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Mayor of Roswell hopes to share results from Oxbo investigation soon By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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Scott McCullers, fire operations chief, joined the Alpharetta Fire Department 30 years ago when it had 12 firefighters and two fire stations for a population of 13,000.
Alpharetta fire official marks milestone By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Scott McCullers, Alpharetta Fire operations chief, grew up watching “Emergency!” in the ’70s alongside his older brother. The television series follows a medical and rescue unit of the Los Angeles
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County Fire Department. Their mother likes to say it’s what inspired them to pursue a career in firefighting. But Scott, having just celebrated 30 years with the Alpharetta Fire Department, said it was a calling. “It was my way of trying to help protect and give back to my community,” Scott said.
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His eldest son is in fire recruit school in Pooler, Ga., and his brother, Andy, retired in 2019 from Hall County Fire Services. At the age of 18, Scott volunteered at a fire department in his hometown in Barrow County, where his parents still
ROSWELL, Ga. — Mayor Lori Henry said she is hoping to receive the final report from the investigation into the circumstances that led to delays and cash settlements in the Oxbo Road realignment project by the end of the month. While some in the community are calling for more transparency, Henry said in an email Sept. 1 she will continue to take a hands-off approach until the investigation is completed. “As soon as I receive the final report from Jarrard & Davis (the law firm conducting the investigation), I will share it with the City Council and Roswell citizens,” Henry said. Henry announced in February she was launching an independent investigation to find out why the project had fallen behind schedule. The delay forced the city into a $2.5 million settlement agreement with the White family who owned a hardware store at 685 Atlanta Street.
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