday game.

Cowboys’ Elliott granted stay, to play against Chiefs The Sports Xchange A federal appeals court granted an administrative stay for suspended Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott on Friday, reinstating his eligibility for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York granted the request for an administrative stay to the NFL Players Association on behalf of Elliott. “We note that the issuance of an administrative stay does not constitute a resolution on the merits,” Susan L. Carney, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, wrote in Friday’s filing. With his six-game suspension on hold once again, the 22-year-old Elliott arrived at the Cowboys’ practice facility Friday morning. He was not with the team on Wednesday and Thursday, per league rules. Elliott said he received a call from his agent Friday morning about the temporary hold on the ruling. Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. today The 3-4 Cincinnati Bengals head on the road this week to face the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars are a surprising 4-3 and coming off their bye week. Jacksonville will be trying to win back-toback games for the first time this season. The Jaguars will also attempt to win their first game at home since Week 2. The Bengals are coming off a one-point win over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 8. That is the same Colts team the Jaguars shut out in their Week 7 win, 27-0. This matchup in Jacksonville

could be a jump-start toward the playoffs for the winner. The Bengals offense, led by quarterback Andy Dalton, have their work cut out for it against one of the best defenses in the NFL. The Jaguars unit got stronger with the trade for former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus. The Jaguars lead the NFL in pass defense (161.7) and scoring defense (15.7). But Jacksonville is dead last in rushing defense, giving up an average of 138.6 yards per contest. The Jaguars also give up a league-high 5.16 yards per rush. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. today After three consecutive 7-9 seasons in which they were on the outside of the playoffs looking in, the New Orleans Saints can feel a little something extra in the air. And it’s more than a touch of fall for the Saints, who are winners of five straight games for the first time since 2013. “It validates the process,” said quarterback Drew Brees, who will lead New Orleans (5-2) into an important NFC South matchup Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-5). “You feel good about your preparation through the week and your routine.” The Saints have been far from perfect in the last three weeks — they’ve committed seven turnovers after going without one in the first four games. Their attacking defense has risen from the dregs of the NFL to No. 15 overall, allowing 344.7 yards and 20.7 points a game. L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. today The Los Angeles Rams return from their bye at 5-2 for the first time in 13 seasons. It’s an enviable position. But they understand their work isn’t nearly complete. They also understand they have a bit of a target

on their back after emerging as one of the surprise teams in the NFL. All of which sets up an intriguing first game off the break against the New York Giants, a team that on paper the Rams should beat. But that’s the exact kind of trap the Rams hope to avoid, especially with a veteran team and quarterback on the opposing side. “I think offensively, anytime that you play against a quarterback of Eli (Manning’s) caliber — he’s won two world championships, he’s an excellent football player that has a great command of this game and when he gets hot it’s scary,” Rams head coach Sean McVay said. “You look at some of the weapons they have with (wide receiver) Sterling Shepard, eight touchdowns as a rookie, 60plus catches. Then (Evan) Engram is a developing tight end that has made a lot of plays. I want to say he’s got 30 catches in the first few weeks.” Denver at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. today Vance Joseph had seen enough. After seven games that included four losses in which the Denver Broncos posted an abysmal minus-11 turnover margin — four defeats in which Trevor Siemian threw eight of his 10 interceptions for the season — the head coach had no choice but to make a change at quarterback. By Tuesday night, Siemian was out and Brock Osweiler was back in, capping a series of events so wacky and unexpected that if it had been put into a screenplay, it would have been rejected as too unrealistic and hackneyed. Osweiler, who left the Broncos to sign with the Houston Texans 19 months ago in free agency, now once again has the chance to be the Broncos’ starter, as he was late in 2015 when he replaced an injured Peyton Manning,

Baltimore at Tennessee, 1 p.m. today Coming off their bye week, the Tennessee Titans know they have to improve in some critical areas. But they also know they control their fate in regards to earning their first playoff berth since 2008. Tennessee (4-3) hosts the Baltimore Ravens (44) on Sunday in Nissan Stadium, looking to sharpen up its red-zone offense and generate more quarterback sacks. The Titans are 31st in the NFL in red-zone efficiency at 41.2 percent, meaning more than half their trips inside the opponents’ 20-yard line have concluded in field goals or no points. They also have just 11 sacks in seven games, even though they are pressuring quarterbacks more this year than they did at this point in 2016. “It’s all in our hands,” Tennessee coach Mike Mularkey said. “It has nothing to do with anybody else. We’ve got to take care of our own selves and not rely on other people. That’s important that they understand that, where we’re at right now halfway through.” Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. today The San Francisco 49ers believe they have found their franchise quarterback of the future after trading for Jimmy Garoppolo, but it’s their present that has them stuck in the mud and mired with their worst start in history. If they hope to snap their winless streak, the 49ers (0-8) might end up having to turn to Garoppolo sooner than expected, perhaps as early as Sunday at Levi’s Stadium when they host the Arizona Cardinals (3-4). The Cardinals are eyeing their sixth straight victory over San Francisco. Although C.J. Beathard is scheduled to make his third consecutive start since replacing Brian Hoyer as the 49ers’ starting quarterback,

the offense just hasn’t been able to get on track and has been outscored, 73-20, the past two weeks. Washington at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. today The Seattle Seahawks are coming off a stirring comeback win — their fourth straight — yet not all is well as they prepare to welcome the walking wounded of the Washington Redskins on Sunday. The Seahawks, held to a season-low 33 rushing yards on 21 carries Sunday, are ranked 21st in rushing in the NFL, averaging 97.6 yards per game. Seattle (5-2) did a couple of things this week aimed at shoring up the offensive line and sparking the running game in particular. First, the Seahawks acquired threetime Pro Bowl left tackle Duane Brown from the Houston Texans on the eve of the trade deadline. “He’s a big, strong, smart guy that I think is really going to help our guys,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. Then on Wednesday, the Seahawks decided that, rather than splitting carries, it is time to make one running back the main guy, and that guy appears to be Eddie Lacy. Oakland at Miami, 8:30 p.m. today Now the Miami Dolphins’ running game belongs to Kenyan Drake, and, to a lesser extent, Damien Williams and Senorise Perry. “We’re going to be able to maximize what they do well,” head coach Adam Gase said of his running backs. In a shocking move, the Dolphins traded Pro-Bowl running back Jay Ajayi to Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick. “It sucks,” center Mike Pouncey said. “It could be any one of us, at the end of the day. Jay was really good to us. He did a lot of great things for this football team.

We hope he does that with the Eagles and we wish him nothing but success from here on out.” Gase warned he’d get rid of those who didn’t want to get on board, and apparently that was the case with Ajayi, who was publicly called out by Gase last week.

Detroit at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Monday In Week 17 of last season, the Green Bay Packers stormed into Ford Field to beat the Detroit Lions and capture the NFC North championship. In Week 9 of this season, the Packers and Lions will be fighting for relevancy in their Monday night clash at Lambeau Field. The Packers (4-3) looked like prime Super Bowl contenders until Aaron Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone during the first quarter at Minnesota on Oct. 15. The Packers lost that game and at home against New Orleans on Oct. 22 before last week’s bye. It was a busy week for coach Mike McCarthy and his staff, who needed to plot a new direction on offense without Rodgers and fix a defense that gave up almost 500 yards against the Saints. An extensive self-scout had the offensive coaches looking at the defense and vice-versa. “This is all about improvement,” McCarthy said when the team got back to work on Tuesday. “That’s what today was designed for. We’re better right now than we were at 7 o’clock this morning, I can say that just from the fact that we were able to take a good solid hour and talk specifics of football and apply it directly to each individual, each player that has played this year. So it’s all about improvement and getting into the process and getting your plan exercised and getting ready to beat the Lions. That’s really all our focus is right now, to beat the Lions.”

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Houston Astros pitcher Charlie Morton (50) and catcher Brian McCann (16), a Duluth grad, celebrate with teammates after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. (Photo: Gary A. Vasquez-USA Today Sports)

Duluth’s Brian McCann, Providence’s Collin McHugh help Astros win first title in Game 7 over Dodgers THE MCCANN FILE s

Name: Brian McCann Position: Catcher/DH Age: 33 Height: 6-3 Weight: 225 High school: Duluth Drafted: 2002, second round by the Atlanta Braves Career stats: .264 batting average with 263 home runs, 950 RBIs Career highlights: • Seven-time all-star • Six-time Silver Slugger as league’s top hitting catcher • Has hit 20 or more home runs in 10 of his 12 full MLB seasons • Hit over .300 twice with the Braves, with a high of .333 in 2006 • In 2017, became the 14th catcher to record over 10,000 putouts from the position

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Name: Collin McHugh Position: Pitcher Age: 30 Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 High school: Providence Christian College: Berry College Drafted: 2008, 18th round by the New York Mets Career stats: 48-36 record with a 4.08 ERA and 595 strikeouts in 117 games (111 starts) Career highlights: • First Berry College player to reach major leagues • Recorded double-figure victories from 2014-16 • Had a career-best 19 wins in 2015 • Went 5-2 with a 3.55 ERA in 12 starts this season for the Astros

Houston Astros starter Collin McHugh (31), a Providence Christian grad, throws a pitch during a game this season. McHugh and fellow Gwinnett grad Brian McCann helped the Astros win the World Series. (Photo: Andrew DiebUSA Today Sports)

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“It was fun to start a church and not have to overcome anything, just start it as a newborn. It was scary.” — Dave Fry, Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Pastor for 33 years

Driven by faith

Dave Fry poses for a retirement portrait at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Founding pastor to give final sermon at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian after 33 years

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here’s a model of a 1968 Ford Mustang — naturally, it’s red — parked on the front corner of the desk in Dave Fry’s office. In a way the little car seems out of place in the warm, quiet sanctuary of a pastor’s study, which is softly lit and features many inviting photos from his globetrotting hiking destinations. But the car serves as an example of the way Fry has lived his life, sacrificially loved his church and embraced the congregation at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church that he’s pastored for the last 33 years, a tenure that ends when he preaches his final sermon there Nov. 12.

fessor at Georgia State University and member of the church since Visit gwinnettdailypost.com it started. “He is committed to for more photos. relationships and making sure everyone is treated in a loving way, Fry drove a ’68 Mustang conwhere you won’t be judged.” vertible for 10 years and enjoyed Fry has been the only pastor it quite a bit. But when the church that Pleasant Hill Presbyterian began a major fundraiser, Fry do- Church has ever known. In 1984, nated his beloved muscle car to be he eagerly accepted the position sold for the cause. A parishioner, for the new church in the area that noting the sacrifice Fry had made, was on the verge of a boom. gave him the model as a token of “The pastor sets the tone, and appreciation. Fry, 74, looks at it I wanted to do that,” he said. “It each day through his kind eyes was fun to start a church and not and smiles. have to overcome anything, just “He’s been driven his whole start it as a newborn. It was scary. life to do good things for other people,” said David Ashley, a proSee pastor, Page 6C More onLine

Top left, Dave Fry, left, talks with one of the customers during PHPC Laundry Love at Kim Laundromat at the Duluth Plaza Shopping Center in Duluth. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) Top middle, Pleasant Hill Presbyterian moved into its new building on Pleasant Hill road on Palm Sunday 1987 with Dave Fry as its pastor. (Special Photo) Top right, Pastor Dave Fry, left in Superman costume, leads a morning session during Vacation Bible School at Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) Above left and above right are scenes from inside Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church in Duluth. (Photos: Karl L. Moore) Above middle, Before it had a physical building of its own, Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church worshipped at Mall Corners Cinema. (Special Photo)

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RESTAURANT SCORES Restaurant, Address ...........................................................Score Starbucks, 3501 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth ...............98 Umaido, 2790 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite 140, Suwannee .................................................................86 PK Tunn, 3103 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite A, Suwanee.......................................................................90 Panda Express, 3276 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee...................................................................................100 Village Park at Spalding, 5701 Spalding Drive, Peachtree Corners .....................................................................69 Simonton Elementary School, 275 Simonton Road, Lawrenceville ............................................................................100 Parsons Elementary Schools, 1615 Old Peachtree Road, Suwannee.................................................................................100 Moore Middle School, 1221 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville ............................................................................100 Fort Daniel Elementary School, 1725 Auburn Road, Dacula ..100 Eagles Soccer Academy of Lilburn, 327 Arcado Road, Lilburn .......................................................................................100 Pizza Hut No. 4803, 2850 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, No. 11, Suwanee ........................................................................98 Arby’s Restaurant No. 6643, 2920 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suwanee........................................................................100 Checkers, 1947 Scenic Highway, Snellville .............................80 American Deli, 2274 Main St. E., Suite B, Snellville ...............93 Baby Janes Homecooking, 2054 E. Main St., Snellville .......78 Schlotzsky’s Austin Eatery, 2260 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 100, Duluth ........................................................................98 Freddy’s Frozen Custard, 2230 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth..........................................................................................88 Lee’s Express Restaurant, 2505 Old Norcross Road, Suite A, Lawrenceville ..............................................................................90 Sushi Mito Japanese Cuisine, 6470 Spalding Drive, Suite P, Norcross......................................................................................87 Athens Kouzzina, 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 419, Lawrenceville ..............................................................................90 Thai Diner Discover Mills, 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 435, Lawrenceville ..............................................................................87 Chui Ha Go Pocha, 3230 Steve Reynolds Blvd., Suite 113, Duluth..........................................................................................96 Boston Market No. 0513, 4215 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ...65

The Melting Pot, 3610 Satellite Blvd., Duluth ..........................92 Mah Jong Restaurant, 1905 Scenic Highway, Suite 650, Snellville ......................................................................................85 Burger King No. 2870, 6137 Buford Highway, Norcross ........99 Famous Toastery, 1120 Peachtree Blvd., Suite 214, Suwanee...100 Trophy Club of Gwinnett, 3254 Clubside View Court, Snellville...88 El Jinete No. 4, 3303 Centerville Highway S. No. 7, Snellville .....76 Dominos No. 4126, 3621 Campbell Road, Snellville..............96 Mr Egg Roll, 3303 Centerville Highway 124, Suite 15 and 16, Snellville ......................................................................................91 Aomi, 5145 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 470, Norcross .............96 Meeting Pointe, 2236 Hewatt Road, Snellville ......................100 Blaxican Mexican Soul Food, 5260 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 700 Peachtree Corners .....................................................100 Chipotle Mexican Grill No. 1652, 5175 Peachtree Parkway, Norcross......................................................................................93 Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 1611 Satellite Blvd., Duluth....99 Edees Place Bar B Que, 2300 Liam Ave., Suite 105, Dacula...... 92 Woori Dumpling House, 1611 Satellite Blvd., Suite 1A, Duluth... 90 Cafe Top Cloud, 2131 Pleasant Hill Road B-1, Duluth .........100 Subway, 4132 Atlanta Highway, Loganville..............................92 American Deli, 4132 Atlanta Highway, Suite 101, Loganville.... 92 Sportsline Bar and Grille, 2100 Riverside Parkway 104 B, Lawrenceville ..............................................................................92 Rock Springs Elementary, 888 Rock Springs Road, Lawrenceville ..............................................................................91 The Flying Machine Restaurant, 510 Briscoe Blvd., Suite 100, Lawrenceville ..............................................................................81 Oyster Bay Seafood Cafe, 125 Crogan St., Lawrenceville ....84 Saigon Cafe, 3380 Buford Drive, Suite F 320, Buford ............91 Sugar Hill Bakery & Cafe, 4969 W. Broad St., Sugar Hill ......98 Fat Crab, 3545 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 12, Duluth ...81 House of Smoothies, 3420 Buford Drive N.E., Buford ..........90 Parma Tavern. 3350 Buford Drive, Buford................................89 Panda. 950 Herrington Road, Suite G, Lawrenceville .............86 Couch Middle School, 1777 Grayson Highway, Grayson ...100 Starling Elementary School, 1725 Grayson Highway, Grayson ....................................................................................100 Sonny’s BBQ, 660 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville.........................87 Panera Bread,1905 Scenic Highway, Suite 10000 A, Snellville.....76 Imperial Garden, 1163 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain ...96

Waba 2, 1291 Old Peachtree Road N.W., Suite 109, Suwanee ... 91 Sam’s Japanese Restaurant, 3525 Mall Blvd., Building 2, Duluth..........................................................................................88 Mountain View High School, 2351 Sunny Hill Road, Lawrenceville ............................................................................100 Korean Country Buffet, 2645 N. Berkely Lake Road N.W., Suite E 129, Duluth ....................................................................55 Gold’s Gym, 860 Duluth Highway, Suite 1100, Lawrenceville ...... 94 Go Ba Woo, 2400 Satellite Blvd., 101, Duluth ..........................92 Loui Loui, 3330 Satellite Blvd., Suite 4, Duluth .......................72 McDonald’s, 1650 Indian Trail-Lilburn Road, Norcross...........77 Greater Atlanta Christian Elementary School, 1575 Indian Trail Road, Norcross.................................................................100 Panda Express, 3410 Ga. Highway 20, Buford.......................89 Subway, 1680 Mall of Georgia Blvd., Suite 1725, Buford .....100 Cajun Cafe, 2863 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite E and F, Duluth........................................................................................100 Greek Island Grill and Bar, 3320 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite 2A, Suwanee .......................................................100 Kang Buk Restaurant, 2790 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suite 185, Suwanee ...................................................................92 BBQ Corner, 3875 Venture Drive, Suite A1, Duluth ................91 Sushi Miga, 1291 Old Peachtree Road, Suite 110, Suwanee ....100 Forever Family Soul Food, 1820 N. Brown Road, Suite 60, Lawrenceville ............................................................................100 El Indio Restaurant, 2066 Beaver Ruin Road, Suite B1, Norcross......................................................................................99 Peachtree Ridge High School, 1555 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee.....................................................................................91 Parsons Elementary School, 1615 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee...................................................................................100 Starbucks Coffee Company, 3501 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth..........................................................................................98 Knight Elementary School, 401 N. River Road, Lilburn........91 Woodward Mill Elementary School, 2020 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville ............................................................................100 Popeyes, 7050 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross .........................95 Tofu Village & BBQ, 2180 Pleasent Hill Road, Suite A 10-11, Duluth..........................................................................................88 Pebblebrook at Park Springs Family Kitchen 029, 5610 New Bermuda Road, Stone Mountain.............................98

NHS honored for minority graduations New subversives FROM STAFF REPORTS

Norcross High School was recently honored for having one of the highest percentage of low-income, minority students who earned a college degree within six years of graduating high school. Principal Will Bishop led the school to rank eight percentage points above the national average for higherincome, high-minority schools, according to the High School Benchmarks 2017: National College Progression Rates report. The report covers public and private high schools from every state and 71 of the 100 largest districts in the United States, including about 40 percent of all public high school graduates. The report gives schools and districts the ability to compare their graduates’ results to national trends, for enrollment and progress in two-year, four-year, public, private, and out-of-state colleges and universities. Bishop traveled to Washington D.C. to speak about the work he and his staff

GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS are doing. “The High School Benchmarks’ report and the StudentTracker report provide important feedback on our graduates’ performance in college,” Bishop said. “We believe our students must graduate from high school with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete their program of study at their college of choice. Although we are encouraged by the results of the report, we are not satisfied because we understand there is a lot more work to be done.” Osborne orchestra visits Georgia State University Osborne Middle’s eighth-grade orchestra visited Georgia State University recently where it was analyzed and critiqued by clinicians on the program the students prepared. The students also attended a variety of instructional activities and sessions including: a fiddle session, a master class, an All-State preparatory session, and

a string lab session where students played electric instruments and wrote music to be played along with silent movies. The students also heard GSU’s Orchestra perform and had lunch at Centennial Olympic Park before they conducted their own performance.

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GCPS looking for career exhibitors Gwinnett County Public Schools is looking for exhibitors to take park in the fourth annual Career Connections Exhibition for the district’s eighth graders who will attend high schools that offer career academies. The event takes GCPS among 2 million to place Nov. 16. Read for the Record The event helps prepare Gwinnett kindergarten students for a smoother and first-grade classrooms transition to high school. last month joined some 2 It will feature nearly 200 million children and adults exhibitors from across the around the world to “Read career spectrum for “show for the Record,” which is a and tell” interviews and global push to raise aware- activities. ness about early childhood GCPS is seeking busieducation. ness people who can They all read “Quackers” provide engaging presentaby Liz Wong, a story about tions about what they do a kitten who grows up and what it takes to pursue believing he is a duck. a successful career in their “One of the most lovfield. It’s free for exhibitors ing and significant things to participate. To register parents and teachers can do as an exhibitor, visit www. to support their children’s gwinnettacademies.com/ early literacy development exhibitor-2016. is to read and write with Nearly 5,000 middle their children,” said Lisa school students are expectLang, the school district’s ed to participate.

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around campus Leftist college professors love to view themselves as dangerously subversive. Anti-establishment. Sticking it to The Man. Speaking truth to power. Unfortunately, that self-congratulatory fantasy quickly evaporates in the harsh glare of reality. Bucking the establishment loses much of its cache when you ARE the establishment. Speaking truth to power isn’t nearly so brave when you hold all the power. Because that IS the reality on virtually every U.S. college and university campus these days: The left is fully in charge and has been for some time. When professors spout the party line about gun control, “intersectionality,” or “white privilege,” they’re hardly being subversive. They’re merely pledging loyalty to their tribe, ingratiating themselves with the powers that be and burnishing the left-wing credentials so vital to success in the contemporary academy. Nor, when they shout down some conservative speakers, disinvite others, berate Christian students and enforce unconstitutional speech codes, can they lay any legitimate claim to being champions of civil rights. Indeed, they have become what they supposedly hate most: petty tyrants employing fascist tactics. There are, however, still a handful of true subversives left on campus, individuals willing to speak out against these anti-democratic excesses — and not all of them are conservatives. Some are classical liberals. A few are even self-proclaimed progressives. What they all have in common is that they believe in free speech, open debate, and viewpoint diversity — and they back up those beliefs with their words and, in many cases, their actions. I had recently had the honor and pleasure of attending a small gathering of such individuals, at the first annual Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) Faculty Conference in Dallas, Texas. (Shocking that it was small, right?)

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If you’re not familiar with FIRE, you should be. The non-partisan organization has been on the front lines of the campus speech wars since 1999, speaking out publicly whenever speech is unjustly curtailed, rating institutions based on their speech codes, and defending students and faculty members who have found themselves under attack for exercising their First Amendment rights. (For example, FIRE recently weighed in on the ongoing speech controversy at Georgia Gwinnett College — and not on the side of the college.) Despite their diverse political leanings, conference attendees seemed to be in virtually unanimous agreement on at least four major points: 1. Speech is not violence. 2. “Hate speech” is, in fact, protected by the First Amendment. 3. The primary role of the university in society should be to promote and protect free inquiry. 4. Students have no right not to be offended. To learn and grow intellectually, they must be exposed to points of view they find objectionable. So if you’ve felt dismayed over the attacks on free speech happening on college campuses, know that at least one organization is fighting back, hard. Check them out online at TheFIRE.org. They could definitely use your support. Rob Jenkins is a local college professor and freelance writer. He is the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less in Buford and on Amazon. The views expressed here are his own. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

BIRTH Everly Mae Keppen was born May 31 to Courtney and Jay Keppen of Flowery Branch. She weighed 7 lbs, 12 ounces. (Special Photo)

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AUBURN Youth Athletics opens spring registration Auburn Youth Athletics is now accepting registration for 2018 spring baseball and softball. Leagues include Rookie (ages 3-4, $75 fee), T-Ball (ages 5-6, $99 fee), PeeWee (ages 7-8, $99 fee), Minors (ages 9-10, $99 fee), Majors (11-12, $99 fee) and Dixie Boys (ages 13-19, $150 fee). Registration fees include a team jersey and hat, player insurance, umpires, field maintenance and other associated playing costs. Individual teams may require additional fees. Those who register during Sounding Off the Christmas Season from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2 will receive a discount. Rookie, T-Ball, PeeWee, Minors and Majors will be $50, while Dixie Boys will be $100. Registration ends Feb. 3. For more information, call Parks and Leisure Director Dan Pruehs at 770-9634002 ext. 230 or email parksdirector@cityofauburn-ga.org BARROW COUNTY Winder-Barrow student wins Christmas ornament design Jarred Martindale, a student at Winder-Barrow High School, designed a Christmas ornament that will adorn a tree in the Governor’s Mansion this holiday season. Martindale, who is in Kimberly Garren’s engineering class, used a 3-D printer in the engineering lab to create his ornament, according to the Barrow County Government Facebook page. This year, Georgia’s first lady Sandra Deal asked each county to send an ornament highlighting its historic courthouse. She also asked that the ornament be created by a child. Ornaments from Georgia’s 159 counties will be on display at the Governor’s Mansion Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m. Dec. 3, and during Christmas tours, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 4 to 9, 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 10, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 11 to 16, and 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 17. BERKELEY LAKE Holiday Market planned at Pinckneyville Park Shop for handcrafted gifts at the Holiday Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center. Vendors will be selling art, jewelry, pottery, crafts, home decor and more. The market will also feature food trucks, a free kid’s craft area and a free gift wrapping station. Santa will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for pictures. The Community Recreation Center is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake. BRASELTON Braselton soliciting holiday parade entries Downtown Braselton is seeking entries for its holiday parade set for Nov. 18. “Our theme is Christmas Around the World, honoring our international economic impact as well as the timehonored holiday celebrations across the globe,” Downtown Director Amy Pinnell said. “Thousands view the parade each year, which helps usher in the holiday season.” Parade entries will be judged in three categories — spirit, theme and blue ribbon/best in parade. Additional information, including online registration and parade guidelines, is available at www.downtownbraselton.com. In addition to the parade, a holiday festival will take place at Town Green, featuring photos with Santa and the traditional lighting of the tree. BUFORD Lanier Under the Lights open for runners The eighth annual Lanier Under the Lights 5K has reached capacity for Saturday’s race, but the Nov. 12 race still has space for runners and walkers. The 5K, held at Lanier Islands in Buford, winds

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Kent Le of Duluth High School has been chosen to be part of the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. (Special Photo)

Duluth High’s Kent Le named to All-American Marching Band From Staff Reports

Duluth High School’s Kent Le will spend the first week of January in San Antonio thanks to being named a member of the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band, which will perform at the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Le, who plays marching baritone, was recently honored with a reception at Duluth High to announce his selection. through 3.1 miles of towering Christmas light displays as part of the Magical Nights of Lights. Christmas music will play on the course, and Santa Claus bobble heads will honor the overall and age group winners. The race will begin at 5:45 p.m. Registration is $40 and can be completed online at runsignup.com. The race can serve as a Peachtree Road Race qualifier. Participants are encouraged to bring a toy or check valued at $10 or more for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots. DACULA Hamilton Mill Library offers sewing camp Children in grades 5 through 12 can participate in a two-day workshop at the Hamilton Mill library to learn the basics of sewing and create their own takehome project. Sessions will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Participants must be able to attend both days of the workshop, and registration is required. To register, visit tinyurl. com/HMLsewingcampNov. The Hamilton Mill library branch is located at 3690 Braselton Highway in Dacula. DULUTH Train museum hosts model railroad layouts The Southeastern Train Museum is hosting an assortment of visiting model railroad layouts for Model RR Days 2017, open through 4 p.m. today. The North Georgia Modurail and the Georgia Garden Railway Society have set up layouts and will be running trains through the event. November is National Model Railroad Month, and the Piedmont Division of the National Model Railroad Association is celebrating its 15th annual tour of Atlanta’s model railroads. The Southeastern Train Museum is one stop on the Piedmont Pilgrimage.

The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band recognizes the top 125 high school senior marching musicians and color guard members from across the country. They will perform at the game, which matches the top high school football players in an all-star game. “Being a successful band member not only requires great skill but also a commitment to teamwork,” said Mark S. Davis, deputy assistant secretary of

For more information, visit www.train-museum. org. The Southeastern Train Museum is located at 3595 Buford Highway in Duluth. GRAYSON Library to host genealogy workshop The Grayson library will present an overview of genealogy research from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday. The program will highlight the types of information found in census records and how to move from one census year back to the next when tracing your ancestors, according to the library website. The workshop will appeal to beginners in genealogy. Participants will learn how to conduct research at home on personal computers, through genealogy websites and library access. The Grayson library branch is located at 700 Grayson Parkway in Grayson. LAWRENCEVILLE Red, Blue and You honors first responders Gwinnett’s second annual Red, Blue and You celebration will celebrate the commitment and service of public safety heroes. The event will take place at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Coolray Field. After a brief ceremony, Gwinnett’s first responders and their families will receive a free lunch. Members of the public can join the lunch for a donation of $35. For more information, visit www.redblueyou.org. LILBURN Parkview Christian School hosts tribute to veterans Parkview Christian School will host its 20th annual Veteran’s Day Program at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The event will be held in honor of all veterans who have served in any military campaign or branch. The students of Parkview Christian School will perform recitations, sing patriotic songs and play instruments. The event

the Army for marketing. “To be an Army All-American requires students to excel musically and academiKent Le cally, but most importantly as young people of character. The U.S. Army is proud to honor all of our talented 2018 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band members and commend each of them on their selection to this elite group.” According to a U.S. Army press release, the All-American

will also feature a veteran speaker and a moment of silence. Refreshments will be served after the program. Parkview Christian School is located at 4875 LilburnStone Mountain Road in Lilburn. LOGANVILLE Southern Plantation hosts workshop on VA Aid Southern Plantation is hosting a free workshop about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Aid and Attendance pension benefit at 2 p.m. Wednesday. According to the Veterans Affairs website, the Aid and Attendance increased monthly pension amount may be added to a veteran’s monthly pension if he or she meets one of the following conditions: •The veteran requires the aid of another person in order to perform personal functions required in everyday living. •The veteran is bedridden. •The veteran is a patient in a nursing home due to mental or physical incapacity. •The veteran’s eyesight is limited to a corrected 5/200 visual acuity or less in both eyes or concentric contraction of the visual field is limited to 5 degrees or less. The workshop is open to the public. Call 770-4662273 to register. Southern Plantation, an assisted living community, is located at 580 Tommy Lee Fuller Drive in Loganville. NORCROSS Police to answer questions at Coffee with a Cop Gwinnett County police will be available to field questions and talk with the public at Coffee with a Cop from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Chick-fil-A, 5455 Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Norcross. Those who have a question for law enforcement, an issue to share or are

Bowl consistently draws an annual crowd upwards of 40,000 to the Alamodome and will be nationally televised by NBC starting at noon Jan. 6. The game is presented by American Family Insurance. For 18 years, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been the nation’s premier high school all-star event and football game, serving as the preeminent launching pad for America’s future college and NFL stars. Odell Beckham Jr., Andrew Luck, Eric Berry, Tim Tebow and Sam Darnold are just some who made their national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans.

curious about what it’s like to be a cop are invited to attend the event. The program is part of an ongoing initiative to build healthy relationships between police and the community. PEACHTREE CORNERS Name-the-Trail Contest begins for Peachtree Corners Peachtree Corners has officially launched plans for a new 11.5-mile multiuse trail, which will wind through Technology Park and link to local restaurants, retail centers and the city’s new town center. With plans underway, the city of Peachtree Corners is reaching out to local residents and business communities to find a name for the trail by hosting a Name-the-Trail Contest, which will end Dec. 1. The winner of the contest will receive bragging rights and a restaurant gift certificate. “This contest is a fun opportunity for our residents and business partners to name what will be undoubtedly a favorite amenity for our city,” Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason said. Proposed names should not be the name of a person, duplicate the name of a road or trail, must not be more than two words and cannot be a vulgar name. To enter the contest, submit your name, date of submission, contact information and trail name via email to info@ peachtreecornersga.gov or postal mail to City Hall, 147 Technology Parkway, Suite 200, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. SNELLVILLE Sewers, knitters invited to make items for newborns If you sew, quilt, knit or crochet and would like to join fellow crafters to make garments and bedding for disadvantaged newborns in northeast Georgia, stop by the Tiny Stitches work-

shop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Eastside Hospital, South Campus, Room H2U. All materials, patterns and instructions are provided to those attending the workshop, which is held on the second Monday of each month. For more information, visit www.tinystitches.org or contact Karen Fulford at 770-6384682 or k.fulford@att.net. SUGAR HILL Ice rink opens Friday The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill starts its 2017-18 season Friday. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for children. Each ticket allows for two hours of skating. The Ice Rink is located behind Sugar Hill City Hall at 5039 W. Broad St. in Sugar Hill. For more information, visit icerinkatsugarhill.com.

SUWANEE City accepting applications for 2018 event calendar The city of Suwanee is currently accepting event applications for community events to be hosted at city parks during 2018. The deadline for applications is Nov. 30. Once the city’s event schedule is approved after Jan. 1, no additional events may be added. Each year, the city of Suwanee hosts — primarily at Town Center Park — more than 40 city and privately planned events, including concerts, festivals, races, food truck events and more. “Events are an important part of community-building in Suwanee,” Events and Outreach Manager Amy Doherty said. “Each year, we love partnering with community organizations to bring great music, fun events and unique engagement opportunities to our residents and others.” Applications and guidelines are available on the What’s New/Events page at suwanee.com.

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