BRUNSWICK, Ga. — After the “Brawl at Brunswick” Nov. 21, GHSA has handed down a $5,000 fine to Gainesville High School and suspended 39 of its football players who left the designated bench area. The players who left the bench intended
to separate the fight, not escalate it, the high school said in a statement. Brunswick has not yet faced consequences because Gainesville was the priority, with a thirdround matchup in the state tournament pending.
According to video, a Brunswick player provoked the fight in the third quarter. One Gainesville player ended up with his hel-
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met ripped off, and another was punched by the same Brunswick player.
The video then shows a swarm of players and coaches entering the field from both sidelines. Gainesville was up 42-0 when the melee began, and the game was ended once the altercation escalated. Gainesville officially won the match.
Spectators of the game have comment-
Signs of cleared right-of-way are spreading as the Georgia Department of Transportation continues work on the Ga. 400 express lanes project. Clearing work has already ended south of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County. The Mansell Road exit in Roswell shows evidence of the work in progress.
ed on social media that the brawl was not the first moment of tension in the matchup. Officials faced pressure to examine where they could have stepped in earlier. Brunswick was the fourth first-seed to be eliminated in GHSA and the first in Division 5A. In 6A, both McEachern and North Cobb have fallen, and 4A Locust Grove was beaten by Centennial in the first round.
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NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Tree clearing in advance of the construction of the Ga. 400 express lanes project, widening the state route four additional lanes, has caught the attention of commuters and residents this fall.
Thousands of trees have been felled along the corridor, typically near exits that will be expanded and reconfigured as a part of the project.
In mid-November, most of the tree clearing has occurred at Mansell and Holcomb Bridge roads in Roswell, just before the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs and around Union Hill Road in Forsyth County.
Next July, the Georgia Department of Transportation expects to begin heavy construction on 16 miles of optional, tolled express lanes between the North Springs MARTA station and McFarland Parkway in southern Forsyth County.
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Judge Kevin Farmer recused himself from a lawsuit Nov. 20 involving the City of Sandy Springs and its handling of public records.
Farmer said he stepped away from the case because he lives in Sandy Springs and regularly reads the Sandy Springs Crier, the Appen Media-published newspaper which brought the suit.
The decision further delays a resolution in a case that began 30 months ago.
Appen Media brought suit May 2023, claiming the city is violating the Open Records Act by denying the newspaper access to police incident reports.
After a Fulton County judge ruled in favor of the city in December 2023, Appen appealed the decision to the higher state court. The Court of Appeals then rejected the lower court ruling, stating, “the trial court’s grant of summary judgment was premature. Genuine issues of material fact remain based on this record and thus the trial court erred by granting summary judgment to the City.”
Roswell man charged with reckless driving
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An 18-year-old Roswell man was accused of underage drinking and reckless driving after police found his wrecked Ford Mustang Nov. 1.
Alpharetta police said officers were dispatched to Old Roswell Road and Mansell Court East about 7:30 a.m. where a crash was reported. Officers found an orange Mustang with a tire detached from its axle. The air smelled of burned rubber, and the asphalt was marked with three circular tire marks and rubber flakes.
A witness provided police with a photo of the driver leaving the vehicle.
Police said they identified the vehicle’s registered owner, who appeared to match the man in the photo.
Editor’s note: Carl Appen is a representative of Appen Media, which publishes the Sandy Springs Crier. He is also a deposed witness in the case. This article attempts to offer an unbiased update on the status of the lawsuit.
That decision sent the case back to Fulton County Superior Court.
During the initial phase of the suit, Appen Media requested the city provide copies of complete incident reports so the court could compare them with those the city gave the newspaper.
The city did not complete that request. Its justification largely mirrored the city’s defense for not handing them over in the first place. Sandy Springs said the underlying cases involve open investigations and therefore, it claims, are exempt from release.
Following the appellate ruling and ahead of upcoming trial proceedings, Appen filed a motion requesting the court order the city to provide those outstanding documents.
It argued the materials will help cure
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Minutes later, the driver returned to the vehicle and was arrested. Police said he smelled of alcohol.
As the driver was being taken to a hospital, he allegedly threatened police with violence, saying he wanted to decapitate one officer.
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deficiencies identified by the appeals court.
“We cannot say as a matter of law that a narrative report is not part of the initial incident report subject to disclosure … Based upon the record before us which was simply not fully developed as to that issue,” the appellate court stated.
Citing that ruling, Appen’s motion argued the newspaper, “is entitled to these reports to fully develop the record as to whether these reports should have been initially produced as Appen alleges in its Complaint.”
Thursday’s hearing was meant to adjudicate the request, deciding whether the city must provide the requested reports before the court.
It was also the first time Farmer weighed in on the case.
The Fulton County Superior Court judge who first oversaw the suit, and who ruled in the city’s favor – Kimberly Adams – had since been transferred to family court. When the Appeals Court overturned Adams’ verdict and ordered the case back to Fulton County, Farmer became the newly assigned judge.
investigated a reported fraud of almost $40,000 from a bookkeeper Oct. 29.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said a 65-year-old Cumming woman reported the crime. The woman, who works at home, serves as the bookkeeper for a recruiting firm with offices in Atlanta.
The woman said she discovered the fraud while reviewing the company’s business transactions.
She said she found fraudulent documentation was used to wire money from Wells Fargo accounts.
The woman said she had no suspect in who may have stolen the money.
The report was classified as a felony theft by deception.
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It was a short-lived assignment.
Judge Farmer opened the downtown hearing by asking the courtroom to guess where he lived.
Sandy Springs was the correct answer.
Attorneys for the city and the newspaper, representatives from Appen Media including this author, and two Sandy Springs Police officers were in attendance.
The judge remarked how it would be the Sandy Springs Police who may respond to a safety incident near his home, and how he was familiar with the
case based on reading regular coverage in the newspaper delivered there.
As a result, he said he would recuse himself from the case.
Farmer thanked both sides, saying he supported the freedom of the press and those who keep him safe, before finalizing his ruling.
Appen Media now awaits a new judge assignment as the case rambles on.
Background on the case
State law mandates public records be open to public inspection but allows certain exceptions. Agencies may withhold police records that involve ongoing investigations.
However, the initial incident and crime reports must always be released even if the case is open.
At the center of the Appen lawsuit is the question of what constitutes an “initial incident report.”
For years, the city has published documents with one-sentence narratives stating when and where police are dispatched. Unlike incident reports provided by police agencies in surrounding jurisdictions, the Sandy Springs reports typically lack details on the nature of the crime, an accounting of property damage, injuries associated with a crime, whether there were any victims or any arrests were made, and whether any suspects have been identified.
Sandy Springs admits that officers generally write more detailed reports in a second document, often written the same day. The city claims in its legal defense that this second report is not part of the
initial incident report, and therefore can be withheld.
In its complaint, Appen cited examples of Sandy Springs reports in which both documents were created at the same time on the same day. When the newspaper filed open records requests for the reports associated with these incidents, the city only provided the first, one-sentence page.
This behavior runs counter to that of surrounding agencies and statewide practices.
Appen noted in its complaint guidance from the state Attorney General’s Office that, “A common-sense interpretation of ‘initial incident report’ is that anything written at the same time as the first part of the report is part of the initial incident report.”
Elementary, middle school cellphone bans debate moves to high schools
By TY TAGAMI Capitol Beat
ATLANTA — A mandatory cellphone ban could be coming for all public high schools in Georgia after the positive outcomes reported by schools that have already implemented such policies.
A new state law will require every public elementary and middle school in the state to lock up students’ phones and other personal devices starting next fall, but many already have such policies in place, including at high schools.
Teachers have reported strong support, with 92% backing an extension of the ban to high schools, according to a survey of 3,000 educators by Georgia Southern University detailed at a state Senate hearing Wednesday.
And educators and advocates who testified recounted similar enthusiasm at their schools and among parents.
Teachers and administrators have seen academic gains accompany the silencing of phone notifications. Studies show distractions bump minds off task, sending students’ minds careering. Banishing cellphones has also removed a tool used by miscreants to bully peers, coordinate fights and unleash other mayhem.
Students behaved better at Lakeside High School in DeKalb County when the
phones were taken away last year, and they interacted with each other more, said Susan Stoddard, the principal there.
“You heard the joyous fun of school in the hallways. They were talking to one another,” she said.
The district experimented with phone bans at several schools, then measured the impact.
“It was transformational academically, behaviorally and socially,” Stoddard said, noting that prior to implementation, classroom observers had counted an average of 16 notifications on each student’s phone every half hour.
That added up to nearly 300 disruptions per classroom each half hour, she said.
Similarly, Marietta City Schools banned phones in middle school last year. Superintendent Grant Rivera said district surveys found near-universal approval among teachers. He said the students themselves reported a 22% improvement in classroom behavior in the Georgia Student Health Survey, an annual questionnaire administered by the Georgia Department of Education.
Rivera’s enthusiastic testimony about the policy during the legislative session last winter may have helped to convince lawmakers to back the lower grades prohibition. House Bill 340 passed with
broad bipartisan support.
Rivera said Wednesday that he needed a similar ban at the high school level but lacked community support for it. Too many parents had grown accustomed to reaching their teens, he said.
He wished lawmakers luck if they tried to extend the prohibition.
A refrain among critics of a high school ban is that parents need to be able to reach their kids if a shooter enters the building, a concern amplified by what happened at Apalachee High School last fall.
Police counter that cellphones make schools less safe in an emergency by distracting students from following instructions.
Stoddard said she routinely told parents that students drill to stay silent when an active shooter enters the building. The ding of an ill-timed text could draw the killer to the classroom, she would explain to parents who complained about Lakeside High’s ban. “I had to be very blunt,” she said, telling them, “It could be the difference between life or death for your child.”
The main sponsor of HB 340 had excluded high schools from his bill precisely because he worried about a backlash from parents. This was out of keeping with other states that prohibited phones from all schools, but Rep. Scott Hilton, R-
Peachtree Corners, reiterated his concern about parent resistance at Wednesday’s hearing, counseling patience. He predicted that more parents and students would be receptive to the idea after rising high school students have experienced the benefits of phone-free middle school.
Sen. Ed Setzler, R-Acworth, a member of the committee, said he was “just wondering out loud” if that was a better course.
But Sen. Sally Harrell, D-Atlanta, seemed unwilling to wait.
The hearing was the last in a series by the bipartisan study committee that she has helmed with Sen. Shawn Still, R-Johns Creek.
The senators have been exploring the impact on children of electronic devices, social media and artificial intelligence. Harrell has been emphatic about introducing legislation that pushes back against the encroachment of technology companies into the lives of children.
“I have a feeling that this discussion is going to continue into the legislative session,” she said, “but with a bill in committee.”
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Dunwoody resident Bradley Carlisle is preparing for his second year spreading holiday cheer as Santa at the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta Dec. 13 Holiday Party at Christ Church Presbyterian in Atlanta.
First Santa with Down syndrome continues to inspire holiday cheer
DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta announced the return of Bradley Carlisle, the first Santa Claus with Down syndrome, to its Dec. 13 Holiday Party.
Donning his Santa robes, Carlisle made his debut as Mr. Claus at last year’s celebration, touching hearts across the community and inspiring countless families.
Carlisle, 36, lives independently in his own apartment in Dunwoody and embodies the joy, warmth and inclusive spirit of the holiday season.
His portrayal of Santa Claus last year brought an outpouring of emotion from families and attendees. Many parents were moved to tears seeing a Santa who reflected the beauty and diversity of their own children.
“It was magical,” one parent said after last year’s event. “For our kids to see Santa and realize he looked like them — It meant more than words can express.”
Bradley’s return as Santa this year promises even more joy and connection. His story has become a powerful reminder of the importance of representation and inclusion, showing that everyone deserves to see themselves reflected in beloved traditions.
The Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta Holiday Party will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Christ Church Presbyterian in midtown Atlanta.
The event will feature festive activities, family fun and the opportunity for children and families to meet Santa Bradley once again.
“We are so proud of Bradley and what his presence as Santa means for our community,” Executive Director Sheryl Arno said. “He shows that joy, kindness and Christmas spirit truly know no limits.”
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Tracking political conspiracy turns out with almost nothing
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There is more ink devoted to conspiracies today than ever.
As an alien comet tours our solar system and governments conceal “the truth” behind UFOs, news organizations speculate on hidden political agendas.
Conspiracies, with evidence as thin as gossamer, are vortexes that draw us into a blurry reality.
Yet, despite my practice of weighing all facts before leaping into conjecture, I recently descended into the abyss.
The reptilian part of my brain took over last week when I received emails and calls about Rep. Chuck Martin and his high-octane advocacy for failed Alpharetta City Council candidate Donna Murphy.
I spoke with people I’ve grown to trust over the years, people I respect.
A vague tapestry formed in my head, as they murmured theories of a year-long ploy to manipulate conditions in favor of specific candidates.
Here are the facts
Three days after losing the race to Katie Reeves for Alpharetta City Council Post 2, Donna Murphy appeared before the Fulton County Board of Elections to ask whether newly enacted legislation would make her eligible for a runoff with Reeves.
Under a new format passed by the City Council this year, Alpharetta, for the first time in its history, now decides winners of municipal races by a majority of votes cast – 50 percent plus one vote. Before this year, whoever received the most votes won.
The official count was Reeves, 5,189 or 50.1 percent; Murphy, 3,647 or 35.3 percent, Bart Dean with 1,519 votes or 14.7 percent.
A lot was made of that razor thin 50.1 percent Reeves garnered. That .1 percent constitutes about a dozen votes.
But the total count did not factor in write-in votes. If it had, Reeves might have fallen short of the threshold required to avoid a runoff with Murphy.
Now, here’s the conspiracy
Rep. Martin co-sponsored the legislation allowing Alpharetta to change its election system. Look it up, HB640.
He was asked to do this following a 6-1 vote at a December 2024 City Council meeting. Official records show the item was sponsored on the agenda by council members John Hipes and Dan Merkel. Both had supported Murphy’s failed City Council bid in 2021 against incumbent Councilman Donald Mitchell.
Mitchell lodged the lone dissenting vote on the proposal.
Rep. Martin has publicly stated he prefers a council’s unanimous consent before pursuing legislation focused on that city. Yet, Donald Mitchell, the person he’d tried to unseat three years earlier on behalf of Murphy, had voted no.
Add to that, shortly following the Nov. 4 election, Rep. Martin visited the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office himself for a ruling on whether the new legislation he co-sponsored should include write-in votes.
The state said “no.”
Fulton County said “no.”
The city explains that write-in candidates must qualify, just like those printed on the ballot. If they do not file papers to qualify, the written name means nothing in the count.
Clearing the fog
After scanning public records, making phone calls and other rabbithole activity, part of me wanted this to be a conspiracy. I wasn’t out to get Chuck Martin, just a good story.
But unless Martin is some sort of political Edgar Cayce, it doesn’t add up.
First, the legislation allowing Alpharetta’s new election format was co-sponsored by three other local legislators.
One was Rep. Todd Jones. Another was Rep. Jan Jones. Both endorsed Katie Reeves.
The fourth co-sponsor, Rep. Michelle Au, has no record of endorsing any of the candidates.
Second, candidates Reeves, Murphy and Dean were running for a seat they couldn’t have known would be open when the election format proposal was made last December. The Post 2 seat became vacant in June when Councilman Brian Will resigned for run for the State Senate.
Of course, there were two other council seats on the ballot in this cycle, and one was going to be open for sure, because Mitchell was prohibited by term limits.
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Chamber luncheon explores future of hiring in Perimeter
By JAMIE GODIN newsroom@appenmedia.com
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga — Nearly 100 hiring professionals gathered at City Springs in Sandy Springs Nov. 19 for the Greater Perimeter Chamber’s Signature Luncheon, sponsored by Atlanta International School.
The discussion focused on how shifts in skills, technology and worker expectations are changing hiring strategies for major employers in the Perimeter market.
The panel featured Cathy Manginelli, chief talent officer at TriNet; Teal Edmeade, who leads talent acquisition and HR operations at Northside Hospital; and Nancy Whatley, senior director of global talent acquisition and learning at Veritiv Corporation. Greater Perimeter Chamber CEO Adam Forrand moderated.
Across sectors, the panelists said employers are placing greater emphasis on human-centered abilities that cannot be automated. Manginelli, whose company provides HR services and support to small and mid-sized businesses, described TriNet’s focus on adaptability and confidence in uncertain situations.
“You have to be agile, a problem solver, someone who is going to lean in when there are challenges,” she said. She added that the company looks for what it calls self-efficacy, “believing in yourself when you do not know the road ahead.”
Edmeade, whose organization is one of the region’s largest hospital systems,
uses automation in parts of its recruitment process, but views AI as a tool rather than a replacement.
“Is it going to replace certain parts of jobs? Yes,” she said. “Is it going to help certain tasks be automated so that you can focus on other stuff? Yes. And we are already seeing that.”
Flexibility continues to shape employee expectations. Manginelli said TriNet has adopted a core-hours model in its Atlanta office, creating a 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. overlap while allowing employees to shift their schedules. The company also provides six remote days each month. Whatley said Veritiv’s flexibility varies by role, with warehouse workers and drivers required on site while sales and corporate positions have more options.
Development programs are becoming a major retention tool. Edmeade said Northside offers scholarships, residencies and structured career-pathing for employees seeking new specialties. “We take about 1,200 nurses every year and put them through those programs,” she said.
said Northside prioritizes people who bring values-driven decision-making to patient care. She pointed to the commitment shown during Atlanta snowstorms, when workers stayed at the hospital for days to care for patients.
“The same way they are committed to taking care of those who need care, we need as an organization to provide the care to them,” she said.
Whatley, whose company designs and
manufactures digital infrastructure and industrial solutions, noted that data literacy has become essential across Veritiv’s workforce, from warehouse employees to sales teams.
“It does not matter what kind of job you are in,” she said. “It is all about the data you are collecting and how you choose to use it.”
Technology is also changing how companies hire. Manginelli said TriNet
TriNet is building out a 150,000-square-foot office in Dunwoody’s High Street, planning to add 750 jobs over five years. Veritiv is also growing following recent acquisitions, and demand across the region’s healthcare systems remains strong.
Despite differences in industry, the panelists agreed that investing in people, through culture, training and flexibility remains the most reliable strategy.
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From left, Greater Perimeter Chamber CEO Adam Forrand, Teal Edmeade of Northside Hospital, Cathy Manginelli of TriNet and Nancy Whatley of Veritiv appear Nov. 19 at Sandy Springs City Hall during a workforce panel which highlighted in-demand skills, employee flexibility and technology-driven hiring strategies.
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The brilliance of Poison Ivy
If you are one of the 85% of the population allergic to poison ivy, you might feel some resentment, indignation or even dare I say animosity toward this plant. However, the scientist in you might take a moment to marvel at just how effectively it has managed to discourage us from touching it – let alone eating it.
Urushiol is the reason you won’t find poison ivy for sale at the local grocery store or in your Caesar salad. Urushiol is an oil found within poison ivy, and it makes one’s immune system go haywire.
Many plants attack us with thorns, stinging appendages, a hail of coconuts or verbal insults. Not poison ivy. Poison ivy uses our own immune systems against us to pack a delayed but far more powerful punch. The oil of poison ivy is a relatively simple and small ring-shaped molecule that can easily penetrate our skin. The oil is so small that it can slip in easily and undetected. Once in our skin, urushiol chemically reacts with and attaches to our own cell’s proteins. In so doing, the oil stealthily plants a flag on our cells that tells our immune system that our own cells are enemies.
Our bodies have a type of white blood cell called a T cell whose job is to circulate and look for viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders. T cells have proteins on their surface that detect whether what they contact is “self” or “non-self.” In general, T cells assume that “non-self” needs to be attacked. The T-cell doesn’t recognize your own healthy cells as “self” when those cells have reacted with urushiol. Your own T cells start attacking your otherwise healthy skin. Itching, blisters and misery result.
The brilliance of poison ivy’s strategy is that the oil doesn’t depend on a certain protein or certain molecule being present in our bodies. If that were the case, our bodies might have easily learned how to avoid a poison ivy reaction. Instead, poison ivy oil can theoretically react with just about any protein that your cells contain, and every one of these combinations is going to look different and dangerous to the T cell. It’s a strategy that has
defied effective solutions. Once the oil has had time to be absorbed into your skin, your goose is cooked.
When a small molecule can attach to a larger molecule and result in a combination that elicits an immune response, the small molecule is called a “hapten.” So poison ivy oil is a “hapten.” Most examples of haptens are accidental haptens. For example, penicillin is made by certain mold species to help them fight off bacteria. When we use penicillin as an antibiotic, a small number of people will develop an allergy. Rarely, when penicillin breaks down, it reacts with some of our proteins and creates a hapten-self protein combination similar to that of urushiol and a self-protein. But this is not penicillin’s purpose.
In contrast, poison ivy oil is a hapten by design. The plant developed a chemical that flags our own cells for destruction and turns our immune system against us.
Scientists are working on a vaccine to poison ivy. A compound similar to urushiol is being studied by researchers at the University of Mississippi and by a company called “Hapten Sciences.” Perhaps one day people can frolic through poison ivy without the next day regret.
Until a vaccine comes to fruition, avoidance is your best bet. Learn to identify poison ivy and poison oak. Wash with soap and water immediately and change your clothes if you think you have accidentally had contact with these plants. And if you do develop a rash, your dermatologist is at the ready with effective treatments.
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My Christmas wish: One more Christmas
After being bombarded with Christmas advertisements since BEFORE Halloween, I believe it’s prudent for me to get in on this early holiday action, even though I am miffed as to why there is such a frenetic pace to spend holiday money.
I refuse. At least give me a chance to digest some turkey, enjoy Vicki’s worldclass stuffing/cranberry daily double and maybe, just maybe, cheat a bit for a small morsel of apple pie. And as has become our usual modus operandi, we’ll buy our tree the Friday after Turkey Day.
But first things first. Having turned 70 this past June, a plethora of health issues continue to make me grateful for every day. Spending a hitch at the Encompass facility in Cumming and observing others with a tougher lot in life than me, I’ll go day-by-
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Finally, although he voted against changing the local election format, Mitchell signed the official City Council document advocating for the legislative action. Mitchell says he signed mostly as a formality to move the election forward.
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The project will include two express lanes in each direction up to McGinnis Ferry Road at the Fulton County border and one in each direction from there to McFarland Parkway.
Completion of the estimated $4.6 billion express lanes project is expected in 2031. The project is designed to reduce congestion, improve travel times and expand transit options. Dynamic pricing is slated to manage toll rates in real time to keep traffic flowing, while transit vehicles and vanpools will be able to use them at no cost. The project also includes MARTA’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), giving buses dedicated access points along the Ga. 400 corridor.
This fall, contractors began finalizing design plans, completing environmental review, securing necessary permits, utility relocations and geotechnical investigations. However, mounds of felled trees next to the state highway have the at -
day and remain thankful for getting to be around for at least one more Christmas.
I thought it wise, a month before Christmas, to assemble a list that is not only doable, but one that will allow me to sleep the sleep of an angel with bags of sugarplums dancing in my noggin.
• I’m longing for one more frigid Christmas morning, one that looks like a Norman Rockwell painting. A roaring fire will keep my tootsies warm. After two stints in the hospital, just being in familiar surroundings will trump any gift card. There are so many good holiday movies that will allow me to nap.
• There will be a lot less wrapping paper to pick up since being with family requires no bows or Scotch tape. Having family close by is way better than anything Amazon will deliver.
• There’s no way to wish my brothers a Merry Christmas, so good thoughts and visions of them reliving all those childhood Christmas fetes will have to suffice. Besides, I’m lucky enough to have a special
He says he remains opposed to a system forcing a runoff that could cost the city an extra $150,000, a system that favors the candidate with the most money.
Martin says he read the official, signed document as full council consent.
Rep. Martin makes no apologies for being an enthusiastic campaigner for his friend. I know he riled some people in Windward, a northern part of the city outside his legislative district. He says he was correcting misinformation.
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GDOT P3 Project Manager Kyle Collins said all tree-clearing work will pause at the end of November, but crews will continue removing and hauling remaining debris throughout the corridor as part of normal cleanup operations.
“Trees are cleared for several reasons including creating sufficient space for the new express lanes, establishing safe work zones, relocating utilities and preparing for future drainage and grading needs,” Collins said. “Certain areas were cleared first, including the Chattahoochee River, because those locations fall in the project areas where construction will begin soonest.”
Collins said the next phase of tree clearing is expected to resume in spring.
The Ga. 400 express lanes project is being delivered through a public-private partnership, or P3, with SR 400 Peach State Partners, a union of local, national and international experts.
SR 400 Peach State Partners is responsible for design, building, financing and operating the express lanes for 50 years with oversight from GDOT and the State Roadway Toll Authority.
stepbrother, so I know Allan will fill in. I can better appreciate why there is a measure of sadness associated with Christmas. Formerly, until real life inserted reality, I found it unfathomable that anyone could have the blues in December.
• I want to call nieces and nephews, making sure they know Uncle Mikey is there for them when and if needed. A spectacular gift will be to continue to stay in contact with them.
• I’m one lucky guy to have friends like Larry, Jerry, Shaun, Tom, David and others. Hopefully a visit or two will come to fruition. Like Cousin Eddie said in “Christmas Vacation: It’s a gift that keeps on giving.” Too bad Eddie was talking about the Jelly of the Month Club.
• The pain of my brother Matt’s death allowed me to re-connect with my cousin Doug Tudor. We might be in a select number that finds knee-slapping hilarity at having numerous BB gun wars. And yes, neither of us lost an eye.
• I know it’s a selfish request, but Notre
He also says he disclosed to the Secretary of State’s Office, from the outset, that he had a personal interest when he asked for a ruling on the writeins.
In the aftermath, Martin says he believes write-in votes should be included to calculate candidate percentages. He argues that if a person writes in a name on the space provided on the ballot, that person believes they have just voted. Martin
The approach is thought to reduce the amount of public funding needed, while encouraging private-sector innovation to improve the customer experience.
Collins said temporary lane closures will continue during off-peak hours to minimize traffic disruptions.
“No lane closures are planned to occur during major holidays or during designated high-traffic periods, and any necessary closures are coordinated to avoid significant disruptions,” he said. “Weekly traffic updates are posted on the project website.”
To check project updates, visit 0001757-gdot.hub.arcgis.com.
To subscribe to traffic alerts, visit mailchi.mp/f15cdcb7bf72/riidzbzo8a.
Collins said the lanes will be predominantly at-grade throughout the corridor and generally located at the interior of the existing mainline lanes.
“Some portions will be built to the outside,” Collins said. “Most elevated sections are planned to tie into the interchanges.”
The idea is to have the Ga. 400 express lanes project tie into the planned I-285 Top End express lanes, which will be elevated on the outside of the existing corridor and
Dame making the College Football Playoff field would tickle me. As an SEC fan, I’d like both Georgia and Alabama to show the nation why there’s nothing better than “our” conference.
• I know John at Ferguson’s will set me up with a yummy prime rib. I only pray I can cook at as well as Larry Suarez does.
• I want to take a drive in the mountains, maybe even a Harley ride. Being cooped up isn’t chicken soup for the soul, albeit it’s something else to do with chicken.
• As usual, I don’t plan on going to stores, except for See’s Candies. Those will put a smile on any recipient’s face.
It might be a little selfish, but I’d like to live better and be around for a few more Christmases. I’m blessed to have so many great memories.
Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.
says he wants ballot clarity. Good enough.
One final word on this exercise: I am not tired.
Even after a week chasing a ghost, this newspaper remains committed to listening to readers, using our resources to seek truth. There are things going on behind closed doors people should know about.
Sometimes, though, there’s just nothing there.
extend north along Ga. 400 to the North Springs MARTA station.
Sandy Springs City Manager Eden Freeman said she has been trying to schedule GDOT and its contractor to present an update to the public on the Ga. 400 express lanes project for two months.
Freeman said she was told they could not come out and give any updates until after Jan. 1.
City Councilman John Paulson, a member of the Perimeter CIDs Board of Directors, said there was a high-level presentation to the group in October.
Paulson said he wants the project team to introduce itself so the city and its residents can know what the construction schedule is and stay informed about the progress.
“They’re in Sandy Springs now cutting down trees,” Paulson said. “The contractor left a little door hanger on some of the houses on the streets right alongside of 400, but there really has not been much fanfare, much notice about it … I’d rather be told ahead of time what’s happening, rather than find out from a neighbor that got a door knocker.”
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