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Volunteers from the Johns Creek Arts Center assist visitors with crafts and art projects highlighting countries and cultures from across the world at the International Festival April 30 at Heisman Field.

International Festival returns to Johns Creek

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Residents and visitors came out in droves to Heisman Field in Johns Creek April 30 for the city’s annual International Festival.

Formal hearing held for Milton athletes

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The all-day event featured food and retail vendors and performers representing countries and cultures from across the globe.

Community organizations and city departments also showed up in full force with booths representing the Johns

City ponders changes to stormwater fees

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Creek Police and Fire Departments, Johns Creek Cricket Association the legacy arts campaign and Impact Johns Creek, among others.

As in years past, the Johns Creek

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Local business group plans farmer’s market

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of bills in Forsyth County April 28 that revamp some of the state’s educational policies.

Kemp held the signing in front of a crowd of more than 100 at the Forsyth County Arts and Learning Center in Cumming. The move comes less than a month before Kemp faces Republican challenger David Perdue in the May 24 gubernatorial primary.

Kemp has maintained a solid lead against the former U.S. senator throughout his campaign, even as Perdue gained the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Perdue visited Cumming in March, with Donald Trump Jr. joining him on the campaign trail.

Kemp and Perdue have both

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Duluth woman’s wallet stolen from out of purse JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A Duluth woman reported her wallet was stolen March 13 at Publix on State Bridge Road. The victim said that while she had been shopping, someone removed the wallet out of her purse. Her wallet contained $600 cash, her driver’s license and five credit cards.

The victim realized her wallet was missing when she received a notification from Wells Fargo of two attempted purchases at Target on State Bridge Road, one for $1,000 and the second for $212.

Both purchases were blocked.

She was advised to cancel all her bank cards.

Man extorted for money after sending nude photos JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A Johns Creek man said he began receiving threats to extort money April 11 after he sent nude pictures of himself to someone he had befriended on Snapchat.

He said he had been in communication with someone who identified themselves as “Hannah,” and he sent the photos.

Later in the evening, he was notified that if he didn’t pay $1,200, the photos would be released online. Soon after he refused the demand, the individual created a group message of nearly 150 people who followed him on Instagram and sent several of the photos to the group.

The victim was able to capture the communications on screenshot and they were entered as evidence.

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Witness offers details of hit-and-run vehicle

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A Johns Creek man was cited for failure to report striking another vehicle in the parking lot of Starbucks on Haynes Bridge Road April 12.

Police responded to the scene when a Roswell reported damage to her vehicle when she returned to the lot.

A witness told police he saw a white Toyota Tundra strike the vehicle as it was attempting to park in the adjoining space. The witness said the driver then pulled away and parked in another stall farther down the lot.

The witness took a picture of the vehicle and its license plate after the driver exited the vehicle and visited several nearby shops.

Police tracked the owner of the truck to a residence about a mile away and found the truck with blue paint transfer on the front bumper. The driver said he did not know he had struck the car but remembered visiting the lot. He was cited for failure to report striking an unattended vehicle.

Three suspects sought in liquor store burglary ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– A group of men broke into Milton Beverage Liquor store on Old Milton Parkway in the early morning hours of April 16, taking merchandise and leaving the place in a shambles.

Police were notified of an alarm at

the store shortly after 4 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they found the front door had been shattered and there were broken bottles strewn about the floor.

Video footage obtained from the store owner showed three men, each masked and wearing hoodies, exit a white or silver Nissan Sentra around 4 a.m. in the parking lot. One of the men used a rock to shatter the front door. Once inside, the three moved directly to an area of the store where inventory was stacked in boxes. They transported several boxes to the car but made no move to the cash register, but one burglar jumped behind the counter and took several boxes of cigarettes.

Police collected evidence from the scene, including additional video, and are continuing the investigation.

Bank cards go missing during store purchase ALPHARETTA, Ga. –– A Marietta woman reported the theft of her checkbook and two credit cards April 13 while she was paying for items at Nordstrom Rack on North Point Parkway.

The victim said she noticed the items had been taken after she went next door to Total Wine.

She then contacted her husband, who called the bank to freeze her cards.

Both cards had been used but declined for charges totaling $1,000 at Target near the Nordstrom Rack.

Police notified the store’s loss prevention seeking any video footage.

Court hearing held for Milton teens charged in death of Alpharetta man

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Two former Milton High School athletes accused of murdering an Alpharetta man in October appeared via Zoom for a case management hearing in Fulton County Superior Court on April 27.

Cameron Walker, 17, and Jonathan Murray, 18, both of Roswell, face three counts of felony murder, murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal attempt to purchase marijuana and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Both were denied bond in March.

Adam Abbate, with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, told Judge Shukura Ingram he is still awaiting the medical examiner’s autopsy report and on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for the crime lab report for firearms, but he expects to receive both in the next 60 days.

“I believe most of the discovery has been served…,” Abbate said. “We’re still waiting to receive the final report from the medical examiner’s office, but I know the photographs have been turned over. The report is just taking longer than usual.”

Arrest warrants obtained by the Herald state Walker and Murray attempted to rob and ultimately shot 24-year-old Connor Mediate, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the night of Oct. 14 at the Collingwood Apartments in Alpharetta.

The warrants state Alpharetta police used a collection of Snapchat messages, cellphone records, surveillance images and witness statements during an “intense month-long investigation” to build their case. The North Fulton SWAT team arrested the pair after one of their high school basketball games in mid-November.

Walker and Murray are scheduled for another case management hearing on July 25 at 9 a.m.

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City considers stormwater rate adjustment

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Nearly one year since its initial implementation, Johns Creek officials are still deliberating on how to achieve equitable rates for stormwater fees paid by residents.

The stormwater utility ordinance appeared before the City Council at an April 25 work session.

Council members heard a status report from Utility Manager Cory Rayburn and considered adjusting the rates residents are charged.

The utility ordinance, passed June 21, 2021, collects fees from residents based on the amount of impervious surface on their property in an attempt to equitably charge individuals based on the quantity of stormwater they create.

When deciding fee amounts, the city also considers the amount of pervious surface, including grassy areas.

With the ordinance, the city also adopted a credit manual by which residents can subsidize portions of their stormwater bill by implementing best practices on their property. It incentivizes property-owners to decrease strain on city stormwater infrastructure and to improve overall water quality, Rayburn said.

The deadline to apply for credits toward the 2022 stormwater bill was in December.

Since the ordinance’s passage, council members have discussed potential changes to the rate structure of the utility, specifically considering removing the calculation of pervious surface.

In his presentation Monday, Rayburn said that such a shift would increase stormwater bills for 79 percent of property owners. Eliminating the calculation for pervious surfaces, Rayburn’s report said, would only decrease bills for property owners with a majority of pervious surface on the property like golf course owners.

Council members reached consensus around keeping the rate structure as-is for the upcoming 2022 billing cycle, but asked Rayburn to continue to develop additions to the ordinance’s credit manual to alleviate the rate’s financial impact on major property owners in the city.

“Everyone, including myself,” Mayor John Bradberry said, “is very interested in seeing what you can do to the credit manual to provide some more surgical strikes and opportunities for different situations.”

The future adjustments to the credits, Bradberry told the Herald, will offer more relief for larger property owners who make stormwater and water quality

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Johns Creek Stormwater Utility Manager Cory Rayburn gives a presentation about potential rate adjustments to City Council members at an April 25 work session. adjustments to their properties.

During the discussions, council members also gave the green light for roughly $600,000 in additional funds to be used for active repairs and maintenance on the city’s stormwater infrastructure from the existing utility fund balance.

Later during the Monday work session, council members also discussed future plans for expanding the city’s special event offerings.

The City Council first floated the introduction of new annual events during their retreat in January. Many of the events, they said, would help “activate” the proposed town center by bringing residents to the area.

During the work session, Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer presented options to council members for how the city could roll out new events which

would require the hiring of an additional full-time city employee.

“We are there (at capacity),” Greer said. “If you want to add practically anything, I need another body.”

Proposed new events included a Juneteenth celebration, summer food trucks, a Day of Excellence festival, and a Diwali festival.

A narrow majority of council members, including Mayor Bradberry and council members Erin Elwood, Dilip Tunki and Chris Coughlin, agreed to hire a new staff member to assist with additional city events. Other council members said they would want any additional events to be rolled out slowly and handled in house.

Salary costs for a new staff member would most likely be taken from a budget amendment the City Council approved Sept. 13 which set aside

$120,000 from the “Unallocated” bucket of the general fund to Recreation and Parks.

The amendment, when presented by former Councilman Lenny Zaprowski, was intended to add an additional staff member to the Recreation and Parks Department, specifically to help the city roll out more youth sports programming.

During the work session, Councilman Coughlin said he supported the new hire because even if the expanded events list does not come to fruition, the additional full-time position could be used to fulfill the recreation needs of the department as identified in the September budget amendment.

The list of proposed events will make its way to a new Arts and Culture board for review and approval in the summer, the same time that the City Council will begin reviewing the next city budget.

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Police seek street race crowd behind damage to patrol car

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying more suspects involved in an intersection takeover the evening of April 17.

The incident report states that when Roswell Police Officer A. Halm approached the intersection of Houze Road and Rucker Road, a group of spectators surrounded the patrol vehicle and began kicking it “so loud that you can hear them in the dash camera footage.”

At around 6:30 p.m., the report states, Cherokee County 911 notified the Roswell Police Department that street racers were seen in the area of Arnold Mill Road and Cox Road and that they had moved over to the Houze Road and Rucker Road intersection.

Halm was eastbound on Rucker Road and activated her emergency lights and siren when she came across a black Infiniti doing doughnuts at the intersection.

The incident report states the Infiniti headed toward Halm’s patrol vehicle and into oncoming traffic in an attempt to

flee.

“A group of spectators then surrounds Officer Halm’s patrol vehicle and begin to kick it,” the report states. “… Fearing for her safety, Officer Halm put her vehicle into drive and drove into the intersection. Most of the suspects ran off at this point.”

According to the incident report, other officers arrived at the scene, stopping different vehicles for traffic violations. Halm stated she was not harmed but that her vehicle had sustained damage, including on the rear driver side quarter panel near the gas cap, where there were visible boot prints and damage to the metal.

Roswell police spokesman Tim Lupo said in an April 26 email to the Herald six individuals have been charged in connection with the incident, and more charges are forthcoming. Several participants in the crowd were captured in video footage from Halm’s dashboard camera. Some of those being investigated are from outside the city. At least two are from Bethlehem, and another is from Mableton.

Anyone with information, videos or photos of the incident is asked to email TrafficEnforcement@roswellgov.com.

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Roswell shows off recycling center for Earth Day Facility stands apart from like operations

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Recycling Center, one of the few facilities in Georgia equipped to sort, process and bale thousands of tons of materials each year, has been at the heart of the city’s green effort for more than two decades.

During a tour of the facility April 16, Roswell Environmental Education Coordinator Nikki Belmonte explained the difference between curbside recycling and what happens at the city’s facility, what materials are accepted and how they are reprocessed.

Belmonte said the facility opened in 2000, thanks to a grassroots initiative

by Roswell citizens who asked the city to offer more recycling options. Up till then, she said, volunteers had been collecting cardboard and paper products in bins down by the Roswell Jail.

But since the facility opened, it has grown into an environmental force in the community. Belmonte said while the Keep North Fulton Beautiful facility in Sandy Springs and CHaRM – the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials – in Atlanta and Athens are similar, none were designed to handle or sort as much material.

“This facility is one of a kind in the state,” Belmonte said. “[The others] don’t have truck bays or forklifts, and they’re not as large. … One of the things I want to get across to you all today is that by coming here, you’ve made a huge step, … because a lot of stuff is ending up in landfills that doesn’t have to.”

Belmonte cited national data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency collected in 2018 that broke down the numbers. The data showed about one-quarter of all waste that ends up in landfills is food, 19 percent is plastics, 12 percent is paper and cardboard, 10 percent is metals, 9 percent is wood and 8 percent is textiles. Glass accounts for 5 percent, and the remaining 12 percent is yard waste, rubber and leather.

Roswell Recycling Center Supervisor Sam Bennet told the Herald in an April 19 email that by the end of the fiscal year 2021, the facility will have accepted close to 1,400 tons of material.

From July 2020 to June 2021, the facility collected approximately 1,407 tons of material, and from July 2019 to June 2020, about 1,658.50 tons, according to Bennet.

It includes glass, fluorescent lightbulbs, molded Styrofoam, items that are at least 50 percent metal, tires, veg-

etable oil and books. Some of the books, Belmonte said, are donated directly to Friends of the Roswell Library, a nonprofit service organization dedicated to supporting literacy in the community.

Belmonte said other materials, like No. 1 plastics found in Coke and juice bottles, are turned into fleece and even carpet.

“Georgia is the number 1 in the world for the carpet industry,” Belmonte said.

“So, think about how we’re contributing directly to our state’s economy every time we recycle. That is really cool to me.”

Belmonte said the Roswell Recycling Center is operated by seven city staff and several community service workers who mostly visit the site on Fridays and Saturdays. She added that two months ago, the facility invested in a new baler, which can handle a little over 1,200 pounds of material.

“This machine takes our materials, cubes and compresses it and ties it up,” Belmonte said. “Then, our forklift will remove it from the machine, and we’ll weigh the materials and put it into one of the trailers before sending it off with the vendor. … This is a huge deal for us to have a brand-new piece of machinery that’s so key to our operation.”

Until March 2020, the center had been open to non-residents, but after shutting down for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it re-opened exclusively to Roswell residents and businesses, free of charge. Only some materials, such as liquid paint, require a fee. Additionally, residents have access to curbside recycling and yard waste pickup through the city’s contract with Waste Management.

Belmonte said she encourages everyone who’s interested in improving their recycling efforts to establish a routine and to be wary of contamination, which occurs when materials are not properly cleaned and reduces or eliminates the quality of the recyclable.

In recent years, some collection programs have either stopped altogether, tightened the list of materials they accept or simply hauled recyclables to landfills or incineration facilities because too much of the material they were receiving was contaminated.

Roswell’s website states the city is currently exploring options to partner with neighboring cities to expand the services of the Roswell Recycling Center, but no additional information is available at this time. Belmonte reiterated how unique it is for Roswell to have its own recycling center.

“I think it’s just how each city decides to spend their money,” Belmonte said. “This was the route that [Roswell] decided to take back in 1998 when it was first discussed.”

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Workers at the Roswell Recycling Center on Maxwell Road unload a resident’s car on April 16. The facility accepts a variety of materials from plastic and glass to motor oil and appliances.

The Roswell Recycling Center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 11570 Maxwell Road in

Alpharetta. A full list of recyclable items can be found at roswellgov.com/RecyclingCenter.

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Johns Creek Chamber launches farmers’ market

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Starting May 11, Johns Creek will host a new weekly farmers market called Medlock Market run by the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce.

For eight weeks on Wednesday afternoons from 4-7 p.m. vendors will set up shop in the northern parking lot at 6000 Medlock Bridge Road, in front of the old 37 Main building.

Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer Robin Buckley said word of the market is spreading through the local business community quickly and, “people are just really, really excited about it.”

Medlock Market fits squarely within the Chamber’s mission of serving as a

resource to bring businesses together, Buckley said.

Vendors will range in product and age. The Chamber hopes to encourage well-established local businesses to attend the market as well as entrepreneurs and student business owners.

Space, Buckley said, will be a nonissue, because the large parking lot was donated for the market by the landowner WePartner Group LLC. “It also has three entrances and exits which makes it even that much more attractive because people are not going to have to worry about being stuck in traffic,” Buckley said.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs one of seven bills aimed toward revamping the state’s educational policies at the Forsyth County Arts and Learning Center April 28.

Kemp: Continued from Page 1 claimed to be the only candidate who can defeat Stacey Abrams, the sole Democrat running for governor.

The bills

Kemp signed seven bills Thursday, all aimed at education.

House Bill 1178 establishes a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” and guarantees parents access to instructional materials used in their children’s classes. The material in question includes curriculum defined by the state Board of Education and local school board.

House Bill 1084 aims to prevent the teaching of “divisive concepts” in the classroom. The bill specifically prohibits teachers from “espousing personal political beliefs” in the classroom. It defines divisive concepts such as teaching that “one race is inherently superior to another race” or that “The United States of America is fundamentally racist.”

The bill’s text notes it does not prohibit any curriculum that addresses the topics of slavery, racial oppression, racial segregation or racial discrimination. The bill also allows the Georgia High School Association to prohibit transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports, if it chooses.

Senate Bill 226 allows for removing “obscene materials” from school libraries.

It mandates local school boards to adopt complaint resolution policies in which parents can report library material they believe to be harmful to minors. The bill focuses on material with sexual content that “is patently offensive to prevailing standards… with respect to what is suitable material for minors” as well as “lacking in serious literary, artistic, political or

scientific value for minors.”

Other bills Kemp signed include: • Senate Bill 588, which amends state law regarding the transparency of local school board meetings • House Bill 517, which increases donation limits for private school scholarship funds • House Bill 385, which allows retired teachers to return to their jobs without penalty • Senate Bill 220, which mandates financial literacy courses be taught in public high schools.

Kemp thanked numerous members of the Georgia General Assembly as he signed the bills. He said the current Legislature is “one of the best, if not the best” he’s been involved in since he began his career in the state government.

Some of the bills Kemp signed have been subject to controversy as they made their way through the Legislature, with detractors accusing the state of trying to exert more control over local school board issues and stifle teachers’ ability to tinstruct children about important concepts. Kemp brushed off concerns of opposition before signing the bills.

“We weren’t elected by the people of this state to shy away from doing what some may call controversial,” Kemp said.

“The bills we are signing into law today are about doing the right thing. As long as my family and I have the honor to serve you, we’re going to continue to put students and parents first in the great state of Georgia.”

Local pushback

Talk of opposition wasn’t purely rhetorical at Kemp’s bill signing, nor was it relegated to more left-leaning areas like Atlanta. A group of around 15 residents and political candidates associated with the Forsyth County Democrats held signs in protest outside the Arts and Learning

Janna Kregoski speaks at a press conference organized by the Forsyth County Democrats, protesting Gov. Kemp’s signing of several educational bills April 28.

Center during the ceremony. The group then moved to Dobbs Creek Park, where they held a short press conference after Kemp’s event.

“Brian Kemp’s statements that teachers want to indoctrinate and divide our students is a blatant and false political ploy that pits parents against teachers,” Forsyth County parent Angie Darnell said. “His plan to control what’s taught in our schools could limit our kids’ opportunity to learn a complete and accurate history of the country.”

Members of the group said the bills would “kill” the teaching of racial history, specifically in Forsyth County, which experienced major racial conflict in the early 1900s, essentially exiling Black residents for decades.

Anita Tucker, a Democratic appointee to the Forsyth County Board of Elections, said Republicans have been trying to sour public opinion of public schooling

and push for school privatization.

Elaine Padgett and Janna Kregoski, both candidates for seats on the Forsyth County Board of Education, attended the protest. They said they weren’t acting as candidates; they were acting as concerned parents.

“You teach kids to think critically by talking about divisive concepts,” Kregoski said. “Teachers are so good about walking that fine line of presenting the facts and presenting both sides. The idea that teachers are indoctrinating our children is pretty honestly ridiculous, especially here in Forsyth County, where our teachers are reflective of the politics here.”

Kregoski continued, “If anything, I think our goal eventually is to have our educators reflect the diversity that’s here in Forsyth. We’ve got an amazing, diverse community. Rather than being scared of it, rather than legislating against it, we need to be embracing it.”

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Home cooking draws loyal crowd in Roswell

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Manager Ase Malotana says visiting Southern Classic Foods in East Roswell is like waking up to your grandma’s cooking on a Sunday morning.

“A lot of people are skeptical to come in the store,” Malotana said, “but then when they actually try our food, they’re always like, ‘Wow, I really didn’t expect it to be this good.’”

The restaurant, which serves everything from fried okra and mac and cheese to jerk ribs and smothered pork shops, sits just a few stores down from From the Earth Brewing Company inside the Connexion Plaza on Holcomb Bridge Road. Malotana said the owner, black businesswoman Sheena Bryant, opened Southern Classic Foods in June 2020 after noticing the lack of soul food in the area.

Bryant was unavailable for a brief interview April 27, but according to the restaurant’s website, her aunties and cousins were famous in her hometown of Cairo, Georgia, for their amazing dishes, and she learned at an early age what her favorite spices, seasonings and herbs were, perfecting them over the years.

“I took tips and tricks from them and was always in the kitchen trying to learn more and more,” the website states.

“Everything from fresh and everything from scratch! We would cook anything you could think of especially traditional Southern foods. Cooking is a passion for me and always has been. There is no better feeling than the gratitude of someone trying a dish made with love!”

Malotana said that to this day,

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Southern Classic Foods serves home-inspired southern cuisine made from scratch. It opened in June 2020 and is at 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 355 in Roswell.

Bryant still cooks all her dishes from scratch and is always the first one in the kitchen and the last to leave. Her hard work, in large part, is what has helped keep the business open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Even though she opened in the middle of quarantine, there was an overwhelming amount of support that came from the community,” Malotana said.

“We’ve always had a good turnout. Like, even in our slow seasons, we still do well, because people are always hungry for some soul food.”

Malotana said their food isn’t exclusive either because people from all walks of life visit the restaurant.

“It made me realize how diverse Roswell is, because all types of people come in,” Malotana said. “I can’t even say that we have a main demographic, because when it comes to having a restaurant in the South, everyone like soul food.”

When entering Southern Classic Foods, Malotana said first-time customers can expect to hear 2000s R&B music playing through the speakers and a full menu with dishes they would

typically find at a cookout. The restaurant’s top seller is its turkey wings, but they’re only available on Saturdays and Sundays. Malotana said it takes Bryant about three hours to cook them.

“That has to be our most popular meal,” Malotana said. “They usually sell out within two hours of opening.”

In addition to the turkey wings, Malotana recommends their fried shrimp, which comes in a variety of flavors including lemon pepper, buffalo and honey

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Backpack Buddies adds partners to help more kids

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 6 Georgia children were food insecure, according to Feeding America, a national organization that tracks childhood hunger.

Children experiencing food insecurity are lacking basic nutrition and are not sure where their next meal will come from. They are often receiving two meals a day from their schools, but on the weekends, food can be harder to come by.

Ronald and Samra Robbins launched Backpack Buddies in 2011 to help eliminate the issue. While they were serving as board members at their synagogue in Savannah, they learned about rampant food insecurity among children in their area.

Joined by four friends, they began by packing weekend meals for eight local children. It took off from there. By the time they moved to Dunwoody in 2017, they were feeding 150 children weekly at four different schools in Savannah.

Now, Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta, with newly minted nonprofit status, is serving 1,000 children each week through a network of more than a dozen synagogues, churches and community organizations.

The groups partner with school counselors, social workers and principals to identify students in need. Then they purchase and package food which is distributed to the children on Fridays.

Originally, the six weekend meals were sent home with the kids in backpacks, hence the name Backpack Buddies, but over the course of the pandemic, the organization opted to send the food home in disposable packaging to limit the spread of germs.

Each child’s weekend food package includes five proteins, two vegetables, two fruits, two servings of juice, two breakfast items and three snacks, totaling 16 single-serve non-perishable food items.

The costs of this food and the space

it takes up, can limit local organizations in their ability to feed children regularly, Ronald Robbins said. “So, we thought, ‘What if we can eliminate the space issue by doing just-in-time inventory?’”

Enter Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta’s new storefront and beta program.

In early February, BPBMA moved into a storefront in Williamsburg in Dunwoody between the UPS store and E. 48th Street Market.

The site provides a central location for all the food to be stored and sorted for the participating organizations so they can just pick up the food before packaging it and taking it to the schools.

Right now, six participating organizations are taking part in a beta program where food is sorted and stored in the Dunwoody building and picked up on Wednesdays.

The pilot program started about two weeks ago, Robbins said, and will run until the end of the school year in midMay. Since being awarded 501(c)3 nonprofit status in early April, Robbins said the organization hopes to receive more donations to help cover the costs of food.

“We just got our 501(c)3 nonprofit.

That was holding us back,” Robbins said.

“Because people will say, ‘Well, I’ll write you a check when you become a nonprofit.’ Now we are.”

The nonprofit is managed by Robbins and six other board members including a local real estate agent, lawyer, financial expert and former nonprofit director who are all supported by Robbins’ wife of 53 years, Samra, and their part-time facilities manager Jonathan.

But in order for Backpack Buddies to continue to grow, Robbins said, they need more community support from the Dunwoody City Council and local organizations in the form of individual monetary and in-kind donations and volunteers.

The board is planning to host a ribbon-cutting and grand opening of the Dunwoody storefront in mid-June

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The subdivision, to be developed by luxury home builder Toll Brothers, will sit on 23 acres near Kimball Bridge and Buice Road. The development will have a density of 1.8 units per acre, with each lot at least one-third of an acre. The homes are planned to sell for a minimum price of $1.3 million.

At a city Planning Commission meeting regarding the proposal on April 14, residents raised concerns about water runoff from new developments causing flooding in adjacent subdivisions. Some Alpharetta residents have faced similar problems in recent years, particularly near downtown, where residential development has soared.

Before voting, City Council members grilled representatives of Toll Brothers on the subdivision’s stormwater management. The approved plan includes two retention ponds in the northeast and northwest corners of the property.

Don Rolader, the attorney representing Toll Brothers, argued that the currently undeveloped land allows water to flow wildly across the parcel and onto nearby properties. He said the retention ponds would serve to control that runoff, improving conditions for nearby property owners.

City staff recommended the council approve the project, subject to 27 conditions that included limiting rentals to 10% of the lots and building a pocket park in the subdivision. Before voting, council members added two more conditions.

The first asked that developers construct a berm, swale or other means to divert water to the retention ponds

along the new subdivision’s shared property line with the adjacent Park Brooke subdivision, if possible. The condition was requested during public comment by a representative of the Park Brooke Homeowners Association.

The second added condition requires Toll Brothers to “make every effort” to pipe underground and connect the stormwater system to existing infrastructure. The council unanimously approved the development with the 29 total conditions.

Councilman Donald Mitchell was absent from the meeting.

Between the presentation from Toll Brothers, council discussion and staff and four public comments on the proposal, the item took up nearly two hours of meeting time. The full meeting lasted nearly five hours.

Councilman Doug DeRito acknowledged that some nearby residents may be unhappy with the new subdivision but said it would ultimately be good for the city. He said the addition of new high-value homes would help increase property values in the area.

The City Council also approved another residential development, this one at the intersection of Haynes Bridge Road and Devore Road. The development will be significantly smaller, consisting of just under 3 acres but will have a density of 6.7 units per acre.

The development, Alcovy Estates, calls for 10 single-family detached homes, two duplexes and five townhomes. It will also contain an underground water detention facility.

The city also approved the first reading of an ordinance that would classify the Alpha Loop as a city park.

If passed, the ordinance would also explicitly restrict the use of motorized vehicles in city parks and on city trails.

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But, perhaps the most notable item in the restaurant, is its seasoning. Crafted using ingredients such as garlic, turmeric, sweet onion, cumin and cayenne pepper, it took Bryant years to perfect.

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Information meeting held for Jones Bridge upgrades

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Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer and TSPLOST Manager Brian O’Conner discuss proposed pedestrian improvements along Jones Bridge Road with residents at an April 27 public information meeting.

By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Public Works Department officials shared plans for $5 million in roadway and pedestrian improvements along Jones Bridge Road with the public April 27 at City Hall.

The plans include improvements to the intersections at Sargent and Douglas roads as well as filling in two existing sidewalk gaps.

Each improvement will be paid for from the city’s portion of Fulton County’s first round Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST, passed in 2016.

The five-year .75 percent sales tax was renewed for another five years by Fulton County voters last November.

Currently, the sidewalk along Jones Bridge Road between Douglas and McGinnis Ferry roads has gaps in front of several neighborhoods. The proposal presented Wednesday night, would fill two of those gaps connecting the entire walkway.

At the Sargent Road intersection, improvement plans work to functionally realign the road, so the intersection is closer to a 90-degree angle which

improves visibility, TSPLOST Manager Brian O’Connor said.

Plans also add a right turn lane which will be separated by a median.

City staff presented two options for improvements at the Douglas Road intersection. The first includes the addition of turn lanes and a raised concrete median, while the alternate plan features a roundabout.

Both plans, O’Connor said, would help reduce accidents and “conflict points” at the intersections.

In March, the Jones Bridge Road and Sargent Road intersection ranked fifth for the most intersection accidents in the city, according to the Johns Creek Police Department.

The city will solicit public input on the proposed improvements online for the next two weeks before bringing plans to engineers for an estimated cost and scope of work, O’Connor said.

Then, likely in mid-June or July, O’Connor said, the plans will come before the City Council for approval of funding.

To give input on the proposals, or to learn more about the improvements, visit johnscreekga.gov/jonesbridgeimprovements.

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Low interest rates are going to be around for a long time and investment in our homes is likely to continue. For more information on Remodeling Expo Center (RemodelingExpo.com), contact them at their showroom at 48 King Street in Roswell or at 404-910-3969.

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Center: Continued from Page 1 Arts Center ran the kids zone tent featuring crafts and art projects that highlighted countries and cultures from almost every continent.

For resident Mounika Sunkara, Arts Center activities, like face painting and other kid-friendly festival offerings, were her favorites.

The last time Sunkara attended the event, before the pandemic, her daughter was just a baby, now she is 3 years old and was able to enjoy more activities, Sunkara said.

For first-time attendees and friends Susy Nordelo and Cheri Castro, the International Festival proved a fruitful shopping trip.

The two saw the event as they were driving by and decided to check it out.

“It’s a beautiful day to get out and see what all these different tents have to offer,” Castro said over her cup of Kona Ice. Castro secured the hammock she’s been talking about getting for a while.

“I keep on bothering [Nordelo] that

I was like, ‘I want a hammock, I want a hammock.’ And today I found a hammock!” Castro said.

Amid the festivities, Impact Johns Creek highlighted the Police Department’s work to improve service with mental health calls.

The organization gave an award to counselor Tasha Porter from the Middle Georgia Mobile Crisis team for her work in the city and with the JCPD. Impact also honored two of the city’s public safety volunteers, Gerry Lewis and Deetra Pickens, and Police Chief Mark Mitchell for their dedication to the safety of the city and its residents. “[Mitchell] has tirelessly planned and implemented and leads for all of Johns Creek to be connected through community policing, community outreach and community support,” Impact President Nicole Washington said.

After accepting his award, Mitchell addressed the growing crowd.

“We’re so blessed and humbled to serve such an awesome community,” Mitchell said. “Our officers don’t just do the job, they do it with passion and purpose every single day and our goal is to continue engaging with each of you in our community that we serve and protect you.”

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Hello friends. It’s been a while.

It’s been a tough go the last few months. I lost the love of my life, my bride of almost 50 years, a few weeks ago. The shock was a physical blow that sent me reeling.

For a while, I just existed, stunned, numb. Time passed but stood still. During the day, friends and family took care of me, and I cried. At STEVE HUDSON night, alone in the Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net dark, I cried more.

Where do all of the tears come from?

After a time, the raw edge of anguish began to soften a little bit.

And so today I decide to attempt a baby step toward returning to life. I decide that I will go for a hike.

Half-heartedly, I pick a spot. Absently, I lace up by old hiking shoes, which I realize are showing their age.

Then, as I’ve done before every hike for as long as I can remember, I stand up and turn to let Ann know that I am leaving and to make sure that it is okay to go.

Wait. I guess I can’t do that anymore.

When did I do that last? When was the last time I asked her if it was still OK to head out?

I don’t remember. I just don’t, though I want to more than anything. But I do remember that whenever I asked, she always said yes.

Annie never was much of a fan of the serious outdoors, preferring the comforts of air conditioning, though she would indulge me sometimes anyway. Early on, while we were courting, she would flyfish with me, and she was actually a better caster than I will ever be. Once we became engaged, however, her interest in flyfishing seemed to taper off a little. One day I mentioned that to her wise and allknowing grandmother, who looked at me over the top of her reading glasses and said, “Grandson, she caught the fish she wanted to catch!”

On our honeymoon, Annie went along cheerfully when I suggested that we visit a nearby federal fish hatchery. She said yes, and we did. For years afterward, she would tell folks that she was probably the only bride in the entire world who visited a fish hatchery on her honeymoon. She held my hand as we explored, and we had fun, maybe because fish hatcheries are such cool places but mostly, I suspect, just because we were together.

She especially loved to tell the story of a long-ago December weekend when we went wintertime camping on Cumberland Island.

“Can I go camping on Cumberland Island?” I had asked a few months before.

“Sure,” she said. “But it’ll be winter, you know.”

“That’s okay,” I said. “You come, too, to keep me warm.”

“Okay!” she said.

So I went, because she said yes, and she went too.

It was raining when we got there.

Wanting to impress my new bride with my consummate outdoor skills and my ability to erect a shelter in the storm, I was determined to set up the tent by myself. I tried, too, for almost an hour.

But I was not successful, mostly because it was a mean and strong-willed tent.

Finally, in desperation, Ann pretty much told me to let her do it instead. Which she did, in about 10 minutes, with no trouble at all.

She never quite let me live that one down.

Through the long arc of our life together, that “mind-if-I-go?” question was always step one of every adventure. It was almost a ritual, and she always said yes.

“Mind if I go?” I’d ask.

“Not at all,” she would say. “Will you be back for supper?”

“I will,” I’d reply.

“Call me when you’re on the way home,” she would say.

Later, when I’d pull back into the driveway, the light would be on. I’d go inside and get cleaned up, and sometimes

we’d go out for pizza, which she especially loved, and we’d tell each other about the adventures of the day, talking for hours and then holding hands as we eventually walked back to the car.

Time really does fly, doesn’t it?

Then came that day a few weeks ago when she was the one who set out on an adventure. I was with her, holding her hand, when she crossed the threshold and her adventure began.

Our last conversation, a few days earlier, had been gentle.

“I love you, Annie,” I said.

“I love you too,” she replied.

What would I have done if she had asked me if she could go? What if she had asked me if she could go exploring for a while, wandering a new path, looking to see what was around the next bend in the trail?

I would have been selfish and said no.

Don’t go, I would have said. Stay here.

With me.

But Annie always said yes. Sometimes “yes” is all there is to say. But oh, I miss her so.

So now I open the front door – our front door, my front door – and walk down the steps and get into the truck. I drive to the trail, and after a while I arrive. My hiking stick is on the seat by me, and I take hold of it as I step down from the truck and my feet hit the ground.

I am glad I have the hiking stick in my hand, for it will steady me if I start to fall.

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