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Marietta man charged for spitting at officer ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Marietta man was arrested Aug. 9 for DUI and two counts of simple battery against a police officer after he allegedly spit in an officer’s face twice during the arrest.

Police stopped the man in his car on Webb Bridge Road after receiving a report of an erratic driver in the area. The man was asked for his license and to step out of the vehicle but did not comply with either request, according to police.

After a second request to step out of the vehicle was denied, police forced the man out of his car and placed him under arrest for DUI, based on his “failure to maintain lane,

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Stolen vehicle recovered using phone tracking app ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were called to Riverwood Lane Aug. 15 after a woman tracked down her stolen vehicle.

Police met with the woman, who told them her car was recently stolen in Acworth. She tracked the car to the Roswell apartment complex using the Find My iPhone app, according to police, and came to the location looking for the vehicle.

Shortly after arriving, police found the car parked in front of an apartment building. Roswell police confirmed ownership of the vehicle with Acworth police, and the car was towed for temporary safekeeping.

Delivery truck damaged while parked in store lot ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police were called to North Point Circle Aug. 12 after a delivery driver reported his truck had been damaged.

Police met with the driver at Total Wine and More, where he was making a

the odor of alcoholic beverages and refusal to follow instructions.”

The man refused to answer questions from police once handcuffed and placed in an officer’s vehicle, and he started kicking and banging his head on a car window, police said.

While waiting in the intake garage of the Fulton County Jail, the man allegedly spit in the Alpharetta officer’s face twice through the rolled down window of the car.

In addition to the citations for DUI-less safe, failure to maintain lane and improper headlights, police obtained two warrants for simple battery against a police officer.

DUI and Drug Arrests Jason Andrew Sutthoff, 32, of Linkside Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested July 30 on Webb Bridge Road for DUIalcohol, speeding and open container violation.

Justin Ray Love, 43, of Continental Trail, Gainesville, was arrested July 30 on Ga. 400 for DUI-alcohol, open container violation and failure to maintain lane.

Salman Kamal Salman, 33, of Fernwood Court, Alpharetta, was arrested July 31 on Westside Parkway for DUIalcohol, reckless driving, speeding and delivery that day.

The driver said he came out of the store around 11:45 a.m. and found scratches on the hood and both sides of his vehicle. There were multiple scratches on the sides of the vehicle, including some that ran the length of the truck, and an ‘’X’’ scratched on the hood, according to police.

Cameras outside the store did not catch the incident.

Residents report woman taking bricks from yard ROSWELL, Ga. — A Canton Street homeowner called policed Aug. 13 after

obedience to traffic control device.

John Agom, 36, of Timber Trail, Austell, was arrested Aug. 9 on Alpharetta Street for DUI-less safe, improper stopping on roadway and reckless driving.

Oscar Ramos, 39, of Sentinel Ridge, Marietta, was arrested Aug. 9 on Webb Bridge Road for DUI-alcohol, failure to maintain lane and simple battery against a police officer.

Joseph William Kinskey, 27, of Windward Drive, Marietta, was arrested Aug. 12 on Holcomb Bridge Road for DUI-alcohol .08g or more and open container. someone drove up to their backyard and began taking their landscaping bricks.

The homeowner told police he and his wife saw a vehicle pull up their driveway, then a woman got out and began taking bricks they were using to build a pool in their backyard.

Police spoke with the woman, who told them she though the bricks were trash, similar to people leaving unwanted items in the road on trash day.

Police said the woman didn’t seem to understand she had just a committed a crime. The homeowners told police they did not want to press charges, so the woman was issued a criminal trespass warning.

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Alpharetta narrows focus for transportation sales tax projects Revenues projected to come in at low end of original estimates

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — City officials are weighing how best to spend the last of a dwindling pool of transportation sales tax money expected over the next year and a half.

With millions at stake, the Alpharetta City Council should decide soon which projects will get the green light and which sit idle, waiting for another source of funding.

Speaking at a recent City Council workshop, City Administrator Bob Regus said the coronavirus pandemic has lowered expectations for how much the tax will bring in over the final year of its term. When passed by voters in 2016, it was projected the transportation tax — or TSPLOST — would provide between $55$62 million in revenues for Alpharetta

over its five-year term. Some estimates put the figure as high as $72 million.

Regus said updated projections now show collections will probably total around $52 million by time the tax ends in March 2022. That leaves about $25 million in unencumbered funds, he said.

The council heard from Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz who outlined four major TSPLOST projects in need of funding. The purpose of the presentation, he said, was to get some sense of which projects should receive priority for the limited dollars available.

The first project, and coming in at an estimated $20 million, is improvements to Webb Bridge Road from the Big Creek Greenway east to Webb Bridge Park near Kimball Bridge Road. It calls for 10.5-foot travel lanes from the Greenway to Webb Bridge Way, with 6-inch header curbs, 4-foot bike lanes and 3-foot beauty strips.

Sewczwicz asked the council to consider increasing the beauty strip width to 6 feet, which would allow for simple tree landscaping, but would require more right of way.

“We believe that long term, it would be a better-quality project,” Sewczwicz said.

The second project is improvements to Webb Bridge Road from the Greenway west to Morris Road at a cost of from $10-$12 million. The project, which was originally estimated at around $8 million, has yet to be designed. It includes resurfacing Webb Bridge from Morris Road to North Point Parkway and planting street trees for landscaping. It also calls for replacement of the bridge over Big Creek, possibly by adding a temporary bridge while replacing the existing structure.

The third project, with an estimated cost of $2.8 million, involves improvements to Academy Street near the Alpharetta Presbyterian Church at Loxford Lane east to near Westside Parkway. It calls for a 2-foot-wide median strip, a 6-foot sidewalk on the north side and a 3-foot striped shoulder to accommodate bike traffic.

The final project is a shared effort with Johns Creek for widening 2 miles of Haynes Bridge Road to four lanes from Mansell Road to Old Alabama

Road. Work would include accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Originally estimated at $10 million, Sewczwicz said current estimates have pushed the price to around $16 million.

The new estimate does not include any feature to improve safety and easy access into and out of the Haynes Forest subdivision, he said.

Sewczwicz offered a couple of plans to improve access to the subdivision, each with high-dollar price tags. One of the plans, drawn by outside engineers, drew the attention of Councilman John Hipes, who called for an end to spending money on additional plans.

“We can run thin, and never do any of these, or we can get something done,” he said. “Let’s spend our money on something and get something done, rather than just designing the heck out of five different segments of roads with insufficient funds to do them.”

Mayor Jim Gilvin recommended suspending further spending on any of the projects until the council can set a priority list.

Actor’s nonprofit boosts Fulton COVID-19 response

By TIFFANY GRIFFITH newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia recently hit a grim milestone in the fight against COVID-19.

Per capita, the state reported the most cases per day over a seven-day average — more than any other state in the nation.

While Gov. Brian Kemp disputes the findings from a White House report, Fulton County is receiving needed help from a nonprofit run by actor Sean Penn.

Community Organized Relief Effort, or CORE, is teaming up with county leaders and the health department on a $3 million effort to expand local testing and relief.

“We at CORE are proud to partner with this Fulton County team, implementing a holistic system based on the guidance of public health experts and signs of progress from communities like the Navajo Nation,” Penn said.

The funding comes from the CARES Act and was distributed through the county. Teni-Ola Ogunjobi with CORE says it’s a unique step among the many locations they’re serving.

“Fulton County is the first government funding we’ve received as an organization nationwide,” said Ogunjobi, CORE’s Communications & Community Outreach manager. “Them putting their money behind us and giving us ware-

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Actor Sean Penn, right, discusses CORE operations with Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis Aug. 14 at the county’s COVID testing site in Alpharetta. house and office space, it’s been great.”

Penn said it is the organization’s hope that Fulton County will serve as a model for the rest of the nation – and quickly.

Georgia has lost approximately 5,000 lives to the pandemic. Fulton

County leads the state with about 500 deaths.

The two-time Academy Awardwinner announced the partnership in Alpharetta, alongside CORE Co-Founder and CEO Ann Lee, Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, Fulton

County Manager Dick Anderson, and Fulton County Board of Health District Director Dr. Lynn Paxton.

“Testing matters,” Pitts said. “And our partnership with CORE is critical to reaching our testing goals by the end of 2020.”

That goal is to test one million people in Fulton County by the end of the year.

To carry out the mission, CORE, along with the medical app Curogram, is promising to streamline testing from its stationary site on Northpoint Parkway in Alpharetta, in addition to deploying six mobile units. The effort is committed to providing test results within 72 hours and government-supported contact tracing.

Anderson said the Alpharetta location administers more than a thousand tests daily.

Acknowledging COVID-19’s impact on low-income groups and minorities, CORE is helping those considered highrisk with the aftereffects of the deadly virus. The funding will also support safe quarantining, food and hygiene kits, financial aid for coronavirus-effected households and information on best practices after testing positive.

Ogunjobi says they’re being met with gratitude for their outreach and for debunking false information. How often you should get tested is among the

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — In normal times, Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb is an unusual operation.

The charity operates as a rotational shelter for homeless families. Rather than housing clients in its own building, the nonprofit relies on a network of North Fulton and DeKalb County congregations to share space at their facilities to house and feed clients. Families relocate from one facility to the next every seven days. The 16 congregations participating in the rotation include Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths. An additional eight congregations provide money or donation drives to help support the program.

Usually, a host congregation will transform one of its classrooms to living quarters for the week, said Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb Executive Director Andrea Brantley.

Another unusual aspect of the nonprofit is how it accommodates clients.

The charity allows families to remain together, regardless of gender.

“In most shelters, they separate families by sex,” she said. “If you’re a single mom and you have a 13 and 14 -yearold boy, they’re going to the other side of the shelter. This is a way for single moms and their boys to stay together.”

Family Promise will take in married couples. Most shelters in North Fulton do not take in adult men.

“We also take single dads,” Brantley said. “Last year, we had a single dad who was a veteran and he had a 16-year-old son.”

Under normal circumstances, families are accommodated for 90 days and provided with job and financial counseling. Every so often, a family is referred to a more permanent shelter when the time limit is over.

The coronavirus pandemic has made the operation even more unusual. It now provides a single shelter site provided at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Dunwoody.

Families are staying put, and the time limit has been extended by another 90 days. The current families have been at St. Luke since April. The other congregations chip in to provide food, supplies, gift cards and overnight volunteers.

“St. Luke’s was nice enough to offer their space to us,” Brantley said. “I am

Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb is a small operation and relies solely on volunteers and donations. extremely lucky to have the volunteers that we have at each congregation. They have made it very easy.”

The nonprofit made a video for volunteers providing them with the layout of the church, where they were to sleep, where they could eat and other information about helping the families staying in their own quarters at the facility.

Family Promise of North Fulton/ DeKalb is a small operation and relies solely on volunteers and donations. It does not receive government funding.

Brantley said she has always been grateful to the generosity of the community, and it has made a difference.

“We’re currently serving a family of a mother with two high-school-aged girls and a young adult son,” she said. “They were living in their car when they came to us.”

Since receiving food and shelter at St. Luke, Brantley said, the young man was able to get an internship during the pandemic that has now turned into a job.

“He has been able to do the job fully from St. Luke’s, and I’m not sure that would’ve ever happened if he were living in his car right now,” she said. “The smile I see on this kid’s face when I walk in in the morning… He’s got a job, and he’s in the library and he’s working, it just makes me feel really good.”

Not only that, but all three moms staying at the church have found employment during the pandemic. The idea now, Brantley said, is for the three to begin saving to clear their debts and find their own place to live with their families.

Brantley said Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb needs donations now more than ever. She said the charity needs money, gift cards for groceries, restaurants, gas and other items.

More information about donations and volunteering can be found on the organization’s website, familypromisenfd.org.

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By MARK WOOLSEY newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County businesses responded by the hundreds to a call for applications under the federal CARES Small Business Grant Relief Program, getting a thumbs-up from a top county official.

As the application deadline passed Aug. 19, some 320 businesses had applied for a portion of the grant money, designed to assist smaller enterprises that have suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Just under $1. 9 million dollars is funding the program, a portion of the county’s disbursement under the federal legislation under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The grant process has been administered through the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, which set up an independent oversight committee to vet applications. Executive Vice President Jimmy Lane said that while some

applications are still being evaluated, the entire allocated amount has been spoken for.

Lane said some 619 applications were started but not completed for two reasons: either they didn’t fit application criteria or they didn’t apply in time to meet the first-come first-served nature of the program.

Businesses had to meet a number of benchmarks approved by Cumming and Forsyth officials, including having to be located principally in the county, be in operation for at least one year prior to March 1, 2020 and be able to concretely demonstrate a reduction in sales/revenue due to COVID-19.

Lane said applications ran the gamut.

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Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Laura Semanson said officials were “very pleased” with the response to the call for applications, which kicked off earlier in August on the forsythcountycares website.

“It takes businesses of all kinds to help make a vibrant, thriving community,” she said in a statement. “Small businesses in Forsyth are owned and operated by friends and neighbors, so we are glad we have had many of them take advantage of this program. Our hope is making these funds available will allow these businesses to weather the current storm and come through strong on the other side.”

Lane said the funding is being disbursed in tiers according to the type of business that applied, ranging from up to $2,000 for a sole proprietorship, to up to $10,000 for businesses employing 26 to 499 people.

As to where the money will specifically go, Lane said he viewed a lot of applications seeking help with lease/ rent payments, payroll and the cost of personal protective equipment. The county website said other permitted uses include help with machinery and equipment, health care benefits and supplier payments.

It’s the kind of funding mechanism apparently not available to cities in neighboring North Fulton, at least not so far.

Fulton County got $104 million in federal aid this spring to distribute to 14 of its 15 municipalities, with Atlanta getting its own pot. Fulton County has proposed distributing only $2.5 million to the cities, but the municipalities want a bigger share of the pie. Legal action has been held out as a possibility if talks don’t produce a resolution.

In Forsyth, it was not clear when county government would issue the first aid checks.

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These days have been interesting times for me and for everyone in the newspaper business. Much of our focus here in Alpharetta/North Fulton is on simply continuing to get our five weekly newspapers RAY APPEN out — to write the Publisher Emeritus stories, to compose ray@appenmediagroup.com the papers, sell the advertising, do the paperwork of administration and distribute those papers to the over 90,000-plus driveways we deliver to each week. During a pandemic. Working remotely most of the time. With reduced hours and staff.

While the world goes kind of crazy.

No worries, right?

Wrong. I worry a lot. But not necessarily about what you think.

For over 30 years we have delivered our newspapers to North Atlanta homes for free. Advertising has always paid the bulk of the bills. Each issue involves an incredible amount of hyper-focused effort, sweat, sometimes sleepless nights, obsessive drive, and, yep, plain old pride and dedication on the part of our staff.

We have, as I mentioned in a recent column, probably covered over 4,000 city council meetings for Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, Johns Creek and Dunwoody — plus Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, Fulton County Board of Education and also the Fulton County Commission meetings. We cover school news and school sports — the schools your children go to — those memories and experiences that stay with them the rest of their lives. We provide you with information that impacts your health and well-being, about your city’s government and zoning decisions that can double the value of your property or cut it in half. We give you knowledge about where the millions upon millions of your tax dollars go. We write about your deaths, births and marriages. And we write the things you want to do or attend — the plays, the concerts, shows, get-aways, performances and anything else that is part and parcel to your life.

That is, we’ve got your back. We’re looking out for you.

But do you want us to?

We package the life-enhancing information in one organized bundle called a newspaper and hand-deliver it conveniently to your doorstep — for free. And you know what? I am at a loss to come up with another example of you being given anything of any reasonable or personal value like that, for free, no strings attached.

But, here is the part that I worry about and which I don’t get.

I worry that something is going on out there. That instead of being interested in and engaged in meaningful ways with life and community, more and more people seem distracted by other things, things that I don’t see or understand. I see this in many forms, including people requesting — and at times demanding — to not receive their local newspaper. I see it in the outright anger and malice in voice and actions of some with regard to the paper.

We have seen people blockade their cul-du-sac so that our carrier cannot exit in order to berate them and scream at them. They have thrown things at the carriers’ cars and kicked their cars and hit them with their fists. We have had guns pulled on our delivery folks — yes guns pulled and carriers threatened — because they were delivering— for free — this bundle of information crafted primarily to protect, engage and enhance their lives. And while I get it that it would be wrong and also arrogant to assume that everyone wants the newspaper, I do worry about “why” they don’t.

After the “I get my information online,” “I don’t want to kill trees,” and “it is inconvenient to pick the paper up off my driveway,” there is a big gap of people just not caring. And on top of that, there is this anger. What is happening?

It’s certainly not just newspapers.

We are now seeing people getting beaten and sometimes killed because they have been asked to wear a mask. We are seeing people viewing a mask as some type of assault — a mask designed to protect the wearer and those around the wearer from catching a virus and possibly dying. They become enraged. They strike out. All they see is a tunnel-vision “me” and no larger picture. Why? I am not worried about having plenty of folks who want our newspapers and welcome them. We have always had a waiting list of new subdivisions that are asking to receive the newspapers.

There has always been more demand for our papers than there has been supply. And yes, I know and accept that a small percentage of people do not want a local newspaper hand-delivered for free to their front step, even if that newspaper saves them money, protects them, chronicles their lives and their children’s lives, and generally enriches their life.

Not wanting the local newspaper delivered to your home for free however is not “the thing.” Along with the anger, it is only a symptom of a greater and more disturbing problem.

Something is broken. And that is what worries me.

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Fulton district looks to re-open schools as quickly as possible

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON — Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney gave a shout out to the community for their efforts at slowing the spread of COVID-19 across the county and get kids back into schools again.

“The good news is the data is looking promising,” Looney said. “We are not where we want to be, but it is clear the community has rallied around us.”

Fulton Schools opened Aug. 17 with more than 93,000 students learning online. Students have not been in school buildings since mid-March and likely will not return until mid-September at the earliest.

A public health report presented at the Aug. 20 School Board meeting showed positivity cases in many Fulton County cities are leveling off, or declining, although several continue to show persistently high numbers of cases.

A reopening plan developed by Fulton Schools shows a return to school as early as Sept. 8 for some students, based on a decline in the new diagnosis rate in the county. The plan was tweaked this week to bring in special education students as soon as possible, noting the pressing need for face-to-face instruction.

A spokesman for the district noted a return to classrooms would still allow virtual instruction to remain in place for those not ready to return.

“Dr. Looney is going to try and bring in the special education population earlier, and they will not have to follow the data [mandates] in the matrix,” said Brian Noyes, director of Communication for the school system.

He noted individualized bus routes and smaller classroom settings already in place for special education make the transition to school more efficient.

That day could not come soon

Fulton Schools technology team meets demands NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Opening day for the Fulton County School System kept the district’s Information Technology staff on its toes.

More than 12,000 calls were phoned into the district’s help hotline, with 10,000 of those needing password resets.

By Wednesday, the call volume had dropped by 70 percent from first day numbers as students, and likely their parents, were successfully navigating virtual learning. In all, over 70,000 “log ins” from remote-based computers were recorded each day in the first three days of school.

“What 70,000 log-ins means is that the majority of [students] were successfully working with their teachers [online],” said Emily Bell, interim chief of Information Technology for Fulton Schools. enough for parent Scott Jeffries, whose son receives special education services at Roswell High School. He has resorted to paying a private tutor to take over his son’s instruction. He said trying to keep his son on task since March has not gone well.

“I’m hopeful the system is starting to listen to parents.” Jeffries said. “Not all parents can pay for a tutor, and frankly they should not have to if Fulton would simply find a way to get our kids back into the classroom safely.”

Pre-K through second grade students will also be prioritized for return to classrooms, as virtual instruction is often more challenging in younger learners.

At this time, the decision to re-open schools will be countywide, based on county data. North Fulton board members Linda McCain and Katie Reeves questioned that tactic, noting the rate

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She said the district was prepared for the glitches with staff and resources on deck to mitigate the issues quickly.

Another 17 additional staff members were added so that calls were quickly answered, voice mails attended to, issues diagnosed and technology problems fixed as quickly as possible.

“There are still times that people are dropped [offline], and these things are going to happen,” Bell said. “But overall, the teachers were prepared and ready to teach online.”

Three additional hub locations were added where students could exchange their devices if needed.

Bell said bandwidth was not an issue.

Fulton Schools doubled the available bandwidth over the summer from 18 gigabytes in March to 40 gigabytes by the time school reopened last week. Bell noted this was more than enough for the of positive cases across the district vary widely and should be considered separately.

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The district plans to increase bandwidth to 60 gigabytes by November.

Expanding and improving the technology services for the district were part of the Special Purposed Local Option Sales Tax approved by voters several years ago, Bell noted.

In all, teachers had completed and uploaded nearly 17,400 online modules of instruction by the start of the school year. Fulton Schools spokesman Brian Noyes said the extra week of preparation teachers had this year showed in the district’s readiness when classes opened.

“I think we were prepared, but not perfect, in that it was very clear we had the resources in place, and a central help line for school support,” Noyes said.

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The podcast was dedicated to talking about everyday people and events in a relatable format to give listeners a break from the stresses of their daily routines.

It was an effort that, as it turned out, was especially timely in 2020.

“While the environment we’ve been in made the physical production of our show harder, and our topics of conversation different than what we’d anticipated, we heard from listeners that our show was exactly what they needed right now,” Jack said. “[It’s] a break from the negative news in the world and an opportunity to laugh once in a while.”

The numbers reflect that sentiment, too. Since its first episode in January, the podcast has been listened to in 46

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The podcast peaked on Apple’s podcasts charts, a ranking of popularity, at number 8 in the “entertainment” category in March.

“I think what makes our podcast successful is that we are real with people,” Donna said. “We talk about things that are probably happening in their lives, too, and the ways we’ve been dealing these last few months. We talk about our marriage, kids, grocery shopping — you name it. We’re always real with our listeners and never sugar coat it.”

Jack said he thinks that lessons learned from the success of “My Second Act,” and the understanding that listeners appreciate transparency, will translate to success for “Caddy Wagon,” too.

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“Essential workers should get tested every two weeks,” Ogunjobi advised. “Most people should be tested once a month. We want people to shift their thinking and make testing a lifestyle.”

CORE is no stranger to Fulton County. The nonprofit has administered more than 100,000 free COVID-19 tests locally since April 30. The organization’s local data shows positive cases spiked from 4 percent to 13 percent around the July 4th and Juneteenth holidays, and is presently down to 8 percent. The organization also has 10 years of crisis

response under its belt. It first organized for the deadly 2010 earthquake in Haiti, followed by disasters in The Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the mainland United States.

White House data on coronavirus cases puts Georgia under an unfavorable light, but Ogunjobi says it reinforces their message.

“It helps people understand how serious this is,” she said. “The coronavirus hasn’t gone anywhere.”

CORE is reacting by scaling up their community mobilizing and outreach members. It’s their hope that with more resources and building trust in communities, engagement will lead to an increase in testing.

People of all ages are welcome to receive a shallow nasal or oral diagnostic test. It’s free with no documentation

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required. You can find more information and pre-register online at coreresponse. org/covid19-atlanta. On-site registration is also available. If you would like a mobile testing unit to respond to your religious organization, nonprofit, or

other location, email georgia@coreresponse.org.

For more testing locations, check the Fulton County Board of Health website.

Check back frequently because locations change weekly.

DEATH NOTICES Evelyn Calvin, 90, of Roswell, passed away August 15, 2020.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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Mabel L. Friend, 94, of Roswell, passed away August 16, 2020.

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Kruger, 93, of Roswell, passed away August 18, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Roswell Funeral HomeDirectors & Crematory.

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Betty Louise Herrington, 90, of Cumming, passed away August 16, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Shad Lee Hoffman, of Cumming, passed away August 12, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Virginia A. LaFazia, 99, of Alpharetta, passed away August 12, 2020.

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Roswell Funeral Home Green Lawn CemetaryJeanette

Black Langley, 85, passed away August 13, 2020.

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Mann, 79, of Roswell, passed away August 13, 2020.

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Jolene McNichols, 81, of Roswell, passed away August 16, 2020. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Randy Moore, 58, passed away August 14, 2020.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Martha Janet Rich, of Cumming, passed away August 14, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

William A. Robinson, Sr., 88, of Cumming, passed away August 16, 2020. Arrangements

by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Nancy Simmons, 76, of Cumming, passed away August 9, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Betty JoAnne Higgins Stanford, 81, of Forsyth County, passed away August 18, 2020. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Mack Daniel Stephens, of Alpharetta, passed away August 9, 2020. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Crematory.

Pieter A. Swanepoel, 58, of Cumming, passed away August 17, 2020. Arrangements

by Ingram Funeral Home &

James Willie Threatt, Jr., 81, of Cumming, passed away August 14, 2020.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Daniel C. Trussell, 66, of Alpharetta, passed away August 13, 2020.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Bobby R. Turner, 69, of Suwanee, passed away August 17, 2020.

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