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VOLUME 23 NUMBER 8

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MAY 20, 2017

Published Since April 1995 Serving DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale Counties • www.facebook.com/ocgnews

Atlanta Sports City at Stonecrest signs Emory Healthcare, Urban Retail as partners

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tlanta Sports City (ASC) at Stonecrest has inked a deal with Emory Healthcare and Urban Retail Properties, LLC, owner of the Mall at Stonecrest, to join the 250,000 square-foot sports and entertainment complex that will be built in the newly-formed city of Stonecrest. Officials announced Emory Healthcare as the official sports medicine partner and Urban Retail as the official retail partner for the project during a news conference, which was held on May 17 at the Discover DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau in Tucker. Officials also announced that a grand new entrance to the Mall at Stonecrest would be built along Mall Parkway to link the mall with the sports and entertainment complex, which will have a 15,000-seat stadium, outdoor multi-use fields, sports diamonds, indoor courts and a restaurant and entertainment area. The complex will be built on a 197-acre tract on the southeastern side of the Mall at Stonecrest . Vaughn Irons, developer for the project, said the announced partnerships—what he called “the first impact players”—mark a milestone

and solidify ASC’s plans, which were unveiled three months ago. With the Emory Sports Medicine Center as anchor for the 10,000-square-foot Sports Medicine Pavilion, Atlanta Sports City will be able to provide top medical care to athletes, Irons said. Emory, which has more than 16,000 employees including 2,000 physicians, is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia. “Our development team is extremely pleased we were able to negotiate adding Emory Healthcare, Emory Sports Medicine and Urban Retail as cornerstones to Atlanta Sports City. Both partners are nationally recognized and respected for their excellence in their fields of expertise,” said Irons, who said his team plans to set up workshops to seek vendors by working closely with the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, DeKalb NAACP, Dekalb Ministers Alliance and other organizations. Scott D. Boden, MD, director of the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center, said he and Irons put a lot of time and energy into working out the details of the project. “Our collective vision

Partners and officials toss their caps up high to celebrate “ the first impact players” Atlanta Sports City at Stoncrest.

for this partnership will establish an unmatched level of on-site integration of multi-sport athletic competition and training with sports medicine diagnostic equipment, medical care, and sports medicine research,” said Boden. “We expect this to be a very unique feature for an athlete or a parent deciding to visit Atlanta Sports City.” Boden said Emory’s partnership represents a $10 million investment. He said Stonecrest provides an optimal location for Emory to better provide services in the

L-R: Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary, Scott D. Boden, MD, and Craig Delasin. Photos by Glenn L. Morgan/ OCG News

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Scope of investigation broadens against DeKalb sheriff Jeffrey Mann

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Attorney Noah Pines leads press conference as Sheriff Jeffery Mann(L) looks on.

ov. Nathan Deal has revised his executive order to broaden the scope of an investigation of DeKalb County Sheriff Jeff Mann, who was arrested on May 6 for allegedly exposing himself in an Atlanta park and running from police. Deal signed a new order on May 16. The new order came five days after Mann’s attorney, Noah Pines, held a news conference and told reporters he had asked the governor to reconsider having Mann investigated because the charges against him amounted to violations of city ordinances—not criminal charges. Deal had cited criminal charges as the justification for appointing an investigative committee. In addition to criminal charges, Deal’s new executive order calls for the committee to also look into alleged misconduct in office or alleged incapacity to perform the

Attorney Noah Pines said the alleged offenses aren’t criminal.

functions of office, the order states. Attorney General Chris Carr, Newton County Sheriff Ezell Brown and Peach County Sheriff Terry Deese were appointed to the panel. The panel must report its findings within 30 days. Mann could be suspended for up to 90 days based on its findings.


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