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Lambert High School in Suwanee closed classrooms and returned to remote instruction last week after an uptick in COVID cases were reported. The Forsyth County School System reported 14 new COVID cases at the school on Oct. 26, and the superintendent has called for the community’s help in practicing safe health practices, including the wearing of protective masks. Read more, Page 7

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Gainesville man identified as a suspect in a robbery at a Branch Street residence.

Marquavious Hester, 19, was taken into custody Oct. 22.

He faces charges of robbery of a residence with gun, first-degree burglary-forced entry and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a felony. He remained held without

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Aggressive driver ticketed for harassing motorist CUMMING, Ga. — Forsyth County deputies responded to Atlanta Road Oct. 21 after a woman driving home from work reported that a motorist was following her.

According to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office reports, the victim told deputies the motorist in the vehicle behind her continued to flash its bright lights. She said the driver passed her at one point then slammed on his brakes in front of her. She also told deputies the driver shouted at her at a red light.

Deputies made contact with the driver, who admitted to yelling and flashing his lights at the woman because he didn’t like her driving habits, the report stated.

The man was cited for aggressive driving.

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According to the arrest report, the robbery victim told deputies he heard a commotion in his home and discovered four men rummaging through his roommate’s bedroom. The victim said when he confronted the burglars, one of them pulled a gun on him as they made their way out of the residence and fled. The victim was able to identify Hester as one of the burglars, the report indicated.

DUI & Drug arrests William Howard Brand III, born 1954, of Deans Drive, Dahlonega, was arrested Oct. 19 on Little Mill Road for DUI, habitual violator and failure to maintain lane.

Cody Robert Tice, born 1984, of Black Mills Road, Dawsonville, was arrested Oct. 21 on East Main Street for DUI and failure to obey traffic control device.

Leslie Adams Mack, born 1968, of Valley Landing Court, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 21 on Keith Bridge Road for DUI. Khani Trevon Williams, born 1997, of Glenwood Downs Lane, Decatur, was arrested Oct. 22 on McGinnis Ferry Road for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, driving while license suspended or revoked, and drug offense: use of communication facility involving controlled substance.

Thomas Lovell Heavern, born 1961, of Bass Circle, Sugar Hill, was arrested Oct. 22 on Buford Dam Road for DUI and possession of marijuana.

Patrick John Wolfe, born 1959, of Dalesford Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Oct. 22 on Buford Dam Road for DUI, possession of marijuana and location/illumination of tail lights.

Randall Leo Coutermarsh II, born Officers on Oct. 26 charged Evan Chance, 23, of Cumming, with robberyforcible purse snatching in connection with the incident.

According to a sheriff’s office report, the victim called Chance for a ride. Two other people were in the vehicle when he arrived to pick her up, she said. The woman said they drove her to a con-

1993, of Sparkling Cove Drive, Buford, was arrested Oct. 22 on Buford Highway for DUI and possession of marijuana.

Roger Daniel McConnell, born 1974, of South Waterworks Road, Buford, was arrested Oct. 22 on Buford Dam Road for possession of schedule I or II controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of firearm or knife during commission of a felony, possession of drug-related objects, possession of open alcohol container, and driving while license suspended or revoked.

Carson Ashley Menendes, born 1997, of Big Rock Ridge Trail SW, Gainesville, was arrested Oct. 23 on Buford Highway for DUI and failure to obey traffic control device.

Brittany Ann Westmoreland, born 1989, of Lower Creighton Road, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 23 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Mark Anthony Ornelas, born 1997, of Holly Cove Road, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 23 on Holly Cove Road for manufacture/deliver/distribution of a controlled substance.

Nicholas Alexander Mcelhannon, born 1993, of Lake Oak Landing, Cumming, See ARRESTS, Page 17 struction area and forced her to strip.

After the woman begged to keep her clothes, the suspects allowed her to hold on to her shirt and pants. Chance and the two other suspects took the woman’s shoes, purse, jewelry and two back packs, the report stated.

Chance remained in jail on $22,130 bond, the sheriff’s office said.

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Forsyth County condemns property to advance major highway widenings Right of way acquisition clears way for upgrades

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Forsyth County commissioners moved forward with half a dozen property condemnations Oct. 27 to satisfy widening projects for two major thoroughfares.

Four of the condemnations involved land for easements or right of way as part of the Old Atlanta Road improvement project.

The nearly $40 million project will add another lane in each direction and make grade improvements along about 5 miles of the roadway north of McGinnis Ferry Road. The road carries about 20,000 vehicles a day and is expected to draw a 70 percent greater traffic load over the next 12 years, according to the Forsyth County Transportation Department.

Commissioners also approved condemnations for two lots along the construction area for the McGinnis Ferry Road widening project. Forsyth County is partnering with the cities of Alpharetta and Johns Creek to widen the roadway to four lanes from Sargent Road in Johns Creek west to Union Hill Road in Alpharetta.

Just this summer the project cleared financial hurdles it has faced from the outset. Originally estimated at around $35 million, projections now run to just over $60 million to upgrade the stretch of highway.

Following more than a year of negotiations from all sides, each city agreed to contribute $8.9 million, and Forsyth County will contribute $23 million. The state will chip in $20 million.

Alpharetta approved the agreement July 20. Johns Creek and Forsyth County signed their agreements in August.

McGinnis Ferry provides a valuable

east-west commuter corridor through North Fulton County.

Johns Creek transportation sales tax Manager Brian O’Connor said the widening is vital to improve traffic flow in the city. Johns Creek is in the crosshairs of commuter traffic from all directions, with Medlock Bridge running from Forsyth County in the north to Gwinnett County in the south. State Bridge Road, which runs east-west, carries about an equal share of commuter traffic each day.

McGinnis Ferry Road is expected to draw even more traffic with completion of a new $48 million interchange at Ga. 400. Funding for that project comes primarily through federal and state sources, but Forsyth County has earmarked $8.6 million for the interchange.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is evaluating three potential contractors for the project, with work slated to begin in 2022. Completion has been scheduled for 2026.

White Forsyth man confronts past racism to support Black cause

By TIFFANY GRIFFITH newsroom@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — Zack Arias joined thousands of other Georgians Oct. 20, waiting in line to cast an early ballot.

But it caught national attention when he was forced to wait an additional 10 minutes because of his apparel.

Arias was told he couldn’t vote because of the Black Lives Matter T-shirt he was wearing. A Sharon Springs poll worker told him the shirt made a political statement, and he was considered an activist. If Arias wanted to vote, he would have to take off the shirt.

“Black Lives Matter is not a political statement,” Arias said. “It’s a statement about humanity.”

He captured the interaction on cell

phone video and noted there was a black couple waiting in line ahead of him.

“I was sitting there thinking, what do they think that someone saying that their lives matter is getting pulled out of line,” Arias said. “I kind of wonder if he would have had the courage to tell a Black person not to wear that shirt.”

Arias said he knew he had a right to vote while wearing the shirt. He was soon addressed by what he called a second, more gracious manager, who checked the polling policies and allowed him in to vote.

The Georgia native, who is White, won’t assume why the first poll worker prevented him from voting. But once the moment went viral, Arias also dealt with criticism from his neighbors.

“I’m just standing up for my rights.

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Forsyth County resident Zack Arias says he is proud to expound on his call to end racism, one person at a time.

Isn’t that what everybody is saying?”

Arias said. “But then I stand up for my rights, and one lady on Nextdoor said she was going to contact the county elections office and have my vote undone. Because I wore a T-shirt she disagrees with.”

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Survey shows increase in businesses investment in county

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A survey released last week reveals the taxable value on Forsyth County businesses increased by nearly $529 million from 2017 to 2019, providing a boost to the county’s overall tax digest.

The survey was conducted by Forward Forsyth, a public-private partnership between Forsyth County government, Forsyth County Schools, Lanier Technical College, the University of North Georgia, the Forsyth County Development Authority and the Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce. The organization formed in 2019 to carry out recommendations made in the county’s 2018 economic development strategic plan.

In the two-year span studied, land dedicated to businesses increased by over 200 acres and 500 individual parcels. The total assessed value of the county’s companies increased by 19 percent to $3.2 billion. There was a modest increase, 0.4 percent, in the percentage that businesses constitute of the total property values in Forsyth County.

“While this a long game that will take many years to implement, it is exciting to see these initial results.” Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO James McCoy said. “We are performing well ahead of the goals set back in 2017. It speaks well of the partnership and leadership of the community.”

Forward Forsyth was launched in 2019 to attract and incentivize businesses to open in or relocate to Forsyth to balance the county’s tax digest.

According to the group, commercial property represents 24 percent of the total assessed value of properties in Forsyth County, leaving homeowners with a larger tax burden to fund government services.

“Local leaders knew that there would be difficult choices to make in the future unless we can increase new business investments and new jobs to lift the proportionate burden from homeowners,” a statement from the group said.

Forward Forsyth outlines the local and state incentives for opening businesses within the county, along with a property search tool on its website.

The organization has also created six councils to specifically target business growth in the healthcare, manufacturing, technology, international business, small business and human resource industries.

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Fall is here. Be deer-aware!

Fall is here, and I’ve got proof scattered all over my yard.

Yes, it’s that time of year when all the leaves let go of their trees and fall gently through the air (“fall” — get it?) to blanket STEVE HUDSON my little corner of the Get Outside Georgia, world. Yeah, they’re aa4bw@comcast.net pretty, at least until I have to rake ’em up. Then they’re just a pain that keeps me from doing other things I’d rather be doing — things like hiking in the mountains, where I can appreciate fall leaves more efficiently, on a much grander scale, and with no raking involved.

To do so, of course, I’ve got to drive to the mountains. Ordinarily that’s a lot of fun. But this time of year it comes with a risk that I need to tell you about.

“Oh no!” you say. “Another risk? An additional danger? Something else to worry about in 2020, the year of pandemics and hurricanes and alien murder hornets?”

Sorry, but yes. This time of year, you’ve also got to worry about deer.

Here’s what happens. With the arrival of fall, deer fall in love and deer activity peaks. They seem to be everywhere: along trails, by creeks, out in the woods, and, often, standing on the shoulder of the road.

Sure, those roadside deer ought to be watching for cars. After all, it’s our road.

Racism: Continued from Page 4 Arias won’t call Forsyth County a racist place, but he believes bigotry exists. He said there’s also a history, noting the county’s infamous 1987 appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show for excluding Black people from the community.

“I’ve grown up knowing that Forsyth County is a sundown county,” Arias said, meaning you didn’t want to be out after dark if you are a person of color.

He also admits to his own racist behavior in the past.

“I grew up here in the South, and you make ethnic jokes and use ethnic slurs, and get a laugh out of people,” Arias said. “I grew up with family that would say, ‘Well you know, them Black people’ this or that. And, ‘You can’t really trust what a Black person says.’”

Arias said he, like many Whites, took issue with the rise in discussion over “White privilege.”

But fall deer are not the smartest creatures on God’s green earth. You see, fall deer are deer in love, and deer in love have other things on their minds. They’ll chase one another hither and thither, and if their path happens to cross the road, then that’s just the way it is. They aren’t watching out for us, so it becomes our job to watch out for them.

“Motorists should be alert and pay close attention to roadsides as we are nearing the annual peak time of year for deer movement,” notes Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist with DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division.

The scary thing is that it happens before you know it. There you are, riding along, minding your own business, when a deer runs out in front of you. BAM! It’s happened to me three times. One encounter totaled my favorite fishing truck, even though I was only going about 19 miles an hour. I was fine, but the truck was done for. I’ve never quite forgiven the deer of the world for that.

Then it happened to one of my kids.

He was driving home about dusk, going slow, when — BAM! — there’s a deer.

That one totaled the family minivan just weeks after we’d paid it off.

Daylight Savings Time doesn’t help either. When we “fall back” for daylight savings time, rush hours tend to fall during the same hours in which whitetailed deer are most active, dawn and dusk.

To deal with all those careless deer, Georgia DNR offers some suggestions.

First, remember that deer are unpre-

dictable. They can appear from nowhere, and even a deer standing quietly by the side of the road may suddenly bolt into your path.

Also remember that one deer often means more deer.

“Deer often travel in groups,” Killmaster notes, “so if a deer crosses the road ahead of you, there is a good chance that another will follow.” Often, he adds, it’s that second deer that gets hit.

If a deer runs in front of your car but it’s too late to avoid a collision, Georgia DNR recommends that you “slow down

as much as possible to minimize damage — resist the urge to swerve to avoid the deer, as this may cause further damage, sending drivers off the road or causing a collision with another vehicle.”

So be “deer aware” when you go outside to savor this fall weather. That’s what I did one day last week. It was a good trip with no deer encounters. And I even found a new-to-me waterfall! It’s a great waterfall, easy to get to and photograph, and I want to tell you all about it.

But that’ll have to wait till next time.

Till then, enjoy fall — and watch out for those deer!

“I had that very first White, kneejerk reaction of, ‘I’m not privileged. I’ve worked hard for everything. No one’s giving me anything because I’m White,’” Arias said.

He began doing research online to add his argument to the socio-economic debate. Instead, Arias came across Dixon White on YouTube, who he described as a White redneck who sat in his truck and explained White privilege.

“What hurt at that moment was, I’d heard all of these arguments before, but it took a White man to tell me,” Arias said. “It took a White man for me to understand it and take it to heart.”

Researchers at the University of Dayton School of Law define White privilege as a right, advantage, or immunity granted to or enjoyed by White persons beyond the common advantage of all others, an exemption in many particular cases from certain burdens or liabilities.

Amid the racial unrest of 2020, the YMCA took the initiative to provide communities with resources for Unlearning Systemic Racism — ymca.net/unlearning. It includes workshops and a Har-

vard Quiz to analyze where respondents stand on their own anti-racist journey. It also includes discussions with thought leaders like U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. The compiled content also recommends books, such as “How to Be an Antiracist” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and movies like “Just Mercy” by Destin Daniel Cretton.

In a statement, representatives from the YMCA said the veil of racism is being lifted as community tensions rise in the wake of multiple acts of police violence.

“The Y is an organization focused on addressing the most critical needs of our community and dedicated to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion for all,” the statement reads. “As such, we must begin to address how to undo racism and become ‘anti-racists’ at an individual, organizational and societal level.”

For Arias, the work has already begun to realize his own privilege and understand the difficulties minorities face.

“I want people to see me at the grocery store and say, ‘There’s a White dude

that’s not against me. He’s a neighbor that’s got my back,’” Arias said.

He proudly participated in protests with Forsyth County United following the officer-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. He’s also committed to raising his children to respect all people, all faiths, genders, and any way someone wants to live.

“We have to bring more compassion and empathy to this world,” Arias said.

At the same time, Arias is creating boundaries with other family members, and not discussing politics. Just like it took another White man to explain racial injustice to him, Arias wants to educate other White people, one conversation at a time.

“I need to keep having conversations with people until they understand Black Lives Matter isn’t a political thing anymore, and it doesn’t trigger people into getting all up in arms about it or getting pulled out of a voting line,” Arias said.

Forsyth County is progressing, he said, and he is confident it will one day be a place where Black people can be comfortable.

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Forsyth District reiterates plea for face mask precautions Lambert High School shuts down classrooms

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com SUWANEE, Ga. — Forsyth County Schools is urging students to wear face masks to help mitigate cases of COVID-19 in the community after a surge forced one school to temporarily move to all-remote instruction. “[With] your child wearing a mask, he or she is less likely to contract the virus even if directly exposed,” Superintendent Jeff Bearden said in a letter to parents.

“That’s why we expect all students and staff to wear a mask.”

Students at Lambert High School in Suwanee returned to remote instruction last week after an uptick in COVID cases forced the school to close for two weeks.

On Oct. 21, the school reported 22 active student cases, the highest number since August.

Forsyth Schools was the largest district in Georgia to begin the school year in August with the option for in-school instruction. Masks were “expected,” but not mandated by the district.

Bearden said Lambert, like other

schools throughout the district, reported a decline in the number of students wearing a mask during the school day as the year went on.

“Most show up at school with a mask, but wind up taking it off or wearing it around their neck,” Bearden said. “Most medical experts continue to impress upon all of us that wearing a mask helps to mitigate the spread of the virus.”

Students at Lambert High confirmed that observation.

“At the beginning of the year, the staff did a great job at encouraging masks, and almost all the student body wore them,” said senior Sam Haymond.

“However, as the year went on, fewer and fewer students wore masks, which I’m sure was part of the cause in the outbreak.”

The district, to date, has declined to make face masks mandatory for students despite the rise in cases.

As of last Wednesday, Lambert had just over 1 percent — a total of 426 students — in quarantine from a direct exposure to COVID. That was the highest number since early September and prompted the closing of the school until at least Nov. 11.

Bearden noted the number of cases

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Students at Lambert High School in Suwanee returned to remote instruction last week after an uptick in COVID cases forced the school to close for two weeks. and quarantined students remains small in comparison to the district’s total student population of more than 51,000.

“However, any increase in regard to health is best addressed sooner rather than later,” Bearden said. “We want to keep them all safe.”

Senior Morgan Moncrief said she always felt safe at Lambert, and appreciated the staff handing out masks for those who did not have one and reminding everyone to keep them on.

“I believe Lambert was trying to do

the best they could,” Moncrief said. “It’s just very hard to come up with procedures that work well enough to prevent a COVID outbreak, especially with some students not taking it seriously.”

Bearden said the district has had a “positive first quarter” as it blended inperson instruction with students opting to learn from home.

“Our students have been able to be actively engaged in the classroom and with activities,” Bearden said. “There is a semblance of normalcy. [But] it’s human nature to become complacent when things appear to be going well.”

But learning from home has challenges, said Haymond, especially when it comes to the “hands-on” classes.

“Ceramics is one of my courses this year and it is almost impossible to make a project without examples and the help of our teacher,” Haymond said. He added classes where he has a lot of questions, like Calculus, is also challenging.

Bearden said adults also play a role in getting their children back into classes.

“This is not a Forsyth County Schools issue in isolation,” Bearden said. “As adults, we must set an example [so] speak with your children about the importance of following precautionary measures.”

Young Men’s Service League partners with local charities

By PHOEBE LIU Newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The newly painted sign at the Nicholas House says it all — “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

The mothers and sons of the Alpharetta Young Men’s Service League, who created the mural, have certainly been kind — even the pandemic didn’t stop the volunteer organization from serving the community through its Ultimate Gift project.

Young Men’s Service League is a national nonprofit organization that encourages high school-age men and their mothers to volunteer in their communities while growing mother-son relationships. The goal of the Ultimate Gift project is for each Young Men’s Service League chapter to partner with one charity on a one-day project that represents a major offering to their community.

This month, the league’s Alpharetta chapter partnered with two local charities — the Nicholas House and Meals by Grace — for its Ultimate Gift. More than 200 moms and sons in the Alpharetta

Young Men’s Service League spent Oct. 24 performing external repairs on the Nicholas House, a local homeless shelter. The following weekend, the group volunteered at the free meal delivery program Meals by Grace.

“It’s an organization coming together on a concentrated effort with our 200plus members going to a facility and making a big transformation, something only 200 people could do,” said Rebecca Reed, Ultimate Gift Committee chairwoman for Alpharetta Young Men’s Service League.

Planning for the two projects has been ongoing for several months, Reed said. The chapter engaged the philanthropies as well as their neighbors, sponsors and donors — all while observing COVID-19 safety protocols.

Reed said the chapter dedicated its Ultimate Gift to the Nicholas House and Meals

by Grace because they were “amazing organizations” with a track record of success in their missions. The Nicholas House provides shelter for more than 600 homeless parents and children every year, with an emphasis on keeping families together.

Rodriquez Foster, volunteering and

Young Men’s Service League volunteers assemble for a project. marketing coordinator for the Nicholas House, said the two organizations’ missions overlap in that their motivation is about maintaining and nurturing familial connections. He said Reed asked them what they needed most. The conversation led to the Oct. 24 event, where Young Men’s Service League volunteers repaired fences, railings and picnic tables, cleaned and reorganized a shed and painted the mural.

Reed said the League’s business sponsors, Maximum Impact, Kroger, Trader Joe’s, Home Depot, Target and Lowe’s provided discounts or donated supplies.

Foster said the group was characterized by “willing spirits and willing hearts,” adding he hopes to continue a partnership with the chapter well into

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the future.

The mothers and sons were scheduled to complete the second part of their Ultimate Gift project Oct. 31 with Meals

by Grace, which serves Forsyth County children and their families who are in need and have limited or unreliable transportation.

Meals by Grace cofounder Stephen Daniels said the Young Men’s Service League chapter volunteered to clean and help replenish the food pantry, replace deteriorating plastic shelving, and create healthy recipe cards and signage that promotes healthy eating.

Daniels said the Young Men’s Service League is a regular partner and that its members are “the epitome of what a volunteer should be.”

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5. Budget Moving Services A huge advantage of having an excellent REALTOR® is their connections to various industry and service professionals. Our agents can connect you with movers, painters, contractors, designers, etc. who are not only top-notch in their fields, but they are also people they trust. Additionally, our agents can give you professional advice regarding your moving budget!

3. Do a Financial Assessment With the current state of our national economy and stock market, financial insecurity is a reality for many Americans. Make sure you assess your income throughout the coming months, your credit and cash capacity as well as your savings. By doing so, you will have a better grasp on the homes that fit within your budget.

Even though our world faces turbulent times, the real estate industry has not slowed. By applying these tips, the strain and stress of moving can be lessened. If you have questions about the real estate market or need help buying or selling your home, please contact Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty at 770.442.7300. We would be happy to help!

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Kathy Connelly appointed to the Worldwide ERC® Board of Directors Brought to you by — Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties (BHHS) congratulates Kathy Connelly, Senior Vice President of Corporate Services on her appointment to the Worldwide ERC® Board of Directors.

CONNELLY Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in London and Shanghai, Worldwide ERC®(WERC) is the relocation services industry trade group. WERC is a global organization that reaches a network of professionals, partners and stakeholders that include nearly 1,600 corporations and 10,000 service industry members across the globe and its purpose is to empower mobile people through meaningful connection, unbiased information, inspired ideas and solutions.

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Top 3 tips when selling & buying your next home

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Recently I experienced the sell-buy-move process first-hand.

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1. Rely on professionals. As an agent, I’m often the go-to resource for my clients. But I also rely on other professionals to bring each transaction to a successful close, such as lenders, home inspectors, and closing attorneys. If possible, work with one closing attorney to close both your sale and purchase.

We worked with Campbell & Brannon to close both our sale and purchase, and it helped streamline the process of preparing for closing. I also enlisted Order

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Amid the chaos of moving, mom-ing, and running a business, this service was a game changer. If you don’t have the resources to hire a professional mover or organizer, enlist your family and friends. Moving takes a village, so get your village ready.

2. Prepare for inspections. Most buyers know that a home inspection is a critical step in the purchase process.

It’s worth understanding the types of inspections and the importance of each, and a good agent will help educate you.

For example, the importance of a final walkthrough inspection, even for new construction, to ensure the property is in the condition you expect before you

sign. And sellers don’t always realize that they too should be proactive when it comes to inspections. I like to provide a pre-market preparation list for my sellers that includes items like having a seasonal HVAC service, changing burned-out light bulbs, and addressing plumbing leaks. Lastly, be sure to schedule all inspections, including the final walkthrough, with as much communication as possible.

3. Make Logistics a priority. It may seem sensible to wait to schedule movers or utility transfers until you feel that

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On moving day, you are the director of operations, and the more organized you are, the less stressful it will be.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The scent of freshly baked pepperoni and focaccia bread welcomes you as you enter. You’re quickly greeted by a Vespa, the iconic Italian motorized scooter, showcased near the front door.

The serenade of Mediterranean folk music spills out to the outdoor patio.

Portraits and paintings hanging inside conjure imagery of Venetian canals, Roman courtyards, cobblestoned Bologna back alleys and scenic row houses in Tuscany.

If the walls inside Café de Bono could speak, they would sing an Italian ballad.

The family-owned café became the newest addition to Alpharetta’s Watercrest Village shopping plaza along North Main Street in June. The eatery is steeped in traditional Italian heritage.

That’s by design.

Basset Elarbi is Café de Bono’s guiding force. The menu includes soups, salads, pastries, Italian coffee, espresso and light meals like paninis, piadinis, pizza, Italian croissants, authentic mozzarella and parmesan. From the food to the music and décor, Elarbi intends to create the atmosphere for an authentic Italian experience.

“I want to bring the Italian feel to this place, so it will be unique in that sense,” he said. “People can come here to feel that culture. We’re trying to bring a slice of Italy to Atlanta. So I want people to be able to enjoy that without having to travel.”

Elarbi is a native of Tripoli, Libya, a picturesque seafront city just across the Mediterranean from Sicily.

Italy colonized Libya in 1911 and laid

631 North Main St, Suite 104, Alpharetta (Watercrest Village shopping plaza) Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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During the colonization period and even after World War II, Italians continued to immigrate to his homeland en masse.

Elarbi was immersed in Italian culture as a child and said he became fascinated with the architecture, fashion, flowery language and elegance of his neighboring nation.

“It grows with you and becomes a part of you,” Elarbi said. “The Italian culture was really an attractive culture.

The language, the music, the taste, the food, the sense of design. Everything.

‘Dulce vida’ they call it in Italian: it means ‘sweet life.’

“This is exactly the reflection of that,” he added. “I would not be able to design something like this if I did not grow up there.”

That sentiment is apparent even in Cafe de Bono’s moniker. Elarbi named the restaurant after Galleria de Bono, a historic Tripoli shopping mall built as a scaled down version of the famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II plaza in Milan.

“I wanted the Italian-Libyan connection because I am Tripolitanian, Libyan,” he said. “So I said what can I do to bring

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Basset Elarbi stands in front of his family owned restaurant, Cafe de Bono. The Italian-style café opened June 5 inside the Watercrest Village shopping plaza in Alpharetta.

both of them together.”

Elarbi emigrated to the United States and spent decades living in Texas.

But after longtime Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Gaddafi was killed and his regime was overthrown in 2011, Elarbi and his family returned home to help rebuild their homeland. They spent seven years in Libya, but instability and increasing violence forced the family to flee and return to U.S. soil.

They moved to North Atlanta in 2018,

and Elarbi decided to fulfill his lifelong dream of opening a restaurant. It was a dream borne from his years working in fine dining restaurants overseas as a college student.

But the timing of his decision to chase his dream presented an unforeseen hurdle. Construction of Café de Bono began early this year, before COVID-19 forced shutdowns that crippled restaurants nationwide. By the time the pandemic hit, they’d invested too much time and money into the business to turn back.

The Italian café opened June 5, as Georgia’s second wave of the contagion set in.

By the time Gov. Brian Kemp lifted statewide restrictions and allowed restaurants to fully reopen, several of the surrounding shops in the Watercrest Village plaza had shut down. On top of that, customers were leery about dining at the unfamiliar café because of the pandemic.

Both impacted the business. Elarbi said his family was forced to spend their rainy-day contingency in the first few months just to stay afloat.

“Before the coronavirus, we had a good reputation,” Elarbi said of the plaza. “I used to talk to people during construction. The shopping center itself was a good source of business. But some of the shops closed.”

But customers have started to take notice and are trickling in more regularly. Elarbi is considering adding a breakfast menu and expanding hours to attract more business. All in all, the goal remains the same: to offer the area a unique blend of Italian culture.

“This place has its own character,” he said. “It’s a touch of classic Italy, with a modern touch.”

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FORSYTH COUNTY — Forsyth County School Superintendent Jeff Bearden has been named a finalist for the 2021 Georgia Superintendent of the Year by the Georgia School Superintendents Association. The statewide organization cited leadership and collaboration skills as key attributes among the finalists.

Each year, GSSA accepts nominations from BEARDEN local school boards, regional education service agencies, business organizations and communities, and education colleagues to select the state’s top school administrator.

Also selected as finalists are superintendents Mike Duncan of Pike County Schools, Noris Price of Baldwin County Schools and Steve Smith of Bleckley County Schools. The winner will be selected in December.

Bearden has been the superintendent for the Forsyth County School System

since 2014, navigating the district through expansive student growth, new school construction and the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am humbled and honored to have been selected as a finalist for Georgia’s Superintendent of the Year,” Bearden said. “This is further validation of the great work that happens every day in FCS [and] I share this honor with every employee in our great school system.”

A Georgia native, Bearden began his education career in Maine as a social studies and language arts teacher before working his way up to become superintendent of the Maine School Administrative District No. 35 and the Limestone School Department.

He returned to Georgia in 2011 where he served as superintendent of Fayette County Schools and Rome City Schools prior to his selection in Forsyth.

In July, Bearden was among a select group of educators from across the country invited to share their insights during the National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools at the White House.

Forsyth County Schools was the largest district in the state to open the school year with the option of in-person or remote learning for its students.

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William Vernon Hansard, born 1985, of Fay Drive, Kennesaw, was arrested Oct. 23 on Canton Highway for DUI and failure to obey traffic control device.

Elizabeth Thomas Earl, born 1979, of Prestonwood Drive, Lawrenceville, was arrested Oct. 23 on Browns Bridge Road for DUI, following too closely and failure to maintain lane.

Michael James McMullen, born 1986, of Meadow Brook Lane, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 23 on Polo Drive for DUI, possession of schedule I controlled substance and failure to maintain lane.

Jerald Douglas Mc Donald, born 1961, of Whispering Pine Way, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 24 on Ga. 400 for DUI, possession of open alcohol container and failure to maintain lane.

Mark Joseph Muraski, born 1977, of Gatewater Court, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 24 on Atlanta Highway for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Mikhail Carrisse Quarterman, born 1991, of Long Drive, Covington, was arrested Oct. 24 on Buford Highway for DUI, possession of open alcohol container, driving while license suspended or revoked, and failure to maintain lane.

Dustin Valente, born 1992, of Clayburn Drive, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 24 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Alden Steven Mcmindes, born 1998, of One White Oak Lane, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 24 on Samples Road for DUI, failure to maintain lane and too fast for conditions.

Ryan Thomas Parr, born 1990, of Harbor Point Court, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 25 on Buford Highway for DUI and expired or no license plate or decal.

Donald Lee Davis, born 1955, of Pine Branch Circle, Sugar Hill, was arrested Oct. 25 on Brannon Road for DUI. Aakashi Dilip Patel, born 1987, of River Shoals Court, Duluth, was arrested Oct. 25 on Peachtree Parkway for DUI and driving on wrong side of undivided street.

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Pinecrest was awarded the distinction based on SAT/ACT scores, the quality of colleges students consider, student-teacher ratio, ratings and other figures.

“It is an honor to receive this recognition by Niche, especially considering the well-respected Catholic high schools also included in the rankings,” interim Head of School Beth Howard said. “I’d like to attribute much of this to the teamwork amongst our faculty and staff, and our sincere desire to fulfill our mission, which is to form Christian leaders who will transform society.”

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