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Milton High School students read poems and stories written by people who lost loved ones Sept. 11, 2001, during a memorial service Sept. 10. Read more, Page 10.

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Property owner says rent check bounced MILTON, Ga. — A property owner on Sept. 1 reported that a tenant at her Freemanville Road estate wrote a bad rent check.

The complainant said the renter has been late or failed to pay their rent in the past. On June 15, the renter wrote a check from a BBT bank account that bounced nine days later. The landlord gave investigators documents, text messages and a photo of the bad check to prove her allegations.

She planned to file for eviction of the tenant, according to police.

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Delivery driver loses control, pay for the damages to her yard. runs into homeowner’s yard Suspects steal electronics MILTON, Ga. — Police were dispatched from Windward Walmart to a cul-de-sac along Hawks Circle after a FedEx delivery driver lost control of his truck and ran into a resident’s front yard Aug. 23.

The homeowner said caused $1,500 worth of damages to her street sign as well as her yard. A witness saw the driver hit the street sign as he made a U-turn, according to police. The truck then hit the curb and continued into the victim’s yard.

The driver told the homeowner his load shifted as he was making the Uturn and he lost control of his vehicle.

The woman said the driver’s manager told her “just send me the bill,” when she spoke to him about the incident.

She said she made a police report because of the manager’s apathetic demeanor as a way to document the wreck just in case the company failed to

MILTON, Ga. — A pair of alleged thieves stole more than $1,800 worth of merchandise from the Walmart along Windward Parkway on Sept. 4.

Loss prevention officers at the store said a man and woman waited until the Walmart closed and walked out with several items through a fire exit in the garden center.

The stolen merchandise included a rug, slippers, Sony speakers, three dehumidifiers, a desktop computer, a television, fishing rods and a 27-gallon tote box.

Security recovered the rug, speaker, dehumidifier and fishing rods, which the suspects dumped at a nearby Home Depot. Police said the combined value of the stolen items was $1,827.61.

Son sought in murder of parents in Roswell found dead

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The search for a suspect of a double homicide ended Sept. 4, when detectives were notified that Duane Hall had been found dead in the driver’s seat of a stolen vehicle in Henry County.

Police had been searching for the 30-year-old man since early August.

He was wanted for two counts of murder for allegedly stabbing his parents, Delroy and Murline-Gregory Hall, to death.

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

Duane Hall.

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

On Aug. 2, officers responded to a home on the 1000 block of Barrington Landing Court, where they found Delroy and Murline-Gregory Hall dead in their home. The motive behind the murders is unknown.

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

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770640-4100. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 404-577-8477.

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Roswell police had previously secured arrest warrants for Duane Hall, 30, on two counts of murder.

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MILTON, Ga. — Residents in Alpharetta and Milton will no longer have to pay non-resident fees to play youth football at each other’s parks, effective this season.

The Milton City Council approved a memorandum of understanding Sept.

8 with the City of Alpharetta to waive non-resident fees associated with football programming.

Milton Parks and Recreation Manager Tom McKIveen said he approached the Milton City Council in May with a memorandum of understanding that included football, softball and therapeutic recreation camps, but at that time he had not presented it to Alpharetta.

Then in June and July, both cities applied the agreement only to special needs summer camps — Milton’s City Joyful Soles and Alpharetta’s Camp

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Happy Hearts. They have not applied it to youth softball.

More than two years ago, the cities split on their original parks agreement that waived all non-resident fees in a reciprocal arrangement. Since then, Alpharetta youth who are registered to play in Milton are charged a nonresident fee and vice versa despite both cities using the same football provider — North Atlanta Football League.

With this new agreement, all players will be considered “residents” regardless of where they play, allowing the North Atlanta Football League to operate more seamlessly and at a higher quality, McKIveen said.

But the change does have a minimal fiscal impact on the City of Milton.

McKIveen said 32 Alpharetta residents registered to play in Milton in 2020, meaning the City of Milton collected $2,880 in non-resident fees.

The city will now lose out on those fees collected.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — Stan Kubis, a Roswell resident since 2013, is one of three new additions to the leadership team at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta.

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

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

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

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

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

“I had been watching the Y for a while, and we began a dialog well before the pandemic started,” Kubis said.

“So, it was interesting to see how they responded to it by closing some of the branches and distributing food to those in need. It all happened overnight, and I decided then it was a team I wanted to be a part of.”

Lauren Koontz, president and CEO of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, said in a statement Aug. 25 she is excited to

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welcome Kubis to the Y’s leadership team.

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

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

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta also hired Paul Nguyen as chief financial officer and Marey Wagner as vice president of major giving. Koontz said Nguyen has a proven track record of driving better business outcomes through thoughtful leadership and actionable insights, and Wagner has a dynamic fundraising experience, which will bolster the Y’s work around major giving.

“These roles will be instrumental in helping our organization continue to meet the needs of our community,” Koontz said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Until they announce a new schedule, we don’t

know what to adjust to,” Drinkard said.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The company’s move into the hospitality sector is a return to its roots.

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Upgrades coming to Roswell DoubleTree after $13 million acquisition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“This new ABA event was designed

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

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

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Members from the Milton police and fire departments attended the 9/11 Memorial Sept. 10.

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Community embraces the meaning of ‘Never Forget’

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton High School honored the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as the heroism of the survivors with a special 20th-anniversary memorial service Friday.

The event featured junior Keigan Cross’ reading of a first-hand account from a first responder, Sal Puglisi, who narrowly escaped the collapse of the Twin Towers and lost several colleagues that day, including two of his close friends, Mario Santoro and Keith Fairben.

Cross said reading Puglisi’s story was impactful because she wasn’t alive when the attacks happened.

“We can only hear their stories,” Cross said. “So, by reading one, it was something very special.”

In his account, Puglisi said he met with Santoro and Fairben for breakfast one hour before the attacks. At that time, Puglisi was an emergency medical technician at New York-Presbyterian Emergency Medical Services. He said he loved his job and could see himself working as an EMT or paramedic for the rest of his career.

However, his plans changed after the attacks.

“We all know what began to happen at exactly 8:46 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001,” Puglisi said. “Our world changed; my

world changed. Sadly, almost 3,000 people’s stories ended that day including several friends, colleagues, and Keith and Mario. Dealing with the massive amount of loss, narrowly escaping the glass, and the months of ceremonies and funerals that followed took an emotional toll. It took me some time to realize Sept. 12, 2001, was the beginning of my story.”

Puglisi said he often found himself looking over his shoulder waiting for the next 9/11 after the attacks, but he felt he had been given a second chance and wanted to use it to do something impactful. Today, Puglisi teaches high school near Ground Zero, and, four years ago, he started an EMT program.

To date, he has trained 17 EMTs, six of who are working full-time at ambulances throughout New York City. As a first responder and survivor, Puglisi thanked Milton High School for embracing the meaning of “Never Forget.”

“When I learned about your flag remembrance, I was taken aback,” Puglisi said. “Every single flag that has been placed in this remembrance is impactful. Look around here today. Feel the impact and be sure to bring that impact and purpose with you no matter where you go. On behalf of Keith, Mario, their families and every single 9/11 first responder, thank you for not forgetting.”

Members of both the Milton police and fire departments attended the event.

Police Chief Rich Austin says it means a lot to all the first responders and the community that Milton High School held a 20th-anniversary memorial for the victims and survivors of the 9/11 attacks.

Police Captain Charles Barstow — one of the original 16 officers who started the Milton Police Department — said he’s been reflecting on 9/11 over the last few days.

“It brings up emotions, it brings up things that I felt on that day, and I think that’ll always be there for me,” Barstow said. “It’s about making sure that this younger generation of people who weren’t alive are able to somewhat experience what we went through as police officers. Even though we weren’t at Ground Zero, there are still emotions that we feel.”

Police Chief Rich Austin said 9/11 is an opportunity to also honor the resiliency of the country.

“We’re just very appreciative that the community comes together and appreciate all the organizers for putting this event together especially on the 20th anniversary,” Austin said. “It means a lot to all the first responders, and I think it means a lot to the community.”

Jen Mikels, co-chair of the 9/11 Memorial, thanked the police and fire departments for their support.

“We couldn’t do this without them,” Mikels said.

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Investigators say he may have assaulted additional victims.

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

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

Lupo said the investigation led detectives to charge Vandel with rape, aggravated assault with intent to rape a child under 14, aggravated child molestation, sexual assault by persons in supervisory authority, enticing a child for indecent purposes and false imprisonment of a child less than 14.

Roswell detectives, along with the

Holly Springs Police Department and Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, took Vandel into custody Sept. 2. He was arrested at the L yndon Academy in Holly Springs, where he was currently employed.

Vandel is the second teacher to be charged with sexual crimes against children in North Fulton in less than a week.

Sandy Springs police arrested Tarik Uduk, a 25-year-old employee at Fulton Science Academy in Alpharetta, Aug. 30. He is facing 10 counts of possession of child sexually abusive material and one count of obscene internet contact with a child.

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

Neither of the two schools are affiliated with each other.

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

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Since its launch in mid-April, the Morning XTRA has spoken with political insiders, pundits, candidates and many other government leaders. This list includes, U.S. Rep Barry Loudermilk, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, Georgia State Attorney General Chris Carr, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Fox News contributor Joey Jones and Gov. Brian Kemp.

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By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Scott McCullers, Alpharetta Fire operations chief, grew up watching “Emergency!” in the ’70s alongside his older brother.

The television series follows a medical and rescue unit of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Their mother likes to say it’s what inspired them to pursue a career in firefighting.

But Scott, having just celebrated 30 years with the Alpharetta Fire Department, said it was a calling.

“It was my way of trying to help protect and give back to my community,” Scott said.

His eldest son is in fire recruit school in Pooler, Ga., and his brother, Andy, retired in 2019 from Hall County Fire Services.

At the age of 18, Scott volunteered at a fire department in his hometown in Barrow County, where his parents still live today. From there, he joined a fire department in the Sandy Springs area, and, in 1991, he came to Alpharetta.

Alpharetta City Councilman John Hipes recalled that in 1991, Alpharetta had 12 firefighters and two fire stations for a population of 13,000. Today, the city has 99 firefighters and six fire stations for a population of 70,000.

“Alpharetta is a great city for many reasons, but first and foremost, it’s great because of the people who live and work here,” Hipes said after a recent City Council meeting where Scott was recognized for his

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Let me tell you a story Along time ago - it feels like a hundred years - when I was in college, I took karate classes. The style - Cuong Nhu was a relatively new style - a mix of other styles both “hard” and “soft” and the RAY APPEN founder, O’Sensei Publisher Emeritus Ngo Dong, lived and ray@appenmedia.com taught in Gainesville, Florida where he was a PhD student of Entomology. After returning to Vietnam in 1973, he became president of a community college and local organizer.

Towards the end of the war in the early 70’s the Viet Cong had his family under house arrest. They fled Vietnam and were one of “the boat people” who left Vietnam in a small boat to escape.

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

She still teaches and tests the black belts around the country and has been my conduit to keeping touch with my karate friends from way back then.

One thing that I will never forget about Cuong Nhu was meeting the founder. O’Sensei Dong was a not a large man and probably never weighed more than 160 pounds, if that. He held elite black belt rankings in multiple styles - Wing Chun, Vovinam, Shotokan, and Judo. Later in life, he took up distance running and completed 23 marathons, 8 ultra-marathons (of 50 miles), and 14 100 mile ultras. That is, this man was not like you or me; he was more like some superhero from Marvel, but in real life. He feared no man. When he began declining from early onset Alzheimer’s Disease, his son Quynh took over the

leadership of Cuong Nhu. I only met his son Quynh a couple times. Like his father, Quynh was not a big guy. Think of someone a cross between Bruce Lee, Mohammad Ali, and Roger Federer - lightening fast, fearless, intense, and intimidating —someone who walks into the room and takes all the air from it. And you know, Ali used to brag that he could turn out the lights and get into bed under the blankets before the lights went out. Of course, that was an exaggeration because no one could be that fast. Except Quynh.

In less than the blink of an eye he could be behind an opponent or to the side or planting a kick at head level or higher before the other guy even saw him move.

He was that good, that strong, that fast.

I feel safe in saying that he was probably the most fit human I have ever seen or met.

So, on with the story.

Yesterday, my sister called me.

“Quynh is dead,” she said.

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

Afterall, he was too strong, too fit, and too special for anything like a virus called Covid-19 to catch up with him, much less kill him in less than a few weeks. He died like so many others, struggling for each breath. Imagine that for yourself. Yes, even the mighty Quynh (pronounced “Quin”) was a weakling compared to this insidious virus and, yes, his number did come up, didn’t it?

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

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I can’t forgive him for possibly infecting the people he worked with in the office, or the clerk he talked to at the grocery store, or the next-door neighbor’s kid who came over to speak with him. I can’t forgive him for possibly infecting and killing the waitress at the restaurant he dined in or his neighbor’s mother who he greeted.

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

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

You don’t have that right, sorry.

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

Rest in peace Grandmaster Quynh.

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Chief: Continued from Page 18 years of service to the city.

Scott said back in the ’90s, paramedics were few and far between. There were a few on each shift, but, today, there are about 12 on each shift, which has been a “huge” change for the department.

“Seventy-five percent, maybe even close to 80 percent, of our calls are EMS-related calls now,” McCullers said.

“A lot of fire departments have had to transition to being more of an allhazards type department, so you are running EMS calls, you’re running hazardous materials calls, you’re running technical rescue calls and then the fire calls make up a very small amount.”

Chief John Robison oversees the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, but as the fire operations chief, Scott is the highest-ranking person in the Fire Department. He manages everything Solution from daily operations to the purchase of

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In 2019, he helped establish the Emergency Vehicle Preemption System, which has decreased response times by about 15 percent. The system triggers traffic lights in Alpharetta to turn green with the approach of any fire truck during an emergency call.

Scott said his goal is to always provide his men and women with the best equipment. For example, all his firefighters have two sets of turnout gear as part of an initiative to reduce their exposure to carcinogens. They also recently received LUCAS devices, or automatic CPR devices, for all their apparatus.

The department’s save rate on cardiac arrests is already close to double the national average. And, under Scott’s leadership, the department has maintained its Class 1 rating from the Insurance Services Office – the highest score possible that indicates how wellprotected the community is by the fire department.

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“We have a saying, ‘Make it better,’” Scott said. “You always want things to be better than when you got into the position that you’re in, so, hopefully, I’ve made things better for our community and for our personnel for them to be able to do their jobs easier and provide a better service for our community.”

Growing up, Scott remembers his dad, a union steamfitter in the Atlanta area, telling him to “take care of your people and they’ll take care of you.” He said he strives to lead by example and empower those around him to make their own decisions.

“I think some of my greatest memories have been being able to mentor and be involved in helping these young guys learn more about the fire service and just learning that it’s all about you giving your all and being involved with what’s going on in the community,” Scott said. “Our mission statement is all about enhancing the quality of life. … If it’s the right thing to do, then just do the right thing.”

Scott said he’s not sure when he’ll retire, but, for now, he’s satisfied with

what he’s accomplished.

“I’ve always had a passion for wanting to be a part of something big,” Scott said. “I’m in a position now where I have the opportunity to influence all those who work in our organization. It has been very satisfying, and I’m very proud of the organization we’ve developed here and the level of service that we provide to our community.”

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Applicants must complete an application prior to 5 PM, September 17, 2021. Apply online: www.sawnee.com/careers. If you require a paper application or an alternate format, please contact us at 770-887-2363 extension 7568.

Sawnee Electric Membership Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Females, Minorities, Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Sawnee EMC is VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Drug Free Workplace.

Newspaper Delivery Route Open with Appen Media Group Looking for one person or couple interested in delivering newspaper in South Forsyth county and/or Johns Creek. Requirements: Perfect driving record and background check, reliable transportation, honest, reliable, and positive attitude. Send an email to ray@appenmedia.com and include a paragraph or two about who you are and your background/experience. IN THE SUBJECT LINE PLEASE PUT “DELIVERY ROUTE”. for

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Notice Of Dissolution General Notice Of STC Meetings LLC Dissolution To: All Suppliers Please be advised that STC Meetings LLC, doing business at 4400 Northpoint Parkway, Ste 160, Alpharetta GA 30022 will be dissolved by shareholder and director resolution by reason of the limited activity in the meeting and event industry as of August 1st 2021.

All debts owed to the STC Meetings LLC, and all claims against the limited liability company, will be received by Mark Lewington, at the business address set forth above.

Dated: August 26th 2021 Mark Lewington

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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!

Haulers

Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling, Etc. Many local references-

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Driveway

Home Improvement

$250 OFF NEW DRIVEWAY!

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Flooring PHILLIPS FLOORING Hardwood, laminate, carpet & tile installation and repairs. We do tile floors, showers, tub surrounds and kitchen back-splashes.

Re-grouting is also available. Call 678-8871868 for free estimate.

Gutters AARON’S ALL-TYPE GUTTERS Repaired and Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen discount! 770-934-2766

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Landscaping

Full Service LANDSCAPING Company Retaining walls (brick or wood), grading, sod, tree services, hauling, topsoil & more.

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Painters

Roofing

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