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Council splits over changing multi-use path requirements

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council failed to reach consensus Aug. 26 during votes on two items involving 12-foot-wide paths along city roadways.

New streetscape design standards for the Jett Ferry commercial area, including the Mount Vernon and Williamsburg at Dunwoody shopping centers, spurred several residents to make public comments.

While a couple of leaders in large subdivisions near the commercial area spoke against the new design standards, two residents of the Brooke Farm subdivision said they’re in full support.

Residents who are opposed to 12-foot-wide paths said they would harm existing businesses, worsen traffic congestion and destroy mature trees and landscaping.

Other neighbors supporting the streetscape standards said they will improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, bolster aesthetics and enhance lifestyles.

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Sixth graders on the 2024-25 Dunwoody Junior Wildcats football team have to use the high school facilities for practice because the athletic field is unusable at Peachtree Middle School.

Officials question progress on upgrade to Peachtree Middle School sports field

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

A patch of grass sprouts from sandy dirt on the Peachtree Middle School athletic field Aug. 27.

Coaches for the Dunwoody Junior Wildcats, the middle school’s football program, said the field is no longer safe for kids to use.

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Little has changed since a citizenled committee identified turf installation at Peachtree Middle School’s athletic field as its key priority last year.

The athletic field is natural grass, and it has shown its wear.

Residents associated with the committee say installing synthetic turf would maximize its playable hours for middle schoolers.

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program, put the turf replacement in perspective.

“If for nothing else, it is for safety — plain and simple,” he said. “We saw far too many injuries to players at Dunwoody High School before they turfed it, [and Peachtree Middle School’s field] gets too much play to keep the grass in good, safe condition.”

One glance at the field’s current conditions shows rapidly deteriorating cover.

Meanwhile, the Junior Wildcats and other middle school

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody police responded to a medical call at Dunwoody High School Aug. 28 and deployed Narcan on a 16-year-old female student.

Police Sgt. Michael Cheeks, public information officer, said the student was alert, conscious and breathing when officers arrived on scene.

Narcan is a brand name for a device that delivers naloxone, an opioid-overdose antidote

carried by first responders.

“I cannot confirm if it was an actual overdose at this time,” Cheek said. “Other than responding and ensuring everything was okay, Dunwoody Police had no other involvement.”

The sergeant directed Appen Media to DeKalb County Fire Rescue and the School District’s Public Safety Department for more information about the student’s well-being

and the circumstances surrounding the medical call.

The departments could not be reached for comment as of 3 p.m. Aug. 28.

Last spring, the Dunwoody High School community mourned the loss of a 15-year-old female student who died after consuming a fentanyl-laced pill during an afternoon class.

It is unclear if the Aug. 28 incident is another student overdose.

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financial identity theft and transaction card fraud, officers said they discovered a warrant for him out of Forsyth County.

The additional warrant is also for financial transaction fraud.

Officers transported the suspect to DeKalb County Jail.

actions were intentional, he said the store would like to press charges.

Officers said two witnesses confirmed the assistant manager’s account.

Mall security requested the woman be criminally trespassed.

After placing the suspect under arrest, officers said they found a tan 9mm handgun in her vehicle.

Because Fulton County Superior Court convicted the suspect of robbery in 2014, officers also charged her with possession of a firearm by a felon.

Officers transported the suspect to DeKalb County Jail without incident.

All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Hotel guest arrested on charges of fraud

Woman arrested at mall for spitting on products

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested a 26-year-old Brooklyn, New York, man Aug. 24 after employees at Perimeter’s Marriott Hotel said he made a fraudulent booking.

The hotel manager said the suspect booked a room using a name she recognized from prior identity theft and fraud incidents.

The manager also said the suspect tried to use several transaction cards before successfully entering a card number, but he did not stop the man.

Officers said they went to the suspect’s room and detained him for questioning without incident.

After handing over his wallet and identification to officers, the man told officers someone left the ID at his residence.

The man said booking the room using another person’s name was a mistake.

During a search of the man, officers said they did not find the transaction card used to book the room.

Later, officers also said the man confirmed it was not his card and did not provide a reasonable explanation for how he paid.

After arresting the man on charges of

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested a 30-year-old College Park woman Aug. 22 after she allegedly spat on merchandise inside Lululemon at Perimeter Mall.

Officers said mall security followed the suspect from the store to the mall’s parking lot.

The suspect, who spoke with officers first, said she got sick inside the store and began to vomit.

Officers said the suspect gave her correct name and date of birth after initially providing someone else’s identity.

Lululemon’s assistant manager said the woman spat at him after she became upset with store employees. He said he assisted another employee, who was helping the woman with a merchandise return.

Because of policy prohibiting returns if clothes smell, the assistant manager told the woman that the store could not issue a refund. After a 10-minute argument, the woman allegedly followed the assistant manager to his office and spat on his desk.

The assistant manager said the suspect then walked out of the store and spat on an $800 clothes rack. Because he felt that the

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An officer said he clocked a blue 2023 Chevrolet Camaro driving 103 mph with his department-issued laser and activated his emergency equipment.

The officer said he safely stopped the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.

After informing the driver of the reason for the stop, the officer said National Crime Information Center returns indicated his license and registration were valid.

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From left, Dunwoody Police Chief Mike Carlson, Officer Jakori Edwards-Dixon, Fleet Maintenance Coordinator J.B. Tate and Mayor Lynn Deutsch celebrate the 2024 Officer and Employee of the Second Quarter Aug. 26 at City Hall.

Dunwoody honors police personnel in quarterly recognition ceremony DUNWOODY, Ga. — Each quarter, Dunwoody officials recognize two Police Department employees, a sworn officer and civilian, who have proven themselves indispensable.

The Aug. 26 City Council meeting began with comments from Police Chief Mike Carlson about how Officer Jakori Edwards-Dixon and Fleet Maintenance Coordinator J.B. Tate went above and beyond the call of duty.

Carlson said Edwards-Dixon, who joined the department last October, is the 2024 Officer of the Second Quarter.

From April through June, Edwards assisted with patrol coverage on his off days when various team shifts were short-handed, maintaining public safety standards in the city.

Carlson said Edwards-Dixon volunteers in his spare time and helps with social media campaigns. “[He] exemplifies outstanding work ethic by consistently performing at a high level, while being supportive of not only his unit, but others within the department,” Carlson said. “What’s not on here is that he just recruited another officer who signed a conditional offer today.”

The comments put a smile on the faces of Carlson, Edwards-Dixon, Tate and several city officials.

Chief Carlson, who took the helm in April, is working to implement recommendations from BerryDunn’s two-year study of the Police Department. The study points to understaffing as a hurdle for the department. The city has budgeted for

more officers to maintain public safety throughout Perimeter and Dunwoody’s residential neighborhoods.

City officials also honored former Dunwoody officer and current Fleet Maintenance Coordinator J.B. Tate with the 2024 Employee of the Second Quarter.

The city created the role of fleet maintenance coordinator, a non-sworn position within the department, to alleviate organizational burdens on officers in the field.

Tate, who received Dunwoody’s 2016 Officer of the Year award, also started his new position in April along with Carlson.

“Tate has excelled in his new role by displaying his outstanding organizational skills and vehicle knowledge to address fleet challenges,” Carlson said.

Some of Tate’s work includes improving the process of purchasing vehicles, performing in-house maintenance, keeping records, reducing costs and supporting officers.

Carlson said vehicles for the city’s four non-sworn Public Safety Ambassador positions will be delivered sometime in early September, thanks to Tate.

“We know that both of you are doing a yeoman’s job along with all your colleagues in the Dunwoody Police Department,” Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. “We’re very grateful … and appreciate your creative solutions.”

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Dunwoody officials stay silent on police settlement

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council approved a conciliation agreement from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission between the Police Department and a former officer.

While at least three former officers have alleged that former police Lt. Fidel Espinoza sexually harassed them up until his resignation in May 2020, the conciliation agreement is focused on one officer.

Appen Media obtained a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which says the Dunwoody Police Department violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. As amended, it protects employees from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.

A letter, signed by Atlanta District Officer Darrell Graham May 31, presented the findings of the commission’s investigation into allegations that the Dunwoody Police Department retaliated against former Officer Bryan Castellanos.

The investigation did not find sufficient evidence to support Castellanos’ allegations that he had been discriminated against because of his sex.

“The evidence does reveal, however, that [the Dunwoody Police Department] retaliated against [Castellanos] by including evidence that he provided to support his allegations of harassment into an investigative report, which was released to the public,” the commission’s letter said. “The record supports a finding that the action of releasing the evidence to the public without balancing the need for redaction and/or the prudence of privacy would dissuade a reasonable person from engaging in protected activity.”

The letter lays out the argument that because there was retaliation against Castellanos, his decision to leave his position may have not been voluntary because the employer created a hostile work environment.

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Details surrounding the Dunwoody City Council’s approval of a conciliatory agreement between the Police Department and a former officer are unknown. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that the Dunwoody Police Department retaliated against the former officer, who blew a whistle on former Lt. Fidel Espinoza’s repeated sexual harassment. unlawful practices through an informal conciliatory process.

Councilmembers did not comment on the agreement at their Aug. 26 meeting, and city staff reported they could not share information. Appen Media has submitted an open records request to the city for the terms of the agreement.

Councilman John Heneghan cast the lone dissent on the agreement. When asked after the meeting, Heneghan did not comment.

With the approved agreement, Dunwoody avoids court enforcement alternatives.

A DeKalb County jury awarded Castellanos $180,000 May 29 in the civil case against Espinoza.

The Dunwoody Police Department and former Chief Billy Grogan conducted an internal investigation of nearly 50 allegations of sexual harassment and professional misconduct against senior officers, including Espinoza, in 2020.

Espinoza resigned before the probe concluded.

Former officer Roger Halstead, who filed the third lawsuit against Espinoza in August 2020, had his case dismissed in federal court.

Another former officer, Brian Bolden, said he had issues with Espinoza dating back to 2013.

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The Dunwoody Police Department tapped their colleagues in Sandy Springs to investigate Bolden in February 2022 after he informed local media outlets about the arrest of former Dunwoody Sgt. Robert Parsons for DUI. Bolden spoke out during the 2020 investigation of former Lt. Fidel Espinoza, who resigned from the department before the probe concluded.

“Why would Chief Grogan use the Sandy Springs Police Department to look into my conduct, but decide to investigate Espinoza himself?” Bolden asked. “The EEOC violation is not about Espinoza’s sexual harassment, it’s about Grogan’s handling of the investigation.”

He said the former police chief used Sandy Springs Police to intimidate him, and the report is unlawful retaliation.

The Dunwoody Communications Department told Appen Media that it cannot comment on the matter.

Mayor Lynn Deutsch and five city councilmembers did not respond to emailed questions about the terms of the agreement or the implications of the investigation.

City Councilwoman Stacey Harris said she has no comment.

Toward the end of the Aug. 26 City Council meeting, resident journalist Joe Hirsch gave public comment about the city’s handling of the conciliatory agreement with Castellanos and his own lawsuit against the city for violations of the state’s Open Records Act. In-between lobbing criticisms at city officials for alleged ethics violations, Hirsch said Dunwoody residents deserve to know what’s going on inside their local government.

“I’m not sure why it took y’all so long to do that and why y’all just continually fight our police officers, transparency in the city and judges,” Hirsch said. “It just makes it more difficult for people in this city, it’s a shame.”

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Employees with Norcross-based eWaste ePlanet collect outdated technology at Dunwoody’s electronics recycling drive last fall. This year’s event is Sunday, Sept.

29 from 1-4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church.

City of Dunwoody announces free electronics recycling drive DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody is holding a free electronics recycling drive for residents Sunday, Sept. 29 from 1-4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church off Mount Vernon Road.

The company providing the recycling, eWaste ePlanet, provides 100 percent data security with zero waste to landfills, a city spokesperson said.

During last year’s electronics recycling event, 453 residents recycled 33,768 pounds of electronic waste.

Recycled items include 292 laptops, 176 desktop computers, 206 hard drives, 5,176 pounds of televisions and 4,414 pounds of printers.

Items accepted for recycling include monitors, desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets, keyboards, servers, networking gear, circuit boards, wires and cables, hard drives and memory cards, digital cameras, GPS units, speakers, copiers, ink and toner, scanners, projectors, game consoles, phone systems, lab and medical

equipment, point of sale systems, microwaves, DVD players and barcode scanners.

Items that are not accepted include cracked LCD TVs and monitors, broken or bare CRT TVs and monitors, light bulbs, radioactive material, hazardous waste and any liquid or paint.

To register, visit dunwoodyga.gov/ community/electronics-recycling.

Community Development Director Richard McLeod said his department is grateful for the way residents support city-led sustainability initiatives.

“We always have a strong response and appreciate the City Council for prioritizing funding for this event,” McLeod said.

The city says there will be no paper shredding at the recycling drive.

Dunwoody Community Development staff, the Sustainability Committee and St. Luke’s Green Team helped organize and will assist residents, a city spokesperson said.

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SCHOOLS

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Members of the Fulton County Board of Education and Superintendent Mike Looney, at right, shovel dirt at the site of the new North Springs Charter High School at an Aug. 27 groundbreaking.

Community joins to break ground on new North Springs High School

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

It must construct a new high school while students attend classes on campus.

North Springs Charter Principal Scott SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Just under 100 Hansen thanked Vertical Earth and other community members, local elected officials contractors for helping maintain a safe and Fulton County School representatives construction zone. Hansen said the future broke ground Aug. 27 on the new North at North Springs is exciting.

Springs Charter High School.

Meanwhile, students with the school’s It is the state’s only dual magnet school, Army Junior ROTC program directed traffic allowing students to participate in the in the school’s parking lot and offered their Visual & Arts magnet, Mathematics & Scithoughts on the building’s construction. ence magnet, or both, depending on their Two North Springs seniors in the proqualifications and abilities. Built in 1963, gram, Andrew Grigoryof and Eliya Liberty, North Springs Charter High School is one said they have not heard noise from the of the oldest in the Fulton County Schools construction zone this school year, aside system. from the occasional beeping of a truck in District Chief Communications Officer reverse.

Brain Noyes said contractors have moved While the two seniors won’t attend tons of dirt already, removing the high classes at the school’s replacement, they school’s athletic fields to make room for the agreed that it makes sense to replace the new academic buildings. building but said it’s sad not having home The ceremony took place on top of a dirt games at the school this fall. mound next to the existing school building The replacement is funded through the and around 30 feet above where outfielders one-penny education sales tax, ESPLOST, used to stand on the old softball field. in the school district’s Capital Plan 2027.

Sandwiched between Roswell Road (Ga. In April, Fulton County Schools officials 9) and Ga. 400, the high school is a definsaid total costs were around $175 million, ing feature of Sandy Springs’ North End. up from a February estimate of $108 milCity Councilman Andy Bauman said lion. the groundbreaking is a community mileThe plan, already underway, is to stone and the most important thing hapdemolish the athletic facilities so there is pening in the city. room to construct the new academic buildThe replacement for North Springs ings without displacing students.

Charter High School is a multifaceted If the school buildings are completed on capital project for Fulton County Schools. schedule, students will start the 2027-28

school year in the new North Springs High School.

At that point, Fulton County Schools will tear down the more than 60-year-old building and build out new athletic facilities.

The mood at the groundbreaking was overwhelmingly positive, with many in the community thanking local volunteers and leaders who made the day possible.

Fulton County Schools officials said it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work and the start of more to come.

There might not be a new high school without the efforts of Sandy Springs City Councilwoman Jody Reichel.

Along with Betty Klein, Linda Tricky, Cheryl Barlow and Sandra Jewell, Reichel founded Citizens for a New North Springs High School after learning of Fulton County Schools’ plan for a $19 million renovation in 2015.

“After meeting with one of the School Board members and telling them we wanted a new school, not a renovation, we were told that was impossible [and] it will never happen,” Reichel said. “Getting a new North Springs was the driving force behind my running for City Council.”

The $15.6 million site work contract removed the softball field, competition field, stadium, practice field, tennis courts and surrounding parking lots over the summer.

Additional site work completed this summer includes re-rerouting electrical

and gas lines to the building, completing a construction entrance on Trowbridge Road and finishing the new bus loop.

A Fulton County Schools official said site work is expected to be complete by December.

In an Aug. 15 update to the North Springs Construction Advisory Committee, officials reported that the building package, which triggers construction, will be complete before the end of the year.

City Councilwoman Reichel expressed her deep gratitude for the unwavering commitment of the founding members of Citizens for a New North Springs High School.

Reichel said the benefits will include improving academic outcomes, attracting families, boosting property values and stimulating local economic growth.

“Investing in a new school strengthens the entire community, making it more vibrant, connected and resilient,” she said.

“This project is a testament to what can be achieved when we come together with a shared vision and determination.”

Sandy Springs City Councilman John Paulson, whose children graduated from the school, said he cannot wait to see the one of Fulton County Schools’ oldest high schools become its newest.

“In these challenging times where project costs are higher and higher, I am pleased that the School Board and staff, led by Dr. Looney and his team, are making this massive project happen,” Paulson said.

OPINION

PAST TENSE

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Cary Cox preserves Brower Candy Company legacy The candy business began growing in the early part of the 20th century and took off following the end of World War I. Candy and candy bars were often distributed to VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF soldiers during and after the war.

Columnist There were several candy companies in Atlanta.

One was Brower Candy Company, a manufacturer of candies and cough drops. They also distributed candy and ice cream cones from other manufacturers.

Cary Cox holds precious family recipes, letters, and other documents passed down through the Brower family.

She is a descendant of Walter A. Brower, founder of Brower Candy Company.

Walter Alexander Brower was born in Randolph County, N.C., in 1868. He moved to Atlanta and began working at the Frank E. Block Company, a local candy business. Brower decided to open his own candy company.

He married Gertrude Hendrix in 1899, and they had two sons, Milledge

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The Brower Candy Company logo appeared at the bottom of their letterhead. and Hugh. The family lived at 784 Capitol Avenue. Gertrude Hendrix was the daughter of James and Sarah (Sallie) Hendricks. James Hendricks was a contractor and builder in the Grant Park neighborhood. They also built and owned rental homes in the Old Fourth Ward of Atlanta.

Brower Candy Company first operated at 288 Edgewood Avenue.

Later the company moved to 187189 Edgewood Avenue. The building included 12,000 square feet of space and was built in 1903 as the Coca-Cola Chewing Gum factory. The building still stands today and is listed as multifamily housing.

The company stationery featured Brower Candy Company’s motto at the bottom of the page, “Remember, everybody likes candy.” The image of a finger with a string tied around it accompanied the motto.

In 1916, the National Confectioner’s Association first introduced National Candy Day. It was discontinued when the U. S. entered World War I but returned in the 1920s. Atlanta proclaimed to be the second largest candy center in the U.S. in 1921. Candy companies listed as participating in National Candy Day included Frank E. Block Company, Brower Candy, Magnolia Candy Company and

Walter Brower kept his recipes in journals along with personal thoughts about his business.

Tenenbaum Brothers.

National Candy Day continued in Atlanta through the 1920s. In 1924, several candy companies, including Brower, donated candy to various children’s homes around the city.

(Atlanta Journal, Oct. 12, 1924, “Atlanta Candy Men Donate Candy to Children’s Homes”) Brower Candy began making pound

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Dunwoody city leaders ignore will of the people To the editor: The Dunwoody City Council met Aug. 26 to decide whether property owners in the area of Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody Club Drive and Jett Ferry Road must follow new streetscape design standards.

Commercial property owners would have to install new 12-footwide sidewalks along the three streets surrounding the property, if there are improvements, increases in usage or redevelopment.

Prior to the meeting, many citizens opposed the plan. They asked the City Council to defer voting to vet it properly. Mayor Lynn Deutsch and two councilmembers – John Heneghan and Catherine Lautenbacher – voted to hold off so that city planners and citizens could have more input on the plans. But they were overruled by the other four councilmembers who rushed it through to make it law.

The sidewalks are not a priority. They are costly and unnecessary.

The City Council continues to push

installation of 12-foot-wide pedestrian and bike paths – despite citizens nixing this in last November’s bond referendum.

The new ordinance is likely to become a requirement for all landowners for any redevelopment of commercial retail and business shopping centers if the property is redeveloped.

The costs of redevelopment are inevitably passed on to the new retail tenants who in turn pass them on to the public who shop there.

The city has even insisted on streetscape requirements for redevelopment of older residential homes in the Jett Ferry commercial area.

Even worse, the City’s plan does not provide for fixing the difficult traffic problems encountered daily at the intersections of those three roads.

Again, we ask the Council to quit wasting money on things citizens do not want and fix things like streets and traffic backups at major intersections.

Tom Simon Dunwoody

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In just its second year, the Johns Creek Literary Fair will pull off a production of Pulitzer proportions Sept. 29 when Rick Bragg headlines the free 36-author event. Bragg, author of 11 nonfiction works, including “All Over but the Shoutin’” and, most recently, “The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People, Lost and Found,” will be in conversation with Georgia-based novelist Brian Panowich.

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Details about the JCLF and other September book happenings Saturday, Sept. 7, Lo Patrick. Atlanta Authors presents Patrick detailing her new thriller, “The Night the River Wept,” alongside author Emily Carpenter. Bookmiser will have copies available to purchase. 2 p.m.

Free. In person and online. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., 404-612-9700. atlantaauthorsga.com Saturday, Sept. 7, Mary McMyne signing “A Rose by Any Other Name.” Noon. Free.

Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-2329331. read-it-again.com Tuesday, Sept. 10, Bookfair for Grownups.

Read It Again Bookstore will partner with Gate City Brewing for a boozy book fair. 6 p.m. Free. Gate City Brewing, 43 Magnolia St., Roswell. 678-404-0961. gatecitybrewingcompany.com Friday, Sept. 13, Poe & Company event benefitting Jesse’s House. Support the local nonprofit providing emergency shelter for adolescent girls during a Sip & Sign Atlanta Authors Night featuring George Weinstein, Kim Conrey, Emily Carpenter, Kimberly Brock and others. 5 p.m. Stoney J’s Winery, 1506 Stoney Point Road, Cumming. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com Sunday, Sept. 15, “Administrations of Lunacy” author talk with Mab Segrest.

3 p.m. Free. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. forsythpl.org/ event/11100456 Tuesday, Sept. 17, Martha D. Peterson, former CIA agent, recounting “The Widow Spy: My CIA Journey from the Jungles of Laos to Prison in Moscow.” 1 p.m. Free.

Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road. 770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks. com Tuesday, Sept. 17, Bob Rothman, K.A. Kirtland. A Novel Idea and Bookmiser serve up two launches: Rothman with “A Terrible Guilt” and Kirtland’s “Bleeding Sea.” 7 p.m. Free. Vintage Pizzeria, 5510

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770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/events.html Saturday, Sept. 21, Laura Elizabeth signing “All Is Now Lost.” 1 p.m. Free. Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road.

770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks.com Thursday, Sept. 26, Veena Rao reflects on “Purple Lotus.” 7 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com Friday, Saturday and Monday, Sept. 27, 28, and 30, Friends of the Roswell Library Book Sale. See website for hours. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 404612-9700. forl.net Saturday, Sept. 28, Cindy Rasicot on “This Fresh Existence: Heart Teachings from Bhikkhuni Dhammananda” and living a more powerful, compassionate life.

Noon. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee.

770-232-9331. read-it-again.com Saturday, Sept. 28, Johnna Stein recaps her middle-grade novel, “Untangling Hope." 3 p.m. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331. read-it-again. com Saturday, Sept. 28, Lo Patrick, “The Night the River Wept,” with author Chris Negron. 7 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com Sunday, Sept. 29, Johns Creek Literary Fair. Pulitzer Prize-winning Rick Bragg, in conversation with Brian Panowich, will headline the 36-author event. Noon. Free.

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Cary Cox standing in front of the Cox family home at 1155 Angelo Court in Brookhaven Club Forest.

Candy: Continued from Page 7 cake ice cream cones in the 1920s and joined forces with Turnbull ice cream cones in the 1930s. Ice cream cones became a big seller with Brower Candy Company. The cones had a “waffle-like top,” which prevented breakage during serving. (Atlanta Constitution, May 28, 1934, “Brower Candy Company reports wide gains by grand cones”) Cary’s parents, Betty Brower Cox and Fred Cox, lived on Shady Lane in Buckhead before they moved to 1155 Angelo Court in the Brookhaven Club Forest neighborhood. This is where Cary and her brother Ricky grew up, first attending McClatchey Elementary School on Loridans Drive and then Westminster. The home they lived in has been replaced with a new home.

She recalls shopping at the A&P at Cherokee Plaza and at Lenox Square.

She also remembers the Morrison Farms nursery on Osborne Drive, where her family bought many flats of pansies.

Cary’s maternal grandparents, Buford and Hugh Brower, lived on Lenox Road in the 1950s along with Cary’s mother Betty and Uncle Hugh, Jr. Betty Brower lived with her parents on Lenox Road until they moved to 765 Wildwood Road in Morningside. Cary’s paternal grandparents lived in Garden Hills.

Walter A. Brower was in an automobile accident on Flat Shoals Road in 1929. He was taken to Grady Hospital but did not survive. He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, and his wife Gertrude was buried beside him when she died in 1938. Walter and

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The grave marker of Walter A. Brower, who died in a car accident in 1929.

He is buried along with other family members at Oakland Cemetery.

Gertrude’s son, Pfc. Milledge Brower and his wife Dorothy Richards Brower are buried in the family plot. Pfc. Brower received the Purple Heart after being injured in France during World War II. Gertrude’s parents, grandmother Eliza Dean, and great aunt Virginia are buried in the Oakland plot.

Thank you to Cary Cox for sharing her family history with me. She will soon be donating the documents and recipe books of Brower Candy Company to the Atlanta History Center, where they will be preserved for generations to come. She also honors her Brower and Hendricks ancestors by working as a garden volunteer at historic Oakland Cemetery.

Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier.

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Sandy Springs group heads to Capitol to raise awareness of childhood cancer ATLANTA, Ga. — To commemorate September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a Springs Springs nonprofit hosted an event Aug. 27 at the state Capitol, featuring a proclamation by Gov. Brian Kemp.

The Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research raises awareness and funds for childhood cancer research to help scientists find better treatments with fewer long-term side effects and, ultimately, cures.

Cooper Gardner, an 8th grader at Chamblee Middle School diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma in June, offered remarks advocating on behalf of the Rally Foundation and other organizations at the gathering, like Aurora Day Camp, Camp Sunshine, Where the Blue Skies Are, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Mighty Millie.

Since 2005, when it was founded by CEO Dean Rowe, the Rally Foundation has awarded $29.4 million in grants to more than 500 childhood cancer research projects around the world.

Rowe also spoke at the event, highlighting that the King and Queen buildings in Sandy Springs as well as the HartsfieldJackson Airport will be lit up in gold in show of support, as done in previous years.

“Childhood cancer is becoming a national movement, and Georgia is a leader in gaining additional federal funding for better treatments and more cures,” Rowe said.

Turf: Continued from Page 1 girls and boys athletic teams are using Dunwoody High School’s facilities, making for some crowded conditions there.

The Citizen Advisory Capital Improvements Committee’s final report and recommendations, submitted in May 2023, was the culmination of an eight-month process that identified the most important park, trail and transportation projects in the city.

Out of dozens of projects across Dunwoody, the committee ranked a new turf field at Peachtree Middle School at the top of the list, according to city documents.

The city set aside $1 million for the project in its fiscal year 2024 budget.

But, while other recommended projects have advanced to the procurement process with contractors, the field replacement has yet to move into a formal process.

An Aug. 26 memo from Parks and Recreation Director Rachel Waldron to City Manager Eric Linton says, “two estimates have been received, without the necessary scope details normally associated with solicitation.”

The cost estimates are $997,000 and

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Gov. Brian Kemp gathers with various advocacy organizations and families in support of raising awareness of childhood cancer at the state Capitol Aug. 27

$1.1 million. The memo also says city staff are waiting on a third bid.

The city did not respond to questions from Appen Media about the history of the project or what is keeping the city from bidding out the project.

Appen Media obtained emails between DeKalb County School Board member Anna Hill and Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch from Aug. 14-19, which discuss responsibility for the field’s replacement.

“We are not currently waiting on any input from the school system,” Deutsch wrote.

Eric Oliver, coach of the sixth grade Junior Wildcats team, said the project has always been about securing athletic facilities for Dunwoody’s male and female student-athletes, which he thinks they deserve.

“We have never been able to depend on Dekalb County, that is why there is a city of Dunwoody,” Oliver said. “It is also about solving a problem (lack of athletic facilities) that most agree is worthy of solving while the city has the resources to do so.”

Dunwoody signed an 25-year agreement with the DeKalb County School District in 2016, and responsibility for refurbishing the unusable athletic field is complicated.

The 2016 agreement was founded on a land swap between the city and

school district for construction of the new Austin Elementary School next to Dunwoody Nature Center off Roberts Drive.

The land swap also involved baseball diamonds at Brook Run Park, which the school district funded in return for cityowned property.

The agreement says Dunwoody can use the athletic field and track at Peachtree Middle School after classes from 6-11 p.m. and has full access over the summer.

Resident Ali Mahbod, who regularly attends city meetings, has cited overcrowding at Brook Run Park and the need for more athletic facilities for student athletes and recreational leagues.

During an Aug. 26 discussion, City Councilman John Heneghan asked Finance Director Richard Platto about the city’s land swap with DeKalb County School District and the 25-year lease of the Peachtree Middle School athletic field.

As a part of the land swap, the city agreed to prepay the school district $1.3 million. And the school district agreed to prepay the city around $1.1 million.

City officials use the accounting term, “prepayment,” which refers to the settlement of debts before they are officially due.

Platto confirmed it doesn’t mean

that the city is sending cash to the school district, but the purpose of the prepayments is to even out the shareduse and land swap agreements between both entities, required by state law.

Heneghan also confirmed with Platto that two city-funded projects at the middle school –installing field lights and a storage facility – are separate from the agreement with the school district.

Because the city has rights to use the field and funded its replacement in the 2024 budget, questions remain as to why the city waited until August to begin seeking cost estimates.

At the end of the Aug. 26 City Council meeting, Heneghan acknowledged the recent cost estimates, but he wondered aloud why the city hasn’t made more progress on the field upgrade.

“I was disappointed that they weren’t real RFPs (request for proposals), it was a back-of-the-napkin type quote,” he said. “I understand … that we’re going to be discussing capital improvements at the budget meetings in September.”

Before the meeting adjourned, Heneghan said he hopes city officials can find a way to move the project forward.

The 2025 budget is likely to be a discussion item at the Sept. 9 City Council meeting.

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Continued from Page 1 The 12-foot-wide multi-use paths in the commercial area are proposed along both sides of Jett Ferry Road from Dunwoody Club Drive to Mount Vernon Road.

The streetscape requirements dictate 12-footwide paths and 5-foot-wide landscape buffers on all segments adjacent to commercial properties.

The requirements call for 6-foot-wide sidewalks and the same buffer in front of residences on Mount Vernon Road.

After discussion, the City Council voted 4-3 to approve the new streetscape standards, with Mayor L ynn Deutsch and council members John Heneghan and Catherine Lautenbacher voting against.

The requirements allow developers to lobby the city’s zoning board for changes and gives staff flexibility to work around trees and utilities.

Deutsch said she thinks residents do not understand what the city is trying to do, which is to expand the city’s streetscape standards, like ones throughout the Village and Perimeter.

“Overall, I think this is a good thing,” Deutsch said. “I think there is an assumption among many that 12-foot-wide sidewalks might be overkill.”

Heneghan said he wants reasonable capital improvements where it’s needed and makes sense.

“This project is overkill for me,” he said. “We have 12-foot-wide sidewalks going completely around the triangle property … where there are already sidewalks.”

Heneghan said he’s strongly opposed to 12-footwide paths, especially on both sides of Jett Ferry Road, and mentioned the loss of trees and cost of lighting the path after developers build it.

“I would opt for a deferral, but there’s already a motion on the table,” he said.

After Heneghan’s comments, Mayor Deutsch said she “would not object to a deferral as well, just to give people a chance to understand that this is mostly good.”

Because City Councilman Joe Seconder moved to approve the item before city staff’s presentation and City Councilman Tom Lambert seconded the motion, elected officials were required to vote on the item and could not defer it.

Seconder said he initiated design firm KimleyHorn’s review of streetscape standards around Jett Ferry, so there’s a trigger for needed improvements that doesn’t require public money.

Lambert said advertising in the Dunwoody Crier, unanimous approval from the Planning Commission and the Aug. 12 first reading gave the public opportunity to engage with the new standards.

During discussions council members and

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A map of the shopping center enclosed by Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody Club Drive and Jett Ferry Road shows cityapproved plans for streetscape design standards. City code triggers the streetscape requirements when developers improve existing structures, change uses or add more than eight parking spots.

Around 20 residents listen to a staff presentation Aug. 26 on new streetscape design standards for the Jett Ferry commercial area, encompassing the Williamsburg at Dunwoody and Mount Vernon shopping centers. The City Council approved the new standards on a 4-3 vote.

city staff, some said they would not live to see streetscape changes in the Jett Ferry commercial area.

Two critics of the current City Council, Bob Hickey and Tom Simon, said there is no reason to rush a vote on the new standards, if that is true.

Lambert, who has lived a mile from the commercial area for 25 years, said it serves as a gateway to Dunwoody and wants to see it be successful.

“We need to get the east side of town up to speed with the rest of the city, and this is what we’re doing,” Lambert said. “Streetscape plans like this, which are walkable, improve safety and aesthetics, ... are proven catalysts for economic development.”

City Planner Allegra DeNooyer said there were no changes after the Aug. 12 first reading.

“We’re talking about streetscape standards for the larger Jett Ferry area that would come into play if there were large-scale redevelopment,” DeNooyer said.

Large-scale redevelopment is not the only action that could trigger streetscape standards.

City documents show other qualifying actions include the addition of more than eight parking spots, structural improvements that exceed 25 percent of assessed value, building additions with more than a 10 percent increase to floor space and changes to method of operation that increase

traffic.

With the owners of the Mount Vernon shopping center — Branch Properties — working with the city and community on a rezoning effort, new streetscapes could possibly come next year.

While there has been no indication that the rezoning would trigger the new standards, an entertainment venue at the former Lidl grocery store may increase traffic above the 20 percent threshold.

In other business at the Aug. 16 City Council meeting, elected officials approved a designonly contract amendment with Practical Design Partners to extend the 12-foot-wide path along Mount Vernon Road about 700 feet.

Mayor Deutsch and City Councilman Heneghan voted against the amendment.

Initially, the project called for the multi-use path to run along the north side of the corridor from Mount Vernon Place west to Corners Drive.

The $30,000 increase to the design contract extends the path to Vermack Road, where it will eventually tie into the Dunwoody Village.

Deutsch confirmed with Public Works Deputy Director Michele Hirose that the next time elected officials will see the design is when they’re approving a construction contract for the project.

“I am uncomfortable with declaring that this is going to be 12 feet wide all the way down Mount Vernon,” she said.

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A boomer’s primetime lineup spanning 64 years Before television exploded into a galaxy of networks, viewers had some hope of sorting the wheat from the chaff in programming.

Finding those rare needles in today’s ever-expanding haystack requires more time than us boomers can afford.

In deference to my generational compatriots, I’ve compiled a list of PAT FOX seven of the best television shows Managing Editor spanning my prime-time lifetime, pat@appenmedia.com from 1960 to present. One show for each day of the week. Maybe younger viewers will discover a long-lost gem.

My list does not include public television programs. By what formula do you calculate the value of Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” next to “Game of Thrones?”

The roster also devalues “I just want to be entertained” as a major criterion. If all you want is entertainment, go bowling.

There are no comedies, because everyone’s sense of humor differs widely, and so, why argue about what makes you laugh?

I’ve ignored anything written by Aaron Sorkin whose dialog is too perfect, too contrived to be taken with any sense of realism. Great dialog is believable. Manicured dialog is pure pretense.

This leaves three slots to complete a top 10. Maybe readers can help with that.

7. The Prisoner (1967) A British spy resigns in a rage.

He is subsequently drugged and awakens in The Village, a coastal community operated like an HOA on mushrooms. The Village is charming, populated by devout conformists under the thumb of a mysterious, allseeing apparatus. But, it’s no place for a rebel like Patrick McGoohan, the show’s creator and protagonist.

Why did he resign? That’s what the mysterious agency wants to MCGOOHAN know, and McGoohan’s not talking.

He has no name, but they call him No. 6.

The true enjoyment lies not in McGoohan’s inventive escape attempts but in the psychological subversion he inflicts on his inquisitors.

“I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered,” he declares. “My life is my own.”

The show’s cerebral gymnastics prompted one local PBS station to bring in a psychiatrist to offer commentary following each episode when it re-aired in syndication.

6. Siskel & Ebert (1975-1999) What the Tennessee Valley Authority did for rural electrification Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert did for film. The rival Chicago newspaper critics did more than review new theater releases, they taught you how to appreciate movies.

Each identified elements that make a movie worth seeing, from storyline, to direction, to the depth of its characters. They likewise signaled traits that detract from a

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movie.

What a novel idea to place two rivals in the ring to argue, insult (not just movies, but often each other), praise and ultimately elevate film from simple entertainment to an art form. Over its 24 years, it also elevated the hand’s first digit to a prominence it hadn’t seen since ancient Rome.

5. Breaking Bad (2008-2013) Westerns, family sitcoms, buddy cops and scotch-swilling private detectives have always owned primetime TV. Then, along comes a high school chemistry teacher who blunders into becoming a world-class meth chef. Creator Vince Gilligan provided a frenetic storyline as addictive as the chemist’s product, with twists, dark humor and grisly BRYAN CRANSTON, reminders of what a dirty busiTHE METH CHEF ness the drug trade can be.

I appreciate cleverness, and the show introduced schemes so imaginative, they’ll likely never be matched. It takes work and talent to produce that kind of quality.

4. Star Trek (1966-1969) Before Captain Kirk, there was Buck Rogers.

No contest.

While the scion “Next Generation” was lightyears ahead of the original “Star Trek,” someone had to set the table, establish the canon and introduce the “science” that made it all work. Someone had KIRK & SPOCK to lasso a fan base that could force resuscitation of a long-dead series and grow it into a franchise that prospers to this day.

Gene Roddenberry avoided the trappings of many science fiction writers by creating a universe governed by rules: a starship’s speed limit, matter-antimatter power, for example. An 8-year-old could grasp it.

Amid the turbulent ’60s, it was courageous to paint a future where respect for life and culture were paramount and where exploration superseded conquest.

No less important, the dynamic between the impetuous Kirk and his emotionless first officer Spock formed a command team of opposing intellects that melded beautifully. The show is timeless.

3. The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) It is no accident this anthology series has been embedded into the American lexicon. If you find something strange, it’s “like the Twilight Zone.”

One of the greatest writers in the business, Rod Serling had already made a mark with teleplays like “Patterns” in 1955 and “Requiem for a Heavyweight” a year later.

When CBS gave him the studio keys in 1959, Serling delivered stoSERLING ries probing the depths of humanity that built to a masterful climax of irony, surprise or

greater social consciousness.

A combat veteran, Serling battled censors to cover topics like war, bigotry and injustice within his stories.

In a rebuke to the censors who made his life a misery, Serling’s widow Carol quoted him as saying: “The ultimate obscenity is not caring, not doing something about what you feel, not feeling!”

Nearly every episode reflects this.

2. The Americans (2013-2018) Hailed for its writing, the series centers on a suburban Washington D.C., couple in the early 1980s, the height of the Cold War. The couple, portrayed

by Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, are Soviet moles who entered the country years earlier, have two children and blend into suburbia.

The first 10 minutes of the first episode beats any series RHYS & RUSSELL opening ever aired on the small screen. It hooks you with deception, intrigue, action and precision editing.

Most commendably, the writers honor the premise of the story. There is irony, but no gags. When you’re living a high-stakes lie, few things are humorous. Life is marbled with holding jobs, raising the kids and performing deadly espionage to gather U.S. intelligence.

Over its six seasons, Emmys poured in, but ratings and chatter never exceeded a simmer. Too bad. This series is strikingly good.

1. The Rockford Files (1974-1980) Each episode opens with a phone ringing next to a half-finished game of solitaire on the private detective’s desk. The answering machine kicks in. It’s the dry cleaners. They’ve lost his brown jacket.

The phone message changes in every opening, but it’s always the same: a caller offering anything but employment for this struggling gumshoe.

GARNER Few actors can upend a genre.

James Garner did it — twice!

His starring role in “Maverick” inverted the TV western in 1959 when he played a roguish gambler slightly more cunning than he was cowardly.

He hit his stride in 1974, playing hapless PI Jim Rockford, who, when he wasn’t being stiffed by clients, was getting the hell beaten out of him. This was not your two-fisted Phillip Marlowe prowling grimy back alleys.

Rockford lived and worked out of a paint-chipped trailer sitting like an empty beer can on a pristine Malibu beach.

Only a charmer like Garner could’ve pulled this off.

When he was forced to fight, Rockford usually fought dirty, like emptying a soap dispenser on the floor seconds before he’s confronted in the men’s room by a martial arts henchman.

His heart was as soft as his fists, so he was an easy touch. He had to make a living, but he had to live with himself. So, he cut corners with a scalpel.

Storylines were so innovative and complex they are as fresh today as when they first aired. They hold up because of great writing, and because nobody can outRockford James Garner.

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The life and times of the magnificent Mashburns Citizens of Forsyth County are familiar with the Mashburn family thanks to its contributions to the county and due to the efforts of Steve Mashburn, genealogist, historian and retired music educator in the Forsyth County School System. Residents of Alpharetta and other North Fulton communities are familiar with the name due in part to, Connie BOB MEYERS Columnist Mashburn, the official historian of the City of Alpharetta and author of the book celebrating the city’s sesquicentennial in 2008 Alpharetta, Milton County – the Early Years.

The first known Mashburn in the New World was Edward Mashburn Jr (1676 – 1740) who was born in London and who migrated to North Carolina in 1698. A teacher by profession, Edward was the second known schoolmaster in the colony according to Steve Mashburn.

Many of Edward’s descendants settled in Forsyth County. According to Find a Grave, the Cumming City Cemetery has 20 Mashburn’s burial sites and the Ebenezer Methodist Church has 27. Here are profiles of a few family members.

Reverend John Harvey Mashburn (1803-1876) was born in North Carolina and moved to Georgia when he was a young child. He joined the Methodist Church and was licensed to preach locally in 1827.

After becoming fully ordained as a Methodist minister in the Georgia Conference, he served as an itinerant preacher throughout north Georgia. Farmhouses often had special rooms set aside for traveling preachers. His territory included assignments to the Canton Circuit and others including the Gainesville Circuit and the Decatur Circuit, for a period of two years in each assignment.

During the Civil War he served as Chaplin in the 38 Georgia Volunteer Regiment. When the Confederate Congress passed legislation permitting men over 50 to leave the military John resigned. His place was taken by his son John Wesley Mashburn who was captured in December 1862 in the Battle of Fredericksburg, one of the largest and deadliest battles of the war. A few days later he took part in a prisoner exchange.

In 1864 John Wesley Mashburn was captured again at the Battle of Spotsylvania and spent ten months in the Fort Delaware prison. After the war he returned to Forsyth County by foot with a group from the prison, near starvation. The group encountered a dead cow in the middle of the road. They ate the cow and John Wesley died within two weeks of arriving home. He was buried in the Ebenezer Church cemetery in Cumming.

He was the only one of Rev. John Harvey’s five sons who died in the war.

After the war Reverend John returned to preaching and died after a week’s illness from a cold he caught while riding his horse in the rain on his way to preach at a church. He was buried at the Ebenezer church.

Dr. James Summerour (Dr. Jim) Mashburn (19211982) was one of several distinguished physicians in the Mashburn family in Forsyth County. His father Dr. Marcus Mashburn, Sr (1890-1978) and his brother Dr. Marcus Mashburn, Jr (1918-1998) were well known and beloved in the county. Dr. Jim established the first hospital in Forsyth County, the Mary Alice Hospital, in 1946. The hospital was bought by Georgia Baptist and renamed Baptist Medical Center. That hospital was acquired by Northside Hospital in 2002 and was

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The Reverend John Harvey Mashburn (1803-1879) was a beloved Methodist minister who rode circuits in North Georgia for many years. He served as a Chaplin during the Civil War.

The caption under this Atlanta Constitution photo says, “Sylvan’s Larry Hampton Can’t Hold Ball, So Milton’s Connie Mashburn Scores in First.” Connie played third base for Milton High School in 1956-1959 and played league baseball as well. He was named to the State All-star Team during his senior year. Connie is an expert in local history and is Alpharetta’s official historian.

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Many Mashburn family members are buried in the Cumming Historic Cemetery. The first person was buried there in 1834 according to the historical marker at the cemetery.

Many of the areas’ most important early leaders are interred there. renamed Northside Hospital, Forsyth. Today the hospital has 407 beds, 1,700 physicians and 4,000 employees.

Dr. Jim is buried at the Sawnee View Gardens and Mausoleum in Cumming. Drs Marcus Mashburn, Sr and Jr are buried in the Cumming City Cemetery.

Steve Mashburn is the go-to person for Mashburn family history. Steve is the creator of an extensive website devoted to the genealogy of the Mashburn’s. He retired after 30 years with the Forsyth County school system as a music educator. He directed marching bands, jazz ensembles and concert bands in middle school and high school. His website is https://www. mashburn.info/

The Ebenezer Methodist Church is a beautiful country church in Cumming, Georgia. It was established in 1834 thanks to a financial gift from the Reverand John Harvey Mashburn.

Connie Mashburn’s father Edmond William Mashburn (1913-1996) grew up in Cherokee County and moved with his wife Eunice Cowart (1914-2003) to Alpharetta in 1935. They bought a poultry farm and 20 acres on Redd Road. Connie remembers how labor intensive the poultry business was, “but it was a good way to make a living,” he says. Connie’s three brothers also moved to be close to Redd Road, “a Mashburn settlement,” says Connie.

Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@ bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

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Be curious, not judgmental, again The parking in Blowingrock was insane; there was none.

Blowingrock is a small Western North Carolina town near Boone - the home of Appalachian State University, RAY APPEN and within a mile Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmedia.com or two of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s about five hours from Atlanta, a couple hours from Charlotte, and about an hour from Ashville. That is, Blowingrock is a destination for city folks - not unlike 30-A (in the Florida panhandle) is for many, but with the Parkway and a number of relatively unspoiled national forests instead of an ocean.

It is a hiking mecca with temperate weather, mountain views, to die-for golf courses, and - in theory - a slower, healthier pace of life.

Fulltime population of the town hovers

somewhere around 1,500 people. The seasonal population swells to, depending on where you source the data, somewhere between 5,000 and 12,000. The number of hotel rooms and seasonal “housing units” - which would include condos and Air B&B-type of accommodations is estimated at around 500-600. If you do the math, that ratio of visitors to accommodations is, well, “tight.” The town has a number of restaurants, as well as outfitters, and boutique stores. It is quaint, very quaint as beautiful and idyllic as any that I have encountered - ever. We were there for the first time recently for a wedding.

But the waiting lines had waiting lines and parking, well, don’t get me started.

Ok, get me started.

Finding a parking space - or a table at a restaurant - in Blowingrock reminds me of those places where you pan for gold or dig for rubies. It’s not that there isn’t actually some gold or some rubies to be found, it is that the odds of finding any are no-bueno - as in extremely unlikely.

On the first night there we spent

about three hours searching for a parking space and a restaurant that was not full.

We heard “you can wait at the bar for someone to leave” almost everywhere we went. The one time that we actually did wait at the bar, we finally gave up after over an hour waiting for someone to leave, and in the face of not so polite competition for the couple potential future open spaces at the bar.

We finally decided to just try to go to the market - like a downtown mini grocery store - instead of a restaurant and make sandwiches back at our hotel. I thought that I spotted an open parking space and pulled in. Nope. What I had seen for an open parking space was instead, a highly polished, black, probably 2023 or ’24 Suburban that was parked exactly in the middle of two parking spaces.

Seriously. It was breathtakingly bad and disrespectful beyond imagination. I turned to Christina and said that I would bet dollars to donuts that the Suburban has a Fulton County tag. Sure enough, as we double parked waiting for a space to

open up, two men came out of the market, got into the Suburban and drove off - with their Georgia Fulton county license tag and all.

Yep, it is really really hard for me to be curious, not judgmental all the time, but I am trying. That Suburban about did me in. I don’t know why I had this expectation that in this tiny town in western North Carolina that people would be, what, less selfish, less in a hurry, more plain old decent. I suppose that there could have been some good reason they parked in the middle of two parking spaces other than just not wanting any other cars close to theirs or that they were simply one of those folks who think that they are in some way better than everyone else for some twisted delusional myopic reason.

Anyway, if you are at a redlight in Alpharetta next week and you get honked at for not immediately preceding at the green light, look in the rear-view mirror and see if it’s not a shiny black suburban behind you. Kidding!

No I’m not.

Kidney cancer: Uninvited guest has returned Mellis called, there was some hesitancy in his voice when he said the MRI showed some areas of concern. Like an uninvited guest, he said it looked like the kidney cancer that put an end to my left kidney a few years ago wanted to make an encore.

I spent an afternoon at Northside Hospital getting a biopsy. I waited and prayed that maybe, just maybe, it was a mistake. I shuddered at the prospect of having another trip on the cancer train.

I think the prayers were answered.

Somehow, I am being asked to fight a battle. My bruised psyche is being told: “Get up. Dust yourself off. It’s time for a fight.”

I’ve told this bastid cancer that wants to be my companion: “I hope you like this immunotherapy that you’re going to be meeting every three weeks. Both of us are ready to give you an ass-kicking like you’ve never had. And the drugs aren’t what you should fear, you rotten mutant.

You’re about to have a big dose of powerful praying ready to take you on.”

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take the fight to this entity that, whether I like it or not (I don’t!), is now part of me.

In a few days, the battle will begin in earnest. Two drugs, an hour-long infusion while watching a compound drip into me.

I’ll be imploring the medications to do their job.

I’m asking medical professionals why the cancer has returned. “Because it’s cancer,” has been the reply.

I’ll have to go with that for now, but make no mistake, I don’t like it one bit. It’s here and extremely intrusive and uninvited.

And to proactively answer the question: “Hell yes I’m scared.”

But I know I’m not fighting this on my own. Family, friends and doctors are on my side.

Let the battle begin.

Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.

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In the back of my mind, I keep insisting that something good will come of this. I hope I am given the opportunity to be a resource, an inspiration, a catalyst for something good. I’m not viewing this as a death sentence, just a bump in the road that will hopefully make me mentally stronger.

“But I don’t feel bad,” has been my constant mantra through all this. And the consensus has been that by not feeling bad, it’s a good thing.

The biopsy showed that, despite the cancer being Stage 4 (gulp! There’s no Stage 5), it looks like we’ve caught it early. I have a grand dose of confidence in my oncologist, Dr. Aneesha Ananthula, especially when I asked point blank: “Is this going to kill me?”

Her “That’s what we are trying to prevent,” response fortified my belief that I had come to the right place.

She’s got a plan and Michael Buffer, intoning “Let’s get ready to rumble!” couldn’t have made me feel more ready to

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Feeling better these days. Actually, I never felt bad at all. In fact, these early evening motorcycle rides are as comforting as a big bowl of chili on a chilly Saturday afternoon spent gorging myself on college football.

MIKE TASOS Unfortunately, Columnist sometimes life and its roller-coaster situations gets in the way.

Forget slasher movies, hearing the words “the cancer has returned” will chill you to the bone. That proclamation from a doctor sent me into a shake-in-my-boots funk that put my psyche out of commission for a few days.

I’m pretty sure my psyche has rebounded and recovered. That’s more that can be said for me and my old friend, renal cell carcinoma.

This later chapter began with a regular MRI and chest x-ray. When Dr. Adam

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Maria Delfina Price, a longtime resident of Dunwoody, passed away on August 10, 2024, at 89. In her final weeks, she was surrounded by the love and presence of her family, who ensured she felt their joy of having her as a mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother.

Born and raised in Vernon, AL, Maria graduated from Lamar County High School before attending the University of Alabama, where she earned a BA in Education. She was a proud member of Chi Omega, which she continued to support throughout her life.

Her happiest days were when her daughter Sandra Chesnutt and granddaughter Mary Price Chesnutt Long became her sorority sisters.

During her sophomore year, Maria met the love of her life, Larry, while a summer school student at the Mexico City University in Mexico City. While Larry attended Naval flight school, she got a teaching job nearby. After marriage, Larry and Maria lived in Japan while Larry completed two tours. This allowed them an opportunity to realize their dream of living overseas. Maria loved calling Dunwoody home for 44 years.

While raising her family, she taught elementary school, finishing her career at Norcross Elementary. Her most gratifying

moment as a teacher was teaching a child who struggled to read.

Mrs. Price was a longtime, active member of Dunwoody United Methodist Church and Rivermont Golf Club. Maria played a mean hand of bridge with members of Rivermont, ACT II, and in many bridge games anywhere she could find a willing group. Her family would often call to have her join them in an activity only to hear she couldn’t go because she had a bridge game. Maria was always willing to travel, Larry in tow, whether to another state or another continent. Maria was a social being who loved being with friends.

Maria will again be with Larry, who died less than a year ago. Maria is survived by her children, Kathy and Eric Koenigsberg, Sandra Chesnutt, and David Price; grandchildren Zachary Koenigsberg (Nissa), Barton Koenigsberg, Mary Price Long (Stephen), and Tillman Chesnutt; great-grandchild Mabel Koenigsberg, and her many friends. The family suggests Memorial Contributions be made to Dunwoody United Methodist Church.

Her service will be held at Dunwoody United Methodist Church on Saturday, September 14th, at 11:00 AM.

THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Dunwoody City Council will meet on Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Dunwoody City Hall, which is located at 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, for the purpose of due process of the following: Special Land Use Permit Request (Case SLUP 24-01) for 140 Perimeter Center W: The applicant, Starbucks Coffee Company c/o Gaskins + LeCraw, requests a Special Land Use Permit to allow a drive-through facility.

Should you have any questions, comments, or would like to view the application and supporting materials, please contact the City of Dunwoody Community Development Department at 678-382-6800. Staff is available to answer questions, discuss the decision-making process, and receive comments and concerns.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Dunwoody Planning Commission will meet Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Dunwoody City Hall, which is located at 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338 for the purpose of due process of the following: RZ 24-02, 2480, 2526 Mount Vernon Road & 2495 Jett Ferry Road: Branch Mount Vernon Associates LP requests a rezoning from NS (Neighborhood Shopping) to C-1 (Local Commercial) to increase the number of allowed uses within the existing shopping center.

Should you have any questions or comments, please contact the City of Dunwoody Community Development Department at 678-382-6800. Staff is available to answer questions, discuss the decision-making process, and receive comments and concerns.

DEATH NOTICES LaVerne Bates, 95, of Alpharetta, passed away on August 19, 2024. Arrangements

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Brian Kaznova, 79, of Alpharetta, passed away on August 21, 2024. Arrangements

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George Metcalfe, 83, of Roswell, passed away on August 20, 2024. Arrangements

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Dustin Keppen, 47, of Roswell, passed away on August 24, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Dorothy Popadics, 85, of Alpharetta, passed away on August 21, 2024. Arrangements

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Laury Greaves, 62, of Roswell, passed away on August 23, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Urve Kroon, 63, of Milton, passed away on August 13, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Jay Wilcox, 76, of Roswell, passed away on August 16, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

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Authorized Genie Dealer serving Dunwoody since 1973.

770-393-1652

Bookkeeping/Accounting/Tax

Home Improvement

ROT-DOC

Rot Repair Technician

Don’t waste good paint on rotten wood.

Minor repairs make a major difference!

Interior/Exterior Painting Pressure Washing Rotten Wood Deck Repair Free Estimates

If you can’t lift your door, let Dunwoody Door Lift it!

Thurman | 770.899.1354 | www.rot-doc.com

Garage Sale

Miscellaneous

Community Garage Sale 9/14/24, 8am - 2pm 5237 Wellsley Bend, Alpharetta 30005

Deadline to place a classified ad is Thursdays by 4pm

Budget Fabrics And Upholstery *DISCOUNT PRICES*

-FREE Design Consultation• Thousands of designer 770-396-6891 fabrics IN STOCK 770-396-6824 Mon-Fri 8-6 • Sat 8-3

Experienced Dunwoody CPA. Bookkeepingtax returns. (personal/business) Reasonable rates. Call/text Susan, 404-372-7577

Pets for Sale AKC Registered French Bulldog - Boston Puppies, Health Guaranteed, Vet Checked, first Vaccine and wormings referrals upon request. Message 770-307-7225

Roofing ROOF LEAKING? Call us for roof repair or roof replacement. FREE quotes. $200 OFF Leak Repairs or 10% off New Roof. Affordable, quality roofing. Based in Roswell.

Serving North Atlanta since 1983. Call to schedule FREE Quote: 770-284-3123.

Christian Brothers Roofing

KETNER CONTRACTING • Re-roofs •Repairs & Painting • Licensed/Insured • Excellent Referrals • Free Estimate • 25+ Years of Experience Neil Ketner 770-318-7762

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