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County dignitaries, school officials and members of the Hendricks family attended the July 24 grand opening of Hendricks Middle School off Hyde Road in Cumming. The school is the 11th middle school in the Forsyth County School System and officially opens Aug. 5. The school is named after former school board member Donald F. Hendricks, who served from 1993-2002. Attending the ribbon cutting includ-

ed, from left: Forsyth County School Board members Lindsey Adams and Tom Cleveland; family members of Mr. Hendricks with Principal Cheryl Riddle (center), Board of Education Chairwoman Kristin Morrissey, Forsyth County Commission Chairwoman Cindy Jones Mills, Forsyth County Solicitor General Bill Finch, School Board member Darla Light and Superintendent Jeff Bearden.

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Man arrested for murder in shooting of his father FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County detectives investigated a July 22 homicide at 3905 Homestead Ridge Drive. Deputies arrested a resident for allegedly shooting his father during an argument.

Rajeev Kumaraswamy, 25, was charged with felony murder and remained jailed without bond.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Rajeev Kumaraswamy retrieved a gun from his bedroom during the verbal altercation and shot his father, Sadashivia Kumaraswamy, several times. Sadashivia Kumaraswamy died at the scene.

The Sheriff’s Office did not make clear what sparked the deadly dispute between the father and son. Deputies had received no calls and made no visits to the home prior to the fatal shooting.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County deputies arrested an alleged burglar suspected of smashing his way into a pair of businesses July 10.

Donny Lewis Alexander, 62, of Decatur, was arrested July 20 and charged with second-degree burglary. According to deputies, Alexander forced his way into two neighboring businesses in the Meadows at Commerce Center, an industrial office complex located along Shiloh Road East. Investigators said he threw a rock through the front glass doors to make entry. Alexander remained held at the Forsyth County jail without bail.

Deputies receive report of copper theft at home FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A home in the Brookmeade subdivision was burglarized July 20. Deputies are investigating the break-in, which occurred at a new house in the 8100 block of Wild Violet Drive.

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DRUG & DUI ARRESTS Alvin Todd Rainwater, 48, of Bagwell Road, Dawsonville, was arrested July 13 on Canton Highway for DUI, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, improper/ erratic lane change, prescriptions/ dangerous drugs not in original container, speeding and following too closely.

Mark Stephen McGriff, 69, of Northpark Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested July 14 on McFarland Parkway for DUI, failure to obey stop sign, failure to yield to vehicles when entering road, improper turn and improper to change address on driver’s license.

Andrew Daryl Thomas, 23, of Watson Road, Cumming, was arrested July 14 on Veterans Memorial Boulevard for DUI, too fast for conditions and failure to maintain lane.

Douglas Cornell Lee II, 62, of Fleetwood Drive, Cumming, was arrested July 14 on Atlanta Highway for possession of methamphetamine and possession of stolen vehicle.

Darrell Ray Collett, 58, of Shady Grove Road, Cumming, was arrested July 14 on Atlanta Highway for possession of methamphetamine and weapon receipt, possession or transfer by convicted felon.

Nathaniel Franklin Boulton, 29, of Walking Stick Overlook, Marietta, was arrested July 16 on Bethany Bend for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Ivern Kennedy Morgan, 30, of Angier Avenue, Atlanta, was arrested July 17 on Ga. 369 for DUI, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, driving while license suspended or revoked, possession of marijuana, possession of firearm or knife during commission of a felony, reckless driving and fleeing/ attempting to elude for a felony offense.

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Developers pitch major mixed-use community in South Forsyth

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A team of developers has won initial approval to proceed drafting plans for a mixed-use community in southern Forsyth County they say would be on the scale of Halcyon and Avalon.

Representatives from Toll Brothers, one of the nation’s leading developers of luxury homes, and Atlanta-based Empire Communities, are pitching an overlay plan on just over 400 acres north of McGinnis Ferry Road, between Peachtree Parkway and Old Atlanta Road.

Eric White, Atlanta Division president for Toll Brothers, told members of the Forsyth County Commission July 27 that part of the company’s focus is on new architecture, and it has more plans active now than are posted on its website.

Toll Brothers is a publicly traded company with about $1.5 billion in hand. It bills itself as “America’s Luxury Homebuilder.”

The company has a 5,000 squarefoot studio currently under construction slated for opening the beginning of next year. He said Toll Brothers homes include quality construction, including Hardie plank materials on the exterior with quality interior finishes.

White said the company has active projects in all five districts of Forsyth County, and he would like to partner with the county to bring the development online.

Paul Corley, regional president for Empire Communities, said he has been building in the greater Atlanta market for nearly 30 years, including footprints in Avalon and Halcyon.

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While plans are not complete for the South Forsyth project, Wakefield provided some general details, based on his conversations with county and community leaders.

He said the development would be bisected by a $20 million parkway connecting Peachtree Parkway and Old Atlanta Road. It will have more than 100 acres

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Standing from left, Eric White, Atlanta Division president for Toll Brothers, and Paul Corley, regional president for Empire Communities, present plans for a mixeduse development in South Forsyth County at the July 27 County Commission work session. it,” Corley said.

He added that a partnership with Lamar Wakefield of Wakefield Beasley and Associates design firm, the development will reflect the community now and how it will live in 20 years.

Corley said the team expects to have selected another partner for the mixeduse property by the end of August.

“It’s the best of the best that we’re talking with because they recognize the demographics of this area,” he said.

“They recognize the schools. They recognize the (Ga.) 400 access and the good stuff that’s happening here in Forsyth.”

Corley said initial plans call for 15 pocket parks, two substantial amenity complexes, a large village center and 3.8 miles of trails that could tie in to surrounding communities. Residential will include townhomes in the $400,000s and

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Wakefield provided his vision for the mixed-use community as “a chance here to do something really special for the county.”

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Short-term rental law update passes County Commission

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Following months of discussions, the Forsyth County Commission tightened the reins on its short-term rental ordinance.

Commissioners approved a slew of updates July 22, some of which were leftovers from the county’s original passing of the ordinance in 2019.

New stipulations include owners of short-term rental properties — like those made popular by websites like VRBO and Airbnb — must receive an annual permit from the county to operate their property as a rental. The cost for the permit is $250 per year.

Property taxes must be current for a license to be issued, and if they are in delinquency, it could be revoked or suspended.

The owner must also designate a “local contact person” who oversees the property and must respond to the property in three hours if requested by police in the event of a violation of the county’s codes, including noise violations.

The county originally proposed the local contact must be at the rental property within one hour but loosened that restriction to allow for more response time.

Owners also must keep records of the “responsible party” for at least one year.

Jamie Mertz, president of the 400 North Association of Realtors, was the only person to speak against the

updated ordinance. While she thanked the county for working with her organization to loosen some of the proposed restrictions in the original draft, she objected to the record-keeping portion of the ordinance. Mertz claimed the requirement, including a stipulation that the county can request the information at any time and it must be turned over, is a violation of the owners’ and renters’ constitutional rights.

Some commissioners said record keeping was vital, because if there is a violation and a citation was not issued at the time of the infraction, the county needs the information to pursue violators.

Commissioner Laura Semanson said that without the record-keeping requirement, the county would be “ghost chasing” in trying to enforce the ordinance.

“The idea behind this…was if we ever needed to take enforcement action but weren’t able to get the contact information of the renters from the time, but that’s who we wanted to cite, this would give the county the opportunity to find out from the owner, or the local contact person, who that was,” Molly Esswein with the County Attorney’s office said.

After further talks, the county agreed to retain the record keeping stipulation in the ordinance, but County Attorney Ken Jarrad said the county would have to go through court processes to obtain personal information.

Mertz also took issue with what she called “unrestrained power” by the Board of Commissioners to take harsher

actions than the “progressive punishments” laid out in the ordinance that could be lobbied on rental homeowners.

Jarrard said the ability of the board to enforce harsher penalties is in line with any “police power code” that allows for progressive discipline. Esswein said the language was directly lifted from the county’s alcohol ordinance.

Over the past few months, county officials have proposed other changes to the ordinance that were eventually nixed, including one requiring rental homes be up to current building codes.

The final version merely requires homeowners sign an affidavit that their properties are up to code when the home’s certificate of occupancy is issued.

Short-term rentals have proved contentious over the years. Some homeowners near the rental properties have cited major issues stemming from parties, packed houses and other quality of life and safety issues. Meanwhile, some rental property owners and groups have been in favor of self-regulation instead of strong county oversight through lengthy code.

The issue came to a head in 2019 when the county voted to approve a measure that limited short-term rentals to agriculturally zoned properties, effectively banning rentals in typical residential neighborhoods. It also required that properties receive a conditional use-permit to operate as a short-term rental.

Those portions of the short-term rental ordinance remained in place with the county’s recent updates.

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BY PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County seniors and those with disabilities will continue receiving expanded transportation options initiated two years ago under a pilot program.

County commissioners extended a contract through October 2025 with Common Courtesy to provide supplementary transport services to the area’s disabled and elderly.

Common Courtesy is an Uber-like transportation service that offers low-fee transportation to qualified residents.

Forsyth County’s Dial-a-Ride program, administered through Fleet Management, offers $2 trips to seniors and the disabled, but officials with the department say they can’t keep up with demand. The county brought on Common Courtesy to supplement the operation in October 2019.

All trips must be for travel within Forsyth County and the program is open to eligible residents so long as they do not require any special accommodation.

If needed, an attendant may accompany a passenger at no charge.

In 2020, Common Courtesy provided more than 3,700 trips to residents, according to figures from the Forsyth County Department of Procurement.

Dial-a-Ride provided more than 14,000.

Before the supplementary service was introduced two years ago, the Department of Fleet Management reported that in 2018, the county’s Dial-a-Ride provided 14,678 trips. Still, the department recorded more than 150 cases where it was unable to transport a client due to lack of resources.

Under terms of the contract extension, the county has increased its allocation from $100,000 to $140,000 annually.

Common Courtesy was founded in 2006 by Bob and Anne Carr after they witnessed an incident involving a senior who was backing out of a space and nearly struck about a half dozen other seniors walking past.

Anne said the couple initially launched the service within their neighborhood as a volunteer endeavor, but the enterprise failed. They revived the idea again when the Carrs learned about Uber’s business model and decided to give it another shot.

The Georgia Department of Revenue has published a guide for approved, tamper-proof packaging for to-go mixed drink purchases. A new state law opens the door for certain restaurants to sell mixed drinks to-go with an entré order.

County Commission Chairwoman Cindy Jones Mills said the supplemental service is necessary.

“It’s really being used by everybody,” she said.

In other matters covered at the work session, commissioners discussed recent legislation relating to sale of alcohol and cereal malt beverages.

One item under consideration gives local governments the ability to allow restaurants to sell mixed drinks to-go along with a food entré. Senate Bill 236 allows food service establishments that are licensed to sell distilled spirits for consumption on the premises to sell mixed drinks to-go in approved containers. Mixed drinks sold for off-premises consumption must be accompanied with the purchase of a food entré and in conformance with state and local open container laws.

Currently, Forsyth County does not allow the practice, and officials would have to remove the local restriction to allow restaurants to opt-in.

Under the legislation, mixed drinks may not be part of a restaurant’s delivery service.

Customers must place the unopened mixed drink either in the glove compartment, trunk or other area of the vehicle not directly accessible.

Commissioners expressed no eagerness to enact a law providing for mixed drinks to-go.

County Commissioner Todd Levent said he thinks mixed drinks to-go sound a little “iffy.” He said if the state allowed for delivery, it would be less likely patrons would get on the road drinking and driving.

Commissioners agreed to hold public hearings on all new alcohol legislation to give residents a chance to speak on whether they want local laws changed to more liberalized practices.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Appen Media Group announced July 26 the appointment of Chamian Cruz as reporter. Cruz will work with the news team to cover local government in north Atlanta. She will report to Carl Appen, director of content and development, and will be based

in Alpharetta.

“We’re thrilled to have Chamian join us,” Carl Appen said. “She is an

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It’s just really exciting to have her on the team.”

Cruz’s appointment continues the company’s plan to invest in rebuilding a robust local newsroom.

“A journalist’s duty is to use facts and first-hand experiences to tell stories of communities and the people in them,”

Cruz said. “As a bilingual journalist, I am passionate about bridging gaps and going the extra mile to answer broader questions of the community. I believe there is power in being informed. I am excited to join a team that cares about getting the facts straight as much as telling engaging stories.”

Cruz previously worked in north Georgia, where she covered public safety, education and local government. Originally from Gwinnett County, she graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor of science in journalism in 2018.

The Hotel at Avalon to host Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Brides and grooms from all over the South will flock to Alpharetta this weekend for the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza.

The event, hosted at The Hotel at Avalon, will run from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8.

“I am thrilled to safely welcome back couples to a live show, known for bringing the most talented wedding pros together in one place to present a thrilling and time-saving afternoon,” said Shelly Danz, producer of the Atlanta Wedding Extravaganza. “Vendors from across the Southeast are eager to showcase their creativity and capabilities to help attendees plan their perfect wedding.”

Guests will have the opportunity to peruse nearly 70 different vendors ranging from florists and designers to caterers and musicians.

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1. Home Inventory is Low More people want to purchase properties than there are homes on the market. Today, if you’re looking for a home, you’re likely to see only about half as many homes for sale as were available last year. This is creating a highly competitive market for buyers. These low-inventory conditions may improve over the next year, but the market is so out of balance, the number of homes for sale will remain low.

2. Home Prices are High With fewer homes and high demand for them, many sellers are seeing multiple offers driving up prices. The increase in housing prices makes it a great time for sellers to cash out on

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their homes. And with fewer homes available for sale, buyers are pulling out all the stops. However, this comes with a big problem if selling means buying a new home for yourself. Sellers searching for their next home will face the same fierce competition.

low rates have created a booming housing market.

It is referred to as a seller’s market.

Merriam-Webster defines that as a market in which goods are scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice and prices are high. If you are looking for a new home, make sure it’s the right time, and not because of market conditions. While home sellers have the upper hand, you’ll still need to consider how the market will affect you if you’re buying a replacement home.

3. Interest Rates are at Record Lows Even though home prices are high, mortgage interest rates have hit record lows. And since even a 1% lower interest rate could lower monthly mortgage payments by up to 20%, it makes homes more affordable for buyers, driving them into this competitive market. Why are they so low? The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates to stimulate growth during a period of economic decline and uncertainty.

Interest rates are likely to stay low as the economy fights its way back from the pandemic.

4. It’s a Seller’s Market Limited housing inventory and record-

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History and mysteries at Fort Mountain park The other day, I got the itch to hike somewhere new.

Like a lot of folks, I’m often a creature of habit and stick to the trails I know. But sometimes I get the urge to broaden my horizons. So, I pulled STEVE HUDSON out the maps and the Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net trail guides and even took a look at the Interweb thing to see what the new-trail possibilities might be.

And there were a lot of them. Even with decades of walking hither and thither in the north Georgia woods, there are still many, many trails I’ve never set foot on. Sometimes that’s because they’re too far away. Other times they’re too steep and rugged. Can you believe that? Hiking that’s too tough for me and my boots?

Well, please do believe it. Age is relentless, and knees don’t lie.

I kept narrowing the list, and then, there it was. I had decided. I’d go hiking up north a little ways in Fort Mountain State Park near Ellijay.

“Have you been there before?” Wife of Mine asked as I loaded up the day pack.

“I have,” I replied, “I’ve been fishing in the lake. But never hiking.”

“Why not?”

“I don’t really know,” I said. “But that’s about to change!”

A couple of hours later I was making the turn off Georgia 52 and into the park.

Adventure was about to begin!

Fort Mountain State Park gets its name from an ancient stone wall – a “fort,” if you will – that’s puzzled archaeologists for centuries. The wall, built of stacked stones, is 855 feet long and zigzags across the landscape between two precipices, running generally east-west. It varies in

height from 2 to 6 feet, though archaeologists think it was higher in years gone by.

No one is really sure when it was constructed – or why. Nor does anyone know the purpose of the roughly 30 “pits” in the wall. Were they gun emplacements? Were they ceremonial features? Did the wall (as suggested on one of the historic markers at the site) maybe even serve as a sort of “honeymoon haven” for newlywed Cherokee couples?

Like the stones making up the wall, the mysteries stack up at Fort Mountain.

There are lots of theories, of course.

The most plausible seems to be that it was built by Native Americans around 500 A.D. for religious or ceremonial purposes.

Others think Welsh explorers or even Spanish conquistadores constructed it as a defensive fortification.

There’s also the theory (based on Cherokee legend) that it was built by the “Moon Eyes,” said to be a light-skinned people with large, pale eyes who had the ability to see in the dark.

Alas, there’s really no archaeological evidence to support any one theory over the others. It is likely that this particular stone puzzle will remain unsolved. But that’s okay. We all need a little mystery in our lives.

Less puzzling is another stone artifact at Fort Mountain, this one much more recent and tied not to Native Americans or mysterious ancients but to the muchmore-recent Civilian Conservation Corps.

In the early 1930s, the United States was still reeling from the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the new president, and in 1933 he launched a program to put people to work – the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, which he announced in his Fireside Chat on May 7, 1933.

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Hudson: Continued from Page 16 The CCC, Roosevelt said, would provide employment to “one quarter of a million of the unemployed, especially young men.” He added that this workforce would, among other things, work at “clearly enhancing the value of our natural resources….”

One of the areas where CCC crews worked was what we now know as Fort Mountain State Park. Among their projects was the four-story fire tower that still stands in the park today. And that brings us to another story, the story of the heart of stone.

In 1934, a CCC crew was given the assignment to build that fire tower. Twentyyear-old Arnold Bailey found himself leading the crew. But as he and his team labored at building the tower, Bailey thought often about the love of his life, his future wife Margaret Reece.

Eventually, overcome by his love for Margaret, he selected one of the stones, crafted it into the shape of a heart, and then incorporated that heart into the construction of the tower.

Developers: Continued from Page 3 of greenspace and an amphitheater. The main plaza will be 1.6 acres, twice the size of Halcyon’s.

Wakefield said talks have already begun with a large grocer, one suitable for the development.

One of the more innovative parts of the plan includes anchoring one corner of the development with a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math) school. Wakefield said negotiations

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Lyndsay Nicole Hampton, 25, of Cumming, passed away July 20, 2021. Arrangements by McDonald & Sons Funeral Home.

Yes, the heart-shaped stone is still there, and you can see it if you know where to look. Here’s a hint: It’s located above a window...

Uh-oh. I see I’ve gotten so wrapped up in history that I’ve forgotten to talk about the hike! Since I’m about out of space, I’ll give you the short version: The park offers hiking opportunities ranging from short and easy (including the Cool Springs Overlook Trail, which is 100 percent accessible by 2002 standards) to long and challenging (for example, the 8.2-mile Gahuti Trail, a backcountry loop that even offers four backcountry hiking sites by reservation).

My hike included the Stone Wall Trail, the CCC Stone Tower Trail, the North Stone Tower Trail (challenging in places with some incredible vistas), and the West Overlook Trail (which leads to an overlook you’ll never forget). Pick up a detailed trail map from the park office, take a look at the routes and trail profiles, and decide which hike is best for you.

Legends, history, romance and more, including camping and cottages and mountain biking and a lake and lots more – you’ll find it all at Fort Mountain State Park.

I love places like this. I think you will too. are currently underway with the school district for approval.

“I can tell you, with this student population that we have in Forsyth County, it will be the best STEAM school in the state of Georgia,” Wakefield said. “We think it will be 1,400-1,500 students.”

County commissioners were intrigued by the proposal, but they said they could not commit to beginning a regional impact review for the project until the developers present more details of a draft plan. The county said it is looking for traffic studies and a more exact number on the amount of commercial and residential square footage within the development.

Marie F. Inman, 89, of Johns Creek, passed away July 24, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Barbara Kenny, 77, of Roswell, passed away July 21, 2021.

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Arrests: Continued from Page 2 Arian Atreya Saedi, 27, of Ansley Drive, Roswell, was arrested July 17 on Buford Highway for DUI, speeding, driving while license suspended or revoked and improper passing of emergency vehicle.

Cameron Tyler Campbell, 24, of Fellowship Drive, Buford, was arrested July 17 on Buford Dam Road for DUI and following too closely.

Thomas David Chastain, 24, of Wildener Way, Cumming, was arrested July 18 on Ga. 400 for DUI, possession of marijuana and failure to maintain lane.

Vanessa Diane Childs, 38, of Dollar Circle, Suwanee, was arrested July 18

on Buford Highway for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Simon Eghosa Osifo, 23, of Oak Hill Terrace, Cumming, was arrested July 18 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Adrian Cruz Villa, 23, of Glen Wallace Drive, Cumming, was arrested July 18 on Peachtree Parkway for DUI, failure to maintain lane and driving without a valid license.

David Earl Robertson, 61, of Reinhardt College Parkway, Waleska, was arrested July 18 on Atlanta Highway for possession of a schedule II controlled substance and obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks or other places.

Adriana Acosta, 30, of Acadia Drive, Athens, was arrested July 18 on Ga. 369 for DUI and failure to dim lights.

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A DRI review, which is assembled by the Atlanta Regional Commission, is intended to coordinate between government entities and other agencies on assessing the impacts and conflicts major projects may have on an area.

Commissioners agreed county staff should work with the development team to help refine the concept plan and bring back something they can evaluate.

County Commissioner Alfred John said he thinks there are still a couple of meetings required before the county would commit to a review.

“A lot of work has been done so far, and there’s still a lot of work left to be done,” John said.

Sara Caroline V. Morris, 98, of Cumming, passed away July 25, 2021. Arrangements

by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Justus Peterson, 81, of Roswell, passed away July 21, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Nicholas Powell, 27, of Roswell, passed away July 20, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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Marian Riggs, 80, of Milton, passed away July 25, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

James Ward, 72, of Roswell, passed away July 22, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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L E G AC Y

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