February 26, 2026
Lawmakers introduce bills addressing data centers
By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are grappling with how to address data centers and their effect on communities.
Several bills have been introduced this session that would either impose a moratorium or add regulations.
Major tech companies like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft
are investing heavily in Georgia, purchasing land and building massive server facilities to power the digital age, Capital B Atlanta reported.
Approaches to the issue have varied, ranging from repealing a tax incentive to imposing a moratorium and preventing utilities from passing costs on to customers.
State Sen. Jaha Howard, D-Smyrna, introduced Senate
Bill 436 on Feb. 9 that would suspend issuance of any new sales and use tax exemptions from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. It would also prohibit local governments from entering into nondisclosure agreements related to water and electricity usage for data center projects, according to a news release.
County inches closer to easing moratorium on housing projects
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County could soon ease a residential development freeze enacted almost one year ago to promote smarter growth.
At a Feb. 19 meeting, commissioners reviewed the latest work in a months-long project to update the Unified Development Code, which governs land use and zoning rules.
Commissioners authorized public hearings related to the Unified Development Code including zoning application time limits and requirements for art, benches, trash cans and bike racks. They also decided to continue discussions on code changes related to senior housing.
As the code updates continue, Forsyth County Commission Chairman Alfred John said the county may again allow zoning applications for two residential zoning classifications.
“It seems that we've done enough work to release the Res 1 and perhaps even the Res 2 categories,” John said, adding, “We’re almost there.”
Residential 1 zoning includes homes on 1-acre lots. Residential 2 zoning includes manufactured homes in major subdivisions on half-acre plots.
John said he was unable to confirm whether the commission would continue another housing moratorium when the most recent 180-day pause expires in May.
“It’s hard to tell at this point,” he said.
Pressing pause
Since April, the Forsyth County Commission has pressed pause on housing development in an effort to update its code. The decision is in response to rapid population growth and development amid concerns voiced by residents and the school district.
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DeKalb County resident Jackie Malcolm waves a sign protesting the growth of data centers during a town hall at Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center in Decatur Dec. 10.
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Police charge father in death of 2-year-old
By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs police say a 2-year-old child died Feb. 18 after sustaining a gunshot injury.
Deputies arrest woman for possession of drugs
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 23-yearold Watkinsville woman was arrested on a drug possession charge Feb. 14.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said deputies stopped the woman on northbound Ga. 400 near Bald Ridge Marina Road after observing her vehicle failing to maintain its lane.
Deputies reported smelling marijuana from her vehicle while speaking with her. The woman said a small quantity was inside, the sheriff’s report said.
During the conversation, the woman appeared restless, moving constantly and speaking quickly, the report said.
Deputies conducted an impaired driver investigation, but the woman was determined to be safe to drive.
A search of the vehicle allegedly found marijuana and a bag with white powder inside. A field test indicated the substance contained cocaine, the report said.
The woman was arrested on a felony possession of cocaine charge.
— Jon Wilcox
Drivers cited for racing on Old Atlanta Road
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Two Suwanee drivers were arrested for racing on Old Atlanta Road near James Burgess Road Feb. 13.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy observed a Ford
The incident allegedly took place on Sandalwood Drive around 2 p.m. Later that day officials said they arrested the child's father in connection with the death.
"The investigation revealed that the incident resulted from an improperly secured firearm," police told Appen Media. "As a result, Mr. Willis has been charged with second-degree murder and second degree cruelty to children."
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Mustang and BMW 440i racing and followed both vehicles to a red light, where they stopped side by side. The vehicles allegedly accelerated together at a high rate of speed when the light turned green.
The deputy, using a loudspeaker, stopped both vehicles.
The 18-year-old driver of the BMW told deputies he was friends with the Mustang’s driver, adding they were not racing.
A second deputy, who was called to the location, said he saw a person running from the Mustang toward nearby woods. That driver, a 17-year-old man, momentarily eluded capture but was apprehended later that day.
The sheriff’s office said the 18-year-old driver confirmed the 17-year-old man was driving the Mustang.
Both men were arrested on misdemeanor racing and reckless driving charges.
— Jon Wilcox
Police investigate fraud involving camera purchase
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 57-year-old Alpharetta woman reported a person fraudulently purchased items with her
This story will be updated as new information arises.
credit card and then collected them from a UPS driver.
Alpharetta police said the woman reported receiving numerous unsolicited emails Jan. 27. The emails were connected to the purchase of a Sony Alpha 9 III camera, two-year warranty and extra battery pack. The purchase totaled $7,620 and was made with the woman’s credit card with instructions for delivery to her home address on Milford Lane.
On Jan. 28, a UPS driver who was delivering the camera was flagged down by a woman in the gated neighborhood, police said. The woman allegedly collected the items from the delivery driver.
The incident was classified as felony identity fraud.
— Jon Wilcox
North Point Mall store reports 2 cases of theft
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A North Point Mall lingerie business reported losing thousands in two shoplifting incidents within days of each other.
Alpharetta police officers were dispatched to the business Jan. 29 and Feb. 2.
Employees told officers that the thefts occurred Jan. 28 and Feb. 2.
Seven pairs of pajamas valued at $80 were reported stolen Jan. 28.
Eight pairs of pajamas, underwear and accessories totaling $550 were reported stolen Feb. 2.
The incidents were classified as felony shopliftings.
— Jon Wilcox
Atlanta Lacrosse invitational 2026 brings college-level talent
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From left, Michigan’s Jack Marlow, a Cambridge graduate, and Tay Rodriguez get after Army midfielder Robert Simone after scooping up a faceoff in the Atlanta Lacrosse Invitational Feb. 21 at Morehouse College. Simone went 11-for-20 at the dot to propel his team to a 13-11 victory over the Wolverines.
By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Lacrosse Invitational returned for its third year, this time at Morehouse College, for three high-level college matchups Feb. 21 featuring 13 Georgia natives on the field.
Army and Michigan fielded men’s and women’s teams. Boston College and Florida State women’s teams also competed.
This year, 285 Lacrosse’s annual games took place at Morehouse’s B.T. Harvey Stadium after two years at Georgia Tech.
The men faced off first, with a ranked matchup that drew the largest crowd despite wet conditions from earlier storms.
Army defeated Michigan 13-11 in the first match, boosting the Black Knights to No. 8 in the USA Lacrosse rankings. Michigan, though not ranked by USA Lacrosse, is in the top 10 of efficiency rankings and No. 4 in cumulative shooting percentage according to Lacrosse Reference.
The game featured the most players from Georgia – two Wolverines and four Black Knights – and one coach.
Army offensive coordinator Rick Lewis is a Cumming native and St. Pius
X graduate. He played for Ohio State and now is in his fifth year coaching for the Black Knights and his first in the offensive coordinator role.
With four players from metro Atlanta on his team, he said he feels recruiting is going in the right direction.
“If you’re not recruiting the state of Georgia, you’re really missing out,” Lewis said. “It’s so special to do what you love with the people you love in a place that you love. Just to come down here and get the win on a business trip, the amount of Georgia guys that we have, especially.”
He said he was satisfied with the offensive execution against Michigan’s late-game surge.
“I think we’re playing offense with 10 guys, we’ve got efforts in the cage,” Lewis said. “Just really thankful and happy that our guys stuck with the plan, they just continue to grind it out and trust us as a staff, and then we’ve got full trust that they could go out and make plays.”
Black Knights brothers Evan and Hill Plunkett are Roswell High graduates and their younger sister is a sophomore at the school.
Evan is a senior midfielder and Hill
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Bookmiser rises from ashes to host authors
By KATHY DES JARDINS CIOFFI newsroom@appenmedia.com
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A few local indie booksellers drive most of the author appearances Appen features monthly. And, when it comes to Roswell listings, one of the most active is Bookmiser.
Working alongside two Friends of the Roswell Library programs – Roswell Reads and Atlanta Authors – Bookmiser has helped facilitate some of the city’s most notable author celebrations since 2018. From blockbuster writers like Fredrik Backman, Delia Owens and Ann Patchett to regional authors like Karen White, Mary Kay Andrews and Rick Bragg, Bookmiser co-owner Annell Gerson has helped coordinate them all from a strip-mall storefront 10 minutes from Roswell’s historic downtown at 3822 Roswell Road in Marietta.
That brick-and-mortar location, however, suffered a major setback in September, when a fire at a nearby computer repair store triggered a five-month shutdown, gutting and total remodel.
With no in-store holiday sales and facing ever-growing e-commerce competition, Bookmiser maintained off-site support for a host of organizations and events, including two author appearances for Roswell Reads and Atlanta Authors.
Then, despite a tsunami of challenges,
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From left, author William Kent Krueger stands with Annell and Jim Gerson, co-owners of Bookmiser, during an October 2025 book event at Sharon Forks Library, Cumming.
Bookmiser reopened the last weekend in February with an in-store author function. Up next for Gerson is a March 2 presentation by New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry.
“Now more than ever,” Gerson said, “we appreciate the community’s support in spreading the word that we are open and dedicated as ever to putting the right book in the right hands at the right time, our quest for 27 years.
“Come see Patti Callahan Henry on March 2 and help us continue that tradition,” she said.
Here are details, along with other March happenings.
Monday March 2, Patti Callahan Henry, two events. In a luncheon conversation with Mary Kay Andrews. 11 a.m. $45, includes lunch and paperback copy of “The Story She Left Behind.” Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. Poeandcompanybookstore.com. At 6 p.m., Bookmiser will host Henry alongside Colleen Oakley. $28.87, which includes a signed paperback copy of the book, preferential seating and a photo with the author, or $12.18 admission only. North Cobb Library, 3535 Old 41 Highway NW, Kennesaw. bookmiser.net/events. html
Saturday, March 7, the 22nd annual Dahlonega Literary Festival, featuring numerous nationally known fiction and nonfiction authors including headliner Joshilyn Jackson. Free or $35 for Jackson’s session, which includes a signed hardback copy of her latest novel, “Missing Sister.” 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Holly Theater, 69 W. Main St., Dahlonega. literaryfestival.org.
Tuesday, March 10, Liz Moore, 13th annual Forsyth Reads Together headliner. The No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of “The God of the Woods” will speak and sign books at the Forsyth Conference Center, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming. Sponsored by Forsyth County Public Library, FCPL Friends and Advocates and the Forsyth County Arts Alliance at the Forsyth County Community Foundation, with books sold by Read It Again Books. 7 p.m. Free. Registration required. An Eventbrite waitlist and a standby line is planned. eventbrite.com/e/ an-evening-with-liz-moore-tickets1981356153592?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tuesday, March 10, Isla Jewell with her new romantasy, “Books & Bewitchment.” Jewell, who also publishes as Delilah S. Dawson, will answer audience questions. 7 p.m. Free. Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road. 770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks.com.
Thursday, March 12, and Saturday, March 14, Robert Gwaltney detailing “Sing Down the Moon.” March 12 in conversation with Emily Carpenter. 5:30 p.m. Either $27 with book or $5 admission only. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. Poeandcompanybookstore.com.
On March 14, Atlanta Authors presents Gwaltney with author Lo Patrick. 2 p.m. Free. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. eventbrite.com/e/atlanta-authors-presentsrobert-gwaltney-tickets-19797397067 56?aff=oddtdtcreator
Monday, March 19, Laura Elizabeth Murder Mystery Dinner featuring her book “All is Now Lost.” 6 p.m. $60. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. Poeandcompanybookstore.com
Thursday, March 24, Kim Costa launching “Live in Your Wheelhouse.” 5:30 p.m. Either $27 with book or $5 admission only. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. Poeandcompanybookstore.com
Tuesday, March 24, A Novel Idea spotlights authors Ron Hsu, Robert Gwaltney and Katherine Nichols with “Down South + East," "Sing Down the Moon," and "Imperfect Alignment," respectively. 7 p.m. Free. Roswell Junction, 340 S. Atlanta St., Roswell. anovelidea.us.
Friday, Saturday and Monday, March 27, 28 and 30, Friends of the Roswell Library Book Sale. See website for hours and details. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 404-6129700. forl.net.
Saturday, March 28, The Atlanta Writers Club’s Self-Publishing Conference giving indie writers tips and skills to build their audience and sell more books. Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, 800 Spring St NW, Atlanta. 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Pricing and details at atlantaselfpublishingconference.com/
Saturday, March 28, Vanessa Riley celebrating “Fire Sword & Sea,” hosted by Bookmiser and Friends of the Sandy Springs Library. 2 p.m. Free. Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway NE, Sandy Springs. bookmiser.net/ events.html
Tuesday March 31, Emily Carpenter launching “A Spell for Saints and Sinners,” in conversation with author Kimberly Belle. 5:30 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. Poeandcompanybookstore.com
To submit an author event for the upcoming month, email Kathy Des Jardins Cioffi at kathydesjardins3@ gmail.com by the 15th.
Johns Creek sound designer earns Emmy nomination
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Zach Hahn’s work is imperceptible to most people when he’s at his best.
“The unfortunate thing about sound in film is that if it’s noticed, it’s not good, it sticks out,” the Johns Creek sound designer said. “Usually, if you don’t notice it, it’s great.”
After years fashioning film, television and video game sound, Hahn is receiving lofty recognition for his work on an Atlanta documentary.
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” is nominated for three Children’s and Family Emmy awards, including Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Live Action Program.
Winners will be announced March 2.
The film already has garnered considerable attention and accolades, winning awards at the Atlanta Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and many others.
Available on Netflix, the 24-minute documentary follows Makayla, a nonverbal Atlanta teen born with autism who learns to communicate through a tool known as a letterboard device.
“As it turns out, Makayla has had a beautiful mind this whole time but has not been able to communicate with anyone,” Hahn said. “She’s written poetry and stories and little lyrics and songs her whole life, but she never had a way to communicate them.”
As sound designer for the film, Hahn, who works from his home, was responsible for almost every aspect of its audio. That included fundamental tasks like mixing and balancing sound. Hahn worked hard on one interview with the teen’s father, isolating his voice and removing noise while maintaining the quiet sounds in the room to ensure it sounded authentic.
Hahn said it was imperative he keep the sound of her father’s fingers playing an absent-minded jazz riff on a keyboard as he spoke.
“The director said, ‘I’m really missing his chair creaking and the clacks of the keys on the piano. He just sounds like he’s in a vacuum,’” Hahn said. “So, it was a scene I had to redo a couple different times.”
His work also encompassed more inspired work like the creation of a cohesive sonic theme and use of artistic techniques.
Inspired by her story, Hahn sought to reveal Makayla’s hidden world to audiences through skills he has built over his career, which stretches more than a decade.
Because Makayla is nonverbal, Hahn sought an actor to give voice to the teen’s thoughts. He said he wanted that actor to closely represent the voice Makayla hears in her own head.
ZACH HAHN/PROVIDED Johns Creek resident Zach Hahn is nominated for a Children’s and Family Emmy for his work on “Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World.”
After selecting a panel of suitable actors, he gave the final choice to Makayla.
“We let Makayla listen to all those different voices, and she picked her favorite voice from that folder,” he said. “And it was a voice that she imagined her voice would sound like if she could talk.”
Makayla’s hidden mind became a common thread throughout the film, offering Hahn opportunities to creatively communicate that theme.
During one segment, he used a lowpass filter, which dims the chaotic noise of the background to a quiet hum. The result is a muffled almost underwater-like palette of sounds.
“It kind of gives the perception of just being in your head with your thoughts,” Hahn said.
In another part, he created a contrast between the ambient noise of a forest and sounds of Makayla in her kitchen listening to and choosing her voiceover actor.
Hahn’s work on the film stands out as a highlight in his career, but it also represents only one project in a greater pursuit for expression through sound.
Hahn said he has always been fascinated by sound. As a teen he thought he might want to be a rock star, but realized he liked recording his musician friends better than performing.
His career gives him a much-needed creative outlet, one he finds compelling because of sound’s unique properties as a sensory medium.
Unlike the other senses, sound pours into the human mind whether people like it or not. For example, a good television commercial will inform a viewer about a product even if they’re focused on eating their dinner, he said.
“It is one of the most intrusive perceptions that you have. There is the phrase
‘out of sight, out of mind,’ but you can’t really do that with sound,” he said. “Sound is intrusive but in a good way.”
These days, Hahn dedicates much of his time to furthering his business Audio Expert, which connects professional sound designers and allows them to share proj-
NETFLIX/PROVIDED “Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World” follows a nonverbal Atlanta teen who learns to communicate through a letterboard device.
ects. But he also finds time to continue his craft, working on exciting creative projects, many of which he is unable to speak about because of nondisclosure agreements.
“I’m living the dream,” he said.
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Press Club membership surges following letter detailing lawsuit
NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Appen Media has seen a significant surge in new Appen Press Club memberships following a recent letter to readers explaining the status — and cost — of its ongoing public records lawsuit against the City of Sandy Springs.
The message outlined a key development: a Fulton County judge recently ordered Sandy Springs to turn over previously withheld documents tied to police incident reports. It also revealed something readers hadn’t been told before — that the locally owned newsroom has spent nearly $100,000 over almost three years pursuing access to records that are routinely released by other police departments across Georgia.
The response from readers was immediate.
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Since 2010, Forsyth County has added about 105,000 residents, an almost 66 percent increase. The county currently has a population of about 280,000 residents.
County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the housing pause was necessary to give commissioners the necessary breathing room to make changes.
“If you don't put a moratorium in place … you will have missed a lot of land use applications that will then come,” Jarrard said. “The idea is if you don't close the barn door, by the time you've got the code in place, all the livestock is gone.”
The freeze also allows the county to inventory land parcels and their current zonings, some of which have remained for years without progress, John said.
“Those (properties) are all grandfathered, so we had to go back and grab a complete inventory,” John said. “How many of those are out there?”
Updating the 22-chapter, 374-page Unified Development Code has posed a formidable task for county staff, but work has continued with regular progress updates to commissioners.
The document includes sections on a wide range of land use and planning topics from overlays to permitting to specialty districts to landscaping.
Changing communities
The changes are welcomed by some
In the days following the email, new membership to the Appen Press Club surged, and supporters contributed both recurring and one-time gifts to help sustain the legal and reporting effort. The increase marks one of the strongest membership bumps since the Press Club launched in 2022.
“This case has always been about transparency and accountability,” said Appen Media Publisher Hans Appen. “It’s about whether local governments can delay and deny access to basic public information — and whether local journalism has the resources to challenge that.”
Why the case matters
At issue are police incident reports — documents widely considered standard
residents, such as north Forsyth County resident Donald Gore.
Gore, who has lived on a 6-acre tract for about 50 years, said he has seen enormous changes in the county. Development is creeping into the rural area he calls home, and traffic is choking its roadways, he said.
“It's changed, and it is going to change more,” he said.
Gore said he would like to see code changes, such as larger lot sizes and additional tree protections, to maintain the rural identity of his community.
Already, county staff have recommended changes to commissioners on a variety of topics from overlay standards to landscaping to recreational facility requirements in subdivisions.
Much of that work seeks to protect an area’s character while reducing burdens on county resources, John said.
“If you have 200, 300 homes that get developed, and they don't have amenities, that burden is pushed onto the county,” John said.
Gore said he understands progress is inevitable, but he hopes the county can better manage it. He said he especially worries about the resulting strain on local schools as the population booms.
“A lot of the residents of this community are either teachers or retired teachers, and so you hear the struggles with the growth,” he said. “We want the children of Forsyth County to succeed.”
In a 2025 proclamation, Forsyth
public records. Appen Media filed suit after repeated efforts to obtain them were denied.
Open records laws are designed to ensure the public can see how government operates. But enforcing those laws often falls to news organizations willing — and financially able — to go to court.
For large national outlets, those costs can be absorbed. For small, communitybased newsrooms, they cannot — unless readers step in.
Unlike subscription paywalls, the Appen Press Club model keeps essential civic reporting accessible to the entire community while inviting supporters to voluntarily fund the work.
The recent membership surge shows that readers understand what’s at stake.
County School Board members called for a reduction in high-density residential development, citing the rising student enrollment numbers.
School Board Chairman Mike Valdes said Forsyth County continues to add 1,200 students a year — roughly the enrollment of a middle school. This kind of unchecked growth, he said, could force the school district to raise property taxes.
Concerns
Others, like Forsyth County resident and land use attorney Ethan Underwood, have said they have concerns about the moratorium.
Underwood said he worries if the county government requires larger lots for homes, the result may be greater urban sprawl.
“We're actually creating longer roads, longer utility lines and more maintenance obligations for the county,” he said.
He also said he thinks many have forgotten the rights of landowners and developers.
“Imagine you bought a car, and you go to the government and say, I need to get a license tag for this car,” Underwood said. “And they say, ‘I'm sorry, the local government has decided there's just too many cars on the road. We'll get back to you.’”
Already, developers and landowners have lost millions of dollars as they have been forced to contend with an absolute restriction on submitting rezoning applications, Underwood said.
But newsroom leaders say the need is ongoing. Legal battles are expensive, and transparency fights rarely end with a single ruling. Sandy Springs has already made it clear it plans to appeal the decision – again.
Community journalism, local support
Residents who believe public records should remain public — and that local watchdog reporting matters — are encouraged to join the Appen Press Club with a monthly, yearly or one-time contribution.
The principle behind the lawsuit is simple: Government records belong to the public. Ensuring access to them requires persistence, resources and reader support. To join the effort, become an Appen Press Club member today at appenmedia. com/join.
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“I'm always surprised in a community that is very politically conservative, how much we're willing to restrict our neighbors’ rights to use their land,” he said.
Looking forward
Despite the uncertainty of whether commissioners will continue the housing freeze past May, one thing is for certain, Jarrard and John said. The action cannot remain in place forever.
State law allows zoning application moratoriums only for a specific purpose, such as the overhaul of planning code. They cannot be imposed simply to stall development, John said.
“I often hear people say, ‘Why can't they just do a permanent moratorium, or moratorium for years?’” John said. “What will happen is we will get taken to court.”
County governments are bound by law to respect the rights of property owners and developers who wish to sell and rezone property.
However, counties may impose zoning pauses for a “reasonable” period of time, which a court might interpret based on the progress completed in revising the development code, Jarrard said.
“As long as we are showing significant effort in getting it done, then I think the court would be like, ‘OK, you're not playing around. You're really trying to get this done,’” Jarrard said.
In the meantime, the county hopes to continue its work with regular updates during public meetings to promote transparency with the public, John said.
“I can assure you there are attorneys watching,” John said.
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after surgery, the group that received the lidocaine injection had an 8.5% rate of the cancer recurring (popping up again) at a distant site versus an 11.6% rate of distant recurrence in the surgery-only (no lidocaine) group. The study has some limitations including not being a double-blind trial and being a single-center study, but it is intriguing enough to warrant further investigation. The authors reported that injecting lidocaine around breast cancer before removing it increased survival in their study.
What made the surgeons perform this study in the first place? Why lidocaine? Over the last few years, researchers have discovered that electrical gradients maintained across the membranes of cancer cells are important to their ability to metastasize or spread. Our cells have pumps in them called “ion channels.” They allow certain ions to pass across the cell membrane. The resulting ion concentration gradient creates an electrical charge across a cell. This gradient affects the way other proteins in the cell function. Importantly, some of the proteins affected by the charge across a cell membrane
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are important for healthy cells’ growth and development as well as for cancers’ ability to grow and spread.
Lidocaine works by blocking sodium channels in cell membranes. Disrupting the electric charge across a cancer cell membrane was suspected to have the potential to weaken the cancer itself. Pre-clinical studies supported this hypothesis, and the breast cancer surgeons took the next step of performing a trial with breast cancer patients and peritumoral lidocaine injections.
I don’t know if breast cancer surgeons in the United States consider these results valid, are awaiting confirmatory studies or are already injecting lidocaine. However, in dermatology, these results are exciting because, for now, we do not need to change anything that we are already doing. Every day that I perform Mohs surgery, we inject the area around a tumor with lidocaine prior to surgically removing the cancer. If lidocaine is more than an anesthetic, then our patients are likely already benefiting from any anti-cancer properties that lidocaine has.
Mohs surgery is the gold standard for treating most skin cancers and has a cure rate that is usually at or above 99%. Perhaps lidocaine is one of the secrets to this success.
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is a sophomore attacker. Roswell junior Linkin Miller plans to join Hill at Army in his senior year.
Roswell head coach Bryan Wallace was at the game standing on the sideline and said many on the Hornets team were in attendance.
All of the Georgia native players in the men’s game were also alumni of club team Thunder, where Wallace is a director. He shared his pride in being able to watch so many of his former players thriving on a big stage.
Wallace described the Plunkett brothers as exceptional on and off the field. He said they were instrumental in a culture change that has led to the program making history as the first Georgia boys team to win back-to-back-to-back championships the past three years.
“They’re very different people, and the way they play is very much also like their personalities in that way,” he said. “The development each year for both of them was like, when you think it’s getting good, it just gets better and better.”
Evan was named an All-American last season by Inside Lacrosse and USILA – honorable mention by USA Lacrosse – and scored one goal and three assists against Michigan. Hill made the all-conference first team with his brother last season and put up the same stat line of one goal and three assists.
The first women’s game was a ranked matchup that went to double overtime. Michigan attacker Ceci Stein’s game-winning goal put the Wolverines up 10-9 to end the match.
Seven of Stein’s shots didn’t make it to the back of the net with two being saved by Boston College goalie Shea Dolce.
Boston College was ranked No. 3 in a preseason players poll, but has since fallen to 0-3 on the season. Despite a winless record, BC is still in national rankings at No. 13.
The win boosted Michigan in the USA Lacrosse rankings from No. 10 to No. 7.
In the third and final game of the day, the new Division I program in Florida State faced off against longtime juggernaut Army. The Black Knights dominated wire to wire, averaging 31 seconds in between their first three goals. At the final buzzer, the score was 13-7.
The Seminoles found their footing as the game went on, but facing off against two nominees to the Tewaaraton Watchlist in midfielder Brigid Duffy and attacker Allison Reilly proved difficult.
Reilly was nominated for Inside Lacrosse’s Player of the Week after a two-goal, eight-assist performance against the Seminoles. Duffy posted one goal and one assist.
Marleigh Sanders is a graduate transfer on Florida State who has yet to play for the Seminoles due to an ACL injury.
Sanders is a graduate of the Milton lacrosse powerhouse and played four years for Notre Dame before transferring to FSU. She said she chose Florida State for the opportunity to be involved with building a new program and growing the game.
Seems to be a family affair as Sanders’s parents’ company, Sports Intel, was a sponsor for the games.
“It is so awesome to be able to grow the game here in my hometown, in Atlanta, to bring it to Georgia, bring it to Morehouse, it’s just been super special,” Sanders said. “I wanted to be a part of something new, be able to not only create a legacy of my own, but to be
Army attacker Allison Reilly drives on Seminoles midfielder Kate Christos at Morehouse College Feb. 21. Reilly had a 10-point outing with two goals and eight assists against FSU, earning a nomination for Inside Lacrosse’s Player of the Week.
able to create a foundation of women’s lacrosse programs in Florida, it’s only us, Florida, USF and Jacksonville.”
285 Lacrosse put on the invitational. Founder Jason Breyo started the company three years ago with the goal of growing the game in Atlanta. An upstate New York native and University of Delaware alum, he said 285’s mission is all about elevating lacrosse in Atlanta in many aspects.
“We want kids to see this game and want them to
grow up and be like these girls out on the field,” he said. “We’re really happy to be here at Morehouse. Morehouse is a great institution to build leaders for the city, the state, the nations of the world.”
USA Lacrosse CEO Marc Riccio has been in the role since 2021 and signed a contract extension last year through 2028, when lacrosse will make its first Olympic appearance in Los Angeles.
Riccio said it was unfortunate that scheduling conflicts kept him from attending last year’s Maryland–Notre Dame matchup at Bobby Dodd, but he was glad to be there to support new hotbed areas that are generating more buzz.
“Places like Georgia in the Southeast, they care about sports,” he said. “You get a lot of great athletes, and once you give them the opportunity to play the game, develop skills, develop a lot of the game, then getting players to compete at the highest level just comes next and it adds. We’re getting so many more young athletes coming out of non-endemic markets to compete at the highest level, but that’s to the credit of what happens in the local community.”
Thunder and EagleStix club lacrosse programs in Metro Atlanta boasted a dozen former players from the three games combined.
Riccio highlighted several of his team USA women’s coaches and their goalie, Boston College’s Shea Dolce, competing at the Invitational.
“Our mission at USA Lacrosse is 11 words, three objectives,” he said. “Feel the growth, enrich the experience, field the best national teams, and this is a culmination of all of that. From the standpoint of growth, so many of these young people started in local towns, community programs, people here today, young kids, watching the game, that becomes inspiration and aspiration.”
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Michigan attacker Calli Norris, center, sends her stick flying to be checked by referees – in accordance with NCAA rules – after scoring on Boston College goalie Shea Dolce. Norris and the Wolverines pulled out a 10-9 win after two overtime periods to sink the Eagles to 0-3 on the season.
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“I’m proud to introduce my first piece of legislation, which places a one-year pause on the expansion of data center tax exemptions, so the General Assembly has adequate time to listen and respond to our constituents impacted the most,” Howard said. “We welcome investment from technology companies, but our constituents need peace of mind on the short and longterm impacts of these projects on their communities.”
Howard added that the temporary pause could give legislators time to evaluate the long-term impact of data centers and “responsible policies that protect our resources while keeping Georgia affordable.”
SB 421, sponsored by Sen. RaShaun Kemp, D-Atlanta, is called the Data Center Transparency Act. It would prohibit local governments from entering into nondisclosure agreements regarding the water and power usage of data centers.
Sales and use tax exemption
Georgia doesn’t offer tax credits to data centers, but instead provides a tax incentive by exempting sales and use taxes on equipment and construction costs.
The state Senate commissioned a study from the Department of Audits and the Carl Vinson Institute about the high-tech data center equipment exemption for new construction.
“It exempts a portion of construction materials used in the construction of new data centers,” said Tommie Shepherd with the Carl Vinson Institute and the lead researcher on the study. “By a portion, it doesn’t cover or exempt all of the construction materials, but essentially the things that make the shell able to function as a data center.”
The materials covered include electric and cooling systems, servers, routers, software and other equipment.
The exemption cost the state about
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$433 million in revenue not collected, and the facilities created 10,146 jobs in 2025.
The study used a but-for analysis to determine if data center activity would occur in Georgia without an incentive. It’s estimated that 30 percent of facilities were attributed to the exemption, and the other 70 percent would have been built anyway.
Shepherd added that the but-for analysis largely depends on the growth of Georgia’s data center industry.
“We did an initial study of data centers in 2022. At that time, no data centers had taken advantage of the incentive in Georgia. It had just been introduced in 2018,” Shepherd said. “Since that time, we’ve seen significant growth of data centers in Georgia, particularly large-scale, or what the industry may term hyperscale data centers.”
The majority of the economic impact is tied to construction, Shepherd said. Property taxes also generate significant revenue for local governments.
SB 476, sponsored by Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, and HB 134 are broad, comprehensive tax reform bills that reduce personal and corporate income tax rates, and also repeal the ability to grant new sales and use tax exemptions for data centers. HB 134 passed the Senate on Feb. 12 and heads back to the House.
House Bill 559, sponsored by Rep. John Carson, R-Marietta, would repeal the sales and use tax exemption for high-technology data center equipment on Dec. 31, 2026.
SB 410, sponsored by Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, would also repeal the exemption, and SB 408, sponsored by Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, would move up a sunset from 2032 to 2027.
During a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Jan. 28, Brass said the exemption would remain in place for data centers that already receive it.
“I’m in no way against data centers. We need them,” Brass said. “We’ve got to figure out where they’re going to go.”
He added that there’s much that remains unknown about data centers.
“It’s human nature that when we
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don’t understand something, we fear it. If we’re going to fear something, I don’t necessarily think that we should be incentivizing it,” Brass said. “At the same time, I do recognize the fact that we need them.”
Passing on costs
A couple of bills seek to address affordability concerns by prohibiting utility companies from passing on the cost of data centers to customers.
HB 1063, sponsored by Rep. Brad Thomas, R-Holly Springs, would require power companies to protect residential and commercial customers from covering the cost of data center construction and operation. If a data center stops operating or if infrastructure costs more, those costs could not be passed on to residential or commercial customers.
SB 34, sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, would also prohibit electric costs from being passed on to ratepayers. Commercial data centers would be required to cover their costs for items like increased fuel and power costs and transmission system upgrades.
Temporary moratoriums
HB 1059, sponsored by Rep. Derrick Jackson, D-Tyrone, would establish a moratorium between July 1, 2026, to Dec. 31, 2028. It would also establish the Data Center Impact Commission, comprising 14 members. The commission would conduct a three-year study of the impacts of data center developments in Georgia and provide a written report by Oct. 1, 2029.
The study would include information about energy consumption, environmental impacts, water usage and supply, health impacts and housing prices. It would also provide recommendations for a statewide zoning ordinance addressing data centers.
HB 1012, sponsored by Rep. Ruwa Romman, D-Duluth, would impose about a one-year moratorium on new data center construction in order to study environmental impacts. The moratorium would end on March 1, 2027,
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and would not apply to any construction completed before July 1, 2026.
Romman told Georgia Press that her bill seeks to give local and state officials time to evaluate the implications of data centers since the facilities “permanently alter the landscape of our state.”
“This is not meant to be anti-anything,” Romman said. “It is truly meant to provide an opportunity for elected officials to wrap their arms around what these data centers actually do, their impact on our constituents and our districts and make the appropriate policy so we can all move forward together.”
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Plant Engineer (Norcross, GA) Responsible for the integration of the mechanical, s/ware & tech’l components for an automated food production facility; dsgn, dvlp & manage engg control systems & dvlp procedures to ensure plant optimization, safety & QC; dsgn, monitor & improve cost, conservation & preventive inspection procedures to ensure the continued operation of production facility. Master deg in Mechatronic or Industrial Engg; 40 hrs/wk, $94,931.00. Send resume to Ole Mexican Foods, 6585 Crescent Dr, Norcross, GA 30071.
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Ent. Lvl to Sen. Lvl (Mltpl pos’s) of Sftwr Dvlprs, Sftwr Engnrs, Data Anlysts & .Net Dvlprs & Scrum Masters are needed for our Suwanee, GA office. Must be willing to trvl to set up sys to var. clients at unanticipated locations across the nation. Pls send resume, Cvr Ltr., & Sal. Req. to Byteware Cloud Inc at 1325 Satellite Blvd., Suite 1405, Suwanee, GA 30024.
Risk Developer (Alpharetta, GA) Collecting, processing, & analyzing underlying portfolio data generated externally or by var internal divisions of the cmpny & enhancing Analytics/Risk rprting by automating manual processes & improving the accuracy of analyses. Requirements: Master’s deg in Quantitative Finance, Fin Engg, Mathematics, or closely rltd field. Graduate lvl crswk req in: OPT Mdels in Finance; Fin Time Series; & Machine Learning. Mail resume: Tracy Ryan, Balbec Capital, LP, 10000 Avalon Blvd., Ste. 550, Alpharetta, GA 30009
Regional Sales Manager (Suwanee, GA) - F/T. Plan, direct, or coord the actual distribution or movement of our products/services to customers. Coord sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, & goals & establish training prgms for sales representatives. $132,205.00/yr. Bachelor’s deg in Sales, or Advertising or closely rltd. Also accepted: HS Diploma or GED + 24 mos of exp in job offd or as Sales Mgr, Area Mgr, Sales Director of closely rltd managerial sales position. Approximately 30% of int’l & national travel reqd. Email resume to: Rossini North America LLC, Attn: Sherry Rhodes, Acctg Mgr/HR/Safety at: s.rhodes@ rossini-na.com.
Accountant (Alpharetta, GA). Accurately & promptly maintain investment lvl activity in the firm’s investment & acctng s/w (VPM). Activity incls purchases & sales, monthly collections, leverage draws & repayments, & interest accrual calculations. Prep of weekly, monthly, & quarterly cash reconciliations. Reqs: Master’s deg in Finance, Pro Accountancy or closely rltd deg. Graduate lvl crswk req in: Financial/Business Anlss; ManagingGlobal Economy; & Internal Auditing. Mail resume: Tracy Ryan, Balbec Capital, LP, 10000 Avalon Blvd., Ste. 550, Alpharetta, GA 30009
Senior Software Engineer (Alpharetta, GA) to dvlp, test, support, maintain, & validate energy s/ware applics & systms; recommend systm modifications & upgrades; research emerging technologies; mentor junior s/ware engineers. Req: Master’s deg (or foreign equiv.) in Comp Sci/Engg, or a rltd field of study + 3 yrs of job-rltd exp (any title). Exp must incl working w/ C#, .NET, Git, Visual Studio, Web Svcs, Powershell & Azure Cloud Svcs. Travel/ relocation to various unanticipated locs w/in U.S. possible; must pass a drug screening & criminal background clearance. Resume: Burton Energy Group, LLC, 11175 Cicero Dr, Ste 600, Alpharetta, GA 30022. Refer: GADG25
Computer Professionals for GA based IT Firm : “Sr. Database Administrator to Install, administer, dvlp, test, implement & maintain computer databases in multi-server environment using DB2, Oracle etc. Perform all database related functions like database & instance setup, performance tuning, capacity planning, backups/disaster recovery, security/permissions management & replication management. Travel to various unanticipated worksite loc’ns with frequency dependent on Project and/or Client requirement throughout the U.S. may be required.” Apply w/2 copies of resume to HR, Powermind Solutions, Inc. 11539 Park Woods Cir, Ste # 703, Alpharetta, GA 30005.
Principal System Engineering needed by AT&T Services, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA to lead the design and architecture of supply chain planning applications leveraging Blue Yonder modules and/ or o9 platform capabilities. Apply at http://att. jobs/, select JOB SEARCH and APPLY and select Search by Requisition Number at the left bottom of the page and enter Job Number: R-100217
Lead Software Engineering needed by AT&T Services, Inc. in Alpharetta, GA to collaborate to gather and review software requirements/user stories, provide estimates, create software design specifications and collaborate with engineers/architects to assess and test hardware and interactions. Apply at http://att. jobs/, select JOB SEARCH and APPLY and select Search by Requisition Number at the left bottom of the page and enter Job Number: R-100532
Remote/part-time/flexible/contract work for seasoned accountants/bookkeepers. NonProfit/ For-Profit Clients. QBO and payroll expertise required. Sue@playbook-cloud.com
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