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City honors Cambridge athletes The Milton City Council read two proclamations honoring the Cambridge boys cross-country and track and field teams at the board’s July 7 meeting. The cross-country team captured the 2020 GHSA Class 6A state championship, while the track and field team won the Region 7 title.

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Fraudster steals identity to purchase cell phone MILTON, Ga. — A woman went to the Milton Police Department on July 2 after getting billed for a fraudulent cell phone account.

The complainant said she and her husband unfroze their credit in May 2019 to buy their daughter a house.

PUBLIC SAFETY Someone stole their identity in the three days their credit line was open and used it to open a Sprint account in their name, police said.

The victim called Sprint and reported the fraudulent activity. The cell phone provider promised to remove the account from her credit report. But the victim received a bill from a collections agency demanding a payment on the fake account. The collectors threatened to report the delinquent account to the woman’s credit companies if she didn’t pay.

Harassment complaint falls short of threats MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman report-

edly sent her former friend dozens of harassing social media messages June 29. Officers were dispatched to the complainant’s Creek Road home and learned that the 28-year-old suspect created multiple fake accounts in attempts to reach out to the victim.

Police said the woman sent about 50 insulting messages from three different accounts via Instagram direct messaging. Police reviewed the messages and determined none were threatening.

The victim said the suspect had also recently begun contacting some of her friends. She told officers she reported the harassment because she worried the woman would begin reaching out to her family members.

Milton prepares for Nov. 2 General Election

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Voters will cast their ballots for four Milton City Council seats this November, and officials are gearing up for the election that could shake up representation on the city’s most powerful board.

At its July 7 meeting, the City Council gave initial approval on a contract with Fulton County to conduct the election for a total cost of $84,605.

If a runoff election is required, the city will pay an additional $70,365.

According to city documents, Milton had 28,605 registered voters as of March 23. That means the city will pay $2.96 per eligible voter for the General Election.

Residents will vote on four municipal seats in the election, including mayor.

Joe Lockwood, who has served as the city’s mayor since it incorporated

Important dates for Milton’s General Election Aug. 16: Earliest day to apply for an absentee ballot Aug. 17-19: Qualifying period for Milton Mayor and City Council seats Oct. 11: Earliest day to submit an absentee ballot Oct. 12: Advanced voting begins Oct. 22: Final day to submit an absentee ballot application in 2006, is ending his third, four-year term in December and is prohibited by charter from running again.

All three Post 1 seats on the City Council will be decided. District 1/ Post 1, is currently held by Peyton Jamison, who has announced his bid

to run for Mayor. District 2/Post 2, currently held by Laura Bentley, and District 3/Post 3, held by Joe Longoria, are also on the November ballot.

Bentley has completed one term and is eligible to run to retain her seat. Longoria, who has served on the board since 2010, will reach his term limit at the end of the year.

Qualifying for the General Election will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Aug. 17-19. The qualifying fee for mayor is $690. A $390 fee is required to run for City Council.

This November will mark the first time since 2017 that a majority of seats on the seven-member council will be on the ballot. That year, Lockwood and Bentley defeated their challengers, while Jamison and Longoria ran unopposed. It remains to be seen how many of the seats will be contested in this year’s election. Jamison is the only candidate so far to announce his bid to be on the Nov. 2 ballot.

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Georgia education law sets up teacher pipeline

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA, Ga. — Schools are preparing to open in Georgia with new laws aimed at education in the new normal of a postpandemic classroom.

Gov. Brian Kemp noted a year ago the state was in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic that essentially shut down most schools and sent kids home to learn. A year later, most districts are gearing up to fully open for the 2021-22 school year.

“Georgia is open, and we are fast approaching a return to normal here in the Peach State,” Kemp said during a bill signing event at Kennesaw State University in May. “[This new legislation] sends a message that those brighter, more prosperous days start with putting our students and our educators first.”

New laws that went into effect on July 1 focused on the creation of a “teacher pipeline,” increased support for charter school students, inclusion of homeschooled students in public school activities, and the expansion of the state’s Special Needs Scholarship program.

The “teacher pipeline” bills are a package of new programs aimed at attracting more teachers into public schools, and to support those currently in classrooms. “[These] bills are focused on recruiting, preparing, mentoring and retaining the best and brightest in education,” said Kemp, whose daughter recently graduated with an education degree.

The new laws expand the teaching opportunities for those without a teaching certificate, supports the state’s historically Black college and universities to graduate more teachers, gives an income tax credit for teachers in low-performing schools, incentivizes retired teachers to return to the classroom, and provides additional coaching and mentoring opportunities for all teachers.

“We’ve talked a lot about heroes this last year,” Kemp said at the signing. “And the hard work by teachers in Georgia and their heroic efforts have not been lost on me.”

Also signed into law is Senate Bill 59, sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell), which expands the state’s financial support of charter schools. Charter schools will now have a greater share of the approximately $11 billion in state funding for education through the same formula used to fund public schools.

Charter schools saw increased enrollment last year as many public schools opted to remain virtual during the COVID pandemic.

“This [law] will allow students to get the resources they need to be successful in the classroom, and we’ll protect parents by ensuring that every resource their student is entitled to [they] receive,” Kemp said.

The new law also creates a mechanism for local charter school staff to join the State Health Benefit Plan.

Home-schooled students now have the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities, including sports, at their zoned public schools with the signing of the “Dexter Mosely” Act into law.

Supporters have tried for nearly a decade to get the law passed but were finally successful this session. Students will need to enroll in at least one course at their zoned public school and maintain academic standards to remain eligible.

Georgia’s Special Needs Scholarship Program has now expanded to include additional students into the voucher program. Previously only students with a federally-defined Individualized Education Plan (IEP) were eligible for statefunded vouchers to help pay for private schools.

The new law expands that to any student with a 504 plan, which more broadly defines a special need for academic accommodation.

While lawmakers have been trying for years to expand the 14-year-old program, it has been strongly opposed by education advocacy groups. Opponents cite the increasing amount of taxpayer funds leaving public schools and going to private schools which have no obligation to provide special services.

However, in a year marked by COVID-19 disruption and the push for alternative education options, the legislation found support.

Other legislation effective July 1: SB 204 - Creates a pilot program to enable students who have dropped out of high school or are at risk of doing so to earn a diploma from a technical college.

SB 246 - Prevents government or local school boards from regulating learning pods which became increasingly common during the pandemic shutdown.

HB 146 – Provides three weeks of paid parental leave to state employees, including school district employees, who have worked full-time for at least six months.

HB 287 - Adds information on vaping and tobacco products for students in K-12, and human trafficking information in grades 6 through 12.

HB 606 - Adds the Georgia Independent Schools Association to the list of approved school accrediting agencies.

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Milton, Alpharetta remain split over reciprocal Parks agreement

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Alpharetta is continuing to work out details on a parks and recreation agreement with Milton that could present a cost savings to select program users as the fall season approaches.

Both cities recently signed off on an agreement that will allow its residents to participate in special needs summer camps — Milton’s Camp Joyful Soles and Camp Happy Hearts in Alpharetta — without incurring non-resident fees that can add significantly to registration costs.

Milton has shown its willingness to apply the same agreement to softball and football registrations, but Alpharetta is not yet on board.

The two cities have proposed waiving non-resident fees for youth football and youth softball and effectively combining the leagues to bolster registrations and lower overall costs. The suggestion comes over two years after the two cities failed to find a middle ground on their original parks agreement that waived all non-resident fees for Milton residents participating in Alpharetta and recreation programs and for Alpharetta residents in Milton offerings.

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Under the proposed agreement, residents from either city can register for the league without non-resident fees, and Milton would oversee the combined league.

Alpharetta would continue to manage youth softball. Milton does not have its own youth softball league, so its residents have been forced to pay non-resident fees for several seasons after the original agreement ended.

Though Milton expressed its support for this proposal in May, it is still on the drawing board in Alpharetta. However, Alpharetta is not publicly discussing the specifics of the contract it still needs to finalize.

Alpharetta City Councilman Dan Merkel, the board’s liaison for Alpharetta’s Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services Department, issued a statement to the Herald stating the city is still trying to strike a balance without outlining particulars.

“Alpharetta and Milton have a history of successful partnerships, all of which are built on a foundation of identifying how to best meet the mutual needs of our respective citizens,” Merkel’s statement said. “Our discussions with Milton regarding these recreational programs and services is ongoing and based on finding that same balance. We remain confident that an agreement will be reached and that this will be another successful partnership between our cities.”

Meanwhile, parents may still be on the hook for non-resident fees. Registration for Alpharetta’s fall youth softball league began July 12, and registration for the North Atlanta Football League’s tackle program has been open since March.

It remains to be seen if those fees could be reimbursed if the agreement is finalized. The cities did elect to reimburse non-resident fees for this year’s summer camp programs.

Milton’s summer camp is for those aged from 13-22, with Camp Happy Hearts in Alpharetta providing registration for kids aged 6-12.

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State to nullify intersection project completed in 2019

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — A road repaving set for downtown Crabapple will have far more significant impacts than new pavement.

The Florida-T intersection at Green Road and Crabapple Road, an intersection improvement project completed just over two years ago, will be deleted during repaving of Crabapple Road and the intersection will return to its previous traffic pattern in the upcoming weeks.

The intersection was completed through GDOT’s “quick response” program, which are improvement projects like restriping, intersection improvements or other road upgrades that can be completed quickly and for under $200,000.

GDOT moved to take on the project with a $75,000 contribution from Milton, and after planning and engineering, the new traffic pattern opened in April 2019.

However, GDOT has reversed course on the project and will delete the Florida-T as it repaves Crabapple Road.

The organization reported several issues at the intersection during a March study. The report noted that the lane widths are “less than desirable” and, in some cases, below GDOT standards. It also took note that right-of-way is limited and could limit any future widening, cars traveling east on Crabapple are striking the median and there is no shoulder outside the eastbound lane.

“Due to the constraints found in the field, the lanes and concrete island could not property be constructed according to design,” the report stated. “This discrepancy between the construction and design process has led to a new issue of substandard land width and taper length.”

Milton Transportation Engineer Sara Leaders said the project plan was based on a concept layout using aerial imagery versus a detailed design. This was the same method used for the Birmingham Highway/Batesville Road improvement project that was “successful,” she said.

However, this less intensive study resulted in many of the issues GDOT reported at Green and Crabapple.

“During construction of [the Ga. 372 project at Green Road], the contractor made some adjustments due to field conditions that deviated from the concept plan, and those created a ripple effect through the entire layout impacting tapers, lane widths and shoulders,” Leaders said.

Milton was not aware the project could be nullified when it chose to move ahead with improvements, Leaders said, but other ways it might improve traffic at the intersection once the Florida-T is removed

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are being explored.

“The city is working on getting a survey to identify the right of way and all roadway features once the repaving (of Crabapple Road) is completed,” she said. “The city also provided GDOT with traffic counts at this intersection from 2018, and GDOT is looking at intersection control evaluations.”

Any solutions likely won’t come quick enough for those who traverse the intersection most days.

Heather Sparkes, a resident of the Waterside subdivision on Green Road, voiced several concerns with the deletion of the Florida-T at the City Council’s July 7 meeting.

Sparkes said the Florida-T has improved the safety of the intersection and has vastly improved backups. However, the deletion of the project will create a “less safe” intersection, especially with drivers being forced to cross another lane of traffic — the left turn lane on Crabapple that will be remain after the Florida-T is removed.

“In addition to the safety component, the changes will almost certainly take us back to the congestion problems we had at the intersection, on Green Road specifically, prior to the installation of the Florida-T,” Sparkes said.

Sparkes said she intentionally avoided the intersection prior to the Florida-T for safety reasons, adding that many Waterside residents do the same, which creates more traffic on nearby roads.

She also said a phone call to GDOT with Waterside residents to explore alternate ways of keeping the Florida-T in place were fruitless, and they were given no timeline on when a future improvement project could be set in motion.

The transition back to the former layout of the intersection will begin soon.

GDOT was expected to begin repaving Crabapple Road in early July, but weather has pushed back the timeline. Leaders said repaving is expected to be completed by Aug. 31.

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Milton switches to YouTube streaming following city meeting playback issues

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The City of Milton will stream its public meetings on a new platform following playback and audio issues that have plagued its videos at a time when online viewing has soared in use.

The city announced it is moving away from its contracted video service. Its YouTube channel will now be the go-to website for streaming live or archived meetings.

The city says the move will save taxpayers about $32,000 a year in savings and should mitigate the playback issues that have come to a head over the last year.

While Milton has made efforts to provide more ways to stream meetings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including the addition of Zoom meetings and Facebook Live streams, the quality of the videos has been lackluster, particularly when the city expanded its dais to allow for social distancing.

Most of the issues have been audio related.

In some instances, the feedback from certain officials’ microphones has been spotty so that only a fraction of their comments are heard. Another problem, more common in recent meetings, has been the compression of audio. In these situations, audio from the meeting muted for a few moments, and when it is audible again, it is sped up to a rate that makes it difficult, or in some cases impossible, to decipher what is being said.

The city hopes its move to YouTube streaming will mitigate or eliminate these problems.

Along with live streams, the city’s archive of videos will also move to

Milton’s YouTube channel can be accessed at youtube.com/user/ CityofMiltonGeorgia YouTube. As of July 6, the city said it has transitioned about 40 percent of its meeting archive to its channel. Milton’s page will include a “playlist” for each of its boards, including the City Council, Planning Commission and other committees titled by the date of the meeting.

For now, past meetings can still be streamed on the city’s website, but any recordings made after July 7 will only be available on the YouTube channel.

In December, when the city’s contract with the Granicus platform expires, the “watch a meeting” tab on the city’s website will be replaced by links to Milton’s YouTube channel. The city says by that time all past meetings will be available to view on YouTube.

Milton was a relatively early adopter of streamed meetings locally. The city began providing archived videos of some of its City Council meetings in 2009, about two-and-a-half years after the city’s incorporation.

Milton is not the only local city to face quality issues from its public meeting videos recently. Alpharetta has been troubled with video headaches since it moved to its new City Hall in 2014, and the city has spent nearly $60,000 on repairs and maintenance to the system since 2015. In March, video of an Alpharetta City Council meeting did not include audio despite efforts by a city official and its IT staff to solve the problem before the city dove into its agenda.

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Veterans group gives up on Old Soldiers Day Parade plan

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A nonprofit veterans group trying to stage a revival of the Alpharetta Old Soldiers Day Parade this August has called it quits.

The decision comes after failed negotiations with the City of Alpharetta over costs for police and other services. The city had been a longtime partner in the event with American Legion Post 201 but withdrew its support in 2019 following a legal battle with a group associated with the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

No plans were made for the parade in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, although the Legion held a small event on its grounds on Wills Road.

The July 1 announcement ended almost six weeks of negotiations with the city.

“They just really don’t want to have a parade,” said Thomas Richardson, chairman of the Northern Arc Old Soldiers Day Foundation. “They don’t want a parade.”

Efforts by the charity began in earnest in mid-May to raise money to revive the parade that honored past and present members of the U.S. Armed Forces. The event, held the first Saturday in August, regularly drew close to 100 entrants, including floats, high school bands and dignitaries.

Back in 2019, the city said it spent more than $20,000 for its part in helping sponsor the parade, a figure that included police, public works and emergency personnel.

Richardson said that when he met with Mayor Jim Gilvin and city officials in May, he was told the city couldn’t justify spending that amount of money on a parade.

“They didn’t have a problem with it when their name was on the shirt,” Richardson said. “And, if it brings business into this city – restaurant, shopping, notoriety – [they’re] the beneficiary.”

He said the Foundation got initial approval and received an application for a parade permit. When they presented parade plans that followed the traditional route down Roswell Street, then west on Old Milton Parkway to the Legion Hall, the city notified them it would cost $31,000 for police, EMS, public works employees, equipment and sanitation.

The Foundation continued negotiations, shortening the route and trimming the number of police, but the best they could come up with was a bill from the city for $12,230, and that didn’t include insurance, traffic cones, street sweepers and other items required to stage a parade, Richardson said.

The clincher, he said, was when the city demanded the Foundation be financially responsible for additional contingencies, such as a greater police presence in case of unruly crowds.

“They wanted a blank check, and we couldn’t do that,” Richardson said.

The Northern Arc Old Soldiers Day Foundation was conceived shortly after the city withdrew its participation in the event in 2019.

The city had narrowly escaped a challenge earlier that year when Richard Leake and Michael Dean filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking an injunction against the city for refusing to allow the Roswell Mills Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans from displaying the battle flag in the parade. The city argued that similar flag displays had been linked to disorder at similar events across the country.

Less than 24 hours before the parade was scheduled to start, the judge denied to act on the pair’s request, basically upholding the city’s position, and the parade went off without a hitch the following day.

The case remains active on appeal and is scheduled for a hearing in September.

Richardson said the charity was formed to take responsibility for the parade.

“The whole purpose was to take that legal impact away from the city and away from Legion 201,” he said.

Alpharetta Mayor Gilvin said he regrets the organization has given up on the parade for this year.

“The city has made every effort to work with the Northern Arc Old Soldiers Day Foundation, as we do with any organization who applies for a permit to hold a special event in Alpharetta,” he said. “For any event being coordinated by an outside organization, the city provides a good faith estimate of the costs that would be charged for services such as closing roads, handling trash, and necessary police and first responder presence.”

Gilvin said the estimates are based on information provided by the permit applicant, and some of the important variables like crowd size can be difficult to forecast. If significantly more people show up for the event than anticipated or other factors beyond the city’s control require more personnel or equipment, he said the city reserves the right to charge for those additional resources.

While the city anticipated no additional expenses, Gilvin said the contingency clause is a standard precaution to ensure taxpayers are not left to foot the bill.

“The precaution has not, to our knowledge, dissuaded other event applicants from holding success-

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Thomas Richardson, Northern Arc Old Soldiers Day Foundation chairman, stands on the grounds of the American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta where plans are underway to host some event to honor past and current members of the U.S. Armed Forces this August. Richardson says he and other veterans groups are disappointed the organization could not negotiate better terms with the City of Alpharetta to revive the traditional parade this August.

ful events in Alpharetta, and it is unfortunate that the Northern Arc Old Soldiers Day Foundation has made the decision to not pursue their event,” he said.

Meanwhile, plans are taking shape to hold some Old Soldiers Day event on the American Legion 13-acre grounds in Alpharetta.

The Varsity has already confirmed an order of 500 hotdogs, a staple at past events.

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By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — July is national Park and Recreation Month. No, not a month dedicated to binge watching the popular sit-com, but a month dedicated to celebrating and recognizing local parks and the people who make them run.

Cities all over metro Atlanta will spend the remainder of July attempting to share their “Park and Recreation story,” which is this year’s theme. With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions nationwide, local parks will have the opportunity to celebrate the month-long holiday with the reboot of programs previously shut down by the pandemic.

Roswell In addition to bringing back programs like the Fourth of July celebration and the iconic slip-and-slide on July 17, Roswell’s Recreation, Parks, Historic & Cultural Affairs Department will pull back the curtain and showcase the people behind the scenes making these events possible.

“Our staff and our community is a big part of our story,” Director of Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Jeff Leatherman said. “So by highlighting the people that make programs happen, we’re also highlighting the uniqueness of our programs and how that contributed to the community overall.”

Dunwoody To celebrate Dunwoody’s parks, the Parks and Recreation Department will host a “Parks and Rec Bash” on July 24

at the Brook Run Park playground, Recreation Program Leader Ian McLeod said.

The event will have vendors, a DJ, face painters and more and will take place between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

“We’re finally getting back to the point of post-COVID where we can start doing all these different events,” McLeod said.

“It’s very exciting and we can’t wait for what the future holds.”

Alpharetta Alpharetta will showcase Parks and Recreation staff and their stories during the month. The city also plans to engage the public through social media. Normal summer events will continue including new health and wellness focused programs.

Recreation Services Manager Christine Young said she’s looking forward to reminding residents about the importance of parks and recreation in the community, especially coming off of such a difficult year.

“We want to highlight the resiliency of parks and recreation through COVID and how they continue to provide for the health and wellness of our community through recreation,” Young said.

Johns Creek The Recreation and Parks Department in Johns Creek is celebrating by putting recently completed projects at the forefront. On the City of Johns Creek’s social media, the department has posted a video detailing recent park projects including cricket pitch and batting cages at Shakerag Park and the opening of the Morton Road and State Bridge Road Pocket Parks, among others.

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Fabricating history: Roswell resident records COVID-19 through quilting

BY TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — It wasn’t long into 2020: March Madness was canceled; Taylor Swift suspended her 2020 Lover Tour; schools closed classrooms.

And Kathy Davis took up quilting again.

Davis, of Roswell, felt inspiration to pick up a “mindless” pastime to get her through the isolation of the pandemic. In quilting, she documented the coronavirus through her hands.

Davis has been quilting for 28 years, but what compelled her to resume the craft with added gusto last year was simple: her own sanity.

“I didn’t know how I felt about covering up with COVID,” Davis said.

Over the years, Davis has quilted more than 75 pieces. Her latest works – 10 in all – carry a theme surrounding the events of 2020 that shook the world. At the same time, she said, she wanted the pieces to remain apolitical.

Her quilts illustrate a representation of notable events throughout 2020, including the cancellation of March Madness, the use of masks, the historical Georgia runoff election, and the January 6 Capitol riot.

The quilts she is most proud of are entitled “2020,” blankets which display a timeline from the begin-

ning of the pandemic to its end, and “Mask it or Casket,” created from scrap fabric of the masks she made for friends, family and first responders. “[Mask it or Casket”] was fun because the masks are all different for all different people, but there’s a section of [the pieces] where the colors flow, really flow and blend nicely — it was not intended,” Davis said.

Another work, “Super Spreader,” she said, was inspired by envisioning how a virus spreads.

Once she had completed her collection of COVID quilts, David got each professionally photographed.

She hopes to exhibit them at art shows or exhibits in the coming months.

Later, she intends to pass them on to her great-grandchildren.

Davis said when her grandmother passed during the flu epidemic of 1919, she had no history or records to revisit throughout her family tree, so she wanted to ensure that her family for generations to come will learn from her quilted pieces and pass them on to their children.

“Nobody thought of saving anything,” Davis said. “This [pandemic] was really exciting and it really has never happened like this before, so I wanted them to have something that would explain what we went through.”

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BY TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Downtown Roswell was a happening place in 1971, Valerie Jackson of the Ann Jackson Art Gallery recalled.

With only 5,000 people at the time, it was the “bubbling, bursting energy” of Roswell. The square was filled with small businesses like dance studios, pottery, Public House restaurant, small boutiques and lots of art.

Fast-forward to higher rent and less parking, Jackson said the Roswell she once knew is gone; and has lost its loving feeling.

“Canton Street was a shopping district and now it’s an entertainment district. It’s a whole different vibe, different clientele,” Jackson said. “The old Roswell, which was so charming, is gone, and it’s really sad.”

Jackson is preparing to showcase the gallery’s final art show at the end of the month. It will be their 31st and final showing to the public of Dr. Seuss’s — also known as Theodor Seuss Geisel’s — artwork. The show will be July 31, but Jackson said the gallery will be open the week of July 12 from 11-3 p.m. each day up until the showing date.

Although Dr. Seuss was most known for his more than 50 published children’s books, Jackson said he did not even like children, as endearing as he was. His artwork goes beyond his children’s books, and Jackson said the gallery is dedicated to showcasing the man who has a lot more to offer than “The

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Valerie Jackson stands outside of the Ann Jackson Art Gallery with a Dr. Seussinspired mural from his piece, “Firebird,” which represented Seuss’s move to the West Coast.

Cat in the Hat.” From 1941-1943, Dr. Seuss distinguished himself as was recognized for his work during his employment in the animation and film divisions of the U.S. Army. He had more than 400 political illustrations published. He served as the chief editorial cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM from 1940-1948.

Jackson said that his work during that time had been just as popular as Norman Rockwell, who was a good friend.

Out of all the shows the gallery has hosted over the years, though, the Dr. Seuss gallery has been the most memorable, unique and popular, Jackson said.

“People have no clue what this man was really all about,” Jackson said. “He was quite the genius.”

It is also Jackson’s favorite gallery showing because she has always felt a strong connection to Seuss’s work.

The Ann Jackson Gallery is one of 50 galleries in the world eligible for Dr. Seuss’s art. Jackson said their Dr. Seuss

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This housing market is murder The ridiculousness of the current housing market has been on seemingly everyone’s lips lately, and as a person who is in the process of trying to buy a new home, it’s been on my lips, but mostly in the JOE PARKER form of expletives.

Editor That’s because joe@appenmedia.com trying to buy a home right now is a more daunting task than Abraham being charged with breaking out the ol’ hatchet and do some seriously intensive “manscaping.” After months into the home selling/buying process, selfcircumcision seems like a walk in the park.

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Based on what I’ve seen, these are the things you must do if you stand any chance of actually having a seller accept your offer: Put in an offer before the “for sale” sign is even in the yard — It doesn’t matter if the house in question is a half-constructed shed on 200-square feet of land that floods every time the weather gets a tad humid and is listed for $400,000, it’s going to be under contract before you can even schedule a showing. That’s why it’s best just to go around to any house that tickles your fancy and ask the owner if they are willing to sell. If they’ve even considered putting it on the market, you’re too late.

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If you think this is an exaggeration, you are clearly not currently attempting to buy a home.

Be prepared to worship at the feet of sellers — Some people aspire to be dignitaries, bosses or major celebrities, but if you want to feel like the world is truly at your feet, just sell your home right now.

Buyers are prepared to throw out any incentive, including our firstborns, to secure a new home in this market. No closing costs, no appraisal, no contingencies, no closing until the owner’s 6-year-old has graduated college, an agreement to completely furnish the seller’s next home, etc.,

it’s all on the table.

Be aggressive — I’m not advocating you actually break into the home you want to purchase and hold a family member hostage until the seller accepts your offer, but you’ll need to do just about everything short of that to get the house.

Another method, again, not one I necessarily advocate, is talking loudly to your agent about your land surveying business and how you are worried about the prevalence of sinkholes in the area during a packed open house on a home you fancy. Then point out some unevenness in the subfloor, even if it doesn’t actually exist, like your land surveying company.

I hope these tips will help you secure that next home amid the ridiculousness that is the current housing market.

And for those who aren’t in the fray, do you have somewhere my family can stay?

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com GEORGIA — High school sports in Georgia are set to begin with a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy during the 2021-22 season.

The Georgia High School Association, the top governing body for prep sports in the state, is set to eliminate the protocols it put in place ahead of and during the 2020-21 season.

GHSA Director of Media Relations Steve Figueroa told the Herald, “Basically, it’s business as usual for the 2021-22 school year.”

GHSA Associate Director Don Corr said in a June email to member schools the organization plans to lift restrictions on summer workouts and its COVID-19 protocols for fall, winter and spring sports for the upcoming season.

Perhaps the most significant change will be the lifting of attendance limits at GHSA events. Other safety measures, including seating on benches, pre-game procedures, social distancing protocols and in-game alterations to play will also be repealed.

Though the GHSA is lifting its restrictions, it does allow for some local control.

“The GHSA will respect local school/systems COVID guidance during regular season contest/activities,” Corr’s email said. “Sport-specific considerations and rule modifications will be evaluated and adjusted as needed by each sport administrator. Our goal continues to be to provide sports and activities for our students with safety being the top priority.”

The GHSA made some sweeping changes to the local high school sports landscape amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Along with delaying the start date of some fall sports, including football, last year, the GHSA enacted safety measures to counter the virus’ impact.

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Beginning dates for first contests of 2021-22 season Fast-pitch softball: Aug. 5 Competitive cheer: Aug. 7 Volleyball: Aug. 9 Cross-country: Aug. 9 Football: Aug. 20 Flag football: Sept. 20 For football, that included an altered pre-game coin toss, the extension of the area players were allowed on the sidelines and a ban on post-game handshakes.

In other sports, volleyball huddles were prohibited, measures were put in place to limit the number of hands that contacted the ball in softball, cross-country meets used staggered starts and tip-offs were eliminated to begin basketball games.

With a return to normalcy set, the high school season will be back in full force in early next month. Aug. 2 is first date for practices for football, competitive cheer, fast-pitch softball, volleyball and cross-country.

The lifting of the GHSA’s restrictions will be the first sense of full normalcy in high school sports since the winter sports season of the 2019-

20 school year.

Less than two weeks after the state crowned its basketball state champions in March 2020, including the Chattahoochee and St. Francis boys teams, Georgia entered a state of emergency in response to the pandemic gaining a foothold locally.

That resulted in the eventual cancellation of the 2020 spring sports season, which includes baseball, lacrosse, golf, soccer and other sports.

The GHSA forged ahead with the 2020-21 season but with several alterations to timelines, including some fall sports being played later in the school year, and a rash of safety protocols.

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Northern Ridge names newest Eagle Scouts The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District, which includes the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, John’s Creek and Milton, has announced the newest Eagle Scouts.

They include: June 2: Jacob Sung, of Troop 2000, sponsored by Johns Creek Presbyterian Church, whose project was the restoration of the outdoor garden at Medlock Bridge Elementary School. Jacob cleared out the overgrown SUNG weeds, installed new gravel and replaced the existing garden boxes.

June 14: Aryan Singh, of Troop 27, sponsored

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June 21: Evan Smallwood, of Troop 841, sponsored by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of a stone pathway with stairs to the outhouse building at the historical old Log SMALLWOOD Cabin in Alpharetta.

Evan also made plantings around the area to help improve its aesthetics.

June 22: Rayquan Wilkes, of Troop 430, sponsored by Saint David’s Episcopal Church, whose project was the renovation of the Sinclair House outdoor activities area of the church. The renovations included scrubWILKES bing the tops of the benches and the picnic tables, then constructing a backrest for the benches. Rayquan also applied varnish to the 13 benches and two picnic tables. He also planted shrubs on both sides of the stage.

Janitorial Services – Milton Public Safety Complex RFP NUMBER 21-PS01 Proposal Due Date: August 10, 2021 by 2:00PM Local Time Electronic submission via: www.cityofmiltonga.us Submissions will be publicly announced on the above date at approximately 2:30 PM at the City of Milton City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004 (opening may be moved online due to public health conditions).

The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the highest scoring Offeror whose proposal meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the request for proposals.

June 15: Dennis Smallwood, of Troop 841, sponsored by St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of a picnic area around the historic Log Cabin on Milton Avenue in Alpharetta. Dennis SMALLWOOD leveled the ground with hand tools, constructed two picnic tables, then beautified the area by planting shrubbery.

The City of Milton is requesting proposals from interested parties to provide janitorial services for its Public Safety Complex located at 13690 Highway 9, Milton GA 30004.

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June 19: Danial Mohsen, of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of a GaGa Pit for the Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, Youth Building.

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June 24: Thomas Miller, of Troop 629, sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, whose project was refurbishing the outdoor eating area of Taylor Road Middle School by replacing and sanding all the wood, re-staining the existing picnic tables and

June 24: Justin Jung, of Troop 629, sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of a 2-foot by 40-foot retaining wall at Autry Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center.

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Scouts: Continued from Page 28 June24: Luke Douglas, of Troop 10, sponsored by St. Benedicts Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of three picnic benches for Midway Community Church.

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June 26: John Falcone, of Troop 3000, sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of four basketball dribble ramps for special needs adults/children for the North Metro Miracle League.

June 28: Samuel Puckett, of Troop 430, sponsored by St. David’s Episcopal Church, whose project was refurbishing the driveway play area at the Sinclair House at St. David’s which included replacing the basketball hoop, power-washing the PUCKETT driveway, painting a new four-square court, designing and building a ball rack and two benches. In addition, Samuel planted Solutionhoop. shrubs by the basketball D O C L A M A A R A B S T R A R L I T E A D I T P I T S O L A T E N A S P A T A L S O P O E M W A Y

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June 29: Britton Davis, of Troop 2000, sponsored by Johns Creek Presbyterian Church, whose project was the design and construction of two paper shelving units with draws as well as seven art caddies all painted in different colors, for Taylor Road Middle

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SERVICE DIRECTORY Concrete/Asphalt

RETAINING WALLS Block or Wood

Contact Ralph Rucker.

Many local references.

Honest, punctual, professional and reasonable prices!

678-898-7237 Driveway

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Handyman

Painters

Matthew the Handyman - Interior/Exterior Work 404-547-2079.

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