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Man guilty in murder over pot, Nikes

By Joshua Sharpe

on Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. for the 2014 death of Joel Tengue, which took place as the victim was trying to sell mariA Gwinnett County jury juana and Nike sneakers, the has convicted a Duluth man Gwinnett district attorney’s in the drug-related murder of office announced Tuesday a 21-year-old student. morning.

Nicambreon Martray It took the jury about three Flowers is set to be sentenced hours Friday to find Flowers joshua.sharpe @gwinnettdailypost.com

Nicambreon Martray Flowers

guilty on all counts, including malice murder and two counts of felony murder.

The minimum sentence for murder in Georgia is life. The question is whether Flowers, who was 24 when he was arrested days after the killing, will get a chance at parole.

The case was prosecuted

by Bobby Wolf and presided over by Judge Warren Davis.

According to authorities, Flowers placed the barrel of a gun to the victim’s back and pulled the trigger on April 19, 2014, in the parking lot of Astor Place Apartments at 1435 Boggs Road, Duluth.

“Police located Mr. Ten-

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gue’s backpack, containing his school notebooks and Nike tennis shoes in Mr. Flower’s closet,” said Dan Mayfield, chief assistant district attorney.

Previous court testimony revealed that Flowers, who

See MURDER, Page 8A

BOC OKs amended HUD plan

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County commissioners gave their blessing to change the county’s revised 2012-16 action plan for two federal programs offered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday.

The county wants to redirect more than $2 million from HUD-funded projects to pay for additional projects and programs across the county. The plan outlines uses for $2.02 million in Community Development Block Grant funds and $55,462 in Emergency Solutions Grant funds.

The commission’s decision clears the way for Chairman Charlotte Nash to sign the revised plan so it can be submitted to HUD. “These amendments will allow us to recapture funding from projects that have been completed or proposed that were under budget or delayed and reallocation those funds to pending projects,” Chief Finance Officer Maria Woods told commissioners at their work session.

See COMMISSION, Page 8A

BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN

‘Fake nurse’ booked in Gwinnett jail

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

Counter-clockwise from top, people march down Lawrenceville Highway during Monday’s 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in Lawrenceville. Marlene Taylor-Crawford welcomes the attendees. Members of the Hope and Life Fellowship Choir sing during a ceremony prior to the parade.

The Central Gwinnett High School Black Knight Band marches down the highway during the parade.

(Photos: Kyle Hess)

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Cooling down Gwinnett may see ice, snow event across portions north of the Interstate 20 corridor, the statement said, as temperaCrews from the Georgia tures hover just above freezDepartment of Transportation ing. Light snow or sleet could are preparing for snow and ice mix in with predominant rain conditions coming to several at times. north Georgia counties today “It will not take much of a as an upper level storm system drop at all for the limited immoves into the area. pacts to become more signifiGwinnett County was cant,” the statement said. mentioned in a special weather That weather is expected statement put out by the to impact Jackson, Madison, National Weather Service just Polk, Paulding, Cobb, North after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. MeFulton, Gwinnett, Barrow and teorologists expect a cold rain DeKalb counties.

By Keith Farner

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GDOT crews on Tuesday prepared to work in Union, Townes, Dawson, Lumpkin and White counties to spread a salt and gravel mixture on state routes and interstates with snow and ice accumulations — if the need arises.

Slick spots could develop on elevated surfaces such as bridges and overpasses, the National Weather Service said.

The high temperature in Gwinnett today is expected to be 43 degrees with a slight chance of freezing rain and

sleet before 11 a.m., a chance of rain and snow between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., then a chance of rain after 1 p.m.

There’s a 50 percent chance of precipitation. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation is expected.

A 70 percent chance of showers is expected for Thursday, with a high of 49 and a low of 40. Friday’s forecast includes a 100 percent chance of precipitation and a 30 percent chance of snow with a high of 52 and a low of 31.

The purported “fake nurse” who cared for Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of singer Whitney Houston, is in the Gwinnett County jail without bond.

Taiwo Bolatito Sobamowo, 32, of Buford is accused of practicing nursing without a license while caring for the late 22-year-old at Duluth hospice Peachtree ChrisTaiwo tian Center. Brown died Bolatito there on July 26 after beSobamowo ing found unconscious in a bathtub at her home in Roswell months earlier.

Police have said the license used by Sobamowo, who was arrested in November on Forsyth County charges, belonged

See NURSE, Page 8A

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the late daughter of singer Whitney Houston, poses at the premiere of “Sparkle” in Hollywood in 2012.

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Grayson City Council tables Boyce announces re-election decision on Dogwood Forest bid for Gwinnett schools seat

By Randy Cox

Staff Correspondent

GRAYSON — The Grayson City Council agreed that more time is needed to study plans from representatives of the companies developing Dogwood Forest of Grayson, the new senior center living facility in the city.

Following a lengthy discussion, the Council voted Tuesday night to table until the February meeting whether to grant Solomon Development and Trinity Development a siding materials variance on the buildings located on Ga. Highway 20.

“It’s a beautiful building, but just not within the ordinance,” Mayor Allison Wilkerson said. “Are we

willing to deviate from the ordinance?”

The council decided it did need more time to discuss percentages of siding materials, stone, shake, brick and combinations, and asked company representatives to re-submit percentages of materials in order to come within variance requirements.

City Planner Steve Sappington also suggested the façade maintain “an historical appearance” (1880-1930 period) and architectural integrity, along with “encouraging civic pride” in the construction.

The council also has asked for a breakdown of material use for elevation of the buildings.

The council also approved a rezoning request

for a 0.61-acre parcel at 69 Grayson-New Hope Road.

The property owner wanted to change from R-100 (residential) to OI (office/ institutional) to relocate a home office here, including installation of a nine-space gravel parking lot. Conditions included constructing a six-foot high fence as a buffer to adjoining residential property and planting evergreen shrubs.

In other business, the Council: • Agreed to buy decorative planters and a pallet jack for the closure of Park Drive.

• Renewed its membership in the Greater Eastside Chamber of Commerce.

• Renewed its landscape maintenance contract with Chelsea Gardens.

By Keith Farner

keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

A second Gwinnett County Board of Education member has announced plans to run for re-election this year.

Carole Boyce said this week she would run for a fourth term on the School Board where she’s been a member since 2005, and has served the least amount of time of any of the five members. In her campaign announcement, Boyce said she’s lived in Gwinnett for 43 years and all six of her children are graduates of Gwinnett County Public Schools.

“We’re all very very

cognizant of the importance of public education; as an institution, it’s vital for our whole society to work well,” she Carole Boyce said of the school board members. “It affects where we’re going in the future.”

A Republican, Boyce represents District 1, which covers the central and eastern part of the county, including Dacula, Lawrenceville, Grayson and Archer areas.

Boyce also cited recent changes in the district to add an academy model at seven high schools and an entrepreneurial program at Discovery High School as good decisions.

“We’ve seeing that some of the changes that we’ve made have been very good ones,” she said.

She also said the school district won the Broad Prize, a prestigious national award,

twice and has maintained double AAA bond ratings from Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s.

“Being awarded the highest rating attainable by these two measures is proof of the current Board of Education’s wise financial stewardship that equates to huge savings for Gwinnett County taxpayers,” she said. “It is my wish to continue the course of our Board of Education as Gwinnett County Public Schools becomes a highly reliable, worldclass school system ensuring success for all students. When public education is done correctly, all elements of society prosper.”

A primary election will be held in May and a general election will be in November.

Current chairwoman Mary Kay Murphy has announced she would run for re-election as both of their terms expire in December. The other board member whose term expires in December, Louise Radloff, has not announced her intentions.

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Tripp Halstead to have first of three surgeries

By Keith Farner

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The first of multiple surgeries this year for Tripp Halstead is scheduled for today.

The Jefferson 5-yearold critically injured by a tree limb on Oct. 29, 2012 after winds from Hurricane Sandy swept through his Barrow County daycare is expected to have a sevenhour hip procedure, his mother wrote Tuesday on a Facebook page that has more than 1.2 million likes.

The hospital stay

should be five to seven days, and the recovery is expected to be 10 weeks at home. He will wear a removable brace in recovery.

“Tripp does know what’s going on, so I try to keep him informed about everything,” his mother Stacy wrote on Facebook on Monday.

“He knows Mommy is stressed because she loves him so much. I’m trying to be strong for him and make it a good thing we are going to the hospital.”

While the surgery is on both hips, one of them, Stacy did not specify, is

more than 65 degrees out of socket. The procedure will have three incisions on each side, cut and lengthen his tendons and cut the femur bone and use it in a hip socket.

“This is just another step towards his full recovery,” she wrote. “He will not need more hip surgeries in the future.

We know it’s the right thing to do.”

In November, when the surgery was first reported, Stacy wrote that a doctor was not concerned that Tripp’s feet weren’t growing. In October, 2014, Tripp had a 16th surgery to lengthen ten-

dons around his feet and ankles so they could be fitted for an ankle foot orthosis.

He is scheduled for head surgery in April and spine surgery in late June.

Since he spent months at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Tripp’s medical journey has been chronicled on the Facebook page “Tripp Halstead Updates” and the family since 2012 has received loads of community support including a remodeled home in Jefferson by the Roswellbased nonprofit Sunshine on a Ranney Day.

The first of multiple surgeries this year for Tripp Halstead is scheduled for today.

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Mini Christmas tree fire Cigarettes spark Suwanee fire guts Lawrenceville home From Staff Reports

From Staff Reports A Lawrenceville-area home was gutted by a fire that Gwinnett County fire officials believe may have been caused by a small decorative Christmas tree on Monday.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge said firefighters were called to the home on the 1700 block of Pine Circle in unincorporated Lawrenceville just after 5 p.m. by a passerby who reported seeing the front of the house on fire. Rutledge added that the responding fire crew saw a column of smoke rising from the house in the distance as they approached the scene.

Firefighters arrived at 5:11 p.m. and had the fire under control about 22 minutes later, according to the fire department’s spokesman.

“Firefighters found a single-story ranch style home

Gwinnett County firefighters check the scene of a house fire that gutted a home in unincorporated Lawrenceville Monday afternoon. (Special Photo)

well involved on arrival,” Rutledge said in a statement.

“Crews quickly deployed attack hose lines to battle the blaze and protect exposures.

Firefighters had to knock down the bulk of the flames from the outside before making entry to complete extinguishment and conduct a primary search.

“Firefighters flowed water from multiple hand lines to control the blaze.”

No one was home at the

time of the fire, according to Rutledge, but the flames did heavily damage the house.

The fire department spokesman added that a woman who lived at the house was left without a home, but she turned down Red Cross assistance.

Investigators believe the miniature Christmas tree had been left on in the living room, causing the fire, and have determined that the incident was an accident.

a neighbor.

The second floor of the Gwinnett County fire home sustained residual investigators believe smoke and water damage improperly discarded due to the fire, Rutledge cigarettes caused a balsaid. The blaze also parcony fire that damaged a tially went into the attic Suwanee home. before firefighters arrived.

Firefighters responded The American Red Monday at 3:36 p.m. to Cross was contacted to a two-story home in the assist the family displaced 300 block of Privet Circle, by the damage, Rutledge Capt. Tommy Rutledge, said. department spokesman, The fire department is said Tuesday morning. using the case to warn of The blaze was brought un- fire hazards from smokder control by 3:53 p.m. ing. with no injuries reported.

According to the The husband and wife National Fire Protection who live in the house Association, “careless were alerted to the fire by smoking” is among the

leading causes of home fire deaths in the United States, Rutledge noted.

“To prevent a deadly cigarette fire, you must be alert,” he said. “Never smoke if you are sleepy, have taken medication that makes you drowsy or have consumed alcohol. Use a deep, sturdy ashtray and never discard cigarettes in outdoor landscape materials or potted plants. Be sure to soak cigarette butts with water before discarding them in the trash. Smoking indoors may increase the likelihood of an accidental fire.”

Gas prices expected to remain low in ’16 as oil prices tumble

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gas price averages in Georgia and across the nation are at their lowest point in seven years as oil prices drop to the lowest levels in 12 years, AAA officials announced Monday.

The average price of gas in Georgia was $1.80 per gallon Sunday, down six cents in the span of a week, according to the automotive group. A year ago, it cost $2.01, and it had dropped to $1.95 a month ago. The national average was $1.89 on Sunday.

Meanwhile, gas prices as low as $1.56 a gallon were available in Gwinnett County on Monday, according to GasBuddy. com.

This comes as crude oil prices dropped below $30 for the first time since 2004, AAA said.

The auto club explained that concerns about what effect problems in the Chinese economy will have on fuel demand and indicators that Iran will be able to boost oil productions now that sanctions are lifted are helping to drive down the oil prices.

“Oil keeps sinking lower, making the cost to produce gasoline cheaper

Fuel price monitoring website GasBuddy.com shows prices as low as $1.56 per gallon in Gwinnett County on Monday. AAA officials announced lower oil prices have led to a lower gas price forecast average of $2.03 for 2016. (Special Photo)

by the day,” AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said in a statement. “Prices have dropped nearly a full cent every day for the past 11 days. This should continue until oil prices find their footing.”

The Energy Information Administration has decreased its national price forecast for 2016 by nearly 40 cents in response to the drop in oil and gas prices. It expects the average price for the full year to now be $2.03 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That is 37 cents lower than the initial projections released earlier this month, and 40 cents lower than the average for 2015.

The average cost of

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gas is also now expected to peak in July at around $2.18 per gallon, which AAA said is down from the original forecast of $2.56.

“While this may not be the best news for those in the oil industry, these low gas prices make driving more affordable, incentivizing Americans to take a road trip,” Jenkins said.

GasBuddy.com showed a pair of Murphy USA gas stations in Suwanee and Buford had the lowest price in the county late Monday afternoon. A few other stations in the area posted prices ranging from $1.57 to $1.59, but several others across the county posted prices between $1.60 and $1.70.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The public is advised that the City Commission of the City of Buford will meet on February 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Buford City Hall, 2300 Buford Highway, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia, for its regularly scheduled monthly Commission meeting where it will consider a resolution to condemn a one-third undivided interest in a 5.4 acres of real property adjacent to East Shadburn Avenue and bordered by property owned by the City of Buford comprising a portion of tax parcel R-7-301-006 in furtherance of the construction of a city park and recreational facilities.

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Is recovery from drop possible?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old woman. I have been an avid exerciser and runner since 1980. I am in excellent health and take no medications, except for a low-dose rheumatoid arthritis medication, methotrexate.

Over a month ago, I developed a throbbing pain that radiated down the left side of my leg, the top of my foot and my big toe.

The left side of my leg was numb down to my big toe.

Then I noticed the foot drop.

An MRI and X-ray showed that my back is in excellent shape, and a rehab doctor said the pain is not backrelated.

The pain continued for weeks. I could not sleep.

Finally, doctors determined that it must be a nerve problem. I was put on painkillers so I can sleep. I am now scheduled for a nerve study with a neurologist. What will this study do for my “foot drop”? Running is not only exercise for me, but a social thing. The training and racing with friends is a big part of my life. I continue to walk, weighttrain and stretch. Not having control over this situation is trying and frustrating. In your experience has anyone overcome “foot drop”?

— D.F. ANSWER: Foot drop is caused by damage to a nerve. This damage can occur at many sites, including the back, which is why the MRI was important to get. The area of numbness you describe and the foot drop itself suggest that the peroneal nerve is being compressed, which most commonly happens where the nerve wraps around the fibula, the smaller of the two leg bones. If that is the case — which can be supported by the nerve studies (electromyography, or EMG, and nerve conduction velocity) — then your doctor will recommend ways to reduce pressure on the nerve and likely will recommend a splint to keep the foot from dropping.

The prognosis depends on how much weakness you have. If there is no muscle activity at all, it is unlikely to recover, whereas if there is some strength, muscle function is likely to recover.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Your recent column on long-term use of antibiotics concerns me, as I have been on a 50-mg daily dose of minocycline for almost a year, per my dermatologist, after trying topical steroids and erythromycin for several years. My condition is recurring scalp acne. The minocycline does work, but my questions about longterm use were met with indifference by my primary care doctor.

— J.D. ANSWER: I received several comments on the column from a woman with unexplained fevers for seven years on long-term broadspectrum antibiotics, and I was concerned more about the possibility that a serious condition could be missed than about the long-term effects of the antibiotics, even though that is important, too. One woman wrote in that she had kidney cancer, not an infection, and several readers wrote in with stories of intestinal abscesses finally being found after weeks or months.

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Today is the 20th day of 2016 and the 30th day of winter.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1841, China ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British.

In 1885, LaMarcus Thompson patented the first roller coaster.

In 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union was founded.

In 1981, the Iran hostage crisis ended as 52 American captives were released in Tehran, just after President Jimmy Carter left office.

In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the first African-American president.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: George Burns (1896-1996), actor/comedian; Federico Fellini (1920-1993), director; DeForest Kelley (1920-1999), actor; Slim Whitman (1923-2013), singersongwriter; Patricia Neal (1926-2010),

actress; Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (1930- ), astronaut; David Lynch (1946- ), director; Paul Stanley (1952- ), singer-songwriter; Bill Maher (1956- ), comedian/ TV host; Rainn Wilson (1966- ), actor; Questlove (1971- ), musician.

TODAY’S FACT: Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time on this day in 1986.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1892, the first official basketball game was played in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The two nine-man teams used a soccer ball and peach baskets.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don’t have to respect anybody.” — George Burns TODAY’S NUMBER: 444 — days the hostages were held in the U.S. embassy in Iran.

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Husband’s affair inspires more secrecy DEAR AMY: My husband of 26 years confessed to me recently that for the last three to four years he had been having a relationship with his first love from high school. They never met physically because she lives in another state, but they texted and spoke on the phone daily. And at times they’ve had phone sex and shared pictures.

He worked out of town at the time and had unlimited free time to devote to their relationship.

A close friend of his recently died, and that’s when he confessed — saying that his friend’s death made him realize that he needed to make our marriage stronger.

He ended it with her. He showed me texts from her regarding their breakup.

He told me that they only ever communicated via phone — never email — and has allowed me access to his phone. However, while looking at his phone, I came across emails from her in the trash folder. I asked him about it and he got upset when I asked to see them.

He deleted some emails, and then stayed in the room with me while I looked at the rest.

He has given me the password to his computer and phone, but he won’t share his email with me.

Yesterday I noticed that he has added another email account to his phone.

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson I have been reading about saving your marriage after betrayal, and some sources say that the betrayed spouse needs to secretly monitor the unfaithful spouse’s email, phone, messages, etc., in order to assure yourself that the affair has not started again.

I feel very conflicted about this. He says he wants to repair our marriage and become close again, and I want that too, but I still feel very betrayed and angry.

What do you think about snooping in these circumstances?

— Anguished and Wretched DEAR ANGUISHED: I fail to see how reviewing evidence of this affair would promote your healing — especially if your goal is to stay together. Everything should be deleted and all contact between the two should cease. And, yes, he should prove this to you beyond a doubt by offering you passwords to all accounts. (Why the new email account?)

You should not do anything secretly. Secrecy is the problem. Transparency is the solution. If you feel anxious and feel the need to monitor, he’ll have to tolerate it. If he is secretive and you are secretive, this just increases the gulf between you.

You should see a couple’s counselor as you try to repair your relationship. Marriages can repair — and possibly improve — after infidelity. You’ve been to the brink — now it’s time to come carefully back together.

DEAR AMY: I married my husband (who is 14 years younger) three years ago.

I got a financial settlement soon after the wedding and used the money to buy him a motorcycle. We also bought an RV and a car, and paid off my home.

I was worried that if I were to die, my son would make my husband move out and he would have no place to live, so I put his name on the deed to the house and filed it at the deeds office.

Now I see that I shouldn’t have done that.

He said if he divorced me, he gets half of everything and he will not leave this house now that it is half his. What can I do? He can have everything except the house I worked so hard to pay for. Can you help?

— Sad DEAR SAD: Well, you said your goal was to give

your husband a home, and you did. Congratulations.

Now you should research the laws to see if you live in a community property state. If you do, then yes, you and your husband would share/split this asset upon divorce (though you might be able to negotiate something different). But the idea is to plan for your marriage, not your divorce. This issue seems to have revealed an unfortunate fissure in your relationship. Mediation and a legal “post-nup” agreement might help you two to work things out.

DEAR AMY: You asked for examples of “bad” thank-yous. The most flabbergasting thanks I ever received was from a newlywed couple. It was a photo card showing the couple, with the pre-printed words: “Thanks, we loved your gift.”

No mention of the gift itself, which was a handmade piece I had spent many hours on. Not even a signature!

— E in Massachusetts DEAR E: Nice.

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Make a point to follow through with your plans, regardless of what other people do. You can transform an old idea into something profitable, given the current economic trends. Your ability to cut corners will help bring about a cost-efficient lifestyle.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Show your strengths and stand up and be counted, but know when to back down and keep the peace. It’s your ability to weigh your options that will lead to your success.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t allow indecisiveness to be your downfall. Look at the possibilities, but be realistic regarding how much you can actually accomplish. Limitations will prevail if you refuse to meet people halfway.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Get into the game by making personal improvements that will update your look and add to your qualifications.

Pushing your way to the top will take both talent and presentation skills.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll discover a rich lode of interesting information if you talk to someone who has experienced something you want to pursue firsthand.

If you listen and learn, advancement will be yours.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Show your stuff, but don’t make promises you cannot keep. Put your best foot forward and make a point to praise others who work as hard as you do.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Keep your secrets to yourself. Focus on what you can do to help others.

A couple of thoughtful changes at home will improve a personal relationship.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your playful mood and actions will attract some people and repel others.

Pick and choose who is best suited for collaboration before you embark on a new project.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Mix business with pleasure in order to get a much better sense of how you can find success.

You can make a financial or residential move that improves your standard of living.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Keep your thoughts to yourself if you want to avoid a debate with someone who will never see things your way.

Nurture a relationship with a loved one. Take time for a little personal pampering.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — The more you do for others, the more you will get in return. You can make a difference if you bring about change to the way you live or act.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Focus on getting things done, instead of finding new things to do. You’ll face emotional trouble if you evade issues or neglect to fulfill a promise. Offer love, not complaints.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Believe in yourself and your ability to make things happen.

What anyone else does doesn’t matter, as long as you are happy with the results you get.

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world&nation WORLD Biden pledges faster approval for cancer drug cocktails in U.S. DAVOS, Switzerland — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the United States would speed up the approval of promising new drug combinations in his government’s newly announced drive to cure cancer “once and for all.”

Biden, who lost his 46-year-old son, Beau, to brain cancer last year, set out his plans at a World Economic Forum meeting of international cancer experts in Davos, a week after being appointed to lead the initiative by President Barack Obama.

So-called combination therapy is increasingly seen as central to fighting tumors, as scientists unlock the different genetic factors driving cancer cell growth, but bringing such cocktails to market can be slow and costly.

Yemeni man pleads guilty to conspiring with al-Qaida A Yemeni man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to kill Americans abroad by working with al-Qaida to attack U.S. military and coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Ali Alvi al-Hamidi, 31, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to three counts including conspiring to murder U.S. nationals abroad and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

In court, al-Hamidi admitted he traveled to Pakistan, where in its Waziristan region he agreed to fight U.S. and coalition forces, and to having received militarytype training including in the use of explosives.

“From 2007 up to 2009, I agreed with others to join al-Qaida and participate in the fight against American forces,” al-Hamidi said in court.

Obama, Erdogan vow cooperation in terrorism fight U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Tuesday continued cooperation in the fight against terrorism, especially Islamic State and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, Turkish presidential sources said.

During his phone call to Erdogan, Obama also offered his condolences for last week’s bombing in Istanbul, when 10 German tourists were killed in a suicide attack blamed on Islamic State, and for an attack in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir carried out by the PKK. Turkey, a member of the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, has increasingly become a target for the Sunni Muslim militants.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu blamed Islamic State for the bombing on Jan. 12 in Istanbul’s historic heart.

— From wire reports

3 attackers from assault at large

By Elizabeth Pineau and Leigh Thomas Reuters

PARIS — Three suspected al-Qaida attackers involved in an assault on a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso’s capital that killed 30 people over the weekend were still being sought on Tuesday, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.

Three gunmen were killed in a French- and U.S.-assisted operation by Burkina security forces to retake the Splendid Hotel and surrounding buildings following the Friday night attack, which targeted an area popular with foreigners.

Eight Burkinabes, six Canadians, three Ukrainians and three French citizens were among the dead. Other bodies are still in the process of being identified.

“Of the six assailants, three were killed and three others are still being sought,” Valls said in remarks before the French parliament, adding that the attack on Ouagadougou was a reminder of a similar attack in Paris in November.

“This attack was claimed

by AQIM. This is further proof that this group is dangerous.”

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for the attacks, giving their names as al-Battar al-Ansari, Abu Muhammad al-Buqali al-

Justices reject Ark. bid to revive abortion law

Court agrees to review Obama’s immigration plan WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear President Barack Obama’s bid to resurrect his plan to shield more than 4 million illegal immigrants from deportation, a unilateral executive action he took in 2014 to bypass the Republican-led Congress.

The dispute, to be argued before the court in the coming months with a ruling due by the end of June, will

‘Fresh Prince’ actress slams Pinkett Smith for Oscars boycott

LOS ANGELES — Janet Hubert, who played the original aunt Viv on “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” posted a video on YouTube slamming Jada Pinkett Smith’s own video deliberating over whether to boycott this year’s Oscars after the Academy nominated only white actors for the second year in a row.

Spike Lee also announced on Monday that he would not be attending the Oscar ceremony.

“Does your man not Soldiers stand guard in front of the Splendid Hotel after an attack on the hotel and a have a mouth of his own restaurant in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on Monday. (Reuters/Joe Penney) with which to speak?”

Hubert said in the video, referring to her onetime Ansari and Ahmed al-Fulani “The investigation is work more closely to fight co-star Will Smith, who al-Ansari. moving forward. Eleven jihadists by sharing intelThe French troops French police and genligence and conducting joint was snubbed for a lead actor nomination for his role involved in the operation darmes are assisting security patrols. in “Concussion.” against the attackers were Burkinabe experts with the Heavily armed security “I find it ironic that part of a 200-strong force identification of bodies. agents on Saturday raided somebody who has made stationed in the country as There are also five Amerithe Ouagadougou home of their living and has made part of a regional anti-milican FBI agents,” Burkina Mossa Ag Attaher, spokestant operation.

Security Minister Simon man for the National Move- millions and millions of dollars from the very AQIM claimed a similar Compaore said. ment for the Liberation people that you’re talkattack on the Radisson Blu Authorities in Ouaof Azawad (MNLA) — a hotel in Mali’s capital Bagadougou have already Malian Tuareg rebel group. ing about boycotting just mako that killed 20 people made a number of arrests He was questioned but later because you didn’t get a nomination, just because in November. though some had since been released. you didn’t win?” Hubert Some witnesses, however, released, said Foreign Min“What kept coming up reported seeing more attack- ister Alpha Barry. was ‘Do you have informa- said in the four-minute video. “That’s not the way ers. Security forces respond“In this kind of situation tion on imminent threats to life works, baby.” ing at the scene of events we pick up everyone who Burkina? Does the MNLA initially believed they were could resemble the suspects have links with those threatfacing a team of 12 gunmen. and then, bit by bit, we ening Burkina?’” Ag Attaher ‘Luther’ star Elba Gendarmes at the time said verify,” he said. told French radio RFI, addattacks diversity they believed at least two Leaders from Burkina ing that he had denied any in U.K. television assailants were women. and Mali have agreed to connection to the attack.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court, which is due to hear arguments in March in an important abortion case from Texas, on Tuesday rejected a bid

by Arkansas to revive a state law blocked by a lower court that had banned abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

The justices left in place a May 2015 ruling by the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down the 2013 law, saying it violates a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy at a point before the viability of the fetus. A lower court in 2014 blocked the law.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on March 2 in its first major abortion case since 2007, a challenge by abortion providers to parts of a restrictive, Republican-backed Texas law they contend are aimed at shutting clinics that perform the procedure.

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A boy holds U.S. flags as immigrants and community leaders rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, in this November file photo. The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear President Obama’s bid to resurrect his plan to shield more than 4 million illegal immigrants from deportation. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/Files)

be one of the centerpiece cases of the court’s current term. Obama’s executive action was blocked by lower courts after Texas and 25 other Republican-governed sued to stop it, contending he exceeded his presidential powers under the U.S. Constitution.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said in a statement that courts have long recognized the limits to presidential authority.

“The court should affirm what President Obama said himself on more than 20 occasions: that he cannot unilaterally rewrite congressional laws and circumvent the people’s representatives,” Paxton said.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court, which delivered major rulings in 2012 and 2015 preserving President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, on Tuesday declined to take up a new, long-shot challenge

to Obamacare brought by an Iowa artist.

The court turned away an appeal by Matt Sissel, who had asserted that the 2010 Affordable Care Act violated the U.S. Constitution’s requirement that revenue-raising legislation must originate in the House of Representatives, not in the Senate, as the health care law did.

The high court left in place a 2014 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upholding a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit.

on Tuesday when a judge ruled his parents were not adequately notified about the hearing. A new hearing date was set for Feb. 19.

Couch, 18, and his mother, Tonya Couch, 48, were captured in Puerto Vallarto, Mexico, last month after a manhunt of more than two weeks. She was returned to Texas and faces a thirddegree felony charge for helping her son flee while Ethan remains in a Mexican immigration detention center fighting efforts to bring him back to the United States.

Couch and his mother ended up in Mexico in December after a social media video emerged showing him at an alcohol-laden party.

Shareholder sues Viacom, CBS boards over chairman’s pay

A shareholder filed a lawsuit against Viacom and CBS’s boards on Tuesday, alleging the companies improperly paid millions to Sumner Redstone for his services as executive chairman “while he was physically and mentally incapacitated.”

Questions about RedAttorney: Teen stone’s health were heightmay have been ened in November after a former girlfriend filed a lawforced to flee suit that raised doubts about FORT WORTH, Texas — the billionaire’s competence.

An attorney for a teenager Attorneys for Redstone have who killed four people in maintained that the media the “affluenza” drunkenmogul is in full control of driving case may have been decisions about his health forced to go to Mexico with care. his mother after an apparent The new shareholder violation of his probation, lawsuit, filed in the Delaa defense attorney said on ware Court of Chancery, Tuesday. says payments to Redstone A hearing on whether to “for services not rendered” move Ethan Couch’s case to amounted to bad faith by the adult court lasted only a few two boards. minutes without a decision — From wire reports

“Luther” star Idris Elba has criticized the lack of diversity on British television and among those working in the U.K. TV industry.

“There’s a disconnect between the real world and TV world. People in the TV world often aren’t the same as people in the real world, and there’s an even bigger gap between people who make TV and people who watch TV,” Elba said in a speech delivered at the U.K. Parliament in London late Monday.

He argued that the TV industry should change because “the TV world helps shape the real world.

It’s also a window on our world. But when we look out the window, none of us live in Downton Abbey.”

Also, because “the creative industries are the foundation of Britain’s future economy.”

Spike renews ‘Lip Sync Battle’ for Season 3

LOS ANGELES — Spike’s breakout hit “Lip Sync Battle” has been renewed for Season 3. No premiere date has been set at this time.

Twenty new half-hour episodes have been order for the third season, which will shoot this year.

“Lip Sync Battle” is Spike’s most-watched original series in the cable net’s history.

The second season, which premiered Jan. 7, is averaging 4.4 million viewers and a 3.1 rating in the adult 18-49 demo for its first two episodes, which made social waves for the Channing Tatum episode that featured Beyonce.

— From wire reports

6,900-stalk medical cannabis farm sprouts in Chile

By Gram Slattery Reuters

SANTIAGO — Latin America’s largest medicinal marijuana farm was inaugurated on Tuesday, marking another step in the region’s growing acceptance of therapeutic uses for the formerly illegal plant.

The 6,900-stalk plantation, located in the small town of Colbun, some 170 miles south of Santiago, will help treat some 4,000 patients from across Chile, organizers said.

MUST READ This project follows on the work of a smaller, experimental plantation at a secret location in the capital, Santiago, and comes as Chile’s Congress debates the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana for personal use and cultivation.

The head of the foundation behind the project, Ana Maria Gazmuri, said opinions about the

use of cannabis were shifting in traditionally conservative Chile.

“This farm will further permit people to see for themselves the reality of the plant, and what its uses are,” Gazmuri told Reuters.

Project organizers hope to harvest 1.65 tons of marijuana between March and May, under the supervision of the government’s agricultural service.

Organizers told La Tercera newspaper they will be working with a variety of laboratories and univer-

sities to develop cannabis-based therapies that can help patients with chronic pain, cancer and epilepsy, among other conditions.

In 2013, Uruguay moved to fully legalize marijuana, a pioneering step that has been watched closely across the globe.

A Mexican court ruling in November opened the door to limited amounts of legal cannabis cultivation. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos in December signed a decree that legalized medi-

cal marijuana, which he said does not weaken the government’s fight against drug trafficking.

Gazmuri said some government officials had opposed the initiative, delaying its approval and causing headaches for her group.

But she added that despite Chile’s conservative reputation, there were signs that attitudes were changing, at a time when the center-left government has been pushing for reforms to abortion and same-sex civil unions.

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Too big to fail: The sequel?

Movie sequels are rarely as good as the original films on which they’re based. The same dictum, it appears, holds for finance.

The 2008 housing market collapse was bad enough, but it appears now that we’re on the verge of experiencing it all again.

And the financial sequel, working from a similar script as its original version, could prove to be just as devastating to the American taxpayer.

The FedCal eral National Mortgage Thomas Association (commonly referred to as Fannie Mae) plans a mortgage loan reboot, which could produce the same insane and predictable results as when the mortgage agency loaned so much money to people who had neither the income, nor credit history, to qualify for a traditional loan.

The Obama administration proposes the HomeReady program, a new mortgage program largely targeting high-risk immigrants, which, writes Investors.com, “for the first time lets lenders qualify borrowers by counting income from nonborrowers living in the household. What could go wrong?”

The question should answer itself.

The administration apparently believes that by changing the dirty words “subprime” to “alternative” mortgages, the process will be more palatable to the public. But, as Investor’s notes, instead of the name HomeReady, which will offer the mortgages, “It might as well be called DefaultReady, because it is just as risky as the subprime junk Fannie was peddling on the eve of the crisis.”

Before the 2008 housing bubble burst, one’s mortgage fitness was supposed to be based on the income of the borrower, the person whose name would be on the deed and who was responsible for making timely monthly payments. Under this new scheme — and scheme is what it is — the combined income of everyone living in the house will be considered for a conventional home loan backed by Fannie. One may even claim income from people not living in the home, such as the borrower’s parents.

If, or as recent history proves, when the approved borrower defaults, who will pay?

Taxpayers, of course, not the politicians and certainly not those associated with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose leaders made out like the bandits they were during the last mortgage go-round. As CNNMoney reported in 2011, “Mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac received the biggest federal bailout of the financial crisis. And nearly $100 million of those tax dollars went to lucrative pay packages for top executives, filings show.”

In case further reminders are needed of the outrageous behavior of financial institutions that contributed to the housing market collapse and a recession whose pain is still being felt by many, Goldman Sachs has agreed to a civil settlement of up to $5 billion for its role associated with the marketing and selling of faulty mortgage securities to investors.

Go see the film “The Big Short” to be reminded of the cynicism of many in the financial industry. It follows on the heels of the HBO film “Too Big to Fail,” which revealed how politicians and banks were part of the scam that harmed just about everyone but themselves. According to The New York Times, only one top banker, Kareem Serageldin, went to prison for concealing hundreds of millions in losses in Credit Suisse’s mortgage-backed securities portfolio.

Many more should have joined him.

Under the latest mortgage proposal, it’s no credit, no problem. An immigrant can qualify with a credit score as low as 620.

That’s subprime. And the borrower has only to put 3 percent down.

Investor’s reports, “Fannie says that 1 in 4 Hispanic households share dwellings — and finances — with extended families. It says this is a large ‘underserved’ market.”

Is this another cynical attempt by Democrats, along with protecting illegal immigrants, to win Hispanic votes without regard to the potential cost to taxpayers?

Wasn’t that the problem during the last housing market collapse? Could it happen again? Sure it could. Do politicians care? It doesn’t appear so.

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

‘Hit King’ now another Vegas attraction Las Vegas is a place that prides itself on a “look-at-me attitude” — featuring people and things that, combined with the city’s famous neon lights, are designed to capture your attention. From a replica of the Eiffel Tower at Paris, to the dancing waters of Bellagio, to the white tigers at The Mirage, the city is based on showing people things they don’t normally see.

In that respect, visiting Pete Rose at a place called Art of Music halfway between the Luxor and Mandalay Bay makes sense.

Much like watching white tigers jump through hoops in a casino showroom, interacting with baseball’s “Hit King” in a small memorabilia store is far from an everyday occurrence.

But meeting Rose in that setting shares another similarity with the tigers — as novel and interesting as the experience is, you can’t help but feel a little sorry for the participant at the center of the spectacle.

Not that Pete Rose cares what I think. Or what you think. Or, apparently, what Major League Baseball thinks.

This is what he does for a living, and a good one at that.

According to multiple published reports, he makes more than $1 million yearly from autograph signings and appearances. At the Vegas store, you can pay from

Todd Cline Editor $80 to $800 for merchandise to be signed by Rose, who keeps regular hours and bides his time surfing the Web on his phone when no one is in line.

No matter what you think about Rose and his actions that led him to be banned from baseball, the guy didn’t get the nickname “Charlie Hustle” by being afraid to work. And being an attraction seems to be just that to him — a job. He told the Wall Street Journal that he identifies with the many service workers in Vegas, who, like him, make their living thanks to the people who visit the city.

“I’m like they are,” Rose, now 74, told the Journal. “I just have a bigger name. Everybody works in this town.”

Rose’s job is to give people like me and my friends a unique experience, a story to tell, a picture to post on Facebook. That it is such a cut-and-dried cash transition is odd, but in some

Pete Rose — baseball’s “Hit King” — makes his living in part by signing autographs at the Art of Music, a store located between two casinos in Las Vegas. (Special Photo)

ways adds to the novelty. It’s all very Vegas.

Watching Rose get slightly agitated at my friend for changing the name he wanted the autograph made out to was enjoyable in a perverse way. As was the need to ask him who he was picking in this past Saturday’s NFL games.

(For the record: He said not to go against the Patriots and that seven points were too many to give Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers. In regard to point spreads, he was correct on both accounts.)

Rose was game for the whole

thing. He shook our hands and participated in some idle chit-chat. It was my friend’s birthday, so he was the only one who actually got an autograph, although the entire group joined in for the obligatory celebrity photo. You could tell Rose didn’t like the business aspect of so many non-paying customers, leading him to ask his handler: “All this for one ball?”

As we walked away, I couldn’t help but think the same thing.

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Hollywood’s exploitation of the drug war CHICAGO — Ironically, I initially missed the brouhaha over the now-infamous Sean Penn interview of El Chapo in Rolling Stone magazine last Saturday night because I’d finally succumbed to watching “Sicario,” the movie about drug cartels in Juarez, Mexico.

I’d put off seeing the critically acclaimed film because it was released at a time when Hollywood seemed to be brimming with star-studded stories about the real drug lords of Latin America.

By the time “Sicario” premiered this past September, Don Winslow’s “The Cartel” had made a literary splash. Hollywood rumors were flying that Leonardo DiCaprio was being courted for the role of DEA agent Art Keller — the archenemy of drug kingpin Adan Barrera, whom Winslow modeled extensively on the real-life Joaquin “El Chapo” GuzmanLoera.

Also that summer, Netflix had released “Narcos,” the so-called true-life story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (which I passed on because the series’ trailer implied a glorification of the wealth, sex and violence surrounding the drug trade).

By October, the residents of Juarez, Mexico — where I’d visited in June and found safer than the average South Side of

screen but acquiesced to viewing it online all these months later. What I found was a dark film, with less violence and caricature of the drug war than I expected — and zero glorification of either of the armed forces that help patrol it. There was no simplistic “good guys Esther versus bad guys” scenario.

Cepeda “Sicario” could have done a better job articulating the timeChicago neighborhood — were frame during which the events making a stink about the fact portrayed were set but, all in that “Sicario” perpetuated the all, it was a restrained film that, myth of a lawless, blood-soaked like Winslow’s “The Cartel,” town. provided a context in which It was a case of bad timing to consider the role the United for a city on the mend. Accord- States plays in the U.S.-Mexico ing to the director, Denis Villedrug war. neuve, “Sicario” was conceived Based on what I’ve read in 2010 at the height of Juarez’s about how actor/activist Penn violence. Yet it debuted in 2015 and Mexican screen star Kate when the city was well on its del Castillo may have unwitway to healing. tingly helped in the capture of Enrique Serrano Escobar, El Chapo, the media circus and Juarez’s mayor, took out fullthe Rolling Stone article have page ads in several high circula- added nothing to a substantive tion newspapers denouncing discussion about whether there the film, threatened to sue the will ever be an end to spiraling producers for defamation and drug-related border violence. called for boycotts of the movie.

Say what you like about Penn This underscored that as — for starters, that he seems to consumers of entertainment, we have a burning interest in Latin have a responsibility to choose America’s bad boys — but you wisely — our dollars telegraph have to marvel at his instincts to content producers what we for self-promotion. value and what we’re willing to While the media elite are purchase and consume. wringing their hands about what I chose not to pay full price his article “means for journalto watch “Sicario” on the big ism,” few are addressing the ob-

vious problem with the theatrics of this latest caper: People lap up “true-life” melodrama.

Public trust in both government and journalism is at an all-time low on both sides of the border, and those who make their money off entertainment are reaping the benefits.

But consumers do possess some small measure of power in deciding whether the drug war, which is killing innocents on both sides of the border, is taken seriously or continues to be packaged as entertainment.

For starters, we can deliberately ignore Rolling Stone’s “get,” Penn’s self-serving ramblings and any new movie, TV show, video game or novel that appears to glorify narcoviolence rather than actually explain it.

Whoever came up with the trending hash tag #NoSeanPenndejos — a play on the actor’s name and the Spanish word for stupid that basically means, “Don’t be an idiot” — got it right.

Mexican drug violence is a serious issue that won’t be solved by rich celebrity saviors.

Do the drug war’s victims a favor: When you spot exploitation dressed up as edification, just look away.

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

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Sherry Adams Mrs. Sherry Adams, age 67, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016. She was preceded in death by her loving spouse of 44 years Van Adams; parents, Clay and Mary Deaton; sister in-law and brothers in-law Virginia and Ernest Bragg, Harold Dowdy, Ronald Dollar, and Joey Gearin.

She is survived by her son and daughter in-law, Todd and Heather Adams, Flowery Branch, GA; daughter and son in-law, Deinna and Randy Jones, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Hayden Prichard, Megan Prichard, Troy Adams, Annabeth Adams, Harrison Jones and Asa Jones; sisters and brothers in-law, Betty Dollar, Sugar Hill, GA, Bobbie and Wade Queen, Sugar Hill, GA, Pat Dowdy, Cleveland, GA, Linda and Rannie House, Buford, GA, Deborah Deaton, Buford, GA, and Leisha Gearin, Sugar Hill, GA, brother in-law and sister in-law, Vernon and Betty Jo Adams, Buford, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Adams was born July 27, 1948 in Buford, GA. She was a member of the Buford High School Class of 1966. Sherry enjoyed many years as a stay at home mom. As her children got older, she worked various jobs including Western Sirloin Steakhouse and Anglin’s Drug Store. She was later self-employed cleaning houses with her mother and sister, Deborah. In the mid 90s, she opened Classroom Depot, a teacher supply store serving the Buford area. While living in Buford, Mrs. Adams was an active member of the First Baptist Church where she loved teaching the 2 year old Sunday school class for many years. Later, after moving to Gainesville, she joined Oak Grove Baptist Church where she was active in Sunday school and enjoyed helping in the nursery. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Malcom officiating. Interment will follow in Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.

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

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Jon Alford Jon Leslie Alford, age 68, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles J. and Eleanor Alford. He is survived by his wife of twenty-eight years, Roz Landman Alford, Buford, GA; children, Christopher and Shara Lessing, Johns Creek, GA, Jason and Joanne Alford, Grayson, GA; grandchildren, Jack Alford, Jordan Alford, Talon Adkins; brothers, Walter C. “Wally” and Lynn Alford, Lawr

renceville, GA, Charles J. “Buzz” and Jean Alford, Flowery Branch, GA; several nieces, nephew, great nieces and great nephews.

Mr. Alford was born August 14, 1947 in Atlanta, GA. He was a veteran of the United States National Guard. 1965 graduate of Tucker High School and a 1968 graduate of the University of GA with a Bachelors Degree. He was a retired Title Examiner with The Alford Family Law Firm in Tucker GA for many years. He was co-owner of American Systems and Programming until1998. He was involved in The Serenity House in Buford for over twenty years. He played in a band with The Georgia Dawgs. He was an avid GA Bulldog fan. A Celebration of Life Service for Mr. Jon Leslie Alford will be held Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Johnson officiating and Eulogy by: Bill Milner. Entombment will be at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Buford, GA. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 23, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to The Serenity House in memory of Jon L. Alford.

Immediately following the service the family and friends will assemble at Dominick’s Restaurant located at 22 Buford Village Way Buford GA 30518.

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

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Emma Amis Emma Sue Amis, age 78 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away January 15, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Ronny Blanton Ronny Blanton, age 65 of Lawrenceville passed away January 18, 2016.

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peake; Host of Family & Friends. The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home- 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

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William Brandon Mr. William H. (Billy) Brandon, age 66, of Dacula, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016. He was preceded in death by his mother Nancy Hunter Brandon, and his father Judge Frank W. Brandon.

He is survived by his son, William W. Brandon, his brother, Frank W. Brandon III (Jackie), his former wife Linda Stringer; goddaughter and niece Brooke Brandon White (Joel), great nieces Annabelle and Mary Charlotte White;, former sisters-in-law Susan Stringer Connell, Dianne Stringer Harper, Jeanne Stringer White, former brother-in-law Harold J. Stringer, Jr.; nieces Hallie Giuliano, Avery White; nephews Matt Tisdale, Strother White, Zayne Stringer, Evan Stringer, great nephew Leo Guiliano and great niece Reagan Guiliano.

Billy graduated from Avondale High School in 1967, the University of Georgia in 1971, and Emory University School of Law in 1974. He practiced law in Atlanta and Decatur for many years. He was one of the authors of the textbook Street Law which was used in most of the high schools in Georgia.

His fun-loving personality and great humor will live with all of us. A memorial will be announced later. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Georgia Equine Rescue League in his name at www.gerlltd.org. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive, Buford, Georgia 30518. 770-945-9999.

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missed by her adoring family and friends.

The Service Honoring the Life of Janis Butler will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at 10:00 A.M. at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Chaplain Larry M. Connelly officiating.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Lenora Baptist Church Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel 770-9632411 has been entrusted with the arrangements. .

LILBURN

Thomas Davis Thomas Lee Davis, age 66 of Lilburn passed away January 18, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

BUFORD

James Bradberry James “Junior” Bradberry, age 80, of Buford passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2016 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Sam Davis will officiate. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. Mr. Bradberry is preceded in death by; Son: Charles Bradberry; Granddaughter: Brandy Nix; Father: James Bradberry; Mother: Ora Bradberry; He is survived by; Wife: Patsy Bradberry of Buford; Son & Daughter-in-law: Joey & Tammie Bradberry of Clover; Brother & Sister-in-law: Clarence & Helen Bradberry of Lawrenceville; Sister: Bernice Millsapps of Lawrenceville, Jeanette Attaway of Durham; Grandchildren: Mandie & Jason Hammond of Chesapeake, Matthew & Brani Bradberry of York, Janna & Rick Rollins of Greenville, Carla Bradberry, Alli Bradberry both of Buford, Carli Nix of Jefferson, Will Hammond of Chesa-

Leelaben Patel

John Alexander Hylton, age 92 of Dacula passed away January 9, 2016.

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Leelaben R. Patel, age 85 of Lilburn passed away January 16, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Linda Kimsey Linda was born on February 20, 1948 in Atlanta, GA to James Arthur Tate and Dorothy Elrod Tate.

Linda was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend who routinely put the needs of others first.

Survivors include husband William C; daughter Jessica Holmes; sons Chris and wife Melissa; Curtis; Colin; grandsons Jacob and Jack Holmes; three dedicated brothers; a loving sister; along with numerous family and friends.

Visitation and service were held at Eternal Hills Funeral Home, Snellville, GA. Burial took place in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens.

Jackie Dennis Jackie Dennis, age 44 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on January 17, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

SNELLVILLE

Marvin Knight Marvin Gene Knight, age 82 of Snellville, GA passed away January 17, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

SNELLVILLE

Eleana Destin Eleana Destin, age 87 of Snellville, GA passed away January 12, 2016.

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

LILBURN

Linda DeVille Linda Shives DeVille, age 74 of Lilburn, GA passed away January 10, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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WINDER

William Dyar William Donald Dyar, age 83, of Winder passed away Monday, January 18, 2016.

BETHLEHEM

Robin Hayes Robin Atkins Hayes, age 59 of Bethlehem, GA, passed away on January 16, 2016. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

DULUTH

Naomi Overby Naomi Smith Overby, age 85 of Duluth, GA, peacefully passed away Sunday, January 17th, 2016 with her family by herside. Mrs. Overby was a lifelong member of North Peachtree Baptist Church. Naomi is preceded in death by her husband, of 65 years, Kendall Clarence “Buddy” Overby. She is survived by her daughter, Amelia Overby Barber (Roger Lumsden); son, Kenneth Wayne Overby (Dee Pickett); sister, Jean Gates; grandchildren, Monteal Overby Brown (Timothy), Amy Barber LaRue (Craig), Scott Barber (Emily), Brian Lumsden, Grayson Lumsden; and great grandchildren, Cecilia Barber, Eleanor Barber, Eli Lumsden. Funeral Services for Mrs. Overby will be held, January 20th, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. Chris Jordan officiating. Interment will take place following the service at Broadlawn Memorial Garden, Buford, GA. The family will receive friends Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers.com. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross/Peachtree Corners, Georgia. 770-448-5757.

NORCROSS

Shirley Hixon Shirley Dingler Hixon, age 73 of Norcross passed away January 17, 2016.

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Janis Butler Janis Ford Butler, age 75, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 18, 2016, after a gallant fight to breast cancer. She is survived by two daughters, Libbie Ficklin (Melanie Bailey) of Dacula, GA, and Michelle Huntzinger (Jeff) of Dacula, GA; son, Mark Butler (Susan) of Lawrenceville, GA; five grandchildren, Jennifer Bailey, Brandon Butler, Chad Butler, Brittany Bradford, and Morgan Bradford; three great grandchildren, Sydney Bailey, Luke Butler and Samantha Butler; brother, Jimmy Ford of Loganville, GA; other relatives and a host of friends. Janis was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Bobby Lee Butler; parents, Ida Mae Carter Ford and Charlie Benford “Ben” Ford.

Janis was born on April 11, 1940, in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She attended Stone Mountain High School and her greatest joy in life was being a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and loyal family member.

Janis was a homemaker totally dedicated to her family. She will be deeply

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Richard Rawlings Richard Wayne “Rick” Rawlings, age 57, of Dacula passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 22, 2016 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Rev. Phillips Waits will officiate. Mr. Rawlings is survived by; Wife: Nancy Rawlings of Dacula; Sons: Michael Head of Winder, Richard Preston Rawlings, Jr., Stephen Tressor Rawlings, both of Dacula; Son & Daughterin-law: Nicholas Wayne & Miranda Rawlings of Loganville; Parents: Perry Preston & Jeanette Waits of Monroe; Brother: Larry Rawlings of Monroe; Brother & Sister-in-law: Scott & Stacy Waits of Buford; Sister & Brotherin-law: Teresa & Steve Wickline of Jefferson; Grandchildren: Nathan Head, Carson Head, Trenton Head, Macie Mae Rawlings; Host of Family & Friends. The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

PENDERGRASS

Randy Stansel Mr. Randy Brooks Stansel, age 57, of Pendergrass, Georgia who entered into rest Monday, January 18, 2016.

GRAYSON

Jean Tanner Jean Greene Tanner, age 84 of Grayson, GA passed away January 19, 2016.

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SNELLVILLE

Eli “Link” Veazey Retired Colonel, Eli “Link” Veazey, US Army, WW2, Korea, Vietnam age 93 of Snellville, Ga passed away January 17, 2016.

HOSCHTON

Oneil Waldrop Oneil Waldrop, age 89 of Hoschton, passed away January 16, 2016.

DAWSONVILLE

June Zinskie June Chamblee Zinskie, 78, of Dawsonville passed away Sunday January 17, 2016 at the Oaks at Limestone following a period of declining health.

Born March 27, 1937 in Norcross to the late Paul and Winnie Robertson, she lived most of her life in Buford before moving to Dawson County when her health began to decline.

June graduated from Buford High School where she played basketball and graduated Nursing School in 1969 dedicating her life to providing healthcare to others. Throughout her career she worked at Button Gwinnett Hospital and Buford General Hospital where she assisted with the births of the first babies

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ever born at both. She also worked as a surgical scrub nurse, emergency room nurse and floor nurse. She then worked for Buford Medical Clinic, Lakeshore Heights Nursing Center and was a charge nurse at The Oaks at Limestone until her retirement in 2005. While in Buford she coached softball for many years at the Buford American Legion and for several years was extremely involved with the Scouting program. She was very devoted to her family and possessed an adventurous spirit which led her to live life to the fullest. June was a collector of everything and loved the snow, even allowing her family watch her ride a snow sled down the hill at Buford Dam. She was a member of Buford First United Methodist Church and was also preceded in death by her husbands, Clyne Chamblee and Paul Witham; son, David Chamblee; and her twin brother, Jack Robertson.

Surviving are her children, Lisa and Ted Bearden, Dawsonville, son, Joseph Witham, Colorado; grandsons, James Bearden, Wesley Bearden, Dawsonville, Jamison Witham, Colorado; sister, Betty Ruth Phagan, Gainesville; sister in law, Gene Robertson, Gainesville; special niece and nephew, Teresa and Bob Dula, Gainesville; and a number of other relatives and friends.

Graveside services will be held Wednesday January 20, 2016 at 11 o’clock at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday January 20, 2016 at 2 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Stephen Davis, Rev. Phillip Burt and Rev. Jason Hamby will officiate.

The family will receive

friends Tuesday from 5 until 8 at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Activities Department at The Oaks at Limestone, 2560 Flintridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30501.

A special thank you goes to her caregivers at The Oaks at Limestone for providing such dignity and loving care during her stay there.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

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CID planners announce info meetings From Staff Reports Potential business owners in the proposed five-squaremile Sugarloaf Community Improvement District will have a chance to meet the committee forming the district and hear plans for the area later this month.

The CID formation committee announced on Tuesday that it will host a property owner information meeting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 28 at the Gwinnett Chamber’s 1818 Club, 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.

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•From Page 1A to a “metro Atlanta medical professional” who was not aware her identity had been stolen. The Duluth Police Department took out warrants for the suspect after Forysth investigators who also were looking into her reached out.

She arrived at the Gwinnett jail Sunday and remained held without bond Tuesday. Records show she is also wanted by the Roswell Police Department, which has been investigating along with Duluth police.

The hospice, where

•From Page 1A The reprogrammed CDBG projects include several items from Buford.

They include Americans With Disabilities Act sidewalk improvement projects, sewer improvements on Victor Drive and public facilities infrastructure improvements on South Harris Street and Espy Street.

Other CDBG projects

Nickel Works Consulting’s Nicole Hall, who is working with organizers to form the CID, in a statement.

“With a strong level of participation from the eligible owners, there could be as much as $2 million annually to fund improvements that increase property values and generate greater investment.”

Nickel Works is also improvements on Sugarloaf Parkway and extra pedestri- encouraging potential CID businesses to contact Hall to an-friendly options.

“A CID greatly enhances discuss membership in the opportunities for owners to district. She can be reached extend the economic vitality by telephone at 678-525of this regionally significant 2500, or by email at administration@nickelworks.net. commercial corridor,” said The proposed five-squaremile Sugarloaf Community Improvement District is expected to be centered around the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. (File Photo)

the Infinite Energy Center and Interstate 85. Participating businesses would agree to raise their property taxes to pay for improvement projects, such as gateway landscaping at the I-85 interchange, transportation

Nurse Sobamowo worked as a contractor, has defended itself, saying it appeared to be only “one of the many victims of her identify fraud scam.”

“As soon as we discovered that she had provided us with falsified identification, we dismissed her and immediately took further action by notifying the appropriate authorities,” Homestead Hospice founder and CEO Mallie Sharafat said in a November statement.

Sharafat said Sobamowo’s background check, prior employment history at several hospices and health-

Murder

care facilities and references left Homestead Hospice with “no reason to believe that she was anything other than a good nurse with proper credentials.”

Homestead Hospice officials haven’t commented on Brown’s case specifically, citing privacy laws. But Sharafat said that decisions about a patient’s treatment are made by the medical team, rather than one person.

“Our service is overseen and determined by several bedside staff including at least one physician who approves the plan of care at all times,” she said.

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was arrested in Hattiesburg, Miss., and has been held without bond, claimed he was with his brother at a Norcross motel at the time of the murder. Flowers acknowledged that his cellphone contained messages from Tengue, but said the phone had been stolen two hours before Tengue was shot.

Jail records show Flowers had been released nine days before the murder.

He had an extensive arrest history in Gwinnett.

Tengue had none.

Commission include building renovations for Hi-Hope Service Center Inc.’s campus and group homes; a renovation of the Lawrenceville Senior Center; a renovation of the Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett Inc.’s healthcare facility; projects overseen by the county’s homeowner housing rehabilitation program and administration for county grants, CDBG Rehab and

housing programs.

The reprogrammed ESG funds would go to an emergency shelter at Rainbow Village Inc., rapid re-housing at The Salvation Army and Action Ministries Inc., and homelessness prevention programs at Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc. Woods said only person who spoke at a Dec. 16 public hearing on the plan was

Hi-Hope Service Center operations manager Carol Steier, who used her time to explain the group’s history and its current mission.

Steier told county officials “the current annex building renovation project is much needed, and being awarded additional funds to renovate the group homes will surely make for a wonderful 2016,” according to minutes from the meeting.

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Pair of junior stars to transfer

By Paul Thomas

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Two of Gwinnett County’s top junior football players will have different teams for their senior seasons.

Five-star cornerback Deangelo Gibbs has transferred from Peachtree Ridge to Grayson, and Archer four-star safety Isaiah Pryor, an Ohio State commit, will finish his high school career at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Gibbs primarily played receiver for the Lions last season with 24 catches for 417 yards and three touchdowns. On defense he had 20 tackles and one interception. 247sports. com rates the 6-foot-2, 204-pound Gibbs the No. 1 2017 prospect in the state and No. 8 overall. He has over 30 offers, including from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan and Clemson among others.

Pryor had 40 tackles last season and two sacks.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder is ranked the No. 2 safety in nation and the No 28 overall prospect in the 2017 class by 247. He committed to Ohio State in late July over offers from Georgia, Clemson, Florida State, Michigan State, Oklahoma and nearly 40 other schools.

Deangelo Gibbs (8) of the Peachtree Ridge Lions makes a leaping catch over Da’ed Meon Williams (8) of the Norcross Blue Devils this season. (File Photo)

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TALENTED TAYLOR

Brookwood senior has unmatched versatility

By Christine Troyke • christine.troyke@gwinnettdailypost.com

Nine times? Nine times.

That’s how many events Brookwood’s Alex Taylor swims during the high school season. He has qualified for state in every individual event possible each of the last two seasons.

The senior would love to swim all of them at the season-ending meet, but he has to choose two per state rules.

“Alex is probably the most versatile swimmer I have had in my 22 years of coaching,” Brookwood head coach Greg Puckett said. “There are obviously certain events that he is stronger in, but there isn’t a

single event that he can’t be competitive in.”

Unquestionably, Taylor’s best event is the 200 individual medley, where he is the two-time defending Class AAAAAA title holder.

“Probably when I was around 14 or 15, it kind of became my main event,” Taylor said. “I used to be — well, I still am — a backstroker, but that was kind of like my favorite event.

But when I was 13, I won the Southern Zone championships and that kind of kicked it off, that this was my event.”

Taylor also was third at state last year in the 50 free-

style and runner-up in the 100 breaststroke as a sophomore.

“In Brookwood history, he has a top-10 time in every individual swimming event as well as being part of the record-setting 200 free relay and 400 free relay performances,” Puckett said.

The Broncos have a long history of swimming excellence and Taylor’s name peppers the record book. He holds the top spot in the 200 IM and 100 back. He’s second only to past state champions in the 50 free (Michael Trice) and 100 breaststroke (Nick LaMontagne).

Taylor doesn’t just qualify

By David Friedlander

double-digit second-half lead and withstanding a brief fourth-quarter run before pulling away to hand NORCROSS — After the Eagles their first loss having to rally from double of the season with a 55-45 digits in the fourth quarter win Tuesday at the House before falling in overtime of Blue. in their first meeting with Taylor Mason scored Collins Hill, Norcross’ 19 points and Vash Perry girls weren’t about to make added 15, but it was a the same mistake in the strong night by the suprematch. porting cast that helped Norcross’ Vash Perry (10) drives to the basket against Collins Hill’s This time, it was the host Desiree Connor (3) during the second half of Tuesday’s game at NorBlue Devils building the See GIRLS, Page 4B cross High School. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

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NORCROSS — The final frenetic moments of Tuesday night’s Region 7-AAAAAA boys clash between Norcross and Collins Hill pretty much summed up the night for

both teams.

Needing a basket to tie the game, the visiting Eagles finally got a look at the basket as the final seconds ticked down.

But they had to scramble so hard for that look after the ball was loose through the lane that Kai Lambert had to

rush the shot, which bounced harmlessly off the rim to allow the host Blue Devils to escape with a 50-48 win at the House of Blue.

“We told the guys in the locker room, ‘We’ve had some games we’ve won easily and had some games that have been tight,’” Norcross coach

Grayson overcomes huge deficit to beat Pats

By Chris Stephens Staff Correspondent

Jesse McMillan said after his Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0) maintained sole possession of first place in the region. “All of those experiences will come into play in the (region and state) playoffs. If we can learn a lesson and win, we’ll take it

LOGANVILLE — Region 8-AAAAAA remained crowed at the top as Grayson overcame a 12-point, first-half deficit to beat visiting Berkmar 76-74 on Tuesday.

In what was a back-and-forth affair throughout the night, both teams saved their best for the fourth quarter, where Brent Lathom sank two free throws with one second left on the clock, giving the Rams the win.

“You couldn’t have asked for a better person to be at the free throw with the game on the line,” Grayson head coach Geoffrey Pierce said. “He’s shooting something like 85 percent from the line, so definitely a good one to have up there.”

The fourth quarter started with the Patriots leading 60-55. Two layups by Lane

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for state in all of his individual events — many of his times are among the top two or three in the state and most rank in the top 10.

“Alex loves to compete,” Puckett said. “For most meets he will ask to be put in events against the best swimmer on the opposing team. That usually involves him swimming in the best events of the opposing athlete.

“He doesn’t always win those tough races, but he definitely goes out there and competes and pushes the opposing

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ondeck Prep Schedule

Today

BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Duluth at Peachtree Ridge

SWIMMING AND DIVING

4 p.m. — County girls diving at Mountain Park

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Berkmar at Norcross 5 p.m. — Duluth, Mount Pisgah at Wesleyan 5 p.m. — Grayson Invitational 5 p.m. — Mill Creek, Winder-Barrow at Dacula 5 p.m. — Mountain View at Lambert 5:30 p.m. — Kell at Central 5:30 p.m. — Parkview at Brookwood Thursday

SWIMMING AND DIVING

5 p.m. — County girls swimming prelims at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

6 p.m. — Discovery at Northgate Friday

BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — Hapeville Charter at GAC 5:30 p.m. — Wesleyan boys at BEST 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Dacula at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Duluth at North 6 p.m. — George Walton at Providence 6 p.m. — Grayson at Archer 6 p.m. — Discovery at Winder-Barrow 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Norcross at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Parkview at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Shiloh at South 7 p.m. — Buford at Stephens Co. 7 p.m. — Gainesville at Lanier 7:30 p.m. — Tallulah Falls girls at Hebron

SWIMMING AND DIVING

4 p.m. — Wesleyan in Metro Dive Meet at Westminster 5 p.m. — County boys swimming prelims at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — East Metro Tournament at Alcovy 5 p.m. — North Metro Tournament at Brookwood 5 p.m. — Wesleyan in Bulldog Invite at Forsyth Central

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TENNIS

9 p.m. — Australian Open second round ESPN2

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 p.m. — Kansas State at Kansas FSSE

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DIVING

Ongoing through Feb. 28: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is accepting registration for training at three Gwinnett aquatic centers — Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett. Sessions are open to ages 8 and up and no knowledge of springboard diving is required. Cost is $75 for the first round of training and a $14 AAU registration fee also is required. Sessions at Collins Hill are 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays (from Feb. 29-March 7) and Wednesdays (March 3-31). Sessions at Mountain Park are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays (Feb. 29-March 28) and Wednesdays (March 3-30).

Sessions at West Gwinnett are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays (March 1-29) and Thursdays (March 3-31), as well as beginner training Thursdays (March 3-31) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more diving dates, times, pricing and club information, go to www.gwinnettcounty.com/Aquatics or www.springboarddogs.com.

RUNNING

Jan. 30: The sixth annual Norcross Blue Devils Run

will be held as a fundraiser for the high school’s cross country and track and field teams. The event begins at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners with the certified Peachtree Road Race qualifier 5K at 8 a.m., followed by a one-mile fun run when the 5K finishes.

Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance, or $30 on race day.

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

WEIGHTLIFTING

Saturday-Sunday: No Excuses CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coaching Course and Certification. The cost is $495 and the course will be instructed by C.J. Stockel.

Go to www.usaw.hangastar. com/EMS_Courses_Register.aspx to register for the course or contact the event coordinator at info@noexcusescrossfit.com for more information. The entry level course is open to anyone 17 and older and includes a one-year membership with USAW.

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Lions’ Bell among new commits way they talked to me, they made me feel like I was welcome. That definitely made me commit.”

Miles wasn’t the only Bronco to verbally commit over the weekend. Fellow receiver Keith Coffee made his pledge to East Tennessee State, a Division I FCS school, and cornerback Bryan Oliver committed to Division III LaGrange.

By Paul Thomas

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As if the plethora of college football coaches wandering the halls of Gwinnett County last week weren’t enough of a sign that the NCAA dead period was officially over, this weekend’s activity certainly was.

Nine different Gwinnett Country prospects verbally committed to colleges, including Peachtree Ridge defensive lineman Matt Bell.

The 6-foot, 245-pound senior chose the Kent State Golden Flashes over offers from Georgia State, Southern Illinois and Toledo.

“I had a good relationship with the coaches, I got a chance to meet the players and stuff — I took my official visit this past weekend — I toured the campus, I got to see the academics and stuff and that really just showed me I want to be there,” Bell said. “The town is nice, the community is nice, the people, just the environment and I just felt like I need to get away from Georgia and expand and just learn and get a new opportunity and that’s the main reason why Kent State was the best selection.”

Bell had 50 tackles, 12 sacks and four picks for the Lions this season. After playing mostly on the edge for Peachtree Ridge, Bell will play three-technique and some noseguard for Kent State.

Knowing that he’ll playing Division I football in the MAC for Kent State still seems like a dream to Bell.

“It seems unreal,” he said. “Just like four years ago when I was an incoming freshman that was the dream for me and now that it’s coming true it feels like everything, it’s pretty cool.”

GAC’s Rowe is Army strong Last week during an official visit to Army last weekend, Greater Atlanta Christian senior Alex Rowe knew where he wanted to commit.

He had offers from Georgia Southern, Chattanooga and Air Force among others, but knew he wanted to be at Army.

“I think it was mostly just the players,” Rowe said. “After getting to meet those guys, they’re just regular guys like everyone else. They’re not much different. The school is more difficult, there’s a lot more stuff that’s expected of you, but at the end of the

GAC’s Alex Rowe (2) finds a running lane before he is tackled by Pace defender Andrew Thomas (55) during Friday’s game. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

day they can handle it. I just saw that they were regular people and it opened up my eyes and it made me think I could do it.”

Despite rushing for 949 yards and four touchdowns as a senior for the Spartans, Rowe will be a defensive back at West Point.

The 5-foot-11, 184-pounder didn’t start playing football until he was in the eight grade, but after his sophomore year he began to take it more seriously with his sights set on playing defensive back.

“I’ve always wanted to play defensive back,” he said. “The reason I played running back this year is just because we lost our running backs last year.

DB is my main position.”

He’s the fourth Gwinnett prospect to verbally commit to Army this season, joining Buford’s Cooper Simpson, South Gwinnett’s Chris Skyers and Mill Creek’s Tyler Vernon.

Mountain View duo commits After visiting Old Dominion this weekend and Appalachian State two weeks ago, Mountain View wide receiver Jalen Virgil had seen all he needed to see to make his college decision.

The speedster who became a hot commodity after his senior season, verbally committed to Appalachian head coach Scott Satterfield and two assistants on Monday during an in-home visit.

“After the ODU visit I kind of compared the two,” Virgil said. “In my mind I had already made the decision after I went to App. that I really liked it. After I went to Old Dominion I kind of compared everything and the situation that I was in and I knew that if I went to App. I would have a really good opportunity to play and it would be a good fit for me. I really enjoyed being around all

Tennessee State with a Major pick-up Gwinnett Daily Post Offensive Player of the Year, Central Gwinnett wide receiver Major Bellamy ended his recruitment on Sunday with a verbal pledge to Tennessee State.

“I felt like (Tennessee State) was more for me because the coach was showing me a lot of love and that I have a chance to come in and compete for a starting job early and get playing time,” Bellamy said. “I feel like I’ll get a good education as well.”

Bellamy had 79 catches last season for 1,315 yards.

Other than the Tigers, a Division I FCS team, Bellamy seriously considered offers from Western Carolina and Georgia State.

He said Tennessee State plans to use him on offense similar to how Central did — all over.

“They said they’re going to use me more like Central,” Bellamy said. “I’m going to be playing the same way I played in the Central offense. I’m going to playing outside, slot, in the backfield or as an Hback. I like to move around and stuff like that.”

the players and liked all the coaches so I just decided it would be a good fit for me and committed.”

Virgil had 41 catches for 614 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.

He said the Mountaineers will likely use him as a slot receiver so he can get the ball in his hands more on reverses and screen passes.

He’ll also run track for Appalachian State. Last year as a junior he finished second in the Class AAAAAA 100-meter dash at state.

Mountain View cornerback Kaiden Smith is also committed to Appalachian State, and Virgil said the two may room together.

Virgil wasn’t the only Bear to pull the trigger on a verbal commitment this weekend. Running back Nick Harris verbally committed to play football for NAIA Reinhardt on Sunday.

Harris played in just six Extra points games after suffering a leg • Gardner-Webb picked injury, but rushed for 451 yards and four touchdowns up its third Gwinnett County commit in the prior to getting hurt. last two weeks on MonBrookwood’s Miles goes day. Norcross cornerback Kendrew Wynn announced with his first offer The first school to offer his decision on Twitter — he had three interceptions a player is not always the for the Blue Devils this one to land that recruit. season.

But in the case of Brook• Buford defensive wood wide receiver Dorian end Dillon Vann verbally Miles, that is what hapcommitted to Furman, pened. he announced on Twitter Miles committed to Monday night.

Western Carolina on Sun• A pair of the county’s day. The Catamounts were his first offer, which helped top junior prospects are on the move. Five-star cornertheir cause when Mercer and Kennesaw State came back Deangelo Gibbs has transferred from Peachtree calling last week.

Ridge to Grayson. Archer “After talking to the coaches I felt like Western five-star safety Isaiah Pryor, an Ohio State commit, Carolina was more than will finish his high school just a football team, more career at IMG Academy in than just college, it was a family,” Miles said. “When Bradenton, Fla. • Rivals.com released its you find that family — final Class of 2016 rankthat’s what every recruit wants. Every recruit wants ings on Monday. Lanier defensive tackle Derrick to fit in at their school.

Brown was bumped up to They want to feel like a five-star prospect and they’ll make an impact.

Immediately when I got on is ranked No. 17 in the nation. campus the coaches, the

GAC’s Coffey picks North Florida UNF first offered Coffey in the fall. He had heard of the school before, but really started to pay closer atGreater Atlanta Christian tention after the team won point guard Brian Coffey the Atlantic Sun and made its first NCAA Tournament verbally committed to the University of North Florida appearance last season.

His visit to the school over the weekend.

The 6-foot-1 junior, who in Jacksonville, Fla., last hasn’t played for GAC the weekend solidified his decision. last several weeks due to “They first offered undisclosed reasons, chose me in the fall during fall the Ospreys over offers from UNC-Asheville, Pres- workouts and stuff and the relationship just grew from byterian, Tennessee Tech there,” Coffey said. “We and Wofford. stayed in touch every other “Really it’s just a great week and just grew from fit,” Coffey said. “I have there. I got familiar with a great relationship with the school and learned how the coaches. The location they played and I met a is good, it’s not too far couple of their players too.” from home. Their style of play fits the way I play and they expect me to come in GUNS and make an impact right NEW & USED away. I chose to commit MONDAY-SATURDAY right now so I can solidify DANA SAFETY my spot there and just get SUPPLY ready to get better before 4729 Nelson Brogdon Blvd #F GAC’s Brian Coffey (20) shoots against Brookwood’s I get down there. I just Buford, GA 30518 Leonard Warner (15) and Da’vonne Mills (12) during the feel like it’s a good fit and 770-381-8633 first half of the Deep South Classic championship game I don’t want to pass up a 301834-1 earlier this season in Snellville. (Photo: Kyle Hess) great opportunity.”

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Peachtree Ridge to honor 28 former athletes Friday on wall of fame Peachtree Ridge High School will induct 28 former student athletes who were recognized at the state level during their high school careers into its new Wall of Champions on Friday at 6:30 p.m. between the varsity boys and girls basketball games.

Among the former Lions First team All-State and Individual State Champion athletes to be inducted into the Wall of Champions are NFL’s Cameron Heyward, Kevin Minter, Drew Butler and Bradley Roby. In addition to football, other PRHS sports programs represented in the inaugural class will include golf, wrestling, swim and dive, track and field, cross country, basketball, lacrosse and soccer.

“We are excited to introduce this fantastic new tribute to our outstanding former student athletes who have made Peachtree Ridge an athletic force throughout the school’s brief history,” Peachtree Ridge principal Dr. Jeff Mathews said. “We hope to see many old and new faces from the Peachtree Ridge community as we honor these athletes. These young adults continue to represent Peachtree Ridge in a positive manner through their college achievements, professional careers, and more importantly as outstanding community members.”

Norcross’ Alvin Kamara returning to Tennessee Norcross grad and University of Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara announced on Monday that he would not enter the NFL Draft and return to school for his senior season.

Kamara ran for 698 yards and seven touchdowns on 107 carries. He also had 34 catches for 291 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a punt return in his first season at Tennessee after playing for Hutchinson Community College in Kansas for two seasons and redshirting at Alabama as a freshman.

Kamara posted on his Twitter account, “Welp ... Another year of this college football thing on rocky top!”

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Hewitt prolongs Aussie Open swansong

By Ian Ransom Reuters

MELBOURNE — An emotional Lleyton Hewitt staved off retirement for at least one more match by beating countryman James Duckworth 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4 to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

The hard-bitten 34-year-old, making a record 20th and final appearance at his home grand slam, soaked up the atmosphere under the Rod Laver Arena lights and celebrated wildly after sealing the win in two hours and 23 minutes.

“It was a tough situation absolutely to try and block out everything else that’s been going on,” the two-times grand slam champion, who last year announced he would end his career after the Melbourne tournament, said in a courtside interview. “It’s not like the final round of a football season.

“I think I blocked it out

Lleyton Hewitt celebrates after winning his first round match against James Duckworth at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

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pretty well.”

The match was awkward for Hewitt, who had been giving grand slam tips to his 129th-ranked opponent the day before the draw was released.

With his wife and children watching from the player’s box

and a roll-call of local celebrities in the crowd, Hewitt began tentatively but gradually loosened up to dictate play against the big-serving Duckworth.

He roared his first trademark “come on!” after scrambling to lace a passing shot at 3-2 in

the opening set and from there his game flowed freely.

Famous for grinding through five-set marathons, Hewitt wobbled in the third set to fall behind 4-2 but notched four straight games to seal the win, sparking thunderous cheers from the terraces.

He flopped on court and roared into the night sky, having set up a second round match with eighth seed David Ferrer, another baseline hustler.

“Ferrer’s a totally different customer. I have so much respect for his game and the way he goes about it,” said former world No. 1 Hewitt, appearing at his 66th grand slam.

“It’s going to be a real battle.”

Another centre court appearance is certain for Hewitt, who has shouldered the burden of expectations from home crowds for nearly two decades.

“This is what I’m going to miss the most, the buzz from the crowd,” he said.

Nadal, Halep ousted on day of shocks

By Nick Mulvenney Reuters

MELBOURNE — The more familiar shock of falling seeds added to the ructions caused by allegations of tennis corruption as former champion Rafa Nadal and highly fancied Simona Halep both departed in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Nadal arrived at Melbourne Park with high hopes of arresting his recent grand slam decline only to depart, his optimism crushed, under a barrage of winners from fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Shortly after a dejected Nadal walked off court having tasted his first opening round

loss at the Australian Open, women’s second seed Halep bid farewell while another high-profile casualty was seven-times major champion Venus Williams.

Andy Murray, the men’s second seed, and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka both impressed as the on-court action took centre stage after the allegations of matchfixing in the sport overshadowed Monday’s program.

Nadal appeared confused at how he had managed to blow a 2-0 lead in the final set to go down 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 to Verdasco in a four-hour, 41-minute battle that had echoes of their marathon 2009 semifinal but with a reversed result.

The fifth seed, who failed to win a grand slam title last year for the first time in a decade, lost the last six games as 45thranked Verdasco unleashed a series of explosive forehands to take his place in the second round.

“He was playing amazing in the last set. If you decide everything in one set, the opponent is ready to hit all the balls at hundred percent, then you are in trouble,” the 2009 champion said.

“The real thing is I was not enough aggressive with my forehand during the whole match. I didn’t feel it. I tried.

I fought. I was ready to do it, and I didn’t. I am sad for that.”

Halep gave similar reasons

for her 6-4, 6-3 defeat at the hands of Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai, who was ranked 131 places below the Romanian going into their contest.

Zhang burst into tears after winning her first grand slam singles match at the 15th attempt, later revealing that she had considered quitting the sport.

“I wanted try one more time, only one more time, yeah,” she said. “If Australia Open not good, maybe I finish tennis.”

Like Nadal, veteran Williams had been hoping to carry a resurgence in form from 2015 into the new year, but she was similarly disappointed after a 6-4, 6-2 defeat at the hands of British No. 1 Johanna Konta.

SWIMMING & DIVING ROUNDUP

Eagles’ freshman Smithson edges Ramsey over 11 dives of the competitive dual between the Broncos and Collins Hill freshman rival Parkview, with a vicPeter Smithson earned a tory this past weekend. noteworthy victory over Brookwood won the the weekend in a headcombined score 405-218, to-head competition that including a commanding promises to be exciting 218-98 win in the girls over the next few weeks. division. The Broncos won Smithson, in a tuneup a closer boys meet 187for this week’s Gwinnett 122, and also swept all six County Swimming and relays in both divisions.

Diving Championships, Alex Taylor and Marci edged Norcross senior Barta won two events each Griffin Ramsey in the for the Brookwood boys.

Gwinnett Invitational.

Taylor was first in the 200Ramsey, the Daily Post yard freestyle (1:46.64) diver of the year the past and 50 free (21.56), while two seasons, was the Class Barta won the 200 individAAAAAA state champion ual medley (1:53.93) and in 2014 and AAAAAA 100 breaststroke (59.88). runner-up last year.

Teammates Andrew Smithson continued his Huenniger (100 butterfly, impressive debut season 51.57), Jacob Rees (100 with a score of 502.10 free, 48.10) and Keegan points at the 11-dive Walsh (100 backstroke, Gwinnett Invitational, 55.20) also won boys indiwhile Ramsey was a close vidual events. second with 491.70.

Erin Scott, Maddy Collins Hill’s Benjamin Cohen and Devan SweeParker was third at 402.90, ney were double-winners giving Gwinnett a sweep for the Bronco girls. Scott of the top three spots in was first in the 200 IM a meet that also includes (2:12.55) and the 100 teams from outside the breast (1:07.36), Cohen county. Gwinnett divers won the 50 free (24.38) also claimed the sixthand 100 free (54.06) and through 10th-place spots, Sweeney won the 100 led by sixth-place finfly (58.70) and 100 back isher Anthony Albanese of (1:01.20).

Lanier (364.30).

The girls also got Norcross’ Ben Gross individual victories from (seventh, 360.45), Tegan Sweeney (200 free, Parkview’s Zavier Barker 1:58.33), Elizabeth Harri(eighth, 352.15), Greater man (diving, 171.35) and Atlanta Christian’s Tony Emma Claire Cohen (500 Stewart (ninth, 344.65) free, 5:15.62). and Meadowcreek’s Austin Parkview’s event-winWilkey (10th, 321.75) ners were Zavier Barker rounded out the top 10. (boys diving, 231.55) and Mill Creek’s Ambria Josh Fountain (boys 500 D’Alonzo was the top girls free, 4:46.75). finisher at the meet, taking fourth with 347.30 points.

Archer, Mountain View Norcross’ Lyle Hoge claim wins (306.25) was sixth, South The Archer boys and Gwinnett’s Markiyah Mountain View girls Davis (290.50) was ninth posted victories last weekand Grayson’s Rachel Wel- end in a quad-meet that lington (10th, 285.20) also also included Lanier and finished in the top 10.

Discovery.

Archer edged Mountain Brookwood keeps trophy View 164-158 in the boys from rival Parkview division, while Lanier was Brookwood kept the third at 107. Mountain Battle of Five Forks TroView’s girls topped Archer phy, awarded to the winner 203-150 and Lanier was From Staff Reports

third again at 80.

Archer got victories from Abby Swain (girls 200 IM, 2:29.08 and 100 breast, 1:17.52), Kerry Kerr (boys diving, 157.20), Jonah Genge (boys 100 fly, 1:04.05), Mike Donnelly (boys 100 free, 54.92) and Ethan Cano (boys 500 free, 5:36.29).

Mountain View’s event-winners were Rose Anderson (girls 200 free, 2:29.25), Xzavier Reiter (boys 200 IM, 2:08.75 and 100 back, 58.09), Troy Tarantino (boys 50 free, 24.64), Abby Hulsey (girls 50 free, 27.46 and 500 free, 5:54.08), Emily Hulsey (girls 100 free, 1:01.56) and Nicholas Roberts (boys 100 breast, 1:12.68).

Lanier got first-place finishes from Seth Johnson (boys 200 free, 1:57.87), Katelyn Hartwig (girls diving, 169.30) and Lilah Davis (girls 100 fly, 1:05.49 and 100 back, 1:04.48).

Wesleyan, Duluth split Wesleyan and Duluth each won a division of a tri-meet over the weekend with West Forsyth.

Wesleyan, which won the combined points by 10 over Duluth, won the boys meet with 264 points to Duluth’s 231 and West Forsyth’s 175. Duluth’s girls finished first with 281 points to Wesleyan’s 258 and West Forsyth’s 129.

Event-winners for Duluth were Jimmy Fung (boys 200 free, 1:52.99 and 100 fly, 56.13), Ashley Neas (girls 200 free, 2:00.09 and 500 free, 5:10.67), Matthew Lee (boys 100 back, 59.45) and Becca Erwin (girls 100 breast, 1:12.12).

Wesleyan got first-place showings from Gabby Hernandez (girls 200 IM, 2:26.43), Jon Hunt Ficken (boys 50 free, 23.06), Sydney Weissman (girls 50 free, 24.83), Joseph Berney (boys diving, 212.75), Abby Gardner (girls diving, 315.35), Anna Roy (girls 100 fly, 1:06.46),

Ellie Bradach (girls 100 free, 57.79), Ethan Moon (boys 500 free, 5:09.37) and Grant Sauer (boys 100 breast, 1:06.66).

Berkmar wins tri-meet Berkmar won both divisions of a tri-meet with Meadowcreek and South Gwinnett this past weekend.

The Patriots had 242 points in the girls meet to Meadowcreek’s 198 and South’s 184, and scored 230 to South’s 196 and Meadowcreek’s 190 in the boys meet.

Berkmar got first-place showings from Tony Perez (boys 200 free, 2:19.61 and 500 free, 6:38.20), Annalee Cruz-Hernandez (girls 200 free, 2:36.29), Michelle Ramos (girls 200 IM, 3:06.90), Christopher Nguyen (boys 50 free, 23.62 and 100 fly, 1:00.64), Lauren Leung (girls 100 free, 1:07.74 and 100 back, 1:15.24) and Claudia Leonel (girls 500 free, 6:26.10).

Meadowcreek’s eventwinners were Joel Ordonez (boys 200 IM, 2:32.03 and 100 back, 1:06.79), Karen Diaz (girls 50 free, 31.24), Austin Wilkey (boys diving, 207.00), Kristy Duong (girls 100 fly, 1:15.48) and Josmar Morales (boys 100 free, 57.44).

South got a win from Markiyah Davis (girls diving, 210.30), Benjamin Rohrer (boys 100 breast, 1:17.96) and Kale’alani James (girls 100 breast, 1:24.83).

Collins Hill defeats Dacula Collins Hill posted a 202-83 victory in the girls division and a 228-68 win in the boys competition of a dual meet with Dacula last weekend.

Collins Hill got boys wins from Taylor Delk (200 IM, 2:03.41 and 100 fly, 54.09), Andrew Winton (50 free, 22.91 and 100 back, 55.09), Peter Smithson (diving, 307.70),

Driscoll Crabbe (100 free, 52.03) and Cameron Ogden (100 breast, 1:04.27).

The Eagle girls were led by first-place finishers Madison Helmick (200 free, 2:17.43 and 500 free, 6:19.30), Victoria Kabat (200 IM, 2:33.40), Reagan Balog (50 free, 25.67 and 100 breast, 1:12.95) and Haley Arner (100 fly, 1:01.33 and 100 free, 53.81).

Dacula’s event-winners were Bradley Dunham (boys 200 free, 1:47.96 and 500 free, 4:56.07), Lauren Henderson (girls diving, 244.95) and Julianna Wagar (girls 100 back, 1:08.70).

Grayson tops Shiloh, Central Grayson won both divisions of a tri-meet with Shiloh and Central Gwinnett this past weekend.

The Rams won the boys meet with 226 points to Shiloh’s 179 and Central’s 118, and won the girls division with 218 points to Shiloh’s 212 and Central’s 96.

Grayson’s event-winners were Andrew Serrero (boys 200 free, 2:10.12), Mackenzie Boyd (girls 200 free, 2:53.50), Manuel Myrick (boys 200 IM, 2:25.08 and 100 fly, 1:08.58), Noah Wilson (boys 50 free, 25.64 and 100 free, 58.34), Kayla Wade (girls 50 free, 26.87), Austin Jenkins (boys diving, 160.15), Rachel Wellington (girls diving, 208.60), Anna Calaicone (girls 100 free, 58.83 and 100 back, 1:09.70), Alex Phillips (boys 500 free, 6:07.78) and Hatton Hunter (girls 500 free, 6:11.70).

Finishing first for Shiloh were Nyota Edjidjimo (girls 200 IM, 2:27.64 and 100 fly, 1:02.32), Chase Ridley (boys 100 breast, 1:20.23) and Alice Koschella (girls 100 breast, 1:19.30).

Central got a win from Sebastian Cabanillas (boys 100 back, 1:32.72).

Mill Creek girls earn win Mill Creek’s girls placed first in a tri-meet with Walton and Norcross over the weekend. The Hawks had 238 points to Walton’s 219 and Norcross’ 208 in a close meet.

Walton won the boys meet with 244 points to Norcross’ 207 and Mill Creek’s 197.

Mill Creek’s eventwinners were Christopher Pierce (boys 200 IM, 2:02.08), Katherine Parker (girls 200 IM, 2:16.04), Ambria D’Alonzo (girls diving, 222.55), Collins Sainovich (boys 100 breast, 1:05.79) and Lydia Evans (girls 100 breast, 1:12.96).

Norcross got victories from Eric Strickland (boys 50 free, 21.25 and 100 free, 46.96) and Sarah Gries (girls 50 free, 25.18 and 100 back, 1:03.23).

North sweeps Lions North Gwinnett posted a pair of victories over the weekend against Peachtree Ridge, winning 204-108 in girls and 196105 in boys.

Earning wins for North were Tyler Mazurek (boys 200 free, 1:47.26 and 500 free, 4:46.58), Marianne Allard (girls 200 free, 2:02.67), Abigail Duncan (girls 200 IM, 2:17.13), Matt Shelton (boys 50 free, 22.41 and 100 free, 48.39), Chantal Jordan (girls 100 free, 54.86), Nick Mahoney (boys 100 back, 58.76), Joyce Kim (girls 100 back, 1:03.72) and Valerie Lin (girls 100 breast, 1:12.49).

Peachtree Ridge’s event-winners were Tristan Sumpter (boys 200 IM, 2:09.11), Riha Moss (girls 50 free, 25.98), Oliver Stephan (boys diving, 189.70), Jaclyn Bulluck (girls diving, 162.20), Maliq Williams (boys 100 fly, 55.58), Klaudia Holt (girls 100 fly, 1:01.66 and 500 free, 5:14.05) and Phillip Kim (boys 100 breast, 1:05.69).

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Nesbitt sparks Gladiators’ win The Sports Xchange

Neiley’s stick.

Atlanta pushed its adGREENVILLE, S.C. vantage to 3-0 on Nunn’s — Shutout by Greenville second goal midway 24 hours earlier at home, through the game. Another the Atlanta Gladiators of- tic-tac-toe passing play befense exploded to beat the tween Thomas Frazee and Swamp Rabbits 6-2 on Nesbitt found Nunn in the Tuesday. high slot. Nunn quickly Captain Derek Nesbitt wristed the puck past the led the charge with four right shoulder of Skapski. points (one goal, three asGreenville (19-16-6-0, sists), while his linemate 44 points) cracked the Garry Nunn scored twice. scoreboard with 1:22 Nesbitt and Nunn left in the second period. teamed up to get Atlanta Michael St. Croix notched (25-13-2-0, 52 points) on his seventh goal of the the board just 7:40 into season on a rebound of the game. the right pad of Gladiators Off the rush, Nesbitt goalie Kent Patterson. sent a cross-ice pass to Nesbitt potted his the streaking Nunn in the league-leading 20th goal right circle. Nunn made of the season just 30 no mistake scooping the seconds into the third and puck top shelf past the the Gladiators went up Greenville goalie Mack5-1 on another goal from enzie Skapski for his sev- Nesbitt’s line less than enth goal of the season. three minutes later.

Rookie forward Eric Nesbitt threw a backNeiley doubled the Gladi- hand from the low slot ators’ first-period lead that was deflected into the at 12:27 when he backnet by Frazee for his sixth handed a rebound past the of the season. right shoulder of Skapski.

Greenville’s Justin Cole Martin started the DaSilva scored at the 7:40 play with a shot from the mark of the third before right point that hit teamMax Everson capped the mate Mike Merrifield in win with a short-handed front and landed right on empty-netter at 16:52.

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Depending on the scheduling, racing that many times in one meet can end up a marathon.

As a sophomore, Taylor’s last three events at state were back-to-back-toback. The 200 IM was his final event.

“I was just dead on that,” Taylor said.

And he still won.

“It was a rough triple, though,” Taylor said with a grin. “It hurt.”

When it comes to the nonscholastic meets — Taylor is part of the elite program at SwimAtlanta — how many races he swims depends on his times.

“Sometimes, getting to bigger meets, because the cuts are so fast, I’m OK at most events, but I have a set few I do at big meets because those are the cuts I have,” he said.

Taylor, who learned to swim at 5 after he nearly drowned in a friend’s pool, is headed to Kentucky in the fall. He picked the Wildcats’ program over those at South Carolina and Louisville.

“I just liked the feel at

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Grayson

A kick out to Lathom, who drove to the hole, Foster gave the Patriots a only to get fouled, reseven-point lead. sulted in two made free The Rams continued throws to win the game. to claw their way back “We preached to our in as Alphonso Willis hit kids to continue to play a 3-pointer to make it hard,” Pierce said. “They 66-62 with 5:55 to go in just refused to lose and I the game. The Rams then couldn’t be more proud of closed it to a one-point them.” deficit when Austin Dukes Willis finished the hit a layup a free throw, game with 29 points making it 66-65. and five rebounds, while A runner by Dukes Dukes had 21 points. gave the Rams their first The Patriots were led lead since the first quarter by Al Durham with 21 as the teams traded the points and Jay Estime had lead before Grayson got a 15. small cushion.

A rebound and putback Grayson girls 44,

by Tre Sconiers put the Berkmar 33 Rams up 71-68, but BerkThe Rams held Berkmar’s Zach Cooks anmar to one point in the swered with a layup of his first quarter, holding off own. Willis gave Grayson a second-half rally by a 74-70 lead converting the Patriots for their 10th a free throw after being straight win. fouled on a leaner.

After the dismal first Up 74-72, Grayson had quarter, the Patriots were a turnover on a errant pass able to score 14 in the with 36 seconds to go, second, but Grayson also giving Berkmar an oppor- scored 16 to increase its tunity to tie the game. lead to 24-15 at halftime.

Cooks converted a Berkmar was able to layup to tie the game as close to within seven Leroy Jones III stole the points by the end of the inbounds pass. However, third quarter, but the the ensuing pass missed Rams were just too much its mark, turning the ball in the fourth, outscoring back over to the Rams for them 14-10 to take home a chance to win. the win.

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Norcross (17-4, 8-1) pull even with Collins Hill atop the Region 7-AAAAAA standings.

With Tylia Gillespie out with a knee injury suffered last week, others like Vanessa Blagmon (nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals) and Devyn Wilson (six points, game-high 11 rebounds) stepped forward to help fill the void.

“I was very proud of them,” Norcross coach Angie Hembree said of his team’s effort. “We beat a very good team (Tuesday) night. “(Blagmon and Wilson in particular) did a great job. They have a job to do, and they’re doing their job. So hopefully, that will continue.”

Collins Hill (15-1, 8-1) did a good job of hanging around through the first half, trailing just 10-9 after one quarter and 26-22 heading into intermission behind eight first-half points from Kyra Dixon.

But in the third quarter, Norcross began to take control on both ends of the court.

Wilson’s stickback 26 seconds into the third quarter ignited a 9-2 run over the opening 3:11 of the period. It included back-to-back drives down

Taylor

Brookwood’s Alex Taylor is the two-time defending state champion in the 200 individual medley but also races in eight other events. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Kentucky,” he said. “The campus is really nice. The coaches were great. I just got along with the team really well when I went up for my visit.

“Kentucky is building its men’s program, so they needed an IMer. I’m like a second off their best IM. So that’s a spot where I’ll be able to contribute, hopefully, the first year.”

The more immediate future, though, includes a

own 20 seconds into the final frame to give Norcross its biggest lead at 47-39, but the Blue Devils then struggled to score the rest of the way, while trying to run down some clock.

“We tried to focus on execution down the stretch,” McMillan said. “I think we took the air out of the ball way too early the fourth quarter (Tuesday) night.

That’s just something we’ve got to get on film and explain to our guys, ‘Look, we’re not trying to completely stall the game out. We’re trying to execute and get good shots. It was an (eight)-point game with about seven minutes to got, and then we didn’t get a shot at the basket for about three and a half minutes.”

Collins Hill used that drought to start chipping away, with Justin Macaulay’s put back dunk combining with six straight points from Stanciel to pull the Eagles even at 48-all with 1:25 remaining.

But with the game tied again, Norcross got aggressive again, and freshman Kyle Sturdivant drew a

as I wanted to,” he said. “I was a second off my best time. I’m hoping to drop a few seconds at state so I can maybe get the record.

I’m three seconds off, but that’s been the goal.

“I think it was going on all the recruiting trips and missing so much practice.

That’s not an excuse not to go fast, but we’re trying to figure out some technical issues to maybe see if I can drop some time.”

Girls

Norcross’ Taylor Mason (11) attempts a shot against Collins Hill’s Bria Harmon (11) during the second half of Tuesday’s game at Norcross High School. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

the lane from Mason and a free throw and transition layup from Perry to give Norcross a 35-24 lead.

Dixon, who led Collins Hill with 14 points on the night, countered with a drive down the lane of her own for a layup that pulled the Eagles back to within single digits at 35-26 with

Boys

the Blue Devils 93-72.

“I thought we really every night.” executed our game plan A big lesson the Blue (Tuesday) night,” Collins Devils learned is that they Hill coach Ty Baumgardcan still find a way to score ner said. “That was one of just enough even when our points of emphasis. If a physical opponent like we let them score 93 again, Collins Hill (16-3, 6-3) we were going to be in big packs its defense into the trouble. lane in an attempt to take “(Hammonds) is a good away the size advantage player. He’s the best player of 6-foot-8 Rayshaun in our region. He proved Hammonds and 6-9 Lance that (Tuesday) night.”

Thomas.

Hammonds particularly The two big men showed what he could do stepped back behind the beginning late in a backarc and combined to hit six and-forth first half by pullof Norcross’ 10 3-pointing up just as he crossed ers on the night, part of the midcourt line and beat a 20-point, nine-rebound the halftime buzzer with a night for Hammonds.

40-foot 3-pointer that sent But even playing withthe two teams into interout starting guard Max mission tied at 29-all.

Clark to an injury, Collins Then, despite pickHill managed to keep pace ing up his third personal throughout most of the foul just seconds into the evening due in no small second half, the 6-8 junior part to Kenny Stanciel, stayed aggressive over who came off the bench the remainder of the third to score a team-high 20 quarter, hitting a jumper in points and add solid play the lane, driving for a dunk on both ends of the floor. and stepping back for a The Eagles also played 3-pointer to help the Blue solid defensively, a far cry Devils take a 44-39 lead from their first meeting into the fourth quarter. with Norcross back in DeDalvin White then cember, which was won by knocked down a trey of his

goal of setting a new state record en route to his third straight title in the 200 IM. “I don’t feel (the pressure) yet, but I’ll get a little nervous once I’m there, of course,” Taylor said. “But I just love the atmosphere at state. It gets you up and going.”

Taylor has some work to do. Which is never a problem.

“This past December at juniors, I didn’t go as fast

foul driving to the basketball before calmly hitting both free throws with 33.8 seconds left to put the Blue Devils back in front at 50-48.

Collins Hill then had two chances to re-tie the game or win in the final seconds.

The first went awry when Stanciel had the ball knocked loose driving to the basket, forcing Collins Hill to take time out with 8.1 seconds left.

Then the Eagles tried to drive in again, leading to Lambert’s rushed attempt that rimmed out at the buzzer, allowing Norcross to hang on.

White had 10 points to join Hammonds in double figures for Norcross, Thomas chipped in eight points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots, while Sturdivant finished with nine points.

Stanciel was Collins Hill’s only player in double figures, but A.J. Cheeseman and Macaulay each had nine points and seven rebounds, while Lambert pulled down a team-high eight boards.

4:31 left in the quarter, but Mason and the Blue Devils answered by continuing to attacking the basket.

The senior finished off a give-and-go from Blagmon and hit 3 of 4 free throws over the final 3:53 of the quarter.

Meanwhile, Blagman added a steal and coast-

to-coast layup and Perry added a driving layup down the lane as the Blue Devils built as much as a 16-point lead before taking a 44-30 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Collins Hill had one last run left in it by finally starting to heat up behind the 3-point line in the fourth quarter after struggling against solid Norcross defense most of the night.

Nia Lee, Sydney Brown and Desiree Conner each connected from behind the arc on consecutive possessions that cut what had been a 15-point deficit down to 46-40 with 4:46 to play.

Dixon then hit a free throws to answer a Wilson layup to pull the Eagles back to within six at 48-42 with 3:51 left, but Norcross was able to stop that run by doing what they were able to do most of the evening — get to the foul line.

Perry aggressively attacked the basket and drew a foul before hitting a pair of free throw with 3:47 left to make the score 50-42, and the Blue Devils hit a total of 5 of 6 shots from the charity stripe in down the stretch to help push the lead back to double digits.

Norcross finished the night 11 of 19 from the line, compared to just 5 of 8 for Collins Hill.

Broncos defying most expectations The Sports Xchange There’s nothing Cinderella about the Denver Broncos. When you advance to the postseason via a fifth consecutive division title and make your second AFC Championship Game, you are not a plucky underdog, you are an established power.

But this Broncos team seems to defy expectations — especially in this pass-centric day and age.

Peyton Manning has struggled, to the point that Sunday’s 23-16 win over the Steelers marked the first time this season the he started a game and did not throw an interception.

In the nine games that Manning has started and finished, the offense has just 15 touchdowns and has often struggled in the red zone, settling for 24 field goals in those games.

Despite having the AFC’s best record and earning the top seed thanks to home wins over

NFL PLAYOFFS AFC Championship New England at Denver, Sunday, 3 p.m. (CBS) NFC Championship Arizona at Carolina, Sunday, 6:40 p.m. (Fox)

New England and Cincinnati that gave them a tiebreaker advantage at 12-4, some of the Broncos’ overall metrics were homely, particularly on offense.

But they have shown a knack for winning close games. Sunday’s win improved the Broncos to 10-3 in games decided by one score. They’re 5-1 in close games against playoff teams.

In their first game with New England, a muffed punt return kick-started the Broncos’ comeback from a 21-7 deficit, a rally that proved decisive in giving the Broncos the AFC’s top seed and the chance to host the Patriots in this Sunday’s rematch.

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Pace survives double foul woes to slip past GAC long heave at the buzzer, the visiting Knights had a 42-39 victory at the Long Forum NORCROSS — After in a bare-knuckles defensive a stretch of four games battle for a share of first in five days that included place in Region 6-AA. a trip to Tennessee, Pace GAC handed Pace its Academy boys coach only region loss in early Demetrius Smith plans to December and almost made scale back practice the next it 2-0 against a team featwo days. turing 6-foot-10 Wendell There will be time for Carter Jr. — considered by some extra free-throw many to be the top junior shooting, though. prospect in the nation.

“Definitely,” Smith said “They’ve got all these Tuesday night. studs and we played them Pace missed five straight tough again,” GAC coach times from the foul line in David Eaton said. “We had the closing minute before a couple of bad turnovers junior guard Mark Somthere at the end, but I’m merville made two with proud of the way we com2.4 seconds left to avoid peted.” a second loss to Greater It was nearly a war of atAtlanta Christian. trition, with Pace fatigued When GAC’s Charlie and GAC reduced to six O’Briant didn’t connect on a healthy full-time varsity

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

players with senior Anthony Carter (shoulder) and 6-foot-5 freshman Chris Hinton (foot) sidelined.

“We had to bring up some junior-varsity players,” Eaton said.

Pace — unlike the first meeting between the two teams — had a full roster, but fouls didn’t allow Carter to see his normal time on the court.

After sitting out a good part of the first half, the acclaimed big man drew his fourth foul midway in the third quarter and sat a good portion of the rest of the game.

With Carter contributing just eight points and four rebounds, Pace needed someone else to step up, and 6-foot-7 sophomore Isaiah Kelly did just that.

“I just had to do what I could to help the team win,” Kelly said. “That’s all I was thinking about.”

Kelly had 20 points and 11 rebounds, his doubledouble including a rebound stuff at the end of the third quarter that gave the Knights (9-9, 7-1 region) a 33-32 lead and then a big 3-point play in the fourth quarter after GAC (12-8, 7-2) had gone up 39-34.

Pace took the lead on a steal and layup from Sommerville with 56 seconds remaining and then held on in the frantic final moments.

The Knights were just 8-for-17 at the foul line, while GAC had only six attempts and made three.

Freshman Hunter McIntosh had 13 points to lead GAC, with all coming in

a first half that ended tied at 23.

Seniors Jacob Hoffman and Basil Peterson scored 10 and eight points, respectively, with each joining McIntosh with two 3-pointers.

O’Briant, a 6-foot-8 junior, had eight rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, but scored only four points.

“We need the time off, we earned it,” Smith said.

“We struggled with our shooting, but we played good defense and got a big road win with first place on the line. We’re happy with the result.”

GAC girls 65, Pace 42 Sophomore Robyn Benton scored 27 points and senior Lexi Mann had

a double-double as the Greater Atlanta Christian girls defeated visiting Pace Academy 65-42 to improve to 5-3 in Region 6-AA and 11-7 overall.

Benton made 10 of 16 shots, including 3 of 6 from behind the 3-point arc, while Mann scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Freshman Kennedi Williams added nine points and seven assists for the Spartans.

GAC went on a 12-0 run from near the end of the first quarter into the early part of second and led 3021 at halftime behind 16 points from Benton.

Then the Spartans put the game out of reach in the third quarter, outscoring Pace (5-10, 2-6) 18-6 for a 48-27 lead.

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Central boys surge past Shiloh in region showdown From Staff Reports LAWRENCEVILLE — Central Gwinnett used a strong surge in the fourth quarter to top Shiloh 6158 on Tuesday night in a Region 8-AAAAAA battle.

Shiloh (14-4, 8-2) led by 10 at the half and by nine after three quarters before the Black Knights (10-8, 5-5) went on a 20-8 run to pull away for the win.

Jalen Hillery led the comeback with 19 points, while Adnan Antonio followed with 15 points. Zion Fluellen also chipped in with 12 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Dacula 79, South 64 DACULA — Derek St. Hilaire of Dacula logged 23 points and seven steals on Tuesday night in helping the Falcons defeat South Gwinnett 79-64 in Region 8-AAAAAA action.

Kevon Tucker added 20 points, six assists and five rebounds for Dacula (14-4, 7-2) with Demari Edwards adding 17 points and six boards.

South falls to 6-14 overall and 1-9 in the region.

Brookwood 72, Archer 68 SNELLVILLE — Donald

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto............... 26... 15...... .634..... — Boston............... 22... 20...... .524....4.5 New York............ 21... 22...... .488.......6 Brooklyn............. 11... 31...... .262..15.5 Philadelphia......... 5... 38...... .116.....22 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta............... 25... 17...... .595..... — Miami................. 23... 18...... .561.... 1.5 Orlando.............. 20... 20...... .500.......4 Washington........ 19... 21...... .475.......5 Charlotte............ 19... 22...... .463....5.5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland........... 28....11...... .718..... — Chicago............. 24... 16...... .600....4.5 Indiana............... 22... 19...... .537.......7 Detroit................ 22... 19...... .537.......7 Milwaukee.......... 18... 25...... .419.....12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio....... 36..... 6...... .857..... — Memphis............ 24... 19...... .558..12.5 Dallas................. 24... 19...... .558..12.5 Houston............. 22... 21...... .512..14.5 New Orleans...... 13... 27...... .325.....22 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City... 30... 12...... .714..... — Utah................... 18... 23...... .439...11.5 Portland............. 19... 25...... .432.....12 Denver............... 16... 25...... .390..13.5 Minnesota.......... 13... 29...... .310.....17 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State...... 38..... 4...... .905..... — L.A. Clippers...... 27... 14...... .659.. 10.5 Sacramento....... 17... 23...... .425.....20 Phoenix.............. 13... 29...... .310.....25 L.A. Lakers........... 9... 34...... .209..29.5 Monday’s Games New York 119, Philadelphia 113, OT Charlotte 124, Utah 119, OT Portland 108, Washington 98 Memphis 101, New Orleans 99 Chicago 111, Detroit 101 Atlanta 98, Orlando 81 Toronto 112, Brooklyn 100 Golden State 132, Cleveland 98 Dallas 118, Boston 113, OT L.A. Clippers 140, Houston 132, OT Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Miami, late Minnesota at New Orleans, late Oklahoma City at Denver, late Indiana at Phoenix, late Today’s Games Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball Monday’s Games EAST Albany 80, Binghamton 59 Boston U 87, Loyola-Maryland 84, OT Massachusetts Lowell 93, Vermont 82

Parham of Brookwood scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter to propel the Broncos to a 72-68 win at home over Archer in Region 8-AAAAAA. Brookwood (14-5, 6-4) trailed by nine points after three quarters but outscored Archer 20-8 in the fourth to come back for the win.

Sean Agnant led the Broncos in scoring with 21 points, while Micah Kinsey logged 15 points, 13 assists and five steals. Parham also grabbed five rebounds.

Archer dropped to 6-13 overall and 1-9 in the region.

Meadowcreek 54, Mill Creek 53 HOSCHTON — Meadowcreek scored at the buzzer to edge Mill Creek 54-53 on Tuesday night for the Mustangs’ first win in Region 7-AAAAAA. Travontay Taylor scored 18 to lead Meadowcreek (6-13, 1-8) with Shadiah Toppin following with 14 points.

Mill Creek (10-9. 3-6) was led by 12 points from Evan Richards and 10 points each from Keetone Glover and Charles Botchway.

Mountain View 81, North 71 LAWRENCEVILLE — Donell Nixon of Mountain View set a new school record for most points in one game with 33 on Tuesday night as the Bears outlasted North Gwinnett 81-71.

Nick Hayes chipped in with 18 points as the Bears improved to 12-8 overall and 3-6 in Region 7-AAAAAA. North (4-14, 1-8) was led by 18

points from Mikey Joseph and 15 points each from Ethan Smith and Colby Leifson.

Lanier 50, Flowery Branch 45 SUGAR HILL — Lanier logged its third win in a row with a 50-45 triumph at home over Flowery Branch.

Adrian Martin led Lanier in scoring by hitting six 3-pointers en route to a 21-point night. Also helping out were Tyler Taylor with nine points and Juwuan Jones with eight points.

The win improved Lanier to 8-12 overall and 3-3 in Region 8-AAAAA. Buford 75, Chestatee 36 GAINESVILLE — Buford improved to 4-0 in Region 8-AAAA with a 75-36 win at Chestatee on Tuesday night.

Three Wolves (9-11 overall) scored in double figures, led by 16 points from Brandon Iverson.

Alex Jones followed with 15 points, while R.J. Walker added 11 points.

Wesleyan 64, KIPP 47 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Sean McDonough of Wesleyan scored 14 points on Tuesday night to guide the Wolves over KIPP 64-47 in Region 6-AA. Christian McLean added 11 points for the Wolves (11-8, 5-4) with Jack Greer and Grant Frerking each finishing with eight points.

Lakeview 65, Hebron 48 GAINESVILLE — Hebron suf-

fered its first loss in Region 8-A on Tuesday night by falling to Lakeview Academy 65-48.

Hebron (14-5, 6-1) had three players score in double figures in Luke Crawford with 23, Kobe Wharton with 12 and Connor Holiday with 10.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS HOOPS Archer 50, Brookwood 39 OT SNELLVILLE — Archer outscored Brookwood 13-2 in overtime on Tuesday night to pull away for a 50-39 win in Region 8-AAAAAA action.

Brookwood led 37-34 with under a minute to play when Hannah Dunston buried a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime.

Archer (16-3, 10-0) had two players with double-doubles in Autumn Newby with 14 points and 13 rebounds and Linsey Marchese with 12 points and 10 boards. Kyleeyah Whitehead also helped with 10 points and eight steals.

Brookwood (11-7, 6-4) received a game-high 22 points from N’dea Jones. Jones also had seven rebounds, four steals and three blocks, while Kierra Adams had five assists.

Shiloh 61, Central 39 LAWRENCEVILLE — Emani Bell of Shiloh led all players with 21 points on Tuesday night as the Generals rolled to a 61-39 win at Central Gwinnett in Region 8-AAAAAA. Sharai Lay flirted with a tripledouble for Shiloh (7-12, 2-8) with 19 points, 12 rebounds and five

assists, while Christina Massey finished with 13 points and 13 boards.

Central fell to 3-15 overall and 0-10 in the region.

Dacula 37, South 33 DACULA — Faustine Aifuwa of Dacula recorded 19 points and 18 rebounds on Tuesday night as the Falcons held on for a 37-33 win at home over South Gwinnett in Region 8-AAAAAA. Kandy Brown added 10 rebounds, six blocks and four points with Helena Lee chipping in with seven rebounds and five points.

The Falcons (8-9, 3-6) also received a strong defensive game from De’Ja Spring and Dominique Brown.

The loss dropped South to 9-10 overall and 4-6 in region play.

Mill Creek 73, Meadowcreek 33 HOSCHTON — Tatum Ragsdale scored 15 points on Tuesday night in leading Mill Creek to a 73-33 win at home over Meadowcreek in Region 7-AAAAAA. Morgan Simmons also had 15 points for Mill Creek (7-12, 4-5).

Arian Rumph led Meadowcreek (4-15, 0-9) with 15 points, while Kiana Thaddies scored 10.

Mountain View 75, North 58 LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View had four players score in double figures on Tuesday night as the Bears got past North Gwinnett 75-58 in Region

7-AAAAAA play.

Jaron Stallworth led Mountain View (11-9, 6-3) with 22 points, while Jordan Stallworth followed with 15 points.

Katherine Fourie added 14 points with Alea Spears scoring 13.

North (8-11, 2-7) was led by a game-high 23 points from Jessica Belcher, while Kathleen Wilson finished with 14 points.

Buford 45, Chestatee 26 GAINESVILLE — Buford picked up a Region 8-AAAA win on the road Wednesday night by beating Chestatee 45-26.

Audrey Wiener led the Wolves (16-3, 4-0) in scoring with 12 points, while Jessica Nelson added 10 points.

Wesleyan 82, KIPP 18 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan stayed unbeaten in Region 6-AA at 7-0 with an 82-18 win at home over KIPP on Tuesday night.

Katie Stipe led the Wolves (17-2 overall) with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, while Bailey Edwards added 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Athens Christian 48, Providence 41 ATHENS — Athens Christian edges Providence 48-41 on Tuesday night in a Region 8-A contest.

Tamia Francis had 14 points to lead the Storm (5-14, 2-6), while Allison Brooks hit four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points.

— Compiled by Scott Smith

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Monmouth-NJ 85, Siena 69 New Hampshire 99, Maine 91 Purdue 107, Rutgers 57 Stony Brook 77, Hartford 43 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 62, Morgan St. 50 Coppin St. 70, Florida A&M 66 Hampton 80, North Carolina Central 79 Jackson State 60, Prairie View A&M 57 Norfolk State 75, No.Carolina A&T 68 Sam Houston St. 87, Nicholls State 76 Savannah State 64, Delaware State 47 South Carolina State 68, Maryland - E. Shore 63 Southeastern Louisiana 98, Lamar 70 Southern 67, Mississippi Valley State 54 Stephen F. Austin 82, New Orleans 58 Syracuse 64, Duke 62 Texas Southern 69, Grambling State 54 Texas Tech 76, Texas Christian 69 MIDWEST Alcorn St. 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 65 Arkansas St. 76, Arkansas-Little Rock 73 Cleveland St. 70, Illinois-Chicago 53 Iowa St. 82, Oklahoma 77 Valparaiso 96, Youngstown St. 65 Wright St. 77, Detroit 76 Tuesday’s Games EAST Providence 71, Butler 68 St. Peter’s 77, Fairfield 71 Longwood at Liberty, late Tulane at Connecticut, late Dayton at St. Bonaventure, late N.C. State at Pittsburgh, late Northwestern at Maryland, late Clemson at Virginia, late SOUTH Wofford 89, Tennessee Wesleyan 66 Tulsa 84, East Carolina 69 Mississippi St. at Florida, late South Carolina at Mississippi, late Texas A&M CC at Northwestern St., late Georgia Southern at Georgia St, late McNeese St. at Abilene Christian, late Alabama at Auburn, late Louisiana State at Texas A&M, late Houston at Southern Methodist, late MIDWEST Buffalo 77, Miami (OH) 60 Western Michigan at Ohio, late Kansas at Oklahoma St., late Northern Kentucky at Oakland, late Illinois at Indiana, late Eastern Michigan at Akron, late Kent St. at Ball St., late Toledo at Bowling Green,late Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, late Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas, late Hannibal LaGrange College at SE Missouri St.,late Green Bay at Chicago St., late Georgetown at Xavier, late Loyola-Chicago at Evansville, late WEST UNLV at Utah St., late Fresno St. at San Diego St., late Today’s Games EAST Duquesne at VCU, 7 p.m.

Bucknell at Loyola-Maryland, 7 p.m.

Temple at La Salle, 7 p.m.

Texas at West Virginia, 7 p.m.

Campbell at Radford, 7 p.m.

Boston U at Colgate, 7 p.m.

George Mason at Fordham, 7 p.m.

American U. at Lafayette, 7 p.m.

Navy at Lehigh, 7 p.m.

Army at Holy Cross, 7:05 p.m.

Miami-Florida at Boston College, 9 p.m.

Villanova at Seton Hall, 9 p.m.

St. Joseph’s at Pennsylvania, 9:30 p.m.

SOUTH Central Florida at South Florida, 6:15 p.m.

N.C. Asheville at High Point, 7 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Winthrop at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.

Wake Forest at North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Kansas St. at Baylor, 8:15 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 9 p.m.

MIDWEST Nebraska at Michigan St, 6:30 p.m.

Georgia at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Virginia Tech at Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Davidson at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.

DePaul at Marquette, 8 p.m.

Illinois St. at Bradley, 8 p.m.

Indiana St. at Southern Illinois, 8 p.m.

Wichita St. at Northern Iowa, 8 p.m.

Western Illinois at South Dakota, 8 p.m.

Missouri St. at Drake, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.

Florida St. at Louisville, 9 p.m.

WEST Nevada at Wyoming, 9 p.m.

San Jose St. at Boise St., 9 p.m.

Colorado St. at Air Force, 9 p.m.

Long Beach St. at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 10 p.m.

Cal St. Fullerton at UC Irvine, 10:30 p.m.

UCLA at Oregon St., 11 p.m. ple, 8 p.m.

Marquette at St. John’s, 8 p.m.

Football National Football League DIVISIONAL ROUND AFC Saturday, Jan. 16 New England 27, Kansas City 20 Sunday, Jan. 17 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16 NFC Saturday, Jan. 16 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20 Sunday, Jan. 17 Carolina 31, Seattle 24 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS AFC Sunday, Jan. 24 New England at Denver — 3:05 p.m.

NFC Sunday, Jan. 24 Arizona at Carolina — 6:40 p.m.

SUPER BOWL Sunday, Feb. 7 NFC Champion vs. AFC Champion

Hockey National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida............... 46.. 26..15.....5... 57.121.105 Detroit................ 45.. 23..14.....8... 54..111.116 Tampa Bay......... 45.. 24..17.....4... 52.119.107 Boston............... 44.. 23..16.....5... 51.133.116 Montreal............. 46.. 23..19.....4... 50.128.118 Ottawa............... 46.. 22..18.....6... 50.129.141 Buffalo................ 46.. 19..23.....4... 42.107.123 Toronto............... 43.. 16..20.....7... 39.108.122 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington........ 45.. 34....8.....3... 71.149..97 NY Islanders...... 45.. 24..15.....6... 54.123.112 NY Rangers....... 45.. 24..16.....5... 53.129.120 Pittsburgh........... 45.. 21..17.....7... 49.110.113 New Jersey........ 46.. 22..19.....5... 49.101.110 Philadelphia....... 43.. 20..15.....8... 48...98.114 Carolina............. 47.. 20..19.....8... 48..111.129 Columbus.......... 46.. 17..25.....4... 38.116.146 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago............. 48.. 31..13.....4... 66.140.110 Dallas................. 46.. 29..12.....5... 63.154.124 St. Louis............. 49.. 27..15.....7... 61.126.123 Minnesota.......... 45.. 22..15.....8... 52.113.106 Colorado............ 47.. 23..21.....3... 49.131.130 Nashville............ 45.. 20..17.....8... 48.116.123 Winnipeg............ 46.. 21..22.....3... 45.119.131 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles....... 44.. 28..13.....3... 59.118..99 San Jose............ 44.. 23..18.....3... 49.127.121 Arizona.............. 45.. 22..18.....5... 49.123.135 Vancouver.......... 46.. 19..17...10... 48..111.127 Anaheim............ 44.. 19..18.....7... 45...88.105 Calgary.............. 43.. 20..20.....3... 43.116.131 Edmonton.......... 47.. 19..23.....5... 43.115.136

Monday’s Games Edmonton 4, Florida 2 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2

Colorado 2, Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 2, Arizona 1 Ottawa 4, San Jose 3, SO Tuesday’s Games Calgary at New Jersey, late Vancouver at NY Rangers, late Toronto at Philadelphia, late Washington at Columbus, late Boston at Montreal, late Edmonton at Tampa Bay, late Chicago at Nashville, late Dallas at Los Angeles, late Today’s Games St. Louis at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Tennis ATP Tour Australian Open Results Tuesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: aud19,703,000 Surface: Hard (outside) Singles First Round Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def.

Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 7-6 (2), 6-3, retired.

Fernando Verdasco, Spain, def.

Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

John Isner (10), United States, def.

Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Rajeev Ram, United States, def. Kevin Anderson (11), South Africa, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 3-0, retired.

Bernard Tomic (16), Australia, def.

Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Viktor Troicki (21), Serbia, def. Daniel Munoz-De La Nava, Spain, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Gael Monfils (23), France, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

Jack Sock (25), United States, def.

Taylor Harry Fritz, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Jeremy Chardy (30), France, def.

Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 7-5, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 13-11.

Steve Johnson (31), United States, def. Aljaz Bedene, United Kingdom, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2.

Tim Smyczek, United States, def.

Daniel Gimeno-Traver, Spain, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def.

Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Brian Baker, United States, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5).

Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, def. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def.

Taro Daniel, Japan, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Tommy Robredo, Spain, def. Malek Jaziri , Tunisia, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 8-6.

Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.

Dudi Sela, Israel, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-1, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

WTA Tour Australian Open Results Singles First Round Shuai Zhang, China, def. Simona Halep (2), Romania, 6-4, 6-3.

Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def.

Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, def. Kimberly Birrell, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def.

Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-0, 6-0.

Ana Ivanovic (20), Serbia, def. Tammi Patterson, Australia, 6-2, 6-3.

Johanna Larsson, Sweden, def.

Irina-Camelia Begu (29), Romania, 6-3, 6-2.

Sabine Lisicki (30), Germany, def.

Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, def. Lesia Tsurenko (31), Ukraine, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3.

Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Caroline Garcia (32), France, 6-2, 6-4.

Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, def.

Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3.

Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, def.

Jarmila Wolfe, Slovakia, 6-0, 4-2, retired.

Naomi Osaka, Japan, def. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

Alize Cornet, France, def. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia, 6-1, 6-0.

Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Andreea Mitu, Romania, 6-3, 6-4.

Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Saisai Zheng, China, def. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 6-1, 6-2.

Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def.

Samantha Crawford, United States, 6-2, 6-4.

Madison Brengle, United States, def.

Coco Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, def.

Storm Sanders, Australia, 6-4, 6-2.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Signed LHP Wei-Yin Chen to a five-year, $80 million contract.

DETROIT TIGERS—Agreed to terms with LF Justin Upton on a six-year, $132.75 million contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Signed LHP David Huff to a minor league contract.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Designated LF Efren Navarro for assignment.

Signed RHP Al Alburquerque toa a one-year, $1.1 million contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Nathan Eovaldi on a one-year, $5.6 million contract.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Signed 3B Adam Wilk and 3B Justin Marks to a minor league contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Joe Blanton on a one-year, $4 million contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Claimed RF AJ Schugel off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS—Signed assistant general manager Arturas Karnisovas to a multi-year extension.

Signed general manager Tim Connelly to a multi-year extension.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL WIS.-MILWAUKEE—Announced G Justin Jordan has left the program and will transfer to North CarolinaGreensboro.

FOOTBALL National Football League DENVER BRONCOS—Placed S Omar Bolden on IR. Signed DB Taurean Nixon.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Fired running backs coach Sam Gash. Fired tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot.

Signed DE B.J. McBryde to a Reserve/Future contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Named Brad Childress offensive coordinator.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed QB Zac Dysert and TE Dominique Jones to a Reserve/Future contract.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Placed LB Jerod Mayo on IR. NEW YORK JETS—Signed T Sean Hickey and RB Dominique Williams to a Reserve/Future contract.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Fired defensive coordinator Billy Davis.

Named Dave Fipp special teams coach. Named Jeff Stoutland offensive line coach. Named Jim Schwartz defensive coordinator.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed DE Caushaud Lyons and DB Ray Vinopal to a Reserve/Future contract.

Signed FB Roosevelt Nix and G Chris Hubbard to a one-year contract extension.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed T Terry Poole to a Reserve/Future contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Named Jason Michael passing game coordinator.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Named Jay Hayes defensive line coach.

Named Jon Hoke defensive backs coach. Named Mark Duffner linebackers coach. Named Nate Kaczor special teams coordinator.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Named Terry Robiskie offensive coordinator.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOISE STATE—Dismissed TE David Lucero from the program. Named Ashley Ambrose defensive backs coach.

KANSAS STATE—Announced DT Bryce English has left the program and will transfer to North Texas.

LOUISVILLE—Announced LB Keith Brown has left the program and will transfer to Western Kentucky.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Re-hired Tommie Robinson as running backs coach.

STANFORD—Announced C Graham Shuler has left the program due to personal reasons.

THE CITADEL—Promoted offensive coordinator Brent Thompson to head coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS—Placed C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on IR. Recalled LW Rob Klinkhammer from Bakersfield (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Placed C Ryan Carter on IR. Recalled D Tyson Strachan from Iowa (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Placed D Jonathon Merrill on IR. NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Loaned G Jean-Francois Berube to Bridgeport (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D Chris Butler to Chicago (AHL).

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE NOTICE An Application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine and distilled spirits has been filed with the City of Duluth, Georgia by the following party at the following at the following location, to wit: Applicant/Owner: BRENDA SIM Registered Agent: Mike Jang Business Name: RIVER GREEN BALLROOM DBA KTN BALLROOM Location: 4675 RIVER GREEN PKWY., DULUTH, GA 30096 AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED ON 1/06/2016 WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE 1/20/2016 AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT OR DENY SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE MADE

BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE FILED APPLICATION IS DETERMINED TO BE COMPLETE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO NOTE ANY OBJECTIONS, IN WRITING, THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH A LICENSE BY FILING SAID WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH. 9 0 4 - 3 0 4 6 2 8 , 1/13,15,20,22 PUBLIC NOTICE An application has been filed for Liquor, Beer and Wine Retail Dealer License for NLSP INVESTMENTS, INC. d/b/a WORLD BEVERAGE, located at 3890 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, DULUTH, GA 30096 The Owners are: NLSP INVESTMENTS, INC. LIEN THI PAHM (CEO, CFO, SEC) 3890 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, DULUTH, GA 30096 904-307004, 1/20

PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will be accepting preliminary applications for its Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program beginning at 12:01AM on Monday, February 1, 2016 until Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 11:50PM. Preliminary applications are being accepted for all 149 counties that we serve.

Preliminary Applications will only be accepted electronically through our system at www.applygadca.com.

If you require assistance completing the preliminary application, you can call our application assistance line at 888-858-6085. The application assistance line is available 24 hours a day until 11:59PM on Sunday, February 7, 2016.

There is no advantage to applying on the first day.

Applications will be entered into a lottery and a drawing will be held to determine the random ranking of the preliminary applications on the wait list.

All applications must be complete. No duplicate applications will be accepted.

For general information, you may visit our website at www.dca.ga.gov 9 2 8 - 3 0 7 8 1 8 , 1/20,21,22,24,27,28,29,31 NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 2016 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965, approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended; and for other purposes.

This 20th day of January 2016.

928-307015, 1/20

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6429, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien on 02/08/2016 at approx.

10:00AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

Name Unit # Monique J. Hankinson B006 Sean Anthonio Williams C056 Leo Mascheck C075 929-307794, 1/20,27

ZONINGS LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application (SU-15-20) has been made by Dennis Terry on behalf of Bank of America, N.A. to allow a Free-standing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) for the property located at 696 Grayson Highway more particularly described as Gwinnett County Tax Parcel number 5-149-019.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on February 1, 2016 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

934-307693, 1/20 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application has been made

by Karen Wright for a rezoning from ON and OI (RZ-1504) for the property located at 577 Scenic Highway more particularly described as Gwinnett County Tax Parcel number 5-116-101.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on February 1, 2016 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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This position provides technical support to end-users and ensures all computers, networks, telecom services and information systems are efficient, functional, technically sound, and up to date.

The candidate must possess the knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of the Comptia A+, Network +, and Microsoft industry certifications.

Check City’s website at www.cityofsugarhill. com for detailed skill requirements. Salary commensurate with education/experience. Drug Free Work Place. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Mail Application, resume and cover letter to: City Clerk, 5039 West Broad Street, Sugar Hill, GA 30518, or via email: jwhittington@ cityofsugarhill.com.

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40 hrs/wk (10:30 am 10 pm 3.5 hrs break Tue - Sat). Work for Asma’s Cuisine, LLC at Duluth, GA. Send resume to Recruitment and Employment Office, Asma’s Cuisine, LLC, Attn: Job Ref: ASM08357, P.O. Box 56625, Atlanta, GA 30343.

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Analyze food content using chemistry & organic chemistry to determine levels of vitamins, fats, sugars & protein. Discover new food sources, research ways to make processed food safe, palatable & healthy.

Apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store & distribute food.

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Requirements: -MUST have at least 2 years experience in sales as a freight broker.

-Must have: prior dispatching, scheduling, routing, load board exp., filling backhauls, and load planning in the trucking industry.

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We offer a competitive benefits package which, includes a base salary, health / dental / disability / life / accident insurance, 401K, personal days, vacation, holidays, etc. Qualified candidates please submit your resume in person at 1001 Cherry Drive Suite 300 Braselton, GA 30517 or email to HR@tran-south.com.

University Surgical Vascular located in Gainesville is seeking an Experienced, Medical Billing Specialist as part of our Billing Team.

Fulltime, competitive benefits. • Must have previous experience as a Medical Biller, with a broad range of clerical duties. • Three to five years of experience a plus. • Centricity or similar software experience required a plus. • Strong knowledge of denials and appeals.

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CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF STREET ABANDONMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 32-7-2 (c) that the City Council of Duluth will consider the abandonment of Knox Street (where it intersects with Buford Highway aka State Route 13) in the City of Duluth, Georgia.

This item is scheduled to be discussed and acted upon at t

the City Council meeting on February 8, 2016.

All interested parties are invited to attend this meeting before the City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096 on February 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Information about this matter may be obtained from the Duluth Planning Division Office, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790. Email information is available by contacting Nick Colonna at ncolonna@duluthga.net. ******************* PLEASE NOTE: This and other city meetings may be audio and/or videotaped for broadcast, transcription and/ or archival purposes. As set forth in the Americans with Disabilities act (ADA) of 1992, the City of Duluth government does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to or treatment of employment in its programs or activities, and complies with the requirements contained in section 35.107 of the Department of Justice regulations.

Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open meeting, program, or activity of the City of Duluth government should be made seven days prior to the event. Inquiries should be directed to the ADA Coordinator in the Planning Department, located at 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA. 30096, telephone (770) 476-1790.

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FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

MONROE, GA 30656

OXFORD, GA 30054

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

37.13 ACRES 1155 Jim Daws Rd Great 37.132 Acre Tract Zoned A-2, With Nice Hardwoods & Pines. Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home $242,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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

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LAWRENCEVILLE RECORDING STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Office/Warehouses 1200 up to 18000 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

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

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE Home COMMUNITY. RENT starting at $100/week.

Large Lots.

770-513-3151

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

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

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

WANTED TO RENT Single Male, 69, clean, quiet, non-smoker seeking clean, odor free room(s), or efficiency apartment with full bathroom that only I will be using and cleaning. Unrestricted kitchen and laundry machine usage - A Must. No drugs, drunks or drama. Larry, 470-248-5275. Handyman in All Construction Trades.

APPLIANCES

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE: HOUSEMATE $475 mo. Private entry X-Lrg Room & Closet, micro kit, lounge/dining area. 678-689-8821

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

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VEHICLES

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

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

LOST DOG: BROWN CHOCOLATE LAB MIX (Yogi). With green collar. Bailey Woods Rd. near Fence Rd. in Dacula. Spotted near Mulberry Park. $1000 Reward! Please call 404-375-8120 or 678-863-2626.

LOST DOG: JACK RUSSELL, white w/brn. ears. Lost 12/25 near Yellow River bridge Law’ville/Lilburn.

Call 404-953-8950.

SEASONED OAK FIREWOOD- 4x8 rack $125. Delivered & Stacked. Lawrenceville/Buford area.

678-997-5675 FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS LIVING ROOM SET: 3 piece living room set, tan, plush sofa, loveseat, and oversized chair. 5 years old. $325.00. Call: 770-483-2238

PIT/BOXER 8 month spayed female, fawn/ white. Must have fence.

404-205-3460 Free to a good home

GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES. Avail Jan 23. 2 Blk males. F1-B. Gorgeous! $1000. Shots. Grayson.

Shirley 770 339-3573 PIT BULL PUPPIES: Full Blooded, No Papers. Lineage: Hall, Razors Edge and Kolbi-G. $250 OBO. 3 females, 4 males.

10 weeks old, 1st shots, de-wormed. Moving Soon - Must Have Homes!

Call or Text: 770-870-4107

VEHICLES CHRYSLER PT CRUISER TOURING, 2005. Convertible Turbo 2.4L, 72k mi. Extended svc. contract. VGC. $6800. 678-640-1640

MISC. FOR SALE EXERCISE MACHINE Techrod (similar to BowFlex) $250.

E N T E R TA I N M E N T CENTER solid wood 4 dr. $350. 770-787-6618 WANT TO BUY COMIC BOOKS WANTED! Father & Son Collectors looking for large/small collections. Cash paid.

Call Justin 770-318-0586 or Randy 770-480-1345

SHIH TZU PURE BRED PAPERED PUPPIES READY FOR A NEW HOME!!

Born 11/09/15. They have first vet visit, shots, dewormer and papers for registration. There are four males and one female. Please call 678-442-0702 if interested in purchasing.

LEXUS RX 300, 1999 SUV 2 OWNER, BABIED AND ONLY DRIVEN 10K PER YEAR. SUPER CAR FAX. Loaded With Options Including Beautiful Tan Leather. Drive Anywhere In Luxury and Quality.

Only $5,500.

Call 770-895-7161

FORD MODEL A, 1931 I am moving and will not have room for it. $16,000.00 Call Cliff Phone 706-817-6874 HONDA RIDGELINE, 2008 4x4, 22k mi., lthr. heated seats, heated mirrors, sunroof, lots more! One owner. $23k neg. Call 470-385-7342.

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MERCEDES 560 SL, 1988. LOW MILES AND ONE FAMILY OWNED. FABULOUS CAR FAX WITH 0 ACCIDENTS. Gorgeous black with tan leather. Two top.

NADA and Hagerty value guide value is $24,000-70,000. Minimum appraisal on this car is $23,828. Super car and super buy on one of the fastest appreciating cars over the next 5-10 years. Drives great and only $12,700. call 770-873-2627.

MERCEDES BENZ 500 SEL, 1985.

Runs & looks good.

Asking $2750.

Call 404-354-8363 or 404-416-5589

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MERCEDES 560 SL, 1986 CONVERTIBLE Low miles, super buy on investment car. Fabulous black with burgundy leather and two tops. Babied, exceptional and beautiful. Drives great- 135 MPH. Yet luxury and high quality. Drive and watch it go up in price.

Cost $48,000 new.

The best car built in the 1980’s. NADA and Hagerty Classic Car Value Guide appraises them at $20,00040,000. The best you can find and selling way under the market at only $13,900.

Call 770-882-4605

VOLVO V70, 2006 One owner wagon with only 105K miles.

Babied and beautiful, white with tan leather. Super CarFax. Desirable 2.5LT 5 cyl. engine. Looks and drives great. Selling way under the market for a car of this low miles and quality.

Only $7750.

770-882-4605 MOTORCYCLES HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL HERITAGE, 2013, 2 Tone, dark blue / silver, exc. cond., 1800 mi., garage kept. $10,000. Helmets incl.

770-744-8273

HARLEY DAVIDSON, 2012 IRON 883 Excellent Cond., 1000 miles, garaged, have title, helmets, rain suit, saddle bags incl. $5500 OBO. Social Circle. 770-787-7098

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VEHICLES

FOUND LARGE DOG Black, Male, Suwanee Road & Riverside Drive area. Call to identify, 770-335-6505.

ADOPT A PET

GARAGE SALES

LOGANVILLE, 30052 HARRIS 3 IN 1 ESTATE SALE Thurs., Fri., Sat. Jan. 21-23, 9am-5pm.

Located at 3805 Marham Park Circle. Contact William Atkinson, Treasure Chest Estate Sales Specialist.

Go to estatesales.net to see all pictures.

Contact email: williamatkinson@ windstream.net Cell 770-846-8173.

DOGS

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC Ready to go January 28. AKC German Shepherd pups-Black / Black Sable. Parents on site.

Working lines.Hannes Vom Spadener Holz.

1st shots and worming. $800. 770-316-4110 Commerce.

WANTED FOR RENT

MONROE, GA 30656

32.53 ACRES BRING OFFERS! JIM DAWS ROAD Great 32.53 +/Acre Tract Zoned A-2 Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home. Property has a 20 Foot Easement For Access. $211,445 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

$85 full truck load delivered. Camping firewood avail.

Call 770-560-3604.

GWINNETT, BUFORD Near Mall of GA. 5BR/3.5BA, S/T, Ivy Green Subd. Fplc., dbl. gar., 3,233 sq. ft. $1700/mo. + dep.

678-227-4405

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HOUSES FOR RENT

BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOT! 405 St. Regis Dr. Beautiful 2.76 Acre Lake Lot In The Prestigious St. Regis Neighborhood In Oxford,Ga. Heavily Wooded With Gorgeous Views Of The Lake $48,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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