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Roswell police intern killed in plane crash ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell Police Department intern was killed in a plane crash earlier this month, the department announced Aug. 9.

Rachel “Rae” McArthur, 20, and her 55-year-old mother Andrea McArthur were two of five passengers aboard an Aug. 5 sightseeing flight in Alaska who died when the aircraft went down. The pilot of the nature excursion also died in the crash, according to reports from the Associated Press.

Both McArthur women were Woodstock residents. Rachel was a junior intelligence and security studies major at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina.

Roswell Police said McArthur was a summer intern who completed her internship in July. The department remembered her as “aspirational, motivated, and determined to reach her goals” in its Aug. 9 farewell on social media.

“Our hearts are heavy with the news and remain knit to the McArthur family as they navigate this unimaginable loss,” the department’s message stated.

Surveillance video used to track carjacking suspect ROSWELL, Ga. — Police arrested a Decatur man after security footage allegedly showed him trying to snatch a woman out of her car in a Walmart parking lot along Mansell Road late Aug. 14.

Peter James Vezolles, 42, was charged with battery and robbery-motor vehicle hijacking. According to police, the victim identified him as the person who punched her several times and tried to yank her out of her car as she was leaving the Walmart. She told 911 dispatchers he was trying to kidnap her.

PUBLIC SAFETY Security footage from the store showed a person sprint toward the woman’s vehicle, open her front driver’s side door and strike her several times with his fists and elbows while attempting to climb into the car.

Police said the woman managed to escape by driving away with her door open and part of her body hanging out of the car. Officers apprehended Vezolles near a LongHorn Steakhouse a short time later.

Care home resident accused of spraying Mace on worker ROSWELL, Ga. — A resident at an assisted living facility along Applewood Drive is accused of pepper spraying a housekeeper twice during an Aug. 10 incident.

Police were dispatched to Brookdale Chambrel Roswell for reports of disorderly conduct. The executive director of the facility told officers Sue Fong Woo, 69, sprayed the housekeeper with Mace. He said a male resident called the housekeeper into his room and was showing her a care package and flyer he’d gotten from Kroger. Woo entered the man’s room and became angry when she saw the male resident talking to the housekeeper.

Police said Woo took the flyer from the victim and sprayed her in the face with a pink cannister of Mace. Woo then allegedly followed the housekeeper out into the hallway and sprayed her again.

She denied the allegation, but the male resident told officers he witnessed the attack, according to police.

The victim was rushed to an emergency care facility for treatment. Police cited Woo for disorderly conduct. The executive director told officers they planned to evict her from the assisted living facility, according to the arrest report.

Pranksters target residents for fake police emergencies ROSWELL, Ga. — Police responded to a home along Old Course Drive for three false reports between Aug. 9 and

Drug & DUI arrests Vaughn Dario Church, 25, of Six Iron Court NW, Kennesaw, was arrested Aug. 10 on North Point Parkway for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Robert Michael Bearden, 56, of Mountain Industrial Boulevard, Tucker, was arrested Aug. 10 on North Point Parkway for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Bianca M. Fraser, 39, of Shannon Way SW, Marietta, Aug. 10 on North Point Parkway for possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.

Tiffany Nicole Baca, 38, of Tollwood Drive, Roswell, was arrested Aug. 9 on Hospital Boulevard for DUI, open container and following too closely.

Adam Blake Welborn, 33, of Gantt Road, Alpharetta, was arrested Aug. 12 on Alpharetta Street for DUI. Royal Justin Clackum, 42, of Cottage Oaks Drive, Acworth, was arrested Aug. 13 on Alpharetta Highway for unlawful possession/purchase of any controlled substance.

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Police said the residence was likely the target of swatting, the act of intentionally reporting false emergencies to provoke a SWAT team response.

According to police, armed officers were dispatched to the house Aug. 10 after someone claiming to be there called 911 and said they heard arguing and gunshots upstairs. When police rang the doorbell, the homeowner answered and there was no emergency.

Police said it was the second consecutive night officers were dispatched to the address for a swatting call.

On Aug. 11, police were dispatched

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Candidate slate complete for Alpharetta council races

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s ballot is set for City Council races in November.

At the end of qualifying Aug. 18, nine people filed for races that include three council seats. All posts are elected atlarge, meaning that all registered voters in Alpharetta will select one candidate for each of the three seats.

Many of the candidates who qualified had publicly launched their campaigns more than a month ago. Others who qualified have yet to formally announce their views on local issues.

In Post 1, Donald Mitchell is seeking his third full term on the council.

Mitchell, who heads a local design firm, first won a seat on the council in 2011 to fill an unexpired term. Over the course of his time on the council, Mitchell has championed the arts and the architectural aesthetics of the city. As mayor pro tem, he served as acting mayor in spring 2018 when Mayor David Belle Isle stepped down to run for Georgia Secretary of State.

Donna Murphy, a local Realtor with Sotheby’s International Realty, will challenge Mitchell for the Post 1 seat. In her

campaign announcement, Murphy cited sustainable development that preserves the city’s community as her primary concern for the city’s future.

“As a Realtor, it excites me to see so many families and businesses looking to come to Alpharetta,” she said. “But I also hear from my friends and neighbors who want to make sure that we do not do too much too quickly.”

Three people will vie for the council’s Post 2 seat being vacated by Ben Burnett.

Michael Crupi, a small business owner specializing in legal services, says his mission statement is “Families First.”

Crupi said he and his family visit downtown regularly and appreciate efforts to preserve the small-town atmosphere. But, he is concerned about “an infiltration of large commercial chains, and that needs to be weighed carefully in the future,” he said.

Brian Will, CEO of Will Restaurant Investment Group and who operates three restaurants in Alpharetta, says his priority will be to ensure the city’s budgeting and finances rebound successfully from the pandemic.

Will also owns a real estate management company and has written two best-

selling books. He said his work in the private sector as an entrepreneur and consultant to Fortune 500 companies will provide him the skillset necessary to keep the city’s financial status sound.

Abu Jalloh is a biomedical scientist who ran for the Post 6 council seat in 2019.

While he has not established a public campaign page on social media or issued a candidate announcement to local media, Jalloh stated in his earlier run for the council that he is interested in addressing issues related to traffic and high taxes.

There are four people vying for the Post 3 seat on the City Council. The seat is currently held by Karen Richard, who is not seeking reelection.

Doug DeRito, who served on the City Council from 2001 to 2011, is a principal and tax specialist with an international tax consulting firm. He is also a former candidate for mayor. His campaign has not issued a statement on his platform.

Trey McConnell is project manager for McConnell Custom Homes in the Atlanta area.

Daniel McAlonan, a manager in the tech sector and an Alpharetta na-

tive, says he hopes to inject a burst of energy and new ideas into local government. The current vice-chairman for the Alpharetta Board of Zoning Appeals, McAlonan says he is proud of his Alpharetta roots and runs a blog about the many restaurants in the city.

A volunteer with area organizations, McAlonan previously served as a board member for his homeowners association and on the Architecture Committee in a former Alpharetta neighborhood.

James Bendall, an attorney, is the fourth candidate who filed for the Post 3 seat.

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Blotter: Continued from Page 2 there again after someone called 911 and the Georgia Crisis Line threatening to commit suicide. That call proved to be a false report as well.

The victims said they’d had officers respond to their house for previous incidents that proved to be

fake. They also said someone ordered a pizza online and had it delivered to their house. They told officers they believe someone was pranking them.

Swatting is an aggravated misdemeanor in Georgia punishable by up to a year in jail in most cases. If it threatens critical infrastructure or results in someone’s death, those responsible for the false report could be sentenced to as much as 10 years in prison, according to state law.

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Alpharetta housing market lags behind new job growth

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s residential building boom is not keeping up with demand, and new homes for households earning less than $100,000 are almost completely out of reach.

That’s the word from a new report presented to the city as part of its update to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Since the update kicked off a year ago, the city has held online surveys and a number of steering committee meetings.

The housing element evaluates the adequacy and suitability of existing housing serving the current and future needs of the community.

Geoff Koski, president of KBA Advisory Group, said his firm began the study in January 2020 — before the pandemic — but its conclusions account for current available data. The trends present in July 2020 have not changed, in fact, they’ve accelerated, he said.

“The trends that we are identifying are still there, the price points have gone up, but the trends are still there,” Koski said.

Right now, national and regional housing trends point to demand for smaller, single-family housing both for purchase and for rent, he said. There is less overall demand for large homes. The trend toward smaller family homes, he said, should continue for at least another decade.

“One- and two-person households really prevail, and that’s where the growth in the market is,” he said.

For-sale will continue to occupy the larger share of demand, he said, but there is growth in demand for rental housing. Another trend that continues is demand for mixed-use centers where housing is interspersed with retail and office.

As prices continue to climb, the need for affordable housing, or workforce housing, will continue, Koski said. Not only that, but Alpharetta continues to outpace the Atlanta Region in population

growth. According to KBA Advisory market data, from 2010-20, the city averaged 1.6 percent growth. Fulton County averaged close to 1.9 percent. The region as a whole posted an annual growth rate of about 1.5 percent.

The study suggests that in order for Alpharetta to continue to attract business and residents, additional housing of various types will be necessary.

Right now, the study shows about 45 percent of the households in Alpharetta have three or more people.

Fewer than half of them have children.

Yet, there are more single-family homes in the city’s housing stock than any other type.

“There will always be one- and twoperson households that want a singlefamily home, but typically… they’re looking for an option,” he said. “It could be a single-family home, could be a townhome.”

To meet the new demand for housing, Koski said, it takes a mix, both owneroccupied and rental.

The study shows that, compared to neighboring cities and to the Atlanta Region, Alpharetta has and is adding jobs at a much higher pace. Housing growth has not kept up with the demand, Koski said.

“While you’ve added a lot of jobs, your housing hasn’t kept up at the same rate,” he said.

Even so, city records show that 2018 saw the largest number of single-family building permits — about 500 — since 1998, the height of the city’s housing boom when just shy of 700 were issued.

And while homebuilding is robust, Alpharetta’s housing market does not produce newly constructed for-sale detached homes for under $300,000, the study shows. And, it produces essentially none between $300,000$400,000.

“If your household, combined, is not making six figures, you’re out of the market for a new home — really anywhere in the region, but particularly here in Alpharetta,” Koski said.

Keeping up with the jobs While Alpharetta has led much of the region in job creation over the past decade, it hasn’t experienced an increase in housing to accommodate those new employees.

Alpharetta Johns Creek Roswell Atlanta Metro Region Total jobs 95,157 27,432 51,859 2,644,680 New jobs (2010-17) 24,983 8,837 11,767 435,618 % New jobs paying more than $40,000 63% 52% 42% 46% Ratio of new jobs to housing permits 2010-17 9.4 5.4 8.2 2.4

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Probe into Oxbo realignment project rings up $71,000 tab Work on road upgrade could take another year

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — While the city investigates how Roswell’s Oxbo Road realignment project fell behind schedule, Transportation Director Muhammad Rauf says it may be another 12 months before the work is completed.

Meanwhile, Roswell has paid $71,507.32 to date for an independent investigation into the reasons for the delays.

The project is over a year past its initial completion deadline, and in February, delays forced the city into a $2.5 million settlement agreement with one of the landowners. But despite several setbacks, Rauf said in an email Aug. 16 progress is being made.

“There has been some significant and very visible activity at [the] site by the utility companies and also by our project contractor who has done extensive earthwork in the past few months,” Rauf said. “Also, a few months ago the City Council resolved the last property acquisition issue that was causing the hold-up.”

The goal of the project is to eliminate the staggered intersection at Ga. 9 and convert the portion of Oxbo Road near Mimosa Boulevard into a two-way street. It is also expected to provide new turning lanes on Ga. 9 and Oxbo Road along with a new traffic signal, helping solve a host of safety and mobility problems.

Rauf said police logged 169 crashes and 46 injuries at the Ga. 9 and Oxbo Road intersection from 2016 to 2020.

So far this year, two crashes and one injury have been reported. The intersection is considered one of Roswell’s top five high-crash intersections.

Georgia Power and other utility companies are currently finishing

up utility relocation on Oxbo Road.

The city’s contractor, E.R. Snell, has brought in fill and begun grading for the upgrades to the intersection. The project is funded by the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Probe into delays continues In 2017, Roswell purchased 0.36 acres of land belonging to a family-owned hardware store at 685 Atlanta Street for $3 million. Under terms of the transaction, the city would provide the property owners a pad-ready site on or before Oct. 25, 2020.

But the city failed to meet the deadline, citing delays caused by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The settlement subsequently discharged the city from all damages and claims.

Now, Rauf said staff is working on a construction change order with the city’s project contractor.

“Once that is approved by the City Council, hopefully in the next month or two, the contractor will have the green light to continue with major construction activities at [the] site,” Rauf said.

After the Herald inquired about the status of the investigation Aug. 17, Mayor Lori Henry posted a statement on Facebook where she confirmed the investigation was in its final stages.

Few details about the investigation have been shared with residents since it launched in February.

Jarrard & Davis, a law firm specializing in local government, is leading the investigation. Henry said they have been combing through thousands of documents dating back to 2006 when the city began discussing the project.

They include emails, meeting minutes, contracts and agreements, personnel files and more.

“It is a very comprehensive and thorough investigation, and although we do not have an exact completion date of the investigation, I am looking

It is a very comprehensive and thorough investigation, and although we do not have an exact completion date of the investigation, I am looking forward to receiving the final report and sharing it with you,” LORI HENRY Mayor

forward to receiving the final report and sharing it with you,” Henry said.

Kathy Baker, executive assistant to the mayor, also said that because no interim reports were required, they will not be available to be released either.

Moving forward Councilman Matt Tyser, the council’s liaison to the Roswell Transportation Department, has made it a point to drive by projects “frequently” to check on them.

Liaisons are appointed by the mayor to keep tabs on city operations, but they are prohibited from running or instructing department heads who take their direction from the mayor or city administrator.

Tyser said he meets with Rauf two to three times a month to review any items or requests he plans to bring forth to the council as well as issues from citizens.

“Those get shared with the other council members, and, as with the TSPOLST 2 projects, try to gain consensus on what we all think and what we should present to the public for input to final decisions,” Tyser said.

“In the case here, my questions [for Rauf] are about timing, any delays or any funding needs.”

In May, the City Council agreed

to purchase additional parcels and acquire temporary easements on other property to complete the Oxbo realignment project – the final land transactions that had been delaying the project, Rauf said.

Costs included paying property owner Leslie Reed $299,000 for portions of land and a temporary easement at Maple and Atlanta streets. The city agreed to pay Reed an additional $75,000 to remove three residential structures on those streets.

Rauf did not disclose whether the design and construction costs for the project have gone up recently and, if so, by how much. However, since the project began, city records show its overall cost has risen from $9 million to at least $13.9 million, including the settlement amount.

Rauf also declined to say when the city will be done working on Reed’s property so the appropriate portions can be returned to her and what the next major construction activities are once the contractor receives the green light to move forward.

“All that is still a work in progress,” Rauf said.

A committee discussion about the Oxbo realignment project is expected to take place at either the Sept. 14 or Sept. 29 meeting at City Hall.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — A local businesswoman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the U.S. government out of more than $6 million in loans meant to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said 49-year-old Hunter VanPelt, of Roswell, used six businesses that she either owned or controlled to submit false and fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan applications last year.

VanPelt, who legally changed her name from Ellen Corkrum in 2016, submitted the PPP loan applications under both names and falsely represented the average monthly payroll and the number of employees working for her companies, investigators said. She also allegedly submitted false IRS records, false bank statements and false payroll reports in connection with those applications.

Overall, Kurt R. Erskine, acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, said VanPelt requested nearly $8 million, of which she was able to secure more than $6 million. Federal agents were later able to seize $2.1 million of the money VanPelt received.

Kenneth A. Polite Jr., the assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, said VanPelt “brazenly exploited this devastating national emergency for personal gain” and is now being held accountable for her conduct.

“PPP funds should be reserved for legitimate businesses and their hardworking employees who suffered economically as a result of the pandemic,” Polite said. “The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that anyone who takes advantage of COVID-19 relief programs will be brought to justice.”

Erskine said the six businesses VanPelt used to submit PPP loan applications were Georgia Nephrology Physician Associated, United Healthcare Group & Co., Nephrology Network Group LLC, First Corporate International, Corkrum Consolidated Inc. and Kiwi International Inc. But according to reports, VanPelt was previously indicted in Liberia, where she served as a former government official, under her previous name on charges including economic sabotage, criminal facilitation, conspiracy to defraud the government and making unauthorized transfers of funds from government accounts.

According to FrontPage Africa, an independent newspaper based in Monrovia, VanPelt’s charges were dropped less than a year ago before she pleaded guilty to bank fraud in the U.S. The PPP was established last year through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It allows qualifying small-businesses and other organizations to receive loans to use toward paying payroll costs, rent, utilities and interest on mortgages.

Chris Hacker, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta, said PPP is key to survival for many small businesses during the pandemic.

“It is particularly disturbing that anyone would try to capitalize off a federal program at those business’ expense,” Hacker said. “The FBI will persist in its efforts to stop such fraud.”

VanPelt’s sentencing is slated for Jan. 4 before U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen.

Anyone with information about allegations of attempted fraud involving COVID-19 can report it by calling the Department of Justice’s National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 or online at justice.gov/ disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form.

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Ten candidates qualify for Roswell city races Tyser to leave council in bid for Ga. House

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The race for seats on the Roswell City Council and mayor is heating up.

Three incumbents and seven other candidates qualified Aug. 20 to have their names on the ballot in November.

First-term Mayor Lori Henry will face Kurt Wilson and Jason Yowell.

Meanwhile, Peter Vanstrom will challenge incumbent Marie Willsey for Post 4 and Lee Hills will challenge incumbent Matt Judy for Post 6. Willsey and Judy are both running for a second term on the City Council.

In Post 5, Michael Dal Cerro, Yolanda Freeman and Will Morthland are all vying for a seat after Councilman Matt Tyser announced that he is not seeking re-election. Tyser intends to run for the Georgia House of Representatives in District 48 in 2022. As a Republican, he is hoping to unseat Democrat Mary Robichaux.

Henry made history in 2018 after becoming the city’s first female mayor.

She defeated opponent Lee Jenkins in a runoff election with 55 percent of the vote and replaced Jere Wood, who had been Roswell’s mayor since 1997.

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Board and Community Development Advisory Committee member. She was then elected to the Roswell City Council, where she served from 2001 to 2009 as well as briefly in 2017.

When she took over as mayor in January 2018, Henry pledged a new era of government transparency, responsible development and redevelopment, diversity and equity. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has also overseen the city’s pandemic response, management and recovery.

However, over recent months, Henry has received stiff criticism, particularly in the case of a $2.5 million settlement the city had to pay in February because of delays in the Oxbo Road realignment project. So far, a probe into the delays has cost the city $71,507.32. Henry has yet to deliver public updates on its findings.

Yowell, a contractor/developer, has been at odds with the city for years on a variety of issues including the Oxbo Road realignment project. Now, he’s running for mayor to try to set those issues straight.

Wilson previously ran for mayor in 2017 but later dropped out, saying then that his head was in the race, but his heart wasn’t. This time around, he is campaigning on improving infrastructure, public safety and traffic congestion in the city.

While many of the candidates have launched their campaigns, others have yet to formally announce their views on local issues.

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Students recreate murals celebrating Downtown Crabapple’s past

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The “Broadwell Building” in Downtown Crabapple is sporting two “new” murals that celebrate Milton’s history.

Students from the University of Georgia Arts Department, with assistance from the Milton Historical Society, recreated the murals on the longstanding building at the corner of Broadwell Road and Mid Broadwell Road earlier this month.

The murals, facing both roads, depict the “World’s Largest Crabapple” on a white background with a blue border. They are recreations of murals that were originally painted in the 1960s to celebrate the founding of the community and to launch the foundation of the Crabapple Festival around six decades after the Broadwell Building was constructed.

Milton Historical Society President Jeff Dufresne said the artwork will serve as a “gateway to the community.”

“Murals are public works of art, as a part of placemaking, that give the consensus of the community, what is this place all about, what is its narra-

tive,” he said. “I think we all want to have a sense of place, and I think Milton does have a sense of place.

It is a bucolic, former agricultural community where there is a love of the land, and [the murals] reflect on a time where days were simpler, and they are a celebration of who we are.”

Dufresne said the Crabapple community was founded with a log cabin schoolhouse constructed in 1874 near a large crabapple tree. The Broadwell Building was constructed in 1907, and the building that now houses the JRL Coal Co. has previously served as a dry goods store, lodging house, a hall for community meetings and dances, and an antique shop.

“When the Statham (family) bought the building in the mid-1960s, the original mural was painted, and the first Crabapple Festival was launched,” Dufresne said.

The murals were recreated by UGA students Katie Eidson, Gabrielle Poteet, and Alondra Arevalo under the direction of professor Joseph Norman.

The project was under the umbrella of the “Color the World Bright” initiative by the Lamar Dodd School of

Art at UGA that has also recreated murals in other Georgia cities, including Hartwell and Tignall.

Bill Lusk, a board member on the Milton Historical Society and former City Council representative, created a “mural committee” and worked with the Statham family to bring the murals back to life.

The city also gave the greenlight by declaring the murals were “grandfathered,” so the effort could be completed without bureaucratic red tape.

“In general, murals can create a sense of place and make residents and visitors feel welcome,” Dufresne said. “I think this mural in particular celebrates Milton’s unique identity. It’s interesting how a large, durable brick canvas can create a storyline for the city.”

It has also sparked interest in residents learning more about the area.

“I was delighted to see the feedback and curiosity,” Dufresne said. “It kind of leads people to want to know more about this place, whether its their own heritage or those around them. It’s a great community engagement project and a great vehicle to tell the story about a place.”

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Alpharetta police search for two teens in shooting death

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two teens are wanted in connection with the shooting death of an Alpharetta man.

Alpharetta police were dispatched at approximately 10:30 p.m. Aug. 19 to

the Manchester at Mansell apartment complex after witnesses called to say they heard gunshots.

Officers later discovered an argument had ensued, which resulted in Victor Lazo being shot multiple times. Lazo was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Roswell approves first reading of proposed millage rate reduction

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Mayor Lori Henry cast the deciding vote Aug. 23 in favor of approving on first reading a proposed cut in the city’s property tax rate for 2022.

The measure sets the rate at 4.718 mills, a 4.8% reduction from the current levy. If approved, it would be the city’s lowest millage rate since 1988.

The motion passed 4-3, with council members Marcelo Zapata, Christine Hall and Mike Palermo voting against. All three proposed lowering the millage rate even further.

Palermo said he favored reducing the millage rate by more than double what had been proposed.

“I [feel] this council really needs to do a better job of making tough decisions, and if we’re not willing to make those tough decisions then we need to return money back to the taxpayers,” Palermo said. “And so, although I am certainly happy that we’re reducing the millage rate, it is certainly very related to the fact that property values have gone up. In which case, even if the millage rate goes down, that doesn’t necessarily mean that their taxes are going down.”

Zapata agreed with Palermo, saying it was important to tell “the whole story.”

“The whole story is that the general fund revenue from property tax is higher than ever, so … since we didn’t get sup-

port to cut the budget or reallocate to make better investments for the community, then I do support to go even further and reduce even more the millage rate to save even more money to the taxpayers,” Zapata said.

Hall also reminded the council they could still amend the budget and asked them to consider that the city had received $5.7 million from the American Rescue Plan they could allocate toward items on the budget to get an even lower millage rate.

However, Councilman Matt Tyser said they should have presented their ideas in advance.

“I think I would’ve gladly entertained another millage rate reduction had I known where that money would be coming from, and I really wish if you were interested in doing that that you’d presented us in advance with your ideas on how to take another $900,000 out of the budget,” Tyser said. “We don’t have that, and so the intent here is to match revenue with the approved budget and that’s what we’re here to do tonight.”

No one in the audience spoke at the public hearing before the council approved the motion.

The City Council will hold two more public hearings to consider the proposed millage rate and to hear public comment. They are slated for 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 25, and 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, at City Hall.

running from the scene immediately after the shooting, police said. The suspects have been identified as 18-year-old Zion Azure Javon Heyward and 19-year-old Jaycob Lawrence Allen-Jones, both of Roswell.

The teens also have active warrants for a separate July 9 incident in Alpharetta, including aggravated assault

and armed robbery. Police said Heyward and Allen-Jones are considered “armed and dangerous.”

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Jakai Braithwaite at 678-297-6330 or jabraithwaite@alpharetta.ga.us. The case number is 2108-0343.

Alpharetta City Attorney Sam Thomas dies

BY PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta City Attorney Sam Thomas, who served under five mayors and two interim mayors over his 36 years at the job, died Tuesday, Aug. 24.

Thomas suffered a stroke over the weekend and had been in failing health over the past year.

Mayor Jim Gilvin expressed his sadness at the news and called Thomas a brilliant, humble man of faith whose dedication to the city was only exceeded by his love for his family.

“Sam Thomas was one of the finest human beings I have ever known,” Gilvin said. “He was a lion of a man, and those of us fortunate enough to know him will be eternally grateful for his service and friendship.”

Longtime City Councilman Donald Mitchell, who worked alongside Thomas for the past 10 years called Thomas a champion for the city.

“He wanted to work a full load until the very end,” Mitchell said.

Thomas graduated University of Georgia Law School in 1975 and joined the Atlanta-based practice Bovis, Kyle, Burch & Medlin that same year. He remained with the firm since, specializing in corporate law and real estate law.

But it was his methodic approach to government affairs that distinguished his career. He was appointed

Alpharetta City Attorney in 1985 at a time when the city’s population barely reached 5,000, and he shepherded its legal governance into a thriving suburb of more than 65,000 today.

Elected officials seldom challenged THOMAS his guidance, and he was as well versed in state and municipal laws as those who wrote them.

“Sam was a terrific friend and a true public servant who loved the city and did his very best for the city,” said City Administrator Bob Regus, who worked alongside the city attorney for more than two decades.

“He was an excellent public servant protecting and defending our city for over 35 years.”

Community Development Director Kathi Cook, who also worked with him over decades, was equally complimentary.

“He had our backs 100 percent of the time, and he was a fearless champion for our city,” she said.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. at Northside Chapel, 12050 Crabapple Road, Roswell.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks to please consider a donation to the Samaritan’s Purse International Relief Fund at: samaritanspurse.com

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Legends Distillery opens new tasting room and VIP space

BY ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Legends Distillery celebrated the grand opening of its new tasting room and VIP event space with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 14.

Mayor Troy Brumbalow cut the ceremonial ribbon unveiling the newly renovated space. Guests and residents enjoyed live music and food trucks serving burgers, wings, tacos, and more to compliment the spirits. The staff offered guests a free drink on the house to commemorate the next step for the acclaimed distillery.

“Our community here in Forsyth County and especially the City of Cumming has been truly spectacular,” said Vice President and CMO Chris Green.

“We’re getting great response from customers who have been loyal to our brand and those who are new to discovering Legends, and we feel like we can give back by offering a great location that is comfortable and inviting to visit whilst enjoying our spirits.”

In March 2020, SpiritsUSA launched their Legends brand before the onset of the pandemic. Due to COVID’s impact on local business, the distillery struggled to release their spirits until late August that year. Doors were closed for over a year before they could find their footing and launch their product to the public. “…To see the tasting room finally finished and opening to the public is a relief, and we’re excited about pouring our award-winning vodka and bourbons for our customers,” Green said. “What we’ve built and the spirits we make are truly unique, and I am so proud of the team we have here at Legends.”

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Legends Vice President and CMO Chris Green was happy to christen the new tasting room by pouring drinks for excited customers.

proof Single Barrel Bourbon will remain a distillery exclusive for guests visiting the location. After successfully marketing their spirits for purchase in more than 400 stores and restaurants in Georgia since their initial launch, Green made it his goal to provide a tasting room for customers to try their spirits before purchasing a bottle.

“When building a brand, you have to get the product into the hands of the consumer,” Green said. “So being able to pour our spirits for customers and allowing them to try Legends…is a great way to explore something new. We are confident that once you try Legends, you’ll be a customer for life.”

The award-winning distillery is at 210 Industrial Park Drive. For more information, visit www.SpiritsUSA.com or follow them on Facebook.

“I think our customers are going to be surprised by our new tasting room but blown away by the spirits we serve,” Green said.

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Benzene in Certain Sunscreens – What You Need to Know Brought to you by – Dr. Brent Taylor, Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta Alarmingly, a laboratory named Valisure detected toxic levels of benzene in 78 common sunscreen and after-sun products such as certain brands of aloe vera gel. Their findings are important because benzene is a carcinogen – a substance that causes cancer, and we apply sunscreen specifically to avoid cancer.

Benzene is known to cause leukemia and lymphoma. How exactly benzene usually causes cancer has not been fully characterized. It appears that benzene can create toxic breakdown products in the lungs and the liver. These products react with DNA to result in broken DNA and altered chromosomes. The disrupted genes can no longer keep cells from growing or can get cells stuck in a permanently growing state, and cancer is set in motion.

Benzene is a chemical solvent and a basic ingredient in the manufacture of many chemicals. According to the CDC, benzene ranks in the “top 20 chemicals for production volume” and is used to make plastics, resins, lubricants, dyes, rubber, detergents, drugs and more. Benzene is found at significant levels in cigarette smoke and in some e-cigarette vapors. As an aside, I recently saw a billboard on the side of the highway that said “Be Patriotic.

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Given how common benzene is, it may be surprising to learn just how dangerous it can be even in small doses. In the United States, OSHA (the Occupational Health and Safety Administration) defines the permissible exposure limit as 1 part per million (ppm) in the air during an average work day. This is a limit for on-the-job exposure. In contrast, the limit set by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is 2 parts per million (ppm) for a drug product “with a significant therapeutic advance.”

The guidance is that benzene is not to be used at all if its use is avoidable, and the laboratory Valisure found no detectable benzene in over 200 sunscreen and aftersun products tested. Therefore, there is no reason that we should tolerate benzene in any of our sunscreens.

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Importantly, Valisure’s tests on the sunscreens did not identify benzene as a breakdown product of the tested sunscreens. Therefore, the presence of benzene appears to be from contamination [during the manufacturing process] and not from breakdown of the ingredients.

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Our job as parents, spouses or children is not to eliminate risk but to manage it to the best of our ability, and sunscreen continues to be a very important and proven method for reducing the risk of skin cancer. This was true even before Valisure’s research report. And Valisure appears to be helping us make sure that a good product gets even better.

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Tried & True - Classic Recipes from Our Community Brought to you by – Village Park Senior Living There is something universally inviting, comforting, and connective about the family dinner table. It’s the place where we not only share meals but where we share ideas, stories, and traditions with those we hold dearest. While the gatherings and the tables themselves may shift over the years, there are certain dishes that go from being passed around the dinner table to being passed down through generations. For Village Park Milton resident Sue H., one of those beloved family recipes is her signature dish—Sue’s Sesame Chicken & Asparagus Pasta.

This flavorful pasta dish has been one of Sue’s go-to meals for occasions ranging from a ladies’ luncheon to dinner on the boat at Lake Lanier, to a summer holiday dish when plated with a little sense of style. Loved by her husband and five children, all three of Sue’s daughters make this light and refreshing dinner for their families now on a regular basis. While many residents at Village Park choose to gather with friends for chef-prepared meals in the community’s bistro and full-service restaurant, Village Park Milton’s Cot-

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This dish easily serves 4-5 people and takes less than 30 minutes to enjoy.

Sue recommends serving it with crispy bread and a crisp white wine.

Sue’s Sesame Chicken & Asparagus Pasta Ingredients: 8 ounces linguine 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon brown sugar 6 tablespoons chunky peanut butter ¼ cup soy sauce 6 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon hot chile oil (Sue says to use to taste) 2 boneless and skinless cooked chicken breast halves 5 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted 1-pound thin asparagus, trimmed 3 scallions (green onions), white bulb and 3 inches green, cut into 2-inch

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julienne 1 small cucumber, halved, seeded, and cut into ¼ - inch dice Directions: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook at a rolling boil until just tender. Drain, rinse under cold water, drain again, and set aside in a large mixing bowl.

Place the garlic, vinegar, brown sugar, peanut butter, and soy sauce in a food processor. Process for 1 minute.

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Shred the chicken into 2-inch julienne and toss with the linguine. Add the sauce and 4 tablespoons of sesame seeds and toss to coat well.

Cut the asparagus on the diagonal into 1-inch lengths. Blanch in a saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute. Drain, rinse under cold water, and pat dry.

Place the linguine and the chicken in a large flat serving bowl and arrange the asparagus on top. Sprinkle with the scallions, cucumber, and remaining 1 tablespoon sesame seeds. Serve at room temperature.

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Week 1 football recap (Aug. 20, 2021)

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA 35, CHATTAHOOCHEE 0 Alpharetta shut out Chattahoochee Friday night to extend the Raiders’ win streak over their former region rivals to 10 games. The Raiders are 10-2 all-time against Hooch.

The Raiders’ win was powered by two touchdown rushes from Jake Gil, two touchdown passes from Ben Guthrie to Matteo Carriere and a scoring run by Alex Renken.

The Raiders led 21-0 at the half.

Alpharetta (1-0) will take a road trip to Alabama to take on national powerhouse Hoover on Aug. 27. Raiders head coach Jason Kervin was with the Hoover program for 12 years prior to coming to North Fulton.

Chattahoochee (0-1) will play its home opener against Gainesville Aug. 27.

MILTON 45, HAPEVILLE CHARTER 0 Milton kicked off its 2021 campaign as the No. 1 ranked team in Class 7A with a shutout over Hapeville Charter, the No. 7-ranked team in Class 4A, Friday night at home.

Milton’s defense held Hapeville to 211 total yards, forced two fumbles and a safety, and kept the Hornets to 0-9 on third-down conversions.

Meanwhile, the Eagles’ offense racked up 350 total yards.

After the Eagles opened the scoring with a safety, running back Jordan McDonald threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Brooks Bortle to put Milton ahead 9-0.

Milton scored three touchdowns in the second quarter — two rushes from Scott Moskowitz and a 12-yard touchdown throw from Devin Farrell to Debron Gatling.

Moskowitz earned his third rushing score of the game to put Milton up 38-0 in the third.

Bryce Thornton capped Milton’s scoring with a 91-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Milton is set for another battle of top-10 teams Aug. 27 when the Eagles travel to take on No. 3-ranked North Cobb in a showcase game televised by ESPN. BLESSED TRINITY 34, WOODLAND (STOCKBRIDGE) 6 Tom Hall is now 1-0 as head coach of Blessed Trinity following the Titans’ 34-6 win at home over Woodland Friday night. The Titans have won their last 10 season-opening contests.

The Titans struck first early in the second quarter and led 20-6 midway through the third. BT added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

The Titans (1-0) will be home again Aug. 27 to take on rivals Marist in a battle of top-five ranked teams. It will be the sixth meeting between the programs, all of them featuring both teams ranked in the top-10 of their classification. The teams last met in 2019 with BT’s 33-30 win eventually sealing its region title that year.

FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN 31, CHRISTIAN HERTIAGE 21 Fellowship Christian began its Tim McFarlin era with a win in a battle of Class-A Private heavyweights Aug. 20.

The Paladins downed Christian Heritage, 31-21, on the road.

Nathan Chapman converted a 24yard field goal, Josh Cole had a 10yard rushing score and quarterback Caleb McMickle threw a touchdown pass to Kyle Elphick to give Fellowship a 17-7 lead at the half.

After the Lions cut the deficit, McMickle found the end zone on the ground to put Fellowship ahead 24-14 heading into the fourth quarter.

With five minutes remaining in the game, Christian Hertiage scored to put the score at 24-21, but Cole respond-

ed a few minutes later with a 26-yard touchdown run to put Fellowship back on top by two scores and seal the win.

Fellowship (1-0) is off Aug. 27 before traveling to take on Trinity Christian.

JOHNS CREEK 26, GAINESVILLE 10 Johns Creek scored 26 unanswered points and charged back to win its debut in the Corky Kell Classic Friday night at Gainesville. The Gladiators erased a 10-point deficit and went on to capture a 26-10 win in a game that was called due to weather with nine minutes remaining.

The Gladiators got off to a slow start allowing the Red Elephants jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but those were the only points they allowed.

Johns Creek found its offensive rhythm in the second quarter and used a short rushing score from Antonio Gilliam and a 28-yard field goal from McRae Ball to tie the game with three minutes left in the second quarter.

With just over two minutes remaining in the half, Johns Creek sophomore defensive tackle Alex Cunningham forced a sack on third down to push Gainesville into its own end zone on the ensuing punt. Terrian Williams blocked the punt, and the ball rolled out of bounds for a safety to give the Gladiators a 12-10 edge at the half.

Midway through the third, Johns Creek went ahead 19-10 behind a long touchdown pass from Kyle Durham to Brandon Palmer.

After Gainesville missed a field goal early in the fourth, Durham connected with Josh Thompson on a pass at midfield, and Thompson scurried down the sideline for a 50-yard touchdown.

Following Thompson’s touchdown, the teams entered the locker room due to lightning. After more than an hour,

Other local scores: Lambert 28, Centennial 3 North Forsyth 27, Alcovy 7 Ridgeland 20, East Forsyth 0 Forsyth Central 62, Northview 0 Decatur 48, Dunwoody 7 Wesleyan 31, Mount Pisgah 0 Pinecrest Academy vs. Towns County (CANCELLED) Cedartown 7, Denmark 3 North Cobb Christian 24, St. Francis 14

the game was called with 9:27 remaining in the fourth.

Johns Creek (1-0) will resume its tradition under head coach Matt Helmerich of playing an out of state opponent Aug. 27. The Gladiators will go on the road to face Travelers Rest in South Carolina.

ROSWELL 45, SOUTH FORSYTH 26 Roswell senior quarterback Robbie Roper threw six touchdowns Friday night at home to lead the Hornets’ 4526 win over South Forsyth.

Roper got his night going with a long touchdown pass to Ethan Nation, who had several catches for the Hornets in addition to contributing to South’s solid defensive play.

South Forsyth quarterback Ty Watkins hit Mason Capers nine-yard touchdown to cut Roswell’s lead to 8-6 early in the second quarter, but the Hornets responded quickly with a 49-yard pass from Roper to Nation to set up a 26-yard touchdown grab from Ethan Crite.

Just before the half, Roper tallied his third touchdown with an 18-yard pass to Ryan Hill.

South remained close with a 54-touchdown pass from Watkins to

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Chris Nelson to put the score at 23-13 early in the third. Roswell was again quick to respond with a 40-yard connection from Roper to Crite.

The Hornets extended the margin late in the third with tight end Zeke Moore hauling in a 9-yard touchdown from Roper. Just two minutes later, Roper threw touchdown No. 6 with a 13-yard reception to Chris Elko.

South’s Jyi’Qez Green returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown, and Watkins later scored his third touchdown of the night, a three-yard rush in the fourth quarter, but Roswell’s lead proved insurmountable.

Brett Gonda converted a 28-yard field goal for Roswell in the fourth.

South’s loss came in the debut for head coach Troy Morris.

Roswell (1-0) goes on the road to battle for the Mayor’s Cup against Centennial Aug. 27 while South plays its home opener against Cambridge.

WEST FORSYTH 38, CARVER ATLANTA 8 West Forsyth made the most of hosting two Corky Kell Classic games for the second straight year with the Wol-

verines trouncing on Carver Atlanta in the second half to take a 38-8 win to open their season Aug. 18.

Junior quarterback Keegan Stover led the Wolverines offensively with four touchdown passes, while the defense forced three turnovers.

Stover connected with Jaycen Harris for a long touchdown pass early in the second quarter to put West ahead, 7-0. That score remained until West began to light up Panthers in the second half.

Senior tight end Oscar Delp hauled in Stover’s second touchdown pass of the night early in the third quarter.

After a fumble recovery by West’s Connor Reidy and an interception from Hudson Brown, the Wolverines extended their lead to 24-0 with a touchdown grab from Ryder Stewart.

Early in the fourth quarter, Stover completed his fourth touchdown with a 32-yard pass to Peyton Streko.

After hauling in an interception on defense returned to Carver’s 1-yard line, William Orris got the call offensively and rushed the ball in to give West a 38-0 lead.

West’s defense kept Carver off the scoreboard until the final minute of play.

The Wolverines are home again Aug. 27 to take on a perennially strong Cartersville program.

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Leashes, tails, and dogs on trails The other day I was hiking in northwest Georgia on a great trail that I’ll tell you about one of these days. It was a spectacularly scenic hike, and I look forward to sharing it with you.

But one thing STEVE HUDSON happened on my hike Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net that made me a little nervous. That thing was an encounter with a family and their unleashed dog.

There’s a prominent sign right at the trailhead which says that dogs are welcome as long as they’re on a 6-foot leash.

But the group coming toward me on the trail (a dad, a mom, three kids and a very large dog – but no leash) apparently wasn’t too concerned about that.

I’m kind of naturally cautious around unleashed dogs that I do not know, and I didn’t know this one. It was running far ahead of its people, charging down the trail toward me at full speed. It stopped about 10 feet in front of me and lowered its head and pulled back its lips just a little bit. I heard it growl softly.

Uh-oh.

“Good afternoon!” I called to the family as they approached. “Think you might be able to leash your dog?”

“Oh, he won’t hurt you,” said the mom, and I heard the dad tell the oldest of the kids (who was maybe 10 years old?) to “go grab his collar.”

The youngster ran ahead and, as instructed, grabbed the collar of the dog.

But the dog didn’t like that too much and tried to pull ahead again, almost pulling the child over.

“Don’t worry,” the mother repeated.

“He won’t hurt you.” And at that exact moment the dog growled softly again.

I stood still. The child, meanwhile, held onto the dog until the family caught up. Then the dad grabbed the collar somewhat more forcefully, and the family squeezed by me on the trail.

As they passed, the mother said, just loud enough for me to hear: “Only a real jerk would worry about our dog. He’s friendly.”

I couldn’t resist replying.

“Well, you may know he’s friendly,” I said. “But I do not.”

That earned me another comment, which (since this is a family publication) I will not repeat here.

And that was the end of that.

But I found myself reflecting on the encounter as I continued my hike. Pretty soon, I started to wonder what an actual dog might think about such things, so when I got home, I sat down on the sofa and invited our resident expert on All Things Dog to join me for some conversation. That, of course, is Ellie the Mini

Schnauzer. I didn’t have to ask twice.

She loves to hop up on the sofa and talk about things, and if a dog treat happens to be involved then so much the better.

“So,” I said. “Ellie. What do you think about leashes? Are leash-related matters secret in the World of Dogs, or can you speak of them openly?”

You talk with your dog, too, don’t you?

Anyway, she was silent for a moment as she considered. Then she said: “Well, secret they are [doesn’t Yoda talk that way?] but you are trustworthy and so I can tell you a few things.”

She paused again and then added, “If there are squirrels nearby, then the leash is definitely a hindrance. After all, it is difficult to a pursue a fast-moving squirrel while tethered to a slow-moving human,” she added, “though we Dogs do our best with what we’ve got.”

“I grant that squirrel chasing would seem difficult when leashed,” I agree, “though I have little personal experience in that area. But what I am really curious about is how you feel about being leashed when we’re out hiking on a trail somewhere. Care to comment?”

“On the trail, eh?” she says. “Don’t trails often have signs that say leashes are required?”

“Yes, many of them do,” I say.

“Well, that seems reasonable,” Ellie said, “and that should be that. In fact, the Dog High Council encourages all People to use leashes whenever they take us for a hike or a walk.”

“Really?” I say. “I’d think you’d want to run free and feel the wind in your ears and all.”

“Oh, wind in the ears is exquisite,” Ellie says. “But here’s the deal. We Dogs don’t want you People to be worried when we encounter one another on the trail. Me, I’m a cute and adorable little thing, as you know, and I wouldn’t hurt a fly. But the people we meet while hiking might not know that. They might be concerned that I might not be cute and adorable but might, instead, be aggressive and fierce and prone to do scary things like growl or bite.”

“In other words,” she adds, “it’s the old ‘you-may-know-she’s-friendly-but-Ican’t-be-sure’ thing.”

I pause to write that down and then realize that it’s essentially what I said to the folks I met on the trail.

“So,” Ellie continues, “the bottom line is that walking your Dog on the leash makes everybody feel better. You don’t have to worry about me taking off after some squirrel, and other folks using the trail don’t have to worry about me at all.

It’s a win-win for all concerned.”

So, there you have it, folks, straight from the World of Dogs.

Use the leash. It’s the courteous thing to do.

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Pandemic brings added appreciation for high school sports GEORGIA — At any level, sports gives fans a community with a common cause. It provides a level of entertainment few other pursuits can provide, because it can, almost simultaneously, hand us JOE PARKER the “thrill of victory” Editor joe@appenmedia.com and the “agony of defeat.” It allows us to cheer on our flesh-and-blood “heroes” and witness their failures and triumphs in real time. Sports can be a showcase in overcoming adversity, show us that underdogs can still triumph, exemplify the nature of hard work paying off.

But sports also provide an escape from our daily troubles.

For a few hours, we can let go of our day-to-day anxieties, stressors and burdens to envelop ourselves in a game, a community and a common goal of “win.”

And amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we need this escape more than ever.

Perhaps the most lasting impact of the 2020-21 high school sports season

was not games won, trophies lifted or the bragging rights of beating a rival, it was just the appreciation of getting to suit up and play or watch our teams hit the field.

This was amid many new rules put in place because of the pandemic. Hundreds of competitions were cancelled statewide due to COVID cases, sometimes just hours before they were set to begin. Many teams played in front of empty stadiums.

Still, all were thankful that full seasons were played in all sports, especially following the cancellation of the 2020 spring season and the devastation and disappointment of all those involved in high school baseball, lacrosse, soccer and other sports.

I recently spoke with Johns Creek head football coach Matt Helmerich, who put things into perspective.

“We always talk about not taking anything for granted, and the kids have seen that first-hand now,” he said. “After last year, they know nothing is guaranteed.”

That feeling, of not taking sports and competition for granted, may be

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I truly hope it’s not a regrettable decision.

I sincerely wish that all these great student-athletes and coaches we have in North Fulton, Forsyth County and Dunwoody are able to play full seasons. I hope that all involved with teams, from equipment managers, fans and parent volunteers to the coaching staff and players stay safe and healthy throughout the season and get to fully enjoy the escape that high school sports can provide from our daily troubles and worries.

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The trouble is, we are far from seeing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many, and I put myself in this camp, thought we were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel a few months ago.

But with the highly transmissible Delta variant and pandemic fatigue that has seen many people dismiss strong social distancing measures and ditch their masks, regardless of vaccination status, we enter the 2021-22 even worse off. When the 2020 high school football season kicked off a few weeks late, the weekly average of new cases statewide was about 2,000.

At kickoff for this season on Aug. 20, that figure was over doubled, and the statewide healthcare system is again overwhelmed. Unfortunately, many reports from these physicians is that the fourth wave is hospitalizing more and more younger, healthier people.

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Handyman Matthew the Handyman - Interior/Exterior Work 404-547-2079.

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24 hour emergency service. Licensed, insured. Workers Comp, insurance claims. 25+ years experience. Family business. Free estimates. We Love Challenges!

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