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Lawyer: Hamby on administrative leave

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Buford City Schools Superintendent Geye Hamby has been placed on administrative leave amid a lawsuit and recently released audio recordings in which a man said to be the superintendent is heard spewing racist rants.

Gregory Jay of Chandler, Britt and Jay, LLC, the law firm that

represents Buford City School District, told the Daily Post via email Wednesday that Hamby was placed on administrative leave effective Tuesday, Aug. 21.

“The Board anticipates further action on this matter at a specially called meeting in the next several days,” he said. “The District will continue to focus on the mission of empowering our students to reach their full potential.”

Hamby, who has held the position of superintendent since 2006, was recently sued by former paraprofessional educaGeye tor Mary Ingram Hamby for alleged race discrimination and retaliation after she was fired “without any justification,” the lawsuit says.

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Included in the lawsuit is a web link to two audio recordings, in which a man said to be Hamby makes derogatory comments about black construction workers, referring to them by the n-word and saying that he would “kill these (expletive).”

In one of the the recordings,

the person presumed to be Hamby is speaking about black temp workers at a construction site, specifically one who “got smart” with a man Hamby knows.

“He said he worked for the temp service and he didn’t have to do what the (expletive) we tell him to do,” the person alleged to be Hamby says. “(Expletive) that (n-word.) I’ll kill these See HAMBY, Page 5A

Gunman in SWAT standoff found dead

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A Norcross area neighborhood was shut down for hours Thursday as the Gwinnett County police department’s SWAT unit was engaged in a standoff with a man who allegedly fired a gun in his yard and then barricaded himself in his home.

Cpl. Wilbert Rundles said police were called to the home on Williamsburg Drive at 9:07 a.m. on a report that a man was firing a gun in his yard. Officers tried throughout the day to make contact with the man, who was described as an Asian man in his late 40s, but were unable to do so, Rundles said.

At 8 p.m., Rundles confirmed the man had died.

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German police officer Max Mühlrath, far right, watches as Lawrenceville Police Department Officer Chris Carey speaks to Micheal Johnson, the subject of a suspicious person call, on Tuesday. Mühlrath shadowed Carey after the two met trading police patches on Instagram. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

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Gwinnett County officially crossed the 900,000 residents mark this year after it experienced metro Atlanta’s second biggest population increase, according to figures released by the Atlanta Regional Commission on Wednesday.

The ARC released its annual Regional Snapshots population estimates report, which shows Gwinnett’s population increased by Charlotte 16,700 people over the last Nash year. The ARC estimates Gwinnett is now home to 910,700 people, as the county continues to make its way to the 1 million residents mark.

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As Lawrenceville Police Department Officer Chris Carey approached 21-year-old Micheal Johnson, Max Mühlrath followed him, stopping just to the right of the officer.

“What’s your name,” Carey asked Johnson, who, wandering along the Lawrenceville street and into people’s homes in baggy brown Nike shorts, an oversized white t-shirt and unruly hair, had been reported as a suspicious person. “What’s the spelling? Do you know

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German police officer Max Mühlrath, left, and Lawrenceville Police Department Officer Chris Carey take a selfie in Germany in Mühlrath’s police car in May. The two met trading police patches on Instagram.

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‘It made me sick’

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Mary Ingram figured that when her days with Buford City Schools ended, it would be on her terms.

She didn’t have immediate plans to leave her position as a paraprofessional at Buford Academy.

It was a destination job of sorts, in that she figured when she left the school district, it would be based on a decision made by her to retire.

But things didn’t work out as she had envisioned.

She was fired last summer after nearly 18 years with the district and enduring two years of what she has said were retaliatory acts for attending and speaking at Buford Board of Education and City Commission meetings.

“Before that, I thought that I would be there forever until I was no longer able to work,” Ingram told Daily Post media partner FOX 5 Atlanta.

Ingram is speaking out after news broke about a federal racial discrimination lawsuit she had filed against the school system, Superintendent Geye Hamby and Buford Academy Principal Kaleen Pulley.

“I feel relieved that it is out,” she said. “It is something I have been holding for a while.”

The case file includes explosive audio clips of a man, who Ingram’s attorneys allege is Hamby, using racially charged comments about black construction workers, including use of the n-word

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and saying he would “kill these (expletive).”

Afters reports of the lawsuit and the recordings began to surface, Hamby was placed on administrative leave and the city’s school board is expected to hold a special called meeting in the coming days to decide what to do about the situation.

A ‘really bad punishment’ Ingram said being fired from the district was hard for her to come to terms with. She called it a “really bad punishment” and said she was so upset about being let go that it started to affect her health.

She said she loved working with kids and had dedicated her life to working with them. Ingram had spent years working with special education students.

That’s what made being fired so hard for her.

“That was like taking a big part of my life away from me,” Ingram said. “It made me sick, ill. I threw up a lot. I lost a lot of weight. I couldn’t sleep. It has been a struggle.”

Ingram’s lawsuit details several instances of what are described in the legal filing as retaliatory acts against her, including multiple write-ups for things such as asking children to smile, clipping coupons at school, grading issues, chastising coworkers for leaving a door open and allegedly causing a child to curse.

“If you look at the letter that she was fired under, it says she was perceived as being disrespectful, argumentative, unfriendly and not a good fit for the school environment,” said

Mary Ingram talks about her firing from Buford City Schools and the racial discrimination lawsuit that she has filed against the district. The lawsuit includes audio clips of a man, which Ingram’s attorneys say is Buford Superintendent Geye Hamby, making racially derogatory comments about black construction workers and using the n-word. (Photo: FOX 5 Atlanta)

Edward Buckley, who is Ingram’s attorney, in a phone interview with the Daily Post. “Well, anytime somebody exercises their first amendment rights, they’re being argumentative.”

Ingram denied causing any children to curse, or teaching them profanity, in her lawsuit. She also said the grading issues were caused by an answer key drawn up by a class teacher and not her, and that she clipped coupons while children were reading.

The issues allegedly began after Ingram, who graduated from Buford High School in 1970 (a year after the city’s white and black schools integrated), began raising questions in September 2014 about why the color gold was not included in the district’s new multipurpose facility.

Gold had been one of the colors for the city’s African-American school until the school system was integrated in 1969. Her lawsuit says an agreement was reached in 1971 to include gold with green and white, the colors of the

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Only green and white were used, however, in the multipurpose facility.

The lawsuit says city leaders encouraged her to attend more school board and city commission meetings after she raised issues about the lack of gold in the multipurpose facility’s decor and brought forth a petition to get it incorporated.

After that, she said the way Hamby treated her changed and she began to be written up.

me he was upset with me because I did that petition.”

The lawsuit describes a meeting Ingram later had with Hamby and Pulley in which the superintendent allegedly expressed discontent over her attending school board and city commission meetings, and referred to the paraprofessional as “that one” multiple times.

“I have never had that type of discrimination directly in my face,” she said of the ‘that one’ references. “Never have I felt like that.”

Buckley said Ingram had felt that she already had a case for wrongful Shocked ‘at the word’ termination suit before — but not the tone she was made aware of Ingram said she had a the recordings, but that the mixed reaction when she recordings “enhanced her heard the recordings that perspective on that.” are allegedly of Hamby.

The attorney said his ofWas it a surprise to hear fice had an expert review it a rant in which a racial slur before they determined that was used? Yes, but also no it was Hamby speaking on because of Ingram’s own the recording. interactions with Hamby “We thought it was after she brought forward important for a couple of the petition to get gold in- reasons (to attach the audio cluded in the color scheme recordings to the case at the multipurpose facility. file),” Buckley said. “One She recalled an encoun- is we thought (the suit) ter she had with him in should have the actual lanNovember 2014, which guage that was used in it she described as confronto demonstrate to the court tational. what we were alleging.

“I was shocked at the “We also think it’s a word, but I wasn’t shocked matter of public record and by the tone, because he something that the public approached me earlier and ought to be aware of, and got in my face,” she said. that the public should have “He was going by and an opportunity to express I said, ‘Dr. Hamby, you it’s views on that.” didn’t speak to me today.

Buckley had previAre you upset with me?’ ously told FOX 5 that they He said ‘No, I didn’t speak received the audio from to you. I don’t have to an anonymous source and speak to you and I probawould like to know who bly never will.’ And he was submitted it to them. up in my face and he told

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‘I just can’t see him being over our children’ While Hamby’s future with the district is uncertain, Ingram’s dealings with him over the last few years, as well as statements caught on the audio recordings, have shaped her opinion of him.

“I just can’t see him being over our children, the city of Buford, the children,” she said. “I love all the children.”

She is still trying to understand what the punishment taken against him so far means for his future and the future of the district.

“I really don’t know what to think,” she said. “I need to know more about exactly what this means.

Is this a demotion? Or are they looking at keeping him in the school system over the children? I need to know more about it.”

Buckley said the district should be led by a superintendent who will take all students into consideration, regardless of race or ethnicity.

“This is an opportunity for the school district to decide how it identifies itself,” he said. “More importantly, when you have a person of authority like that, a person making $308,000, overseeing the children of the community, you want to make sure that the right (person) is there doing that. …

“We would love to see the Buford City Schools district clearly state how it wants to define itself going forward.”

As for her own future, Ingram isn’t sure if she would ever agree to work for Buford City Schools again. Even if she doesn’t work for the district again, her love for helping children hasn’t been diminished by this episode.

The kids continue to hold a special place in her heart.

“It is something really to think about,” she said.

“But if I can’t, I would still love to be able to go and do something with the children and volunteer in the elementary schools.”

Staff Writer Isabel Hughes contributed to this report.

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Pres. Trump doesn’t care about justice WASHINGTON — There’s a reason why President Trump increasingly sounds like the mob boss in a cliche-ridden gangster film: That’s basically what he is — and he must know how such movies usually end.

On Wednesday morning — a day after his former campaign chairman was convicted of felonies in one federal courthouse and his longtime lawyer pleaded guilty to felonies in another — Trump issued this statement on Twitter: “I feel very badly for Paul Manafort Eugene and his wonderful Robinson family. ‘Justice’ took a 12 year old tax case, among other things, applied tremendous pressure on him and, unlike Michael Cohen, he refused to ‘break’ — make up stories in order to get a ‘deal.’ Such respect for a brave man!”

A few days earlier, Trump had referred to John Dean, the White House counsel whose truth-telling was instrumental in Richard Nixon’s downfall, as a “RAT.” And in a Fox News interview broadcast Thursday, he complained at length about defendants who “flip” and inform on higher-ups in exchange for leniency at sentencing: “This whole thing about flipping, they call it, I know all about flipping. For 30, 40 years I have been watching flippers. Everything’s wonderful and then they get 10 years in jail and they flip on whoever the next highest one is or as high as you can go. It almost ought to be outlawed.”

Those are not the words of some two-bit hoodlum who feels the law closing in. They are the words of the president of the United States — who apparently feels the law closing in.

Trump speaks as if the Trump Organization, the Trump campaign and the Trump administration were one long, continuing criminal enterprise. The man charged with faithfully executing the nation’s laws paints his own Justice Department as a villain and celebrates criminals who stoically go to prison rather than inform on higher-ups. Nixon talked that way in private, among friends and co-conspirators; Trump just blurts it out. He makes no bones about valuing loyalty over respect for the law.

Manafort, who might have much to tell about contacts between the campaign and the Russians, has been silent thus far. But he was convicted in federal court in Alexandria, Va., on eight counts of bank and tax fraud and could receive what amounts to a life sentence for a 69-year-old man.

Now he faces another trial, this time in federal court in Washington, on conspiracy and other charges stemming from the influence-peddling work he did for Russia-backed politicians in Ukraine.

The second trial could produce even more jail time — and definitely will generate another crushing pile of legal bills for a man whose finances were shown to be in tatters. After Tuesday’s verdict was read in Alexandria, a statement from Manafort’s defense team said nothing about possible appeals or the looming court proceedings. Instead, it said Manafort was examining his options.

Perhaps that is why Trump is going so far out of his way to praise Manafort’s virtue — and why, when asked if he will grant Manafort a pardon, the president never says a discouraging word.

Cohen, on the other hand, used the occasion of his guilty plea in federal court in Manhattan to directly implicate Trump in two felony crimes.

He said Trump directed him to arrange six-figure payments, in the days leading up to the election, to guarantee the silence of Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels — two women who say they had extramarital liaisons with Trump.

Cohen has offered full cooperation to authorities, including special counsel Robert Mueller, and Cohen’s attorney has strongly suggested his client might have evidence bearing on the question of collusion. Perhaps that is why Trump was up at 1 a.m. Thursday, angrily tweeting: “NO COLLUSION — RIGGED WITCH HUNT!” Look at the people Trump surrounds himself with. So far, four men with high-level roles in his campaign and one with a more junior role have pleaded or been found guilty of federal crimes.

Look at the people who are drawn to him.

The first sitting member of Congress to endorse his candidacy, Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., was indicted earlier this month on charges of insider trading. The second sitting member to endorse Trump, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., was indicted Tuesday on charges of illegally using more than $250,000 in campaign funds to underwrite his lavish personal lifestyle.

Responding to criticism from Trump, Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Thursday that the Justice Department “will not be improperly influenced by political considerations.” He must understand by now that Trump doesn’t care about justice. The president wants only protection.

Eugene Robinson’s email address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.

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Trump makes Brennan into Spartacus WASHINGTON — Many in the intelligence community have been quietly dismayed by the hyperbolic partisan behavior of former CIA director John Brennan since Donald Trump took office. But by revoking Brennan’s security clearance, President Trump has managed to turn Brennan from an embarrassment into a martyr.

The response to Trump’s action has been like the scene in the 1960 movie “Spartacus” when a Roman general announces to a group of rebel slaves that they will be spared the punishment of crucifixion — but only if they turn in Spartacus, the leader of the revolt. One by one, the slaves stand up and shout, “I am Spartacus.”

As former CIA director Michael Hayden has pointed out, a similar scene is playing out today in the intelligence community. The first to yell “I am Spartacus” was retired Adm. William H. McRaven, former head of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command, who declared in a Post op-ed, “I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency.”

Then 12 former CIA directors, CIA deputy directors and directors of national intelligence declared in a joint letter that they, too, were Spartacus: “You don’t have to agree with what John Brennan says (and,

conduct has been deeply controversial in intelligence circles — and with good reason. After the Justice Department fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe (whom the inspector general determined had inappropriately authorized the disclosure of sensitive Marc information and then misled Thiessen investigators), Brennan lashed out at Trump, declaring on again, not all of us do) to agree Twitter, “When the full extent with his right to say it, subject of your venality, moral turpito his obligation to protect tude, and political corruption classified information.” The becomes known, you will number of signatories is now take your rightful place as a at 15. disgraced demagogue in the They were soon joined by dustbin of history.” Brennan 60 former CIA officers, who has also warned Republican signed a letter of their own members of Congress that and released it Friday evening “Legislators who try to protect declaring they were Sparta(Trump) will face November cus. “Our signatures below reckoning.” do not necessarily mean that But, most egregious of all, we concur with the opinions Brennan accused Trump of expressed by former Director treason, tweeting that Trump’s Brennan or the way in which performance at his Helsinki he expressed them,” they news conference with Russian wrote, but “the country will be President Vladimir Putin “rises weakened if there is a politito & exceeds the threshold of cal litmus test applied before ‘high crimes & misdemeanseasoned experts are allowed ors’” and “was nothing short to share their views.” By Tues- of treasonous.” This was both day, the number of signatories outrageous and absurd. A news had grown to 177 and included conference, however embarformer senior officials from rassing, is not an impeachthe State, Defense and Justice able offense. On Sunday, an departments as well as the incredulous Chuck Todd told National Security Council and Brennan on NBC’s “Meet the even NASA. Press,” “You are the former Note the pains the writers CIA director accusing the of both letters took to distance sitting president of the United themselves from both the sub- States … of treason. … That’s stance and style of Brennan’s a monumental accusation.” attacks on Trump. Brennan’s Brennan stood by his ridicu-

lous accusation.

Even some former officials deeply concerned by Trump’s policies and behavior have been taken aback by the barrage of partisan invective.

James R. Clapper Jr., who worked for President Obama alongside Brennan as director of national intelligence, recently complained, “John and his rhetoric have become an issue in and of itself.” Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Obama, said Brennan’s partisan criticism of Trump “has put him in a political place which actually does more damage for the intelligence community.”

He’s right. Brennan’s actions have harmed the intelligence community, which prides itself on staying above the partisan fray, and have fed the narrative of a “deep state” seeking to undermine Trump.

But revoking Brennan’s security clearance has not hurt Brennan. To the contrary, Trump has rescued Brennan from his own partisan hackery and given him an even greater platform from which to spew his bile. Indeed, the president admitted as much Friday, saying, “If anything, I’m giving him a bigger voice.”

Yes, Mr. President, you are — and that is a big mistake.

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

Constitutional questions for Kavanaugh WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans and Democrats are at daggers drawn over confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Instead, they should unsheathe some questions designed to illuminate the excitement of constitutional reasoning.

The Constitution vests in Congress the power to tax.

Presidents, however, unilaterally impose taxes (tariffs) because Congress has delegated to presidents vast discretion in imposing protectionism.

Should the court protect the separation of powers by enforcing on Congress a nondelegation doctrine?

In the 1905 Lochner case, the court struck down a state law limiting bakers’ work hours because it infringed workers’ and employers’ liberty interest in making consensual contracts. Assuming, as is patent, that this law was rent-seeking by unionized bakers and bakeries — that it was written to protect their interests, not public health and safety — was Lochner correctly decided?

Dissenting in Lochner, Oliver Wendell Holmes said the Constitution “does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer’s ‘Social Statics,’” a book advocating laissez faire economic policies. However, because laissez faire is what freedom looks like in economic life, is there some sense in which the Constitution, the purpose of which is to enable a free society, does foster it?

In 1958, the court invali-

would be unnecessary in 25 years. So do they become unconstitutional in 2028?

William Rehnquist was an early and vehement critic of the court’s 1966 Miranda decision that created the right of arrested persons to be notified of their right to counsel and George their right to remain silent. He Will said the Constitution does not require this, which impedes dated, as an infringement of effective policing. But when freedom of association, an a 2000 case gave the court Alabama law targeting the an opportunity to reverse National Association for the Miranda, Rehnquist wrote for Advancement of Colored the majority in upholding it, People by requiring disclosure 7-2: “Miranda has become of organizations’ membership embedded in routine police lists. The court said anonym- practice to the point where the ity was necessary to shield warnings have become part of NAACP supporters from dan- our national culture. While we gers. Given today’s instances have overruled our precedents of individuals injured because when subsequent cases have of their political affiliations, undermined their doctrinal are mandatory disclosure laws underpinnings, we do not problematic? believe that this has happened Are there constitutional to the Miranda decision.” limits on the admissions poli- Does similar reasoning apply cies that public colleges and to Roe v. Wade? universities can use to ensure In Roe, the court distin“diverse” student bodies? guished different degrees of The 1978 Bakke case abortion rights in the three involving racial preferences trimesters of pregnancy. What in admissions said that race would the constitutional law can be a “plus” factor for of abortion be if the number certain government-preferred of months in the gestation of minorities. Are there constia human infant were a prime tutional principles controlling number (e.g., 7 or 11)? decisions about which groups What principles should are to be preferred and about limit stare decisis (“to stand tailoring preferences? by things decided” — respect In 2003, when the court af- for precedents)? In its 2005 firmed the constitutionality of Kelo decision concerning the racial preferences in univerTakings Clause (“nor shall sity admissions, Sandra Day private property be taken O’Connor, writing for the ma- for public use without just jority, hoped such preferences compensation”), the court

said government can seize property for the “public use” of transferring it to wealthier private interests who will pay more taxes to the government.

Does this precedent merit much respect? Is it pertinent that Kelo was decided 5-4?

In 1995, the court ruled, 5-4, that a state cannot limit by statute the number of terms members of the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate from the state can serve because such term limits create “additional qualifications” for such offices beyond those enumerated in the Constitution. Clarence Thomas, dissenting, said: The Constitution, which only sets minimum eligibility requirements, is silent about the state’s power to set term limits, and its silence is no bar to actions by the states or people. Given the states’ reserved powers affirmed by the 10th Amendment, they “can exercise all powers that the Constitution does not withhold from them.” Was Thomas correct?

Finally, to serve the government’s interest in a healthy workforce, and its interest in minimizing the substantial effect of health care costs on the nation’s commercial vitality, could Congress, under its power to regulate interstate commerce, require Americans to eat their broccoli?

If not, what principle limits Congress’ Commerce Clause power?

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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The art of Viagra timing Dear Dr. roaCH: If I take Viagra on an empty stomach, eat dinner one hour later, then have sex 45 minutes after that, will Viagra work very effectively in this situation?

— Anon. ansWer: Although the manufacturer says you can take sildenafil (Viagra) with or without food 30 minutes to four hours before sexual activity, I went to a conference where the speaker said he gives this easy-toremember advice: Take the pill at 6, have dinner at 7, and you’re good until midnight. Of course, you can change the times around, but my patients have reported that this is good advice.

Viagra and similar drugs do not work for everybody. Sexual function is not so simple that a pill will fix it in all cases.

But the recommended timing around food gives Viagra in particular its best chance to work. I also prefer to start with higher doses, since you really want the first use to be effective: If it’s not effective the first time, a lot of men won’t even bother trying it again.

Similar medications, such as tadalafil (Cialis), are not affected by food the way Viagra is.

Dear Dr. roaCH: Both my insulin (Toujeo, for Type 2 diabetes) and my EpiPen (allergy to shellfish) require storage at moderate temperatures, up to only 86 F, but I will be traveling in a very hot part of Africa next month (the AVERAGE temperature during the day is going to be 95 F). What should folks do under these circumstances?

— E.A.E. ansWer: The epinephrine in your EpiPen is very stable, chemically.

After a year of storage at 104 F, 94 percent of the original epinephrine in the ampule was still active.

Insulin is another issue, and I don’t have as clear an answer. Some insulins are listed as safe to store up to body temperature (98.6 F). However, other insulins will break down at that temperature, and there is no reliable way of telling whether the insulin you have is still good after heat exposure. While we await the release of more heat-stable insulins (at least one has been developed), your best bet is to keep the insulin as cool as possible for as long as possible, since the insulin degrades faster at higher temperatures. Use an insulated container with ice packs or at least cold water bottles to keep the insulin near its optimal storage condition.

If that is impossible, you should be prepared to adjust the dose of insulin.

One study of insulin by five different manufacturers showed that the effectiveness decreased by 14 to 18 percent after a month at 98.6 F. A rough guess is that the insulin might be 3 to 5 percent less effective for each week it is stored at the average temperature you note, so you may need slightly higher doses of insulin.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1814, British forces invaded Washington, D.C., and set fire to the White House.

In 1949, President Harry Truman formally announced that the North Atlantic Treaty was in effect.

In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York for the murder of John Lennon.

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union announced a new definition for “planet,” which reclassified Pluto as a “dwarf planet.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), author; Paulo Coelho (1947- ), author; Mike Shanahan (1952- ), football coach; Mike Huckabee (1955- ), politician/TV personality; Stephen Fry (1957- ), actor/comedian; Cal Ripken Jr. (1960- ), baseball player; Jared Harris (1961- ), actor; Marlee Matlin (1965- ), actress; Reggie Miller

(1965- ), basketball player; Dan Henderson (1970- ), mixed martial artist; Ava DuVernay (1972- ), filmmaker; Dave Chappelle (1973- ), actor/comedian; Rupert Grint (1988- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: In 1891, Thomas Edison received a patent for his Kinetograph motion picture camera and the Kinetoscope viewer.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1989, baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti banned Pete Rose from the sport for gambling on Major League Baseball games.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.” — Paulo Coelho, “By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept” TODAY’S MOON: Between first quarter moon (Aug. 18) and full moon (Aug. 26).

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High school student dreads start of school year Dear amy: I’m entering my second year of high school. I’m a straight-A student and I plan to graduate my junior year.

My problem is, I hate school. I don’t have any close friends my age. I feel trapped and hopeless every time I even think of school. I hate the thought of textbook work, presentations, group projects, exams and everything about school. Summer is ending, and every time I think of going back, I feel so hopeless and depressed.

Countless times I’ve thought about dropping out, but I know that would make my future much more of a struggle.

I just lost my only close friend, and I have marching band to make things more stressful.

Do you have any suggestions on how to make school more tolerable — or any ideas about other ways to get a diploma without being in a physical school?

— Desperate Dear Desperate: You sound like a talented student, and you might do better taking some classes at your local community college, or through online courses, versus spending all day at your high school this semester. Attending part time as you supplement your education in other ways is something to explore with your parents and your academic guidance counselor at school. They

Dear amy: I’ve been dating my boyfriend for two years now.

I am one of four daughters and my sister is currently planning her wedding for November. It has been a yearlong stressful period for everyone in the family.

I am constantly asked Amy Dickinson how I’d like my future wedding to be and my might suggest starting answer has always been out the school year, and “stress free.” waiting to see how things I don’t want anyone go for you once school is there except my dogs and underway. I hope you will my future groom. keep up with your marchEach time I respond to ing band commitments someone in this way, I’m — or other school-based given the stink eye and activities — as a way to basically labeled selfish stay connected with other for imagining a wedding kids and adults in a nonthat does not include my academic environment. friends and family.

The loss of your only I mean no disrespect close friend leaves a very to any of my loved ones, big hole in your life, and but I also don’t want to it is natural for you to plan an event I can’t get feel very sad, depressed behind. and anxious about returnAm I truly being selfish ing to school. If you find for wanting a low-key these feelings continue to day? I feel I’d be facing derail you — or get worse repercussions should I — and you lose sleep or decide to go through with have trouble eating or my plans. concentrating, please tell — Wondering an adult immediately and Someday Bride ask for help. I hope your Dear someDay parents will be open to BriDe: If you are old exploring options with and mature enough to you. promise to be with anThe Crisis Text Line other person for the rest is available for anyone of your life, then you are in crisis who needs to old and mature enough to communicate. You simply handle whatever opinions send a text and are imothers have about the way mediately connected with you choose to do it. a counselor.

Elopement is a legitiAdd this number to mate choice. the contacts list in your I would think that on phone: 741-741 (I have it some level your parents in mine). might be relieved that one

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of their four daughters is choosing to step away from the wedding industrial complex.

Regardless of what others may think — or choose to do in their own lives — you have the right (and the duty) to take responsibility for your own wedding.

Dear amy: I love reading yours, and every, advice column.

This is the first time I felt the need to weigh in, and it’s in response to “Concerned Daughter,” whose elderly mother won’t stop driving. My husband was murdered at 45 by an elderly driver less than a mile from our home. He left behind daughters, ages 10 and 13.

That was seven years ago.

We were such a typical, normal, happy, loving family. My mom calls it the Camelot years. We have never been able to put our lives back together. It tore our family apart.

All three of us have had nearly successful suicide attempts. We have all been in therapy for years, but nothing can repair the damage that was done.

Take the keys.

— Anne Dear anne: This is heartbreaking. Thank you.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Turn up the volume and make some noise.

Embrace life, live in the moment and make the most of each day. You are gaining momentum as you head toward greater opportunity.

Partnerships, communication, travel and interacting with people from all walks of life will lead to personal growth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Set goals and don’t stop until you are satisfied with the results you get. Improvements at home or to your lifestyle are favored. Mingle and participate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — An emotional plea will be in your best interest. Trying to push or redirect someone stubborn or demanding isn’t going to work. Offering an incentive will bring better results.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Clear your head and gather facts.

If you let your emotions take charge, you will end up making a mistake.

Don’t overspend, overdo or overindulge. Moderation and understanding will be required.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Start a discussion that will encourage getting to know more about your family history. Do some research to make sure that the information you receive is accurate. You can learn much.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Someone is likely to charm you into doing something you may regret. Getting involved in a matter that is excessive or indulgent will jeopardize your reputation or self-esteem.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Emotions will be unpredictable.

Refrain from indulging in substances that could influence your ability to stay in control. Use your intelligence to navigate your way through a sticky situation.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Secrets are best kept that way. If you want to share information, make sure it isn’t something that could come back to haunt you.

Concentrate on personal relationships and physical improvements.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take pride in what you do. Getting involved in activities that require intelligence and compassion will bring out the best in you. A romantic adventure will improve your life.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Question anyone trying to butter you up. Compliments are wonderful, but if the result is giving in to someone taking advantage of you, it’s not worth the ego boost.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Getting together with peers, friends or relatives is encouraged. Spending time with someone you love to hang out with will lead to plans that give you something to look forward to.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Don’t push yourself physically. A steady pace will get you to your destination without a mishap. A break from your routine will be enlightening.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Let others do as they please. It’s OK to take a pass or do your own thing. Taking care of your physical needs or personal agenda should be a priority.

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Mountain View grad killed in crash remembered for kindness, leadership school’s website.

Casteel remembered how Lee would approach her and talk to her even Kendall Casteel fought when Casteel was shying back tears Thursday night away from interacting with as she recalled the kindness other people at church Amy Lee had shown her events. She said Lee served over the years and wished as an example to her of the she could have more time goodness that can exist in with Lee during a vigil at people.

Rabbit Hill Park in Dacula.

“She was amazing,” People who know the Casteel said. “She was Lee family expressed as just one of a kind because University of Georgia, they processed the news of her death. the hardest thing ever is to was remembered for her that the former Mountain School officials said approach someone who is View High School student friendly nature and the way a moment of silence is just sitting in the corner by she could bring comfort to expected to be observed had died from injuries she themselves, but she would sustained during a car crash others, whether it be with a in Lee’s memory during do that with no fear.” friendly smile, a kind word Mountain View’s football in Michigan on Sunday.

Michigan television Lee, 21, and her mother, or a hug. game against Langston station WNEM reported Karen, and her older She was heavily inHughes on Friday night. that the driver of the other brother, Timothy, had been volved in Mountain View Lee was also rememvehicle sustained non-lifedriving in Omer, Mich. activities, including bered for her religious threatening injuries. The when another vehicle competing as a member of activities. She also taught accident is under investigacrossed the center line and the school’s cross country Sunday School and Vacation. hit them head on. Karen team, serving as senior tion Bible School classes at Christ The Lord Luand Timothy Lee were class president and peer Christ The Lord Lutheran theran Church announced injured in the accident but leader or being involved Church in Lawrenceville, on Facebook that funeral S served as a camp are recovering. Amy Lee with the Gwinnett Student and plans for Amy Lee are bedied Wednesday night.

Leadership Team. counselor at Camp Alling made and are expected “I want her back, even Employees at MounAmerican. to be announced by the if it’s just for a little bit; tain View said the school At UGA, she studied church once they are finalI want her back,” Casteel made counselors available special education and ized. said. to teachers and staff who was a student ambassaSports Editor Will HamLee, who was startremembered Lee and were dor for UGA’s College of mock contributed to this ing her senior year at the grief-stricken by the news Education, according to the report.

Mountain View High School graduate and University of Georgia student Amy Lee is shown smiling in this photo from her Facebook page. Lee died from injuries she sustained when a vehicle her family was traveling in was involved in a head on automobile collision in Michigan on Sunday.

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Replying slowly, Johnson glanced at Carey, then another Lawrenceville police officer — Charles Beavers — then Mühlrath, whose ridealong on Tuesday concluded his twoweek-long visit to Carey and the area.

A police officer from Bavaria, a state in southeastern Germany, this was Mühlrath’s first time in the United States, as was Germany for Carey, when he traveled across the Atlantic in May to visit Mühlrath.

Though an unlikely friendship because of the distance, the two men met in a police patch trading group on Instagram, a hobby that is “a big thing online,” Carey said, and became friends.

“Patch trading is really

•From Page 1A negotiation, members of the SWAT team entered the residence and located the male suspect deceased from an apparent self-

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big in law enforcement,” Carey said. “Most officers, when you go to training, will take a few patches with you and if you don’t have one from another agency, that’s who you’ll be looking to get a patch from. So now, especially with social media, it’s even bigger.”

The goal is to collect as many patches as possible, and, like any collector’s hobby, the harder-to-get patches are the more sought-after ones.

“For a person like me in the tiny little city of Lawrenceville, I never would have been able to get a patch from Germany,” Carey said. “(Mühlrath) was in the same group on Instagram that I was for law enforcement patch trading, so just through asking questions of, ‘How does your department handle this?’ or ‘What kind

S inflicted gunshot wound,” the police spokesman said.

The SWAT team was called in, and the neighborhood was evacuated by officers who responded first and tried to talk to

of guns do you carry?’ we (discovered) that he’d never been to the United States and I’d never been to Europe, so my wife and I were like, ‘Let’s go.’ We don’t have kids, so we were like, ‘Why not?’”

While Carey said his trip to Germany was “amazing” — he and his wife spent time with Mühlrath and his girlfriend when Mühlrath wasn’t showing Carey around his department in Bavaria — Carey said he didn’t go in with preconceived expectations, something Mühlrath echoed about coming here.

While there are a number of small differences between Germany and the U.S. when it comes to policing, namely the language in which the men perform their jobs, the use of technology — Germany hasn’t quite caught up to

the U.S.’s technological advancements — and the weapons departments do and do not use, at the end of the day, the men said, the objectives and the duties of the profession are no different, something made evident during Tuesday’s ridealong.

Dressed in navy blue with black shoes, a greenand-gold police patch and handcuffs attached to his belt, Mühlrath blended in well with Carey and Beavers, despite the word “polizei” standing out boldly on his uniform.

His demeanor also matched the officers’, and rightfully so: Mühlrath has been trained just as Carey has. “(Policing) is the same in Germany,” Mühlrath said. “The (kinds of) calls are exactly the same. We are no different.”

Mrs. Carol Elaine Niemi (Lightfoot) CAROL E. NIEMI, 56, of Greenwood, WI, lost her courageous battle with cancer on August 9, 2018 at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI. A Celebration of Life will be held for Carol at Cuddie Funeral Home, in Greenwood, on Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 10am to 1pm. Interment will be held at a later date.

Carol Elaine Lightfoot was born on January 6, 1962 in Savannah, GA to Thomas and Florence A. (Williamson) Lightfoot.

She grew up in Stone Mountain, GA and graduated from high school in 1980. She was united in marriage to Richard G. Niemi on October 24, 1981.

They moved to Greenwood, WI where they raised their sons, Jeremy and Cody. She worked at Fiskars in Spencer, WI, and then ultimately went back to school to become a nurse and worked at

Norwood Health Center, in Marshfield, until the time of her death.

She had a fierce love for her family and was happiest being surrounded by them, filling the room at every family function with her infectious laughter and stories. Carol was a loyal friend to those that had the opportunity to know her. She was very much loved and will be deeply missed. As her son said when she passed, there is going to be one kick ass guardian angel looking out for us.

She is survived by her husband of 37 years Richard; sons: Jeremy of Otsego, MN and Cody of Greenwood, WI; granddaughter: Ashlynn of Big Lake, MN; brother: Doyle (Margaret) Lightfoot of Stone Mountain, GA; stepmother: Barbara Lightfoot of Stone Mountain, GA; along with many nieces, nephews, in-laws, other relatives and friends.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents; her mother-in-law: Janet Niemi; and brothers-in-law: Brian and Jon. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Carol’s name for a memorial to be estab-

Only Fulton County, which has an estimated 1.02 million residents, saw a bigger increase in the region over the last year, according to the report. Fulton added 17,570 new residents.

“Seeing the numbers coming from the Atlanta Regional Commission confirms what we were already aware of,” Gwinnett County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said. “We continue to be attractive to residents and businesses.

“With a big growth in population again toward a million people, it will be interesting to see exactly when the county tops that mark.”

Gwinnett and Fulton are Georgia’s two most populous counties, with Fulton currently holding the title of the state’s most populous county. The ARC has previ-

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ously projected, however, that Gwinnett will eventually overtake Fulton sometime before 2040, when it is expected to be home to 1.5 million people.

Nash said she can see why Gwinnett is an attractive option to people who are moving to the metro Atlanta area from elsewhere or are moving from another county in the region. “(It’s) the school system, jobs, economic opportunity, great community amenities in comparison to many parts of the metro region,” Nash said. “The housing is still much more affordable. They can buy more house here than they can someplace else, so there are a lot of different factors, a little bit different for each individual or each family probably, but (there are) lots of reasons about why people feel good coming here.”

Hamby

that is Mr. Hamby,” he said. “(That’s why) we (expletives) — shoot that determined to embed the comments in the complaint (expletive) if they let me. that we filed in federal All right. Well, check out district court.” what’s going on with all The recordings have the (n-words) down here. sparked outrage with Bye.” In the second recording, Buford residents and other community members, the man who is allegedly some of whom signed a Hamby is again speaking about the construction petition for Hamby’s termination, which was created workers, calling them Tuesday evening. “deadbeat (n-words).”

While Jay did not “Don’t send us a deadbeat (n-word) from a temp elaborate on what “further action” will be taken at service,” the man is heard saying. “Well, look, we’ve the board meeting, Buford resident Samaria Blow said got, we’ve got young kids the administrative leave is right here that put in the a step in the right direction. work. They can do more “If it’s with pay, I’m not than the (expletive) deadsatisfied, but if he really is beat (n-words).”

Though the lawsuit does being punished — meaning no work and no pay — not say where the recordthen I’m more than happy,” ings came from, when she said. “He can take that they are from or who the mess somewhere else.” other people heard in the S According to Buford conversations are, it does not provide any proof that City School District records, Hamby makes an the man in the recordings annual salary of $308,000, is, in fact, Hamby, either, Ingram’s lawyer, Ed Buck- which is listed in his most ley, told the Daily Post on recent contract approved Wednesday that he had an by the Buford school board June 2017. expert review the recordHis contract officially ings. runs through June 30, “We feel confident that (the audio) is authentic and 2020.

Trevor McNaboe conwe feel confident — we tributed to this story. strongly believe — that

Standoff the man. He was believed to be carrying a handgun.

Although he had reportedly fired the gun multiple times before he barricaded himself in the home, Rundles said no one was

injured.

SWAT officials worked on getting a search warrant for the man’s home Thursday afternoon.

Police are not releasing the identity of the man

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lished at a later date.

Online condolences may be expressed at www. cuddiefh.com.

Cuddie Funeral Home, of Greenwood, is assisting the family with arrangements.Arrangements by Cuddie Funeral Homes Snellville, GA

Harry “Sam” Rich Harry S. Rich (Sam Rich), age 84, died after fighting the good fight with Colon and Liver Cancer complicated by Alzheimer’s disease on Aug 21, 2018, at his home in Snellville, Ga. Sam is survived by his wife, Deborah Rich; son’s, Donald Godwin (Beth), Michael Godwin (Amy) and Jeffrey Rich; his daughter, Kelly Rich Berumen (Jeff); grandchildren, Chaise Godwin, Joshua Godwin (Destinee), Michaela Godwin, Logan Godwin, Tyler Godwin, Mary-Frances Godwin, Marie Weisenborn, Jennings Camp and Holden Berumen; great grandchildren, Lyllian and Lil Mike Godwin; brother J.B. Rich; niece, Diane Thompson (Tom), sister’s in law, Theresa Rackley (John), Donna Lynn (Jeff) and Patricia

until his next of kin can be notified, but members of the police department’s Crime Scene Unit were brought in to process the scene.

After the standoff end-

ed, officers began working to get the area clear the area around Williamsburg Drive so other residents in the neighborhood could come back in and get to their own homes.

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O’Kelley; and brother in law, Finley Boyd. He is preceded in death by his Father, William Jennings Bryan Rich; his Mother, Vernice Harold Rich; his sister, Menla Ann Rich and granddaughter Ashley Weisenborn. Sam graduated 1949 from Bainbridge High school in Bainbridge Ga, attended College at Middle Georgia College, and Georgia State College.

Sam was a Navy Veteran of the Korean War, an accomplished Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter with many years in community service through Church, Indian Guides, Cub Scouts, Webelos, BSOA, and many years walking the trail with his wife former City of Snellville Councilwoman Deborah Rich. The Funeral Service to honor and celebrate the life of Sam Rich will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Snellville United Methodist Church.

Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. Reception immediately following interment at Snellville UMC. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 24, 2018 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Tom M.

laws, Roger & Judy Foster and Maury & Patsy Froy; granddaughters, Stephanie Gilchrist, Holly Stringer, Tiffany Froy and Brittany Froy; grandsons; Brian Froy and Jeremy Froy; great-grandchildren, Alyssa Calloway, Kristen Calloway, Baylee Gilchrist, Walker Gilchrist, Carson Froy, Bradley Froy , Xander Froy, Tanner Froy, Brody Froy, and Broxton Froy; and great-greatgranddaughter, Everlee Sophia Vargas. She is also survived by her siblings Willie Ann Laten, Glenda Webb, Wanda Shelton and Leroy & Gayle Mitchell; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 AM, Saturday, Snellville August 25, 2018 at Camp Creek Primitive Baptist Betty Jo Robinson Church (302 Camp Creek Betty Jo Robinson, 86, Road SW) in Lilburn, GA. of Snellville, went to be Visitation 9AM-11AM at with the Lord on Tuesday, the church. Interment will August 21, 2018. follow at Eternal Hills She was born on FebruCemetery, 3594 Stone ary 22, 1932 in Blount Mtn. Hwy, Snellville, Ga. County, Alabama. She 30039. Condolences can be was preceded in death by made online. Scott Huskins her husband, Henry M. Funeral & Cremation SerRobinson; son, Charles vices is in charge of the arRay Robison; parents, rangements. 678.771.5566 Taylor and Thelma Shelton www.scotthuskins.com/ and brother, Charles L obituaries.

Shelton. She is survived by her daughters and son-inWages Snellville Chapel.

Those desiring may make memorial donations to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta www.choa.org, Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org, or Snellville United Methodist Church Mission Fund www. snellvilleumc.org. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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world&nation World European airlines scrap flights to Iran

Winner sentenced to 63 months in prison By dAkin Andone

CNN

A former government Some of Europe’s biggest contractor accused of airlines are scrapping flights leaking confidential inforto Iran just two years after mation to the media has relaunching their services been sentenced to more when international sanctions than five years in prison. were eased.

Reality Winner, 26, British Airways said it was accused of taking a will operate its last flight report about a 2016 Rusfrom Tehran on Sept. 23. sian military intelligence Dutch carrier KLM, part of cyberattack from the NSA the Air France KLM group, facility where she worked will stop flying there Sept. and sending it to an online 24. news outlet.

Business and leisure Winner initially faced travel to Iran picked up in 10 years in prison and a the wake of a 2015 deal that $250,000 fine, but acceptsaw some sanctions relaxed ed a plea deal. A federal in return for Tehran agreejudge sentenced her to ing to rein in its nuclear 63 months in prison with program. three years of supervised President Donald Trump release. abandoned the Iran nuclear The former U.S. Air deal in May and has reForce linguist wore an imposed tough sanctions on orange jumpsuit and the country’s economy. The handcuffs as she sat down U.S. sanctions came into in an Augusta courtroom effect earlier this month. A Thursday morning. Winsecond wave of sanctions ner cracked a small grin is expected to follow in as she was comforted by November. one of her attorneys, who The airlines did not blame defended her character the return of U.S. sanctions and emphasized she acdirectly for their decisions to cepted responsibility for stop flying to Iran. her actions.

“She’s a good person,” Knife attack near attorney John Bell said.

“Someone who didn’t Paris leaves two understand the magnitude dead, one injured of what she was doing.”

Bell also said Winner was Two people were killed a first-time offender who and one “badly injured” in a knife attack Thursday morning in Trappes, a suburb west of Paris, according to France’s National Police.

The attacker was killed, Sessions hits police said. back: DOJ won’t “After the attack, he ran into a house to hide. He left be ‘improperly shortly afterward and threat- influenced’ ened police before being Attorney General Jeff neutralized,” police said.

Authorities have not yet Sessions fired back at given an indication of a President Donald Trump motive for the attack. The on Thursday afternoon, matter may have been a after Trump said he “never family dispute, CNN French took control” of the Justice affiliate BFM-TV reported. Department.

The two people who were “While I am attorney killed were the attacker’s general, the actions of the mother and sister, a spokes- Department of Justice will man for the Interior Ministry not be improperly influtold CNN. enced by political considerations. I demand the highest ISIS leader says standards, and where they are not met, I take aclosses are a tion. However, no nation has a more talented, more test from Allah dedicated group of law enFor the first time in almost forcement investigators and a year, ISIS has released prosecutors than the United what it said is a new audio States,” Sessions said in a message from its leader, Abu statement.

Bakr al-Baghdadi.

“I took control of the DeIn the message, the man partment of Justice the day I on the recording admits that was sworn in, which is why ISIS groups are losing and we have had unprecedented that it is a test from Allah, success at effectuating the saying they need to stick president’s agenda — one together. that protects the safety and The man said his followsecurity and rights of the ers are being tested with American people, reduces “fear and hunger” but said violent crime, enforces our “glad tidings” will be given immigration laws, promotes to those who “patiently economic growth and adpersevere.” vances religious liberty.”

The audio message was “I am proud to serve with published by ISIS media them and proud of the work wing al-Furqan on Wednes- we have done in successday. fully advancing the rule of “U.S. Central Command law,” he added. is aware of the alleged audio Trump has frequently recording,” Central Comcriticized Sessions since mand spokesperson Capt. taking office and often exWilliam Urban said. “I am presses frustration over the not going to comment on our attorney general’s decision assessment of the recordto recuse himself from the ing. We do not know where Russia investigation.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is at The assertion from the this time, but he continues attorney general that he has to be someone that we are in fact taken control of the interested in removing from Justice Department comes the battlefield.” after the president lashed out — From wire reports at Sessions in an interview

NatioN

Reality Winner, the former government contractor accused of leaking confidential information to the media, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.

(CNN)

had wanted to serve her country.

“I had no intention to harm national security,” Winner told the court.

In a statement, John C. Demers, assistant attorney general for national security, praised prosecutors and agents for holding Winner accountable.

“I hope their success will deter others from similar unlawful action in the future,” Demers said.

“This defendant used her position of trust to steal and divulge closely guarded intelligences information, U.S. Attorney Bobby L. Christine,

said. “Her betrayal of the United States put at risk sources and methods of intelligence gathering, thereby offering advantage to our adversaries.”

Winner was a federal contractor working with Pluribus International Corp. in Augusta with topsecret security clearance when she leaked information that served as the basis for a June 2017 article

by The Intercept, detailing a classified National Security Agency memo that contained information about a Russian cyberattack on a supplier of U.S. voting software supplier.

According to a federal complaint, Winner printed the intelligence report and mailed it to the news outlet.

When the outlet contacted the NSA, saying it had what appeared to be a classified document, the outlet provided a copy, which appeared to have been folded or creased, the complaint said.

That led to an internal audit that revealed that Winner was one of just six people who had printed the document and the only one who had email contact from a desk computer with the news outlet, according to the complaint.

Winner’s actions raised questions about whether the leak was politically motivated.

She had previously criticized President Donald Trump on social media.

When it became clear that Trump would win on election night in November 2016, she posted, “Well.

People suck. #ElectionNight.” She once called Trump an “orange fascist.”

While Winner didn’t explicitly post about hacking or leaking, she followed Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks on Twitter, where she used an account with a pseudonym, but used a photo of herself as the profile picture.

PeoPle CBS series shut down for hurricane Two CBS series have shut down their Hawaiibased productions ahead of landfall of a Category 4 hurricane.

A CBS spokesperson tells CNN that “Hawaii Five-0” and “Magnum P.I.” stopped production on Thursday in anticipation of Hurricane Lane.

The “Hawaii Five-0” team worked in the morning hours, but was shut down before 2 p.m., CBS said.

As of Thursday afternoon, Hurricane Lane was a Category 4 storm, with sustained winds of about 130 mph.

The slow-moving hurricane has caused flood concerns and led to major road closures, according to an update from the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency.

Ben Affleck enters rehab

Ben Affleck has entered rehab, a source close to the actor tells CNN. Affleck, 46, has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction. He previously sought treatment in 2001 and 2017.

Following completion of his treatment in March 2017, Affleck wrote about his experiences in recovery safety.” in a Facebook post.

There are more than “I have completed treat218,000 convictions that could be eligible to either be ment for alcohol addiction; something I’ve dealt with wiped out or downgraded, in the past and will conaccording to an estimate from the state justice depart- tinue to confront,” Affleck wrote at the time. “I want ment.

During floor debate on the to live life to the fullest bill, state Sen. Scott Wiener, and be the best father I can one of the bill’s co-sponsors, be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting said it “creates a simpler help when you need it, and pathway for Californians to be a source of strength to turn the page,” the Los for anyone out there who Angeles Times reported.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions takes part in a Cabineeds help but is afraid to It’s not clear whether or net meeting. (CNN) take the first step.” when Brown might sign the legislation. CNN has Calif. lawmakers reached out to his office for Cuoco ‘drowning that aired on Fox News on Thursday morning. comment. wipe out old

Tibbetts autopsy shows she died by multiple sharp force injuries

pot convictions

When California voters approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, they OK’d more than the legalization of recreational marijuana. They A preliminary autopsy on authorized allowing people Mollie Tibbetts’ body deto petition the judicial termined that her death was system to have their old pot a homicide resulting from convictions expunged. multiple sharp force injuries, A bill — passed Wednesthe Iowa State Medical day by the state Senate and Examiner said. now awaiting Gov. Jerry Tibbetts, a 20-year-old Brown’s signature — prostudent at the University of vides a framework to make Iowa, went missing after such expungements posan evening jog July 18, sible. sparking a major search The legislation, called in the region. A body that AB 1793, requires the state officials believed to be hers Department of Justice to was found Tuesday in a scour California’s crime rural area, hidden under records and find past cancorn stalks, and the prelimi- nabis convictions that are nary autopsy confirmed her eligible to be expunged, as identity. well as felony pot-related Cristhian Bahena Rivera, convictions that, under Prop a 24-year-old Mexican man 64, should be downgraded who illegally came to the to misdemeanors.

United States, was charged That information is then with her murder Wednespassed on to county prosday after he confessed to ecutors, who have until July following her on her run. In 1, 2020, to review and deteran arrest affidavit, Rivera mine whether expunging or said he remembered getting downgrading a conviction mad at her; what happened is appropriate. The bill says afterward was “blocked” prosecutors can challenge from his memory. When he the action if the person who came to, he realized he had would benefit from it “does put a bleeding Tibbetts in not meet the eligibility his trunk. requirements or presents an unreasonable risk to public

in tears’ as she Pompeo to make bids farewell to ‘Big Bang Theory’ fourth trip to Kaley Cuoco is a little North Korea Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that he and his newly announced special representative to North Korea, Stephen Biegun, will be traveling to Pyongyang next week.

It will be Pompeo’s fourth trip to Pyongyang, but while the expectation is that he will have the opportunity to engage directly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the status of that meeting remains uncertain.

Kim snubbed Pompeo during the last round of meetings in North Korea early last month, which sources told CNN went “as badly as it could have gone.”

Pompeo announced the hiring of Biegun at the State Department on Thursday.

He’s a former auto executive at Ford Motor Co. and a former senior staff member to then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in the George W. Bush administration.

— From wire reports

emotional about the beginning of the end for “The Big Bang Theory.”

The star took to Instagram upon news that her series would be signing off after its upcoming 12th season and paid tribute to the show and its fans.

“This ride has been a dream come true and as life changing as it gets,” she wrote. “No matter when it was going to end, my heart would have always been broken in two.”

Warner Bros. Television, which produces “The Big Bang Theory,” and CBS announced Wednesday the comedy would come to a conclusion in 2019.

According to Entertainment Weekly, the decision was a result of star Jim Parson’s desire to walk away from the series.

“The Big Bang Theory” will sign off as the longestrunning multi-camera sitcom in TV history, the studio said.

Saying she was “drowning in tears,” Cuoco further promised viewers “the best season yet.”

— From wire reports

Drug tunnel between Arizona, Mexico found under former restaurant of methamphetamine, 14 pounds of cocaine, 30 pounds of white heroin, 13.7 pounds of brown Authorities in Arizona discovand loading them onto a trailer, heroin and 6.8 pounds of fentanyl. ered $1 million in drugs during a according to court documents The fentanyl alone “translates traffic stop — and officials said obtained by CNN affiliate KGUN. to over 3 million dosage units,” that led them to a nearly 600-foot Officers pulled the man over Homeland Security Special Agent drug tunnel that runs between a for an unspecified equipment Scott Brown told CNN affiliate former fast food restaurant and a violation. During the traffic stop, KYMA on Wednesday. private home in Mexico. a narcotics dog alerted authorities Police listed the total value of It all began Aug. 13, when poto the presence of drugs in the two the drugs at over $1 million. lice in the border city of San Luis, containers.

The suspect was identified Ariz., said they saw the owner of a Inside the containers, police in court documents as Jesus now-abandoned business bringing found 239 packages of various Ivan Lopez Garcia and is facing several plastic containers outside drugs, including over 261 pounds federal charges including conBy AmAndA JAckson CNN

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spiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. CNN has been unable to determine if he has made his first appearance before a U.S. Magistrate.

According to court documents, Lopez Garcia purchased the property in April for $390,000. It used to be a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. The criminal complaint filed says “the structure was vacant in recent years and was not used for business.”

Police searched the vacant

restaurant two days later and discovered the entrance to a tunnel inside, court documents said.

Homeland Security Investigations officials told KYMA that the tunnel ran 22 feet deep and traveled nearly 590 feet underground to a residence across the border in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, where it ended in a trap door underneath a bed.

The U.S.-Mexico border above the tunnel is protected by two border fences, according to court documents.

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Lawrenceville breaks ground on $200M SouthLawn development

By Curt yeomans

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Recovery organization, Lilburn church offer addiction workshops sionals will discuss the worldview that is represented by addiction and how the things that A local addiction people often perceive recovery organization is as helping actually hurt partnering with Lilburn’s those they love.

Harmony Grove United The Sept. 1 God Methodist Church to talk Concept workshop about the disease and will “challenge people offer free community to confront their workshops. presuppositions and ask Came to Believe Renew questions of God,” covery, Inc. is working the release said. with the church to offer “Since faith is one of Lilburn and Gwinnett the three components of community members sustainable recovery and restoration, it is vital that tools and information about the local addiction people feel empowered to challenge their God and alcoholism recovery concept and grow into movement. a transformative relaThree community workshops will be held at tionship with God,” the Harmony Grove, starting release said.

Lastly, the Missional Saturday and running adMindset workshop ditionally Sept. 1 and 8. will be held Sept. 8.

“We are extremely That workshop will excited to partner with focus on sound, proven Harmony Grove United Methodist Church for the missions principles and launch of these first three “relate to those reaching upcoming workshops and the tangibly broken look forward to continue regardless of where they are.” to build upon our Came to Believe Rerelationship,” said Nathan covery has reached tens Smith, CEO of Came of thousands of people to Believe Recovery. worldwide in its 50-plus “We are working with years of operation. the church to grow a A nonprofit, it was conversation amongst first founded to provide the Gwinnett County local communities with community as well as the tools necessary for provide people with the addressing addiction, recovery and restoration leveraging change and tools needed to address finding personal healing the growing addiction for addicts, alcoholics epidemic.” and friends and family At the workshops, professionals from Came members who were/are to Believe Recovery will personally affected by addiction. speak to attendees and The workshops will run share “valuable recovery from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and restoration tools,” a For more information, news release said.

The first workshop will visit cametobelieverecovfocus on the language of ery.org or call 678-9822298. recovery, where profes-

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Standing in front of construction vehicles and a set of shovels Wednesday, Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson called the city’s sprawling mixed-use SouthLawn development a new “distinctive element” that will put the city on the map.

City officials celebrated the official beginning of construction on what they see as a project that will transform the city’s downtown area with new restaurants, shops and residential units. The 32-acre, $200 million SouthLawn project will include more than 600 single-family and multifamily residential units, a town green and more than 15,000 square feet of retail space.

“With this development, we have a new sense of place, and I want the city to be aware of what that sense of place can bring,” Johnson said. “I believe when you have a sense of place, you’re looking through a telescope with people that have an interaction with culture and history and art.

“In this development, you’re going to see those three things come together for the city.”

Construction at the development is expected to continue through about 2021, although some parts of it are expected to open in late 2019 or early 2020.

The multi-family residential part of the development is expected to be finished by the end of 2020.

The development will be located between the Lawrenceville Lawn, City Hall and the Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville officials and developers toss the ceremonial dirt to break ground on the city’s $200 million SouthLawn redevelopment Wednesday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Police headquarters. That is land that had previously been home to a mixture of neighborhoods, blue-collar businesses, the former City Hall building and Lawrenceville’s former public works facility.

“The magnitude and impact of this project will be felt not only locally, but regionally,” City Manager Chuck Warbington said.

“The investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and also the infusion of residents will continue to build the true live, work, play model that was envisioned decades ago for the downtown area.”

Warbington said it was a big deal for the city to get George Berkow and the Novare Group’s Jim Borders to sign on as partners for the SouthLawn project.

“These two gentlemen are among the top developers in metro Atlanta, and we’re very fortunate to have them here,” Warbington said. “They are the best of the best, and they chose

the city of Lawrenceville to invest time, efforts and money …

“As I travel and have conversations across metro Atlanta, almost on a weekly basis, one of the first questions I get is, ‘How did you get Berkow and Borders outside the perimeter, and specifically how did you get them in Lawrenceville?’”

Berkow said his firm had tried to get the Infinite Energy Center redevelopment project that ultimately went to North American Properties. Through that process, Berkow said his group began looking at the possible potential in Gwinnett County.

“We noticed that Gwinnett County was certainly on the right track towards developing the infrastructure needed to have good developments,” he said.

“As a consequence, various brokers came to us and told us about this opportunity, so we came over and did our due diligence as far as the town in terms of how many

people are here, what we can expect with residents.

“Then found out about (the Lawrenceville Development Authority) and were quite frankly greeted with open arms, which is a very unusual situation when you come to small towns.

That is what triggered us to come here.”

Borders, whose firm is handling the development of the multi-family piece of the development, said while his company has worked on projects in midtown and Buckhead as well as Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, it has been looking at the suburbs as a new place to create urban experiences.

“We started thinking about the fact that you can create those experiences but it doesn’t have to be in the city center,” Borders said. “It can be in the suburbs of a large city like Atlanta, and so we started thinking about that, and then George called and it was like, ‘OK. Wow, this is the one.’”

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KICKOFF EDITION THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area:

“

I may have been the 5-star on paper, but he’s the only true 5-star in our house.” — Derrick Brown said of brother Kameron

TODAY’S GAMES 7:30 p.m.

• Cross Keys at Berkmar • Dacula at Mill Creek • Discovery at Shiloh • Duluth at Meadowcreek • Holy Innocents’ at Hebron • Jonesboro at Buford • Langston Hughes at Mountain View • Lanier at Central Gwinnett • Peachtree Ridge at Brookwood • Walton at Collins Hill • Wesleyan at Chattooga • Westminster at GAC SATURDAY’S GAME 6 p.m.

• Tucker at Grayson

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

What has grown into one of Gwinnett’s best high school football rivalries has turned slightly lopsided of late.

Mill Creek has won six of the past seven meetings, including three in a row, over neighboring Dacula. In the three-game streak, the Falcons have been outscored 84-14.

First-year Dacula head coach Clint Jenkins knows reversing that trend tonight won’t be easy, even if Mill Creek is coming off a humbling, 48-27 loss to Walton in the Corky Kell Classic.

“The last couple of years obviously they’ve been one of the top-tier teams in the state,” said Jenkins, who spent the previous seven seasons as Dacula’s defensive coordinator before taking over in the offseason as head coach. “It’s always a big challenge, especially to go over there and play. … They’re big up front.

They have good skill kids. Mill Creek is always going to be Mill Creek.”

Though the last few games haven’t been down-to-the-wire thrillers, there have been plenty of those in the schools’ series history. Shannon Jarvis, the only head football coach in Mill Creek history, has seen all of them.

The game traditionally brings out the best from both sides.

“Dacula does bring an extra energy

BY THE NUMBERS

220

Total yards receiving (162) and rushing (58) last week on just 13 touches (9 catches, 4 rushes) last Friday by Discovery’s Kobe Johnson

5

Straight GAC wins over tonight’s opponent, Westminster, after losing three straight to the Wildcats from 2008 to 2010

3

Gwinnett football teams playing their first game of the season tonight — Berkmar, Collins Hill and Grayson FANS CHOICE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Each week during the football season, the Daily Post will nominate four players for its Fans Choice Player of the Week. Online voting at www.gwinnettprepsports.com will begin by Monday morning and will end Thursdays at noon.

This week’s winner is: Name: Jarrett Jenkins School: Dacula Position: Quarterback Class: Junior Highlights: Completed 17 of 21 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Discovery Coach Clint Jenkins’ take: “Jarrett is a really great kid. He’s a really smart guy with a lot of composure. He’s very accurate in the pocket and maybe even better on the run. He is a great trigger man for our style of offense. He is going to be a lot of fun to watch this year.”

Results: Jenkins won an online competition with Buford’s Derrian Brown, Providence Christian’s Callum Mobley and South Gwinnett’s Tre Truitt.

FLASHBACK On this week in 2005, Caleb King rushes for 190 yards and all four TDs and Parkview’s defense holds Chattahoochee to 70 yards and four first downs in a 28-0 victory at the Corky Kell Classic. …

David Pittman accounts for six touchdowns in Brookwood’s 42-21 victory over Stephenson in the Corky Kell Classic. He rushes for three TDs and throws for three more, one covering 39 yards to current Broncos assistant P.J. Katz. Pittman also throws a 62-yard TD pass to Patrick Moran and a 22-yard scoring strike to Cameron Smith.

Smith rushes for 141 yards in the win. … Mill Creek opens the season with a 27-6 victory over Athens Academy thanks to two defensive TDs from Charlie Hernandez. … Despite giving up 254 rushing yards to Rock Robinson, Grayson pulls out a 28-21 win over Collins Hill. Brandon Erwin’s 93-yard kickoff return TD and 43-yard TD catch lead the Rams.

Dacula is hoping for a better result against rival

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(Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

Mill Creek’s Brock Skinner (43) chases Walton’s Austin Kirksey (2) during the Corky Kell Classic on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

MIDDLE MAN

Grayson happy wait is over for Brown emerges from brother’s shadow, makes own mark at Lanier TV opener

By David Friedlander

By Will Hammock Five inches of height and nearly 100 pounds in weight make a big difference in the eyes of college football coaches.

That difference also explains why the recruitment of Lanier senior Kameron Brown is much different than the process experienced a few years ago by his older brother Derrick, now a junior at Auburn and a projected first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft if he declares early. Derrick, 6-5 and 325 pounds, was considered the state’s top prospect and announced his college commitment live on national television on ESPNU. When Kameron makes his college decision, there won’t be quite as much fanfare. But the 6-foot, 230-pound linebacker still will make some college staff very happy, his Lanier coaches said. “(If Kameron was Derrick’s size), his recruitment would be just as big,” Lanier head coach

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Lanier senior Kameron Brown (34) celebrates against Peachtree Ridge last Friday. (Photo: Nicole Seitz)

Korey Mobbs said. “There’s no doubt. I still think there are going to be great opportunities for him at the college level.

With him, he really hasn’t missed a beat. He realizes he’s

going to have to earn everything he gets. That’s a testament to the character he has.

It would be really easy to be See BROWN, Page 4B

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LOGANVILLE — From Grayson’s perspective, the opener to the 2018 football season can’t get here soon enough for a number of reasons.

Those reasons go beyond more than just the opportunity for the Class AAAAAAA No. 1 Rams to put their talent on display against AAAAAA No. 6 Tucker before what figures to be a big crowd at Grayson Community Stadium and a national television audience on ESPNU. Having to wait out a first-week bye in the schedule, along with the scheduled preseason scrimmage against Norcross being cancelled due to inclement weather, has also only heightened the anticipation for Saturday’s 6 p.m. kickoff.

“Not having a scrimmage absolutely hurt us because we weren’t able to do the run-throughs and evaluate ourselves against somebody else,” Grayson head coach Christian Hunnicutt said. “That’s certainly hurt us. And (a lot of a team’s biggest improvements come between) the first and second week. We don’t have that luxury.”

Compounding that situation were the media reports of a meeting between See GRAYSON, Page 4B

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LaPorte, Deresky bring doses of nastiness, speed

By Taylor Denman

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DULUTH — The Atlanta Gladiators announced the signing of forwards Nolan LaPorte and Tyler Deresky on Thursday, bringing doses of nastiness and speed to the roster.

LaPorte played 22 games for Florida last year, with 11 points, before an injury derailed his second pro season.

“Penalty killing, scoring, physicality, toughness, irritating the opponent and playing well in both ends of the ice, this kid can literally do everything,” head coach Jeff Pyle said of LaPorte. “I want a team that’s hard to play against but still plays with tempo, and Nolan fits perfectly in the system I want to play.”

The 5-foot-11, 185-pound forward put up 44 points and had a plus26 rating in 65 games as a rookie with Quad City in 2016-17. He also played one AHL game with Iowa that year. LaPorte, 26, spent four seasons at Western Michigan with 70 points in 133 games before turning pro.

“He’s pretty highly motivated to prove this is going to be a breakout year,” Pyle said. “He has had two good seasons so far as a pro, but

Forward Nolan LaPorte signed with the Atlanta Gladiators after spending last season with division rival Florida. (Photo: Florida Everblades)

I think I can get even more out of him and take his game to a whole new level.”

Pyle called Deresky one of the best skaters he has ever seen, reminding him of former Gladiators forward Ryan Garbutt, who ended up in the NHL. “He can flat out fly — and he’s a smart kid,” Pyle said. “Garbutt was a kid who started out as an unknown in the lower-level pro leagues but climbed his way up the ladder quickly.

I would not be surprised if Deresky does the same thing. He is a diamond in the rough and expect him to make a name for himself this season.”

Deresky, 25, split last season between Pyle’s Evansville team in the SPHL and Rapid City. The New Jersey native had 11 points in 29 games with the Rush and 14 points in 18 games for Evansville as a rookie.

“He’s one you want on

your team,” Pyle said. “We were late in a game last year with a faceoff in our zone. He was the right win in front of the net and I just told him, ‘Tyler, you take off and we’re going to put it off the wall.’ He got it and was gone. You can’t do that play without the speed he has.

“And he’s just the kind of kid I want in my locker room. I want a young, hard-working team that wants to win.”

Deresky played in both the USHL and NAHL for two years each before going to Division III Bentley University. The 6-foot, 205-pound forward had 34 points in 131 college games.

“He is a quiet leader in the locker room and does everything he is asked,” Pyle said. “He is a breath of fresh air to have on a team, and I’m looking forward to having another chance to work with him.”

center back Wednesday.

“It’s always tough, but taylor.denman@ it’s nothing that we’re gwinnettdailypost.com not used to,” said Shawn Six players listed as Nicklaw, who played and “defenders” were in scored as right fullback Atlanta United 2’s active Wednesday. “At the end 18-man roster Wednesday of the day, we have to get against FC Cincinnati. the job done regardless of Two of those players, who’s playing. I think by Jack Metcalf and Annow we should be comdrew Kendall-Moullin, fortable with whoever fills played midfield against into those positions.”

FC Cincinnati. Atlanta The personnel also United 2’s lack of depth inspired Atlanta United 2 is a symptom of the first coach Scott Donnelly to team’s need for it. Atlanta change formations. Jon United has opted to call Gallagher and Devon Sanup Jose Hernandez and doval served as twin forMiles Robinson against wards in Atlanta United Columbus Crew, while 2’s formation, when the Franco Escobar and Chris team usually uses Atlanta McCann start at right and United’s trademark single left fullback, respectively. striker. Donnelly said that Some awkward schedformation made for a few uling between the MLS good attacks against FC and USL schedules Cincinnati but ultimately leaves Atlanta United 2 led to one goal. spread thin. Other acadThe team’s roster averemy standouts, such as ages 21 years and 8 months Will Crain, have left to old, but the club featured study and train with their its oldest lineup of the college teams. Sixteenseason against FC Cincinyear-old first team signee nati — 24 1/2 years old.

George Bello, who was in The defenders are not the 18 for Atlanta United the only players to make against Toronto FC, has the quick turnaround Satmade two starts with urday against Indy Eleven Atlanta United 2 since at Coolray Field. that game, and figures to “It’s all part of the continue to accumulate job,” Gallagher said minutes with the USL after Wednesday’s match. side. Atlanta United 2 also “We’ve been fortunate to made a defensive addihave a couple off weektion last week in Tyler ends recently and we have Ruthven, who started his a couple injuries, so that’s first game for the club as a tough. That’s part of the

game and we just have to deal with it. We can’t feel sorry for ourselves at this point. We just have to get on with it.”

The club’s previous meeting with Indy Eleven was a 2-0 loss at Lucas Oil Stadium. With 39 points, Indy Eleven is sixth in the USL Eastern Conference standings. The club trails third-place Louisville City FC and Charleston Battery by four points. Indy Eleven’s last loss was July 21 against Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Indy Eleven out-shot Atlanta United 2 16-7 with seven shots on goal.

Indy Eleven also uses seven set pieces prod for an opening until it finally broke through with a brace in the 55th minute.

Atlanta United 2 outcontrolled Indy Eleven with 58 percent possession.

“Indy Eleven is a classic USL team that we’ve seen,” Donnelly said.

“They wait, they wait, they wait. If we make a mistake, they are good enough to hurt us. That’s what happened in the last game. They scored off a giveaway of ours and a set piece. They present us the same challenge that many USL teams do, in that they are conservative and are going to play a high percentage game. Those types of teams have been a challenge for us.”

Eagles seize advantage Daily Post Picks of extra week of prep

The staff makes its predictions for this week’s prep football winners

By Taylor Denman

taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com

WILL HAMMOCK

CHRISTINE TROYKE

DAVID FRIEDLANDER

Cross Keys at Berkmar

Berkmar

Berkmar

Dacula at Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Discovery at Shiloh

Discovery

Duluth at Meadowcreek

TAYLOR DENMAN

SCOTT SMITH

ERIK RICHARDS*

Berkmar

Berkmar

Berkmar

Berkmar

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Dacula

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Discovery

Shiloh

Shiloh

Shiloh

Discovery

Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek

Holy Innocents’ at Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Holy Inno.

Hebron

Hebron

Jonesboro at Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Langston Hughes at Mountain View

Mtn. View

Mtn. View

Mtn. View

Mtn. View

Mtn. View

Langston

Lanier at Central Gwinnett

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Peachtree Ridge at Brookwood

Brookwood

Brookwood

Brookwood

Brookwood

Brookwood

Brookwood

Walton

Walton

Walton

Walton

Walton

Walton

Wesleyan at Chattooga

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Westminster at GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

Westminster

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

11-3

9-5

10-4

10-4

8-6

8-6

Walton at Collins Hill

Tucker at Grayson Last week

*Each week’s picks feature a guest picker. This week’s guest picker is Erik Richards, the national recruiting director for All-American Games.

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If waiting is the hardest part, Collins Hill’s season opener against the No. 4 team in Class AAAAAAA should be a breeze.

Eagles head coach Lenny Gregory knows it won’t be, however.

“I think they’re as advertised,” Gregory said of the Walton Raiders’ football team, Collins Hill’s opponent tonight. “They’re a good team and well-coached.

They have a senior quarterback.

That’s a good leader, and you can tell their offense is hitting on all cylinders. They execute really well and run plays several different ways.”

Walton is fresh off a 48-27 win over Mill Creek in the Corky Kell Classic. The Raiders passed for more than 300 yards and quarterback Austin Kirksey threw three touchdown passes.

University of Georgia commit Dominick Blaylock has so far lived up to high expectations with six catches for 162 yards in Week 1. The Walton defense also intercepted Mill Creek twice. The Hawks attempted 50 rushes and averaged 4.58 yards per carry.

That may bode well for Collins Hill’s wing-T offense in Lenny Gregory’s second season.

The Eagles are coming off a 6-5 season with a 4-2 region record.

The Eagles made the playoffs as the Region 6 No. 3 seed and lost in the first round to Milton.

Gregory offered his thoughts on what this team could present in Year 2 of his tenure.

“I tell you, the big thing for me is effort,” he said. “We preach it every day, getting maximum effort, whether that’s running to the football or blocking. I think the one thing I would like to see — I don’t know if we’ll see it yet, but it’s what we’re harping on — I think our kids will give great effort. You take care of the ball and give yourself a chance to compete.”

Gregory believes Collins Hill benefitted from the extra week of preparation. The bye week allowed the Eagles’ coaching staff to nitpick at video from the scrimmage two weeks ago against Alpharetta. Collins Hill’s overall young squad returns three starters on offense and four on defense.

“I enjoyed it,” Gregory said regarding the early off week.

“I thought it was good because we played our scrimmage for three quarters like a real game.

It allowed us to clean up and get ourselves ready.”

Gregory said, particularly, the studies of blocking assignments and timing on certain plays were crucial to practice in game-like simulations.

A handful of those starting spots also are not solidified, Gregory said, and live game action sometimes brings out a different player than who coaches see routinely in practice. The Eagles’ matchup against one of the state’s top teams and a potential state title contender also provides a good proving ground for young players vying for a spot in the starting lineup.

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THE BREAKDOWN

A look at this week’s prep football matchups (all games at 7:30 p.m. today unless otherwise noted)

CROSS KEYS AT BERKMAR

DISCOVERY AT SHILOH

CROSS KEYS INDIANS (5-AAAAA) BERKMAR PATRIOTS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Mark Adams Coach: Willie Gary Record: 0-1 Record: 0-0 Last week: Lost to Providence Christian 49-12 Last week: Season opener Berkmar’s 47-game losing streak that dates back to early in the 2013 season is the elephant in the room that cannot be ignored.

But that streak, and the very real opportunity to end it against a Cross Keys team that has struggled mightily for many years, is the last thing first-year head coach Willie Gary wants his Patriots focused on.

“We spoke to the kids (this week) about getting better,” Gary said. “We’ve still got to go out and execute and do the proper things to win a ball game. We told them, ‘It’s all about you, not the other team.’ … A win will help, but we’ve got to know that we have to deserve to win.”

Fernando The other team, in this case, is a Cross Keys teams that has posted a 7-83 Contreras record since 2007, including last week’s season-opening loss to Providence Christian.

However, the Indians are not without weapons, as running back Axel Raygoza and quarterback Narvy Bibiano demonstrated at times last Friday.

They are also showing a bit of a different look on the offensive side, all the more reason the Patriots must be on their toes.

“Cross Keys is doing some different things offensive-wise than they did last year,” Gary said. “They run a wing-T, so we’d better be disciplined and tackle well and … stop the run. We just have to go out and play football. In our practices this week, we’ve been tackling better. It’s just a daily process.”

If the Patriots are to do a better job with the tackling fundamentals, they will look to veterans like defensive linemen Fernando Contreras and Alvin Duncan to lead the way.

Last meeting: Berkmar won 35-13 in 1975 Location: Berkmar High School

DISCOVERY TITANS (6-AAAAAAA) SHILOH GENERALS (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Efrem Hill Coach: Ryan Andrews Record: 0-1 Record: 1-0 Last week: Lost to Dacula 24-10 Last week: Beat Duluth 25-7 While a 24-10 loss was not the desired result, Discovery’s season opener had some highlights that head coach Efrem Hill and the Titans could build upon.

Discovery trailed 21-0 in the second quarter, then its defense kept Dacula out of the end zone for the remaining 33 minutes of the game and scored twice.

Quarterback and kicker Alexander Drazic was responsible for most of Discovery’s scoring on a 22-yard field goal late in the second quarter and a touchdown pass to Kobe Johnson in the third quarter.

Hill said he emphasizes with his team some of the small victories to glean from losses against established programs such as Dacula.

“One of the things we did is play hard and battle back,” he said. “That fight that our Kobe kids showed was a positive step for this team compared to the teams in the past.”

Johnson Shiloh’s seasoned squad took advantage of Duluth’s mistakes and capitalized on six turnovers. The only score Shiloh conceded was a kickoff return for a touchdown. The Generals, however, did not score in the second half against Duluth.

Seven players with prior starting experience are returning to Shiloh’s defense. Setting the tone for that unit is Jasheen Davis, a junior defensive end with Division I offers from Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky, Louisville and Syracuse, among others.

Davis is an example of the team speed that Shiloh presents on defense.

“It looks like they fly to the ball,” Hill said. “When you have a defense that can do that, good things will happen for the defense. We’ve been preaching all week that we have to protect the ball and move as fast as they’re moving.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Shiloh High School

DULUTH AT MEADOWCREEK

HOLY INNOCENTS’ AT HEBRON CHRISTIAN

DULUTH WILDCATS (6-AAAAAAA) MEADOWCREEK MUSTANGS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Bob Swank Coach: Jason Carrera Record: 0-1 Record: 1-0 Last week: Lost to Shiloh 25-7 Last week: Beat Wesleyan 21-3 It’s a sure sign of how far Meadowcreek’s program has come when coach Jason Carrera and his team aren’t satisfied simply by winning a game, even a threescore victory over a solid program, albeit a Class A team, like Wesleyan. But that’s where the Mustangs are, looking at improving the little things is the biggest thing.

“We’re definitely not pleased with the mistakes we made,” Carrera said. “I guess that is different when you don’t feel like you can celebrate a win. The penalties and missed assignments were the big things.

“The word of the week is discipline, especially against a triple option team like Duluth. We told them, ‘You’ve got to do your job and cover the guy you’re supposed to cover and know where the ball is and take care of your assignments.”

Stan The good news for the Mustangs is that a lot went right on both sides of the Nkereuwem ball with quarterback Quincy Bonner and a host of runners producing on offense, while Stan Nkereuwem and Promise Williams led a solid effort on the defensive side.

For Duluth, last week was a tough baptism by fire for its triple-option attack, and more specifically, for several new starters trying to get the hang of it, such as sophomore quarterback Jaden Jones.

But the Wildcats’ struggles last week against Shiloh weren’t just about the offense. While head coach Bob Swank lauded the effort of players like junior defensive end Jordan Coggins, there is a specific area he is looking for more production from out of his defense.

“The biggest thing is that we had zero takeaways,” Swank said. “I challenged our players to look online and find a football team that won without any takeaways, and none of them could find any. … We gang tackled and got to the ball all right, but we weren’t stripping the ball. It’s about technique and focus.

“We’re going to need to step up against a team (like Meadowcreek). They’re really athletic and well coached on all sides of the ball.”

Last meeting: Meadowcreek won 51-36 last year Location: Meadowcreek High School

HOLY INNOCENTS’ GOLDEN BEARS (5-A) HEBRON LIONS (8-A) Coach: Todd Winter Coach: Jeff Saturday Record: 1-0 Record: 0-1 Last week: Beat Mt. Pisgah 42-21 Last week: Lost to Clinch Co. 24-17 The good news from last week’s opener is that Hebron put itself in position to upset defending Class A (Public) state champion Clinch County. The bad news is that the Lions weren’t quite able to finish the game out, something coach Jeff Saturday is hopeful they’ve figured out as they welcome Holy Innocents’ today.

“From our perspective, we’ve got to execute in big moments,” Saturday said.

“We had momentum in the third quarter and had a chance to close (Clinch County) out, but we made a few errors and hurt ourselves.

“It had nothing to do with (lack of) effort or hustle or pursuit. It was just a few lapses in alignments and assignments. The good thing is, we had a chance to win.

The bad thing is, we didn’t.”

Micah Execution will be a particular key for Hebron against Holy Innocents’, especially Harden the Golden Bears’ triple-option running attack led by backs Michael Cox, Hunter Hawk, TyQuann Alexander and several others.

But Saturday is also looking for more out of the offense, especially the Lions’ own ground game, which he hopes can complement a passing attack led by quarterback Colten Gauthier and receiver Jeffrey Saturday. Both had good nights in last week’s opener.

“We have to continue to read our keys, stay fundamental and trust ourselves (on defense),” the elder Saturday said. “We’ve got to be better. The question is, can we learn? Offensively, turnovers are a big key. We can’t turn it over. We (gave up) a fumble for a touchdown and turned it over two more times. We’ve got to protect the football and run the ball well.”

Senior Micah Harden figures to be a key in both those tasks with his role on the offensive line trying to open up holes for the running game and as a linebacker on defense trying to keep the Lions on point with their assignments.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Hebron Christian Academy

JONESBORO AT BUFORD JONESBORO CARDINALS (3-AAAAA) BUFORD WOLVES (8-AAAAA) Coach: Tim Floyd Coach: John Ford Record: 1-0 Record: 1-0 Last week: Beat Mt. Zion (Jonesboro) 14-13 Last week: Beat Tucker 40-14 Hardly any high school head football coach will do backflips after Week 1, but Buford head coach John Ford remarked on the Wolves’ all-around solid performance against a highly ranked Tucker team in the Corky Kell Classic.

“Our kids played hard and physical, but they can execute better in a lot of phases of the game,” Ford said.

Wide receiver Austin Turner stood out, as well as running back Derrian Brown.

Turner had three catches for 106 yards and Brown had three rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown.

Buford earned a 40-14 win in the mid-afternoon game at Georgia State Stadium. The Wolves learned more about their team ahead of hosting Jonesboro in Austin the home opener tonight.

Turner The Wolves allowed two touchdowns on chunk-yardage plays, one 76-yard run and another 69-yard pass. The fact that Tucker struggled to muster a sustained drive against Buford was encouraging to Ford.

“You know, Tucker has outstanding athletes so you know they’ll get big plays here and there,” he said. “They weren’t able to consistently drive against us, and they never got close to the red zone.”

Jonesboro has a strong offensive line of its own. Two 300-pounders Darius Thomas and Zach Hayes will take up the opposing tackle spots. Jonesboro edged crosstown rival Mt. Zion (Jonesboro) in Week 1, 14-13.

“Big offensive line, athletic at the skill positions,” Ford said. “Really tough up front defensively. It’s going to be a challenge for us because they’re physical and fast and athletic. It’s going to be a tough week of preparation for us.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Buford High School

LANGSTON HUGHES AT MOUNTAIN VIEW MOUNTAIN VIEW BEARS (6-AAAAAAA) LANGSTON HUGHES PANTHERS (5-AAAAAA) Coach: Rob Kellogg Coach: Willie Cannon Record: 0-1 Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost to Parkview 42-6 Last week: Lost to Dutchtown 31-0 Mountain View head football coach Rob Kellogg saw some similarities between the Bears’ loss to No. 8-ranked Parkview and Langston Hughes’ loss to Dutchtown in Week 1.

“Based on film, they appear to be very athletic,” Kellogg said. “Like us, they appear to be very inexperienced. Like us, they had some things happen last week to get the score more lopsided than it probably should have been.”

It went south from the beginning for Langston Hughes, which conceded a touchdown on the opening kickoff in the 31-0 loss to Dutchtown. Turnovers gave Dutchtown prime field position. But Langston Hughes isn’t the sum of its mistakes in Week 1. The program has made the Class AAAAAA playoffs each of the last six years.

Aidan “We expect they’ll be better (this week),” Kellogg said.

Higgins Mountain View also saw potential points slip away on turnovers. After recovering an onside kickoff to start the second half against Parkview, the Bears drove to the 1-yard line, but Parkview recovered a fumble and flipped the field. Mountain View’s second drive in the first half was one play, an interception in the red zone. Parkview took a three-score lead two plays later.

“Parkview had something to do with this, but we missed some opportunities, particularly in the second half on our opening drive,” Kellogg said. “Turnovers let the game get away from us, I thought. On the positive side, our young kids have a Friday night experience now. We have zero returning starters on defense, so each week they play, they keep gaining experience.”

Mountain View could perhaps take solace in performances such as the nine-tackle, single-sack showing of senior Harrison Spikes, who made his first start for the Bears against Parkview. Aidan Higgins scored 87 percent on his blocking assignments in his start at center for Mountain View.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Mountain View High School

LANIER AT CENTRAL GWINNETT

PEACHTREE RIDGE AT BROOKWOOD

LANIER LONGHORNS (8-AAAAAA) CENTRAL BLACK KNIGHTS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Korey Mobbs Coach: Todd Wofford Record: 1-0 Record: 0-1 Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 47-0 Last week: Lost to South Gwinnett 14-7 Lanier did a little bit of everything right in its season-opening win over Peachtree Ridge. While coach Korey Mobbs isn’t naive enough to believe the Longhorns can pull off a near-perfect effort like that again when they travel to Tally Johnson Field, he is encouraged by that performance and what it holds for the season.

“I’m proud of the way the kids played, but a lot things were going our way,” Mobbs said. “It’s not always going to be like that, but I’m glad we were able to take advantage of it. (Central) will be a test for us because they’re athletic on both sides of the ball. … Defensively, they’re athletic, and it will be a different challenge for us because they send pressure from all positions on the field.”

The defense was the strong point despite giving up two fourth-quarter touchKevon downs in the Black Knights’ opening-week loss to longtime rival South Gwinnett Blackwood last week. As good as Central was behind linebackers Kevon Blackwood and Joe Gracia, coach Todd Wofford knows that his team will need more from his offense.

He said it’s still up in the air as to whether first-year starter Justin Fomby will be back at quarterback or Skylar Adams will keep the job after coming on in relief.

What he does know is that unit will need to perform better in order to help the Black Knights’ defense from being out on the field too long against a Lanier offense led by Texas A and M-committed QB Zach Calzada and running back Taj Barnes.

But it won’t be easy, with the Longhorn defense, paced by the likes of linebackers Kameron Brown and Garrett Redditt applying plenty of pressure.

“We had five turnovers (last week), and it’s hard to win like that,” Wofford said. “It shows you how well we played defensively. … We just have to go back this week and fine-tune some things and clean some things up. Lanier has a lot of size and speed. If we have the same problems we had last week, it’s going to be a long night.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Central Gwinnett High School

PEACHTREE RIDGE LIONS (6-AAAAAAA) BROOKWOOD BRONCOS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Reggie Stancil Coach: Philip Jones Record: 0-1 Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost to Lanier 47-0 Last week: Lost to North Gwinnett 37-2 Considering the struggles both teams had in their respective 2018 openers last weekend, tonight’s first regular-season meeting between Brookwood and Peachtree Ridge could be considered the Rebound Bowl, and both have wideranging issues to address and try to improve upon.

The host Broncos had their moments despite their loss to defending state champion North Gwinnett in the Corky Kell Classic, particularly from linebackers Tony Ward and Anthony Gorney.

However, coach Philip Jones knows that if his team is to rebound this week, it will need to ramp things up and hit harder on both sides of the ball.

“Across the board, there were two things (to improve on),” Jones said. “One is, Tony in baseball, you always hear coaches say you have to make the routine plays. Well Ward for us, to physically do the routine stuff well is what we’ve got to do. Just our base stuff — line up and do that. We’re not panicking and trying to mix things up with personnel in different positions or drawing up new schemes. We’ve just got to do what we do better and be more physical.

“That’s the other thing. We have to have more physicality. North Gwinnett outhit us (last) Saturday, and we’ve got to be more aggressive.”

In a similar vein, Peachtree Ridge coach Reggie Stancil knows that while his team has shown some toughness behind defensive linemen Terrence Harris and Mason Huntley, the Lions will have to be even tougher, and just as importantly, be more fundamentally sound, against Brookwood.

“We just didn’t execute last week,” Stancil said. “We did some things good, but we just didn’t make plays. We just have to continue to get better. Offensively, we have to catch (the ball) better and stay on our blocks longer. Defensively, we just have to continue to fight and try to control the quarterback.

“Brookwood is going to be a physical football team like they always are. So it’s going to be who can make plays. … We just have to settle into a football game and do the little things we do in practice.”

Last meeting: Brookwood won 30-27 in OT in 2011 Location: Brookwood High School

WESLEYAN AT CHATTOOGA

WESTMINSTER AT GAC

WESLEYAN WOLVES (5-A) CHATTOOGA INDIANS (7-AA) Coach: Franklin Pridgen Coach: Charles Hammon Record: 0-1 Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost to Meadowcreek 21-3 Last week: Lost to Adairsville 21-20 Wesleyan faces another school from a larger classification, but not nearly as much as its opener. The Class A Wolves took on Class AAAAAAA Meadowcreek last week and had a lot of bright spots, including senior J.D. Kavel, who made big plays in the secondary on both sides of the ball, and freshman quarterback J.C. French.

“We did a lot of really good things,” head coach Franklin Pridgen said. “Kavel was a showstopper and French played so much bigger than himself with a first varsity start, on the road against a (Class AAAAAAA) school. He made some incredible throws and I thought he really made only one bad decision and that was on the interception late with the deep throw.

“We’ve got to improve the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. And it’s J.D. the same kids. That’s part of the trick of coaching small school football.”

Kavel Chattooga, a Class AA school, lost by one point in its opener.

“They’re a big, physical, downhill running football team,” Pridgen said. “They are centered around a really talented quarterback who is a converted wide receiver and I can see why they brought him closer to the ball because he’s really dynamic with it in his hands.

“They have a big line of scrimmage and some impressive-looking backs.”

He expects the same kind of pressure that Meadowcreek brought defensively and it’ll be another test of the Wolves’ conditioning since they primarily have two-way starters.

“That was a huge factor last week, but I think it was an incredible experience for us. I loved everything about it except the scoreboard,” Pridgen said. “We planned to have a few tricks up our sleeves as well. I think we’re going to do some things in space that are going to give them trouble. I think we are a better opponent than their opener and they’ve got some things to be equally concerned about. I would imagine it would be a low-scoring, tight football game.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Chattooga High School in Summerville

WESTMINSTER WILDCATS (5-AAA) GAC SPARTANS (7-AAA) Coach: Gerry Romberg Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 1-0 Record: 1-0 Last week: Beat Woodward Academy 56-31 Last week: Beat Lovett 24-21 Clutch plays across the board led Greater Atlanta Christian to a big openingweek win over Lovett and the Spartans are set to see another amicable rival from Region 5-AAA tonight against Westminster.

“It really was a great win,” head coach Tim Hardy said. “It was sort of like playoff intensity with first-week execution. We had a ton of penalties, just attention to detail stuff, and that starts with us as coaches.

“But the effort and toughness was outstanding. We can, and we will, clean up the mistakes.”

Senior quarterback Josh Rose led the offensive charge with 188 yards and a touchdown passing while running for two more scores. Jeffrey Blake was at the Jeffrey forefront of a stout defensive performance with seven tackles and two sacks. He Blake also made several receptions on offense. Michigan commit Christopher Hinton also had two sacks, while Sam Collins rolled up eight tackles.

GAC’s defense faces a Westminster offense led by junior quarterback Parks Harber, who is committed to the University of Georgia’s baseball team. Harber did a number on the Spartans as a freshman during the baseball playoffs when he hit five home runs in a two-game series. Harber didn’t play football last season though, so GAC didn’t get a chance to see him in its 41-7 win a year ago.

“Man, I tell you, they looked outstanding last week against Woodward Academy,” Hardy said. “They have a good combination of well-executed, varied offense and a very active defensive with a lot of pursuit to the ball.

“We’re excited about the challenge.”

Westminster dropped 56 points on Woodward in its opener and Harber threw several highlight-reel scores.

Last meeting: GAC won 41-7 last year Location: Greater Atlanta Christian

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CROSS COUNTRY

Saturday

• Brookwood, Providence in Saucony Battle of Atlanta at Nash Farms • Peachtree Ridge in Spikes and Spurs Classic in Bunnell, Fla. 7 a.m. — Discovery in Lambert River Run at Chattahoochee Point Park 8 a.m. — North Georgia Championships at Lamar Murphy Parkview in Providence Invitational in Charlotte, NC 8:45 a.m. — Duluth in Bob Blastow Early Bird Invitational at McIntosh Reserve

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9 a.m. — Archer at Social Circle 10 a.m. — Hebron at GAC 10 a.m. — Jackson Co. at Mountain View 10 a.m. — Parkview and Bremen at UNG 10 a.m. — Shiloh at SW Dekalb 11:30 a.m. — Archer and Walnut Grove at Social Circle 12 p.m. — Hebron and Mount Paran at GAC 2 p.m. — Chattahoochee at Mountain View 2 p.m. — Mount Paran at GAC 2 p.m. — Parkview and West Forsyth at UNG 2 p.m. — Providence at Mount Pisgah

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•From Page 1B negative having seen his brother go through what he did in recruiting. But that’s what’s going to make his story even better.”

While the younger Brown’s size doesn’t wow recruiters, his statistics are eye-catching.

“I think that my little brother is on a mission to prove everyone wrong,” Derrick Brown said. “He doesn’t have the offers to show like everyone else, but I promise you those kids in Gwinnett who are at the top know him because he’s a dog. He doesn’t have the height or whatever the excuse is that coaches don’t want to recruit him. That’s the reason they’ll miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime player.

I may have been the 5-star on paper, but he’s the only true 5-star in our house.

“His heart and dedication to the game and those around him is unbelievable and coaches are missing out. But that’s OK because he is going to be just fine and still get out there and do his thing.”

The physical linebacker made 120 tackles as a sophomore starter, then led the Longhorns in tackles last season with 116, including 15 for losses. In last Friday’s opening shutout of Peachtree Ridge, he had eight tackles (one for loss) and returned a fumble for a touchdown.

He worked hard in the offseason to trim his weight down to 230, 10 pounds lighter than he was at the end of last season, by running regularly. He continues to be a centerpiece for a stout Longhorns defense.

“It feels good,” he said of the weight loss. “I’m

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Rams players and Hunnicutt and his staff over physical workouts.

The situation has now been resolved, but Hunnicutt said the players and coaches have not let the increased media attention over the past week and a half become too much of a distraction. However, it made everyone that much more appreciative to be in game preparation mode.

“Thankfully, we’re in a game-week routine,” Hunnicutt said. “It’s easy to get over a distraction because all you have to do is put in the tape and look at Tucker. They’ll get your attention. They’ll get your full, undivided attention.

So actually, it’s not difficult.”

Despite having struggles of its own in last week’s

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Ongoing through Aug. 31: Registration for lacrosse is open to boys and girls in elementary and middle school for the Gwinnett Lacrosse League’s fall season, which features 7 vs. 7 games focusing on teamwork and fundamentals. Beginner players are welcome. Games are Sunday afternoons at parks throughout Gwinnett County in September and October. To find your closest athletic association and park, and to sign up, go to

www.gwinnettlax.com.

Ongoing through Sept.

15: Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy will host three events on Sundays beginning at noon — A Learn to Play Clinic, A Skills Improvement Clinic and a Men’s Indoor Lacrosse League — at the Silverbacks Indoor facility in Suwanee. The Learn to Play and Skills clinics are for grades 1-8. The men’s league is for post-high school players ages 19-35.

For more information, go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com.

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Lanier linebacker Kameron Brown has made a big mark in the football program where his older brother Derrick, now a junior at Auburn, was a star. (Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

moving way faster. … My senior season’s going to be really good. This whole summer I’ve been doing stuff to get way better than last year, like every year. I feel like this year is going to be a big year.”

Brown makes plays just like his older brother, but he does it at middle linebacker instead of up front. He does get to rush the passer from the edge at times, too.

“I think (Kameron and Derrick) both play with the same edge,” Mobbs said. “Kameron has probably always played with that edge. Derrick kind of developed the edge a little more. They’re both not super vocal. The best way to say it is they play with their pads. … He’ll be a returning team captain for us, part of the student leadership team at Lanier.

I’d say a lot of those leadership skills were more natural to him than they were Derrick.

“I think Derrick realized through his ability the kind of platform he had. That

became who he was. Kam was just kind of a natural leader.”

The younger sibling also notices the similarities and differences between the brothers.

“We’re similar character-wise, but we’ve got different personalities,” Brown said. “Derrick’s more quiet. I like to talk out a lot. When he’s on the field, he doesn’t like to show a lot of emotion. But me, I love it.”

Mobbs expects Brown’s college offers to keep rolling in throughout his senior season. He has offers from schools like Chattanooga, The Citadel, Gardner-Webb and Tennessee State, but more options are likely forthcoming.

It is a different decision than the one his brother faced — he decided between Auburn and Georgia — but he’s fine with it.

“I know my brother got this and that (scholarshipwise), but I’m not 6-5,” Brown said. “You’ve just got to be blessed some

time and go with what you’ve got (with college offers). I love it. I love talking to the coaches (who have offered). … It feels like a step down somewhat from when (Derrick) was getting recruited because he had everything thrown at him, coaches loving on him. I can’t get mad at that. As long as I’ve got a place to go (play in college), I’m good.”

His coaches know that won’t be a problem. The only uncertainty will be his future position, whether he remains at linebacker or moves to the defensive line.

“I think he can play at the highest level,” Mobbs said. “I think so much is put on height, but I think he’s going to defy that.

“I think he can play many positions (in college), fullback, tight end, H-back, linebacker, defensive end or rush end. Somebody’s going to get an absolute gem of a player. From a leadership standpoint, he is the heartbeat of what we do.”

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a year ago by the Wolves, the Tigers still rolled off a couple of big plays on a 76-yard touchdown run TUCKER TIGERS

by Tyler Hughey and a 69(4-AAAAAA) Coach: Bryan Lamar yard TD pass from Trevon Record: 0-1 Ford to Isaiah Dunson.

Last week: Lost to Buford And with other play40-14 GRAYSON RAMS makers like Florida (8-AAAAAAA) State-committed defensive Coach: Christian Hunnicutt end Derrick McClendon, Record: 0-0 Tucker still poses a formiLast week: Did not play When: 6 p.m. Saturday dable challenge.

TV: ESPNU “They want to run the Last meeting: Tucker won ball (and) stop the run,” 26-23 in 2014 Hunnicutt said. “As an ofLocation: Grayson High School fensive line coach, you just love watching their style of football. And they’re season-opening 40-14 loss physical.” to AAAAA No. 2 Buford Of course, Grayson at the Corky Kell Classic, boasts plenty of talented Tucker, a state semifinalist and physical players of in AAAAAA last year, still its own, including nine of has plenty of weapons to 247Sports’ top 100 seniors get anyone’s attention. from the state of Georgia.

Though they were held Three of those Rams nearly 100 yards below rank in the top 10, led by their average rushing from Daily Post Super Six selec-

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Rivals •From Page 1B to our players and theirs, too,” Jarvis said. “It’s absolutely a great rivalry, a clean rivalry with respect on both sides. I’ve been fortunate be in (the rivalry) all these years. We’ve seen some crazy endings year in and year out. It doesn’t matter what happened last week, what the teams have, what their records are.

Both teams have played their hearts out every year (in this matchup).”

One is coming off a win and one off a loss, but both teams want considerable improvement from last week’s season openers.

For Mill Creek, missed opportunities on offense and allowing big plays on defense, particularly in the passing game, are concerns. Walton scored 42 points in the middle two quarters, hit three pass plays of 50-plus yards and had a 42-yard quarterback run last Saturday in the Corky Kell game.

“The biggest thing this

DACULA AT MILL CREEK DACULA FALCONS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Clint Jenkins Record: 1-0 Last week: Beat Discovery 24-10 MILL CREEK HAWKS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Shannon Jarvis Record: 0-1 Last week: Lost to Walton 48-27 When: 7:30 p.m. today Last meeting: Mill Creek won 20-7 last year Location: Mill Creek High School

week is the preparation has been much improved,” Jarvis said. “We’ve been much more focused and we’ve had much better attention to detail. I’ve been very pleased. When you meet adversity, it’s not the adversity, but how you respond to it that defines you. We know we’ve got a better team (than we showed in the Corky Kell).

We’ve got to play that way.”

Despite its mistakes,

Mill Creek did have several bright spots in the opener.

The running game, behind a veteran offensive line, had success with Chancellor Lee-Parker (122 rushing yards, three touchdowns) and Parker Wroble leading the way. But the running game wasn’t as helpful in the second half after Walton built a big lead. The defense was solid in spots, getting stellar play from guys like R.J. Smith, Brock Skinner and Austin Ruiz-Velasco.

Jenkins saw enough from the Hawks to be impressed. He also wants a more focused effort in Week 2 after an up-anddown showing in a 24-10 victory over Discovery last Friday.

Dacula jumped ahead 21-0 in the first half and still led 21-3 at halftime as Jarrett Jenkins threw to TD passes to Deo Brown and Trenton Brown ran for a score. Then it watched as Discovery scrapped its way back into the game enough to make it interesting.

tions Owen Pappoe (No. 2, committed to Auburn) and Wanya Morris (No. 4, committed to Tennessee), as well as Alabama commit Kevin Harris (No. 8).

Still, despite a star-studded lineup, there are other players who will be seeing their first extended varsity playing time Saturday at several key positions, including quarterback, where Hunnicutt said the battle for the starting job between senior J’Kori Jones and junior C.J. Dixon may not be decided until Saturday.

“Obviously, we’re going in with a guy who hasn’t necessarily had a ton of gametime reps full speed,” Hunnicutt said. “But whoever we put out there, we believe in. That quarterback competition is running up until Saturday. But whoever we put out there, we have confidence in.”

“We were really worried because we hadn’t played and then it counted in the win-loss deal when you finally did play,” Jenkins said. “Missing the scrimmage we were worried going in. But we came out and we really played well in the first half. Offensively, Jarrett Jenkins, Deo Brown and Trenton Jones, really thought we were good offensively. … We came out in the second half and hit a little lull there.

Again, credit to Discovery.

They’ve got some good players over there. They made some plays and clawed their way back in during the third quarter.

“It was good for us.

Our kids made some stops when we had to and we made some first downs when we had to. We just can’t put ourselves in that situation after jumping up like that. Playing Mill Creek this week, we can’t have a lull. We have to have four full quarters over there to have a chance.”

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Four-run 4th extends Hawks’ streak

By Taylor Denman

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SUWANEE — Region wins are crucial for teams in playoff contention.

By the conclusion of the softball regular season, Mill Creek’s 4-1 win over North Gwinnett will be weigh equally against the two games still to come Sept. 11 and 27.

“It’s huge,” Hawks coach Paul Pierce said. “Their pitcher is as solid as you can get. I thought our girls did a nice job of staying under control and doing what they could do.”

The Hawks were aggressive against Bulldog starting pitcher Chandler Dennis and used a four-run fourth inning to take a comfortable lead.

“Our girls just got gritty and battled,” Pierce said.

Emily Ammons led off the inning with a single, followed by one of Madison Koepke’s two hits. Three Bulldogs converged trying to play a sacrifice bunt in the following at-bat, but the ball rested in the center of the defensive triangle to load the bases.

Mariah Allen broke the 0-0 tie with a two-RBI single and advanced to second on a late throw to the plate.

Kathlee Maijiala’s sacrifice fly and a dropped third strike drove in the final two runs.

Playing its second game in as many days, North Gwinnett was unable to carry over the momentum from an 8-0 win over Peachtree Ridge. The Bulldogs managed one run in the bottom of the sixth, but couldn’t link enough hits

SOFTBALL SOFTBALL Collins Hill 18, Duluth 3 DULUTH — Collins Hill downed Duluth 18-3 in Region 6-AAAAAAA on Thursday. Maddie Simmons blasted two home runs and Sophie Moody added a grand slam for the Eagles (3-2, 1-1).

Mackenzie Chappel was the recipient of the run support to earn the win in the circle and helped her own cause with four hits.

Peyton Fointno added three hits while Chloe Sneed and Jessica Oden recorded two hits, apiece.

Lindsey Currie, Tori Adcox, Jordan Pape and Ellie Bridge each had a key hit for Collins Hill.

Brookwood 12, Norcross 0 NORCROSS — Brookwood’s Kelsey Parks lifted Brookwood to a 12-0 win over Norcross on Thursday. Parks went four innings

Brookwood baseball trio make college commitments

Duluth’s Eckard headed to Georgia Southern for volleyball

Mill Creek’s Sara Shaw pitches during the Hawks’ game North Gwinnett on Thursday at North Gwinnett. (Staff Photo: Taylor Denman)

together to defend their home field.

Mill Creek starter Sara Shaw allowed one earned run on four hits and no walks with a single strikeout.

Mill Creek is winning games at a torrid pace to start the season. The Hawks remain unbeaten 10-0 and improved to 3-0 in region play.

“We’ve got great team chemistry,

and every night it’s a different player stepping up and making quality at-bats or a big play,” Pierce said regarding the Hawks’ hot start.

North Gwinnett’s second loss of the season (9-2) is its first in region play (21). Dennis struck out nine for the Bulldogs and drove in a run, while Haley Cunnings had two hits in the loss.

Bears fend off feisty Lions for win LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View held off a late Peachtree Ridge rally to defeat the Lions 5-4 in Region 6-AAAAAAA on Thursday. Heading into the seventh, the Bears (9-1, 3-0) held a 5-3 lead when Peachtree Ridge scored to make it 5-4. A hit, a couple of outs and two intentional walks later, the game ended on a bases loaded groundout to third base resulting in a force out.

Kaylee George led Mountain View with three hits and drove in two runs. Hannan Razeq added two RBIs, Skylar Isom had two hits and Lexie Simonton scored twice. Sarah Currie went the distance to earn the win in the circle allowing two earned runs and striking out seven.

IN BRIEF

Three rising seniors on Brookwood’s baseball team recently committed to college programs.

Infielder Will Mize will be headed to the Sun Belt Conference to play at Georgia State, while pitcher Lucas Brieske has committed to Gordon College and Gary Garrett will play at Lander University.

Mize had a strong 2018 season in helping the Broncos to the Class AAAAAAA state semifinals last spring, hitting .324 with a home run, 31 RBIs (second on the team), 21 runs scored and a .794 OPS. Brieske went 7-3 as Brookwood’s No. 2 starting pitcher, with a 2.41 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 64 innings.

Garrett saw action in 10 games off the bench for the Broncos last spring, including scoring five runs.

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nett defeated host Johns Creek 25-16, 25-17 and South Forsyth 25-12, 25-22 on Thursday. Alexa Fortin led the Bulldogs (6-3) with eight kills, four aces, 14 digs and 30 assists. Tatiana Morales had eight kills and five digs, while Caitlin O’Farrell and Ramey Salyer added 12 and 11 kills, respectively.

FANS CHOICE FALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Claire Schneider School: Mountain View Sport: Softball Class: Sophomore Highlights: Went 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs in a victory over Norcross Coach Mike Cason’s take: “Claire is a fantastic young lady. She’s a 4.0 student, coachable and a great teammate. She is a tremendous asset to our program and school.” in the circle and didn’t allow a hit to earn the win while contributing two hits, three RBIs and scoring three runs for the Broncos (3-4, 1-0).

Leah Palmer led the offense with three hits and scored two runs.

Morgan Hall had two hits and four RBIs while Danielle Taitt added two hits and drove in three runs.

Grayson 10, Newton 3 COVINGTON — Grayson’s Aaliyah White had three hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Rams defeated Newton 10-3 on Thursday. Kayla Snowden was the winning pitcher, tossing five innings and allowing two earned runs, while striking out six.

Kayla Grace Long added two hits and two RBIs, Emma Davis recorded two hits, Kailyn Jones drove in three runs, while Brinaya Bailey had two RBIs for Grayson (6-0).

for the Comets (2-4).

Dacula 11, Lanier 0 (5 innings) DACULA — Dacula’s Sydney Boulware did it in the circle and at the plate as the Falcons defeated Lanier 11-0 in five innings on Thursday. Boulware was 3-for-3 with four RBIs and also was the winning pitcher. She went the distance and allowed one hit and struck out six.

Riley Ballew was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Nikki Lajara added two hits and scored three runs.

Erin Watt drove in a pair of runs, while Jin Sileo had a single, double and triple for Dacula (2-2, 2-1).

Lumpkin County 12, Greater Atlanta Christian 4 DAHLONEGA — Greater Atlanta Christian dropped a 12-4 decison to Lumpkin County on Thursday.

Faith Vento had two RBIs to lead the Spartans (2-4). Sydney Deardorff and Gabby Blackshear each had a double.

Denmark 14, Discovery 2 ALPHARETTA — Denmark downed visiting Discovery 14-2 on Thursday. JaNiece long had a triple, while Alanah Perry registered an unassisted double play for the Titans (2-3).

Rockdale 18, South Gwinnett 3 (3 innings) SNELLVILLE — Rockdale defeated South Gwinnett 18-3 in Region 8-AAAAAAA on Thursday. Ari Sneed had two hits and scored a run, while April Foster and Keira Hartley each had a hit and scored

Commerce 20, Providence Christian 0 LILBURN — Commerce defeated Providence Christian 20-0 on Thursday. Emily O’Connor, Hannah Nolan, Sydney Flood and Margaret Ann Levy had hits for the Storm (1-7, 0-3).

VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL North Gwinnett wins two JOHNS CREEK — North Gwin-

Shiloh wins both STONE MOUNTAIN — Shiloh won both of its matches Thursday to improve to 6-2 on the season.

The Generals won versus Tucker, who didn’t arrive in time and had to forfeit the first set and then Shiloh went on to win the match with a 25-10 win in the second set.

The Generals then defeated host Stephenson 25-5, 25-17.

Stephanie Burke and Cristal Veloz had eight and seven aces, apiece on the night.

Archer wins two LAWRENCEVILLE — Archer rode the strong serving of Nyah Barney to a pair of wins Thursday.

The Tigers defeated Rockdale 25-3, 25-12 and dispatched Loganville Christian Academy 25-5, 25-13. Archer improved to 6-7 on the season.

Mountain View takes two SUGAR HILL — Mountain View defeated Flowery Branch 27-25, 25-16 and Lanier 25-23, 25-18 on Thursday to improve to 8-4 on the season.

Norcross splits NORCROSS — Norcross defeated Centennial 18-25, 25-15, 26-24, but fell to Milton 25-22, 2512 on Thursday. Janna Schlageter led the Blue Devils (8-7) with 14 kills and 12 digs. Bella Murray registered 39 assists, while Maya Smith and Serenity Owens had 13 and 12 kills, respectively.

Hebon downs GAC DACULA — Hebron Christian defeated Greater Atlanta Christian 25-18, 25-6, 25-16 on Thursday.

Hayden McGee led the Lions (11-1) with 13 kills, while Abbi Luke dished out 33 assists. Carley Heidger and Rebeca Olariu each had nine kills in the win.

Duluth senior Meredith Eckard has made a commitment to the Georgia Southern volleyball program.

Eckard was a first-team all-county selection last season by the Gwinnett volleyball coaches, who chose her for the all-county second team as a sophomore. She plays club volleyball for A5.

Grayson’s Salter chooses Western Carolina football

Grayson senior Trevon Salter announced his commitment Tuesday to the Western Carolina football program.

Salter, a linebacker, is in his first season with the Rams. He helped Mountain View to the state playoffs as a junior, totaling 96 tackles and 7 1/2 sacks.

Lions’ Barber commits to Andrew College softball

Peachtree Ridge senior Calie Barber has made a commitment to the softball program at Andrew College, a junior college in Cuthbert.

Barber, a pitcher and first baseman prospect, is a four-year varsity player for the Lions.

McCartney, Archer girls win Kosh Klassic at Westminster

Archer’s girls cross country team won the Kosh Klassic at Westminster last weekend behind three runners who finished in the top 10.

Sarah McCartney led the Tigers in third place, followed by teammates Kelly Connerley in fifth and Olivia Henry in ninth. Ashley Annis and Braeley Hipp also scored in the victory.

Myles Collins, who was third overall, led the Archer boys to fifth in the team standings.

Hetherington, Bray named runners of the week

Mountain View’s Chloe Hetherington and Brookwood’s Will Bray have been named Gwinnett County runners of the week by the county’s cross country coaches.

Hetherington was first in the Kosh Klassic with a time of 20 minutes, 10 seconds, a 47-second margin over the second-place finisher. Bray had the fastest varsity boys time at the Stage Races at 10 minutes, 20 seconds over 2 miles.

Team Belief clinic Saturday to feature McMillan, Boyd, others

Some of Georgia’s top basketball coaches are involved with the Team Belief Coaches Clinic, scheduled for Saturday at Paul Duke STEM High School in Norcross.

The speakers and on-court demonstrations will include Norcross’ Jesse McMillan, former Berkmar coach David Boyd, Doug Lipscomb and Sharman White, while athletic director discussions are planned with Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Jon Weyher, Parkview’s Nick Gast, Peachtree Ridge’s Ryan Lesniak and North Gwinnett’s Matt Champitto.

The event is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $75, payable at the door or at www.teambelief. org. Registration starts at 8 a.m. For more information, email dakin@teambelief.org.

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Annandale at Suwanee, Inc. July 30, 2018 Published in Gwinnett Daily Post Annandale at Suwanee, Inc. is accepting separate sealed bids for design / installation services of a TPO heat reflective and energy efficient roof system for a program center facility in Suwanee, GA. This project will be funded from the Gwinnett County Community Development Block Grant program and therefore services provided must comply will all applicable federal government statutory and regulatory requirements.

A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at Annandale Village, Building O (Patricia Brown Program Center) 3500 Annandale Lane, Suwanee, GA 30024. All potential bidders are encouraged to attend this conference.

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All firms submitting bids will be notified of the bidders submitting bids and the amounts of all bids received.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any technicalities or irregularities, and request any additional information or clarification deemed necessary for the evaluation of any bid. This project does have a maximum budget, therefore specifications are subject to change after the selection of a qualified firm.

The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal Form, Form of Agreement, Specifications, and other Contract Documents may be examined a

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All companies submitting a bid will be notified in writing of award.

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MATELY 1.85 MILES ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS, ETC. Sealed bids will be received by the City of Suwanee, Public Works Department, 330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee, Georgia 30024, until 10:00 A.M. local time on Monday, September 10, 2018, and then publicly opened and read aloud at the “Public Bid Opening” at 10:10 A.M. at City Hall Meeting Room, 330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee, Georgia 30024. Any bid received after 10:00 A.M. will not be accepted. Bid envelope must be marked on the outside with Bid Number, Name of Bidder, date and time of opening and Contractor’s License Number. A 5% bid bond is required as part of the bid submittal.

Work required under the Contract generally includes traffic control, asphalt milling, asphalt patching, leveling, resurfacing, adjusting sewer manholes, and installation of pavement markings along approximately 1.85 miles on various City streets, etc. Suwanee, GA. B

INVITATION TO BID Bid # COL/City Parking Lot – 9.24.2018 The City of Lilburn, Georgia is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for the Construction of a Parking Lot in Lilburn City Park. **BID PACKAGES, INCLUDING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT THE CITY OF LILBURN WEB PAGE – www.cityoflilburn.com HEADER: DOING BUSINESS/ BIDDING AND PURCHASING. BIDDING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE CITY OF LILBURN, 340 MAIN STREET,

INVITATION FOR BID #2019-1 FOR MILLING, PATCHING AND RESURFACING OF APPROXIMATELY 1.85 MILES ON VARIOUS CITY STREETS, ETC. SUWANEE, GEORGIA The City of Suwanee is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for MILLING, PATCHING, AND RESURFACING WORK ALONG APPROXIM

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B6 • FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2018 CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS Bids in the case of Corporations not chartered in Georgia must be accompanied by proper certification stating that said Corporation is authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.

Award will be made to the vendor submitting the lowest responsive and responsible bid. The City of Suwanee reserves the right to reject any or all bids as deemed in its best interest.

Interested parties should contact Nicole Schnepper at NSchnepper@suwanee.com or 770-945-8996 to request a bid package, or additional information is available at the City of Suwanee Public Works Department, 330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee GA 30024.

CITY OF SUWANEE GWINNETT COUNTY, GA 902-562024, 8/10,24

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2018-07-072 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 310 Technology Pkwy DATE & TIME: August 28, 2018 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Beverage License Application Wholesale–Distilled Spirits, Malt Beverage and Wine APPLICANT: Aiko Importers, Inc. 5824 Peachtree Corners East Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-562992, 8/17,24 CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2018-07-071 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 310 Technology Pkwy DATE & TIME: August 28, 2018 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Beverage License Application Retail/Package Malt Beverage and Wine APPLICANT: Ali Nur, LLC – D.B.A. Circle K 6385 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-558921, 8/17,24 CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2018-06-070 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 310 Technology Pkwy DATE & TIME: August 28, 2018 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Beverage License Application Retail/Package Malt Beverage and Wine APPLICANT: Confettis Bar & Grill 6470 Spalding Drive, Ste A Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-562991, 8/17,24 CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE APH 2018-07-073 PLACE: City of Peachtree Corners City Hall 310 Technology Pkwy DATE & TIME: August 28, 2018 7:00 P.M. PURPOSE: Alcoholic Beverage License Application Consumption on the Premises–Distilled Spirits, Malt Beverage and Wine APPLICANT: Rinconcito Centro Americano 7050 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Ste 124 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 904-562994, 8/17,24

CITATIONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Condemnor, v.

0.050 Acres of Right of Way and 0.105 Acres of Temporary Easement Located in Land Lots 300 and 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hallie S. McClendon; and Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner, Condemnees Civil Action File No. 18A06963-2 Initial Pay-In: $16,500.00 Parcel 3 Project No. PTC 15.11 Roundabout at Peachtree Corners Circle and Medlock Bridge Road Intersection CITATION The said named person and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim, or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees, and all holders, owners, and users of ways and easements in, across, over, and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia or any of its political subdivisions, as follows: 1.

That the above-captioned case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 13th day of August, 2018.

2.

That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands and interests for public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the City of Peachtree Corners; and, in pursuance of such authority, the City of Peachtree Corners has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County the sum of SIXTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($16,500.00) as the just compensation for the said lands and interests described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court.

3.

That, in accordance with provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Condemnor has prayed to the Court for immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the City of Peachtree Corners no later than five (5) days from the filing of the Declaration o

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That, in accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any persons having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the funds into Court but not later than thirty (30) days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 22-2-133 and §§ 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.

5.

The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO This 14th day of August, 2018.

Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk Superior Court Of Gwinnett County EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 3 (McCLENDON, HALLIE S) REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 300 and 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 53.60 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+16.67 thence along an arc 47.69 feet to the left, having a radius of 288.00 feet, the chord of which is South 45°16’48.24” East for a distance of 47.63 feet, to a point 75.85 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+58.79 thence along an arc 50.73 feet to the right, having a radius of 91.13 feet, the chord of which is South 34°09’06.56” East for a distance of 50.08 feet, to a point 90.29 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+05.97 thence South 59°54’04.05” West a distance of 38.73 feet to a point 52.57 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+14.79 thence North 16°46’25.35” West a distance of 98.58 feet to a point 53.60 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+16.67 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.05 acres (2174.308 sq. ft.).

LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 3 (McCLENDON, HALLIE S) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 300 and 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 65.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 103+60.84 thence South 45°53’46.65” East a distance of 92.32 feet to a point 109.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+42.00 thence South 29°31’40.99” East a distance of 28.64 feet to a point 115.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+70.00 thence South 21°09’22.04” East a distance of 30.80 feet to a point 117.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+00.74 thence South 59°53’27.95” West a distance of 27.41 feet to a point 90.29 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+05.97 thence along an arc 50.73 feet to the left, having a radius of 91.13 feet, the chord of which is North 34°09’06.56” West for a distance of 50.08 feet, to a point 75.85 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+58.79 thence along an arc 47.69 feet to the right, having a radius of 288.00 feet, the chord of which is North 45°16’48.24” West for a distance of 47.63 feet, to a point 53.60 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 104+16.67 thence North 16°46’25.35” West a distance of 26.67 feet to a point 53.90 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 103+90.00 thence North 16°46’25.35” West a distance of 17.00 feet to a point 54.10 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 103+73.00 thence North 16°46’25.35” West a distance of 9.89 feet to a point 54.21 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 103+63.11 thence North 60°38’52.07” East a distance of 11.02 feet to a point 65.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 103+60.84 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.10 acres (4567.638 sq. ft.).

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and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands and interests for public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the City of Peachtree Corners; and, in pursuance of such authority, the City of Peachtree Corners has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County the sum of EIGHTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($18,900.00) as the just compensation for the said lands and interests described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court.

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That, in accordance with provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Condemnor has prayed to the Court for immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the City of Peachtree Corners no later than five (5) days from the filing of the Declaration of Taking.

4.

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any persons having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the funds into Court but not later than thirty (30) days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 22-2-133 and §§ 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.

5.

The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO This 14th day of August, 2018.

Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk Superior Court Of Gwinnett County EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 4 (McCLENDON, REGINALD) REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 300 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 90.29 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+05.97 thence along an arc 61.23 feet to the right, having a radius of 84.00 feet, the chord of which is South 3°07’22.26” West for a distance of 59.88 feet, to a point 69.75 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+62.22 thence along an arc 30.79 feet to the left, having a radius of 138.00 feet, the chord of which is South 17°36’48.26” West for a distance of 30.72 feet, to a point 52.33 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+87.52 thence North 16°44’30.63” West a distance of 72.74 feet to a point 52.57 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+14.79 thence North 59°54’04.05” East a distance of 38.73 feet to a point 90.29 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+05.97 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.04 acres (1804.943 sq. ft.).

LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 4 (McCLENDON, REGINALD) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 300 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 117.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+00.74 thence South 7°06’08.26” East a distance of 40.88 feet to a point 110.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+40.00 thence South 15°24’50.80” West a distance of 35.51 feet to a point 91.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+70.00 thence South 24°42’00.74” West a distance of 24.08 feet to a point 75.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+88.00 thence South 0°13’38.74” East a distance of 52.18 feet to a point 60.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 106+37.98 thence South 59°41’25.85” West a distance of 8.06 feet to a point 52.15 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 106+39.84 thence North 16°44’30.63” West a distance of 52.32 feet to a point 52.33 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+87.52 thence along an arc 30.79 feet to the right, having a radius of 138.00 feet, the chord of which is North 17°36’48.26” East for a distance of 30.72 feet, to a point 69.75 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+62.22 thence along an arc 61.23 feet to the left, having a radius of 84.00 feet, the chord of which is North 3°07’22.26” East for a distance of 59.88 feet, to a point 90.29 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+05.97 thence North 59°53’27.95” East a distance of 27.41 feet to a point 117.00 feet left of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 105+00.74 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.07 acres (2927.851 sq. ft.).

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Project No. PTC 15.11 Roundabout at Peachtree Corners Circle and Medlock Bridge Road Intersection CITATION The said named person and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim, or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees, and all holders, owners, and users of ways and easements in, across, over, and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia or any of its political subdivisions, as follows: 1.

That the above-captioned case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 13th day of August, 2018.

2.

That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized and properly executed as provided by the Official Code, has been made and filed in said case, declaring the necessity for and exercising the power of taking the said described lands and interests for public road purposes, thereby vesting the title to same in the City of Peachtree Corners; and, in pursuance of such authority, the City of Peachtree Corners has deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County the sum of SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($65,100.00) as the just compensation for the said lands and interests described; and all persons claiming such fund or any interest therein, are hereby required to make known their claims to the Court.

3.

That, in accordance with provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the Condemnor has prayed to the Court for immediate possession of said property, and all persons having any interest in or claim against such property, as above set forth, are required by the Order of the Judge of said Court to surrender possession of the property to the City of Peachtree Corners no later than five (5) days from the filing of the Declaration of Taking.

4.

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 32-3-13 through 32-3-19, if the owner, or any of the owners, or any persons having a claim against or interest in said property, shall be dissatisfied with compensation, as estimated in the Declaration of Taking and deposited in Court, such person or persons, or any of them, shall have the right, at any time subsequent to filing of the Declaration and the deposit of the funds into Court but not later than thirty (30) days following the date of service as provided for in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 22-2-133 and §§ 32-3-8 through 32-3-10 to file with the Court a notice of appeal, the same to be in writing and made a part of the record in the proceedings.

5.

The said property, as thus affected, is described as follows: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO This 14th day of August, 2018.

Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk Superior Court Of Gwinnett County EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 5 (CONTINENTAL DECATUR, LLC) REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 42.78 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+60.00 thence North 63°19’08.46” East a distance of 200.89 feet to a point 40.86 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 203+60.88 thence North 72°50’11.10” East a distance of 3.95 feet to a point 41.47 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 203+64.79 thence South 16°49’02.15” East a distance of 76.97 feet to a point 57.90 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 106+30.79 thence along an arc 47.52 feet to the left, having a radius of 87.00 feet, the chord of which is North 58°11’12.77” West for a distance of 46.93 feet, to a point 77.65 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 203+27.42 thence along an arc 81.24 feet to the left, having a radius of 110.05 feet, the chord of which is South 85°00’56.33” West for a distance of 79.41 feet, to a point 49.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 202+53.36 thence South 63°52’00.00” West a distance of 73.36 feet to a point 49.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+80.00 thence South 81°08’42.76” West a distance of 20.95 feet to a point 42.78 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+60.00 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.08 acres (3563.921 sq. ft.).

LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 5 (CONTINENTAL DECATUR, LLC) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TRACT 1 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 48.22 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 107+76.53 thence South 16°41’11.15” East a distance of 243.48 feet to a point 49.27 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 110+20.00 thence South 73°04’00.00” West a distance of 7.73 feet to a point 57.00 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 110+20.00 thence North 18°50’32.95” West a distance of 90.05 feet to a point 60.00 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 109+30.00 thence North 16°56’00.00” West a distance of 120.00 feet to a point 60.00 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 108+10.00 thence North 13°50’51.67” West a distance of 33.55 feet to a point 58.19 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 107+76.50 thence North 7

73°13’01.90” East a distance of 9.98 feet to a point 48.22 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 107+76.53 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.06 acres (2576.003 sq. ft.).

LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS–PROJECT PTC 15.11 PARCEL 5 (CONTINENTAL DECATUR, LLC) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TRACT 2 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 57.90 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 106+30.79 thence along an arc 47.52 feet to the left, having a radius of 87.00 feet, the chord of which is North 58°11’12.77” West for a distance of 46.93 feet, to a point 77.65 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 203+27.42 thence along an arc 81.24 feet to the left, having a radius of 110.05 feet, the chord of which is South 85°00’56.33” West for a distance of 79.41 feet, to a point 49.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 202+53.36 thence South 63°52’00.00” West a distance of 73.36 feet to a point 49.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+80.00 thence South 81°08’42.76” West a distance of 20.95 feet to a point 42.78 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+60.00 thence South 63°19’08.46” West a distance of 35.00 feet to a point 43.11 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+25.00 thence South 26°08’00.00” East a distance of 4.89 feet to a point 48.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+25.00 thence North 63°52’00.00” East a distance of 35.00 feet to a point 48.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+60.00 thence North 77°54’10.48” East a distance of 20.62 feet to a point 53.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 201+80.00 thence North 63°52’00.00” East a distance of 77.03 feet to a point 53.00 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 202+57.03 thence along an arc 80.35 feet to the right, having a radius of 100.51 feet, the chord of which is North 86°46’03.19” East for a distance of 78.22 feet, to a point 83.44 feet right of Peachtree Corners Circle at Station 203+29.09 thence along an arc 47.55 feet to the right, having a radius of 84.00 feet, the chord of which is South 54°06’47.91” East for a distance of 46.92 feet, to a point 57.92 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 106+38.34 thence North 16°49’02.15” West a distance of 7.55 feet to a point 57.90 feet right of Medlock Bridge Road at Station 106+30.79 and the POINT OF BEGINNING. The above described parcel contains 0.02 acres (969.553 sq. ft.).

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Condemnor, v.

0.041 Acres of Right of Way and 0.067 Acres of Temporary Easement Located in Land Lot 300 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia; Reginald McClendon; and Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner, Condemnees Civil Action File No. 18A06965-2 Initial Pay-In: $18,900.00 Parcel 4 Project No. PTC 15.11 Roundabout at Peachtree Corners Circle and Medlock Bridge Road Intersection CITATION The said named person and any and all other persons known and unknown claiming any right, title, power, interest, ownership, equity, claim, or demand in and to the lands hereinafter described, and all occupants, tenants, lessees, licensees, and all holders, owners, and users of ways and easements in, across, over, and under said land are hereby notified, under the provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 32-3-4 through 32-3-19, providing for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the State of Georgia or any of its political subdivisions, as follows: 1.

That the above-captioned case, being a condemnation in rem against the property hereinafter described, was filed in said Court on the 13th day of August, 2018.

2.

That, in accordance with provisions of the aforesaid Official Code, a Declaration of Taking, duly authorized

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Condemnor, v.

0.082 Acres of Right of Way and 0.081 Acres of Temporary Easement Located in Land Lot 301 of the 6th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia; Continental Decatur, LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company; State Bank and Trust Company, a Georgia Domestic Bank; and Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner, Condemnees.

Civil Action File No. 18A06967-2 Initial Pay-In: $65,100.00 Parcel 5

CORPORATIONS NOTICE Notice is given that articles of Incorporation which will incorporate Omarang Association in USA, Inc. will be delivered to the Secretary of the State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The Initial registered office of the corporation will be located at Wilson Alnar and its initial registered agent at such address is 3286 Pate Creek View Snellville, GA 30078.

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DEBTORS & CREDITORS NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All creditors of the Estate of Irmgard Escher Schildroth, late of Gwinnett County, Georgia, deceased, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to the law. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make immediate payment.

This 13th day of August 2018 Executor: STANLEY BAUM, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF IRMGARD ESCHER SCHILDROTH Address: 4788 Long Island Dr., Atlanta, GA 30342 9 0 8 - 5 6 3 6 4 0 , 8/24,29,9/5,12

ELECTION NOTICES CALL FOR SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF CITY OF DULUTH Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 3-3-7(j.1)(1) and all other applicable Georgia laws, please be advised that on November 6, 2018, a special municipal election will be held in the City of Duluth, Georgia, at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of said City for their determination a Referendum authorizing the City to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits or alcoholic beverages by the drink from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Notice is hereby given to voters residing within the municipal boundaries of the City of Duluth that a special municipal election will be held in the City of Duluth on November 6, 2018, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said City the following question: ( ) YES ( ) NO Shall the governing authority of the City of Duluth, Georgia be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits or alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes by the drink from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.?

All persons desiring to vote in favor, or for approval, of the question shall vote YES. All persons desiring to vote against, or for the rejection, of the question shall vote NO. If a majority of the persons voting vote in favor of the question, the question shall be approved, otherwise it shall be rejected and of no force and effect. The voting polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 7:00 p.m. on November 6, 2018 at City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth Georgia. All duly qualified electors of the City of Duluth are urged to participate.

Registration of an elector to vote in the November 6, 2018 special municipal election shall close at 5:00 p.m., October 9, 2018.

TERESA S. LYNN ELECTION SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CITY OF DULUTH, G

ELECTION NOTICES GA. CONVOCATORIA PARA ELECCION ESPECIAL CIUDAD DE DULUTH, GA. De acuerdo a O.C.G.A. 3-3-7 (j.1)(1) y otras leyes aplicables de Georgia, se le informa que en Noviembre 6, 2018 en la Ciudad de Duluth Georgia se llevara a cabo una elección especial en la cual se someterá a los votantes calificados de dicha Ciudad su determinación al Referendo autorizando a la Ciudad permitir y regular la venta de bebidas destiladas o bebidas alcohólicas para su consumo por trago de 11:00 AM a 12:30 PM. Se informa a los votantes que radican dentro de los linderos municipales de la Ciudad de Duluth que la elección municipal especial se llevara a cabo en la Ciudad de Duluth en Noviembre 6, 2018 en la cual se someterá a los votantes calificados de dicha Ciudad la siguiente pregunta: ( ) SI Deberá la autoridad gubernamental de la Ciudad de Duluth, Georgia ser ( ) NO autorizada para permitir y regular la venta de bebidas destiladas o bebidas alcohólicas para su consumo por trago los Domingos de 11:00 am a 12:30 PM? Las personas que desean votar en favor, o aprobar dicha pregunta deben votar SI, las personas que desean votar en contra o rechazar la pregunta deben votar NO. Si la mayoría de las personas votan en favor de la pregunta, dicha pregunta será aprobada, de otra forma será rechazada y no tendrá efecto alguno. Las casillas de votación se abrirán a las 7:00 am y serán cerradas a las 7:00 pm en noviembre 6, 2018 en 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia. Se invita urgentemente a los votantes debidamente calificados de la Ciudad de Duluth para que participen.

El plazo para registrarse como elector para esta elección municipal especial se cierra en octubre 9, 2018 a las 5:00 pm.

Teresa S. Lynn SUPERINTENDENTE ELECTORAL CIUDAD DE DULUTH 917-562978, 8/24,9/12

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 4875 JIMMY CARTER BLVD., NORCROSS, GA 30093 08/10/2018 at 3:00 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG/WVGCM77L04D071753 928-562889, 8/17,24 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DACULA The public is hereby notified that the Gwinnett County 2040 Unified Plan Community Open House will take place on Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM at Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Old Auburn Avenue, Dacula, Georgia 30019. A quorum of City Council members may be present at said event.

928-563921, 9/5,12,19,26 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 3380 LAWRENCEVILLE HWY, TUCKER, GA 30084 (Yr/Make) 1997 INTERNATIONAL 4000 SERIES VIN# 1HTSCABM2VH415354 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 08-24-2018.

928-563744, 8/24,31 Notice Of Abandoned Vehicles: K.O. Towing, 344 Kathleen Dr Se, Marietta, Ga 30067. 770-650-1413.

In accordance with OCGA Section 40-11-2, the following described vehicles/ vessels have been towed/ deemed abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction if not claimed. The vehicles are being stored at K.O. Towing, 344 Kathleen Dr Se, Marietta, Ga 30067. 770-650-1413 2000 Mazda Protege DX/ LX White. Vin# JM1BJ2224Y0246027. No tag#.

From 1564 Herrington Rd, Lawrenceville GA 30043.

928-562988, 8/17,24 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 3580 BUFORD HWY #A DULUTH, GA 30096 2002 FORD F150 VIN# 1FTRX18W32KC31449 Is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the owner by SEPT 7,2018 928-563867, 8/24,31 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 1400 GENERAL ARTS RD NW, STE C, CONYERS GA 30012 (Yr/Make) 2010 AUDI A4 PREMIUN VIN# WAUAFAFL7AN028146 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 08-24-2018.

928-563747, 8/24,31 PUBLIC NOTICE The Gwinnett County Police Department is in the process of applying for a Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance in the amount of $136,811.00. A Commission Meeting for Approval/ Authorization to accept this grant will be held on September 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. before the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in the Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center Auditorium located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The grant funding provided will be allocated for purposes of reducing crime, improving public safety and procuring equipment and technology in support of law enforcement.

The public is invited to ask questions or provide comments on the Grant award.

Any questions regarding this grant can be e-mailed to crystal.young@ gwinnettcounty.com in advance of the September 4, 2018 meeting.

928-563636, 8/24

PUBLIC HEARINGS STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: 2017 Nissan Versa VIN 3N1CN7ADXHL813498 LICENSE PLATE NO. EMH2211 (MX) COLOR Silver TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from City of Duluth Police Department located at 3276 Buford Highway in Duluth, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-3811140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 2011 JinLun JL250P Sport Motorcycle VIN LJ5PBA161B1040046 LICENSE PLATE NO. No Tag COLOR Black TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above scooter was initially removed from Ten Oaks Apartments located at 405 Philip Boulevard in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-3811140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The motorcycle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Yamaha Motorcycle (1203895) VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. No Tag COLOR BLUE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above motorcycle was initially removed from 686 Killian Hill Road in Lilburn, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The motorcycle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Yamaha Motorcycle (1203896) VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. No Tag COLOR BLACK TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above motorcycle was initially removed from 686 Killian Hill Road in Lilburn, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The motorcycle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-563940, 8/24,31

STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: Fiberglass Custom Kit Car VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR White TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Truck Bed SERIAL # NONE LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Red TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above item was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The item is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 1972 MG BMC A-Series Midget VIN GAN5UC115578 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Red TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Truck Cab SERIAL # NONE LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR Red TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above item was initially removed from 26 Jordan Drive in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The item is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-562021, 8/10,17,24

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH 2018@ 1:00PM 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2G1WJ15KX79292272 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2G1WX15K329312577 1998 Chevrolet S-10 1GCCS1446WK135605 2006 Chrysler Pacifica 2A4GM48426R885652 2006 Chrysler Pacifica 3C3JY45X86T268109 2005 Dodge Caravan 1D4GP24R85B404600 2006 Dodge Stratus 1B3EL46X26N147829 2013 Ford Focus 1FADP3F23DL211534 1994 Ford F-350 Super Duty 1FTJW35K2REA03061 1998 GMC Sierra 1500 1GTEC14R8WZ505641 2000 GMC Yukon 1GKEK13T7YJ145672 2000 GMC Savana 1GTEG15WXY1159442 2006 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL38896B029260 2001 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL18521H599525 1999 Jaguar XJ8 SAJHX1041XC862385 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GW48S34C105074 2000 Lexus GS300 JT8BD68S9Y0095142 2006 Lifan Motorcycle LF3PCM0G36B006366 2001 Mercedes Benz ML320 4JGAB54E51A280278 1997 Nissan Pickup Truck 1N6SD11S8VC321242 2015 Nissan Sentra 3N1AB7AP3FY251597 2001 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31D81T821606 2008 Nissan Xterra 5N1AN08U08C522193 2008 Nissan Versa 3N1BC11EX8L455472 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP552371113182 2002 Toyota 4Runner JT3GN86R020231024 2011 Toyota Corolla JTDBU4EE7B9135662 2008 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K08U236982 2001 Toyota Camry JT2BF28K710318975 929-562015, 8/10,17,24 Notice is hereby given that on ugust 27th 2018 uhaul moving company of Atlanta North will be offering for sale under the contractual landlords lien process by public auction the following storage units. The goods to be sold are generally described as household goods. U-Haul reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

Your goods will be sold online at storageauctions.com U-Haul Moving & Storage @ Lawrenceville: 1290 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lawrenceville GA 30044 -(770) 381-9793: neydy pichardi unit 1205, melissa glichrist unit 1524, wilson murray unit 1119, tamika bailey unit 1135, francis childress unit 1616 amd 1618, marilyn portis unit 565, burl bernard unit 209, katlin stinson unit 1735, itesha courtney unit 403, charles smith unit 1046, erika bedell unit 136, james jenkins unit 1034, angela hodges unit 2012, raheim riley unit 205, benjamin taylor unit 309, vanessa lanier unit 2084-85, alanis turner unit 2014, 2014, 2026, chin pak unit 708, brian west unit 218, chris campbell unit 2069, izuchukwu isima unit 2217, carlos cruz unit 103, thomas harris unit 308, chaz fortune unit 2243, samuel bowman unit 525.

Uhaul Moving & Storage @ Snellville: 2161 Hewatt Rd, Snellville GA, 30039- (770) 979- 5237: yvonne diaz unit 132, 216. edythe blackwell unit 009, aubrey jenkins unit 253, alhaji soya bongay unit 44, michelle moore unit 258, anjanette ward unit 47, seymour buress unit 22 and 33, travis woods unit 126, abdirizak mohamed unit 133, maceo lofton unit 45.

Uhaul Moving & Storage @ Rockbridge: 140 Rockbridge, Lilburn GA, 30047-(770) 717- 9666: tonya thompson unit 3145, jauvis singtleton unit 317, delores cooper unit 215, samuel williams unit 4146, barry bigsby unit 112, william gonzalez dominguez unit 3128, john zankowski monet cap. corp.

Uhaul Moving & Storage @ Norcross: 5365 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross GA 30093(770) 447-5017: , alejandro lopez pena unit 1058, claudia williams unit a210, darrell toliver unit 1036, eric chism unit a213, sherry jackson unit b216, marilyn pittman unit b214, bernarda henriquez unit b203, angela elion unit a203.

929-562975, 8/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 3766 Holcomb Bridge Rd Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 to satisfy a lien on September 13th, 2018 at approx. 2:00 pm at www.storagetreasures.com] Name Unit # General Description of Property Jonneice Wescott 354 Household Items Brenda Liggins 306 Household Items Emanuel Brown 187 Household Items Bianca Williams 300 Household Items Christopher Holman 373 Household Items Vannessa Suggs 211 Household Items Fatimatou Balde 318 Household Items Keebra Singletary 326 Household Items Edwina Griggs 374 Household Items Anastasio Morales 449 Household Items Eddie Lopez 4 6 1 Household Items 929-562430, 8/24,31 STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON AUGUST 25, 2018. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 25 AUGUSTO 2018 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 3B7HC13Z3XG166352 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GW58S3XC581030 2002 Honda Civic 1HGES16522L082440 2008 Nissan Altima 1N4AL21E18C231068 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 1D7HA18N18J185757 2011 Honda Fit JHMGE8H59BC011366 2003 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1NE52J93M716928 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4JGBB86E86A058411 2003 Ford Explorer 1FMZU73K53ZA79985 2010 Dodge Charger 2B3CA3CV2AH252138 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWD17AJ1FM229160 2007 Dodge Caliber 1B3HB48B37D374231 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31D9YT757943 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GS48K66C218399 2004 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08T74W205170 2000 Ford Explorer 1FMDU84P3YZA26445 John Deere Eagle 250 Spreader NO VIN Headache Rack NO VIN 2007 Dodge Nitro 1D8GT28K37W734115 2000 Honda Civic JHMEJ8648YS003545 2002 Ford F-150 1FTRF17262NA96175 Single-lid Crossover Truck Toolbox NO VIN 2003 Ford Expedition 1FMFU17L03LB08606 *** REBUILT *** 2002 Acura MDX 2HNYD18232H524089 1997 Volkswagen Cabriolet 3VWBA81E4VM809081 2009 Ford Fusion 3FAHP06Z89R204326 2006 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WB55K269113029 1998 Volvo S90 YV1KS960XW1140441 2003 Acura RSX JH4DC54843C008691 *** SALVAGE *** 2012 Lexus IS 250 JTHBF5C26C5173335 ** Not Actual Mileage; SALVAGE ** 2007 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZS58F57F101798 2004 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K24U797503 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3C8FY68BX3T506520 1999 Lincoln Continental 1LNHM97V2XY705435 1999 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E0XZ243240 1997 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K6VU167277 2006 Chrysler Pacifica 2A8GF68416R652544 2002 Honda Accord 1HGCG32752A023941 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 2C4GM68485R273617 2004 Dodge Grand Caravan 1D4GP24R44B537451 2007 Chrysler Pacifica 2A8GF68X07R299970 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4G258S0YC328860 1997 Toyota Rav4 JT3GP10V7V7011589 2005 Honda Accord 1HGCM56455A019879 1998 Nissan Altima 1N4DL01D0WC194150 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31D7YT755172 2000 Honda Accord 1HGCG1655YA022875 2006 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZS51F16F105887 2011 Dodge Durango 1D4RD2GG9BC616634 2004 Mazda Mazda6 1YVFP80DX45N28638 2003 Jeep Liberty 1J4GL48K63W732390 2005 Ford Mustang 1ZVFT80N455165245 2004 GMC Canyon 1GTDT136948179628 929-562022, 8/10,17,24

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6929, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien 09/13/2018 at approx. 2:00 PM.at www. storagetreasures.com.

Name Unit # Michael Williams A005 Mercedes Durden A032 Tonya Johnson A045 Adrienne Gillis B029 Myia Stephens B084 Fredy Kurniawan B096 Azuzena Nunez C004 Tona R Owens C026 Benito Corona Perez C046 JuliaSade Fernandez C054 Universal Service Associates,Inc. C074 Wayne. D Johnson C074 Joaquin Silva D094 Marvin G Mejia E069 929-563866, 8/24,31

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

Scotty’s Thrifty Storage Norcross, shall conduct public sale on the followng space at 3120 Medlock Bridge Rd., Building K, Suite 100, Norcross, GA 30071.

Auction will take place a 12:00 p.m., September 18, 2018.

28 2002 Honda Accord 1HGCG56422A007448 29 1999 Honda Civic 1HGEJ6678XL048107 30 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse 4A3AC44G93E062818 31 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 2CNDL13F156027622 32 2003 Acura TL 19UUA56883A077840 33 2005 Acura RSX JH4DC54805S004288 34 2002 Infiniti G20 JNKCP11A82T504172 35 2001 Ford Explorer 1FMZU62E31ZA43232 36 2003 BMW 525i WBADT43443GY98285 37 1999 Honda Accord 1HGCG5657XA152842 38 2005 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D45N483429 39 2002 Acura TL 19UUA56952A000219 40 1997 Toyota Corolla 1NXBB02E5VZ615201 41 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe KM8SC73D02U267203 42 1995 Acura Integra JH4DB7551SS006193 43 1991 Dodge Dakota 1B7FL26X9MS326794 44 2005 Lincoln Navigator 5LMFU27565LJ08858 45 2005 Ford Escape 1FMYU93135DA09559 46 2000 Honda CR-V JHLRD1861YC003495 47 2005 Mazda RX-8 JM1FE173650152695 48 2000 Dodge Intrepid 2B3HD46R9YH408624 49 1997 Nissan Altima 1N4BU31D2VC205461 50 2003 Ford E-350 Super Duty 1FDWE35F93HB39183 51 2003 Toyota Corolla 2T1KR32E03C065837 52 2004 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWRK69MX4M045585 53 2001 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWTG69M81M225859 54 2001 Chevrolet S-10 1GCCS14W718218712 55 2004 Toyota Celica JTDDR32T440171677 56 2006 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AB36F46E063235 57 2006 Pontiac G6 1G2ZF55B164232013 58 2005 Toyota Matrix 2T1KR32E25C432210 59 2000 Honda CRV JHLPD2847YC008513 60 2007 Ford Focus 1FAFP34N37W190323 61 2004 Buick Rainer 5GADT13S842321128 62 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1GBJC34U55E238659 63 1998 Buick Century 2G4WS52M1W1467602 64 1994 ACURA INTEGRA JH4DC4351RS007479

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 THE RIGHT CHOICE COLLISION ?CENTER, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY 4T1BF3EK8BU595724 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 700 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD SUWANEE, GA 30024 *7935 929-562805, 8/17,24

Unit k256 - Eric Johnson Unit is said to contain bar tools, wooden dresser, wooden table, and miscellaneous boxes.

Unit k217 - Sandra Tucci Unit is said to contain older omputers, large monitors, lectronic cords, and many miscellaneous boxes.

Unit k224 - Sandra Tucci Unit is said to contain older lectronic equipment, many arge monitors, wooden pallets, and miscellaneous boxes.

Unit k259/k260 Unit is said to contain many older model monitors, omputers, older electronic tems, shop vacs, metal helves, speakers, wooden pallets, and miscellaneous boxes.

Unit k262 - Sandra Tucci Unit is said to contain old tyle monitors, large flat creen monitors, computers, nd miscellaneous boxes.

929-563912, 8/24,31

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 AGS TOWING SERVICE, ?WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE OLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 1988 CHEVROLET C1500 2GCDC14H7J1139806 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 5589 NOBLETT RD STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30087 *7941 929-562801, 8/17,24

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 BLUE COLLAR SCULPTOR, INC., WILL HOLD AN AUCTION OR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 1999 GULF STREAM SUN VOYAGER 3FCNF53S2XJA27644 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 3929 WOODWARD MILL RD SUGAR HILL, GA 30518 *7934 929-562811, 8/17,24

There will be sold at pubc outcry for cash at Wilard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or forelosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, s follows: #; Year; Make; Model; VIN 1 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG564XWA127410 2 2001 Saturn SL1 1G8ZG52881Z333802 3 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara JS3TX92V214107035 4 2006 Infiniti G35 JNKCV51E76M518760 5 2001 Buick Century 2G4WS52J411333939 6 2010 Chrysler Sebring 1C3CC4FB5AN170982 7 1998 Mercedes-Benz C230 WDBHA23GXWA572005 8 1985 Chevrolet S-10 1GCCS14B6F8141495 9 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J8GS48K87C569704 10 1999 Jeep Cherokee 1J4FF68SXXL605180 11 2003 Pontiac Vibe 5Y2SL64833Z413341 12 1997 Dodge Ram Wagon 2B5WB35Z3VK555584 13 2017 Ford Escape 1FMCU0F72HUA18828 14 2011 Dodge Challenger 2B3CJ4DG9BH603425 15 2005 Honda Civic 1HGES16315L002371 16 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GX48S41C684682 17 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AZ55F267783044 18 2015 Cadillac CTS 1G6AR5SX4F0144017 19 2003 BMW 530i WBADT63433CK36295 20 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 1D7HU18247J614403 21 2004 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZT54844F152354 22 2006 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D46C172614 23 2005 Nissan Titan 1N6BA07A65N520537 24 2013 Kia Forte KNAFW4A34D5670259 25 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5LMPU28A2XLJ16524 26 2000 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AA46L0YE175824 27 1996 Chrysler Town and Country 1C4GP54L9TB403530

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2017 SUZUKI HAYABUSA JS1GX72B6H2100521 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 1700 HORIZON PKWY BUFORD, GA 30518 *7944 929-562800, 8/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE South East Transportation 4138 arcadia industrial circle, Lilburn GA 30047 auction on Wednesday September 5,th at 11am.

2005 Ford Econoline Van VIN: 1FTNE24L65HB09952 929-563915, 8/24,31 PUBLIC SALE TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, will hold a public sale to enforce a lien imposed on said property, as described below, pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Georgia Code 10-4-213 to 10-4-215, at 292 Swanson Drive, #B Lawrenceville GA 30043.

Items in the unit will be auctioned independently to highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on ++ 10:00 AM on Friday, September 7th, 2018++. Management has the right to reject bids, and to withdraw from the sale.

Purchaser has 48 hours to remove items. Sale terms are cash only.

Bert Ragliff Crate 14.

Household goods 929-563844, 8/24,31

Spyder 4A3AE75HX3E019480 *** REBUILT *** 2009 Chrysler Sebring 1C3LC46B19N530213 1995 Chevrolet C1500 1GCEC14Z0SZ136817 2004 Ford Explorer 1FMZU73K74UA80764 1999 Ford F-150 1FTRX17WXXNA82240 2007 Chrysler Sebring 1C3LC46K87N525989 2007 Toyota Prius JTDKB20UX77547117 *** SALVAGE *** 2007 Pontiac G6 1G2ZF58B374253961 1990 GMC Sierra 1500 2GTEC19K3L1522122 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AK55F167791317 2004 Pontiac Grand Am 1G2NF52E04M509633 2002 Hyundai Elantra KMHDN45D92U417016 2004 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WF52E249236118 2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx 1G1ZT64814F148784 1997 Ford Expedition 1FMEU18W4VLC24477 2008 Ford Fusion 3FAHP07188R272939 2003 Ford Explorer 1FMZU73K33ZB45448

ZONINGS CITY OF SNELLVILLE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given to the general public that the City of Snellville has received an application for Variance (case #BOA 18-08) from Adams Homes AEC, LLC for the ±0.148 acre property, zoned PRC (Planned Residential Conservation) District, Lot 78 Block A Newtons Crest, 3263 Newtons Crest Circle, Snellville, Georgia (Tax Parcel #5006 422).

The request is for variance from Article IX, Stream Buffer Protection, Sec. 26-505(a) (1), Buffer and Setback Requirements, of Chapter 26, Environment of the City of Snellville Code of Ordinances to allow encroachment into the 75-foot impervious surface setback buffer of 778± sq. ft. and encroachment into the 50-foot stream buffer of 109± sq. ft. for the construction of a 2,742 sq. ft. singlefamily detached dwelling.

A public hearing by the Snellville Board of Appeals, as provided by law, will be held at a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia to consider said application and recommendation by the Planning Department and conduct a public hearing.

For inquiries call 770-9853517 or visit Snellville City Hall, Department of Planning and Development, 2342 Oak Road, 2nd Floor, Snellville, Georgia 30078. Application information may also be found on the City’s website at www.snellville.org.

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2006 Saturn Ion 1G8AJ55F26Z207922 There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: 1. 2010 Nissan Rogue JN8AS5MT1AW028635 2. 2003 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AA46G53E120474 3. 1998 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6673WH584555 4. 1996 Chevrolet Astro Van 1GCDM19W4TB154836 5. 1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1G3NG52M7W6306942 6. 1999 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K7XU447423 7. 2000 Honda Accord JHMCG6697YC027562 8. 2005 Mitsubishi Endeavor 4A4MM21SX5E066818 9. 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 1B7HC13Z2WJ262485 10. 2000 Mercury Cougar 1ZWFT61L9Y5624061 11. 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AL18F467706973 12. 2007 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAHP71W77X106618 13. 2000 Buick Park Avenue 1G4CU541034152824 14. 2000 Honda CRV JHLRD1865YC045748 15. 2001 Honda CRV JHLRD28491S000053 929-563107, 8/24,31 There will be sold at public auction on Wednesday 9 of September 2018 at 11:00 am the following vehicle at PPK AUTOMOTIVE INC, 506 LYLE CIR. LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30045, 2003 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY, VIN: 2C8GP64L53R188881; I & D AUTO PARTS LLC, 115 ARCADO RD. STE C, LILBURN, GA. 30047, 2008 VW PASSATT, VIN: WVWAK73C78P056761; REYES AUTOS & TRUCKS LLC, 5150 BUFORD HWY. STE5. NORCROSS GA 30071, 2002 NISSAN FRONTIER, VIN: 1N6DD26S42C368206, 2004 TOYOTA RAV4, VIN: JTEGD20V240029687, 2011 DODGE RAM, VIN: 3D7UT2CL7BG581012, 1999 CHEVROLET S10, VIN: 1GCCS1441X8130407. REYNA’S AUTO SERVICE, 3634 E. LIDDELL RD. DULUTH, GA 30096, 2007 BMW 525I, VIN: WBANE53547CW66084, AL’S AUTO REPAIR, 6020 BUFORD HWY. SUITE C., NORCROSS, GA. 30071, 2004 HONDA CIVIC, VIN: 2HGES16654H546264, 2007 JEEP COMPASS VIN: 1J8FF47W17D594247, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 40-11-5.

929-563931, 8/24,31 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2018. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 08 SEPTIEMBRE 2018 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 2012 Nissan Altima 1N4AL2EP2CC222089

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 GWINNETT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2009 DODGE RAM 1500 1D3HB16P69J522556 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 5054 HIGHWAY 78 STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30087 *7947 929-562812, 8/17,24

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ZONINGS CITY OF SNELLVILLE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given to the general public that the City of Snellville has received an application for Variance (case #BOA 18-07) from Adams Homes AEC, LLC for the ±0.151 acre property, zoned PRC (Planned Residential Conservation) District, Lot 69 Block A Newtons Crest, 3353 Newtons Crest Circle, Snellville, Georgia (Tax Parcel #5006 413).

The request is for variance from Article IX, Stream Buffer Protection, Sec. 26-505(a) (1), Buffer and Setback Requirements, of Chapter 26, Environment of the City of Snellville Code of Ordinances to allow encroachment into the 75-foot impervious surface setback buffer of 736± sq. ft. and encroachment into the 50-foot stream buffer of 19± sq. ft. for the construction of a 2,395 sq. ft. singlefamily detached dwelling.

A public hearing by the Snellville Board of Appeals, as provided by law, will be held at a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia to consider said application and recommendation by the Planning Department and conduct a public hearing.

For inquiries call 770-9853517 or visit Snellville City Hall, Department of Planning and Development, 2342 Oak Road, 2nd Floor, Snellville, Georgia 30078. Application information may also be found on the City’s website at www.snellville.org.

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CITY OF SNELLVILLE PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given to the general public that the City of Snellville has received an application for Variance (case #BOA 18-06) from Adams Homes AEC, LLC for the ±0.161 acre property, zoned PRC (Planned Residential Conservation) District, Lot 67 Block A Newtons Crest, 3373 Newtons Crest Circle, Snellville, Georgia (Tax Parcel #5006 325).

The request is for variance from Article IX, Stream Buffer Protection, Sec. 26-505(a) (1), Buffer and Setback Requirements, of Chapter 26, Environment of the City of Snellville Code of Ordinances to allow encroachment into the 75-foot impervious surface setback buffer of 964± sq. ft. and encroachment into the 50-foot stream buffer of 27± sq. ft. for the construction of a 2,395 sq. ft. singlefamily detached dwelling.

A public hearing by the Snellville Board of Appeals, as provided by law, will be held at a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Snellville City Hall, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, Georgia to consider said application and recommendation by the Planning Department and conduct a public hearing.

For inquiries call 770-9853517 or visit Snellville City Hall, Department of Planning and Development, 2342 Oak Road, 2nd Floor, Snellville, Georgia 30078. Application information may also be found on the City’s website at www.snellville.org.

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LAKE FRONT! 5BR/4.5BA Ranch Home w/ Formal Living and Dining Rooms, Spacious Kitchen.

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RENOVATED RANCH! 3BR/2BA Renovated Ranch with soaring ceilings in great room and breakfast area.

New flooring, new toilets, new kitchen appliances, new kitchen sink and fresh paint. Master has private covered porch.

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BRIAN’S TREE & HANDYMAN SERVICES

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MACHINE SHOP Roller Company in Lawrenceville needs a Manual Machinist, CNC Machinist, and a Welder knowledgeable in MIG, TIG, and stick welding. Must have own tools. Send resume to tim@ foresterroller.com (770) 822-9299

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 1131 APPIAN WAY

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SNELLVILLE 30039 FSBO Lg 2,801 Sq Ft 2-Sty, 4BR, 2.5BA, high ceil foyer; granite counter-top/brkfst rm; sep DR, lg fam rm w/ fplc. Lg BRs on 2nd flr.

Lots of strg, sidewalk, pond.

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PENDING SALE HUD HOME # 105-599187 Charming Ranch with 3BR/2BA on ½ acre fenced lot.

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BROOKWOOD SCHOOLS 1.03 Acre Wooded Zoned RS180. Lot located in Snellville in older established neighborhood in Brookwood Elementary School district.

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Family Owned and Operated Auto Dealership in Lawrenceville and Gainesville

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HOUSES FOR RENT GWINNETT DULUTH Updated 3BR/2BA home plus 2 car garage, $1,400 mo. plus sec. deposit, $50 CR RPT/ BGC 770-882-8458 or 770-4978664 ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT BASEMENT/ROOM WANTED FOR RENT in L’ville, Lilburn, Duluth, Norcross or Tucker area. Looking for nonsmoking environment w/no indoor pets. (49 year old responsible female w/FT job for 5 years at the same co. Non-smoker, nondrinker, no drugs, Gwinnett native. Call Tonya 678-863-8901.

Nice house, private big Master BR for rent close to Mall of GA. No smkg./drugs/pet. $600/m. Util, internet included. 404-667-3880 VACATION RENTALS NC, ATLANTIC BEACH 2BR/2BA CONDO Sept. 2-9, sleeps 6. $1300. Call Dick, 770-318-4893

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DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea.

Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up.

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Aug. 31 Splash Night — The city of Sugar Hill hosts the event — including food trucks, live music and other activities — which takes place at the Splash Park located at City Hall. The event runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. For more information, go to cityofsugarhill.com.

Norcross Summer Concert Series — The group A1A, a Jimmy Buffett tribute band, peforms at the city’s final concert of the summer series. The event runs from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Thrasher Park. For more information, go to aplacetoimagine.com.

Sept. 1 Buford Corn Maze — The Buford Corn Maze celebrates its 10th year as its fall season opens. The corn maze, located at 4470 Bennett Road in Buford — is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 1 and 2. For more information, go to bufordcornmaze.com.

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Fancy Funnel Cake 3059 Lawrenceville Highway Suite O, Lawrenceville 470-210-5077 fancyfunnelcake.com

The Fancy Unicorn and a Fancy Freezer are two of the menu items available at Fancy Funnel Cake in unincorporated Lawrenceville.

The restaurant, which features 27 different types of funnel cakes, draws heavily on the carnival roots of its signature menu item.

(Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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Open Since: Aug. 15 Owners: Domonique and Kashaun Cooper Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday to Saturday Location: In an outparcel building in front of the Walmart Neighborhood Market in the Bethesda Walk shopping center, which is at the corner of Lawrenceville Highway and Bethesda School Road.

Fancy Funnel Cake is located between Metro PCS and Italian Pizza Pie. Atmosphere: Having only opened a week and a half ago, Fancy Funnel Cake is still getting set up so the decor of the dining room isn’t fully in place, but there are some nods to the carnival roots of funnel cakes already evident in the restaurant.

A popcorn machine with old-time gold-painted lettering sits on the counter where customers place their orders. Next to it is a box of oversized lollipops, the kind that are sold at county and state fairs and big enough for a small child to hide most of his or her face behind.

Once the decor is fully installed, there will be two television sets placed on the wall at opposite ends of the restaurant. There will also be luau decor placed around the restaurant to bolster the atmosphere of fun that the owners want customers to feel.

Domonique Cooper said she and her husband, Kashaun, decided to open a funnel cake restaurant because it’s a food that most people can only get

ON THE MENU The Fancy Unicorn: Vanilla ice cream with an upside cone, whipped cream, sprinkles, red and blue cotton candy and “powdered suga” on a funnel cake. $8.

The Chili Off: Chili, melted cheese, bacon and ranch drizzle on a funnel cake. $8.

Cookie’s Funnel Cheesecake: Cheesecake slice with a graham cracker crust, strawberry slices, whipped cream and “powdered suga” on a funnel cake. $8.

Birthday Fun Cake: Ice cream, whipped cream, sprinkles and “powdered suga” on a funnel cake. $8.

Georgia Peach: Warm peach slices, cinnamon, whipped cream and “powdered suga” on a funnel cake. $8.

Rockin’ Rotisserie Chicken Sandwich: Rotisserie chicken salad and fresh lettuce between two funnel cakes. $8.

Fancy Freezer: Slushylike frozen drink topped with whipped cream, Gummy Bears, Skittles and a large lollipop.

Flavor choices include cherry or blueberry. $2.

The owners of Fancy Funnel Cake in unincorporated Lawrenceville are still developing the decor of the restaurant, which opened Aug. 15. They envision it eventually having luau-inspired decor. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

body’s answer was ‘Yes, but I can only get it when I go to an amusement park or a carnival.’

“Our family feels the exact same way. We have five boys and they feel the exact same way. In fact, the idea for this restaurant kind of got started from one of them. He said, ‘I wish I could get funnel cakes yearround and not have to make them at home.’”

There is a brisk mid-afwhenever they go to a ternoon business between carnival or fair.

2 and 3 p.m., but the main It was also something rush of business comes different. between 5 and 7 p.m., after “It didn’t exist already schools have gotten out in Gwinnett or metro for the day, Domonique Atlanta, so we’re wanting Cooper said. to bring something new The restaurant is closed to the area,” Domonique to walk-in traffic on SunCooper said. “We interdays so a day can be set viewed a number of people aside for people who wants and asked ‘Hey do you to have birthday parties, like funnel cakes? Do you wedding or baby showers like funnel cakes?’ Every- or other types of parties at

the restaurant.

Menu: The restaurant offers 27 different funnel cakes, many of which are the products of the Coopers’ imaginations.

For purists who only want a regular, traditional funnel cake, there is the Plain Jane, but beyond that the concepts can get a little wild.

“We wanted something that was a little bit different,” Domonique Cooper said. “We don’t just have the carnival funnel cakes.

We have a grandiose menu of all sorts of different things, and the menu is not done growing yet.”

They also renamed confectioners’ sugar typically put on funnel cakes — and also sometimes called powdered sugar — as “Powdered Suga” to give the name a “Southern twist.”

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One is The Fancy Unicorn, which is topped with a puff of red cotton candy and a puff of blue cotton candy, as well as a scoop of ice cream and whipped cream with an upside down ice cream cone on top — you know, to give it the unicorn look.

Then there is a The Chili Off Funnel Cake. In this case, the cake is topped with chili, cheese drizzle, bacon bits and ranch dressing.

There is also a cake on top of cake theme going on with the Cookie’s Funnel Cheesecake. It has a slice of cheesecake, topped with strawberry slices, sitting on top of the funnel cake.

It is named in memory of Domonique Cooper’s grandmother, who loved cheesecake.

The Coopers also turned funnel cakes into sand-

wiches, where ingredients, such as chicken salad, a patty melt or a BLT are placed between two cakes that fill the function usually filled by bread or buns.

“We say ‘Just eat it like a sandwich,’ so you would pick it up and you would bite into it while holding onto both sides,” Domonique Cooper said.

She warned that since funnel cakes are used as the bread, it can fill a person up fast.

“We do say you can’t eat it in one sitting so you must get it and probably take it to go and eat it two different times,” Cooper said.

Fancy Funnel Cake serves Pepsi products, but one of its more elaborate refreshments is the Fancy Freezer. It’s basically a Slushee with an elaborate topping. Customers can get it in cherry or blueberry flavor — or a mix of the two — and it is topped with whipped cream, Gummi Bears and Skittles with an oversized lollipop sticking out of the top.

Something You May Not Know: Two items that can be ordered from Fancy Funnel Cake — but only as part of a catering order for special events — are funnel cake cupcakes and funnel cake wedding cakes.

The funnel cake cupcakes are regular cupcakes that are topped with small funnel cakes. The funnel cake wedding cake is a series of funnel cakes that are stacked on top of each other, smaller ones on top of bigger ones, with wedding cake toppers at the summit.

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Cirque du Soleil’s newest show, Corteo, which is coming to Duluth’s Infinite Energy Arena on Wednesday, includes many aerial acts, its show directors said. (Special Photo)

Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo opens at Infinite Energy Arena on Wednesday

BY ISABEL HUGHES • isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

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t’s something few, if any, expect to attend in their lifetime: a clown’s funeral.

Yet beginning Wednesday, residents from across metro Atlanta will flock to Duluth’s Infinite Energy Arena for just that — the basis of Cirque du Soleil’s newest show, Corteo.

Corteo, which means “cortege” in Italian — a joyous procession and a festive parade imagined by a clown — will run from Aug. 29 through Sept. 2 at the arena, bringing more than 50 acrobats, musicians, singers and actors from around the world to Gwinnett.

The show centers on a clown dreaming of his own funeral, which takes place in a carnival atmosphere, said Maxwell Batista, the show’s publicist.

But Corteo is anything but sad.

“You get to see his friends and all the people he used to travel around the world with and you get to see all the amazing skills they have,” Batista said. “But then you ask, this is a show about death — it is a funeral. Yes, it is a funeral, but it’s not a sad show. It is a celebration of life.”

Corteo is set up much like a film, Batista said, where the clown sees flashbacks of his life.

“Think about it when you’re watching a movie and someone is about to die,” he said. “They have flashbacks of everything that’s happened in their life, and this is what you’re going to see on stage. You are going to see this clown remembering all the greatest moments he had in his life, since he was a child and would play on his bed, pretending for it to be a trampoline,

IF YOU GO What: Cirque du Soleil’s Corteo Where: Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth When: Wednesday through Sept. 2 Show times: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29 to 31, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 1, 1 and 5 p.m. Sept. 2 Cost: Tickets start at $49

but then he starts moving and you realize there’s nothing there holding him — he just has a great balance on this ladder.”

Despite being a tribute to a traditional circus performance, Corteo uses everyday items in its acts.

“The chandelier, the bed — (it’s) things that we usually have in the house but that are usually used in a different Cirque du Soleil’s newest show, Corteo, which is coming to Duluth’s Infinite Energy Arena on way,” Batista said. “People will Wednesday, uses everyday items in its acts, such as the bed. see the (traditional) acrobatics, but we explore it in a different and then we are also going to In Corteo, audience members tional show.” way with a variety of items see the great love he has in his face one another so they can see Though Corteo incorporates people don’t expect to be used. life.” every angle of the actors and a number of new elements, We have the traditional acts Cirque du Soleil, which acrobats on stage, while also Batista said at its heart, it is like hula hoops and acrobatic is known for its gymnasts, being able to see their fellow still a Cirque du Soleil show, ladder, but the trampolines are acrobats, music, costumes show-goers’ reactions to the meaning it contains many of the actually going to be the bed and and props, promises much of events unfolding in front of classic elements one expects to we have new ways of doing its classic favorites in Corteo, them. see — acrobatics, tricks — in tricks.” though unlike in past shows, “Besides that, in this show, the circus’ performance.

Batista said that while he this performance takes a you see humans, so it’s easy for “They still see the (essence) didn’t want to give away too different approach to props, you to connect with the perof Cirque du Soleil, with the much about the show, especialdecorations and the audience’s formance,” Batista said. “You acrobatics and amazing set ly the newer acts, Corteo has experience, Batista said. don’t see creatures, you don’t design,” Batista said. “With a something for everyone.

“Corteo is one of the most see animals on stage — you see cast of 50 different performers “From the beginning to unique Cirque du Soleil shows, humans, and it’s light makeup, from 18 nationalities, it’s a very the end, it doesn’t matter if starting because of the way so it allows you to see their mixed group, and there are a lot you’re a kid or an adult,” he it’s set up,” he said. “We have faces better. The costumes are of aerial acts. This show, Corsaid. “You’ll be able to follow the stage right in the middle of inspired by the end of the 19th teo, is a tribute to the traditional the story and there are many the arena and we have people century, and because this show circus, so you see in this show elements you will be able to on both sides, different from goes through the life of this one of the acrobats going up on connect to.” any other show where we have clown, people will have a mix a ladder and he’s holding nothFor more information about people sitting on all three sides of feelings, from excitement, ing. You think, ‘There must be the show or to buy tickets, visit of the stage.” nostalgia — it’s a very emoa cable there attached to him,’ cirquedusoleil.com/corteo.

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arts&entertainment Lionheart Theatre kicks off fall with ‘The Rainmaker’ Autumn will be an eventful time for Lionheart Theatre artists and patrons with a roster of crowdpleasing shows. Beginning with “The Rainmaker” on Sept. 7, the award-winning Norcross theater group will bring a “who done it,” some ghosts, a farcical wedding, and a life full of loose-ends to the stage.

“The Rainmaker” will be a return to Lionheart for director Joanie McElroy who directed the same play for the theater in 2001. “It’s going to be a lot of fun to revisit this script with a new group of artists,” she said.

The story involves a spinster, Lizzy Curry, and her Midwest family enduring a drought in Depression-era Kansas. A con man enters the town promising to bring desperately needed rain.

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Holley Calmes Lizzie’s family worries more about her marriage prospects than about their dying cattle,” Lionheart representative Sean Casey said.

“The theme of the show is about dreams,” McElroy said. “Lizzy has come to believe that her dreams, however simple, can’t come true. Some of the obstacles to her dreams are her own self-belief which is reinforced by her brother. However, a stranger comes along and helps her see herself

Lizzie Curry (Gabrielle Stephenson) and the huckster rainmaker Starbuck (Brock Kercher) envision a future in ‘The Rainmaker’ to be performed at Lionheart Theatre on weekends between Sept. 7 and 23. (Photo: Nancy Caldwell)

differently.”

“I hope audiences will examine their own dreams, or perhaps if they are an impediment to other’s dreams, how they can get out of the way,” McElroy said.

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are group discounts for 10 or more. Tickets are available by visiting www.lionhearttheater.org, by calling 770-885-0425, or by writing to reservations@lionhearttheater.org. The theater is located at 10 College St. in Norcross.

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“Pie in the Sky” is a warm, sweet Dessert Theatre event held at Norcross Presbyterian church Sept.

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October brings a farcical mystery titled “Murder at Weatherfield,” where a family gathers anxiously at a country estate to learn about changes to “His Lordship’s” will. The Agatha Christie spoof runs Oct. 18-21.

Lionheart’s popular “Lawless Spirits Tour” brings the past back to life on the streets of historic Norcross. From Oct. 25-27,

re-enactments of gun fights, bank robberies, family feuds and train wrecks can be relived with new stories added each year.

“Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding” is everyone’s favorite tacky nuptial event and Lionheart’s annual fundraiser. In one of the longest running off-Broadway shows in history, audiences are “wedding guests” for the ceremony, reception and dinner, champagne toasts, wedding cake, and dancing with ridiculous bickering families. The play runs Nov. 7-10.

For more information about Lionheart Theatre’s Fall offerings, visit www. lionhearttheater.org or call 770-885-0425.

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Masaharu Fukuyama is Tomoaki Shigemori in “The Third Murder.” (Special Photos: Wild Bunch International)

Strong start, finish make ‘The Third Murder’ a killer thriller The Third Murder (NR) ★★★★

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The winner of six 2018 Japanese Academy Awards, “The Third Murder” is high-grade procedural thriller that starts and ends strong but like far too many other films of this ilk, it slows to a crawl in the middle and could’ve benefited greatly from some judicious editing.

The recipient of the Best Producer (Picture), Director, Writer and Editing awards was Hirokazu Kore-eda who, with now nine features under his belt, has yet to make one that is not highly watchable and at the relatively young age of 56, could continue that winning streak for decades to come. Koreeda is one of the finest filmmakers on the globe and, sorry to say, one of the industry’s largely unknown storytellers.

Opening with the bludgeoning of a man who is then robbed and set on fire, Kore-eda more than suggests the crime was carried out solo by Misumi (Best Supporting Actor award winner Kôji Yakusho), a disgruntled former employee of the victim. Add to that Misumi’s full confession of the crime and you’re left with an open and shut case. Or maybe not.

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is not helped by his client’s shaky mental state and proclivity to frequently change details of his story. As there were no witnesses and no signs from the prosecution to make any deals, Shigemori and his three assistants must also become detectives.

A half-baked subplot involving Misumi’s estranged, never-seen child goes nowhere and Shigemori’s equally strained relationship with his own daughter wastes valuable time and should have been left on the cutting room floor.

The same can be said for interviews Shigemori’s

team conducts with other employees of the dead man’s company, most of whom are cheap-tohire ex-cons and highly unreliable.

The narrative improves greatly when Koreeda shifts his attention to Sasabara (Miwako Ichikawa) the dead man’s widow and their teen daughter Sakie (Best Supporting Actress winner Suzu Hirose, also the title character in Kore-eda’s masterpiece, “Our Little Sister”).

Understandably indignant when Shigemori offers her an “apology” letter from Misumi, Sasabara goes in to DEFCON 5

mode, opening up the door for multiple alternative scenarios.

Micro-details involving peanut butter (yes, peanut butter) and multiple characters with leg problems aid the sleuths in the audience in piecing together the facts and what they might mean to the bigger picture, and all of this starts making more sense at the start of the riveting third act.

What might not make sense — at least for those of us solely familiar the U.S. judicial system — is the surface splittingof-hairs of its Japanese counterpart. Although they sound virtually

identical, the charges of “murder/theft” and “robbery/murder” are very different in Japan, and another charge — “corpse mutilation” — takes on a life of its own.

Before it concludes, “The Third Murder” tosses in more red herrings but also huge chunks of tasty mystery red meat and ends in a most poetic, unexpected manner. It might not spell out true justice in your eyes but does provide closure while avoiding typical movie stereotypes. We need more movies like it.

Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

(Film Movement)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2018 • 7C

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STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

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OVERALL IMPRESSION

Pass: This was a fun rom-com. I thought it treated the different cultural dynamics and family pressures well.

Fail: No real complaints. Acting was strong and the scenery was beautiful.

Constance Wu is wonderful as Rachel. She had to deal with the disapproval of Nick’s mom and stand her ground. I liked her relationship with Nick, who was well played by Henry Golding. Also, her friend, Peik Lin, played by Awkwafina (recently in “Ocean’s Eight”), was very funny and brought great comic relief.

Fans of the book (which I haven’t read) will want to see the film, I’m sure. Also, people who enjoy chick flicks will like the romance and conflict.

You wouldn’t have to see this in the theater, although the Singapore scenes are lovely and colorful on the big screen. The story would be nice to watch at home.

This was a good film. Some of the montages and music were really special.

My guess is it will be a success and they will be making more all-Asian cast movies. It also had a nice blend of heart and humor.

Pass: I loved the book and, while there were some changes and some things left out, it did a great job honoring the source material. I loved seeing the characters come to life and everyone was perfectly cast. The sets and costumes were gorgeous and over the top. The music used in the movie was a perfect fit and really added to the story.

Fail: There really wasn’t anything I didn’t enjoy. I was never bored, and I laughed so much.

The scene-stealer of the movie was Awkwafina as Rachel’s college roommate Peik Lin. She was so funny and so well cast. I wanted to see more of her.

If you enjoyed the book, you will love the movie. If you enjoy a good romantic comedy, this movie is for you. Love and laughter are the heart of this movie. If you have a crazy family (and who doesn’t) you will relate to the characters in the movie.

The movie definitely makes a great date night. Also, it feels like it has been years since Hollywood has made a good romantic comedy and I have missed them! If this movie is a success maybe we will get some more romantic comedies in the theaters.

This movie was just plain fun. No deep message, no lecture, no raunchy humor.

Just sweetness with some great laughs.

It was nice to come out of a movie feeling good. There are two more books in the series and I can’t wait to see them come to the big screen.

Pass: Its most successful aspect was the stunning, grandiose settings that made for epic shots that reflected the main characters’ love for one another.

Fail: Its least successful aspect was the humor: while some lines are hilarious, others fall flat.

The most impressive performer for me was Constance Wu, who played the main character, Rachel Chu. She did an excellent job portraying the tough, savvy, middle class New Yorker trying to prove that she can belong in a crazy rich and powerful Chinese family.

Fans of the romantic comedy genre will enjoy this film the most. It’s unapologetic and genuine and though some of its lines are a bit cliché, for the most part, this film tells an intricate, believable and compelling love story with several unexpected twists.

This is worth seeing in theaters. I wouldn’t expect to be saying this for a rom com, but its epic scenery and fantastic cinematography are worth the extra bucks.

A very good film. It’s sometimes funny but all-around heartwarming, the kind of movie that can inspire hope in any single person’s life, even the grimmest most single pessimistic among us. Perhaps more important than its stunning depictions of affluence is how it portrays both the positive and negative sides of wealth: It can either be used to help others or to fuel one’s own greed and self-obsession.

Everyone should get out and see this fun, quirky, entertaining and honest film; it’s sure to delight.

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★★★★

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★★★★

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COMING SOON TO OWN • “Book Club” (Aug. 28): Four friends (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen) delve into racier reading that ends up inspiring their lives. (PG-13) • “RBG” (Aug. 28): The life and times of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are traced in this documentary, which includes comments by President Bill Clinton. (PG) • “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (Aug. 28): Young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca.

Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission — the Millennium Falcon. (PG-13) • “Tag” (Aug. 28): Friends participate in a game that uses the whole country as a playing board; the ensemble cast includes Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Isla Fisher and Hannibal Buress. (R) • “Woman Walks Ahead” (Aug. 28): A widowed artist (Jessica Chastain) meets with opposition when she travels to late 19th-century North Dakota to do a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull. (R) • “Adrift” (Sept. 4): Their new romance takes two young people (Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin) on a quest to return a boat — which turns into a fight to survive. (PG-13) • “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (Sept. 4): The impact and ongoing legacy of Fred Rogers, star of the public-television classic “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” are traced in this

documentary. (PG-13) • “Incredibles 2” (Nov. 6): Telecommunications guru Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk) enlists Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) to fight crime and make the public fall in love with superheroes once again. That leaves Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) with one of his greatest

challenges ever — staying home and taking care of three rambunctious children. As Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack offer him a new set of headaches, a cybercriminal named Screenslaver launches his dastardly plan — hypnotizing the world through computer screens. (PG)

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Recently reviewed films now playing in metro area theaters. Ratings are out of 4 stars.

• “BlacKkKlansman” — 3 1/2 stars Director Spike Lee delivers a great movie with a powerful message and humor inserted throughout at the right moments. John David Washington shines as Ron Stallworth, the first black police officer in Colorado Springs, Colo. Based on real events, Stallworth teams up with Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) and other officers to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan. Topher Grace turns in a great performance as national Klan leader David Duke. The movie has a couple of slow parts, but the simultaneous investigation of local black activists provokes thought and parallels some present-day events. — Michael Buckelew • “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” — 3 1/2 stars Tom Cruise again doesn’t disappoint in the latest entry in the action series.

Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt to stop three pieces of plutonium from getting sold to terrorists who want to weaponize them. Director Christopher McQuarrie’s film takes a lot of twists that can at times make following all the events tricky, but the overall product doesn’t suffer much.

The action sequences are spectacular, and the characters’ banter lightens up the movie at the right times. Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Sean Harris return in their roles from previous installments, and Henry Cavill (“Justice League”) is a welcome addition as CIA operative August Walker. — MB • “Ant-Man and the Wasp” — 3 stars After the regal “Black Panther” and

everything-plus-kitchen-sink throwdown that was “Avengers: Infinity War,” this latest Marvel Studios movie feels even more like the featherweight fluff it is — and that’s OK. Evangeline Lilly is as winsome as Wasp as Paul Rudd remains gregarious as Ant-Man. Though the film is missing the wit of the 2013 original written (and initially directed) by Edgar Wright, it benefits from a much improved villain in Hannah John-Kamen’s Ghost. — Khari J. Sampson • “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” — 3 1/2 stars In what is the best of this franchise’s installments since the original “Jurassic Park,” “Fallen Kingdom” brings back Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) to what they think is helping rescue the dinosaurs from ruins of the Jurassic World park. But after Owen leads a strike force to the lone surviving velociraptor, Blue, they find out they’ve been misled. Owen and Claire battle to save the lives of the dinosaurs before Eli Mills (Rafe Spall) can sell them to the highest bidder. The movie is enjoyable from start to finish, and it smartly explores the morality of creating and controlling life. — MB • “Incredibles 2” (PG) — 3 1/2 stars It can’t quite live up to the near-perfect superhero family original but it far outdoes every Pixar sequel effort not named “Toy Story.” Set just 14 seconds afterthe first film (which came out 14 years ago), this one focuses on Elastigirl’s fight to restore superheroes’ status in the world — and her husband’s reaction to being stuck at home with the kids: volatile teenaged Violet, still-impetuous Dash and toddler Jack-Jack. Great fun ensues. — KS

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Not counting sports flicks and movies about movies, there aren’t many films with plots involving employees at the workplace and even fewer that are memorable or worthwhile. Standouts in this razor-thin micro-genre include “Working Girl,” “Office Space,” “Office Christmas Party” and “9 to 5” (which is strongly rumored to have a sequel in the works). Although not totally successful, “Support the Girls” is well worth your time and will strike a chord with anyone who has ever worked at a restaurant.

The movie takes place on a single day at Double Whammies, a sports bar

Haley Lu Richardson as Maci and Regina Hall as Lisa star in “Support the Girls.” (Special Photo: Magnolia Pictures)

located at an industrial park in Houston, modeled after Hooters, Twin Peaks and Tilted Kilt — a quasi-dive wing and brew

joint where all of the servers are scantily clad young females. Double Whammies is not part of a chain but rather a single

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unit owned by good ol’ boy and the “I’d-ratherbe-fishing” Cubby (James Le Gros), whose mouthbreathing leadership and rudimentary, 20th-century marketing skills are sorely lacking.

Making up for Cubby as best she can is his general manager Lisa (Regina Hall), a genuine lady in her late 40s who exposes little of her flesh and is the kind of boss every service person adores. For the duration, Lisa (and by extension, Hall) performs a delicate balancing act while dealing with the often unpredictable, easily rattled and shifty staff, Cubby, the rude and sometimes too-chummy patrons, a cable outage on fight night and the final stages of a disintegrating romance.

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Sunday, August 26 • 1:00pm to 5:00pm Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center 2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford Admission: $8 per person Celebrate the approaching fall apple season at the historic Chesser-Williams House. Learn about German culture by connecting to the traveling German artist who painted the interior and exterior folk art decorations at the historic house located on the grounds of the Environmental and Heritage Center.

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Tuesday, August 28 • 6:30pm to 8:00pm Lilburn Branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library 4817 Church Street, Lilburn Free!

Hear about the history and impact of railroads and major passenger stations in and around the Atlanta area, and learn how trains influenced the development of Gwinnett County. Copies of the book When Atlanta Took the Train by David H. Steinberg will be available for purchase with proceeds going to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth. For more information, visit GwinnettPL.org.

They won’t be this age for long. So make every second count with a family vacation in Florida.

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Courthouse Craft Night Tuesday, September 11 • 6:00pm to 8:00pm Gwinnett Historic Courthouse • 185 Crogan Street, Lawrenceville Cost: $15 per person Bring your friends to the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse for fun, 1800s-style crafting. Feel transported back in time as you learn how to create a Victorian tile coasters. Instruction and all supplies will be provided. Register by Thursday, September 6 at GwinnettParks.com.

Old Fashioned Picnic Saturday, September 15 • 11:00am to 4:00pm Gwinnett Historic Courthouse • 185 Crogan Street, Lawrenceville Free!

Enjoy food, craft vendors, and family fun while visiting the historic arts and trade market. Reenactors dressed in the primitive style of the early 1800s allow visitors to step back in time while learning about Gwinnett’s history. Children can play period games and make primitive crafts. Visit GwinnettParks.com for more information.

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his grill, much to Lisa’s simultaneously proud and embarrassed chagrin.

Bobo also forces herself into participating in a charity car wash (also providing the movie’s title) organized by Lisa without the knowledge of Cubby and earmarked for another service worker unemployed for reasons only (wisely) doled out along the way by writer/ director Andrew Bujalski.

An Austin, Texas-based filmmaker always flying far beneath industry radar, Bujalski — regularly referred to in trade circles as the “Godfather of Mumblecore” — is an observational humorist less concerned with plot who puts his emphasis on character development and non-verbal storytelling. In a manner not unlike that of a scant few other directors and performers, Bujalski believes the best acting is reacting, and it’s a good bet that much of his script for this film was merely vague descriptions of situations left to improvisation by the actors. There’s an organic and marked unforced feel to all of the dialogue.

One of Bujalski’s several triumphs takes place during the final scene with Lisa, Maci and Danyelle on a rooftop sharing gulps from a stolen bottle of high-end tequila and — without the fear of Cubby hovering over their shoulder — let it all rip.

For anyone who has ever served a drink or a plate of wings or was hit on or insulted while having to deal with hammered diners, this movie provides the ultimate catharsis.

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This moment, forever.

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highly lucrative “Scary Movie” horror parodies, Hall has a long list of bigand small-screen credits over the last two decades but it could rightfully be declared here that her participation in “Support the Girls” qualifies as her career-defining, if not breakthrough, role. Hall is in practically every scene and with a range of emotions running the gamut, she thoroughly owns this film.

Lisa gets a great deal of actual and metaphysical assistance from bartender Maci (Haley Lu Richardson, “Split,” the upcoming “Operation Finale”) and single mom waitress Danyelle (rapper Shayna McHayle, whose stage name isn’t printable in a family newspaper). Vivacious almost to the point of grating, Maci knows all of the tricks to get the best tips: the wide, bigtoothed smile and just the proper level of physical contact with the customers (brush but never rub, grab or linger). Danyelle is the polar opposite.

She’s tall and exotic, with curves in all the right places and displays a blase, practically disinterested air that acts like catnip or crack to a good chunk of the alwaysbuzzed clientele.

Easily the most interesting of the bar’s patron characters is Bobo (Lea DeLaria of “Orange is the New Black” TV series), a masculine lesbian with a crush on, well, every girl in the restaurant who is the enforcer alongside Lisa’s den mother. If a drunk or stupidly bold guy tries to get too friendly with the staff or insults them, Bobo gets up into