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New name, mission for hospice in Duluth area

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

The Duluth-based hospice that gained worldwide attention two years ago when the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown became a patient is winding down inpatient hospice services and preparing to move in a new direction, officials announced this past week.

Peachtree Christian Hospice and its operator, PruittHealth, announced the facility will become Peachtree Christian Health in 2018. Under this new name, it will operate as a life enrichment center that offers various types of therapy, support programs, clinical and personal care, educational programs and programs for veterans and lowincome families.

The decision to end hospice care was based on shifts in the model for end of life care, PruittHealth Chairman and CEO Neil Pruitt said in a statement.

“Today, more and more patients and doctors are choosing home hospice care, and as such, the demand for inpatient hospice care has significantly declined,” he said. “Therefore, it is no longer a viable business model for PruittHealth to operate a full-time, dedicated inpatient hospice facility, like Peachtree Christian Hospice, moving forward.

“This decision was a difficult one, as Peachtree Christian Hospice has been a wonderful partner to our organization and the local community since opening in 2000.”

The hospice took in its last patients Wednesday and has pledged to provide its traditional level of service and care to them. Peachtree Christian Hospice and PruittHealth have provided inpatient hospice care to more than 10,000 patients over the last 17 years.

Among its patients was Bobbi Kristina Brown, who was brought there in her final days in 2015.

The hospice will host two “Coffee and Conversation” sessions to discuss the planned changes with the public this month. The first will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, and the second will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 12.

Both sessions will be held at the hospice, which is located at 3430 Duluth See HOSPICE, Page 6A

The avengers

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart and players celebrate after winning Saturday’s SEC Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

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he Georgia Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference Championship over the Auburn Tigers 28-7 at MercedesBenz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday.

Georgia lost to Auburn Nov. 11 by a score of 40-17 at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Saturday’s win marks the Bulldogs’ first SEC football title since 2005. See the Sports section for full coverage, and visit gwinnettdailypost.com for more photos from Georgia Bulldogs running back D'Andre Swift (7) runs away for a touchdown during Saturday's SEC the game.

Championship between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Peachtree Christian Hospice officials announced the facility’s operator, PruittHealth, is winding down inpatient hospice services. The last patients were admitted Wednesday and the hospice’s board of directors plans to turn the facility into a life enrichment center that will be known as Peachtree Christian Health.

(Photo: Peachtree Christian Hospice/ Facebook)

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Daily Post honored with Beacon Award FROM STAFF REPORTS

of what we do as a community paper. This recognition The Gwinnett Daily Post is a reflection of the hard was presented with the Bea- work put in by our entire con Award by the Georgia staff.”

School Board Association According to the GSBA, on Friday, an honor given the award is to recognize annually by the organization “print and electronic media to media outlets for their representatives or organizarole in informing the public tions whose coverage over about school-related issues. time has created understandThe award was presented ing of public education at a luncheon in Cobb Coun- issues by informing the ty as part of the GSBA’s an- general public about pronual conference. Three other grams, policies and/or issues affecting the public schools, newspapers — The Union students, and/or communiRecorder, Thomasville ties.”

Times-Enterprise and The Each media organization’s Herald-Leader — were also local school board had to presented with the award. provide a nomination, and “We are very honored to no more than five organizabe given this award,” Daily Post Editor Todd Cline said. tions in both print and electronic media were allowed to “Coverage of our local school system is a major part win the award.

Gwinnett Daily Post Editor Todd Cline accepted the Beacon Award from Georgia School Board Association President Tom Odom on Friday during the organization’s annual luncheon.

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Georgia’s largest trampoline park opens in Buford

By Trevor McNaBoe trevor.mcnaboe @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County has a new attraction that is sure to keep visitors bouncing away happy. In midNovember, Rockin’ Jump opened its doors at 3520 Gravel Springs Road near the Mall of Georgia.

The space, which encompasses nearly 33,000 square feet, is filled with attractions such as a Slam Dunk Zone, an homage to the grassroot sport SlamBall; a Ninja Course; X-Beam Jousting and a Vertigo Tower.

“Anyone with some extra energy to burn is welcome to come jump, bounce, hop, leap, skip and soar to their heart’s content,” said coowner Asif Ali. Between an after-dark program called Neon Jump Nights on Fridays, a 6-and-younger program called Rockin’ Tots held throughout the week, and an all-ages program called Rockin’ Saturdays

Above, two of the Rockin’ Jump staff members joust in the X-Beam Arena. Right, Rockin’ Jump owners Husein Khimani, left, and Asif Ali, right, stand in front of Buford’s newest indoor trampoline park. (Special Photos)

there is something exciting happening for the whole family.

Co-owner Husein Khimani said they wanted to a place where people can exercise in a fun way with trampolines and mats and relax with a cafe and party rooms.

“Instead of weights and treadmills, it’s a world where you can soar in open jump arenas, dive into pools of soft foam cubes, play trampoline dodgeball, and do flips and somersaults,” Khimani said.

Rockin’ Jump is a franchise that is based out in

California and began with its first park in 2011 in Dublin, Calif. Since then, it has expanded to 90 different locations across the country.

For more information, visit www.rockinjump.com and http://buford.rockinjump.com.

Hilton bringing boutique hotel concept to Gwinnett Suwanee-based contractor planning to break ground on location Monday By curT yeoMaNs

relationship with Ray and his team dates back over 10 years, and we look forward to working Nearly a year after with them on this innoGwinnett County comvative new brand.” missioners changed a This will be the first county ordinance to let boutique hotel constructed since Gwinnett This architectural rendering shows the Tru by Hilton hotel that officials will break developers build bouground on Monday from different angles. The groundbreaking comes nearly a year tique hotels, the Hilton commissioners changed after Gwinnett County commissioners changed a zoning ordinance to allow boutique Hotel chain is preparing rules regarding the size hotels, such as Tru, in the county. (Special Photo) to bring its version of of hotel rooms and the concept to Lawlobbies at the end of renceville.

2016. The change was Suwanee-based made because PlanSharpe Contractors said ning and Development it will break ground Department officials Monday on a Tru by said hotel chains began Hilton next to Bass to approach them about Pro Shops at Sugarloaf bringing this particuMills. The four-story, lar hotel concept to the 97-room hotel will be county. built at 2050 N. Brown Under the previous Road. It will be Hilton’s rules, however, the room first Tru hotel location and lobby sizes would in Gwinnett and the not have been compliant brand’s second location with the county’s zoning in metro Atlanta. Anoth- ordinance. er location has already The Tru by Hilton opened in McDonough. brand was one of the Sharpe Contractors concepts planning ofwas hired by Panorama ficials pointed to at the Hotels to build the Law- time as an example of renceville location. what boutique hotels “We’re very excited to looked like. be partnering with Ray “Tru by Hilton is an Thakar, Atul Patel and innovator and industrythe team at Panorama,” leader in the midscale Sharpe Contractors segment — the very first President Shane Sharpe to meet the needs of a said in a statement. “Our previously underserved

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group of travelers who seek simplicity and value without compromising quality and design,” Tru

by Hilton global head Alexandra Jaritz said in a statement this week.

The idea behind the boutique hotel concept is to have smaller rooms and larger lobby areas with amenities. The goal is to have guests spending more of their time at the hotel interacting with other guests rather than staying in their rooms.

The 42,808-squarefoot Tru by Hilton location in Gwinnett will have stone, brick and exterior insulation and finish on the outside of the building. Kennesawbased R Design Works did the architectural design work on the hotel.

The hotel’s location near the Interstate 85-Sugarloaf Parkway interchange will allow it to serve guests who are either passing through on the interstate or are in the area for an event at the Infinite Energy Center.

Sharpe officials expect construction of the hotel will last about 12 months.

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Holiday display

The 2016 Lawrenceville Hometown Christmas Parade gets underway in this file photo. This year’s parade will take place Friday night. (File Photos)

Lawrenceville announces details for Christmas parade

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Their noses may not glow like Rudolph’s, but there will be reindeer in downtown Lawrenceville with a jolly old man in a red suit next week.

No, seriously.

There really will be live reindeer and a Santa Claus in the city the night of Dec. 8.

This is the Christmas season after all, and Lawrenceville will be holding a parade to mark the occasion.

The city’s second annual Hometown Christmas Parade, which will be presented by United Community Bank, will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Clayton and Branson Streets. Participants will make a loop along Clayton, Pike, Perry and Nash streets.

This year’s theme will be the seemingly Stevie Wonder-in-

Above, Santa waves to the crowd during the 2016 Lawrenceville Hometown Christmas Parade in this file photo. This year’s parade will take place Friday night. At left, live reindeer are on display at the 2016 Lawrenceville Hometown Christmas Parade. This year’s parade will take place Friday night.

spired, “What Christmas Means to Us,” and proceeds from the event being donated to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The health care system’s mascots, Hope and Will, are set to serve as the grand marshals for the parade.

City officials said food trucks will be set up near the square, although attendees are also encouraged to eat at a downtown restaurant if they prefer. The parade will include an honor guard, city elected officials, marching bands, light-up floats,

walking civic groups, decorated vehicles and, yes, Santa Claus.

The live reindeer will be near the square, along with seasonal refreshments.

Although the event begins at 7 p.m., city officials recommended spectators arrive by 5 p.m. Roads around the square will close at 6 p.m. As a result, drivers who normally come through the area are being warned to expect heavy delays

in the downtown area.

Anyone who wants to attend the parade can park in the Downtown Parking Deck at 153 E. Crogan St., the Lawrenceville Lawn at 210 Luckie St., the City of Lawrenceville Fleet Maintenance Shop at 20 S. Clayton St., Lawrenceville City Hall at 70 S. Clayton St. and, after 6 p.m., at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive.

Mall of Georgia Burger 21 owner gets national award

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A local Burger 21 official was recently recognized by the restaurant chain for his business’ salesmanship.

The company announced Corley Steward, owner of the Mall of Georgia Burger 21, received the national Top Sales Award during a recognition dinner for the company’s franchisees and partners in Clearwater, Fla. The awards recognize achievements made by franchisees and partners in 2017.

In the case of the Top Sales Award, the franchisee whose restaurant has the highest systemwide gross sales out of 22 franchise locations around the country.

“In the growing better burger sector, our franchisees set us apart.”

Burger 21 President Mark Johnston said in a statement. “Our franchisees play an integral role in elevating the Burger 21 brand and without their hard work each day we wouldn’t be where we are today.

“These award winners represent sophisticated operators and outstanding strategic partners that help make Burger 21 deliver the best burger

Local Burger 21 owners Meg and Corley Steward are shown in this photo. Corley Steward received the restaurant chain’s national Top Sales Award for the Mall of Georgia location during a recognition event in Florida.

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experience ever.”

Steward runs multiple Burger 21 locations in the area, including one in Snellville. He was

also recognized, along with David Brown, with the A Rising Star Award for a location in Kennesaw.

4A • SundAy, december 3, 2017 To Your Good Health

Keith Roach

Be careful eating red yeast rice Dear Dr. roaCH: In a recent column, you said that red yeast rice acts as a kind of natural statin. Can natural and synthetic statins be used together?

— M.P.A. aNSWer: Red yeast rice is a traditional Chinese food and medicine used for circulation. It was found to decrease cholesterol by about 15 percent, and analysis of the product shows that it contains a chemical called monacolin K, which is the active ingredient of the statin drug lovastatin.

I don’t recommend red yeast rice for most people because, like any natural product, the amount of the active compound varies.

I prefer to give a known amount of the purified compound, so the person gets the same amount every day and I can adjust the dose if needed. I have patients who prefer natural products, so I recommend red yeast rice only for people who insist on this.

However, I would not combine it with another statin. In general, combining drugs of the same class — statins, blood pressure medicines, depression medicines or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines — does not increase the beneficial effect much, but it does dramatically increase the risk of toxicity and side effects. It’s generally better to use a complementary class.

In the case of cholesterol treatment, people who need more than a statin usually need a better diet and more exercise.

There are few people I treat for cholesterol with a medication other than a statin these days, but some may benefit from ezetimibe or one of the newer PCSK-9 inhibitors.

Dear Dr. roaCH: I am a diabetic and take gabapentin for symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. My family doctor suggested I use a rolling pin: I put it under my feet and roll it back and forth for about five minutes while sitting in a chair. It takes away the tingling.

— K. aNSWer: I appreciate your writing. I often have talked about medical treatment for diabetic neuropathy, and this simple treatment may help some readers. Many physical therapists use a foam roller.

An easy way to make one yourself is to cut a children’s “noodle” (a foam float used as a pool toy) into the appropriate size, rather than using a rolling pin. This can help some people with peripheral neuropathy, whether diabetic or non-diabetic. Everyone with peripheral neuropathy also should be taught how to inspect their feet daily for any potential problems and get a regular professional evaluation as well. reaDerS: Diabetes has become epidemic in North America. The booklet on it provides insight on its diagnosis and treatment.

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An opportunity to four riding lawnmowers, try to make some changwhich are basically a special attraction, perdo something you enjoy about five rolling tooles. What do you say? extensions of my son and haps, followed by a meal. is apparent. Romance is boxes, many desks and a — Neatfreak daughter-in-law’s home.

Dear amy: Poor in the stars. wrecked car. If he sees a Dear Neatfreak: The in-laws frequently “Lonely Girlfriend!”

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Your husband sounds as take them out to eat when She was whining about 22) — Problems at home I used to think that he if he has some hoarding they’re at their vacation how her hardworking will affect your emowould buy something (or at least, “pack rat”) homes. boyfriend didn’t have tional attitude, adding and then resell it to make tendencies, and unforMy husband and I are time for her. Thank you money, but he does not tunately, this practice of often included, and this is for suggesting that if she to stress. Trust in yourself and yourself alone. part with anything. He buying, accumulating the problem. became more hardworkRefuse to let anyone has to have two or more and never getting rid of We are on a fixed ing, she wouldn’t feel so take advantage of you of everything, and most anything is a very hard income. We are not neces- lonely! of it is junk. habit to break. Studies of sarily cheap, but are still — Happily Employed personally, financially or emotionally.

I am 65 and have serihoarders seem to confrugal.

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world&nation world Syrian media: Israel strikes military site near Damascus

A military site near Damascus came under attack just after midnight Saturday by missiles from the Israeli military, according to the Syrian state-run SANA news agency and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Two of the surface-tosurface missiles launched were intercepted by Syrian air defense, but others caused material damage to the military site, sources told SANA. The Israeli military declined to comment on the incident when asked by CNN about the Syrian claim.

The incident comes amid escalating tensions between Israel and Syria. In November, the Israeli military accused Syria of violating the 1974 ceasefire agreement by “conducting construction work” in the northern part of the Golan Demilitarized Zone. Israel also shot down a reconnaissance drone it believed was operated by Syria.

General: Russia, China building weapons to target U.S. satellites A senior U.S. general said Saturday that countries like Russia and China are actively building weapons that can target space-based U.S. military assets like satellites.

“They’ve been building weapons, testing weapons, building weapons to operate from the earth in space, jamming weapons, laser weapons, and they have not kept it secret,” Gen. John Hyten, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, told an audience at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, Calif.

“They’re building those capabilities to challenge the United States of America, to challenge our allies, and to change the balance of power in the world,” added Hyten, who oversees all U.S. military operations in space. “We cannot allow that to happen.”

Russia and China saw how the U.S. military made successful use of satellites during military operations like the 1991 Gulf War and now seek ways to deny the U.S. the ability to use satellites in future conflicts, Hyten said.

North Korea’s ICBM likely broke up upon re-entry, U.S. official says An intercontinental ballistic missile that North Korea said could reach the “whole” mainland of the United States likely broke up upon re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere, a U.S. official said Saturday.

North Korea on Tuesday broke a two-month lull in weapons testing. It launched an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-15, that state-controlled media described as the “most powerful ICBM” carrying a “super-large heavy warhead” to unprecedented heights of almost 2,800 miles.

— From wire reports

Senate passes big tax reform bill

By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly CNN

Republicans are finally on the verge of enacting a signature legislative achievement.

It’s something that seemed up in the air less than 24 hours before the vote, unlikely just a few months ago and completely unfathomable despite bold claims to the contrary midway through President Donald Trump’s first year in office.

Yet the Republicancontrolled US Senate, by a vote of 51-49, early Saturday morning passed a historic overhaul of the US tax code, clearing what has long been considered the largest and most byzantine hurdle in an effort that hasn’t been completed in more than 31 years.

“We have an opportunity now to make America more competitive, and to keep jobs from being shipped offshore and provide substantial relief to the middle class,” McConnell told reporters after the vote. “At the end, there was not a single Democrat who thought this was a good idea, and so we’re going to take this message to the American people a year from now.”

The legislative prod-

nation Critics react to Trump’s tweet on firing Flynn President Donald Trump’s tweet on Saturday about firing Michael Flynn from his position as national security adviser is garnering a lot of attention from critics — with some calling it a possible admission of obstruction of justice.

Trump tweeted about Flynn’s Friday guilty plea, in which the former national security adviser said he lied to the FBI about conversations he had with Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak during the transition and disclosed that he is cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office.

“I had to fire General Flynn because he lied to the Vice President and the FBI,” Trump wrote. “He has pled guilty to those lies. It is a shame because his actions during the transition were lawful. There was nothing to hide!”

The tweet immediately caught the attention of critics, who questioned whether Trump knew Flynn had lied to the FBI when the President asked then-FBI Director James Comey to let the investigation into Flynn go.

California Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, tweeted, “If that is true, Mr. President, why did you wait so long to fire Flynn? Why did you fail to act until his lies were publicly exposed? And why did you pressure Director Comey to ‘let this go?’”

Walter Shaub, a former director of the United States Office of Government

people Hanks: Trump’s attacks on press are concerning

Reflecting on the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency, actor Tom Hanks recalled that prior to Trump’s win, he didn’t think it was possible.

Before the election, Hanks recalled, he said something like, “Well, you know what? Then aliens are going to land on my front lawn and dinosaurs are going to wear capes.”

“If I had said instead, if that happens we are going to — neo-Nazis are going to hold torchlight parades in Charlottesville and Pocahontas jokes will be said The Senate tax bill passed by a vote of 51-49 early Saturday, with only one Republican, in front of the Navajo code Senator Bob Corker, voting against it. (Photo: CNN) talkers. That would have been just as hellacious in imagination, I think, as what uct — something that lican Party’s top legislaa tax bill on the brink of we have,” Hanks said in an will touch every facet tive priority for more than passage. The bill is now interview with David Axelof American life, every seven years: the repeal of expected to go to conrod for “The Axe Files.”

U.S. business and every Obamacare. Just hours be- ference committee with Alongside Meryl Streep, individual in the country fore the bill was voted on, House.

Hanks is co-starring in the — came from a year of aides were still writing The story of how Senupcoming film “The Post,” closed-door, cloistered the bill. When the final ate Republicans closed which tells the story of The meetings. It was driven by bill emerged, notes were the deal, which despite Washington Post’s controGOP goals of significant still hand-written and the roaring success of versial decision to publish cuts and benefits to corscribbled in the margins.

Republicans up to this stories about the Pentagon porate entities designed Yet, McConnell lost point, still faces chalPapers, the Defense Departto turbocharge economic just one Republican vote, lenges in the days ahead ment’s secret study of U.S. growth, with significantly something even senior as lawmakers in both involvement in the Vietnam less benefit to the individ- GOP members would chambers attempt to War. uals who have been at the deem almost inconceivreconcile proposals that The movie will be reheart of the Republican able just a few weeks differ sharply in several leased later this month, and pitch for the plan itself. It ago. After rushing the key substantive ways, was created without the bill through a release and involves multiple Repub- it comes as the administrainclusion of Democrats a markup, GOP leaders lican senators negotiating tion continues to double and it came on the heels also survived a late, and with other members right down on attacks against the of a devastating failure on completely unexpected, up until the final moments press.

Axelrod asked Hanks what has been the Repub- scare that nearly stalled before the vote. about the President targeting news organizations of 20 points over his Repub- for publishing stories he doesn’t agree with. lican opponent in 2016 and “How much does that has won by similarly large margins in that district since concern you?” Axelrod inquired.

2012. He has represented Hanks said it concerns three districts during his him, “because it’s montenure in the House due to changing district boundaries keying around with our Levin said he will join the Constitution.”

University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Musk will send Public Policy. his car to Mars “I hope to help renew Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded public trust in public institu- on giant rocket guilty Friday to lying to the FBI. (File Photo) tions, which is all the more Elon Musk says the first wrongdoing, sources said. important given the perils of Ethics, also responded on test launch of SpaceX’s The messages from the Trump presidency,” he Twitter to Trump’s tweet, massive new rocket will Strzok to another FBI expert said. writing: “…just couldn’t happen next month. resist commenting on Flynn. assigned to the Mueller Are you ADMITTING you team were discovered in Brock Turner asks Its destination? Mars.

Its cargo? A Tesla Roadthe course of that internal knew Flynn had lied to the for new trial over ster with David Bowie on FBI when you asked Comey review. The wording of the the stereo. sex assault messages sent during the to back off Flynn?”

The rocket, known as 2016 campaign appeared The former Stanford the Falcon Heavy, will lift to be making fun of thenFBI agent taken off from Cape Canaveral, candidate Trump, and raised University swimmer who off Mueller probe concerns that they could be was convicted last year using the same launchpad as Apollo 11, Musk tweeted of sexually assaulting an over messages seen as being pro-Clinton, unconscious woman — and late Friday in the U.S. the sources said.

Special counsel Robert “Will have double thrust spent only three months Mueller removed one of the Longtime Mich. of next largest rocket,” he in jail — is appealing his FBI’s top Russian counterconvictions and requesting a said. “Guaranteed to be excongressman to intelligence experts from citing, one way or another.” new trial. his team of investigators SpaceX has revolutionLawyers for Brock Turner leave Congress after an internal investigaized the rocket industry, but filed an appeal Friday with Longtime Michigan tion found messages he sent it has also suffered spectacCalifornia’s 6th District ular setbacks over the years, Democratic Rep. Sander that could be interpreted as Court of Appeal, claiming including rockets blowing Levin announced Saturday showing political bias for their client was denied due that he will not seek re-elec- process during his 2016 trial up on the launchpad and in Hillary Clinton and against tion in 2018.

President Donald Trump, and calling it “fundamentally flight.

Musk, the CEO of both “It is the honor of a according to U.S. officials unfair.”

SpaceX and electric car lifetime to serve Michigan in briefed on the matter.

Turner was charged company Tesla, said the Peter Strzok, who led the the U.S. Congress,” he wrote after two Stanford graduate Falcon Heavy would be in the Detroit Free Press. investigation of the Hillary students witnessed the as“My constituents enabled Clinton email server as the sault taking place in January launched with the aim of me to address some of the No. 2 official in the FBI’s 2015 while they were riding putting its payload in orbit around Mars. most important issues of our bicycles near Stanford. He counterintelligence diviThe rocket’s rather time. They have supported sion, left the Mueller team was 19 at the time. unorthodox cargo will be me with a sense of fairness this past summer, multiple A jury in Santa Clara even if we disagreed on a sources said.

County found Turner guilty Musk’s own “midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playspecific issue. I am deeply Investigators from the in March 2016 on three ing Space Oddity,” he said, Department of Justice Office appreciative.” felony counts: assault with referring to Bowie’s classic Levin, 86, has served in of the Inspector General intent to commit rape of an song.

Congress for 35 years. He have been reviewing both intoxicated or unconscious It will, Musk predicted, the FBI’s and the Justice De- currently represents the person, penetration of an state’s 9th Congressional partment’s handling of the intoxicated person and pen- “be in deep space for a billion years or so if it doesn’t Clinton probe, which cleared District, which includes etration of an unconscious blow up on ascent.” the former Democratic presi- suburbs of Detroit. Levin person.

— From wire reports dential candidate of criminal was re-elected by a margin — From wire reports

Voyager 1 spacecraft thrusters fired up for first time since 1980

By Alaa Elassar and Ralph Ellis

out whether the plan was successful. They got their answer 19 hours and 35 minutes later, the time it CNN the spacecraft turn in space, have took for the results to reach Earth: It’s a good idea to have a backup been wearing out.

The set of four thrusters worked plan, especially in interstellar So NASA searched for a Plan perfectly. The spacecraft turned space.

B, eventually deciding to try using and the mood at NASA shifted to NASA scientists needed to four “trajectory correction maneu- jubilation. reorient the 40-year-old Voyager ver” thrusters, located on the back “The Voyager team got more 1 — the space agency’s farthest side of Voyager 1. But those thrust- excited each time with each spacecraft — so its antenna would ers had not been used in 37 years. milestone in the thruster test. The point toward Earth, 13 billion miles NASA wasn’t sure they’d work. mood was one of relief, joy and away. But the “attitude control Tuesday, engineers fired up the incredulity after witnessing these thrusters,” the first option to make thrusters and waited eagerly to find well-rested thrusters pick up the

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baton as if no time had passed at all,” said Todd Barber, a propulsion engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

“With these thrusters that are still functional after 37 years without use, we will be able to extend the life of the Voyager 1 spacecraft by two to three years,” said Suzanne Dodd, project manager for Voyager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

In 1977, the twin spacecrafts Voyager 1 and 2 were launched,

16 days apart. In September 2013, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft became the first human-made object to leave the solar system, entering interstellar space, the environment between the stars.

Voyager 2 lags behind, but according to NASA, the spacecraft is following the lead of the first Voyager and is on course to enter interstellar space in the coming years. The pair are still exploring the outer solar system and continue to communicate with Earth daily.

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State’s infant ABC News suspends Brian Ross Four-week suspension follows erroneous Flynn story mortality rate likely to drop

By Oliver dArcy CNN

By Andy Miller

Georgia Health News

ATLANTA — Georgia’s infant mortality rate has risen over the last few years while the national rate has flattened or declined, Department of Public Health statistics show.

In 2010, 6.3 Georgia babies for every 1,000 live births died within their first year of life. By 2015, that number had increased to 7.8.

But Lara Jacobson, director of Health Promotion at the state Department of Public Health, said Friday that preliminary data for 2016 show a decrease in the infant mortality numbers for Georgia.

Georgia was ranked 43rd among states in a recent infant mortality rating from United Health Foundation.

“We’re not where we should be,’’ Jacobson told GHN. “We have put a tremendous amount of time and strategy into this.”

The main causes of infant mortality are birth defects, such as congenital heart disease; preterm births, which have recently risen in Georgia; maternal factors; and sleep-related deaths.

State data show that counties in the southern half of Georgia have higher infant mortality. And there’s a racial disparity as well, with babies born to black women having much greater mortality risk than those with white mothers.

Jacobson said the state has focused much of its strategy on reducing preterm births, also known as premature births.

Georgia’s preterm birth rate climbed to 11.2 percent last year, up from 10.8 percent in 2015.

“Infant mortality rates are inextricably linked to preterm birth, which often leads to low birthweight,” said Elise Blasingame, executive director of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. “The latest data available shows that of the infants who died before their first birthday, 70 percent were born low birthweight.”

Tackling the preterm birth problem involves several different strate-

gies.

Public Health has said Georgia has seen greater use of long-acting reversible contraceptives, which can help women to better space their pregnancies. Georgia mothers who have less than one year of spacing between delivery and the next pregnancy have a 12.3 percent preterm birth rate.

Georgia Medicaid reimburses hospitals that implant LARCs. And Medicaid, which covers most births in Georgia, has stopped paying for early elective deliveries, encouraging pregnant women to go to full term.

Regional Perinatal Centers in Georgia coordinate access to optimal and appropriate maternal and infant health care.

And the “Centering Pregnancy’’ initiative is a group prenatal program that combines health assessment, education and support.

Rural counties have higher infant mortality numbers, Jacobson said.

A factor in that disparity may involve longer distances to birthing hospitals, which can increase chances for preterm birth. Only 46 of Georgia’s 159 counties have labor and delivery units, with about 75 hospitals in the state routinely delivering babies, according to the Georgia OB/GYN Society.

“There is a higher preterm birth rate overall in rural counties,’’ Jacobson said recently.

Other factors that help reduce the mortality risk include breastfeeding, the WIC program’s nutrition help, and Safe to Sleep programs, Jacobson said.

In the Safe to Sleep program, parents and caregivers are urged to follow these guidelines: Alone — babies should sleep alone in their own sleep space, close to but separate from their caregiver.

Back — babies should be placed on their backs to sleep. Every nap. Every sleep. Every time.

Crib — babies should sleep in a crib or bassinet with a firm, flat surface with no extra things such as crib bumpers, blankets or toys.

Andy Miller is editor and founder of Georgia Health News.

A tweet published by ABC News containing Ross’ initial report had been retweeted more than 25,000 times and embedded in various news stories online before it was deleted. ABC posted a “clarification” on Twitter around 8 p.m. (Special Photo: CNN)

ABC News early Friday afternoon to ask why Ross’ initial reporting was not included in the network’s online story about Flynn pleading guilty for lying to the FBI. Hours later, a spokesperson told CNN a correction was forthcoming.

But ABC News initially attempted to downplay the mistake, referring to its correction as a “clarification” on “World News Tonight” and then online. After a barrage of criticism, the network changed the language online from “clarification” to “correction.”

Saturday evening’s statement further ramped up the language; the network now calls it a “serious error.”

Ross commented later Saturday

night. “My job is to hold people accountable and that’s why I agree with being held accountable myself,” he tweeted.

Multiple ABC News employees, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t publicly authorized to discuss the matter, told CNNMoney on Saturday there was internal embarrassment over the blunder.

“It’s a major embarrassment,” one ABC News employee said.

“It makes me cringe,” another said.

“This is not what any networks needs when people are so quick to say ‘fake news’ to you. It makes me sick to my stomach.”

Authorities believe missing N.C. girl’s body found By rAy SAnchez, SheenA JOneS And MAtt WOtuS

of justice and other charges, the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office said.

Kimrey was described CNN by authorities as the live-in Authorities believe they boyfriend of the girl’s mothhave found the body of er, who reported Mariah Mariah Woods, a 3-year-old missing Monday morning eastern North Carolina girl after putting her to bed in missing for more than five their Jacksonville home the days, the FBI said Saturday. previous night.

The body was found “Due to evidence gathSaturday evening in Pender ered during the course of the County by a dive team, said investigation, it is believed Shelley Lynch, with the FBI that Mariah is deceased,” the in Charlotte. sheriff’s office said before A medical examiner has the body was found. not yet confirmed the perFBI agent Stanley son’s identity, she said.

Meador on Saturday Pender County is just appealed to people with south of Onslow County, surveillance cameras near where Mariah went missing the home where Mariah after her mother put her to disappeared to share their bed Sunday. video with authorities.

The mother’s live-in “We put every resource boyfriend was charged we have into finding Saturday in connection with Mariah, to bring her home her disappearance, authori- safely,” he told reporters. ties said earlier.

“Sadly, it was too late to Earl Kimrey, 32, was save Mariah. … The focus being held on more than $1 of this investigation has million bond at the Onslow changed from a missing County Detention Center child to a homicide case.” following his arrest for conThe arrest warrant said cealing a death, obstruction Kimrey obstructed jus-

tice by “removing Mariah Woods’ body from the scene of her death, Earl and did Kimrey conceal (the) death and body, knowing that (she) died from unnatural causes.”

Kimrey allegedly “failed to notify a law enforcement authority of the death of Mariah Woods, and secretly disposed of the dead child’s body,” according to the warrant.

Kimrey’s attorney, Walter Paramore, did not immediately return a call for comment.

‘She’s my baby’ Mariah was reported missing about 6 a.m. Monday and an Amber Alert was issued.

More than 700 volunteers turned out Friday as the search for the missing girl shifted to the area around a creek a few miles from her home, CNN affiliate

WNCN reported.

The FBI was analyzing items recovered during the search, which included sorting through 95,000 pounds of trash from a landfill, authorities said.

Residents were moved to action following Woods’ public appeals for help in the search for her “very sweet, loving girl” with blue eyes and long brown hair.

“I’ll do anything that I can, whatever you want,” said Woods, according to WNCN. “Just bring her home, please, safe and sound. She’s my baby. She’s my everything.”

Mariah’s family has been cooperating with investigators and additional charges could be filed in the case, authorities said.

Kimrey’s arrest warrant also states that he stole two dressers from a Jacksonville home between 11 p.m. Nov. 26 and 3:30 a.m. Monday.

He is also charged with second-degree burglary, felony larceny and possession of stolen property, authorities said.

The Peachtree Christian Board of Directors did an an analysis of service gaps that needed to be filled in the community.

That led them to determine a day health facility that could provide some care to home hospice patients, but also serve aging adults, young adults and disabled veterans was needed.

As a result of their findings, they decided to focus on life enrichment in the future.

“We uncovered wonderful ways we could transition our current work from an inpatient to an outpatient model that would allow us to continue to care for home hospice patients and their families, while also expanding our services to enrich the lives of others living with debilitating illnesses and disabilities,” Mancini said.

“We see a tremendous opportunity to help keep families together, united in their homes.”

Meanwhile, as Pruit-

tHealth winds down hospice services at the facility, it will begin to transfer employees to positions elsewhere in the company’s health care network. The company has offered to help Peachtree Christian Health with licensing, regulatory compliance and clinical services as a consultant, officials said.

The full list of services Peachtree Christian Health said they will offer includes: • Physical, occupational, speech, horticultural, art, music and pet therapy; • Mind, body and spiritual engagement; • Caregiver and family support; • Clinical and personal care that will be based on five levels of care; • Educational programs; • Community partnerships; • A veterans program; and • A benevolence program for low-income families.

Hospice

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“We know this is a big change, but progress is impossible without change,” Peachtree Christian Hospice President Anne Mancini said in a statement. “We have to adapt to the changing landscape of healthcare to be relevant and impactful in the community. As we move forward, we will work to honor our history, pray for guidance and be convicted in our mission.

“Our commitment is to be good stewards of the resources the community has entrusted to us so we can serve the greater good.”

Peachtree Christian officials will begin a renovation of the facility next year so it can meet its new mission and it will re-open as Peachtree Christian Health in early 2019. Under its new operation as a life enrichment center, Peachtree Christian Health is expected to remain a faith-based not-

ABC News announced Saturday that it has suspended investigative reporter Brian Ross for four weeks without pay after Ross was forced to correct a bombshell on-air report about Michael Flynn.

“We deeply regret and apologize for the serious error we made yesterday. The reporting conveyed by Brian Ross during the special report had not been fully vetted through our editorial standards process,” ABC said in a statement. “As a result of our continued reporting over the next several hours ultimately we determined the information was wrong and we corrected the mistake on air and online.

“It is vital we get the story right and retain the trust we have built with our audience — these are our core principles. We fell far short of that yesterday.”

Citing a single anonymous source, Ross told viewers during an ABC special report on Friday morning that Flynn was prepared to testify that Donald Trump, as a candidate for president, told him to contact Russians.

During Friday’s edition of “World News Tonight,” Ross walked back his report, telling viewers that the source who had provided the initial information for his story later told him that it was as president-elect, not as a candidate, that Trump asked Flynn to contact Russians.

An ABC News tweet about the report was retweeted about 25,000 times before being deleted.

Ross’ incorrect report prompted a dramatic reaction in the financial markets, and the Dow fell more than 350 points. Stocks largely recovered later in the day.

CNN had initially reached out to

Peachtree Christian Hospice officials announced the facility’s operator, PruittHealth, is winding down inpatient hospice services. The last patients were admitted Wednesday, and the hospice’s board of directors plans to turn the facility into a life enrichment center that will be known as Peachtree Christian Health. (Photo: Peachtree Christian Hospice/Facebook)

for-profit organization.

Mancini said hospice officials began looking at their options once they learned PruittHealth did not plan to continue offer-

ing inpatient hospice care at the facility.

“We considered many scenarios, but had to face the reality that the inpatient hospice care model

simply does not prove to be viable and sustainable moving forward, no matter what healthcare partner we choose,” she said.

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Ron White to perform at Postal Service: Send your Infinite Energy Theater holiday packages, mail soon

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Comedian Ron White is coming to Gwinnett in January, and tickets for his show at Infinite Energy Theater will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

White is best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour.”

White has achieved three Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history, a book that appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, and CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units.

Tickets for the Jan. 26 show are priced at $44.50 and can be purchased at the Infinite Energy Center Box Office or online at InfiniteEnergyCenter.com.

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to handle more than 15 billion pieces of mail during the holidays, but officials are warning people to be mindful of shipping Tickets deadlines to ensure gifts for comeget where they are being dian Ron sent before Christmas.

White’s While some of the January show will mail passing through the be going service will be ordinary on sale items, such as bills and Friday. letters, it is expected to (Special also include holidayPhoto) specific items such as greeting cards and packages. The number may sound high, but postal officials said they are confident in their ability to handle it.

“America relies on the Postal Service and our 640,000 dedicated employees to deliver the holidays,” Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan said in a statement. “We take great pride in our holiday readiness and preparation, and in our

By Curt yeomanS ability to offer reliable, curt.yeomans predictable and afford@gwinnettdailypost.com able service in every Drivers who usually community in America.” pass by the Lawrenceville Postal officials expect Square in the afternoon to handle about 850 milwill have to find another lion packages during the way to get through the period between Thanksarea Tuesday — and they giving and New Year’s can thank a film crew for Day. That represents an that. increase of more than 10 The city announced sevpercent from a year ago. eral closures of sidewalks, Despite their contravel lanes and a full fidence, officials said roadway will take place people who have to mail from 1 to 5 p.m. for a something need to plan film project. The closures ahead to make sure the Cars travel north on S. Clayton Street through the Lawinclude the intersection items get where they are renceville Square at Crogan Street in this 2016 file photo. of Crogan and Clayton going on time. The PostCity officials said this section of the road will be closed streets at the Gwinnett al Service has released Tuesday afternoon for a film production. (File Photo) Historic Courthouse. a list of recommended “The road closures will Pike Street — basically South Perry to Chestnut mailing deadlines for be managed by the Lawfrom Lawrenceville First streets, which is from people who plan to send renceville Police DepartBaptist Church to the Dominick’s restaurant to something holiday-relatment, who will be on-hand northeast corner of the the post office. ed this month, and it’s to ensure safety and the historic courthouse — will Anyone who has quesnot that far off. successful flow of traffic be closed completely. tions or concerns about “With an increase in and pedestrians through There will also be inter- the closures can call Lisa early and online shopthe area,” city officials mittent “pedestrian conSherman at 678-407-6599 ping for gifts, there is no said in a statement. trol” on sidewalks and a or email her a message longer a ‘busiest day’ for South Clayton Street single outside lane closure at Lisa.Sherman@lawholiday shipping,” the from Luckie Street to on Crogan Street from rencevillega.org.

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wife Jean Smith of Dacula and sister Janice Phillips Benny B. Baker of Monroe and several passed away Nov. 30, nieces and nephews. She 2017. Tim Stewart Funeral was a loyal member of Home, Snellville BethesdaUnited Methodist Lawrenceville, GA Church for over 60 years and loved the Bethesda community. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend to many. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Bethesda United Methodist Church PO Sara Benefield Box 464597 Lawrencev(Smith) ille, GA 30042. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 Sara Smith Benefield P.M., Sunday, December of Lawrenceville passed 3, 2017 at Wages and Sons away on November 30, Gwinnett Chapel with Pas2017 peacefully at her home at the age of 92. She tor Dana Overton-Garrett officiating. The family will was preceded in death by her husband JW Benefield, receive friends from 2:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. on Saturparents, Otho and Netta day, December 2, 2017 at Smith, sister, Hildred BenWages and Sons Gwinnett nett and son in law Jim Cooper. She is survived by Chapel, 1031 Lawrencevher daughters, Susan Coo- ille Hwy., Lawrenceville, per of Lawrenceville, Ann GA 30046. 770-277-4550.

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Davis of Dacula, grandwagesandons.com son Justin and his wife Madi Davis of Dallas Ga. Brothers, Jimmy Smith of Tucker, Kenon Smith of Dacula, Roger and his Loganville, GA

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Edwin Wallace passed away on 10/3/2017. Edwin Wallace, age 74, of Norcross GA passed away on Tuesday October 3,2017.

A memorial service will be held at 11 on Saturday December 9,2017 at Berry Highland West Funeral Home, Knoxville, TN. He was retired form the Internal Revenue Service.

He is survived by his sisters Joan Crowder of Hopkinsville; KY; Patsy (Al) Woods, Orlando, FL; several nieces and nephe

statement. “Instead, the Postal Service’s busiest time is now two weeks before Christmas. Starting the week of Dec. 11, customer traffic is expected to increase, with the week of Dec. 18-24 predicted to be the busiest mailing, shipping and delivery week.

“During this week, nearly three billion pieces of First Class Mail, including greeting cards, will be processed and delivered. The Postal Service also expects to deliver nearly 200 million packages per week during these two weeks.”

Here are the Postal Service’s suggested deadlines that might apply to customers in Gwinnett County: Dec. 11: First Class or Priority APO, FPO or DPO military or diplomatic mail; Dec. 14: USPS Retail Ground Mail; Dec. 16: First Class packages that weigh less than 15.99 ounces and Priority Express APO, FPO or DPO military of domestic mail; Dec. 19: Regular First Class Mail, including the greeting cards;

Dec. 20: Regular Priority Mail; and Dec. 22: Priority Mail Express Mail.

To meet the demand, the Postal Service has already begun Sunday deliveries, but only to locations that have high package volumes. Officials anticipate more than 6 million packages will be delivered on Sundays this month.

Although the Postal Service expects business to get heavy over multiple days, they are preparing for one day in particular, Dec. 18, to be their busiest day online.

More than 7 million Postal Service customers are expected to use usps. com that day, which is the day before the recommended deadline to send regular First Class mail.

Postal officials said using the website gives customers the ability to avoid going to the post office because of online services such as ClickN-Ship, printing shipping labels, purchasing postage, requesting free next-day package pickup and the ability to order free Priority Mail boxes.

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ews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Edwin Wallace to the American Cancer Society or National Kidney Foundation.

Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

Karen W. Heard, age 60, of Buford passed away December 1, 2017. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA.

The U.S. Postal Service said its busy holiday shipping period will likely begin the week of Dec. 11, and it is recommending customers mail items early to ensure they arrive by Christmas. (Photo: U.S. Postal Service)

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Dennis C. Osmer Dennis C. Osmer, age 70, of Suwanee passed away December 1, 2017.

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Michael Waldo Sherwin age 69, passed away November 24, 2017.

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Rita Mozelle Tuggle Rita Mozelle Tuggle, of Duluth, Ga, passed away December 1, 2017. She had celebrated her 90th birthday on August 16th with a party attended by family and friends. She is preceded in death by her mother, Clara Mozelle, her husband Cecil and her son, Tommy. She is survived by her son, David (Toni), her daughter, Pam, granddaughters, Melissa Smith (Lee), Sara Easton (Tom) and Britttani Stoll (Will), and greatgrandchildren, Catherine Tuggle, Cameron Smith and Tommy, Annie and Joshua Easton.

She is also survived by her nephew Bobby Howard and niece, Jean Skinner.

Rita was an active member of Duluth First Baptist Church for 45 years and taught Sunday School for 23 years. She enjoyed organizing activities and assistance for members of her Sunday School Class and entertaining them in her home. Rita loved the

beach and enjoyed many beach trips. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the Funeral Service held at 11:00 a.m. Both visitation and funeral will be held at Duluth First Baptist Church. There will be a private burial at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers. com. Arrangements by: Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (770) 448-5757.

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AAA: Be safe transporting Christmas trees

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It’s not an uncommon sight during the holidays: A family that has just bought a live Christmas tree is heading home with the tree strapped onto the car.

But it’s also a sight that AAA officials said requires caution.

Over the last three years, the auto club said an estimated 20 percent of drivers did not properly secure their trees to their vehicles. That’s a situation which AAA said puts the drivers’ cars, as well as everyone else on the road, at risk.

“Twine that is wrapped around trees and looped through door jambs or open windows can cause serious damage to door seals and

window frames,” Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations Director Greg Brannon said in a statement.

“Drivers should never secure a Christmas tree to the top of a vehicle without a roof rack.”

On Friday, AAA urged drivers to use caution when hauling newly purchased live Christmas trees home. Over the last four years, road debris caused more than 200,000 crashes, according to the auto club. Approximately two-thirds of crashes that involve road debris happened because something, such as Christmas trees, fell off a vehicle and either land in the roadway or hit another vehicle.

The more than 200,000 debris-related crashes that occurred over the last few years

caused about 39,000 injuries and 500 deaths, AAA said.

There is the potential damage that could be done to the cars, whether it be scratched paint, torn door seals or distorted window frames.

AAA said the damage could run upwards of $1,500 to get fixed.

Then there is the potential safety hazard of a tree breaking free and falling into a roadway where another vehicle could run into it.

There’s a major monetary punishment as well as potential jail time that could befall a driver if a tree falls off of their car and into a roadway.

AAA said Georgia law stipulates that a driver can be fined $5,000 or spend as much as one year in jail if that happens.

TIPS FOR TAKING A LIVE TREE HOME The auto club offered the following tips for safely taking a live tree home: • Use a vehicle equipped with a roof rack, or carry it home in either the bed of a truck or inside an SUV, van or minivan that is big enough for the tree to fit inside when the doors are closed.

• Use either a strong rope or nylon ratchet straps to secure the tree to the roof rack. AAA said drivers should avoid using the lightweight twine that is often used at tree lots.

• The tree should be secured to the roof of the vehicle in three places: The top, center and bottom.

• Have the tree placed in netting before it is tied to the vehicle, or at least

have loose branches tied down.

• Place an old blanket between the tree and the vehicle to prevent the car or truck’s paint from getting scratched.

• The bottom of the tree should always be facing the front of the vehicle if the tree is tied to the roof.

• Check the rope or

straps by strongly tugging on it several times from different directions to ensure the tree is tightly in place and is not likely to fall off the vehicle.

• Drive slowly and use back roads to reduce the chances of an airflow knocking the tree off the vehicle and into the path of other vehicles.

Love Circle Foundation in second year of philanthropy From staFF reports

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in need during holiday season, and encourage a spirit of philanFor the second consecutive thropy among young people. year, The Love Circle FoundaCollections began on Monday tion is hosting Walk a Mile in My and will continue until Dec. 8 at Shoes. The charitable organizaNorcross First United Methodist tion, founded by actor Tyrese Church.

Gibson, has a goal to bring the For more information, visit community together to help those www.thelovecirclefoundation.org.

Drivers may see cellphone ban

By Diane Wagner

The study committee, chaired by Rep. John Carson, R-Marietta, has been Legislation banning the use meeting since August and is of cellphones while driving is expected to sign off on a probeing drafted for the upcom- posed bill before the group ing Georgia General Asdisbands Dec. 1. Lumsden sembly session and, this time said they’ve drawn from the around, Rep. Eddie Lumsden model used by the military expects wide support. and U.S. Department of DeTexting while driving was fense to simplify the issue. banned in 2010, but the Ar“Basically, you cannot muchee Republican — who touch your phone while drivserves on the House Distract- ing,” he said. “You can still ed Driving Study Commituse it if you have hands-free tee — said the compromise capabilities, and you can use bill failed to stem the rise apps such as GPS if you set of accidents with injuries or them up before you start. You fatalities. just can’t touch the phone.”

“The texting law is really Penalties would be ineffective,” Lumsden said increased from the current Wednesday. “The penalties $150 fine and one point aren’t stringent enough and against the driver’s record. there are many loopholes.”

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Wrestling legend makes surprise visit to fire crew From staFF reports Wrestling legend Ric Flair decided to stop while out in the community on Thursday to take a picture with “Gwinnett’s Finest.”

Flair, who is widely regarded as the greatest professional wrestler of all time during a career that spanned nearly 40 years, tweeted a picture with an engine crew with the Gwinnett County Fire Department.

“He stopped to take a picture with them and shake their hands,” Gwinnett County Fire Cpt. Tommy

Rutledge said. “He expressed appreciation for the service they provide as firefighters. It was nothing scheduled or formal.”

Flair’s health recently made national headlines when doctors gave him just a 20 percent chance of survival.

According to a Charlotte Observer report, the now-Lawrenceville resident dealt with alcohol abuse for years.

The last drink he had was at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on Friday, Aug. 11, the newspaper said. Two hours

later, he was checking himself into Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, just down the road from the home he shares with his fiancee, Wendy Barlow.

The newspaper report says his kidneys and heart were beginning to fail.

Three days later, doctors removed part of his bowel and installed a pacemaker.

Flair then spent 10 days in a medically induced coma.

Today, Flair says he is enjoying life, his new lifestyle, and apparently, thanking first responders while out and about.

now calls for penalties of four points and up to $1,000 at the discretion of the judge.

The study committee was formed to examine trends indicating that fatal wrecks in Georgia are increasing at nearly three times the national average and highway deaths are at their highest level since 2007.

Lumsden said presentations to the group came from representatives of the telecommunications industry, insurance lobby, law enforcement and “families who have suffered losses as a result.”

While the term “distracted driving” includes activities such as eating and applying makeup, he said there’s a clear connection to smartphones.

GA-PCOM to host info session From staFF reports Prospective students are invited to attnd an informational session at Georgia Campus — Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on Tuesday, Dec.

12 from 3-4 p.m. at 625 Old Peachtree Road. During the session, admission representatives will be available to discuss the college’s masters’ and doctoral programs.

Programs available include: doctor of osteopathic

medicine, doctor of pharmacy and graduate programs in biomedical sciences and physician assistant studies.

Information will also be available for the developing doctorate program in physical therapy.

State’s U.S. senators applaud passage of tax reform legislation OK’d by the two ALBANY — Both of chambers Georgia’s U.S. senators before supported the Senate tax being reform legislation that sent to passed at 2 a.m. Saturday President in a narrow 51-49 vote.

Trump to David The Senate bill cuts be signed Perdue the corporate tax rate into law. permanently from 35 Sen. David Perdue, Rpercent to 20 percent Sea Island, a member of starting in 2019. For the Senate Budget Comindividuals and married mittee, hailed the bill as couples, it doubles the “an historic opportunity.” standard deduction while “For years, American eliminating personal workers and companies exemptions. The Conhave struggled to comgressional Budget Office pete with the rest of the has estimated it will inworld,” he said in an crease the federal deficit early Saturday statement. by $1.4 trillion over 10 “Not anymore. Today, we years. delivered on an historic The bill now goes to a opportunity to cut taxes Senate-House conference and fix the archaic tax committee to iron out code. This is a major win differences between the for the American people.

Senate version and the Lower tax rates for indiHouse bill that passed viduals and businesses earlier. A reconciled will raise wages, grow bill would have to be the economy, and make

our country competitive again. We will see a boost in consumer and CEO confidence, which have already reached their highest levels in decades.

“As a business guy, I know these tax changes will stimulate the economy and create the growth we need to solve this debt crisis. President Trump and Vice President Pence worked in lock step with the Senate to get this done. They gave us a clear objective: pass a plan that will change American lives by putting people back to work, putting more money back in their pockets, and making American businesses competitive once again. Today, I’m very proud to say, we got this done.”

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Marietta, a member of the Committee on

Finance with jurisdiction over tax reform, said he was “so proud Johnny to cast a Isakson vote in favor of the Senate’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act because it is an investment in the middle class, 21st century jobs and higher economic growth — all of which will be good for Georgians, Americans and their families. With this vote, we have demonstrated our commitment to providing stronger economic growth, increased wages and a higher standard of living for hardworking Americans and their families.”

“Americans are the big winners in this oncein-a-generation oppor-

tunity,” Isakson said.

“This plan will empower Americans by allowing them to keep more of their hard-earned money rather than sending it to Washington for someone else to decide how it will be spent. This is our time, and this is our

challenge. For future generations of Americans — our children and our grandchildren — this moment is critical.”

No Democrat supported the bill. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., was the lone Republican to vote against the measure.

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Jennifer Robinson, center, and her husband Davis, far left, stand with Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services officials as the couple presents pet oxygen masks for every county fire station to the department Nov. 22. (Special Photos)

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Couple buys animal oxygen masks for all Gwinnett fire stations

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A husband and wife from Peachtree Corners who love animals are helping Gwinnett County firefighters make sure pets rescued from burning homes can be treated with oxygen once they are out of harm’s way.

Davis and Jennifer Robinson have donated 42 pet oxygen masks to the fire department. Each set is worth $64.29 and comes with three different sizes of masks for large, medium and small dogs, as well as cats, officials said.

“We just can’t say enough about the generosity of the Robinsons, to place the needs of our department and our community’s furriest friends before their own,” Battalion Chief Brian Wolfe said. “They are truly a special couple.”

Fire department officials said the Robinsons discovered there was a need for pet oxygen masks when they saw a story about someone donating a single set in the past. The couple are pet owners themselves, with two Labrador mix rescues living with them.

It took a month for the couple to save up enough money to buy the mask kits, officials said. They worked with Wolfe, who works in the fire department’s Business Services Division, to figure out how many mask kits would be needed.

“On behalf of my husband and I, Davis and Jennifer Robinson, we’d like to present you with the oxygen pet masks for every station and every ladder truck,” Jennifer Robinson said in a video as she presented the mask kits to department officials Nov. 22.

Peachtree Corners resident Jennifer Robinson, center left, and her husband Davis, center right, hand a pet oxygen mask kit to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services Battalion Chief Brian Wolfe on Nov. 22.

The fire department said firefighters regularly find pets inside burning homes.

Access to medical oxygen would benefit these animals because they have often been exposed to not just smoke in those homes, but also toxic gases.

County officials said the kits can be reused multiple times as long as they are properly cleaned and decontaminated between uses.

“The Gwinnett County Fire Department is very appreciative of the Robinsons’ donation of over $2,700 worth of pet oxygen masks,” Gwinnett Fire Engineer Justin Wilson said in the video. “This enables our firefighters to provide the utmost care, even to the Gwinnett county pet population and to those pets that exposed to fire products during a residential fire.”

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by Peachtree Corners residents David and Jennifer Robinson sit stacked on one of the county’s fire trucks following a donation ceremony Nov. 22.

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Parkview MCJROTC collecting for Toys for Tots

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“It is better to give than receive” is a common holiday saying. For the Parkview Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, it has become more than that — it’s a call to help the community.

If you stop by certain Walmart locations in Gwinnett in the coming weeks, you may find a group of cadets in their uniforms collecting money and toys for their annual Toys for Tots drive.

The Parkview MCJROTC program has been successful, averaging more than $75,000 in toys collected each year for the past decade.

According to Senior Marine Instructor Major Ron Tootle, the program is set to eclipse the $1 million mark in donations and toys collected sometime this year.

Parkview MCJROTC began in 1996 and boasts a total of 163 cadets. According to Tootle, this year will be the 15th year the group has done Toys for Tots.

“We sell it as an idea of giving back to the community by reminding them of the joy they had about seeing presents under the tree on Christmas morning,” Tootle said. “By donating their time and asking for support, they are helping brighten the lives of those that are not as fortunate.”

Cadets will collect money and toys on the weekends at

three Walmart locations — 2635 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, 4004 Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn and 1825 Rockbridge Road at U.S. Highway 78 in Stone Mountain until the third weekend in December.

On Dec. 16, a tractortrailer will arrive at Parkview High School to load up the collected toys. Cadets will then get to do their favorite part of the event — shopping for toys, according to Tootle.

The three Walmart collection locations will also be where the toys are purchased. The toys are then sent to the Toys for Tots warehouse for distribution.

For more information on the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, visit https:// northatlanta.toysfortots.org.

Parkview High School MCJROTC cadets stand outside a local Walmart to collect money for the program’s annual Toys for Tots drive. (Special Photo)

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Hice files legislation to bolster aviation security U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., wants the Federal Air Marshal Service to include risk-based strategies when it decides which domestic and international flights it will put marshals Jody Hice on.

Hice, whose district includes eastern Gwinnett, filed the Strengthening Aviation Security Act this past week. In addition to risk management, the service would have to use its travel budget and the number of air marshal personnel it has when it makes decisions regarding

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A threat assessment would have to be done as a way to backup domestic deployment decisions.

The marshal service would have to provide the methodology it uses to Congress.

“Since 9/11, there have been a series of attempts to infiltrate the aviation

sector, and it’s clear that these threats have not diminished,” Hice said in a statement. “Terrorists target aircraft to instill fear and undermine our way of life. To keep the traveling public safer and make it harder for our adversaries to succeed, I introduced the Strengthening Aviation Security Act — a commonsense approach toward mitigating potential risks and raising the global baseline for flight security.

“With threats coming at us left and right, our focus should be on implementing effective, evidencebased means of deterring, detecting and disrupting plots hatched by our enemies.”

Isakson’s veterans health care bill gets by Senate committee The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs passed bipartisan legislation filed by U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., to streamline health care services Johnny offered by Isakson the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2017 was passed nearly unanimously with only one vote against it. It would create a Veterans Community Care Program where a veteran

and his or her doctor can work together to figure out where the veteran will get his or her care.

The decision would be made based on both the health care needs of the veteran and the availability of quality care, either from the VA or in the community.

“By giving veterans the option of seeking care when and where it makes the most sense for their individual needs, we are creating a force multiplier for the VA to better utilize its resources and provide even better care to veterans,” Isakson said in a statement.

“This bipartisan, strong, balanced legislation would not have been possible without the input, contri-

bution and hard work of every member of our committee, the VA and our veterans service organization partners — all of whom want to see us do right by our veterans, regardless of political party.”

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The Southeastern Railway Museum will host the third annual Festival of Trees through Dec. 31. The event, sponsored by the Duluth Historical Society, will be open during the museum’s normal hours.

Admission to the museum is $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 2 to 12. The museum is located at 3595 Buford Highway in Duluth. For more information, visit www. train-museum.org.

The 25th annual Magical Nights of Lights will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 3 at Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford. Admission is $45 per vehicle when purchased at the gate and $35 per vehicle when purchased in advance online. For more information, visit www.lanierislands.com.

Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park will be open select dates through Feb. 25.

For more information, visit stonemountainpark.com.

Anthony Rodriguez is back for the 11th year with his solo performance of “A Christmas Carol” at the Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville. Performances are scheduled at various times through Dec. 23. Tickets are $20 to $30. For more information, visit www.auroratheatre.com.

Renita James stars in the Aurora Theatre’s production of “The 12 Dates of Christmas,” with performances at various times through Dec. 23.

Tickets are $20 to $30. The Aurora is located at 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit www. auroratheatre.com.

The Southeastern Railway Museum will put on the Polar Express Experience on Saturdays through Dec. 16 at the museum, located at 3595 Buford Highway in Duluth.

Performances start at 1, 1:45, 3:30, 4:15 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $28 per person. For more information, visit www.trainmuseum.org.

The Aurora Theatre’s Festival of Trees invites patrons to support the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive and local food banks. The Festival of Trees will deck the halls of the Aurora’s lobby for the holiday season. Patrons can vote on a winner by placing a new unwrapped toy or a non-perishable food item under their favorite tree. Whichever tree acquires the most donations

by Dec. 23 will be declared the Best of the Fest. For more information, visit www.auroratheatre.com.

Celebrate the holidays with Gwinnett Ballett Theatre’s 40th anniversary season performance of “The Nutcracker.”

Performances are scheduled at various times through Dec. 17 at the Infinite Energy Theater, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. Tickets are $20 to $37. For more information, visit www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

Carriage rides will be dashing through Norcross through Dec. 22 every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in front of Taste of Britain, 73 S. Peachtree St. The Lionheart Theatre will host “A Christmas Carol” by Michael A. Youngs at various times Thursday through Dec. 17. The play-within-a-play is a retelling of the classic tale.

Tickets are $10. For more information, visit lionhearttheatre.org.

Upcoming The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday to receive public comment on the proposed 2018 budget. The meeting will take place at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.

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The city of Grayson will host Christmas in Grayson from 2 to 6 p.m. today For more information, visit www. cityofgrayson.org.

Tuesday

Gwinnett Parks has planned a senior trip to Fantasy in Lights at Callaway Gardens for adults who are 50 or older. Participants will be picked up at 12:30 p.m. at George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center or at 1 p.m. at Bethesda Park Senior Center. The cost is $30 per person. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and bring money for dinner and shopping.

10 p.m. Friday at the historic downtown square. For more information, visit www.lawrencevillega.org.

Celebrate the season with a Holiday Candlelight Tour of the 1930s McDaniel Family Farm. The cost is $8 per person. Register at www. gwinnettparks.com or call 770814-4920.

Saturday

The 69th annual Winder Christmas Parade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday. The parade, featuring hand-crafted floats, vintage cars, decorated trucks and military vehicles, will take place on North Broad Street in downtown Winder. For more information, visit www.cityofwinder.com.

Bogan Park Community Recreation Center will host Mr. and Mrs. Claus for Cookies with the Claus’s at 10

a.m. Saturday. Decorate cookies and create a craft at the event. The event is for children ages 4 and up.

The cost is $6 per child and. parents are free. Register by Dec. 6 at www.gwinnettparks. com with code BOP41405.

For more information, call 678-277-0850.

The Infinite Energy Arena will welcome The TransSiberian Orchestra’s 2017 Winter Tour “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” at 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $48.50 to $78.50. The Arena is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, visit www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

per person. Register by Dec. 11 at www.gwinnettparks. com with code GPP42903.

For more information, call 678-277-0190.

Home by Dark returns to the Infinite Energy Theater for its Christmas show at 8 p.m. Dec. 14. Special guests include Danny Mitchell and Nicole Witt. The Theater is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. Tickets are $24 to $39. For more information, visit www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

The Infinite Energy Arena welcomes Casting Crowns and For King and Country’s A Glorious Christmas Tour at 7 p.m. Dec. 17. Tickets are $29 to $83. The Arena is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, visit www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

Dec. 18

The Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present “Let There Be Peace on Earth” at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 Dec. 16 at the Infinite Energy Theater, Drop by Discovery 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Park Garden in Norcross Duluth. Tickets are $12 to $22. for S’mores, Cocoa and For more information, visit Wildlife from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. www.infiniteenergycenter.com.

Dec. 14 16. Participants will adorn a Friday Ongoing wildlife tree with raisin icicles Prime Timers Point at Christmas comes to Holiday photos with and birdseed ornaments.

George Pierce Park will host Santa will be available daily Lawrenceville for the anits annual Christmas Tea at 2 The park is located at 219 through Dec. 24 at the Von nual Hometown Christmas Lawrenceville St. N.W. p.m. Dec. 14. The cost is $6 Maur Court at the Mall of Parade, scheduled from 7 to Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive N.E. in Buford. To reserve a time and avoid the line, visit simonsanta.com. For more information, visit www.simon. com/mall/mall-of-georgia.

The Ice Rink @ Sugar Hill will be open selected dates through Feb. 17. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for children. The ice rink is located at 5039 W. Broad St. in Sugar Hill. For more information, visit icerinkatsugarhill.com.

Stone Mountain Park is hosting its Stone Mountain Christmas on selected dates through Jan. 3. The park is located on U.S. Highway 78 East in Stone Mountain.

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An Aurora Theatre original and Gwinnett’s longest-running theatrical holiday tradition, “Christmas Canteen 2017” returns for its 22nd year.

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Return of virtue Rarely has the idiom “virtue is its own reward” looked better than it does in light of the sex scandals sweeping the nation. The so-called “prudishness,” of a previous generation and the respect most men were once taught to have for women — and which Hugh Hefner and his disciples of “free love” mocked — are looking better with each passing day.

ConservaCal tives have been told they can’t Thomas impose their morality on others, so how is its opposite working out for individuals and the culture?

Washington Post columnist Christine Emba writes, “… now could be the time to reintroduce virtues such as prudence, temperance, respect and even love.”

“What’s love got to do with it?” asked Tina Turner. Everything. If you love somebody or something — from institutions to people — you are bound to treasure them, as opposed to what you dislike, don’t respect and treat like a disposable item that is useful for the moment, but is discarded when it has served your purpose.

Who decided traditional virtues were no longer viable and should not be taught to schoolchildren? Was a study conducted that found young people were being damaged from learning how to live and respect one another? Were they expected to catch these virtues on their own without guidance from elders? If so, why do we teach table manners, not interrupting when someone else is talking, sharing and many other things to counter what our lower nature doesn’t teach us?

The idea behind virtue being its own reward is that people who pursue virtue enjoy a layer of protection from the sins now being exposed in so many, from Washington to Hollywood and in between. People who are faithful to their spouses in marriage, honest in their financial dealings, respected for their character and integrity in public and in private don’t have to worry about being “embarrassed and ashamed,” as Sen. Al Franken said of his behavior toward some women.

Former Secretary of Education William J. Bennett published “The Book of Virtues” in 1993. It is a collection of moral tales designed to instruct us on the benefits of virtue and the consequences of its opposite.

The chapter titles reveal a list of ancient truths that seem increasingly scarce in modern society. They include some of the things Ms. Emba notes we are missing in today’s culture: selfdiscipline, responsibility, courage, honesty, loyalty and faith. Question: Would anyone argue these virtues have exceeded their “sell-by” date? It turns out that living by one’s own moral code, or none at all, has been a disaster for individuals and for the nation.

In the introduction to his book, Bennett writes of the necessity of reaching “the inner part of the individual, to the moral sense.” Today, he writes, “We speak about values and the importance to ‘have them,’ as if they were beads on a string or marbles in a pouch. But these stories speak of morality and virtues, not as something to be possessed, but as the central part of human nature, not as something to have, but as something to be, the most important thing to be.”

In the train wreck of our present culture, we are witnessing the failure over the last 50 years to instruct and discipline our children in ways that as adults they are more likely to embrace the values that can lead to a virtuous life.

Why did we expect any other outcome after mostly abandoning these virtues?

If you penalize and discourage virtuous things, you will get less virtue; conversely, if you subsidize and encourage virtue, you will get more of it.

The scandals playing out in newspapers and on TV speak to this. The question now is will we “repent,” as the Scriptures advise, and seek a new path which, in fact, is a very old path that leads to a more virtuous life, or continue down the current path which leads to destruction?

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

Christmas lights herald the season December is finally here. I am ready for it. I have more Christmas spirit this year than Clark Griswold drinking eggnog spiked by Santa himself.

I love Christmas. Obviously, I love the religious aspects of the holiday because who doesn’t appreciate the fact that God’s very son came to Earth to die for the sins of the world — including mine. I mean, it just doesn’t get any better than that, and God really set the bar high for the rest of us when it comes to Christmas gift giving.

I love the symbols of the Nativity. I love the angels singing over the hills of Judea, bringing good news to lowly shepherds watching their flock by night. I love the Holy family huddled over the Christ child in the manger, amidst sweetsmelling hay and not-so-sweetsmelling stable mates. I love the grandeur of the wise men from the east and the images of them with their gold and myrrh and frankincense, and I include them in the manger scenes I display throughout my home at Christmas, caring not one whit that they probably didn’t arrive in the vicinity until a year later.

And I love the star they followed, especially as depicted on the water tower high above my beloved hometown of Porterdale. Yes, I love the religious significance of Christmas and am most grateful for the hope and joy it brings.

But I love all of the cultural trappings that go along with the

that could display that many Christmas lights had to be rich.

We didn’t do lights on our house, not even candles in the window. We only had a strand or two for our scrawny, little Christmas tree, but that never kept me from appreciating Christmas lights and other Darrell Huckaby decorations, and I still do.

Now I told you all of that to season as well. tell you this. I found myself in Like lights and trees and Christmas light heaven Monwreaths and mistletoe. I am day night, in James Island, near a pure fool about Christmas Charleston, S.C., of all places. lights.

Charleston is a great place, When I was a child my even though the locals, espemother’s cousins, the McCart cially those living South of brothers, used to have a huge Broad, are a bit stuffy concerncontest every Christmas. They ing non-natives. Charlestonians lived right across the road from think that the Ashley and one another in a then-still rural Cooper rivers flow together to part of Newton County and form the Atlantic Ocean. But I would set up the most elaborate was fixing to tell you about the displays you have ever seen.

James Island Festival of Lights.

One had Santa sitting in the We went in and paid our back of his fishing boat, casting fee and then drove around the a line. I think the other had perimeter. They had giant light Santa standing on the diving displays everywhere — of all board of his backyard pool. descriptions. My favorite was Legend was that whichever the giant Charleston bridges brother had the highest power with an aircraft carrier, a bill for the Christmas season shrimp boat and a light house had the bill paid by the other nearby. Plus, you saw the brother, but I don’t know if whole display in duplicate that’s true. because the lights reflected in a I do know that I loved riding nearby lake. up to “Dial Town,” as their There were also palm trees neighborhood was called, and and gingerbread houses and looking at the lights. I enjoyed nursery rhyme stories and visiting them at other times of Santa and reindeer and cartoon the year as well and used to ask animals and, of course, an my mama to take me to see our enormous nativity scene, not to “rich cousins,” because in my mention snowmen and toy sollittle, linthead mind, anybody diers — if you can think of it

and it has to do with Christmas, it is portrayed with Christmas lights on James Island.

After spending a mesmerizing half hour or so driving through the displays, we stopped at the “winter wonderland” and rode a little train amongst them. I was in Christmas light heaven. But that was not all. On the property, they also had several small gift shops. There were bonfires all around for roasting marshmallows and making s’mores, and you could have caramel corn and hot chocolate and even ride an old-fashioned carousel.

There were sand sculptures, since it is an island in the Low Country, and Santa Claus was there — happy to sit on his big chair and pose for pictures with the little ones or the whole family. I pulled on his beard, and I’m pretty sure he is the real one.

Some nights there are carolers and choirs performing Christmas music.

My favorite part of the evening was strolling under a canopy of thousands of lights, inhaling the timeless fragrance of fir trees, breathing the crisp air while Jack Frost nipped at my nose just a tiny little bit.

I love Christmas. And I am going to keep it as well as I can, every day of this season and the coming year. Won’t you?

Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@gmail.com.

You can’t even trust catfish these days You would figure that as a purebred and proud son of the South, I would know all there is to know about catfish. I have caught them, been poked in the thumb by their barbs and have eaten copious amounts of them, usually with hushpuppies.

(Note to newly arrived Yankees: We aren’t talking footwear here.

We are talking about cornmeal batter rolled into a little ball and deep-fried, preferably in lard.

By the way, if you intend to live amongst us, you had better get used to lard. It is one of our major food groups, along with pecans and sweet tea.)

So you can imagine my surprise when I read that former NBA star Ray Allen went to court in Orlando recently, asking for a motion to dismiss claims that he was stalking another man. In fact, Allen said he was the victim and was being catfished by this man, who says, no, Allen was stalking him.

When the subject is catfish, it is hard to know who to believe.

Of course, I immediately called my buddies, Barney Funk and Porter Wagnalls, to see if they knew what this was all about. They said catfishing is a term for someone who uses social media and pretends to be someone they’re not. How they know this stuff never ceases to

how social media works and, therefore, am not likely to fall for someone who isn’t who they say they are. Not that they don’t try.

Back in my days at Southern Bell, obscene phone calls were a major issue. Caller ID pretty much shot that in the head.

Dick Now the people seriously in Yarbrough need of a life resort to all kinds of ways to get their jollies. If amaze me. we spent our time and creative While I had them on the skills in a positive way, we line, I asked if they knew what could cure cancer and maybe drivel means. I mentioned that get our federal government a reader had commented on my functioning again. (OK, I admit drivel in a Letter to the Editor. that last one is a stretch, but it’s I assumed he was talking about worth a try.) my skill with a basketball. I’ll Instead, what we have are admit that I didn’t shoot well sinister types trying to catch and I couldn’t guard a tree us hook, line and sinker. In the stump but I could drivel like a past week, I have had two major son of a gun. banks threatening to close my “Hogwash,” Porter Wagnalls account if they didn’t hear back said. from me immediately. The “How do you know,” I reproblem is that I’ve never done torted, “you weren’t even there.” business with either bank.

“No,” Porter said, “‘drivel’ My BellSouth account is means ‘hogwash.’ The reader always in jeopardy, as are thinks your columns are hogYahoo and Outlook and other wash. It has nothing to do with internet stuff I don’t understand. basketball.”

I guess I could ask my confiI wished now I hadn’t asked. dential contact in Nigeria whose I am sorry for what Ray Allen father was a big-shot minister is going through, but somewhat of something, and is trying to relieved that I am likely not to get money out of the country be catfished anytime soon since (with my help, of course.)

I have never quite understood While I wait, maybe I should

take advantage of the numerous opportunities I have to become a mystery shopper. How I am constantly selected for this plum assignment is a mystery to me.

I can always use the money.

Twice in the past couple of weeks, my grandson has called me from jail — once in Florida and once in Alabama — needing me to post some serious bail money for him. This was obviously a traumatic experience for him because when I asked if he was my oldest or youngest grandson, he couldn’t remember. I offered to send our private jet to wherever he was and deliver the bail money in person. He hung up on me.

Grandsons can be real ingrates at times.

The bottom line is to be very careful about these nefarious schemes. It’s a jungle out there.

Now, if you will excuse me, I must sign off. I just got an invitation from a beautiful lady on Facebook who wants us to get naked and go catch some catfish. That’s an offer I can’t refuse. I will even provide the hushpuppies.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough. com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/dickyarb.

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PUBLIC AUCTION Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction on www.selfstorageauctions.com to conclude at Monday, December 11th, 2017 at 12:00pm Unit #528 – Derrick Gude–Unit is said to contain: Marble Pedestal. Twin Headboard. Plastic Drawer Set. Basket of Shoes. 2 Boxes of Clothes.

929-520632, 11/26,12/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096 770-856-9676 December 13th, 2017 at 12:00 PM Yasmine Lane Unit 2112 mattress, end tables, dresser, boxes Chasity Brown Unit 4314 Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space Storage 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-520678, 11/26,12/3 Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA. 30097 770-856-1130 Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.

Unit 1602 Stewart Carlton Unknown Unit 3406 Patricia Buford Household Unit 3217 Roland Davis Other Unit 2128 Destiny Blakely Household items Unit 2207 Donna Jones Household Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-520680, 11/26,12/3

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckenridge Blvd Duluth, GA 30096 770-891-4639 December 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM 3226 Kenderick Lofton–Furniture 2710 Taryn Woodard–Household goods 1505 Joshua Roberts–boxes of household goods, washer and dryer 1402 Michelle Milton–furniture, household items 2400 Micheal Sumlin–Household goods 0117 Ronnell Richards–Office Furniture 2504 M a r c u s Slaughter–household goods 2013 B r a n d o n Elam–household goods 0108 Robert Miller– household goods 2026 Mabel Mukete–household goods 3604 Morgan Lahoma–household goods 3613 Benjamin Thea–Household goods 1142 D u a n e Holmes–Household goods 3104 harlem Watkins–bdrm, living set, dining set The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space Storage 3357 Breckenridge Blvd Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-520629, 11/26,12/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash

by CubeSmart #564, 3494 Gwinnett Place Drive, Duluth, GA 30096, to satisfy a lien on December 14, 2017 at approx. 2:00PM at www.storagetreasures.com: #1196 Violet V Litteton, #3149 Artnella C Holmes, #3028 James E Bennett, #3050 Ramisi Smith, #3004 Venetia Collins, #3095 Iveth N Rodriguez Martinez, #1146 Michael R Svestka, #2071 Dannette Coleman, #2046 Yusef Ibrahim, #2052 Michael R Svestka, #3125 Chiquita Kingdom 929-520360, 11/26,123 Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction on www.selfstorageauctions.com to conclude at Monday, December 18th, 2017 at 12:00pm Unit #B10 – Aundradus Cromity–Unit is said to contain: 10x5 Unit Full. Twin Mattress (all that could be seen as it blocking the door).

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MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16TH 2017@ 1:00PM 2002 Audi A6 WAULT64B52N030987 2005 Cadillac deVille 1G6KD54Y25U155128 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AM18BX67630234 2005 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZT54825F142326 2005 Chevrolet Uplander 1GNDV23L35D273669 2006 Chevrolet Aveo KL1TD56606B668184 2006 Chrysler 300 2C3KA43R16H121605 2000 Dodge Durango 1B4HR28Z7YF231359 2006 Dodge Charger 2B3KA43G46H333863 2008 Dodge Caravan 1D8HN44H88B159233 2006 Ford Escape 1FMYU02Z86KA30309 2005 Ford Freestyle 1FMZK01125GA17188 2001 GMC Yukon XL 3GKEC16T51G234673 2003 GMC Envoy 1GKDT13S732386201 2001 Honda Civic 1HGEM22551L005565 2001 Jeep Cherokee 1J4FF58S51L593179 2005 Kia Sorento KNDJD733455494994 1999 Lexus RX 300 JT6HF10U1X0017644 1994 Mazda B3000 4F4CR12U2RTM91313 2004 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D24C142752 2002 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D42C224107 2003 Nissan Maxima JN1DA31D93T526134 2006 Nissan Altima 1N4BL11D26N409254 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP522841305939 2008 Volvo S40 YV1MS390082402272 929-522199, 12/3,10

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 29104 3265 Holcomb Bridge Rd Peachtree Corners, GA. 30092 (770) 449-0384 TIME: 10:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1410–Alexander, Jacquin 1515–Dingle, Bruce 2211–Turner, Sheila 2407–Loggins, Altheria 2410–Atobatele, Princess 3217–Flowers, Aja 3414–STEDMIRE, MYRTLE 3506–Carlisle, Hazel 3626–AMMOOR LLC 4413–Reeves, Naikie 4636–Postell, Janicey S

B143–Redell, Edward C162–BROWN, KELVIN C177–Brown-Hosera, Errol D181–Burney, Ronetta D194–Thomas, Reginald D228–Stevens, Bobby D248–Moise, Yvette E270–Johnson, Dalonda E277–ELLIS, NEKEIDRA E289–Rushin, Tiffany F387–Mathews, Tyrell F392–COWDEN, VERONICA F410–Blaylock, Helen F464–Acosta, Minelva F483–Elinski, Joseph G503–Milton, Jordan G526–Konate, Debrah G544–Fain, Amy All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 26th day of November and 3rd day of December 2017 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

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DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 December 20th 2017 10:00AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS A142–Lee, Angela A216A–Williams, Erica A216C–Bridges, Jameelah A272–Polonia, Lowis A295–Feurtado, Delinda A302–Johnson, Shannon A325–Clark, Kathy A342–Curry, Nikita A409–Coleman, Jessica A499–Charles, Enwuniki C537–Pressley, Catherine C571–Smith, Tenetrice

NOTICE Public Auction–In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storages located at 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA, 30046.

470-299-0795. And due notice having been given to the owners of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, December 18,2017.

The sale will be held at www. storageauctions.com at 12 PM for units at the Lawrenceville location on Monday, December 18,2017.

Terms: Cash, Credit card, or certified funds at Sale.

12:00 PM 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Unit # 2098 – Household goods etc Unit # 5086 – house hold goods etc Unit# 2004 – household goods etc Unit# 2070– household goods etc Unit # 2022 – household goods etc Unit # 3007 – household goods etc Unit # 5027– household goods etc Unit # 2008 – house hold goods etc 929-521356, 12/3,10 PUBLIC AUCTION - In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storages located at 4365 Commerce Dr., Buford, GA 30518 770-282-8047 And due notice having been given to the owners of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, December 18,2017. The sale will be held at www.storageauctions.com at 10 AM for units at the Buford location 10:00 AM 4365 Commerce Drive, Buford, GA 30518 Unit 1013-Guiterres, Maria - Misc. & Household Items Unit 7002-Sorwell Crawford – Misc. & Household Items 929-521360, 12/3,10 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on December 14th, 2017 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28138 3679 McElroy Rd Doraville, GA. 30340 (770) 452-8144 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A003–Pagani, Wilson A023–Jacobs, Karsten A095–Brown, Tara D010–Sharpe, Jeannette E022–Burleigh, Matthew F871–Hodge, John PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28149 3055 Jones Mill Rd Peachtree Corners, GA. 30071 (770) 447-9755 TIME: 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 111–Cade, Eric 200–Hall, Anthony 302–Williams, John 305–Buchanan, Donte 320–Gipson, Deonte 334–Vazques, Luis 355–Scher, Jennifer 431–Nesmith, Candice 447–White, James 449–Espinoza Mendoza, Luis 476–Moultry, Davin 486–Zeon, Shelton 494–Easterby, Anna Katherine 504–Campbell, Theresa 544E–Moreland, Bianca 72–Urey, Darmain 79–Pineda, Ubence 8–Waldon, Marian P

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 20171 6289 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA. 30071 (770) 416-9275 TIME: 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A051–Junior, Timothy B012–Widick, Ed B048–Loude, LaShana C037–Myles, Maleasya D045–Holmes, Charles D051–Bowling, Daniel E008–Willis, Marquis E074–Tyler, Charles E085–Wooley, Devondria E113–Smalls, Roland E127–Quinones’//Soto, Christian F024–Oni, Adeniyi F031–Williams, Alexis PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28150 6770 Dawson Blvd Norcross, GA. 30093 (770) 448-2130 TIME: 11:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: D157–Centeno, Fredy E105–Wilson, Leoni E126–Hailemicael, Merona E136–Hammons, Kesha G129–Caldwell, Christoher H122–Mitchell, Lisa H166–Lopez, Roger I117–Ramos, Marina I162–Watson, Ronald I245–Pankow, Karin J125–Lathrop, Nicole J180–Johnson, Raymond NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on December 15th, 2017 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 20489 6000 Lawrenceville Hwy. Tucker, GA. 30084 (770) 923-9400 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A032–Ful, Henry C049–WATSON, FELICIA C067–Mumin, Monya C071–Fisher, Isaac C079–Gist, Brandon C107–anderson, john C122–goley, shavawn E014–valenzuela, stephanie E016–Gaspar, Juan E043–ARREBATO, ELISA F004–Leslie, Jessica F022–Gibson, Demetrius G035–Thompson, Appolos G084–brumbalow, Richard PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08049 5010 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA. 30093 (770) 446-8358 TIME: 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0220–Johnson, miaya 0223–Eusebio, Yomar 0403–Monroe, Jerry 0417–Jackon, Tanesha 0446–Abdullah, Kwame 0520–McDonald, Kathy 0626–Carroll, Jamal 0654–johnson, Raven 0742–Thompson, Omar 0829–Stephens, Ashton 0842–Cartwright, Bernadette 0901–Pollard, Tameka 1009–Lewis, Ernest 1013–Pollard, Diane 1038–Bryant, David 1039–Johnson, Tyrone 2015–Coon, Sydney 2017–PEREZ ACUNA, CARLOS PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 29135 1755 Indian Trail Rd Norcross, GA. 30093 (678) 924-0203 TIME: 10:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1216–Brown, Le Vette 1273–Pringle, Willeon 2165–Fletcher, Bruce 2258–Jarrett, Kenyatta 2306–WOOD, DARRYL 2336–Ali, Balqis 2362–CHIN, FABIAN 2364–Holloway, Jasmine 3064–washington, gary 3099–Moore, Ian 3181–Lambert-Harvey, Sharon 3277–Murray, Anthony 3304–Fennick, Andrina 3325–Voitenko, Galina C012–Hinds, radcliffe C018–Hinds, radcliffe D007–Hinds, radcliffe E007–Brown, Bobby E041–Middlebrooks, Derrick PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 24346 615 Indian Trail Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-0498 TIME: 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A002–D/B/A FRAMES A012–Turner, Cameron A033–RICHMOND, GIGI B081–Taylor, Sharai C030–Woods, Linda E014–Toles, Erica PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 21901 95 Arcado Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-9211 TIME: 11:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B031–Robinson, Darlene B045–Smith, Joshua B065–Miller, Ebonye B076–Brown, Lonnie C008–Mills, Chelsea C009–Heath, Christine C087–Owokalu, Lawrence D017–Greene, Steven D019–Arroyo, Santiago E047–Thomas, Lajoh E049–Cooper, Doreen F026–Davis, Tony F032–Haley, Marcus PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 23106 460 Beaver Ruin Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-1196 TIME: 12:00 PM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B122–Maxie, Darryl

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 3345 Medlock Bridge Road Peachtree Corners Ga. 30092 to satisfy a lien on December 6 , 2017 at approx. 02:00 P.M. at www.storagetreasures.com Cube #–1527- Leatrice Collins Cube#–1145Kimberly Donyale Sweatt Cube#–1453Rhonda Mechelle Harrison Cube#–1616–Terraina Patrice Glover 929-518721, 11/26,12/3 GWINNETT DAILY POST– GWINNETT COUNTY LEGAL ADS PS101 AUCTION DATES DECEMBER 19TH AND DECEMBER 20TH NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on December 19th and December 20th the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08464 10860 STATE BRIDGE ROAD. ALPHARETTA GA 30022 (678) 513-8185 December 19th 2017 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 2037–Harrison, Dennis 4016–Valentine, Adurady 4025–Shanklin, Anna P 5006–Murry, Jazmine 6038–Hughes, Richard 6234–Joiner, Daesia PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25719 3550 PEACHTREE PKWY. SUWANEE, GA 30024-1031 (678) 513-8185 December 19th, 2017 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A216–CLAYTON, OLIVENE B470–Battle, Kinneth C5625–Aguila, samantha C5646–Rudd, John D663–Shirley, Mitzi PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25778 3900 MCGINNIS FERRY RD SUWANEE, GA 30024 (678) 513-8185 December 19th, 2017 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B1078–Wright, Berdina B2046–Burns, Tiwanna B2083–Garner, Princess B2099–Cissel, Terri B2228–Glass, Chadwick PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25595 66 OLD PEACHTREE RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 (770) 338-1271 December 19th, 2017 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONs 00150–lee, emmit 00208–Rutherford, Janet 00300–Pineiro, Solsy 00307–Angulo, Pablo 00318–Vazquez, Gianna 00617–Diamond, Tenisha 00721–Hedrick, Kris 3014–Doricent, Michel 4013–Modeste, Allyson 4052–McDonnough, Joseph 4058–Holtzclaw, Shondra PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28158 495 BUFORD DR. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30245 (770) 338-1271 December 19th, 2017 11:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 103–fortson, james 112–Byrd, Tony 127–Jivani, Azim 136–Reed, Quinton 147–Henri-Matthews, Marcia 312–Bonds, Monica 321–Womack lethco, shannon 345–Winfield, Lisa 404–Paul, Jared 417–Williams, Linnette 430–Solis, Christie 433–Mayo, Gloria 628–Frank, Christopher P012–Matson, Sandra 1989 Ford E350 VIN PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08465 1856 RIVERSIDE PKWY. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 (770) 237-5010 December 19th, 2017 11:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 3014–Fernandez, Emerson 4016–Hadley, Valencia 5116–Cleveland, Deborah 5127–Thompson, April 5154–Flowers, Lawrence 5191–Richardson, Denisha 5213–Walker, Latasha 5219–Prom, Seara 5391–Paul, Shalewa PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 08054 1395 PLEASANT HILL DR..

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 (770) 925-9784 December 20th, 2017 9:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS 1512–Susong Harrison, Tosha 1513–witcher, christopher 1541–Delgado, Raymond 3504–Ellis JR, ERIC 3511–Geschke, James 3522–Brown, Vernisha 5502–Penick, Quintin 5531–Mistretta, Theresa 6082–Carroll, Corey 6091–Payne, Carl 6294–Oby, KENYATTA 8505–Hassan, Zahid PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY : 25982 2423 PLEASANT HILL ROAD D

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08057 4474 SATELLITE BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 December 20th, 2017 10:30AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS 0116–AIKENS, BRENDA 0246–Richardson, Donnie 0503–Glass, Faydria 0626–CARO, ANNETT 0726–Roldan, Sabrina 0811–Garrett, Charles 0814–Louis, Shaleithea 0817–Wright, Eric 2002–Zodulua, Dieudonne 2043–Aikpitanyi, Adesuwa 2103–Miller, Ebony 2364–PENNIX, JOHNETTA 3173–Wright, Walter 3254–Catrice, Brooks 5084–Moreno, Bryan 5162–Pratt, Kristin 5202–Bailey, Pierre 5242–Hartsfield, Marlon 6141–Granados, Jose 7152–Oby, Destiny

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DRIVE; 1.63 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZM2017-00010 — APPLICANT: CAPKEY GATES AT SUGARLOAF PARTNERS LLC; OWNERS: CAPKEY GATES AT SUGARLOAF PARTNERS LLC & THE GATES AT SUGARLOAF UNIT OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.; REZONING OF O-I TO R-TH; TOWNHOUSES; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 155 PARCELS 550, 551 & 552; 1300 BLOCK OF SATELLITE BOULEVARD; 3.55 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZR2017-00020 — APPLICANT: BULK BUYS CORPORATION; OWNERS: SARAH & PEGGY BRODNAX; REZONING OF R-100 TO OSC; SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 036 PARCEL 004; 2900 BLOCK OF BETHANY CHURCH ROAD; 33.74 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER RZR2017-00022 — AP-

PLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT; OWNERS: NOORUDDIN PANJWANI & SHEREZA TAJUDDIN; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLEFAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 021 PARCELS 006C & 072; 500 BLOCK OF ARNOLD ROAD; 2400-2500 BLOCKS OF FIVE FORKS TRICKUM ROAD; 10.42 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/ HOWARD RZR2017-00018 — APPLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT LLC; OWNERS: IH KENNEDY GROUP, LLC (JOE KENNEDY), STELLA MOONEY, AND PHILLIP & HOLLY BAGWELL; REZONING OF RL TO R-SR; SENIOR ORIENTED RESIDENCES; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 362 PARCELS 029, 030, 031, 069, & 070; 6200-6300 BLOCKS OF OLD SHADBURN FERRY ROAD; 1700 BLOCK OF BUFORD DAM ROAD; 6500 BLOCK OF OLD GARRETT ROAD; 24.36 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD R

RZR2017-00023 — APPLICANT: 4RNJ2, LLC; OWNERS: 4RNJ2, LLC & LINDA HOKETT; REZONING OF R-60 TO TND; TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 163 PARCELS 006, 007, & 326; 5800 BLOCK OF WILLIAMS ROAD; 7.28 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD RZR2017-00024 — APPLICANT: PARKLAND COMMUNITIES, INC. C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND PLANNING; OWNER: SFI DEVELOPMENT LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND PLANNING; REZONING OF R-SR TO TND; TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 5 LAND

MENT; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 149 PARCELS 323 & 327; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 172 PARCELS 270 & 272; 0-100 BLOCKS OF SIMONTON ROAD; 800 BLOCK OF BRAND SOUTH TRAIL; 38.26 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD P&D BOC TBL 12-19 934-522185, 12/3

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PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08056 3865 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD. DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 416-1069 December 20th, 2017 11:00AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS 0111–Crump, Varonica 0130–Metri, Emile 0276–Strong, Chauncy 0332–Watts, Andrea 0335–Gordon, Ashley 0531–Mchungula, Davina 0701–WOOD, CAROL 0712–Gayle, Delissa 0718–Agee-Goldwire, Constance 0719–Strong, Kevin 0732–Brown, Christopher 0737–Wakasugi, Whitney 0763–Saeidi, Mehdi 0817–Freeman, Queen 0865–McAndrews, Patrick 8681–Goldwire, Courtney All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 3rd day of December and 10th day of December 2017 by PS OrangeCo, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

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ZONINGS GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONING, CHANGE-INCONDITIONS, SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RZR2017-00011 — APPLICANT: HOME SOUTH COMMUNITIES, LLC, C/O MAHAFFEY PICKENS TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: JOHN T. LAMB; REZONING OF RA200 TO OSC; SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 136 PARCEL 001; 2400 BLOCK OF SUNNY HILL ROAD; 2500 BLOCK OF MORGAN ROAD; 86.15 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD RZC2017-00022 — APPLICANT: KEYONA INVESTMENT, LLC; OWNER: KEYONA INVESTMENT, LLC; REZONING OF R-100, C-1, & C-2 TO C-1; RETAIL CENTER (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 073 PARCEL 143; 1700 BLOCK OF DULUTH HIGHWAY; 1700 BLOCK OF RACQUET CLUB D

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C H O P

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CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE

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LAKE OCONEE Beautiful shaded lake lot with hardwoods and seawall with great views of Lake Oconee.

Approximately 120 ft water frontage.

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HOUSES FOR RENT

ACREAGE Older 4 Sided Brick Ranch Home On Wooded 39+ Acre Parcel.

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NEW LISTING HUD # 105-660664 Beautiful 4BR/2.5BA Split Foyer on 1 Acre Cul-De-Sac Lot with Back Deck and Decking for Pool.

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BROOKWOOD SCHOOLS 1.03 Acre Wooded Zoned RS180.

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North Gwinnett’s Tyler Goodson (33) runs against McEachern’s Jordon Simmons (22) during Friday’s game at North Gwinnett. Below, North’s Goodson (5) reacts with a teammate after scoring a touchdown against McEachern. (Photos: Dale Zanine)

North advances to inaugural title game in new stadium

By Scott Smith

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SUWANEE — And then there were two.

North Gwinnett became one of the participants in next Saturday’s Class AAAAAAA state championship game with a 38-17 semifinal win over McEachern on Friday night at Tom Robinson Memorial Stadium.

The win, the 13th in a row for North, sends the Bulldogs (13-1) to their third state championship game Saturday, Dec. 9 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta against Colquitt County (11-3).

test, especially in the first half, as McEachern (10-4) Saturday, 8 p.m. forced four North turnovers, Mercedes-Benz Stadium three of those coming in the Class AAAAAAA first two periods.

• Colquitt County Two of those fumbles vs. North Gwinnett were recovered inside the North 10-yard line and led to 14 points for the Indians, but the long, sustained drives McEachern had last week “It’s just an unbelievable in the quarterfinals against feeling,” North defensive Parkview were denied by lineman Payne Walker North on Friday. said. “This team has come “We just had to keep together and we’re a family. playing,” North head coach Our motto is ‘Forget about Bill Stewart said. “We tell me, I love you.’ Everybody our kids to live in the now, on this team plays for each that the next one wins and other.” don’t worry about what has Payne was part of a defen- just happened. McEachern sive unit that was put to the is a great football team and

STATE FINAL

we knew that they would make things happen and we wanted to stay focused on that.”

That focus helped hold the Indians to 257 total yards, 204 rushing and just 53 through the air. Running back Paris Brown provided the bulk of that with 159 yards on 23 carries and two scores, but the Bulldogs had an answer with their running game.

The ground attack for North got off to a slow start but eventually took over in the second half as Tyler Goodson finished with 144 yards and one score on 23 See NORTH, Page 8B

Flags, turnovers costly in Broncos’ loss

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

SNELLVILLE — Brookwood’s football team nearly overcame a nightmarish third quarter on the first play of the fourth.

The eighth-ranked Broncos ran a fake punt on a fourth-and-two play that resulted in an apparent 59-yard touchdown pass from Angelo DiSpigna to Kendall Williamson, momentarily delivering a jolt of energy to the home crowd and seemingly trimming Colquitt County’s lead to three points.

But there was a yellow penalty flag at the line of scrimmage.

Brookwood, a 42-25 loss back in September.

Meanwhile, the Broncos • GAC edged 28-23 by Peach County, 6B (11-3) saw their 11-game • Rome runs roughshod winning streak end despite over Buford, 7B fighting hard in the fourth quarter to close the deficit.

That controversial call “Our guys never stopped crushed Brookwood’s mo- fighting,” Brookwood head mentum and was indicative coach Philip Jones said. of its Friday night — full “Our guys are prideful. … of costly penalties, backCredit Coach Propst and breaking turnovers and Colquitt County for the mistakes. It was too much great job they did. We got to overcome against ninth- them the first time and they ranked Colquitt (11-3), had a great plan tonight which won 31-14 — its and came out and played a fourth straight road win in great game.” the playoffs — to reach the A 14-10 Brookwood state finals against North halftime lead unraveled beGwinnett at Mercedescause of a disastrous third Benz Stadium. The Packers quarter that began with an also reversed their regularBrookwood’s Dante Black (3) gets gang tackled by Colquitt County players during FriSee BRONCOS, Page 7B day night’s state semifinal game in Snellville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) season result against

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Tuesday

BASKETBALL

5:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at W.D. Mohammed 6 p.m. — Apalachee at Hebron 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Cedar Shoals at Buford 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Discovery 6 p.m. — Mountain View at Duluth 6 p.m. — Norcross girls at Marietta 6 p.m. — North Forsyth at Archer 6 p.m. — North Hall at GAC 6 p.m. — Parkview at Central 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 6 p.m. — Rockdale Co. at Dacula 6 p.m. — South at Kennesaw Mountain 6 p.m. — West Forsyth at Lanier 7:30 p.m. — Grayson girls at Lambert

SWIMMING & DIVING

5:30 p.m. — GAC and Dunwoody at Chamblee

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Meadowcreek, Stockbridge at Shiloh

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m. — Tulane at North Carolina. ESPN2 3 p.m. — Mississippi Valley State at Oklahoma State.

FSSE 4 p.m. — Seton Hall at Louisville. ESPN2 4:30 p.m. — Nebraska at Michigan State. FS1 6:30 p.m. — Coppin State at Georgetown. FS1

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon — College Football Playoff Selection Show ESPN

NFL

1 p.m. — Minnesota at Atlanta. FOX 4 p.m. — Cleveland at Los Angeles Chargers. CBS 4:25 p.m. — Carolina at New Orleans. FOX 8:20 p.m. — Philadelphia at Seattle. NBC SOCCER 8:25 a.m. — Premier League Soccer AFC Bournemouth vs Southampton FC. NBCSP 9:30 a.m. — Bundesliga Soccer Hertha BSC Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt. FS1 10:55 a.m. — Premier League Soccer Manchester City FC vs West Ham United FC. NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASEKTBALL 2 p.m. — Stanford at Baylor. FS1 3 p.m. — Florida at Oklahoma. FSSO 4 p.m. — Notre Dame at Connecticut. ESPN 7 p.m. — Alabama at TCU. FSSE Monday

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m. — Michigan at Ohio State. FS1 7 p.m. — Wisconsin at Penn State. ESPN2

NFL

8:15 p.m. — PIttsburgh at Cincinnati. ESPN

Sports Calendar

BASEBALL

Saturday: Red Stitches Baseball Academy will host a baseball clinic Dec. 2 at Norcross High School with featured speaker Dusty Isaacs, a Georgia Tech grad and a member of the Toronto Blue Jays organization. The interactive pitching camp for ages 14-18 is from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $100 and space is limited to the first 15 students. Email to redstitches2014@gmail. com for details.

CHEERLEADING

Dec. 16: Lawrenceville Youth Association football and cheerleading will hold its annual meeting and officer elections at 2 p.m. at 100 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. The meeting will be in the football press box.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through Friday: Registration is being accepted for i9 Sports’ All-Girls Flag Football League, which begins Dec. 2 and lasts through Feb. 10. Games are Saturdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. and times vary by age division.

Games are at Gary Pirkle Park in Sugar Hill. To register, go to www.i9sports. com.

Dec. 16: Lawrenceville Youth Association football

and cheerleading will hold its annual meeting and officer elections at 2 p.m. at 100 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. The meeting will be in the football press box.

LACROSSE

Dec. 10: A free boys and girls youth lacrosse clinic will be held at Rock Springs Park from 1 to 3 p.m. No experience is necessary and loaner equipment will be provided. Boys and girls in first through eighth grades are welcome.

Ongoing through Jan. 15: Registration for the spring 2018 boys and girls lacrosse season is open through Jan. 15. Find the athletic association closest to you and sign up at www. gwinnettlax.com. No experience necessary. Boys and girls in first through eighth grades are welcome.

Ongoing: The Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy is accepting registration for its winter indoor league at the Silverbacks facility in Suwanee. Games are Sunday afternoons in December and January. Games begin Dec. 3. Boys and girls divisions will be featured for first- through eighth-graders. For more information, go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com.

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DULUTH — The first three times Florida scored, it was on secondchance opportunities when the Atlanta Gladiators couldn’t get the puck out of the zone.

The third one, and Joe Cox’s second of the game, was the difference. Cox tossed a dart from the top of the circle into the back of the net 4:14 into the third period Saturday, and it stood up in the Everblades’ 4-2 victory.

The league’s top team has won 16 straight at the Infinite Energy Center.

“We wanted to funnel pucks and bodies to the net,” head coach Chuck Weber said. “We needed to play simple. It was a three-in-three for them.

We didn’t do as good of a job as we needed to and we lost the special-teams battle, unfortunately, again. They had two goals to our one. There are the moments that can get you back in the game and we weren’t able to execute.”

Florida was playing its third game in as many nights, and as it has in all previous meetings this season against Atlanta, powered down the stretch.

Cox put them ahead for good on his second of the night and Michael Kirk-

patrick effectively shut the door on the power play at 8:03.

“Similar to what we talked about yesterday (after a 5-3 win by the Everblades) — they need half the chances that most teams need,” Weber said.

“Two goal-scorers goals there. The third goal was a shot ripped high, clean. And the fourth, same thing, guy walked off, clean shot, hot. They don’t need many opportunities.”

The Gladiators (10-8-11) scored first — as they did twice before in the six meetings this season.

Defenseman Rick Pinkston was behind the Everblades net and found Darby Llewellyn streaming to the slot. Llewellyn hammered a low shot past goalie Martin Ouellette just 2:17 into the game.

Florida (16-2-1-2) tied it during a 4-on-3 power play at 15:58 of the first.

Nelson Armstrong buried a long rebound past recently assigned goalie Matt O’Connor. Under contact with the Nashville Predators, O’Connor was playing his first game in nearly a month. His last appearance was Nov. 5 for AHL Milwaukee — a 36-save, 2-1 loss to Grand Rapids.

“The 4-on-3 was a huge mistake,” Weber said. “I didn’t think they had much life, actually. I thought in the first period we did a really good job.

All they had was that 4-on-3. We completely had a chance to clear that and didn’t.

“Their second goal, we had the puck on our stick twice around the net and did not get the clear.

Oklahoma wins Big 12 title vs. TCU FROM STAFF REPORTS AND THE SPORTS XCHANGE ARLINGTON, Texas — Baker Mayfield passed for 243 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 65 yards in leading No. 3 Oklahoma to a dominating 41-17 victory over No. 11 TCU Saturday in the Big 12 Conference Championship game at AT&T Stadium.

The Sooners (12-1) won their third straight Big 12 championship and their 46th overall conference title while almost assuredly locking up a spot in the College Football Playoff, in which they last played in 2015.

Mayfield, voted the game’s most valuable player, also strengthened his firm grip on the Heisman Trophy.

Oklahoma led just 24-17 after a first half that was even statistically, but the Sooners dominated the second half, outgaining TCU 226-95 in offensive yards after halftime and shutting out the Horned Frogs.

Oklahoma ran 12 consecutive rushing plays to eat up the final eight minutes of the game, putting a final stamp on the contest.

Rodney Anderson paced the Sooners’ rushing at-

tack with 93 yards on 24 carries.

Kenny Hill led the Horned Frogs with 234 passing yards and two touchdowns. The Horned Frogs gained just 83 yards on the ground and had two costly turnovers.

leaving the game.

Manning finished 27-of44, hitting both Smith Tamir Jones six times. Jones finished with 82 yards, while Smith went for 39 yards.

Freshman Colton Richardson finished 16-of-30 for 228 yards and a touchdown for Idaho. Aaron Duckworth led the Vandals on the ground Idaho 24, with 113 yards and a touchGeorgia State 10 down.

ATLANTA — Despite outNo. 14 Central Florida 62, gaining Idaho through the air No. 20 Memphis 55 and on the ground, Georgia Quarterback McKenState dropped its regularzie Milton passed for 494 season finale 24-10 to Idaho yards and accounted for six on Saturday at Georgia State touchdowns, and Tre Neal Stadium. had a sealing interception in Conner Manning passed the second overtime as No. for 271 yards and Glenn 14 Central Florida beat No. Smith rushed for 79 yards 20 Memphis 62-55 Saturday but the Panthers hurt in the American Athletic themselves with four crucial Conference Championship turnovers.

Game at Spectrum Stadium Already bowl eligible, in Orlando, Fla. Georgia State (6-5, 5-3 Sun UCF went 0-12 in 2015.

Belt) is expected to learn Two years later, under its bowl fate this afternoon. coach Scott Frost’s direcIdaho finishes the season tion, the Knights are 12-0, 4-8, including a 3-5 Sun Belt the only undefeated team mark. in the FBS and almost With his performance tocertainly headed to a New day, Smith topped the 1,000- Year’s Day game, most yard mark for his career with likely the Peach Bowl.

1,030 yards. He is now one Otis Anderson scored of just three active FBS play- on a 1-yard touchdown run ers with 1,000 yards rushing, in the second overtime, 1,000 yards receiving and and Neal picked off a Riley 1,000 return yards.

Ferguson pass at the UCF The Panthers played 9-yard line on Memphis’ without several starters for ensuing possession. all or most of the game due The game featured the to injury, including standout two highest-scoring teams receiver Penny Hart, who and two of the hottest had three catches, including coaching prospects in the a 72-yard reception, before nation. Frost reportedly

will take over at Nebraska, where he played quarterback. Memphis’ Mike Norvell is also a coveted commodity, with Arkansas believed to be interested in his services.

No. 10 USC, No. 12 Stanford (Friday) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — USC, the football school that once ruled its conference with an iron hand, is finally back on top after an eight-year absence, thanks in large part of a goal-line stand.

When the Trojans won the Pac-10 title in 2008, it was the seventh consecutive year they finished with at least a share of the conference championship.

USC had not won a conference title since then until the No. 10 Trojans defeated Stanford for the second time this season, beating the No. 12 Cardinal 31-28 in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night at Levi’s Stadium.

USC (11-2) figures to move up in the final College Football Playoff rankings, which will be announced Sunday at noon. But there is little chance the Trojans will advance to the top four and land a berth in the national championship playoff.

The Trojans are expected to play in one of the New Year’s Six bowls, probably the Fiesta Bowl, while Stanford (9-4) could wind up in a number of bowl games, with the Holiday Bowl being the most likely destination.

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Atlanta Gladiators defenseman Zach Malatesta (74) skates with the puck ahead of Florida’s Steven Lorentz (16) on Saturday at Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Taylor Trebotte)

Those hurt. You give teams, especially that good of a team, second and third opportunities, they’re going to hurt you.”

The Everblades capitalized again on a failed clearing chance by Atlanta to take a 2-1 lead at 14:14 of the second period. Cox broke in alone on a breakaway and O’Connor made a tremendous toe save, but Florida regathered the puck and Cox wasn’t denied a second time with O’Connor screened.

But the Gladiators tied it 2-2 with 2.9 seconds left in the period on a power-play tally.

Phil Lane provided traffic in front of Ouellette and defenseman Ben Danford’s shot from up top found its way through.

Note: Atlanta paid tribute to its captain, Derek Nesbitt, who was playing in his 800th professional game. Nesbitt began his career with the Gladiators and helped them to the Kelly Cup finals as a rookie in 2005-06.

He played nearly half of those 800 games in the AHL before returning to Atlanta in 2015-16. …

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Georgia crowned SEC champ after decisive victory

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ATLANTA — Nearly everything Georgia did to hurt itself in its earlier meeting with Auburn just over a month ago, it not only avoided in the rematch in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game, but actually turned it around.

Led by an MVP effort from linebacker Roquan Smith — who had a gamebest 13 tackles, two for loss, including a sack, two quarterback hurries and recovered two fumbles — and a pair of touchdown passes from Jake Fromm, the reversal of fortune gave the No. 6 Bulldogs a 28-7 win Saturday before 76,534 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and their first SEC championship since 2005.

It will also almost certainly put Georgia (12-1) into the College Football Playoff, with the four participants set to be selected today at noon.

But first thing’s first. With the playoff still nearly a month away, coach Kirby Smart is not only allowing his players to enjoy Saturday’s win a little longer than the normal 24-hour rule allows, he’s encouraging them to do so.

“I’ll tell you what, you’d better enjoy it,” Smart said.

“It’s well earned.”

Indeed, the Bulldogs definitely earned Saturday’s win by flipping the script entirely from their 40-17 loss at Auburn back on Nov. 11.

They outgained Auburn in total yardage 421-259, including 259-143 on the ground, created two turnovers and committed none of their own — all categories that went in favor of the Tigers in the earlier meeting.

And it didn’t take long for Smart to recognize what keyed that reversal.

“Our goal today was to come out and compete,” Smart said. “We stressed two words the entire week.

We tried to keep it really simple: composure and physicality. It was a physical, tough game. We kept our composure for the most part. We had some moments

in there. Nothing worth having comes easy in this game.”

Georgia kept its composure even as Auburn (10-3) drew first blood, marching 75 yards in 10 plays following the opening kickoff, aided by a third-down pass interference penalty that kept the drive alive.

Jarrett Stidham got the Tigers on the board with a 7-0 lead by capping the drive with a 6-yard scoring strike to Nate Craig-Myers with 9:54 left in the first quarter.

It looked like that lead might grow early in the second quarter when Auburn drove 60 yards in 10 plays to move the ball as deep as the Georgia 14.

But on third and 6, Davin Bellamy got to Stidham as he dropped back to pass and knocked the ball loose.

Roquan Smith recovered the fumble to give the Bulldogs the ball back still trailing by only one score and, more importantly, give them momentum they would never really relinquish.

“You never try to make the moment too big or anything like that,” Smith said.

“All I remember is seeing one of my guys hit the ball, and I just seen the ball on the ground. It took me back to practice, you know, scoop drills. I just scooped the ball and said, let me get what I can get.”

It took Georgia seven plays and 2:54 to answer, with Fromm completing 4 of 5 passes on the ensuing 84-yard drive, including a 34-yard hookup with Mecole Hardman to move the ball into the red zone.

Fromm then found a wide open Isaac Nauta on first and goal, and the Buford native corralled the pass for a 2-yard TD reception to pull the Bulldogs even at 7-all with 10:14 left in the first half.

Georgia continued that momentum with an eightplay, 54-yard drive late in the first half, and appeared to find the end zone again when Fromm hit Terry Godwin with a 2-yard scoring strike.

However, the score was negated when Javon Wims was flagged for a pick on an Auburn defensive back, and

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jake Fromm (11) celebrates after a touchdown during Saturday’s SEC Championship game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

Georgia eventually settled for Rodrigo Blankenship’s 27-yard field goal with 4:59 left in the half, seeing the Bulldogs into intermission with a 10-7 lead.

Auburn looked in position to tie the game after driving 66 yards in nine plays to get to the Georgia 14 and set up a 31-yard field goal attempt.

However, DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle got a hand up to block Daniel Carlson’s kick, with Dominick Sanders scooping up the loose ball to keep the Bulldogs in front.

But with the lead at 13-7 following Blankenship’s 35-yard field goal with 1:26 left in the third quarter, the Bulldogs seized control for good when it looked once again like Auburn might fight its way back into the game on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Once again, Smith was in the middle of the play, with a little help from outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter.

With the Tigers having moved from deep in their own territory to near midfield, the Norcross grad stripped Kerryon Johnson of the ball, allowing Smith to pounce on his second fumble recovery of the day to move the ball to the Auburn 39-yard line and keep momentum with Georgia.

Combined with the other fumble recovery and the

Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Jonathan Ledbetter (13) tries to sack Auburn Tigers quarterback Jarrett Stidham (8) during Saturday’s SEC Championship game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

blocked kick, it helped the Bulldogs win the turnover battle, something that went Auburn’s way last month.

“Any time you’re playing a championship game, turnovers are critical,” Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said.

“Not just that one, but the other one. And the blocked field goal was big at the time. It was a very close game. Blocked field goal is like a turnover. We were fighting over here because of those situations.”

Georgia needed only four plays to cash in Smith’s second fumble recovery, with Fromm, who finished 16 of 22 for 183 yards, hitting

Godwin with a 7-yard scoring strike, and then hooking up with Godwin again for the two-point conversion to push the lead to 21-7 with 13:06 to play.

From there, Georgia’s defense laid the hammer down on an Auburn offense already struggling with Johnson, who ran for 172 of the Tigers’ 237 yards on the ground in the first meeting, slowed by rib and shoulder injuries.

The Bulldogs allowed the Tigers only two first downs the rest of the game, and by the time that happened, D’Andre Swift had already put the game away with his

64-yard TD run that made the lead 28-7 with 10:34 to play.

When the final horn sounded, it set off a celebration that erased the embarrassing loss from four weeks ago.

“We just had that chip on our shoulder,” said Carter, who finished the game six tackles, 1/2 tackle for loss, a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry. “We had a lot to prove, and we were playing for a ring. So we’ve got to give it our best.

“You can’t do nothing about the past. You just control the present, and that’s what we did.”

Georgia’s Carters best fellow Gwinnett grads from Auburn

By Collin Huguley Staff Correspondent

ATLANTA — When the Georgia Bulldogs topped the Auburn Tigers for the SEC championship on Saturday, former Gwinnett standouts were there to experience both sides of the outcome.

Norcross’ Lorenzo Carter and South Gwinnett’s Reggie Carter received the spoils of victory as the two linebackers helped the Bulldogs to their first SEC title since 2005.

But on the flip side, key Auburn contributors in defensive tackle Derrick Brown, a Lanier grad, and wide receiver Darius Slayton, a Greater Atlanta Christian grad, were left feeling unfulfilled after the

Tigers lost to a team that they had handled in a 4017 domination just three weeks earlier.

For each of the Bulldog players, they were able to capture a previously elusive conference title in their last season of eligibility at Georgia.

“It is unbelievable man,” Reggie Carter said. “(I’ve waited) five (years for this). You can’t take this for granted man. You can’t take it for granted. We believed the whole week.

We knew we were gonna bounce back.”

Lorenzo Carter was the brightest Gwinnett star on the day.

The two-time state champion from Norcross finished the game with six total tackles and forced a

crucial fumble early in the fourth quarter that gave Georgia the momentum for a huge final quarter, during which they outscored the Tigers 15-0 to put the game on ice.

“We try to change the game,” an elated LorenzoCarter said in the locker room after the game. “We try to take the ball away and get it back to our offense. We know if we win the turnover battle, we got a good chance of winning the game.”

Carter led a Georgia defense in this game that had a much-improved performance from when they last played Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Nov. 11.

After giving up 40 points in that contest, he was de-

termined to try to dominate the game Saturday.

“We definitely took it personal,” Lorenzo Carter said. “We try to hold teams to as little points as possible. If you don’t score, you don’t win. They outplayed us last time, but we came out there with a chip on our shoulder. … We just went out there and balled.”

A big part of Auburn scoring those 40 points last time out was Slayton, who had a miraculous 42-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.

But the former Spartan was held to just two catches for 14 yards in this contest and was left to watch the Bulldogs celebrate in the landmark stadium of his home state.

“They definitely did

some things to try and take me away,” Slayton said. “I think they did a good job of shadowing me, for the most part. But like I said, we just didn’t execute.

“Obviously, I wanted to win bad. Back home, I played in the old Dome, I’m playing in the new dome against the home team. I wanted to win bad, but we obviously weren’t able to get it done.”

Brown was a piece of a dominant Auburn defensive performance three weeks ago but this time, Georgia ran on Brown’s unit, the Tigers’ daunting defensive line, to the tune of 238 yards on 5.8 yards per carry.

“I was going into this game mentally prepared for playing the best,”

Brown said. “Everybody knows it is hard to beat a team twice. We just played uncharacteristic. I’m not taking anything away from Georgia. They played a damn good football game.”

As the dust settles though, the spotlight remains on the victors.

And even for one like Lorenzo Carter, who won two state titles in Atlanta, this victory is just as sweet and will be cherished forever.

“It feels great,” he said.

“I can’t say it’s that much better (than the Norcross state championships). A championship is a championship. But this one came and it was a lot of hard work. It took four years to do. You just can’t take it for granted. It’s a blessing.”

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Buford tops Wesleyan in overtime thriller

By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

Collins Hill’s Jada Rice shoots during the Eagles’ game against Greater Atlanta Christian Saturday at Wesleyan in Peachtree Corners. (Photo: Colin Hubbard)

Collins Hill holds off GAC

By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

PEACHTREE CORNERS — The Collins Hill Eagles were cruising for the first 20 minutes of the game, and held a dominant 32-9 lead over the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans, but that quickly changed.

The Spartans closed the quarter out on a 20-11 run, and cut the lead to seven with two minutes to play, but the Eagles managed to hold on the rest of the way for an 11-point win, 61-50.

Junior guard Katherine Fourie converted some clutch shots down the stretch and led the Eagles with 17 points.

Jaron Stallworth was close behind with 15 points, and Javyn Nicholson added 13.

One of the biggest game changers wasn’t a specific player for the Spartans, but a full-court press that GAC head coach Lady Grooms implemented in the second half. The press led to several turnovers and got them back into the game.

That’s the first time that anybody has pressed

us in years,” Eagles head coach Brian Harmon said.

“Nobody pressures us, so that will be a lesson for us to make sure we handle the ball and make sure that we are prepared.”

But when his team was able to figure out how to beat the press, it led to some easy baskets down the stretch, three of which were scored by Fourie.

“She’s a high-level player,” Harmon said about Fourie. “She shoots the ball well, she plays hard, and it’s expected of her. I think I stopped her last night from hitting 10 or 11 3-pointers, so I decided last night that I would let her play (tonight) and allow her to play a full game.”

It was an offensive struggle for both teams in the opening quarter. The teams combined to shoot just 6 of 27, but it was the Eagles that held a slim 10-5 lead.

But things quickly got out of hand in the second quarter. The Eagles shot 40 percent from the field in the second period on 12 made baskets. They also forced the Spartans to turn the ball over seven times and held a 27-9 halftime

lead.

The Spartans flipped the script in the steals category in the third quarter.

They forced eight turnovers by the Eagles and got themselves back into the game. Robyn Benton scored all 10 of her points in the third quarter on 4 of 6 shooting, helping trim the lead to 43-29 heading into the fourth.

The Spartans outscored the Eagles again in the fourth quarter after pouring in 21 points, but the Eagles were right there behind them with 18.

The Eagles shot the ball just nine times in the fourth quarter, but scored on for of them. They also knocked down 10 freethrow attempts in the final quarter, too.

“We did was I expected us to do,” Harmon said.

“We’re a mature team.

We’ve got leadership.

All-in-all, I think the kid played well and we handled whatever adversities were thrown at us and pulled the win out.”

Mary Martha Turner led the Spartans in scoring with 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting to go with Benton’s 10. Taylor Sutton added nine, respectively.

Babbit paces Hawks in win The Sports Xchange NEW YORK — Luke Babbitt was listed as probable before Saturday’s game with a lower back injury. Over two hours later, he was considered definite — as in someone who the Atlanta Hawks could depend on.

Babbitt showed his dependability by scoring a season-high 20 points as Atlanta beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-102.

Babbitt’s fifth career 20-point game was also an efficient one. He shot 7 of 9, made 4 of 6 3s and did it in 20:44 to lead a second unit, which scored 56 points and helped Atlanta improve to 5-17.

The forward returned Thursday from a threegame absence due to back soreness and produced eight points in 18:28 in a 121-114 loss to the Cleve-

land Cavaliers.

Babbitt was even better against the Nets, getting 11 of his points after halftime.

He scored six in a span of 26 seconds late in the third on a three-point play and a 3-pointer to give Atlanta an 81-73 lead and then opened the fourth with another 3-pointer.

Babbitt’s big game helped the Hawks win 24 hours after losing rookie center John Collins to a shoulder injury, two days after big man DeWayne Dedmon was lost to a leg injury. Their absences forced the Hawks to start Miles Plumlee in the middle while relying on players like Babbitt to pitch in.

“He’s a great shooter,” Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. “He got a couple of good looks.

His teammates were finding him. He’s locked and

loaded, and he’s got a good off the bounce game, a little bit of pump fake.

“He got to the rim, I think he made a great pass to Miles for one of his finishes. So I think he’s just a good all-around player.

We’re kind of trying to nurse him back a little bit but he was great today.”

Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 24 points and shot 11 of 24 in a much better outcome than his last appearance in Brooklyn when he was 5 of 22 and injured his ankle in a 12-point loss on Oct. 22.

DeAndre Bembry added 12 points while rookie Isaiah Taylor scored seven of his 11 in the first quarter when the Hawks took the lead for good. Taurean Prince added 11 as the Hawks produced 54 points in the paint and shot 47.5 percent while getting 12 steals.

PEACHTREE CORNERS — With the Buford Wolves leading by one point in overtime, the Wesleyan Wolves fired off four shots on one possession, three from point-blank range, but walked down to the other end of the court empty handed.

And after knocking down three clutch free-throw attempts — two from Kya Styles and one from Tory Ozment — Buford held on to win 48-46 over a team that had beaten them two times in a row.

Buford (5-0) never trailed in the game until an Amaya Register three-pointer put Wesleyan (4-1) in front on its first possession of overtime, but she missed her next four shots in the period, allowing Buford to hang on.

Ozment scored Buford’s only two made shots in overtime, the first on a layup to open the period, and a jump shot from the free-throw line to put her team back out in front for good moments later.

The two teams both scored 15 field goals, and Wesleyan shot a better percentage from the field — 28 percent to Buford’s 23 percent – but the numbers were deceiving.

Buford led by as much as 13 points in the fourth quarter, only to watch it disappear in a matter of five minutes.

But despite not finishing the game out like they wanted too, Buford head coach Gene Durden was thrilled to come away with a win over a great Wesleyan team.

“Any time you play a great program, and you play the caliber of team that Wesleyan is, and you get to go into overtime and win, you’ve got to take a lot of of this game,” Durden said. “I was telling the kids after the game that it was a great learning experience as far as us not handling some situations right with the senior leadership that we have. So, this right here is why we play good programs for us to get better here, and down the line.”

Ebony Grant led Buford in scoring with 11 points while Tate Walters added 10 on three 3-pointers. Ozment scored nine, and Audrey Weiner scored eight, respectively.

Register finished with a game-high 18 points for Wesleyan, and Avyonce Carter scored 11 in the loss.

It was a disastrous opening first quarter for Wesleyan.

The team shot just 1 of 8 from the field which allowed

Buford’s Kya Styles drives to the basket Saturday at Wesleyan. (Photo: Colin Hubbard)

Buford to jump out to a 15-4 lead at quarters end.

Buford used three 3-pointers to help build the lead despite missing 16 shots in the first quarter.

Wesleyan cut into the Buford lead ever so slightly by halftime after making one more shot from the field than the away team, but still trailed by nine, 20-11 at the break.

Durden credited his team’s dominance defensively in the first half to contesting shots, but also being able to grab rebounds both defensively and offensively to keep the ball out of the hands of the talented Wesleyan players.

“We always play really good defense,” Durden said.

“We’ve got some kids that really take pride in defending, and I thought that especially early on, we made it really hard on them (Wesleyan). We contested shots, and did a really good job on the boards.”

The Buford lead was cut to a little as five points on two separate occasions in the third quarter, but a nice run to close out the period saw its lead right back at nine points, 29-20 heading into the fourth.

With the lead now at 10 points for Buford, Walters knocked down her third three-pointer of the game to put her team up by 13 with 5:18 remaining in the game.

It was Buford’s biggest lead of the game, but it didn’t last for long.

Back-to-back three pointers from Register and Callie Weaver cut the lead to 40-39

with 1:11 remaining, but a free throw by Buford put them up by two seconds later.

After a timeout by Wesleyan, A.C. Carter drove into the paint and was fouled with 34 seconds remaining. She nearly converted the basket, but instead, had to settle for two free-throw attempts with a chance to tie the game up at 41-all.

And that she did.

Ozment had chance to win the game for Buford with a three-pointer from the corner with four seconds remaining, but the ball hit off of the rim to send the game into overtime.

Ozment redeemed herself on Buford’s openining possession of OT and scored a layup to put her team up 43-41.

But the hot shooting of Register put Wesleyan out in front for the first time in the game on a three-pointer, 44-43.

Ozment followed that with a steal and a basket to regain the lead for Buford 45-44, and the away team never surrendered the lead from that point on to win.

“This is going to do nothing but make us better,” Durden said. “I thought our press did a great job tonight,” Durden said. “But what I didn’t think was good was we would get the turnovers, and next thing you know, we weren’t finishing our shots.

We missed a ton of layups.

But we will go back and work on finishing layups, and when we do that, we’ll be in good shape.”

Georgia holds off Marquette The Sports Xchange Yante Maten scored 13 points and William Jackson added 11 to lead Georgia to a 73-66 victory over Marquette on Saturday afternoon at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.

Maten’s total was well below his team-leading average of 18.3 points per game, but he hit 5 of 7 shots as the Bulldogs connected at a 48 percent clip from the field

despite making only 4 of 14 3-point attempts.

Georgia (6-1) is off to its best start since 2011.

Markus Howard scored 29 points to lead Marquette (5-3) while Andrew Rowsey added 15 on 4-for-15 shooting.

Rowsey, Marquette’s leader scorer with 23.9 points per game, was not in the starting lineup, but he entered quickly after Howard drew two fouls in the first 45 seconds.

Rowsey committed

three turnovers in his first three minutes of action and missed his first seven shots, finally earning his first two points on a goaltending call with 2:57 left in the half. The game was tied at 31 at halftime.

Howard began the second half on the bench and Georgia stretched the lead to five before he returned with 13:18 to play. His jumper with 6:32 left gave Marquette a 55-53 lead.

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Vassell’s 3-point buzzer-beater grants Lions sixth win From Staff Reports

the net. Vassell led the sports@gwinnettdailypost.com Lions with 22 points to keep Peachtree Ridge ATLANTA — Devin undefeated (6-0) on the Vassell’s 3-pointer at the season. Kamerron Oyala buzzer lifted Peachtree chipped in with seven Ridge to a 44-42 win over points as the Lions overNorth Atlanta on Saturcame a 29-23 halftime day. Firing the shot from deficit. the left wing, Vassell’s BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL attempt hit the back of Berkmar 58, the rim, bounced in the Forsyth Central 48 air and dropped through

CUMMING – Berkmar defeated host Forsyth Central 58-48 on Saturday. Ben Soumahoro led the Patriots (6-2) with 16 points and eight rebounds.

Ryan Rockwell chipped in with 13 points five assists and five rebounds in the win.

Mill Creek 68, Archer 65 LAWRENCEVILLE — Mill Creek overcame a halftime deficit and defeated Archer 68-65 in a non-region matchup on Saturday. The Hawks (5-2) trailed by three at the half, but were able to overcome the the Tigers lead thanks to Noah

Kenney’s 24 points. Chris Birch scored 16 and Kendall Letney pitched in with 14 for Mill Creek.

Collins Hill 55, Lakeside-Evans 39 SUWANEE — Collins Hill improved to 6-1 on the season as the Eagles defeated LakesideEvans 55-39 on Saturday.

Chris Parks led Collins Hill with 18 while teammate Justin Lee scored 10.

Grayson 60, Riverwood 41 LOGANVILLE — DJ Williams scored 12 points to lead Grayson to a 60-41 win over

Riverwood on Saturday. Kenyon Jackson added 11 points and six rebounds while Travis Anderson scored 11 points for the Rams (4-1).

Langston Hughes 61, Shiloh 41 MILTON — Langston Hughes defeated Shiloh 61-41 in the State Farm Classic held at Milton High School on Saturday.

Toneari Lane led the Generals (3-4) with 13 points while Shamarie McLeod added eight.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL Archer 67, MIll Creek 58

LAWRENCEVILLE — Asia McCoy’s 23 points led Archer to a 67-58 win over visiting Mill Creek in a non region matchup on Saturday. Kyleeyah Whitehead scored 11 and Amari Heard added 10 points for the Tigers (3-3).

Hebron Christian 52, East Jackson 30 DACULA — Hebron Christian defeated East Jackson 52-30 on Saturday. Carly Bales led the Lions (2-5) with 18 points.

McKenna Taylor scored 13 while Ela Heard and Brooklyn Fugle each added nine.

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East

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W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Minnesota 9 2 0 .818 271 195 5-1-0 4-1-0 Detroit 6 5 0 .545 294 264 2-4-0 4-1-0 Green Bay 5 6 0 .455 232 261 3-3-0 2-3-0 Chicago 3 8 0 .273 177 252 2-4-0 1-4-0 West

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away L.A. Rams 8 3 0 .727 329 206 4-2-0 4-1-0 Seattle 7 4 0 .636 266 212 3-2-0 4-2-0 Arizona 5 6 0 .455 203 278 3-2-0 2-4-0 San Francisco 1 10 0 .091 187 284 1-5-0 0-5-0

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W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Tennessee 7 4 0 .636 242 269 4-1-0 3-3-0 Jacksonville 7 4 0 .636 269 168 3-2-0 4-2-0 Houston 4 7 0 .364 283 285 3-3-0 1-4-0 Indianapolis 3 8 0 .273 195 300 2-4-0 1-4-0

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AFC NFC Div 6-1-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 4-3-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 4-4-0 0-3-0 2-3-0 3-4-0 1-3-0 1-2-0 AFC NFC Div 6-4-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 7-2-0 0-2-0 2-1-0 3-5-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-5-0 1-3-0 1-3-0

Home Away 4-1-0 5-1-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 3-2-0 2-4-0 0-6-0 0-5-0

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Home Away 3-2-0 3-3-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 0-5-0

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Thursday’s game Dallas 38, Washington 14 Today’s games Minnesota at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

L.A. Rams at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s game Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m.

Vikings put seven-game streak on line vs. Falcons The Sports Xchange

to accomplish, and we’ve got a lot of work ahead of MINNEAPOLIS — The us, but we’re hungry for Atlanta Falcons used the it,” said Case Keenum, NFC North to show there who has earned another would be no Super Bowl start this week at quarterhangover by starting the back. “I think everybody season with three straight in this locker room is wins against the division. hungry.”

With Atlanta now fightKeenum’s play has ing just to return to the helped Minnesota to one playoffs, the NFC North is of the top offenses in the standing in its way. league.

Minnesota (9-2) has Keenum, who became taken control of the divithe starter after Sam sion with seven straight Bradford was injured and wins as they head south to hasn’t yielded to a healthy face the Falcons (7-4) on Teddy Bridgewater, is Sunday. The Vikings lead averaging 7.5 yards per the North by three games pass attempt and has 14 but know they are compet- touchdowns with only five ing for much more this interceptions and seven season. sacks.

“That is everybody’s Zimmer isn’t making a deal, isn’t it?” Minnesota change at quarterback but coach Mike Zimmer ques- hasn’t anointed Keenum tioned this week. “Go out the starter for the rest of and win as many games as the season, either. you can and try to get in “We’re just going to one and play as many games as week at a time,” Zimmer you can at home. But we said. “That’s just the way have to win and we have it is. I’m not looking to to take one game at a time. pull him, but every week Talking about it doesn’t do is a different week in this anything.” league.”

A year after missing the With the Vikings winplayoffs, the Vikings have ning and Keenum making a chance at home-field ad- plays, Zimmer doesn’t vantage. They trail Philaneed to make a switch delphia by a game heading or declare any long-term into Week 13. starter.

“We’ve yet to accomMinnesota is fifth in plish everything we want the NFL with 375.7 yards

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman (26) runs for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

per game, just ahead of Atlanta’s vaunted offense of 373.4 yards per game.

The Vikings are eighth in scoring (24.6 points per game) to the Falcons in 11th (24.1) in the league.

Of course, the big difference between the teams — other than being separated by two wins — is Minnesota’s top-five defense.

“When you first watch their tape this year, one of the things I most admire is they’re very good tacklers and you don’t see a lot of explosive plays due to missed tackles,” Atlanta coach Dan Quinn told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week. “They’ve got a pass rush, an ability to create turnovers with

a physical style with the safeties, the corners can really run and tackle. Front to back, they play really good, fundamental football. They’ve got a good pressure package.”

The Falcons have found their explosive offense as the season has progressed.

Atlanta has won four of its past five games, and scored at least 27 points in winning three in a row.

Wide receiver Julio Jones won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award after recording 12 catches for 253 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s 34-20 victory against Tampa Bay. If there is a team that might be able to handle

Jones, it could be the Vikings. Minnesota features shutdown cornerback Xavier Rhodes on the back end and a pass rush led

by Everson Griffen’s 12 sacks.

“It’s the same regimen, same thing,” Rhodes told the St. Paul Pioneer Press of matching up with Jones.

“Go into the game, don’t believe in the hype, don’t be afraid of the name, just believe in the game. I know he’s one of the best receivers in the league, and I’ve just got to go out and play with the mindset of having confidence going against him.”

The Falcons are likely to get back another playmaker on offense as well, with running back Devonta Freeman cleared from his concussion. Freeman has rushed for 515 yards and five touchdowns this season and has added 19 catches for 137 yards.

Freeman was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice after being cleared from his second concussion of the year and third of his career, according to the team’s website.

“It’s not something to worry about because I feel like anything that is going to happen will happen,” Freeman told the website.

“You can’t live and dwell on what happens in the past. I’m just moving forward. I’m going to be the same guy when I get back on the field. Still have fun, talk junk a little bit … just have fun with it.”

Tevin Coleman had rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns over the past two games in place of Freeman.

“We’re hopeful of that, yeah,” Quinn told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of Freeman getting a full workload. “From a conditioning standpoint, he’s in good shape. He’s really pushed it in that way, so we’re hopeful that we get back to both Tev and Free and use them together.”

Two injury concerns for the Falcons are starting cornerbacks Brian Poole and Desmond Trufant.

Both left last week’s game and did not practice Wednesday. Poole is dealing with a back injury, while Trufant has a concussion.

Minnesota’s injury report Wednesday was much cleaner. Linebacker Eric Kendricks was out with a hip injury. Right tackle Mike Remmers has passed concussion testing, but was limited with a low back injury.

Panthers, Saints set for crucial NFC South matchup The Sports Xchange With their eight-game winning streak a part of history, the New Orleans Saints suddenly find themselves in a position to lose their NFC South lead.

The Carolina Panthers, who are also 8-3, come into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday looking to avenge a 34-13 loss to the Saints in Week 3.

One thing is clear: The NFC South is the most competitive division in the NFL — third-place Atlanta is 7-4 — and the last five weeks will determine if one, two or three teams will make the postseason.

Carolina coach Ron Rivera said the competitiveness of the division can be traced to the quality of the quarterbacks: Drew Brees in New Orleans, Cam Newton in Carolina and Matt Ryan in Atlanta.

The Panthers have won four straight games to move back into a statistical tie with the Saints atop the division, but the Saints hold a tiebreaker advantage with their victory Sept. 24.

Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m. today The Lions (6-5) changed up their practice schedule this week in an effort to get off to a faster start after being outscored 33-3 in the first quarter of the last three games.

Baltimore (6-5) leads the NFL with 18 interceptions. The Ravens have played much better against the run and will try to contain Stafford and force Detroit to gain yards on the ground.

running back Kareem Hunt untracked and provide better protection for quarterback Alex Smith.

The Chiefs are struggling just as much as the Jets are right now, but they have even more pressure on them because they are still in the running for a division title. If the Jets (4-7) can put up a field goal or two in the first quarter, it will put the heat on a sluggish K.C. offense.

The Chiefs have plenty of weapons, but the only consistent one right now is tight end Travis Kelce. The Jets have struggled against tight ends this season, so look for potential double-teams on him.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. today Brady has thrown 10 touchdown passes in the past three games, but the biggest difference in the Patriots (9-2) during their seven-game winning streak has been the defense.

Tyrod Taylor, back at the helm after the Bills’ disastrous Nate Peterman experiment, will try to exploit the New England secondary. Buffalo has just 16 pass plays of 25 yards or longer this season.

This will be Buffalo (6-5) coach Sean McDermott’s first game against the Patriots; in eight years as an NFC defensive coordinator, he faced the Brady-Bill Belichick offense just once.

Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1 p.m. today Packers (5-6) quarterback Brett Hundley is coming off the best game of his career. Now he needs to find consistency.

Hundley was 17-for-26 for 245 yards and was interception-free in Green Bay’s 31-28 loss to the Steelers on Sunday night.

The Packers will try to take Kansas City at New York Jets, advantage of a Tampa Bay secondary that gave up 12 1 p.m. today catches and 253 yards to Julio The Chiefs (6-5) again need to find a way to establish Jones in a loss to the Falcons the line of scrimmage on both last week.

Jameis Winston will start for sides of the ball. Offensively, Tampa Bay (4-7), coach Dirk the team must get rookie

Koetter announced this week.

Winston, who practiced on Wednesday for the first time since Week 9, missed three games with a shoulder injury.

did not throw a touchdown either because Corey Coleman dropped a pass in the end Denver at Miami, zone in the third quarter.

1 p.m. today Kizer has been victimized Trevor Siemian and the by dropped passes all season.

Denver (3-8) offense found Indianapolis at Jacksonville, some rhythm in a no-huddle, That should diminish as wide 1 p.m. today receiver Josh Gordon plays up-tempo attack against the Indianapolis’ (3-8) offenOakland Raiders last Sunday, for the first time in nearly three sive game plan is a relatively years. and that might be their best simple one. Control the tempo. course of action against the The Browns (0-11) will try Control the clock. Don’t settle Dolphins, whose pass defense to air it out with Gordon back for field goals. Score touchin the lineup. Gordon and is also struggling. downs in red-zone opportuColeman running deep routes Against Oakland, Siemian nities. It won’t be easy. The could open things underneath led the Broncos to a pair of Jaguars rank first in the NFL in touchdowns after the offor running back Duke Johntotal defense (281.8 yards per son and tight end David Njoku. fense generated just three game), yards per play (4.53), first downs in the first three pass defense (168.7) and quarters with Paxton Lynch at New York Giants at Oakland, passing yards per play (4.63). quarterback.

4:25 p.m. today The Jaguars (7-4) ran (188 The Giants (2-9) are venturMiami’s (4-7) pass rush yards) and passed (330) at will is capable of causing probing into uncharted waters on in their 27-0 win over Indianap- lems; and, to defuse that, the offense now that the decision olis in Week 7. The Jaguars will Broncos could rely on their has been made to sit quaronce again look to establish terback Eli Manning in favor running backs as quick passtheir league-best running ing targets out of the backfield, of Geno Smith. How exactly game, averaging 154.3 yards, just as they did last week. coach Ben McAdoo expects against a Colts team that has Smith, who hasn’t thrown a If the offense can generate struggled to stop the run. some explosive plays, it could pass in a regular-season game help the defense, which might in over a year, to function betSan Francisco at Chicago, struggle without Aqib Talib and ter than the more experienced 1 p.m. today Manning is what everyone Domata Peko.

For the 49ers (1-10), it’s run wants to know. But McAdoo the ball and stop the run. How says they have a plan for Houston at Tennessee, many times have you heard Smith’s success.

1 p.m. today that? But that’s really what this The Raiders (5-6) ran the The Titans (7-4) will cergame boils down to, especially tainly have revenge on their ball 37 times last week, a trend if the weather is Decemberthey’d love to continue as they minds after being demolished like in Chicago. The team that try to get Lynch over 100 yards by the Texans 57-14 in Housthrows the most, especially for the first time as a Raider. ton earlier this season. With with a young quarterback Watson out and Savage in, doing the throwing, figures to Los Angeles Rams at Arizona, they just might get it. Savage lose this snoozer.

4:25 p.m. today is prone to a slow delivery and The more traditional game The Rams (8-3) admittedly limited mobility in the pocket, plan the Bears (3-8) came up kept their foot on the pedal and the Titans are coming off with after a bye week against offensively last week against an eight-sack effort last week Green Bay — looking to run the Saints, correctly surmising against the Colts. The Titans and then play-action pass — it would take an aggressive apwill want to make sure they could work against a 49ers stop the run and put the game proach and point total to keep defense ranked 30th against up with the high-flying Saints. in Savage’s hands, then turn the run.

While they will remain agthe pass rush loose and hope Bears defensive coordinathe secondary can slow down gressive against the Cardinals, tor Vic Fangio should mix up don’t be surprised if they dial DeAndre Hopkins. the coverages and occait down a bit and feed running The Texans (4-7) will try to sional inside blitzes to confuse run the football at the league’s back Todd Gurley a bit more.

Jimmy Garoppolo as much as fifth-ranked run defense (89.2 The hope is to wear down the possible, considering his lack Cardinals’ (5-6) defensive front yards per game) to try to help of experience. There should the turnover-prone Savage. with a steady diet of Gurley be plenty of blitzes, too, since runs and produce extended the pass rush is greatly diminCleveland at L.A. Chargers, scoring drives. ished without Leonard Floyd.

4:05 p.m. today For it all to work, they’ll also Quarterback DeShone Kiz- need another strong defensive Christian Jones blitzing from er passed for a season-best effort like they got last week inside, with short coverage responsibility then falling to an 268 yards and did not throw an against the Saints, which interception last week. But he provided the Rams’ offense outside linebacker like Sam Acho, is another possibility.

enough time to create space between themselves and the Saints.

Blaine Gabbert was able to help create first downs and avoid pressure from Jacksonville’s intimidating defensive front last week by getting rid of the ball extremely fast, and that figures to be a recipe for success against a similar Rams defense.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 1 p.m. today Russell Wilson is one of the league’s most dangerous scramblers. The Eagles (10-1) will try to keep him in the pocket area and force him to get the ball out. As they did with the Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky and the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, they will use a disciplined rush and spy him with a linebacker.

Wilson will have to be special again as there is little reason to suspect Seattle’s (7-4) anemic rushing attack will break out against the league’s top-ranked run defense.

The Eagles can’t fall asleep though. Wilson has not played well in the first half this season, but he has lit it up in the fourth quarter, with a league-high 14 touchdown passes. If the Seahawks hang with the Eagles through three quarters, Wilson will have a chance to steal it.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:30 p.m. Monday The Steelers (9-2) have morphed back into a passing team in recent weeks, but they will need a strong running game to beat the Bengals in Cincinnati (5-6). That’s how the Steelers eventually wore down the Bengals when they played at Heinz Field last month.

Ben Roethlisberger completed just 14 passes in the first meeting, but he did throw for two touchdowns. Running back Le’Veon Bell did most of the damage, with 134 rushing yards.

That kind of balance will be important again against a Bengals defense that is 10th in the NFL in points allowed (19.5 per game).

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Peach County’s Ethan Manns (15) is brought down by GAC’s Jonathan Moore (7) during Friday’s Class AAA semifinal game at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross. Below, Spartan players react to the loss. (Photos: Will Fagan)

Trojans topple Spartans in semis

By Taylor Denman

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NORCROSS — Peach County served revenge that was one year in the making with a 28-23 Class AAA semifinal win over Greater Atlanta Christian Friday night. The Trojans avenged a semifinal loss to GAC last year and advanced to play Calhoun in the state title game.

Peach County led 21-16 when it took over on offense with 7:25 left in the game.

Quarterback Antonio Gilbert ran for 20 yards deep into GAC territory with two minutes left, and running back Trevon Woolfolk capped the nearly six-minute drive with a three-yard touchdown run that eventually clinched the state championship berth for the Trojans.

GAC scored on a TD pass from quarterback Josh Rose to Trey Morrison with 16 seconds left to cut the lead to 28-23, but the Spartans failed to recover the onside kick, and Peach County ran out the remaining seconds.

“Hats off to Coach Chad Campbell and Peach County,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said. “Those guys deserved to win the game.

Football is a fair game, and the team that makes the plays wins. They made more plays than we did. You win as a team and you lose as a team, and tonight we lost in all three phases of the game.”

On GAC’s first offensive drive, an errant snap on a punt set Peach County with good field position. The

from its own 40, but Peach County kicker Mitchell Finneran drilled a 50-yard field goal to give Peach County a 21-13 advantage with 1:18 left in the third quarter.

Alex Boglin took over for McMichael for a handful of plays after the GAC starter had to be helped off the field.

Boglin helped the Spartans convert on fourth and 1, then McMichael returned to the field, but he was sacked on a direct snap on a few plays later. GAC kicker Sean Henderson made a 32-yard field Spartans limited the damage line but Gilbert was sacked and held the Trojans to a 33- by Jonathan Moore and time goal to cut Peach County’s lead to 21-16 with 7:25 left yard field goal. expired. in the game.

GAC responded quickly “That was a big stop “It felt like (Peach County) on the ensuing drive. A good because it felt like they had did a good job of shedding kick return gave the Sparmomentum, but it was a blocks and making hits,” tans valuable field position 12-7 game,” Hardy said.

Hardy said. “They did a good and Rose found Jeffrey Peach County passed efjob rallying people to the Blake for an 11-yard TD ficiently to start the second pass. half and ended the first drice ball. … I felt like we were able to run the ball positivePeach County scored on of the third quarter with ly, but there were a couple of back-to-back drives when a 17-yard TD pass from situations where we didn’t Gilbert completed a pass Gilbert to Jaydon Gibson. convert.” over the middle to MilIt came after a holding call The Trojans steadily drove lard Thomas with roughly set the Trojans back on the downfield and milked the 30 seconds left in the first previous play. remaining clock on their final quarter.

GAC converted a fourth drive, and GAC closed out “They did a great job and inches on the ensuing in space, and their rundrive, then Kyler McMichael the season a game short of returning to the Class AAA ning back had a really nice broke free on the following finals. game,” Hardy said. “(Gilplay for a 54-yard TD run.

For Peach County, Gibson bert’s) speed and his ability The play was GAC’s longest to buy time and convert was from scrimmage and helped finished with 309 yards passing with two TDs. Woolfolk really critical.” boost the Spartans’ rushing had 69 yard to accompany GAC’s special teams woes total to 137 yards for the his late TD. McMichael led continued late in the second game.

GAC with 13 rushes for 93 quarter. Another snap sailed GAC’s defense bounced yards. Rose, who passed for over the punter’s head, this back on Peach County’s 162 yards on 11 completions, time in the end zone for a second offensive drive of connected with Jake Floyd safety. the second half. The Sparfive times for 43 yards.

Peach County put together tans forced a three-and-out GAC, which graduates 20 a long offensive drive with and took over on offense roughly three minutes left in from their own 49-yard line. seniors this season, ended with a 12-2 overall record. the first half. Peach County Following a GAC punt, the “I want our guys to walk advanced to the GAC 4-yard Spartans forced fourth down

PEACH COUNTY 28, GAC 23

Peach Co. GAC

10 2 9 7 — 28 7 0 6 10 — 23

FIRST QUARTER Peach County: Mitchell Fineran 33 FG, 5:27 GAC: Jeffrey Blake 11 pass from Josh Rose (Sean Henderson kick) 4:30 Peach County: Millard Thomas 15 pass from Antonio Gilbert (Fineran kick) :37 SECOND QUARTER Peach County: Safety, snap out of end zone, 3:24 THIRD QUARTER Peach County: Jaydon Gibson 17 pass from Gilbert (Fineran kick) GAC: Kyler McMichael 54 run (pass failed) 7:35 Peach County: Fineran 50 FG, 1:18 FOURTH QUARTER GAC: Henderson 32 FG, 7:25 Peach County: Trevon Woolfolk 3 run (Fineran kick) 1:27 GAC: Trey Morrison 15 pass from Rose (Henderson kick) :16

PC GAC First downs 29 15 Rushes-yards 32-121 30-137 Passing yards 309 162 Comp-Att-INT 28-36-0 1 1-21-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 5-28 10-90 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing — GAC: Josh Rose 11-200 162, Jackson Hardy 0-1. Peach: Antonio Gilbert 27-36-0 309 Rushing — GAC: Kyler McMichael 13-93, Montae Bailey 6-14, Alex Boglin 10-29, Josh Rose 1-1.

Peach: Trevon Woolfolk 18-69, Gilbert 10-40, Jaydon Gibson 1-1, Noah Whittington 3-11 Receiving — GAC: Ryan Milovich 1-51, Jake Floyd 5-43, Jeffrey Blake 1-11, Ty James 2-32, Trey Morrison 2-25. Peach: Jaydon Gibson 5-66, Woolfolk 6-50,Terkel Jefferson 4-43, Millard Thomas 4-72 Jalen Manuel 1-14, Segio Allen 2-21, Noah Whittington 5-52, Jaylen Green 1-6

away with absolutely no regrets, because regrets are the things you can control,” Hardy said. “That’s preparation, that’s the work these guys have put in throughout the offseason, that’s the passion they played with tonight.

Our guys brought and gave it everything they have.”

GAC struggles to find rhythm against Peach County

By Collin Huguley Staff Correspondent

NORCROSS — The Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans saw their season come to an end on Friday night with a 28-23 loss to the Peach County Trojans and the Spartans just couldn’t ever seem to kick into gear.

Aside from a few big plays, the offense struggled to find its rhythm and the Peach County offense had the Spartan defense guessing all game long with a fast-

paced attack.

Trojan quarterback Antonio Gilbert threw for 318 yards and made some plays with his legs as well to keep the Peach County offense, who nearly doubled the Spartans in first downs 29-to-15, on the field.

“They did a great job in space,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said.

“Their running back is really pounding the ball and did a great job. He had a really nice game.

But they did a great job in space. Their speed on

the perimeter, their quarterback played an excellent game. His speed and ability to buy time and elude was critical.”

But as good as Gilbert was, the Spartans feel like they could have done more to contain him and give themselves a better chance to win the game by getting the defense off of the field.

“At times, we struggled with some rush lanes and some discipline and contain, and they were able to exploit that,” Hardy said. “And that hurt us.”

Offensively, the Spartans had 299 yards on that end but had two plays of 50-plus yards to beef that number up.

The bottom line is that the Spartans could not consistently string together good plays to move the chains like the Trojans did on Friday night.

“I think there was a little thing here and there,” Hardy said. “I think there were times where we got off schedule a little bit. We had a few big plays. We had a couple

good drives that were sustained. But there were a couple of situations where we didn’t just finish the situations as well as we could have.”

The Spartans also had two critical special teams errors in the first half, where the long snapper snapped the ball over the punter’s head on two occasions, the second of which resulted in a safety for Peach County.

At the end of the day, it was not the night that the Spartans had envisioned but the coach still

feels that his team was a great one.

“It’s hard to compare one team to another but this team is a team where we played more guys than we ever played,” Hardy said. “We rotated guys in. This was a true team. People on the outside can pick out one or two high-profile names…

But this was a team. Our 2017 team was a true team.”

But unfortunately, the end is marked when a coach has to speak about a team in past tense.

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Kadum, Rome run all over Buford in rout

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ROME — The message board at Barron Stadium said it all after Buford’s Class AAAAA state semifinal game Friday night.

“You ‘wanted Rome?’

You got Rome.”

The host Wolves gave the visiting Wolves all they wanted, and more, handing Buford a historic 45-7 loss, and as it was a year ago in the championship game, it was Rome quarterback Knox Kadum who did much of the damage.

The junior ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, and threw for two more scores as top-ranked and defending champion Rome (14-0) moved on to the title game for the second straight year.

He ran of 112 of his 125 yards in the second half of last year’s 16-7 win over Buford in the title game.

His effort Friday also helped hand Buford (11-2) a historic defeat.

It not only ended Buford’s winning streak in the state semifinal round at 10 games dating back to 2006, it was the worst loss the Wolves have suffered since a 44-0 loss to Duluth in 1973.

“They’re a complete team,” Buford coach John Ford said of Rome.

“They’re great on both lines of scrimmage.

They’re great skill players, run a good scheme and they’re well coached.

“We just didn’t play our

Rome defense, which dominated the line of Buford 0 7 0 0 — 7 scrimmage all night, who Rome 7 10 14 14 — 45 shut the door.

FIRST QUARTER It wasn’t until a 23-yard Rome: Xavier Roberts-Donaldson burst by Christian Turner 8 pass from Knox Kadum (Emmanuel Gonzalez kick), 8:47 in the final minutes that SEcOnD QUARTER Buford was able to break Rome: Gonzalez 32 FG, 10:24 Buford: Aaron McLaughlin 5 run the 100-yard mark in total (Hayden Olsen kick), 8:17 offense.

Rome: Roberts-Donaldson 19 pass from Kadum (Gonzalez kick), And the Rome pass rush 4:11 harassed McLaughlin all ThIRD QUARTER Rome: Kadum 50 run (Gonzalez night, sacking the freshkick), 9:49 man twice and pressuring Rome: Jamious Griffin 15 run him numerous other times.

(Gonzalez kick), 2:15 FOURTh QUARTER Wolves receivers also Rome: Kadum 32 run (Gonzalez didn’t help him out with kick), 8:24 Rome: Nick Burge 23 run (Gonzaseveral dropped passes, lez kick), 2:10 including several that BUF ROME could’ve been for big First downs 5 25 gains.

Rushes-yards 16-42 58-416 Passing yards 60 97 “We told our defensive Att.-Comp.-INT 7-25-0 7-12-0 line they’ve just got to stay Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2 low,” Rome coach John Penalties-yards 2-10 3-25 Reid said. “We’ve got to InDIVIDUAL STATISTIcS stay underneath them or RUShInG — Buford: Christian Turner 8-35, Derrian Brown 1-8, they’ll push us around. Our Anthony Grant 2-6, McLaughlin front never let them get 6-(-7). Rome: Kadum 11-147, Griffin 13-80, Marquez Kirby 14-60, after it, and our linebackers Burge 5-49, Jalynn Sykes 10-44, did a great job. They just Roberts-Donaldson 2-26, Lawcouldn’t run the football, rence Traceton 2-7.

PASSInG — Buford: McLaughlin and we pressured their 7-25-0, 60. Rome: Kadum 7-12-0, 97. quarterback big time.”

REcEIVInG — Buford: Isaiah Isaac 2-37, Austin Turner 2-5, Matt Walton For Buford, it’s back to 1-18, Demontre Bennett 1-4, Turner the drawing board after be1-(-4). Rome: Roberts-Donaldson 3-31, Javard Williams 2-86, Kirby ing knocked out before the 1-14, Jordan Watkins 1-6. title game for the first time in 11 years.

But Ford has every option keeper for a 50-yard confidence the Wolves will score to extend the Rome lead to 24-7 with 9:49 left be back.

“I love these guys,” Ford in the third quarter. said. “It’s a great group of Then after Griffin, who young men. I love these finished with 80 yards on seniors, and I wish the 13 carries, made the lead outcome would’ve been 31-7 with his 15-yard TD different for them. I love run on a reverse with 2:15 these freshmen, sopholeft in the period, Kadum mores and juniors. I’m godelivered the knockout blow with a 32-yard scoring ing to work my tail off to make sure they never feel run with 8:24 remaining. this way again.”

From there, it was the ROME 45, BUFORD 7

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Buford’s Demontre Bennett goes up high over the Rome defense while attempting to catch a pass during Friday’s game. (Photo: David McGregor)

best game. We made some mistakes, and you can’t do it against a team like this that’s on the top of the mountain. At the end of the day, you can’t have those kind of mistakes, and that’s what we did. That’s on me.

I didn’t have us ready to play.”

Rome dominated pretty much every statistical category — 70 offensive plays to Buford’s 41, picking up 25 first downs to Buford’s five, outgaining the Wolves 513-102 and holding a more than 3-to-1 advantage in time of possession.

That overwhelming performance began with the the hosts taking the opening kickoff and marching 79 yards in eight plays before Kadum hit Xavier

Roberts-Donaldson with an 8-yard TD pass to take a 7-0 lead just 3:13 into the game.

Yet despite running just 10 offensive plays over the first quarter and a half and trailing 10-0, Buford got a major break when K.J. Johnson pounced on a fumble at the Rome 35-yard line early in the second quarter.

A 27-yard completion from Aaron McLaughlin to Isaiah Isaac got the Wolves into the red zone, and McLaughlin called his own number two plays later for a 5-yard touchdown run to pull Buford to within 10-7 with 8:17 left in the first half.

But Rome answered on its next possession, march-

Nightmare 3rd quarter dooms Brookwood

By Chris hillyarD Staff Correspondent

SNELLVILLE — Colquitt County High School’s football team came into Snellville and outscored Brookwood 21-0 in the second half during Friday’s Class AAAAAAA semifinal. That performance gave the Packers a 31-14 win and a trip to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for a shot at a state championship.

The Packers trailed 14-10 at halftime after Brookwood recorded a goal line stand on fourth-and-one on the final play of the first half. But an inspired Packers team came out in the second half ready to make up for that missed opportunity.

“I just told them (at halftime), ‘We aren’t leaving here tonight without a win,’” Colquitt County coach Rush Propst said. “I don’t give a rip. We will play from now until 4’oclock in the morning, we are not leaving without a win.”

Colquitt County (11-3) began the second half with an eight-play, 63-yard drive. A 24-yard touchdown catch by Marvon McDonald on a pass by Steven Krajewski gave the Packers a 17-14 lead.

After forcing a quick three-andout, Colquitt County seized momentum for good. The Broncos got behind on down and distance with a false start on their first play of possession, then gained six yards on two runs before an incomplete pass set up fourth-and-9 on the their own 21yard line. Colquitt County defensive back got a tremendous jump on the punt and blocked the kick, then the Packers’ Victor Cox fell on it in the end zone for a touchdown.

It was a punch on the jaw that the Broncos never truly recovered from.

But the task got even harder on their next possession when Matthew Hill fumbled at the end of a 31-yard run deep in Colquitt County territory, which the Packers recovered.

“They came out (in the second half) and were tough, and we knew they would because they came out strong in the second half the last time we played them. Unfortunately we just couldn’t handle it this time,” Brookwood lineman Casey Hollman said. “A couple of unfortunate events didn’t go our way. The fumble, the blocked punt. But we left everything out there, and that’s all we could do.”

The third quarter performance came after the Packers missed an opportunity to take the lead just before

half. The Packers drove all the way down the 1-yard line, but consecutive runs were stopped for a no gain and a loss by linebacker Chris Cotter and Hollman. Time expired in the half on Holloman’s fourth down stop, leaving the Packers drive without any points.

“I just knew I had to make a play,” Cotter said of the goal line stand.

“We knew where they were going, so I knew where I needed to be, and I just had to make a play. Then Casey made a great stop on fourth down and it was a great play by him. But then we definitely came out slow (in the third quarter) and we just couldn’t overcome it.”

The third quarter came to an end with the Broncos facing a fourthand-2 at their own 41-yard line.

Brookwood coach Phillip Jones then dialed up a fake punt call which appeared to score a 59-yard touchdown, but the Broncos’ misfortune from the third quarter continued as they were flagged for having an illegal formation.

“We were battling back trying to match tick for tack,” Jones said.

“They got all the momentum with the blocked punt and we were trying to match. We get the ball back and go down all the way to the red zone and were fighting back and we fumble … Then we get the ball back and get a chance to score a touchdown and it’s taken away from us too. It was a frustrating third quarter for sure, but our guys never stopped fighting. We just ran out of time I guess.”

Despite facing significant odds and the Packers maintaining momentum, Jones lauded his team’s willingness to continue to fight. That determination was on display even as Colquitt County sealed the victory with a 74-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter. As Daijuan Edwards broke free and raced for the score, he was chased down from behind by Brookwood’s Caleb Riley. Though he wasn’t able to stop him from scoring, Riley’s effort in the attempt was exemplary of the entire Bronco team, Jones said.

“That is a good example of our entire team and the heart and fight and love for each other they have,” he said. “Caleb’s effort on that play, and he probably knew he couldn’t catch him and a touchdown would put the game out of reach, but he hunted him down and almost caught him. That was the spirit of this team and these seniors.”

ing 62 yards in 10 plays, chewing 3:57 off the clock in the process, before Roberts-Donaldson made an acrobatic, one-handed catch in the back of the end zone with 4:11 left in the half.

The 19-yard scoring strike gave the host Wolves a 17-7 lead heading into intermission.

“They’re champions, but even with their answer, we were still there,” Ford said. “We just didn’t make enough plays.”

But Rome, and most specifically Kadum, did.

After Buford was forced into a three-and-out to start the third quarter, it took just two plays for the junior quarterback to have an impact, bursting through a gaping hole on a read-

Broncos •From Page 1B eight-play Colquitt scoring drive capped by Steven Krajewski’s 24-yard TD pass to Marvion McDonald. After Brookwood’s offense stalled on its first second-half possession, things got worse.

Jay Ward blocked DiSpigna’s punt and Ty Leggett recovered it in the end zone for a Packers score and a 24-14 lead. From there, Brookwood was forced to chase.

The Broncos thought they were close to an answer when DiSpigna (17 of 26 passing, 186 yards) hit Matthew Hill (10 catches, 131 yards) on a long strike inside the Colquitt 20-yard line. Hill was tackled high around the helmet and the ball came loose as the two players hit the ground. It was ruled a fumble by the trailing referee and the Packers’ lead stayed at 10 points.

“We’re fighting back and we fumble,” Jones said.

“Then we stop them, get the ball back and get a chance to score a touchdown on that (fake punt) and then it gets taken away from us, too. It was a frustrating third quarter for sure.”

Colquitt called a timeout just before the snap of Brookwood’s first attempt at a fake punt — a toss to Hill as he came in motion — and forced another attempt. The Broncos opted to go for it again, this time faking a toss to the opposite side to Hill.

The defense bit on the fake to Hill, allowing DiSpigna to hit a wide-open Williamson.

The Brookwood sideline was irate over the penalty flag on the play. “(The refs) said because we shifted from a punt formation to a regular scrimmage formation that we didn’t have the proper numbers for a scrimmage formation, which is not true because the punter was beyond seven yards,” Jones said. “Angelo was at eight yards. We’ve practiced that punt for the last 10 weeks. We know the rules.

We know where the punter’s supposed to be and we abided by the rules and we scored a touchdown.

“That’s that play. I’m not going to be a whiner because

Dante Black rushed 24 times for 171 yards and scored both Brookwood TDs Colquitt 7 3 14 7 — 31 Brookwood 7 7 0 0 — 14 in the first half on short runs.

His 4-yarder on the openFIRST QUARTER ing drive built a 7-0 lead that Brookwood: Dante Black 4 run (Jake Cartmill kick) 9:26 could have grown moments Colquitt: Ty Leggett 11 run (Ryan later when Jamison Collier Fitzgerald kick) 3:57 SEcOnD QUARTER intercepted Krajewski and Brookwood: Black 1 run (Cartmill kick) returned it to the Packers’ 5:31 Colquitt: Fitzgerald 36 FG, 3:42 11-yard line. But DiSpigna ThIRD QUARTER threw an interception in the Colquitt: Marvion McDonald 24 pass from Steven Krajewski (Fitzgerald end zone on the next play kick) 9:19 and Colquitt answered with a Colquitt: Leggett fumble recovery of game-tying drive. blocked punt in end zone (Fitzgerald kick) 7:47 The teams traded scores, FOURTh QUARTER a 1-yard TD run by Black Colquitt: Daijun Edwards 74 run (Fitzgerald kick) 1:36 and a 36-yard field goal by Colquitt’s Ryan Fitzgerald, cc BW First downs 17 16 before Colquitt made a push Rushes-yards 45-290 34-228 deep into Brookwood terriPassing yards 94 186 Comp-Att-INT 11-14-1 18-27-1 tory just before the half. The Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1 Packers ran it on third-andPenalties-yards 6-55 8-75 goal and fourth-and-goal InDIVIDUAL STATISTIcS from the 1-yard line in the RUShInG — Colquitt: Edwards 21waning seconds, but were 183; Leggett 14-66; Krajewski 9-41; Team 1-(minus-2). Brookwood: Black stuffed both times, the latter 24-171; Matthew Hill 8-58; Angelo on the final play of the second DiSpigna 2-(minus-1).

PASSInG — Colquitt: Krajewski 11-14quarter. Chris Cotter led the 1, 94. Brookwood: DiSpigna 18-27-1, Bronco charge on third down 186. and Casey Holman stuffed the REcEIVInG — Colquitt: Cam Singletary 6-21; McDonald 3-54; Edwards fourth-down play.

1-11; Ty Shealey 1-8. Brookwood: Hill Cotter finished with 11 10-131; Nick Prince 5-21; T.J. Ellis 2-23; Cameron Barrington 1-11. tackles (one for loss), while the defense also got good there were a number of other games from Isaiah Rorey (six tackles, sack) and Justin Scola plays we messed up on and could have done a better job. (six tackles, one for loss).

Collier also had six stops.

We had our chances.”

It was a painful ending to a Brookwood had a chance season that saw Brookwood to make it a one-possession game with slightly more than make its deepest playoff run three minutes left, but missed since 2010, when it won the a 35-yard field goal. Colquitt state championship.

“We’ve been on a progressealed the victory with 1:36 sive incline since 2015 and remaining on Daijun Edwe went to the semifinals this wards’ 74-yard TD run.

Edwards finished with 183 year,” Jones said. “I’m going to throw credit to the seniors. of his team’s 290 rushing Their ninth-grade team was yards, keeping the road war0-7. They have bought into riors alive another week. our program and everything “It’s amazing, I wish someone would find out what we talk about and believe in.

They love each other deeply. the record is on that,” Propst said of road playoff victories. They compete like crazy in “Has anyone ever gone on the everything they do. And their leadership has gotten our road to win five in a row in program to the level we are, the highest classification? In a top-five program and in the 2009, we had to go four in a row and then lost to Camden conversation for state cham(County) and they won it the pionships. We came up a little next week. In 2012, we went short tonight but we were on the road four in a row and right there at it.”

Brookwood also won lost to Alvin Kamara and Norcross and we weren’t go- the Region 8-AAAAAAA championship this season, its ing to beat them on our best first region title since 2010, day. So this is the third time we’ve had to do it four times and turned the season around completely after a disappointand we finally got a win (in ing 0-2 start. the semifinals).” cOLQUITT cOUnTY 31, BROOKWOOD 14

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North Gwinnett’s Jayden McDonald (8) sacks McEachern’s Carlos Del Rio (18) during Friday’s game at North Gwinnett. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Bulldogs’ defense delivers in semifinal victory

By Colin Hubbard

closing seconds, stripped Indian receiver DaQuan Thompson and returned it SUWANEE — On a 20 yards for a TD. night where the North “I saw him catch it, and Gwinnett offense struggled I took the angle and I saw to hold onto the football him turn it back in with the and gain positive yardball, so I said, ‘Oh, I might age at times, the Bulldog as well take it out of his defense was right there hands,’” McDonald said. to pick them up each and “It felt great. As a defenevery time. sive player, its always great The North defense held to get in the end zone.” the McEachern offense to The Bulldogs will 257 total yards of offense, become the first Gwinnett forced four turnovers and team to play for a state title two turnovers on downs in the first year of brand en route to a 38-17 win new Mercedes-Benz Staover the Indians that sent dium, and it’s something the Bulldogs into the Class that both McDonald and AAAAAAA state finals at the rest of his team is reMercedes-Benz Stadium. ally looking forward to.

The Indian offense was “This is what we worked held to just four trips to for this summer,” Mcthe red zone by the stingy Donald said. “We worked Bulldog defense. And on hard. We ran 40 40s each two of them, North was and every day and it’s standing in its own end just a blessing to have the zone after the Indians reopportunity because not a covered two North fumbles lot get the opportunity. So at the 5- and 6-yard lines. we’re not going to take it It was an all-around for granted.” defensive effort by the One of the biggest Bulldog starting 11, but turning points in the game a big part of its success came in the waning seccame from Rutgers commit onds of the second quarJayden McDonald. The se- ter. Fresh off of a Jimmy nior finished with four tack- Urzua 7-yard touchdown les for a losses, and in the run, the Bulldogs kicked

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off short to the Indians.

And after marching down to the Bulldog 14-yard line in just two plays, it appeared that the Indians were going to steal some late points just before the half.

Wrong.

A false start backed them up five yards, and with a lot of pressure barreling down on McEachern quarterback Carlos Delrio-Wilson, his pass was intercepted by Quinton Newsome, who took it down the sidelines to the Indian 47-yard line.

Five plays later, it was the Bulldogs who managed to steal some last-second points after Urzua hooked up with Josh Downs for a 7-yard score with under a minute remaining in the half.

“The quarterback had a lot of time back there, but then the D-line got pressure, so he threw the ball and I went for it,” Newsome said. “It felt good because it changed the momentum, and gave it back to our offense and they were able to put the ball in the end zone.”

North opened the third quarter with its third touch-

down in as many drives to extend the lead to 21-7, but the Bulldog defense faced a little adversity on the Indians’ first offensive possession.

The defense had a chance to get off the field scott free, facing a third-and-8 from the Indians’ 39-yard line, but a 36-yard rush by quarterback Malik Evans put them in business with a fresh set of downs from the North 25-yard line.

Two plays later, Evans kept it himself again, and was knocked out-ofbounds at the 11-yard line, but the Bulldogs stiffened up and forced a short field goal attempt.

The Bulldog offense answered back with a field goal of its own to keep it a two-touchdown game, but things nearly boiled over on the Indians ensuing possession.

In the last 3:14 of the third quarter, the Indians managed to run 14 plays sandwiched around a fourth-down conversion from the Indians’ 40, a defensive pass interference call on first-and-25, and a facemask that negated a McDonald sack.

A relatively clean game penalty wise for the Bulldogs quickly changed, but in the end, it came down to a fourth-and-15 from the Bulldog 37-yard line that the Indians decided to go for.

And with a solid play defensively, a pass by Evans fell harmlessly to the turf for a turnover.

The Indians cut the lead to seven after recovering its second fumble at the Bulldog 6-yard line, and after a nice stop on first down, the Indians found the end zone to bring the score to 24-17 with 8:29 remaining.

The Indians forced the Bulldogs to punt with six minutes to play and set up shop from its own 43yard line, but the Bulldog defense refused to let them complete the comeback.

A pass completion of 26 yards on first down was quickly forgotten after the Bulldogs forced its second turnover on downs after an incomplete pass from Evans.

Evans had pressure — it was delivered by none other than McDonald to give the ball back to the

North offense up by seven.

Tyler Goodson extended the Bulldog lead to 31-17 with a 43-yard TD run moments later, and McDonald followed that with a strip and his 20-yard return TD to complete the North scoring at 38 points.

“He’s such a playmaker,” North head coach Bill Stewart said of McDonald.

“I think he’s the best linebacker in the state. He kept making plays, ripped the ball out of the kids hand at the end and kind of sealed the deal.”

Stewart said that they never really got comfortable with trying to stop the two-quarterback system that the Indians ran. But in the end, they allowed just 53 yards on 6 of 21 passing, and intercepted the ball three times.

“Our kids adjusted and we just kept playing,” Stewart said. “It was all just about executing on defense. It’s just composure I think. They believe in each other and believe in what they’re doing and when things happen, you’ve got to bounce off of that and rebound. And I think our kids did that tonight.”

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North took the opening drive of the second half 68 yards on seven attempts, helping North tally 248 plays, ending with Urzua’s second yards with its running game.

TD pass of the night on a 32-yard Goodson’s lone TD was a big connection to L.J. Fisher. one, though, and came late in the Urzua finished the night with game with North leading by seven two scores and 152 yards on 12 of points at 24-17 with just under 19 attempts with no interceptions. three minutes left in the fourth.

The two teams traded field Facing a third-and -three from goals with McEachern getting a the McEachern 43, Goodson took 28 yarder from Roben Rodriguez, a direct snap, found a hole and while Cameron Clark connected raced in 43 yards for a backfrom 26 yards for North to make breaking score. the score 24-10.

“They had our receivers covered But another turnover by North and one linebacker in the middle, with 9:02 left in the fourth helped and I knew that if our center could McEachern get back in the game get to that guy, we could score as Fleming made his second a touchdown,” Goodson said. recovery of the night, again inside “It was rough early on because I North Gwinnett’s Javonni Cunningham (21) runs with the ball past the North 10-yard line at the eight. didn’t think we executed the way The Indians covered the disMcEachern’s Dante Fleming (30) on a reverse during Friday’s game at we wanted to (on offense). Our tance in two plays with Brown North Gwinnett. (Photo: Dale Zanine) defense was strong tonight and we bulling in from four yards out to Trailing 7-0 after the first, North while the second was a pick by couldn’t have had this outcome if get within one possession at 24-17 regained the lead in the second it weren’t for that.”

Quinton Newsome on the posses- with 8:29 to play.

The North defense was put to quarter with two TDs, both coursion after North’s first score.

The Indians forced North to the test early as the Bulldogs fum- tesy of quarterback Jimmy Urzua.

Taking over at the Indian 47 punt on the ensuing possession bled twice in the opening minutes Urzua engineered an 80-yard with one minute left before half, but later turned the ball over on of the game, the first on a muffed drive on seven plays late in the Urzua guided the Bulldogs the downs. punt and the second on their first second quarter to get the game distance on five plays, aided by That gave the Bulldogs another offensive play of the game inside even at 7-7, capping off the drive a great catch for a 28-yard gain set of downs with the offense their own 10. with a 7-yard run from the North from Javonni Cunningham to put making good with Goodson’s 43That second drop was recovered signal caller. the ball at the seven-yard line. yard TD run and putting the game

by Dante Fleming of McEachern North wasn’t the only team The next play went from Urzua out of reach when Jayden McDonat the North 8-yard line, eventuhurt by turnovers as McEachern to Josh Downs in the left corner of ald stripped a completed pass from ally setting up Brown’s first score had four of its own. The first was the end zone, pushing the lead to DaQuan Thompson and ran in 20 of the night with a 3-yard run. an interception from D.J. Turner, 14-7 at the half. yards for the final 38-17 score.

NORTH GWINNETT 38, MCEACHERN 17

McEachern 7 0 3 7 — 17 North 0 14 10 14 — 38 FIRST QUARTER McEachern: Paris Brown 3 run (Roben Rodriguez kick) 7:57 SECOND QUARTER North: Jimmy Urzua 7 run (Cameron Clark kick) 2:00 North: Josh Downs 7 pass from Urzua (Clark kick) :03 THIRD QUARTER North: L J Fisher 32 pass from Urzua (Clark kick) 9:52 McEachern: Rodriguez 28 FG 6:02 North: Clark 2 7 FG 3:19 FOURTH QUARTER McEachern: Brown 4 run (Rodriguez kick) 8:29 North: Goodson 43 run (Clark kick) 2:13 North: Jayden McDonald 20 fumble return (Clark kick) 1:52

MC NG First downs 12 16 Rushes-yards 34-204 43-248 Passing yards 53 152 Att-Comp-Int 6-21-2 12-19-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 4-4 Penalties-yards 16-128 6-70 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — McEachern : Brown 23-159; Thornton 4-5; Scott 1-(-2); Hull 1-2; Delrio-Wison 1-(-8); Evans 4-48. North: Butler 9-31; Goodson 23-144; Crosby 4-6; Cunningham 2-50; Downs 1-5; Urzua 4-12.

PASSING — McEachern: Evans 4-12-0, 40; Delrio-Wilson 2-9-3, 13.

North: Urzua 12-19-0, 152.

RECEIVING — McEachern: Potts 3-45; Thompson 1-2; Jones 1-3; Hull 1-3. North: Downs 3-18; Goodson 3-30; Fisher 2-45; Crosby 1-4; Cunningham 1-28; Walker 1-20; Manor 1-7.

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750 S. Perry St., Suite 310, Lawrenceville 678-377-4132 www.guideinc.org “Working together for safe and healthy communities” 1. White copy paper (8.5 by 11 inch) 2. Glossy/photo paper (8.5 by 11 inch) 3. Individually packaged chips, trail mix, granola bars and other snacks 4. 60-inch or larger high-definition television set 5. Golf cart for use during two weeks of summer programming

GWINNETT COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY P.O. Box 870408, Stone Mountain 770-931-8080, ext. 1015 www.habitatgwinnett.org “A world where everyone has a decent place to live” 1. Gas-powered leaf blower 2. Circular saw 3. Screw drivers 4. Utility knives 5. Paint brushes

GWINNETT DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES 95 Constitution Blvd., Lawrenceville 678-518-5600 dfcs.georgia.gov “Safe Children. Strengthened Families. Stronger Georgia.”

1. New socks for all ages 2. Packs of underwear for teens 3. Pack ‘n Play Playards for infants 4. Toddler beds

GWINNETT LEGAL AID (AN OFFICE OF ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY) 324 W. Pike St., Suite 200, Lawrenceville 678-514-4821 www.atlantalegalaid.org “Helping low-income people meet basic needs through civil legal assistance” 1. Manila letter classification folders with two partitions 2. Colored copy paper (light green, salmon, blue, yellow, etc.)

3. Hanging file black rolling cart 4. Computer roll bag 5. Laptop

ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER INC.

3635 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 450, Duluth 770-270-0663 www.aarcatl.org “Helping Hands” 1. Hygiene kits for those in substance abuse treatment 2. Clothes (new — adult males all sizes) for patients in recovery programs 3. Art supplies for patients in therapy programs 4. New pots/pans 5. Sheet sets (all sizes) for individuals entering housing program

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f you use social media, you might have seen something this week about #GivingTuesday, celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. This global day of giving encourages people to share their time or resources with charitable organizations.

Many nonprofit organizations throughout Gwinnett could still benefit from that charitable spirit. Several partner agencies of the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services have compiled holiday wish lists.

HI-HOPE SERVICE CENTER 882 Hi-Hope Road, Lawrenceville 770-963-8694 www.hihopecenter.org “Hope in the Heart of Gwinnett” 1. Comforters and sheets (queen size) 2. Bath towels 3. Winter gloves (for men and women) 4. Toiletries (for men and women) 5. Flat-screen televisions for new Lifelong Learning Center

HIRELIVING INC. 6600 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 400-315, Duluth 404-626-3422 www.hireliving.org “Equipping Women for Employment” 1. Cellphone card minutes for trainees 2. Copy paper 3. Headphones for telephone training 4. Postage 5. Mouse pads

For more nonprofit wish lists, see pages 2C-4C.

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176 Church St., Lawrenceville 770-339-7887 www.lawrencevilleco-op.org “For I was hungry and you gave me food.” — Matthew 25:35

2750 Buford Highway N.E., Atlanta 404-638-1800 www.thelaa.org “Opportunity for All” 1. MARTA cards 2. Food for food pantry 3. Clothes for clothing closet 4. Toys for Spirit of Giving event for low-income, immigrant children

1. Personal care items 2. Canned fruit 3. Canned meat 4. Birthday boxes (cake mix, cake tin, candles, plates, napkins, small gift for child, etc.)

5. Warm blankets

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1. Copier machine 2. Vacuum cleaner 3. Stuffed animals/socks (nursing home) 4. Copy paper 5. Cork bulletin board

1. Diapers 2. Copy paper 3. Warm blankets 4. Socks 5. Coats

NORTH GWINNETT COOPERATIVE MINISTRY THE QUINN HOUSE 4395 Commerce Drive, Buford 770-271-9793 www.northgwinnettcoop.org “Meet the Need Letting Your Light Shine”

120 S. Perry St., Lawrenceville 770-912-5418 www.thequinnhouse.com “A Ministry for Those in Need”

1. Cleaning/home supplies (laundry detergent, dish soap) 2. Diapers (size 4, 5 and 6) 3. Pull Ups (2T and 3T) 4. Food items (coffee, juice) 5. Hygiene items (men’s deodorant, Depends large/extra large sizes adults)

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NORCROSS COOPERATIVE MINISTRY

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2275 Mitchell Road, Norcross 770-263-0013 www.norcrossco-op.org 1. New, unwrapped toys 2. Nonperishable food 3. Toiletry items 4. Blankets 5. Children’s jackets

3075 Breckinridge Blvd., Suite 415, Duluth 678-990-6449 www.positiveimpacthealthcenters.org “A Life Worth Loving” 1. Hygiene kits for those in substance abuse treatment 2. Clothes (new — adult males all sizes) for patients in recovery programs 3. Art supplies for patients in therapy programs 4. New pots/pans 5. Sheet sets (all sizes) for individuals entering housing programs

SPECTRUM AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP P.O. Box 3132, Suwanee 770-617-8775 atl-spectrum.com “Autism support, education and resources” 1. Legos 2. Copy paper 3. Funding to enable children to attend camps

SOUTHEAST GWINNETT COOPERATIVE MINISTRY 55 Grayson Industrial Parkway, Grayson 770-985-5229 www.segwinnettcoop.org “Satisfying 2 Hungers”

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AUBURN Santa to host story time at Auburn Public Library He’s making a list and checking it twice. Santa Claus is coming to town.

More specifically, the jolly old elf is coming to the Auburn Public Library at 6 p.m. Monday for story time with Santa.

Participants will sing Christmas carols, and children will get a chance to sit in Santa’s lap and share their wish lists. Adults are encouraged to bring their cameras and take pictures.

The Auburn Public Library is located at 24 5th St. in Auburn. For more information, visit auburn.prlib.org.

BARROW COUNTY Bethlehem gears up for Christmas season Christmas is a special season in Barrow’s little town of Bethlehem.

Bethlehem First United Methodist Church and Nativity Lutheran Church are hosting a live nativity at 7 and 8 p.m. Dec. 22 and 23 at the Bethlehem Square.

The nativity tells the story of the birth of Jesus, described in the gospels of Luke and Matthew.

Each year, hundreds of people visit the town’s post office to mail their Christmas cards. Last year, the Bethlehem Post Office canceled more than 115,000 letters, according to the town’s website.

Retail hours for the Post Office, located at 820 Christmas Ave., are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, according to USPS.com.

BERKELEY LAKE Berkeley Lake contest seeks holiday lights nominations Berkeley Lake’s fourth annual Christmas Lights Contest is about to begin.

The contest, sponsored

by Windsor Realty, is accepting nominations until Dec. 16. You can nominate your neighbor or yourself by emailing the name of the property owner and the address to admin@windsoratlanta.com.

“The kids in my family love this extravaganza that you put on in your yards every year, and I’m looking forward to it, too,” Mayor Lois Salter wrote in her Mayor’s Message newsletter.

Each home participating in the contest will have a sign displaying its contest entry number in its front yard. Residents can vote for their favorite lights display by donating canned goods marked with the home’s contest entry number. The canned goods will be collected in a container outside of City Hall.

All donations will be given to the Norcross Cooperative Ministry.

BRASELTON Braselton earns grant for decorative crosswalk The Braselton Downtown Development Authority recently earned a $5,000 matching grant for a decorative crosswalk in the town’s historic downtown near the Braselton Library.

“We plan to leverage the matching grant on a decorative crosswalk on Davis Street to further enhance downtown businesses to the popular library, adding art to function in a safer pedestrian crosswalk,” DDA Chairman Clay Eubanks said. “We are excited and honored to be part of the Vibrant Communities grant program.”

Grants were awarded to 84 applicants throughout the state by the Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Applicants for the grants included libraries, schools, cities and community organizations.

“The Vibrant Communities grant supports incredible art programs that are happening in communities across Georgia,” GCA director Karen Paty said. “The grant program works to support the meaningful work of artists because a thriving arts community creates vitality, improves education and contributes in significant ways to local economic development.”

‘We’re grateful’ more from lilburn

National Night Out efforts honored by Town Watch

By Trevor McNaboe trevor.mcnaboe @gwinnettdailypost.com

The Lilburn Police Department’s National Night Out has earned recognition from the National Association of Town Watch for a fourth straight year. The city of Lilburn held its 2017 National Night Out on Aug. 1, and the national association ranked it No. 22 among small cities nationwide that have a population between 5,000 to 15,000 people.

“Every year, officers and members of the public gather together at National Night Out to build a stronger partnership. These types of fun, relaxed interactions break down barriers between the police and the community,” Lilburn Police Chief Bruce Hedley said.

“We’re grateful to the businesses, nonprofits and all of the neighboring police departments and county agencies that participate in the event each year.”

SafetySmart Lilburn coordinated volunteers, sponsors and vendors for Lilburn’s National Night Out, which drew 2,000 people to Lilburn City Park.

Lilburn was the highest ranked city in Georgia — with only two other BUFORD Mall of Georgia hosts Angel Tree program The Mall of Georgia is hosting The Salvation Army for the annual Angel Tree program, which provides new clothing and toys for children of families in need.

The Salvation Army Angel Trees are decorated with Angel tags, which contain a list of desired Christmas gifts. Donors select a tag, purchase gifts and return the gifts to the Angel Tree.

Angel Tree program representatives will be available from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday on the lower level in front of Gap/ Gap Kids. To ensure gifts are delivered in time for Christmas, the last day to drop off gifts is Friday.

Other Angel Tree locations in Gwinnett are as follows:• 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday at the old Hooper Renwick School, 56 Neal Blvd., Lawrenceville • 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday at Sugarloaf Mills Food Court (facing Neiman Marcus), 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville.

For more information, visit www.angeltreeatlanta.org.

DACULA Hamilton Mill volunteers to wrap donated presents Hamilton Mill will be wrapping up donations this week for its Angel Tree — literally.

Donors purchased gifts for 15 foster children in Gwinnett, and the deadline to return the gifts is Monday.

The community will have wrapping parties from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Lakeview Clubhouse. The gifts will be given to the Gwinnett Department of Family and Children Services for distribution to the foster children.

For more information or to volunteer to help wrap, email hmillevents@gmail.com.

DULUTH Duluth court clerk wins state award Duluth Municipal Court

great photos.

The workshop, “Taking Your Photography from Ordinary to Extraordinary for the Holidays and Beyond,” is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Prototype Prime, 147 Technology Parkway, Suite 100, in Peachtree Corners. The class is open to Peachtree Corners residents or anyone who works in the city.

Topics may include equipment selection, storytelling, shot selection, manual controls, framing, depth of field, working with models, lighting and basic editing.

To reserve your seat, email jstone@tytancreates. com.

SNELLVILLE City Senior Center plans Christmas luncheon The Snellville Senior Center will have its annual Christmas luncheon at noon Dec. 15.

The event will feature food, Christmas music and holiday entertainment. The cost is $12 per person. Participants are asked to wear festive attire.

Register to attend by Dec. 11. For more information, call 770-985-3580.

The Senior Center is located at 2350 Oak Road in Snellville.

At top, Officer Almedin Ajanovic works with Ajax as he attacks Corporal Brandon Townley during National Night Out at Lilburn City Park in Lilburn on Aug. 1. Above, candy is passed out to patrons during National Night Out at Lilburn City Park in Lilburn on Aug. 1. (File Photos)

Georgia cities — Dublin (No. 23) and Douglas (No. 31) — recognized in the 5,000-15,000 population category.

The national awards program honors registered cities, military bases and various communities on the Clerk Sharon Wallace received the distinguished Clerk of the Year award from the Georgia Municipal Court Clerks’ Council.

Wallace, whose judicial career spans 17 years, was chosen for the honor because of her continued dedication and service, according to a news release.

The awards committee selected her from a pool of five nominees.

The Clerk of the Year award is given to municipal court clerks who are making a difference. Through peer and judicial nominations and a thorough review process, the awards committee makes its recommendations to the Council’s Executive Committee.

GRAYSON Grayson Christmas tree lot benefits student athletes The NG3 Christmas Tree Lot at Grayson United Methodist Church is open for business.

Proceeds from tree sales benefit NG3, an organization committed to developing character in high school athletes and providing opportunities for spiritual growth. NG3 works with Archer, Brookwood, Grayson, Mill Creek and Parkview high schools.

The tree lot is open 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Grayson United Methodist Church is located at 555 Grayson Parkway.

For more information about NG3, visit www.ng3. org.

LAWRENCEVILLE Adopt-a-Stream workshop scheduled for Dec. 12 Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful is offering a free training workshop on Dec. 12 for those interested in helping streams meet water quality standards.

The workshop will teach participants how to test the dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH and conductivity of

participation and success of their National Night Out efforts. National Night Out is a nationwide event designed to generate citizen support and participation in local anti-crime efforts, strengthen neighborhood spirit and build police-

community relationships.

The event celebrated its 34th year in 2017 and included more than 16,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases around the world, according to NATW.

water. Those who attend the workshop can test for an official Georgia Adopt-a-Stream Certification in Chemical Monitoring.

Georgia Adopt-a-Stream enables residents to collect baseline water quality data to observe the conditions of local streams and become more aware of pollution and water quality issues. Many streams in Gwinnett do not currently meet established state water quality standards, according to Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful.

The official “keepers” of a portion of a creek or stream periodically monitor the condition of the stream. Supplies, training and certifications in chemical, bacterial and macro-invertebrate testing are provided by Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful and the Department of Water Resources.

The workshop will take place from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Dec. 12 at Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, 446 W. Crogan St., Suite 225. To register for the workshop, visit www. gwinnettcb.org.

LILBURN Journalist to teach writing workshop Drew Jubera, a five-time Pulitzer-nominated journalist and author of “Must Win: A Season of Survival for a Town and Its Team,” will lead a writing workshop at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Lilburn library.

Jubera has written for publications including The New York Times, ESPN The Magazine, Esquire, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Texas Monthly, and the Washingtonian. He is also a consulting producer of the sports Netflix documentary series “Last Chance U.” The workshop, hosted by the Gwinnett County Public Library and the Atlanta Writers Club, is free and open to the public. Register by emailing events@gwinnettpl.org.

The Lilburn library is located at 4817 Church St. N.W. in the new City Hall building. For more informa-

tion, call 770-978-5154 or visit www.gwinnettpl.org.

LOGANVILLE Woman’s Club organizes Christmas Tour of Homes The Loganville Tour of Homes will feature six houses decked out for the holidays.

The tour, which takes place from 1 to 5:30 p.m. today, costs $15 to tour all six homes. The Lilburn Woman’s Club organizes the tour every other year.

If you are interested in the tour, tickets can be purchased today at the front door of each home.

The homes are located as follows: • 218 Ivy Creek Drive • 208 Missionary Ridge • 3303 Allen Circle • 316 Savannah Place • 605 Peach Place • 3450 Youth Monroe Road (the Seven Gables house, built in 1903) Proceeds from the tour will go toward scholarships for Loganville High School students.

NORCROSS City to celebrate retirement of mayor after 10 years The city of Norcross has planned a retirement reception for outgoing Mayor Bucky Johnson.

The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Norcross Cultural Arts Community Center, 10 College St. The reception will honor Johnson’s 10 years of service to the city. A special presentation will take place at 7 p.m.

In lieu of gifts, participants are asked to make a donation in honor of Johnson to the Gwinnett Public Library Foundation.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Photography seminar planned for residents The city of Peachtree Corners and Tytan Pictures are offering a free photography workshop for those who want to learn how to take

SUGAR HILL Scout builds garden to earn Eagle rank Winston Williams, a member of Boy Scout Troop 750 in Auburn, recently completed his Eagle Scout project — a pollination garden in Sugar Hill.

Williams began his project at Sugar Hill’s Community Garden in August. He said he chose to build the garden to honor his late great-grandparents.

“I’m glad I was able to finish the project in the little amount of time I had to complete it,” Williams said in the city newsletter. “… I’m most proud of how quickly the project actually came to completion.”

The Sugar Hill Community Garden Board president, Joanne Billingsley, said the pollination garden will benefit the entire garden.

“The bees will pollinate our garden fruits and vegetables,” Billingsley said in the city newsletter. “… It provides us an education for children, as our goal is to have schools bring students over to our garden to educate them on growing your own veggies, fruit and flowers along with how important bee pollination is to our earth.”

For information on how to get involved with the community garden, call Sam Taylor at the Community Center at 770-831-7413.

SUWANEE Town Center makes list of Main Streets Town Center Avenue in Suwanee was named as Georgia’s representative in the annual list of Main Streets Across America, a celebration of streets in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia that embrace a strong sense of community and a commitment to creating an environment where people want to live, work and play, according to the National Life Group.

“Town Center Avenue in Suwanee is a great example of a vibrant place at the heart of its community,” said Lee Duncan of Alliance Group, an affiliate of National Life Group. “I am thrilled that Town Center Avenue is featured this year and that we get to share Suwanee’s community pride and unique stories with a broader audience.”

The Main Streets Across America website states, “Suwanee opened this 10acre park in 2003, instantly providing the community with a gathering place designed for a multitude of uses, from cooling off in the fountain’s tall column of water to rock concerts in the park’s 1,000-seat amphitheater.

This place is the centerpiece of a public-private partnership that, surrounding the park, has also developed restaurants, specialty stores, office space, condo and townhouse units, and singlefamily homes.”

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The Game ’ (CC) The Game ’ (CC) Dateline A story helps reopen an old case. (CC) CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Funny You Should Ask Seinfeld ’ (CC) Rules of Engagement Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars ’ (CC) Storage Wars (N) (CC) Storage Wars (N) (CC) (:01) Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour (N) ’ (CC) (:03) Ozzy and Jack’s World Detour ’ (CC) (4:00) ›››› “The Godfather” (1972) (CC) ›››› “The Godfather, Part II” (1974, Crime Drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall. Michael Corleone rules his father’s criminal empire, while flashbacks recall young Vito’s climb to power. (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (N) (CC) The Real Housewives of New Jersey (CC) Watch What Housewives/NJ Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) (6:50) South Park (CC) (:25) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (N) (CC) Broad City (N) (CC) The Daily Show The Opposition Homestead Rescue Heat, coyotes and cows. ’ Homestead Rescue “The Hill of Death” ’ (CC) Homestead Rescue “Methane Meltdown” (N) (:01) Alaskan Bush People ’ (CC) (:01) Homestead Rescue “Methane Meltdown” NBA Countdown (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Charlotte Hornets. From Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (N) (Live) NBA Basketball Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Clippers. (N) College Basketball Siena at Louisville. From the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. (N) (Live) College Basketball Washington vs Kansas. From Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) E! News (N) (CC) Total Divas Lana, Nattie and Nia get into a fight. Total Divas (N) (CC) Total Divas (CC) E! News (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night (N) (CC) Iron Chef America (CC) Iron Chef Showdown (CC) Iron Chef Showdown “Italian Holiday Battle” (N) Iron Chef: Behind the Battle “Battle Eggnog” Iron Chef America “Holiday Battle” (CC) (6:45) ››› “The Polar Express” (2004) Voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter. ’ (CC) (8:50) ››› “Elf” (2003, Children’s) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart. ’ (CC) The 700 Club ’ (CC) College Basketball Western Carolina at North Carolina. (N) (Live) College Basketball Boston University at Miami. From Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. World Poker Tour WPT Montreal - Part 3.

(6:00) ››‡ “Home” (2015) Rihanna ’ (CC) ››‡ “Minions” (2015, Children’s) Voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. ’ (CC) ››‡ “Minions” (2015, Children’s) Voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm. ’ (CC) (6:00) “The Christmas Train” (2017) (CC) “Switched for Christmas” (2017, Drama) Candace Cameron Bure. (CC) “Christmas in Homestead” (2016, Romance) Michael Rady, Taylor Cole, Brooklyn Rae Silzer. (CC) Property Brothers A family searches for a home. Property Brothers “Hunting for the One” (CC) Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Honeymoon House Hunters Hunters Int’l Property Brothers (CC) Vikings Heahmund rallies the Saxons.

Vikings Heahmund rallies the Saxons.

Vikings Ragnar Lothbrok’s sons choose sides. (:01) Knightfall “You’d Know What to Do” (N) (:05) Knightfall “You’d Know What to Do” ’ Little Women: Dallas “Indecent Proposal” (CC) Little Women: Dallas “A Little Extra: Girls’ Trip” Little Women: Dallas “Season 2 Reunion” The ladies air out their grievances. (N) (CC) (:02) Little Women: Atlanta “A Little Thankful” (6:30) “Tiny Christmas” (2017) ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal Conan (N) (CC) (6:00) ›››› “Marty” (1955) Ernest Borgnine. “It’s Always About the Story: Conversations” ›››‡ “The Right Stuff” (1983, Docudrama) Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris. (CC) (5:30) ››› “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007) ››› “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012, Action) Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy. (CC) (DVS) Lara Croft-Life M*A*S*H (CC) (:36) M*A*S*H (CC) (:12) Everybody Loves Raymond ’ (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Mom ’ (CC) Mom ’ (CC) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ ›› “The Lone Ranger” (2013, Western) Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner. (CC) (DVS) Mr. Robot Elliot trolls a former ally. (N) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (CC) (DVS)

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The Game ’ (CC) The Game ’ (CC) Dateline “The Feud” A shooting in Montana. ’ CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Funny You Should Ask Seinfeld ’ (CC) Rules of Engagement (5:00) Live PD “Live PD -- 12.02.17” ’ (CC) (:06) Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Rewind No. 66” Live PD “Live PD -- 12.08.17” Riding along with law enforcement. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) ››‡ “Young Guns” (1988, Western) Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips. (CC) ››‡ “Young Guns II” (1990, Western) Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips. (CC) Married to Medicine (CC) Married to Medicine (N) (CC) Don’t Be Tardy ... (N) Married to Medicine (CC) Don’t Be Tardy ... (CC) ›‡ “Big Daddy” (1999) Adam Sandler. (CC) Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) (6:55) Futurama (CC) ›‡ “Tammy” (2014, Comedy) Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates. (CC) Kevin Hart: I’m a Grown Little Man (CC) Kevin Hart Kevin Hart: Little Man Gold Rush A forest fire threatens Parker’s claim. Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “The Mighty Uppercut” (N) Gold Rush “Gold Bars and Hail Marys” (N) (CC) (:01) Finding Escobar’s Millions “The X” (N) ’ (:02) Gold Rush “Gold Bars and Hail Marys” ’ NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Detroit Pistons. From Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. (N) (Live) NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at San Antonio Spurs. From the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (N) (Live) College Football NCAA FCS Championship, Quarterfinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (CC) College Basketball Oklahoma vs USC. (N) (Live) (CC) E! News (N) (CC) ››› “Hitch” (2005) Will Smith. A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress. (CC) E! News (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night (N) (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives “Holiday Hoopla” Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive (6:50) ›››› “Toy Story 2” (1999, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen. ’ (CC) ›››‡ “Toy Story 3” (2010, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. ’ (CC) Toy Story-Time UFC Unleashed Supercross Rewind UEFA Europa League Highlights (6:00) ››‡ “Rise of the Guardians” (2012) ››› “The Croods” (2013, Children’s) Voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone. ’ (CC) ››› “The Croods” (2013, Children’s) Voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Christmas Under Wraps” (2014) (CC) “Christmas in Evergreen” (2017, Romance) Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears, Barbara Niven. (CC) “Finding Santa” (2017, Romance) Jodie Sweetin. (CC) Tiny House Hunters Tiny House Hunters Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home Lottery Dream Home House Hunters Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Ancient Aliens The end of Apollo. ’ (CC) Ancient Aliens: Declassified (N) (CC) Bring It! Chrystianna stirs up trouble. (CC) Bring It! A Dollhouse heavy-hitter gets injured. Bring It! The Dancing Dolls prepare to battle. (N) (:02) The Rap Game “Catch Fire” (N) (CC) (:12) The Rap Game To Be Announced “Albert” (2016) Voices of Bobby Moynihan. ’ ››› “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” (2004, Children’s) Voices of Tom Kenny. ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory ELEAGUE The ELEAGUE Cup: The Groups. (N) (Part 2 of 3) (CC) (6:30) ››‡ “Days of Glory” (1944, War) (CC) ››› “A Christmas Carol” (1951) Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison. (CC) (:45) ››› “Scrooge” (1935, Fantasy) Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop. (:15) ›› “Lady in the Lake” (1946) (CC) Bones Feuding families are linked to a corpse. ›› “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” (1999, Science Fiction) Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. (CC) (DVS) ››‡ “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” M*A*S*H (CC) M*A*S*H (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Mom ’ (CC) Mom ’ (CC) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’

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PBA30 Specials The Game ’ (CC) The Game ’ (CC) Dateline The murder of a young Florida woman. CBS46 News at 9pm (N) Inside Edition (N) (CC) Funny You Should Ask Seinfeld ’ (CC) Rules of Engagement The First 48 “Knock Knock” ’ (CC) The First 48: Killer Break “Winter Games” (N) The First 48 “Dangerous Company” (N) ’ (CC) The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All (N) (CC) (:03) The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All (CC) (3:30) ›››› “The Godfather, Part II” (1974) ›››‡ “No Country for Old Men” (2007, Crime Drama) Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin. (CC) ››› “First Blood” (1982) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna. (CC) Top Chef Junior Dishes that glow in the dark. Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (CC) Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (N) (CC) Top Chef (Season Premiere) (N) (CC) Watch What Million Dollar LA Erin Burnett OutFront (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) (CC) (6:50) Futurama (CC) (:25) Futurama ’ (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History (CC) Drunk History “Food” The Daily Show The Opposition Street Outlaws ’ (CC) Street Outlaws (N) ’ (CC) Street Outlaws “Episode 17” (N) ’ (CC) Street Outlaws “Episode 18” (N) ’ (CC) Street Outlaws ’ (CC) College Football Awards From College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (N) (Live) (CC) Championship Drive: Playoff Preview (N) (Live) The Herbies From Atlanta. (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) College Basketball Iowa at Iowa State. From Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. (N) (Live) (CC) 30 for 30 (CC) 30 for 30 Shorts (CC) E! News (N) (CC) ››‡ “Jumping the Broom” (2011, Comedy) Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso. (CC) The Platinum Life “Comeback Queens” (N) (CC) E! News (CC) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) (CC) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) (CC) Hannity (N) (CC) The Ingraham Angle (N) (CC) Fox News at Night (N) (CC) Chopped Holiday-inspired dishes. (CC) Chopped The stars of “The Kitchen” compete. Chopped “True Grits” Grits in the first basket. Beat Bobby Flay (N) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) Beat Bobby Flay (CC) (6:50) ››› “Elf” (2003, Children’s) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart. ’ (CC) ›››› “Toy Story” (1995, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles. ’ (CC) The 700 Club ’ (CC) CBR Bull Riding Championship.

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Tennis PowerShares Series: SoCal Honda Dealers Helpful Cup. (Taped) (5:30) ››‡ “The Heat” (2013) ’ (CC) ››‡ “The Proposal” (2009, Romance-Comedy) Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen. ’ (CC) ››‡ “The Proposal” (2009) Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Christmas at Holly Lodge” (2017) (CC) “With Love, Christmas” (2017, Romance) Emilie Ullerup, Aaron O’Connell. (CC) “The Christmas Train” (2017, Drama) Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop Ft. Worth Flip or Flop Vegas House Hunters Hunters Int’l Vintage Flip (N) (CC) Vintage Flip (CC) The Curse of Oak Island “Close Call” ’ (CC) The Curse of Oak Island “Bone Dry” ’ (CC) Pearl Harbor: Survivors Remember (N) ’ (CC) (:03) The Curse of Oak Island “Close Call” (CC) (5:00) ›› “Stepmom” (1998) Julia Roberts. ›› “First Daughter” (2004, Romance-Comedy) Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Amerie Rogers. (CC) (:02) ›› “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis. (CC) The Thundermans (CC) Game Shakers ’ (CC) ››› “Megamind” (2010, Children’s) Voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey. ’ (CC) Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Friends ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Blood” Seinfeld ’ (CC) Seinfeld ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N) (CC) (6:30) ››› “The Mummy” (1932, Horror) (CC) ››› “Words and Music” (1948, Musical) Mickey Rooney, Tom Drake, June Allyson. (CC) (:15) ››› “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (1951, Biography) Doris Day, Danny Thomas. (CC) Bones “The Twist in the Twister” ’ (CC) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Lakers at Philadelphia 76ers. From Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz. (N Subject to Blackout) M*A*S*H “Bombshells” M*A*S*H (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Mom ’ (CC) Mom ’ (CC) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ Chrisley Knows Best “A Very Merry Chrisley” “Psych: The Movie” (2017, Comedy) James Roday, Dulé Hill. Premiere. (CC) (DVS) Chrisley Knows Best (:31) The Cromarties (:02) “Psych: The Movie” (2017) James Roday.

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Atlanta Eats The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory CBS46 News at 9pm (N) ››‡ “Cruel Intentions” (1999, Drama) Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe.

(5:00) Live PD “Live PD -- 12.01.17” ’ (CC) (:06) Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Rewind No. 67” Live PD “Live PD -- 12.09.17” Riding along with law enforcement. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) The Walking Dead ’ (CC) (:05) The Walking Dead “The Well” ’ (CC) (:10) The Walking Dead “The Cell” ’ (CC) (:10) The Walking Dead “Service” The remaining members in Alexandria. (:35) The Walking Dead The Real Housewives of Atlanta (CC) The Real Housewives of Atlanta “Petty Party” ›› “The Break-Up” (2006, Romance-Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston. (CC) ›› “The Break-Up” (2006) Vince Vaughn.

CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera (N) (CC) CNN Special Report “Justice for Jessica” (CC) The Nineties “Isn’t it Ironic?” (CC) The Nineties “The One About TV” A wide range of television shows. (CC) (6:50) ›› “Tommy Boy” (1995, Comedy) Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy. (CC) ›› “Tommy Boy” (1995, Comedy) Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy. (CC) ›› “Happy Gilmore” (1996) Adam Sandler.

Moonshiners ’ (CC) Moonshiners ’ (CC) Moonshiners ’ (CC) Moonshiners ’ (CC) Moonshiners ’ (CC) (6:30) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) Heisman Trophy Presentation (N) (Live) (CC) Boxing Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Vasyl Lomanchenko. From Madison Square Garden in New York. (N) (Live) (6:00) College Basketball Florida vs Cincinnati. College Basketball West Virginia at Pittsburgh. From Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. (N) College Basketball Alabama at Arizona. From McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, Ariz. (N) (CC) (6:00) ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne. (CC) ››› “Bridesmaids” (2011, Comedy) Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne. (CC) Fox Report (N) (CC) Watters’ World (N) (CC) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) (CC) The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) (CC) Watters’ World (CC) Cajun Aces (N) (CC) Cajun Aces (N) (CC) Cake Wars Teams compete to move forward. Cake Wars (CC) Cake Wars “Christmas: Santa’s Workshop” Cake Wars (CC) (6:25) ››› “The Santa Clause” (1994, Children’s) Tim Allen. ’ (CC) (:35) ›‡ “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006) Tim Allen, Martin Short. ’ (CC) (:45) ››› “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) ’ (CC) College Basketball Randall vs Baylor. From Abrams Physical Fitness Center in Fort Hood, Texas. UEFA Europa League Highlights College Basketball Nebraska at Creighton. From CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. (5:00) ››› “X-Men: Days of Future Past” ’ ››‡ “Jurassic World” (2015, Adventure) Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan. ’ (CC) ››‡ “Riddick” (2013, Science Fiction) Vin Diesel, Karl Urban. ’ (CC) (6:00) “Coming Home for Christmas” (2017) “The Christmas Cottage” (2017, Drama) Merritt Patterson, Steve Lund. Premiere. (CC) “Marry Me at Christmas” (2017, Romance) Rachel Skarsten, Trevor Donovan, Crystal Lowe. (CC) Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Honeymoon Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Honeymoon Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Honeymoon House Hunters Renovation (N) (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l (5:00) ››› “Fury” (2014) Brad Pitt. ’ (CC) ›› “Windtalkers” (2002, War) Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare. (CC) (:03) Knightfall “You’d Know What to Do” ’ (5:00) ››‡ “The Holiday” (2006) (CC) “Christmas in Mississippi” (2017, Romance) Jana Kramer, Wes Brown, Faith Ford. Premiere. (CC) (:15) “The Christmas Gift” (2015, Drama) Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Suleiman, Rick Fox. (CC) Henry Danger ’ (CC) The Thundermans (CC) Game Shakers ’ (CC) Nicky, Ricky Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Friends (CC) Friends (CC) Dr. Seuss’ Grinch The Elf on the Shelf The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Full Frontal Search Party (6:00) ››› “The Far Country” (1955) (CC) ›››‡ “Woman of the Year” (1942, Comedy) Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy. (CC) (DVS) ›››‡ “Jezebel” (1938, Drama) Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent. (CC) (DVS) (4:54) “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” (2002) ››› “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (2005, Science Fiction) Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. (CC) (DVS) (:05) ›››› “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977) The Golden Girls (CC) The Golden Girls (CC) Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Everybody Raymond Mom ’ (CC) Mom ’ (CC) The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ NCIS “Silent Night” Suspect is presumed dead. ›››› “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946, Comedy-Drama) James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. (CC) (DVS) NCIS “Ignition” A Navy pilot is found dead. ’

bestbets SUNDAY 8 p.m. on CBS The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special Still “so glad we had this time together,” one of television’s all-time comedy greats marks a half-century since her classic show’s debut with this new special recorded on that program’s original Los Angeles soundstage. Burnett’s longtime cohorts Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner also are on hand for the celebration, as are guests and admirers including Jim Carrey, Kristin Chenoweth, Martin Short, Bernadette Pe-

ters, Stephen Colbert, Jane Lynch and Harry Connick Jr. Separate segments honor Tim Conway and the late Harvey Korman.

MONDAY 8 p.m. on ABC The Great Christmas Light Fight Just watch those electric bills go up again: It’s time for another battle between families trying to make their houses the most distinctive in the land — thanks to the elaborate decorations they lavish upon their respective residences — as the fifth season of this limited series starts. Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak are back as judges, with the winning family in each hour-long segment receiving $50,000.

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9 p.m. on CBS SEAL Team The hunt for a war criminal takes unexpected turns, but it doesn’t deter Jason (David Boreanaz) and the team from continuing it — though they’re ordered not to — in “Ghosts of Christmas Future.” Clay

Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak (Max Thieriot) has a tenuous reunion with his father (guest star C. Thomas Howell), who visits while on a book tour and charms Stella (Alona Tal). A.J. Buckley, Jessica Pare and Toni Trucks also star.

WEDNESDAY 8:30 p.m. on ABC Speechless With the opening of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” imminent, the timing is appropriate for a new episode revolving around that event. JJ and Ray (Micah Fowler, Mason Cook) score tickets to the movie’s premiere, but a classmate

schemes to get JJ to let her take Ray’s place. Without the brothers at home, Maya, Jimmy and Dylan (Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Kyla Kenedy) find a new dynamic among themselves. Filmmaker Kevin Smith guest stars as himself.

9 p.m. on HIST Vikings In a new episode called “Homeland,” the Northmen’s celebrations are abruptly cut short in the exhausted aftermath of the battle against the English at York. Destiny seems to be having its inflexible way as the sons of the legendary Ragnar Lothbrok are pitted against one another, with each of them forced to choose a side as family tensions reach a peak. Alexander Ludwig, Alex Hogh Andersen, Katheryn Winnick and Gustaf Skarsgard star.

THURSDAY 8 p.m. on USA Movie: Psych: The Movie Faux psychic detective Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and his associate and BFF Burton “Gus” Guster (Dule Hill) open

a new office in San Francisco — dubbed “psychphrancisco” — in this new TV movie sequel to the long-running mystery comedy series. The duo’s first new case presents itself when a mystery assailant targets a member of their inner circle.

Most of the series regulars, including Maggie Lawson and Kirsten Nelson, return; guests include Zachary Levi, Kurt Fuller and Jimmi Simpson.

FRIDAY 9:01 p.m. on ABC Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Having been through what they experienced together earlier, Daisy (Chloe Bennet) has a lot invested in Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) ... making the rescue of the latter woman imperative for her in the new episode “A Life Spent.” In the course of that attempt, Daisy could end up making the ultimate sacrifice.

Guest stars include Rya Kihlstedt (“Heroes Reborn”). Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen and Henry Simmons also star.

SATURDAY 8 p.m. on ABC Movie: Mary Poppins Julie Andrews received an Oscar for her portrayal of the practically perfect nanny who arrives mysteriously on the doorstep of the Banks household, then loosens up the stiff family with her magical charm.

The charming 1964 Disney musical — whose backstory was told in “Saving Mr. Banks” — features such well-known songs as “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns and Ed Wynn also star.

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lifestyles You are never free from the watchful grammar police It has been well over 10 years since I started a weekly newsletter for my readers which is free and primarily tells the stories behind the stories I write as well as a weekly insider’s look at the tales I don’t write in this column.

For the most part, it is loved by the subscribers and mostly they appreciate the hours of work that go into it. It is truly a labor that has tens of thousands of subscribers, some of whom are homebound and truly grateful for the weekly visits we have. I take this newsletter seriously — though it generates no income — and I consider it a necessary part of my workweek. At the end of every epistle, there is a notice that there will be mistakes which will underscore how

Ronda Rich human I am.

Still, this does not keep the occasional grammar authority from writing to correct me. This, of course, gets them immediately unsubscribed from the list.

Recently from Bogart, Ga., came this haughty correction. I shall paste exactly as it was written: RHonda: You claim to be a ‘top notch’ journalist, but you had better be more astute

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This article is dated May 25 2015 …..see anything wrong?

I am a detailed person, proud graduate of UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA GRADY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM….I am a particular proofreader among other communication attributes, DETAILS, my dear, DETAILS !!!

As you can see, this excellent proofreader with a degree from UGA failed to proof her own work. My name does not have an “h” in it (my full name was just above the date she criticized), she hit the caps one too many times and there should be a period not a comma after “attributes.” I was not mad. I was gloriously entertained. I am still laughing about it.

The following week, a gentleman from Bishop sent this reprimand: Ronda, “Bless your heart…”

Gentle love and admiration calls me to share with you that one does not “lay” in a hammock. “Chickens lay eggs; people lie down.”

Dale was lying in the hammock. Let’s not give Yankees any ammunition.

This came from a story I told in the newsletter about my NASCAR days, when Dale Earnhardt would sling up a hammock in the back of the “3” transporter and nap or hold court there.

Now, though I don’t always act like it, I have a fairly good education paid for by the sewing hands of my mama. I have two bachelor’s degrees and a minor in English. I know the proper

use of “laying” or “lying.”

But when I tell stories, I tell them in the vernacular of my people. I use our language like “knowed,” “see’ed” and “fixin’,” and if the person would have said “laying” instead of “lying,” that’s what I write.

Earnhardt said “layin’ in the hammock.” To him, “lying” was an untruth and something he hated mightily. Though he dropped out of high school in the ninth grade, he was an American icon when he died, making more than $20 million dollars a year. The president of the bank where he deposited his money didn’t care if he said “laying” instead of “lying.”

One of my dearest friends is brilliant. She graduated valedictorian or salutatorian in every class from elemen-

tary to college. One of her favorite words is “irregardless” even though there is no such word. I have never corrected her.

She used the word recently then stopped. “Did you know that’s not a word?”

“Yes,” I replied.

“I didn’t until someone corrected me. Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because you’re smarter than me. I’m in no position to correct a valedictorian.”

And yes, I know it’s “smarter than I am.” But it’s my vernacular. And unless you’re really smarter, please don’t correct me.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of the upcoming book “Mark My Words — A Memoir of Mama.”

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The officer’s entire countenance changes. He moves from hostile to helpful. He fires up his siren and gives the ladies a police escort to Langley.

Why the change in attitude?

The officer’s hostility quelled because he wanted to be part of something bigger than himself. He didn’t want to be the guy who caused his country to lose the space race.

The scene may be fictionalized, but the overarching story is true.

John F. Kennedy set a big, audacious goal to put a man on the moon. He rallied the country around beating the Russians. The ladies in “Hidden Figures” used that lens to their advantage.

The social context of the times was terrifying for African-Americans. The officer’s social programming was likely racist, thus his immediate reaction to the ladies was hostile. Instead of reacting, the NASA computers skillfully changed the frame through which they were viewed. They tapped into a different milieu.

How can you use this concept in your own work?

In an ideal world, you’re Kennedy. You set the tone; you create the big, audacious goal and you remind people of it every day. You provide the context and meaning for the work.

But we don’t all live in an ideal world. Maybe you’re living with hostility or prejudice. Or maybe you’re dealing with apathy

and ignorance. In real life, the three female computers, Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, were diminished and harassed. Yet they prevailed.

Instead of playing small, they played big. Instead of succumbing to the social expectations of the times, they set their sights on a different reality.

They positioned themselves in the service of something important to people in power. It’s an important lesson.

If you want to win people over, cast yourself as a vital force for advancing a cause they care about. Watching the three women in “Hidden Figures” walk the line between deferential and engaging is both painful and inspirational.

It’s painful to think about genius having to be subservient in order to serve.

Yet the true story is inspirational. Johnson, Vaughn, Jackson and others advanced scientific discovery, and they moved the needle socially for the generations who came behind them.

The milieu is always moving. We are the ones who create it, and we are the people who decide which aspect of the milieu we want to tap into.

You can help launch the rocket. Or you can be the one who accepted the barriers.

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Would you ever stand in the way of a rocket going into space? Do you want to hold your country back or help it move forward?

These are important questions. They’re examples of how the milieu creates the meaning.

Milieu is the social conditions and events that provide a backdrop in which someone acts or lives. Tapping into the right milieu is the secret to winning people over and getting big things done.

In the movie “Hidden Figures,” three black women are broken down on the side of a lonely road in rural Virginia. The year is 1961. The three women work as “computers” at NASA, doing calculations to put a rocket into space.

Lisa McLeod Unable to start their car, three black women in Virginia are understandably nervous when a police cruiser drives up. The officer, billy club in hand, approaches. He’s condescending and downright hostile until the moment Katherine says, “We’re on our way to work at NASA. Yes, sir, getting our rockets into space.”

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Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024.

The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www. georgiaspca.org.

Bay is another sweet dog who had to be evacuated from Florida when Hurricane Irma came through. She is approximately two years old, housebroken, knows some commands and loves playing with other dogs. Just look at her beautiful smile and shiny black coat.

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Farm Bureau to host essay, artwork contests

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Drawings will be judged on how well the artwork represents The Gwinnett County modern agriculture found Farm Bureau is encourin Gwinnett County or aging middle school and Georgia and on artistic high school students to merit.

“Agriculture had a total enter its essay and art economic impact of $74.9 competitions by Jan. 12.

First-place winners of billion on Georgia’s both contests will receive $917.6 billion economy in 2015 by producing raw $50 checks. Second- and commodities and creating third-prize winners will a variety of jobs to harwin $25 each.

The Gwinnett County vest, process and transFarm Bureau essay port these crops,” Archer contest is open to middle said. “The purpose of the Jamiya Allen was a second-district winner of last year’s Amber Moore was a ninth-district winner of last year’s Farm Bureau Art Contest school students who Georgia Farm Bureau artwork contest. (Photos: Georgia Georgia Farm Bureau artwork contest. attend public or private is to encourage students schools or who are home- Farm Bureau) to increase their knowlschooled, according to edge of Georgia agriculture and the contributions a Farm Bureau press it makes to our lives.” release.

“This contest is a wonTo enter both the artderful way for teachers work and essay contests, and home-school parstudents should contact ents to encourage their the Gwinnett County students to learn more Farm Bureau office at 770-963-6209. All entries about Georgia agriculture must be received by Jan. while meeting curriculum 12. objectives,” Gwinnett The Gwinnett County County Farm Bureau Farm Bureau will forward Women’s Committee winners of the essay and Chairman Diane Hall artwork contests onto the said.

The topic for this Georgia Farm Bureau’s year’s contest is: “What Matt Bryson was a state runner-up of last year’s Georgia Third District competiare the benefits of school tion. First-prize winners Farm Bureau artwork contest. gardens?” Essays should at that level will receive discuss how school gardents to learn how their $100 cash and will be eliHigh school students dens teach students about food is grown,” Gwinnett can enter the Farm Bugible to compete for the the fruits and vegetables County Farm Bureau state prize of $250 cash. reau’s art contest. DrawGeorgia farmers grow.

Runners-up for the ings should be completed Kasie Price was a third-district winner of last year’s president John Archer Students can write about Georgia Farm Bureau artwork contest. said in a press release. “If in black ink or soft lead state prize will receive their experiences with a school doesn’t have a pencil on 8.5-by-11-inch $150 cash. Previous state “The purpose of the school gardens, how they they hope their school school garden, we hope winners are not eligible. white paper and should would like to expand their starts a garden, according Farm Bureau Essay Con- this contest will inspire For more information, be camera-ready, accordto the release. test is to encourage stuschool’s garden or why the school to start one.” visit http://bit.ly/GFing to a Farm Bureau B18artcontest. press release.

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You’ve probably heard the old joke about why they can’t stage a live nativity in Washington, D.C. — because they can’t find three wise men or a virgin.

That’s funny (if politically incorrect) because it contains a grain of truth.

I thought of that line recently when I read about London train operators being prohibited from saying “ladies and gentlemen.” For some, this might seem like another example of political correctness run amok, but I wonder if there’s a more practical reason. Maybe there just aren’t any gentlemen left, in London or elsewhere.

Certainly, it’s difficult to read the headlines on this side of the Pond without concluding that gentlemen have become about as rare as VCRs. The concept was jettisoned during the “sexual revolution” of the 1960s and 70s, and the word itself sits now on the endangered list.

The consequences grow increasingly apparent.

Men who have no social constraints placed on their behavior, who have no moral standard by which to measure themselves, quickly become a threat, to women in particular, and society in general.

I’m not saying all men are sexual predators.

I’m saying all men, by virtue of biology, have the proclivity to become predators, if their urges are not held in check. A woman can give birth only about once a year, whereas a man can theoretically father hundreds of children during that same period, especially if he plays in the NFL. That’s why civilized societies have always placed limits on men’s sexual behavior, limits that have found expression not only in laws against rape and assault but also in cultural norms, including religious tradition: notions of propriety regarding male-female relationships, extended courtship rituals, strong taboos against preand extra-marital sex.

Primarily, those re-

Rob Jenkins straints existed to protect women and children — to encourage if not force men to marry the mothers of their offspring, take responsibility for those offspring and refrain from foisting their DNA on the broader population.

It’s the latter we’ve abandoned — the cultural norms. We have laws against sexual assault, but we’ve basically stopped teaching young men how they ought to behave with and around women. We tell them what they can’t do, but we don’t tell them what they ought to do.

The result is that we have raised a generation of men — perhaps two generations, at this point — who see no reason to restrain their sexual urges and who therefore view women, not as potential partners, but as potential receptacles.

For some, the word “gentleman” evokes images of female subservience. I would argue that the opposite is true. But if someone can suggest a better word to describe a man who does NOT see women as objects but rather respects and values them as human beings, I’m open.

It’s the concept, however, that’s important — the concept that we must again teach our young men, by custom and example, before society is utterly beyond repair.

Rob Jenkins is a local college professor and freelance writer. He is the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less in Buford and on Amazon. The views expressed here are his own. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

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GOOD NEWS FROM SCHOOLS

Primerica grant to fund schools’ mentoring program FROM STAFF REPORTS

regularly in their communities.

Students are also more than twice as likely to say they held a leadership position in a club or sports team, as mentors help young people make responsible choices, attend and engage in school and reduce or avoid risky behaviors.

For more information about the CommunityBased Mentoring Program, call 770-682-8086.

Grants are funded by customer support of the The mentoring program company’s giveback proat Gwinnett County Public gram.

Infinite Energy customSchools has shown steady ers can receive a discount growth in recent years.

This fall, the program on natural gas service by began its ninth year of using the code “GCPS” providing volunteer menwhen enrolling or updattors to male students. The ing records. Customprogram for boys will ers taking advantage of serve nearly 600 students the GCPS rate on the in more than 65 schools.

12-month fixed rate plan There was a goal of re(55.9 cents per therm) cruiting an additional 50 receive a $10 Amazon. men to join the ranks of com gift card, and $5 is the 200 who already are given back to Gwinnett involved in the program. In County Public Schools.

Infinite Energy gives January, it will begin servCustomers taking advanlatest grants to GCPS Primerica Foundation has given a $25,000 grant to Gwinnett County Public Schools for tage of the 24-month fixed ing girls.

Infinite Energy — the the mentoring program. (Special Photo) This week, the district rate (54.9 cents per therm) company that is the title announced that the Primwill receive a $25 Amasponsor of the Gwinnett ing the effort to create the erica Foundation gave district is also looking for the Community-Based Arena — is again offering zon.com gift card, as well mentoring program for a $25,000 grant to the as the $5 give back. The female volunteer mentors. Mentoring Program has grants for public schools Gwinnett girls will be forprogram.

“This program will been a success to date, we in Gwinnett in the areas of 60-month option (53.9 James Rayford, direcmer GCPS principal Janice address a need, providrecognize that boys aren’t science, technology, engi- cents per therm) offers a tor of the program said the Warren. $50 Amazon.com gift card, ing help and support to the only ones who need neering, arts and math. plus $10 goes back to area grant allows the program Every year, mentors students who, up to now, mentors.”

The grants are open to schools. to add the girls mentoring interact and support more may not have been getThe school program in all 139 public schools in component and “hit the than 500 students from ting it,” Rayford said in January had 210 men who Gwinnett County Public Special education job fair ground running.” Leadacross the district. The a press release. “While volunteered as mentors, Schools. To date, Infinite GCPS will have a Speincluding 51 trained since Energy Natural Gas has cial Education Teacher Job July 2016, to serve 469 given more than $88,000 Fair from 8 a.m. to noon students in 57 schools. to Gwinnett schools. on Jan. 27. Contracts will That’s up from 130 men“It is a pleasure to recbe offered for the 2018tors serving more than 300 ognize local schools for 19 school year. The fair students two years ago. innovative projects supThe program began in porting all of the STEAM is by invitation only and GETTY MUSIC PRESENTS 2009 with 50 students. fields,” said Jason Dolder, consists of pre-scheduled interviews. Those eligible Rayford has said vice president of sales to attend must be certified, research shows students and marketing at Infinite or will be by July 2018, involved with a mentor are Energy. “Infinite Energy in any field of special 55 percent more likely to would like to be able to education. For qualificabe enrolled in college, 81 contribute even more to percent more likely to rethese programs each year, tions to be invited, or other port participating regularly and our Gwinnett County questions, visit the school district web site or email in sports or extracurricular customers can make that gcpsteach@gwinnett.k12. activities and 78 percent happen.” ga.us. more likely to volunteer Infi nite Energy STEAM KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY

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Shantell Wilson, economic development manager of strategic industries in Gwinnett County’s Office of Economic Development, earlier this month graduated from the Gwinnett Young Professionals Leadership Institute, a personal and professional program offered by the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce in concert with Georgia Gwinnett College.

Wilson, who joined Gwinnett County in 2015 after working with the

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LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle will discuss the upcoming session and what he sees on the horizon for 2018. This annual event will also provide the opportunity to connect with Gwinnett’s Delegation.

Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Savannah Shantell Economic Wilson Development Authority and Partnership Gwinnett, completed the institute’s six-month course on leadership and professional development.

The course focuses on helping young professionals explore leadership theories and prepare for leadership positions, as well as sharpen their conflict resolution, delegation, team-building, time management and stress management acumen.

Gwinnett County’s Office of Economic Development supports investment and trade through relocation and expansion assistance, and Wilson’s responsibilities include sales and marketing, business retention and expansion and incentive negotiations in economic development.

A resident of Duluth, Wilson assisted with the location of 4,000 jobs and capital investment of more than $250 million while

working as a senior project manager for Partnership Gwinnett. In Savannah, she worked to create more than 1,600 jobs and some $739 million in investment.

Wilson graduated from Georgia Southern in 2004 with a degree in business administration in economic development, and she earned an MBA from Walden in 2008. She is a member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association, the International Economic Development Council, the Gwinnett Young Professionals and the International Council for Shopping Centers.

Targeting individuals aged 21 to about 35, Gwinnett Young Professionals is a personal and professional development program, which encourages young business professionals to develop and enhance leadership skills, exchange ideas, share common interests, learn more about the area’s business community and engage in future of the area.

For more information on Gwinnett Young Professionals, call 678-584-2252 or visit www.gwinnettyoungprofessionals.com.

COLLEGE NOTES Daniel Hudson of Lilburn was named to the Bob Jones University’s 2017 Cello Choir.

The following Georgia State University physical therapy students received white coats during a ceremony in October, marking their transition to clinical education and professional status as developing health care providers: David Chang of Johns Creek, Olivia Hoey of Buford, Ava Motakef of Johns Creek, Linh Nguyen of Duluth, Heejoon Park of Duluth, Kelsey Pelletier of Duluth, David Velez Arce of Dacula and David Walker of Lilburn.

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Melissa Martinez of Buford, a member of Costal Carolina University’s CalypSamba world music percussion ensemble, performed in concert Nov. 3 at Wheelwright Auditorium. She also performed in the Percussion Ensemble’s fall concert Nov. 7.

Melissa Anneler of Hoschton was named to the Troy University’s Chancellor’s List for Term 1 of the 2017-18 academic year.

The following students of the University of North Georgia’s Ranger Challenge Gold team competed at the Spartan Ranger Challenge hosted by U.S. Army Cadet Command at Fort Knox, Ky.: Justin Massey of Lawrenceville, Evan Myers of Dacula and Garrett Wilson of Lawrenceville (support team).

Dwayne Key of Buford graduated from Upper Iowa University in August with a Master of Public Administration degree.

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Corona Restaurant and Billiards .......... 5265 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Suite 6146, Norcross ........ 92 Courtyard By Marriott............................. 310 Celebration Drive, Suwanee .............................. 100 Culvers Mall of Georgia ......................... 2924 Buford Drive, Buford ........................................... 88 Curry Mantra ............................................ 2400 Satellite Blvd., Suite 106, Duluth........................ 61 Dai Loi 3 .................................................... 1500 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 119, Duluth................ 87 El Burrito Loco Grill And Cafe............... 5319 Lawrenceville Highway N.W., Lilburn ................ 85 Einstein Bros. Bagels No. 3108............. 3675 Satellite Blvd., Duluth ......................................... 71 Five Guys.................................................. 4018 Atlanta Highway, Suite 224, Loganville .............. 99 Flying Roll ....................................................... 3312 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 10, Duluth............. 65 Fry’s Electronics Inc. .............................. 3296 Commerce Ave. N.W., Duluth ............................ 92 Gam Cho .................................................. 1625 Buford Highway, Suite C, Buford........................ 84 Golden Krust............................................ 676 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville .................................... 97 Grandmas NY Pizza And Pasta............. 911 Duluth Highway Suite, E3, Lawrenceville ............ 91 Grace 17:20 .............................................. 5155 Peachtree Parkway, No. 320, Norcross ............. 90 Hampton Inn by Hilton ........................... 440 Technology Parkway N.W., Norcross .................. 76 Hooters ..................................................... 860 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville ............................ 82 Jade Dragon............................................. 4230 U.S. Highway 29, Lilburn.................................... 91 JM BBQ House ........................................ 2180 Pleasant Hill Road ,Suite B18, Duluth............... 80 Johnny’s NY Pizza .................................. 720 Dacula Road, Dacula ......................................... 100 K BBQ Factory......................................... 3885 Venture Drive, Duluth ......................................... 59 Krystal....................................................... 510 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville ............................ 75 Kurt’s ......................................................... 3305 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 100, Duluth.... 97 Kuzans Sports and Spirits .................... 105 Horizon Drive, Suwanee ...................................... 92 Las Tias..................................................... 2585 Cruse Road, Suite B, Lawrenceville.................. 93 Las Brasas.................................................... 360 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 101B, Suwanee.. 87 Las Tortas Locas No. 4........................... 2665 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross ............................. 85 Little Caesars Pizza ................................ 2725 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 100, Buford .............. 86 Live Karaoke ............................................ 1291 Old Peachtree Road, Suite 121, Suwanee ..... 100 Los Portales Mexican Grill .................... 6329 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross ............................ 50 Main Event Entertainment ..................... 471 Northolt Parkway, Suwanee ................................ 84 Marco’s Pizza ........................................... 3375 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville ..................... 96 Marlow’s Tavern ....................................... 3333 Buford Drive, Suite VD01C, Buford.................. 100 McDonald’s .............................................. 3485 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Duluth ..................... 63 McDonald’s .............................................. 3393 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville ..................... 93 McDonald’s .............................................. 4358 Buford Drive, Buford ........................................... 86 McDonald’s .............................................. 6005 Cumming Highway, Sugar Hill ......................... 100 Nagano Japanese Steakhouse ............. 5295 U.S. Highway 78, Suite O, Stone Mountain ...... 88 Oh My Samgyupsal ................................ 3585 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 154, Duluth ... 66 Old Fountain Tavern................................ 1250 A Auburn Road, Suite 101, Dacula .................... 94 Papis Cuban and Caribbean Grill ......... 911 Duluth Highway, Suite A-1, Lawrenceville............ 92 Pho.com ................................................... 1250 Scenic Highway, Suite 1200, Lawrenceville ...... 75 Pho House................................................ 3606 Satellite Blvd., Duluth ......................................... 89 Pizza Hut 4781 ......................................... 4601 Satellite Blvd., Suite 3, Duluth ............................ 87 Popeyes No. 10493.................................. 7050 Jimmy Carter Blvd., Norcross .......................... 100 Popeyes No. 3287.................................... 1635 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ................................. 90 Prime Wings ............................................. 3230 Medlock Bridge Road, No. 109, Norcross .........95 Roju Bar .................................................... 3530 Mall Blvd., Suite B, Duluth ............................... 100 Saigon Cafe.............................................. 1030 Old Peachtree Road, No. 203, Lawrenceville . 100 Salude The Art Of Recovery .................. 601 Northolt Parkway, Suwanee ................................. 94 Shabu and Shabu ................................... 2605 Pleasant Hill Road, No. 300, Duluth .................. 88 Silverbacks Sports Center..................... 4285 Brogdon Exchange, Suwanee......................... 100 So Gong Dong Tofu ................................ 1291 Old Peachtree Road, Suite 404, Suwanee ....... 76 Sonic No. 5754......................................... 812 Dacula Road, Dacula ......................................... 100 Sportstime II Bar & Grille ....................... 5025 Winters Chapel Road Suite D, Doraville ......... 100 Subway No. 46943................................... 2055 Beaver Ruin Road, Suite T, Norcross................ 91 Suki Japanese Restaurant .................... 150 U.S. Highway 78, Suite 800, Loganville............... 57 Summits Wayside Tavern ....................... 3334 U.S. Highway 78, Suite A, Snellville .................. 96 Suwanee Pizza Tavern .............................. 1500 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 150, Suwanee . 87 Taco Bell No. 2425................................... 2121 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth ................................. 94 Teriyaki Box.............................................. 1760 Old Norcross Road, Suite O, Lawrenceville ...... 72 Thai Spice................................................. 5161 Peachtree Parkway, No. 605, Norcross ............. 93 Tiki Cafe .................................................... 1944 Braselton Highway, Suite 109, Buford ............... 93 Uncle Maddios Pizza .............................. 3320 Buford Drive, Buford ........................................... 93 Waffle House No. 943.............................. 2915 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee ......... 85 Wasabi and Sushi ................................... 1291 Old Peachtree Road, Suwanee......................... 80 Well Bean Tofu ......................................... 2645 N. Berkeley Lake Road, Nos. 136, 137, Duluth . 73 Willie’s Mexicana Grill ............................ 3384 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross .................... 100 Wings Avenue .......................................... 884 Buford Drive, Suite 500, Lawrenceville................ 82 Zaxby’s...................................................... 2620 Winder Highway, Dacula .................................. 100

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