Dunwoody Crier — August 29, 2019

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Mayoral, council candidates qualify for election By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — In Dunwoody, the mayor’s office and three at-large City Council seats will be up for election Nov. 5 this year. While Post 6 Councilman John Heneghan will run for reelection unopposed, Post 4 Councilman Terry Nall and Post 5 Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch will be competing for mayor, leaving open races for their seats. Nall is a CPA who has served on the Dunwoody City Council for two terms. “After eight years on City Council, I’m ready to step up to serve as our city’s ambassador and leader,” Nall said. “We

have issues coming before us that will greatly benefit from my senior level financial and business acumen.” Deutsch has been an at-large council member since 2011 and has served as mayor pro-tem since 2017. NALL “As one of your atlarge council members, I have had the honor of being a part of building a strong city,” Deutsch said. “I am now ready to serve Dunwoody in a new capacity to build on our strengths and tackle our challenges.” For Post 4, the candidates will be

and served on the committees that developed the first Comprehensive Master Plan and the SPLOST project list. For Post 5, the candidates will be Joe Seconder and Heyward Wescott. Seconder is an Army veteran, small business owner and bicycle enthusiast. He previously served on the board of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, the city’s Sustainability Committee and Master Transportation Plan Advisory Committee. Wescott is a business owner and a founding member of the Dunwoody Perimeter Chamber, which he formerly chaired. He also previously served as vice president of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association.

Stacey Harris and Robert Miller. Harris is the gymnastics director at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. She serves on the Dunwoody Zoning Board of Appeals, is chair of the Dunwoody DEUTSCH Sustainability Commission and previously served as the president of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association. Miller is a business owner with experience in construction management and real estate development. He is a member of the Dunwoody Development Board

Community rallies behind injured police officer By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com

attempt to stop the driver from fleeing. Simpson accelerated with Daley still partially inside the vehicle, police stated. Police said Simpson drove onto I-285 West with Daley holding onto the vehicle until the vehicle struck a white Ford van, knocking Daley to the road. Another Dunwoody Police officer pursued Simpson west on I-285 until he was involved in a multi-vehicle crash just before Roswell Road. Simpson was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated battery, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, trafficking in ecstasy, possession of a controlled substance with

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Since Dunwoody Police Officer Nathan Daley was injured during a traffic stop Aug. 1, the comhas rallied behind him, send6 66 66 6munity 66 6 ing in cookies, get well cards and other treats. According to Dunwoody Police’s report, around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 1, police observed a driver violating Georgia’s hands-free law on Ashford Dunwoody Road near I-285. Officers initiated a traffic stop with the driver, 35-year -old Derric Simpson of Decatur. @ @ @ @ During the traffic stop, Simpson @ @ 1 13/4/19 Page11 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/1911:16 11:16 AM AM Page @ @ allegedly @ 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout put the vehicle in gear. 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 11:16 1 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 AM Page 1 @ See DALEY, Page 2 Daley reached into the vehicle in an @ @ @ @

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