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Atlanta man dies in fall at City Center restaurant A 40-year-old Atlanta man died from injuries sustained in a fall from a balcony Friday at Jeckyll Brewing in Alpharetta’s City Center.

Police received a call shortly before 8 p.m. reporting a medical emergency at the downtown establishment.

The victim, Matthew Simmons, was found on the concrete below the steps suffering from head trauma, officers said. Witnesses stated Simmons fell from the second-floor landing onto the sidewalk.

Officers at the scene rendered medical assistance until fire and EMS personnel arrived. Simmons was transported to the hospital where he later died.

After having interviewed witnesses, police say the incident was accidental and they do not suspect foul play.

Missing Roswell woman found dead in Illinois ROSWELL, Ga. — A body found in a rural Illinois city early April 8 has been identified as a missing Roswell woman.

A resident found the remains on a state highway just outside Edwardsville, Illinois, and called 911, according to the Edwardsville Intelligencer. Authorities have identified the woman as 33-yearold Tykeisha Marie Dixon (Henderson).

Family members reported the woman and her husband Luther “Luke” Lee Henderson Jr., 39, missing on April 8.

Luther Henderson remains missing.

Neither of them had any apparent ties to the area where Dixon’s body was found.

A Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis is investigating the case along with Georgia authorities.

PUBLIC SAFETY Austell woman arrested following two incidents ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were called to a May 4 dispute at the Hembree Professional Buildings along Hembree Road.

A neurologist said one of his former patients showed up demanding pain medication for a spinal surgery she’d undergone five years prior. The woman was identified as Shatisha Renee Hill, a 25-year-old Austell woman.

The neurologist told officers he wasn’t the doctor who prescribed Hill the pain meds.

According to police, Hill became irate when she was refused a new prescription.

She reportedly shoved a receptionist and tossed items off the receptionist’s desk.

The victims did not want to press charges for the incident. Hill was arrested two days later after she allegedly stole a Louis Vuitton purse from a Von Maur store in Alpharetta.

In that incident, Alpharetta Police responded to North Point Mall on May 6 after Hill allegedly stole a designer purse from the Von Maur store. Hill was charged with theft by shoplifting and with possessing drugs out of their original container.

Security at the upscale department store reportedly shows Hill taking a Louie Vuitton purse valued at $1,950 then fleeing on foot. Hill told police she paid for the purse and was attacked by security guards. Surveillance footage, however, showed Hill ask a clerk for the purse then run out of the store, according to police.

Officers found an unmarked bottle of pills in the woman’s bag.

Police investigate apartment burglary ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were called May 7 to investigate a break-in at an Oakstone Trail apartment.

According to police, someone entered the residence through an unsecured back door and stole a gas-powered pressure washer and a gas-powered leaf blower.

No arrests have been made in the case.

DRUGS & DUIS arrests Brian Bentley Dejarnett, 22, of Ridge Court, Roswell, was arrested May 9 on Haynes Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Tonya Elaine Blair, 45, of Collingwood Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested May 3 on Kimball Bridge Road for DUI. Shallouf Fathi Senussi, 37, of Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, was arrested May 7 on Old Milton Parkway for DUI, open container violation, operating vehicle with expired tag and driving without valid license.

Fredrick Lawrence Rice, 35, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested May 8 on Haynes Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Takesha Mitchell Turner, 40, of Magnolia Street, Aragon, was arrested May 5 on Alpharetta Highway for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug-related objects.

Jeremiah Pace Keever, 40, of Lake Union Hill Way, Alpharetta, was arrested May 5 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Adam Logan Roth, 38, of Loblolly Lane, Roswell, was arrested May 5, on Holcomb Bridge Road for DUI and following too closely.

Daniel Zena Mengistie, 23, of Lassiter Falls Drive NE, Marietta, was arrested May 5 on Norcross Street for DUI, failure to obey traffic officer and possession of marijuana.

Caesor Carolina, 28, of Chestnut Lane, Monroe, was arrested May 6 on Market Boulevard for possession of schedule I drugs with intent to distribute, aggravated battery and obstruction of law enforcement officers.

Victoria Frances Oaks Nath, 30, of Mathieson Drive NE, Atlanta, was arrested May 7 on Ga. 9 for possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, reckless driving and open container.

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Cities salivate over larger transportation tax projections

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Cities behind an effort to extend the Fulton County transportation sales tax may get a bigger windfall than first expected.

Fulton County Public Works Director David Clark reported May 7 that updated estimates through Georgia State University anticipate the sales tax will bring in about $25 million more than earlier estimates.

The .75-cent transportation special purpose local option sales tax, or TSPLOST, was first passed in 2016 by Fulton County voters in the 13 cities outside Atlanta, which has its own transportation tax. The tax runs until next March and will have generated an estimated $500 million in revenue for transportation projects in the 13 cities.

Early estimates predicted that renewing the five-year tax would generate about $525 million in revenue. New estimates push collections to $554 million.

That means more money for cities to spend on street upgrades, sidewalks and other transportation projects. The money will be distributed to cities based on population, putting Sandy Springs, Roswell and Johns Creek atop the list for funding. The exact share each city receives, however, won’t be determined until 2020 Census figures are released later this year.

Right now, most of the cities appear on board with a ballot issue this November.

Meanwhile, cities are under the gun to develop their own project lists to fund with the money. They have until June 15 to complete their lists so the county can make preparations to have the issue on the ballot.

Clark said he has spoken with public works officials in all the cities, and each is developing a project list. He said plans appear to be proceeding well to meet all the requirements to have a county resolution drafted by Aug. 2 that would place the sales tax vote on the November ballot.

Cities prepare lists in a tiered system, with the top tier representing those proj-

ects that could be funded if the sales tax brings in 85 percent of projected revenues.

A second and third tier list ranks tier lists projects to fund if collections come in greater than 85 percent of projections.

Roswell Roswell Transportation Director Muhammad Rauf said the city is closing in on a list of projects it hopes to fund with the estimated $73.3 million it would likely receive if tax collections come in at 85 percent of estimates. If revenues come in at 100 percent of estimates, the city would receive $94.7 million.

The draft list, he said, has been formulated through a public survey conducted in the spring and discussions at two meetings of the Transportation Committee with staff in March and April.

Right now, Rauf said, the master list has about 70 named projects which will have to be culled to a reasonable amount.

In that light, members of the City Council scored each project according to preference, and the top-tier list now stands at about a dozen projects earmarked for primary funding. Items lower on the list could be funded if more sales tax money pours in.

Tops on the list are improvements along Riverside Road from Riverside Park to Old Alabama Road. Along with intersection upgrades, the $8.7 million project includes bike and pedestrian paths to the river with connection to the Big Creek Greenway.

Two other projects that drew high consensus were multi-use trails on Dogwood Road from Riverside Road to Grimes Bridge Road and on Old Alabama from Market Boulevard Holcomb Woods Parkway. Both projects combined are estimated at about $3.4 million.

The most expensive project on the list, ranking fourth in consensus among council members, is just over 2 miles of corridor improvements on Grimes Bridge, Dogwood and Old Dogwood roads. That project comes with a total cost of $10.5 million.

Rauf asked the City Council last week to review the list and make any adjustments soon so a final list can be sent out

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TSPLOST II timeline June 15 – Jurisdictions adopt project list July 2 – Official meeting to discuss project list and execute intergovernmental agreement Aug. 2 – Fulton County adopts resolution and forwards it to election superintendent Nov. 2 – Election Day to the public for feedback before the May 26 Transportation Committee meeting.

Alpharetta Officials in Alpharetta began discussing their TSPLOST II list at the first of the year. By the end of April, they had pretty much locked in 13 top projects.

That list didn’t change at Monday’s City Council meeting, but the price tags did. And the council added another entry to its list of lower tier projects.

Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz said he has been in touch with primary project consultants who have advised that spikes in materials like steel and concrete will probably absorb the $1.9 million in extra revenue the tax will bring the city.

Right now, consensus is strong the city will spend the lion’s share of the estimated $52 million it expects in firsttier funding on widening Webb Bridge Road and improvements to the North Point Parkway corridor.

Along those lines, City Councilman Ben Burnett won consensus to add another project – a pedestrian tunnel near Haynes Bridge Road and North Point Parkway – to the list of Tier 3 projects.

The funding for preliminary work is set at $500,000.

“I think strategically, it would be a good thing to be able to show that we had on a TSPLOST list, should there be some sort of large infrastructure bill that happens to come down from the federal government,” Burnett said.

Johns Creek City officials in Johns Creek have reached a consensus on the types of transportation projects they will pursue with transportation tax dollars. But the City Council is not tipping its hand on specifics.

Rather than identify exact roads, bridges or sidewalks, the city has created a roster of “buckets” — general transportation-related categories in which to assign the TSPLOST II money.

The city ran into some headwaters in the early months of the first TSPLOST when City Council members disagreed over whether the city was bound to the

Estimated TSPLOST II revenues Updated estimates from Georgia State University show a sales tax would generate even more revenue to cities than previously thought.

A 0.75 % sales tax over five years would generate around $554 million in collections. The earlier estimate called for collections of about $525 million.

The Georgia Department of Revenue gets 1 percent of the money collected — estimated at a little more than $5 million.

Fulton County would receive .5 percent — a little more than $2 million — in program management fees.

That would leave about $546 million for distribution to Fulton County cities — outside Atlanta — according to population. Final population figures from the 2020 census have not been released, but officials expect to have that data by this summer.

wording in the original project list adopted for the referendum. Some argued that conditions and public sentiments should guide projects as they develop.

Others argued the adopted designs were what the public voted on in the referendum, and they should not be altered.

Johns Creek is lukewarm to the tax anyway. In 2016, the TSPLOST referendum garnered barely enough votes to pass citywide, winning by about a dozen votes, or .02 percent. The margin in favor of the tax passed countywide by a much greater margin, 52.7 percent to 47.3.

Right now, the city is intent on seeing a large share of the sales tax funding go to implementation and development of its new stormwater utility.

Milton The City of Milton held an interactive forum May 11 to garner citizen input on projects they would like to see addressed with the estimated $36 million the city can expect from a sales tax renewal. All through May, the city has solicited input online from residents.

The City Council held a work session Monday to consider its project list, and it is set for adoption May 24.

Milton is expected to complete 3 miles of sidewalks, six roundabouts, one bridge and various other road and intersection upgrades with the $32 million it expects to have collected over the course of the first sales tax.

So far, the main consensus among council members for the new money has centered on improvements to Cox Road.

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By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — The decision four years ago by the Fulton County School System to replace aging diesel-fueled buses with propane-powered vehicles proved its value during recent events.

“The current gas shortage brings to light one of the goals in [the district’s] multi-year effort to reduce our bus fleet’s dependence on traditional diesel fuel,” said chief communications officer Brian Noyes.

A May 8 cyberattack on Alpharettabased Colonial Pipeline led to a fuel shortage across the South, primarily from a run on stations from panicked drivers.

Noyes said nearly half of the district’s 760 school buses now run on propane fuel, which limited the disruption caused by gas shortages. Careful management and pre-existing plans also helped.

“Fulton County Schools maintains our own fuel depots for buses, maintenance, warehouse and security vehicles” Noyes said. “We have had [sufficient supply] to continue operations in the short term, with minimal disruption.”

All school vehicles, such as police cars and maintenance trucks, were also directed to fuel up only as needed until the shortages ease.

But buses must run, even with more kids learning from home. Fulton County Schools operates the state’s fourth largest fleet, racking up more than a million miles each month. About 75 percent of students ride the bus to and from school each day, according to school district figures.

Noyes said the gradual plan to convert to propane will continue to lessen the system’s reliance on traditional fossil fuels.

“Through a combination of local capital funds, thanks to the one-penny sales tax, and federal and state grants, the district has currently at 443 propanepowered buses,” Noyes said. “And by April 2022, [we] will have a total of 491 which is 52 percent of the fleet.”

In 2017 Fulton County Schools secured a $1.9 million federal grant to kickstart the purchase of propane-powered buses to replace half of its diesel fleet by 2022. The district will exceed

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By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — Declining enrollment and rising capacity in schools across the area has Fulton County Schools officials exploring innovations in how to deliver instruction.

One idea on the table would be to combine select elementary and middle schools into K-8 academies if community interest and logistics support it. The K-8 model was first proposed in South Fulton last September, but it was tabled in April to build more community support.

Now, School Board members in North Fulton are exploring whether the K-8 model might work in this area based on feedback they are hearing.

“My constituents have long expressed an interest in K-8 schools,” said Katie Reeves, whose district covers much of

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Alpharetta and Milton. “The hurdle from 5th grade to a different school with all new administrators in 6th grade [can be] a tough transition.”

Linda McCain, who represents Johns Creek, also supports the K-8 model.

She pointed to research which showed increased academic achievement among students in K-8 schools in cities across the country.

“Students also report higher levels of self-esteem, have a positive attitude towards school and do not experience loss of achievement because of disruptive transitions,” McCain said.

The district has not identified any specific school sites in North Fulton at this time, but district leaders have indicated schools with low enrollment could be candidates for a K-8 model in the future.

Enrollment projections show that in five years the North Fulton region will have 7,250 seats available in kindergarten through 8th grade.

“At present, there is not an established timeline for moving forward,”

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Wellstar North Fulton hospital has launched a medically supervised withdrawal program to help those with substance abuse addition get back on their feet.

Wellstar North Fulton features supervised withdrawal program

BY SYDNEY DANGREMOND newsroom@appenmedia.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — On April 19 Wellstar North Fulton Hospital launched their medical withdrawal program to aid those beginning withdrawal from opioids or alcohol.

The three-to-five-day program provides patients with a medically supervised withdrawal process that helps minimize symptoms and has led to more successful remission.

“If we catch it early enough, we can prevent you from going through all those really bad withdrawal symptoms…using the best practices and medical treatment we have,” said Wellstar North Fulton’s Chief Medical Officer Karim Godamunne.

According to Godamunne, the program derived from a community need assessment.

“The thing that came out of that was, we know there’s a lot of substance use disorder in our communities, but there’s not enough resources to help them,” Godamunne said.

Various investigations between 2015 and 2017 unearthed a 4000 percent increase in heroin-related deaths in North Fulton communities. This area was deemed “The Heroin Triangle.”

Since then, more attention has been paid to the local opioid and substance

abuse crisis. However, new data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased substance abuse in communities nationwide, including North Fulton.

“The reality is that this pandemic has served as fuel for the opiate crisis,” Godamunne said. “We know, from national data that the opioid epidemic has gotten worse because of the pandemic, because of stresses in people’s lives.”

That’s why Godamunne is especially optimistic about launching this medical withdrawal program now.

“This is a proven model that’s been done elsewhere,” Godamunne said. “This is not a unique pilot program. This is a model that has been successful for many individuals at different places around the country with similar types of services.”

After a pre-screening phone call and an in-person assessment, patients are admitted to the Wellstar hospital for assistance with acute medical withdrawal symptoms.

Following patient discharge at the end of the three-to-five-day period, patients are put in touch with various community resources for continued treatment.

“We’re not here to judge people,” Godamunne said. “We’re here to keep them safe keep providing compassionate care.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — The City of Roswell has been awarded the bronze-level Walk Friendly Community designation from the Walk Friendly Communities Program.

The award makes Roswell one of 78 cities across 32 states with a Walk Friendly designation.

Two other Georgia cities, Atlanta and Decatur, received the designation. With this new recognition, Roswell becomes one of a few cities to be designated as both a Walk Friendly and Bicycle Friendly Community in Georgia.

WFC is a national recognition program developed to encourage cities and towns across the United States to develop and support walking environments with an emphasis on safety, mobility, access and comfort.

“Roswell understands pedestrian mobility is important to a successful community, so we are constantly striving to improve connectivity and expand pedestrian and bicycle access and safety throughout the city,” said Mayor Lori Henry, “This designation shows the City’s commitment to identify, prioritize and invest in our bicycle and pedestrian community.”

In 2019, the City completed its first Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The process involved the city evaluating its policies and practices to develop a fiscally realistic implementation strategy.

“Achieving this designation has been a goal for the past four years,” said Muhammad Rauf, Roswell Department of Transportation director. “I commend my hardworking staff and the support from Mayor and Council. This new designation demonstrates a sustained commitment to prioritizing people on foot as part of a well-connected community.”

In 2020, the City Council passed a resolution in support of walking and pedestrian safety. The resolution signified that Roswell is a walkable city and that it recognizes the importance of pedestrian mobility. In addition, the city pledged to sign the International Charter for Walking, a campaign that encourages and promotes walking and pedestrian safety. The City also generates policies to promote the installation of new and wider sidewalks.

To learn more about the Walk Friendly Community designation, visit walkfriendly.org.

“[The Chamber’s] push will be to try to bring the downtown together, which is over 400 businesses.”

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Alpharetta Chamber pitches plan to enliven downtown

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Development Authority has approved the concept for creating an organization that would foster business development in the Downtown District.

The Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce has proposed forming a Downtown Alpharetta District Advisory Board to help build the area’s brand, promote vitality and provide access to business services and education.

In a presentation to the Development Authority in April, Chamber officials outlined the purpose of the organization and asked for seed money to launch the initiative. The proposal seeks three years’ funding through the Development Authority.

The Authority approved an allocation of $60,000 for the first year.

Chamber President Deborah Lanham said she could not comment on the initiative, because the agreement has yet to be finalized, but further information will be released this summer. Alpharetta officials say the final contract with all the details should be presented for adoption at the next Development Authority meeting June 15.

The Alpharetta Development Authority is an economic entity whose sevenmember board is appointed by the City Council. Among its powers is the authority to issue revenue bonds and secure tax abatements.

More recently, the City Council has given the Development Authority more structure, appointing several new members this year.

Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said the city wants the Devel-

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opment Authority to take a more active role as a “driver and creator of economic development activity.”

In addition to its own sources of money through bonds, the agency receives some city funding. The city, for example, uses the Development Authority as a go-between to fund Tech Alpharetta. Alpharetta allocates $95,000 a year to the Development Authority, which it then passes on to Tech Alpharetta.

The city also provides the Development Authority access to its Economic Development tool kit, which entitles the agency to dangle incentives in front of companies looking to relocate to or expand in Alpharetta.

Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook said her understanding is that the new Chamber organization would serve as a unified voice for downtown businesses and promote the area throughout the region to foster economic growth for the entire city.

“This is a pilot program,” Cook said. “[The Chamber’s] push will be to try to bring the downtown together, which is over 400 businesses.”

Under terms of the proposal, the Chamber will convene public and private stakeholder groups to generate ideas and will create buy-in and commitment from members.

It will dedicate staff to administer programs, conduct research and help secure events and entertainment. It will also collect data for ongoing cost/benefit assessments.

The Chamber has also proposed to convene an oversight committee, separate from its Board of Directors, composed of public and private stakeholders.

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The Chamber of Commerce is seeking funding through the Alpharetta Development Authority to set up an umbrella agency that would promote an active and entertaining downtown.

Cook said the initiative would include coordination with other business groups like the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and the Alpharetta Business Association, which sponsors the Downtown Alpharetta Farmers Market and whose roots were formed in downtown more than 25 years ago.

Alpharetta Business Association Vice President Lara Dolan said they support the Chamber’s effort.

“As the longest-standing business organization in Alpharetta, the Alpharetta Business Association applauds any initiative to drive patrons and revenues to the downtown area businesses,” Dolan said. “We support the Alpharetta

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Cook said the city spent time during the pandemic researching the most current data on what businesses look for in terms of location.

“They’re looking for quality of life,” she said. “Parks are big on the list.

Schools are big on the list as well as functioning downtowns that have a lot of events.”

Not every business is interested in locating downtown, she said, “but they want to move to cities that have a highfunctioning downtown.”

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ALPAHRETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta graduate and cornerback Jaycee Horn will join the professional ranks after being selected 8th overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2021 NFL Draft April 29. Horn, who graduated from Alpharetta in 2018, is the second Raiders alum to be drafted into the NFL in the last five years.

Horn led Alpharetta’s defense to its deepest playoff run in program history in 2017, his senior campaign. He compiled 44 total tackles (38 solo, 6 assists) with five interceptions and 12 passes defended, splitting his playing time between corner and safety. He also added 147 all-purpose yards and a touchdown reception. The Raiders reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs for the first time in program history that year with an 11-2 overall record.

He was selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game.

Horn originally committed to the University of Tennessee but later de-committed to join the South Carolina Gamecocks.

He appeared in 30 games at South Carolina, compiling 101 total tackles (69 solo, 32 assists) with three sacks, two interceptions and two forced fumbles. He led the team in passes defended in 2020 and earned Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of the Week recognition with three tackles, two interceptions and four pass

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Horn was named to the 2018 Coaches’ SEC All-Freshman team and named to the coach’s Second Team All-SEC team in 2020.

Following his junior season at South Carolina, Horn opted to enter the draft.

He is the son of former NFL wide receiver Joe Horn, who spent 12 years in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.

Horn is the most recent North Fulton grad to join the NFL ranks and the second Alpharetta alum in recent years to be drafted.

Quarterback Josh Dobbs, a 2012 Alpharetta alum, was drafted 135th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017 following a standout career at the University of Tennessee.

Other recent North Fulton players to be drafted include Roswell alum and safety Xavier McKinney, who was drafted 36th overall by the New York Giants in the 2020 NFL Draft and appeared in six games last season, including four starts.

Defensive end Carl Lawson, a Milton grad, was taken 116th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Lawson appeared in 51 games for the Bengals from 2017-20, compiling 81 total tackles with 20 sacks and two forced fumbles.

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“Most of the girls will be coming back with varsity experience under their belts which I want to JONES capitalize on,” Jones said. “I want to support their growth and push them to work together to be successful. One of the great things about coming in new is that everyone has a clean slate and a fresh start.”

Jones is a Roswell native and a graduate of Lassiter High School, where she competed on the varsity basketball team all four years of her high school career. She went on to play college basketball at Valdosta State University on a full scholarship before transferring to the University of Georgia. While at UGA, Jones began

her coaching career with the Oconee County Middle School basketball team.

Jones has taught at Dickerson Middle School and Pope High School in Cobb County, and most recently, she was on the coaching staff at Pope High School, including as the girls varsity head coach.

“I am excited to join such a supportive and spirited community,” she said. “The administration has been really supportive during this transition time, and I especially look forward to getting to know the girls. We have a great group of returning players who are ready to work, and I think it will be an exciting year for all those involved.”

Jones replaces Antonio Wade, has will lead the Forsyth Central girls varsity team in 2021-22. Wade led the Hornets to At Roswell, Wade led the Hornets to a 62-48 record with four playoff appearances in four seasons.

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Area residents earn honors in C-SPAN film competition NORTH ATLANTA, Ga. — Will Morrison, an Alpharetta resident, and his classmate Ariella Lewis, both eighth graders and film students at The Davis Academy in Atlanta, were recognized for their achievement at a recent film documentary competition.

Students were challenged in the CSPAN StudentCam, a national student documentary competition, where they were to create a 5-6 minute video exploring an issue they most want the president and Congress to address in 2021.

Over 2,300 students representing 43 states and Washington, DC, Singapore, and Pakistan submitted entries.

Morrison received 2nd place in the middle school category. His documentary “The Missing Piece For Autism,’’ aired April 5 on C-SPAN. Lewis received honorable mention for her film “Equality and Protection for All: Laws and the LGBTQ+ Community.”

The two were coached by Kendrick Phillips, director of Visual and Performing Arts at The Davis Academy, who also won a faculty advisory award.

Davis film students have participated in this competition for the last 10 years and have been recognized 13 times, winning first, second, third and several honorable mentions.

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com Class 5A girls: Blessed Trinity 2, St. Pius X 1 After a decade-long wait, the Blessed Trinity girls raised a state championship trophy May 13 at McEachern High School. BT’s 2-1 win over St. Pius X was the program’s sixth state championship and first since 2011.

St. Pius (17-4) opened the scoring in the first half, just the 10th goal allowed by the Titans (15-1-1) this season, but a goal by senior Delaney Dawes midway through the first half tied the contest at 1-1.

The Titans’ defense, which entered the game with 12 clean sheets, held the Golden Lions scoreless for the remainder of the contest. In the 14th minute of the second half, BT’s Ella McGlynn scored the go-ahead goal that secured the Titans’ state title.

Class 6A girls: Johns Creek 2, Cambridge 0 After a streak of deep playoff runs and a state runner-up finish, the Johns Creek girls got over the hump this year to win the program’s first state championship by downing region rivals Cambridge 2-0,

May 14 at McEachern High School.

Both North Fulton squads entered the game seeking their first state title.

Johns Creek senior Lana Whitfield opened the scoring 12 minutes into the contest, and another goal from junior midfielder Regan Lundstedt just before the half extended the Gladiators’ lead to 2-0.

Johns Creek (20-1) held on in the second half to keep the Bears off the scoreboard, continuing their seasonlong defensive prowess. The Gladiators allowed one goal in five playoff games, and their shutout of Cambridge was the team’s 17th clean sheet of the season.

The Gladiators’ only loss this season came against Class 7A state champions West Forsyth.

Though Cambridge (15-4-3) fell short of its first state title, the 2021 season marked their deepest playoff run in program history.

Class 6A boys: Dalton 3, Johns Creek 2 Johns Creek gave powerhouse Dalton a fight for the boys 6A championship but couldn’t overcome the winners of five state championships in the last eight seasons. The Gladiators, making their first appearance in the state finals, fell to the Catamounts, 3-2, at McEachern

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Despite the disappointing end, Johns Creek enjoyed its most successful season in program history this year. The team won its first region title, made its deepest playoff run and set new program records for wins in a season (16), fewest losses (3), most clean sheets (12) and longest winning streak (8).

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Alpharetta, Blessed Trinity earn track and field team state titles

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH GEORGIA — Alpharetta and Blessed Trinity boys track and field earned the ultimate hardware last week in the GHSA state meet in Carrolton and Powder Springs.

The Raiders took the Class 7A team title, the program’s second straight, while the BT boys won their first team championship in 5A competition.

Alpharetta edged Marietta by two points to earn their second consecutive title after the 2020 championship meet was cancelled due to COVID-19.

The Raiders were led by two finals wins by CJ McFerrin. The senior captured the top spot on the podium in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 38.21, beating out the state runner-up by .14 seconds.

McFerrin also led the Raiders 4x400meter relay team to a state title that clinched the program’s team championship. McFerrin, Dylan Merrell, Matteo Carrier and Kylen Crosby outpaced the field by over three seconds with a time of 3:14.69.

McFerrin earned another podium finish by placing third in the 110-meter hurdles.

Mark Morozov earned a state runner-up finish in the triple jump with a distance of 46-8 and placed fifth in the long jump. Jevan Parara was third in the discus, Noel Asiedu was fourth in the high jump, Crosby was state runnerup in the 400-meter dash and Carriere earned fourth in the 100-meter dash to round out Alpharetta’s scoring.

Before Alpharetta won its second team title, Blessed Trinity was celebrating its first. The Titans outscored Starr’s Mill by 4.5 points for the 5A crown.

Distance running competition was critical to the Titans’ title. In the 3200-meter run, Benjamin Rothering earned BT’s only individual state title of the meet ahead of Adam Wade in second.

The duo also excelled in the 1600-meter event with Wade placing as state runnerup with Rothering in third.

The two results accounted for 32 of BT’s 52 team points.

The 4x800-meter relay team of Reagan Rogers, Colin Shank, Alexander

Team scores Class 7A boys 1. Alpharetta 12. Roswell 20. Milton Class 7A girls 32. Milton Class 6A boys 20. Cambridge 38. Chattahoochee Class 6A girls 19. Cambridge 28. Chattahoochee Class 5A boys 1. Blessed Trinity Class 5A girls 6. Blessed Trinity Class-A Private boys 14. King’s Ridge 18. Mount Pisgah Class-A Private girls 4. Mount Pisgah 21. Fellowship Christian 22. King’s Ridge 30. St. Francis Garrot and Zachary Burke placed fourth with Garrot placing 7th in the 800-meter run. Jordan McCants was state runnerup in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump. JP Squeri placed 10th in the discus.

Local state champions • John Robinson (King’s Ridge): Class-A Private boys 100-meter dash, Class-A Private boys 200-meter dash • Savannah Simmons (Mount Pisgah): Class-A Private girls long jump • Maddy Childress (Mount Pisgah): Class-A Private girls triple jump • CJ McFerrin (Alpharetta): Class 7A boys 300-meter hurdles • Alpharetta Class 7A boys 4x400meter relay: Dylan Merrell, Matteo Carriere, Kylen Crosby, CJ McFerrin • Benjamin Rothering (Blessed Trinity): Class 5A boys 3200-meter run • Hannah Minuitti (Blessed Trinity): Class 5A girls 1600-meter run • Blessed Trinity Class 5A girls 4x800-meter relay: Emma Jacobs, Katherine Hamfeldt, Claire Petersen, Kelly Ann Sutterfield

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Keep an eye on the water!

I was walking a section of the Big Creek Greenway the other day when I spied a previously unnoticed side trail heading toward the creek. Always on the lookout for ways to access possible fishSTEVE HUDSON ing spots, I followed Get Outside Georgia, the trail to see where aa4bw@comcast.net it went.

It took me to the creek, sure enough – but what I spotted, as I eased up on the water, was not fish but rather a group of river otters!

I love to watch otters in the wild.

They move as if flowing with the water itself, gliding as if totally free of gravity.

It’s a treat to see them, and so I stood as still as I could and watched for quite a while. It was neat!

But it’s nothing like seeing a manatee.

There are no manatees in Big Creek, of course. They’re giant creatures of the coast, where they move slowly along in the shallows, dining on grasses and other vegetation. A manatee can be 8 feet long (or bigger!) and since they like to hang out just below the surface, they’re not hard to spot if they’re present.

I’ve seen manatees several times over the years, but I remember one manatee encounter in particular. I was fly fishing for sea trout, and I’d been working my way through the mangroves to get to some wadable water. When I finally stepped out of the mangrove tangle and into the shallow water of the bay, what should I see not ten feet to my right but an enormous manatee just soaking up the sun!

I just stood there, as quiet as I could be, and watched for a while. Eventually it stirred, seemed to stretch, and then ever so slowly moved off and disappeared into deeper water. It was an

encounter I’ll never forget.

If you head down to the coast, and especially if you go out in a boat, keep an eye out for manatees this spring and summer. The massive creatures migrate from Florida into Georgia waters in the spring, drawn by the seasonal proliferation of marsh grass and other vegetation on which they feed.

They’ll be here into November, when cooler weather prompts them to return to warmer waters farther south.

When manatees are present, boaters should be especially careful to watch out for them and give them plenty of room.

Manatees can be hard to spot, especially near the edges of marshes and/or if the water’s a bit murky. According to the Department of Natural Resources, boat strikes are a major cause of manatee injuries and deaths. In fact, estimates are that boat collisions were the cause of about 30 percent of documented manatee mortalities since 2000.

How can you reduce the risks of

hitting a manatee with your boat? First, and even before you start your motor, check your surroundings for manatees.

They seem to like to hang out near docks, where they come to dine on the algae that grows on those structures.

Once you’re underway, go slowly and watch the water. Polarized glasses will help you spot manatees underwater, allowing you to avoid them. Stick to deeper channels, too, and try to avoid the shallower waters where a manatee encounter is more likely. And keep your eyes open for things like swirls on the surface – often a telltale sign that there’s a manatee nearby.

One more thing: never feed manatees or give them fresh water.

“This could teach the animals to approach docks, putting them at greater risk of a boat strike,” DNR reminds boaters. “And never pursue, harass or play with manatees. It can be harmful to manatees and it’s illegal.”

Should you do anything special if you

see a manatee?

“If you see or photograph a healthy, injured or dead manatee, call DNR at (800) 2-SAVE-ME (800-272-8363),” advises the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. “Note the date, time, location and number of manatees seen, plus the coordinates, if possible.”

Occasionally, despite our best efforts, boat/manatee collisions do occur.

Should that happen, advises DNR, you should “stand-by and immediately contact the DNR at 800-2-SAVE-ME (800272-8363). This provides biologists the best chance to help these animals and gather data useful in conserving them.

Boaters will not be charged if operating their boat responsibly and the collision was an accident.”

So keep your eyes open as you enjoy the coast this spring and summer. If you’re lucky, you just might be rewarded with one of the most memorable wildlife encounters you’ll ever have – seeing a manatee in the wild.

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During a Board of Education meeting last fall, Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones presented an overview of the K-8 model, which is often found in charter schools, private schools, urban schools and internationally.

He cited examples from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Milwaukee public school systems where the K-8 models have been used successfully to raise achievement and offer choices.

“By adding K-8 schools to our portfolio, [the Fulton County School System] has an opportunity to better serve our students, our communities and offer

another high quality choice for parents,” Jones said.

The biggest hurdle for a traditional school district is the cost to reconfigure buildings for additional grades. However, K-8 models would have smaller classes, Jones said, and could be easily located in some existing schools.

“The schools can actually be pre-K through 8, which means a stable, productive, educational connection for 10 years in the life of a child,” Jones told the School Board. “Think of the ultimate benefits that strong foundation can bring to students.”

He added the K-8 model also removes the disruption of transitioning from elementary to middle school with new routines, new environments, new lockers and new lunch periods.

“The continuity of staying in one school through 8th grade seems to have advantages for extremely mobile communities, with less learning loss in those critical years,” Reeves said.

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Last month, Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney included the K-8 model in a presentation to the Johns Creek City Council about school system programs and initiatives. McCain said the idea was wellreceived and has generated interest in the community.

“I would definitely support further discussion with the parents and students in Johns Creek about the possibility of adding K-8 options for our families in North Fulton,” McCain said.

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Practice opens vaccinations to children over age of 12 ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Roswell Pediatric Center expanded operations this week to offer special COVID-19 vaccination clinics.

The effort comes just days after the Food & Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the PfizerBioNTech vaccine to include those 12 to 15 years of age.

“We gave over 400 doses over the weekend and have scheduled a large number for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings as well as this coming weekend,” said Dr. Howard Silverman. “We are trying to get the word out to the local high schools and middle schools that we want to vaccinate people in the community whether they are our patients or not as we are well trained and prepared for the 12-21 age range that still needs vaccination.”

Pfizer in late March released preliminary results from a vaccine study of 2,260 U.S. volunteers ages 12 to 15, showing there were no cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated adolescents compared with 18 among those given dummy shots.

“Our office is looking to do our part to help the community get back to normal,” Howard said.

Roswell Pediatric Center is at 11252 Haynes Bridge Road, Ste. 200, Alpharetta.

Brutus-Darius noted that the Food & Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorization for the PfizerBioNTech vaccine to include those 12 to 15 years of age. He said Healthy Kids R Us has the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and J&J vaccines available.

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Propane buses cost on average about $7,000 more than diesel buses. However, transportation officials with the district at that time said the increased cost will be more than made up through savings on fuel and maintenance.

The fuel shortage crisis this month was another disruption to the 2020-21 school year, and district officials said the impact was felt by the entire school community. A letter sent to all students and staff last week outlined the plans in the event the crisis continued.

“For now, we will continue with regular operations in place,” wrote Superintendent Mike Looney. “Should things change, we have the ability to switch to remote learning, understanding our desire is to quickly return to face-to-face instruction for those who have chosen that option.”

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