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Head Elementary’s Doblar named Teacher of the Year

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Georgia may seek waivers on health care

BY ANDY MILLER

R.D. Head Elementary School math and science teacher Doug Doblar’s students should be happy campers after Thursday night’s Gwinnett County Public Schools Teacher of the Year banquet at the Infinite Energy Center.

When district staff showed up in his classroom a few weeks ago to announce Doblar was one of the six finalists for the overall Teacher of the Year Award, his students immediately began campaigning for him. They made signs and tried to make the case for the teacher before the county staff left the classroom that day.

They really wanted the teacher they have come to know as “Dr. D” to win the award, and they were trying to help him come up with a campaign strategy to help him win.

During the banquet Thursday, those students’ wishes were fulfilled. Doblar was indeed named the winner.

“Just on Tuesday, one of my students came up to me and said, ‘So when will you find out?’ I told him ‘Two more days,’ and he said, ‘So what’s your strategy between now and then,’” Doblar told attendees at the banquet. “So you really left me with the only acceptable news to bring them, so thank you so much.”

The district recognized all 138 of its local school Teachers of the Year, as well as Middle School Teacher of the Year, North Gwinnett’s Cheri Nations, and the High School Teacher of the Year, Norcross’ Amy Crisp, during the annual banquet.

In addition to being Gwinnett County Public Schools’ overall Teacher of the Year, Doblar was also its Elementary School Teacher of the Year.

Doblar, Nations and Crisp were three of the six finalists for the district’s overall Teacher of the Year recognition this year. The other finalists were Camp Creek Elementary School’s Ebony Flott, Brookwood High School’s John Chvatal and the Gwinnett Online Campus’ Michelle E. Jones.

“Our honored teachers are

Georgia Health News

ATLANTA — Is a new wave of health care “waivers’’ coming?

Georgia and many other states may seek federal approval soon to make changes to their health care programs through waiver requests, lawmakers and experts say.

Opening the door Tuesday to one particular waiver idea was the head of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Renee Unterman Seema Verma, the CMS administrator, told state Medicaid directors that the feds would be receptive to allowing work requirements for non-disabled adults covered in the government program.

Verma, a President Trump appointee, called the Obama administration’s opposition to these requirements “soft bigotry.” Several states already have

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Gwinnett set to honor vets this weekend

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County residents will have several opportunities to recognize people who have served in the military over the coming days as the county and some of its cities hold Veterans Day events.

One of the main events taking place this weekend will be the annual Gwinnett County Veterans Day Ceremony at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. The event will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday — Above, Doug Doblar hugs his mom, Cheryl Doblar, after being named the 2018 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year during the Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year award banquet at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. At left, Doblar accepts the award from CEO/ Superintendent J. Alvins Wilbanks during the event. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

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Gwinnett County veterans and active service members of all ages are recognized during the county’s 2016 Veterans Day celebration in Lawrenceville. This year’s ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. (File Photo)

South Gwinnett High to celebrate 60th anniversary

BY KEITH FARNER Staff Correspondent

A lifelong resident of Snellville, Kenny Flowers is proud to tell people he’s a graduate of South Gwinnett High School.

It’s the school he graduated from in 1978, and his children did the same in the early 2000s. There was at least one teacher who happened to teach Flowers and his children, and that’s one example Flowers used

to explain how South and the Snellville community have been intertwined over the years.

“It’s been a beacon there on (U.S.) Highway 78,” said Flowers, who lives in Snellville and has worked for UPS for some three decades. Flowers said that the school remains a landmark on the drive between Stone Mountain and Athens as he remembers a time when U.S. 78 was a two-lane road.

South Gwinnett High is pictured as it looked in 1960.

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“I think it’s a landmark grew around the school.” because basically as the Alumni like Flowers are community grew, it grew, or expected to come together vice versa; the community to celebrate the school’s

60th anniversary. Plans are in place for a weekend-long alumni celebration that begins with a welcome event, meet-and-greet and alumni basketball game tonight. On Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the school’s Performing Arts building, a reception will include food served by the culinary arts students, music will be performed by the orchestra students and tours will be led by students of the school’s College and Career Academies.

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Additionally, South Gwinnett memorabilia from across the decades will be on display throughout the Performing Arts Center. At 2:45 p.m., the program will begin in the Performing Arts Theater reflecting on the school’s effect on the

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Police seek to ID apartment burglary suspects

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County police are trying to identify three suspects in a recent burglary at an apartment complex in Buford, in which credit cards and other personal valuables were stolen.

The burglary at the Waterstone Apartments complex on Cameron Drive happened Oct. 27. Police said the suspects may have also committed fraud because the stolen credit cards had been used at multiple QuikTrip locations around metro Atlanta.

Cpl. Michele Pihera said police saw three possible suspects in surveillance images.

A police report shows a 55- to 60-inch Sony smart and other personal items television, a spare key to were also stolen during the the victim’s BMW and a bag that contained the credit burglary Anyone who has inforcards, the victim’s passport

Left and far left, Gwinnett County police released these surveillance photos of two suspects in a burglary at an apartment complex in Buford. Above, Gwinnett County police released this surveillance photo of a vehicle they believe may be tied to the recent burglary at an apartment complex in Buford. (Special Photos)

mation on the identities of the suspects is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300 or anonymously through

Crime Stoppers at 404-5778477. They can also provide at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers

offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information that leads an arrest and indictment.

Tipsters should cite Case No. 17-100510 when providing information in the case.

Duluth man admits setting fire to former acquaintance’s home FROM STAFF REPORTS

in the bedroom on the same level on April 13.

Officials have charged The woman was not a 23-year-old Duluth man home at the time and no with intentionally setting injuries were reported, a fire in the bedroom of according to Gwinnett a former female acquain- County Fire Captain tance.

Tommy Rutledge.

Gwinnett County Fire The fire was discovinvestigators say John Oh ered about 1:55 p.m. by Kim unlawfully entered two occupants who were the ground floor of the in the upper portion of townhome through a side the three-story townhome door and started the fire unit in the 2200 block

of Ewell Park Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville.

The John Oh Kim pair was alerted by the smoke alarm and went downstairs to find smoke and flames in the bedroom, officials said.

The residents were able to put out the fire quickly using a garden hose before firetrucks arrived.

The room suffered minor damage.

“Samples collected at the scene by fire investigators were sent for lab testing and returned positive for gasoline,” Rutledge said.

Kim was identified by the victim as a potential

suspect, Rutledge said.

Warrants were taken out based on the subsequent investigation. Kim admitted to the crimes during an interview with fire investigators.

Kim is in jail and being held without bond. He is charged with first-degree arson, first-degree burglary, aggravated assault and possession of tools for the commission of a

crime.

The motive in the case appears to be domestic related, Rutledge added.

“Arson is a serious felony crime and certainly threatened the lives of the two people who were inside the townhome unit,” Rutledge said. “We are fortunate that no one was injured or killed and that the damage was not more severe.”

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A property where travelers and truckers once stopped to get some rest during long trips on Interstate 85 is about to house a new local base of operations for state patrolmen who are tasked with keeping the interstate safe.

Gwinnett County commissioners approved intergovernmental agreements and a memorandum of understanding with the state departments of public safety and transportation Tuesday to build a new Georgia State Patrol headquarters and HERO unit station. The facility will be located on the site of a former I-85 rest area in Suwanee.

Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said the facility will provide a permanent home for troopers who were added in Gwinnett a few years ago and currently operate out of a space the county leases for them on Pleasant Hill Road.

“We knew at the time we put the State Patrol unit in leased space that

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Area malls announce hours for Thanksgiving, Black Friday sales From StaFF reportS

open at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving day and will remain Over the past few years, open until 1 a.m. They will Black Friday has become reopen at 6 a.m. Friday. somewhat obsolete as However, don’t expect many stores began opening all stores to be open. earlier — on Thanksgiving Many retailers are tryDay. ing to buck the trend and The trend is continuing have made it public that this year as retailers and they will remain closed malls will open for the Thanksgiving. holiday.

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including Academy Sports + Outdoors, Babies R Us, Costco, Crate and Barrel, Dillard’s, H&M, Marshalls, Nordstrom, Von Maur and several others.

Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, Nov. 23, followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which according to Forbes, was the biggest day in the history of U.S. e-commerce in 2016, surpassing Black Friday’s online sales by $110 million.

BOC OKs pacts with Duluth, Suwanee to extend Western Gwinnett Bikeway

By Curt yeomanS curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County commissioners approved agreements with two cities this week for extensions of the county’s Western Gwinnett Bikeway.

The agreements with Duluth and Suwanee cover jointly funded projects that

were part of the SPLOST voters approved last year.

The extension will stretch roughly along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, from west of Rogers Bridge Road to McGinnis Ferry Road.

The bikeway currently runs from Norcross to Duluth.

In Duluth, the county will contribute $375,000 and Duluth will reimburse the county for $87,963, which

amounts to about 19 percent of the cost of the project, according to county documents.

In Suwanee, the county will spend $250,000 on another leg of the extension while that city will reimburse the county for $58,642 of that cost.

The county will manage construction of the extension.

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Gastroparesis is a stomach that is too slow to empty Dear Dr. roaCH: I have been diagnosed with gastroparesis and am waiting to see a doctor who treats it. Do you have any suggestions as to a good diet website, or even suggestions on how best this is treated? I’m female, in my late 70s and never had anything like this before — a sudden episode sent me to the hospital, and a gastric emptying scan revealed my diagnosis. I have hypothyroidism but no diabetes.

Can one recover from this, or is it permanent?

I’ve read that there is no cure but that one can recover from it with proper medical treatment and diet. Of course, this is assuming we get the stomach to begin emptying properly. Any advice as to how to deal with it in the meantime?

— S.B. ansWer: Gastroparesis (the “gastrum” is the stomach, from both Latin and Greek roots, as is “paresis,” meaning “inability to move”) is an unusual condition where the stomach is unable to empty properly. It is caused by a failure of the nerves in the stomach to stimulate the powerful contractions necessary to push out the stomach contents. Symptoms usually are bloating and abdominal distention. A gastric emptying study, using (slightly) radioactive food, is the definitive diagnostic test.

Most cases I see are in people with diabetes, but it can happen after surgery or with severe neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis. Often, we never find a cause for gastroparesis.

It has been described following a viral infection, such as viral foodborne illness. (I don’t like the term “food poisoning” — it’s imprecise — but that’s what a lot of people call it.)

Most cases of gastroparesis with no apparent cause do get better by themselves over time, but it can take months, sometimes many months.

Dietary treatment is critical: Fiber is indigestible and takes pressure to move, so low-fiber foods are of benefit. Eating smaller amounts more frequently is helpful. Fat slows stomach-emptying and should be minimized.

Carbonated beverages make bloating worse: Coffee and alcohol are to be avoided.

There are medications available, but none is perfect. Metoclopramide and domperidone stimulate stomach contractions, but they have potentially serious side effects. Cisapride works very well, but it can cause a potentially fatal heart arrhythmia; it is used as a last resort, and only by experienced clinicians through a special program from the manufacturer. The antibiotic erythromycin can be used for one of its side effects, which is increasing stomach and intestinal propulsion. (That’s why it causes stomach upset in many.)

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In 1954, the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetary.

In 1969, “Sesame Street” premiered on PBS. In 1977, a human was conceived through in-vitro fertilization for the first time.

In 2001, China was approved for membership in the World Trade Organization.

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Husband has become a social media troll Dear amy: I have been active on Facebook for several years.

I generally use FB to keep in touch with friends I don’t get to see often. I don’t get too personal.

My husband has recently become much more active on Facebook. After leaving a corporate job last year and going into business for himself, I think he is feeling free to express his opinions and “be himself.”

This has included trolling friends’ political posts and calling strangers out — and not always in a nice way.

While I agree with most of his political views, I think he comes off as a total jerk.

He has also made some raunchy and inappropriate comments. I have called him out online and in person (“dude, everybody is reading this stuff!”), but he insists that he doesn’t care. He says, “It was a joke. It’s just Facebook,” but it all makes me really uncomfortable.

I don’t want him to stop being himself; I just wish he would tone it down and consider how public his comments are.

I know that “unfriending” him will only stir the pot, and not fix anything.

I’ve always appreciated his outspoken manner, until now.

How do I make him understand how this affects me?

— Upset Wife Dear Upset: Your husband either doesn’t realize or doesn’t care that his

when Dad died, there was no acknowledgment from friends or relatives. With the passing of our mother, compassion went out the window. Some people responded with true sorrow, but for the most part I feel the rest of the condolences were from people guilted into it.

Amy Dickinson When these people had loss in their lives, we sent behavior on Facebook can cards to all immediate damage his relationships family members. Through and his reputation. Saying, the grapevine, I heard that “It’s only Facebook” is dis- their lives were so filled counting the megaphone’s with other family matters role in a person’s offensive — including health probbroadcasts. It is extremely lems — that they couldn’t naive not to realize the respond to Mom’s death. power of this public bulletin These are adults. Some are board, where posts, comblood relatives. ments, photos and memes What is wrong with these can follow you around people? The way I feel right forever. now is when a future loss If your husband’s busioccurs for them, I will send ness relies on keeping a blank postcard saying, clients happy, or getting new “Sorry for your loss. This is business, his rudeness on FB more than I got from you.” will affect his bottom line.

— Disappointed Perhaps he was repressDear ing this before, but now he DisappointeD: I would is choosing to show you — encourage patience; you and the rest of the world — lost your mom and you miss who he is. her. Of course you want this If I were you, I would loss acknowledged. But you definitely “unfriend” or seem bitter about almost all hide his posts on FB. Then of the condolences you’ve he would be faced with the received. public consequences of his You don’t get to deterbehavior, and you would mine which responses are be spared the temptation to genuine and which are a correct him. result of being “guilted.”

If your husband wants Many people won’t send to be married to someone a card if they have also who respects him, he should attended calling hours or a clean up his act. memorial service, or have Dear amy: Our moth- spoken to you personally. er recently died. Years ago, People approach loss

Ask Amy

differently; you react with kindness, but some people shut down. They don’t know what to say, and so they make the mistake of not saying anything.

I hope you can deal with your grief in a constructive way; avoid keeping score and, most importantly, don’t let this change how you react to other people’s loss.

Sending a sarcastic note of condolence is wrong.

A single moment of smug satisfaction would soon be eclipsed by frantic clawing at the letterbox to try and get your note back.

Dear amy: I’m sorry you are getting so much backlash about your ridiculous stance about “cultural appropriation” on Halloween, but it’s time for reason and logic to make a comeback.

I’m not Mexican, but if I want to wear a mariachi costume to work on Halloween, then I should!

— Disturbed Dear DistUrbeD: Um, no, you shouldn’t. One thing I’ve learned is that there are a lot of overgrown children out there who want to take this kids’ holiday to the office.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com.

Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, Texas, 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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You’ll be given choices this year. Consider what you want and where your skills lie and do your best to head in that direction. A change at work will turn out to be beneficial. Self- and home-improvement projects will lift your spirits.

Stay within budget.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Stay on top of your spending habits. It will be easy to miscalculate the cost of a project or purchase.

Look for hidden costs as well as bargains before you engage in expensive projects.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Maneuver your way through sensitive situations using wit and charm. Being supportive and a good listener will help you avoid criticism, blame or accusations of meddling.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A joint venture should be looked at closely before you decide to get involved. What you are told may not be factual and should be assessed accordingly. When in doubt, say no.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Partnerships will suffer if you let your emotions take control.

Try to remain patient and look for answers and solutions. Offer intelligence and wisdom instead of distress and anger.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Consider what you can do to complement your vocational qualifications.

Upgrading your resume will put you in a good position to negotiate a contract, raise or privileged position.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Learning and communicating are highlighted. Use your experience to help deal with uncertainty or problems that crop up with important partnerships. Don’t act in haste.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Partnership difficulties will surface if you or someone else has neglected to take care of responsibilities. Broach the subject openly to avoid future problems. Avoid excess and indulgence.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Keep your personal and professional lives separate. An emotional matter should be dealt with responsibly. Don’t give someone the wrong impression or make assumptions without getting the facts first.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Attend an event that will educate you about an issue that concerns you. Find out what you can do to make a difference and help bring about important change.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll have an emotional confrontation if you don’t pay enough attention to how you treat others. Listen to what people say, and respond with honesty, integrity and the willingness to make things better.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Don’t get involved in other people’s dilemmas or take on a bureaucratic problem alone. Get the information and help you need to take care of matters that can affect your reputation or status.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Do something that will make you feel proud and good about who you are and what you have accomplished.

Helping others may be thankless at times, but it’s also gratifying.

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A message was sent in the elections WASHINGTON — What happened at the polls Tuesday was a good old-fashioned butt-kicking that exposed the cynical fraud called Trumpism.

Hallelujah, people, and let’s do it again next year.

Perhaps Republicans forgot that Hillary Clinton — rightly or wrongly, a candidate distrusted by much of the nation — won nearly 3 million more votes than Donald Trump. Or that bigger crowds came to Washington to protest Trump’s inauguration than to celebrate it. Or that voting trends in special elections since Trump took office were against the GOP. Maybe all of that slipped Democrats’ minds as well. Many expected Ralph Northam to squeeze out a victory over Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor’s race, but I don’t know Eugene anyone who predicted Northam would win Robinson by 9 points, the biggest margin in that contest in more than three decades. And no one imagined that Democrats would nearly erase the GOP’s 32-seat advantage in the Virginia House of Delegates, with recounts pending that could still put Republicans in the minority.

I hope the message to the Republican Party is clear: If you embrace Trump’s angry, nativist, white-nationalist politics of division, you will pay a price.

Democrats did well from coast to coast in Tuesday’s voting, winning the New Jersey governorship and control of the Washington state senate, among other triumphs. It’s possible, of course, to read too much into an off-year election. But Virginia is especially telling because it is a genuinely purple state — and because Gillespie ran a flat-out Trumpist campaign.

Gillespie, a lobbyist and stalwart of the Republican establishment, is a creature of the Washington swamp. His campaign, though, was straight out of the sewer.

His television ads were among the most appalling I’ve ever seen. One tried to link Northam with the murderous MS-13 street gang, composed largely of Central American immigrants — an echo of Trump’s jingoistic screeds. Another claimed Democrats were accusing all Trump supporters of racism — an attempt to stoke anger and a sense of victimization.

Another pro-Gillespie ad took aim at National Football League players who kneel in protest during the national anthem — a cohort that happens to be almost exclusively African-American. And yet another sought to link Northam, who is a pediatric neurologist, with a sex offender who went to prison on child pornography charges. The courtly and understated Northam called that last one “despicable.”

The result was an anti-Republican tsunami. In metropolitan areas across the state, voters turned out in huge numbers to defeat Gillespie and the rest of the GOP ticket.

It was a clear and explicit repudiation of Trump and what he stands for. Tolerance, inclusiveness and common decency are still American values, it seems.

Democrats won the Virginia governorship with a candidate who is not, shall we say, overburdened with charisma. They did it without a vivid and unforgettable bumper-sticker message. And they swept the state without forsaking progressive principles. Perhaps the most stunning result came in Prince William County, a Washington exurb, where Danica Roem became the first openly transgender member of the state legislature — defeating Del. Robert G. Marshall, who called himself Virginia’s “chief homophobe” and authored a discriminatory “bathroom bill” that mercifully died in committee.

Sweet.

Some of Trump’s apologists sought absurdly to claim the result was unsurprising because Virginia is a blue state anyway, which simply is not true.

It’s headed in that direction, but the state legislature remains solidly in GOP hands (depending on those recounts) and seven of the state’s 11 members of the House of Representatives are Republicans.

That’s no Democratic stronghold.

Trump could hardly deny the election was all about him, since he believes everything is all about him, so he came up with an exculpatory spin: Gillespie would have won easily if he hadn’t kept Trump at arm’s length.

That is beyond ridiculous. Exit polls showed Trump’s approval at 40 percent — considerably worse than Gillespie’s eventual showing. Gillespie was wise not to have Trump at his side; he was unwise, and craven, to run a full-bore Trumpist campaign. In the final days, as polls tightened and it seemed Gillespie had a chance, Trump piled in with a series of anti-Northam tweets, obviously planning to claim all the credit for a GOP victory.

Oops.

Democrats do need a resonant message that connects with as many voters as possible. They do need fresh and appealing candidates for 2018 and beyond. But Tuesday’s election sent a righteous message about what the country thinks of the Trump presidency. Republicans can save themselves and their honor — or go down with the ship.

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

A pox on both their basements Two good things came out of last weekend’s Antifainspired anti-Trump rallies, billed as “the People’s Uprising.”

First, the people did not rise up. According to news reports, the protests were very sparsely attended — a few hundred in New York, a few dozen in other cities.

In the Big Apple, despite organizers’ taking out a fullpage New York Times ad, pre-made protest signs were reportedly left stacked against a barricade, with no one to carry them.

Second, the right did not take the bait and show up to counter-protest. That, of course, is exactly what Antifa (now re-branded as Refuse Fascism) had hoped for — another Charlottesville-style confrontation between left and right, after which the “anti-fascists” could claim the moral high ground.

Except that Charlottesville was not a clash between left and right; it was a clash between left and left, between fascism and communism.

And the day Antifa occupies the moral high ground is the

Rob Jenkins day we know there’s no high ground left — that we have been fully enveloped by the swamp.

In the weeks following Charlottesville, you may remember, even lifelong swamp denizens like Nancy Pelosi were forced to recant their earlier assertions that Antifa was on the side of the angels. They had to admit that the “anti-fascists” were essentially ISIS-style terrorists, just without the organization or the commitment.

Which means, by the way, that President Trump was exactly right in his comments following the Charlottesville debacle, when he blamed both sides equally, insisting both were “very bad” and accusing both of fomenting

violence. For that, he was roundly criticized in the leftwing media.

That criticism persists.

Which leads me to wonder: Why does the mainstream media in this country continue covering for blatantly violent, self-described communists advocating the overthrow of a duly-elected government? Do they seriously believe communists are somehow better than fascists?

That beggars the imagination. Communism and fascism are merely two manifestations of the same evil belief system — that individuals are dispensable in service to the state. To suggest one is preferable to the other is to ignore history and to advance a brutal ideology that has murdered millions of innocents.

Admittedly, today’s communists and fascists seem kind of lame, compared to Stalin and Hitler. But that merely raises another important point about the current clash of (genuinely) deplorables: The individuals on both sides are essentially the same personality types.

For the most part, they are disaffected youth, shrilly insistent that the world conform to their naively utopic vision and throwing public temper tantrums when it stubbornly refuses to acquiesce.

When they aren’t protesting in the streets — which, if last weekend is any indication, is hardly ever — they’re probably working their minimum-wage fast-food jobs or lying around their parents’ basement (aka, home) acting out their violent fantasies through video games.

I say, down with the fascist AND communist losers.

America doesn’t need them.

Nor do we need ignorant, mendacious talking heads who claim there’s a significant difference between them.

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.

The beauty of the north Georgia mountains BATESVILLE — This mountain community at the intersection of Georgia highways 197 and 255 in Habersham County is where a rest stop and a survey of the landscape can lift or disappoint the emotions.

In years past, visitors would be passionate about the turning of leaves, and while the views are not as good as memory serves, they are not God-awful. However, there is more than a modicum of disappointment. Just a week ago, it appeared there would be virtually no color in the hills of Habersham, but overnight it appeared that color came rushing forward just in time for the weekend.

Even so, it is good to come to this part of our becoming state. Mountain folk are genial, generous and hospitable.

They are neighborly, too. I especially like the harvest scenes. Hay bales that remind you the fall is a time for counting your blessings. There is a pumpkin on every porch, foodstuffs on every shelf and heart-warming smiles all about.

But could this be a fleeting scene? Not overnight, but for our descendants. While this is a subject for another day, I am moved to parrot what I hear

Loran Smith from those who should know.

There is no question with leading experts that global warming is for real.

Perhaps that is why we are walking around in our short sleeves in November, with the leaves not being able to make up their minds whether to shower us with unquenchable splendor or simply fall off the trees.

The seasons in the mountains cause a surge in the emotions and at no time is it better than in fall. If you have ever visited this space, you know about one man’s affection for the Chattahoochee and fall fishing with a treasured friend by the name of Jimmy Harris of Unicoi Outfitters in Helen.

The pristine waters of Georgia’s most romantic river are emotionally cleansing and inspirational, but maybe not quite like yesteryear, when the apple sheds were flourish-

ing and there were apples on display everywhere along with apple cider, and if you were lucky, apple knocker.

You can still come in possession of the last of the aforementioned, but those who were expert at making this tasty brew are dying off.

While it falls in the category of homebrew, apple knocker is an illegal product, but there is not enough activity to stir up much interest from the revenuers.

However, if you walk around a town like Ellijay and start making inquiries about apple knocker, you will be severely scrutinized. Same as if you asked where you might find a quart of moonshine.

Walking the streets of Dahlonega and Blairsville, visiting the courthouse in Cleveland will make your day. At Helen, you experience mixed emotions. You glory in the Chattahoochee and its naturalness but remain troubled with how it was such a charming place with its Alpine theme in the beginning but somehow or other has allowed itself to embrace a lot of junk.

At Robertstown, just up the road, you can’t pass through without remembering how stunning Susan Hayward looked in the movie “I’d

Climb the Highest Mountain.”

Hollywood has seldom showcased a more regal beauty who wound up marrying a Georgia lawyer and settling briefly in Carrollton.

In Hiawassee, barbecue at the Happy Hawg brings about fulfillment and so does the Saw Mill Place in Blairsville.

You just can’t go north and not find your way to Tiger to check out the tasting room at Tiger Mountain Vineyard, founded by John and Martha Ezzard.

On a rustic fall day, order a Malbec at the Red Barn restaurant and you will sense a French connection. Like you might be in the Pomerol Vineyards at St. Emilion. There are no ruins at Tiger Mountain, but a trip there will likely result in an encore.

As you circulate even in an off-year for the turning of autumn leaves, you are moved to sing the praises of the environment, noting that it can be taken away from us. As Pogo once said, “We has met the enemy and they is us.” That explains our challenge when it comes to the environment.

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

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Trump praises China for trade practices

Pope Francis wants people to put down phones during Mass

By Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak CNN

Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon and avoid travel there as tensions between the two countries hits a fever pitch.

“Due to the current situation in Lebanon, the Kingdom has asked its citizens, whether visiting or residents, to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. We also advise citizens not to travel to Lebanon from any international destination,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

The development comes after Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon of declaring war on the Kingdom earlier this week, citing the presence of Iranian-backed Hezbollah members in its government. One Saudi official said Hezbollah had committed “acts of aggression” against Riyadh.

President Donald Trump lavished praise on China for the very trade practices he once lambasted as unfair during a remarkable morning session in Beijing.

Emerging after two hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said he doesn’t fault China for taking advantage of differences between the way the two countries do business.

“I don’t blame China,” Trump said during remarks to business leaders inside the Great Hall of the People. “After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for benefit of their citizens? I give China great credit.”

Instead of pointing the finger at Beijing for exacerbating trade disputes, Trump blamed past U.S. administrations “for allowing this trade deficit to take U.S. woman in place and to grow.”

Zimbabwe facing It was a notable shift charges has been in tone from a president who was elected to ofgranted bail fice partly for his tough An American woman fac- talk on holding other ing charges in Zimbabwe of countries accountable for subversion and undermining practices that disadvantage authority of President Rob- U.S. workers. Even as he ert Mugabe was granted bail made the remarks, Trump at a court hearing Thursday sought to bolster his image in Harare. as a hard-nosed negotiator, Martha O’Donovan, 25, announcing $250 billion in was detained Nov. 3 after agreements between U.S. reportedly tweeting that Mugabe — one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders — is “a selfish and sick man.”

High Court Judge Clement Phiri granted $1,000 bail House Judiciary after a two-hour hearing.

Chairman not “It’s my submission that the running again applicant (O’Donovan) has Virginia Republican Rep. demonstrated that there are Bob Goodlatte, the chaircompelling reasons why in the interest of justice she be man of the House judiciary committee, announced he considered for bail,” Phiri won’t run for re-election told a packed courtroom.

The bail conditions inon Thursday, just two days clude O’Donovan reporting after the stunning defeat by twice a week to the police, GOP candidates in statesurrendering her passwide and local contests in port, not interfering with his home state. witnesses and residing at In a written statement, her home until the case is Goodlatte said he and his finalized. wife discussed the 2018 midterm election, and his time as chairman coming Iranian state to an end next year was a TV welcomes factor.

“After much contemplaBoris Johnson’s tion and prayer, we decided ‘confession’ it was the right time for me British Foreign Secreto step aside and let sometary Boris Johnson is facone else serve the Sixth ing further pressure after District,” Goodlatte wrote.

Iranian state TV claimed “I will not seek re-election. that his statements on the With my time as Chairman plight of a British-Iranian of the Judiciary Committee woman imprisoned in Teh- ending in December 2018, ran on charges of espiothis is a natural stepping-off nage confirmed her guilt. point and an opportunity to Johnson has already begin a new chapter of my been forced to correct recareer and spend more time marks he made to a British with my family, particularly parliamentary committee my granddaughters.” last week, when he said that Nazanin ZagahriRand Paul Ratcliffe, who has been in jail since she was detained assault suspect at Tehran airport in April pleads not guilty 2016, had been teaching The man who allegedly journalism during her visit assaulted GOP Sen. Rand to the country.

After Johnson’s original Paul outside his Kentucky comments, authorities in residence pleaded not guilty Iran filed further charges Thursday to misdemeanor against Zagahri-Ratcliffe, assault in the fourth degree prompting fears her fiveat his arraignment in Bowlyear sentence could be ing Green. extended. On Wednesday, Rene Boucher allegedly Iranian state TV IRIB said tackled Paul, breaking six Johnson amounted to an of his ribs and bruising his unintentional confession. lungs. There was no change — From wire reports to the charges and no change

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Pope Francis wants you to do him a favor. The next time you’re in Mass — put down your cellphone.

The Pope, speaking Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square, said he was disappointed to see so many people using mobile devices when they should be worshiping during Mass.

“It makes me very sad when I celebrate Mass in the Square or in St. Peter’s President Donald Trump lavished praise on China for the very trade practices he once Basilica and I see so many phones in the air,” he said lambasted as unfair during a remarkable morning session in Beijing. (Photo: CNN) in his off-the-cuff remarks.

Francis reminds Cathocompanies and China. would be cast aside in place differences on some issues. lics that the priest who Precise details of the of a cooperative partnerThis is natural,” Xi said. celebrates Mass asks the agreements weren’t imme- ship.

“They key is to properly diately available, however, “We want a vibrant trade handle and manage them.” faithful to “lift up your hearts” and not “lift up and many are said to have relationship with China,” Supporting a “construcbeen in the works long Trump said. “We also want tive approach,” Xi encour- your cellphones to take a photo.” before Trump was elected. a fair and reciprocal one. aged the two nations to But it’s not just the cellThe figures aren’t expected Today, I discussed with “put aside and diffuse difto make a dent in the U.S. President Xi the chronic ferences while at the same phone usage of people in the audience he has issues with. trade deficit with China. imbalance in our relationtime building common He has words for those in The president’s praise ship as it pertains to trade ground.” of China for its trading and the concrete steps “The Pacific Ocean is big church leadership, too.

“It’s not only the faithpractices came amid a it will take to solve the enough to accommodate morning of intense diploproblem of massive trade both China and the United ful, but also many priests and bishops. Please! Mass macy on the second day of distortion.”

States,” Xi said, which is not a show!” his visit to Beijing. He and Xi, meanwhile, offered drew a smile from Trump.

Xi huddled for hours inside a conciliatory view of the The two men sought to the Great Hall, situated on U.S.-China ties on Thursput forward a united front Kevin Spacey to the western edge of Tianan- day, insisting that differenc- on North Korea, which has be replaced in men Square. es between his country and been a persistent area of In statements to reportTrump’s could be resolved focus for Trump during his upcoming film ers after their talks, Trump or, if not, be put on the 13-day tour through Asia.

Actor Kevin Spacey, who and Xi offered placatory back burner.

“The entire civilized is facing mounting allegaviews of U.S.-China ties, “As two distinctive world must unite to tions of sexual harassment and insisted that differences countries our two sides confront the North Korea and assault, will no longer between the two countries may have different views or menace,” Trump said. appear in Ridley Scott’s forthcoming drama, “All the Money in the World,” controversial meeting to two sources close to the be questioned by House film confirmed to CNN. investigators. The panel Christopher Plummer last week interviewed Ike Kaveladze, a Russian who will take over Spacey’s role in the film, which despite attended the meeting on the last-minute change, is behalf of Russian billionstill set for release on Dec. aire Aras Agalarov, the 22. oligarch who initiated the The decision, a source session. told CNN, was made by The June 2016 Trump Scott and producers from Tower meeting between Imperative Entertainment, Russian lawyer Natalia with the full support of Veselnitskaya and Trump Sony Pictures.

Jr., Trump’s son-in-law The head of the powerful House judiciary committee, Imperative Entertainment Bob Goodlatte, is not running for re-election, the Virginia Jared Kushner and former and Scott Free Productions Republican announced Thursday. (Photo: CNN) Trump campaign chairman produced the film for Sony Paul Manafort has been and its TriStar Pictures in bond. nationalist rallies as an one of the key events for banner.

Doug Stafford, a senior example. the congressional Russia adviser to Paul, told CNN “Did any one of you ever investigators.

Thursday that Boucher atthink that you would see, in Tia Mowry tacked the senator without one of the historic cities in Obamacare expecting any prior conversation.

America, folks coming out enrollment soars “Last week, Sen. Paul from under rocks and out of second baby was vigorously assaulted by fields with torches carrying in first four days Tia Mowry and husband someone in his neighborswastikas literally reciting More than 600,000 Cory Hardrict are growing hood. This is a serious crim- the same, the same exact people signed up for their family. inal matter involving serious anti-Semitic bile that you Obamacare in the first four The “Sister, Sister” star injury, and is being handled heard and we heard in the days of open enrollment, recently posted a picture by local and federal authori- ’30s?” Biden said, sitting far outpacing last year’s on her official Instagram ties,” Stafford told CNN in a alongside his wife, Dr. Jill rate. account showing Hardrict statement. “As to reports of Biden.

Nearly a quarter were and their 6-year-old son, a longstanding dispute with Biden appeared to refer to enrolling for the first time, Cree, kissing her baby the attacker, the Pauls have Trump’s response over the while the rest renewed bump. had no conversations with summer to white supremacoverage, according to The star of Cooking him in many years.” cist protesters in Charlotstatistics released Thursday Channel’s “Tia Mowry at tesville, Va., in which the by the Trump administraHome” is also the author President blamed “many Biden criticizes tion. The period covers of the cookbook “Whole sides” for the violence that Trump after first left one person dead.

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“I was on this detox for with Donald Trump Jr. last day, the former vice presiAlso, consumers will have a year trying to get pregdent said political discussion year, according to multiple nant and after this detox, I only six weeks to sign up sources familiar with the has “gotten so coarse, so for coverage on the federal ended up getting pregnant matter. vile, so, so demeaning, and right away and my doctor exchange, rather than the The lobbyist, Rinat our children are listening.” three months or more they said it was because of my Akhmetshin, will be the Biden referred to recent diet,” she said. had in previous years. latest participant at the white supremacist and — From wire reports — From wire reports

Nintendo exec: Failed Wii U is responsible for Switch’s success

By Kaya Yurieff CNN

Nintendo is learning from its flops.

The success of the company’s latest gaming console, the Switch, is the result of lessons taken from Nintendo’s failed Wii U, according to Reggie FilsAimé, the president of Nintendo America.

“We worked hard for the Nintendo Switch to make it

Must read crystal clear what the proposition is,” Fils-Aimé told CNN Tech correspondent Rachel Crane. “It’s a home system that you can take on the go, play anywhere with anyone, and that’s resonating.”

The Switch — part portable device, part TV-linked console — has been a big hit since its March release. Nintendo now expects

to sell 14 million of the devices for the year ending March 2018, up from its prior estimate of 10 million.

For comparison, the Wii U sold just over 13 million units since its launch in 2012. It was discontinued earlier this year.

One major difference between the original Wii and Wii U is that the newer console had a touchscreen controller. But overall, the incentive for consumers to buy a Wii U wasn’t obvious.

The console also didn’t have a consistent flow of new games supporting the system.

“We’ve addressed that with the Nintendo Switch — having a steady pace of new launches is critical,” he said.

The Switch includes games like “Zelda Breath of the Wild,” “Super Mario Odyssey” and “Mario Cart 8 Deluxe.”

Another issue with the Wii U was that it didn’t have “strong support” from Nintendo’s third-

party partners, Fils-Aimé said.

“Whether it’s the big companies like Electronic Arts, or whether it’s the smaller, independent developer, we need those companies to create content to support us.

We have that now with Nintendo Switch,” he said.

The Switch isn’t the only recent hit for Nintendo. Its miniaturesized NES Classic Edition and the newer Super NES Classic Edition sold out soon after their respective launches.

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•From Page 1A community and its students over the years.

Some of those people won’t have to travel far.

“I still see people I went to school with around town,” Flowers said. “We’ll talk and talk about how things have changed, but there must’ve been something there that held a lot of these people to remain in this area.”

The school opened with 300 students after a consolidation of Snellville and Grayson high schools, according to the written history of the school. There were 13 faculty members, including the principal, and the first graduation ceremony for 55 students was held in the gym of the Old Snellville High School.

Instead of taking a senior class trip, the first seniors used the money to purchase letters for the school, which are still in place today.

The school has had 13 principals, from Victor H. Knight, who served from 1957-64, through current principal Monique Lee, who took over last year.

The most significant recent shift academically for the school was the academy model, which began in 2014 under Principal Eric Thigpen, who now works at the district office. The

Far left, Kenneth Smallwood was principal of South Gwinnett High School from 1973-79. (Special Photo) Left, this yearbook photo shows the South Gwinnett High cheerleading squad from 1978.

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academies are a collection of five career-focused high school programs centered on a specific field based on school interest from surveys and labor force projections by the Chamber of Commerce. They are not designed as “tracked” curriculum programs from years ago that focused solely on a particular job or discipline.

The academies are designed to give students a voice in how they demonstrate education and develop skills to use in the workforce after graduation.

That’s not the first time the school has seen a shift in academic focus.

From 1986-89, the school’s principal was John Campbell, and he put an emphasis on improving SAT scores. They jumped

•From Page 1A the time being a nod to Veterans Day’s origins as a commemoration of the armistice that ended World War I. The event will include a veterans march and a keynote speech by Col. Fred Van Horn, a Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart recipient and executive vice president emeritus of Georgia Military College.

“The county hosts its Veterans Day ceremony each November to pay tribute to those in the military during wartime or peacetime,” county officials said in a statement. “Gwinnett County residents who have served in any branch of the armed forces and their families are invited to participate.

“Likewise, all residents are encouraged to attend to show appreciation to those who helped protect and defend the country.”

Many events will take place Saturday, but one event in Lilburn will take

21 points while Campbell was principal. Campbell also increased the number of foreign language teachers and course offerings.

Campbell also made a point to decrease the number of ninth-grade students who failed. His first year, 41 percent failed at least one class, and 21 percent failed three or more classes, he said.

“We were able to make some improvements there by examining teacher grading practices, improving instructional practices and involving parents early on when we saw students struggling,” he said.

Campbell said he still sees former students around the Gwinnett community, and hired them on his staffs at McConnell and Osborne middle schools. One South

alumnus is married, has two children and is Campbell’s next-door neighbor.

“My memories are of all the great teachers, students and staff,” he said. “I take a great deal of pride when I meet former South Gwinnett students who are now productive members of our community.”

Along with academics, the school’s seen plenty of change with brick and mortar.

In 1973, South had its largest addition at the time, an “H” hall, which had 12 new classrooms and a library. In the late 1980s, there was a large, twostory addition that’s now the main building. Because the student parking area was a staging area for construction materials, that’s when Campbell discussed with

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Above, Gwinnett County residents who served in the military join together to enter the county’s 2016 Veterans Day celebration in Lawrenceville. This year’s ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville. (File Photo) At left, members of the Button Gwinnett Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution militia participate in Snellville’s 2016 Veterans Day ceremony. This year’s ceremony will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday. (Special Photo)

place a couple of days later.

Other events taking place in the coming days include: Saturday • Veterans Day Fill Up the Truck Food Drive: Duluth-based Suddath Relocation will hold a food drive from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. at the Georgia Army National Guard Armory A Company, 1-121 Infantry, 261 E. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. Nonperishable food items will be collected for members of the military and their families who are in need. Suggested

donations include canned meat, canned fruits and vegetables, canned soups and chilis, grits, cornbread mix, oatmeal, mac and cheese, tuna or hamburger helper, coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, pasta, rice, macaroni, canned or dried beans,

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tory account that of all the memories, one that stands out is a student who rode a horse to school each day and tethered him on the baseball field until it was time to go home.

Rebecca Streetman, who teaches business and computer science at South, is a 1992 graduate of the school. Her mother also graduated from the school in 1964.

Streetman said she’s taught at South for 20 years, “because it has always felt like home.”

“Despite the growth, it still feels like a small community to me,” she said. “Snellville Days, pep rallies, football games and all the memories I have from my teenage years are all centered around this community.”

peanut butter, jelly, breakfast cereal, evaporated or dry milk, pasta or spaghetti sauce, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.

• Sugar Hill Veterans Day Flag Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. in front of City Hall, 5039 W. Broad St. The city will partner with the Suwanee Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for the flag ceremony, featuring a guest speaker and a performance by The Broad Street Concert Band. Refreshments will be served afterward.

• Loganville Veterans Day Ceremony: 11 a.m. to noon at the Old City Hall Lawn, 4385 Pecan St. The city will partner with American Legion Post 233 to recognize men and women who served in the military.

• Snellville Veterans Day Ceremony: 6 to 8 p.m. in front of City Hall.

The event will honor the life of Army Spc. Etienne J. Murphy, a South Gwin-

nett High School graduate and Army Ranger who died earlier this year, as well as other military veterans. Luminaries honoring military veterans can be purchased Thursday and Friday for $5 at City Hall. The event will also include the Button Gwinnett Sons of the American Revolution chapter’s militia, the South Gwinnett High School JROTC unit cadets, a performance by the Gwinnett Community Band and members of VFW Post 4180.

Monday • Lilburn Veterans Recognition: The City Council will recognize servicemen and women listed on its Main Street flags, including one from the War of 1812, during its council meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Lilburn City Hall, 340 Main St. Local veterans are encouraged to attend the meeting so they can be recognized as well.

The city will serve refreshments afterwards.

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She was preceded in Keith Edwards Arey Janet Bennett Lamar J. Jenkins death by her husband, Keith Arey, age 60, of Janet Bennett age 59 of Lamar J. Jenkins passed Jerry Morrow; one sister, Cleveland, GA passed Buford, GA died Wednes- away Nov. 7, 2017. SerJeanette Barrett; and one away November 4, 2017. day, November 8, 2017 vices Nov. 11, 2017 at 1 brother, Robert Barrow.

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Buford GA son, Duane and Kim MorBuford, GA row of Hoschton, GA; two Lawrenceville, GA Commerce, GA Shalaine Galloway step-daughters, Debbie Flora Ayala (Kurz) and Larry Booth of Warner Wayne McKinney Shalaine Galloway age Robins, GA and Terrie and Age 91 of Lawrenceville 45 of Buford, GA passed Wayne McKinney, age John Howell of Graceville, passed away Nov. 8, 2017. away Tuesday, November 64, of Commerce passed FL; one brother, Kenneth Wages & Sons Gwinnett 7, 2017. away November 6, 2017.

Barrow of Reynolds; one Chapel. 770-277-4550.

Flanigan Funeral Home, Stone Mountain sister, Betty Wray RoberBuford, GA Lawrenceville son of Warner Robins, GA; James E. Glenn, Sr. Lawrenceville eleven grandchildren; one Nicholas “Nick” James Edward Glenn, Sr., Willorene Morrow great-grandson; numerous Baldwin age 91 of St. Mtn., GA, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for age 22, of Lawrenceville, passed away on TuesVisitation will be held Willorene “Willie” Barday, November 7, 2017. died November 7, 2017. on Thursday evening from row Morrow, 78, of Tom M. Wages Snellville Bill Head Funeral Homes 6 to 8 pm at the funeral Lawrenceville, will be Chapel & Crematory Lilburn/ home. held at 11:00 am Friday, Tucker Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memoNovember 10, 2017 at rial contributions may Reynolds First Baptist be made to: Blaze Sports Church. Entombment America at www.givediwill follow in Hillcrest rect.org/donate/?cid=13910 Cemetery. Mrs. Morrow or Shepherd Center Founpassed away on Monday, dation, 2020 Peachtree November 7, 2017 at Road, NW, Atlanta, GA Arbor Terrace Hamilton 30309 or www.shepherd.

Mill in Dacula, GA. She org/giving/charitablewas a member of 12Stone giving Pet Crematory Church of Lawrenceville.

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the Snellville First Baptist Church about parking in the church lot so students didn’t have to cross U.S. 78.

In 2006, there was a 19-classroom addition, followed by a 24-classroom addition in 2011. There were also improvements to athletic facilities in 2008 and in 2012, an addition to and renovation of the field house.

Principals like Campbell each took their own approach to the job. One of his predecessors, Charles Mason, who served from 1979-82, taught a class every day so as not to lose touch with the students and classroom teachers.

Byron Collier, who was the principal between Mason and Campbell, serving from 1982-86, recalled in the school’s written his-

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Mary Hall Naugle Mary Hall Naugle, age 72, of Grayson, Ga passed away on Thursday, November 09, 2017. Mary graduated from Dacula High School and UGA before her short careers in education and banking, but she spent most of her time being a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and mentor. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Rev. and Mrs. James Hall of Dacula.

Mary is survived by her husband of 49 years, Rodger W. Naugle of Grayson, her two children Wayne (Kelli) Naugle of Loganville and Ruth (Rob) Keathley of Loganville, and nine grandchildren (Rodger, Tiffany, Caleb, Charity, Selena, Abbie, and Ashlie Naugle, Andy and Amelia Keathley.)

Mary had one brother, Joe Hall (Kathy), of Dacula. The funeral will be at Snellville First Baptist Church on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. with Pastor Brian Boyles and Wayne Naugle officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. o

on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

770-277-4550. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations made to Bible Study Fellowship (www. bsfintem ational.org or 19001 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX 38258) or the Gideons (www. sendtheword.org then ‘greeting cards’ or PO Box 2242, Lilburn, GA 30048). Online condolences can be expressed at www.wagesandsons.com.

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Alan Charles Peterson Alan Charles Peterson, age 90, of Duluth, GA passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017.

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The six finalists for Teacher of the Year are recognized on stage — from left, Ebony Flott, Doug Doblar, Cheri Nations, CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks, Michelle Jones, John Chvatal and Amy Crisp — during the Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year banquet at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.

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three years teaching middle school before moving on to the simply the best of the best,” college ranks, where he taught Associate Superintendent of for four years while simultaneCurriculum and Instructional ously working on his doctoral Support Dr. Jonathan Patterson degree in instrumental technoltold attendees at the dinner. ogy at Indiana University.

“You are certainly a big reason He then came to Gwinnett why our students, parents and County Public Schools — the community members believe district he grew up in — to in the promise of Gwinnett. serve as a technology coorOur teachers of the year are dinator at one of the school carrying on a long tradition system’s elementary schools. of being selected to represent Eventually, in 2015, he came the exceptional teachers in our home to Head Elementary district, and in doing so inspire School — the same school he all of us, including colleagues attended as a child — to serve who will be the teachers of the as a math and science teacher. year in future years.”

That made being named as the Doblar has worked in educa- school’s Teacher of the Year tion for 15 years, beginning as extra special for him. a long-term high school sub“I was really honored when stitute teacher. He then spent I was named as the school •From Page 1A

erosion problem affecting the trailer, they also put together a video about the issue and took part in an engineering design opportunity.

“There’s no better motivation than them showing up every day just hoping, just expecting that we’ll do something unforgettable, and it’s hard to let them down,” he said. “There seems to be no end to their ability to rise to any challenge that I put before them.”

In addition to his doctoral degree, Doblar received his bachelor’s in math from the University of Georgia and his master’s in math education from Georgia State University.

Doblar will now compete for statewide Teacher of the Year

honors.

He received a $1,000 annual award, a crystal peach, a $500 grocery store gift card, a gift basket, a commemorative ring, laptop computer and use of a new car for one year for winning the district wide recognition.

Nations and Crisp each received $750 annual awards, $250 grocery store gift cards and gift baskets for being named the middle and high school teachers of the year.

The other three finalists for the districtwide honor received $250 grocery store gift cards and gift baskets.

The district also handed out one-time $200 awards to each local school Teacher of the Year.

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Casey Cagle formed a Health Care Reform Task Force to come up with a way to restructure how the state delivers health care services. He said the task force will bring forth its reform ideas in January.

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, a Rome Republican, said recently that the task force is looking at different types of proposals to help uninsured Georgians keep their health problems from escalating into chronic or serious conditions, the Rome NewsTribune reported recently.

Hufstetler said that, in hindsight, waiver requests should have been formulated during the last 40day session of the Georgia General Assembly.

“We may have made a mistake in thinking the ACA would be repealed,” he said, according to the News-Tribune. “We said we have to wait and see what the federal government has done, but they haven’t done anything.”

Congressional Republicans planned for years to push through repeal of the ACA once there was a GOP president to sign such a measure. But they have failed to agree on a repeal bill to send to President Trump.

Meanwhile, state Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, told media recently that Georgia should “put everything on the table” when it comes to covering more people.

“If you ask me what keeps me awake at night, it is that uncompensated care,’’ said Unterman, chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. “When you’re in the middle of the crisis, you have to look at everything, you have to be amenable, and I believe you have to compromise.”

Unterman told an Atlanta reporter that her ideas do not include a full-blown Medicaid expansion. She has narrower targets: Young people with behavioral problems, and those who are dealing with opioid addiction.

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their Medicaid program to achieve certain ends,’’ said Bill Custer, a health insurance expert at Georgia State University.

Other waiver plans were aimed at tailoring a Medicaid expansion to suit a state’s preferences.

Indiana and Arkansas, for example, gained approval for their own versions of expansion.

A task force created by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce came up with such a plan, but it was not taken up by the state Legislature.

Approvals for such Medicaid waivers are based on not costing the feds more money than under conventional expansion as outlined by the ACA, Custer said.

Currently, states have many waiver requests pending, such as requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to pay a monthly premium, along with the work mandate, he added.

Another type of waiver, called 1332, is related to the ACA. Several states have sought such waivers to adopt a “reinsurance’’ program for their exchanges offering coverage to individuals and families.

A reinsurance program aims to stabilize health insurance premiums by capping the cost that insurers incur in covering people with high medical costs.

Federal health officials have approved such programs in Alaska, Minnesota and Oregon.

Alaska’s and Minnesota’s exchange premiums have stabilized as a result of the changes.

But requests for similar revisions in Oklahoma and Iowa did not get federal approval in time for the 2018 exchange year and were withdrawn.

Jennifer Tolbert, director of state health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation, said the Trump administration’s record on approving these 1332 waivers “is a bit of a mixed bag.”

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She also announced changes to speed the review of requests for waivers to the federal Medicaid law, which would allow states more flexibility with the program.

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Republican leaders on health care in the Georgia General Assembly recently have voiced a willingness to consider creating ideas to tackle state health care challenges.

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One concern of policymakers is that the state has one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the country.

Georgia political leaders have declined to pursue Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act or other major initiatives to bring coverage to more Georgians.

Maine voters, in a referendum Tuesday, approved expanding the state’s Medicaid program, the first such direct vote on the issue. But Maine’s governor, a longtime critic of expansion, suggested he will fight it.

Expansion, as undertaken in 31 states, also has paid for treatment of many low-income adults with opioid addiction, a growing problem in Georgia and across the nation.

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Years ago, Georgia obtained a waiver to put most Medicaid beneficiaries under HMO-like insurance.

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teacher of the year for R.D. Head,” Doblar said. “I mean, I went to school there. My parents and many of my childhood friends’ parents still live in the neighborhood right next to the school and they got to see my name on the sign out front. That was a big honor.”

School system officials said one of the units Doblar created for his students, called Save the Science Trailer, is an example of how he ties lessons from the district’s curriculum to the real world for his students. He used erosion and weathering happening under the school’s science trailer to show students how wind, rain and other weather elements can affect an area.

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Gold’s Gym in Lawrenceville hosted a fundraiser Wednesday night for Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Michael Duncan, who was paralyzed from the waist down during a Sept. 1 helicopter crash at Briscoe Field.

The event raised more than $6,000, Gold’s Gym officials said.

The event was called “A Salute to Our Heroes” and was held to honor veterans, active military personnel and first responders. The evening featured events for adults and children to participate in, such as an obstacle course for a $5 donation. Fire trucks, a SWAT truck and helicopters from local agencies were on display for attendees to see.

Food samples were provided by Hooter’s, Subway, Chiptole, The Buffalo Spot, Sam’s Club and Monster, and donations were collected for those as well.

Toya Jordan, human resources director for Gold’s Gym, said the event raised $3,100, and that the gym plans to

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Awards will be given to the top three overall male and female runners, as well as the top three male and female runners in several age groups.

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KICKOFF EDITION

THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area: STATE PLAYOFFS, FIRST ROUND TODAY’S GAMES 7:30 p.m.

Class AAAAAAA Collins Hill at Milton Meadowcreek at Archer Mountain View at South Forsyth Newton at Parkview Norcross at Grayson North Forsyth at North Gwinnett South Gwinnett at Brookwood West Forsyth at Mill Creek Class AAAAAA Lanier at Centennial Pope at Dacula Class AAAAA Paulding County at Buford Class AAA Jackson County at GAC Class A Private Hebron Christian at Savannah Christian

Spotlight Receiver

MOUNTAIN VIEW’S MALACHI CARTER

BY THE NUMBERS

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Playoff wins in Mountain View history — the Bears are going for No. 1 tonight at South Forsyth

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Years between playoff appearances for Meadowcreek, which travels to Archer tonight — its first and only previous postseason trip was in 1988

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Gwinnett playoff team, Wesleyan, that gets this Friday off — the Wolves have a first-round bye FANS CHOICE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Each week during the football season, the Daily Post will nominate four players for its Fans Choice Player of the Week. Online voting at www.gwinnettprepsports. com will begin by Monday morning and will end Thursdays at noon. This week’s winner is: Name: Christian Malloy School: Parkview Position: Running back Class: Senior Highlights: Had 10 carries for 265 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Central Gwinnett Coach Eric Godfree’s take: “Christian is a dynamic player for us at Parkview.

He has tremendous speed and power. Moreover, he has an incredible work ethic on the field and in the classroom. Christian has become a great leader for our team.”

Malloy won an online competition with Greater Atlanta Christian’s Tyler Bride, Dacula’s Shayne Buckingham and Hebron Christian’s Aidan Meek in fan voting this week.

FLASHBACK On this week in 2006, Norcross wins a battle of unbeatens with North Gwinnett 31-10 to claim the region title. Bryce Dykes throws TD passes to Brice Butler, now a Dallas Cowboy, and to Darius Hanks, while Tyler Maloof returns an interception 32 yards for a Blue Devil score. … Buford gets 125 receiving yards and two TDs from David Hendrix and two rushing TDs from Quentin Cantrell for a 42-14 win over Lovett that clinches a sixth straight region title. …

Demetre Ledlum carries 27 times for 223 yards and three TDs in Brookwood’s 28-14 win over rival Parkview. …

Grayson reaches the playoffs for the first time since joining the state’s highest classification by squeaking out a 20-14 win over Berkmar.

Decorja Canada leads the Rams with 36 carries for 202 yards and two TDs.

Bears’ Carter thrives under scrutiny as one of school’s highest-profile players

By David Friedlander | david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com Despite being in just its ninth season of varsity football since the school opened, Mountain View has had a handful of high-profile players come through the program over the years.

And it’s true that Malachi Carter isn’t the only member of this year’s senior class to grab attention from college scouts and local and national media.

However, it’s also true that the 6-foot-3, 180-pound receiver is a player the likes of which the Mountain View program has seldom, if ever, seen since its inaugural season in 2009.

“He’s certainly a guy that pretty much every-

body around the county knows about by now because his yards and his numbers are pretty shocking, really,” Mountain View coach Nick Bach said of Carter. “But there are a couple of other guys that are pretty high-profile around here. … (Linebacker) Blake Carroll’s getting a lot of offers. (Offensive lineman) Jaelin Humphries has a bunch of offers, (defensive back) Jayden Patterson. (Cornerback) Marquel Broughton, some of these other guys, … and there are others who don’t have the offers yet. So he’s pretty humble, and he’s handling it very well, I have to say that.

“To be honest with you, it’s not that different, but Malachi, he’s a special player. He’s a different kind of athlete. We’ve never had a receiver like that here.”

Indeed, Mountain View has had some successful receivers — including a handful who have gone on to excel in college like Jalen Virgil, Appalachian State’s third-leading receiver, and Keilan Whitner, now a linebacker at Syracuse.

However, nobody has produced like Carter,

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Meadowcreek’s Calhoun plays the underdog

By Taylor Denman

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Meadowcreek High School’s Qu’vella Calhoun has been one of the Mustangs’ most prolific players during its Cinderella-like, storybook run to the playoffs in 2017.

He’s played both sides of the ball, running back and mainly defensive line, and racked up 17 sacks for the Mustangs leading up to the program’s first postseason game since 1988. His playmaking ability was put on display during the Mustangs’ 34-31 win over Central Gwinnett, which clinched Meadowcreek’s playoff berth. Calhoun scooped and scored a critical touchdown on a Central Gwinnett fumble and helped his defense prevent a game winning drive. His skill as a running back are admirable, as he perhaps unluckily takes a back seat to one of the state’s leading rushers, Chauncey Williams.

During his career, he’s played wherever his coaches have asked: safety, linebacker, defensive end.

Only he never played organized football until his first year at Meadowcreek. He says he never had the opportunity.

“I always wanted to play football,” Calhoun said. “I used to play outside with my brothers. My mom could never afford for me to play on a team.”

While he caught on quickly, starting in his sophomore year — head coach Jason Carrera’s first season — Calhoun’s initial experience level is similar to his teammates’. Carrera said it shocked him, upon arriving at Meadowcreek, the number of students who first pick up a football as high school players. It puts the responsibility on Carrera and his staff to make up for eight to 10 years of lost time, when other youth players learn basic ball skills.

“If you don’t grow up throwing a ball, you don’t know how to catch it,” Carrera said. “I always had a ball and a glove, a football, a basMeadowcreek’s Qu’vella Calhoun (4) heads for the endzone against ketball goal. I had all that stuff.”

Berkmar during their game at Berkmar High School in Lawrenceville.

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Prep Schedule

Today

SWIMMING AND DIVING

5 p.m. — Duluth at Wesleyan 6:30 p.m. — Shiloh, Meadowcreek, Berkmar and Central at West Gwinnett 6:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge and Parkview at Mountain Park Saturday

BASKETBALL

TBA — Central boys in Battle at the Mountain at Stephenson TBA — Meadowcreek boys and Tift Co. at McEachern 11 a.m. — Lanier at Discovery 11:30 a.m. — Shiloh girls and North Forsyth at Stephenson 12:30 p.m. — Shiloh boys at KIPP Charter at McEachern 2 p.m. — Druid Hills at Discovery 5 p.m. — GAC girls and Norcross at Stephenson

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — Berkmar at Alexander Duals 9 a.m. — Trojan Invitational at Lassiter 9 a.m. — Dacula in Habersham Central Duals 9 a.m. — Lanier, Parkview, Mill Creek in Spartan Slam at West Hall 9 a.m. — Meadowcreek in Dunwoody Duals

SWIMMING AND DIVING

TBA — Hebron in Rockin Raider Invitational at Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center 7:15 a.m. — South, Lanier at Discovery at Collins Hill 7:15 a.m. — Mountain View, Archer and Dacula at Mountain Park 7:15 a.m. — Mill Creek and Grayson at West Gwinnett 6:30 p.m. — North and Brookwood at Mountain Park Collins Hill and Norcross at West Gwinnett

The Home Teams

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Texas A&M vs West Virginia. FS1 7 p.m. — Morehead State at Xavier. FSSO

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m. — Temple at Cincinnati. ESPN2 8 p.m. — Brown at Dartmouth. NBCSP 10:30 p.m. — BYU at UNLV. ESPN2 10:30 p.m. — Washington at Stanford. FS1 9 p.m. — Mount St. Mary’s at Marquette. FSSO

NBA

7 p.m. — Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons. FSSE 9 p.m. — Milwaukee at San Antonio. ESPN

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying Sweden vs Italy. FS1

Sports Calendar

BASEBALL

Dec. 2: 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 1418 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.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through Dec. 1: 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.

GOLF

Nov. 20: The 11th annual Brookwood Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament fundraiser will be held at Summit Chase Country Club. Registration and breakfast begin at 9 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 11 a.m. and awards and dinner at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $150 per player or $500 per foursome. Sponsorships also are available. For more information or to register, go to www.broncobaseball. org.

LACROSSE

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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Brookwood, South set for a sequel

By Will Hammock

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The Battle of Snellville has been played 34 times dating back to 1982, but it’s never been played twice in the same football season.

That changes tonight when Brookwood hosts rival South Gwinnett for a second time this year, this time in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs.

The teams met on the same field Sept. 1 in a nonregion game, won 35-7 by the Broncos.

Some miscues early put South in a big hole in that loss, but Brookwood expects a much tougher test from the improving Comets this time.

“For us, it’s a huge challenge because we know we kind of caught them on their heels a little bit the first time,” Brookwood head coach Philip Jones said.

“They made some mistakes early in the game and we were very opportunistic and able to take advantage of some short fields early in the game and we were able to build a big lead. But we know they’re a very good football team. They’ve definitely got one of the best defenses in the state and they’ll be relishing an opportunity to play us again and make up for some of those mistakes made the first time.”

South rebounded from the Brookwood loss by getting healthier on defense, particularly with Florida

State-bound defensive lineman Robert Cooper healing up. He joins Clemson recruit Justin Mascoll on a loaded defense.

“They’ve had games like Hillgrove, who won their region, and they almost got Hillgrove,” Jones said of South. “They should have probably beat them. A couple of weeks ago played (unbeaten) Archer and it took Archer a full four quarters to try and find a way to win (14-0). They’re a very good football team. That’s a credit to coach (Steve) Davenport and their staff and their kids.”

Injuries and some close losses have taken their toll on South’s record, which sits at 3-7, but the Comets have played to their strengths throughout the season.

They’ve used their defense to keep them close while trying to find points with a young, inexperienced offense.

“I think we’ve gotten healthier on defense more than anything,” said Davenport, in his first season

at South. “Robert probably shouldn’t have played the first four or five games, but his shoulder has gotten better and he’s one of the central figures in our defense. We’ve played better defense.

“We’re kind of struggling offensively, but we knew that was going to be the case with only two returning starters on the offensive line. We’ll fight and try to figure this thing out. We’ll try to get a few points on the board and hope the defense can hold them off.”

Brookwood’s offense has gotten stronger throughout the season behind playmakers Dante Black (1,400 rushing yards, 24 TDs with two receiving TDs) and Matthew Hill (53 catches, 571 yards, seven TDs with three rushing TDs and one punt return TD). Quarterback Angelo DiSpigna has been great, too, with 1,381 passing yards, 16 TDs (to just two interceptions) and a 67.2 completion percentage.

A physical ground game

Grayson, Norcross clash in opener

By David Friedlander

what’s at stake,” Norcross coach Keith Maloof said.

“Both (teams) have strengths and weaknesses. We both Given each program’s have to be able to take care postseason history, players of the football and manage and coaches from both Gray- the game. We’ve got to play son and Norcross ought to our best ball of the year. … have an appreciation to what We’ve just got to go out and playoff football is all about. play. Playoff football is alSo it comes as no surprise ways a challenge, and we’ve that both head coaches say just go to do the best we can they have a pretty good idea do move on.” of what to expect when the The best both teams have No. 3 state-ranked Rams (9- managed most of the season 1) welcome the Blue Devils have come on the defensive (5-5) to Grayson Community side of the line of scrimmage.

Stadium for a first-round Grayson has thrived all Class AAAAAAA game season behind a star-studded tonight night. unit that has allowed just That is, an old-fashioned, 9.2 points per game led by hard-nosed physical battle linebackers Owen Pappoe, that has become the tradeSolomon Egbe and Hebert mark of the state playoffs Winborne, plus defensive have been for decades. end Ryan Taylor and safety “Our kids know what’s Darius Martin. at stake and their kids know However, Rams coach

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Christian Hunnicutt has equal amount of respect for a Norcross defense that features some of the county’s leading tacklers, like linebackers Terrion Dangerfield (134 combined tackles, 4 1/2 sacks), Christian Wright (120 tackles, 2 sacks) and Dareus Barnhill (102 tackles, 4 1/2 sacks), and has allowed an average of just 13 points over the last four games.

“They’re an elite program, and they play incredible team defense,” Hunnicutt said of the Blue Devils. “We have such a huge challenge in front of us. We just have to go series by series. … (Lowndes coach) Randy McPherson always used to say, ‘Find the cherry,’ when talking about looking for a defense’s strength. Well at Norcross, there’s not a

cherry. There are 11 cherries. There’s no weak link.

“For us, it starts with turnovers and stupid penalties.

If we can eliminate those things, we’ll give ourselves a chance. That’s where it starts (in the playoffs) — let’s not beat ourselves and keep scratching and clawing every play.”

Indeed, both coaches agree eliminating mistakes figures to be a major goal in tonight’s game.

For Norcross, Maloof said the main key to doing so simply means sticking to the game plan and executing to the best of the Blue Devils’ ability.

“We just have to do a good job of what we do, especially in a game like this,” Maloof said. “Just do the things that will give us the best chance to win and go play.”

Dever out as Berkmar head coach

By Will Hammock

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Berkmar is in the market for a new head football coach, the high school athletic department announced Wednesday.

Kenan Dever won’t return to the position he has held for the past three seasons, and the Patriots will look elsewhere for

someone to revive the long-struggling football program. Dever went 0-10 in each of his three seasons as head coach.

“Berkmar High School would like to thank Coach Dever for his commitment and his contributions to the Berkmar football program and we look forward to continuing progress in the future of our program,” Berkmar athletic and activi-

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Berkmar has lost 47 straight games, with its last victory coming Sept. 13, 2013, against Shiloh. That was part of a 3-0 start under then-head coach Jonathan Sanks, but the Patriots lost their last seven games that year and all 10 in 2014, Sanks’ final season.

Dever was a late hire just before summer in 2015,

and he made strides with his second Berkmar team, which was more competitive. But the Patriots’ lack of depth and experience made this season more difficult — their closest game was a 46-12 loss to Lakeside-DeKalb on Oct. 27 in the season finale. They were outscored 571-39 in 10 games this year.

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Brookwood running back Dante Black (3) fights off South Gwinnett’s defense during Friday night’s game at Brookwood High School in Snellville. (Photo: Chris Roughgarden)

has become the Broncos’ identity through the course of the season, but having success there won’t be easy against South’s stout front seven.

“We’re trying to find a way to score some points,” Jones said. “It’s going to be difficult.”

Davenport is just as concerned with what he sees from Brookwood’s offense.

DiSpigna had a TD run and a TD pass to Ennio Zambino in the first game with South, and both were in a first quarter that saw the Broncos build a 21-0 lead. Black had two TD runs against the Comets and Hill returned a punt 58 yards for a score.

“Matthew Hill is a tremendous football player, and I put the emphasis on the word football player,” Davenport said. “He proably could be an All-American wide receiver, an All-American free safety or an All-American special teams guy. The running back Black is as good as it gets for me. I haven’t seen the Meadowcreek back (Chauncey Williams), but Black is good. They’re a good football team, a very well-coached football team.

And offensively, their line is very good.”

Davenport knows an upset, and reversing the result of the teams’ first meeting, is a tall task. But he’s happy the Comets are in the playoffs and have a shot.

“Hopefully we’ll have a better outcome than the first one,” he said.

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

COLLINS HILL AT MILTON

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COLLINS HILL EAGLES (6-AAAAAAA) MILTON EAGLES (5-AAAAAAA) Coach: Lenny Gregory Coach: Adam Clack Record: 6-4 Record: 8-2 Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 34-12 Last week: Beat North Forsyth 49-17 After a 2-8 season, Collins Hill has surged back into the playoffs with a 6-4 record and the No. 3 seed from Region 6-AAAAAAA. The Eagles played their best late in the season, winning four of their last five games — the only loss was to region champion North Gwinnett on Oct. 27.

“It’s huge for the guys, especially the senior class (to make the playoffs again),” Collins Hill head coach Lenny Gregory said. “They really put a lot into this, making sure they did everything I asked them to do to get the program back where it needed to be. People told them to transfer. We had five or six transfer out. (Other players) could have done that, but they didn’t. They stuck it out. It’s good to see kids make the right decisions and stick together.”

Kenneth The Eagles closed the regular season with a 34-12 win over rival Peachtree Lowery Ridge that clinched a postseason berth. Evan Anderson had a huge game to spark the attack, rushing for 219 yards and two touchdowns and returning a kickoff 99 yards for a score. Jared Mapp had a 90 percent blocking grade with eight pancake blocks. Jared Bartlett (11 tackles), T.C. Harrison (five tackles, two for losses, one sack, one fumble recovery), Kenneth Lowery (nine tackles, two for losses, one sack) and Khibri Habtermariam (six tackles, one for loss, one sack, one caused fumble) were among the defensive standouts. The defense also gets a boost this week with the return of starting cornerback Darius Penton from injury.

Collins Hill’s first-round opponent, Milton, also went on a nice run late in the season with seven wins in the last eight games. Its only loss in that span also was to the region champion, South Forsyth.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Milton High School

HEBRON CHRISTIAN LIONS (8-A) SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN RAIDERS (3-A) Coach: Jeff Saturday Coach: Donald Chumley Record: 6-4 Record: 5-4 Last week: Beat Athens Christian 24-23 Last week: Beat Jenkins County 21-14 There’s no rest for the weary after Hebron rallied from nine points down twice before winning last week’s regular season finale at Athens Christian.

After playing four of its last five games away from home, the Lions hit the road once again — this time for more than three and half hours to the Savannah suburb of Pooler — to take on a Savannah Christian team that resembles Hebron in many ways.

The Raiders feature a multi-headed rushing attack, led primarily by quarterback Jordan Grant (101-604, 11 TDs) and running back Eric Davidson (119-782, 8 TDs) that can grind out a clock, plus an opportunistic defense with several key players Ja’Leak like Davidson (74 tackles, 6 TFLs, 1 INT) pulling double duty.

Perry Depth and conditioning figure to be at a premium for both teams, but especially Hebron given the travel time and distance.

That likely means a lot of the Lions’ two-way contributors like Ja’Leak Perry (28-128, 2 TDs rushing, 10-139, TD receiving, 47 tackles, 2 INTs), Michael Moyers (4-52, TD receiving, 127 tackles, 1 1/2 sacks) and Will Warbington (24-382, 2 TDs receiving, 43 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INTs), will have to come up big in the fourth quarter in what figures to be a grind of a game.

Last meeting: Savannah Christian won 41-7 in last year in the first round of the playoffs Location: Pooler Stadium, Pooler

JACKSON COUNTY AT GAC

LANIER AT CENTENNIAL

JACKSON COUNTY PANTHERS (8-AAA) GAC SPARTANS (7-AAA) Coach: Brandon Worley Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 5-5 Record: 9-1 Last week: Lost to Morgan County 31-12 Last week: Beat Dawson County 59-10 Greater Atlanta Christian is averaging 9.7 yards per rush and its star back’s number is higher yet. Kyler McMichael, a Clemson commit, is rushing for an average of 12.7 yards per carry.

Head coach Tim Hardy has cautioned his team that in the playoffs, that kind of production isn’t realistic.

“We have to understand how to grind out games and sustain long drives,” Hardy said. “We’re excited to have earned a home playoff game and we don’t ever take that for granted. We certainly understand the do-or-die nature of the playoffs.

“It brings another level of determination and so we need to elevate our game.”

The third-ranked Spartans have only played Jackson County once — and that Jonathan was in the program’s first year of existence. GAC only played five varsity games Moore in 1991 and one was a 41-12 loss to Jackson County. So there’s no real history to draw knowledge from, but the teams do have a couple of common opponents this season. Both beat Lumpkin County, though the Spartans won by a wider margin. Jackson County had a mid-season 4526 loss to East Hall, a team GAC beat 59-0.

“They’re a run-heavy team,” Hardy said. “But it’s not like they can’t throw it. It’s an option flavor and they do smart things formationally that can stretch you. Then they play an aggressive style of defense.”

Special teams play a significant role down the stretch and the Spartans were excellent in that department during last week’s region-title clinching win over Dawson County. Senior Jonathan Moore blocked a punt, one of five for him this season. The Spartans returned another blocked punt for a touchdown and Tyler Bride returned an interception to the end zone.

“It had been a while since we scored in non-traditional ways so I was happy to see us make some dynamic plays,” Hardy said.

Last meeting: Jackson County won 41-12 in 1991 Location: Greater Atlanta Christian

LANIER LONGHORNS (8-AAAAAA) CENTENNIAL KNIGHTS (7-AAAAAA) Coach: Korey Mobbs Coach: Michael Perry Record: 6-4 Record: 7-3 Last week: Beat Gainesville 27-14 Last week: Beat Pope 45-17 Lanier has seen up-and-down results during the season, but it has found its way back to the postseason for a fifth straight year. Two important region wins got the Longhorns there, edging Habersham Central 25-21 on Oct. 13 and knocking off Gainesville 27-14 last Friday.

The defense held Gainesville in check with big games from Erick Turner (15 tackles, two for losses, one sack), Phillip Webb (six tackles, three for losses, one sack), Damian Nytko (14 tackles, two for losses, one sack) and Malik Johnson (10 tackles, one for loss, one sack).

Meanwhile, the offense did its job with 83 yards rushing and two TDs from Larry Harper and 151 passing yards and two TDs from Calzada. The big strike Larry from Calzada was an 80-yard scoring toss to Zach Charles.

Harper “We thought our kids responded well (against Gainesville) after the Dacula (loss),” Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs said. “We felt like being on the road has created a good environment for us this year. We get on the bus and we’re locked in for some reason. Our kids have responded to that.”

Lanier is 5-0 in road games this season, compared to 1-4 at home. Another road win is necessary in the state playoff opener at Centennial, which has won seven straight after an 0-3 start.

The Knights feature a prolific offense that has scored 45 or more points in the last five games. Quarterback Max Brosmer ranks among the state’s top three passers with more than 3,000 yards this year.

“They’re really good, really good on offense,” Mobbs said of Centennial. “I think they’ve got the state’s leading passer. They’ve got three receivers that are pretty dynamic and a running back that can make plays. It will definitely be a battle. I hope our kids are up to the test. … The concerning part is the playmaking ability they have on offense. We’re hoping we’re one of the toughest defenses they’ve seen. We’re hoping that helps.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Centennial High School

MOUNTAIN VIEW AT SOUTH FORSYTH

NEWTON AT PARKVIEW

MOUNTAIN VIEW BEARS (6-AAAAAAA) SOUTH FORSYTH WAR EAGLES (5-AAAAAAA) Coach: Nick Bach Coach: Jeff Arnette Record: 8-2 Record: 9-1 Last week: Had a bye Last week: Beat West Forsyth 28-14 The downside to dropping from a three-way tie for second place in Region 6-AAAAAAA to the No. 4 seed not only meant losing a home playoff game, but also set Mountain View up for a tough first-round matchup. South Forsyth is 9-1 — actually 10-0 on the field, use of an ineligible player forced the forfeit of a 56-10 win over Pinecrest Academy — and rolled to a perfect mark in its region.

“They’re a tough team,” Mountain View head coach Nick Bach said. “They’ve got all kinds of weapons. There’s no question why they went undefeated. You watch them on film and they’re very, very good.”

Mountain View hopes to match its effort from Oct. 20, when it edged rival Mill Creek on a Carlos Ayala field goal as time expired. The next week against DiscovJayden ery was a 52-28 win, but it was sloppy.

Patterson The Bears had a bye for the regular season’s final week, giving them a chance to prepare for South Forsyth and the playoffs. A victory would be a breakthrough for Mountain View, which made the playoffs for the first time last season and still is after its first playoff win.

“I think (a playoff win) would show people we’re still improving, still getting better,” Bach said. “I think statistically we beat both of last year’s records on both sides of the ball. But a playoff win would be a big deal around here. That would put us in a category of serious respect around the state. Until you get a couple of those playoff wins, it’s tough for people to tell how good you are.”

Georgia Tech-bound wide receiver Malachi Carter (64 catches, 1,214 yards, 17 TDs) continues to be a difference-maker for the Mountain View offense as the top target for quarterback Matt Edwards (2,164 passing yards, 24 TDs). A running back by committee has provided 1,651 yards and 21 scores.

Jayden Patterson (three interceptions), Marquel Broughton (68 tackles, two interceptions), Berechiah Austin (92 tackles), Blake Carroll (9 1/2 sacks) and Trevon Salter (77 tackles, 7 1/2 sacks) have been some of the Bears’ defensive leaders.

Last meeting: South Forsyth won 45-14 in 2015 Location: South Forsyth High School

NEWTON RAMS (8-AAAAAAA) PARKVIEW PANTHERS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Terrance Banks Coach: Eric Godfree Record: 7-3 Record: 7-3 Last week: Beat Rockdale 49-21 Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett 69-44 Parkview enters the postseason on a high note, having fought for a No. 2 seed and a home playoff game, the Panthers’ first time hosting a playoff game since 2012.

“At church, out in the community, you can see there’s a great buzz,” Parkview head coach Eric Godfree said. “People around the Lilburn community love their football, love their high school football. They’re all excited about the game being at home. It’s neat to see how they have responded in the community.”

The game will be played with Parkview’s traditional checkerboard end zones, a playoff tradition for more than 20 years. The game itself won’t be an easy one, though.

“What a first-round draw,” Godfree said. “There are several tough first-round draws and Newton is very tough.”

P.J. Newton is talented and some of its results, most notably a narrow 15-14 loss Weltch to unbeaten Archer, are enough to get the Panthers’ attention. The Rams have shown the ability to score points in bunches, and also have playmakers on defense.

“We’ve got to consistently execute,” Godfree said. “We’ve got to continue to score points like our offense has. Defensively, Newton has a good running back, the quarterback throws and runs well. We have to keep everything in front of us. We have to make them earn everything they get.”

Parkview’s offense, even without injured Malik Washington, has produced huge numbers. The unit averages 49.5 points. Christian Malloy (nine rushes, 265 yards, four TDs), Fred Payton (12 of 19 passing for 215 yards, two TDs and eight rushes for 71 yards, TD) and Miles Marshall (six catches for 101 yards, TD) were the offensive stars in last Friday’s 69-point outing. The offensive front also played well, led by Braelin Marshall, P.J. Weltch and Gene Foster.

The Panthers also need better play from a defense that surrenders 28.4 points per game, including 44 last Friday against Central Gwinnett. Tommy Rogers (six tackles, interception for TD) and Ben Markiewicz (12 tackles, one for losses) were among the bright spots on defense last week.

Last meeting: Parkview won 58-6 in 1995 Location: Parkview High School

NORTH FORSYTH AT NORTH GWINNETT

PAULDING COUNTY AT BUFORD

NORTH GWINNETT BULLDOGS (6-AAAAAAA) NORTH FORSYTH RAIDERS (5-AAAAAAA) Coach: Bill Stewart Coach: Robert Craft Record: 9-1 Record: 5-5 Last week: Beat Discovery 41-7 Last week: Lost to Milton 49-17 The North Gwinnett football team boasts a No. 7 ranking in the latest Class AAAAAAA football poll, its lone loss coming in Week 1 to the state’s No. 4 team, Walton. With a difficult road ahead in its state playoff run, and the possibility of facing Grayson in the second round and the No. 1 team Lowndes in the semifinals, the Bulldogs’ first test is North Forsyth. The Raiders are the No. 4 seed from Region 5, limping into the postseason on a three-game losing streak.

Friday’s matchup also is an old classic between two teams formerly from the same region. The Bulldogs won all four previous meetings from 2006 to 2009 by a combined score of 154-43.

Offensively, the Raiders have been able to spread out opposing teams with Devin efficient passing and a wealth of reliable wide receivers. Senior quarterback BenCrosby jamin Bales has thrown for more than 2,800 yards, putting him near the top five quarterbacks in the state in terms of total yards passing. He’s also completed more than 60 percent of his passes. Four different wide receivers have tallied more than 500 yards receiving on the season, led by Cedric Touchstone’s 802 yards on 61 catches.

“They air it out,” head coach Bill Stewart said. “You have to make plays. At the end of the day, the ball goes in the air and you have to make plays on it and tackle in space.”

The Bulldogs showed offensive depth last week as well. Tyler Goodson’s 642 rushing yards lead the team, but sophomore Devin Crosby is quietly having a solid season with 481 rushing yards and 10 TDs. “(Crosby) didn’t get any carries in our first two games, not because he wasn’t a great player,” Stewart said. “He got in (the Norcross) game and really showed what he could do. He stepped in a really started coming into his own.”

Last meeting: North Gwinnett won 24-6 in 2009 Location: North Gwinnett High School

PAULDING COUNTY PATRIOTS (7-AAAAA) BUFORD WOLVES (8-AAAAA) Coach: Van Spence Coach: John Ford Record: 5-5 Record: 8-1 Last week: Beat East Paulding 19-14 Last week: Beat Flowery Branch 42-7 Paulding County’s record doesn’t look great, but Buford head coach John Ford has warned his team all week not to overlook the improving Patriots, who are in the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

“Paulding County’s a very good opponent,” said Ford, in his first season at Buford after taking Roswell to state runner-up finishes the past two seasons. “They’ve won four out of five. Their quarterback does a good job of throwing it around.”

Third-ranked Buford has won seven state championships since Paulding County last made the state playoffs, so the experience edge goes heavily to the Wolves.

Ford’s team also has played well of late, capping the regular season with a 42-7 Anthony Grant rout of one-loss Flowery Branch for the region title. It was the program’s fifth region title in a row.

The margin was surprisingly large in that one, but Buford played well. It shut down the Flowery Branch running game and used a great effort from the offensive line to roll up 600 yards of offense on a defense that had only allowed 11 points per game through nine games.

“I just liked the resiliency the kids showed,” Ford said. “We knew Flowery Branch would be a good opponent and the kids kept battling, kept playing.”

Buford’s running back rotation and its stout offensive line have continued to put up big numbers all season. Anthony Grant (688 yards, 15 TDs, 8.2 per carry), Derrian Brown (554 yards, 6 TDs, 8.8 per carry) and Christian Turner (560 yards, 8 TDs, 7.7 per carry) have shared the workload. Quarterback Aaron McLaughlin also is coming off one of his best games — he threw for 293 yards and four TDs in the Flowery Branch victory.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Buford High School

POPE AT DACULA

WEST FORSYTH AT MILL CREEK

POPE GREYHOUNDS (7-AAAAAA) DACULA FALCONS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Tab Griffin Coach: Tommy Jones Record: 4-6 Record: 6-4 Last week: Beat Northview 47-22 Last week: Beat Winder-Barrow 47-14 Dacula rolled to its second straight 5-0 record in region play, capped by last Friday’s 47-14 win over Winder-Barrow that clinched sole possession of its second straight region championship. Aside from a 35-28 win over Habersham, the Falcons won their other four region games by 36, 28, 34 and 33 points.

The win over Winder-Barrow (8-2) was one of the most impressive. Jalen Perry, Shayne Buckingham and the offense put up huge numbers, including 308 passing yards and four TDs from Buckingham on an efficient 7 of 11 passing night. Perry had five catches for 225 yards and three TDs, in addition to running for 55 yards on five carries. The offensive front also stepped up with high grades from both Tyler Jones (92 percent) and Riley Adcock (90 percent).

Jalen Shaah Cooper and Victor Micah combined for 24 tackles and five sacks to lead Perry the Falcons’ defense against Winder-Barrow.

“We were just real fortunate (against Winder-Barrow),” Dacula head coach Tommy Jones said. “They really had a good defensive game plan and sort of put a bunch of guys in the box to stop the run and we were able to throw and catch well. We had some big plays early in the game that gave us a chance.”

By winning region, Dacula gets a home game in the second round as well. But the Falcons aren’t looking past Pope, an improving team that is much better than its record indicates.

“Pope has really showed some steady improvement throughout the season,” Jones said. “They have a first-year head coach and it’s obvious the kids they have are buying in. Their kids play extremely hard.

Offensively, they’re very unconventional so they force you to prepare differently than you’re used to preparing for. They give you different looks, different schemes than you’re used to seeing. On defense, we’re going to need to play with just outstanding eye discipline and technique and fundamentals.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Dacula High School

WEST FORSYTH WOLVERINES (5-AAAAAAA) MILL CREEK HAWKS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Shawn Cahill Coach: Shannon Jarvis Record: 7-3 Record: 7-3 Last week: Lost to South Forsyth 28-14 Last week: Beat Duluth 56-7 Mill Creek emerged from a three-way tie for second place in the region to reach a familiar spot with a home playoff game.

The Hawks have played six home playoff games the past two seasons while reaching the state semifinals each year.

This year’s team is a brand-new one thanks to big graduation losses, but it is back in the postseason for the fifth time in the past six seasons.

“I feel good about us,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said. “I’ve felt good about this team during the second half of the season as we’ve continued to make improvements.

“If we protect the football, we really like this team. If we don’t, we have a hard Uriah time winning the game. Our margin of error is very slim.”

Leverette Turnovers were the difference in both of Mill Creek’s region losses. In a 35-21 loss to North Gwinnett, the Hawks gave up two fumble returns for touchdowns. They had three turnovers in the first half of a 20-17 loss to Mountain View.

They rebounded from that defeat to play better in a rout of Duluth last Friday. The offensive line play was key, giving running backs Uriah Leverette (six rushes, 138 yards, two TDs) and C.J. Johnson (10 rushes, 135 yards, three TDs) big nights.

The Hawks also struck for big plays early, getting a 62-yard TD run from Leverette, a 61-yard punt return TD from Parker Wroble and a 50-yard TD pass from Brady Longenecker to Austin Williams — all in the first quarter.

This week’s challenge is much bigger in West Forsyth, which has fared well in its first season under new head coach Shawn Cahill. Cahill was previously offensive coordinator at Lanier.

Last meeting: Mill Creek won 51-13 in 2015 Location: Mill Creek High School

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whose 1,214 yards on the season — which have come on 64 catches, 17 have been for touchdowns — currently place him fourth on Gwinnett County’s all-time singleseason list.

And with the Bears attempting to make history with the program’s first playoff victory when they travel to South Forsyth for a firstround Class AAAAAAA game tonight, Carter could be in line for a little history of his own. He is within striking distance of the three players in front of him — Justin Brownlee (1,337), Major Bellamy (1,315) and Kip Ruark (1,270), all from Central Gwinnett.

He admits getting the record would be a feather in his cap, though he also added the team’s historic needs are far more paramount in his focus heading into Friday’s game.

“I found out the other day that I’m (getting) close to it,” Carter said. “At this point in the year, I definitely do want to break it. But I don’t want that to be my main focus, especially with a playoff game (Friday) and everything. To break the record, that would be amazing history for the program that nobody ever thought would make history.

I thought about, but I try to keep it off my mind.”

As incredible as his numbers have been this season and last — he had 62 receptions for 1,060 yards and 11 TDs — it is how he produced them that has made Carter among the elite in the history of the Mountain View program.

At least, that’s the way Bach sees it.

“He’s more refined as a receiver,” Bach said when asked to compare Carter to Bears receivers of the past.

“Whitner was a two-way guy, and he was (also) playing defensive back, and he’s been a linebacker at Syracuse now. Jalen Virgil was a track guy who hardly ever caught a ball until his senior year. So we kind of turned him into a receiver, and he

Mountain View’s Malachi Carter (15) tries to make a catch in the end zone over Shiloh defender Donavon Greer (6) in Friday’s game. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

got used to it his senior year, but he’s become better and better since he’s been in college.

“Malachi was kind of a receiver who was born to do this. He’s a true wide receiver, and he’s got some really good refinements to his game where he’s a specialist. It’s what he does.

He can run pretty much all the routes, catch all the balls, and he’s pretty complete when it comes to blocking and understanding leverages and coverages and stuff like that. We do a lot of things.

Game-by-game, our passing system changes every week, and it’s really due to what he can handle. He can handle everything we throw at him.”

Those natural skills, and a willingness to work hard to improve them, are what wowed coaching staffs from more than a dozen FBS college programs, including getting scholarship offers from Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Iowa State, Louisville, Rutgers and Syracuse.

And those skills are what Carter hopes will help him become the latest in a long line of top receivers in Georgia Tech’s history after giving a verbal commitment to the Yellow Jackets in September.

While Tech is known more for its run-based spread option offense under coach Paul Johnson, it has also produced plenty of high-profile receivers like current Denver Broncos star

Demaryius Thomas and San Francisco 49er DeAndre Smelter during Johnson’s tenure, not to mention retired All-Pro Calvin Johnson.

“They do put (a lot of) receivers in (the NFL) — guys like Calvin Johnson and Demaryius Thomas,” Carter said. “Those guys come out of there as complete receivers — ones that can block, ones that can catch, make those big plays.

That’s the kind of guy I am.

So that definitely played a role in my decision.”

While Carter’s production has grabbed plenty of attention, such attention can also come with a lot of pressure, both internally and externally.

But he says he has learned not to give in to being in the spotlight and to stay comfortable within himself.

“I’ve got a lot more people watching me in school and outside of school and on the field also,” Carter said. “A lot of people are expecting a lot from me.

I just play my game and try not to let that get into my head too much and distract me. But I’ve definitely noticed it, and I’m definitely (more self-)aware.

“I’ve just been the same person I’ve been my whole life. I’m committed to Georgia Tech, but I’m still the same guy. I haven’t really changed in many ways off the field. On the field, I know the differences.”

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Calhoun’s freshman season at Meadowcreek was not the first time he touched a football.

He has five brothers — including a twin at Meadowcreek — and two sisters. Age-wise, he’s the median of his family. He and his brother were born in Utah and grew up in Taylorsville, southwest of Salt Lake City.

Growing up with a big family, Calhoun said he was hardly bored as a kid. He often played football in the snow with his brothers. In basketball season, they shot hoops and in baseball season they hit rocks with baseball bats. But that was the extent of his recreational experience.

In 2012, his mother moved the family to Lawrenceville where his oldest brother played football for Berkmar High School.

About one year later, they moved to Norcross, when Calhoun started playing for the Mustangs. His mom moved a lot while he and his siblings were growing up, searching for the best opportunities for work and her children’s educations.

“It’s been hard for her, but she never gave up,” he said. “If she didn’t eat, she made sure we ate.”

Then his mom made another move when Calhoun was a sophomore.

This time the destination was Texas, and this time Calhoun and his twin brother stayed behind. Not wanting to leave his team or coach, Calhoun stayed with his brother for a few weeks before he found a stable situation with a member of the Meadowcreek booster club.

He never lost contact with his mom, and Carrera heard the two talk on the phone when he occasionally gave Calhoun rides home. Early in 2017, she moved back to Atlanta where she finally got to watch her son play

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or physical therapist. He said he is driven by the goal of becoming the first in his family to graduate with a college degree.

“We all (he and his teammates) went through something different that we don’t want to go through when we’re older,” Calhoun said.

On the football field, Calhoun symbolizes the struggle Meadowcreek High School has endured as it battles obscurity for a season in the spotlight.

While Brookwood and Buford play for recreational and middle school county championships, Carrera said his program struggles to find enough available leadership to develop youth programs and provide players with necessary basic skills that will give them a head start at the high school level.

“Parents here are working two jobs,” he said.

“How are they going to coach? How are they going to volunteer to run a concession stand? I’m not saying this is the only place in the county faced with that. A lot of places in the county are faced with that. Here, those are the challenges.”

And it’s not something that will change in a matter of a few years.

“Rent’s still due,” Carrera said.

Whether Meadowcreek’s 2017 season represents marked improvement or a flash of success, Calhoun said he’s noticed a change in the team’s chemistry that coincides with some recent trips to summer camps. He’s felt a difference in preparation, and players are more focused on improving in the weight room and classroom to make a difference for their team on the field.

“I feel like we have a brotherhood,” Calhoun said. “Instead of playing for ourselves we play for each other.”

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Family is important to Calhoun, and the gravity of life became even more real for Calhoun when three of his friends since middle school — Bradon Martinez, Nelson Umanzor and Naseer Alwakeel — were killed suddenly in a car accident following the Mustangs’ game against Parkview.

The tragedy has sparked a movement of selflessness in the Meadowcreek locker room.

While each person copes in their own way, some players are motivated to play in honor of their fallen friends, who were in the stands for nearly every Meadowcreek game.

“Family is all we’ve got and we have to stay together, no matter what,” Calhoun said. “You never know when you’re going to lose someone.”

Calhoun’s senior season is coming to an end, one way or another. He’s attracted some interest from Pikeville University in Kentucky, and Carrera is still feeling out the recruiting climate, trying to find a place for Calhoun to continue his football career and education on a scholarship.

“I tell every coach that walks in this door, if they take him, they would call me two weeks later and say, ‘Thank you for sending me this kid,’” Carrera said. “He’s a worker, never back talks — I mean he’s a kid — he has his ups and downs like all teenage kids. Knowing what he’s gone through, I expect he has ups and downs. Every once in awhile, you have to think about your momma.”

But Calhoun isn’t the first and likely not the last Mustang to grow up fast and make his own way as a teenager. The struggle has made him more focused on academics. He has ambitions to enter the medical field as an emergency medical technician, coroner

The state’s all-area and all-region cross country teams were covered with Gwinnett County runners this season.

The first-team selections are runners who placed first through seventh at the area or region meet, while the second-team runners finished eighth to 14th at area/region.

Here’s a look at the high-schoolers who received recognition for superb seasons: Area 4-AAAAAAA Boys first team Chase Condra, Peachtree Ridge Christian Corsello, Parkview Kai Brickey, Collins Hill Axel Avalos, Central Gwinnett Thomas Ridley, Brookwood Paul Pollock, Mill Creek Boys second team Alex Haggard, Peachtree Ridge Anthony Urmetz, Collins Hill Gyasi Cockrell, Collins Hill Caleb Iwan, Mountain View Girls first team Mary Kathryn Knott, Peachtree Ridge Sarah Melkerson, North Gwinnett Marisa Petit, Mill Creek Reese Saddler, Brookwood Chloe Hetherington, Mountain View

Makenna Kulzer, North Gwinnett Girls second team Madison Watts, Mountain View Maggie O’Leary, Norcross Hanna Gatland, Brookwood Elizabeth Saliba, Brookwood Abbey Pinkerton, North Gwinnett Lyndsey Fowler, North Gwinnett

Nathaniel Larrazabal, Lanier Hayden Baker, Dacula Girls first team Skylar English, Dacula Zoie Gardner, Lanier Najiyah King, Dacula Madelyn McVannan, Dacula Girls second team Brianna Thomas, Dacula Mollie Potts, Dacula Miranda Colon, Dacula Katie Kress, Lanier

Area 1-AAAAAAA Boys first team James Cragin, Archer Myles Collins, Archer Chris Cherono, Grayson Gabe McNett, Grayson John Klima, Archer David Gunn, Grayson Boys second team Robert Cranston, Shiloh Ty Freeman, Grayson Colby Freeman, Grayson Spencer Vitense, Shiloh Emmanuel Devore, Grayson Lucas Bumgarner, Archer Girls first team Kayla Langston, Grayson Sarah McCartney, Archer Kelly Connerley, Archer Eva Ross, Grayson Girls second team Erica Richey, Grayson Gracie Botsford, Grayson Nina Lewis, Archer Grace Carpenter, Archer Tai Cossier, Shiloh

Region 8-AAAAA Boys second team Brendon Allen, Buford Girls first team Sarah Davis, Buford Caroline Montini, Buford

Region 8-AAAAAA Boys first team Michael Rowe, Dacula Alex Medley, Dacula Yahya Abdulkadir, Dacula Ben Butcher, Dacula Boys second team Jacob Gilbert, Dacula

Region 7-AAA Boys first team David Reed, Greater Atlanta Christian Area 2 Class A Private Boys first team Ethan Selph, Hebron Brandon Potra, Hebron Mac Howie, Wesleyan Boys second team Landon King, Providence Joel Duffie, Providence Michael Fabiano, Hebron Peter Hess, Wesleyan Blake Fugel, Hebron Girls first team Jennifer Woolery, Providence Ayden Drake, Providence Amanda Jackson, Hebron Caitlin Kelly, Wesleyan Girls second team Taylor Simmons, Providence Maddie Wheatly, Providence Mikayla John, Wesleyan Ashley Doran, Wesleyan

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Archer’s Carter Peevy (12) passes against Grayson. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

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stuff defensively that keeps you guessing. Coach (Andy Dyer) has done a great job and basically everyone I talk In an era where spread to says how disciplined they offenses have taken over the are, how they don’t make any game of high school football, mistakes. They’ve got a great tonight’s first-round playoff body of work. They won 10 matchup between Region games and beat good football 8-AAAAAAA No. 1 seed teams.”

Archer and Region 7 No. The game has the makings 4 seed Meadowcreek may of a strength-versus-strength appear to be a glimpse into matchup against the heavy football’s strategic past.

Meadowcreek front and staMeadowcreek’s (7-3, tistically elite running back 5-3) hellacious rushing Chauncey Williams, who has attack will line up nose-to2,112 yards rushing on the nose across from one of the season. state’s fastest and strongest “We’ve got to bring our defensive lines. As a team, lunch up front and do a great the Tigers (10-0, 5-0) averjob of being where we’re aged 2.4 sacks per game supposed to be,” Dyer said. and 10 quarterback touches “Whenever you play a great during the regular season. back, you have to be disciThe Archer front is led by plined.”

Emmanuel Mitchel’s five Offensively, the Tigers are solo sacks in addition to six optimistic about the develtackles for loss. On the deopment of their sophomore fensive line, Colby Wooden quarterback Carter Peevy. has racked up 12 tackles In last week’s season finale for loss this season, and against Shiloh, Peevy was his teammate Will Choloh 19-for-27 passing with 265 has 10. Both are players yards and four TDs. Meadowcreek head coach “He’s done a great job as Jason Carrera said stand out a sophomore put into a starton film because of their size, ing role,” Dyer said. “He’s speed and ability to shed gained a lot of experience blockers. and is seeing different cover“Their D-line is probably ages and battling in tough the best we’ve seen,” Cargames. He’s a tough kid and rera said. “They do a lot of has a bunch of leadership

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skills.”

Both teams have earned each other’s respect despite the fact one is a region champ and the other is making its first playoff appearance in nearly 30 years. The first-round playoff game is the first-ever meeting between the two Gwinnett programs.

Meadowcreek, which started the season 6-0, lost three of its final four games down the stretch.

Archer has cruised into the playoffs with back-to-back shutouts of South Gwinnett and Shiloh. With wins over three ranked opponents this season, the Tigers tote the No. 2 ranking in their classification.

“Our guys know that everybody is 0-0 right now,” Dyer said. “What we’ve done the previous 10 weeks allows us to be a 1 seed, but that’s it. They’re focused and they know they have a test in front of them.”

In the school’s eight previous seasons, Archer has made the state playoffs five times. The Tigers advanced to the state finals in 2014 and lost to Colquitt County 28-24 in Dyer’s sixth season as head coach. That season was also the last time Archer won a region title.

The year was 1988 and Meadowcreek football, in its third year of existence under head coach Kevin Maloof, pulled off a huge upset by defeating then Region 8-AA South powerhouse East Hall 21-20 to give the Mustangs their first state playoff appearance.

I was a junior defensive lineman for the Mustangs when we made history that on that cold November night.

I can remember the days of practicing on a field covered with little more than dirt and rocks behind Lilburn Middle School in our very first year. I remember the hot and brutal summer camps at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland. I can remember every heartache and every setback a new program like ours had to endure the first two years.

Yet, with all the adversity we faced, we came together and forged into a brotherhood.

There was a time in the beginning that we didn’t know how to become a team, but Coach Maloof and his staff of some of the greatest coaches to ever assemble sold us into his system, believing that we could be competitive and win.

All the hard work, sacrifice, prayers and dedication paid off in a huge way for us. We became the team to beat. We became a brotherhood that would give everything we had on the gridiron for the honor of Meadowcreek.

Then it was all gone.

Coach Maloof went on to Dacula, and the brief yet historic legend of Meadowcreek football was lost for more than 30 years.

Ten head coaches and 247 losses later, Meadowcreek hired Jason Carrera in 2015.

Coach Carrera and his coaching staff were wellversed in the woes of the history of Meadowcreek

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seasons under Coach Carrera, this team became a brotherhood by defying the odds and disappointments.

Now the Mustangs are 7-3 and are in the playoffs Friday for the first time since 1988.

To see a sense of pride and determination from this group of Mustangs this seaEric son, I can now say that the McDonald program is in good hands.

The alumnus from those football and its losing ways winning Mustangs teams can be at peace knowing that since 1991.

He heard all the jokes and this program is back on the right track. ridicule of how terrible the The old warriors from the Mustangs have been over past can rest now knowing the years.

He heard all the questions that our legacy and history as to why he took a job that now belongs to this group of Mustangs as they go down most head football coaches in the state would never take. as one of the greatest teams in Mustang football history.

He was told that with all As an alumnus of Meadthe adversity and the changowcreek (class of 1990), I ing demographics of the come home every chance I school that Meadowcreek get to inspire and encourage football hadn’t had a winthe next generation of Meadning season since 1995. owcreek football players Coach Carrera had faith with a newness of brotherand courage to ignore the critics and naysayers to cre- hood that has not been felt since my early days as a ate a sense of brotherhood student-athlete. with this new generation of I think about how the Mustang football players, resurrection of Meadowcoaches and staff.

Coach Carrera continues creek football helped me realize that what we did as a to build a winning football program didn’t go in vain. I program at Meadowcreek don’t fault those Mustangs because of one little secret football teams that struggled — his players are sold into over the years, they are still a the system. part of the brotherhood.

Yet, I’ve seen these curNo matter the outcome of rent Mustangs players go any Meadowcreek Mustangs through adversities that no kid should go through in his football team, past to present, we are still a brotherhigh school years.

I’ve seen these kids battle hood.

The Mustangs are now in homelessness. I’ve seen the playoffs for the first time these kids go without food since 1988. at times when practice was History is made again. over. I’ve seen these kids on I’m proud to a Mustang. the corner of Beaver Ruin Eric McDonald is a 1990 Road and Steve Reynolds Boulevard with white buck- Meadowcreek graduate who was a defensive lineman on ets trying to raise money the Mustangs’ first playoff for physicals and the bare football team in 1988. That necessitates that most guys team was the high school’s couldn’t afford because only playoff team until the the program has a limited 2017 team reached the budget. postseason.

Through it all, in three

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has been since day one, and this is the next step. It is a Neither Georgia’s Kirby great opportunity for us, so Smart nor Auburn’s Gus it is a big game. We are not Malzahn are strangers to big looking any farther ahead games. than Saturday, but this is a That’s certainly one game we have been looking way to describe Saturday’s forward to, and it is here. showdown at Jordan-Hare There is a lot on the line for Stadium in Auburn, Ala., it. It is a good one.” between the top-ranked BullLast year’s loss to Georgia dogs (9-0, 6-0 SEC) and the still sticks in their collective No. 10 Tigers (7-2, 5-1). mind.

Georgia is rolling along, The Bulldogs beat Auhaving already clinched the burn last year in Athens 13-7 SEC East and in the thick of in a game in which Georthe race for one of the four gia’s only touchdown came playoff berths. Meanwhile, on a pick six by Maurice the Tigers — despite their Smith. two losses — are still very “Last year was an exmuch in the picture for the tremely tough loss — the SEC West crown, with an fact they won the game and outside shot at the playoffs didn’t score an offensive should they run the table and touchdown,” Malzahn said. capture the SEC title.

“This is one we have been “It’s the same challenge waiting on. I know our playit is at most SEC places. It’s ers and coaches are excited just a little bit louder, and about it. It is a great opportuthey have a good team,” nity for us and our program.

Smart said.

We are playing one of the “The better the team is, best teams on our home the tougher the place to field.” play is. Their fans get loud, Smart, who knows all too get rowdy — they are there well what the environment is pregame until the end and like at Auburn from his years there have been some really at Alabama, said Saturday’s loud moments playing in that game will be unlike any the stadium. I would not expect team has played this year. it to be any different on “Obviously, the environSaturday.” ment to play over there Malzahn said his Tigers — I have been there a lot are looking forward to the throughout my coaching challenge. career. They get loud in there “I think you have to and they do a really good job embrace the fact that you are of creating an environment,” playing the No. 1 or No. 2 Smart said. “They feed off of team in the country on your that. So, the challenges are in home field,” Malzhan said. front of us. We will find out “Our goal is to win the a lot about this team playing SEC championship, and it on the road.”

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The Tigers’ offense has certainly been clicking since losing to LSU 27-23 on Oct. 14 in Baton Rouge. Auburn comes in having outscored Arkansas and Texas A&M by a combined 94-47 margin, numbers largely due to the play of quarterback Jarrett Stidham and running back Kerryon Johnson, who between them account for 369.4 yards of offense per game.

“At the end of the day, he can go where he wants to go with the ball. He has great speed. He gets out a lot of his runs,” Smart said of Johnson. “Last year against us he bounced out, he broke out and does a good job doing that. …

“They know the defenses we are going to play. Gus has seen the defenses we play for seven to eight years it seems like. We know the run plays they are going to run. They are not going to reinvent the wheel. We have to go out there and play blocks, tackle the man with the ball and not give up big plays.”

But big plays are exactly what the Tigers know they’ll need against a Georgia defense that’s only allowing 11.7 points per game.

“You have to figure out ways to do it. You have to figure out a way to make explosive plays,” Malzahn said.

“That’s the challenge. When they can stop the run and still play two safeties, it’s tough.

You have to be balanced. The more talented a defensive team is, the more important it is to be balanced.”

The stakes always seem to be high when Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech play.

The winner of this matchup has claimed the ACC’s Coastal Division title nine times in the past 13 seasons.

Both teams have been eliminated from division title contention this season, but a new urgency has found its way into the matchup.

For the first time in 15 meetings, the Hokies and Yellow Jackets are coming off losses entering their matchup. They could each use a win to get their seasons back on track.

Virginia Tech (7-2, 3-2 ACC) — ranked No. 17 in the CFP rankings this week — saw its division title hopes go up in flames with a 28-10 loss to unbeaten Miami on Saturday.

“We have an opportunity to have a very accomplished season, playing a better bowl game, send our seniors out the right way,” Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said.

Can the Hokies bounce back from big disappointment? Motivation here includes revenge from the 30-20 home loss the Hokies suffered at the hands of the Yellow Jackets last November.

“We’re going a play a team that kicked our butts last year in our own stadium on Saturday,” Fuente said.

“I know it’s disappointing when you want to achieve something and you’ve come up short.

“When you have disappointments there is only one solution that I know of, whether it’s football or life, and that’s to roll your

sleeves up and go back to work.”

Georgia Tech (4-4, 3-3) knows all about disappointment. The Yellow Jackets have lost twice by only one point (42-41 in double overtime against Tennessee and 25-24 at Miami) and dropped a game last week at Virginia, 40-36.

Georgia Tech squandered a big third-quarter lead to the Cavaliers and lost on a touchdown with 1:22 remaining.

“We’re disappointed.

We expect better,” Yellow Jackets coach Paul Johnson said. “Our expectations are to play better than we did Saturday. We just have to watch the film and be honest with what we see. Our backs are up against the wall. You come out fighting or you give up.”

Johnson said his team committed a multitude of errors in its loss to Virginia.

“We’re not going to win very many games when you have as many mistakes as we did in that game. …

When I’m talking about mistakes, I’m not talking about an overthrow or a drop. I’m talking about not being lined up correctly on defense or blocking the wrong guy on offense or missed assignments,” Johnson said.

The Hokies face the unenviable task of trying to stop the Yellow Jackets’ vaunted triple-option rushing attack, led by junior quarterback TaQuon Marshall, who has rushed for a team-high 870 yards and 14 touchdowns and passed for 667 yards and six scores.

Georgia Tech ranks first

in the ACC and third nationally in rushing yards per game (331.9). Virginia Tech ranks first in the ACC in rushing defense (122.8), but it yielded 219 yards and two touchdowns on the ground against the Hurricanes.

It was the highest rushing total allowed by the Hokies since West Virginia churned out 221 in the season opener.

The two rushing touchdowns doubled the total allowed by Virginia Tech all season.

Georgia Tech’s offense not only runs off a lot of yards, but it runs off a lot of clock too, making offensive efficiency a must for opponents.

Virginia Tech hasn’t been a model of offensive efficiency lately. The Hokies have struggled during the early part of games, as evidenced by their scoreless first quarter against the Hurricanes.

“We’re not as explosive a football team as we were last year,” Fuente said. “Points will be harder to come by whether it’s the first quarter or the second quarter. I think part of that is because things have to be pretty perfect for us to have success right now.”

The Hokies are led by Josh Jackson, who leads all freshman quarterbacks in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 2,229 passing yards and 17 touchdowns.

Jackson, who has scored a rushing touchdown in each of the last two games, struggled against the Hurricanes, however, matching his career high with two interceptions with no passing touchdowns.

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HURRICANE SEASON

Norcross’ Herndon delivers for unbeaten Miami as senior receiver

By Will Hammock

including a 53-yard TD, in Auburn’s win at Texas A and M. Teammate Derrick Brown, a Lanier grad, had a team-high seven tackles (one for loss).

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The resurgence of the Miami Hurricanes’ program under former Georgia coach Mark Richt has been one of college football’s top stories this season, and the excitement has been particularly special for Christopher Herndon.

The Norcross grad couldn’t ask for a better start to his final college season with Miami sitting at 8-0 overall (6-0 in the ACC) and No. 7 in the Associated Press poll, its highest ranking since 2013.

“It’s really been fun,” the tight end said. “We’ve been working hard since the bowl game last year.

We all came in with the same mindset, the same goal. We all made a pact to work and hold each other accountable and it’s been paying off ever since.”

Herndon has been pleased with the steady improvements in the program since he arrived in 2014, a season where he played sparingly as a true freshman for a 6-7 team.

He played bigger roles the next two seasons on 8-5 and 9-4 teams, catching a combined 46 passes for 571 yards and two touchdowns over those two seasons.

The 6-foot-4, 252-pounder has been an even bigger part of the offense as a senior, ranking second on the team with 32 catches for 392 yards and four TDs. “(My role’s) changed a bit,” Herndon said. “They put me all around the field, sometimes at a wide receiver spot, sometimes in the slot position, sometimes they use me at fullback and try to set me up me with mismatches on defense.

They try to use me blocking a lot. I’m good at blocking, so I’m fine with that.”

Herndon’s biggest game this season came Oct. 21 against Syracuse when he

CROSS COUNTRY

Miami tight end Christopher Herndon IV (23), a Norcross grad, catches a touchdown pass as North Carolina linebacker Cole Holcomb (36) and safety J.K. Britt (29) defend Oct. 28 in Chapel Hill, N.C. (Photo: Bob Donnan-USA Today Sports)

had 10 catches for 96 yards and a TD, but his biggest play happened last Saturday in a win over surging Virginia Tech. The game served as a barometer for observers who questioned Miami’s strength of schedule, and the victory proved plenty to the doubters, Herndon said.

“I feel like we made a statement and gained respect,” he said. “But we still have a lot more to go.”

Miami led Virginia Tech 14-10 midway through the third quarter when Herndon took a pass and rumbled 43 yards for a momentum-turning TD. “I had to turn around quick and the ball was right there,” Herndon said.

“I saw I had one man (on me). I had to do my best to make him miss.”

The Hurricanes will need those type of plays Saturday, when thirdranked Notre Dame (8-1) heads to South Florida.

Both teams are firmly in the mix for shots to make the College Football Play-

off and a win would boost the resumé of either one. A loss would be particularly tough for Notre Dame to overcome with one setback already this season to Georgia.

A big and loud crowd is expected again for the Miami home game, similar to what the team saw last week in the Virginia Tech game.

“We take every game the same,” Herndon said.

“It’s just a different week.

They all have their different levels of hype. Some are hyped more and more like this one. But we try to take the same focus every week.”

Herndon, who graduates in December with a sociology degree, figures to have a shot at the NFL after he finishes this season with Miami. NFLDraftScout.com projects him as a fourth-round draft pick and the No. 4 tight end out of the 116 it ranked.

Basketball used to be Herndon’s favorite sport, but a decision midway

through his junior year to focus on college football has paid off.

“I plan to pursue a career in the professional league,” Herndon said. “Once the season is done, I’ll start looking into places I can possibly train at (for the NFL Draft). But right now I just want to focus on the season. We still have a bunch of big games left.”

FOOTBALL Quick hits Wesleyan’s Jordan Mack had 13 tackles (two for losses), a sack and a forced fumble as Virginia earned bowl eligibility with a win over Georgia Tech. … Brookwood’s Chase Middleton (eight tackles) and Lanier’s Michael Shaw (seven solo tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery) were Georgia State’s top two tacklers in a win over rival Georgia Southern. … Greater Atlanta Christian’s Darius Slayton had two catches for 99 yards,

Shiloh’s Kamau SEC Scholar-Athlete of Year Georgia cross country senior Bryan Kamau, a Shiloh grad, has been named the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as voted on by the SEC’s head coaches.

Kamau, who shares the honor with Arkansas’ Alex George and Kentucky’s Jacob Thomson, is the first Georgia cross country team member to earn the accolade after it was first awarded in 2014.

Kamau, who grew up in Snellville but was born in Kenya, has a 3.57 GPA in financial planning and has been on the 2015-16 SEC Academic Honor Rolls. He has earned a spot on the Dean’s List (3.5 or higher term GPA) and as a Presidential Scholar (4.0 term GPA) during his Bulldog career. In addition, Kamau is a representative on the UGA Athletic Association’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was named to the 2016 SEC Community Service Team.

Kamau has led Georgia in his last 11 consecutive meets bridging the 2016 campaign. Most recently, he earned All-SEC Second Team honors with a 12thplace finish at the SEC Championships in Athens on Oct. 27 to help lead UGA to a sixth-place team finish.

Yost headed to nationals again Norcross grad Katherine Yost, a senior at Georgia College, placed fourth at last weekend’s NCAA Southeast Regional and qualified for the NCAA Championships for a second straight season.

Yost, an All-Southeast

Region selection for the third time, ran the 6K race in 22 minutes, 11 seconds, the third-best time in school history. She owns the top five times in the Bobcats’ record book.

Yost finishes her college career Nov. 18 at the NCAA meet in Evansville, Ind. SOCCER Stevens earns ACC honor Grayson grad Ella Stevens, a sophomore at Duke, was named to the All-ACC second team as well as the All-ACC Tournament Team last week.

A third-team All-ACC pick as a freshman, she entered the ACC Tournament leading Duke with seven assists. She also had three goals (two game-winners).

In the ACC tourney, her header goal was the gamewinner in a 1-0 semifinal victory over Virginia.

Duke lost in the ACC finals, though, 1-0 to North Carolina.

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Berkmar’s Foster named captain Berkmar grad C.J. Foster was announced last Saturday as one of two team captains for the Arkansas State men’s basketball team.

Foster, a redshirt senior, began his college basketball career at Roane State Community College where he averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a freshman. The 6-foot-2 guard transferred to Arkansas State for the 2014-15 season, took a redshirt during the 2015-16 season and returned last season, when he averaged 19.3 minutes, 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds.

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IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS A quick look at where to watch former Gwinnett standouts on TV in this week’s college football action: TODAY 7 p.m. — Temple at Cincinnati, ESPN2 Norcross’ Kevin Mouhon (No. 48) is a defensive end for Cincinnati.

10:30 p.m. — Washington at Stanford, FS1 GAC’s Davis Mills (No. 15) is a quarterback and Duluth resident Anthony Trinh (No. 40) is a linebacker for Stanford.

SATURDAY Noon — Michigan State at Ohio State, Fox Peachtree Ridge’s Connor Heyward (No. 11) is a running back for Michigan State. Archer’s Isaiah Pryor (No. 14) is a safety for Ohio State.

Noon — Connecticut at Central Florida, ESPNU Shiloh’s Cam Stewart (No. 11) is a wide receiver and Buford’s Tre Neal (No. 23) is a defensive back for Central Florida.

Noon — Arkansas at LSU, ESPN Lanier’s Tyler Taylor (No. 24) is a linebacker and Buford’s Blake Ferguson (No. 50) is a long snapper for LSU. Noon — N.C. State at Boston College, ESPN2 Buford’s Shug Frazier (No. 90) is a defensive tackle for N.C. State. Suwanee’s Will Harris (No. 8) is a defensive back, Duluth’s Max Richardson (No. 14) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Bryce Morais (No. 90) is a defensive lineman for Boston College.

Noon — Duke at Army, CBS Sports Network For Duke, Shiloh’s Jeremy McDuffie (No. 9) is a safety, Grayson’s Jordan Hayes (No. 13) is a safety, Archer’s Dylan Singleton (No. 16) is a safety, Buford’s Josh Blackwell is a cornerback, Grayson’s Will Taylor (No. 55) is a center, Grayson’s John Taylor (No. 57) is a long snapper, Collins Hill’s Christian Harris (No. 70) is an offensive guard and North Gwinnett’s Drew Jordan (No. 86) is a defensive end. For Army, Lilburn’s Marcus Hyatt (No. 1) is a defensive back, Collins Hill’s Rhyan England (No. 8) is a defensive back, GAC’s Alex Rowe (No. 33) is a defensive back, Loganville’s J.D. Mote (No. 34) is a punter, South Gwinnett’s Chris Skyers (No. 46) is a defensive back, South Gwinnett’s Mackay Phillips (No. 76) is a defensive lineman, Buford’s Cooper Simpson (No. 79) is an offensive lineman and Norcross’ Emmanuel Aka (No. 89) is a defensive lineman.

Noon — Louisiana at Ole Miss, SEC Network Meadowcreek’s Tydrell Wright (No. 24) is a wide receiver for Louisiana. Grayson’s Breon Dixon (No. 23) is a defensive back, Archer’s Donta Evans (No. 35) is a linebacker and Grayson’s Tony Gray (No. 78) is an offensive lineman for Ole Miss.

Noon — Florida at South Carolina, CBS

Archer’s Antonio Riles (No. 51) is an offensive lineman for Florida. Parkview’s Trey Derouen (No. 79) is an offensive lineman, Collins Hill’s Drew Dinsmore (No. 15) is a quarterback, Grayson’s Daniel Fennell (No. 35) is a defensive lineman, Archer’s Kobe Smith (No. 97) is a defensive lineman and Grayson’s Jamyest Williams (No. 21) is a defensive back for South Carolina.

Noon — Nebraska at Minnesota, FS1 Grayson’s Mohamed Barry (No. 7) is a linebacker for Nebraska.

Noon — Texas Tech at Baylor, Fox Sports Southeast Grayson’s Zach Barnes (No. 52) is a defensive lineman for Texas Tech.

12:30 p.m. — Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech, WUPA Norcross’ A.J. Bush (No. 6) is a quarterback, Collins Hill’s Emmanuel Belmar (No. 40) is a defensive end and Norcross’ D’Andre Plantin (No. 62) is an offensive lineman for Virginia Tech. For Georgia Tech, Norcross’ Clinton Lynch (22) is a running back, Buford’s David Curry (No. 32) is a linebacker, Norcross’ Jarett Cole (No. 35) is a defensive back, Mill Creek’s Brenton King (No. 37) is a kicker, Norcross’ Dameon Williams (No. 39) is a defensive back, GAC’s Tyler Cooksey (No. 43) is a linebacker, Buford’s T.D. Roof (No. 45) is a linebacker, Buford’s Xavier Gantt (No. 46) is a running back, Dacula’s Jakob Brashear (No. 49) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Bailey Ivemeyer (No. 62) is an offensive lineman, Buford’s Alan Bussoletti (No. 85) is a wide receiver, North Gwinnett’s Anree Saint-Amour (No. 94) is a defensive lineman, Grayson’s Chris Martin (No. 96) is a defensive lineman and Mill Creek’s Tyler Vernon (No. 98) is a defensive lineman.

3 p.m. — Wake Forest at Syracuse, Fox Sports South Buford’s Jake Simpson (No. 42) is a linebacker, North Gwinnett’s Sean Maginn (No. 79) is an offensive lineman and Lanier’s Mike Allen (No. 91) is a defensive lineman for Wake Forest. Collins Hill’s Jonathan Thomas (No. 23) and Mountain View’s Kielan Whitner (No. 25) are linebackers for Syracuse.

3:30 p.m. — Georgia at Auburn, CBS For UGA, Norcross’ Lorenzo Carter (No. 7) is a linebacker, Grayson’s DeAngelo Gibbs (No. 8) is a defensive back, Mountain View’s Tim Hill (No. 29) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Robert Beal (No. 33) is a linebacker, Brookwood’s Nick Moore (No. 43) is a fullback, South Gwinnett’s Reggie Carter (No. 45) is a linebacker, North Gwinnett’s Micheal D’Angola (No. 91) is a punter, Shiloh’s Kolby Wyatt (No. 91) is a defensive lineman, Grayson’s Justin Young (No. 92) is a defensive lineman and GAC’s Brooks Buce (No. 97) is a kicker. For

Auburn, Lanier’s Derrick Brown (No. 5) is a defensive lineman, Duluth’s Nick Ruffin (No. 19) is a defensive back, Brookwood’s Keenan Sweeney (No. 42) is a fullback, Mill Creek’s Kaleb Kim (No. 54) is an offensive lineman and GAC’s Darius Slayton (No. 81) is a wide receiver.

3:30 p.m. — Florida State at Clemson, ESPN For FSU, Central Gwinnett’s Adonis Thomas (No. 22) and Brookwood’s Leonard Warner (No. 35) are linebackers. Grayson’s Chase Brice (No. 7) is a quarterback, Brookwood’s Jack Swinney (No. 20) is a wide receiver, Grayson’s Ryan Carter (No. 31) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt (No. 75) is an offensive tackle for Clemson.

3:30 p.m. — Virginia at Louisville, ESPNU For Virginia, Peachtree Ridge’s Jordan Ellis (No. 1) is a running back, Wesleyan’s Jordan Mack (No. 37) is a linebacker, Mill Creek’s Tyler Fannin (No. 72) is a center, Parkview’s Juwan Moye (No. 99) is a defensive end, Central Gwinnett’s Darious Latimore is a cornerback and Collins Hill’s Robert Snyder is a linebacker. For Louisville, Peachtree Ridge’s Malik Staples (No. 31) is a linebacker, Peachtree Ridge’s Kam Jones (No. 56) is a linebacker, Mill Creek’s Robbie Bell (No. 75) is an offensive lineman and Parkview’s G.G. Robinson (No. 94) is a defensive lineman.

3:30 p.m. — Michigan at Maryland, Big Ten Network North Gwinnett’s Jalen Brooks (No. 43) and Collins Hill’s Brett Shepherd (No. 53) are linebackers for Maryland.

3:30 p.m. — West Virginia at Kansas State, ESPN2 Buford’s Tyler Thurmond (No. 70) is an offensive lineman for West Virginia. Norcross’ Jordan Noil (No. 4) is a defensive back and Central Gwinnett’s Tyler White (No. 37) is a linebacker for Kansas State.

3:30 p.m. — SMU at Navy, CBS Sports Network Archer’s John Gillis (No. 18) is a safety, Brookwood’s Josh Brown (No. 28) is a running back, GAC’s Paul Carothers (No. 50) is a linebacker, GAC’s Ford Higgins (No. 72) is an offensive tackle and Mountain View’s Kendel Wright (No. 76) is an offensive tackle for Navy.

4 p.m. — Southern California at Colorado, Fox North Gwinnett’s Josh Imatorbhebhe (No. 17) is a wide receiver and North Gwinnett’s Daniel Imatorbhebhe (No. 88) is a tight end for USC. Brookwood’s Afolabi Laguda (No. 1) is a defensive back for Colorado.

4 p.m. — Kentucky at Vanderbilt, SEC Network Peachtree Ridge’s Blake Best (No. 53) is a long snapper and Archer’s E.J. Price (No. 72) is

an offensive lineman for Kentucky. North Gwinnett’s Caleb Scott (No. 9) is a wide receiver, Parkview’s Bryce Lewis (No. 30) is a cornerback, Norcross’ Jalen Pinkney (No. 44) is a defensive lineman, Mountain View’s Johnathan Stewart (No. 73) is an offensive lineman, GAC’s Devin Cochran (No. 77) is an offensive lineman, Norcross’ Jared Pinkney (No. 80) is a tight end and Shiloh’s Darion DeBrossard (No. 96) is an offensive lineman for Vandy.

7 p.m. — Alabama at Mississippi State, ESPN Norcross’ Nathan Swanson (No. 39) and South Gwinnett’s Stephen Adegoke (No. 49) are athletes for Mississippi State.

7 p.m. — Tulane at East Carolina, CBS Sports Network Norcross’ Monty Montgomery (No. 30) is a linebacker and Shiloh’s Cameron Sample (No. 55) is a defensive end for Tulane.

7 p.m. — Purdue at Northwestern, ESPN2 Lanier’s Tario Fuller (No. 25) is a running back and Dacula’s Allen Daniels (No. 94) is a defensive tackle for Purdue. Buford’s Steven Reese (No. 23) is a wide receiver, Buford’s Chee Anyanwu (No. 34) is a linebacker and Brookwood’s Jesse Brown (No. 36) is a running back for Northwestern.

7:30 p.m. — Tennessee at Missouri, SEC Network Buford’s Austin Smith (No. 11) is a linebacker/ defensive lineman, Peachtree Ridge’s Nigel Warrior (No. 18) is a defensive back, GAC’s Micah Abernathy (No. 22) is a defensive back, Peachtree Ridge’s Baylen Buchanan (No. 28) and Buford’s Quay Picou (No. 55) is a defensive lineman for Tennessee. For Missouri, North Gwinnett’s Nate Brown (No. 7) is a wide receiver, Buford’s Thomas Wilson (No. 8) is a safety and Grayson’s Dimetrios Mason (No. 9) is a wide receiver.

8 p.m. — Notre Dame at Miami (Fla.), ABC Buford’s Montgomery VanGorder (No. 4) is a quarterback for Notre Dame. Norcross’ Christopher Herndon (No. 23) is a tight end and Peachtree Ridge’s Tyler Murphy (No. 32) is a defensive back for Miami.

8 p.m. — TCU at Oklahoma, Fox Norcross’ Ridwan Issahaku (No. 31) is a safety for TCU. Peachtree Ridge’s Orlando Brown (No. 78) is an offensive tackle for Oklahoma.

10 p.m. — Oregon State at Arizona, ESPN2 Grayson’s Jack Banda (No. 92) is a defensive end for Arizona.

10:15 p.m. — Wyoming at Air Force, ESPNU Parkview’s Shaq Vereen (No. 6) is a linebacker for Air Force.

10:30 p.m. — Boise State at Colorado State, CBS Sports Network Grayson’s Ellison Hubbard (No. 98) is a defensive lineman for Colorado State.

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Getting to Know … Tessa Heaton Duluth’s athletic director Tessa Heaton is a Berkmar grad and coached Duluth’s girls soccer team before being hired to oversee the department in April 2016.

Heaton joined Collins Hill’s Scarlett Straughan as Gwinnett’s only female ADs. Darlene Werhynayk, at Meadowcreek from 200206, is the only previous woman to hold that position at a GCPS school. She was a four-year starter at goalkeeper at Berkmar under her maiden name of Finke and played at Emmanuel College.

In this installment of “Getting to Know …,” Heaton talks to staff writer Christine Troyke about a variety of topics, including moving from Hawaii to Gwinnett as a kid, which of her siblings is the best soccer player and what historical figures she’d pick for a dinner party.

CT: What do you like about Gwinnett? You grew up here and you opted to come back.

TH: A lot of the reason had to do with the fact that I had great teachers while I was here. I grew up playing soccer in Gwinnett County and it really gave me the opportunity to continue into high school and college. It paid for two of my degrees.

And when I decided I was going to be a teacher, I was like, ‘Why not come back to Gwinnett? Because it’s always been (known as) a great county to work in.’ When I was an undergrad, I had people go, “(big indrawn breath) You live in Gwinnett? Are you going to teach there? That’s so awesome.” It was a big thing.

I went to Emmanuel for my undergrad and it’s smalltown Franklin Springs.

Everyone called me a city girl (laughing).

But, yeah, I’ve loved being a part of soccer and schools here.

It’s a testament to Gwinnett how many people grew up in the system and come back (to teach and coach).

I was talking to a couple of people at one of our AD meetings about doing an all-call thing of anybody who grew up in Gwinnett County Public Schools. To have that great big picture and say, you know, this is the promise of Gwinnett.

Just because so many people come back.

CT: Did you play any other sports?

TH: Just soccer. Well, before we moved here I played on an all-boys baseball team in Hawaii. When we moved to Atlanta, they chose Gwinnett because of the reputation of the school system, and we just got into playing soccer. The rule was you always had to be involved in something. So all four of us kids decided on soccer — which was good for my family because it was a cheaper sport and you could apply for scholarships to be

on the club teams.

CT: Where were you born and which states did you live in before getting to Gwinnett?

TH: I was born in Savannah, and when I was old enough to fly, we moved to Hawaii. We lived there for seven years. Then I moved to Washington State, outside of Spokane, but I was only up there for half a year. Then we moved here and I started at Benefield (Elementary) in fourth grade.

CT: Where do you fit in the order of siblings?

TH: I’m third. I have an older brother (Justin), an older sister (Jenna) and a little brother (Stephen), and we all played soccer at Berkmar.

My mom (Kim) was our booster club president and was super involved. She’s been a para-pro in Gwinnett County for 20 years.

CT: Were there any sports you would have liked to try in retrospect?

TH: Oh, yeah. Actually, a few years ago, before I got this position, they asked me to help out with cheerleading. That was something I always really wanted to do, so when I got the opportunity to be a cheer coach, I was living vicariously through my cheerleaders. I still do.

When we go to football games, they give me a bow to wear and it’s just great fun. That part of the spirit and camaraderie, I always loved that aspect.

CT: That’s the part most athletes miss when they’re done playing, the team atmosphere.

TH: Especially growing up with three siblings, and we moved around a lot, we had to be each other’s teammates and be each other’s best friends — and we are now, which is awesome.

I got the opportunity to go from high school to college, being on a team, and loved every minute. Then I got to coach part of a team at Piedmont. I’m still on a women’s league team right now. I wouldn’t trade those.

It’s irreplaceable.

CT: Did you and your siblings have backyard battles?

TH: A little bit, but we were at the fields so much it might just be between games, knocking the ball around or having juggling contests. Luckily we all got to play the same club, GSA, so we all had practice on the same nights.

CT: Who’s the best?

TH: Oh, my little brother.

Everybody would say that. It was a lot of fun because my older sister played two years at Georgia Perimeter and got a full ride, but when she decided she wanted to play soccer, she transferred to Emmanuel. That same year, my brother got a scholarship to play there, so we had all three of us playing there.

Which was awesome for my mom. That year, my dad (Richard) was over in Iraq, so my mom could drive up

County at Mill Creek and Bethesda. Then I got the opportunity to be a long-term sub at Mill Creek, which was awesome. I was trying to get a job right when teachers weren’t getting jobs in 2008. I went to the teacher fair in November 2008. I was finishing up my master’s and I talked to Mill Creek and put my resumé in at Berkmar because that’s where I’d gone. I met Jason Lane, who used to be the principal here at Duluth, and Will Bishop, one of the (assistant principals) and they were just so nice. I went back to the career fair in February and my first table was Duluth. Before I left, I came back and gave them another resumé. I said, “Hi, Mr. Lane, I just want to let you know I’m still interested.” (laughing) Then someone decided they were moving in July and he called me up and I got the job. I haven’t left.

CT: How was the transition from teaching to administration?

TH: I thought it was going to be kind of difficult and intimidating, but already having the relationship with the admin team and some of the coaches, that was really nice. I was very lucky in that I already had a good relationship with Valerie (McClendon), my assistant.

She’s awesome and she really made the transition seamless.

I think the hardest piece of it was not being able to teach, but the other side of it is I get to be out with the kids. And if I really get a hankering for history, I’ll just go and sit in a class.

Some of the teachers will toss me a marker.

CT: What about the move from coaching to being an AD? TH: I was going to say that was easier, but the first soccer game I was at, I found myself wanting to stand up there with the coaches. That was a little more difficult. But the coaches have been awesome and so has expanding my relationships with the kids and parents (from other sports).

CT: Do you think we’ll start seeing more female ADs? TH: I think so. With Scarlett and I, Scarlett even more so because she’s really good and has a strong personality. She interned with Jason Dopson, who is awesome. I’ll watch her sometimes and she just has a really good demeanor about her. She’s just very confident and sure of herself. She’s been a good role model for me.

I have more female athletes and students ask me about it. I’ve gotten a couple emails from former students who want to come in and talk to me about stepping into that side of athletics as a female.

All the athletic directors in the county have been su-

per receptive and nice. I can pick up the phone any time and ask them a question.

I’m at my first county meeting and Jon Weyher is like, “Tessa, what do you think?” And we have a couple of new ADs this year and I tell them to call me any time.

Last year I was kind of a deer in headlights, and the reason I’ve been able to get through it is because of my counterparts in other departments and then, of course, Val. She’s phenomenal.

CT: If you could pick three historical figures to have dinner with, who would they be?

TH: George Washington, Martin Luther King and, if they don’t have to be famous, my grandfather, John Finke. I’d like to have all of them in a room because they all had very different experiences, but all did wonderful things throughout their lives.

They all made something of themselves and did it for the happiness of other people.

CT: What kind of music do you usually listen to?

TH: Country music. The channels in my car are either on 94.9 The Bull or 680 The Fan. CT: If you could pick a concert to go to, what would it be?

TH: I got to see Adele, but I’d like to see Garth Brooks before he stops performing. Adele was the best concert I’ve ever been to.

Usually every year my older brother picks a concert for all of us kids to go to together. It’s usually O.A.R. He’s super mindful of making sure we all get to spend time together.

CT: Do all your siblings live nearby?

TH: Actually, my little brother, who lived in Phoenix for two years with his wife, just moved back into town. They just had a little baby and I got to hold her last night. Now we’re all within 30-40 minutes minutes of each other. My little brother lives three minutes across the street from me.

CT: Have you bingewatched anything lately?

TH: I’m not home enough. But if I have a few minutes before bed, I’ll watch reruns of “Friends.”

CT: What’s the next vacation spot you’d pick if money wasn’t a concern?

TH: Italy. My whole family has been to Europe, but I haven’t gotten to go.

CT: If you could have a talent you don’t have?

TN: Singing. Totally. I’m terrible, but I love it. Any time I’m in the car with my best friends and I kind of start to sing, they turn up the volume. I’m like, “What are you trying to say?”

CT: Do you have a go-to comfort food?

TN: Popcorn. Or french fries. I go for the salt, not the sweet things. My sister and my mom, on the other hand, put chocolate anywhere near them and it’s gone.

the Madlax National Club Championship Junior Elite title in Fort Myers, Fla., and the Madlax Summer Team Invitational in Bethesda, Md.

Ann-Margaret Jones and Reece Holbrook, along with second-teamers Megan Gallagher and Gracie Taylor.

at noon.

Wesleyan owns all-region softball awards

U48 Fitness to host grand opening in Lawrenceville

Duluth athletic director Tessa Heaton, middle, poses with the cheerleaders during a football game. Heaton is a Berkmar grad and was named Duluth’s AD in April 2016 (Special Photo)

and see all of us together.

But, yeah, everybody in our family would say Stevie is the best. And he’s so modest. We played indoor soccer together when we graduated from college and people would try to foul him because he’s so good. He’s like, “Can you just play soccer?” I told him, “You can get mad, you can foul them back.” He didn’t want to.

CT: How long was your dad serving overseas for?

TH: He was deployed about 14 months in 2004.

We found out he was getting deployed at Thanksgiving and then he left in January.

He was there January to January with a two-month R-and-Rin between. He’s retired now, but if you asked him, if they came back and said they needed him to serve again, he’d be like, “OK.” He’s still flying helicopters and loves it.

And my older brother was going to Georgia Tech. He lived at home and commuted that year so my mom wouldn’t be alone with all three of us away.

CT: What was your college decision-making process like?

TH: I had been recruited by a couple of different schools and went on some visits. Toward the middle of soccer season I was deciding between playing at Georgia State and Emmanuel.

Emmanuel came back and said what they were able to award me, between academics and soccer, and I talked to my parents. I didn’t want to come out (of college) with any debt, so I went to Emmanuel. And it was the first year Emmanuel was having a women’s soccer program.

It was nice to know going in I’d have to fight for my position, but there weren’t any upperclassmen already there.

My best friend (Jessica Ciavarro), who went to Berk-

mar with me, got a scholarship there as well. We were there together all four years, roommates and teammates.

And now she’s at Central Gwinnett. Another Gwinnett product who came home.

It was the best decision I ever made. My coach was awesome. My junior year, he moved from Emmanuel to Piedmont. I had been his student-assistant coach all three years, so he said, “Hey, when you graduate, will you come be my graduated assistant at Piedmont?” It paid room and board, tuition and then they paid you to coach.

So I was like, “Yes, sir, thank you, please sign me up.” So I got my master’s paid for and got to coach soccer. I was in the goal sometimes for practice.

The other piece of it, my coach, Jimmy Stephens, by my sophomore year, we had recruited another goalkeeper and he offered me the chance to play either in goal or on the field, which was kind of always a dream of mine.

CT: Was teaching and coaching the plan when you left for college?

TH: Yeah. I started as an English major because I had such great English teachers at Berkmar who really incorporated the history. I went in thinking I’d do my undergrad in English and my master’s in education. The more I went through it, I thought if the piece of it I really liked was the history, I decided to go into social science.

And after playing college soccer and helping my coach out as a student-assistant, I thought, “I could do this.”

I knew getting into a high school, especially in Gwinnett, if you had the ability to coach something, it could help.

CT: What was your first job after grad school?

TH: I did a full year of subbing for Gwinnett

IN BRIEF Discovery’s Ezikpe signs with Old Dominion

Langheim to Mars Hill and Lauren Reed to Spartanburg Methodist.

Four baseball players also Discovery senior Kalu were honored — Ryan WatEzikpe signed with the Old son (Georgia State), Walker Dominion men’s basketball Cleveland (Michigan), program during a Thursday Michael Goehrig (Western ceremony at the high school. Carolina) and Chase Clark Ezikpe, a 6-foot-7 for(Oglethorpe). ward, averaged 13 points The other seniors recand 9.7 rebounds in a ognized were Ahra Ko breakout junior season for (Northern Illinois golf), the Titans.

Marianne Allard (Alabama swimming), Audrey Frost (Reinhardt lacrosse), ShanNorth honors 18 non Costelloe (Presbyterian college-bound lacrosse), Emma Fleming athletes (Georgia College tennis), North Gwinnett celebrated Lloyd DeLatour (Hartford 18 seniors who signed with lacrosse), Jack Ortolano college athletic programs on (Providence lacrosse) and Wednesday.

Nasir Christian (Georgia The group featured seven Tech track and field). softball players — Erin Wilbur to Louisville, Chandler Brookwood’s Caldwell to Tennessee Cushenberry Tech, Erin Gallagher to Tennessee-Martin, Lauren commits to Barton Prescott to Augusta, Maggie Brookwood senior

TaylorAnn Cushenberry has made a commitment to the Barton College (N.C.) women’s basketball program.

Cushenberry, a 5-foot-11 guard/forward, helped the Broncos to the second round of the state playoffs last season as a junior. She also has been a track and field athlete for Brookwood.

Former Globetrotter to host book signing

A 20-year former Harlem Globetrotter showman will greet fans at Vinny’s Italian Grill in Buford on Nov. 18 Wesleyan softball swept U48 Fitness will host a as part of a promotional the top awards in voting grand opening celebration tour for the book “Soul Saturday at its new facility Bearers”. for the All-Region 5-A Brookwood’s at 372 Swanson Drive in Softball Team, released Matthew “Showbiz” Taylor signs with this week by the league’s Lawrenceville.

Jackson is a co-author of Coker College The event will feature coaches. the book that details the Brookwood senior Nichogames, giveaways and Cassie Henning was personal struggles, includlas Taylor signed a letter of gifts, as well as a pot-luck ing substance abuse, of named region pitcher of intent Wednesday with the the year, Jahni Kerr was re- party, where members and several former GlobetrotCoker College (S.C.) men’s gion player of the year and friends can bring food ters. He performed his lacrosse program.

Wesleyan’s Mary Stephen- items and dishes to share at basketball stunts as a member of the famous team Taylor, a midfielder, is the celebration. son was named coach of of basketball acrobats from the last original, founding The doors open at the year. The Wolves won 1987-2007. member of the Brookwood 9:30 a.m. Saturday with the region and state titles Jackson will be available Lacrosse Association recrea meet-and-greet and this season. to sign copies of the book. ational league teams. He has Those three were joined refreshments, followed A portion of the proceeds played elite travel lacrosse by the introduction of the on the all-region team of the event will go to the for the last six years for U48 trainers at 10 a.m. by first-team selections Georgia Special Olympics, Atlanta Empire Lacrosse and Madison Kerpics, Jennifer Fun, games and food will was part of teams that won Nolan, Savannah Sommer, follow until the day closes according to a press release.

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE November 1, 2017 Pursuant to the City of Buford Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance of 1995, please be advised that Shivam H. Jeram has applied for a license to sell beer and wine by the package at Buford Food Mart, located at 3933 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30519. The City of Buford shall take public comments on such application until November 17th, 2017 , at which time the City Manager will determine whether to issue the requested license.

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JUVENILE COURT IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA In the Interest of: A.D., J.D., D.D., C.W., and C.W., Docket No: 1702779-3 Minor Child(ren) 1702780-3, 17-02781-3 17-02782-3, 17-02783-3 Petitioner: The GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, acting by and through the Gwinnett County Department of Family and Children’s Services NOTICE OF SUMMONS TO: DEREK CARTER, TRAVIS MILLER, AND ANY UNKNOWN, UNNAMED PUTATIVE, BIOLOGICAL AND/OR LEGAL FATHER(S) OF A.D., J.D., D.D., C.W., and C.W., Minor Children.

You are hereby notified that a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS PETITION, regarding the above-named child(ren) has been filed in the court by the abovenamed Petitioner.

NOTICE OF EFFECT OF TERMINATION JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. §15-11-284 GEORGIA STATE LAW Georgia law provides that you can permanently lose your rights as a parent. A petition to terminate parental rights has been filed requesting the court to terminate your parental rights to your child(ren). A copy of this petition can be obtained at Gwinnett County Juvenile Court, 115 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

A court hearing of your case has been scheduled for the 12th day of January, 2018 at 9:00 am, at the Juvenile Court of Gwinnett County, located at 115 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. If you fail to appear, the court can terminate your rights in your absence.

If the court at the trial finds that the facts set out in the petition to terminate parental rights are true and that termination of your rights will serve the best interests of your child(ren), the court can enter a judgment ending your rights to your child(ren).

If the judgment terminates your parental rights, you will no longer have any rights to your child(ren). This means that you will not have the right to visit, contact, or have custody of your child(ren) or make any decisions affecting your child(ren) or your child(ren)’s earnings or property. Your child(ren) will be legally freed to be adopted by someone else.

Even if your parental rights are terminated: (1) You will still be responsible for providing financial support (child support payments) for your child(ren)’s care unless and until your child(ren) is/are adopted; and (2) Your child(ren) can still inherit from you unless and until your child(ren) is/are adopted.

This is a very serious matter. You should contact an attorney immediately so that you can be prepared for the court hearing. You have the right to hire an attorney and to have him or her represent you. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, the court will appoint an attorney if the court finds that you are an indigent person. Whether or not you decide to hire an attorney, you have the right to attend the hearing of your case, to call witnesses on your behalf, and to question those witnesses brought against you.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §15-11-283, you may lose all rights to the child(ren) named in the petition brought pursuant to this article and will not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights to such child(ren) unless, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-7-22 and within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice, you file; (1) A petition to legitimate such child(ren); and (2) Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the termination of parental rights proceeding is pending.

A court may enter an order terminating all parental rights of a biological father, including any right to object thereafter to such proceedings: (1) Who fails to file a timely petition to legitimate the child(ren) named in a petition brought pursuant to this article and notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section; (2) Whose petition to legitimate is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or (3) Whose petition to legitimate does not result in a court order finding that he is the legal father of the child(ren) named in a petition brought pursuant to this article.

If you have any questions concerning this notice, you may call the telephone number of the clerk’s office which is (770) 619-6300.

WITNESS the Honorable Judge Robert Waller, Presiding Judge of said Court.

This the 26th day of October, 2017.

--------Sheila Williams, Clerk of Court Gwinnett County Juvenile Court 9 1 3 - 5 1 8 2 3 7 , 11/10,15,22,29

JUVENILE COURT

PUBLIC HEARINGS

PUBLIC HEARINGS

IN THE JUVENILE COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA In the Interest of: J.C. and A.W., Docket No: 17-03852-3 17-03853-3 Minor Child(ren) Petitioner: The GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, acting by and through the Gwinnett County Department of Family and Children’s Services NOTICE OF SUMMONS TO: CHARISSA WEBB, MOTHER OF ABOVE NAMED CHILD AND JACK CURTIS AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN, UNNAMED PUTATIVE, LEGAL AND/OR BIOLOGICAL FATHERS OF J.C., AND A.W.,, Minor Children.

You are hereby notified that a TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS PETITION regarding the above-named child(ren) has been filed in the court by the abovenamed Petitioner.

NOTICE OF EFFECT OF TERMINATION JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. §15-11-284 GEORGIA STATE LAW Georgia law provides that you can permanently lose your rights as a parent. A petition to terminate parental rights has been filed requesting the court to terminate your parental rights to your child(ren). A copy of this petition can be obtained at Gwinnett County Juvenile Court, 115 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

A court hearing of your case has been scheduled for the 19th day of January, 2018 at 9:00 am, at the Juvenile Court of Gwinnett County, located at 115 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. If you fail to appear, the court can terminate your rights in your absence.

If the court at the trial finds that the facts set out in the petition to terminate parental rights are true and that termination of your rights will serve the best interests of your child(ren), the court can enter a judgment ending your rights to your child(ren).

If the judgment terminates your parental rights, you will no longer have any rights to your child(ren). This means that you will not have the right to visit, contact, or have custody of your child(ren) or make any decisions affecting your child(ren) or your child(ren)’s earnings or property. Your child(ren) will be legally freed to be adopted by someone else.

Even if your parental rights are terminated: (1) You will still be responsible for providing financial support (child support payments) for your child(ren)’s care unless and until your child(ren) is/are adopted; and (2) Your child(ren) can still inherit from you unless and until your child(ren) is/are adopted.

This is a very serious matter. You should contact an attorney immediately so that you can be prepared for the court hearing. You have the right to hire an attorney and to have him or her represent you. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, the court will appoint an attorney if the court finds that you are an indigent person. Whether or not you decide to hire an attorney, you have the right to attend the hearing of your case, to call witnesses on your behalf, and to question those witnesses brought against you.

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §15-11-283, you may lose all rights to the child(ren) named in the petition brought pursuant to this article and will not be entitled to object to the termination of his rights to such child(ren) unless, pursuant to O.C.G.A. §19-7-22 and within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice, you file; (1) A petition to legitimate such child(ren); and (2) Notice of the filing of the petition to legitimate with the court in which the termination of parental rights proceeding is pending.

A court may enter an order terminating all parental rights of a biological father, including any right to object thereafter to such proceedings: (1) Who fails to file a timely petition to legitimate the child(ren) named in a petition brought pursuant to this article and notice in accordance with subsection (c) of this Code section; (2) Whose petition to legitimate is subsequently dismissed for failure to prosecute; or (3) Whose petition to legitimate does not result in a court order finding that he is the legal father of the child(ren) named in a petition brought pursuant to this article.

If you have any questions concerning this notice, you may call the telephone number of the clerk’s office which is (770) 619-6300.

WITNESS the Honorable Judge Robert Waller, Presiding Judge of said Court.

This the 26th day of October, 2017. __________ Sheila Williams, Clerk of Court Gwinnett County Juvenile Court 9 1 3 - 5 1 8 2 3 8 , 11/10,15,22,29

proposed budget is available for review at Dacula City Hall during regular business hours (8:30 A.M- 5:00 P.M.).

Adoption of the Budget is scheduled for Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. at Dacula City Hall.

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been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/ plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

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PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE-PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF DACULA FY-2018 BUDGET AND THE 2017 REVISED BUDGET On Thursday, November 30, 2017, the Mayor and City Council will conduct a public hearing at 6:30 P.M. to give the citizens the opportunity to provide written and oral comments on the Proposed FY-2018 Budget, and the Revised 2017 Budget. All citizens are urged to attend the Public Hearing in the Council Chambers at Dacula City Hall located at 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, Georgia. The p

NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE 2004 UTILITY REEFER V I N : 1UYVS25345M220628 The above automobile was initially removed and presently stored at 4757 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga 30071, in possession of Tran’s Auto Repair. Attempt to locate the owner(s) of this vehicle’s have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia law.

928-518746, 11/10,17 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: 2779 Cruse Rd Ste A Lawrenceville, GA 30044 2008 Toyota Highlander VIN# JTEDS41A582042864 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 11-15-2017.

928-517426, 11/3,10 MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 11/7/17 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be auctioned or disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner and or lien holder.

The Vehicle was impounded from 2283 Plaster Rd. Atlanta, Ga. On 11/1/17, at the request of the property owner or manager.

Lotus Scooter VIN# LHJTLB2J4ABL01897 TAG# No Tag 928-518747, 11/10,17 STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: 2004 Freedom Scooter VIN L4BSDE2944Y007515 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLACK TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above scooter was initially removed from Sugarloaf Parkway and Five Forks Trickum Road in Lawrenceville, Ga. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The scooter is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 2005 Polaris Phoenix 4-Wheeler VIN 4XAPB20A15T000311 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLUE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above four-wheeler was initially removed from 3328 Hidden Bluff Trail in Snellville, Ga. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The four-wheeler is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Camper VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BROWN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above camper was initially removed from 2295 Oakland Chase Court in Lawrenceville, Ga. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The camper is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 2013 Jonway Sunny Scooter VIN L8YTCAPP2D4803079 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR RED TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above scooter was initially removed from Rockbridge Road and Summercove Drive in Stone Mountain, Ga. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The scooter is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-518584, 11/10,17 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Unincorporated Areas of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Case No. 17-04-5175P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have b

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS The following rooms will be sold at the public auction on Nov 14, 2017 starting at 3653 Memorial Decatur Ga, 30032. The auction will start at 8:30am.

Uhaul International Accts Payable Po Box 21505 Phoenix Az, 85036 3653 Memorial Drive Dec Ga, 30032 404-286-9752 776028 Talon Matthews 1606 776028 falisha cox 1021 776028 stacy evans 2193 776028 Kelsey Douglas 1378 776028 CALANDRIA GREEN 2207 776028 Cherise Jackson AA1782C 776028 Irene Ballentine 1741 776028 Tyheisha Carpenter 1599 776028 michelle ciccarelli 1591 776028 katrina davis 2167 776028 Lucie lane 2205 776028 falisha cox 1022 776028 tiffany lyons 1589 776028 ieasha hayes 2151 776028 JERLYM WATERS 1310 2951 NE Expwy Chamblee Ga, 30341 770-458-8353 776058 HENRY KING 2510 776058 Rico Simmons 2511 776058 MAMIE OWENS 2301 776058 TELRON DENISA WILLIAMS 2311 776058 Ricky Barr 2507 776058 KINDRA WOODHAM 2631-33 2885 Clairmont Rd Ne Atl Ga, 30329 404-315-0681 776034 MAHBUBUR MIAH A380 776034 Mark Duty B299 776034 RODNEY WILLIAMS A347 776034 Tashakay Bailey A227 776034 Akil allen A251 776034 Jerome Walker A324 776034 ANTHONY WOODS G017 776034 ROLANDO OLIVER B385 776034 Jason Smith B255 776034 GLYNDALE YORK A370A 776034 A108 776034 liams 776034 liams

Brayan Corson Raymonn WilA395 Raymonn WilA393

2175 Piedmont Rd Ne Atl Ga, 30324 404-815-0262 776035 Rodney Odom A390 776035 Hayward Vince A503 776035 latasha claybren A332 776035 Kendell Holley A273 776035 Tim WIlliams A790 776035 JOE HORTON A399 776035 ANTONIO EDWARDS B003 776035 Tiarah Walker A584 300 Peter St Sw Atl 30313 404-681-0502 776053 Penni Houston 4835 776053 NICHELLE SHERWOOD 4912 776053 collice greene 1201 776053 Norris Dixon 4903 776053 Anthony Bennett 3084 776053 jannetta turner 2510 776053 Angel Ortiz 6203 776053 sonja moody 6057 776053 Who Room 6399 776053 LEON HAMBRICK 4956 776053 VIVIAN JOHNSON 6000 776053 James wilson 4433 776053 james brewer 1203 776053 phillip smith 3263 776053 Jerry smith 2612 776053 joseph gibbs 2315 776053 NIKISHKA IYENGAR 4754 776053 walinda shabazz 6483 776053 BYRON BROWN 6055 776053 MARC ELLIS 6182 776053

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

RICKY WOOD 3209 776053 WILLARD STAMPS 4203 776053 eric ford 4651 776053 WILLIAM MITCHELL 3189 776053 TYHEA HINES 2628 776053 JOSEPH HUTCHINSON 4006-12 776053 ERROLL MARSHALL 3268 776053 eric jordan 4804 776053 charles walker 4930 776053 ROBERT WILLIAMS 3188 776053 Nakita Arrington-stvens 6417 776053 CARLOS SOARES 3013 776053 CHERY JONES 4434 776053 chanel allen 6027 776053 gray turner 4994 776053 Linda Watkins 6084 776053 wilbon jessica 5006 776053 Dry room 4431 776053 quiona wagner 3203 776053 Christina Harrison 6255 776053 sytara phipps 4743 776053 DELMONTE WILLINGHAM 4211 776053 QUITANNA VIEIRA 3141 776053 Carl Arnold 6486 776053 rodger pope 3030 776053 miriam steele 6622 776053 lottie Davis 2506 776053 anthony daniels 2426 776053 darrell johnson 4909 776053 TONYA WILLIAMS 3133-34 776053 Aishia Pompey 1005 776053 ASHLEY BROWN 6176 776053 gabriel dobbs 6080 776053 MELISSA ROSSER 4714 776053 Annette Weaver 4978 776053 George Greenidge AA8429A 776053 TERESA HUNTLEY 6545 776053 ROSHANDA LANE 3213 776053 MARK SMITH 3036 776053 PETER THOMAS 3062-66 776053 Kemeron Johns 3115 776053 DAVID CASTLE 6473 776053 TINA GREENE 3064 776053 sonja moody 3202 776053 Charles Swopes 4889 776053 RANDALL YARN 2300

MEREDITH GALLOWAY 0713 776084 JENEICE ROBY 1189 776084 crystal jenkins 0210 776084 S’Nai Askew 0740 776084 INDIA WALLER 0203 776084 BERNITTA KENNEBREW 0728 776084 CHERYL OWENS 0765 776084 sigrid pearson 1135 776084 Dominique Jones 1011 776084 Charles Brown 1115 776084 Javaughn williams 0441 776084 Carolyn Beasely 0921 776084 DARIN TILLMAN 0746 776084 mario roscoe 0911 776084 JENNIFER FREEMAN 0301 776084 DAVINA STOKES 1130 776084 Schlendia Robinson 0464 776084 BRITTANY COBBS-JONES 0201 776084 cassius moss 0618 776084 LOUISE STONE 1122 776084 Britney Terrell 0756 776084 james lee warren 0643 776084 areion snipe 0325 776084 Jamal Dotson 0852 776084 RACHEL SLUSHER 0402 776084 sade sanders 0828 776084 oneil gentles 1169 776084 CARMELLIA BROWN 0747 776084 JONATHAN BAKER 0171 776084 camisha king 0727 776084 TRACEY MINOR 0615 929-517757, 11/3,10

2866 Forrest Hills Dr Sw Atl Ga, 30315 404-7680761 776060 patricia strozier 3072 776060 Teresa Thompson 3149 776060 kyra Rounds 3088 776060 Brandy Harris P07 776060 OMAR YOUSSOUF 0134 776060 JASON WATSON 3223 776060 MODOU NDOW 3197 776060 patrick holmes AA4454C 776060 KATINA FERGERSON 1020 776060 Umeka Gueyue 1017 776060 dequon wright 3065 4374 Thurman Rd Forest Pak Ga, 30297 404-3663620 776054 CHARLES SMITH 2119 776054 Jimmaro Fields 1237 776054 YUDORA THOMPSON 1221 776054 Melissa Little 1722 776054 cheryl Hiney 1810 776054 Jarques Logan 1131 4540 Washington Rd College Park Ga, 30337 404763-0000 776084 fred goodwin 0928 776084

NOTICE There will be sold at public auction on Saturday 18 of November, 2017 at 11:00 am the following vehicle at BOSSI AUTO REPAIR, 4598 BUFORD HWY, STED, NORCROSS, GA 30071, 2010 TOYOTA COROLLA, VIN: 2T1BU4EE6AC476768; REYES AUTOS & TRUCKS LLC, 5150 BUFORD HWY. STE-5, NORCROSS, GA. 30071, 2004 FORD F150, VIN: 1FTPW14594KD50715, I & D AUTO PARTS LLC, 115 ARCADO RD. STE C, LILBURN, GA. 30047, 2005 BMW 745I, VIN: WBAGL63515DP75081; LILBURN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, 4445 BUSINESS PARK CT. STE-B, LILBURN, GA. 30047, VIN: 1N6ED29X12C343517; ANGEL AUTO REBUILT, 660 OLD NORCROSS RD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. 30046, 2004 HONDA ELEMENT; VIN: 5J6YH28604L034180; JMB BODY SHOP, 4445 BUSINESS PARK STE-E, LILBURN, GA, 30047, 2003 GMC SONOMA, 1GTCS14H438123903, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 40-11-5 929-517271, 11/3,10 Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction on www. selfstorageauctions.com to conclude at Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 12:00pm Unit #B33 – Barbara Collins–Unit is said to contain: Refrigerator. Bed Rails. Mattress. Microwave. Coffee Table. End Table. 40 Boxes, Totes, and Bags.

Unit #202 – Edward Ruark– Unit is said to contain: 2 Tennis Racquets. Bags Clothes.

USA Flag.

Unit #203 – Tiffany Pollard–Unit is said to contain: Shoes. Leather Jacket. Pea Coat. 10 to 20 Boxes and Bags.

Unit #531 – Johnnetta Hambrick–Unit is said to contain: Washer & Dryer.

Tabletop Salon Hair Dryer.

Stereo. Metal Barstools. 40 to 60 Boxes, Bags, and Totes.

929-517677, 11/3,10 NOTICE THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2017. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 18 NOVEMBRE 2017 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www.swsatlanta.com Boat Trailer NO VIN 1994 Monark 16ft Boat NO HIN 2014 Apollo Dirtbike L08YGH4F0E1000267 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado 3257W5M703412 2012 PeaceSports Scooter LHJTLBBN6BB001623 U

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS Utility Trailer NO VIN Construction Trailer NO VIN Kazuma 4-Wheeler CW0XCFCC551000428 2008 Nissan Armada 5N1BA08D48N625007 2012 Hyundai Sonata 5NPEB4AC5CH336444 2000 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E9YZ407568 2013 Toyota Corolla 2T1BU4EE2DC949781 *** STOLEN/UNRECOVERED *** 1997 Toyota Camry JT2BF22KXV0005790 2012 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZB5E03CF187753 2007 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWEF71K77M188145 2013 Ford Focus 1FADP3F25DL246155 2004 GMC Yukon Denali 1GKEK63U84J259843 2000 Honda S2000 JHMAP1140YT004405 2006 Cadillac CTS 1G6DP577760100573 1990 Bayliner 17’ Boat BIYA48CHI990 1990 HomeMade Boat Trailer NO VIN 2005 Mazda Tribute 4F2YZ02Z25KM64049 2003 Ford Explorer 1FMZU73K63UA61878 2004 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL18644B019199 1997 Honda Civic 1HGEJ6169VL808170 2001 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL18681H568269 2002 Honda Accord 1HGCG56732A063263 2000 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18L8YLC14778 2005 Buick Rendezvous 3G5DA03E95S563321 1997 Ford F-250 1FTFF28W2VNC56471 1995 Ford Ranger 1FTCR10A2SUB22131 2001 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E71Z473834 2000 Nissan Quest 4N2XN11T5YD830148 1997 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K7VU786535 2001 Hyundai XG300 KMHFU45DX1A140890 *** REBUILT *** 2007 Chrysler Sebring 1C3LC56K37N566374 2005 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL46X05N628955 2001 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH55KX19221471 *** SALVAGE (Tennessee) *** 2000 Toyota Avalon 4T1BF28B4YU082730 1992 Ford Crown Victoria 2FACP72W5NX245927 *** REBUILT *** 2002 Toyota Sienna 4T3ZF13C52U468466 1995 Toyota 4Runner JT3VN39W0S8085012 2005 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56C75D280144 1999 Ford Explorer 1FMZU32E1XZB72075 2000 Toyota Corolla 2T1BR12E3YC308262 2001 Toyota 4Runner JT3GN86R210203966 2006 Nissan Sentra 3N1CB51D66L533779 2004 Toyota Highlander JTEDP21A840012074 2001 Toyota Celica JTDDR32TX10071109 2005 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56CX5D211271 929-518585, 11/10,17 MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH 2017@ 1:00PM 2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type S 19UYA42621A007294 2004 BMW 325Ci WBABD33454PL01788 2004 BMW 545i WBANB33524B112993 1989 Chevrolet Caprice 1G1BL51E1KR193466 2006 Dodge Charger 2B3KA53H86H234199 1999 Dodge Durango 1B4HS28Y9XF665051 2008 Dodge Avenger 1B3LC46K08N689266 2006 Ford Five Hundred 1FAFP24146G150073 2002 Ford Mustang 1FAFP40472F123073 2006 Ford Five Hundred 1FAFP24166G144436 2006 Ford Five Hundred 1FAFP23146G147711 2003 Ford F-150 1FTRX072X3KC39073 2001 GMC Savana 1GTFG25W711126382 2001 Honda Civic JHMES16521S010381 2001 Honda Civic 1HGEM21511L081740 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG564XWA134311 2003 Lexus IS 300 JTHBD192630070497 1996 Mercedes Benz E320 WDBJF55F7TJ021356 2006 Mercury Mariner 4M2YU56176KJ12547 1994 Nissan King Cab 1N6SD16S1RC420113 2004 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08T04W226989 1995 Pace Trailer 4FPFB0817SG009476 2005 Pontiac G6 1G2ZH548054169419 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600 JS1GN7BA032103968 2004 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K34U351361 2005 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR32E95Z483718 2006 Volvo XC90 YV4CZ592661266868 929-517697, 11/3,10,17 ON 11/27/2017 AT 10:00 AM StoreSmart Self Storage located at 2914 Buford Dr. Buford, GA. 30519 will conduct a public auction of the following: Unit #’s 1021 & 1051 Miranda Millions, Rolling tool chest, Pool Table, Microwave, Lawn Mower, Camping Grill, Chairs, Speakers, Dresser, Shelves, Mini Fridge, End tables, King bed, Dressers. Unit #1076 Ericka Renee – Sofa, Love Seat, Pictures, Books, Luggage.

Unit # 1081 James Phillips – Washer, Dryer, Sofa, Arm Chair, Workout equipment, Drums, Tools, End Table, Sports Equipment. Unit # 2074 Tony Bennett – Refrigerator, Table, Chairs, Dresser, Cooler, Computer Stand, Ladder, Display Case. Unit # 2055 – Donald Edie – Vacuum, laptop, lamps, clothes, cookware, lights. Unit # 2087 – Salene Clark – Baby Toys, baby clothes, stuffed animals. Unit # 2132 – Gale Bremner – Luggage, clothes, furniture, mountain bike, bed frame, lights. Unit # 3140 - Jaleesah Hawkins-Smith – Washer, Dryer, and luggage.

Unit # 4002 – Melinda Levenson – Clothes, boxes, sword, chair, paintings.

929-518754, 11/10,17

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 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, November 20,2017.

The sale will be held at www. storagetreasures.com at 12 PM for units at the Lawrenceville location on Monday, November 20,2017.

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

12:00 PM 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Unit # 5039 – Household goods etc Unit # 2020 – house hold goods etc Unit# 2014 – household goods etc Unit# 6008– household goods etc Unit # 2105 – household goods etc Unit # 3058 – household goods etc Unit # 2038 – household goods etc Unit # 5077 – house hold goods etc Unit # 5049 – household goods etc Unit # 1099 – household goods etc Unit # 3032 – household goods etc Unit # 6021 – household goods etc 929-517749, 11/3,10 LIFE STORAGE STORE 413 875 MARATHON PARKWAY LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 AUCTION DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH 2017 @ 10:30 AM In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manages’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location (s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner 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 at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, November 28th 2017 @ 10:30AM 875 Marathon Pkwy Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1084 Demarcus L Holloway Household Goods/Furniture.

2063 Tommy Robinson Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equip.; To o l s / A p p l i ance.

2069 Joan Thompson Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; To o l s / A p p l i ance.

2086 M i c h a e l Schmidt Household Goods/Furniture.

2169 Tekla Addison Household Goods/Furniture; Tools/Appliance.

3100 Camille Burch Household Goods/Furniture; Boxes.

3182 James Paige Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/Appliance; Office Furniture/Machines/Equip.; Account Records/Sales Samples.

4061 Jarrett Mingo Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Office Furniture/Machines/ Equip.

4115 Henri Perry Household Goods/Furniture.

4149 Larissa Williams Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/Appliance.

4194 Dwight Kemp Household Goods/Furniture; Clothing, Shoes, Books.

4196 Tracy Bown Household Goods/Furniture.

929-518722, 11/10,17 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Life Storage located at: 420 Grayson Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 30046 (770)682-7717; And, due notice having been given, to the owner 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 at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017, @ 10:45 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY 1342 Casseus, Andrea Household Goods/Furniture/ Other;clothes 929-518514, 11/10,17 There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Year Make Model VIN 1 2016 Scooter LYDY3TBB5G1500835 2 2005 Chrysler Town and Country

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 2C4GP54L15R399381 3 2003 Suzuki Aerio JS2RA41S935153615 4 1991 Honda Civic CRX JHMED8356MS010413 5 1987 Kawasaki ZL600 JKAZL4A11HA005916 6 1995 Toyota 4Runner JT3VN39W0S0196268 7 1999 Kawasaki ZX6 ZX600FE085226 8 1995 Acura Integra JH4DC4458SS013087 9 2013 GMC Terrain 2GKALWEKXD6110001 10 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 JM1BK34M271624159 11 2000 Honda Accord 1HGCG564XYA138328 12 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 2D4GP44L85R184349 13 2002 Ford F-150 1FTRX17232NB80547 14 1964 Chevrolet C10 15 2008 Ford Edge 2FMDK36C48BA19333 16 2003 Kia Sorento KNDJD733735059996 17 1997 Ford Ranger 1FTCR14X5VTA12280 18 2017 Honda Civic 19XFC2F59HE025739 19 1989 Mitsubishi Galant JA3BR56R3KZ060255 20 2000 Chevrolet Astro Van 1GNDM19W8YB187966 21 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 3B7HC16Z7XM518457 22 2015 Nissan Altima 1N4AL3AP8FN300167 23 2000 Chevrolet Blazer 1GNDT13W3Y2280132 24 2005 GMC Yukon XL Denali 1GKFK66U55J243696 25 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse 4A3AC74H53E174574 26 2001 Ford Expedition 1FMRU15W11LA46446 27 2008 Dodge Avenger 1B3LC56KX8N134380 28 2004 Chrysler Concorde 2C3HD36M24H698975 29 2002 Honda Civic 2HGES26792H510539 30 2014 Jeep Compass 1C4NJCBA3ED800902 31 1996 Nissan Altima 1N4BU31D2TC185435 32 2003 Ford F-150 1FTRX17W33NA82106 33 2008 Honda Civic 2HGFG11618H541145 34 2007 Kia Sportage KNDJF724X77354685 35 1997 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6344VH113815 36 1997 Honda Civic 1HGEJ8243VL015309 37 1996 Toyota Camry 4T1BG12K9TU942100 38 2004 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11DX4C143101 39 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31D6YT522447 40 1998 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D3WM911791 41 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GW58N02C169358 42 1996 Honda Accord 1HGCD5637TA284419 43 1997 Honda Civic 1

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1HGEJ6626VL011719 44 1994 Acura Integra JH4DC4351RS007479 45 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1GNFK16R4VJ318583 46 2016 Gator Scooter 1YDY5TBBXG1500064 47 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 1G2JB52T817317511 48 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400SE WDBGA42E4NA024913 49 1993 Honda Accord 1HGCB7277PA041497 50 Homemade Trailer 51 2006 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E86C811114 52 1997 BMW 528I WBADD6322VBW05443 53 1998 Honda Civic JHMEJ667XWS006135 54 2000 Honda Civic 1HGEJ8241YL011568 55 2002 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH55K829264921 56 1999 BMW 325 WBAAM3533XFR02772 57 1998 Ford Ranger 1FTYR10U7WUC70054 58 2000 Hyundai Sonata KMHWF35V2YA209871 59 2003 Ford Explorer 1FMZU62K23UB52884 60 1996 Honda Prelude JHMBB2251TX005720 929-516827, 11/10,17,24,

PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Life Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-242-0468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner 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 at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2017, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY 136 Carlos Sanchez Tools/Appliances; Inventory 210 Isaac Shogbesan Household Goods/Furniture 212 April Wright Household Goods/Furniture/ TV/Stereo Equipment/ Tools/Appliances 238 Laquish Martin Household Goods/Furniture/ Boxes 259 Randall Johnson Household Goods/Furniture/Sporting Goods 293 Donald Russell Household Goods/Furniture/ TV/Stereo Equipment/ Tools/Appliances 460 Danny Almaraz Household Goods/ Furniture Tools/Appliances 484 Crutchfield Tamika Household Goods/Furniture; Boxes 429 Alfonzo Mendoza Household Goods/Furniture; Boxes 528 Rome Pearson Office Furniture/Tools/Appliances 548 Michael Blankinship Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equipuipment/ 929-517279, 11/10,17 UNKNOWN 2008 Jonway 150 CC Scooter VIN L8YTCKPC98V020065 This scooter was removed at the request of Private Impound from 4463 Casco Ln. in Norcoss, GA 30071 on October 05 2017. The scooter is located at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at 2451 Pleasantdale Rd, Doraville GA 30340. Willard’s phone number is 770-945-7580.

The scooter will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

UNKNOWN 4-Wheeler Vin L6ZSCKLA2G1001713 This 4-Wheeler was removed at the request of GCPD from Weaver@Deborah in Norcross GA 30071 on September 17 2017. The 4-Wheeler is located at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at 2451 Pleasantdale Rd, Doraville GA 30071. Willard’s phone number is 770945-7580. The 4-Wheeler will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

UNKNOWN 1976 Chevrolet C1500 CCD146A12512 This Chevy Truck was removed at the request of Duluth PD from Hardy @ Main, in Norcross GA 30071 on September 16 2017. This Chevy Truck is located at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at 2451 Pleasantdale Rd, Doraville, GA 30340. Willard’s phone number is 770945-7580. The Chevy Truck will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

929-518619, 11/10,17

ZONINGS GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 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. RZC2017-00012 — APPLICANT: GEORGIA SENIOR LIVING, LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING & PLANNING; OWNER: MEADOW CHURCH REAL ESTATE, LLC; REZONING OF R-100 TO O-I; SENIOR LIVING FACILITY (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 121 PARCELS 013, 014, 093, & 174; 2500 BLOCK OF MEADOW CHURCH ROAD; 7.68 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS SUP2017-00016 — APPLICANT: GEORGIA SENIOR LIVING, LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING & PLANNING; OWNER: MEADOW CHURCH REAL ESTATE, LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A BUILDING HEIGHT INCREASE (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 121 PARCELS 013, 014, 093, & 174; 2500 BLOCK OF MEADOW CHURCH ROAD; 7.68 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS SUP2017-00018 — APPLICANT: GEORGIA SENIOR LIVING, LLC C/O ADVANCED ENGINEERING & PLANNING; OWNER: MEADOW CHURCH REAL ESTATE, LLC; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 121 PARCELS 013, 014, 093, & 174 2500 BLOCK OF MEADOW CHURCH ROAD; 7.68 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS CIC2017-00017 – APPLICANT: JAMES L. MARK; OWNER: DR. HEATHER ALLEN; CHANGE IN CONDITIONS OF ZONING FOR PROPERTY ZONED O-I; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 054 PARCEL 026B; 3900 BLOCK OF STONE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY; 1.91 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD 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 CIC2017-00020 – APPLICANT: MF GEORGIA I, LLC C/O MAHAFFEY PICKENS TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: MF GEORGIA I, LLC; CHANGE IN CONDITIONS OF ZONING FOR PROPERTY ZONED R-100; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 248 PARCELS 004, 014, 015 & 017; 1500-1600 BLOCKS OF EWING CHAPEL ROAD; 110.62 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/HUNTER SUP2017-00046 — APPLICANT: ANNETTE SPREWER; OWNER: ANNETTE SPREWER; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A R-100 CLU ZONING DISTRICT FOR A CUSTOMARY HOME OCCUPATION (BEAUTY SALON); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 037 PARCEL 273; 4400 BLOCK OF SADDLE BEND TRAIL; 2800 BLOCK OF ROSS ROAD; 0.79 ACRE. DISTRICT 3/HUNTER 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 DRIVE; 1.63 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZC2017-00023 — APPLICANT: QUIKTRIP CORPORATION C/O ANDERSON TATE & CARR, P.C.; OWNERS: F.A. PROPERTIES, INC. & LIGE K. SIMS; REZONING OF R-75, C-1, & C-2 TO C-1; CONVENIENCE STORE W/ FUEL PUMPS; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 195 PARCELS 095, 095L, 067, & 068; 5300 BLOCK OF JIMMY CARTER BOULEVARD; 6200 BLOCK OF JOSEPH WAY; 6200 BLOCK OF HAYES DRIVE; 3.37 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/ HOWARD RZM2017-00010 — APPLICANT: CAPKEY GATES SUGARLOAF PARTNERS LLC; OWNERS: CAPKEY GATES 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 SATELITTE BOULEVARD; 3.55 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS RZR2017-00020 — APPLICANT: BULK BUYS CORPORATION; OWNERS: SARAH & PEGGY BRODNAX; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 036 PARCEL 004; 2900 BLOCK OF BETHANY CHURCH ROAD; 33.74 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER RZR2017-00021 — APPLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT; OWNERS: BETTIE BROOKS & MARY B. HARMON; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLE-FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 066 PARCELS 003 & 252; 1900 BLOCK OF HEWATT ROAD; MCDANIEL CONNECTOR; 14.74 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD RZR2017-00022 — APPLICANT: 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 P&D BOC TBL 11-28 934-518712, 11/10

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Nov. 18 Braselton Holiday Festival — The city will host a celebration from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. which will include a parade at 10:30. There will be pictures with Santa during the day followed by a tree lighting in the evening.

Lilburn Tree Lighting — The city will light its tree which sits in front of the new Lilburn City Hall-Library. The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. and will include live music and crafts for the kids.

Glow In The Corners — The city of Peachtree Corners will host a holiday parade followed by pictures with Santa and other festivities. The parade begins at 11 a.m. For more information, go to www.glowinthecorners.org.

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Loui Loui Louisiana Seafood 3330 Satellite Blvd., Suite 4, Duluth www.louiloui.com 678-740-8888

Along with Cajun staples of crawfish and shrimp, Loui Loui also offers lobster, snow crab legs, king crab legs and Dungeness crabs as selections for its seafood boil dinners.

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Owners: Tommy Nam, Henry Kim and Tiger Hoyoung Kim. Open Since: September.

Location: Loui Loui is located near Gwinnett Place Mall on Satellite Boulevard across from Gwinnett Place Honda near Tandy Key Lane.

Hours: Noon to 11 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday.

Atmosphere: The décor is a modern version of a wharf-side cabin with wood-plank paneling on one wall and overhead lighting that tastefully mimics simple fixtures from a simpler time. Neon lighting mounted on the brick wall in the back lets customers know what to expect: “Laiseez les bon temps rouler!” meaning let the good times roll!

Trepidation for trying a new restaurant like Loui Loui is heightened when the wait staff asks, “Are you ready to get messy?”

However, the reward for sauce-stained hands is a unique, build-your-own, Cajun-inspired seafood boil meal.

Nam and his partners started the business with the first Loui Loui in Allston, Mass. two years ago. The concept quickly grew to six locations.

There are three in the Boston area and two in the New York City area, including one in Manhattan.

Duluth is the company’s first location outside of the New England and New York City regions.

The concept is a buildyour-own boil. Patrons choose the seafood for the boil from mussels, clams, shrimp, crawfish, lobster, snow crab legs, king crab

ON THE MENU New England Clam Chowder — Served in a cup or bowl with a side of oyster crackers.

It’s a non-Cajun dish that harks to Loui Loui’s Boston origins. Cup: $5; Bowl: $9.

Jambalaya — A hearty chicken and andouille sausage stew served with rice. Cup: $5; Bowl: $9.

The Fryer — Customers can choose from a selection of fried baskets — oyster, shrimp, fish and chips, calamari, wings and chicken tenders — that range in price from $9 to $13.

The also offers Fisherman’s Platter at $18.

legs and Dungeness crabs.

Three sauces are available to choose from to add to the boil — butter, lemon pepper and Louisiana.

Pick your sauce spiciness from mild to extra hot, then sides such as sausage, noodles, corn on the cob or potatoes.

Menu: The meal is about a pound and boiled in a bag. Servers deliver the food in a metal bucket on tables topped with paper. Servers strongly advise using the plastic bibs and gloves provided to tackling the boil. Servers also offer forks, but Kim jokes people quickly learn that seafood is best enjoyed grabbing a crab leg or sucking the head of a crawfish.

“People ask for forks, but most end up not using them,” Kim said as he cut open the bag and the fragrance of seafood and spices hits you in the face.

Nam said Loui Loui orders the freshest seafood possible from its suppliers, so the boiler meals vary with market prices when seafood catches are

Located near Gwinnett Place Mall on Satellite Boulevard, Loui Loui offers a fresh take on Louisiana-style seafood boils and fried plates. The company has six locations total, three in Massachusetts and two in New York City. The Duluth location is the company’s first in the Southeast.

Loui Loui’s Duluth location has a nautical-themed atmosphere that mimics a wharfside cabin with wood plank paneling on one wall and overhead lighting. A neon sign on the brick wall in the back welcomes visitors, “Laiseez les bon temps rouler!”

in season.

The meal is reminiscent of low country boils where everything is spread out on a table, and

everyone goes for it, Nam said.

“We want it to be a cozy, friendly place,” Nam said. “When people

come in, you don’t see them looking at their phones. They are talking to each and enjoying the meal together.”

Loui Loui gives an Asian twist to the traditional Cajun food with garlic noodles as a side that is served either in the bag or as a side dish. Nam said he sees a lot of customers finish the seafood in a boil bag then use the remaining sauce for their noodles.

The restaurant also gives a tip of the hat to its Boston origins with New England clam chowder, oysters and clams on the half shell. Nam said the restaurant does not try to stick to standard Cajun recipes which in a way gives his chefs freedom to create new flavors. The red boil sauce is a Louisiana staple with choices of spiciness to satisfy the saltiest Cajun from the bayou. But also, butter and lemon pepper sauces are just as delicious for those who like different flavors.

“It’s not a pure Cajun, but when you try our Louisiana seafood it is heavily based on the Cajun sauce and preparation,” Nam said. “We have fried plates and jambalaya, and we hope to add po’ boy sandwiches soon.”

Along with the choices from the boiler, Loui Loui’s menu also has basket meals from the fryer including calamari, fish and chips, wings and chicken tenders (prices vary from $9-$13). Prepare to come hungry when ordering the Fisherman’s Platter ($18).

Something you may not know: A sink station in the back of the restaurant reveals the thoughtfulness of Loui Loui’s service. Jars of lemon slices to clean up from a session with the boiler bag meal are available for customers along with mouthwash and soap.

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music Far left, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen will present his “Drums for Peace” art collection at two Wentworth Galleries in Atlanta on Saturday. Allen, pictured at left, said, “Music, art and photography have been passions of mine since I was a boy and now I am bringing these artistic expressions to life with paint and canvas.” (Special Photos)

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of their time working with those who served in Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan.

“Music, art and photography have been passions of mine since I was a boy and now I am bringing these artistic expressions to life with paint and canvas,” he said in a statement. “My life has been a journey of transformation and my art is a reflection of the many facets of dreams and perceptions that have shaped me to be the person I am today. Each piece has a story and a connection to my life from my roots in England, my life changing car accident, journey to America, travels

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A portion of the proceeds from each and every sale What: “Rick Allen: during this event will be Drums for Peace” donated back to Project When and where: 1 to 3 p.m. at Wentworth Resiliency’s Warrior ResilGallery at Perimiency Program, sponsored eter Mall; 5 to 8 p.m. at

by Allen’s Raven Drum Phipps Plaza Foundation. Everyone who buys one of his works of art around the globe and to will receive a limited edition my deep connection to hand-signed CommemoraWounded Warriors and their tive Purple Heart piece. struggle to heal.”

“The collection of Union Allen, who is a recipient Jacks, angels, hearts and of the Humanitarian Award flags express messages of

by Maria Shriver’s Best hope, transcendence and Buddies Foundation, will be the human condition,” Alat the Wentworth Gallery at len said. “The colorful pop Perimeter Mall from 1 to 3 art renditions of Victorian p.m. before visiting the one Phone Booths in London at Phipps Plaza from 5 to 8 are created as metaphors of

human communication and our need for soulful connection.”

Allen has been Def Leppard’s drummer since the quartet formed in 1977 in Sheffield, England, but the band broke through with its smash album “Pyromania” in 1983. The album reached diamond status, but the band’s future was in jeopardy months later when Allen lost control of his car and almost died.

However, Allen’s bandmates helped him make a special drum set to compensate for him losing his left arm in the wreck.

The band’s next album became their most popu-

lar, as 1987’s “Hysteria” features hits that resonate today, including “Animal,” “Love Bites,” “Armageddon It,” “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and the title track, “Hysteria.” The album has sold more than 25 million copies.

Though Def Leppard has released several albums in recent years, none have come close in sales to “Hysteria.” The band has been on a seemingly endless tour for the past three decades. From April to October, Def Leppard and opening act Poison, a fellow 80s rock band, sold out venues throughout the U.S., Mexico and South America.

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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen will present his “Drums for Peace” art collection at two Wentworth Galleries in Atlanta on Saturday.

“Rick Allen: Drums for Peace,” which is showcased exclusively at Wentworth Gallery locations throughout the U.S., features originals, limited editions, the painted drum series, mixed media originals and the Wearable Art Collection.

He chose to appear in person with his collection on Veterans Day since he’s spent the past dozen years working with veterans.

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Elmo will take the stage this week as part of “Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party!” at Gwinnett’s Infinite Energy Arena.

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and adults have grown up watching her and there’s expectations.”

Melissa Gallagher said Gallagher, 30, plays a it doesn’t take her long to fun-loving fairy known for get into character when she her spellcasting in “Sesame dons the light blue dress Street Live! Let’s Party!,” and magic wand as Abby which visits Infinite Energy Cadabby for “Sesame Arena this week. Abby is at Street Live! Let’s Party!” the heart of the story, which — the role she’ll be playfeatures Elmo, Big Bird, ing this week as the show Oscar the Grouch, Cookie comes to Gwinnett.

Monster and Grover, who “Abby’s bubbly and go on several kid-friendly sparkly and wants to have adventures throughout the fun, and that’s something I two-act, 75-minute show. can relate to because that’s The furry creatures exmy personality,” Gallagher plore a wintry wonderland said. “But at the same time, when Abby’s magic goes there’s a lot of pressure awry, take flight with Big since so many children Bird so they can to learn Staff Correspondent

about some of his fabulous feathered friends, and discover new cultures in an interactive Spanish lesson with Rosita.

“It’s a musically driven show that includes the audience the whole time, so it’s very interactive,” said Gallagher, a native of Birmingham, Ala. “In normal shows, you are out there performing and the audience is just watching, so there’s that wall between the performers and audience. In our show, there is no wall.”

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by Paul Decker, is fueled by many of the songs, including “I Love Trash” and “C is for Cookie,” that have been featured on the TV show Sesame Street, which debuted in November 1969.

“The characters, songs and lessons of Sesame Street are timeless because adults and children feel encouraged to participate in the content,” said Nicole Feld, the show’s producer.

“For this new approach to ‘Sesame Street Live!,’ my vision as a producer, and also as a parent, is to create an equally engaging live experience that welcomes the entire family to dance, sing and play with these fun characters and each other.”

The show came to fruition as part of a partnership between Feld Entertainment Inc. and the nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop.

“Sesame Workshop is proud to partner with Feld Entertainment on this

new chapter for ‘Sesame Street Live!’” said Scott Chambers, Sesame Workshop’s senior vice president and general manager of North America Media and Licensing. “We are both committed to creating experiences that deepen our connection with families, and this new production supports Sesame’s mission of helping children grow smarter, stronger and kinder in an unforgettable way.”

“Sesame Street Live!

Let’s Party!” represents the next chapter for the lovable children’s TV show.

“The music and choreography are amazing, and the audience will really feel like they are a part of the show,” said Gallagher, who is making her debut as a Sesame Street character after being a dancer for Disney Cruise Line and Disney Live! “It’s a

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big honor to be part of the Sesame Street family because it’s something so many of us grew up watching. Parents watched it growing up, and now they get to share their experience with their kids who are watching it now.”

Gallagher urges the audience to arrive early. Before the show, children will be invited onto the stage to meet and take pictures with their favorite characters.

Kids will also be given the chance to create artwork that could be displayed on stage during the show.

“We want kids to feel that they are part of the party in every way we can,” she said. “We know how much Sesame Street means to them.”

Woodruff Arts Center to host family events in November FROM STAFF REPORTS

Blackbird by Ashley Bryan, a play about beauty being Family Fun at The found within ourselves, as Woodruff Arts Center well as “Alice Between,” a returns from 1 to 4 p.m. modern take on Lewis Carevery Sunday starting this rol’s Alice in Wonderland weekend by offering free that connects Alice to her educational and artistic first day of seventh grade. programming. The event al- Admission is first-come, lows for families to engage first-served. in artmaking, musicals and The Atlanta Symphony drop-in acting classes for Orchestra will perform its artistic minds as well as art Fall Musicale in Symphony from around the world.

Hall, designed for black The Alliance Theand Latin students pursuing atre will be putting on a a career in music. It will performance of Beautiful also put on an instrument

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At the High Museum of Art, there will also be a chance to experience art galleries, too. Special highlights include Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan as well as African folktales to jazz and literature.

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Aurora Theatre wins 10 Suzi Bass Awards

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artists, staff, patrons, board members and sponsors that have helped to make The Aurora Theatre Aurora Theatre a strong and won 10 Suzi Bass Awards, dynamic organization.” which are Atlanta’s equivaThe Aurora Theatre’s lent to the Tony Awards, biggest winner was “The this week at the Conant Bridges of Madison CounPerforming Arts Center at ty,” which took home seven Oglethorpe University, a awards — more than any milestone victory for Gwin- other theater won for their nett County’s only profesproductions combined. sional theater.

The show, which ran “With the magnificent from March 9 to April 16, work being produced in brought to the stage Robert Atlanta by all of these James Waller’s 1992 bestamazing organizations, I selling novel, “The Bridges continue to be inspired and of Madison County,” that motivated to raise the bar sold about 50 million copat Aurora Theatre,” said ies worldwide. Director Anthony Rodriguez, the Bartlett Sher’s version of theatre’s co-founder and the story as a Broadway producing artistic direcmusical won two Tony tor. “I am grateful for the Awards in 2014. And of Staff Correspondent

course, Clint Eastwood’s film of the same name that he directed in 1995 grossed more than $182 million at the worldwide box office.

The Aurora Theatre’s rendition earned Suzi Bass Awards for Kevin Frazier (Outstanding Lighting Design Musical), Daniel Pope (Outstanding Sound Design Musical), Kristin Markiton (Outstanding Lead Female in a Musical), Travis Smith (Outstanding Lead Male in a Musical), Justin Anderson (Outstanding Direction of a Musical), Ann-Carol Pence (Outstanding Musical Direction) and the show won for Outstanding Production of a Musical.

Anderson, however, wasn’t in attendance to

accept the award, as he is in Albania, directing the Shakespearean comedy “Twelfth Night.”

“Theater here (in Albania) is becoming a new beacon of hope for a people longing to live, not just survive, particularly for the younger generations,” Anderson, the Aurora Theatre’s associate artistic director, said in a statement. “I’ve witnessed this firsthand through a series of performances I’ve been able to see here. All this to say, even in our most dire organizational circumstances, in the midst of our deepest frustrations with government entities or a disgruntled patron or donor, never forget that story still matters. It’s still chang-

ing minds, hearts and lives.

Not just 5,000 miles away, but in our own backyards.”

Anderson’s win marked the second time he triumphed in the category. He also claimed the award for Aurora’s “Les Misérables,” which sold a venue-record 10,763 tickets for its 43 performances — an average of 250 a show — during January 2015.

Valerie Payton was nominated for Outstanding Featured Female Actor in a Musical for her work in “The Bridges of Madison County,” while Rob Cleveland and Matt Lewis were nominated for Outstanding Featured Male Actor in a Musical for their roles in the performance. Julie Allardice

Ray was nominated for Outstanding Scenic Design in a Musical for her contribution to the show.

The Aurora Theatre won Suzi Bass Awards for Outstanding Theatre for Young Audiences Design Team and for Outstanding Theatre for Young Audiences Production for “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.”

The Aurora Theatre also claimed the Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding World Premier for “Singles in Agriculture.”

“Our staff is small, but we are mighty,” said Pence, who co-founded the theater with Rodriguez and is Aurora’s associate producer.

“And we are changing the world.”

Tannery Row Artist Colony announces fall juried show winners Each year the Tannery Row Artist Colony in Buford conducts a juried show which is eagerly anticipated by visual arts enthusiasts in the region. This year was no exception in regard to the quality of entries, but an exception in that more artists were recognized in the “honorable mention” category.

The 2017 Fall Juried Art Exhibit opened Oct. 14 and will run through Nov. 24.

The exhibition is open to the public from noon to 5 p.m.

Tuesdays through Saturdays.

The Tannery Row Artist Colony is located at 554 West Main Street.

More than 120 works of art are featured in the exhibition created by more than 64 individual artists.

Acrylic, oil, and watercolor painting, mixed media, and fiber, along with sculpture,

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painting, “First Snow.”

The work is a depiction of Robbin’s husband, Tracy, standing in the front yard of their home with the couple’s Labrador retrievers after a memorable Georgia snowstorm in 2011.

“I remember that it was so white and quiet,” Robbins said. “But I felt as if there Holley Calmes was a sound I could hear and feel, even though it was photography and ceramquiet.” ics are among the media Second place was represented. awarded to Judy Isaak for Tannery Row selected her ceramic wall installation, Paula Linder as this year’s “We All Begin the Same.” juror. Lindner has served Isaak’s artwork consists as assistant director of the of seven round baby faces Quinlan Visual Arts Center with varying expressions of since 2009 and has been a disquiet or peace, as well as juror for various exhibitions various skin tones, includin Georgia. ing a purple-faced baby in Linder selected Gena Bro- the middle. Isaak says the die Robbins for this year’s artwork was inspired by first place prize for her oil her new granddaughter,

Gena Brodie Robbins earned the first-place prize for her oil painting, “First Snow.”

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the cycle of life and how babies express themselves.

“I also wanted to demonstrate, that no matter what our skin color, we all start out the same,” Isaak said.

Third place went to George Nock for his metal sculpture, “Samburu Warrior.” The 4-foot-high piece depicts one of the semiNomadic people from North Central Kenya.

The unusual event of

having eight honorable mentions became a happy occurrence for the eight artists chosen and indicative of the overall excellence of the art produced.

The eight artists honored for honorable mention are: Stephen Eidsen, “Path of Totality;” Margot Longreen, “Charlestown;” Kelley Turley, Dream of Reason;” K. Campbell, “The Bird Has Flown;” Elizabeth

Bame, “Mountain Top;” Debra Yaun, “Turtle Dance;” Janis Hughes, “Cornucopia Totem;” and David Gentry, “Texas Wildflower 2-Step.”

Tannery Row Artist Colony is a collective of 15 visual artists who maintain studios in a visually inspiring environment of the historic tannery building in Buford.

The next exhibition will be the annual event, “An Artful Holiday,” which kicks off with an Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2.

For more information, visit www.tanneryrowartistcolony.com Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@mindspring.

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Mystery solved ‘Murder’ remake a waste of time Murder on the Orient Express (PG-13) ★★★★

sounds to you like the setup for a bad bar joke, you’d be kind of right; even Peroit makes an aside to the comic nature of the scenario. It all ends in slapstick and should have never been filmed,

BY MICHAEL CLARK much less considered for Movie Critic inclusion. Right out of the gate, the filmmakers rob The fifth adaptation of themselves of precious the 1934 Agatha Christie time by creating material novel of the same name, that wasn’t present in the this “Murder on the Orient Christie novel.

Express” is a big deal for Once on board the the same reason as the train heading to Europe, 1974 version: It is stuffed the filmmakers wait until with lots of famous, once- the 45 minute mark for famous and probablythe murder to actually never-will-be-famous take place, which leaves performers usually not only 70 minutes or so to associated with ensemble investigate the crime and work. wrap everything up. Peroit When given the luxury interviews each suspect (a of length, a book offers couple of them twice) via a more information and cinematic-narrative shortunlimited reading time. hand manner — meaning Doling out over a dozen rushed and incomplete. suspects in a murder case Even omnipotent demidoesn’t seem excessive for gods with mindreading a novel, but in the context capabilities couldn’t come of a two-hour film, it’s to the type of deadly acprobably too much. It’s curate conclusions Peroit very difficult for a movie does in mere seconds of to dedicate enough time screen time, and more ofto 12 characters while ten than not, this “Murder” lavishing so much on just brings with it the same one (Kenneth Branagh as otherworldly, unbelievable Belgian detective Hercule factor of a Marvel superPeroit). Underdevelopment hero movie, minus the is all but inevitable. pyrotechnics.

Although much of the Oddly, what hinders the blame should be laid at story also provides most of the feet of screenwriter its visual appeal. Branagh Michael Green (co-scribe and Fox decided to shoot of the recent “Logan” and all of it in the near-arcane “Blade Runner 2049”), 65 mm old-style format. the buck ultimately stops That’s actual film, not digiwith director Branagh, tal, which works great in who seems to be a little too panoramic long shots but enamored with the actor becomes problematic or playing his lead character. non-effective in cramped, For the first crucial 20 close-quarter interiors — minutes, Branagh establike those found on a train. lishes Peroit with specBranagh attempts some tacular widescreen shots odd camera angles — exin Jerusalem and Istanbul. tended shots from above Exacting, egomaniacal and — without realizing all we with a moustache that has see are the tops of characits own moustache, Peroit ter’s heads and not their solves a crime where three faces. In a story where clerics (a rabbi, a priest nuance is everything, this and a Muslim ulema) are is a crippling, deal-killer suspects in the theft of a approach. Watching people religious artifact. If this standing motionless with-

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movies out seeing them talk or the expressions on their faces is pointless and adds nothing to the narrative.

To go into the names, motivations, traits and so forth of the characters here would take up three times the allotted space, so we won’t. Let’s instead first include the major stars — those identified on the poster as either Oscar nominees (Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp) or Oscar winners (Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz) and those with less awards but still high profiles (Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, recent “Star Wars” heroine Daisy Ridley, “Hamilton” cast member Leslie Odom Jr.).

They all have pretty big roles here and add greatly to the overall thrust of the story. Sad to say, they were likely hired for the same reasons as those in the 1974 production — drawing power.

Whether for good or bad, the on-screen talent is there not because of prowess but more because of familiarity — some on the way up, most on the way down. Of all of them, Pfeiffer fares the best — thanks in part to her raw skills but also because her character is given the most with which to work.

Everyone else is kept at arm’s length, as not to overshadow Peroit or to push the running length beyond two hours.

When Christie’s novel came out in 1934, it was a watershed murder/mystery work. It flip-flopped expectations and sold like hotcakes. The 1974 movie did a good job thanks to the cast (Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar for her participation), but now both it and the novel feel extremely dated. This is not a slam on the otherwise brilliant director Sidney Lumet — he did the best job possible at the time.

Branagh’s biggest failure was remaking a film without doing anything different. Given the short expectations of current audiences, he should have set this film in modern day From top to bottom, with current gadgets — a Johnny Depp stars smartphone here, a laptop as Edward Ratchthere — and tossed in a ett, Daisy Ridley as modern, real-life crime Miss Mary Debenreference in order to rope ham and Michelle in new audiences without Pfeiffer as Caroline alienating the beyond hardHubbard in “Murder on the Orient core Christie devotees.

Express.” (Special Remaking just for sake Photos: Twentieth of remaking with higherCentury Fox) end production values is just a waste of time.

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BY MICHAEL CLARK some viewers who will Movie Critic eventually grow fatigued and drained. For others — particularly veterans and Notable for being the first feature film about the their families — all of it will hit too close to home, current U.S. wars writand watching the movie ten and directed by an could do actually more active duty member of the harm than good. military, the documentary The movie — as it “No Greater Love” presshould be — is intense ents a unique perspective but also carries with it an that is absent from simiair of hope and closes on larly themed live action an up note. Roberts has productions.

Bookended with the made a raw and visceral reunion that brought back film and shows promise together soldiers staas a budding documentioned in the most dangertarian, and it will be ous area of Afghanistan The No Slack unit of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division are seen in the documentary “No Greater Love.” (Special interesting to see what he (Kunar) in 2010-11, the comes up with next.

Photo) film was overseen by If this doesn’t sound is a member of the clergy very crazy or a mixture of suffer a higher percentage companied by the footage like something you’d Justin Roberts, an Army in a war zone — is he is chaplain who served as the two. like to see, you can still of casualties than any oth- he shot that started what prohibited from carryboth the platoon’s spiriThis band of soldiers do something to help the er branch of the military, they are currently going ing a firearm. The idea of — known collectively as tual leader and camera brave men and women so it’s easy to understand through and might not being one of the few unoperator.

No Slack — were part who unselfishly serve these same fighters have ever fully get over.

Being in many of the armed people — and that of the 101st Airborne our country. Please visit a higher rate of PTSD. Roberts’ delicate balright places at the right includes native civilian Division, frequently nogreaterlovemovie.com/ Throughout, Roberts ance of carnage on the times, Roberts captured children — amidst bombs referred to as “the tip of intertwines interviews battlefield and subsequent give and select an organiimages only a soldier and bullets with only a the spear.” These are the zation to make a donawith survivors, and we psychological fallout in could. But what’s more camera and his faith to soldiers that generally get get a firsthand rendering its wake is always moving tion.

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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ film fans

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week:“Thor: Ragnarok.” To be a film fan, email features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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OVERALL IMPRESSION

Pass: Very good action scenes; Lots of humor; fairly good acting; a storyline that doesn’t take itself entirely seriously.

Fail: Plot that borrows heavily from other sci-fi movies; a lot of reliance on CGI at the expense of good storytelling; otherwise, “Thor: Ragnarok” is a very good popcorn-muncher.

The entire cast does a very creditable job. While none of them will see an Oscar nomination for their performance, everyone seemed to have a lot of fun making this flick.

Marvel Comics fans who follow the “Avengers” series of films will really get a kick out of “Thor: Ragnarok.” It’s nearly as much fun as the “Guardians of the Galaxy” flicks and is quite a hoot at times.

The silver screen is the best medium for “Thor: Ragnarok” in order to get the full effect of the cinematography and CGI.

What “Thor: Ragnarok” lacks mostly is originality of plot. It practically steals its storyline from 1985’s “Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome” for much of the film, plus the aforementioned “Guardians of the Galaxy.” However, this is mostly overcome by good performances and lots of witty dialogue and bantering, plus a good pace set by New Zealander director Taika Waititi. Overall, “Thor: Ragnarok” is a fun ride with plenty of wink-wink, nudgenudge moments and good times for all.

Pass: This film has an intriguing plot, hilarious lines and great action scenes — all portrayed in breathtaking detail and color. The ancient mythological wolf Fenris is awe-inspiring in his size and ferocity, and the other magical, fantastical elements of this film pop off the screen so vividly, viewers believe (at least for a short time) that they could really be real.

Fail: The least successful part for me was the plot. It was interesting, incorporating a lot of nods at Norse mythology and previous Marvel films, which I appreciated. However, there were some plot specifics that didn’t make sense. The last we saw of Hulk before this film was him crashing his jet into the ocean. How did this somehow lead him to another realm several planets away?

Chris Hemsworth was great.

He’s funny at the right times and serious at others. He does a good job of embodying the powerful entity of Thor. He’s an endearing Thor, one that’s easy for viewers to connect with.

Fans of the action/ comedy genre will appreciate this film the most. It’s similar to “Guardians of the Galaxy” in its situational humor. This film had the theater I sat in laughing out loud several times.

I would see this movie in theaters rather than wait for the Blu-ray. The best part of it for me was the visual effects, and you really can’t get the full experience without the theater screen and sound system (unless you’re very rich, of course).

I have friends who saw this movie with me, and even though they generally don’t like superhero films, they told me they really enjoyed it. They said they had to get over the weirdness of the aliens and otherworldly setting, as well as the references to Norse mythology which they didn’t understand. But, after that, they thought it was great. Like every film, it has some areas where it could have improved. But, most of these are minor issues and, overall, this is an excellent film that everyone should see.

Pass: Director Taika Waititi successfully blends the comedic elements of “Guardians of the Galaxy” with the retro, sci-fi feel of the ’80s “Flash Gordon” movie. There are many moments of levity and plenty of action here, and it is certainly a movie that attempts to take you to a whole different universe.

Fail: The plot is thin, and the way the movie is constructed, it jumps awkwardly between plot lines, often leaving things dangling and unresolved in a peculiar way. Poor Idris Elba, portraying Heimdall, has a scene or two early on and then is forgotten about for what seemed like a third of the movie. And Benedict Cumberbatch, in his fun and quirky portrayal of Doctor Strange, is regrettably only in one scene.

Jeff Goldblum (as Grandmaster) steals a lot of the show with his outrageous costumes, makeup and hair, and constant mugging. My favorite performance, however, was probably that of Cate Blanchett, who plays the evil sister, Hela. She combines fierceness and sexiness in a very unique package, and she is compelling in her many scenes.

This is for all you Marvel Studios fanboys. Teenagers will enjoy the action sequences and abundance of CGI. There are plenty of jokes aimed at the over30 crowd (including several sexual double entendres), which will go right over the heads of the younger crowd (watch out for references to Point Break and low-brow jokes about orgies and various body parts).

The effects might make it worth seeing on the big screen, but you don’t need to see it in 3-D. There are only a few obvious gags that would add to the appeal in 3-D, in my opinion.

Lots of other big name actors appear, some more briefly than others (watch for Anthony Hopkins, Zachary Levi, Sam Neill and the ever-watchable Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk). Be sure to look out for Stan Lee in his brief (yet hilarious) cameo as Thor’s barber. A word of caution to parents: Though this film is rated PG-13, I think it is one of the most violent PG-13s I have seen in a long time. There are many on-screen deaths, some bloody, by knives, swords, countless gunshots and even a beheading. It is very concerning that this kind of violence is now deemed appropriate for young teens. For anyone under 17, I’d recommend parental guidance.

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

• LBJ (R) — 4 stars Woody Harrelson turns in a very impressive performance in this biopic of Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Set during the time of Johnson’s vice presidency to JFK and the aftermath of JFK’s assassination, Harrelson is able to have, according to director Rob Reiner, “the humanity and sensitivity to play all the parts of Johnson that were insecure, and he has a great sense of humor, which Johnson had.” Check out this one if you are a fan of Harrelson, history, politics or biographies. — Alex Tostado • Suburbicon (R) — 3 stars Director George Clooney weaves a story of 1950s racial animus and a murder

mystery in this different sort of thriller starring Matt Damon and, in dual roles, Julianne Moore.

— Michael Buckelew • The Foreigner (R) — 3 stars Jackie Chan brings a hidden past a father’s vengeance to this political-action thriller, also starring Pierce Brosnan. Chan loses his daughter to a terrorist bombing in London and follows Brosnan’s roots to the culprits. This movie is action-packed and garners a few laughs, but mostly keeps a dark tone.

Leave the kids at home for this movie outing. — AT • Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (R) — 4 stars Luke Evans plays William Moulton Marston, creator of the Wonder Woman

character of DC Comics fame and the hit film from this summer.

“Professor” tells how Marston and his wife, Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), met Olive Byrne (Bella Heathcote) at Harvard. Their unconventional love triangle, mostly with all three parties on

equal footing, is explored in a manner that is interesting yet definitely not for young Wonder Woman fans. The genesis of many Wonder Woman traits is seen throughout, including the combined personalities of Elizabeth and Olive and the polygraph machineinspired lasso of truth.

— MB • Happy Death Day (PG-13) — 3 stars It’s “Groundhog Day” reimagined as a horror film starring a stuck-up sorority sister (Jessica Rothe) instead of Bill Murray. A smart riff on the genre, this piece of bloodstained fluff is more fun than you’d expect.

“HDD” employs the usual tropes — jump scares, the seemingly unstoppable killer — to surprising comedic effect.

— Khari J. Sampson

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COMING SOON TO OWN • “Atomic Blonde” (Nov. 14): Charlize Theron stars as a Cold War-era MI6 operative who gets very physical and lethal toward her enemies. (R) • “Wind River” (Nov. 14): An FBI agent and a tracker (Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner) work together to probe a murder on a reservation. (R) • “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (Nov. 21): Samuel L. Jackson plays an assassin who needs a longtime nemesis (Ryan Reynolds) as his protector. (R) • “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (Nov. 21): In director Luc Besson’s fantasyadventure, a futuristic law enforcer (Dane DeHaan) tries to keep a metropolis — and the whole universe — together. (PG-13)

• “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” (Nov. 28): Changes in seasons mean changes for Lorelai and Rory (Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel) in this sequel miniseries. (Not rated) • “Logan Lucky” (Nov.

28): Brothers (Channing Tatum, Adam Driver) break a convict (Daniel Craig)

out of prison to help in their planned speedway heist. (PG-13)

Written by Aaron Sorkin (based on his own stage play) and directed by Rob Reiner, “A Few Good Men” is a courtroom thriller which tests and questions morality, the law, unspoken ritual and many shades of military gray. Tom Cruise stars as a Navy lawyer would rather deal than fight who is teamed up with a fiesty, bythe-book type (Demi Moore) called on to defend two soldiers who are accused of the murder of another at Guantanamo Bay under the exacting command

of Colonel Nathan Jessup (an Oscar nominated Jack Nicholson).

Technical specs: aspect ratio: Widescreen (2.39:1/2160p), audio: English (Dolby Atmos), six other languages (Dolby Digital 5.1), subtitles: English and eight other languages.

Special features include: • 2 Featurettes • Filmmaker commentary • Additional Blu-ray Disc and digital copy • First edition slipcover packaging Sony, $24.99

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‘Unique opportunity’ Smart’s kidnapping, rescue recalled in films

BY GEORGE DICKIE

result. And Saturday Nov. 18, on Lifetime, the two-hour madefor-TV movie “I Am Elizabeth On June 5, 2002, 14-year-old Smart” dramatizes her ordeal Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped in detail, with Alana Boden from her bedroom in her parents’ (“Ride”) playing Smart and Salt Lake City home by religious Skeet Ulrich (“Riverdale”) and fanatic Brian David Mitchell, Deirdre Lovejoy (“The Blackthus beginning a 280-day ordeal list”) as her captors, Mitchell and of rape, drugging, starvation Wanda Barzee. and bizarre religious rituals that “It’s funny because, when I ended the following March with got home, I think I swore up and her self-enabled rescue. down that I was never going to It’s a story that got considerwrite a book, I was never going able media coverage immedito do a movie. I wanted it all ately afterward, and now it’s to disappear. I wanted it all to delved into more deeply in two go away, and honestly, I think programs airing this week. that’s a pretty natural response,” In the two-part documentary Smart told a recent gathering “Elizabeth Smart: Autobiograof journalists in Beverly Hills, phy,” airing Sunday and MonCalif. “And for years, I felt that day, Nov. 12 and 13, on A&E way, but little by little, I started Network, the now 29-year-old to become more involved in Smart provides previously untold advocacy. And I started meetdetails and new information on ing more survivors and meether nine-month nightmare and ing other people who had gone the perspective she’s gained as a through similar things.

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Skeet Ulrich and Alana Boden star in the new Lifetime movie “I Am Elizabeth Smart,” airing Nov. 18 on Lifetime. (Special Photo)

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out there who struggle every day because they feel like they are alone. They feel like nobody possibly understands what they are going through. Nobody else understands how they feel. And how can they continue? …

“Nobody deserves to be hurt.

And so I have felt, as I’ve gone on more and more into this world, that I feel like I do need to share my story for that very reason.”

In the telepic, Smart (who served as a producer on both — Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping survivor films) is held captive in the Utah wilderness and ranted at “And as I got older … I by her captors that it was divine became more involved, until will that she be taken from her eventually it’s kind of my world family. Despite that, she says now, I realized that I have an op- she managed to keep a healthy portunity. I have a unique oppor- attitude about her faith thanks to tunity to share my story because her upbringing. there are so many other survivors “I grew up in a conservaAnd as I got older … I became more involved, until eventually it’s kind of my world now, I realized that I have an opportunity. I have a unique opportunity to share my story because there are so many other survivors out there who struggle every day because they feel like they are alone.”

tive Christian home,” she said.

“And having had 14 years of a wonderful family, of coming from a very secure background, having been taught (by) my parents from as far back as I can remember, to all of a sudden being taken, being told that God commanded them to hurt me, God had been commanded to do all these terrible things to me, that was just sort of night and day for me.

“So it never changed my view on God because the 14 years prior to that, I’d always been told, ‘You’ll know a person by their actions. No matter what they say, if they’re a good person, they’ll be doing good things.’

“And these people weren’t good. They were hurting me. So clearly they weren’t people of God.”

PBS’ ‘Beyond a Year in Space’ shows Mars isn’t so far away

BY GEORGE DICKIE

last year’s Emmywinning In the quest to put a man “A Year on Mars, the lessons learned in Space” from Scott Kelly’s year on that airs the International Space StaWednestion are invaluable — among day, Scott them what happens to the Nov. 15 Kelly human body after it returns (check loto full gravity. cal listings), follows the PBS’ “Beyond a Year in recently-retired American Space,” the follow-up to astronaut after his return to OnTV Today

Earth on March 1, 2016, thus completing a recordbreaking 340-day stay in orbit. It tracks him as he undergoes extensive medical testing and begins to feel the physical toll of an extended period in space. At the same time, his twin brother, fellow astronaut Mark Kelly, underwent the same testing, which gave scientists a unique picture of the differ-

ences between what space and Earth environments do to two people of identical genetic makeup.

And while Scott Kelly’s symptoms — which included inflammation, sore muscles, stiff joints, skin sensitivity and flu-like symptoms — were annoying, they weren’t debilitating, though he does admit he had been less than enthusiastic about

going back into space for about a year after his return.

“I think what I said soon after I got back …,” he said, “‘You know I would definitely fly in space again for a year, but I wouldn’t do it a second time.’ You know, in other words, having not done it before, I would do it again. I think I’m far enough away from it now that if you asked me the same question,

‘Would you do it again?’

I would say, ‘Absolutely!’

And I would do it a second time. Yeah, sign me up.

“I think the further we get away from anything in our lives that may be difficult or challenging, you know, you kind of forget about the hard stuff and think more about the stuff that was easy and the stuff that was fun and why you did it.”

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