Tennessee artist Jim Collins and Michèle Morel, Johns Creek Beautification director, chat after three dog statues are placed momentarily at a trail crossroads in Newtown Park March 19. City staff planned to install the statues in a foundation of concrete.
By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A trio of gleaming dog statues is set to make Newtown Park their home as part of a growing effort to breathe life into Johns Creek with public art.
Members of the Johns Creek
Beautification group welcomed the sculptures March 19 with a ceremony and light refreshments.
Jim Collins, a Signal Mountain, Tenn., artist, created the 3-foottall sculptures, visiting the park to see them off.
City staff will bolt the dogs, dubbed “JC Paws,” into a concrete foundation at a trail cross-
roads on the west side of the park in the coming weeks. The sculptures’ silhouettes are of a Great Dane, Labrador and mixed-breed named “Blackie” by Collins.
A “leash-cutting” ceremony is scheduled to debut the statues at 10:30 a.m. April 18.
By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga — The North Forsyth lacrosse team improved to 6-4 on the season after a 14-10 win over Johns Creek High March 19.
North held the lead throughout the game, with the largest advantage reaching six goals during the fourth quarter.
Johns Creek (now 2-8) came back from an initial 3-0 deficit and were able to make the game interesting with three goals in the second quarter and four in the final period. The Gladiators weren’t able to stack enough momentum to cut the deficit to less than two goals.
Raiders head coach Chad Whitlow said his team came in determined to break a two-game losing streak, after having lost several major contributors to injury at the beginning of the season.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A North Point Parkway store reported lost merchandise and damage after a burglary.
Officers were dispatched to the business March 3 to investigate, according to an Alpharetta police report.
They observed damage to the front doors and suspected a hammer had been used. One of the doors sustained a hole in its glass. The other was smashed near the push bar.
Officers found damaged display cases in the fragrance section.
A store manager showed officers footage recorded by security cameras. The recording showed two people entering the store, stealing items from the fragrance section and leaving a little before 1 a.m.
Officers thought the suspects might be male.
One was wearing a face covering and all-black clothing. The other wore a green hoodie.
An estimated $700 of merchandise was reported stolen. Damage to the business was assessed at $1,200.
The incident was classified as a felony commercial burglary.
— Jon Wilcox
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police are investigating a felony shoplifting incident March 14 at the Super Target off Woodstock Road after two unidentified women tried passing all points of sale.
An officer said he arrived at the store after the incident and spoke with a loss prevention employee who described both
female suspects as around 5 feet, 3 inches tall.
While suspects remain unidentified, the employee said one was a female around 200 pounds wearing a yellow jumpsuit and the other was a female around 140 pounds wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans.
The employee said the women entered the store, placed 54 items totaling more than $500 in their shopping cart and attempted to exit without paying.
When the employee confronted the suspects at the front door, he said he was able to recover the stolen merchandise before the women fled.
The employee also said he recognized the two women from a prior incident at a Target in Kennesaw.
— Hayden Sumlin
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 19-year-old Roswell man reported he was robbed at gunpoint after visiting a woman March 5.
Police were dispatched to the man’s Kenway Avenue home after the robbery was reported about 11 p.m., according to an Alpharetta police report.
The man told officers a woman had invited him to a Kilmington Court home to hang out after a text conversation. The woman told him to walk into the home when he arrived.
When he entered, a man assaulted him, hitting and kicking him in the face and pointing a gun at his head. Police observed the man’s face and lip were cut and bleeding.
The Roswell man reported his Apple iPhone was stolen. Police tracked the man’s phone to an area near Liberty Park in Roswell.
During the struggle, the gun fired, but the Roswell man was uninjured. He said the male suspect, who was wearing all-black clothing and a ski mask, accused him of trying to “get with his girl.”
The Roswell man said the gun was a black pistol with a green laser and possibly a Glock. He said he has known the woman since middle school. Police identified the woman as a 19-year-old Alpharetta resident and male suspect
as a 28-year-old Athens resident. The incident was classified as a felony armed robbery.
— Jon Wilcox
ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police arrested a 53-year-old Lawrenceville man March 14 after an officer allegedly spotted methamphetamine in his vehicle during a traffic stop at Old Dogwood and Dogwood roads.
An officer said he pulled over a Mazda CX-7 after it failed to come to a complete stop at the intersection.
While speaking with the driver, the officer said he recognized him from prior encounters related to his drug-related arrest history with other law enforcement agencies in Metro Atlanta.
The officer said the man appeared nervous with excessive perspiration, rapid speech and shaking hands. While speaking with the vehicle’s occupants, the officer said he noticed a glass pipe under the passenger’s leg.
After calling for an Alpharetta K9 unit, the officer said the driver exhibited defensive behavior before exiting his vehicle, which furthered aroused his suspicions.
After the K9 alerted officers to the presence of narcotics, officers search the vehicle, finding the glass pipe cleverly hidden in a box of fast food and a crystalized rock on the passenger side’s floor, according to reports.
An officer said a field test of the substance was positive for meth.
First, the officer said he questioned the female passenger, who told him the meth and pipe belonged to the driver.
When the officer spoke with the driver, he said the man initially denied ownership before allegedly admitting they belonged to him.
The officer said he then released the female passenger and arrested the driver for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and a stop sign violation.
According to Fulton County Jail records, the man was bonded out March 17.
— Hayden Sumlin
By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
FULTON COUNTY — Fulton County School Board Superintendent Mike Looney will recommend “necessary” budgets cuts for the 2026 fiscal year.
Looney offered an update on the current outlook for the 2026 budget at the March 19 school board meeting. As of now, the board plans to implement a 2.5 percent salary increase for employees, down from the originally planned 3 percent.
Last year, the county gave approval to a 4.5 percent compensation raise for eligible employees.
“In addition to that, is going to be necessary to adjust some of the supplements that we’ve been paying for employees,” Looney said.
At least $500,000 will also be cut from technology and software materials, alongside the reduction of central office positions.
“I have directed all department leaders to cut their non personnel expenses by 5 percent in the upcoming year,” Looney said.
Looney’s recommendations also include shuttering the elementary school section of Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence due to low enrollment numbers.
Looney’s reasoning for the proposals come from inflationary concerns, an increase in mandated expenditures, the increase of cost for employee benefits and retirement and compliance costs for doing business.
“It’s going to be necessary to make some reductions,” Looney said. “Key revenue constraints include a projected reduction in state revenue in the upcoming year and uncertainty in federal funding formulas, that along with continued downward pressure in revenue from local taxation.”
The school board is currently in
their midway point for the development of fiscal year 2026 finances. A final vote for the budget will be held June 10. Before then, two public hearings will take place on May 6 and May 13.
“It’s going to be a tough budget year here in Fulton County schools, but we’re ready for it,” Looney said.
School enrollment is on pace to continue decreasing in the next five years, due to rising home prices and higher interest rates. The board projects that South Fulton enrollment will grow at a constant rate as the area’s “strong” housing market continues, while Sandy Springs will continue to decline. As for the rest of the county located in North Fulton, the board foresees a growth in certain cohorts, but not strong enough to counter overall enrollment decline.
The Fulton County School Boards projects that there will be a 1,023 loss in students next year and a 3,334 loss over the next five years. The projections include all elementary, middle and high schools, along with charter and alternative schools.
As of early March, Gwinnett Schools has the highest enrollment in the Metro area with approximately 182,000 students, while Fulton County stands around 87,000 students. A
correlation can be found when looking at affordable home options in Fulton County versus Gwinnett County.
Gwinnett’s median home sale price as of 2023 is priced at $330,000, in which 50 percent of homes classify as “below-median priced suburban neighborhoods,” according to the Metro Atlanta Housing Strategy. In comparison, the median home sale price for Alpharetta is $667,000, with 52 percent of homes in the “Higher-Priced Suburban Employment Corridors & Town Centers” classification.
The rest of North Fulton includes Johns Creek with the median price of $640,000, Milton at $870,000 and Roswell at $583,000.
In other business, the board will recommend the new name for the Conley Hills Elementary School replacement to be made into Briarwood Elementary School. The new name provides a history lesson, honoring the past high school that existed there.
“I think it is an opportunity for us to honor the past, as we continue to move forward with new energy,” Board member Kimberly Dove said.
The final vote will take place at next month’s board meeting.
By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
Commissioner Dana Barrett asked her colleagues March 18 to back her resolution opposing state Senate Bill 244, which would allow defendants to recoup fees if a prosecutor is disqualified for misconduct.
State Sen. Brandon Beach, a Republican representing parts of North Fulton and Cherokee counties, sponsored SB 244.
Beach, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump, told reporters that he had in mind the actions of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the state’s racketeering case against Trump, according to Barrett.
“Whether you like the language or don’t … the fact of the matter is this is a state officer, we should not pay the bill,” Barrett said. “For that reason and that reason alone, we should be opposing this bill. We can put [aside] the whole rest [of the] conversation, the intent, the language … it does not matter.”
While Willis and her office cannot continue prosecuting the Georgia election interference case against Trump and his allies, she is appealing that restriction.
Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett speaks in opposition to Senate Bill 244, which allows criminal defendants to recoup fees if the prosecutor is disqualified for misconduct. Barrett says the state should pay legal fees for its constitutional officers, not the county.
Also, the case has not been dismissed.
Barrett said without the Commission’s opposition, the bill is likely to pass. She said she thinks the county needs to protect its taxpayers and coffers.
Commissioners Bob Ellis and Mo
Ivory voiced opposition to Barrett’s resolution, which they said should have been a part of the External Affairs Department’s regularly scheduled legislative update.
Ellis cited a recent example of the Board coming together to take a position against a bill creating a development authority during a legislative update in February. He said there’s already a process for the Board to have their voices heard in the General Assembly and Barrett wasted time drafting a resolution.
Barrett said the state should pay attorney’s fees, instead of Fulton County taxpayers, in a case where a prosecutor is disqualified, and the case is later dismissed. Because the state attorney general defends legal action against district attorneys and pays judgements across Georgia, Barrett said SB 244 should reflect that arrangement.
“These types of prosecutorial disqualifications aren’t super common; however, I think we all know the elephant in the room … is the Trump case,” Barrett said. “There are potentially millions and millions of dollars here that are going to be gone after, and that would be coming from our coffers.”
Barrett said the county should be questioning the motives of the Senate bill, and it needs to be opposed or amended to
protect the interests of county residents.
“If there should be a remedy, and that’s a question for everybody to answer in their own mind … it should be coming from the state,” she said. “It’s the state’s job to defend and pay any judgements on their state constitutional officer, their employee.”
Commissioner Bridget Thorne, representing the eastern half of North Fulton, said the bill passed the state Senate unanimously 55-0, citing support from Democrat minority leader Harold Jones II.
Citing an example of a teenager arrested for drug possession, Jones said if a prosecutor did something wrong, then the defendant is entitled to have their attorney fees back.
“Whoever it may be … I’m sorry it’s going to be Trump defendants, and you may have a problem with that, but they should get their money back,” Thorne said. “I think it’s hypocritical to say we’re protecting the taxpayer’s dollars when our district attorney entered into this case, costing us millions of dollars.”
Thorne also cited District Attorney Fani Willis’ racketeering case involving rapper Young Thug, or Jeffery Williams, and his label YSL Records, which turned into the state’s longest trial.
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METRO ATLANTA — The Atlanta Regional Commission Board will recondition the Atlanta Regional Freight Mobility Plan after adopting the major update on March 12.
The plan will provide resources for local jurisdictions, policy makers and business leaders. with a comprehensive resource to better accommodate the freight traffic that drives the economy in Metro Atlanta.
“The Regional Freight Mobility Plan provides a roadmap to help metro Atlanta accommodate ever-increasing freight traffic volumes while enhancing safety, boosting the economy, and preserving our quality of life,” ARC Executive Director & CEO Anna Roach said. “The plan is a critical tool that will guide investments and inform decision-making over the next several decades.”
Metro Atlanta is one of the nation’s largest hubs, with connections to the Port of Savannah, the nation’s fourthbusiest container port. Volumes of freight and e-commerce are expected to rise even more in the next 25 years due to population growth in the region and ports.
The plan will include updates such as freight design guidelines, countylevel factsheets, an interactive freight dashboard, a model truck parking zoning ordinance and a list of 147 recommended transportation project to improve freight mobility and safety in the region.
Freight traffic has a chance of doubling by 2050, to combat this the plan has developed two freight growth
scenarios. The “low-growth scenario” with 69 percent and a “high-growth scenario” with 118 percent will provide plans for the coming years.
In 2019, Georgia saw a total freight volume of 31 million tons with a total value of $398.5 billion. The state is currently ranked fifth in the nation and first in the Southeast, with one in three jobs associated with the sector.
Efforts for the freight planning will continue in the coming years, including a creation of additional Freight Cluster Plans in areas with significant industrial development. The plans will focus on facilitating the movement of goods, reducing traffic congestion and improving safety, mobility and access for all roadway users.
— Sarah Coyne
By ADAM DARBY newsroom@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Rotary Club of Johns Creek hosted its first annual Paddle for a Purpose pickleball tournament March 22 at the Thornhill Pickleball Courts.
The all-day charity event ran all day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with all proceeds going toward programs that combat child human trafficking, provide scholarships for underserved youth and support local community initiatives. The club hopes this will be the first of many charitable pickleball tournaments to come.
“We’ve exceeded our goal to raise $30,000, we’ve raised more than that,” said Bob MacDonald, Rotary Johns Creek North Fulton’s past president. “This is going to become an annual event for the Rotary Club…the whole idea is to bring in people to have some fun and get some exercise.”
The Estate Law Center served as title sponsor. Emory Healthcare took the role of presenting sponsor.
The tournament included a live DJ and a free clinic led by local pickleball players to help beginners learn the game. Scouting America Troop 27 provided food and drinks.
“Pickleball is fun, unique and cool,” said Mark Rubin, chairman for the Board of Directors for Thornhill’s recreational property, which includes pickleball, tennis and swimming. “We wanted to do something to give back as a neighborhood…it’s social and friendly. We had brackets for novices and beginners to get some newbies out there playing some pickleball trying to advance the sport.”
With 120 players registered to compete, the family-friendly event welcomed players of all ages and levels of experience to join in the friendly competition. Registered players had the option of playing one to three events with entrance fees ranging from $35 to $60. Winners were awarded medals.
“We were able to propose this new tournament to the [Rotary Club], and they agreed to take it on,” said Lucy Liu, Student Leadership Johns Creek’s Secretary State Ambassador and one of the event’s organizers. “I’m really excited and we’ve gotten a lot of new players involved with the sport…events like this are a great way to build stronger bonds within the community.”
Rotary Club meetings are at noon every Wednesday at Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road. For more information on the club’s upcoming events, visit RotaryJohnsCreek. com or email johnscreek@rotary6900.org.
The Georgia Legislature has taken a bold stand for our farmers and rural communities by passing SB 144— legislation that protects their access to vital crop protection tools, ensuring they can continue to feed America without unnecessary burdens.
We applaud Senator Sam Watson and Representative Steven Meeks, the dedicated sponsors of this legislation, and Agriculture Committee Chairmen Sen. Russ Goodman and Rep. Robert Dickey for their leadership.
A special thank you to Speaker Jon Burns and Lt. Governor Burt Jones for championing Georgia agriculture and securing the future of one of our state’s most important industries.
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By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Nimble Needle, a full-service shop tucked behind Sandy Springs City Hall off Johnson Ferry Road, is bucking the belief that needlepoint is a dying art.
Owner Jan Rodgers said the COVID-19 pandemic saw a resurgence in needlepoint with Americans stuck at home with a desire to shut out the noise in an uncertain and accelerating world.
Some people enjoy the repetitive and relaxing nature of needlepoint, using the artform to relax after getting home from work or as an activity away from cellphones with friends.
There’s an online world of social media influencers and writers promoting and celebrating needlepoint as a practice in mindfulness and a hobby away from screens.
Popular reality TV shows like “Bridgerton” and an endorsement from megastar Taylor Swift have cemented needlepoint’s comeback with young women around the world.
“This is actually our third location; we started over by the Punchline [off Hilderbrand Drive] and then we were in this center up by the dry cleaners, the location was about half this size,” Rodgers said. “We moved here just over three years ago.”
The Nimble Needle just celebrated its 16th anniversary March 11 as a locally owned and operated business.
Rodgers said she bought the shop from the original owner Stacy Brown in 2018.
“I had worked for Stacey the years that she was open,” Rodgers said. “Not full-time, I was actually a sales rep most of the time, but I worked for her some of the time and taught a lot of classes.”
Things were going so well in 2022 that the shop needed to expand and find more space for its weekly help sessions, classes hosted by special guest artists, hundreds of canvasses and thread.
“I bought it about a year and a half before COVID, and actually it wasn’t bad for our business because people were stuck at home looking for things to do,” Rodgers said. “People started painting, doing puzzles and stitching.”
The Nimble Needle employs 16 women.
“Plus, a data entry person and a social media person,” Rodgers said. “And my husband actually left his job two years ago … he does the website and a lot of the data entry too.”
Tim Rodgers, Jan’s husband, worked in the IT industry before stepping away and helped create the shop’s first website.
Emmie Rodgers, one of Jan’s daughters, is the Nimble Needle’s social media manager.
She said there’s been a wave of young women interested in needlepoint during and after the pandemic.
Emmie Rodgers said sometimes men show up to classes, often brought along by their girlfriends, but needlepoint is really something that anyone can pick up if they want to.
Jan Rodgers said the Nimble Needle’s social media presence has made a real difference bringing more people into the shop.
Some customers have been stitching for decades and others just picked up a canvas after watching a recent
From left, Nimble Needle employees Courtney Kuriger, Marci Slotin, Eloise
wave of TikTok videos promoting the hobby as an alternative to cell phone and social media addiction.
The blending of different generations at the Nimble Needle, including teenagers and grandmothers, makes its community rare.
Rodgers said the back of the shop at 206B Johnson Ferry Road was originally supposed to be the classroom, but it wasn’t big enough for most of them. Instead, the Nimble Needle hosts workshops and classes around three large wooden tables in the front of the shop.
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There’s usually one or two classes open to the public on weekends.
Because needlepoint is an artform, businesses avoid large corporate competition with an emphasis on the community of artists, experienced stitchers and beginners.
“We teach beginner classes … how to paint canvasses … finish your stitch piece into an ornament,” Rodgers said. “Then, we have national teachers who come in for what they call embellishment classes where they take a canvass and tell you what kind of stitches to use on it.”
Needlepoint is an intricate art form, requiring a dedication to detail, patience and a willingness to learn. The number of different stitches, ranging in complexity, can be intimidating for novices, but local shops like the Nimble Needle exist to provide all ability levels with some guidance.
“Canvasses are stitch painted, so there’s a dot of paint on every intersection of the canvass,” Rodgers said.
, Mindi Sard, owner Jan Rogers and social media manager Emmie Rogers stand behind a wall of thread at the shop’s expanded location. The COVID-19 pandemic saw an explosion in people interested in needlepoint. See NEEDLE, Page
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“All the canvasses that you see on the wall are hand-painted; They are starting to print some canvasses, but it’s a kind of kludgy process as far as trying to get lines straight, so ink ends up on every intersection of canvass.”
Despite all the advancements in human technology, needlepoint artists still prefer methods used by the ancient Egyptians more than 3,000 years ago.
Rodgers said the technology isn’t quite there yet to make printed canvasses as viable as traditional, painted ones. She said once you’ve made a stitch, it’s difficult to know what’s underneath, which makes each drop of paint crucial to the look of the final product, whether it be a pillow, wall hanging or belt.
Twice a week on Monday mornings and Wednesday evenings, the shop hosts a help session.
“Marcie Slotin teaches the help classes,” Rodgers said. “It’s just bring whatever you’re working on, and she will help you learn new stitches and try new threads.”
People from around the Metro Atlanta, the state of Georgia and the Southeast patronize the Nimble Needle in Sandy Springs.
Rodgers said there’s an existing needlepoint shop in midtown Atlanta and Savannah just got a new one, but there are not a lot of options close by. She said the 15 miles between the two Metro Atlanta shops sometimes takes an hour to navigate.
All of the new people interested in needlepoint puts a smile on Rodgers’ face.
“We give out some beginner information, and we have to constantly remake that,” she said. “We’re seeing a lot of new stitchers and younger ones, which is good for the future.”
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t run 24 hours in Sandy Springs. The city kept the celebration going March 22 with the Festival by the Springs.
Community members turned out in their best green attire to keep the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day alive.
“It’s something that we’re presenting for the good of the community and in celebration of Irish history, culture [and] arts,” Northside Irish Culture & Arts President Mike Moors said.
Now in its third year, the festival shines a spotlight on Irish Culture, while celebrating the patron saint of Ireland. Visitors enjoyed an afternoon filled with the spirit of Ireland with performances from Burke Connolly Dance, The Roundabouts, The Phoenix School of Irish Arts, Drake Irish Dance, The Muckers and the North Springs High School Band.
Northside Irish Culture & Art, a local nonprofit, organizes the event to promote and preserve the Irish culture, arts, traditions, history and sports.
A presentation of the colors with the Metropolitan Atlanta Police Emerald Society kicked off the event. The society
is a nonpolitical fraternal organization with more than 350 members made up of Irish law enforcement officers in Metro Atlanta.
To honor Ireland, a student from The Phoenix School of Irish Arts sang the Irish National Anthem, “The Soldier’s Song.”
Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul
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showed off his Irish-American heritage by singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
A final prayer was given from Kevin Peek, chaplain of the Archbishop Donoghue Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Atlanta, the oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization.
“The celebration of an event ought to be an organic development, it ought to be an expression of what has been accomplished,” Peek said.
Consul General of Ireland in Atlanta Frank Groome spoke about his home country.
“As the birthplace of the civil rights movements, Georgia has inspired Northern Ireland in its pursuit for social and economic equality and we continue to learn from each other today,” Groome said.
This year, the event was held at the City Springs Entertainment Lawn at Heritage Sandy Springs, rather than the City Green next to the Sandy Springs City Hall.
Children took the opportunity to celebrate the holiday withs crafts and music. Guests visited vendors selling a variety of Irish wares, foods and drinks.
“The celebration that we have here is a much more appropriate expression of the accomplishments of Saint Patrick,” Peek said.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Enjoy “A Night at the Arcade” and celebrate the nostalgic sound of classic arcade games on April 26.
The Johns Creek Chorale invites gaming enthusiasts to enjoy the “electrifying” experience and reminisce on classic video game soundtracks.
The concert will feature music from Final Fantasy, Skyrim, World of Warcraft and more, performed by a full orchestra and mass choir.
Tickets are general admission only starting at $10 for students and $20 for adults. Seniors and those who have served in the military can get their tickets for $15.
The performance will take place at Mt. Pisgah Church, 2850 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
To buy tickets visit www.johnscreekchorale.com.
— Sarah Coyne
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By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
NORTH METRO ATLANTA — When a life hangs in the balance, every second counts.
That’s why Steve Cory, a member of the Rotary Club of North Fulton, is making it his mission to educate on what to do when someone suffers a cardiac arrest. Cory and other members are working to teach North Fulton County residents about cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillators.
It can happen anywhere and at any time, Cory said.
About 356,000 people suffer cardiac arrests each year in the U.S. at home, work, the gym and other everyday locations, according to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation. When a cardiac arrest does occur to a loved one or stranger, simply knowing what to do can make all the difference, Cory said.
Cory said when a Kennesaw man suffered a cardiac arrest on a tennis court in 2023, a well-meaning but uneducated bystander was convinced he was already gone. Cory is working to bring the man, whose life was saved by CPR and an AED, and his story to groups to illustrate the power of life-saving techniques.
often caused by an electrical malfunction within the heart.
According to the American Heart Association, more than 436,000 people die of cardiac arrests in the nation each year.
During a cardiac arrest, whether there is an AED nearby can make all the difference.
The probability of survival decreases by 7% to 10% for every minute that passes, according to the FDA.
An AED is a computerized defibrillator that automatically analyzes the heartbeat in people who are experiencing cardiac arrest and delivers a shock at a precise moment to restore its rhythm. The devices come in small emergency-colored boxes and often guide users through their function with an automated voice recording.
At Alpharetta High School, Cory organized a panel discussion for almost 70 students. He also partnered with local bike clubs, business groups and hospitals to educate residents.
“He said, ‘I think he’s gone. Let’s say a prayer,’” Cory said. “We teach them, don’t say a prayer. It’s not your job to say they’re gone. Keep doing high compression CPR until the first responders come.”
He is partnering with North Fulton fire departments to organize classes. He also is asking any group that will take him to let survivors tell their stories.
Cory has organized classes and events to teach at least 200 residents what to do when a person suffers a cardiac arrest.
Unlike a heart attack, a cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating completely or at the right speed and is
He is looking to find additional groups to help spread the message.
“Every minute counts,” Cory said. Appen Media will continue to follow the story and help bring first responder education to the public. Return to the Herald and go to appenmedia.com for updates.
Dr. Brent Taylor is a Board-Certified Dermatologist, a Fellowship-Trained Mohs Surgeon, and is certified by the Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine in the field of Vein Care.
He is an expert in skin cancer and melanoma treatment, endovenous laser ablation, minimally invasive vein procedures and cosmetics procedures such as Botox and injectables.
Kathryn is a certified physician assistant with over 22 years experience as a Dermatology PA and cosmetic dermatology.
Her specialties include general dermatology such as acne, eczema, rashes, hair loss, full body skin exams, abnormal growths etc. Kathryn also specializes in cosmetic dermatology including lasers, injectables, micro-needling, PRP, facial peels, sclerotherapy for spider veins and at home skin care.
We always worry about the negative side-effects that a medicine might have. At the end of a pharmaceutical company’s commercials, an auctioneer very quickly states the twenty terrible things that might happen if you take the advertised medicine. Side effects range from your ear falling off when you sneeze to the belief that you are Elvis. Side-effects make almost any medicine sound scary. But occasionally, a positive side effect emerges. Sometimes, we discover something wonderful about a medicine that is wholly unexpected. Examples of positive side-effects are not hard to find. The medicine finasteride was first being used to help decrease the size of the prostate in men who were having difficulty urinating. An unexpected positive side-effect was discovered when it
was noticed that many of the men were re-growing their scalp hair. With finasteride, male pattern baldness was often partially reversed or stopped in its tracks.
One of the most recent medications discovered to have a possible positive side effect is lidocaine, which has been around since 1943. Lidocaine is an injectable anesthetic. We use lidocaine for skin biopsies, excisions, Mohs surgeries and countless other procedures every day in the dermatology office. Amazingly, lidocaine may be more than an anesthetic. It may also have anticancer effects.
A team of surgeons in India operating on breast cancer divided patients into two groups. One group had standard breast cancer surgery. The other group received a lidocaine injection around the tumor 7-10 minutes prior to surgery. During
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the 5 years after surgery, the group that received the lidocaine injection had an 8.5% rate of the cancer recurring (popping up again) at a distant site versus an 11.6% rate of distant recurrence in the surgeryonly (no lidocaine) group. The study has some limitations including not being a double-blind trial and being a single-center study, but it is intriguing enough to warrant further investigation. The authors reported that injecting lidocaine around breast cancer before removing it increased survival in their study.
What made the surgeons perform this study in the first place? Why lidocaine? Over the last few years, researchers have discovered that electrical gradients maintained across the membranes of cancer cells are important to their ability to metastasize or spread. Our cells have pumps in them called “ion channels.” They allow certain ions to pass across the cell membrane. The resulting ion concentration gradient creates an electrical charge across a cell. This gradient affects the way other proteins in the cell function. Importantly, some of the proteins affected by the charge
across a cell membrane are important for healthy cells’ growth and development as well as for cancers’ ability to grow and spread.
Lidocaine works by blocking sodium channels in cell membranes. Disrupting the electric charge across a cancer cell membrane was suspected to have the potential to weaken the cancer itself. Pre-clinical studies supported this hypothesis, and the breast cancer surgeons took the next step of performing a trial with breast cancer patients and peritumoral lidocaine injections.
I don’t know if breast cancer surgeons in the United States consider these results valid, are awaiting confirmatory studies or are already injecting lidocaine. However, in dermatology, these results are exciting because, for now, we do not need to change anything that we are already doing. Every day that I perform Mohs surgery, we inject the area around a tumor with lidocaine prior to surgically removing the cancer. If lidocaine is more than an anesthetic, then our patients are likely already benefiting from any anti-cancer properties that lidocaine has.
Mohs surgery is the gold standard for treating most skin cancers and has a cure rate that is usually at or above 99%. Perhaps lidocaine is one of the secrets to this success.
NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District, representing cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Milton, announced a new batch of Eagle Scouts, who completed their Eagle Board of Review Feb. 27 at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church.
Top row, from left
Rohan Vydana , of Troop 3143, sponsored by The American Legion Post 251, whose projectwas the design and construction of a renovation at the Sri Shiva Durga Temple by expanding a playground and placing a new border, re-mulching, building an extra bench for parents to sit at to watch their children and installing a rope ladder.
Mitchell Christopher Theodore , of Troop 27, sponsored by the Johns Creek Christian Church,whose project was the design and construction of a 30-foot-diameter labyrinth for the Johns Creek Christian Church.
Kyle David Popelka , of Troop 3000, sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of three benches and three picnic tables and clearing and maintenance of the Cambridge High School Cross Country Trail.
Charles Harold Fischer IV , of Troop 629, sponsored by Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, whose project was the renovation of an outdoor classroom at Holcomb Bridge Middle School by refurnishing the teaching podium, rebuilding the whiteboard, resealing and releveling benches, painting benches, upgrading wooden beams outlying the classroom, designing and building a large wooden box to protect the markers and erasers and weeding and re-mulching the classroom.
Bottom row, from left Evin Erickson , of Troop 432, sponsored by Roswell United Methodist Church, whose projectwas the
design and construction of a full set of life-size Lincoln Logs for the Fulton Academy of Science and Technology playground.
Anay Ram , of Troop 3143, sponsored by The American Legion Post 251, whose project was mapping and taking pictures of all water inlets, including evaluating and noting their condition, and painting all manhole covers yellow for the Fulton County Executive Airport.
Rahul Mathew , of Troop 2143, sponsored by The American Legion Post 251, whose project was the design and construction of four picnic tables for the North American Shirdi Sai Baba Temple.
Siddharth Vendula , of Troop 143, sponsored by Greenleaf Capital Partners, whose project was the design and construction of eight benches for lookout points at Cauley Creek Park.
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A building with a unique shape on a five-way intersection in downtown Crabapple is bound to provoke curiosity. Since 2002 this landmark structure has housed the Hometown Carpet store operated by Steve Cash, but since it was probably built circa 1900 or earlier the building has been home to several businesses. It may be one of the oldest buildings in Fulton County still engaged in active business.
Measuring only 2,379 square feet, the charming structure was most likely originally built as a general store. It has a classic brick facade with reasonably large display windows which was common for retail buildings at the time of its construction.
The building also has two unique adjustable brace rods that connect its two main walls to keep them square during windstorms and other damage. The rods run through the building near the ceiling and are visible inside the building. They pass through the walls and can be adjusted from outside the building to keep the walls vertical with a simple turn or two of a bolt to move the top of a wall in or out. Such reinforcement was fairly common in historic buildings, particularly masonry structures.
Sally Rich-Kolb has owned the building since about 2000. Over the years she has worked to preserve several historic buildings in Crabapple.
Bill Bates, retired Alpharetta Fire Chief, recalls that his uncle George Bates owned a grocery store in the building in the 1960s. “My friends and I used to ride bicycles from Daddy’s house on Mayfield Road to the store for Cokes. We picked up empty Coke bottles on the way and turned them in to pay for our treats.” Bill’s dad was Billy Bates (1926-2021), well-known merchant, knowledgeable historian and volunteer fireman for more than 30 years.
George Bates ran the store with his wife Fanny Bell and son Doug. They had two Gulf gas pumps in front of the store and a small ramp which cars drove up in order to have their oil changed.
When the Crabapple Baptist Church obtained new pews, George bought two of the old ones which he put on the front porch of his store. “Every time I would go by the store there would be five or six old-timers
This iconic building in downtown Crabapple is shown as it was in the 1960s when it was a grocery store and Gulf gas
Note the red ramp on the right of the photo. Cars were driven up the ramp for oil changes.
sitting on those benches telling lies to each other,” says John Dorris a member of one of Milton’s most distinguished pioneer families.
John believes he is the first person in his family to be born in a hospital, St Joseph Hospital in downtown Atlanta. His well-known and highly respected father John Marvin Dorris almost made his hundred-year goal. “He lived to be 99 years, 11 months and one week.” says his son.
Mark Coleman, who lived on Crabapple Road about 300 yards from the store, remembers that “As a kid my mom would send me there to pick up groceries. Mr. Bates had an agreement with my dad to settle up every month.
“There were some benches out front and brothers Jeff (1911-1969) and Cody (1908-1971 Spence would
sit there every day. They were in their 50s and made my little brother Randy “Mayor of Crabapple.
“I remember when the Goat Man would come through town once a year with a wagon pulled by 7 or 8 goats and would camp out for the night with his goats. My brother really felt pity for him and gave him a chicken. He didn’t have a home and probably was hungry.”
The next occupants of the building were Emory and Virginia Reeves who opened an antique store called Crabapple Corners Antiques in 1969. They lived in Chastine Park and commuted to the store. Emory (1921-2009) served in the U.S. Army during World War II and took part in the D-Day Invasion. After his retirement from BellSouth he joined Virginia in the antique business. He
was a very popular figure in town and was affectionally called the “Mayor of Crabapple.” Virginia (1920-2012) was known as the “First Lady” of Crabapple. She helped create the Crabapple Antiques Fair in the 1970s and early 1980s. The store closed in 2005.
Thanks to Linda Statham, Joan Borzileri, Connie Mashburn, Kathy Beck and Sheila Pennebaker, each of whom provided useful information. Sometimes, writing about history takes a village as they say.
Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
One of the intriguing things about writing this column is that it lets me explore what a teacher of mine once called “the story behind the story.” It’s always intriguing (and often revealing) to interpret the world around you, considering things and seeing where the thought chain will lead.
Sometimes this kind of exposition is fun.
But once in a while all you can do is report what happened and let it speak for itself. Sometimes there is nothing more to be said.
I’ve mentioned that a hobby of mine is ham radio, and one thing that’s popular in the hamming world right now is what’s called “Parks On The Air” (POTA). It’s a program that encourages ham operators to take portable equipment into the field, set it up in a park somewhere, and then communicate with others all over the country and across the world. Anything that encourages communication is a good thing these days, in my book, and so I’m all for it. Besides, it’s just a lot of fun.
How does one decide which park to visit? The POTA website has a map covered in yellow dots, each representing a site that’s part of the POTA program. There are dots all over the place, including many here in the southeast.
I love maps anyway, and this one is no exception. I’ll spend lunch hours perusing the POTA map, looking for dots I may have never thought of or never known.
And that’s how this story begins.
We were destined for Tuscaloosa to attend an Alabama-vs.-Auburn basketball game with the grandkids. They’re big Auburn fans, let me tell you, though I (of course) pull for Georgia. They love me anyway.
So off we went to the game. It was fun. Auburn came in second. And then we headed home.
By then, I’d picked a park. There had been a lot of stuff on the news about division in society, and lately I’d kind of had such things on my mind. Maybe that’s why I’d decided to try to find the Freedom Riders National Monument.
The Freedom Riders National Monument reminds folks of the struggle for civil rights that so consumed things in the 1950s and 1960s.
It remembers an incident that took place in May 1961 when an interracial group of Freedom Riders traveled by bus from Washington, DC, to New Orleans in an effort to challenge racial barriers. According to the National Park Service
website, “The purpose of the 1961 Freedom Rides was to test if bus station facilities in the Deep South were complying with U.S. Supreme Court decisions” which reversed separate-but-equal doctrines.
I urge you to explore the whole story. But for now, here’s a very short version. It seems that two groups of Freedom Riders departed Washington, DC, on May 4, traveling on two buses – a Greyhound and a Trailways – bound for New Orleans. When the Greyhound bus arrived in Anniston May 14, a group attacked the vehicle with pipes and bats, as well as slashing its tires. Police eventually escorted the Greyhound bus to the city limits. From there it headed west out Highway 202, followed by a line of cars and pickup trucks, its slashed tires slowly deflating.
Finally, inevitably, the vehicle had to stop.
The following mob attacked the bus and set it on fire. Signs back in Anniston note there were screams of “burn them alive.” Ultimately, a fuel tank exploded and pushed the mob back, allowing those in the bus to escape.
Eventually the remains of the bus were towed to Birmingham as evidence, but it’s unclear what happened to the charred chassis after that. All that’s left is replicas.
This National Monument marks this incident in a couple of places. One is in Anniston itself at the site of the former Greyhound bus station from which the
fateful bus trip departed. The other is a ways west of town on Highway 202 at the site where the bus eventually had to stop.
I chose to operate my radio from the second site, reasoning that it would be easier to pull off the road and make a few contacts there than it would be in downtown Anniston. The only problem was that I didn’t know where that second part of the monument was. Specific directions were surprisingly hard to find – and since it was after hours and the National Park Service office in Anniston was closed, we were pretty much on our own.
Following what guidance we could get from the Interweb and GPS, we drove back and forth on Highway 202 with eyes open. But no luck.
Finally I admitted defeat and stopped at a little store to ask for help.
We parked, and I walked inside. There were five people in the store: two behind the counter and three shopping. The two behind the counter were White, as were two of the shoppers. The third shopper, who was choosing a bag of chips, was Black.
I walked up to the counter.
“Can I help you?” one of the clerks asked.
I said I was looking for the Freedom Riders National Monument location.
“I know it’s close,” I said, “but I can’t find it. Can you help?”
There was sudden silence in the little
store. Then the one clerk turned and looked at the other clerk.
“He’s looking for the freedom monument,” the clerk said.
“Uh, I don’t know where it is,” the second clerk said after a spell. “Sorry.”
I looked at the shoppers. The two at the counter just shook their heads and said nothing.
A long silence.
Then the third shopper, the Black man choosing the chips, released a long, slow sigh.
“It’s that way,” he said, pointing down the road in the direction we had not been. “It’s not far. There’s a big ol’ sign right there by the road at the flashing lights.”
He looked at the clerks.
“There’s a big ol’ sign. You can’t miss it,” he added.
Silence again.
I thanked him and the others and went back to the car. We followed the directions, and there it was just as he said, big as life, right by the flashing lights.
We pulled over, and I set up the antenna on top of the car. Over the next half hour or so, I talked to perhaps two dozen stations from that roadside monument to humanity’s struggle for freedom. Most were in the United States. One was in Ukraine.
Then it was time to go. I packed up the radio gear and we headed home.
That’s pretty much it.
There’s not a lot more to say.
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The dog sculptures were coordinated by the Johns Creek Beautification’s ArtSpot subcommittee.
Michèle Morel, patron for the sculptures and an ArtSpot director, said JC Paws is a perfect fit for Johns Creek, given the city’s love for man’s best friend.
On the afternoon of the sculptures' arrival, owners and their dogs walked along the park’s pathways, enjoying the sunshine and warm spring air. At the nearby dog park, canines frollicked, chasing one another as their owners watched amused along the fence and under a pavilion.
“We really are a dog loving city,” Morel said.
Mina Dyson, another ArtSpot director, said the trail’s crossroads is the perfect place to install the sculptures.
Dyson, who regularly walks at the park, said she thinks JC Paws will become a popular photo opportunity for passersby and enrich residents’ quality of life.
“It just elevates your experience,” she said.
Johns Creek Beautification reached out to Collins to commission the dogs after collaborating with him to install in 2015 the “Watcher,” a lime and yellow striped silhouette of a person resting on a Newtown Park bench.
Collins is a public art sculptor whose work is characterized by silhouettes cut from metal. His work is featured in numerous collections throughout the U.S. and Ireland.
With JC Paws, he started with a sketched outline and then used a laser etcher to cut the sculptures from stainless steel. The substantial metal should last for at least the next 1,000 years, he said.
Collins, who has created numerous works of art, said he prefers public art because the medium is more easily appreciated than those tucked away in museums.
“These dogs will be literally seen by thousands of people,” Collins said. “I make this stuff for people, and the more people the better.”
Public art can enrich a community and foster a deep appreciation from residents, he said.
For example, Collins created silhouette mile markers along the Riverwalk in Chattanooga, Tenn. The markers, which are in the shapes of people who commonly enjoy the area, have never been tagged although graffiti is common in the area.
“They love them,” he said, adding he hopes Johns Creek develops a similar appreciation for his dogs.
At the request of Morel, Collins also cut into the sculptures’ bases the words “Adopt a rescue.”
Morel said she thinks residents will love JC Paws, but she also hopes some will walk away thinking about the importance
An inscription in the base of the statues reads “adopt a rescue,” encouraging residents to seek animals
of rescuing animals when choosing a pet.
“So many dogs need a good home,” she said.
Morel’s own dog, a toy poodle name Zuko whom she rescued, has become an essential part of her life. She said she should have named him “Velcro” because he is so often near her.
“Last night we were cuddling on the chair watching TV,” she said. “He's like my little stuffed toy, except he's got a beating heart. We just love each other.”
ArtSpot commissioned the installation as part of a larger mission to strengthen and enrich the city’s identity through public art. ArtSpot also seeks to make the city a more attractive destination to future
residents and businesses.
Tennessee artist Jim Collins signs a copy of his book for Michèle Morel , Johns Creek Beautification director, March 19.
Johns Creek Beautification is responsible for other projects such as the planting beds of yellow daffodils throughout the community and Entwined Strength, a horse sculpture forged from 4,000 pounds of hot-forged steel.
“Public art reflects on Johns Creek’s role as an emerging regional leader in culture and recreation,” according to the group. “And it supports the city’s development as a visually attractive place to live, learn, work, and play.”
Morel said Johns Creek Beautification also has plans in the works for more art. She said she thinks the group may again partner with Collins.
To learn more about or volunteer with Johns Creek Beautification, visit johnscreekbeautification.org.
“We’ll do business again,” Morel said, smiling.
The work by Johns Creek Beautification dovetails with plans by city officials to make the area a more appealing place through public art, said Economic Development Director Kim Allonce.
“You want to build a place where people want to come,” Allonce said.
The city has identified public art as an important part of a larger strategic goal, said Olivia Gazda, assistant to the city manager.
“At its core, public art contributes to placemaking and helps foster community identity,” Gazda said. “Placemaking is a collaborative approach to designing and enhancing public spaces to create vibrant, engaging and community-centered environments.”
Gazda said the city also sees public art as a benefit to the local economy by attracting visitors, boosting business revenues, attracting new businesses and enhancing property values.
“Public art can also help support local or regional artists and the overall creative economy while adding character to public spaces,” she said.
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3. Hospital VIP. Magician’s stick. Road __.
4. Place to acquire some suds. Exploding star. Blood __ (exam)
5. Picture of health. Desert beast. Glove material.
6. Medical man with a knife. Indian bread. Psyches.
7. Dog house. Gyro meat. Hospital accommodations.
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3. Hospital VIP. Magician’s stick. Road ___
4. Place to acquire some suds. Exploding star. Blood ___ (Medical exam)
5. Picture of health. Desert beast. Glove material
6. Medical man with a knife. Indian bread. Psyches 7. Dog house. Gyro meat. Hospital accommodations.
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From time to time, I try to write for my kids and my grandchildren. I have done so in the past and it has usually taken the form of a “letter” to (name). Recently I was with a group of folks about my age, and we were talking about our lives and our families. The talk ended up being more involved and more granular than I think anyone had anticipated. It was not something that made anyone uncomfortable at the time but after we all went our separate ways, I am sure some - if not most - of us replayed the conversations to ourselves. It was one of those - and perhaps - worth passing on.
After I left, and in a hurry, I texted myself this: “loss, love, pain, and redemption.” While that conversation was still fresh, I wanted to make sure that I saved as much of it as I could - and that started with those four words. We covered a lot of ground my friends and I and I felt that those words would preserve - hopefully - what I wanted to remember most. I was afraid that if I didn’t it would disappear much like my dreams disappear that I don’t write down as soon as I wake up.
Years ago, my wife Christina traveled down to Columbus, GA with a group from Milton High School - the drama department - for a state-wide contest. She was waiting outside in the lobby by herself when another parent walked out and sat down on the same bench. He was quiet - thoughtful - and they both sat for a time in their own space. Then he looked over to her and spoke: “my life didn’t turn out how I thought it would.” Christina recounted the conversation to me, and I have never forgotten it.
My life didn’t turn out how I thought it would. Most lives don’t. Not really.
Yes, I do have a few friends who seem to have breezed through life and everything generally workedwent the way it was “supposed” to go - no major trauma, no cancers or tragic car wrecks, no years of wandering out in the wilderness trying to find a career or a spouse,
or something to give meaning to life - no hard failures, no tragic losses, and yes, a successful marriage to the childhood sweetheart and near perfect flawless children. But those few friends are more the exception surely. The rest of us have to work harder - have to endure more - have to climb at least a few of those rocky mountains.
Learn that loss is the other side of something / anything that sustains you - that nourishes you - that makes climbing those mountains doable. There is a reason loss exists; it is not just a random thing. It is the parent of endurance, strength, and faith and a promise that there will be another sunrise - a sunrise that you need. To lose requires you to heal. Healing is that sunrise.
Learn that love is grace. It is God’s gift to us all. Love is the lens through which life evolves - all of life. Without love - without falling in love - without knowing love of others - indeed, life does not turn out how we thought it would. Love colors an otherwise black and white world.
Pain
Loss and love require pain. Knowing pain is to know loss and love. Pain is never fun. Sometimes it is unbearable. Sometimes it seems like it will never end. It will end. There is a reason for it; it leads to finding love and ultimately healing.
Redemption is kindness - for yourself and for those you love. Redemption is why we get up every morning and put one foot in front of the other. Redemption is finding gratitude. Redemption is finding grace. Redemption is where love leads. It is the reward - the reward for us all.
It’s all related and connected. Its magic. It heals. It nurtures.
Expecting life to turn out how you wanted it to - how you thought it would -may not be as important simply as how you lived the life you lived and appreciating that. Love, loss, pain, and redemption all involve other people in addition to you. The more your focus is on them and their lives - and not on your own - the closer your “how I expected” will be to what you hoped.
May 26, 1964 - March 6, 2025
Stephen Spence Gay, a devoted father, son and loyal friend, passed away on March 6, 2025, at the age of 60. Born on May 26, 1964, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Stephen’s journey through life was filled with infectious laughter, and an unshakable passion for music, good food and family. He is fondly remembered by all those whose lives he touched, cherishing the bonds formed throughout his journey from Louisiana to Texas to Georgia.
Stephen is survived by his parents, Jan and Beth Gay; his sons, Jacob Gay and Stephen Spence Gay, Jr.; brother Owen Gay (wife, Angie; daughters, Adalynn and Brittany; granddaughter, Riley) and sister Robyn Gay (husband, Jett Bryant). He now joins his grandparents (George and Margaret Gay, Benny and Betty Landry) whose love and guidance shaped him throughout the years.
through recovery became a beacon of hope for others, engaging with brain injury support groups and contributing to medical research to aid others facing the same challenges.
Stephen retired from General Electric (GE) and maintained friendships with his co-workers throughout the years.
Stephen’s early years were spent in Houston, Texas, where he graduated from Cypress Creek High School in 1982. He graduated from Nunez Community College with honors in Chalmette, LA, following a transformative recuperation from a jet ski accident, during which he met Jennifer Ballard, his former wife and forever friend.
His sons, Spence and Jacob, were the pride of his life, and his love for them knew no bounds.
Stephen faced life-altering brain surgery in 2010, embracing the recovery and enduring memory loss with quiet courage and strength. His journey
An extraordinary aspect of Stephen was his passion for music. He could play any musical instrument he picked up and loved going to see classic rock concerts with his boys. Likewise, he was a talented cook and took great joy in sharing good meals with family and friends. He also enjoyed returning to Louisiana, especially to ride in Mardi Gras parades with his sons.
Stephen was a man of community—a proud member of the River Knoll neighborhood in Johns Creek, where he was fortunate to find supportive friends with whom he navigated life’s challenges and joys.
A service to honor Stephen’s life will be held at St. Brigid Catholic Church on March 31 at 11 a.m., followed by a graveside service at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Stephen’s honor to FurKids (animal rescue), the National Brain Tumor Society, or AmpedKids, (music lessons for kids) in support of the passions he held dear. We celebrate a life lived with laughter, music, and love, knowing Stephen is remembered with warm smiles and fond stories by all who had the privilege of knowing him.
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“We were motivated tonight, and our guys were hungry,” he said. “We’re excited to get back on track, and we feel like we’re on the right path to do that.”
When a four-game winning streak is interrupted by two straight losses, an ignited team is sure to find a way to pull out a win.
Senior Logan Martucci celebrated his first game back from injury with four goals. He praised how his team stayed together in his absence.
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“It has cost the taxpayers millions and millions of dollars,” she said. “Not to mention the time, while our jails are overcrowded, and the court system has been clogged.”
Thorne also cited two recent fines, totaling less than $60,000, to cover the District Attorney Office’s Open Records Act violations.
“I fully agree that the state should probably pay for these fees because [Willis] makes it clear she is a state constitutional officer, she is not a county constitutional officer,” Thorne said. “I think we have to look at what’s just for the people in this case, and it might hurt doing the right thing.”
Commissioner Marvin Arington Jr., a practicing attorney for nearly three decades, said the bill gets it wrong, conflating disqualification and prosecutorial misconduct.
“A prosecutor can disqualify themselves, the issue is prosecutorial misconduct,” Arrington said. “The intent of SB 244, or the idea that it could apply to the Trump case, is unbelievable … no, better yet, unconstitutional.”
Arrington said even if the bill is passed, it would be unconstitutional to apply the law retroactively.
“There’s numerous ways in which a prosecutor can be disqualified, but that doesn’t mean they committed prosecutorial misconduct,” he said. “I’ll make the motion that we speak loudly against SB 244 and oppose it in its entirety.”
sive for us,” Martucci said. “Emory, Reese, Grant, Parker, everybody came together as an offense today and it really showed. Everybody worked hard to get the win.”
Junior Emory Dennis also tallied four goals in the win over the Gladiators.
The Raiders’ faceoff performance was strong, thanks to Xavier Martinez who went 18-27. Defender Caleb Lemons put on the clamps at the right moments, causing a team-high three turnovers.
Now 6-4, the Raiders have three games remaining before spring break and hope to improve their record for the postseason.
Arrington said the reason that the bill passed unanimously is that someone lied about a substitution removing applications to the Trump case. If the state House amends the bill and it goes back to the Senate, Arrington said no Democrat will vote for it.
However, the case against Trump and the other defendants remains active. If the bill passes, and the case is dismissed, then Fulton County taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in legal fees.
In that case, the law would not be applied retroactively.
County Attorney Soo Jo said there is a claim under state tort law for malicious prosecution, if any law enforcement entity is deliberately targeting a person for improper purposes through the justice system. Basically, a remedy for Trump and his defendants exists in state law.
“Typically, retroactive application is not something that you can do with legislation,” Jo said. “In its current iteration, I do not read the bill to apply retroactively … I don’t know if that was the intent.”
Barrett said the bill should have been written specifically to address overall prosecutorial oversight and reemphasized the state’s responsibility in her final pitch.
Ultimately Fulton County commissioners seemed to agree that the state, not the county, should pay when a prosecutor is disqualified for misconduct and a criminal defendant is allowed to recoup their legal fees.
However, only Barrett and Arington voted to approve the resolution, and it failed.
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