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By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Early on Sept.

11, roughly 200 community members gathered in the Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church sanctuary to honor lives lost in the infamous terrorist attacks 20 years ago.

The Rotary Club of Johns Creek and the Rotary Club of Johns Creek-North Fulton co-hosted the Saturday morning event.

Johns Creek first responders attended en masse, including Police Chief Mark Mitchell and Fire Chief Chris Coons.

The Autrey Mill Middle School chorus, made up entirely of children born after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, performed four songs during the ceremony.

Veteran and community leader Roger Wise led attendees in the pledge of allegiance before speakers delivered remarks.

Former Johns Creek resident and retired Air Force Lt. General Glenn Spears recounted his experience at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Spears said that on the evening of 9/11 he escorted then President George W. Bush at Andrews a few hours before Bush’s famous address to the nation.

“I greeted the President as he descended the stairs of Air Force One,”

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Public Safety Foundation awards college scholarships JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — On Aug. 27 the Johns Creek Public Safety Foundation awarded six students college scholarships totaling $15,000.

The students — who were chosen among the children of Johns Creek police officers and firefighters — each received $2,500. Applications for the funds included personal essays about the impact of their parent’s career in public safety.

Scholarships were awarded to Bailey Clifton, attending the University of Georgia; Harrison Hood, tentatively attending Wingate University next year; Julie Johansen, attending Kennesaw State University; Kara Kalish, attending Georgia College & State University; Mary Meberg, attending Florida State University; and Cole Tyson, attending Kennesaw State University.

The scholarships were funded through a grant from Superior Essex, a company based in Sandy Springs.

See MEMORIAL, Page 6

Clerk confirms City Council candidate is eligible to run Johns Creek City Clerk Allison Tarpley confirmed Sept. 8 that Lee Heard-Tucker is eligible to run for City Council Post 1.

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Police investigate ‘drifters’ spinning out at intersection JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Investigators worked to identify a group of motorists spotted “drifting” their cars at the intersection of Jones Bridge and Old Alabama roads on Sept. 6.

Drifting, also known as “doing donuts,” is when drivers oversteer their vehicles to make them spin in circles, often burnishing tire track marks onto the roadway.

Police said they’ve identified several of the vehicles involved in the drifting display and they were trying to locate the occupants of each vehicle as well as those filming the illegal stunts.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Johns Creek Police Department tip line at 678-474-1610 or email jcpdtipline@johnscreekga.gov.

Man says fraudster used his Identity to buy Xbox JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek man on Aug. 30 called police to report that someone used his identity to fraudulently order an Xbox online.

PUBLIC SAFETY The victim said he received notification of a “hard inquiry” from Citizens Bank on his credit Aug. 24.

A FedEx package was shipped to his address the following day. On Aug. 26, the delivery location for the package was changed to a Walgreens near his home.

The victim later learned that the package was an Xbox console ordered online from Gamestop along with an Xbox “All Access” online subscription.

The man told police he never ordered the video game or subscription and the transaction was unauthorized.

He placed a fraud alert on his account and froze his credit line, police said.

Resident reports rings stolen from residence JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek woman filed a Sept. 3 report for a theft at her Haydens Walk Court residence earlier this year.

The victim told police someone stole four rings from her home with a combined value of $5,900. She estimated the thefts occurred sometime between May and late June while she was having major renovations done at her home. The woman said various contractors were working inside the residence at the time.

The rings were hidden inside a piece of carry-on luggage filled with clothes that she kept inside her upstairs bathroom, police said.

Drug & DUI arrests Weidi Zhang, 61, of Flushing, New York, was arrested Aug. 30 on Hospital Parkway for DUI and following too closely.

Nicholas Alan Herald, 34, of Kirkton Knolls, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 2 on Old Alabama Road for DUI. Dejay Dongkyun Sa, 51, of Allistair Drive, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 3 on Abbotts Bridge Road for DUI. Vahini Devi Bikkina, 44, of Arbor Creek Way, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 3 on Jones Bridge Road for DUI and obedience to required traffic control devices.

Christopher Ryan Pierce, 22, of Camarilla Court, Johns Creek, was arrested Sept. 3 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Barrett Jerome Hughes, 26, of Abbotts Bridge Road, Duluth, was arrested Sept. 5 on Abbotts Bridge Road for DUI. Latoya Antionette White, 37, of Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville, was arrested Sept. 5 on State Bridge Road for DUI, failure to maintain lane, no insurance, driving on wrong side of roadway and operating equipment unsafe or improperly.

Son sought in murder of parents in Roswell found dead

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The search for a suspect of a double homicide ended Sept.

4, when detectives were notified that Duane Hall had been found dead in the driver’s seat of a stolen vehicle in Henry County.

Police had been searching for the 30-year-old man since early August. He was wanted for two counts of murder for allegedly stabbing his parents, Delroy and Murline-Gregory Hall, to death.

Police spokesman Tim Lupo said the Toyota Camry stolen from the scene of the murders — believed to have belonged to the victims — was in the woods near a reservoir off Indian Creek Road. The deceased male inside the vehicle was positively identified as Duane Hall.

“At this time, there is no information on Duane Hall’s cause of death,” Lupo said. “However, there is no indication of suspicious activity, and detectives are not searching for any other involved individuals.”

On Aug. 2, officers responded to a

home on the 1000 block of Barrington Landing Court, where they found Delroy and Murline-Gregory Hall dead in their home. The motive behind the murders is unknown.

Fulton County jail records show Duane Hall had previously dealt with Roswell police.

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-6404100. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 404-577-8477.

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Clerk confirms City Council candidate is eligible to run

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — City Clerk Allison Tarpley released a hearing decision Sept. 8 confirming that Lee HeardTucker is eligible to run for City Council Post 1, absolving Heard-Tucker of claims made against her residency.

Heard-Tucker qualified for the Post 1 seat Aug. 16.

On Aug. 27, Mayor Mike Bodker and Mayor Pro Tem Lenny Zaprowski filed a challenge against Heard-Tucker’s candidacy, alleging that HeardTucker had not been a resident of Johns Creek for the requisite 12-month period prior to seeking elected office.

According to the City’s charter, candidates seeking elected office must meet three requirements to qualify: candidates must be over 21 years old, must be registered to vote in Johns Creek and must have lived in the city for 12 months prior to the election.

Elected officials are required to remain residents of the city for the duration of their term.

As evidence of their claim, Bodker and Zaprowski cited the address listed on Heard-Tucker’s driver’s license, Fulton County property tax records, voting precinct records and the date her voter registration changed to her Johns Creek address.

On Sept. 2 Tarpley presided over a hearing at City Hall to adjudicate Heard-Tucker’s residency. As with most Georgia cities, the city clerk is Johns Creek’s highest-ranking elections official.

Bodker and Zaprowski were represented by lawyer Brad Carver who presented the evidence brought in their claim. Additionally, Carver questioned Heard-Tucker about her political preferences and volunteer positions.

Heard-Tucker and her lawyer David Dreyer presented evidence during the hearing to support her residency.

The driver’s license Heard-Tucker provided in her qualifying documents lists an address on Garden Walk SW in Atlanta with an expiration date in 2025.

Heard-Tucker told the complainants and the city clerk that she had not made updating the address listed on her driver’s license a priority after moving. She said she had been busy with the move, working from home and then helping her daughter through the virtual schooling brought on by the pandemic. At the hearing, she said she had since applied for an updated license which would feature her Johns Creek address.

Fulton County tax records show that Heard-Tucker has not obtained

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City Council Post 1 candidate Lee Heard-Tucker and lawyer David Dreyer read over documents during Sept. 2 hearing at City Hall. a homestead exemption on her Johns Creek property. Homestead exemptions decrease the overall property tax paid by individual residents by sheltering a portion of the home’s value from its taxable value. The complainants argued that not having a homestead exemption implied Heard-Tucker did not consider her Johns Creek address to be her primary residence.

During the hearing, Heard-Tucker acknowledged that she did not have a homestead exemption. She said she purposely did not apply for one and had also not claimed a homestead exemption on her former property in Atlanta.

Regarding Heard-Tucker’s voter registration, complainants supplied records showing that Heard-Tucker was still registered to vote through her former Atlanta address until June 24,

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In Tarpley’s decision, she notes that the city charter does not specify a time limit by which a candidate must be registered to vote in Johns Creek and that Heard-Tucker was registered at the time of qualification.

Heard-Tucker and Dreyer also supplied a year’s worth of power and gas bills for her Johns Creek residence in addition to doctor’s bills and veterinary bills that they said substantiated Heard-Tucker’s residency claim.

Tarpley pointed to this evidence as a contributing factor in her decision that Heard-Tucker is qualified to seek

the Post 1 seat.

“After reviewing all the documents and testimony provided by the parties,” Tarpley said in the decision, “I find the evidence sufficient to demonstrate that Ms. Heard-Tucker’s habitation has been fixed in Johns Creek since June 2020 and that she intends to remain in Johns Creek. Therefore, I have determined that Ms. Heard-Tucker is qualified to seek and hold the public office of Johns Creek City Council Post 1.”

Bodker told the Herald his legal team is looking into Tarpley’s decision and determining whether or not to file an appeal.

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City approves new contract for police body-worn cameras

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — In 2019, the Johns Creek Police Department joined droves of law enforcement agencies nationwide by implementing body-worn cameras to officer uniforms and signing a five-year contract with Axon Enterprises.

The original $1.5 million contract is entering its third year, however, at the Aug. 30 City Council meeting, officials unanimously approved a new 10-year contract with Axon to incorporate the company’s latest technology updates.

Transitioning to the new contract comes with a $331,400 price tag which has been accounted for in the equipment accrual fund of the 2022 budget.

Amid smaller technology updates which streamline the Axon software, one of the biggest improvements, Police Chief Mark Mitchell said, are new features which will allow supervising officers to remotely access live feeds from officers’ cameras.

“It affords us the ability to look at critical situations going on live and allows our supervisors to be able to assist and see exactly what’s going on so they can give guidance,” Mitchell said.

The upgrades also include improvements to license plate reader recognition software which Mitchell said will help officers locate stolen vehicles and wanted persons moving through the city.

Since becoming a part of their uniforms three years ago, the police department has touted the body-worn cameras’ usefulness.

In the agenda report presented to the City Council, Mitchell said the cameras, “have been an effective

means to enhance the safety of, and improve the interactions between, officers and the public while providing an audio and visual record of interactions that capture evidence in the event of a crime, police-citizen interaction, or use-of-force incident.”

Johns Creek Police Lt. Jon D. Moses said the department does not maintain internal data to track the effectiveness of the technology, but says he “absolutely,” believes it to be beneficial.

However, studies that point to bodyworn-camera effectiveness often come with a caveat: it greatly depends on how the cameras are used rather than just their adoption.

Body-worn cameras become useless if officers are not required to turn them on. In Johns Creek, officers are required to have their cameras on and recording whenever they exit the vehicle on a service call or investigation, Mitchell said.

Officers are also allowed to view the footage collected before filing incident reports, Mitchell said.

Additionally, after incidents are adjudicated, Mitchell said, the footage becomes accessible to the public through the Georgia Open Records Act. Although Mitchell joined the department in June, he said he had prior experience with companies similar to Axon during his time as chief of the Canton Police Department.

Police body-worn cameras became widespread seven years ago, following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Policy makers sought solutions to issues in policing with many pinning their hopes on body-worn cameras.

At the time, it was thought that the

Corp. Vic Massarelli, left, shown wearing his body-worn camera while attending “Coffee with a Cop” on July 22. The cameras, located on the front and center of officers’ shirts, have been part of the Johns Creek Police Department officers’ uniforms since 2019. According to Chief Mark Mitchell, policy stipulates that cameras must be on and recording every time officers exit their vehicle for a service call or investigation. increased oversight provided by video records of police-civilian interactions would help decrease use of force and citizen complaints. But since their implementation in departments across the country, studies show mixed results.

A 2020 study by George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy found that body-worn cameras have not had a statistically

significant impact on most measures of officer and citizen behavior or on overall citizen view of police.

Other studies of body-worn cameras have proven them to be an effective tool for evidence gathering.

Mitchell and Moses are quick to say that the evidence collected by the cameras only make up one piece of the puzzle, but still, Mitchell calls the technology a “win-win” for the department.

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Memorial: Continued from Page 1 Spears said. “As we walked from Air Force One to Marine One, the President paused, looked me straight in the eye, and said, ‘Make no mistake. We will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts.’”

Spears concluded his remarks by calling upon attendees to remember, to celebrate and to act.

“Celebrate those who served, celebrate those who continue to serve and join those who act,” Spears said. “If we are to grow stronger and more resilient, if we are to build a more perfect union, we must remember, celebrate and act.”

Alpharetta mother of two, Beth Zampieri, also shared her memories from 9/11.

It was her third day at a new job and Zampieri had just started to decorate her window cubicle on the 51st floor of the North Tower at the World Trade Center when the first plane stuck.

She said she remembered thinking it was an earthquake when she felt the building shake. As the smell of gasoline began to fill the air, her and her coworkers began to file down packed stairwells to evacuate.

Zampieri recounted the slow pace moving down the more than four dozen

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flights of stairs to safety and having to shift to one side of the stairwell to allow firefighters to pass on their way to rescue other tenants and quell the blaze above.

“What I now realize, is that the firefighters knew exactly what had happened,” Zampieri said. “They knew exactly what they were walking into, and yet they continued to walk up.”

It wasn’t until she made it out of the building, Zampieri said, and saw both towers engulfed in flames, that she understood that this was not an accident and that the United States was under attack.

About a month later Zampieri began to struggle with acute post-traumatic stress disorder. She manages it well to this day, but said it was triggered again over the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both experiences, Zampieri said, solidified her admiration for first responders and their families and the emotional toll — as well as the physical toll — they experience in the regular course of their jobs.

Every year since 2001, Zampieri and her family have used the memorial date as a day of service, crafting homemade cards and baking cookies for area first responders. But this year, Zampieri enlisted the help of students from both of her children’s schools: Dolvin Elementary and Autrey Mill Middle School.

Zampieri said that after the memorial she and her family would deliver almost 700 student-made cards to fire departments and police stations in Alpharetta and Johns Creek.

“It’s just our small way of giving thanks,” Zampieri said.

Before concluding, Zampieri shared a note she left at one of the many impromptu memorials she attended in the days following the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan’s Union Square Park.

“To the firemen who were walking up

World Trade Center as I was escaping: You are my heroes, our prayers are with you, you will not be forgotten.”

Her final ask of the audience was to thank first responders for their service.

“Please say thank you to the first responders who keep us all safe,” Zampieri said. “They ran into the building so that I could run out.”

At the end of the memorial, all first responders in attendance made their way to the stage to be recognized and were met with a standing ovation.

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Alpharetta to move ahead with local road projects in face of express lane delay

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta officials are watching closely as the Georgia DOT regroups from a setback on its plan to add express lanes along Ga. 400 through North Fulton County.

The project, which was scheduled to begin late next year, hit a snag last month when the State Transportation Board rejected the only qualified bid for the work.

MW 400 Partners’ proposal came in far higher than the $1.7 billion GDOT had budgeted.

GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry says the project remains active despite the setback.

Plans call for two toll lanes in each direction running 16 miles from the North Springs MARTA station in Sandy Springs north to McGinnis Ferry Road in Alpharetta.

The project has major ramifications for Alpharetta where two Ga. 400 overpasses will be replaced, and the city will inherit a new interchange where none existed before.

Roswell also will be affected. GDOT plans to add an express lanes interchange at Grimes Bridge Road allowing northbound vehicles to exit and southbound vehicles to enter the express lanes. It also will construct a new bridge over Holcomb Bridge Road that could accommodate a future bus rapid transit station.

Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said the city has made no formal moves to postpone or shift priorities on its own set of road projects because of the delay.

“Until they announce a new schedule, we don’t know what to adjust to,” Drinkard said.

While most big-ticket transportation projects on tap in Alpharetta were planned long before the express lane initiative kicked off in earnest two years ago, some do have significant tie-ins.

In the current 2022 budget, the city has set aside $23 million in transportation sales tax dollars to widen Webb Bridge Road to create wider sidewalks along both sides of the road, adding bike lanes and a roundabout at Webb Bridge Way. The GDOT plans to add a new interchange just north of Webb Bridge Road for exclusive use by Ga. 400 express lane traffic. City officials anticipate the exchange will add to traffic in the area, although neither the state nor the city can predict how much.

Alpharetta has two other major transportation initiatives it plans to launch if the transportation sales tax is extended for another five-year term in this November’s referendum vote. The city is estimated to receive $61 million in funding over five years if the ballot measure passes.

It’s top-tier projects include: Webb Bridge Road improvements — $13 million: The project focuses on the section of Webb Bridge Road between Morris Road and the Big Creek Greenway and would continue design elements to be constructed to the east that are being funded by the 2016 TSPLOST. Tradewinds Parkway ripple effect — $6.5 million: The project is meant to address possible congestion problems created by the new Tradewinds interchange for express lane travelers. The city plans to construct a series of improvements on North point Parkway, Westside parkway, Morris Road and Webb Bridge Road/ Academy Street.

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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said the city has its own timetables set for its road projects, but the express lane delay is disappointing. ““It’s disappointing that the first round of trying to work out that business model wasn’t successful, but I think when you try something new, especially on a project this large, you’re going to have some challenges along the way,” he said.

Everyone involved in the process, he said, understood from the beginning that the Department of Transportation has been working on this for more than a decade, and that this was a business model – a public/ private partnership – the agency had never attempted before.

“I think GDOT is continuing to try to figure out how they can get this done in a timely manner and in a way that’s respectful of the taxpayers,” Gilvin said.

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Upgrades coming to Roswell DoubleTree after $13 million acquisition

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — An Atlanta real estate investment company has purchased the DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Roswell hotel for $13.75 million.

RADCO Companies is planning to modernize and upgrade the hotel for an additional cost of about $6.25 million. These plans will largely focus on the hotel’s guestrooms and guest bathrooms, common areas, mechanicals and technology.

The property, located on Holcomb Bridge Road, is currently the only full-service hotel between the Perimeter and Alpharetta. It was constructed in 1985 and sits in a prime location adjacent to Ga. 400.

The DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Roswell hotel consists of 76 double-double and 98 king rooms, more than 7,800 square feet of meeting space, a full-service restaurant and bar, fitness center, mini market and outdoor pool.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospitality sector, in general, saw a major decline, resulting in drastically reduced occupancy and average daily rates. In response, RADCO launched a hotel division in early 2021. The deal is the division’s first acquisition.

Andy Williams, executive director of the Roswell Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, said although the acquisition is interesting, it is not unexpected, as RADCO

is taking advantage of an opportunity to add an asset to their portfolio.

“Investment in hotel product that elevates the guest experience, whether in exterior aesthetics, interior spaces, meeting spaces or onsite amenities, is generally going to net a positive result and create a higher demand for that property,” Williams said.

Should RADCO move forward with its plans to invest in improvements to the hotel, Williams said, it would only make it better.

“Since our destination attracts leisure travelers, business travelers, weddings and other types of group business, we would expect this to have a positive impact on our community and the transient business we are able to attract to the city,” Williams said.

The Ga. 400 corridor is growing rapidly. It is home to major employers such as State Farm, Mercedes-Benz, UPS, Kimberly Clark, Verizon and more than 700 tech companies based in Alpharetta.

Norman Radow, CEO of RADCO, said the company’s move into the hospitality sector is a return to its roots.

“We seek to invest in assets with a compelling acquisition story, and RADCO’s purchase of the DoubleTree

by Hilton in suburban Atlanta employs all of RADCO’s investment criteria, representing an attractive opportunity in an excellent location,” Radow said.

On Aug. 23, the Roswell City Council approved site plan changes to allow for the city’s first boutique hotel in

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RADCO Companies is planning to modernize and upgrade the DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Roswell hotel after purchasing the property for $13.75 million.

historic downtown to move forward. The project has been in the works for about five years and is estimated to be a $90 million investment for Roswell.

The developer, West Alley LLC, expects to begin construction of the boutique hotel in 2022 or 2023. Once built, the boutique hotel and DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta Roswell hotel will sit less than three miles apart from each other.

Speakers forum to cover variety of practical topics ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The inaugural Alpharetta Business Association Forum will be held on Thursday, Sept. 30 from 12:30-6 p.m. at The Legacy Theater at Phase, 12150 Morris Road.

The Forum will offer a variety of speakers, networking opportunities, and a business exhibition. Attendees can also attend the ABA’s September Afterhours meeting immediately following.

“This new ABA event was designed

to help business owners learn how to better grow their business as well as offer encouragement and direction to both seasoned and emerging business leaders,” said Paula Fine, ABA Board Member. “These speakers will provide practical and thought-provoking ideas and best practices.”

The forum will begin with keynote speaker Sandy Weaver, program director for the Center for Workplace Happiness.

Breakout sessions will feature the following topics and speakers: • “If You Want to Start a Business, What Do You Think About?” Michael Ostien, vice chair for the North Metro Atlanta SCORE Chapter.

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For more information and to register for the forum, visit alpharettabusinessassociation.com.

LEADERSHIP NORTH FULTON ANNOUNCES CLASS of 2022 The Greater North Fulton Chamber is excited to announce the NEW Leadership North Fulton Class of 2021-2022. Leaders are often created during times of uncertainty, and the newly selected members of this year’s class have accepted that challenge. Learn more about the Chamber’s leadership programs at www.gnfcc.com and join us in congratulating the following leaders!

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Investigators say he may have assaulted additional victims.

Roswell police spokesman Timothy Lupo said police began an investigation Aug. 31 into the alleged sexual assault of a child at the school, which serves children from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Online jail records show the incident may have taken place March 1, 2020, while Vandel was still employed at the Fulton Academy of Science and Technology.

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Investigators are still working to determine if Uduk had any inappropriate contact with any of his students.

Neither of the two schools are affiliated with each other.

Any other victims or persons with information about Vandel are encouraged to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100.

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Local cadet completes basic training at West Point WEST POINT, N.Y. — Cadet Jackson W. Vagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Vagner of Cumming, Georgia, completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy.

Vagner entered West Point on June 28 and has successfully completed six weeks of Cadet Basic Training. The initial military training program provides cadets with basic skills to instill discipline, pride, cohesion, confidence, and a high sense of duty to prepare them for entry into the Corps of Cadets. Areas of summer instruction included first aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological, and chemical training.

Vagner began classes Aug. 16. The West Point curriculum offers 36 majors balancing physical sciences and engineering with humanities and social sciences leading to a Bachelor of Science degree.

Vagner graduated from West Forsyth High School. He plans to graduate from West Point in 2025 and be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Stan Kubis, a Roswell resident since 2013, is one of three new additions to the leadership team at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta.

Kubis has been settling into his new role as the organization’s chief technology officer for the past four months. He said he feels honored and privileged for the opportunity to join the Y. “Working in a nonprofit, missiondriven culture has been very good to me and my family, and I look at working at the Y as a way to give back to my community every day,” Kubis said.

As the Y’s chief technology officer, Kubis leads the organization’s technology strategy and daily operations.

Under his leadership, the technology will continue to innovate and leverage current and new technologies to support the organization and attract, engage and retain members.

Kubis previously held IT leadership roles at consumer products and manufacturing companies and served for about six years as senior vice president and chief information officer for the Boys and Girls Club of America.

He said what attracted him to the Y was its 2025 Strategic Plan, core values and especially the nonprofit mission-driven culture, which he described as “a feeling you can’t beat.”

“I had been watching the Y for a while, and we began a dialog well before the pandemic started,” Kubis said. “So, it was interesting to see how they responded to it by closing some of the branches and distributing food to those in need. It all happened overnight, and I decided then it was a team I wanted to be a part of.”

Lauren Koontz, president and CEO of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, said in a statement Aug. 25 she is excited to welcome Kubis to the Y’s leadership team.

“Stan has an ambitious vision and a true heart for service,” Koontz said.

When he’s not at the Y, Kubis said he’s walking his dog with his wife along the Chattahoochee River. He said his goal is to keep his neighborhoods in the best shape possible, including mind, body and spirit, and making everyone feel like they belong.

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Newtown Park hosts annual Pup-a-Palooza

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Local dog lovers made their way to Newtown Park on Sept. 11 for the city’s annual pup-apalooza event.

Attendees browsed vendor booths, enjoyed food trucks and mingled with fellow dog owners.

For the dogs who love the spotlight, the Recreation and Parks Department hosted two competitions for best dressed dog and best dog trick.

The get-together took a hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Johns Creek Recreation Program Coordinator Sunnie McWalters said despite the lapse, the event was back and better than ever.

“We’re really excited to have it back for 2021,” McWalters said. “And a great turnout even though the event didn’t happen last year, our dog lovers of our park and our great Newtown dog park came out and supported us today and

all our local vendors. We’re grateful to re-introduce this to the community.”

In years past, the event was held at the Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater.

Since the amphitheater is undergoing construction to repair structural damage from earlier this summer, pups and their owners instead trekked to the parking lot adjacent to the Newtown dog park.

Some attendees missed the pavilion’s shade, but McWalters said she preferred the new location.

“I actually think it worked out really well,” McWalters said. “We’re closer to the dog park, we have more foot traffic because of the youth sports and we’re not in a gated venue. So, I think our turnout was really phenomenal. We are fortunate to have beautiful weather today that always helps contribute to a great event.”

Resident and first-time pup-a-palooza attendee Ana Weber said she and her dog Mr. Snuggles had a great time.

Although Mr. Snuggles did not participate in the competitions, Weber said

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Pup-a-Palooza featured two competitions: Best Dog Trick and Best Dressed Dog. Pictured are the Best Dog Trick competitors and their owners. he loved watching all the talented dogs.

Cheylin Dutra from Roswell’s Dogtopia, was one of many vendors at Newtown Park on Saturday.

“We’re just here trying to give dogs

the most exciting day ever,” Dutra said.

“We’ve met lots of dogs, lots of people.

It’s been a fun day.”

Attendees left the event Saturday with smiles and wagging tails.

The Drake House holds annual ice cream fundraiser

BY ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Drake House hosted the annual Miss Mary’s Ice Cream Crankin’ fundraiser Aug. 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Roswell.

Residents and attendees were provided with a to-go bag filled with ice cream tickets, napkins, and colorchanging spoons at their vehicle upon entry of the drive-thru event. Tents containing different flavors were spread along the vehicle pathway. Attendees had the option to stop at any tent of their choosing and exchange their tickets for a to-go container of a selected flavor. Previous flavor winners such as Red Beard’s Ice Cream and the National Charity League Gardenia Chapter attended the fundraiser to provide their award-winning ice cream.

“This event is so special because it truly is for everyone,” said The Drake House Executive Director Nesha Mason.

“We are excited to have the ability to alter the event in a way that is safe for all attendees and still allows us to celebrate community with family fun and ice cream.”

The pandemic has left its mark on the fundraiser the past two years, converting the pedestrian-friendly event into a drive-thru format in observance of health safety guidelines. All volunteers and staff remained masked with

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sanitation stations.

The festival included a fire truck, hip-hop dancers and treats provided by the Girl Scouts. With the intent of remaining affordable for all families, ticket prices were low with all additional festivities included.

“COVID has affected every fundraising event in different ways,” Mason said.

“For [Miss Mary’s Ice Cream Crankin’], the biggest change came in the form of the event format itself. Attendees have grown to love coming to the park, getting their spoons, and walking to each homemade ice cream crankin’ team tent to sample the amazing flavors while playing in bounce houses and other festivities along the way.”

Established in 2005, the Miss Mary’s

Previous ice cream winners set up their tents to provide visitors with a variety of flavors throughout the area. fundraiser has remained an annual staple for the Drake House. The outdoor event provides families with a day of ice cream, live entertainment, and interactive games and activities. Despite many world changes, The Drake House has no intention of stopping their tradition.

“The idea was to host an old-fashioned ice cream social for everyone in

the community. The event immediately had traction and was very successful in year one. Now 15 years later, it’s just as popular as ever,” Mason said.

For more information about The Drake House and how you can be involved in future events, visit TheDrakeHouse.org or email info@thedrakehouse.org.

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Innovation Academy welcomes students to new campus Long delays in opening worth it, says principal

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. —After nearly a decade, five superintendents, a recession and a pandemic, the area’s first STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) high school opened its doors to students in August.

Fulton County Schools’ Innovation Academy hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 31 attended by local dignitaries and school officials who gathered at the campus in downtown Alpharetta.

The magnet high school opened with a full enrollment of 900 students in grades 9 through 11, selected by a lottery from students across the North Fulton region. Next year the school will have all four grades. A similar STEM high school also opened in August serving students in the South Fulton region.

Fulton Schools’ Innovation Academy is located on the site of the original Milton High School, which stood for nearly 80 years. Only the athletic fields remain from the original campus after it was rebuilt in 2005 on a new site in Milton.

Principal Tim Duncan said the process from drawing board to opening bell was worth the wait for the new school.

“Based on the feedback, our pre-

work and research paid off as the students all showed up and had an amazing first week,” Duncan said. “Beyond just entering a new environment with new concepts, our students had to adjust to all new friends.”

He noted the transition during the first week was made easier with many collaborative activities, such as a design-thinking potable water project and the first IA Olympics that helped accelerate the bonding process of students.

Closer bonding may have to wait a little while, as the school opened in the midst of a resurging COVID-19 pandemic.

Duncan said the school has had a very low rate of positive COVID cases in the first month. He attributed that to good adherence to safety protocols like washing hands and wearing face coverings.

“Every day I say, ‘stay apart to stay together,’” Duncan said. “They seem to all really want to be at school, so they are willing to make these small sacrifices to be with their friends in face-toface learning.

He said he wants to focus energy on relationship building and establishing routines, as students see increasing rigor in the classroom.

“We are constantly looking at how to add additional supports,” Duncan said. “We are excited to announce our mascot, school colors, and launch our clubs this month.”

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Cutting the ribbon at the Aug. 31 grand op ening of the Fulton County Innovation Academy in downtown Alpharetta were, from left, Fulton County School Board member Linda McCain, Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, school board member Katie Reeves, Principal Tim Duncan, school board members Kimberly Dove and Katha Stuart, Alpharetta Mayor Jimmy Gilvin, Superintendent Mike Looney and State Rep. Chuck Martin.

September is also “wellness month” with a focus on everyday activities to build a healthy mind, body and spirit, he added.

Fulton Schools’ Innovation Academy provides another learning option for students outside a traditional high school. The curriculum focuses on building “creators and problem solvers,” Duncan said, with students on career paths of healthcare sciences, engineer-

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Mentors from all sectors of area business and civic organizations will also lend their expertise and guidance to students.

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After immigrating to the United States, Sensei Dong continued teaching his style of martial arts which has spread across the United States and in other parts of the world. My sister Allyson took up the style when she went to UF and, unlike me, she continued her training until this day and is now one of the highest-ranking women in the style. She still teaches and tests the

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O’Sensei Dong was a not a large man and probably never weighed more than 160 pounds, if that. He held elite black belt rankings in multiple styles - Wing Chun, Vovinam, Shotokan, and Judo. Later in life, he took up distance running and completed 23 marathons, 8 ultra-marathons (of 50 miles), and 14 100 mile ultras.

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When he began declining from early onset Alzheimer’s Disease, his son Quynh took over the leadership of Cuong Nhu. I only met his son Quynh a couple times. Like his father, Quynh was not a big guy. Think of someone a cross between Bruce Lee, Mohammad Ali, and Roger Federer - lightening fast, fearless, intense, and intimidating —someone who walks into the room and takes all the air from it. And you know, Ali used to brag that he could turn out the lights and get into bed under the blankets before the lights went out. Of course, that was an exaggeration

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Yesterday, my sister called me. “Quynh is dead,” she said.

He was 57 years old and left behind a wife, three children and a stepson, many professional colleagues, neighbors, a world-wide school of martial arts with thousands of students, and his father’s mission. Dead at 57 just made no sense when I heard the news. No way.

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Yes, even the mighty Quynh (pronounced “Quin”) was a weakling compared to this insidious virus and, yes, his number did come up, didn’t it?

I can forgive him for leaving us at such a young age. But I cannot forgive him for completely missing what this whole thing is about and that it wasn’t all about him — in fact it had almost nothing to do with him.

Getting vaccinated is all about everyone else - Quynh’s family, his children who may have been infected or their school mates or their teachers who may have infected or ultimately killed. I can’t forgive him for possibly infecting the people he worked with in the office, or the clerk he talked to at the grocery store, or the next-door neighbor’s kid who came over to speak with him. I can’t forgive him for

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Left to right; Grandmaster Quynh Ngo, Master Terri Giamartino, Master Allyson Appen.

possibly infecting and killing the waitress at the restaurant he dined in or his neighbor’s mother who he greeted.

Why did this amazing, talented, disciplined, intelligent man think that vaccinations have anything at all to do with just him? How is that possible?

It’s not all about you. It is about respect for everyone around you - for humanity.

And, it’s not about your “rights.” In relative terms, you don’t have this right.

It’s not about who you vote for or who you are. It’s about the fact that you don’t have the right to potentially infect and kill other people because you think you have the right not to get vaccinated. You don’t have that right, sorry.

I am so sorry. We all are. Maybe Quynh’s legacy will be that his death at 57 will inspire some of the almost 40% who are not vaccinated, to wake up and go do the right thing — and get vaccinated.

Rest in peace Grandmaster Quynh.

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING: MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11360 LAKEFIELD DRIVE, JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097 The Johns Creek Town Center Plan is scheduled for public hearings: Johns Creek Town Center Plan Consideration to approve the Johns Creek Town Center Plan establishing a vision for land use, linear park design, street and multi-modal networks and streetscape, to create a sense of place commensurate with the scale and quality of the City of Johns Creek. A copy of the draft plan is located within the Community Development Department and online (https://www.johnscreekga.gov/JCGA/ Media/PDF-PC/2021-09-01_DRAFT_JohnsCreekTownCenterPlan_8-31-21_ Final.pdf) for public viewing.

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One of two suspects in deadly Alpharetta shooting surrenders to police

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Police said Zion Azure Javon Heyward, 18, was taken into custody at around 6 p.m. Aug. 24 after he showed up at the Alpharetta Police Department accompanied by his family and attorney.

But police are still searching for Jaycob Lawrence Allen-Jones, 19, saying they have no information on his whereabouts. Both teens are also wanted for aggravated assault and

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At around 10:30 p.m. Aug. 19, police found Victor Lazo with multiple gunshot wounds outside the Manchester at Mansell apartment complex.

Lazo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Surveillance footage showed two males, believed to be Heyward and Allen-Jones, running from the scene immediately after the shooting, police said.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Detective Jakai Braithwaite at 678297-6330 or jabraithwaite@alpharetta. ga.us. The case number is 2108-0343.

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