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Dunwoody repaving on pace to continue through September
Flying high on the Fourth
By LUKE GARDNER newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody’s annual repaving project began May 31 and is expected to continue through September. Streets already resurfaced include Braddock Court, Bend Creek Court, Bend Creek Drive, Bend Creek Way, Manning Farms Court, Dunbrooke Lane, Martina Way, Martina Drive, Withmere Lane, Witham Drive, Bunky Way and Bunky Lane. “Paving … will continue through September beginning with the cul de sacs off Mount Vernon Way, then moving to Withmere Way and the other streets planned at the end of Mount Vernon Way,” Public Works Director Michael Smith said. “Then the paving will move to the streets off of Chamblee Dunwoody Road, and Kings Down and North Springs neighborhood.” Roads to be repaved in the current set off Mount Vernon Way include Biddle Court, Brompton Courtt, Kimblewick Cove, Meadowcreek Court and Trotters Cove. Pepaving typically occurs weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., with potential work on Saturdays. Because no major arteries are scheduled for resurfacing this year, city officials expect not major effects on traffic. This year’s contract with Blunt Con-
See REPAVING, Page 16
Statewide study takes deep dive at cause behind teacher burnout By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com
ATLANTA —Teachers were heading for the exits long before the COVID pandemic spurred the Great Resignation across all sectors of the workforce. And a new report provides further evidence that educators still have one eye on the exit. State and local education officials say they are focused on slowing the continued exodus. “It has always been a top priority of my administration to support those who directly support students – Georgia’s hardworking teachers,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. Woods first ran for office in 2014 on a platform of recruiting and retaining teachers. “Unfortunately, we are going to lose many of those highly-qualified
See BURNOUT, Page 10
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A red, white and blue eagle tops one of the entries in the annual Dunwoody Independence Day parade July 4. Nearly 100 organizations and businesses participated in this year’s event. Read more, Page 4.