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Alpharetta girls capture state soccer title with incredible postseason run By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com POWDER SPRING, Ga. — The Alpharetta Raiders put an exclamation mark on their incredible playoff run with a 3-2 win over Glynn Academy May 12 at McEachern High for the girls 6A soccer state championship. The Raiders defeated multiple top-ranked teams in their postseason streak before downing previously undefeated Glynn Academy for the state title. The Raiders’ first girls soccer state championship came from a playoff run
that almost never happened. The Raiders narrowly avoided missing the playoffs by owning a tiebreaker over Northview. “We had to struggle to get into the playoffs, then we just bonded and went through a fantastic run,” said head coach Michael Nance. “We persevered. The feeling is really hard to describe. It’s a fantastic accomplishment for this team, and especially these seniors who have left here with a great legacy. We missed the playoffs for a few years prior to last year, and now they are going out on top.” Nance said a vital factor to prevailing over four of the state’s top teams in
CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, June 7, 2018 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, July 9, 2018 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. a. CLUP-18-03/Z-18-03/V-18-07 King’s Ridge Christian School Consideration of a request to rezone approximately 2.03 acres from AG (Agriculture) to SU (Special Use) in order to incorporate the property into the King’s Ridge Christian School campus and develop the property with a soccer field. A Comprehensive Land Use Plan amendment is requested to change the designation of the property from ‘Very Low Density Residential’ to ‘Public, Institutional, Education’. A variance is requested to reduce tree recompense. The property is located at 13695 Cogburn Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lot 896, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. b. MP-18-05/Z-18-04 Lux Atlanta/Northwinds Master Plan Consideration of a request to amend the Northwinds Master Plan to allow ‘Athletic Facilities/Fitness Studio’ and free-standing ‘Retail Establishment’ and ‘Restaurant’ as permitted uses in Pod A, to add approximately 1 acre of land to the Northwinds Master Plan and to amend developments standards in Pod A. A rezoning is requested for approximately 1 acre from O-P (Office-Professional) to O-I (Office-Institutional). The property is located at the west corner of Northwinds Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 805 and 806, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. c. MP-18-04 North Point Mall/Office Use Consideration of a request to amend the North Point Mall Master Plan to allow for the conversion of approximately 27,000 square feet of in-line retail space to professional office use within North Point Mall. The property is located at 1000 North Point Circle and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 700, 701, 742 & 743, 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia. Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the office of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
the playoffs came from playing in Region 7-AAAAAA. “Playing in the toughest region in the state really seasoned us,” he said. “We knew what it was like to have to come out and play hard, and we knew how narrow the margin was.” On Saturday, the Raiders used that experience to do what no other team has done this season — beat Glynn Academy (21-1). The Raiders never trailed in the game and dominated possession in the second half to secure the win. Alpharetta struck first in the ninth minute when Janna Horton made an impressive move around a defender and hit Mary Wygle on a through pass. Wygle’s low shot escaped the Glynn Academy keeper for the 1-0 lead. However, with the Raiders fans still cheering Wygle’s goal, the Red Terrors tied the game just 47 seconds later. After getting the ball in the box, the
Blotter: Continued from Page 2 pany first became aware that the nurse was possibly stealing medications from her patients after one patient made a Facebook post in 2017. In the post, the patient said they believed the nurse had taken some of their pills. The medical center reached out to
CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE PH-18-AB-48 PLACE City Hall Two Park Plaza Council Chambers May 24, 2018 2:00 P.M. PURPOSE Consumption on Premises Beer & Wine, Sunday Sales APPLICANT Ram Ruay LLC/M Thai Street Food d/b/a M Thai Street Food 875 North Main St. Alpharetta, GA 30009 Owner Sripapa Oyanontaruk Registered Agent Sripapa Oyanontaruk
Raiders failed to clear on multiple headers. The ball eventually found its way to the penalty spot to an open Glynn player who scored. The Raiders reclaimed the lead midway through the first half on a penalty kick. Working one-on-one with a defender, Alpharetta’s Jenna Horton was taken down in the penalty box. Looking calm and collected, Abby Schwartz put her shot in the lower left corner of the net to give the Raiders the go-ahead goal. The Red Terrors tied the match again with a shot near the penalty area in a one-on-one battle, putting the score at 2-2 at the half. In the second period, Alpharetta played possession heavy and limited Glynn’s offensive chances to just three shots. Jenna Horton scored the gamewinning goal, sneaking a shot just under the crossbar with 33 minutes remaining. the patient who had made the post, but the patient wasn’t interested in pursuing the complaint. Since then, the medical center has changed its policy regarding home medication reviews so that two staff members must be present when checking and counting medication. On May 7, when the nurse suspected of stealing went to check on a patient’s medication, the center sent two staff members along. The staff members counted the medication before allowing the nurse to check it. After the nurse left, the staff members once again counted the medication and found that 15 oxycodone tablets were missing. When the nurse was confronted about the incident, she denied it and then changed her story once the staff members were brought in to verify her story. She eventually left.
Man throws rocks at cars at McDonald’s MILTON, Ga. — Milton police responded to reports of a man yelling at customers and throwing items onto their cars at the McDonald’s on Windward Parkway May 14. According to the report, customers said the man came from behind the restaurant’s dumpster and was throwing things at cars and yelling. An employee told officers he witnessed the man yelling at customers and picking up rocks and throwing them at cars in the drive-thru lane before walking off to a business next door. The man was later identified by the employee and was arrested for disorderly conduct.