Gwinnett Daily Post — September 6, 2017

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Lake Lanier drowning victim remembered Mother: College student, 21, was loved for ‘easy spirit’

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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The mother of a college student who drowned in Lake Lanier late last week described her youngest son as a “cherub of a child” who couldn’t resist the outdoors.

“Everybody loved him

and everybody wanted to hang out with him because he was such an easy spirit,” said Stephanie O’Shields.

“We’ll miss him terribly.”

On Friday, Bailey Dean O’Shields, 21, made the drive from Suncoast Technical College and Institute in Florida to the place where he’d grown up in Suwanee.

He was home to spend Labor Day weekend with some of the friends and family who loved him so much.

But as social as O’Shields was, his mother said she wasn’t surprised when he told her he was headed to the lake alone at about 5 p.m. to Jet Ski. “That was truly his happy

place,” she said. “He had done it dozens of times before.”

O’Shields promised to come home in a few hours to have dinner with his mother. Then he headed out to the lake.

It was the last time anyone saw him alive.

Stephanie O’Shields

started worrying about her son when he didn’t respond to a text from his father Bailey Dean O’Shields at about 6 p.m. When she called his cellphone at about 7:15 p.m., Bailey O’Shields didn’t answer.

A Gwinnett County fire official did.

Firefighters from Gwinnett and Hall Counties, as well as Georgia DNR and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, descended on Lake Lanier at about 6:55 p.m. when somebody called 911 to report a Jet Ski circling the lake about 100 feet from

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Snellville man charged in drug-running sting at USPS FROM STAFF REPORTS

Mohseen Meghjani, a student at Peachtree Ridge High School, works at the Duluth branch of Delta Community Credit Union as part of the organization’s high school apprentice program. The program this year has 24 students who work across the metro Atlanta area. (Special Photos)

‘The word’s out’

Credit union’s high school apprentice program grows

BY KEITH FARNER

based learning programs.

In Gwinnett, High school students often students come to Delta Community work in Delta Credit Union to avoid the branches typical teenage jobs. Years in Duluth, later, they regularly find Snellville and Jeffrey Clark themselves still with the Suwanee. organization.

ApprenThat’s not yet the case tices must complete the same for Brookwood High seprofessional training as adult nior Jeremiah Adeola, 17, employees before beginning who works at the Snellville jobs as bank tellers. branch of the credit union.

While the 2017 class is But if his older colleagues already in place in branches are any indication, he has a throughout metro Atlanta, solid chance to forge a castudents interested in enrollreer with the credit union. ing in future apprentice proAdeola is one of three grams may contact their high Gwinnett students this school’s work-based learning semester who is working in coordinator for application the high school apprentice information. program that began 11 years “Our high school apprenago with just two students tices receive not only job participating. This year the training and a paycheck. program includes 24 stuThey are exposed to lessons dents from across the metro in financial responsibility, Atlanta area — its largest customer service and interclass —including Adepersonal skills which will ola, Mohseen Meghjani of Jeremiah Adeola is a 17-year old senior at Brookwood High benefit them throughout Peachtree Ridge and Jeffrey School working in the high school apprentice program at the life,” said Delta CommuSnellville branch of Delta Community Credit Union.

Clark of Collins Hill. nity CEO Hank Halter. “In A total of 114 students return, Delta Community have gone through the train- sources, lending, regulatory with our full-time frontline connects with bright, harding since its inception, and compliance and consumer employees. It does help working students who give credit union officials said credit services. with the recruiting, it does valuable support to our about 48 percent of those “The students themselves help seed the company with front-line employees, which former apprentices remain are a shot in the arm,” said future talent.” enables us to provide even with the organization.

Gary Fisher, a human reDelta Community’s HSA better service to our memSeveral have moved beyond sources recruiter with Delta Program candidates are bers.” their original teller jobs to Community who started the identified through select See STUDENTS, Page 9A positions into human reprogram. “They help out metro Atlanta schools’ workStaff Correspondent

ATLANTA — A U.S. Postal Service employee from Snellville was one of 16 USPS workers across metro Atlanta charged with accepting bribes to deliver drugs following a wide-reaching sting operation.

Aurthamis O. Burch, a.k.a Tank, 46, of Snellville worked as a letter carrier assigned to the Doraville Post Office.

Federal prosecutors have accused him and 15 other USPS employees of taking money from a person they believed was a drug trafficker using the U.S. mail to ship cocaine — multiple kilograms at a time — into the Atlanta area.

Three separate indictments detailing the charges were unsealed last Tuesday.

According to U.S. Attorney John Horn, the employees are accused of providing special addresses to a drug trafficker to ship packages of cocaine in exchange for the bribe payments. The employees then allegedly intercepted the packages and delivered them to the drug trafficker.

But they didn’t know that the drug trafficker was working with law enforcement, and the packages they delivered contained fake drugs.

“Postal employees are entrusted to perform a vital service as they travel

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Local boy to feature in Down Syndrome Society’s video

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Over the summer, Lawrenceville resident Melissa Kiefer snapped a picture of her 4-year-old son playing with bubbles in their yard.

Now that photo of Noah Kiefer will appear on the big screen on Times Square to help shed light on the contributions and milestones of people with Down syndrome.

“We are going to New York next week for the premiere,” Melissa Kiefer said.

The video will be feaNoah Kiefer tured as part of the National Down Syndrome Society’s annual Times Square Video presentation Sept. 16. It’s a presentation that features photographs of children, teens and adults with Down syndrome.

“These collective images promote the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome,” according to a press release.

Those are important values to the Kiefers. Melissa Kiefer said she and her family want people to understand that kids with Down syndrome “are just like

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Snellville fire possibly caused by cigarette displaces seven

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One of the occupants of the home on Meadowchase Court reported the fire at about 2:51 p.m.

“Crews arrived to find smoke and flames showing from the front of a two-story, wood-frame house over a basement,” Gwinnett County Firefighter Capt. Tommy Rutledge said. “Flames were already extending to the second floor and attic as the first fire truck deployed attack hose lines.”

One adult occupant was home when the fire broke

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“The occupant told fire-

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Guzman-Perez said he thought Rodriguez-Vances broke her neck. He took her pulse and couldn’t feel anything.

“At that moment, he panicked and put her body in some orange trash bags,” according to the summary.

“He stated that he placed her body in the trunk of their car and then dumped it behind his work place.”

During Guzman-Perez’s trial last week, it became apparent that still may not have been the full story. The medical examiner testified that the Rodriguez-Vances body did not have any broken bones — not even a broken neck.

She said it was difficult to determine the exact cause of death because of decomposition, but that “she could not exclude subtle forms of asphyxiation and that one plastic bag was specifically taped around the victim’s neck causing a life-threatening situation.

She ruled the death a homicide and, on Aug. 31, the jury convicted GuzmanPerez of that homicide and of concealing his wife’s body.

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Oct. 7, 2015, when her Guzman-Perez said he neighbor, Victor Ruiz, said didn’t want her to take her he saw Rodriguez-Vences cell phone because he’d and Guzman-Perez return bought it for her. He said home to their apartment Rodriguez-Vences broke complex at 491 Huff St. the phone and told him not from work at about 12:15 to call their pastor or family a.m. members. She wouldn’t be “Mr. Ruiz stated that staying with any of them. after that date, he never saw He told detectives she Yamilet again,” according to took about $1,700 with her a summary of trial evidence. in cash before she left.

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Firefighters work to put out a fire possibly caused by a discarded cigarette in Snellville on Monday afternoon.

(Photo: Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services)

Thompson Mill Road in unincorporated Buford was temporarily blocked after a dump truck flipped over near West Rock Quarry Road on Tuesday afternoon.

A bystander saw the overturned dump truck at about 3:30 p.m. and called 911. “(Fire) crews arrived to find the male driver conscious and breathing,” said

A dump truck flipped over in unincorporated Buford on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services)

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“He was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville with nonlife-threatening injuries.”

The truck was carrying

a load of sand when its driver veered off the roadway, and the truck tipped over. The fire department’s hazmat unit dealt with a slight fuel leak from the saddle tank after the wreck.

Alleged MS-13 member accused of Va. murder arrested in Norcross From StaFF reportS An alleged gang member wanted for a murder in Virginia was arrested in Norcross this weekend.

Hector Amaya-Gamez is a Salvadoran national who entered the United States illegally. He’s allegedly a member of a gang called MS-13, also known as Mara Salvatrucha.

Amaya-Gamez was wanted for first-degree murder in Prince William County in Virginia when a fugitive operations team assigned to

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Hector Operations AmayaAtlanta Gamez arrested him at the QuikTrip at 6065 Singleton Road on Sunday.

Amaya-Gamez is being held in Gwinnett County jail pending his extradition to Prince William County. ICE

has also lodged an immigration detainer against him, meaning the agency will try to remove him from the U.S. after any prison sentence he may receive for his alleged crimes in Virginia.

“Members of the public who have information about foreign fugitives are urged to contact ICE by calling the ICE tip line at 1(866)347-2423 or internationally at 001-1802-872-6199,” according to a press release.

“They can also file a tip online by completing ICE’s online tip form.”

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Local comic book store raising funds for Texas shop affected by Hurricane Harvey

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Buying Atlanta-based AfterShock comic books or graphic novels from both branches of a locally owned comic book shop during the month of September could help a Texas business affected by Hurricane Harvey.

“We hope comic book shops and their patrons in the Houston area recover quickly,” Galactic Quest Comics posted on its Facebook page on Friday.

Galactic Quest Comics has two stores — one in Buford and one in downtown Lawrenceville. Both are about 900 miles from the devastation Hurricane Harvey brought to Houston.

But it only took one Facebook message for Galactic Quest owner Kevin Puttkammer to realize he wanted his stores to help with comics-based relief efforts.

Soon after the hurricane made landfall in Texas, a woman named Jen King created a Facebook group that posted news about comic book stores in the path of Harvey. The page connected those shops with other comic book store owners around the United States.

Puttkammer became a part of that group. That’s where he saw a message from the owner of a shop there called Space Cadets.

Above left, Kyle Puttkammer, owner of Galactic Quest comic book stores in Lawrenceville and Buford, stands before comic book paraphernalia at his Buford store. (Photo: Brendan Sullivan) Above right, musical duo Ricky and Bambi perform at a benefit concert at Galactic Quest Comics in Buford to benefit a comic book shop affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas. (Photo: Facebook)

“She said, ‘Our customers aren’t going to be coming in for a while and things aren’t going to be the greatest out here.

What should I do,’” Puttkammer said.

Puttkammer understood what Space Cadets was up against.

He knew that even a few days without customers could devastate a local comic book store, and he wanted Galactic Quest to help Space Cadets in some meaningful way. So he reached out to Joe Pruett, publisher and Chief Compliance Officer of AfterShock.

Pruett and his Atlanta-based company are respected for publishing gritty and often dark comic books and graphic novels. Pruett has even won an Eisner award for his work. But Puttkammer said he also admires Pruett for his generosity.

The two teamed up quickly to create a simple fundraising effort to benefit Space Cadets.

“Everything has happened so fast,” Puttkammer said.

During September, Galactic Quest Comics will donate 100 percent of sales from all its AfterShock comic books and

graphic novels in both its Buford and Lawrenceville stores to Space Cadets in order to help keep the store going while the devastation from Hurricane Harvey clears.

Puttkammer said Galactic Quest offers about 12 AfterShock graphic novel titles and about 20 comics.

“Pruett did donate quite a bit of product there,” Puttkammer said.

The fundraiser began at both Galactic Quest stores Aug. 31.

On Saturday, the Buford location hosted a benefit concert

featuring Atlanta duo Ricky and Bambi. Guests were invited to shop through AfterShock books and to donate to Space Cadets.

“We’re excited about it,” Puttkammer said.

Neither Pruett nor Puttkammer were forced or even pressured into their outreach.

Pattkamer said he just feels a sense of empathy toward another locally owned comic book store in need.

“If that happened to me — well, it’s got to be devastating,” he said.

Snellville and entrepreneur partner to Gwinnett Tech offer office space, business incubation photography program unveils new curriculum From StaFF reportS

Entrepreneurs in the 21st century are well aware that startup enterprises aren’t necessarily looking for traditional office space in which to do business.

Josh Sweeney, who grew his software consulting firm, Atcore Systems, to 15 employees, can offer firsthand information about the challenges that finding a suitable workspace can present to an emerging business.

Atcore Systems was established in 2008 in Sweeney’s home, but he felt his office there didn’t present the level of professionalism he sought when recruiting employees and encountered other logistical headaches working out of his house. But transitioning into a conventional office environment didn’t work either.

“As we grew, we had to start looking at office space,” Sweeney said in a city of Snellville news release. “This led to the search for a temporary sublease that matched our current size but also offered an easy termination for when we reached maximum capacity. Once we outgrew this space, the only option was to move into a traditional leased office space. Companies that lease out traditional office space require multiyear commitments and also want assurances of the business’ longevity.”

Enter Snellville economic developer Eric Van Otten, who had been on the lookout for an opportunity to create a vehicle to help grow local businesses. Van Otten was introduced to Sweeney, who was volunteering at Grayson High School’s Grayson Tech Program, and the meeting resulted in the establishment of GarageWorx, a new-business incubator located at 2385 Clower St. near City Hall.

“I wasn’t sure exactly what form it would take, but after a few months, I had the vision,” said Sweeney. “Within a short time after, I received a

From StaFF reportS Photography is an engaging hobby, but it’s also an industry on the rise. There are dozens of photographyrelated occupations, including photojournalist, advertising photographer, portrait photographer, videographer, event photographer, photo editor and digital imaging specialist, among many others.

In recognizing the demand for top-drawer training in this field, Gwinnett Technical College has upgraded Above, Josh Sweeney, left, its curriculum to reflect the of GarageWorx constantly changing industry. and Snellville “Gwinnett Tech is comEconomic Demitted to being current and velopment Diin full alignment with the rector Eric Van highest industry standards Otteren, have to ensure that our students established are among the best trained GarageWorx, a new-business professionals in the indusincubator try,” photography program located at 2385 director Judith Pishnery said Clower St. near in a news release.

City Hall. Left, The college’s associate deSweeney presgree and diploma programs ents some of the facility’s of- — which cover core fundaferings. (Special mentals and myriad electives Photos) and concentrations — are comprised of six semesters call from Eric informing lease rate for the space. of hands-on instruction, lecing a proven peer-to-peer me that the DDA had an The incubator/accelera- platform to aid businesses ture, demonstration, critique opportunity for us to build tor offers three services, and lab work. In addition to to grow faster. a proof of concept. Within with a fourth service receiving a practical and in“Many people are 30 days of the discussion, pending. Entrepreneurs tensive photography educasurprised at the amount we had launched Garage- can opt for a single Hot tion, students will leave the of value that comes from Worx and were open for Desk, a permanent Dediprograms with professional working in a incubator,” members.” cated Desk or a Private photographic and business said Sweeney. “They “GarageWorx is the Office. The nice thing for discover that it’s not just skills represented in subnext step in growing an entrepreneurs is that not stantial marketing materials, about a desk. At first, entrepreneurial mindset only is workspace proresume, a print portfolio and people equate the memin Snellville and is a vided, but liked-minded a website. bership with the cost of significant effort between individuals can be found First-year students garner the desk. Later they realleaders and the DDA to on the grounds. a foundation of technical ize that the culture, the turn the tide on the city’s “Being around other motivation and the energy and creative skills, providing daytime exodus to jobs in driven entrepreneurs and from being around others education in basic camera other places,” Van Otten witnessing their achieveand exposure skills, lighting is far more valuable than said. “The City of Snellments gives you the control, video production just the desk. They are ville is known as an enenergy and drive to sucbasics, digital image postbuilding their businesses, trepreneurial community. ceed,” said Sweeney. “The building relationships and processing and output skills.

GarageWorx is focused other benefit is collabora- building a future.”

Second-year students are on growing suburban tion. GarageWorx is an “GarageWorx is a great able to pursue specialization entrepreneurship through open forum for ‘needs and way to pilot business or areas of interest, cultivathigh-paying jobs here in leads.’ Daily conversations development in Snelling and refining creative acuSnellville.” can often result in the ex- ville with the help of the men with relevant, marketGarageWorx entered change of wisdom, useful city and DDA,” added able job-related skills. into a partnership with contacts and laughs.”

Gwinnett Tech, one of DDA chair Buddy Scott. the Snellville Downtown Looking down the road, “This is a program that the state’s largest technical Development Authority to Sweeney says he would colleges with more than 140 will yield great business absorb some of the costs like to develop a formal associate degree, diploma opportunities for years to of the venture and the city accelerator and accountand certificate programs, come.” council offered its blessability program that’s offers three photography For more information, ing by establishing a fair open to anyone, with uspaths — an associate degree, visit garageworx.co/.

a photography diploma program and a certificate program.

The associate of applied science degree program includes photography classes and college-level general education courses.

The photography diploma program includes commercial photography instruction and diploma-level general education programs, and the certificate program allows students to specialize in areas of employment including digital photographic technician, photographic portrait specialist, event photography, UAV/drone photography specialist and video photography specialist, to name a few.

The associate degree and photography diploma programs are offered as full- or part-time, with day, evening and workshop courses. The certificate program can be completed in as few as three semesters.

In addition to having instructors that are degreed industry professionals with extensive industry backgrounds, Gwinnett Tech offers cutting-edge resources and touts that it offers “the best-equipped photography program in the Southeast.”

“Our students are trained on some of the best equipment in the industry,” said Pishnery. “We offer Canon DSLRs with a variety of lens choices. Our labs our outfitted with iMacs, Epson and Canon printers, and professional lighting equipment, including ProFoto, Arri and Kinoflow.”

Gwinnett Tech also has a working photography studio on campus that supports the college’s in-house photography needs and provides limited photography services to the community.

In past years, Gwinnett Tech only accepted photography students into the program during the fall semester, but spring enrollment will be offered in 2018.

The deadline for application is Nov. 2, and more information can be obtained by calling 678-226-6620 or by visiting GwinnettTech.edu/ Programs/Photography.

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Evans is in a battle with former Rep. Stacey Abrams for the Stacey DemocratEvans ic Party’s nomination in next year’s gubernatorial election.

The battle made national headlines last month when protesters, allegedly supporters of Abrams, disrupted Evans’ speech at the Netroots Nation conference in Atlanta.

Abrams’ campaign has denied any involvement in the protest.

After the breakfast, the Democratic Party plans to canvas neighborhoods in Lilburn from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to build local support for the party’s candidates in future elections.

Johnson seeking information about bystanders killed in DEA operations U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson and 13 of his congressional colleagues are demanding answers from the Departments of Justice and State about Hank Johnson reports of bystanders being killed in American counter-narcotics operations in foreign countries.

Johnson drafted a letter, which was co-signed by his colleagues, and had it sent to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, asking them to explain what the government’s response would be to the deaths.

A joint review of an effort, known as Operation Anvil, by the Offices of the Inspectors General of Justice and State showed four villagers in Ahuas, Honduras were killed in a joint effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Honduran police. Several other villagers were wounded in the incident, according to Johnson’s office.

“We waited five long years for this Inspector General Review and, though it confirms our

worst fears regarding what really happened during the tragic Ahuas incident, it also leaves many questions unanswered,” Johnson said in a statement. “The biggest question of all is: what is our government doing to fix this and make sure that, going forward, any U.S. agent involved in the loss of innocent life abroad is held accountable?”

Hice, other Georgia congressmen want protections for Georgia farmers U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., is one of nine Georgia congressmen who are asking U.S. trade officials to protect local farmers who are trying to compete with an influx of cheaper fresh fruit flowing into the country from Mexican farms.

The bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers wrote in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that they support a domestic industry provision Jody Hice dealing with antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings that the White House wants as part of NAFTA renegotiations.

The group said Mexico’s perishable and seasonable products exports have grown because of Mexican subsidies and farmers from that country selling products at lower than production cost prices.

Agricultural cash receipts in Georgia has been hurt as a result, the group said.

“Mexico’s unfair trade practices have become unsustainable for Georgia’s fresh fruit and vegetable sector, and it is vital that the Administration considers using more near-term remedial tools to help correct these practices,” they wrote in the letter.

The bipartisan group was led by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., and the other co-signers include Reps. Rick Allen, R-Ga.,; Sanford Bishop, D-Ga.,; Buddy Carter, R-Ga.,; Doug Collins, R-Ga.,; Drew Ferguson, R-Ga.,; Karen Handel, R-Ga.,; and David Scott, D-Ga. Upcoming • The United Tea Party of Georgia will host Republican Seventh Congressional District candidate Shane Hazel during its 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Flying Machine Restaurant, 510 Briscoe Blvd., in Lawrenceville.

Political Notebook appears in the Wednesday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Gwinnett police search for escapee from Eastside Medical From StaFF reportS Gwinnett County police are looking for an arrested man who escaped from Eastside Medical Center on Sunday evening.

Kevin Dawkins, 27, was arrested after officers allegedly found cocaine in his possession at around 7 p.m.

“During his interaction with officers, he became non-compliant,” Cpl. Michele Pihera said. “He was tased.”

When officers placed Dawkins into custody, they noticed he was going in and out of consciousness. So they had him taken to Eastside Medical

Center in an ambulance.

Before the arresting officer could get to the Kevin hospital Dawkins for a follow up, Dawkins had fled.

He went missing at about 8:45 p.m.

Dawkins is a slim, black man who stands at 5-foot-11 and weighs about 170 pounds. He has black, short hair, a scar on his elbow and a tattoo on his chest that says “wall mart.” He was still wearing his handcuffs when he escaped.

“Though Kevin is not considered a danger to the community, it is our responsibility to bring him back into custody,” Pihera said. “Upon his capture, he will be facing charges for possession of a schedule II drug, obstruction and escape.”

Anybody who knows where Dawkins can be found should call 911.

To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404577-8477 or by visiting www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

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State Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, will go to Arkansas this fall to participate in a leadership training program for people who are involved in the executive, legislative or judicial branches of 15 state governments.

The Georgia House of Representatives announced Hilton, who is in his first time in the legislature, has been picked to Scott Hilton participate in the 2017 Center for the Advancement of Leadership Skills. The program be held Oct. 1418 in Little Rock.

“As a state representative, I am committed to working hard all year to absorb great public policy ideas and best practices from other states that we can implement here in Georgia,” Hilton said in a statement. “I’m excited for the opportunity to interact with colleagues from across the Southeast and to develop valuable leadership skills that will enhance my effectiveness as a legislator.”

The leadership development program was created by the Southern Legislative Conference to help state officials highly skilled in what it takes to run a state government.

Hilton was praised by Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, RBlue Ridge, who said the freshman representative had already begun developing into a seasoned legislator during his first session in the General Assembly.

“Over the past year, I have seen Rep. Hilton grow into a distinguished public figure who demonstrates the qualities I believe are vital to be a successful leader,” Ralston said in a statement. “He is honest and works hard, he is trustworthy, and he does not abuse the power he is given.

“In addition, Rep. Hilton listens, he respects the views of others and he treats everyone with the utmost respect. I am proud of the aspiring leader he has become.”

Gubernatorial candidate speaking to Gwinnett Democrats on Saturday One of the Democratic Party’s leading candidates for governor is coming to Gwinnett County this weekend.

State Rep. Stacey Evans is scheduled to speak to the Gwinnett County Democratic Party during its monthly breakfast. In a low-key calendar listing on the party’s website, the group said the breakfast will last from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Sweet

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In 1901, President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz.

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In 1997, funeral services were held in London for Diana, Princess of Wales.

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My mother refuses to acknowledge depression (or any mental illness, for that matter) as a “real disorder.”

I never told her about my self-harm or suicide attempts, but I did allude to not wanting to live anymore during high school. She responded by threatening to have me committed, since, of course, I sounded crazy, not depressed.

I haven’t told her I have been diagnosed, or that I am on medication, since she doesn’t believe in moodaltering medications.

I want her in my life, and need her support, since I don’t have much family.

How do I go about explaining to her that this is real and that medication is necessary?

— Desperate and Depressed DEAR DEPRESSED: You should discuss this with your therapist, but I think you should consider the option of keeping your diagnosis and treatment private, at least for now.

You are at a tender and transitional age, and also at an important point in your recovery. This might not be the best time to encounter your mother’s denial. In adulthood, one of your challenges will be to always put your health first, understanding that this might require you to keep some (emotional) distance from your mother.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Turkey’s choice: Past or future ISTANBUL — Coming from the airport into this city of about 15 million people and 5 million cars, as my driver describes it, I pass ancient Roman ruins and blocks of upscale shops; an old hotel where Agatha Christie penned “Murder on the Orient Express,” smoke shops and modest restaurants, and luxury car dealers. It is a metaphor for the choices Turks are being forced to make under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: forward to a better future and a recapture of their secular state, or back to a nostalgic past when Islam was the official religion of the Ottoman Empire.

Recent waves of terrorist attacks throughout the country have raised Cal security levels. My car was stopped Thomas and given a cursory search before being allowed to proceed to the hotel entrance, where I was then required to pass through a metal detector and have my hand luggage scanned before approaching the registration desk.

Here, where the Bosphorus Strait divides Europe from Asia, President Erdogan seems bent on imposing his brand of radical Islam on what has for decades been a nation ruled by secular leaders. It was the late president Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who helped establish the Republic of Turkey, modeled on Western governments and their belief in church-state separation.

Erdogan, it appears, hears more than the Muslim call to prayer. It’s as though he hears a “call” to tear down the wall separating mosque and state and, writes the Christian Science Monitor, restore Turkey to “its historical Ottoman influence.”

The controversial election last April resulted in just over 51 percent of voters approving constitutional reforms, which eliminates the office of prime minister and allows Erdogan to possibly hold onto power for years to come. There is still disagreement over whether Erdogan and his party cheated in order to win.

In addition to questions about Turkey’s future role in NATO, how would a Turkish Islamic state change the fight against “radical Islamic terrorism,” as President Trump called it until recently when that label seems to have disappeared from his rhetoric?

An American citizen who has lived and worked in Turkey for some time, but wishes to remain anonymous for fear that his comments might bring him harm, tells me that Turks who have the resources to leave the country are getting out. He says there has been an upsurge in property purchases in the U.S., particularly in Florida.

An August 2016 article in The Wall Street Journal reported: “luxury-condo developers are seeing about 5 percent of preconstruction inventory sold to buyers from Turkey.”

My American friend says there is “no convincing political opposition” in Turkey at the moment. “Clerics no longer define Islam. Erdogan does.”

In 2004, Erdogan participated in a panel at The Academy of Achievement in Chicago. Asked about Islamic terrorism, he responded: “Turkey is not a country where moderate Islam prevails. This expression is wrong. The word Islam is uninflected, it is only Islam.” Others would disagree, so who gets to decide? That is a question debated throughout the Islamic and non-Islamic world. Who SHOULD decide is the larger question. In Turkey, Erdogan has set himself up as the lone decider.

Further contributing to instability in Turkey is a referendum on independence scheduled for Sept. 25 by the Kurdistan Regional Government. Daniel Pipes, who heads the Middle East Forum, says while he supports Kurdish independence and a “single, grand Kurdish state, I see the referendum as a danger to all concerned by further unsettling a highly unstable region, perhaps provoking any of Turkish, Iranian or Iraqi central government invasions of the KRG, perhaps leading to a confrontation between U.S. and Russian forces.”

As if we don’t already have enough to worry about.

One of Turkey’s main exports in addition to Turkish towels, the Turkish bath and Turkish coffee is the delicious confection known as Rahadlakum, or Turkish Delight.

Unfortunately, with their prospects declining, many Turks today worry that their future may not be anything in which they can take delight.

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

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The message in Hurricane Harvey Nobody wants to pick on Texas, or especially Houston, after a 1,000-year weather event that for several days turned the city into a lake and dispossessed thousands of their homes, belongings and, in some cases, loved ones.

The ultimate effects of the storm blandly named Harvey are yet to be fully understood.

What is known is that most of the homes destroyed were uninsured for flooding and that U.S. taxpayers will be doing much of the bailing.

Meanwhile, comparisons to Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago are intriguing, if one is fortunate enough to be hugging dry land. Chief among the obvious differences is the death toll. Katrina took close to 2,000 lives. As of Friday, Harvey’s toll was 46, and the figure wasn’t expected to rise significantly.

Numbers matter little to those in mourning, but such comparisons can be instructive. In explaining differences between Katrina and Harvey, most experts naturally examine the weather itself and topography. During Katrina, New Orleans, which is shaped like a bowl, was hardest hit.

Flooding from burst levees, as well as the colossal tidal surge driven by winds, essentially filled the bowl.

In Houston during Harvey, the main force of the storm came from the skies, which dropped 9 trillion gallons (nearly 50 inches) of water

Kathleen Parker onto the city, the flat topography of which gave residents an obvious advantage over New Orleans. Although cataclysmic over time, Houston’s flooding was less abrupt and gave people more time to find higher ground.

Setting aside weather factors — and postponing for now a critique of human failure — a couple of distinguishing psycho-technosociological factors also came into play. First, in 2005 when Katrina hit, there was no widespread use of smartphones — iPhone hadn’t hit the market yet — and social media was in its incipient stages. Facebook was only a year old and still restricted to college students. Just think: When George W. Bush was beginning his second term as president, no one was tweeting.

A second important factor affecting outcomes was the way people responded to the storm. Many New Orleans residents, given their historical distrust of public officials,

disregarded warnings and failed to heed evacuation orders. In Houston, there was no call to evacuate.

And though many of the poor in both cities often had no means of personal transportation, nearly every household in sprawling Houston has at least one car, according to the Census Bureau. New Orleans in 2005, by contrast, had the fourth highest rate among 300 metropolitan areas of individuals without access to a household car.

Thus, the storms were very different, as were the people primarily affected. Reaction to the two storms also was initially different, though a common denominator seems to be the God factor. Recall that when Katrina hit New Orleans, some members of the cloth, including the Rev. Franklin Graham, Catholic priest Gerhard Wagner and televangelist John Hagee, opined that God was punishing the city for its legendary indulgences and supposed sins.

But where is the comparable condemnation of Houston given Harvey’s Noah-esque proportions? How soon before some looney says that Houston, the epicenter of America’s energy and oil industry, bears responsibility for the flood? Already, one pastor is saying that Harvey was retribution for Houston’s leniency toward the LBGT community. And Ann Coulter

suggested that Harvey was more likely God’s punishment for Houston’s lesbian mayor than a result of climate change.

No matter what one’s religious beliefs or commercial incentives, it is absurd to blame cities or their residents for natural disasters. When otherwise intelligent people engage in such hyperbolic rhetoric, they encourage the sort of dumbing down that gets people killed. The science behind weather events isn’t that complicated to understand.

As a footnote, the Christian God doesn’t single out the poor or the powerless for punishment. Rather, as Jesus said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God,” and also that the meek would inherit the Earth — if they still want it.

But make no mistake: We are being warned. Storms of the Harvey variety will become not one-in-1,000year events but one-in-100.

And then, well, who knows beyond worse-is-coming? The least we can do is exercise our free will — and our reasoning powers — to mitigate the effects of human activities on global warming to the extent possible.

If we don’t, Mr. President, we’re going to need a bigger ark.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

Helping Houston the American way Houston is trying to dry itself out and recover from the historic floods of Hurricane Harvey.

It will take years and unknown billions of dollars.

Unlike New Orleans in 2005 after Katrina, the country’s fourth largest city was as prepared as any metropolis can be for a thousand-year flood.

But unlike New Orleans, Houston’s city government was not horribly corrupt and incompetent.

In Houston, no poorly built or badly maintained federal government levies broke open, instantly flooding whole neighborhoods with sea water up to their rooftops and killing nearly 2,000 people.

In Houston, where so far about 40 have died, nearly 1.7 million residents left voluntarily or were ordered to be evacuated by local officials before the flood waters crested.

On a federal level, President Trump is doing and saying the right things, though his critics in the media will never admit it.

They’re busy looking for any way to blame him for everything that goes wrong in Houston while complaining he’s been too upbeat and hasn’t shown the proper degree of empathy.

They’re no doubt already

Donate your money, figure out how you can get involved as we help Texas find a new normal going forward after this devastating disaster.”

It was nice to see FEMA encouraging private organizations and individuals to help, but millions of Americans around Michael the country were a step ahead Reagan of Long’s call.

The bearded bass fishertrying to link his personal men and flat-bottomed boat contribution of $1 million to a owners of the informal “Cakickback from Putin. jun Navy”and thousands of It’s still early, but so far the other individual boaters drove federal government’s response straight to Houston to help has not caused more trouble people evacuate or pluck them for Houston’s people or created from rooftops. any political firestorms.

Like thousands of indiThe Federal Emergency viduals, charities, churches Management Administration and community groups, they is on the scene, throwing its answered Houston’s call for money around and promising help spontaneously out of the much much more. goodness of their American FEMA clearly has learned hearts. some lessons since its failures Americans have a history of dealing with Katrina. helping out in disasters at home It was much better prepared and abroad, and it’s been going for a major disaster, and it’s on long before Jimmy Carter’s not trying to hog the relief and administration created FEMA rebuild process. in 1978.

FEMA now knows its proper After a third of the city of place and its most important Chicago was destroyed by role — providing federal relief the fire of 1871, it was private money and supporting state and individuals, companies and local governments. charities that rebuilt it, not Last week FEMA’s adminis- government. trator, Brock Long, encouraged Before the fire was even put “all citizens to get involved. out, the people of Cincinnati

held a rally, raised $160,000 and sent it to Chicago. Other cities did the same, raising the equivalent of nearly $100 million in today’s money and donating much more in food and clothing.

The same thing happened in 1889 when 2,209 people of Johnstown, Pa., were swept to their deaths by a wall of water from a broken dam.

Americans from coast-tocoast contributed millions of dollars and sent so many relief supplies by rail to Johnstown that they were asked to stop.

As the city of Houston and its people already are learning, that kind of spontaneous private generosity is not just a tradition; it’s part of America’s DNA. Today it’s easier than ever to help victims of natural disasters. Thanks to websites like PayPal, you can send a $25 donation to the reputable charity of your choice with a click or two.

That’s what I did, and when I get back home to Los Angeles, I’m going to go around the corner to the Red Cross office and give to Houston the oldfashioned way — with a check.

Email Michael Reagan at Reagan@caglecartoons.com.

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Trump ends DACA, gives Congress out By tal Kopan

Obama slams Trump for his ‘cruel’ call on DACA repeal

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The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA — a program that had protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation.

The Department of Homeland Security will stop processing any new applications for the program as of Tuesday and rescinded the Obama administration policy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

“I am here today to announce that the program known as DACA that was effectuated under the Obama administration is being rescinded,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday at the Justice Department.

In the five years since DACA was enacted, the nearly 800,000 individuals who have received the proPope to begin tections have started families, peace-building pursued careers and studied visit to Colombia in schools and universities across the United States. The When Pope Francis arrives business community and edWednesday in Colombia for ucation community at large a five-day visit, he’ll be on have joined Democrats and difficult terrain and not just many moderate Republicans because of the country’s high in supporting the program, altitude. citing the contributions to In early 2016, Francis society from the population promised he would visit the and the sympathetic fact that South American country many Dreamers have never once a peace agreement known another home than ending its civil war of more the U.S. than 50 years had been In a statement after his reached. A few months later, agencies and attorney genthe government and FARC eral announced the decision, rebels forged an agreement, President Donald Trump but Colombian voters struck blamed former President it down in a referendum.

A revised agreement was not put to a second referendum but passed in Colombia’s Congress in November.

President Juan Manuel San- Hurricane Irma tos received the Nobel Peace is a ‘potentially Prize for his efforts, but the catastrophic’ deal is still unpopular.

Now the Pope must make Category 5 storm good on his promise and help Category 5 Hurricane the peace agreed to on paper Irma has become one of the become a reality in the hearts strongest storms recorded in of a divided Colombia. the Atlantic, and is threaten“The Vatican has made ing to slam into Caribbean it very clear that the Holy islands including Puerto Father is not going to Colom- Rico and the Virgin Islands bia to bless the peace process with “potentially catastrophor support either the govern- ic” force on Wednesday, the ment or the opposition,” said National Hurricane Center Nestor Ponguta, a longtime said.

Vatican correspondent for It’s too early to tell how W Radio Colombia and the and whether the storm will author of a book on Pope affect the U.S. mainland, but Francis. current forecast tracks show it could turn toward Florida over the weekend.

Chinese-backed Irma was churning west rival takes on Tuesday afternoon in the Atlantic with maximum Uber in London sustained winds of 185 mph Uber is facing competi— well above the 157 mph tion from a Chinese-backed threshold for a Category upstart promising cheaper 5 — about 180 miles east of rides in one of the world’s Antigua and Barbuda, the busiest markets. hurricane center said.

Taxify launched its rideThe last storm with hailing app in London on sustained winds that strong Tuesday, offering half price in the Atlantic was 2005’s fares and no surge pricing Hurricane Wilma, which until the end of the month. weakened before it brushed Once the initial discounts Mexico’s Yucatan Peninend, Taxify still aims to be sula and crossed Florida.

10 percent cheaper than Its Atlantic wind speeds are Uber, CEO Markus Villig behind only 1980’s Hurritold CNNMoney. cane Allen, which peaked at “I think we mainly have 190 mph at sea. a very strong second mover advantage,” Villig said. “We Texas’ industrial don’t need to do the hard work of actually establishing pollution spikes this market. We can rather in wake of Harvey come in, be more efficient, Texas’ dominant energy more lean and take a smaller cut for ourselves, and there- industry has spewed millions fore undercut the existing of pounds of pollution into incumbents.” the air in the wake of Hur— From wire reports ricane Harvey, documents Syrian regime forces have broken a three-year ISIS siege of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, Syria’s official news agency SANA reported.

Quoting a reporter on the ground, SANA said “advancing forces coming from the western front met guards of Regiment 137 on Tuesday afternoon, and thus, broke the siege imposed by ISIS terrorists on the city.”

Regiment 137 refers to a group of Syrian regime soldiers who have been trapped in Deir Ezzor for nearly three years.

With ISIS under increasing pressure in Raqqa — its self-declared caliphate — the strategic Deir Ezzor had been viewed as the terror group’s last major position in Syria.

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President Donald Trump is expected to end a program that protected undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children — so-called Dreamers — from deportation, four sources familiar with the decision told CNN. Two of the sources said the plan is to have a six-month delay in any action regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. (File Photo: CNN)

Barack Obama for creating the program through executive authority and urged Congress to come up with a solution.

“It is now time for Congress to act!” he said.

Trump said that winding down the program would be more considerate than letting the courts end it but emphasized he stands by his “America First” agenda.

“As I’ve said before, we will resolve the DACA issue with heart and compassion — but through the lawful democratic process — while at the same time ensuring that any immigration reform we adopt provides enduring benefits for the American citizens we were elected to serve,” Trump said. “We must also have heart and compassion for unemployed, struggling and forgotten Americans.”

The administration also

announced a plan to continue renewing permits for anyone whose status expires in the next six months, giving Congress time to act before any currently protected individuals lose their ability to work, study and live without fear in the U.S. The move sets a clock for Congress to act to preserve the program’s protections before the DACA recipients begin losing their status March 5, 2018.

In a statement, House Speaker Paul Ryan reiterated his aspiration that Congress will reach a solution in time.

“It is my hope that the House and Senate, with the president’s leadership, will be able to find consensus on a permanent legislative solution that includes ensuring that those who have done nothing wrong can still contribute as a valued part of this great country,” Ryan said.

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Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday bashed his successor’s decision to rescind an immigration order shielding some children of undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the move “cruel” and “self-defeating.”

“To target these young people is wrong — because they have done nothing wrong,” Obama wrote in a post on Facebook hours after the decision was announced by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “It is self-defeating — because they want to start new businesses, staff our labs, serve in our military, and otherwise contribute to the country we love.

And it is cruel.”

The lengthy statement is among Obama’s most forceful since departing office. He sharply criticized Trump’s motives and insisted rescinding the program — called DACA — was not legally required.

“It’s a political decision, and a moral question,” Obama wrote.

mediately after the shooting.

Sen. Menendez’s federal bribery trial set to begin

Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, data from a hurricane-hunter aircraft shows. (Photo: CNN)

show.

Since the storm made landfall August 25, more than 5 million pounds of air pollutants have been released beyond the normally permitted emissions, according to a review of industrial companies’ filings with the state’s environmental authority by Neil Carman, a scientist who spent 12 years in enforcement at the state agency and now works with the Sierra Club.

Experts say the quantities of pollution are massive and steadily rising as the oil and gas industries perform the pollution-intensive process of restarting operations that were halted by the storm.

That process requires a greater than normal amount of “flaring” — the burning off of gas byproducts at the ends of long chimneys that look like candles.

The documents, which are available on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s website, show other emissions were released when the lids on fuel storage tanks were compromised by the heavy loads of rainwater; the tank lids rise and fall with fuel levels, and the weight of the water pressed the lids beneath those levels, allowing

chemical vapors to escape.

Former student critically injured in TSU shooting A 19-year-old man was critically injured after being shot on the Tennessee State University campus Tuesday morning.

The shooting happened in the parking lot of Boyd Hall, which is on Alameda Street, just after 9:30 a.m.

The victim, identified by police as Larry Bates, was shot in the chest. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition.

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, Bates was talking to someone who was inside a car in the parking lot when shots rang out.

It is not clear why Bates, who is from the Chicago area, was on the TSU campus. He is not currently enrolled at the university but did take classes at TSU in spring 2017.

Don Aaron, a spokesman for Metro PD, said the campus is not believed to be in imminent danger because the gunman left the scene im-

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s public corruption trial is set to kick off Wednesday, more than two years after charges were initially filed against Menendez and his alleged co-conspirator, Dr. Salomon Melgen.

Prosecutors insist that the men’s relationship was a “corrupt pact” in which Melgen showered Menendez with expensive vacations and campaign donations in exchange for the senator interceding on Melgen’s behalf in several different disputes with government officials — allegations the two vigorously deny.

The allegations at the heart of the case begin soon after Menendez was elected to the Senate in 2006. Melgen, who defense attorneys claim was simply acting as a friend and supporter of the senator, allegedly began flying Menendez on a private jet to and from his Dominican Republic villa for weekend getaways free of charge — all of which Menendez failed to report. Melgen also donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the senator’s campaign funds, legal defense funds and political action committees that supported the senator, and paid for a pricey Paris hotel stay for Menendez, according to court documents.

In exchange, prosecutors say, Menendez acted in his “official capacity” as a senator to help advance the personal and business interests of Melgen.

— From wire reports

PeOPLe Chrissy Teigen: John Legend tried to break things off They can laugh about it now, but there was a time when John Legend tried to end things with Chrissy Teigen.

The singer made the revelation during a recent interview with The Guardian.

Legend and Teigen met in 2007, when the model was cast as the love interest in the music video for his song “Stereo.”

They became a couple and have been together for more than a decade other than, Legend told the publication, an attempted breakup that lasted only half an hour.

“I was really stressed and busy,” he said. “I was just like: ‘I’d just be happier single right now,’ and she was like: ‘No.’” On Monday, Teigen tweeted “11 years later baby.”

“It wasn’t a typical breakup,” Teigen added in her tweet. “He was on tour and his voice hurt and he was being a whiny face about everything and so yeah, I was like ‘no.’”

Madonna pleased with her move to Portugal from U.S. Madonna has left the United States and seems pretty content with her decision.

The singer recently posted on her Instagram account that she has moved to Portugal.

“The energy of Portugal is so inspiring,” Madonna wrote. “I feel very creative and alive here and I look forward to working on my film LOVED and making New Music!!”

“It’s time to conquer the world from a different vantage point,” she added.

The superstar and her family — which grew in February after she adopted twin girls from Malawi — had called New York City home, but now Lisbon appears to be Madonna’s new homestead.

Hollywood has its worst summer in past 20 years

The last time Hollywood suffered through a summer season box office this sluggish, the top films were “Men In Black” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”

Despite strong showings from “Wonder Woman” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” the 2017 summer season endured the worst box office haul since 1997.

“In a nutshell: A lack of high-demand animated releases, too many undercooked or aging franchises, and not enough breakout comedies hurt this summer,” said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at BoxOffice.com.

The domestic box office raked in an estimated $3.83 billion this summer, which was a more than 14 percent drop from last year, according to comScore. Even disregarding rising ticket prices, this was Hollywood’s worst summer since 2006 in North America.

A Labor Day weekend with no new releases made matters worse, giving box offices its worst performance since 1998.

— From wire reports

Gen. Robert E. Lee descendant leaves pulpit after backlash a descendant of Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general whose statue was at the center of violence in CharlotA descendant of Gen. Robert E. written countless words, but the tesville. We have made my ancestor Lee has stepped down as pastor of five sentences he uttered during an idol of white supremacy, racism his North Carolina church after fac- MTV’s Video Music Awards last and hate. As a pastor it is my moral ing blowback from parishioners and week were just too much for some duty to speak out against racism, others for his comments denouncmembers of his congregation.

America’s original sin. Today, I call ing racism and lauding the Black Here is the short speech he deliv- on all of us with privilege and power Lives Matter movement. ered before introducing Susan Bro, to answer God’s call to confront racAs a minister and newspaper mother of Charlottesville victim ism and white supremacy head-on. columnist, Robert W. Lee IV, the Heather Heyer, at the August 27 We can find inspiration in the Black fourth great-nephew of the Conawards show: Lives Matter movement, the women federate general, has spoken and “My name is Robert Lee IV; I am who marched in the Women’s

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March in January and especially Heather Heyer, who died fighting for her beliefs in Charlottesville.”

Lee, who has long supported removing monuments to the Confederacy, had already drawn attention for his lineage and for his stand against white supremacy prior to his MTV appearance. His speech that night drew unprecedented attention to his church, he wrote in a Tuesday statement announcing his resignation.

When contacted Tuesday and

asked to elaborate, Lee declined to provide many specifics. He said “the community backlash and the backlash toward the church” helped drive his decision, as did his sentiment that he and some church members “obviously had different mission ideas and goals.”

He also said he fears the hullabaloo over his MTV speech, and resignation is a distraction from the real issues of “black and brown bodies in the streets” and racial equality.

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Marsha Bowers Marsha Ann Bowers, age 46, of Winder passed away Friday, September 1, 2017.

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Elaine Tonya Ester Elaine Tonya Ester, age 67, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on August 27, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Janet Sue Chance Janet Sue Chance, age 61, of Tucker, GA, passed away on September 1, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Olive Evans Olive Norman Evans, age 95, of Atlanta, GA formerly of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on August 29, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Joyce Cooper Joyce E. Cooper age 76 of Grayson, GA; passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Gwinnett Medical Center. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Cooper, parents, Sam & Gertie Butler Jones, brothers, Lamar Jones, Dennis Jones, & sister, Frances Lowery. Ms. Cooper was a life long member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Joyce retired after 46 years of service with the Gwinnett Hospital System as a Unit Secretary. She is survived by her daughter & fiancee, Jennifer Harper & David Barlow Winder, GA; grandchildren, Megan Harper Hoschton, GA; & Jonathan Harper Loganville, GA; great-grandchildren, Harlie Harper & Jase Watkins Hoschton, GA; brother James Jones Lawrenceville, GA; sister Hazel Brooks Snellville, GA; sister & brother-inlaw Virginia (William) Wages Lawrenceville, GA; special friends Sharon Gober & Eddie Cash Lawrenceville, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, & cousins. A celebration of Joyce’s life will be held on Thursday, September 7th, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Byrd & Flanigan Funeral Service with Pastor Phil Wages officiating. Interment will follow at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens Lawrenceville, GA. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm at the funeral home. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

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Owen Nathaniel Day Owen Nathaniel Day, age 12 of Dacula, GA passed away September 2, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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Jean Drake Jean Drake, age 64, of Monroe, GA, passed away on August 30, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Leonard Foster, Sr. Leonard Foster, Sr., 59, of Duluth, GA passed away September 1, 2017.

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of Selma, AL, Jimmy Hunter of Gulfport, MS; sister, Patricia Gibbon (Dave) of Lawrenceville, GA; four grandchildren, Riley Herron, Kaitlin and Logan Westbrooks, Emma Phillips; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 9 at 2 p.m. at Erastus Christian Church, 2050 Neese Commerce Road, Commerce, GA 30530.

A Celebration of life will be held after the memorial service at Shakerag Hounds, 3898 Neese Commerce Road, Hull, GA 30646.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Madison-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter.

Online condolences may be offered at www.BernsteinFuneralHome.com.

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Jamie Lee Jones Jamie Lee Jones, age 33, of Winder, GA passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

ville; daughter & sonin-law: Sophia & Steven R. Clanton of Snellville; sisters & brother-in-law: Mary & Ted Ravan of Monroe, GA, Ellen Copanezos Ludwig of Johns Creek, GA, Katherine Copanezos Martin of Kingston, GA; brother: William T. Copanezos, Jr. Nagshead, NC; grandchildren: Frank T. Lentini, Brian P. Lentini, Steven Roger Clanton,II, Frank Anthony Clanton all of Snellville, GA and her beloved dog Rex. Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to: Covenant House Georgia www.covenanthousega.org or Fur Kids Animal Shelter www.furkids. org, donations can also be made to the Flora Z. Lentini Memorial Fund c/o St John Neumann Regional Catholic School 791 Tom Smith Road Lilburn, GA 30347. The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM with a Rosary/Prayer service from 7-7:30 PM on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, GA 30078.

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Hilda Henry Mrs. Hilda Erlene Rainwater Henry, 97, of Danielsville, GA passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017.

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Troy V. Hodge Troy V. Hodge, age 81, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on September 3, 2017. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

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Barbara Kovacs Barbara Jane Kovacs, age 74, of Suwanee, GA passed away on September 2, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Marion Lengen Marion Lois Lengen, age 94 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away August 25, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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John Hunter John Hunter, 59, of Hull, GA, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017, due to a sudden illness.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, John was an avid bird hunter and outdoorsman. He was a member of Erastus Christian Church, Athens Rifle Club, Elberton Gun Club, a lifetime member of the NRA and was the CEO of Cutting Edge Pest Control.

John was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Hunter and one sister, Dori Pfender.

Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Vickie Hunter of Hull, GA; his children, Jennifer Herron of Hull, GA, Beth Westbrooks (Rob) of Auburn, GA, Tiffany Phillips (Colby) of Danielsville, GA, Sarah Hunter of Athens, GA, Tyler Phillips of Danielsville, GA; his father, Robert B. Hunter of Hull, GA; Brothers, Robert J. Hunter (Susan)

James Slade Maddox, 49, of Cumming, GA passed away August 31, 2017.

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Flora Lentini Flora Z. Lentini, age 74 of Snellville passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lilburn. Father Sunny Punnakuziyil, M.S.F.S will serve as celebrant. Entombment will follow in the Abbey at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta with a reception after the entombment at St. John Neumann School Cafeteria at 3:30 PM. Mrs. Lentini retired from Gwinnett County Public School Food Service. Flora is preceded by parents: Angelo Zarafonitis & Sophie & William T. Copanezos; husband of 46 years: Frank A. Lentini in 2006.

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Karen Metcalf Karen J. Metcalf, age 58, of Hoschton passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017.

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William Moon William R. Moon, age 89 of Cartersville, GA, formerly of Grayson, GA, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Viola; his wife, Isabelle; son, William S. Moon; sisters, Fairy Pike and Lil-

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The family would like to extend their heartfelt thank you to Tranquility of Cartersville Senior Living Staff and Amedysis Hospice Care Staff and to the personal care sitters, Mary Risedan and Candy Slocum. The funeral service to honor and celebrate the life of William R. Moon will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Rev. Tommy Jordan will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grayson, GA. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM at the funeral home prior to the service.

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Edna Myers Mrs. Edna Bowman Myers, age 92 of Social Circle, passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Lenora Baptist Church in Snellville. Rev. Dennis Moon and Jed Hixson will officiate. Interment will follow at Lenora Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Myers was a member of Lenora Baptist Church.

She is survived by her Husband of 74 years, Harvey Myers; Sons & Daughters-in-law: Wayne & Peggie Myers of Monroe; Terry & Gloria Myers of Snellville; Billy & Lee Myers of Good Hope; 5 Grandchildren, 5 Great Grandchildren, and Numerous Nieces & Nephews. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 PM on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052.

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Isalia A. Naranjo Isalia A. Naranjo, 97, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away September 4, 2017.

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Hazel Morgan Hazel Virginia Morgan, age 91 of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away September 2, 2017. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Janet and Randall King, son and daughter-in-law Ronnie and Helen Morgan, daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Nathan Campbell and son Dennis Morgan, 7 Grandchildren and 7 Great Grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews and a host of other family members also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband Oscar Morgan in 1979.

Hazel was a loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She was a former Red Hatter and a native and lifelong resident of Gwinnett County. Mrs. Morgan was a dedicated Christian.

A Celebration of life Service will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 2:00pm at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Dr. Bill Nisbet officiating. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 5pm to 9pm at the funeral home.

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Karen M. Nolan Karen M. Nolan, 61, of Johns Creek, GA passed away August 28, 2017.

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Bailey O’Shields Bailey D. O’Shields, age 21, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 of accidental drowning. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Harold Lee O’Shields and maternal grandfather, Frank Lamar Stowe.

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gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1A through our communities, often visiting our homes and interacting personally with our citizens,” Horn said in a press release. “The defendants in this case allegedly sold that trust out to someone they knew to be a drug dealer, and simply for cash in their pockets they were willing to endanger themselves and the residents on their routes and bring harmful drugs into the community.”

David J. LeValley, special agent in charge of the FBI Atlanta Field Office, called the allegations “disturbing to say the least.” His agency is assisting in the investigation of the case, along with the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.

“The blatant abdication of the public trust through the criminal conduct of these 16 U.S. Postal Service employees, absolutely stains the established trust of their peers and those that went before them at the U.S. Postal Service,” LeValley said in the release. He added that he hoped the investigation and resulting

Like many before him, Adeola said the experience has been more rewarding than he first thought it would be, and the salary and other opportunities are better than an average teenage job.

“But besides that, the hands-on experience of helping members with their finances is extremely valuable in preparing me for the future,” Adeola said. “At first, dealing with adults was a little daunting; but this is a job where I know I can learn a lot, and grow.”

Said Meghjani, who works in the Duluth branch: “Working here makes me feel independent and empowered to help people — most teenagers don’t have that kind of opportunity. I also love that Delta Community prioritizes

you and me — normal, just with an extra chromosome.”

“They can do whatever they want if you include them, don’t push them aside and think (of them as) different because of

Jennings and husband, Steve, Suwanee, GA and Anne Marie O’Shields Watts and husband, Jerry, Clayton, GA; cousins, Jessica Jennings McMillan and husband, Keith, Columbia, SC, Ashley O’Shields Smith and husband, Jamie, Monroe, GA, Chelsea Jennings Marelle and husband, Tony, Suwanee, GA, Ryan Watts and wife, Kelsey, Clayton, GA, Elizabeth Anne Watts, Athens, GA, and Shelby Brooke Jennings, Suwanee, GA; little buddy, Tucker McMillian; loving companion, Chloe Jane Sampson, Nokomis, FL; and life-long best friend, Samuel Pinson. Bailey loved life’s adventures with Chloe and his friends.

Bailey had an innocence about him. His childish smile and sweet giggle will be dearly missed by all. Bailey and Hunter had a brotherly bond that will never be broken something that was unique and special. Bailey loved hunting, fishing, surfing and anything on the water. He wanted everyone to join in the adventure that he was seeking. Bailey had many dear friends. He was a 2014 graduate of Rabun County High School and was a student at Suncoast Technical College and Institute. He was employed with Mike Looney

prosecution would serve as a deterrent for others.

Of the 16 postal workers included in the federal indictments, most worked out of Atlanta and northern metro Atlanta branches.

Besides Burch, the postal workers charged in the scheme are as follows: • Cydra Rochelle Alexander, 31, of Riverdale, a letter carrier assigned to the Ralph McGill Carrier Annex and Central City Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Kawana Rashun Champion, 35, of Jonesboro, a clerk assigned to the North Springs Branch of the Sandy Springs Post Office and Central City Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Eleanor Lolita Golden, aka Eleanor Johnson, 54, of East Point, a letter carrier assigned to the West End Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Tonie Harris, 54, of Decatur, a letter carrier assigned to the Sandy Springs Post Office.

• Leea Janel Holt, 38, of Atlanta, a letter carrier assigned to the Old National Branch of the Riverdale Post Office.

• Clifton Curtis Lee, aka Cliff, 41, of Lithonia, a letter

carrier assigned to the Sandy Springs Post Office.

• Shakeed Anilah Magee, 40, of College Park, a letter carrier assigned to the West End Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Horace Manson, 40, of Roswell, a letter carrier assigned to the West End Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Olivia Marita Moore, 25, of Atlanta, a letter carrier assigned to the Old National Branch of the Riverdale Post Office.

• Eddie Nash, 63, of Decatur, a letter carrier assigned to the West End Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Jeffrey A. Pearson, 59, of Austell, a letter carrier assigned to the Decatur Post Office.

• Rodney Antwain Salter, 33, of Jonesboro, a letter carrier assigned to the Martech Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Frank Webb, 40, of Lithonia, a letter carrier assigned to the Central City Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Katrina Nicole Wilson, aka Trina, 38, of Fairburn, a letter carrier assigned to the West End Branch of the Atlanta Post Office.

• Harvel Donta Young, aka Dante, 39, of Atlanta, a letter carrier assigned to the Westside Annex Branch of the Marietta Post Office.

Some of the postal employees went on to allegedly recruit additional USPS employees to join the criminal scheme, and accepted additional money for drug packages delivered by their recruits.

Dexter Bernard Frazier, aka Dec, 56, of Fairburn was also charged based on his role in introducing several of the defendants to the drug trafficker and coordinating logistics of the scheme in exchange for payments.

Burch, along with Alexander, Champion, Frazier, Golden, Harris, Holt, Lee, Magee, Manson, Moore, Nash, Salter, Webb, Wilson and Young, have been arrested and will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Garrett L. Bradford and Jill E. Steinberg are prosecuting the case.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta recommends parents and children learn about the dangers of drugs at www. justthinktwice.gov.

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the boat ramp. It had no driver — and it was carrying O’Shields’ life jacket and personal belongings.

The official on the phone told O’Shields that he and other personnel couldn’t find her son.

“I always said that my oldest son, Hunter, is my heartbeat, and Bailey is my oxygen,” O’Shields said. “When they told me they couldn’t find (Bailey), it felt like all the air in my world was taken away.”

Hours later, Hall County divers found O’Shields under the water about 40 feet from the boat ramp.

Stephanie O’Shields believes her son may have suffered a seizure that caused him to lose consciousness and fall into Lake Lanier just as he had slipped off his life jacket in preparation to dock his Jet Ski. She said O’Shields suffered from a condition that had given him seizures in the past, though he hadn’t had one in about nine months.

But, whatever the cause, O’Shield’s mother said she took comfort in the serenity she saw in her son’s face when authorities brought him out of the water.

“He looked like he was sleeping,” she said. “It reassured me that it was quick and very painless.”

O’Shield’s death blindsided his friends and family members.

“His brother is just crushed,” Stephanie O’Shields said. “He’s like, ‘I’ve lost my best friend. I don’t know what I’m going to do.’”

Friends posted grief-stricken comments on Facebook. Somone started a YouCaring. com account to help the college student’s ethics and values similar to family with the cost of his funeral. in Sharpsburg, now works more than one. Fisher said my own; my job lets me feel as a development specialist “Bailey’s family and friends are mournthey would like to keep it ing in this time of need and are unprepared I am part of a ‘community,’ after she continued working at this size of class unless for the expenses that came with this unforlike our name says.” there through college. She business needs warrant an tunate event,” according to the page.

Dozens of former apgraduated from Georgia State expansion. But it’s also beAs of Tuesday afternoon, the page had prentices could identify with University in 2016 and said come a popular job for high raised $2,285 of its $10,000 goal.

Adeola, including Shelby the credit union allowed her school students looking for “Everybody is obviously brokenhearted Montpas, who works in the to “test drive” a career before a professional work environcredit union’s legal departselecting a major in college. ment, especially for students and shocked,” Stephanie O’Shields said.

“It just tells me what an impact he had ment. She graduated from “The mentorship, handsinterested in finance or McIntosh High School in on training, and increasing banking. Fisher said students even in his shortened life.”

On Thursday, family and friends will Fayette County in 2011 and levels of responsibility I gain a lot of customer-service gather to celebrate the parts of O’Shields used Delta’s tuition assisreceived provided a more skills, and gain knowledge life that affected them the most. His tance program to earn her meaningful understanding of working in a corporate visitation service will be held at Flanigan first college degree. She also of my academic studies,” environment.

Funeral and Crematory at 4400 South Lee secured a home loan from the Watring said.

“It’s a position that the St. in Buford from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. A credit union. Montpas said Fisher said other credit word is out, and we go back Celebration of Life service will follow at she’s working on a second unions have called them to to the work-based learning 6 p.m. college degree and that she’s discuss the program, as it’s people every year, and they Stephanie O’Shields said her son asked proud to work for a company believed that Delta Commucan’t wait to tee up people to be cremated so he could continue to be a that invests in its employees. nity has the most established that are interested and very free spirit, even in death.

“I’m excited about growapprentice program of this proud of their students,” “He said, ‘I don’t want to be in a ing my career at Delta Com- kind around in the industry.

Fisher said. “The word’s out box. I want to be free and be outside,’” munity,” she said.

Delta Community has that we’re a good place to O’Shields said. “We hope that we can Lauren Watring, another 24 branches around metro work, and the students are spread his ashes in some of his most former apprentice who grad- Atlanta but not every branch reaching out to us and want favorite places.” uated from Northgate High has a student. Some have to work for us.”

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Video how they look, act or sound,” she said.

Noah’s photo was one of 500 selected out of 2,000 entries.

“I follow the National Down Syndrome Society on Facebook,” Melissa Kiefer said. “I saw the contest and just thought it

Electric Company in Englewood, FL. He was a member of Mountain City United Methodist Church in Mountain City, GA. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Chuck Stutsman of Mountain City United Methodist Church, Hunter O’Shields and Jim Powell officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Emory Healthcare of Atlanta for Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization (AVM), makeagift@ emoryhealthcare.org, 404727-9503 or to Mountain City United Methodist Church, Mountain City, GA. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

would be something to do.”

The Times Square Video presentation featuring Noah will kick off Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. The video will be followed by the 23rd annual Flagship Buddy Walk in New York City.

“This year, Buddy Walk events will be held in more than 275 cities across the country, as well as select international locations, in and around October with over 325,000 people participating around the globe,” according to the release.

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successful. Inclusion is the best and most important thing that everyone could do for children with special needs.”

For more information about the NDSS Buddy Walk Program, visit www. buddywalk.org or call 800221-4602.

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Bertha Avis Pittman

Mrs. Patricia M. Siegendorf, age 72 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Sunday, September 3, 2017.

For the Kiefers, it’s all about showing the world what Noah and other kids with Down Syndrome are capable of.

“Kids with Down Syndrome are amazing,” Melissa Kiefer said. “They have challenges and, if you push them, they will be

Robert Turner Robert L. Turner, age 86, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017. He was preceded in death by his son, Steve Dwayne Turner. He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Era Roebuck Turner, Flowery Branch, GA; children, Vickie and Philip Lindsey, Gainesville, GA, Daniel L. Turner, Buford, GA, Katie Fulcher, Loganville, GA, Rita and Kevin Baird, Braselton, GA, and Travis Turner, Auburn, GA; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grand-

children; brother, Larry and Ruth Turner, Young Harris, GA; sister-in-law, Sandra and Bryant Day, Granite Falls, NC; brotherin-law, Buddy and Lavene Roebuck, Buford, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Turner was born July 12, 1931 in Jasper, GA. He was retired from Owens of GA Steel Industry after twentyseven years of service. He was a member of Peoples Baptist Church in Flowery Branch, GA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Peoples Baptist Church, 6182 McEver Road, Flowery Branch, GA 30542 with Rev. Chris Husley officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford, GA. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Gladiators acquire Lane in trade with Thunder

By Christine Troyke

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New Atlanta Gladiators head coach Chuck Weber and his former co-assistant in Rochester, Brad Tapper, worked out a swap of forwards Tuesday.

The Gladiators are sending Eric Neiley to Adirondack, where Tapper was hired just a few weeks prior to Weber getting the job in Atlanta, in exchange for Phil Lane.

“I didn’t just reach out to Brad, but we were able to make it work on both sides,” Weber said.

Neiley, who scored 27

goals last season, wanted to be closer to his family in the Northeast so Weber contacted all three ECHL teams in that region.

Neiley played 108 games for the Gladiators over the last two years and had 66 points while also appearing in seven games for AHL Providence.

“We want guys who want to be in Atlanta and want to play meaningful games in the spring,” Weber said. “With Phil, I think we got the prototypical power forward.”

Lane, 25, has spent most of his career in the AHL and was also interested in a change of scenery.

The former secondround pick of the Arizona Coyotes in the 2010 draft has played 218 AHL games for Portland and Springfield.

The 6-foot-2, 203-pound forward had his most productive season as a rookie in 2012-13. The Rochester, N.Y., native registered 22 points (14-8-22) and was a plus-10 in 70 games played.

“I talked to a number of my former players that know him and they all had good things to say,” Weber said.

Lane was plagued by injuries last season in Adirondack and finished with

16 points in 26 games. He was a plus-8 over the span.

“He can put up numbers at the ECHL level and is a great penalty killer and role player at the AHL level,” Weber said. “He drives hard to the net, protects the puck well and has good defensive-zone awareness to go along with high character and work ethic.”

Prior to the start of his professional career, Lane put up 107 points (50-57107) in 171 games over three seasons in the OHL for the Brampton Battalion, where he also served as the team’s alternate The Atlanta Gladiators acquired Phil Lane from Adironcaptain his final year dack in an exchange of forwards Tuesday and sent Eric Neiley to the Thunder. (Photo: Adirondack Thunder) (2011-12).

G-BRAVES SEASON WRAP-UP

Ups, downs & even

Gwinnett Braves starter Kris Medlen pitches to Louisville during Saturday’s game at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Gwinnett Braves)

G-Braves look ahead after finishing .500 this season

By David Friedlander

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Monday’s 3-0 win over the Durham Bulls before 3,589 fans at Coolray Field was more than just the 2017 season finale for the Gwinnett Braves.

It was also the end of an era, with the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A affiliate set to officially announce the change of the team’s name for the 2018 season sometime in the next two months.

As for the season itself, 2017 turned out to be one of paradoxes for the team on several fronts.

For one thing, the G-Braves finished six games better in the International League South Division standings from a year ago, yet couldn’t repeat its division title or run to the Governer’s Cup playoffs thanks to a big season by Durham.

For another, the team got a glimpse of handful of Atlanta’s most prized young prospects such as Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuña, Johan Camargo, Sean Newcomb, Lucas Sims, A.J. Minter and Max Fried. Yet it also got noteworthy performances from veterans like Andrew Albers, Kris Medlen, Xavier Avery and Sean Kazmar Jr. Mostly, however, 2017 was a season that featured plenty of ups and downs, with long winning stretches often alternating with an equally long string of losses, resulting in a seemingly fitting 71-71 record.

While not ideal, that doesn’t mean the season wasn’t a good one, especially for several individual players.

“Individually, a lot of guys

Gwinnett outfielder Ronald Acuna hits during a game earlier this season. (Photo: Will Fagan/Gwinnett Braves)

made big strides and improved their game a lot,” said Damon Berryhill, in his first season as Gwinnett’s manager. “(Carlos) Franco, for example, moving over to third (base) and learning how to play third has done a good job over there. Offensively, if you combine his numbers between here and Mississippi, he’s put up good power numbers.

“And obviously, we’ve got guys who are in Atlanta right now, (have) earned their shot to go up there and play and have done a great job. The talent with (Ronald) Acuña and our young pitching — we ended up seeing a lot of arms up here that weren’t supposed to be up here this early, but have performed for us — (Evan) Phillips and (Philip) Pfeifer and people like that. A lot of good things happened for a lot of individuals this year.”

Of course, the influx of top pros-

pects meant a lot of player movement when those prospects began to steadily make their way up to the big club in Atlanta, though not nearly as many as the record 274 roster moves made last year.

Still, it made for quite a few adjustments to be made on the fly that may have contributed to the on-the-field volatility.

“That definitely had a part in the highs and lows,” said Avery, an Atlanta native who posted a career high 14 home runs to go with a .259 average, 52 RBIs and 21 stolen bases, which tied with Albies and former G-Brave Mallex Smith for seventh in the IL. “A lot of guys came up (to Triple-A), they have to get adjusted and acclimated to the game, the speed of the game, up here as far as pitching and hitting.

“Baseball is a grind. That explains why you have the highs and the lows. Unfortunately we had (as many) lows and highs. That’s why we’re not in the playoffs. But we’re in second place, we’re right at .500. … But it’s been a grind this year on the field.”

Among the other notable individual performances this year included Albies, who not only joined Sims in representing the team in the TripleA All-Star game in July, but was also named to the IL’s postseason All-Star after hitting .285 with nine homers, 41 RBIs, 21 steals and 67 runs scored before being promoted to Atlanta last month.

Sims, the Brookwood grad and Lawrenceville native, also led the IL in strikeouts for a time before his promotion Aug. 1, while the 31-year-old Albers was domi-

nant 12-3 with a 2.61 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 120 2/3 innings before being dealt by Atlanta to Seattle on Aug. 15.

And with the Braves’ nickname about to become history, there was also a reminder of the club’s past.

Kazmar, in his fifth season with the club, reached some milestones by becoming Gwinnett’s all-time leader in games (460), at-bats (1,591) and doubles (91), and is just six hits away from Jose Constanza’s all-time club record of 437.

Meanwhile, Medlen, who earned the first win after the franchised moved to Gwinnett from Richmond in 2009, returned to the club looking to make a comeback from elbow and shoulder injuries over the years.

Though he didn’t have quite the numbers he’d hope, he had his moments, including his first minor league shutout in a 1-0 win over Durham in his final outing of the season Saturday.

Most importantly, he’s healthy, giving the 31-year-old right-hander hope he can continue his career next year, whether it’s in Atlanta, Gwinnett or someplace else.

“I’d love to come back (next year),” said Medlen, who finished 3-7 with a 5.42 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 94 2/3 IP. “I know Coppy (Atlanta general manager John Coppolella) mentioned it to my agent a couple of weeks ago about wanting to bring me back.

I’d love to get a chance to really (build) on what I worked on for this season and getting more time to do it this offseason so maybe I can be an invite to (the big club’s) spring (training).”

Barreda named IL pitcher of week From Staff Reports LAWRENCEVILLE — The International League named Gwinnett Braves right-hander Manny Barreda its Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 28-Sept. 4.

Barreda, 28, went 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA, a league-best .130 opponent average and one complete game over two starts during the week.

He tossed a six-inning complete game in game two of a doubleheader Aug. 30 at Norfolk, but took the loss with four unearned runs on four hits as Gwinnett fell 4-3.

Barreda’s final start of the year came in the 2017 season finale Sept. 4 vs.

Durham, when he pitched seven scoreless, two-hit innings to lead the GBraves to a 3-0 win.

Signed by the Atlanta Braves as a minor league free agent on Dec. 22 Barreda opened 2017 with Tijuana of the TripleA Mexican League before having his on-loan assignment recalled on Aug. 4. The Sahuarita, Ariz., native went on to make seven starts for Gwinnett in his affiliated Triple-A debut, going 3-1 with a 1.83 ERA (8 ER in 39.1 IP). He held IL opponents to a .185 average, walking 19 while striking out 33.

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Today

SOFTBALL

5 p.m. — Duluth at Shiloh 5 p.m. — GAC at Providence 5:30 p.m. — Lassiter at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Mountain View at Dacula 6 p.m. — Norcross at Alpharetta 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 7 p.m. — Parkview at Cambridge

VOLLEYBALL

5 p.m. — Grayson, Loganville Christian Academy at Providence 5 p.m. — Lanier, Dacula at Habersham Central 5 p.m. — South at Duluth 6 p.m. — Central at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Lumpkin Co. at GAC

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Thursday

4 p.m. — Lakeside-Dekalb at Norcross (DH) 4:45 p.m. — Hebron at George Walton Academy 5 p.m. — Mill Creek at Duluth 5:30 p.m. — North Hall at GAC 5:30 p.m. — Pebblebrook at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Apalachee at Lanier 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Central 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — North at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Parkview at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Shiloh at South 6 p.m. — Walnut Grove at Buford 6 p.m. — Wesleyan at Eagle’s Landing 7 p.m. — Archer at Grayson

VOLLEYBALL

5 p.m. — Discovery, Archer, Shiloh at Meadowcreek 5 p.m. — GAC, Cenennial at Parkview 5 p.m. — Hebron, Lake Oconee Academy at Athens Christian 5 p.m. — Northview, Gainesville, North at Norcross 5 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge, West Hall at Brookwood 5 p.m. — Lanier, Duluth at Grayson 6 p.m. — Buford at Dunwoody 6 p.m. — Central, Berkmar at South 6 p.m. — Collins Hill, Mountain View at Wesleyan

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Sept. 10: Former head coach Joe Marelle will host a Duluth High School Alumni Game at Bunten Road Park to benefit the families of two former Wildcats who are battling cancer. The game tips off at 4:30 p.m. and all former players are invited.

Sept. 9-10: Dwight Howard’s Elite Youth Skills Basketball Camp for 7- to 12-year-olds will be held Sept. 9-10 at Duluth High School. The event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 9 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 10. Cost is $150, but all Gwinnett residents get a discount using the code “Huff.” Free gear and a special guest visit are part of the camp, which is run

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Providence walks off with 8-7 win From Staff Reports LILBURN — Molly Legg of Providence stroked a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to lift the Storm 8-7 over George Walton Academy on Tuesday night in a Region 8-A game.

Legg finished the night 3-for-4 with four RBIs, while Liberty Schultz was 2-for-3 with a walk, double and three runs.

Margaret Ann Levy also delivered two hits and scored twice, with Emily O’Connor getting a single in the bottom of the eighth and scoring the tying run.

The win was the first of the season for Providence (1-9, 0-1).

SOFTBALL SOFTBALL Brookwood 3, Hillgrove 0 SENLLVILLE — Brookwood plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a scoreless tie and blank visiting Hillgrove 3-0 on Tuesday night in a nonregion game.

Emily Dover, Morgan Hall and Reagan Haynes each had an RBI in the sixth. Dover finished the night 2-for-3, while Hall’s hit was a double.

Kelsey Parks picked up the win to run her mark to 7-1, delivering a complete game with two walks, five hits and eight strikeouts.

Brookwood improved to 8-3 overall and remained 3-0 in Region 7-AAAAAAA. Parkview 10, Lakeside 0 LILBURN — Mackenzie

Michels and Maya Watson of Parkview combined to toss a no-hitter on Tuesday night as the Panthers blanked LakesideDeKalb 10-0 in five innings in a Region 7-AAAAAAA contest.

Michels started and went three innings with three strikeouts, while Watson closed things out with two innings and one strikeout.

Michels also delivered a tworun single for the Panthers (9-1, 3-1) with Allison Barfield driving in two runs with a double.

Lanier 8, Grayson 7 SUGAR HILL — Maygan Loparo of Lanier went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run on Tuesday night as the Longhorns edged Grayson 8-7 in a nonregion game. The game was called in the bottom of the fifth with two outs due to lightning.

Ansley Thompson added a two-run double and scored a run for Lanier (5-5, 1-2), with Dani Stark delivering a two-run single and scoring a run. Other offensive contributors were Makenzie Wizmer (double, run) and Alexa Litzenberger (1-for-2, two runs).

Laura Ann Acker was the winning pitcher, going five innings with seven earned runs on eight hits with two strikeouts.

Mill Creek 7, Shiloh 1 HOSCHTON — Mill Creek improved to 6-5 on the season with a 7-1 win at home over Shiloh on Tuesday in a nonregion game.

Maddison Koepke went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, while Meghan Cassidy finished 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles. Gentry Hammock added a hit with a stolen base and an RBI with Dallis Goodnight going 2-for-4 with two steals.

Mill Creek used three pitchers with Jani Howington going three innings for the win. Sara Shaw struck out the side in her inning of work, while Mia Anderson went three innings with one

earned run.

South 15, Central 0 LAWRENCEVILLE — Denayt Daniels, Shay Bell and Xian Lopez of South Gwinnett each had three RBIs on Tuesday night to help the Comets streak past Central Gwinnett 15-0 in four innings.

Brianna Johnson added two RBIs for South (4-5, 1-2), while Lopez, Tayia Pitram and Kolaiah Thurman each had two hits.

Bell was the winning pitcher, going four innings with two hits and five strikeouts.

Buford 12, Wesleyan 4 BUFORD — Buford erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the fifth to erase a 4-1 deficit and topple Wesleyan 12-4 in five innings on Tuesday night in a nonregion game.

Kelsey Bennett led Buford (112) by going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs and four RBIs. Hannah Jo Hyatt also went 2-for3 with four RBIs, including a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth to end the game.

Mariah Wicker and Janelle Mathis each added an RBI single. Ansley Byers started and took a no decision, going four innings with three runs on six hits.

Logan Caymol (4-1) picked up the win with one inning of relief.

Reece Holbrook led Wesleyan (9-3) with a 2-for-3 night, including a two-run homer. Cassie Henning was the losing pitcher.

Hebron 17, Athens Christian 7 ATHENS — Mary Blake Whittington of Hebron went 3-for-5 with three RBIs as the Lions outslugged Athens Christian 17-7 in five innings on Tuesday night in a Region 8-A game.

Ivy Moody went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs for Hebron (2-7, 2-3), while Macy Poisal finished 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs. Makenzie Smith and Carly Bales each finished

2-for-4.

The win went to Mary Katherine Sink, who gave up no earned runs over five innings with two strikeouts.

VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL Duluth sweeps South DULUTH — Duluth hosted South Gwinnett on Tuesday night and swept the Comets in a best-of-five match 25-9, 25-20, 25-17 in nonregion competition.

Leaders for the Wildcats (12-4) were Meredith Eckard with 22 assists and seven aces, Tiana Farmer with four aces, Serena Farmer with nine kills and Brittany Arbaugh with seven kills and three aces.

Grayson gets two wins LILBURN — Grayson picked up a pair of wins on Tuesday night in two non-region matches, defeating Loganville Christian 25-21, 25-13 and edging host Providence 25-23, 14-25, 25-23.

The top hitter for the Rams (16-5) was Courtney Presley with 17 kills. Lauren Wyton followed with 13 kills, while Bria Holmes-Lewis added 10 kills and five blocks.

Providence (14-14) ended its night with a split when it beat Loganville Christian 25-20, 25-9.

Leaders for the Storm were Ally Weisgerber with five aces and Krissy Yost with 23 kills.

Wesleyan opens Area 5-A play with sweep ATLANTA — Wesleyan opened its Area 5-A schedule on Tuesday night with a pair of sweeps, taking down Mount Vernon 25-19, 25-17 and host Galloway 25-13, 25-15.

Maddie Lloyd guided the offense for the Wolves with 41 assists, leading to seven kills for Riley Bryan and six kills for Alden Pridgen. The defense was led by 29 digs from Kat Hughes.

— Compiled by Scott Smith

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The Sports Xchange FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y. — American Sloane Stephens reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time by outlasting Anastasija Sevastova in Tuesday’s quarterfinal match at New York.

The unseeded Stephens corralled a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) decision in the two-hour, 29-minute tussle to record her 13th victory in the past 15 matches.

The win was the biggest of Stephens’ career and it comes just two-plus months since she returned to the tour following a major foot injury.

“I’m getting teary eyed,” Stephens said in a postmatch interview. “This is just incredible, honestly. When I started my comeback at Wimbledon, I could have never even dreamed of something like this happening.

“Making the semifinals in my home (Grand) Slam, my favorite tournament, is indescribable.”

Stephens will face Venus Williams who defeated Petra Kvitova in a third-set tiebreaker 6-3,

American Sloane Stephens returns a shot to Anastasija Sevastova during the U.S. Open quarterfinals in New York. (Photo: Robert Deutsch-USA Today Sports)

3-6, 7-6 (7-2).

Stephens won the first set before Sevastova, the 16th seed from Latvia, controlled the second.

Sevastova jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the third set before Stephens recovered to win four of the next five games. Sevastova eventually forced the tiebreak and hurt her chances with a couple hitting errors while Stephens played crisp tennis.

“I just told myself to keep fighting,” Stephens said. “I’ve been playing so well and so consistent and I’ve been staying so calm

on the court.

“I knew if I just stuck with it and just played my game that I would have a chance and an opportunity and that is just what I did.”

Stephens, who had 31 winners against 41 unforced errors, is as surprised as anybody she has reached the U.S. Open semis so quickly after returning from the injury. She admits to having doubts — recent ones at that.

“Yeah, of course. Like a month ago. Before I started winning a lot of matches, I was really worried,” Ste-

phens said. “I was worried about my protected ranking and not having enough tournaments and not being able to play and there were just so many things I was worried about.

“Once I just realized that I have it good, my life is good. I play tennis and I have fun every day. That just relieved a lot of stress and I was finally able to play and play loose and play my game and bam! Here we are, the semifinals.”

Sevastova committed 39 unforced errors against just 25 winners.

On the men’s side, Pablo Carreno Busta has reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time in his career after rolling over Diego Schwartzman in Tuesday’s quarterfinal match at New York.

The 12th-seeded Carreno Busta recorded a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over the 29th-seeded Argentine to keep his streak of not losing a set intact.

The 26-year-old Spaniard has won all five of his U.S. Open matches in straight sets. He is in the semifinals at a major for the first time in 16 attempts.

IN BRIEF

Central Gwinnett’s Avalos, Mill Creek’s Petit runners of week

Central Gwinnett’s Axel Avalos and Mill Creek’s Marisa Petit were named runners of the week Tuesday by the Gwinnett County cross country coaches.

Avalos placed 15th at Berry College Clara Bowl Invitational with a time of 16 minutes, 51 seconds. Petit was ninth in the girls race at Berry in 19:39.

GGC’s Gurr earns A.I.I. honor

Scoring the game-winning goal in the Georgia Gwinnett College men’s soccer team’s victory against a nationally ranked opponent earned senior midfielder Jack Gurr recognition as the Association of Independent Institutions’ first Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for the season.

The Newcastle, England native found the back of the net in the 55th minute during the Grizzlies’ 1-0 triumph against No. 15-ranked Union College on Aug. 26.

GGC stands 3-0 on the season after a 4-0 victory to Keiser University at the Southeastern University Invitational on Monday in Lakeland, Fla. The team plays its home opener at 7:30 p.m. Thursday when it battles Middle Georgia State University.

Georgia Force notch lopsided win

The Georgia Force home-school football team defeated the Anderson Cavaliers 56-0 last Friday.

Quarterback Hunter Barfield completed 8 of 9 passes for 119 yards and four touchdowns as the Force improved to 3-0. Mario Rana (three catches, 51 yards, two TDs), Jacob Harris (two catches, 38 yards, TD), Jackson Lee (22-yard catch) and Luke Cieply (TD catch) led the receivers.

The Force’s Kaleb Tuggle and Seth McClure each rushed for a score, combining for 13 carries for 74 yards.

McClure also intercepted two passes, returning one for a TD. Lee and Owen Nelson also had an interception each.

Christian Rivera converted all eight of his PATs, while Cieply (nine) and Jaeden Crownie (eight) were the top tacklers.

Dream fire Cooper after 4th season

Michael Cooper was fired by the Atlanta Dream after posting an 12-22 record in 2017.

The Dream reached the postseason twice in Cooper’s four seasons as head coach in Atlanta. He was 63-73 overall.

“I am very proud of the young and cohesive team we’ve built and I want to thank the Atlanta fans, the Dream organization, and, most of all, our players for their dedication and hard work,” Cooper said in a statement. “We’ve grown as a team and I’m confident these talented and exciting players will continue to realize their potential both as a team and individually.

Alabama, Miami to face off in 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

For the first time in 28 years, the Alabama and Miami football teams will face off in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

An exact date, kick time and television network will be finalized at a later date.

The 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will mark the 18th time the Crimson Tide and the Hurricanes have faced each other, but the first meeting since 1993. Alabama holds a 14-3 advantage over Miami all-time.

Alabama defeated Florida State 24-7 and Tennessee edged Georgia Tech 42-41 in double overtime in a Kickoff doubleheader over the holiday weekend in Atlanta.

Next year, Washington will play Auburn.

— From staff, wire reports

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high school football OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Name: Chauncey Williams School: Meadowcreek Position: Running back Class: Senior Highlights: Rushed 13 times for 330 yards, returned two kickoffs for 145 yards, caught two passes for 90 yards and accounted for five touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving, one kickoff return) in a 51-36 win over Duluth Coach Jason Carrera’s take: “One, just his focus and his stamina stood out. He never really got tired. He did a great job and he knows he’s got a great offensive line. They did a great job and he put his faith in those guys and trusted them. … Like any great running back, he’s got great vision and that’s something I don’t mess with. You don’t coach that and you don’t open your mouth and mess it up. He has great vision and runs hard. He doesn’t avoid contact. Sometimes I have to get onto him because he goes after contact instead of avoiding contact. He likes to run people over.”

Name: Jack Oesterle School: Discovery Position: Defensive back Class: Senior Highlights: Intercepted three passes in the Titans’ 24-0 victory over Pinecrest Academy Coach Efrem Hill’s take: “Jack played a great game. He has a nose for the football. He is one of our leaders on defense. He works hard each and every day to perfect his craft. He is a special kid.”

OFFENSIVE HONOR ROLL Brookwood Dante Black, 21 rushes for 110 yards, 2 TDs, 14-yard catch Angelo DiSpigna, 6 of 11 passing for 66 yards, TD, 15-yard TD run Casey Holman, 88 percent blocking grade, 5 knockdown blocks Mike Bell, 82 percent blocking grade, 2 knockdown blocks Aidan Perkins, 80 percent blocking grade, 2 knockdown blocks Matthew Hill, 57-yard punt return TD, 3 rushes for 28 yards, 4 catches for 40 yards, 2 tackles on defense Central Gwinnett Jarren Williams, 25 of 45 passing for 320 yards, 2 TDs Khmari Thompson, 8 catches for 122 yards, TD Jallah Zeze, 8 catches for 107 yards, TD Brandon Joseph, 96 percent blocking grade, 2 pancake blocks Collins Hill Evan Anderson, 85 rushing yards, TD Justin Daughtry, 7 catches for 93 yards Jon-Michael Findlay, 143 passing yards, 42 rushing yards, TD Cody Hutchinson, 91 percent blocking grade, 5 pancake blocks Dacula Riley Adcock, 88 percent blocking grade Shayne Buckingham, 13 of 20 passing, 1 rushing TD Tyler Jones, 85 percent blocking grade, 2 tackles on defense Kenny Severe, 8 catches for 92 yards Discovery Khiree Seabrook, 17 rushes for 117 yards, 3 catches for 97 yards, TD Grayson Ronald Thompkins, 19 rushes for 138 yards, TD Hebron Ja’Leak Perry, 4 rushes for 26 yards, TD, 60-yard TD catch, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 interception on defense Troy Allen, 3 of 4 passing for 102 yards, TD, 10 rushes for 81 yards, TD Chandler Lewis, 20 rushes for 130 yards, TD Alex Sudderth, 90 percent blocking grade, 1 pancake block, 1 TD creating block Meadowcreek Romney Delao, 89 percent blocking grade Mark Haynes, 89 percent blocking grade Francisco Moire, 87 percent blocking grade James King, 87 percent blocking grade Darrius Harvey, 81 percent blocking grade Harry Torp, 79 percent blocking grade Mill Creek John Harris, winning blocking grade, 6 pancake blocks Daniel Wekesa, winning blocking grade Brady Longenecker, 7 of 14 passing for 112 yards, 2 TDs, 4 rushes for 36 yards Andrew Johns, winning blocking grade, 17-yard catch Rafael Morales, 10 rushes for 48 yards, 2 catches for 16 yards Mountain View Davian Criss, 7 rushes for 130 yards, TD Hunter Davis, 100 percent efficiency on snaps all season North Gwinnett Tyler Goodson, 13 rushes for 130 yards, 2 TDs Josh Downs, 8 catches for 94 yards, 2 TDs Will Hunter, 83 percent blocking grade, 2 pancake blocks Justin Bullock, 7 pancake blocks, 82 percent blocking grade T.J. Skinner, 3 pancake blocks, 89 percent blocking grade Warren Ericson, 6 pancake blocks, 89 percent blocking grade Javonni Cunningham, 50-yard kickoff return, 76-yard punt return TD, 157 total return yards Peachtree Ridge Harris Lackey, 95 percent grade, 1 pancake block Alex Carmen, high blocking grade Providence Mitchell Miller, 126 rushing yards, TD Wesleyan J.D. Kavel, 5 catches for 141 yards, 4 tackles, 1 pass breakup on defense Banks Ramsey, 350 total yards, 5 TDs, 1 sack, 1 pass breakup on defense

DEFENSIVE HONOR ROLL Brookwood Isa Washington, 9 tackles, 2 for losses, 2 QB pressures Lunden Bailey, 10 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 QB pressures Chris Cotter, 9 tackles, 1 for loss, 4 QB pressures Amir Berry, 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 QB pressure Michael Killebrew, 5 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 pass breakups Central Gwinnett Tamontra Carter, 17 tackles Joe Gracia, 13 tackles, 1 fumble recovery for TD Kevon Blackwood, 10 tackles, 1 sack Tyan Milton, 3 tackles, 2 interceptions Collins Hill Peyton Woulard, 2 interceptions, 4 tackles, 4 pass breakups, 1 TD Kenneth Lowery, 15 tackles (12 solos), 1 QB pressure Jomier Augustine, 9 tackles Jared Bartlett, 8 tackles, 1 sack Dacula Landen Berlin, 9 tackles, 2 QB hurries, 92 percent blocking grade on offense Michael Burrell, 11 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups Shaah Cooper, 9 tackles, 1 for loss, 90 percent blocking grade on offense Jaylen Perry, 6 tackles, 1 pass breakup, 3 catches for 21 yards and 18 rushing yards on offense Discovery Ronald Measah, 9 tackles, 3 for losses, 1 forced fumble Tim McMillian, 2 interceptions Grayson Tru Thompson, 7 tackles, 4 for losses, 1 QB pressure Will Van Pamelen, 38-yard punting average, 1 field goal Hebron Micah Harden, 13 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 caused fumble Michael Moyers, 14 tackles, 1 for loss Blake Scarberry, 5 tackles, 2 for losses, 1 sack Meadowcreek Quvella Calhoun, 6 tackles (4 solos), 4 sacks, TD run on offense Jaylion Dickson, 6 tackles (5 solos), TD catch, two-point conversion on offense Alonzo Howard, 9 tackles Mill Creek Trey Turner, 3 tackles, 3 pass breakups Jonathan Gipson, 5 tackles, 1 caused fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception Shaka Heyward, 12 tackles, 2 sacks Jacob Allen, 6 tackles (5 solos), 1 interception, 1 pass breakup Hunter Governale, 6 tackles (4 solos), 1 pass breakup Cole Wroble, 8 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack Mountain View Marcus Rias, 4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 interception North Gwinnett Jared Ivey, 9 tackles, 1 sack, 2 QB hurries Warren Burrell, 3 tackles, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup Payne Walker, 7 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 sacks, 1 two-point conversion, 100 percent on punt, PAT and FG snaps Jayden McDonald, 5 tackles, 2 for losses, 1 interception, 1 sack Peachtree Ridge Dominique Jones, 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 3 tackles Trent Brown, 10 tackles A.J. Murdock, 9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery Jalen Lee, 7 tackles, 1 for loss Alex Ferry, 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble Providence David Sloan, 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 21-yard TD catch Josh Jones, 7 tackles, 1 interception, 46 receiving yards on offense, game-winning, 30-yard FG in OT Wesleyan Josh Aspinwall, 5 tackles, 1 for loss Garrett Hangartner, 7 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 caused fumble Honor roll players are nominated by their coaches. To be included, coaches are asked to email their nominations to will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com by noon on Monday.

REGION STANDINGS Region 8-AAAAAAA Region Overall This week 0-0 2-0 at Mill Creek 0-0 2-0 at John Curtis (La.) 0-0 2-0 at Peachtree Ridge 0-0 1-1 Heritage 0-0 1-2 South Forsyth 0-0 0-3 at Lowndes Region 7-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week Meadowcreek 0-0 2-0 Forsyth Central Central Gwinnett 0-0 2-1 at Collins Hill Parkview 0-0 2-1 Bye Norcross 0-0 1-1 North Gwinnett Brookwood 0-0 1-2 Bye Lakeside 0-0 0-2 Druid Hills Berkmar 0-0 0-3 Bye Region 6-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week Mill Creek 0-0 3-0 Archer Mountain View 0-0 3-0 Bye Collins Hill 0-0 2-1 Central Gwinnett North Gwinnett 0-0 2-1 at Norcross Discovery 0-0 1-2 at Apalachee Duluth 0-0 1-2 Bye Peachtree Ridge 0-0 0-3 Newton Region 8-AAAAAA School Region Overall This week Winder-Barrow 0-0 3-0 Bye Habersham 0-0 1-1 at Franklin County Lanier 0-0 1-1 Northside-WR Gainesville 0-0 1-2 Bye Apalachee 0-0 0-2 Discovery Dacula 0-0 0-2 Arabia Mountain Region 8-AAAAA School Region Overall This week Buford 0-0 2-0 Int’l School of Broward Cedar Shoals 0-0 2-0 North Oconee Flowery Branch 0-0 2-0 Stephens County Clarke Central 0-0 2-1 Bye Loganville 0-0 0-2 at Eastside Walnut Grove 0-0 0-2 at Monroe Area Johnson 0-0 0-3 East Hall Region 7-AAA School Region Overall This week Dawson County 0-0 2-0 Bye GAC 0-0 2-0 Valor Christian (Colo.)

Union County 0-0 2-0 Andrews (N.C.) East Hall 0-0 1-1 at Johnson-Gainesville Fannin County 0-0 1-1 at Chestatee Lumpkin County 0-0 0-2 Madison County North Hall 0-0 0-2 at Pickens Region 8-A School Region Overall This week Prince Avenue 2-0 3-0 Towns County Athens Academy 1-0 2-0 at Athens Christian Commerce 1-0 2-0 Lakeview George Walton 1-0 2-0 at Riverside Providence 1-0 1-1 at Hebron Athens Christian 0-1 1-1 Athens Academy Hebron 0-1 1-1 Providence Lakeview 0-1 1-1 at Commerce Towns County 0-1 1-1 at Prince Avenue Riverside Military 0-2 0-2 George Walton Region 5-A School Region Overall This week ELCA 0-0 3-0 at Hart County Wesleyan 0-0 3-0 Hapeville Mount Vernon 0-0 2-0 at North Cobb Chr. Strong Rock 0-0 2-1 at Pike County Our Lady of Mercy 0-0 1-1 Fellowship Christian Holy Innocents’ 0-0 1-2 Bye Landmark 0-0 0-3 at Brookstone School Archer Grayson Newton Rockdale South Gwinnett Shiloh

This week’s state games of interest Camden County at Glynn Academy Roswell at Colquitt County Tift County at Valdosta LaGrange at East Coweta Newnan at Etowah Marietta at Pebblebrook Cartersville at Westlake West Forsyth at Hillgrove Kennesaw Mountain at Woodstock Jonesboro at McEachern Lambert at Cherokee Veterans at Houston County Americus-Sumter at Lee County Spalding at Lovejoy Jonesboro at McEachern Stephenson at SW DeKalb Creekside at New Manchester Creekview at Blessed Trinity Sonoraville at Dalton Alpharetta at Centennial Cambridge at Chattahoochee

Despite changes, Mill Creek ‘D’ stays at high level

By Will Hammock

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Two returning starters and a new coordinator isn’t the ideal formula for a formidable defense.

So far it hasn’t been an issue for Mill Creek’s football team.

The Hawks have maintained their high level of play from the past few seasons despite an overhauled lineup and a new man in charge, longtime assistant Chad Rogers. Rogers took over as defensive coordinator to replace Bill Stewart, who was hired in the offseason as North Gwinnett’s head coach.

The unit had one of its best efforts this past Friday in a 20-7 victory over Dacula, helping Class AAAAAAA’s No. 3-ranked team improve to 3-0.

“I’m proud of our defense,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said.

“Coach Rogers, Coach Jed Hodges, Coach (Jeff)

Zmistowski, they do a great job with our kids.

Benji Queen’s in that group right there. What you see are kids that trust the scheme, that trust the fundamentals and they just play fast. They know what to do. They read their keys. That’s what you saw (against Dacula).”

Mill Creek held Dacula to just 48 rushing yards on 31 attempts (1.5 per carry) and gave up just 122 passing yards. Dacula didn’t score until the game’s final minute.

It came on the heels of solid efforts the first two weeks in victories over dangerous offenses from McEachern (23-19 win) and Stephenson (31-13).

Those types of outings have become the norm for a defense that posted four shutouts last season and six shutouts in 2015.

“I like just their speed of play,” Jarvis said. “We preach to them, if you make mistakes, it better be full speed. That’s what

they’re doing. And they’re eliminating mistakes. Really since the first half of the McEachern game, where we had some busts, we haven’t had many busts.

The kids are playing well.

And I love their energy and their love of playing with each other.”

Mill Creek’s two defensive returning starters, both high-level college recruits, have done their parts.

Shaka Heyward, a Duke commit, had 12 tackles and a pair of sacks vs. Dacula, while South Carolinabound Jonathan Gipson had five tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Their fellow defensive starters aren’t all lean on experience, even if they are full-time starters for the first time. They have stepped up well in the season’s early stages, too.

In the Dacula win, Trey Turner (three tackles, three pass breakups), Jacob Allen (six tackles, one interception, one pass breakup) and

Hunter Governale (six tackles, one pass breakup) also had big games from their secondary positions. Cole Wroble was a disrupting force up front with eight tackles (one for a loss) and a sack. R.J. Brown and Brock Skinner also added sacks and Nehemiah Rowe had two tackles for losses.

For the season, Heyward leads the Hawks with 30 tackles, Brown has 19 and Austin Ruiz-Velasco has 18, along with a team-best four for losses. As a unit, Mill Creek has 17 tackles for losses and 10 sacks in its three wins.

Another big challenge awaits this Friday in Archer, which is 2-0 and coming off a bye week.

Snellville victory, particularly on defense. It was a big step up from Game 2, a 42-35 loss at Walton.

“A very good night for our defense,” said Brookwood head coach Philip Jones, whose team gave up just 111 yards.

Linebackers Lunden Bailey (10 tackles, one for loss, two QB pressures), Chris Cotter (nine tackles, one for loss, four QB pressures) and Amir Berry (seven tackles, one sack, one QB pressure) were standouts in the South win, while Isa Washington led the defensive line with nine tackles (two for losses) and two QB pressures.

explosion was an excellent effort on defense from Quevella Calhoun.

The senior, who also rushed for a score on offense, had four sacks as the Mustangs improved to 2-0 for the first time since 1993.

They went 2-0 in ’93, only to lose their next eight.

A win Friday over Forsyth Central would give Meadowcreek the first 3-0 start in the history of the program, which began varsity play in 1986.

Lions to host Military Appreciation Night Peachtree Ridge will host its annual Military Appreciation Night for Friday’s home game with Calhoun stars Newton. for Meadowcreek All military service Chauncey Williams members in uniform will Broncos bounce back receive free admission After losing two straight got all the attention from and a pre-game meal from to open the season, Brook- Meadowcreek’s victory the Lions’ touchdown wood got back on the win- over Duluth last Friday, ning track last Friday with and deservedly so. Rushing club. They also will be a 35-7 win over rival South for 330 yards and amassing recognized during special 565 total yards is tough to pre-game festivities, which Gwinnett. begin at 6:45 p.m. The overlook.

There were plenty of But lost in that offensive game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. positives in the Battle of

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Huge debut leads to accolades for Tech’s Marshall scoring a touchdown once every seven times he’s touched the ball in his two seasons.

Meanwhile, the Volunteers were without starting Sam linebacker and Buford grad Austin Smith, who suffered a knee injury during practice last week.

The 6-foot-3, 236-pounder took a redshirt season last year after seeing action in 15 games for the Vols as a freshman in 2015.

By David Friedlander

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ATLANTA — While the outcome was far from satisfactory, the reaction throughout the Georgia Tech football program about TaQuon Marshall’s debut as the Yellow Jackets’ starting quarterback couldn’t be anything but universally positive.

After all, it was a recordsetting night by several standards.

The 5-foot-10, 180-pound junior broke three school records in Tech’s 42-41 double overtime loss to Tennessee in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

“He played his tail off,” Tech coach Paul Johnson said of Marshall. “I thought he played tremendously, and I knew he was going to be the starter for about two and a half or three weeks. He gives us a guy — he can actually throw the ball well, too. We didn’t throw it a lot (Monday night). But I thought he played well.”

Making his first-career start and only his third collegiate appearance as a quarterback, Marshall rushed for 249 yards and five touchdowns on 44 attempts and added 120 yards through the air.

His 249 rushing yards were the most ever by a Georgia Tech or ACC quarterback, breaking the Tech record of 199 yards set by Eddie Prokop versus Tulsa in the 1944 Sugar Bowl and the conference record

was disappointing. I mean, either of those field goals ices the game, too. The one at the end of the game is 36 yards. He kicked that thing head high. … So, you know, we’ll give the other kid (King) a chance and see what he does.”

Warrior, Abernathy hammer away for Vols Among the half dozen or so Gwinnett grads who did take the field Monday, Peachtree Ridge’s Georgia Tech’s TaQuon Marshall (16) looks to pass durNigel Warrior and Greater ing the first half of Monday’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Atlanta Christian’s Micah King may get his shot Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess) Abernathy clearly had the after kicking woes biggest impact as starters Another Gwinnett grad of 226 set by Louisville’s on Tennessee’s defense. change that. I’ve got to who suited up but did not Lamar Jackson against Warrior lived up to his put it behind me and come see action Monday is true Texas A&M in the 2015 last name, finishing with a back this week ready to freshman kicker Brenton Music City Bowl. work. I’m going to bring King, though that situation combined 13 tackles and Marshall also set school the guys on board with will likely change moving assists from his strong records for rushing touch- me and lead them, and safety position and earnforward. downs (5) and carries in a ing high praise from Vols we’re going to be ready …

The 2017 Mill Creek single game (44), regardSaturday.” grad was beaten out for the coach Butch Jones. less of position.

“Yeah, Nigel is one of starting job by Shawn DaIn addition, his perforthose individuals, like (redGwinnett among the vis after being hampered mance earned him recognishirt junior defensive back) MIA for both teams by a sore groin during tion both from the conferRashaan Gaulden, who’s While there were plenty preseason practice. ence and nationally. of Gwinnett grads on both But after the sophomore had a very, very producThe ACC named him as the Tech and Tennessee tive camp for us, and he’s walk-on missed two field its Offensive Back of the very, very active,” Jones rosters who made signifigoals — including the Week, while he was also said. “He’s vey physical, cant contributions to their potential game-winner named one of the Manand again, I thought he did respective teams Monday from 36 yards out as time ning Award Stars of the some good things in the night, there was at least expired in regulation — Week, as selected by the back end of tackling and one for each team who was and averaged only 51.4 Allstate Sugar Bowl. The unavailable to do so due to yards per kickoff with only running to the football.

Manning Award Stars of “There’s a lot of times injury. one touchback, Johnson the Week recognize the nawhen you play Georgia A-back and Norcross indicated that King will tion’s top eight quarterback grad Clinton Lynch was Tech (when) your backside almost certainly get his performances each week safety has to be able to run a late scratch prior to chance to kick when the throughout the season. because he’s the one guy Monday’s game due to Jackets host Jacksonville As much as he appreciwhat was termed a lower State on Saturday at Bobby that’s unblocked in that ates the records and acscheme. And so he’s got body injury that severely Dodd Stadium. colades, Marshall said after limited his participation in to be able to make plays “Try a different kicker, Monday’s game there was preseason practice. for you, and he was able I guess,” Johnson said one thing he would trade to do that for us (Monday) The 6-foot, 190-pound bluntly when asked about them all for. night.” redshirt junior has been how he might try to im“I really wish the results one of the Jackets’ most Meanwhile, Abernathy prove the kicking game in would’ve been different,” prolific big play threats by Monday’s postgame press may have made the single Marshall said. “We can’t averaging 14.6 yards and conference. “You know, it most effective non-scoring

play of the night for Tennessee by recovering J.J. Green’s fumble on his own 7-yard line to give the Vols a chance to drive for the TD that sent the game into overtime, to go along with nine combined tackles on the evening.

“It was kind of like a scramble drill,” the 6-0, 203-pound junior said.

“I came from (Tech’s) sideline and tried to run to the ball as fast as I could. I could see Rashaan Gaulden, and I just try to play off him.

Short turnaround Both teams will have a short turnaround after Monday’s game, with Tech returning to action to host Jacksonville State at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium, while Tennessee welcomes Indiana State to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville for a 4 p.m. kickoff the same day.

Johnson said the schedule will definitely affect how he approaches practice this week, particularly for an offense that was on the field for 96 total plays and rolled up 655 total yards.

“We’ve got to play a team here on three days rest that’s pretty good,” Johnson said. “You know, my biggest concern right now is those kids on offense that just played 96 plays, and then they have to turn around and play again on Saturday. There won’t be a whole lot of practicing going on. We’ll have to try to get them rested to play.”

Fromm to start at quarterback for UGA at Notre Dame Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart delivered somewhat positive news on injured quarterback Jacob Eason on Monday.

Eason, who was hurt in the season opener against Appalachian State, won’t play this weekend at Notre Dame, but his knee issue isn’t season-ending. After stepping up in the opener, Jake Fromm will start for the Bulldogs in this Saturday’s showdown with the Fighting Irish.

“After our medical staff did X-rays and an MRI during the game Saturday night, they found (Eason) has a sprained left knee ligament, which is nonsurgical,” Smart said. “We expect a full recovery this season. He is performing rehab daily. He started (Sunday). Not sure the length of time he will be out, which I know you will want to know, but we do not know that yet. It will be week-to-week. More importantly, his family and his parents were with him Saturday and got to spend time with him.

“He was down a little bit, but he will back from it, he will be back this year and we are actually fortunate that it was not worse than it was probably. So that is the good news.”

portunity to go play Notre Dame and that is what we GEORGIA AT are focused on.”

NOTRE DAME Eason’s injury does deal When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. a blow to the quarterback Where: South Bend, Ind. depth for the moment, TV: NBC though the return of senior Brice Ramsey in the offEason was hurt early season is a big bonus. He against Appalachian State gives Fromm an experiand completed only 1 of 3 enced backup for the Notre passes for 4 yards. Fromm Dame game. managed the game well in Sam Vaughn and Stetson relief, going 10 of 15 pass- Bennett also will help out, ing for 143 yards and one particularly during practice touchdown. sessions.

The Bulldogs leaned “You certainly hope heavily on the rushing it’s a big blessing because game with Nick Chubb (Ramsey) has been able (96 yards, two TDs), Sony to get a lot of reps,” Smart Michel (87 yards, one TD) said. “I feel unfortunate and D’Andre Swift (six for Brice because your rushes, 32 yards) all runthree quarterback doesn’t ning the ball well. typically get any reps, “I thought (Fromm) so as the three last week came in and managed the it was not like he took situation well,” Smart said. practice reps. He did not “Every situation will be take a lot of them. What different because App State he takes is usually when obviously wasn’t planning (media members) are there for him, so the next team for routes on air. He does probably will be. We know not get a lot of opportunity that. Jake Fromm is a ma- because your second guy ture freshman that’s going has to take all the reps, to be able to take over the so he did not get a lot of offense and hopefully go those. out and execute. He’s got “He will be able to get a some good players around lot more this week obvihim. He’s got to use those ously and hopefully use guys. those the right way so he “Jake does a good job. can play a little better. …

He is a very mature kid.

We have a plan for that We are excited about and we will rotate guys where he is at and we have throughout practice. We to continue to work with are very fortunate to have a him. I know the team is very good walk-on proreally excited about the op- gram. We have some good

Subway salty with Suarez

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before the race as the sport works harder to reconnect Staff Correspondent with its fan base.

Daniel Suarez and Joe Subway, which offers a Gibbs Racing learned spon- breakfast menu, didn’t like sors can be very fickle when it, according to RACER. Subway pulled its deal with The sandwich franchise the No. 19 car after seeing pulled its sponsorship for the Mexican driver hand out Suarez next month at the doughnuts before the race at Talladega Superspeedway, the New Hampshire Motor the team confirmed.

Speedway on July 17.

Suarez, a rookie who Penalty puts snag in replaced retired Carl Earnhardt’s playoff hopes Edwards, rode around the Not only does Dale Earncampgrounds and fan areas hardt Jr., NASCAR’s most with Rutledge Wood doing popular driver for the past a bright feature for NBC 13 seasons, have to win Sports. Suarez met fans Saturday night at Richmond and handed out doughnuts International Raceway to

qualify for the Chase for the Championship, he probably will have to do it without crew chief Greg Ives.

Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevrolet had two loose lug nuts after finishing 22nd last Sunday night in his final racing appearance at the famed Darlington Raceway. NASCAR has issued fines — in this case $10,000 for each loose bolt — and a one-race suspension for the crew chief.

“I had a really bad vibration,” Earnhardt said.

“They must have just kind of had a screw-up. It wasn’t intentional.”

guys to help us. It really helps that Brice is back because it allows Stetson to also stay with us and help us on scout team. We

have Sam Vaughn who did a great job last year with the scout team and took a lot of reps in the spring when Brice wasn’t here.

We have a couple other athletic guys that can play quarterback, so we will do it by committee and kind of by period.”

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GFL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK The Gwinnett Football League’s players and cheerleaders of the week (athletes were selected by his or her coach): FOOTBALL Buford 7-year-old NL South: Carson Jones 8-year-old NL North: Sam Archer 9-year-old NL North: Graham Houston 10-year-old NL North: Jayvin Bennett Eighth grade Division I: Eli Parks Eighth grade Division II: Ashton Daniels Collins Hill 10-year-old: Sean Dixon 12-year-old: Aidan Echols Dacula 9-year-old: Garrison Cantrell 10-year-old: Carmello Jeffrey 12-year-old: Jonathan Williams Duluth 7-year-old: Kevin Simpson 8-year-old: Ryan Hopson Jr. 10-year-old: Deaven Rowe 12-year-old: Trevon Brooks Lanier 7-year-old: Brady Freijomel 8-year-old: Silas Nuckles 9-year-old: Cole Thompson 11-year-old: Sebastian Ball 12-year-old: Devin Borland Eighth grade: Matthew Laughlin Loganville 7-year-old: Rocky Holloway 11-year-old: Joseph Stone Jr. Mountain View 8-year-old: Bo Ly Norcross 7-year-old: Kha’Leel Carter 9-year-old: Ayden Williams 12-year-old: Devin Hunter Eighth grade: Christian Williams North Gwinnett 8-year-old NL North: Rhian Moore 8-year-old AL North: Harrison Johansen 9-year-old: Christian Campbell Parkview 7-year-old: Cohen Hall

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