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By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — In light of rising COVID-19 cases in the area, Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts is urging all residents to follow CDC guidelines, including wearing facemasks in public.

Pitts issued the statement July 6, which included a plea for residents to practice social distancing and wash their hands regularly.

“While I am not empowered to mandate the use of facial coverings across Fulton County, I am convinced that at this juncture it is an absolute necessity to do so,” Pitts said. “It is the wise thing to do, smart thing to do, and the moral thing to do.”

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Fulton County has been rising rapidly over the past few weeks, according to Dr. Lynn Paxton, District Health Director for the Fulton County Board of Health.

“We are now entering an accelerated phase of the epidemic,” Paxton said.

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While local city governments are not currently able to require facemasks, several are encouraging residents to follow health and safety guidelines. month requiring visitors in all Fulton County facilities to wear facemasks.

“As elected officials, we should set the example and lead by deed and not word,” Pitts said. “As such I am asking all elected officials in Fulton County to encourage their constituents to comply with the guidelines.”

While local city governments are not currently able to require facemasks, several are encouraging residents to follow health and safety guidelines.

“We can all play a part in getting Fulton County back to health,” Pitts said. “Cover your face. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. If we all unite and do these three things, Fulton will win.”

ROSWELL, Ga. — Shortly after the landmark passage of Georgia’s new hate crime bill in June, a similar, more controversial bill focused on police protections landed on the governor’s desk.

State Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) is the sponsor of partisan House Bill 838, which in part changes the name of the Office of Public Safety Officer Support to the Office of Public Safety Support.

The meat of the bill, however, creates additional penalties for intimidating, harassing or terrorizing a person because of their employment as a first responder, including police and firefighters.

People found guilty of “bias motivated intimidation” would face up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000 or both.

Albers, along with Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R-Carrollton), hosted a July 2 town hall conference call to discuss the bill along with other legislative updates. The conference call follows a special mid-June closing session for the Georgia Legislature, whose regular session was suspended in March due to the pandemic.

“Ninety-nine point nine percent of all people in my mind are good,” Albers said during the town hall. “Everyone has that .1 percent. Let’s all be really cautious though not to use that .1 percent to label any specific group as beings something that they’re not.”

Georgia’s NAACP chapter dubbed HB 838 as the “Police Hate Crimes Bill.”

They cautioned in a statement that it is “a dangerous bill that would further create a toxic divide in our state.”

The bill comes at a time of height-

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Testing sites increase, but access can be tricky

By PATRICK FOX and JOE PARKER pat@appenmediagroup.com joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Testing for COVID-19 has expanded throughout the region with public and private organizations providing screenings for the virus.

Many testing sites are free, and most others accept insurance or self-pay at reduced rates.

Still, testing can be tricky.

Some sites are booked to overflowing, and you may find getting an appointment difficult.

Or, you can suffer the fate of Elisabeth Landry of Dunwoody.

Landry, 82, was set to have back surgery July 9, so she took the initiative to get tested beforehand. But, after seven weeks and numerous attempts, she and her husband have failed.

On May 20, Landry made an appointment and was tested at a local church facility and said the process “worked very well.” However, three weeks passed, and she still had not received the results.

Landry said “in her frustration,” she reached out to Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch, who put her in contact with a nurse heading the testing site. Landry was told there was no record of her results.

She made another appointment on June 19 at the same facility, but after arriving with her husband, she was informed testing was no longer available.

Landry and her husband used the Dekalb County Health Department’s website to find another testing site, she said.

But her frustrations continued when she showed up to a Norcross clinic and discovered that site had also ceased testing. Landry said another testing site along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard had such an extensive line, she was told she could not be tested that day.

As a last resort, she contacted her internist at Emory St. Joseph’s and was told the hospital did not have the supplies to test her, Landry said.

Testing locations Here is a list of organizations and agencies that have announced drivethru sites for COVID-19 testing. Please check the website or call to confirm availability.

ALPHARETTA Peachtree Immediate Care 10905 Haynes Bridge Road Drive-thru testing by appointment; accepts most insurances Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., 7 days a week Call: 770-343-9898 Visit: peachtreemed.com/drive-thrucovid-19-testing Fulton County Health Services Building 4700 North Point Parkway Free drive-thru testing by appointment Call: 404-657-2700 Hours: Weekdays 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-noon Visit: dph.georgia.gov/locations/ health-services-building MILTON Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet 13081 Ga. 9 Drive-thru by appointment; accepts most insurances Hours: Weekdays 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Call:770-521-6690 Visit: wellstreet.com/office-locations/ milton-urgent-care DUNWOODY CVS Health 1610 Mt. Vernon Road, Suite 100 Free drive-thru testing by appointment Call: 770-671-2797 Visit: cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid19-testing

Landry did discover having a coronavirus test was not a prerequisite to her surgery, but that did not alleviate her frustration.

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Call: 770-531-5600 CVS Pharmacy 4895 Post Road, Cumming cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing Peachtree Immediate Care 2575 Peachtree Parkway Drive-thru testing by appointment; accepts most insurances Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday Call: 770-888-8777 Visit: peachtreemed.com/drive-thrucovid-19-testing ROSWELL Peachtree Urgent Care 540 E. Crossville Road Drive-thru testing by appointment; accepts most insurances Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., 7 days a week

“I am fairly active and have contacts who could help me, but can you imagine someone living by themselves who does not drive trying to figure this out for themselves — impossible,” Landry said.

With the current state of affairs, it pays to confirm appointments online.

To help alleviate the strain on the system, some organizations have introduced one-day or special testing sites, but, in some cases, test supplies run out quickly.

The City of Roswell, partnering with the Fulton County Health Department, planned two days of testing at City Hall July 7-8. The site closed after the first day.

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Call: 770-510-1850 Visit: peachtreemed.com/drive-thrucovid-19-testing Walgreens 11710 Alpharetta Highway Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days a week Call: 770-754-0141 Drive-thru testing by appointment; free to those who meet high-risk criteria walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/ testing?ext=gmb CVS 11710 Alpharetta Highway Free drive-thru by appointment cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing

offering drive-thru testing for COVID-19 on July 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its church on Webb Bridge Road. Tests offered include COVID-19 and/or rapid pathogen panel. Results will be provided within 3 days. The church says no one will be turned away, but they are asking visitors to bring their insurance cards and state issued ID. Because the demand for testing has increased along with the growth in positive results, most testing sites require appointments.

The best source for updated information on testing is through the Georgia Department of Public Health website, dph.georgia.gov. You can also check with your local health department or pharmacy.

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Hospitals say plans in place to meet increased patient load Healthcare officials say strategies have improved since pandemic first hit

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — While Georgia braces for what some term a “second wave” of COVID-19, healthcare officials say the first wave never really ended, and now, the rate of infections is increasing.

“The numbers in our state are going up,” said Dr. Danny Branstetter, medical director of Infection Prevention at Wellstar Health System. “Certainly we have access to more tests than we did before, but this is not a sheer volume of test explanation.”

As the largest health system in Georgia with 11 in-patient hospitals, Wellstar has a key position to track statewide trends.

Branstetter said that at the end of April, Georgia recorded a COVID infection rate of four positives for every BRANSTETTER 100 tests administered.

That rate is now at around 11.

The higher infection rate is not nationwide, he said. The state of New York has also increased testing, but its infection rate is going down, he said.

“We never went down to no community spread, so this is still part of the first wave of infection that we’re dealing with,” Branstetter said.

Those between the ages of 18-30 are showing the highest rate of infection.

And while younger age groups generally do not require intensive hospitalization, conditions can arise where serious treatment is necessary.

“They can be just as sick as anyone,” Branstetter said. “The most severe complications I worry about are stroke and heart attacks, even in people with no risk factors. That’s due to a clotting phenomenon that we see with this disease process.”

Not only that, but many people — even the young — don’t realize they are at increased risk, Branstetter said.

That’s because people are not visiting their doctors for regular screenings that detect diabetes, stroke and heart attack risk.

He said people need to be comfortable visiting their doctors and seek hospital care for serious ailments.

“It is safe to seek medical care,” Branstetter said.

Dr. Karim Godamunne, chief medical officer at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, said COVID hospitalizations are increasing.

“Very early on, we were very assertive as a team here at North Fulton in preparations, making sure we had the ability to expand our capacity in terms of caring for patients,” he said.

Those preparations have been refined at all levels, with hospitals touching base regularly across the system to share data and alert others to any shortages in resources, Godamunne said.

Branstetter said Wellstar has a fivephase program to allow for increased capacity should the need arise. Each phase represents adjustments that will increase resources and capacity to accommodate any surges in patient admittance.

“We’re not needing that yet, but we’re prepared in case that demand shows itself,” he said.

Innovation surges with pandemic Lynn Jackson, CEO and administrator at Northside Hospital Forsyth, said she is seeing a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 positive patients at all Northside hospitals.

“Our numbers are continuing to rise,” she said. “All of us, at all the hospitals, are continuously monitoring our volume, and we’re looking at what’s happening across the state and across our system.”

There are no shortages of beds or staff, Jackson said, but the hospital system has plans in place to handle increases in patient volume.

The unique thing about the coronavirus, she said, is its duration.

“This has been a fairly long pandemic to work our way through,” she said.

“This prolonged period of wax and wane is definitely not something that was predicted, but we certainly planned for it.”

Jackson said the initial threat in March of hospitals being overwhelmed prompted Northside to devise strategies to deal with surges.

“The fact that it didn’t quite happen as predicted was probably good for us on the one hand, because we were planning kind of on the catastrophic side,” she said. “I think it’s made us better prepared now.”

One positive that has come from the unified effort among healthcare providers, she said, is a focus on innovation.

“I think on the care side of things,

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Continued from Page 6 seeing innovation happening this quickly in healthcare is a little bit unprecedented,” she said. “It’s been very refreshing to see and it’s definitely helped us to better prepare for our patients, care for them better.”

Jackson said the best treatment is avoiding the virus in the first place.

“We’d love for them to wear a mask any time they’re around people,” she said. “If we want to go non-controversial, there’s no controversy about washing our hands and using hand sanitizer for sure.”

Emory reports growth in admissions Emory Johns Creek Hospital is also feeling the effects of the rise in infections.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized patients has more than tripled in the past 14 days, according to Dr. Sujit Suchindran, epidemiologist for Emory Johns Creek Hospital.

“As of this week, we have surpassed our April records in COVID-19 patients needing ICU care and regular inpatient care,” he said. “We are carefully monitoring our personal protective equipment, supplies and SUCHINDRAN staffing needs during this surge to ensure we can continue to care for all patients safely.”

Suchindran said intense preparations during the initial surge helped the hospital better prepare for the current situation. More protocols were in place for lab testing, patient management and protection of healthcare workers from exposure risk through appropriate personal protective equipment.

“We’ve learned a lot from the extensive research efforts which have led to changes in how we treat patients with medications like antivirals, steroids, and

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He stressed that the spike in hospitalized patients and COVID-19 positive patients underscores the importance of continued personal safety protocols to reduce the spread of the virus.

“Even though we may feel tired of these efforts, they’re so critical in keeping our hospitals available to treat those who need it,” he said.

Fatigue remains an issue Even with protocols in place to handle a patient influx, there are rising concerns about fatigue among healthcare workers who have been stretched to the limits of endurance in some cases.

Tim Fischer, president of Jackson and Coker, a top healthcare staffing firm with nationwide reach based in Alpharetta, said the chaos from COVID-19 hasn’t let up since March.

“I think, for the most part, we have flattened the curve,” he said. “The goal was not to just stamp it out. I think everybody knew that wasn’t possible, and I’m not even sure that when we get a vaccine that that’s going to completely stop it. “ The challenge now, he said, is learning how to live in these uncertain times.

“That challenge is still there,” he said, “but I do think that the healthcare system is much better prepared than we were in mid-March. That’s why you’re seeing the mortality rates go down. There’s not as many people in the ICU right now as there have been.

Honestly, the hospitals are just better prepared for it than they were four months ago.”

Fischer said he still worries about the toll the pandemic has taken on healthcare workers. Jackson and Coker surveyed some 600 physicians back in April that revealed fatigue as a major concern among those in the healthcare field.

“That was two months ago, so I would say it’s probably grown exponentially worse,” Fischer said. “So, yeah, we’re going to have a mental health problem.”

Fischer said he doesn’t think America will achieve any kind of normalcy until the population begins to trust its healthcare system. Many people now, he said, are fearful of going to their doctor for routine checkups or afraid to go to the hospital.

“The percentage of people who have heart attacks that go to the ER or to the doctor is down exponentially, but we know people are still having heart attacks,” he said. “If you have a heart attack, and you’re not going to the hospital out of fear catching COVIID, I seriously doubt you’re going to go to a restaurant.”

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Transit agency advances plan for uniform fare study

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — The metro region’s transit planning agency is advancing a regional fare policy study designed to upgrade and bring uniformity to how patrons pay to get around.

At a special online meeting of the Atlanta Region Transit Link Authority (the ATL) July 9, senior planner Aileen Daney outlined some of the future milestones the agency is working toward as it draws up a fare plan.

The purpose of the study is to devise a regional fare strategy in collaboration with transit operators, like MARTA, Xpress and CobbLinc, in the 13-county Atlanta Region.

Goals include simplifying the fare system, addressing environmental concerns and mitigating inadequacies in serving those with disabilities.

The first phase of the study, now underway, includes studying local and national transit systems and technologies to garner ideas on whether their fare systems might be implemented in the ATL region. Right now, the study committee is focusing on transit systems in Washington,

D.C., Los Angeles and Chicago.

Daney said the project team has been in contact with other area transit agencies to collect data on ridership, their scope of service, characteristics of their commuters, base fares and fare collection equipment.

Representatives from local transit services told team members that the most important criteria they are looking for in a uniform fare system is providing a good customer experience. They said financial sustainability, affordability and ridership impact are other key factors to consider.

ATL board members zeroed in on Ventra, an account-based system used by three participating agencies in and around Chicago. Under the system, customers pay a one-time $5 fee for a Ventra Card that is immediately refunded as transit value upon registration. They can use the card

to tap and board public trains and buses. It has online account management as well as protection against lost or stolen cards.

The second phase of the fare study, scheduled for completion in April 2021, includes calculating customer price sensitivity and developing a fare model and recommendations.

In other business at the July 9 meeting, the ATL Board voted to accept Gwinnett County’s proposal to expand its transit footprint and include heavy rail service through MARTA. Funding for the expansion, estimated at over $12 million, would probably come through a penny sales tax.

Gwinnett County commissioners voted June 16 to lay the groundwork to give county voters the opportunity — possibly this fall — to adopt a special sales tax to fund incorporation into the transit system, which serves DeKalb, Fulton and Clayton counties.

The commission must vote to include a transit referendum on the November ballot by the end of July.

Gwinnett voters rejected the idea in a referendum held in March 2019, but proponents say the issue might fare better if placed on the ballot during the presidential election.

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Innovation Academy to host remote learning this year STEM high school set to open in 2021

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The latest addition to Fulton County Schools’ portfolio of instruction is nearly complete in downtown Alpharetta, with doors to the Innovation Academy opening to staff — but not students — in the coming weeks.

The planned STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) high school will open as the interim base of operations for individual remote learning in August.

The move is in anticipation that a significant number of students will resume the school year learning from home because of the COVID-19 threat.

Principal Tim Duncan said individual remote learning elementary and middle school teachers will begin instruction on Aug. 17, the first day of school for all students. Next August, the school will open for its original mission, serving as STEM magnet high school for students seeking an option to the traditional high school environment.

Innovation Academy was planned

About Innovation Academy Innovation Academy is a STEM magnet school offering Technology, Healthcare and Engineering pathways in a high-tech, project-based environment. Georgia Tech and corporate partners are assisting in developing a curriculum focused on preparing students for postsecondary paths, including college and workforce readiness.

Innovation Academy will accept applications for incoming 9th and 10th graders for the 202122 school year beginning Oct. 15 through Dec. 20. Enrollment is open to all students. Students will be notified of acceptance beginning Jan. 15, 2021. If demand exceeds openings, a lottery will be held.

For more information, visit fultonschools.org/innovationacademy to open for students this year but was delayed a year to refine its curriculum and coordinate its opening with a second STEM school in South Fulton.

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Duncan said Innovation Academy will initially open to students in 9th and 10th grade. A grade level will be added each year until capacity of 1,600 students across all four grade levels is reached.

Last year, more than 1,000 parents and prospective students attended a series of community meetings in North Fulton to learn more about Innovation Academy. Duncan noted this was a strong sign of the need and interest for the STEM school in the area.

“Our innovative [concept], coupled with a strong staff and engaged partners will provide enriched learning experiences [to] truly prepare our students for high-demand careers,” Duncan said. “ I am fortunate be a part

of such a transformative school.”

Innovation Academy is located on the same property as the old Milton High School on Milton Avenue, across the street from the historic Rest Haven Cemetery. Although all the old high school buildings were torn down, the athletic fields remain and will be available for community use. Innovation Academy will not offer organized sports through the Georgia High School Association.

The $60 million school is being funded through the Special Purpose Local Options Sales Tax approved by voters in 2016.

Duncan said public tours of the school may be offered in September, depending on state and district guidance concerning COVID-19.

Roswell Rotary welcomes new president Service club reflects on accomplishments

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com

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Roswell Rotary Club Past President Gordon Owens, right, passes the reins to the new president, Lynne Lindsay.

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Rotary Club is nearing its 70th-year anniversary, and its latest president is ready to hit the ground running On July 1, President Lynne Lindsay took the reins from Past President Gordon Owens after 10 years of active membership in the Rotary Club.

“I was initially drawn to Roswell Rotary because I wanted a deeper connection to the community,” Lindsay said. “From my very first visit, I was in awe of the projects that were impacting so many lives. My daughter was a freshman at Roswell High School, and I found myself immediately involved with the youth programs. The more active I became, the more I realized that Roswell Rotary Club is more than just a civic organization, but a family that supports each other as well. I have made lifelong friends by serving with others.”

Under Lindsay’s leadership, the club will continue to serve the community

with its signature projects, including its Memorial Day and 9-11 services, the Roswell Relays, and the Honor Air program.

Lindsay said that during her tenure, she also plans to focus specifically on veterans and health. She will use a district grant the club recently won to sponsor suicide prevention training for 50 area behavioral health specialists.

The 2020-21 Rotary International theme is “Rotary Opens Opportunities,” which Lindsay said reflects one of her goals to consider new ways of operating and implementing projects.

“I have challenged our club to bring all ideas to my attention,” she said. “We will look at new virtual programs, hybrid meetings and smaller group projects.

But most importantly, we will embrace the changes presented as an opportunity to better serve.”

Roswell Rotary Club has often been named a local leader for its innovative programming and community service. It has earned numerous honors over the years for its work, and this year was no different.

For the second decade in a row, the club was recently recognized as the “Club of the Decade for 2010-2020” at the District 6900 meeting. It was also honored as the “2019-2020 Club of the

Year” and recognized for several of its service projects.

One of Roswell Rotary’s long-standing members, Bob Hagan, was recently presented the coveted Service Above Self Award, Rotary International’s highest honor for individual Rotarians. Up to 150 Rotarians worldwide receive the award each year for demonstrating exemplary humanitarian service.

Under Owens’ leadership, Roswell Rotary Club launched the Freedom Fighter IPA with Gate City Brewing to support End Human Trafficking Now, one of the club’s major initiatives. Each can’s label raises awareness of the issue, with all proceeds going to local nonprofits supporting victims of human trafficking. The beer has since been added to Delta Air Lines’ menu.

Over the past year, the club has also used a $10,000 grant to build a learning lab for HomeStretch, a Roswell-based nonprofit guiding homeless families toward permanent housing and stability.

The lab, which is nearing completion, will provide on-site tutoring for children living at HomeStretch.

For more information about Roswell Rotary Club and its initiatives, visit roswellrotary.club.

FATHERHOOD: TIPS FROM A MAN WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE IS DOING

Part 8: The first year of fatherhood It has been quite a while since I began my series doling out advice to dads to be with my breadth of knowledge on the subject (read: I’m still incompetent but have yet to cause serious harm to my one child).

JOE PARKER Recently, my little Editor bundle of joy turned joe@appenmediagroup.com a year old, meaning I now have an entire 365 days of fatherhood under my belt, and what has felt like about 365 minutes of sleep over the same amount of time. With that, I can now share what you, Mr. dad-to-be, can expect in the latter half of year one, where we last left off.

In the first six months, your baby is essentially a dozen or so pounds of disgusting wrapped in a cute package. Their only

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But in the latter six months of the first year, your baby will begin to develop a personality. They will be able to interact with you directly. They will begin actually communicating with you. They will begin to eat “real” food. They will also become mobile.

And on the subject of your baby becoming mobile, it is important to address an issue. Mainly, your chances of ever having another child.

You see, once your baby can roll about, kick, crawl, cruise along tables and perhaps even walk in the first year, your ability to further reproduce, comes into serious jeopardy.

Should you want a second child, you should completely avoid your firstborn until they are fully stable on their feet — sometime around their graduation from high school — or invest in an athletic cup. I say this because in their first year, your child’s movements are anything but gentle and graceful. No, they are quick, violent, unexpected, and invariably aimed at your crotch. This is the lesserknown Big Bang Theory.

During this stage of your baby’s life, you will likely spend a lot of time whimpering and rolling about on the floor due

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to severe damage to your manhood, so you may miss that your little one has begun eating things that you would actually recognize as food.

You will also see the phenomenon that babies and hagfish have in common — the ability to take in nutrients through their skin. You will find there is no other explanation as to how your baby has ingested enough food to survive when nary a molecule of it actually gets into their mouth. It will, however, make its way into their hair, ear canals, nostrils, underchin, back of the knees, arm rolls, etc.

Speaking of food, you may have previously wondered how mankind came to realize what was edible to him and what was poisonous. The answer is simple — babies around a year of age put everything they can get their hands on, from lint to power cords to toys to objects and substances previously unknown to science, into their mouths.

During the latter stages of the first year, your baby will move beyond quiet babbles and into actual communication. Of course, this is mostly expressed through grunts and screams, but as a father you will learn what your baby needs based on their noises and expressions. Okay, not specifically what they want, but you will at least know they want something, and that’s about 90 percent of caring for a 1-year old.

The other 10 percent is being hit in the crotch.

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Alpharetta welcomes new fragrance bar business

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Atlanta-area residents have a new place to explore and find personalized fragrances.

INDIEHOUSE, a modern fragrance bar, recently opened its doors in Downtown Alpharetta. It provides interactive experiences for shoppers with a custom mixing bar, DIY workshops and retail space with 42 independent brands, with prices ranging from $29-$575. And for anyone having difficulty choosing one fragrance, the store offers a “Flirt Before You Commit” program for visitors to try out three scents at home before buying a full-size bottle.

INDIEHOUSE was started by Milton resident and brand development executive Carrie Hadley after she was inspired by her experiences with fragrances in Southern France and Los Angeles. She said back home in the Atlantaarea, she ran into trouble trying to find more niche and artisan brands.

HADLEY “I started to realize that what the world needed was not another fragrance brand, but rather, a better way to experience the many amazing independent brands already available on the market,” Hadley said. “I figured if I could bring together the best in clean fragrance then offer the opportunity to try your hand at creating your own, it would be a win for customers, not to mention a fun evening out.”

Launching a new business can be stressful enough on its own but doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic has

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INDIEHOUSE in Downtown Alpharetta allows visitors to explore and personalize their own fragrances. brought its own set of challenges.

INDIEHOUSE is implementing several measures for added health and safety of its customers and employees.

The company is requiring guests to use hands sanitizer before entering, taking temperatures and asking guests to maintain 6 feet of social distancing. It also has a medical-grade carbon filter air purifier running continuously, and employees are regularly cleaning frequently touched surfaces.

“The whole point of this business is to bring people together, to encourage strangers to interact and become friends,” Hadley said. “You can imagine how our whole team has been hard at work preparing to preserve the integrity of the experience for customers while keeping everyone safe.”

Only six guests maximum are allowed per workshop schedule to comply with the guidelines. Curbside pickup and free shipping are also available for online orders.

INDIEHOUSE’s fragrance bar setup allows customers to choose their own adventure with six curated scent categories to start with, ranging from modern romantic and sporty chic to fresh minimalist and 100 percent botanical.

“Fragrance has this amazing magical ability to bring people together because it can be so personal and inviting,” Hadley said. “It’s the spark that can start conversations.”

The store only carries brands that adhere to European Union laws and International Fragrance Association standards on clean ingredients, both synthetic and essential oil.

“We will only carry brands who also follow these clean standards and do not formulate using parabens, phthalates or artificial colors,” Hadley said. “For home fragrance, candles must be coconut or vegetable wax based.”

For more information, visit indiehousefragrances.com.

Milton’s Lockwood to serve as GMA regional president MILTON, Ga. — Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood was elected July 2 to serve as a regional president with the Georgia Municipal Association, a state organization that represents all of Georgia’s 538 cities.

Lockwood will oversee the North Region of District 3 which includes Milton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Mountain Park and all Cherokee County municipalities. Lockwood will also serve on LOCKWOOD the GMA’s 66-member Board of Directors.

“It’s an honor to represent our region as part of the Georgia Municipal Association,” Lockwood said. “It’s valuable, too, for the City of Milton to have a seat at the table, especially in these unique and challenging times.”

In his position, Lockwood will serve as liaison between his region’s cities and the GMA, a non-profit that provides legislative advocacy, consultation and services to its member cities. Lockwood’s term with the GMA is two years, but he must be an elected official to serve in the capacity. His final term as Milton’s Mayor will end January 2022.

He will attend GMA-sponsored events, advocate for common legislative priorities, promote GMA programs and represent cities within the North Region of District 3.

Lockwood was elected as Milton’s first mayor after the city was incorporated in 2006 and has held the office since.

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Where to start So, they want me to write a weekly column now. But there is a catch. It has to be about 500 words or less and it has to be every week.

I don’t think I have ever written anything that I felt worthy of RAY APPEN publishing in under Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmediagroup.com 1,000 words — usually closer to 1,300.

And now every week, like a real journalist? I don’t know about that.

My friend described this pandemic like sitting in the bleachers while “natural selection” performed live, before our very eyes. He has a PhD in forensic environmental something and has taught at FSU now since 1979 in his spare time.

Plus, he really doesn’t have a sense of humor at all. So, I guess he might actually mean what he said. Hmmm.

I talked to one of my oldest childhood friends for almost a couple hours this week. We sometimes go long periods of time — like a couple years or so — without communicating but that doesn’t matter. We always pick up within 5 seconds after one of us answers the next phone call. We went to boarding school together.

I’ve driven to all his funerals. I’m probably the only one. I’ve mediated — or tried to mediate one of those horrid family disputes over money between all his siblings — and failed, but I tried. I always will.

In college — he is a Gator — his hair was down to below his waist. He once shot a hole in the ceiling of his bedroom showing me one of his new dozens of guns. I don’t care for guns, no use for them. But that’s OK. He retired military — a colonel. Boy, they really must not have looked too deeply into his younger years. He doesn’t like Trump but supports him. He knows how I feel. It doesn’t matter though. We still talk. We still argue.

He calls the pandemic something

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“Malthusian.” I always did think he read too much. Still do. He talks about “collateral damage” in that mater-of-fact tone. And when he does, I just look at him. He knows that.

So, I am at 355 words right now and still don’t know what point I am trying to make. Damn. This is not going to be easy. Make that 383.

My eccentric — age unknown but older than 75 — friend Virginia who lives in Vermont sometimes and other times at Dog Island, Boston, and Nova Scotia, and who plays the accordion, lives in a shack powered by solar hooked up to a dozen car batteries, and who swears we are toast, assures me that “bacteria shall inherit the earth and it’s almost time.” Then she trashes me and throws me under the truck for not being more “environmental” in my role as chief muckety-muck of the Dog Island Conservation District. I just look at her. She sees that and keeps talking anyway.

But we both know it’s OK. That’s what the sign hanging says in front of our office: “Its going to be OK.” The ride just may get a bit bumpy, nicht wahr?

So, I think I figured out how to do this….. I am going to use pictures instead of words!

There, I’m done. Just 30 words over.

No, make that 131 if you count the photo captions. See you next week.

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This pandemic has already been a catalyst for many firsts and new things like this gang graffiti, the first I have seen here in Alpharetta!

This last one is the blog that I read every day. BedlamFarm.com. The guy sometimes posts three or four times a day. He, in fact, is a “real journalist.”

He does it moreSolution than once a day.

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Reopening schools: Perspective from a Head of School Brought to you by — Shannon Dishman Head of School, Atlanta Academy

If you ask me what I wanted to accomplish in the first year of being Head of School at Atlanta Academy, I can assure you that it was never leading our school community through a pandemic.

There are no historical guidelines or archived playbooks for this unprecedented situation. Every day I question what the right answer is. As a former teacher, I know that schools provide academic learning and social and emotional support critical to a child’s well-being.

Atlanta Academy’s mission to give every student the individual attention they need to succeed remains at the core of everything we do and guides every decision we make. This guiding principle helps me continue to forge new paths and challenge our faculty to explore new and innovative ways to engage our students while delivering a premier academic program.

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Whatever comes our way, the learning will continue Brought to you by – Marcia Prewitt Spiller Senior VP for Academic and Student Life at Woodward Academy The saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. And so it was, in mid-March, when the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent, that so many schools learned all at once how to move entire educational operations to a remote learning model.

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — North Fulton and Forsyth County swimmers were well represented on the 2019-20 National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association’s All-America list released July 6. The list honors the top 100 teams and individual swimmers based on their fastest time during the season in high school competition. Due to the coronavirus,

some states did not hold or complete high school swim and dive seasons.

In boys competition, West Forsyth’s Jack Aikins proved to be one of the top freestyle swimmers in the country.

Aikins earned GHSA state championship titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle in February, and his times were among the top five in the county. Aikins’ 43.27 in the 100-yard event was good for second fastest nationally, and his 19.74 in the 50-yard race was fourth fastest.

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Aikins also led West Forsyth’s 200yard freestyle relay team to All-American status along with fellow junior Brett Sasser and sophomores Griffin Egolf and Owen Holland. The team also placed 13th

nationally in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Several North Fulton boys relay teams were also named All-Americans.

Alpharetta’s Charles Lu, Nathan Jin, Phillip Kuznetsove and Jerry Wu earned a top-50 placement in the nation in the 400-yard freestyle relay, and Lu, Jin, Peter Meng and Liam Clarke were 76th in the 200-yard event.

Andrew Simmons, Jason Bao, Preston Browne and Jason Steel of Johns Creek earned the honors in the 200-yard medley relay. Bao, Steel, David His and Taylor Eaton were 77th nationally in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Simmons was 18th nationally in the 200-yard individual medley and 69th in the 100-yard backstroke. Lambert’s Daniel Gallagher also earned All-American honors in the same events, placing 42nd in the individual medley and 81st for his backstroke time.

Centennial’s Sebastian Sergile earned All-American status with a 1:39.98 in the 200-yard freestyle, good for 77th in the nation, and his 4:31.46 in the 500yard event earned him the 64th fastest time in the 2019-20 season.

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Legislature: Continued from Page 2 ened tensions as nationwide protests against racism and police brutality continue following the killing of George Floyd in late May. The movement has led to numerous legislative proposals, like Georgia’s hate crime bill, calling for change and reform.

While the majority of the protests have been peaceful, some instances of looting and skirmishes with police have been criticized by some, including Albers.

The ACLU has decried HB 838 for essentially adding law enforcement as a protected class.

NEWS The organization said in a statement that the bill is “a dangerous step to chill every Georgian’s First Amendment freedom of speech and the right to protest to redress grievances – guarantees in the U.S. Constitution.”

HB 838 passed 33-20 in the Senate and 92-74 in the House.

The bill was brought through the Legislature around the same time as the hate crimes bill, HB 426, which Albers called one of the most historic moments of his tenure.

The hate crimes bill adds additional penalties for targeting someone on the basis of perceived race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or physical or mental disability.

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law, Georgia was one of four states in the nation without a hate crime law on the books. The others are Arkansas, South Carolina and Wyoming.

In addition to protections against hate crimes, HB 426 also requires all police departments to report such incidents to the Georgia Crime Information Center, which will compile and analyze them in annual statistics published in the Georgia Uniform Crime Reports.

Also at the town hall, Albers spoke about the Georgia Pandemic Business Immunity Act, which would address liability concerns for businesses if workers or customers contract COVID-19 at a business complying with safety guidelines.

Albers said his team had heard from numerous people concerned about “frivolous lawsuits” related to COVID-19, from HOAs worried about opening pools to doctor’s offices.

“Even many of the strongest measures implemented do not completely mitigate the risk of possible exposure,” Albers said. “This legislation will allow our business community to start to return to normalcy and provide services to Georgians without fear of needless litigation, while still ensuring that legitimate legal action is possible.”

The bill, however, does not grant complete immunity for businesses, which will still be held responsible if found grossly negligent in handling COVID-19 precautions, Dugan said.

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Chris Lively

On Monday, July 6, Chris Lively lost his battle with addiction. We mourn his passing and celebrate his life. Chris was a spark. Wherever he went, he ignited laughter, joy and fun. He loved people and made everyone who came into his presence feel like they were someone special. He grew up in Roswell and graduated from Centennial High School.

He studied business at Georgia Southern University and was an officer of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. After college he served in the Army Reserves. Chris deeply loved his Lord, country, family and friends. He was most recently employed at Compass Realty in Alpharetta.

He loved the business of real estate and the joy of helping people make the American dream of owning a home come true. In his battle against addiction he participated in the rehabilitation program at No Longer

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A socially distancing Celebration of Life service will be held on the lawn of North Point Community Church at 6:00 PM on Sunday, July 12, 2020. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for donations to be made to No Longer Bound or North Point Community Church. If you wish to send flowers, please call North Point Community Church at 678-892-5608.

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Blessed Trinity grad Abrams lands on Padres 60-man roster

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Blessed Trinity graduate CJ Abrams has landed a spot on the San Diego Padres 60-man roster for the truncated 2020 MLB season. The 19year old was the Padres’ first pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and has already made waves in the minors.

For the 2020 season, all teams will have a 60-man “player pool” that includes active and reserve players. Each club will have up to 30 players on its opening day roster while the other 30 will work out at an “alternative training site.” According to local reports, Abrams’ inclusion in the player pool is to continue his development with the cancellation of the minor league season, and he is not expected to make his debut in the majors just yet.

Abrams, a shortstop, has already earned accolades just over a year after being drafted sixth overall.

The 2019 BT grad appeared in 32 games for the Padres’ affiliate in the Rookie-level Arizona League and earned Most Valuable Player honors for his standout 2019 campaign.

Abrams led the league in batting average (.401) and slugging percentage (.662) in 142 plate appearances. He racked up 57 hits, including 12 doubles, eight triples and three home runs with 22 RBIs and 10 walks.

Scouts began touting Abrams’ speed early in his Blessed Trinity playing days, and the former Titan used that pace to steal 15 bases in his debut minor league season.

His 40 runs scored was the most in the Rookie-level league before he was called up to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Midwest League where he appeared in two games.

Abrams is the No. 25-ranked prospect according to Major League Baseball.

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Abrams was a standout in Blessed Trinity’s talent-rich program.

Abrams compiled a .418 career average in 538 plate appearance for the Titans with 100 RBIs, 33 doubles, 15 triples and eight home runs. He also stole 100 bases, including a program record with 38 in the 2018 season.

He split his time with the Titans at shortstop and second base with a .939 career fielding percentage with 50 double plays.

Abrams was named the 2019 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year as the top high school baseball player in the state.

The Titans compiled a 134-24 record and reached the state semi-finals each of Abrams’ four years in the program, including two state runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2017.

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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County is partnering with the Atlanta Hawks to create Georgia’s largest-ever voting precinct at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta starting with early voting July 20 for the general primary runoff election August 11.

The partnership will allow tens of thousands of voters to cast their ballots for upcoming elections while maintaining Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended social distancing requirements at the stateof-the-art facility. In addition, Fulton County registration & elections will conduct other elections support operations at the site, including absentee ballot processing and more.

Hawks leadership offered use of State Farm Arena to Fulton County as a venue for early voting and other elections operations as part of their commitment to serving the community. The Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, a government agency, is the owner of the property and leases the site to the Hawks organization. In addi-

The Cambridge girls swim and dive team earned its first team state championship in February, and several of its athletes were named All-Americans in the title pursuit.

Freshman Sophie Brison, sophomore Claire Kerber, junior Jayla Brown and senior Abigail Grottle were earned national recognition in the 200-yard medley relay with the 64th best time in the country.

Grottle was also an All-American in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle. Brison was in the top 40 in the nation in the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley. The pair won four combined individual titles at the 2020 GHSA state meet.

Centennial also had two swimmers earn national honors. Junior Madeline Singletary was 65th in that nation in the 500 free and Katharine Ward was 49th in the 100 breast.

Johns Creek’s girls team was represented on the All-American list by Adeline Farrington. The senior capped off her high school career with the 13thfastest time in the nation in the 100yard breaststroke and was 70th in the individual medley.

Alpharetta’s Alicia Henry placed among the top swimmers in the nation in the 100-yard breaststroke. The junior’s time of 1:00.56 was fourth fastest among all high school girls swimmers and earned her the GHSA state title in February.

Forsyth County had two girls swimmers named All-Americans. North Forsyth’s Hailey Galbraith was 56th nationally in the 50 free and Lambert freshman Ella Jones was 85th in the 500 free. Galbraith is a two-time state championship winner in the 50 free.

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“Fulton County is grateful to the entire Atlanta Hawks organization for being an outstanding partner,” Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts said.

“Tony Ressler, Steve Koonin and their organization have once again demonstrated that the Hawks are True to Atlanta.”

Ressler, principal owner, said that when the ownership group purchased the Hawks and State Farm Arena five years ago, they were clear that they felt a responsibility to make sure the organization was an important civic asset to the city of Atlanta. ”Utilizing State Farm Arena and our incredible staff to make the arena an accessible and vital polling site in an important election year is a fulfillment on that promise,” Ressler said.

In February, State Farm Arena was named the Best New Concert Venue in the United States by “Pollstar Magazine” and prior to that was honored by the International Association of Venue Managers with the 2019 Venue Excel-

lence Award. For the second consecutive season, the Hawks finished with the NBA’s top ranking in overall in-game experience, a wide-ranging category made up of the following areas where the team rated highly: arena ushers, in-game To provide greater accessibility to voting, the Hawks Foundation will be providing free parking to individuals accessing the venue to vote. More than 1,500 parking spots surrounding the arena will provide complimentary parking for vehicles with a voter.

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