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Milton City Council to vote on $10M Chang settlement By JOSHUA WILSON and ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE joshua@appenmedia.com erlandrya@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council is set to vote Monday, Aug. 24, on a proposed $10 million settlement that would go to John Chang and Rebecca Zhu, the parents of Yale University student Joshua Chang, who died in 2016 when his car struck a concrete planter off the roadway. Under the proposed settlement, the city’s insurer, the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency, and its reinsurer, NLC Mutual Insurance Co., would cover $6.67 million, with the city responsible for the remaining $3.33 million. The settlement would resolve all claims against Milton. In an interview with Appen Media Group Thursday, Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison said the agreement does not include an admission of fault by the city or its insurer.

See SETTLEMENT, Page 2 Editor’s note: This story was finalized ahead of the Milton City Council’s Monday, Aug. 24, vote on the proposed settlement, so it does not reflect the outcome of that vote. It also does not include comment from the Chang family or their legal representatives, as Appen Media Group was unable to reach them before this issue went to press. This story will be updated online if and when we are able to speak with them. For the latest on the council’s decision and the case, visit appenmedia.com/milton.

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Milton council hears residents’ concerns on church plan By ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE erlandrya@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council on Aug. 17 unanimously voted to send a draft of its capital improvements update to the Atlanta Regional Commission for review. The plan update prompted residents to voice their concerns about a proposed church relocation in the city,

which they described as a “land-use issue.” The capital improvements draft is part of the city’s development impact fee program, which collects funds from new commercial projects. The review of the capital improvements update is required under state law. The update includes a financial report for the prior fiscal year and an updated five-year community work

program that determines projects eligible for impact fees. Milton’s comprehensive plan five-year update included a review of the future land-use map. Building on the 2040 comprehensive plan, the updated map highlights land use over the next 20 years and serves as a basis for future zoning changes.

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A concrete planter on Batesville Road in Milton is shown in this file photo. In November 2016, Joshua Chang’s vehicle struck the planter, which was, according to city officials, installed by a private resident roughly six feet off the roadway between two driveways. Chang died in the crash. immunity waiver to apply. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the Court of Appeals to consider whether other waivers of immunity could allow the Changs’ negligence claim to proceed and whether sovereign immunity bars their separate nuisance claim. The city and Chang’s parents reached the proposed settlement in mediation. If approved Monday, all parties would still need to formally execute the agreement, officials said. Since the crash, Jamison said Milton has “been looking at similar type things that may be off to the side of the road that could also be hit or something in a unique circumstance.” Some of those items, the mayor said, include masonry mailboxes, and he said “we are having those removed.” “We have forced people to remove them, and we continue to do so,” Jamison added. The mayor expressed sympathy for the Chang family, calling Joshua Chang’s death “a horrible tragedy.” “You know, that’s never lost on any of us,” he said. “As you’re going through these legal wranglings and you get caught up in it, you [remember] … a good kid, Yale student; I think he was home on Thanksgiving break. I just want to make sure that’s not lost in the equation here.”

The Monday council meeting will be a special-called meeting beginning at 6 p.m. at Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk. If the council approves the settlement and all parties sign it and provide the required documentation, the $10 million payment would be due to Chang’s parents and estate within 14 days. Under the terms of the settlement, the parties would also agree to jointly ask the Court of Appeals to dismiss the pending case as moot once the settlement is paid. The settlement agreement does note the court is “under no obligation to” dismiss the case, but the terms require the plaintiffs to “execute and file any satisfaction, cancellation, dismissal or other document necessary” to confirm that the judgment, verdict and all claims from the lawsuit have been fully satisfied. “When you’re faced with a judgment like that and we finally have an opportunity to settle this once and for all … and we can have a manageable outcome that will not affect services or affect taxes, we had to take it,” the mayor said. “Otherwise, if we went the other way and decided to continue litigating this, we could’ve had a catastrophic outcome. I’m glad we were able to … protect our taxpayers; now, we can move on and focus on what we do best.”

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The case reached the Georgia Supreme Court on questions of municipal sovereign immunity and drew support from more than 80 Georgia cities backing Milton’s appeal. Chang died Nov. 19, 2016, when his car left Batesville Road and struck a concrete planter roughly six feet off the roadway between two driveways. City officials said Thursday the planter was installed by a private resident, but it was later determined to sit largely within the city’s right-of-way. Chang’s family sued the city for wrongful death, alleging the planter was a hazardous obstruction the city had failed to remove from the roadway. In June 2023, a State Court of Fulton County jury found Milton liable for negligence and nuisance, awarding Chang’s parents $35 million, including $5 million for conscious pain and suffering and $30 million in a “full value of life” sum. The total was later reduced to about $32.55 million to account for Chang’s comparative fault. The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the verdict in September 2024. The city then appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court, a bid that drew letters of support from, among other cities, Decatur, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Tucker. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case, and in a 5-2 decision written by Justice Andrew Pinson in March, reversed the Court of Appeals on the central legal question. The court ruled in part that the state’s waiver of the city’s sovereign immunity for failing to keep streets safe for travel does not extend to roadside areas like where the planter was located, even if those areas might be used in an emergency. Justices Verda Colvin and John Ellington dissented, arguing the shoulder was an area the public had a right to use and should fall within the city’s ministerial duty, allowing the

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MARTA riders want World Cup-level service to continue By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Two months ago, Jackson Lee said his experience riding on Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority trains was “seamless.” MARTA trains were coming within 15 minutes of one another and he did not find himself waiting, particularly in the Five Points Station — a popular spot to transfer. MARTA reported a surge in ridership June 11 through July 15, driven largely by FIFA World Cup matches and watch parties. The system logged 4.7 million rail passengers over those 35 days and increased rail service to accommodate the crowds.

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The North Springs station — located at 7010 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs — is the northern terminus for the red line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transition Authority, more commonly known as MARTA. On match and fan fest days, MARTA ran trains every five minutes. Manager of Communications Payson Schwin said

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A sense of security remains riders’ top concern Station-specific improvements, like increased signage and volunteers offering assistance, also made the MARTA experience better, riders said. John O’Brien of Decatur said stations felt secure during the World Cup, with someone always on hand to help. He worries the system will now slide back into problems that make riders feel unsafe.

“A lot of them were volunteers … but still, there was a security presence,” O’Brien said. “I noticed that immediately after it was over, they vanished. There’s not a policeman in any of the stations again.” As a regular MARTA rider since it launched in 1972, O’Brien said he has a vested interest in the transportation system. He loves the convenience it provides getting to the airport and how it enables him to easily explore neighborhoods and restaurants outside of Decatur. O’Brien thinks the biggest thing MARTA needs to overcome is a perceived lack of security. He’d like to see more officers patrolling stations, a critique shared by Dunwoody resident Matt Moseley, who has been consistently riding MARTA since 2012. Moseley said he’s “always felt at peace” on MARTA but takes that for granted; his fiancee has told him she feels uneasy and “on guard” while riding. “I wish they could create a better sense of safety and security,” Moseley said. “I want people to be able to relax when taking MARTA.” Behind the scrutiny, and how MARTA is responding MARTA made national headlines over the summer after several violent incidents, including a stabbing at the Georgia State station May 24, the fatal stabbing of 66-year-old Margaret Swan on a train May 30 and a shooting on a train June 5. Before World Cup matches started in Atlanta in June, the Federal Transit Administration was directed to investigate the transit authority’s security spending, safety protocols, and risks to riders and workers. MARTA spokesperson Schwin said crimes committed in the authority’s jurisdiction are down 24% since 2025, and incidents on train lines have dropped from 200 in 2020 to 103 last year. Mohr said she noticed and appreciated the heavier police presence after the May and June incidents. She added that she doesn’t think MARTA has more safety issues than other cities’ transit systems. Atlanta resident Liane Hunter said the atmosphere on MARTA transit modes has improved over the past 15 years, and she doesn’t think those violent crimes are entirely reflective of MARTA. “I think maybe it’s more reflective of society as a whole, unfortunately,” Hunter said. “I think that there’s violence everywhere, and my experience with MARTA, specifically, is that I feel safe.”

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that includes Target, Home Depot, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Your Pie Pizza and healthcare clinics. The land is zoned for central business district use. The building once housed a Steak ‘n Shake. Hundreds of Steak ‘n Shake locations have closed in recent years. Slim Chickens currently has locations in 32 states. Its menu is anchored around hand-breaded fried chicken tenders. Menu items also include sandwiches, wraps, bowls, salads, and chicken and waffles. Peach State Slims plans to build an additional 10 Slim Chickens locations in North Georgia, according to franchising.com. Competitors in south Forsyth include Popeyes and Chick-fil-A.

MARTA: Continued from Page 6 MARTA also received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help cover additional security needs during the World Cup. MARTA Police Department officers worked 10- to 12hour shifts six days a week, patrolling trains, stations, buses, transfer hubs and parking lots. Key department personnel also staffed the authority’s emergency operations center on all match and fan fest days starting June 11 to monitor developments and respond quickly. Schwin said riders can expect continued security improvements as MARTA rolls out its new CQ400 railcars. The authority will have a fulltime police officer assigned to each train, the spokesperson noted. The new railcars also feature more than a dozen closed-circuit television cameras, microphones that can detect loud disturbances and alert MARTA personnel, and open gangways that allow officers to patrol every car in a train. The authority has been growing its police force to prepare for the increased officer presence, according

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A CQ400 railcar sits at a station. Its open gangway design allows riders — and police officers — to walk the length of the train without exiting between cars. The new railcars will soon replace existing cars in the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, system.

another boost to reliability, MARTA personnel noted. O’Brien said riders seem “perplexed and frustrated” about the delays surrounding the new railcars. Lee said he was also confused by

the holdup. “I know they have been manufactured, and they were meant to be rolled out in June,” he said. Hunter said riders also want more trains and stops near places they actually want to go, including pedestrian hubs like the Atlanta Beltline or Pullman Yards, which have minimal station access despite being close to existing lines. She added that station amenities — like public art — would help riders see MARTA’s infrastructure “as a piece of the community instead of a safety hazard or a place where people are just getting from point A to point B.” MARTA personnel didn’t respond to a request for comment from Appen Media about potentially expanding rail access. Overall, Lee said he’d like to see MARTA get more funding to make the system more efficient and give commuters a reason to leave their vehicles behind. O’Brien said MARTA, with those promised improvements, has to make the case directly to Atlantans. “They’re going to have to prove that sitting in traffic three hours of your life every day is not an advantage over maybe a 40-minute train ride,” O’Brien said.

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New Eagle Scouts announced for Northern Ridge District ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Northern Ridge Scout District, which covers Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Milton, announced its newest Eagle Scouts, who completed their Eagle Scout board of review July 30 at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church. Top row, from left: Levi Phillips, of Troop 143, sponsored by Greenleaf Capital Partners. Levi's project was the refurbishment of two outdoor classrooms, each with three benches, a whiteboard and a whiteboard toolbox, for Sharon Elementary School. Harrison Theodore, of Troop 27, sponsored by Johns Creek Christian Church. Harrison's project was the construction of four wooden benches, a pathway and an arch for the church's prayer labyrinth. Keegan Sharp, of Troop 226, sponsored by Bridge to Grace Church. Keegan's project was the refurbishing and painting of a sensory room and the construction of a little library for Perfect Harmony Health. Juwan Joseph, of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta Methodist Church. Juwan's project was the renovation of six disc golf baskets and the replacement of the billboard for Northwestern Middle School. Dru Simms, of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta Methodist Church. Dru's project was the construction of two benches and two mobile garden walls built from recycled pallets for outdoor classrooms at Alpharetta Elementary School. Will Baccala, of Troop 1134, sponsored by St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church. Will's project was the construction of two little libraries for the Southland Homeowners Association. Bottom row, from left: Chase Panos, of Troop 143, sponsored by Greenleaf Capital Partners. Chase's project was the construction of three fixed wooden

storage shelves and two mobile islands that doubled as a workbench and storage area for Sts. Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Greek Orthodox Church. Lincoln Roberts, of Troop 143, sponsored by Greenleaf Capital Partners. Lincoln's project was the removal of four damaged picnic tables and the construction of two new picnic tables for Johns Creek Methodist Church. Sanya Garg, of Troop 2000, sponsored by Johns Creek Presbyterian Church. Sanya's project was the construction of a 10-foot-by-11-foot paved platform under an existing hut to store the center's historic wagon, mulching an existing area and cleaning and resetting a stone wall for Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center. Victoria Hudgins, of Troop 1857G, sponsored by Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church. Victoria's project was the construction and installation of 20 eastern bluebird birdhouses for Long Swamp Creek Park, a Cherokee County recreation park. Ethan Maciel, of Troop 3000, sponsored by Birmingham Methodist Church. Ethan's project was the construction of a memorial garden consisting of four benches, more than 60 plants and mulch for the Alpharetta Police Department. James Higgins, of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta Methodist Church. James' project was the rebuilding of wooden outdoor stairs with composite wood and the replacement of a damaged plastic storm drain pipe under the stairs for Northwestern Middle School. Michael DelGais, of Troop 1134, sponsored by St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church. Michael's project was the beautification of Milton Fields Green Cemetery. The project included planting two ginkgo trees, three white azaleas and three orange azaleas, repairing a 48-foot fence and building a temporary A-frame entrance sign.

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Local high schoolers participating in Student Leadership North’s secretary of state ambassador program bond at a recent escape room team-building event.

High schoolers to moderate Sept. 16, Oct. 5 debates By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Thirteen local high school students will moderate candidate debates in September and October as part of the Student Leadership North secretary of state ambassador team. The first debate will take place Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Chattahoochee High School Auditorium, 5230 Taylor Road, Johns Creek. A meet-and-greet will begin at 6 p.m., with the debate running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participating candidates include Shawn Still and Laura Murvartian for State Senate, District 48; Scott Hilton and Adam Cleveland for State House, District 48; and Azure Duan and Michelle Au for State House, District 50. The second debate, set for Monday, Oct. 5, features Fulton County District 1 commissioner candidates Bridget Thorne and Maggie Goldman. It will start with a meet-and-greet at 6 p.m., with the debate running from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rivermont Golf Club, 3130 Rivermont Parkway, Johns Creek. Both events are free and open to the public. Visit studentleadershipnorth.com for more information. The ambassador team has spent several months preparing for the events, developing candidate questions and coordinating logistics for both debates. On debate nights, team members will serve as moderators and timekeepers,

guiding the conversations and holding candidates to the clock. The secretary of state ambassador program is a student-led initiative that gives high schoolers hands-on experience in civic engagement, election education and nonpartisan public discourse. Student Leadership North is a nonprofit organization that works to develop, energize and activate community leaders in Johns Creek, Roswell and Alpharetta by providing insight into and interaction with city, business, healthcare and public safety executives to affect positive change. This year’s ambassador team includes:

• Achyut Deshpande, Chattahoochee High School. • Anish Balakumar, Alpharetta High School. • Arjun Madhok, Alpharetta High School. • Chloe Choi, Northview High School. • Claire Kwon, Northview High School. • Jonah George, Johns Creek High School. • Nanditha Bhaaradwaj, Innovation Academy. • Neha Vajrala, Northview High School. • Olivia Koh, Johns Creek High School. • Prinsha Chanda, Chattahoochee High School. • Rahul Patkar, Alpharetta High School. • Sarah Greenbaum, Northview High School. • Sheppard Finley, Centennial High School.

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From Milton to the world stage: Carrasquillo’s lacrosse run By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An unexpected rain delay at the World Lacrosse Women’s Championship became an unforgettable memory for Puerto Rico team captain and Milton graduate Bri Carrasquillo. Carrasquillo competed with Puerto Rico’s national team in Tokyo from July 24 through Aug. 1. She told Appen Media that the rain delay before their game against England gave the team a new outlook. “Puerto Rico is a very diverse island, and it’s awesome to get to combine so many different perspectives and get to play for something that’s bigger than ourselves,” she said before the tournament. “It’s a special moment.” Carrasquillo was the first of three Eagle lacrosse standouts from her family after they moved from Long Island in 2017. Bri’s brother Jordan is a senior at Milton this year, and her sister Skylar later joined her at Yale. Skylar is now the defensive coordinator at Ohio State. She brought on three area players since joining the Buckeyes staff, including a goalie and a defender sporting three rings with Milton. Jordan originally committed to play lacrosse at OSU as well before flipping teams and sports to play wide receiver for Indiana. Bri said when her dad informed her that his job required a move, she was convinced her lacrosse career was over due to loss of skill. Without the competition level of the lacrosse hotbed she grew up in, she thought she would arrive at Yale a completely different player than the one the Bulldogs recruited. Her junior year was the first season she put on the Eagles jersey, and as a member of the class of 2019, she was part of the last group to not be subject to the current recruiting restrictions that prevent athletes committing before Sept. 1 of their junior year. Bri had played on the varsity team back home since seventh grade and had verbally committed to Yale as a freshman. Bri recounted the story of meeting Milton head coach Tim Godby for the first time at a club tournament, where he attempted to persuade her to join his Eagle Stix team. Bri and Skylar both went on to win several championships for the Eagles, but they remained with the Long Island Yellow Jackets until graduating from high school. Despite her worries about her new school, Bri said she “assimilated very quickly.” She said her new team was welcoming and provided her a new opportunity of out-of-state travel for

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Milton High School graduate Bri Carrasquillo smiles in Tokyo ahead of the World Lacrosse Women’s Championship. She served as the team captain of Team Puerto Rico and scored eight goals in the tournament. games. Once she recognized the coach and program’s “go-getter” attitude, she realized she was in the right place after all. Following high school, six games into her freshman season at Yale, the pandemic canceled the school year, and she came home to Alpharetta. Less than two months later, Bri was in for another life-changing shakeup. After losing over 20 pounds in just a few weeks, Bri was admitted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Adjusting to a new chronic illness

was a challenge to overcome, but it didn’t take long for Bri to start missing her sport. So, she started to give four to six lessons a day to young lacrosse players in the area. When asked who was her biggest success story, she named a Stanford commit, Johns Creek senior Sydnee Cane. Bri continued to pour into youth by coaching for Eagle Stix, laying the groundwork for a Division I assistant position later. After returning to lacrosse for her sophomore season in 2022 with a new chronic illness to manage, Bri said

establishing a routine and having the support of her teammates allowed her to thrive in new conditions. Her athletic trainers are able to monitor her readings through a mobile app that connects to her Dexcom. The blood glucose monitor also offered her an NIL deal to represent the company and diabetic athletes. That summer, she had the opportunity to compete in her first Women’s Lacrosse World Championship alongside Skylar. “I looked at it as, hey, this is my first opportunity to play on the world stage, and also to play with diabetes on the world stage,” Bri said. “Why not use that confidence, that fuel, in tandem to make the most of a situation that not many others have the opportunity to do, lacrosse-wise or chronic illnesswise?” Bri and Skylar played together at Yale for one year before Bri transferred to Oregon to play her grad transfer season. Bri said she wanted something “completely different” from her previous school and was drawn to the nature in the Pacific Northwest. After exhausting her NCAA eligibility, she was drawn to nature once again and accepted an assistant coach position at the University of Vermont. Last year, Puerto Rico hosted the PALA Sixes Cup — where there are six players on the field as opposed to the typical 11 — and placed second. Bri said it was beyond meaningful for the team to be so successful on their home field. Returning to the world championship this year was a full-circle moment for Bri, even if Skylar couldn’t join due to OSU recruitment interfering with the tournament. 2022 team captain Monica Negron took over as the head coach and handed the captain honor down to Bri. Puerto Rico ended up placing eighth overall out of pool play and then lost to Team USA in the quarterfinals. But the team gained numerous irreplaceable memories. After facing and overcoming major changes in high school with a crosscountry move and in college with the diagnosis of a chronic illness, Bri was ready for another big change, this time in her career. She started working in Manhattan in tech sales this summer. She also continues to advocate for diabetes treatment as an ambassador in the Dexcom Warrior program. Bri said the Olympic qualifiers are next, and she’s looking forward to continuing her athletic career — with a chance for her and her sister to be part of the first group of lacrosse players in Olympic history.

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Moly may have been the snowdrop (Galanthus), which has a white flower, dark roots when freshly dug up, and which contains galantamine, a compound PROVIDED that increases acetylcholine activity and largely counteracts the effects of nightshade. But snowdrops are not harmless. In excessive doses, they can slow the heart, weaken breathing, lower blood pressure, and become poisonous themselves. Only a master herbalist or a hero with Hermes as his guide could have chosen the proper balance. For ancient audiences, the story likely gained another layer of suspense now largely lost on us. They may have recognized that Moly itself was dangerous. Once Odysseus swallowed it, the clock began ticking. Odysseus had to drink Circe’s nightshade before the snowdrop killed him. The antidote became the poison, and the poison became the antidote. When Odysseus consumed Moly, ancient listeners may have experienced the same suspense we feel watching heroes race to obtain an antidote in modern films. When Odysseus swallowed one poison in preparation for another, ancient listeners, too, were likely on the edge of their seats. Almost any substance can be a medicine at one dose and a poison at another. That paradox—and the knowledge that Hermes' "gift" was both antidote and toxin—deepens our understanding of the peril Odysseus faced. Between Circe and Hermes, nightshade and snowdrops, he navigates a medicinal Scylla and Charybdis in which each plant is both poison and cure. A knowledge of ancient herbal medicine and modern pharmacology makes sense of a scene of soldiers turned into pigs and helps us appreciate a moment of tremendous danger and suspense for our great ancient hero Odysseus.

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Roswell tops Walton in Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Roswell Hornets wrapped up Week 1 of the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic Aug. 13 with a 32-20 comeback victory over Walton. It was a statement win for the Hornets, who some outlets predicted to suffer a loss at Mercedes-Benz after losing several major contributors to graduation last year. In the 2025 regular season, the Raiders and Hor nets met, with Roswell coming out on top by a game-winning field goal. This time, the Hornets scored 25 points unanswered in the middle of the game after the Raiders put up 14 quick points in their first two possessions. Walton found the end zone once more, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Roswell’s midgame surge. Quarterback Matthew Schletty, who rushed for the Hornets’ last two touchdowns, is a newcomer to the Hornets this year after starting the last two years for Alpharetta High. He told Appen Media the new program feels like “a family.” “Right when I got [to Roswell], they came in and they took me as one of them,” he said. “I feel like everybody wants to win just as bad as I do. Winning this first game in the Benz, the way we did it, feels really good.” Three-star edge Jaxon Holly, who also transferred this year from Alpharetta, scored the Hornets’ first touchdown via a pick-six following a tipped pass. Holly was named player of the game by Score Atlanta. “[This moment] means a lot, bro,” Holly said after the game. “We’ve got a lot of work to do over the next few games, so the vibes will be good and we’ll get a lot of work in.” Head Coach Jonathan Thompson gave the credit for the win to his defense. “Even when we weren’t able to punch it in offensively, defense just kept battling, and they put us in really good situations,” Thompson said. “I think we’ve made a lot of strides defensively because of our staff and our kids. We got a really good defensive staff, and I think that made the difference tonight.” This year, Rusty Waters returned as the Hornets’ defensive coordinator, and the staff also added four time All-Pro selection Justin Houston to oversee the linebackers. Houston led SEC linebackers in sacks his junior year at UGA, second in the conference only to Nick Fairley, and was voted No. 26 by fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

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Roswell juniors Sean Smith and Oshawn Walker talk to Appen Media after defeating Walton Aug. 13 during the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “We’re going all the way; we’re going to the state championship,” Walker said. “You can expect [that] we’re going to dominate, do our job, we’re gonna play together and we’re gonna go all the way. No team can stop us.”

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Roswell quarterback Matthew Schletty falls to his knees after reaching the end zone for the second time against Walton Aug. 13 during the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

[This moment] means a lot, bro. We’ve got a lot of work to do over the next few games, so the vibes will be good and we’ll get a lot of work in.” JAXON HOLLY Roswell player Holly, linebacker Jake Smith, back Christian English and tackle Oshawn Walker were major defensive strongholds to keep Walton at bay

down the stretch while the offense got to work. Walker, a junior, expressed his confidence in his team.

Hunter stops by his namesake The Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic annually marks the traditional start of the GHSA football season. Launched in 1992 as the High School Football Classic, it was later renamed in honor of Corky Kell, the Wheeler coach and Cobb County athletic director. Kell was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 1994 and asked his close friend Hunter, the longtime Brookwood coach, to keep the Classic going. Hunter did, and, in 2023, his name was also added to the event’s title. The retired GHSA executive committee member started his coaching career 60 years ago. Hunter, who now suffers from the lung disease pulmonary fibrosis, made it to Day 2 of the Classic that bears his name and that of his late friend. He witnessed the Broncos beat Cambridge 52-7. “I’ve been under the weather for a little while and so it’s a struggle, but I wanted to try to make one of the events,” Hunter told Appen Media. “This was the day. I thought [the Broncos] were going to have a good team, and they proved me right.”

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Forsyth fashion show saddles up to fight cancer By DEAN HESSE dean@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Local cancer survivors, dressed to the nines in western wear, strutted down the runway with confidence and attitude during Cowboy Couture for the Cure, an Aug. 14 fashion show benefiting cancer research. The evening, which honored cancer survivors and celebrated caregivers, included dinner, a silent auction and line dancing. Proceeds benefited the American Cancer Society. Among the models strutting the runway was 101-year-old Tachia Rivas, a bladder and kidney cancer survivor who is marking one year free of cancer. She said she embraces each day with gratitude and hopes she can inspire others to keep fighting, cherish every moment and believe that hope is stronger than fear. The show, held at the Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College in Cumming, served as the kickoff event for the 2027 North Georgia Cattle Baron’s Ball. The ball will be held on Feb. 27, 2027, at Reid Barn on Majors Road in Cumming. It aims to bring communities together around a shared goal — finishing the fight against cancer. Barons’ balls started in Dallas in 1974 and have evolved into one of the cancer society’s premier fundraisers. Next year’s North Georgia ball will be the first one held in North Fulton and South Forsyth. Learn more about the North Georgia Cattle Baron’s Ball at nfsf.acscbb.org. — Photos by Dean Hesse

A cancer survivor modeling western wear tips his hat during the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming.

Line dancers perform at the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming.

Tachia Rivas, a 101-year-old bladder and kidney cancer survivor, struts the runway at the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming.

A cancer survivor turned model twirls on the runway at the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming.

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A cancer survivor models western wear during the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming.

Cancer survivor Adam Rhodes draws imaginary six-shooters at the end of the runway during the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming. The fashion show, the kickoff event for the 2027 North Georgia Cattle Baron’s Ball, raised funds for the American Cancer Society.

A cancer survivor models western wear during the Aug. 14 Cowboy Couture for a Cure fashion show in Cumming.

The runway models, all cancer survivors, pose for a group picture at the "Cowboy Couture for a Cure" fashion show at the launch party for the inaugural North Georgia Cattle Baron's Ball at the Forsyth Conference Center in Cumming on Aug. 14. The ball is set for Feb. 27, 2027, at Reid Barn in Cumming and is a major fundraising event for the American Cancer Society

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Paveena Callozzo waves toward shore while paddling past a Murph’s Surf buoy during the Sandy Springs SUP Showdown at Morgan Falls Overlook Park Aug. 15.

Paddlers tackle Chattahoochee during Sandy Springs showdown By JAMIE GODIN newsroom@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Dense fog hung over the Chattahoochee River Saturday morning, Aug. 15, as about 35 paddlers prepared for the inaugural Sandy Springs SUP Showdown at Morgan Falls Overlook Park. The six-mile stand-up paddleboard (SUP) race was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., but organizers held competitors near the starting line while waiting for visibility to improve. The race began at about 8:15 a.m., sending paddlers three miles upstream to Azalea Park before turning around for the trip back to Morgan Falls. The event was organized by the Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks Department in partnership with Murph’s Surf. Jane Jarrett, leisure coordinator for Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks, said the city wanted the event to build on a paddling tradition established by High Country Outfitters, which held its Stand Up for the Hooch race before the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wanted to pay homage to High Country Outfitters,” Jarrett said. “They used to operate a Stand Up for the Hooch [race] from probably about 2016 to 2019, and then, of course, COVID happened, and so the race didn’t continue.” Jarrett said the city brought the concept back while putting its own spin on the event through its

Caio Melo approaches the finish with his Pomeranian aboard his paddleboard during the Sandy Springs SUP Showdown at Morgan Falls Overlook Park Aug. 15. partnership with Murph’s Surf. Racers competed on an open section of the Chattahoochee, with swift-water rescue personnel and other safety crews positioned along the course. Organizers warned participants before the start about changing river conditions, submerged obstacles and the heat expected as the morning progressed. Organizers also offered an adaptive athlete division supported by Catalyst Sports, though no adaptive athletes entered this year’s race. Adaptive sports are designed for athletes with disabilities. Jarrett said including adaptive athletes is a priority across the races she organizes for the city. “With all the races that I put on, I always have an adaptive athlete

Second-place finisher Mitch Cherry, left, receives a high five from third-place finisher Allen Alquist as first-place finisher William McCracken looks on during the awards ceremony following the Sandy Springs SUP Showdown at Morgan Falls Overlook Park Aug. 15. component, too,” Jarrett said. She said she hopes adaptive athletes will enter future races. William McCracken of Asheville, North Carolina, finished first among the men, followed by Mitch Cherry of Atlanta and Allen Alquist of Dunnellon, Florida. Amy Carlson of Canton, Georgia, finished first among the women, followed by Emmye Cherry

of Atlanta and Robbin Rolader of Woodstock, Georgia. First-place finishers received $250, with $100 awarded for second place and $50 for third. Organizers plan to bring the SUP Showdown back to Morgan Falls in 2027. concessions in this seasonal installation that is quickly becoming an annual tradition for many families.

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The joy of rediscovering my dad’s prized popping bugs The other day, on the radio, I heard a story about artificial intelligence agent gone rogue. The short version: There was this one AI system which somehow escaped its handlers and (as the story put STEVE HUDSON it) “broke out of the Columnist sandbox” and took over another AI system. But free-range AI is nothing compared to free-agent washing machines. Bet you haven’t heard about those, have you? I thought not. Just remember you read it first here. And here’s how I know it’s a thing: Do you recall our water incident? The one that upturned our otherwise peaceful life and then sent us packing to the hills while repairs are being made? Remember that? I’m convinced that the whole thing started right when we began talking about maybe getting a new washing machine, a sleek and sexy one with buttons and knobs and multi-colored lights? Yeah. Did the old washer overhear us plotting? Did we make it mad? They hear everything, you know. Washing machines don’t miss a beat. They’re smart – deviously smart – and even play cheery little tunes when the cycle’s done. How nice, we think. How cute! But maybe they’re just trying to distract us. Maybe it’s all part of their plan. Yeah, it’s all sunshine and light with washing machines. Until it isn’t. But I digress. The sunshine and light part went away when water from the washer somehow ended up on the floor…and in the carpet…and the sheetrock...and, well, pretty much everywhere. As it turned out, getting rid of the water was easy. Massive 747-sized fans and hulking dehumidifiers made short work of that. But then the repairs came. They’re still going on, and while they are we’re hiding out in an AirBNB up in the hills. But I’ve got to say that it’s not all bad, because our temporary home-awayfrom-home comes with a lake, and the lake comes with a whole bunch of fish. Lakes are made to be fished, of course, so on Day 2 of our exile I picked up my flyrod and carried it to the water. I made a cast, had a hit and caught one of the biggest breams I’d ever seen. “Wow,” I said. I sent a photo of the fish to my wife, who was back at the AirBNB putting

A stash of popping bugs found inside an old tackle box. things together in the kitchen. “Wow,” she said. After supper, we both went to the water. She promptly caught one even bigger than mine, and then another, and then one more. I picked up a few more too. Maybe, I thought, exile isn’t going to be so bad. But I was going to need more flies. And for those big bream, what I’d really need was something beefy. What I’d need was popping bugs. Popping bugs are named for the sound they make as you work them on the water. That sound – a deep, liquid galoompf – was part of the soundtrack of my childhood, and I suppose that it (like the memories) will be with me for the duration. The next day I stopped to visit my Mom. We sat at the round kitchen table, looking past the orchids growing in the window, out past the boat dock, out to the pond where Dad had so often fished poppers for his beloved bass and bream. He could make almost any popper do magic things, but his favorite was always one he called the Peck’s Popping Minnow. Developed by Earnest H. Peckinpaugh of Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early 1900s, it featured a high-floating cork body adorned with some artfully added feathers. On the water, it suggests a struggling minnow, and bass and

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bream just can’t leave it alone. “It’s the best there is,” Dad always said, and he must have bought hundreds of them over the years – many, I’m sure, to replace the ones I left hanging in trees. Anyway, Mom and I visited for a while. I told her about the fishing. She offered me sweet tea and a piece of cake. I asked if she’d mind if I went downstairs to see if there might be some popping bugs lying about. “You just help yourself,” she said, for she knew what a popping bug was and what it could do with big bream. The best ones always know. So, into the basement I went. I turned on the light and started to rummage about. That’s when I saw it: an ancient aluminum tackle box, a box that had been part of my childhood. And memory flooded back. I knew that Dad had kept his most-prized lures inside that box – Hula Poppers, Rapalas, and red-and-white Heddon’s spoons. But those went in the second tray down. The top tray, the place of respect and highest honor, was reserved for popping bugs – and the best compartments, the ones front and center, were always reserved for Peck’s Popping Minnows. Were there still any poppers in that

dented old box? There was one way to find out. With an unexpected sense of profundity, I picked up the box and set it on the workbench. Then I eased open the latch. Hinges creaked a little as I swung it open. Lo and behold, there they were. Popping bugs – at least a hundred of them. They had been in that box for a long, long time. Long enough that maybe I’d even used one of them myself all those years ago? I picked out a dozen or so, favoring yellow and white like Dad had always done, cradling them like old friends in my hand. Then I went to close the lid, securing the rest for another day. But then something caught my eye from the back corner of the bottom of the box. What’s that? I looked closer and there before me were two yellowed plastic containers, each holding a brand-new Peck’s Special Popping Minnow. I had found the holy grail, and it was pristine. About then I realized then that I was holding my breath. I exhaled, slowly, and reached deliberately to pick up the two little packages and timeless treasure that each contained. And for a time – how long? – I just stood there in the half-light of the basement, thinking of…what? Of memories from years ago? Of memories yet to come? I know I thought this: When my Dad first met the lady who would become my wife – the lady with whom I now share life and everything else and with whom I’ll share time on the water this very evening – he knew right away that I was onto something good. And when I told him that, yes, she was learning to flyfish, and that yes, she would even unhook her own fish, he’d looked me square in the eye and said, “Son, she is a keeper.” You remember things like that. After a while, I went back upstairs. Mom said I could have the popping bugs and the Peck’s poppers, too, if I wanted them. I did, so I wrapped them carefully and put them in a little box. Then I said goodbye and got back in the car. I drove slowly down the driveway, past the azaleas now resting from their summertime exuberance, past the shady pines and the sweetgum tree. At the end of the drive, I turned north, willing the GPS to take me home the short way (for home is where she is) and to the good fishing and all that’s yet to come. Isn’t it true? It all goes full circle. It does.

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blast. I’m relatively new to the metro. I previously lived in Macon, where I oversaw a small and scrappy news startup. I’m a native Mississippian, though, and the Magnolia State will always have a piece of my heart. I fell in love with the Atlanta area years ago during my first visit. I was born and raised in the sticks, so this

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1971 fire ended era of Morgan Falls Elementary School In the early hours of Jan.13, 1971, Morgan Falls Elementary School caught fire. The fire started in the part of the school that was built in 1932. Seven classrooms destroyed. The VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF were 226 students were Columnist given the rest of the week off. The next week, they began attending Mimosa Elementary School in Roswell. The first Morgan Falls School opened in 1907 on the west side of Roswell Road along what is now Morgan Falls Road but was then known as Bull Sluice Road. A school was needed in the area as more people were working with Atlanta Water and Power Co. on the construction of Morgan Falls Dam. The first school was built with the assistance of that company, founded by Forrest Adair and Jack Spalding. In 1932, Atlanta attorney and chairman of the state board of regents Hughes Spalding donated land on the east side of Roswell Road for the second Morgan Falls School to be built. Additions were made to the school in 1953. The 1971 students of Morgan Falls were already scheduled to transfer to the new Woodland Elementary School on Spalding Drive at the beginning of

school in the world.” Children were concerned about how their teachers and principal were going to handle the tragedy. Some of the women from Morgan Falls PTA asked for permission to look through the charred rubble for pictures, clocks, teaching aids and flags. They placed the charred objects in two station wagons, hoping to clean them and put the items back in use. A former student shared photos of the school’s destruction after the fire with me. These photos have been donated to the Fulton County School archives. In 1973, Fulton County commissioners asked the county school board to donate the 4.5 acres that was home to Morgan Falls Elementary School for a “new satellite courthouse” in North Fulton. Today that is the North Fulton County Government Service Center on Roswell Road.

This January 1971 photo of Morgan Falls Elementary School following a devastating fire was captured by the family of a student. The photo was contributed to the Fulton County School Archives. the next school year. In the meantime, county school buses transported them to Mimosa Elementary School. Later that month, an Atlanta Journal article included the thoughts a few students had written regarding their old school. One student wrote,

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Invitation to Bid Milton City Park & Preserve Improvements ITB NUMBER 26-PW10 Bid Due Date: September 24, 2026, by 2:00PM Local Time Electronic submission via: https://www.miltonga.gov/government/finance/bidsrfps Bid submissions will be publicly announced via a virtual bid opening 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. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids. The City of Milton is requesting bids from qualified parties to provide construction services related to construction of an asphalt parking lot, wall construction, tennis court construction, playground construction, grading, drainage, landscaping and lighting installation at the Milton City Park & Preserve, located at 1785 Dinsmore Rd, Milton, Georgia 30004. The plans and specifications can be found in the solicitation of bids. posted on the websites below. A bid bond of 5% is required when submitting bid response. This Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) project is partially funded by grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior-National Parks Service. The awarded contractor must comply with all federal requirements detailed in the solicitation document. All qualified bids will receive consideration without regard to age, handicap, religion, creed or belief, political affiliation, race, color, sex, or national origin. The request for electronic bids for ITB 26-PW10, Milton City Park & Preserve Improvements will be posted on the following websites the week of August 27, 2026: https://www.miltonga.gov/government/finance/bids-rfps and https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The heart of the holiday was shining through the music, food and fun of Creek’s Juneteenth celebration. As the sun set on a warm Saturday evening, Midway grandmother Matilda Riles sat in a lawnchair, watching her grandchildren play on the park lawn amid the sound of booming live music and mouthwatering aroma of food trucks. Before the fun started, Riles, who attended with three generations of family, educated the kids about the reason for Juneteenth. “It's a point in time when enslaved people no longer had to be enslaved, and certain places did not relay the message at the time that it should have been relayed,” Riles said. “And, therefore this is a celebration as to when the final group of people were told you no longer had to be enslaved.” Several thousand visitors descended on the city’s annual celebration at Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, doubling last year’s attendance. The celebration resembled a giant block party with live music performances, chatting neighbors, plenty of food and rows of arts and craft vendors.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The perfect biscuit is like a warm hug, said Brandy White, owner of Sawnee Mountain Biscuit Company. “It kind of warms your soul,” White said. “It feels like home to me.” Since 2001, the Sawnee Mountain Biscuit has operated out of a renovated mobile home at 104 13th St., serving perfect pillowy biscuits wrapped around eggs, cheese, bacon and other breakfast staples. With dozens of items on the menu, the restaurant features other tasty offerings from French toast to a house-made pimento cheese. Tucked into a sleepy neighborhood on the edge of Cumming, Sawnee Mountain Biscuit might easily be taken as another house, but locals say the squat, blue-clapboard building is one of the town’s best breakfast spots. Over the decades, the restaurant has earned a cult following in Cumming and the north Atlanta area, serving as many as 400 orders some mornings.

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ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to restore funding for a program within the Arts & Culture Department to $3 million a year Sept. 17. While the unanimous vote reflects unity and bipartisanship, some commissioners criticized colleagues for the delay. The item, sponsored by Democratic commissioners Khadijah AbdurRahman and Marvin Arrington Jr. and Republican commissioners Bob Ellis and Bridget Thorne, includes an increase of $1.7 million for a previously requested program and its full $3 million in funding set aside in the 2026 budget.

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Front center, Ann Hanlon, executive director of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, holds the ribbon for phase one of the Ashford Dunwoody Road path April 3 while City Councilman Tom Lambert, front right, gets ready to cut it. The Perimeter CIDs and Dunwoody split the project’s $1.5 million construction cost.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Thousands filled Wills Park to celebrate July 4 with a bang. Hours before darkness fell, friends and families filled the park’s lawns, Equestrian Center, trails and athletic fields. Everywhere, children played, cartwheeling, running, tossing balls and waving glow sticks. Alpharettan Lindsey Landis, her husband, two children and two dogs were part the crowd, passing the golden hour on a blanket laid out on the grass.

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody elected officials, city staff and Perimeter Community Improvement Districts Executive Director Ann Hanlon cut the ribbon April 3 on phase one of the Ashford Dunwoody Road path. “We’re super proud to partner with the city of Dunwoody on building this trail project,” Hanlon

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody is streamlining development rules and updating its vision for the city’s future as part of a state-mandated overhaul. City officials and representatives from consulting firm TSW Design, which was tasked with creating a plan, gave a two-hour presentation about the changes April 1 during a special meeting at Vintage Pizzeria on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Residents received and discussed the creation of a unified development ordinance and changes to the city’s comprehensive plan. Dunwoody is updating its comprehensive plan as part of a state mandate that requires an overhaul every five years, said Allison Stewart-Harris, an associate principal and planner at TSW. Stewart-Harris presented the changes to about 30 residents who attended the meeting.

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