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Milton officials back efforts to extend transportation tax The Milton City Council showed its support last week for continuing the local transportation tax, TSPLOST, that has funded several local projects, including the Charlotte Drive extension and its roundabout at Mayfield Road. Though Milton officials shared their support for extending the tax, other Fulton County cities must be on board. Read more, Page 4

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Argument over court space sparks scuffle at club MILTON, Ga. — Police met with a man Jan. 31 who reported he was attacked at a tennis court at the Manor Golf & Country Club, 15952 Manor Club Drive.

The complainant, Bruce Bosse, told police he went to the tennis court two days prior with his wife and 9-year-old son. He had a brief encounter about court space when a woman accused him of “rushing” her game. She told Bosse “I’m going to kick you [expletive deleted],” officers noted in the police report.

The woman left and Bosse, 60, said he and his wife played their match. After they finished, the woman’s husband confronted them. Bosse began filming the man on his son’s cell phone. He said the suspect hit him twice on the arm, grabbed his wife’s arm and knocked the

Feds arrest Milton man for links to Capitol attack MILTON, Ga. — A Milton man, cited in December for creating a disturbance at Birmingham Falls Elementary School, was taken into custody Friday by the FBI in connection with last month’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Bruno Joseph Cua, 18, faces a federal complaint relating to the Jan. 6 incident in Washington D.C. Details of the complaint have not been released, but the FBI tweeted the teen faces “charges relating to criminal acts at the U.S. Capitol.”

As of early this week, the Department of Justice had not posted the documents charging Cua. So far, federal authorities have charged more than 170 individuals with crimes related to the Capitol attack.

PUBLIC SAFETY cell phone out of his hands.

Bosse learned the man’s name and showed officers his LinkedIn profile photo. He also showed police videos and photos from the alleged incident, saying he wanted to pursue charges.

The report did not list any arrests or indicate officers had questioned the suspect.

MILTON, Ga. — Police dispatched to a trespassing call Jan. 30 encountered a Pennsylvania family moving into a vacant home along Mountain Road. The family told police they spent $17,000 to rent to own the property. But it turned out they were victims of a real estate scam.

According to the police report, the actual owners of the home reported trespassers after getting calls from a neighbor that someone was on the property. When police responded, the victims told them they were the rental owners and showed them a rental agreement through a man named “Jonathan Hill.”

Police later met with the legal homeowners, who were at a different loca-

tion. They indicated their unoccupied house was up for sale through a realtor named Karney Leon. Both Leon and the homeowners told police the house was not under any type of rental agreement and said they didn’t know anyone name Jonathan Hill.

That’s when it became clear to police that the Pennsylvania family had fallen prey to a scheme, the incident report noted. One of the victims explained to officers that he found “Hill” on LinkedIn, where the purported realtor had high ratings and positive reviews.

Leon’s profile claimed he lived in California but sold properties throughout the South. He sent the victim several Zillow property listings, and the family chose to buy the Milton residence. To secure the supposed deal, the suspect sent separate emails saying he needed two $4,200 down payments and $2,800 for the first two months of rent before the family could move in. The victim said he made all the payments through PayPal. He told officers he spent about $17,000 in total to make the move. He noted his family provided the suspect with all their banking information, Social Security numbers and copies of their driver’s licenses.

An FBI spokesman confirmed to local media that a search warrant had been executed at Cua’s home in Milton on Friday, although Cua was not present at the time.

Instagram and Facebook searches turned up no listings for Cua following his arrest. However, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, reported over the weekend that Cua’s earlier social media posts included his love of pickups, ATVs and guns.

The arrest comes almost two months after Cua was cited for creating a disturbance at a Milton elementary school.

On Dec. 8, Milton police were dispatched to Birmingham Falls Elementary to investigate reports of an erratic driver.

Police identified Cua as the driver of pickup truck with a large Donald Trump

flag, racing around the parking lot blaring his air horn while kids were present.

According to the police report, Cua told officers he was “flying his flag,” and the parking lot was the only place he could test it out. He said another officer told him he could use the school lot and he waited for a school buses to clear before he started. He said the group of juveniles in the parking lot were his younger brother and his brother’s friends who gathered to watch him fly the Trump flag.

Cua denied doing “donuts” in the lot, but he said he had to pick up some speed to get the flag to flap in the wind.

He admitted he blew his air horn once, but no one was around.

“I wasn’t harassing anyone,” the police report quoted him as saying.

— Patrick Fox

Residential rental agreement defrauds family of $17,000

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Milton officials discuss proposals to continue transportation sales tax

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Fulton County is gauging interest from its cities for another round of a voter-approved sales tax that will fund local transportation projects, and Milton officials appear to be on board. Two questions remain, though — what kind of projects those dollars will fund and at what tax rate.

The Milton City Council discussed the matter at its Feb. 1 meeting.

The current countywide TSPLOST, which excludes Atlanta, passed by referendum in 2016 and is expected to bring in about $36.5 million to the city to ease congestion, improve intersections and fund other traffic easing measures. It has financed recently completed projects, including the Charlotte Drive extension and its roundabout at Mayfield

Road. Several projects currently in the works are also funded by the transportation sales tax, including the Morris Road widening and intersection improvements at Bethany Bend, Bethany Way and Hopewell Road.

The current tax expires in April 2022, but the county has presented three options to its cities for extending it another five years.

The first proposal would charge a .75 percent sales tax with all funds, anticipated to be around $500 million, distributed among Fulton County’s cities, excluding Atlanta. Dollars would be allocated based on each municipality’s population.

A second option is a .75 percent sales tax with two-thirds of the proceeds distributed to cities and the remaining third funding mass transit projects.

Cities outside of Atlanta would share

about $300 million under the proposal, according to Milton City Manager Steve Krokoff.

Another option is to charge a full penny sales tax with cities receiving three-fourths of the revenues and the remaining 25 percent funding transit projects.

With only a sliver of Milton now served by transit, and seemingly little interest in expanding that footprint, city officials shared their support for the .75 percent sales tax with no funding toward transit projects.

Mayor Joe Lockwood said that proposal “makes the most sense” for Milton.

“The majority of North Fulton cities have tended to agree with that in sessions with their council,” Lockwood said.

“The drawback with the [1 percent sales tax] is when this comes before a vote for our citizens, that makes it a higher tax

percentage with the full 1 percent, which may effect the ability to get this passed.”

Council members Rick Mohrig and Laura Bentley each backed Lockwood’s comments that the non-transit, .75 percent sales tax plan is the most logical proposal for Milton.

Milton is not the only party in play to put the optional sales tax referendum on the Nov. 2, 2021 ballot, though.

Fulton County is still testing the waters for its proposals, and any plan would require the support of elected officials representing 60 percent of the county’s population, outside of Atlanta, for a referendum. Lockwood said a call among city leaders was scheduled for Feb. 5 to further discuss the proposals.

Krokoff said if a referendum is called, the city would likely create a project list with a tiered system, the same strategy it used for the current tax.

Fewer education matters make legislative agenda Early focus has centered on aid during pandemic

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA — The 2021 Georgia General Assembly opened its session last month with signs that fewer education-related bills would grab headlines this year.

The state’s top education official urged lawmakers to recognize the challenges to Georgia’s public schools after nearly a year of COVID-19 disruption.

In a briefing last month to the assembly, State School Superintendent Richard Woods said schools need support to recover, not additional rules and regulations, “Even when schools can go back to ‘normal,’ there is a ‘normal’ we cannot and should not go back to,” Woods said.

“We cannot return to the status-quo of over-testing, hyper-accountability and data points determining destiny. Now is the time to cast a clear vision of what our education system should be.”

A map of the state’s 180 school districts shows most have had to delay the opening of the second semester last month because of COVID-19. Nearly all districts continue to offer students options of in-person or remote learning through the end of the year.

The early batch of education-related bills in the House and Senate hoppers this session indicate the return of perennial issues, including mandatory school attendance, vouchers bills and opportunities for home-schooled students in

public schools. But few surprises surfaced in the first quarter of the 40-day session.

Lawmakers have used previous sessions to tackle the most pressing issues in education, including the school funding formula, ramping up school safety and the reduction in mandatory tests.

This session, the legislative priorities of the Georgia Department of Education include more opportunities for students beyond the traditional route to graduation, access to high-speed internet, providing a “teacher pipeline” to recruit and retain teachers, and to prioritize education funding.

The funding piece appears to be on track, at least for this year. Gov. Brian Kemp’s amended budget for this fiscal

year includes a $1,000 bonus for schoolbased staff, and restoration of nearly $590 billion in school funding which was cut in the original budget.

On the other hand, next year’s state budget which begins July 1 already includes proposed cuts tied to decreasing enrollment statewide.

The next milestone for the Legislature is day 27, “Crossover Day,” when a bill must pass out of its originating chamber — either House or Senate — to be considered this session.

Education bills of primary interest this year include: SB3 – This is the yearly attempt to raise the mandatory education age from 16 to 17 to prevent early dropouts.

SB42 – Removes school discipline

data from the school’s climate rating, which is an annual assessment of the quality and character of school life — the “culture” of a school. It is used only for informational purposes for schools, parents, and communities. The discipline data is collected from survey responses on the use of illegal substances and the prevalence of violence, bullying and unsafe incidents within a school.

SB47 – The annual voucher bill which expands the Special Needs Scholarship to include students with a 504 plan and a specific diagnosis of a listed condition. It also expands the program to include students who received preschool special education services under IDEA, and students who have been adopted or placed into permanent guardianship in foster care. This version also removes the current requirement students must have been enrolled for a full year in a public school before receiving the scholarship.

SB51 – Appearing again this session, is the Dexter Mosely Act, commonly known as the Tim Tebow Bill. This legislation allows home-schooled students to participate in athletics and other extracurricular activities at their local public school. Two changes from past versions of the bill include mandating a student must enroll in at least one class in their local school, and home-schooled students must be given a chance to try out for teams, but are not guaranteed a spot on the roster. Famed University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was homeschooled but played on a public school team, and he has supported this legislation nationwide.

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Milton could waive requirement to create charter commission

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — As Milton approaches 15 years as a city, officials are looking to move beyond one of its founding provisions.

City leaders are considering a measure that would eliminate a requirement in the city charter that requires Milton to empanel a charter commission every five years. The purpose of the panel is to review provisions embedded in the charter and recommend changes. Proposed changes would be forwarded to the local legislative delegation, and if passed, would be considered for adoption in a referendum.

When Sandy Springs, Milton and Johns Creek incorporated in 2005-06, all three placed requirements in their charters calling for special citizens’ panels to study the founding documents for their effectiveness and recommend any changes to the General Assembly.

Milton requires convening a charter commission every five years. Meanwhile, Johns Creek’s charter required one review five years after incorporation, and Sandy Springs is just beginning its first evaluation.

Milton City Attorney Ken Jarrard said the charter commission requirement is beneficial for the city, but creating and convening the board every five years has diminishing returns, and Milton has reached that point.

The new proposal calls for eliminating the review requirement from the charter. The document could still be altered, but a commission would not be required for any changes, though one could still be created, and any charter alterations would be on an as-needed basis.

“If something is broken in Milton with respects to the charter, [the council] can ask that it be modified at any

time and make recommendations either to the General Assembly to change the charter, or establish your own charter commission,” Jarrard said. “But I do not think you need it regimented every five years to go through this. I think you need to do it when you feel like you need to do it.”

Mayor Joe Lockwood said he has taken up the issue with State Rep. Jan Jones, who introduced the legislation incorporating Milton, and it does not make sense to have the five-year review if the charter is working properly.

Lockwood said he thinks the document is working effectively, and creating a charter commission comes with the natural desire to make modifications, even if none are necessary.

The City Council could approve the charter update at its next regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 17.

Another change under consideration would delete stipulations outlined in the charter for the process of adding items to the City Council agenda. Instead, those regulations should be outlined in the city’s rules and procedures, Jarrard said.

In other action before the council, the city extended its COVID-19 emergency ordinance, allowing for virtual meetings of the city’s various boards and committees.

“It’s a modest deviation, purely born out of utilitarian need, just to make sure that if we find a physical quorum can’t meet due to COVID-related issues, the business of the city can be conducted,” Jarrard said.

The council also recognized longtime City Clerk Sudie Gordon who retired after serving with the city since 2010.

Later, the city officially welcomed new City Clerk Tammy Lowit.

Lowit has served as the deputy city clerk for the past year and was an executive aide to Lockwood and Krokoff.

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By MATTHEW BRUCE newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s menu of dining and drinking offerings is expanding with plans on tap for two new offerings.

Up on the Roof A rooftop bar overlooking downtown Alpharetta is on tap for the Liberty Hall building at 33 S. Main St. Up on the Roof is a creation of the Ruth’s Chris franchise that’s part of a renaissance for what was once the site of a gas station in the historic district. Developers have spent several years converting it into a five-story commercial building in the heart of downtown. And Up on the Roof is poised to be the cherry on top.

The rooftop cocktail lounge offers an indoor sports bar along with an outdoor patio that’s largely covered by an awning and features a cabana, bar, fireplaces and brick veneer. The dining area seats 25 and the outdoor section can accommodate 185 guests, according to design plans.

Up on the Roof already has a location in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. There was no timetable for how soon the rooftop bar could come to Alpharetta. Representatives will present conceptual renderings to the city’s Design Review Board on Feb. 19.

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Franchise reps will present those plans to the review board on Feb. 19.

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Two members of the Anti-Defamation League joined a special episode of the Georgia Politics Podcast Feb. 3 to discuss extremist groups nationwide and here in Georgia.

The ADL is a leading anti-hate organization founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of anti-Semitism and bigotry.

Dr. Allison Padilla-Goodman, vice president of the Southern Division, and Amy Iandiorio, investigate researcher at the Center on Extremism, took questions and provided research analysis about extremist group growth and how tracking has changed since being removed from popular social media platforms.

On the day of the recording, the Center on Extremism released an annual report, “Murder and Extremism in the United States in 2020.” The ADL launched a podcast last September titled “Extremely,” as a medium for more information about modern hate and extremism.

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Q: Could you give the audience a textbook definition of what you consider an extremist group to be?

A: (Amy) An extremist group or movement would be a collection of groups or individuals that has a set of beliefs that is far out of the mainstream usually around religion, culture and politics.

In terms of what the ADL Center on Extremism monitors, its groups with fringe ideologies that take violent action or incorporate violent aims into those tactics.

Q: Is there a common notion extremist groups believe?

A: (Amy) Within the far-right, there are some similar ideologies, but I think at it’s core a lot of these movements are grievance-based. There could be a shared sense of loss or grievance that unites multiple different ideologies. It could be groups of people who directly target an “other” because they feel that other has taken something from them.

Anti-government, White supremacist and sovereign citizen groups sometimes overlap who they choose to point their target towards.

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Q: What population or group is specifically vulnerable to be targeted by some of the extremist movements?

A: (Amy) I think it depends on the individual and the ideology. Looking at people who might be more inclined to White supremacist beliefs could be an individual who feels their status or place in society as a White person is being threatened in some sense. I think it’s very person-based which is part of the struggle of understanding and tracking radicalization and extremism.

Q: Is there something specific about extremist groups in Georgia that has caught your attention?

A: (Allison) We have seen a pretty con-

sistent trend of many manifestations of extremist groups in Atlanta and places I don’t think we would normally see them.

We have seen White supremacists put up propaganda in places we would not expect, including college campuses. It’s Emory, Kennesaw and Georgia Tech.

There was a period where one of the extremist groups had the tactic of dropping interstate banners and one of those was dropped on the Georgia connector, one of the most trafficked areas in the world.

Q: On the ADL’s website, there is a quote about free speech. It says “We believe the best answer to hate speech is not censorship, but more speech.” Could you explain that for the audience?

A: (Allison) We have always been huge proponents of free speech. It’s been a big piece of our civil rights work for many years. While we wish that people did not think or say hateful things, we are not going to legislate our way out of those.

Free speech is a real cornerstone in democracy. When there is hate speech, we say the antithesis is throwing as much light as you can on the shadows and drowning out the hate speech with the good speech.

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Scouts adapt, overcome hurdles of pandemic

By TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — COVID-19 forced businesses and organizations to completely alter their order of operation, and that includes Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

Mark Kopel, district advancement chairmen, which includes operations in Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell and Milton, said it has been difficult in some respects, but not an impossible task.

Scouts are able to improvise and overcome any task, even COVID-19, Kopel said.

“Scouts are the originators of MacGyverism …everything is an adaptation,” Kopel said. “The Scouts are masters at reacting and doing a good job. They’ve fortunately been able to exist and do things.”

Boy Scouts still meet every week, usually online. Board Reviews are offered on Zoom, but Scouts can opt for in-person meetings. Scout leaders have found great use in Discord, a chat app that allows them to host meetings in just about any setting, including outdoors.

Recruitment has been a challenge.

Traditionally, Scouts have garnered much of their publicity through newspapers, which in many areas have reduced staff and space. The organization has turned to the schools and email to spread the word about Scouting.

While technology has assisted with some functions, Kopel said it’s hard to beat in-person gatherings to recognize Scouts for individual achievements.

The “Girl Scouts at Home” virtual program offers girls an opportunity to participate in projects, learn skills and engage with others. There are programs tailored to each community.

As for the organization’s most famous program, cookies may be either purchased online or there are in-person booths at some sites that can be located through ZIP code.

“Many school activities are limited, if not canceled during the pandemic,” Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta CEO Amy Dosik said in a statement. “Girl Scouts is still going strong online and in-person, and girl safety is always our top priority for all programs.”

The organization’s summer camp was canceled last year because of the pandemic. But this year, the summer camp will be at “full steam,” Kopel said.

The camps will be set up to allow for proper social distancing, and masks and hand sanitizer stations will be part of the regimen.

Amid the hurdles, Scouts continue to practice their precepts while learning

Girl Scouts partnered with Georgia State Parks to offer adventure and patch earning activities like fly-fishing, bouldering and geocaching to girls in Troop 17215. important life skills.

Scouts are taught to “Run the 12” in everything they do, which Kopel said are a dozen items to consider before engaging in a task. They include: trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.

Scouting is youth driven. The program is designed to teach children to be good citizens, with activities sprinkled in. And, although Scouting teaches survival skills, the code of ethics is the most important information they learn.

With girls now eligible to join Boy Scouts, the requirements and badges are equal to both genders. Kopel said that recently two girls earned their Eagle Scout status, the first two in the district.

“They are so enthusiastic and so driven,” Kopel said. “Doing [Scouting] all these years, people tell you that you don’t get paid, but I do because when you hear the enthusiasm, the positivity of these kids, it just lights me on fire… it’s so contagious listening to them.”

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Public Hearings/Meeting: Community Zoning Information Meeting (CZIM) Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

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OPINION

Do you know ‘The Donut Man?’ In troubling time,s we look for a port in the storm. A reprieve, no matter how small, to provide some calm in an otherwise chaotic world.

I am happy to report that I found mine.

HANS APPEN Every Saturday or Publisher hans@appenmediagroup.com Sunday morning my middle child and I get up at the crack of dawn and head to a local donut shop. We buy a few boxes of assorted donuts and go over our list.

Our list is a collection of people and addresses to receive a surprise delivery of donuts to their front door.

We started this weekend tradition in the middle of last year, after stay-athome orders had been lifted, but while many people were still confined to their homes. We wanted to do something to reassure those people that the world was still turning and someone out there was thinking of them.

I didn’t understand at the time how much I needed that reassurance, too.

My partner in the quest to “spread donut love,” as we’ve described our task, is

my 3-year-old, Leo, who is now affectionally known as “The Donut Man.” He has a heart of gold, an unmistakable laugh and the innate gift of lowering the temperature of any room he walks into. His “blow up kisses” are always in high demand.

On our way to one of a handful of local donut shops we frequent, we sing “do you know the donut man?” to the tune of “do you know the muffin man?”

He wears slippers with donut socks and a donut robe my aunt made him for Christmas. And yes, he has a donut mask to complete the uniform.

Most people behind the counter now recognize our little donut man and are thrilled to see him. Other customers in the store that morning light up at the sight of this bubbly little boy decked out in donut attire buying dozens of donuts.

We have delivered to friends, neighbors, strangers, classmates and coworkers. We have delivered to soon- to-be parents grappling with the uncertainty of bringing children into a COVID world, and adult children grappling with the idea of ushering parents or grandparents out of the same as “normally” as they can.

We don’t often see or talk to the recipients of our donut deliveries. An

Follow along Follow the Donut Man on Instagram! If you’ve enjoyed reading about Leo and his donut adventures, you can keep up with him on Instagram @spreaddonutlove.

Our hope is that through his donut adventures, we will inspire others to think about kindness, in whatever form. interaction is not the point. The point is that someone woke up one Saturday or Sunday morning and found a delicious hot box of donuts sitting on their front step. Who it’s from is irrelevant.

What matters is that maybe that person is in need of reassurance that everything is going to be OK. That out there in the world are people who love them, need them and have their back.

We must be diligent and purposeful about reaching out to people. We must be unassuming about who may need help, or a smile – or a donut.

One such person doing his part is a 3-year-old by the name of “The Donut Man.” He may soon be headed your way.

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North Fulton programs shine at state swim and dive meet

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA, Ga. — North Fulton swim and dive programs stood a cut above the rest again at the 2021 GHSA championship meet at Georgia Tech Feb. 2-6. The Johns Creek boys program won its second overall state championship in three years with several other schools earning podium finishes.

Several local swimmers took individual state titles.

Johns Creek boys outpaced the field by a wide margin to return to the top spot on the podium for the second time in three years. The Gladiators compiled 408.5 points, more than 100 points above Dalton which finished in second.

Johns Creek senior Andrew Simmons added another individual state title to his resume, taking first in the 200-yard freestyle event. Simmons was also the state runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley for the second straight year.

The Gladiators’ championship was also driven by its relay teams. Simmons, Preston Browne, Britton Spann and Taylor Eaton were second in the 200-yard

medley relay. Simmons, Browne, Eaton and Carson Kennedy were state runnerup in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Kennedy, Davey Ryan, Anthony Margarite and Jason Bao were fourth in the 200-yard free relay.

The Johns Creek girls tied for sixth in team scores. Freshman Ayla Debowsky placed third in the 1-meter dive, senior Allison Swift was eighth in 100 free, freshman Daphne Petrie was sixth in the 200 free and the 500 event and the 400 free relay team placed sixth.

The Centennial girls continued their streak of top-5 finishes in team scores, placing fourth overall with two individual state titles.

Junior Madeline Singletary earned a state championship in the 200 free and was third in the 500-yard event. Freshman Allsion Kasik took a state crown in her first state meet, pacing the field in the 100 breaststroke.

Kasik, Singletary, Hannah Collerrette and Gabby Born were fourth in the 200 medley relay and fifth in the 400 freestyle relay.

The Centennial boys improved on their fifth-place finish in team scores

last year to place fourth overall.

After finishing as state runner-up in the 200 free and 500 free last year, junior Sebastien Sergile broke through to win the state title in both events.

Sergile also led the Knights’ 200 medley relay team to a state championship, along with Aidan Saunders, Justin Bender and Caleb Paek. The group was third in the 200-freestyle relay.

Bender finished as state runner-up in the 100-yard breaststroke.

The Cambridge girls program also had another strong showing, placing as state runner-up in team scores for Class 6A. Sophie Brison, Jayla Brown, Claire Kerber and Kate Kerber edged Lassiter for the state championship in the medley relay.

Brison came up just short of repeating as state champion in the individual medley and backstroke, placing as runner-up in both events.

Junior Emilija Ragaine was fourth in 1-meter dive, Claire Kerber was fourth in 100 fly and Brown was fifth in the 100 free.

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Locking through history at Lock & Dam Park The other day, desperate for some outdoor time away from the strictures of social distancing, I decided it was time to gas up the truck and go a-wandering – a little open-road therapy, if you will.

STEVE HUDSON But where to go?

Get Outside Georgia, How about…say… aa4bw@comcast.net Lock and Dam Park at Mayo’s Bar on the Coosa River near Rome?

Lock and Dam Park lets you peer back into the late 1800s and early 1900s, a time long before interstate highways and the easy transportation that we take for granted today. Rivers were the interstates of the day, and one of those rivers was the Coosa which flows from Georgia into Alabama.

Back then, the Coosa was a busy thoroughfare carrying barge and riverboat. It made a good highway, too, except for several significant rapids and shoals that blocked the way.

By the late 1800s, those shoals had become such a problem that construction began on a series of locks and dams.

One of those projects was constructed at Mayo’s Bar, a serious set of shoals not far from Rome. Construction there began in 1910, and the project was complete and open for business in 1913. The lock and dam remained in operation until 1941.

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Today, the lock and dam is the centerpiece of a 73-acre regional park, a site which features a variety of amenities including picnicking, a playground, hiking, a river overlook platform, and of course the remains of the lock itself.

Of course, the star of the show is the old lock. You can walk right out onto it and stand just yards from the spot where boats one rose or fell as the gates were closed and the lock was filled or drained. As you do, it’s easy to imagine long-ago riverboats passing through.

Wouldn’t it have been neat to see that?

Want to explore the river yourself?

A good starting point is the park’s boat ramp, which offers easy access to the

Coosa below the old lock and is a favorite put-in for anglers fishing for crappie, striped bass or white bass.

Years ago, when I taught journalism at Berry College, I got to know a fellow in the math department who enjoyed fishing as much as I did. That was good, particularly because he had a boat! In the spring, during those magic weeks in March and April when the white bass are making their annual run up the river from Lake Weiss, we would make the short drive from the school to the park and then launch his boat and fish the river below the lock and dam. On every trip, we confirmed that the Coosa River below the old lock is one of Georgia’s best white bass fisheries.

Those were good times, with no pandemics to mess things up. But pandemics don’t last forever, and I remind

myself that there will again come a time for fishing with friends on the river.

Meanwhile, I’ll just have to go it alone.

Maybe, once spring rolls around, I’ll toss the tent in the truck and head Romeward again and spend a few days here – especially once the white bass run gets going.

Maybe I’ll camp in the Lock & Dam Park campground, which offers more than 30 RV-ready campsites with water, power picnic tables and grills.

That sounds like it could be fun — and some pretty good therapy in these interesting times.

Lock & Dam Park is located at 181 Lock and Dam Rd SW, Rome, GA. There is a $2 daily parking fee and a $3 feel to launch a boat. Check with the park for camping rates and availability. For more info, contact the park at (706) 234-5001.

INVITATION TO BID ASPHALT RESURFACING PROJECT ITB NUMBER 21-PW06 Sealed Bids Due Date: FEBRUARY 25, 2021 BY 2:00PM LOCAL TIME Electronic submission via: www.cityofmiltonga.us To be publicly announced at approximately 2:30 PM at the City of Milton City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Swim: Continued from Page 23 The Cambridge boys were ninth in team scores, led by top-10 finishes from juniors Benjamin Grottle and Michael O’Connor and senior William Blood.

Along with Oleg Kolesnikov, the Bears top swimmers captured sixth in the 200-medley relay.

The Alpharetta boys finished as state runner-up in Class 7A, a year after placing second overall in the 6A team scores.

The boys were led by a host of top-5 finishes in relay races and several individual state runner-up placements.

The Radiers’ 400-yard free relay team of Charles Lu, Jack Casey, Nathan Jin and Phillip Kuznetsov was third, with the 200-yard team of Lu, Jin, Peter Ming and Thomas Xiao placing fourth.

Casey, Kuznetson, Xiao and Meng teamed up for a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay.

In individual races, Casey was the state runner-up in the 500 free and fourth in the 200-yard event. Meng was seventh and fifth, respectively, in the two events.

Jin also earned a state runner-up finish in the individual medley. He was fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke, beating out teammate Xiao in fifth.

Charles Lu earned two podium finishes, placing second in the 50-yard free and third in the 100-yard event.

The Alpharetta girls also had a strong showing with a fifth-place finish overall.

Senior Alicia Henry retained her title as state champ in the 100-yard breast stroke to lead the Raiders. Henry was fourth in the 100 free with teammate Alexandria Clark in sixth.

Clark was third in the butterfly, and Lauren Hinton was fourth in the 100 free and sixth in the 50-yard free.

Alpharetta’s 200-yard medley relay team was third, and its 400 free relay team came in fourth.

Milton’s boys program cracked into

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the top-10 in team scores this season, placing sixth overall.

The Eagles were again led by junior Cooper Cook, who captured the state championship in the 200 free and was third in the backstroke.

Cook, along with Patrick Carr, Connor Kazmi and William Coady, took state runner-up in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relay competitions.

Kazmi, and Coady also placed in the top-10 in individual races.

The Milton girls were 13th overall in Class 7A. Junior Melissa Leutgers had the top finish for the Eagles by placing fourth in the 50-yard free. She was 10th in the butterfly.

Senior Sydney Scalise placed ninth in 200- and 500-yard free.

Chattahoochee was 15th in boys team scores and 18th in girls competition. Freshman Landon Salter led the boys with a top-10 finish in the 500 free.

Katie Wong led the girls by placing third in the individual medley and seventh in the 100 fly.

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Roswell junior Cecelia Rubio led the Hornets girls with an eighth-place finish in backstroke The Blessed Trinity boys earned a top-10 with Daniel Batallion placing fourth in the 200 free and fifth in the 500 free. Junior Mitch Doorley took 10th in the backstroke. The BT girls were ninth in the medley relay, with Amelia Cooper finishing third in the 200 free and in the 500 free.

The Northview boys were 15th in team scores, with William Gavin and Ethan Liu earning top-10 finishes in individual races.

Mount Pisgah led the local A-3A girls programs by placing 11th. Junior Emma Livezey was third in the 100 free and seventh in the backstroke Pablo Marin led the King’s Ridge boys with a fifth-place finish in the butterfly, with freshman Joel Strauss fourth in the 500 free.

St. Francis junior Gia Pergolini led the girls program by placing fourth in the backstroke and seventh in the 50 free.

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DEATH NOTICES Thomas Adams, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away January 24, 2021. Arrangements

by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Thomas Glenn Black, of Cumming, passed away February 1, 2021. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Richard Blanc, 92, of Alpharetta, passed away January 27, 2021. Arrangements

by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Douglas Coy Chadwick, 57, passed away January 28, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

MaryJane DeVito, of Alpharetta, passed away January 31, 2021. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Donald Harry Fair, 71, of Cumming, passed away January 29, 2021. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Robert Foley, 94, of Alpharetta, passed away January 25, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Doris Hamblin, 89, of Milton, passed away January 27, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Flora Hopkins, 81, of Milton, passed away January 25, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Helen Lovett, 89, of Alpharetta, passed away January 29, 2021.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

Edmund Joseph Mahoney, 77, of Cumming, passed away February 1, 2021. Arrangements

by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Carolyn Stone McGinnis, 79, of Cumming, passed away January 28, 2021.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Lisa E. Pair, 62, of Cumming, passed away January 27, 2021. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Bruce Robert Stromwall, 60, of Cumming, passed away January 25, 2021.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Harriett N. Ward, 79, of Cumming, passed away January 12, 2021.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Roberta H. Ward, 74, passed away January 31, 2021. Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

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*4055 HEATHERWOOD WAY - ROSWELL SOLD IN 2020

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* HOME / LAND SOLD IN 2020 North Fulton Office • 7855 North Point Pkwy #100 Alpharetta, GA 30022 • HarryNorman.com The above information is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. Offer subject to errors, changes, omissions, prior sales and withdrawals without notice. Equal Housing Opportunity.