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Senior communities hail vaccine rollout

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Fulton County advances in fight against COVID

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Johns Creek plans to spend the better part of March making upgrades to its 1-acre Newtown Dream Dog Park. Consistently ranked the No. 1 dog park in Metro Atlanta, the 9-year-old park sees a lot of traffic from pets and their owners. The city plans to replace the artificial turf and improve the drainage system at both the large and small dog areas. Plans call for work to be completed by the end of March. Read more, Page 4

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Burglars strike at 2 homes in same neighborhood

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police investigated a pair of residential burglaries Feb. 12 along Kilarney Lane.

One of the homeowners said $2,000 in cash was stolen from a closet in their house, the electricity was disconnected, and two security cameras were disarmed. Police spotted several shoe prints at the scene that appeared to come from the same shoe. A witness told officers she saw a man in a sedan sitting in the home’s driveway with its lights on.

While police were investigating that break-in, neighbors next door reported that their home had also been burglarized. The victims told officers their power was also disconnected, and the home had been ransacked. They said a large safe containing $10,000 in cash, jewelry and personal documents had been taken from the home.

Detectives responded to investigate.

No arrests were made, according to police.

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Oven repairman faces heat, reportedly cons customer JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek man told police on Feb. 12 that he was swindled out of $1,349 after hiring a contractor to repair his oven.

The victim made a report at the Johns Creek Police station. He said he hired a repairman from a Hampton business named City Pro Appliances and paid for the parts and labor in January.

He said the contractor stopped responding to him after receiving payment for the service he had not completed.

Investigators identified the suspect and learned that the repairman had a history in Cobb County of running off on customers who’d paid him. No one answered the phone when officers made several attempts to reach the company, an incident report stated.

Pedestrian injured by car on Holcomb Bridge Road ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell man was struck by a car when he walked into a turning lane Feb. 9 on Holcomb Bridge Road, according to police.

Multiple witnesses told police they saw the victim, 59, jaywalk into the roadway and cross in front of an Acura TSX that was making a left turn. They said the car was not speeding.

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DUI & Drug arrests Ronnie Franklin Colbert, 38, of Brixton Place, Suwanee, was arrested Feb. 8 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI. Jesse Lee Smith, 52, of Tanners Spring Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 10 on Jones Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Victor Hernandez Jiminez, 29, of Lake Worth, Florida, was arrested Feb. 10 on State Bridge Road for two counts of DUI, open container violation, expired tag and drivers license required/prior license surrendered.

Jessica Serena Vergara, 25, of Ray Court, Powder Springs, was arrested Feb. 12 on Old Alabama Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Oritse Jolomi Mayuku-Dore, 34, of Waltham, Massachussetts, was arrested Feb. 12 on McGinnis Ferry Road for DUI and speeding.

The driver claimed the pedestrian came out of nowhere. He said he didn’t see the victim until he was on his car.

Police did not suspect alcohol played a factor, an incident report stated.

The victim was taken to Wellstar North Fulton Hospital to be treated.

He suffered a broken ankle, a cracked skull and brain bleed, but was in stable condition, police said.

Auto-shop ransacked in overnight burglary ROSWELL, Ga. — Police investigated a Feb. 13 commercial burglary at Used Imports Auto on Atlanta Street. According to investigators, surveillance video showed two men break in late the night before. Employees told police the suspects looked through shelves, boxes and bags and made off with several bags.

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Newtown Dream Dog Park to close in March for refurbishments

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Regular visitors of the Newtown Dream Dog Park will need to find a new way to occupy their pups during March.

Starting March 1 the dog park will be closed for renovations.

One of the top dog parks in the country, the Newtown Dream Dog Park is located just inside the park’s the front entrance. It is a fenced 1-acre area featuring artificial turf, sprinklers for dogs to play in, obstacles to play on and water fountains for people and pets. It offers separate areas for large and small dogs, along with benches, shelters and trees.

The upcoming renovations will take place in both the small and large dog park areas. The turf will be replaced in both parks and the drainage system, which has caused some of the turf breakdown, will be updated as well.

The park was one of the first to feature artificial turf, making the site a prototype for other like facilities, said Robby Newton, director of Recreation and Parks. He said the city has no current plans for other renovations at the dog park other than some refreshed signage.

Funding for the refurbishments will come from the city’s maintenance ac-

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Newtown Dream Dog Park is a fenced 1-acre area featuring artificial turf, sprinklers for dogs to play in, obstacles to play on and water fountains for people and pets. crual fund, money the city sets aside every year for repairs on amenities.

The dog park opened in 2011 after a local resident won the Beneful Dream

Dog Park contest and was awarded $500,000 for creation of the facility. The park has proven popular over the years.

Based on dog waste bags the city esti-

mates the park sees around 400 visitors a week.

Newton said the city expects the turf to last 10 years, and while there are no big tears or serious damage, they want to be proactive with maintenance.

Refurbishments are expected to take about a month.

“Because this facility is so popular, we wouldn’t want to shut it down for a couple of weeks to, you know, replace the patch here, replace a patch there,” he said. “We’ll reopen the park as soon as we’re done.”

The sprinklers and water fixtures attract a lot of traffic in the summer, and the city scheduled maintenance during the off months to prepare for the crowds.

While the park is closed, there are other walking paths in the parks for residents and their dogs. Newtown Park is also home to a 1.2-mile walking loop.

“We’re still very proud of our dog park,” Newton said. “Over the last couple years, it has been voted top dog park in the Metro Atlanta area.”

The park is expected to reopen to the public in late March. The hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., except for Wednesdays when the park opens at 10 a.m. because of scheduled maintenance. Additional information regarding the dog park and renovations can be found at johnscreekga.gov.

Area senior communities welcome COVID vaccine rollout Aged population expresses hope with treatment

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Residents and staff of Addington Place Senior Living at Johns Creek, Alpharetta and Roswell are celebrating their recent vaccinated status.

Addington Place is under the Cedarhurst Senior Living umbrella with 47 communities and more than 3,000 residents in nine states, including nine operations in Georgia.

Alex Neff, divisional director of Operations, said 93 percent of the residents at the Johns Creek, Alpharetta and Roswell communities have received the Pfizer COVID vaccine through CVS. He said the residents who have yet to receive the vaccine were either not in the community when registration occurred or had recently had COVID and weren’t in the window to get vaccinated. Neff said those who were unable to get the vaccination are looking forward to their turn.

Overall, Neff said the residents were excited to have access to the vaccine,

and their families were just as enthusiastic.

“All the residents were thrilled they were getting their shot, and their families were calling and making sure that their loved one was signed up,” he said.

“It’s been a very positive response, and they’ve been very grateful for the opportunity, of course, to get the vaccination through us.”

Residents said they “felt great” and “delighted” to be vaccinated, Neff said.

To highlight the occasion, the clinics were decorated. Roswell residents enjoyed a luau theme to remind them of the joys of traveling.

Staff at the communities and thirdparty providers were also given the option to take the vaccine. At this point, Neff said just under half of employees are getting the shot. He said more employees got the vaccine after seeing others get their first shot with no issues.

Those who missed the first vaccination will be provided transportation to a clinic when arrangements are made, Neff said. Currently, the staff at Addington

Place Senior Living are not required to get the vaccination. Neff said they will continue to follow guidance from local health departments and the CDC on requiring the vaccination.

The communities have had two clinics for residents and staff to receive their vaccinations. A third clinic is scheduled for Feb. 25 for those who received their first shot.

Just over one-quarter of Georgia’s 15,779 COVID-related deaths have come from nursing homes. In October, Governor Kemp announced that $113 million of the state’s coronavirus relief funds would be available to Georgia nursing homes and long-term care facilities for increased state-supported staffing and COVID-19 response, including $78 million in additional funding for nursing home staff testing.

Since the outbreak in March 2020, Addington Place Senior Living has made adjustments to keep its residents safe. Currently, families are limited to front-porch and outdoor visits with relatives.

The dining rooms, when there are no positive cases, are limited to 50 percent capacity, and resident activities and

gatherings are kept to smaller groups.

Neff anticipates that as more residents are vaccinated, facilities will allow larger social gatherings.

Neff said the residents have a sense of hope since receiving the vaccine and the community is looking forward to the potential freedoms the vaccine will bring.

Elsewhere in north Metro Atlanta, Pegasus Senior Living, which operates Dunwoody Place in Atlanta and Historic Roswell Place and Magnolia Place of Roswell, is preparing for major vaccination efforts for residents and staff.

With approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine last week, Pegasus Senior Living communities will be partnering with Omnicare-CVS to schedule clinics and will be prepared to administer the vaccine to its residents once distribution dates are available.

“It is still a bit early to tell exact dates regarding when our residents and team members will be receiving the vaccinations,” said Justin Wray, vice president of Operations for Pegasus Senior Living. “However, our teams are prepared and ready with our CVS partnership to administer the vaccines as soon as possible.”

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Fulton County sees improvement in latest COVID health numbers

By TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Commission got good news Feb. 17 with word the county continues to make gains against the deadly coronavirus.

Matthew Kallmyer, director at Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency, told commissioners that daily cases have dropped to below 200 and more than 200,000 vaccinations have been administered.

Although there are signs of improvement, the COVID-19 numbers are still at dangerous levels, Kallmyer said.

Commissioners agreed this is no time to relax.

“We still need to be very careful and stay safe for ourselves, our family and the community,” Commissioner Natalie Hall said.

Fulton County is leading the state in testing and vaccinations, with more than 1.5 million tests performed. The county makes up 23 percent of the total tests conducted in Georgia and provides a vaccine status dashboard for the public, with updates on first and second doses given, doses scheduled and people tested.

Fulton County’s vaccination plan contains a bulleted list of locations, staffing, reservation system and public information. Plans also include expanding capacity for more vaccinations at the North Fulton center at 4700 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta.

Fulton County Health Director Dr. Lynn Paxton said the county planned to vaccinate 200 senior center referrals last week and will expand to 630 this week.

Fulton County is leading the state in testing and vaccinations, with more than 1.5 million tests performed.

One of the main goals of the vaccination plan is effectively communicating to the public things such as vaccine phases, locations and strategies.

To help reach the public on COVID-19 updates and vaccinations, the county will produce an online system with vaccination information, as well as a call center for those who do not have access to a computer or internet. The online system is projected to launch at the end of February.

Until then, local health officials are issuing emails to keep the region updated.

Paxton said one of their struggles is dealing with those who are hesitant to receive the vaccine.

“There are many people holding back because they’re making sure friends and family wouldn’t grow a third arm after getting the vaccine,” Paxton said.

Fulton County is also working with groups in the region to reach the Hispanic population through Spanish language webinars, Paxton said. Fulton County is also cordinating with DeKalb County and the Mexican consulate to possibly host a joint vaccine event to reach the Latino community.

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Check out the HikeCRNRA Challenge Where there’s a will GET OUTSIDE, GEORGIA

If you’ve been reading these ramblings for very long, you’ve probably come to realize that I’m a big fan of the incredible hiking opportunities available within the Chattahoochee River STEVE HUDSON National Recreation Get Outside Georgia, Area (CRNRA). Indiaa4bw@comcast.net vidual CRNRA “units” are strung along 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River, starting near Buford Dam, and each unit features hiking trails. It’s an incredible resource that’s the envy of municipalities all over the United States.

So here’s the question: How do you encourage folks to get out there and check out those trails for themselves?

One person who may have an answer to that one is Ray Steed, a member of the board of the Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy (CNPC), the official “friends” group of CRNRA. Ray is the driving force behind the brand-new HikeCRNRA Challenge, a program designed to get folks excited about discovering all those great CRNRA trails.

The HikeCRNRA Challenge is a program that offers special recognition for those who hike every single trail in the park.

Every single trail? That sounds like a lot of hiking, and it is. CRNRA has about 66 miles of official trails among its various individual units. Many units are crisscrossed by a network of trails, too, so to hike them all, you’ll inevitably have to do some backtracking and some rehiking. The total will certainly end up being more than 66 miles.

“If you’re serious about the challenge,” Ray says, “you’ll find that it’s

more hiking than you might think.”

But hikers don’t mind that sort of thing. All hiking is good hiking, right?

To help you plan and keep track of your CRNRA hiking progress, the CNPC website (chattahoocheeparks.org) makes it easy to access trail maps and tracking forms. These are easy to use and are tied to the official CRNRA intersection designations. For example, if I hike from (say) intersection VC23 to intersection VC24 in the Vickery Creek Unit, I’d simply record the date that I did so right there on my Vickery Creek Unit tracking sheet.

As it turns out, I hiked that very segment (and several others too) just the other day. Returning home afterward, I dutifully recorded the details on my log sheet. It’s gratifying and encouraging to see the log slowly filling up with handwritten documentation of my progress.

I’m getting encouragement from another source too — the disgustingly objective bathroom scale. You can’t do this much hiking without burning up some calories, and that means that the number on the scale each morning is gradually getting lower. That’s another benefit to the HikeCRNRA challenge and (I admit it) it’s one that won’t hurt me a bit.

What happens once you’ve hiked all the trails? When that time comes, fill out the summary form (also available on the website) and submit it to CNPC. You can simply take a picture of your completed form and email it, or you can put it in an envelope and drop it in the mail. What could be easier?

Make no mistake about it. It takes a measure of determination to hike all the trails in CRNRA. But once you’ve finished, you’ll have earned bragging

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I have a new friend. I’ll call him Will. I’d like him to tell you his story.

I grew up in rural Alabama. There was Mom, Dad, my sisters Lisa and Lakisha and me. Plus, our dog, Malvern. I’m not JEREMIAH JAMES sure why we named A Little Bit of Everything him Malvern. Someone said that was the name of our mailman, and he always chased the postal truck. So, I guess he got named after our mail carrier. For a long time when I was younger, I thought his name was Malvern No. But then I caught on.

I caught on to a lot of things at an early age. My mom was a teacher’s assistant. She only had an associates degree, so the school district would only allow her to “assist” in the classroom. She was sharp as a whip though. It wasn’t her fault that her parents could not afford full-blown college.

My dad worked at the local textile mill. He started sweeping floors at age 14 and worked his way up to the dye bleaching machines before they moved him to shipping. He bragged that he was the best dye bleacher on the floor, but they told him that dye bleaching was better suited for the women folk and his brawn was needed in shipping.

One day, a few of the drivers didn’t show up. They asked Dad to make a run to Birmingham. He never made it back.

An 18-wheeler hit him head-on.

That was rough, but Mom, Lisa, Lakisha and I pieced things together the best we could. We all got part-time jobs to help pay the bills. We tried best we could to put some money away for college. Mom was determined for us to go even though she knew we would probably have to rely on loans, financial aid and such.

I was the youngest, so Lisa and Lakisha got first crack. They made the most of it, but money ran out for both somewhere around the second and third year. They picked up a retail job or two in Birmingham and eventually moved into a one-bedroom apartment together, pinching pennies, dimes and quarters.

I wanted to stay near home in order to help Mom. I told her that I thought the local community college would work out great. I could get a two-year degree and still be around enough to help her.

She wouldn’t hear of it.

“Will,” she said to me, “you are the best student of my beloved three, and I don’t want to see you get stuck like I have with just a two-year degree. We’ll find a way to get you through.”

She was right. I did have very good grades. I applied to several state schools,

Introducing Jeremiah James Today’s world may often seem like a roller coaster. We’re all riding it. Ups. Downs. Steep hills. Fast descents.

As I introduce myself, Jeremiah James, I do so with the intent to stimulate thinking. We all think - every minute of the day. Those thoughts may be reflective, automatic, intuitive, self-critical, hopeful, frightening or just plain …. normal, or at least what we perceive to be normal.

There is nothing normal about daily living, though. Think about what was normal 3 weeks ago. Six weeks ago. Six months ago. A year ago. So much has changed.

So, as I — er, Jeremiah James — move forward, I’d like to give you things to think about. The topics and scope will be diverse: politics, religion, sports, entertainment, social, business, science… plus that all-important category of “A Little Bit of Everything.”

I don’t profess to be clairvoyant or an expert. But what I do believe is that people need to inspect their lives continually. And think. Think productive thoughts. So, I will foster, stimulate and encourage just that.

But before I leave with Jeremiah James’ inaugural blog, two hints of how it took its name.

If you have run with the footmen and they have tired you out, then how can you compete with the horses. (Jeremiah 12:5) Consider it joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the test of your faith produces endurance. (James 1: 2-3) but my guidance counselor thought I should aim big – Georgia Tech.

Ex-pen-sive! Whew.

But he told my mom and me that there would be quite a bit of financial aid. And there was. But not quite enough.

At home, jobs were drying up, which meant fewer families in the county. That meant fewer students. That meant less of a need for teachers and teacher’s assistants. My mom lost her job. Then our house burned, and we had to move in with my cousin’s step-sister. We didn’t know her and her boyfriend very well.

But they were nice to take us in.

I told mom I wasn’t going to leave her, but when the acceptance letter

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Daycare enrollment grows as safety measures address concerns Firms depend on referrals to keep adding customers

By TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — When the wave of COVID-19 swallowed America, businesses, organizations and schools had to completely rethink operations to keep their doors open.

For Primrose School of Alpharetta, that took some doing as enrollment first decreased to 30 percent, according to Amanda Coffman, executive director of the daycare facility.

Primrose started regulating their facilities immediately, drawing on CDC guidelines, including social distancing, masks, mandatory temperature screening and other measures.

Coffman and school owner Irina Bhatia said their school has been “instrumental” in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and continues to guard against the virus through its Rapid Response Plan. Bhatia said their policies

were divided up into three categories: prevention, wellness and cleaning.

Prevention policies include touch-free sign-in protocol, limiting access to the building to students and staff, social distancing in classrooms as well as other practices.

Wellness policies include temperature screening, health check, response protocols and quarantine guidelines.

Cleaning includes employing UV-C air purifiers, upgraded sanitation products for all walls, furniture and flooring, with additional sanitation procedures in place for other highly used items such as playground equipment and toys.

With their attention to detail and close communication with families, the facility has since gained back their enrollment and grown beyond that.

Coffman said a loyal family following as well as their reputation over the past 30 years has helped the daycare continue to grow.

“We’re actively trying to engage fami-

lies … the bulk of our enrollment is word of mouth from the families that are in our building right now,” Coffman said.

Security and safety is crucial to keep their current customers and grow new ones, Bhatia said.

“It builds trust and confidence,” she said.

Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy of Alpharetta is performing the same procedures to ensure children’s safety, including regular temperature checks, the use of masks, frequent hand washing and cleaning.

Natasha Thompkins, assistant director at Kids ‘R’ Kids, said their daycare also provides online services for parents who still want a learning experience for their children. Parents have the option to use tools on the daycare’s website to teach their children online. There is also an online academy as well as a virtual teacher, which can provide a one-on-one experience for students preparing to enter pre-K. “We’re very confident that we can support our families and make sure that

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Primrose School started regulating their facilities immediately, drawing on CDC guidelines, including social distancing, masks, mandatory temperature screening and other measures. the students continue to learn,” Thompkins said. “It’s an honor to be an essential worker in childcare at this time, and helping kids is our goal.”

New York Life acquires ownership of North Point Mall

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — New York Life Insurance Co., has taken ownership of North Point Mall in a $202 million deal with Brookfield Property Partners through a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

A deed in lieu of foreclosure is an instrument allowing the borrower to avoid foreclosure by conveying all interest in a real property to the lender to satisfy a loan that is in default.

Brookfield acquired the mall in 2018

through a deal that included ownership of General Growth Properties which at the time was the second largest mall landlord in the country. Its retail properties stretched from Fifth Avenue in New York to Las Vegas’s Grand Canal Shoppes.

Speaking last week at a business breakfast sponsored by the Alpharetta Business Association, Mayor Jim Gilvin said the transfer of ownership should have no effect on revitalization plans Brookfield had begun for the mall.

Real estate services company Trademark Property has been selected to

manage, lease and evaluate redevelopment for the property. Trademark, a Dallas-based real estate firm, specializes in mixed-use retail developments and has a healthy list of redeveloped centers, including Victory Park in Dallas, Bridgewater Commons in New Jersey and Zona Rosa in Kansas City, Mo. Gilvin said that with the backing of New York Life, he expects Trademark will continue the sweeping changes planned for the mall. Brookfield received city approval in 2019 on plans to include new, freestanding retail and restaurants and

a multi-use trail system with tie-ins to nearby trails and the Big Creek Greenway. The proposal also called for 300 luxury apartments and a 17-acre park.

Trademark, itself, has not disclosed how it intends to proceed, but Gilvin said he is optimistic the company will embrace recent efforts by the city to infuse new life to the area.

“They’ve already been to Alpharetta, checked out Alpharetta, had conversations, walked around, talked to people… about what Alpharetta is and wants to be,” he said.

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came for Georgia Tech, she told me I could under no circumstances not go. She called it God’s will and that I couldn’t go against God’s will. How was I to argue with that?

Money was still tight, but I figured I could make it work if I took just enough hours to maintain my financial aid package but found cheaper housing and work a few odd jobs.

It seemed like a good plan at first, but I was having a hard time making enough money for the rent split with the five other guys in the rented house. I found a very small studio in a not-so-great part of town, but I couldn’t afford all the utility and internet hookups.

So, I decided to live out of my car for a while. It’s been six months now. Mom, doesn’t know I’m living in my car, and few of my classmates or teachers have figured it out either.

But I can’t keep going on like this. I need to find a place that’s safe and secure. The stress is taking its toll on my grades. And I have to find a way to help Mom. Yeah, I know it’s hard to believe that a college kid could actually be homeless. But I am. It sucks.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Growing up on Ga. 9 Jordan Barry was nervous to sing in front of her family. She was embarrassed and shy, and yet she’s a natural on stage.

Barry’s music teacher, Laurie Plate, at Alpharetta Methodist School gave her a role in the Christmas pageant. She was Mary and the role included singing a solo.

“I was in third grade and all of a sudden I got on stage and sang that song, and all my friends and parents were crying,” Barry said. “That was the first thing that I can remember having like a ‘oh wow like I really love this, I’m a singer’ feeling.”

“Ms. Plate was our choir teacher, and all throughout the years, she was the one that helped me discover my love of singing,” she added.

Barry went on to become a country singer, moving to Nashville in 2017 where she began to find her music and record her own songs. She hadn’t written music before moving to Nashville, although she grew up in a family of musicians and listened to country music.

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genre, her grandma used to open for Dolly Parton, and her grandpa was a drummer for Hank Williams Jr. “I remember always watching [the Country Music Association Awards] with my mom, and just having this feeling in my gut like I have to be there. I have to be an artist,” Barry said.

Barry also learned to play guitar when she moved. Now splitting her time between Nashville and Alpharetta, when visiting home, her grandma would teach her things here and there on the guitar, as Barry added cover songs to her setlist.

Barry has one single out, “Roll With Me,” and recorded the music video in Roswell. She is set to release another, “Lost in a Moment,” next month. The song was written by Barry’s uncle about her grandpa who passed away due to COVID-19 in March 2020.

“It’s kind of a song just for everybody who’s lost something, which I think we all have whether it be a job, a family member, a lot of people lost their homes and stuff,” Barry said, adding that she hopes the song will be a source of comfort.

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Alpharetta native Jordan Barry is making her way as a country singer in Nashville. She is set to release another single next month and an EP throughout the year. She splits her time between Nashville and Alpharetta and records her music in Roswell. studio at his home. Local Atlanta band Yacht Rock Revue also backed Barry with instruments and vocals on her first song.

“If a young version of me got to hear that in the past and know that was the future, it would be really exciting,” Barry said.

Barry hopes to release her EP this year and share her six songs all as singles.

She currently plays at local bars like Kid Rock’s Big Honky Tonk and Steakhouse in Nashville, and Truck and Tap in Alpharetta.

Plate was able to see Barry perform a few weeks ago at Truck and Tap, and Barry said it was a full circle moment.

“It was really cool to see her attend and be like look what I’m doing and this is kind of because of you,” Barry said.

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Just a few weeks after capturing the Class A team duals state title, Mount Pisgah completed the sweep by taking the team championship at the traditional meet behind four state championships.

The Bertrand family was well represented with David Bertrand taking his third state championship. David needed just 35 seconds to win by fall in the 170lb. finals to take the title and complete a 41-1 season.

Sophomore Joey Bertrand captured his first state championship, taking the 152-lb. crown after finishing as state run-

ner-up in the 132-lb. division last year.

Catherine Grace Bertrand stuck with the boys again this year despite a girls brackets being implemented, and she remained one of the top talents in her weight class. Catherine Grace placed third in the 106-lb. division, winning a 6-4 decision to stand on the podium.

After placing as state runner-up in their weight classes last year, Josh Noble and Tyler Nelson broke through to capture state titles.

Noble went undefeated this season to win the Class A 113-lb. title. Nelson took the crown in the 132-lb. division.

The Patriots also racked up several more podium finishes. Marley Washington was the state runner-up in the 126-lb. class, and Jake Piccirilli (160lb.) and Cole Spence (220-lb.) were third with Josh Lange placing fourth in the 138-lb. division.

Three Class 7A state finals were allForsyth County battles.

West Forsyth’s Dylan Fairchild defended his state championship in the 285lb. class, downing Lambert’s Thomas Dossett for the title. Fairchild won all matches by pin to complete his second undefeated season in the highest weight class.

The 160-lb. crown also came down to two Forsyth County wrestlers. West’s Ethan Rickert took the title over Denmark’s Ethan Culbreth. Rickert also won all matches by pin.

Avery Krippner of Forsyth Central completed an undefeated season to take the 182-lb. state title in Class 7A. Krippner took down Tristan Graham of North Forsyth in the finals.

Bentley Wheeler of North Forsyth also took home a state championship, besting the field in the 152-lb. division to complete an undefeated season.

Teammate Cale Bissell was fourth in the 160-lb. class.

West Forsyth was second to Camden County in Class 7A team scores. Reed

Walker (106-lb.) and Noah Danforth (113-lb.) placed as state runner-up in their weight classes. Chase Murray took fourth in the 132-lb. division.

Milton’s Ben Williams completed an undefeated season to take the Class 7A 170-lb. state championship. After receiving a bye in the first round, Williams earned two wins by fall, a 4-3 decision and a major decision in the finals.

Several other local wrestlers placed as state runner-up in their weight classes.

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Cambridge earned two state runnerup placements in Class 6A. Sebastian Shered (152-lb.) and Connor McHugh (220-lb.) finished second in their weight

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“Once you’ve hike all the CRNRA trails,” Ray says, “you will receive an annual CNPC membership.” You’ll also be recognized at the CNPC annual meeting.

Other recognition-type goodies (including a patch and a sticker) are in the works too. There’s even talk of a special T-shirt that successful hikers may be able to purchase in the future. Now that would be a badge of honor, wouldn’t it?

Has anyone completed the challenge yet? Not so far. But Ray says he doesn’t think it’ll be too long before the first completed log shows up. Several folks are working on it pretty intently, he says.

I can say with a fair degree of certainty that Finisher Number One will not be me. But somewhere down the road, my name’s going to show up on that “completed” list too. Meanwhile, I’ll keep working on the challenge, hiking parts of the CRNRA trailscape whenever I can.

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Other notable finishes include Lambert’s Jacob Zearfoss placing third in the 7A 138-lb. class, with teammate Lucas Teillon fourth in the 152-lb. category. Denmark’s Joshua Wayland was fourth in the 7A 106-lb. class.

Cambridge’s Lindsey Noble had the top finish among local competitors in the girls brackets. Noble pinned Centennial’s Citlaila Salas-Abrego in the third-place match in the 122-lb. class.

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