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Jackson Healthcare CEO launches bid for governor
By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Rick Jackson, the founder and CEO of Jackson Healthcare in Alpharetta, announced his bid for Georgia governor Feb. 3.
The Republican candidate founded Jackson Healthcare in 2000. The Alpharetta-based company sees more than 20 million patients each year, according to its website. Jackson has founded and led more than 35 health care companies.
Some of his campaign priorities include freezing property taxes; reducing the state income tax; prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion programs in state government and classrooms; fighting illegal immigration; and tying public assistance to work or job training.
"We'll make Georgia No. 1 in the nation for criminal deportations," Jackson said in his campaign announcement. "If we can't teach Christianity in schools, we're not going to let them teach the religion of woke ideology. We'll ban DEI insanity and criminalize reverse discrimination. If we can't cut the state income tax in half and freeze property taxes, I won't run again."
Current Gov. Brian Kemp is termlimited and cannot run for reelection this year.
Jackson joins several other candidates in the race for governor,
Richard Jackson, CEO of Jackson Healthcare and chair of Fostering Success Act Inc., addresses scholarship recipients attending the Thanksgiving dinner at the company’s campus Nov. 20. Jackson announced his bid for Georgia governor Feb. 3.
including Republicans Chris Carr, Clark Dean, Burt Jones, Gregg Kirkpatrick, Brad Raffensperger and Kenneth Yasger. The Democratic candidates so far are Keisha Lance Bottoms, Olu Brown,
Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Derrick Jackson, Ruwa Romman and Michael Thurmond.
Primary Election Day is May 19, and the general election is Nov. 3.
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council gave takeoff clearance for a vertiport at the proposed Northwinds Summit mixed-use project at Ga. 400 and Haynes Bridge Road.
In a 6-1 vote at a Jan. 28 special meeting, council members approved changes to allow the vertiport that will allow next-generation electric vertical takeoff aircraft to land.
The measure also allowed for the addition of a seventh story to a hotel and use of exterior insulation and finish system on the building’s facade.
The addition of a seventh story for The AC Hotel by Marriott increases the number of rooms from 140 to 165.
Councilman John Hipes, who voted against the proposal, said he supported the vertiport but had serious reservations about the hotel changes.
Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft could become a reality within the next few years, providing rapid transit around metro areas. Their engines are proposed as a much quieter alternative to helicopters.
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Judge orders Sandy Springs to surrender files
Sandy Springs notches loss in public records lawsuit
By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com
ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge has ordered Sandy Springs to produce documents it previously withheld from Appen Media Group, granting the newspaper’s motion in an ongoing public records lawsuit with the city.
In a Jan. 22 decision, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Melynee Leftridge ruled Sandy Springs must turn over “supplemental” incident and arrest reports tied to Appen’s prior open records requests, including documents connected to cases the city has considered open investigations.
The order mandates the city release those documents as part of the lawsuit’s discovery phase.
The ruling does not end the longrunning legal battle. The city has 60 days to provide the documents, which both parties will use to further adjudicate the case in court.
The lawsuit stems from Appen’s efforts to obtain public police incident reports from the city beginning in October 2022.
State law mandates public records be open to public inspection but allows certain exceptions. Agencies may withhold certain police records that involve ongoing investigations.
However, the law requires initial incident and crime reports be released even if the case is open.
At the center of the Appen lawsuit
request. Its justification largely mirrored the city’s defense for not handing them over in the first place. Sandy Springs said the underlying cases involve open investigations and therefore, it claims, are exempt from release.
Following the appellate ruling and ahead of upcoming trial proceedings, Appen filed a motion requesting the court order the city to provide those outstanding documents. It argued the materials will help cure deficiencies identified by the appeals court.
“We cannot say as a matter of law that a narrative report is not part of the initial incident report subject to disclosure … Based upon the record before us which was simply not fully developed as to that issue,” the appellate court stated.
is the question of what constitutes an “initial incident report.”
For years, Sandy Springs has made available brief reports stating when and where police are dispatched.
Unlike incident reports provided by surrounding jurisdictions, the Sandy Springs reports typically lack details on the nature of the crime, an accounting of property damage, injuries associated with a crime, whether there were any victims or any arrests were made, and whether any suspects have been identified.
Sandy Springs admits that officers generally write more detailed reports in a second document, often written the same day. The city claims in its legal defense that this second report
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is not part of the initial incident report, and therefore can be withheld.
In its complaint, Appen cited examples of Sandy Springs reports in which both documents were created at the same time on the same day. When the newspaper filed open records requests for the reports associated with these incidents, the city only provided the first, onesentence page.
After trying to mediate the situation, Appen Media brought suit against the city in May 2023 arguing its practice violated the Open Records Act.
After a Fulton County judge ruled in favor of the city in December 2023, Appen appealed the decision to the higher state court. The Court of Appeals then rejected the lower court ruling, stating, “the trial court’s grant of summary judgment was premature. Genuine issues of material fact remain based on this record and thus the trial court erred by granting summary judgment to the City.”
That decision sent the case back to Fulton County Superior Court.
During the initial phase of the suit, Appen Media requested the city provide copies of complete incident reports so the court could compare them with the supposedly abbreviated reports the city gave the newspaper.
The city did not complete that
Citing that ruling, Appen’s motion argued the newspaper, “is entitled to these reports to fully develop the record as to whether these reports should have been initially produced as Appen alleges in its Complaint.”
The city petitioned the court to deny Appen’s request.
Following a Jan 6. hearing, the judge sided with Appen Media.
In her order, Judge Leftridge said the Court of Appeals decision entitled Appen Media to all incident reports related to its requests, “regardless of how they are labeled by the City,” so the record could be fully developed.
The judge concluded the city failed to fully respond to discovery requests despite Appen Media’s attempts to resolve the dispute without court intervention.
She also noted the discovery request sought, “nonprivileged and relevant information.”
As a result, the court granted the motion to compel and ordered the city to produce the previously withheld materials.
Under the order, Sandy Springs must provide the documents within 60 days of receiving the ruling. Leftridge also authorized Appen Media to submit an affidavit seeking reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred in pursuing the motion.
Since the Jan. 22 ruling, the city has filed two new motions. The first is a request for immediate review and the second petitions the court to reconsider its decision to compel discovery.
Appen Media has filed a response. Meanwhile, the newspaper awaits the city’s documents as the case plays out.
Editor’s Note: Carl Appen is a representative of Appen Media, which publishes the Sandy Springs Crier. He is also a deposed witness in the case. This article attempts to offer an unbiased update on the status of the lawsuit.
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Roswell moves forward with dredging assistance
By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
ROSWELL, Ga. — Requests from two subdivisions for dredging assistance will proceed to the City Council for a formal vote after review in the Jan. 27 Committees of Council meeting.
Councilwoman Christine Hall, who lives in one of the subdivisions, recused herself from the vote.
The Committees of Council serves as an informal work session for the City Council and includes department heads and administrators.
An application to Roswell’s dredging assistance program must be in the public interest to be considered. With a buildup of sediment in the ponds, stormwater capacity decreases which can lead to more flooding and contaminated waterways.
The dredging assistance applications from Nesbit Lakes and Chickering Lake neighborhoods are the first to be considered since 2016. Knowing the applications were forthcoming, the City Council allocated $250,000 toward dredging assistance in the 2026 budget. Both applicants requested a 50 percent reimbursement, and Roswell can provide up to $500,000. However, staff recommended a 20 percent reimbursement for each project, which would total $251,775.
To cover the cost, Chief Financial Officer Bill Godshall recommended using the funding previously approved for dredging assistance and transferring the remaining amount from the general fund contingency.
“The $1,700 will not have a material, consequential impact on the contingency funding,” Godshall said.
If the City Council decides to allocate more funding toward dredging assistance, the Finance Department can work to identify other funding sources before the applications are formally approved. Funding from the city is solely for dredging purposes and reimbursed after the project is complete.
Councilwoman Sarah Beeson raised concern for the improvements planned on Pine Grove Road which runs outside of the Chickering Lake subdivision. With Roswell spending millions on roadway enhancements, she said she doesn’t want the new roadwork s to suffer from the approximately 1,800 truckloads of sediment to be removed from Chickering Lake.
Environmental and Public Works Director Brian Watson said that the dredging process would be complete before construction is set to begin on the Pine Grove Road corridor.
Both dredging assistance applications will proceed for a formal vote by the City Council Feb. 9.
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Fire Chief Pabel Troche updates the City Council Jan. 27 on the measures taken by the Emergency Operations Team to keep residents safe during winter weather.
Alpharetta approves contract for medical services at city jail
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council approved a jail medical contract Feb. 2, finalizing the detention center’s reboot.
At the meeting, council members unanimously approved a contract with Southern Health Partners to provide medical services at the Alpharetta Detention Center, 2555 Old Milton Parkway. The company will be responsible for services, including telemedicine, staff training, pharmaceutical needs and medical record maintenance.
Since December, Alpharetta has managed the jail, which it reopened after being vacated by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in September.
Police Chief Trent Lindgren said the contract is part of ensuring the humane treatment of prisoners, a priority city officials have emphasized.
“Our job is just to ensure that while somebody is in our care, that they stay healthy,” Lindgren said. “Nobody's happy to be in jail, but we want to make it is
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Police Chief Trent Lindgren speaks to Alpharetta council members during a Feb. 2 meeting.
the most positive experience that we can provide.”
The jail routinely houses about four to seven inmates per day with many spending only a few hours there,
Lindgren said. Some prisoners may stay for a weekend or longer for municipal sentences.
The short stays mean the jail has no need for a full-time nurse, he said.
Instead, jail staff will connect inmates with a telemedicine physician through a tablet. Minor medicines like Aspirin can then be provided.
For more serious issues, inmates would be sent to a local hospital.
Lindgren said he anticipates no additional contracts for the jail’s operation in the near term, although he may look to hire additional staff. Currently, the jail is at minimum staffing and will likely need additional employees if it is to take on prisoners from nearby municipalities.
“We've got everything locked down,” the police chief said. “We've taken care of food and clothing and building maintenance.”
City officials are exploring ways to enter contracts with nearby cities to offset costs. The contracts likely would bring in those arrested from nearby communities. The jail previously housed people arrested by police in Roswell, Milton and Johns Creek.
“We're working towards bringing on the other agencies in North Fulton,” Lindgren said. “If that happens, we're going to need more people.”
Fulton County prepared for elections office raid
By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com
UNION CITY, Ga. — Ahead of a Federal Bureau of Investigation search, Fulton County officials were already planning to turn over 2020 election documents as part of an ongoing court case.
The FBI executed a search warrant at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Road in Union City on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Agents were at the facility until about 9 p.m., Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts said.
A court order signed by Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas authorized agents to seize all physical ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, all ballot images and Fulton County’s 2020 voter rolls, the Georgia Recorder reported.
During a press conference on Jan. 29, Fulton Elections Board Chair Sherri Allen said 700 boxes of documents were taken. She added that agents also looked at other documents “that we did not believe had anything to do with 2020.”
Officials do not know exactly what was taken, why they were taken or where agents are taking the documents. Allen said nothing has been explained to Fulton officials and it was difficult for them to see the warrant.
“One of the strangest things about this case is these records were the subject of active litigation and, quite frankly, were likely to be unsealed and turned over in a matter of weeks. All he had to do was ask the judge to do so, but albeit in a much more orderly manner. We in Fulton County have nothing, nothing, nothing to hide,” Pitts said.
The effort will not change the outcome of the 2020 election, he added.
The United States Justice Department’s civil rights division sued Fulton County Court Clerk Che Alexander in December 2025.
The lawsuit claims that Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to the Fulton County Elections Board in October 2025 demanding records responsive to a State Election Board resolution. A subpoena requested “all used and void ballots, stubs of all ballots, signature envelopes and corresponding envelope digital files from the 2020 general election in Fulton County.”
The letter from the attorney general’s office said the request was
meant to determine the state’s compliance with federal election laws, and cited transparency concerns.
“The Civil Rights Division sends this request consistent with its ongoing obligations to ensure all citizens’ voting rights have been and are protected in all elections,” the letter says.
The Fulton Elections Board said the ballots, stubs and absentee ballot envelopes from 2020 were in the possession of the Superior Court clerk and sealed under Georgia law. They could not be produced without a court order.
The search on Jan. 28 follows County Attorney Ann Brumbaugh’s admission that Fulton election officials did not properly sign tabulator tapes after the 2020 election. The tabulator tapes are essentially receipts printed from ballot tabulation machines to verify the number of voters matches the number of votes.
A hearing was scheduled for Feb. 9 regarding the transfer of the 2020 election documents to the state.
“We wanted to make sure that we had transferred everything [with the state] and the state would have been present as well, so it wouldn’t be something that we just handed them. Everyone would have been where the records were kept, copies would have been made and everyone would have seen that. That’s not what happened yesterday,” Allen said.
She added that some election officials knew what the records were, and that she was involved in negotiating the document transfer and in ensuring that Fulton Elections could maintain copies, but that was not allowed yesterday.
Pitts maintained that every audit and review of the 2020 election results have been confirmed.
“Our elections were fair and accurate and every legal vote was counted. These ongoing efforts are about intimidation and distraction, not facts,” Pitts said.
Fulton County has held 17 elections since 2020, and no major problems were reported.
“We will continue to be vigilant,” Allen said. “Fulton County will remain strong. We won’t take our eye off the ball.”
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Technology veteran joins board at Mimms Museum in Roswell
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Mimms Museum of Technology and Art has appointed Clint Bridges to its Board of Directors, where he will bring more than 40 years of experience in the data communications industry.
An entrepreneur at heart, Bridges has founded two successful data communications companies and authored published works in the field. His fascination with electronics began as a teenager repairing televisions and radios and continued through early personal computing experiences, including learning BASIC programming, building custom hardware interfaces and exploring early
online connectivity.
The Mimms Museum, 5000 Commerce Pkwy. in Roswell, features an expansive collection of technological artifacts and offers educational programs for visitors.
Beyond his professional achievements, Bridges previously served as a multi-engine aircraft pilot and enjoys handson technical work. His passion for technology has been constant throughout his life, dating back to the
home electronics laboratory he has maintained since elementary school.
Bridges’ involvement with Mimms Museum is rooted in a deep appreciation for the history of technology and its impact on future innovation. He values the museum’s role in preserving the artifacts and stories that illustrate how modern computing evolved through decades of experimentation and discovery.
“Clint is a long-time visitor, volunteer, member and donor of ours and we are absolutely thrilled to welcome him to the board of directors,” said Lonnie Mimms, founder and board chair at Mimms Museum.
“Over the years, Clint has generously donated several items he personally designed and built for the museum. His enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to our mission have been evident from the very beginning and we cannot wait to have him more involved in our future growth plans.”
As the Mimms Museum continues expanding more than 20,000 square feet for its new exhibit iNSPIRE: Fifty Years of Innovation from Apple exhibition launching to the public April 1, Bridges will contribute his expertise to help guide the museum’s long-term vision and impact.
— Hannah Yahne
Roswell Roots celebrates Black history, culture
ROSWELL, Ga. — Throughout February, Roswell Roots is hosting various community programs and events to celebrate Black History Month and the 25th anniversary of the festival.
Programs kicked off Feb. 1 with a performance celebrating the legacy of African American music.
Roswell Roots is hosting an art exhibit in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, through March 26. It features mixed-media collages and leftover materials reimagined to support the exhibits’ theme of making art out of the fragments of one’s life.
Several performances are on the calendar, starting with an all-African American comedy troupe from Dad’s Garage, a theatre group based in Atlanta. Tickets for the show Feb. 7 at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center start at $17.
Roswell Roots and the City of Alpharetta are partnering to present a documentary on the Bailey-Johnson School which provided educational opportunities for Black students in North Fulton from 1950-1967. The free event will be Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.
A family day is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14 with performances and activities
for all ages.
Atlanta storyteller and children’s author Mama Koku will bring African folktales and African American history to life at 9:30 a.m. with music and audience participation. Blacktop Playground Improv will follow with a performance at 11:30 a.m.
Tickets to each show cost $9 and there will be free interactive activities in the lobby.
A full list of programs and events are below. For more information, visit Roswell365.com
Thursday, Feb. 5
• Boys n the Hood 35th anniversary screening at Aurora Cineplex, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
• Black Experience Tour at Bulloch Hall, 11 a.m.
• 12th anniversary Bid Whist Card Party at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center Ballroom, noon
• Dad’s Garage BlackGround at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 11
• Bailey-Johnson School and Community Documentary at the Roswell Cultural Arts
Center, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12
• Groove & Soul: Grant Green Jr. live at the Roswell River Landing, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13
• Roots Slam & Jams Open Mic at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14
• Art & Soul Kids and Family Day at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center
• The Rhythm of Story: Africa to America, 9:30 a.m.
• Blacktop Playground Improv for Kids, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 15
• Telling Our Story at the Pleasant Hill Community Center, 3 p.m.
• Voices of the Soul: Jacob Lay live at the Roswell River Landing, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 19
• The Historic Goodbye: Losing a Loved One During a Pandemic film screening at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21
• Booker T. Washington and American
Leadership at the Rosell Adult Recreation Center, 11 a.m.
• Mack Henry Brown Commemoration at Riverside Park, 2 p.m.
• Legacy and Groove: A Tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire presented by the Ray Howard Band at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 22
• Jazz Vespers at Roswell Presbyterian Church, 4 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 23
• Atlanta Authors presents Terah Shelton Harris at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
• Young John Lewis in Concert at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
• Nancy Jackson: A Story of Courage and Resistance at the Barn at Barrington Hall, 11 a.m.
• William “Blues Man” Reed and the Juke Joint Dukes at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 7 p.m.
— Hannah Yahne
BRIDGES
Roswell Police seek assistance identifying deceased woman
ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Police Departments is requesting the public’s help in identifying a woman who passed away following a medical emergency Nov. 21, 2024, at the Wellstar North Fulton Hospital.
Investigators discovered the personal information she provided to the hospital during treatment was inaccurate. Her legal identity remains unknown despite investigators pursuits, and the department is seeking community assistance.
The woman’s death is not considered suspicious and there is no active criminal investigation.
The deceased is a Black female in her mid-50s to 60s, approximately 5-foot and 3 inches weighing 275 pounds. Anyone that recognizes the woman or has information regarding her background is encouraged to contact Detective A. Gutierrez at 770-640-4588 or email agutierrez@roswellgov.com.
— Hannah Yahne
A sketch of the unidentified woman created by a forensic sketch artist with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, left, and a photo of the woman as she appeared before her death on the right.
Rotary’s icy Polar Plunge set for Feb. 7 at Wills Park
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Rotary Foundation invites participants to freeze for a reason at its annual Polar Bear Plunge charity.
From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 7, 100 teams will raise funds for causes dear to their hearts at the Wills Park Pool, 1815 Old Milton Parkway.
Since 2018, the annual immersion has raised almost $500,000 for charities.
Afterward, participants and spectators are invited to warm up with a cup of coffee at Brewable, a local café near the park on Roswell
Street dedicated to employing adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The plunge allows charities to form their own team to fundraise by partnering with an established organization. Individuals can also participate by designating their donations to a charity of their choice.
For more information on how to participate and a location map, visit awesomealpharetta.com/event/ polar-bear-plunge/ — Jon Wilcox
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Partiers at the Golden Gala dance at the American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta April 11, 2025.
Alpharetta Rotary hosts gala for senior residents
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — For the second year, the Alpharetta Rotary Club invites senior residents for a free celebration Feb. 13 at the American Legion Post 201.
The event will run from 2:305:30 p.m. at 201 Wills Road in Alpharetta.
Individuals ages 55 and older are encouraged to come in their favorite
party attire and their dancing shoes for line dancing lessons. Two lucky attendees will be crowned the queen and king of the Golden Heart Gala.
Last year, more than 200 seniors attended the Golden Heart Gala to dance, enter for raffle prizes and socialize with fellow golden people in the community.
— Hannah Yahne
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About 100 teams will meet at the Wills Park Pool Feb. 7 to raise funds for charities of their choice.
Experience is the advantage
What working at home luxury real estate has given my clients
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In a market that continues to shift, one thing has become increasingly clear: experience matters. Buyers and sellers aren’t just looking for someone to open doors or manage paperwork; they want guidance from a professional who understands market cycles, pricing strategy, negotiation, and the nuances that don’t always show up in the data. My time at HOME has strengthened exactly that kind of service, and the impact has been felt most by my clients.
HOME is built on the idea that real estate is a craft, not a transaction. It’s a brokerage made up of seasoned professionals who value integrity, preparation, and long-term relationships over short-term wins. Being part of this environment has sharpened my approach
to every aspect of the business. The conversations that happen daily around contracts, builder trends, financing structures, and buyer behavior ensure that I’m constantly plugged into the true “currency” of the market, not just surface-level headlines.
One of the greatest advantages of working at HOME is access to collective experience. The agents here bring decades of knowledge across resale, new construction, development, and luxury markets. That depth allows us to pressure-test strategies before they ever reach a client. Whether it’s pricing a home in a changing market, structuring an offer to stand out without overexposure, or navigating inspection and appraisal challenges, decisions are informed by realworld experience, not guesswork.
That level of insight is especially valuable in today’s environment. With inventory, rates, and buyer expectations constantly evolving, clients need honest guidance and clear strategy. HOME’s culture reinforces the
importance of telling the truth, even when it’s not the easiest message. That commitment to integrity builds trust, and trust is the foundation of every successful transaction.
Another key component of my work at HOME is the strength of our professional relationships. Years in the business have created meaningful connections with builders, developers, lenders, attorneys, and fellow agents throughout North Atlanta. Those relationships matter. They lead to smoother negotiations, better communication, early awareness of opportunities, and solutions when challenges arise. Clients benefit from a network that is established, respected, and responsive.
Ultimately, being at HOME has elevated how I serve. It has reinforced the importance of staying educated, being strategic, and operating with professionalism at every turn. Real estate decisions carry real consequences, and clients deserve an advisor who understands the full landscape, from market data to human dynamics.
Experience is the advantage, and at HOME, that experience is shared, refined, and applied with purpose, for the benefit of every client we represent.
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Don’t go breaking my heart: Real estate with both heart and strategy
Buying or selling a home is a lot like falling in love. It starts with excitement and possibility—late-night scrolling, big dreams, and that “this could be it” feeling. Just like love, when emotions run the show without a plan, heartbreak can follow. I see it often. Buyers fall hard for the prettiest house—the one with perfect staging and instant wow factor—while overlooking homes that may not be as beautiful but quietly check all the boxes that matter. Solid layouts, great school districts, desirable neighborhoods, strong bones, and long-term potential. What those homes lack in polish, they often make up for in value and opportunity, especially in competitive local markets like ours.
My job as a real estate agent is to help buyers see beyond first impressions. Paint can change. Finishes can be updated. Location, lot size, and layout—especially in established Milton communities or walkable areas of Alpharetta—are much harder to replace. Sometimes the right home isn’t the one you fall in
love with immediately. It’s the one that supports your life, your finances, and your future.
Sellers face heartbreak too. Pricing a home based on memories instead of market data, skipping preparation, or resisting honest feedback can cause a home to sit longer than expected. In markets like Milton and Alpharetta, where buyers are savvy and inventory matters, the strongest position a seller ever has is before their home hits the market. Getting the price, presentation, and timing right from the start makes all the difference. And when it is spending time on market without showings? It is typically one (or a combination) of three things: presentation, inherent features (like a strange floor plan or unusable yard) or yes, price.
Real estate is emotional—but it can’t just be emotional. Protecting your heart means balancing how a home feels with how it fits your goals. A home should support your life, not strain it.
If you’re thinking about buying or selling in Milton or Alpharetta—or just wondering what your next move could look like—I’d love to be a resource. Let’s talk through your options with clarity and confidence.
Because real estate should build your future… not break your heart.
DOLAN
The most dangerous place for seniors
Brought to you by – Bath and Kitchen Galleria
The bathroom, a place we take for granted, transforms into one of the most hazardous areas in the home for aging seniors. With slippery surfaces, high tub walls, and the need for frequent maneuvering, the risk of falls—the leading cause of injury among older adults—spikes dramatically. John Hogan, President of Bath and Kitchen Galleria and Aging in Place Expert says, “Proactive bathroom modifications are not merely an upgrade; they are an essential investment in the long-term safety, independence, and dignity of our seniors.”
To mitigate the dangers, several specific aspects of the bathroom should be modified to create a supportive and accessible environment:
Shower and Bathtub: The single greatest fall risk is often stepping over a high tub wall. The ideal solution is a curbless or low-threshold walk-in shower to eliminate this barrier entirely. For added security, install a permanent shower seat or bench and a handheld showerhead to allow for comfortable, seated bathing. Shower floor should have non-slip tile surfaces.
Grab Bars: Strategically placed sturdy, professional-grade grab bars are critical. They must be securely anchored into wall studs, not just
the drywall. Placement is key: near the toilet to assist with sitting and standing, and both inside and just outside the shower/tub for secure entry and exit. Modern grab bars come in a variety of stylish finishes to seamlessly blend with your décor.
Toilet Area: A standard toilet can be difficult to use for those with limited mobility. Installing a comfort-height or raised toilet seat reduces the strain on joints and makes the transition from sitting to standing much easier. Pairing this with well-placed grab bars provides a significant boost in stability.
Flooring and Lighting: Replace slippery tile or remove loose bathmats and throw rugs, which are tripping
hazards. Install slip-resistant flooring throughout the bathroom. Finally, good lighting is paramount. Bright, even lighting—including motion-sensor nightlights—helps seniors navigate safely, especially during middle-of-thenight trips.
By implementing these thoughtful changes, the bathroom can evolve from a high-risk area into a secure, comfortable, and accessible space that supports an aging senior’s desire to age in place safely at home. For more information visit Bath and Kitchen Galleria’s showroom at 10591 Old Alabama Rd Connector in Alpharetta (no appointment needed) or call them at 678-459-2292.
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Is this your situation: Confused about starting estate planning
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Most people do not like to think about estate planning, but it’s important for everyone to have their affairs in order and assets protected, especially if they have family or loved ones. As the saying goes, “hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.”
Consider the following stress-free tips to help you plan your estate.
Involve your loved ones
Although your family may not like the conversation, it’s essential to make your requests known and allow them the opportunity to share their wishes as well. Explaining your plan to your family could reduce the burden they feel when it’s time to make tough decisions.
Start early
It’s better to have a plan and not need it than to leave your family unprepared should anything unfortunate happen. Even if you’re earning an entry-level salary or paying off debts, it’s important to clarify your wishes. This is particularly vital if you are married or have young children.
Meet with an estate-planning professional
When you meet with an estateplanning professional, you can solidify the details. Do your research ahead of time (learn the difference between a will and a trust, for example), so you can present a
comprehensive list of questions to the attorney. Your attorney will walk you through the necessary components of an estate plan and ensure that your plan complies with the law. There are advanced types of planning to protect your assets from lawsuits, creditors, Medicaid,
long-term care costs, family members, divorces, blended families, remarriages, tax avoidance planning, and keeping your assets in the bloodline after your death.
Update your estate plan annually
Your life can change dramatically in the course of a few years. Ensure that your will is current and accurately reflects your wishes. Most professionals recommend updating your estate plan annually so that you can be ready for any of life’s twists and turns.
Regardless of your age, it’s important to plan ahead to spare your family the difficult decisions involved in handling your affairs. Start planning today and protect yourself and your loved ones. Give us a call, and we’ll be happy to go over your particular situation and advise you on the next steps.
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February is a reminder that home is more than an address—it’s where life unfolds, relationships deepen, and memories are made. It’s where mornings begin, holidays are celebrated, and the rhythms of everyday life take shape. To truly love where you live, work, and play is to feel connected not just to your home, but to the lifestyle and community that surround it.
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TYPE CAST
1. Loser’s trick. Type of punch. Not bold.
2. Versifier’s output. Ape. Type of case.
3. Type of training. Shopping aid. Ort.
4. Bay window. Type of wolf. Stringed instrument.
5. Type of shelter. The Good Book. Proclamation.
6. Like cold, blustery weather. Type of helmit. Grab.
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1 Loser’s trick. Type of punch. Not bold
2. Versifier’s output. Ape. Type of case
How to Solve: Each line in the puzzle above has three clues and three answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 4, 5 and 5 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, which each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order - so the first clue in Line 1 may (or may not) actually be for the second or third answer in that line. Got it? Good luck!
3. Type of training. Shopping aid. Ort.
4. Bay window. Type of wolf. Stringed instrument
5. Type of shelter. The Good Book. Proclamation.
6. Like cold, blustery weather. Type of helmit. Grab
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To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9. 1 4 3 98 24 7 2 8 4 1 6 58 7
How to Solve: To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
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Local theater students shine at junior festival
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Students with Davis Campbell Theatrics and City Springs Theatre Conservatory in Sandy Springs were awarded for their performances Jan. 16-18 at the 2026 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta.
The annual festival brings theater groups together to participate in musical theater workshops. Each group comes prepared to impress theater professionals with a 15-minute performance of a Broadway Junior musical.
Davis Campbell Theatrics earned the award for Excellence in Dance after impressing judge Nina Meehan with their “fierce” and “fun” performance of “Mean Girls Jr.”
Students Caitlyn Whitney and Maddie Dunn were awarded for their student direction and choreography. Participants Anya Kumar and Peyton Mitchell were named Junior Theater Festival All-Stars, a distinction that goes to a select group of performers.
City Springs Theatre Conservatory performed “Disney’s Frozen Jr.” and earned one of the festival’s top awards – the All Festival Performance Group.
“This presentation contained showstopping solo performances while demonstrating gorgeous vocals and a creative, captivating use of the ensemble,” judge Marissa Davis said.
Performers Kennedy Johnson and Jackson Arthur were named Junior Theater Festival All-Stars. Four participants, Arthur, Katie Kraushaar, Ivy Stull and Zoe Toles, were selected for a callback to a project promoting musical theater in schools.
In all, 141 groups across 30 states, the United Kingdom and Australia participated in the Junior Theater Festival.
Hannah Yahne
16-18.
Music Milton educates Fulton County students
MILTON, Ga. — Students at Cogburn Woods and Manning Oaks elementary schools in Fulton County Schools were treated to an interactive performance and educational program Jan. 22 led by the Vega Quartet.
The event was sponsored by Music Milton, a nonprofit organization committed to creating exceptional experiences and building community around music.
The Vega Quartet is the quartetin-residence at Emory University. As Atlanta’s first and only professional string quartet, members perform and engage with the community to cultivate a new generation of chamber music lovers.
During the program, the musicians educated the students on the nuances of how a string quartet works together, explained the function of their instruments, and performed pieces by composers from different style periods including Vivaldi, Beethoven and Ravel.
The performance and educational discussion covered quartet music throughout the centuries across Europe, China, and America, piquing the students’ interest both musically and historically.
— Hannah Yahne
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Members of the Davis Campbell Theatrics team take the spotlight at the Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Jan.
The students won the award for Excellence in Dance in a performance of “Mean Girls Jr.”
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Manning Oaks Elementary students Jackson Puchalla, Niyahna Punter, Guru Pavani Gopireddy, Kinsley Dixon and Domnic Martinez-Reye sit in front of members of the Vega Quartet.
Northwinds:
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Located along Ga. 400 at 1000 Summit Place, the Northwinds site is uniquely positioned to serve electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which could take advantage of the state highway’s Federal Aviation Administration designation as an aerial right of way.
At Northwinds, developer Pope and Land is proposing a 24.5-acre mixeduse development that includes the hotel, a two-story 32,520 square-foot office building and 32-unit condominium building.
Clint Herring, president of Kerioth Corporation, said the additional 25 rooms will allow for better “economics” at the proposed four-star, boutique hotel.
“We wanted to be sure we were maintaining a high level of service,” Herring said.
A vertiport, he said, will provide benefits to the hotel, supporting its occupancy. The exterior insulation and finish system will allow the hotel to
better meet energy requirements.
Exterior insulation and finish system is a much less permeable material than stucco, which is required by the Unified Development Code, he said.
“In today’s world, (stucco) is not as good on energy efficiency, and it’s very problematic on future penetrations,” he said.
Citing the city’s 63 percent hotel occupancy rate, Hipes said he could not support the additional story and rooms. He said it was unfortunate the vertiport and hotel changes were included in one vote.
Alpharetta currently has about 4,100 hotel rooms available, he said.
“When I see a hotel that does not provide distinguishing factors like large conference rooms, etc, the tendency is to take rooms …, thereby diminishing our existing hotels,” he said.
Councilman Dan Merkel said he disagreed with Hipes’ perspective.
Merkel said many hotels in the city are in need of additional rooms to accommodate events like weddings.
“To add those 25 rooms, I don’t see it’s a number that I see to push back on for somebody who is trying to bring us a great product,” Merkel said.
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Sandy Springs continues fight to keep citizens in the dark
MIKE PETCHENIK Guest Columnist
Enough is enough.
As a Sandy Springs resident and taxpayer, I’m outraged that our city officials continue to spend our money fighting Appen Media’s open records lawsuit.
I’m looking at you Mayor Rusty Paul and City Attorney Dan Lee.
Open records are the PEOPLE’S records; they don’t belong to an overzealous city attorney who believes he’s above the law. They don’t belong to a police chief who has long enjoyed unfettered power under the current administration. They belong to us.
When crime happens in our neighborhoods, the public deserves to know what actually happened,
not a sanitized or heavily redacted version of events.
Protecting an active investigation makes sense. Blaming routine police report narratives for failed prosecutions doesn’t.
As a beat reporter who covered Sandy Springs for more than a decade, I can empathize with my friends at Appen Media. Part of my job involved reviewing dozens of online police reports every day to identify newsworthy incidents.
At one point, when I received the same heavily redacted incident reports, I resorted to requesting 911 audio to understand what actually happened, a loophole city leaders later closed once they caught on to my workaround.
Years later, the same leaders are apparently still at it, sanitizing Sandy Springs crime to keep up appearances rather than educating the electorate about the world around
them.
Instead of complying with the law, they’re doubling down.
Instead of doing the right thing, they targeted Appen, passing an ordinance that blocks overnight delivery of their papers, raising the company’s costs, all while justifying it as a measure to stop neo-Nazis from spreading propaganda.
I have deep respect for the officers at Sandy Springs Police and count many of them as friends. This isn’t a criticism of their work. This is about the decision-makers keeping that work hidden from the public.
Sandy Springs leaders should remember what happened after my former WSB-TV colleague, newsroom legend Richard Belcher exposed obfuscation inside the Atlanta Watershed.
Belcher sought open records on water bills tied to then-Mayor Kasim Reed and his family. A whistleblower
leaked texts in which a public information officer instructed her staff to stall the request, to be as “unhelpful as possible,” and to provide records in the most “confusing format available.”
Belcher’s subsequent reporting, including a brilliant on-camera confrontation with the public information officer, led to the first known criminal prosecution of a PIO for violating Sunshine laws and a large monetary settlement.
Paul, Lee, and the City Council would be wise to avoid ending up in the crosshairs of an attorney general’s investigation.
There’s real merit to the Washington Post mantra, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” and it’s time for Sandy Springs to finally see the light.
Mike Petchenik is a Sandy Springs resident and a veteran reporter formerly with WSB-TV.
Consider all the angles if you’re tempted to refinance
Refinancing has once again taken center stage in the mortgage world, with more than 60 percent of all current mortgage applications now driven by refinance activity. On the surface, that sounds like good news: rates are easing, consumers are acting, and opportunity appears to be in the air. But the real question is not can you refinance. The real question is: should you?
Because while some refinances are financially sound, others are simply well-marketed transactions designed to solve a lender’s problem — not the borrower’s.
Having spent decades in this business, I’ve seen every version of the mortgage cycle. I’ve watched seasoned professionals navigate both rising and falling markets with discipline. And I’ve also seen a wave of loan officers enter the industry during the sub-4 percent rate era who genuinely believed that environment was normal, permanent and guaranteed. Many built lifestyles
around volume that was never sustainable.
Now that volume has been cut in half, some are desperately trying to recreate 2021 by convincing homeowners to refinance into deals that may not actually benefit them.
That’s not cynicism. That’s market reality.
Consider why your current mortgage servicer might suddenly be calling you with an “exclusive refinance opportunity.” Mortgage servicing rights are essentially an income stream purchased based on the expectation that you’ll keep making payments for years. If rates fall and you refinance with another lender, that income stream disappears. So, servicers often attempt to “recapture” you before you shop the broader market. That motivation isn’t inherently evil — but it is financial, not fiduciary.
And that distinction matters.
Let’s walk through a practical example.
A homeowner has a $500,000 loan at 7 percent on a 30-year fixed mortgage. They’re offered a refinance to 6 percent. Sounds compelling, right?
But closing costs in many markets run around 2 percent of the loan
amount — roughly $10,000. Often, borrowers are told there are “no outof-pocket costs” because those fees are rolled into the new loan balance, increasing it to $510,000. That’s not free. That’s financed.
The monthly savings in this scenario might be around $270. Helpful — but when you divide $10,000 in costs by $270 in savings, the break-even period stretches beyond three years.
Now ask the uncomfortable but necessary follow-up:
If rates fall again to 5 percent next year, do you refinance again and spend another $10,000?
This is where strategy matters. Personally, I advise clients that most refinances should break even in 18 months or less, unless there’s a compelling long-term objective involved.
There are absolutely valid reasons to refinance:
• Debt consolidation
• Home improvements
• Cash-flow restructuring
• Long-term stability
Those can be thoughtful, strategic decisions when structured properly.
What concerns me is when refinancing becomes a product being sold rather than a solution being
designed.
Your home is likely the largest financial asset you will ever manage. Treating that decision like an online impulse purchase is risky. You wouldn’t choose a cardiologist based on who had the flashiest ad in your inbox. You’d look for credentials, experience, and trust. The same logic applies here.
This isn’t about finding the lowest advertised rate.
It’s about finding the right adviser. So take your time. Do the math. Ask hard questions. Review reputations. Understand the longterm implications — not just the monthly payment.
Because refinancing can be a powerful financial tool.
But only when it’s built around your best interest, not someone else’s production quota. So, is it time for you to refinance?
DC Aiken is Senior Vice President of Lending for CrossCountry Mortgage, NMLS # 658790. For more insights, you can subscribe to his newsletter at dcaiken.com.
The opinions expressed within this article may not reflect the opinions or views of CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC or its affiliates.
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OPINION
Do not fear pruning trees and shrubs
Pruning our woody trees and shrubs is one of the most important parts of caring for them. There is a purpose for every plant you have in your landscape: it could be there for privacy, for flowers or fruit, or to support local wildlife. The urban environment causes plants to grow differently than they would in their native habitat. Trees in a subdivision get much more sun than they would growing in a forest where their growth is focused upward toward the sun. In a subdivision, trees can develop heavy side branches and uneven growth that leads to splitting, breaking and falling on our homes and cars. Structural pruning safeguards the function of large shade trees and protects property. Shrubs grown for hedges are often enthusiastic, vigorous growers requiring attention to keep them in the desired bounds. If flowers are the desired goal, the timing of pruning is critical. Pruning a young plant creates the framework for the plant to do what you want later on. The earlier you begin guiding the plant in the direction you want, the better.
In order to do that, you must have a basic understanding of plant growth and how plants respond to pruning. When a seed germinates and begins to grow, it only grows from one point, the very tip, called the apex or the terminal bud. This apex produces a hormone, auxin, that flows down through the plant and inhibits the growth of any lateral or side buds. This is called apical dominance, and the strength of it varies from species to species. When the apex is cut off, the flow of auxin is stopped and directed to lateral (side) buds, which begin to grow.
Pruning stimulates new growth. The size of the root system remains the same, and it’s now supplying a smaller plant. The remaining leaves and branches are getting an increased flow of nutrients and more light, and the plant will respond with greater growth.
There are two basic pruning cuts: heading and thinning.
Heading cuts off the terminal buds, eliminating apical dominance and stimulating growth near the cuts. This is the most invigorating, sometimes aggressive, type of pruning and results in dense compact growth and loss of the natural plant form. This is the type of pruning best used for hedges and
can be used to rejuvenate some, not all, overgrown ornamental broadleaf shrubs, such as crape myrtle, holly, and ligustrum. These shrubs can be cut back severely to 12 inches and they will recover.
Thinning retains the natural form of the plant and is the least invigorating style of pruning. It is accomplished by cutting back an entire branch to its point of origin. Because apical dominance is undisturbed, there is not a lot of bushy side shoot growth. Thinning is important in maintenance: to guide the direction of growth, shorten branches, and let light and air into the crown.
The best time for structural pruning of trees is in the winter when sap flow is at a minimum. The worst time is in spring when sap is surging to push out new growth. When the leaves are off the trees it’s easy to see the form of the tree and think about what the goal is for the tree. Look for the four Ds: dead, diseased, dying or damaged wood. That is the first and easiest step to take. DYI trimming can be done up to 12 feet without a ladder, and up to 20 feet with a pole tool. Wear a hard hat for trimming tall limbs and always wear safety glasses to protect your eyes. With anything taller it is best to hire an ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified arborist. Flowering Shrubs. Pruning flowering shrubs, on the other hand,
can be a little more complicated, as pruning at the incorrect time can prevent future flowering. Prune spring-flowering shrubs (lilac, azalea, spirea, etc.) right after they finish blooming, before they set buds for next year. Summer- and fall-blooming shrubs should be pruned in late winter or early spring.
These techniques do not apply to conifers, or cone-producing evergreens with needle-like leaves. Conifers will not grow back if pruned past the green part of a branch.
It is important to care for your pruning tools by keeping blades sanitized, sharp and clean. Painting wounds made by pruning is not advised. Correct cutting technique is the best guarantee of clean healing. When pruning, it’s important not to damage the branch collar, a ring of tissue at the base of a branch, and the bark ridge, a ridge of tissue where two branches come together. Prune just outside of these areas, and don’t leave a stub. Stubs slow healing and provide entry for disease.
Now is the time to take this information out into your landscape. Start with the easy step first: identify the four Ds – dead, damaged, dying, and diseased. Then look at your trees and shrubs through the lens of purpose and ask yourself what you want this tree or shrub to do. Form follows function, literally in this case!
Happy Gardening!
About the author
Marcia O’Shaughnessy is a Master Gardener who believes in the value the Extension Service plays in improving the lives of Georgians by returning to them the information and advances made at the University of Georgia. In 1995 she was given a copy of ‘Gardening with Native Plants of the South’ by Sally Wasowski and had an epiphany after reading the book, becoming a staunch believer in the importance of native plants, especially in the suburban landscape. She is very happy that they are no longer the sole province of specialty nurseries, but readily available most places plants are sold.
North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Previous Garden Buzz columns are featured at: https:// appenmedia.com/opinion/columists/ garden buzz/.
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PHOTOS BY MARCIA O’SHAUGHNESSY/PROVIDED Pictured are examples of poorly pruned trees.
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Pennies, pee-cans and puh-kahns
STEVE HUDSON Columnist
I found myself thinking about Grandma’s house the other day. It was a big ol’ white frame house, or at least it seemed big to elementary-age eyes. But of course, most everything seemed big back then. That’s part of the magic of being a kid, I guess.
Anyway, the house was classic in that way that grandma’s houses always are. This one sat a few yards off East Ponce de Leon Avenue between Clarkston and Stone Mountain. Daddy talked about it a lot, about how he’d hunt quail and rabbits in the fields around it growing up. Sometimes he’d talk about taking the streetcar from the house into town – to Atlanta, I always assumed, though it occurs to me just now that he might have had somewhere else in mind.
The house had a porch. On the porch were three or four springy metal yard chairs, chalky white in the way that only old metal porch chairs can be. If you sat in one, it left a mark on your jeans. But those chairs had bounce. You could get ‘em going pretty good if you tried. But usually, you just sat and talked to Grandma or whoever else happened by, content just to be there on the porch.
That’s when maybe, if you were lucky, you got to see a train.
Ahh, the trains! Just across the road from Grandma’s was the rail line, where trains passed several times a day.
Kids love trains, and I was a card-carrying kid. Sometimes, when I figured nobody was looking, I’d sneak across the road and find a path
through the blackberry bushes and up to the tracks. Yeah, it was dumb. But it’s not like you never did that too…
Anyway, once at the track, I’d find that certain crosstie, the one with the crooked spike different from all the rest, the one that was easy to spot. That was the marker, and that’s where I’d put the penny. Why? Well, that should be obvious. Squashed pennies are lucky. Sometimes, it was rumored, they even turned to gold.
Anyway, penny placed, I’d return to the porch – and the wait would begin.
Sooner or later, a train would come along, screaming mechanical shrieks as it flew by the house oblivious to the kid watching from the porch. It would roar off down the track, fading away to nothing as the loud and belligerent often do, eventually. Then it would be gone.
And then I’d wait for my chance to return to the track and that one certain rail tie. I’d look for the squashed penny until I found it, savoring the notion of the luck it would surely bring, though I was always a little disappointed that it had not turned to gold. Maybe if I’d first slapped on a little gold paint? Nah, it’d probably still just be a squashed penny. Adding fake color wouldn’t (doesn’t) make any difference at all.
But a squashed penny doesn’t need gold. It’s got great value all its own. It’s real. And because it was real, it would still bring me luck. Wouldn’t it?
Sure it would! With just a little luck, maybe I’d find a chest of gold bars. After all, there was that legend that somebody or other had buried some Confederate gold thereabouts. Somebody, someday, surely had to find it. Why not today, and why not me?
Or if that squashed penny brought me a little more luck, well, then maybe Kelly Sue, angel of the third grade, would give me a kiss. They were pretty much the same, the gold and that kiss, and pretty much equally unobtainable, though I’d have been happy with either one.
But I digress.
What I started out to tell you about is the great debate, the greatest debate of all, that scion of all debates past, present and future and the one among them all that will surely shape the history of humankind:
Is it pecan, or is it pecan?
Actually, I should clarify: Is it “puh-KAHN,” as in something that makes pralines and pies, or is it “PEEcann,” as in that thing Uncle Rudolph kept under his bed?
Yeah, I thought that’d make you sit up and pay attention.
Anyway, it was all this recollecting about Grandma’s house that made me think of pecans (notice how adroitly I’ve sidestepped the whole pronunciation thing?) because, in the side yard, there had for many millennia been three enormous pecan trees. I’m told I played among them as a young child, for I did a lot of my early growing up in a little brick house next to Grandma’s. The pecan trees would have been just across her back yard, patrolled by the chickens which came to chow down on the birdseed that Grandma liked to pour out on a big, round, white metal table that might, at one time, have gone with those porch chairs.
Big trees…giant trees…were they really as big as I thought?
There was just one way to find out. I’d have to make a pilgrimage. I’d have to go see if what I remembered was what I remembered.
“Let us go to the Land of My Youth,” I said to her at supper the other day. “Let us go see where Grandma lived, and see where trains turned pennies to gold, and see if the pecan trees were big as Olympian gods. Let us go and see what remains, see what stirs memories, see what there is there which might be bigger than memory itself!”
(I didn’t really say it that way, though I could have. But that’s pretty much the gist of it.)
And so off we went, off to that place on the road from Clarkston to Stone Mountain.
We drove down 575 and then 75 and then around 285 and past 85 and then on to the exit for East Ponce de Leon Avenue, where we left the Interstate and headed east. Now and then, but not nearly as often as I’d have liked, I saw something that made memory flicker.
“We’re getting closer,” I’d say, hoping – though mostly we drove through a landscape that wasn’t familiar at all, a landscape far from even my most flexible recollections.
But then there it was: the place, the track, the whole thing. It was right there. Only it wasn’t.
It wasn’t.
I pulled off the road, stopped, looked. Everything was different. Everything was gone. And the pecan trees were nowhere to be seen.
After a while, and with a long, slow sigh, I put the car in gear. We turned back onto East Ponce de Leon, turned right, turned toward home.
The ride back was quieter than usual.
“I wonder what happened to the pee-cann trees?” I said at last.
“‘Puh-kahn,’” she said gently.
I guess I’ll never know.
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City of Roswell Notice of Public Hearing
Mary Robichaux Mayor
The following Item will be considered by the Mayor and City Council at a Public Hearing on Monday, March 9, 2026, 7:00pm at Roswell City Hall, Council Chambers, 38 Hill Street, Roswell, GA, 30075.
a. ZUSE-1225-000003 – 1050 Holcomb Bridge Road
The applicant, QuikTrip Corporation, is requesting a conditional use permit and concurrent variance for the purpose of redeveloping the property with the intended use of a convenience store with fuel pumps; land lot 538.
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 two (2) years, file a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law is available in the office of the City Attorney.
The complete file is available for public view at the Roswell Planning & Zoning Office, 38 Hill Street, Suite G-30, Roswell, GA, (770) 817-6720 or planningandzoning@roswellgov.com. Refer to www.roswellgov.com.
CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The following item will be considered by the City Council on Monday, February 23, 2026 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. MP-25-08/CU-25-13/V-25-17 Hanover Windward Park/Windward MP Pod 66
Consideration of a master plan amendment, conditional use, and variances to allow 315 ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’ units on 47.65 acres in the Windward Park mixeduse development. A master plan amendment is requested to the Windward Master Plan Pod 66 to add ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’, as well as other modifications to the Windward Park mixed-use development. A conditional use is requested to allow ‘Dwelling, ‘For-Rent’. Variances are requested to Unified Development Code (UDC) Subsection 2.7.0(b)(1) to increase the distance to/from the offstreet parking to the door of the residential unit; UDC Subsection 2.7.0(b)(4) to reduce the minimum floor area of required balconies; UDC Subsection 2.7.0(b) (6) to reduce the first floor minimum ceiling height; and UDC Subsection 2.5.1(A) to reduce the ‘For-Rent’ residential parking requirement. The property is located at 0 North Point Parkway and 0 Dryden Road and is legally described as being located in Land Lots 1112, 1177 & 1188, 2nd 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.
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