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Man charged in White House attack plot

Cumming resident met with undercover agents, arrested in Buford

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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The 21-year-old Cumming man accused of plotting an attack on the White House and other federal buildings had planned to execute his assault on Thursday, court documents show.

Hasher Jallal Taheb was

arrested by the FBI in Buford on Wednesday after meeting undercover agents Hasher Jallal “for the Taheb purpose of exchanging (his) vehicle for three semi-automatic assault rifles, three explo-

sive devices with remote initiation, and one AT-4,” a military-grade anti-tank rocket launcher, a U.S. Department of Justice criminal complaint detailed.

Taheb has been charged with violating Title 18USC 844(f)(1) — attempt to damage by means of an explosive any building owned, possessed, or leased by the United

States or any department or agency thereof, or any institution or organization receiving federal financial assistance.

Taheb had been under investigation since March 2018 when a “local law enforcement agency contacted the FBI and reported that a community member had relayed concerns about Taheb,” the complaint said.

Taheb appeared briefly in court in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon following his arrest.

According to the complaint, the investigation into Taheb began after the concerned community member told police that Taheb “had become radicalized, changed his name, and made plans to travel

abroad.”

About five months after the initial tip, in late August, an FBI source made contact with Taheb, who had advertised his vehicle for sale, and in early September, an undercover FBI agent met with Taheb, expressing interest in the vehicle.

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STATE OF THE STATE

Kemp touts $3K raises for teachers in address

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Lanier High School student council members attended Super Kids-Super Sharing book, school supplies and sports equipment drive to gear up for the Super Bowl on Thursday at the Infinite Energy Forum. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

GEARING UP Hundreds turn out for pre-Super Bowl supply drive

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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Standing in front of several hundred students and adults, Collins Hill High School Chamber Choir members smiled as they sang Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” the crowd clapping along with the music.

As the high schoolers’ voices filled the Infinite Energy Forum, the song’s upbeat tempo began to match the atmosphere in the room — joyful excitement.

The crowd, which had gathered Thursday morning to participate in the NFL’s Super

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Kids-Super Sharing project for the Super Bowl — a book, school supplies and sports equipment drive — had reason to be happy; just two hours into the event, more than 40,000 donated items had already been brought to the Forum, with more having yet to be counted.

“We’re really excited to be here and thrilled to be in Gwinnett County,” said Lee The Super Kids-Super Sharing event was hosted by the NFL, Hendrickson, vice president of which teamed up with the Atlanta Falcons, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee, the Infinite Energy Center Forum and Verizon.

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Starting with a biblical story about two homes — one built on a rock and the other on sand — Gov. Brian Kemp used a theme of building for the future throughout his first State of the State Address to the Georgia General Assembly.

Among the big items he announced were plans to provide a 2 percent merit pay increase for all state employees and raise teacher salaries by $3,000 while also funding school safety improvements, address mental health issues among students and staff in high schools, look for flexibility in addressing Medicaid Brian issues, and battle gangs, Kemp drugs and sex trafficking.

“We have more that unites us than divides us,” Kemp told the General Assembly. “Join us and let’s put hardworking Georgians first. I say pick up that hammer and some nails, and together, let’s build a safer, stronger Georgia.”

The speech was a chance to look at some of the issues Kemp wants to push during the 2019 legislative session as well as some of his priorities for the state’s 2020 budget.

Education, crime and health were key parts of Kemp’s address.

He urged the legislature to continue full funding for public schools in the state, but the teacher raises he announced are expected to be built upon at a later date. He called the $3,000 salary increase a “down payment” on a campaign promise to raise all teacher salaries by $5,000.

He also laid out some funding ideas that he has to address school safety issues.

A big part of that will be $69 million for one-time school security grants that would be split up so each school gets $30,000 for security improvements. He also pitched

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GEORGIA SENATE

Unterman blasts colleagues for treatment of female members

BY CURT YEOMANS

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State Sen. Renee Unterman shot back at fellow Republicans in the Georgia Senate for their treatment of female members of the chamber on Wednesday, a day after she lost a prestigious committee chairmanship she had held for years.

Unterman will remain on the Senate Health and Human

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Services Committee, which she chaired for years, but she will no longer hold a leadership position on it. She will instead chair the Senate Science and Technology Committee, a committee that she described as getting few bills to weigh, according to committee as-

signments released Tuesday.

“Make no mistake, the Senate is now playing high stakes baseball and unfortunately the eyes of Georgia are watching, especially the women of Georgia who are now engaged and voting in record numbers,” Unterman said.

Unterman got up again on Wednesday and accused lobbyists of pushing to get her removed from her leadership See UNTERMAN, Page 6A

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Braselton Farmers Market returns today

BY MADISON GREER Staff Intern

After packing up their tents for the colder winter months, vendors are returning to the historic Braselton Brothers Store patio in downtown Braselton for the city’s monthly Braselton Farmers Market.

The popular market, which is located at 9924 Davis Street, adjacent to

the Town Green, will open at 4 p.m. today.

“Our vendors will feature fresh, winter items,” said Market Manager Peg Sheffield.

“The variety is amazing and healthy.”

Offerings will include breads, jams, cakes, pastries and all-natural dog treats in addition to market staples such as locally grown sweet potatoes, col-

lards, turnips, pork, beef, eggs, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, syrups and more.

The market, which offers free admission and parking, will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. every third Friday until the end of spring. Market hours will be extended to 7 p.m. in March.

For more information, visit Braselton Farmers Market on Facebook.

After packing up their tents for the colder winter months, vendors will return to the historic Braselton Brothers Store patio in downtown Braselton for the city’s monthly farmers market.

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Pedestrian hurt Hearing on collapsing former gas station in Buford postponed in hit-and-run; suspect sought

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

A court hearing that had been set for today to deal with a former gas station in Buford that has been collapsing into a hole at the intersection of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Little Mill Road has been postponed, according to city officials.

Buford Director of Public Safety Dan Branch said a continuance was issued in the case because of a scheduling conflict for the attorney of the owner of the old Wee Willy’s convenience store. The owner, Irfanali Momin, has received multiple citations for maintaining an unfit structure and illicit discharge into a nearby stream.

But efforts to get the site cleaned up are underway, according to Branch.

“The parties recently met, and the owner has committed to take immediate

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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The driver fled the scene and the victim Gwinnett police are was transported to asking anyone who has Gwinnett Medical Ceninformation about the ter with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, driver of a white SUV officials said. that hit a pedestrian The Gwinnett County Wednesday morning Police Department’s Acthen fled the scene to cident Investigation Unit come forward.

Gwinnett County Po- is currently investigatlice Department Central ing the crash.

Anyone with informaPrecinct officers responded to North Brown tion is asked to contact Road in unincorporated police at 678-442-5630 or the AIU Tip Line Lawrenceville at about at 678-442-5653. To 6 a.m. after receiving a remain anonymous, 911 call that a 32-yeartipsters can contact old Lawrenceville man Crime Stoppers at 404had been hit by a car 577-TIPS (8477) or visit while he was crossing stopcrimeATL.com. the street in the crossTipsters can receive a walk, officials said. cash reward for informaAccording to police, tion leading to an arrest the vehicle — officials said it “may be a larger and indictment in this case. The case number model like a Yukon, is 19-004749.

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Buford officials said a court hearing for the owner of the former Wee Willy’s convenience store on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, concerning charges related to a growing hole that has formed on the property, has been postponed. (File Photo)

action,” he said. “Debris removal from site is now ongoing. Prior to the City issuing a demolition permit for the structure, the owner must obtain an asbestos inspection consistent with state law.”

A new date for the hearing on the citations issued to Momin has not yet been set,

although Buford officials insist the charges are still pending.

“The matter will be reset in the near term,” Branch said.

Branch previously told the Daily Post that pipes that ran under part of the old gas station property failed last spring, causing

the soil below the gas station building to begin gradually collapsing into the tributary of Richland Creek.

Buford’s public service district reasserted on Wednesday that the city feels Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Little Mill Road are safe for drivers to use.

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Gwinnett County will say good-bye to a former police officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, national guardsman and state senator this weekend.

Donn Peevy, who represented part of Gwinnett in the Georgia Senate during much of the 1980’s, died Sunday at his home in Lawrenceville. He was 69.

Peevy’s wife of 50 years, Jerrie Lynn Corley Peevy, and the couple’s daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren will receive friends and other mourners from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Tom M. Wages Funeral Home, 120 Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville. The funeral will be held the next day.

“Sad to hear of the passing of Donn Peevy, (former) Gwinnett State Senator and Chairman of Sen. Judiciary Committee,” said state Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Dacula, a former Gwinnett Bar Association president, on Facebook. “I met Don as a member of the Gwinnett Bar Association and always enjoyed our conversations about politics.

“Offering prayers for his beloved wife, Jerrie, and the entire Peevy family.”

Peevy’s funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Peevy’s family asking Gwinnett County judges to attend and provide an honorary escort during the service.

Former Gov. Roy Barnes, current Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller and Peevy’s former law partner, Wayne Lancaster, are expected to speak at the memorial service.

Peevy, whose political and personal papers from 1974 to 1990 are held by the University of Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, served Gwinnett residents in multiple ways during his life.

He was born in Buford

Donn Peevy and his wife, Jerrie Lynn Corley Peevy, are shown together in this undated photograph.

in 1949 and graduated from Buford High School in 1967, according to his obituary.

According to a biography provided by UGA with his papers, he served in the Gwinnett County Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Division from 1969 to 1975. He also served in the Georgia National Guard during those same years.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Georgia State University in 1974, and later got his juris doctorate degree from the Atlanta Law School in 1980.

From 1976 to 1979, he was a legislative assistant to U.S. Congressman Edgar Jenkins. In 1980, he became the Gwinnett County State Court prosecutor.

Two years later, he was elected to the Georgia Senate as a Democrat representing the 48th Senate District, a seat he would continue to hold until 1990. During his time in the Georgia Senate, Peevy served as a member of the chamber’s Transportation and Appropriations committees, as well as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

“During his tenure as a state senator, (Sen.) Peevy got the funding for the Gwinnett County Senior Center, helped pass the Inform Consent Bill, Recall of Officials Bill, Spousal Amenity Bill and other bills impacting issues facing the elderly, as well as prison sentencing and overcrowding,” his obituary states.

In 2012, Senate officials interviewed him for an oral

history project. In it, he recalled sitting next to former Gov. Nathan Deal in the state Senate for eight years.

At the time, Deal was still a member of the Democratic Party.

“If I’d known he was going to be governor, I would have treated him a lot better for sure,” Peevy said as he let out a laugh in the video.

He also highlighted his work on the informed consent legislation during the interview.

“The medical lobby was opposed to it, and we could barely get it out of committee the first year, so we came back the next year,” he said. “In between the time off, a member of the Senate had died on the hospital bed when they were doing an invasive procedure and when that happened, his wife was upset because they didn’t have any information.

“If they’d known it was risky, they probably wouldn’t have done it, so the next thing that happened in the next session supported it and it passed — overwhelmingly.”

In later years, Peevy continued his private practice, first with Lancaster and later on his own. His law firm closed in 2017.

Peevy’s family is also asking people to make donations to the Donn M. Peevy Scholarship Fund for Buford High School in his memory in lieu of flowers.

The donations can be made through Peoples Bank and Trust, which is located at 1899 Buford Highway in Buford and can be reached at 770-932-1900.

Over $2K spent ‘within minutes’ on stolen credit cards, police say

BY ISABEL HUGHES

while she was parked at Harbins Park in unincorporated Dacula on Sunday, an incident report said.

Two suspects who broke While the victim was into a woman’s car and giving police information stole her purse racked up about the theft, she realmore than $2,000 worth of ized her cards were being charges on her credit cards used at the Kroger on “within minutes” of the Dacula Road, the report theft, police said. said.

Gwinnett County Police The suspects bought Department detectives are “various grocery items” asking for help identifyand gift cards totaling ing the two suspects — a $2,023.80, police said. man and a woman — who The first suspect is entered the victim’s car described as a black man

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Donn Peevy is shown with former Gov. Roy Barnes in this undated photograph. Years before Barnes became governor, he and Peevy, who died Sunday, served together in the Georgia Senate in the 1980’s. (Special Photos: Tom M. Wages Funeral Home)

in his late 20s to early 30s and approximately 6 feet tall. He was wearing a green jacket, white shirt, dark pants and black shoes, Kroger surveillance shows.

The second suspect is described as a black woman in her early 20s and approximately 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-7. She has black hair and was wearing a black jacket, black and white shirt, black leggings and black shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 770-513-5300.

To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit atlantapolicefoundation.org/programs/crime-stoppers/.

Tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. The case number is 19-003962.

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Medical research is shared DEAR DR. ROACH: Is medical research shared?

It seems that after all these years of battling various types of diseases and maladies, more progress should’ve been made than has been done. I suspect that if medical research were fully shared and people pooled their knowledge, more progress could be made. Is it just that various entities don’t want to share because each one wants to be the one to get the Nobel Prize for Medicine?

— G.A. ANSWER: You would be shocked at the amount of research knowledge that is published every year on all aspects of clinical medicine and basic science.

Back when I was in medical school, it was estimated that if a clinician or scientist read eight hours a day, five days a week, 52 weeks a year, just on his or her own field of expertise, at the end of a year he or she would be eight years behind. I am sure it is much greater now.

The problem isn’t the lack of studies or lack of sharing.

It is in sorting through the sheer amount published.

The quest for personal glory certainly is a part of what drives many scientists.

However, I know a great many researchers, and most do so for the love of the science and out of a desire to further the field and to be part of the process that leads to better understanding.

Discoveries are (mostly) not made in isolation by a brilliant scientist — they are the result of patient, thorough, gradual work by many scientists across the globe.

Of course I wish progress came faster, but looking back on the medical knowledge when I started in the 1980s until now, the amount of progress has been staggering, and this has been reflected in progressively longer human lifespans, among other important measures.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Perhaps this is beyond the scope of medical science, but one sees many admonitions from health experts warning of the dangers of a “sedentary” life, yet back when I had a day job, it felt so good to “plop down in my easy chair” when I came home from work. I love to read, and do a lot of computer-based activities, so I probably spend more time than I should on my rear end. How can something so bad feel so good?

— B.D. ANSWER: You will have to add me to the list of those advising against a sedentary lifestyle. I agree that it feels good to rest after a busy day, but that resting doesn’t need to go on for hours. Further, the feeling you get after a vigorous workout is also good, and the sense of well-being, increased energy and better sleep that most regular exercisers get every day is even better.

Reading and computerbased activities can be fun, and I certainly spend my share doing them, but getting up periodically (my smartwatch warns me every hour) can help prevent the blood clots that can accompany prolonged sitting at the desk or in that easy chair.

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In 1964, planners unveiled the designs for New York’s World Trade Center.

In 1990, Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry was arrested on drug possession charges as a result of an FBI sting operation.

In 1993, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), political philosopher; Daniel Webster (17821852), statesman/orator; A.A. Milne (1882-1956), children’s author; Cary Grant (1904-1986), actor; Danny Kaye (1911-1987), entertainer; Kevin Costner

(1955- ), actor; Mark Messier (1961- ), hockey player; Dave Attell (1965- ), actor/comedian; Dave Bautista (1969- ), wrestler/actor; Jesse L. Martin (1969- ), actor; Julius Peppers (1980- ), football player; Jason Segel (1980- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: Australia is the world’s sixth-largest country by area, at 2.97 million square miles.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1976, wide receiver Lynn Swann gained 161 yards on four receptions and was named MVP as Pittsburgh defeated Dallas 21-17 in Super Bowl X. TODAY’S NUMBER: 582,578 — square miles of Pacific Ocean encompassed by the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, established at 139,797 square miles by President George W. Bush in June 2006 and expanded to its current size by President Barack Obama in 2016.

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Dear Amy: A dear friend of mine just got married. I am concerned that she does not know her new husband, “Bard’s,” background.

He has a bad criminal past. He has been in prison for B&E’s, drug sales and possession, felony firearm possession and more.

My husband looked him up and found out all of this. He verified that it was Bard.

I am having a hard time knowing all of this and trying to be happy for my friend.

I am concerned about how things will turn out for her. I don’t want to see her get hurt. We have been friends for a long time.

Should I tell her about this, or should I keep this to myself and see how things turn out for her?

In this day and age, I can’t believe she didn’t look him up!

— Concerned Dear Concerned: For argument’s sake, I’m going to assume that all of the information your husband claims to have is correct (it might not be).

As her friend, do you have the right to hold onto information about her husband and not share it with her?

It is of course possible that your friend already knows everything about “Bard’s” past. If so, she wouldn’t be the first person to choose to ignore past

crimes and misdemeanors.

The course of true love does occasionally run through the jailhouse.

You don’t say what prompted your husband to snoop around about this man, but I suggest that you be completely honest: “This is tough to tell you, but my husband decided to do some sleuthing. He’s learned some things that he thinks you should know about Bard’s past…”

This will affect your friendship, but if you believe her safety is on the line, you should take that risk.

Dear Amy: “Finding My Way” described her struggle to find affordable childcare so she could work.

Her friends banded together to provide a safety net for her and her children. This took me back.

When I was a newly single mom, my friends stepped up in so many ways. I am teary with gratitude.

— Grateful Dear Grateful: Informal networks of women (family and friends) are the solution to so many childcare challenges. I too, am teary with gratitude.

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

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New mom struggles with family germs Dear Amy: I had a baby four months ago. My in-laws called three days before Christmas to tell us that they all had colds, but insisted that we come over anyway because the entire family would be there.

My pediatrician said that the baby is fine to go out in public at her age, and we have been in many public places and attended large family gatherings. But our doctor also said that until she is 6 months old, she could get much sicker than an adult would from the viruses that cause the common cold.

When I expressed my concerns, I was belittled, told I was being overprotective and that the baby has to get exposed to sicknesses eventually.

Amy, I do not delude myself into thinking I’m creating a germ-free bubble. I don’t sanitize her world. But if my baby were to get sick after this visit, I would feel terrible.

I deeply value family time, especially since this was her first Christmas.

Should I have risked getting my baby sick in order to spend it with family, or should we have stayed away?

— Very Cold Christmas Dear Cold Christmas: I don’t have the expertise to weigh in on the health risks that visiting your family’s holiday petri dish would pose to your baby. Your baby’s pediatrician does have that expertise, and

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson you followed this recommendation.

Most importantly, you are your baby’s mother and for the next couple of decades it is your job to make decisions regarding her welfare.

Making health decisions on behalf of your child is challenging, and it is the highest calling of parenthood.

Your family of in-laws has chosen to dive in and belittle you for exercising your parental judgment.

I hope that their behavior was basically a non-serious, knee-jerk expression of their temporary disappointment. But … talk about acting like a bunch of babies…!

Buck up, dear mother.

As the months go by, you will become even more competent and confident.

You have opportunities to learn from more experienced parents, so try to stay open to their points of view. And then continue to exercise your best judgment.

Depending on the context, push back calmly — or laugh off — these

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — The people you deal with today will tend to exaggerate. Dig deep and find out what’s true and what’s false before you invest time or money in something uncertain.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Network, engage in talks with someone close to you or consider your best option to get ahead.

Love is in the stars, and romance will improve your personal life.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Keep your emotions in check or you will miss an opportunity. Volunteer your time and participate in an event geared toward helping a cause you believe in. Offering aid will soothe your soul.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Share your feelings and please a loved one. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed, and the results will bring you closer to a personal goal you’ve been working toward.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — If you want to avoid interference, you are best off not letting anyone know what you are up to. Don’t trust someone to be honest regarding money matters.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If you want to make a change, do so quietly. The less you let others know about what you are doing, the easier it will be to get things done without someone meddling.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Update important documents and get your legal and financial papers in order. An unusual offer will cause uncertainty. Don’t take a risk.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A makeover on the outside and soulsearching on the inside will help you confront any problems that are standing in your way.

Change begins within.

Romance is highlighted.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Step outside your comfort zone and try something new.

Don’t let an unfortunate personal matter stand between you and something you want to do. A social event will lift your spirits.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Personal matters can be dealt with if you are patient, know what you want and are willing to compromise. Use your charm and imagination to get your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — If you get together with friends or relatives, you will be privy to valuable information. Discovering things about your lineage will help point you in a new direction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Express your wants and feelings, and start making plans for the future. Love, romance and changes to your living arrangements and lifestyle are favored.

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WORLD Car bomb kills at least eight in Colombia

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House issues rebuke to Trump

By Jeremy Herb CNN

The House issued a symbolic rebuke Thursday to the Trump administration on Russia, overwhelmingly passing a resolution against lifting sanctions on companies tied to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a Kremlin ally.

The vote, which required a two-thirds majority, passed the House 362-53 — a tally that included a majority of Republicans.

The House vote comes after a parallel measure narrowly failed in the Republican-controlled Senate, where 11 Republicans crossed party lines to join Democrats. In the House, there were 136 Republicans who supported the resolution and 53 who opposed.

Democrats in both chambers have slammed the Treasury Department for its plan to lift sanctions on three Korean dog companies tied to Deripaska: charity ‘secretly Rusal, the world’s secondeuthanized largest aluminum producer, its holding company EN+ hundreds of Group and EN+ Group subanimals’ sidiary JSC EuroSibEnergo.

One of South Korea’s According to the agreemost prominent animal ment struck with Treasury, shelters has been rocked by Deripaska’s stake in EN+ a euthanasia scandal, amid Group was reduced from 70 accusations it secretly put percent to 45 percent, and he hundreds of dogs to death could only vote 35 percent despite its “no kill” ethos. of his shares. But critics of This week, a dozen the agreement argued that employees of Coexistence Deripaska’s shares were of Animal Rights on Earth distributed in a way that he demanded the resignation of would maintain control of the director, Park So-yeon, the companies. after a whistleblower came “The Treasury Departforward to claim the shelter ment has not provided had secretly euthanized more Congress with convincthan 230 dogs in the past three years.

In a statement posted online, Park admitted to euthanizing some animals at the CARE-animal shelter, but Judge overturns said it was a limited number Ala. law protecting and only done as a last resort Confederate for ill dogs. monuments CARE has long spearAs controversy mounted headed campaigns to rescue about removing Confederanimals from the South Korean dog meat trade. The ate monuments from public shelter gained national atten- spaces across the United States, Alabama passed a law tion in 2017 after President in 2017 that protected them.

Moon Jae-in adopted the But this week a judge country’s “first dog,” named Tory, from the shelter. Moon, overturned the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, a longtime animal rights proponent, posed for photos a law meant to prevent the removal, relocation or alterawith CARE staff, including tion of historical monuments. its director.

A 10-page ruling, issued by Jefferson County Circuit Taiwan holds Judge Michael Graffeo, said military drills the law violated the freespeech rights of communiamid rising ties. “A city has a right to China tensions speak for itself, to say what Taiwan’s military held it wishes, and to select views large-scale drills on its that it wants to express,” west coast Thursday amid Graffeo wrote. growing tensions between The ruling came after the self-governed island and Alabama Attorney General an increasingly belligerent Steve Marshall sued the city Beijing. of Birmingham for covering Aimed at thwarting an am- up the inscription on the base phibious invasion, Taiwan’s of a 52-foot monument from armed forces dispatched 1905 that honors Confedertanks, rocket launchers ate veterans. and combat helicopters to “The city of Birmingham beaches near Taichung for does not have the right to the island’s first live-fire violate the law and leaves my drills of the year. office with no choice but to “Our military stands ready file suit,” Marshall said at the to counter any threats … in- time. cluding those from CommuAccording to the act, any nist China,” Maj. Gen. Chen entity that makes changes Chung-chi, a spokesman for without permission could Taiwan’s defense ministry, be fined $25,000 for each told CNN. violation.

“These drills are based Graffeo not only ruled that on the principle of ‘conduct the city had the right to cover training wherever wars might up the monument but said the break out,’” he added. “We fine could not be enforced as are prepared to maintain our it is unconstitutional. territory and freedom.”

“The act also violates — From wire reports the 14th Amendment to the At least eight people were killed Thursday after a car bomb detonated in the Colombian capital of Bogota, the country’s Health Ministry told CNN en Español.

Officials said 41 others were injured in the blast, which occurred outside the General Santander National Police Academy.

A high-ranking police official told CNN that the explosion appeared to be the result of a suicide attack.

The driver is presumed to have died in the blast, but it is unclear if authorities are counting the attacker in the death toll.

Colombian authorities have not identified any individual or group responsible for the attack.

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PEOPLE Camila Cabello and Cardi B among Grammy performers

The Grammy Awards are going to be filled with showstopping performances.

The Recording Academy announced some of the artists scheduled to take the stage at next month’s ceremony.

Camila Cabello will be making her Grammy performance debut. She’s also nominated for two awards, best pop solo performance and best pop vocal album.

The House issued a symbolic rebuke Thursday to the Trump administration on Russia, Cardi B will also perform. overwhelmingly passing a resolution against lifting sanctions on companies tied to The rapper is nominated in oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a Kremlin ally. (Jorge Silva/Getty Images via CNN) five categories, including record of the year and best rap album. ing evidence that the deal deal, but that after Wednesof the companies.

Janelle Monae, Post reached with Mr. Deripaska day’s Senate vote failed “I support the administratruly ends his control,” said “the Treasury Department tion on this because frankly Malone, Dan + Shay, House Intelligence Chairdecided to go forward.” the law is the law and we’ve Kacey Musgraves and Shawn Mendes round out the other man Adam Schiff. “Nothing “Congress cannot just got to follow the law,” said announced performers. has changed in the Kremlin’s look the other way when the Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Alicia Keys will host the behavior to warrant the readministration rushes a deci- Romney. laxation of these sanctions.” sion like this,” said House Treasury’s decision to lift show.

The Grammy Awards are Under a 2017 sancForeign Affairs Chairman the sanctions came after a at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 on CBS. tions law, Congress has 30 Eliot Engel. monthslong lobbying effort days to review the lifting After Thursday’s vote, from the companies and of sanctions. Democrats Hoyer wrote a follow-up let- EN+ Group chairman Lord Paris Jackson complained that Treasury an- ter to Mnuchin arguing that Barker of Battle, a memspeaks out nounced its decision on Dec. the House vote was a sign ber of the British House of after treatment 19, and they haven’t had that Treasury should give Lords. The effort that was sufficient time to review the Congress more time to sufaided by former Louisiana facility reports deal between the holidays ficiently review the deal.

GOP Sen. David Vitter and Paris Jackson has respondand the organizing of a new “In light of that vote, I his firm, Mercury LLC. ed to reports she’s entered a Congress. urge you to reconsider your Mnuchin made two trips treatment facility as she deals The deadline for Congress decision and delay the lifting to Capitol Hill to try to to disapprove of the sancof these sanctions,” Hoyer convince lawmakers that the with her emotional health.

The daughter of the late tions is Thursday. wrote. deal was sound, arguing that House Majority Leader Senate Republicans who keeping the sanctions would Michael Jackson posted on her official Instagram acSteny Hoyer, who invoted to let Treasury go hurt the U.S. economy and count Wednesday that “the troduced the sanctions ahead argued that the Derithat Treasury had put in media is exaggerating per resolution, said he had asked paska-linked companies fol- place regulations where usual.”

Treasury Secretary Steve lowed the law that Congress an independent third party “Yes i’ve taken a break Mnuchin to give Congress passed in 2017 by removing would control the shares that from work and social media until Feb. 28 to review the Deripaska as majority owner Deripaska relinquished. and my phone because it can be too much sometimes, and everyone deserves a break, As controver- to leave within the hour that sy mounted but i am happy and healthy Trump’s letter was made about remov- public, making for the awkand feeling better than ever!,” ing Confedward sight of a large blue Air she posted with a photo of erate monuher lounging with a dog.

Force bus idling outside the ments from Last year, Jackson denied Capitol as the implications of public spaces the president’s missive came she had entered rehab after across the Demi Lovato overdosed.

United States, into focus.

“Ummm no?? I haven’t The administration Alabama passed a law “worked with the Air Force gone to a clinic.. someone in 2017 that doesn’t have to almost die and (the Defense Departprotected for me to know to be healthy, ment) and basically took them. (Hal I’ve already had friends OD away the rights to the plane Yeager/Getty and die,” Jackson posted on from the speaker,” one White Images via her Instagram story at the House official said.

CNN) time. “That’s enough for U.S. Constitution because it that the officers engaged in State Department me.” deprives the city of property a conspiracy to prevent a orders staff back without due process of law,” criminal investigation, and Miley Cyrus uses to work, says acquitted the officers of all Graffeo wrote in the ruling. viral egg to shut The judge noted that the state charges. they will be paid down pregnancy has the right to appeal.

The State Department CNN reached out to the Trump denies speculation is ordering its staff back to attorney general for comMiley Cyrus wants you to work next week, pledging ment but did not immediately Pelosi military focus on an egg, but not hers. that it will find the money aircraft for war receive a response.

The singer shot down to pay them despite the parzone trip tial government shutdown. reports Wednesday that she Three Chicago President Donald Trump and her new husband, Liam In an “urgent message” police officers said Thursday he was deny- issued on the 27th day of Hemsworth, are expecting.

And she did it apparently the shutdown, Deputy Unfound not guilty ing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a military plane for a der Secretary for Manage- using the egg that broke Kyof cover-up lie Jenner’s Instagram record. trip to Afghanistan that was ment Bill Todd told staff A judge has found three “I’m not ’ Egg-xpecting’ set to begin in the afternoon, that “as a national security Chicago police officers not a tit-for-tat retaliation that agency, it is imperative that but it’s ‘Egg-celent’ to hear guilty of covering up details deepened the divide between the Department of State everyone is so ’ Happy For in the 2014 killing of Laquan the leaders and brought the Us’ …. we’re happy for us carries out its mission.

McDonald, a black teenager. government no closer to too!” Cyrus tweeted. ” ‘EggWe are best positioned to Former Detective Dacited’ for this next chapter reopening. do so with fully staffed vid March, former Officer The move, apparently in embassies, consulates, and in our lives…. Now, can everyone leave me alone and Joseph Walsh and Officer response to Pelosi’s letter domestic offices.” go back to staring at an egg.”

Thomas Gaffney had been a day earlier suggesting “As a result, all State A photo of an ordinary, accused of falsifying police the President reschedule Department direct-hire brown egg recently broke reports to protect Officer his State of the Union ademployees and State DeJason Van Dyke, who was dress, made for high drama partment locally employed Jenner’s record for mostfound guilty in October of but little substance in the staff are expected to report liked photo.

The speculation began afsecond-degree murder in ongoing standoff over border to work on their first work McDonald’s death. security. day in Pay Period 2,” Todd ter some paparazzi photos of the “Wrecking Ball” singer They faced charges of As the partial government wrote. He noted that for were published that appeared conspiracy, official misshutdown stretches nearly a most employees, that will conduct and obstruction of month, the back-and-forth be Jan. 22, while for others to show her a bit thicker in the waist. justice, but Cook County reflects a West Wing angling posted in countries where Cyrus and her longtime Associate Judge Domenica for the upper hand in a stale- the work week begins on love, Hemsworth, married Stephenson said in her rulmate with newly powerful Sunday, that will be Jan. over the Christmas holidays. ing the state had not proven Democrats.

20.

— From wire reports beyond a reasonable doubt Pelosi had been scheduled — From wire reports

Make like a zebra to avoid insect bites, scientists say

By Lianne Kolirin and Jack Guy CNN

The zebra’s stripes are known to protect it from blood-sucking insects, as well as acting as camouflage, and new research suggests that being stripy may also work for people in remote tribal communities who paint their bodies in monochrome shades.

The traditional body-paintings of tribespeople in Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea may offer

nequins of different colors — some mimicking dark skin, others in fair tones, while the remainder were protection from the blood-sucking dark brown with white stripes — in horseflies abundant in those areas, glue and left them for four weeks the new study said. in a horsefly-infested meadow in Publishing their findings Hungary.

Wednesday in the Royal Society At the end of the experiment, the Open Science journal, a team researchers counted the number of researchers led by scientists of horseflies stuck to the glue and from Eotvos Lorand University in consistently found the fewest on Hungary describe a bizarre series of the striped models, followed by the experiments they carried out to test fairer-skinned ones then the darker their theory. tones.

They coated several plastic manThe darker-skinned models

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attracted 10 times as many as the striped model. The fairer-skinned one attracted double the number of horseflies when compared with the striped one, and the darker models had 5.1 times more flies than the fairer-skinned mannequins.

“We show that the attractiveness to horseflies of a dark brown human body model significantly decreases, if it is painted with the white stripes that are used in body paintings,” the authors wrote.

“Thus, white-striped bodypaintings, such as those used by African and

Australian people, may serve to deter horseflies.”

Biting flies can cause injuries but also transmit diseases, study author Susanne Akesson, a zoology professor at Lund University in Sweden, told CNN in a telephone interview.

Akesson said the color of our clothes also affects our attractiveness to horseflies and other biting flies.

“Do not wear black or dark clothes,” she said. “You should have light colors, white or beige.”

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Throughout the course of the investigation, Taheb allegedly told the FBI source that he had planned to travel overseas into ISIS-controlled territory, though because he had no passport, he couldn’t travel abroad and therefore “wished to conduct an attack in the United States against targets such as the White House and the Statue of Liberty,” the complaint said.

He allegedly said that “jihad was the best deed in Islam and the peak of Islam” and that “it was not complicated at all to do jihad today.” He also said, according to the complaint, “that jihad was an obligation (and) that he wanted to do as much damage as possible, and that he expected to be a ‘martyr,’ meaning that he expected to die during the attack.”

In early December, the complaint says that Taheb met with the undercover FBI agent in Alpharetta, where the two talked about what weapons Taheb wanted to use during the attack.

About a week later, Taheb again met with the undercover agent, this time in Cumming, the complaint said, which is when he mentioned his plan to broaden his prospective targets in the D.C. area, saying “he wished to attack the Washington Monument, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and a specific synagogue.”

“Taheb discussed the need for a base and stated that it would allow them to regroup and give them a place for Taheb to give a speech to motivate people,” the complaint said. “Taheb wanted the base to be a place to allow for the recording of a video. He stated he would be the narrator, clips of oppressed Muslims would be shown, and American and Israeli flags would be burned in the background.”

Taheb also brought “hand-drawn sketches of the White House to the meeting (and) again outlined the types of weapons he wished to use in the attacks, including semi-automatic weapons, improvised explosive devices, an AT-4 and hand grenades,” the complaint said.

By early January, Taheb had a list of exact weapons he wanted — all described in code words, such as “flaming potatos (sic)” and “spicy pepper” — and expected the weapons within a week, the complaint says.

“Taheb stated that he wanted to obtain the weapons on or about January 15, 2019, travel to Washington, D.C., and conduct the attack on or about January 17, 2019,” the complaint details.

“Taheb again provided details of his plan to attack the White House.

Specifically, he described his plan to use the AT-4 to blow a hole in the White House so that the group could enter. Taheb also discussed ‘arrows’ and asked about the recoil.

He said he had never shot a gun but could learn easily. He added that his plan was to go in and take down as many (people) as they possibly could.”

On Saturday, Taheb met with the FBI source in Cumming, where the source gave him an Israeli flag and an American flag, the complaint said.

Then, on Wednesday, Taheb met with the undercover FBI agent in Buford, where the weapons were to be exchanged.

“A second FBI Undercover Employee arrived in a tractor trailer with the weapons and explosives ordered by Taheb,” the complaint said. “Taheb (and the two undercover agents) then entered the trailer. (The second undercover agent) and Taheb discussed the firearms and how to arm and detonate the explosive devices.”

After giving Taheb the weapons, the FBI agents arrested Taheb. He is currently in federal custody.

At a last-minute news conference Wednesday, FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Chris Hacker emphasized the community’s role in thwarting Taheb’s attack.

“It is important to point out that this investigation and arrest were the direct result of a tip from the community, another example of how important it is to contact law enforcement if you see or hear something suspicious,” Hacker said. “Taheb is charged as the result of a yearlong investigation

by FBI Atlanta’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. We want to thank the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Gwinnett County Police Department for assisting us with his arrest. The investigation is continuing, but at this stage, it is believed Taheb was acting on his own.”

U.S. Attorney BJay Pak also said that there were “no threats posed to any targets located in the Northern District of Georgia, nor was the upcoming Super Bowl a target of his alleged activity.”

A court date is scheduled for Jan. 24.

gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1A increasing APEX program funding by $8.4 million to address mental health issues in high schools.

“Together, we will secure our classrooms and protect our state’s most treasured assets: our children,” Kemp said.

Kemp said he intends to build on Nathan Deal’s criminal justice reform efforts, but he also wants to address gangs in Georgia, saying gangs are “pawns for the Mexican drug cartels, pushing opioids and drugs.” In addition to drugs, the governor also tied gangs to the issue of

Kemp sex trafficking.

He told legislators he wants to set aside half a million dollars that will serve as initial funds to set up a gang task force in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to fight gangs and go after drug cartel “kingpins” who are in the state.

“This highly qualified group of experienced law enforcement personnel and prosecutors will work with local district attorneys and law enforcement to stop and dismantle gangs in Georgia,” Kemp said.

“By utilizing the criminal gang and criminal

alien database, which will be funded with existing resources from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, we will track and deport drug cartel kingpins who are terrorizing our communities.”

On the health care front, Kemp said he wants to work with legislators to grow rural hospital tax credit and tackle a shortage of doctors. He also wants to put $1 million in the Department of Community Health’s budget to “craft state flexibility options for Georgia’s Medicaid program.”

“We will expand access without expanding a

broken system that fails to deliver for patients.

We will drive competition and improve quality while encouraging innovation.”

He also touched on his Georgians First Commission, which he created by executive order on his first day in office to review regulations that might be seen as prohibiting companies from growing in the state.

“We will work to make government more efficient and put hardworking Georgians first,” Kemp said. “I’m confident that we can build a stronger, more diverse economy.”

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plan, the state’s Lupus council, elder abuse, sex trafficking and grandparents position on the Health and Human Ser- who are raising their grandchildren. vice Committee. She also argued that “I think it has a chilling effect and while there are twice as many women sends a very special message when leading committees this year — four a woman of the stature of the senain all — they lead committees that get tor from the 45th (district), who has few bills. played a leading role in … the majority By going from leading the Health caucus, who has played a critical role and Human Services Committee to the across the state on health policy, (is) Science and Technology Committee, summarily dumped off a committee Unterman said she went from overshe has chaired for years,” said Sen. seeing a committee that handled 121 Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, said. bills during the last legislative term to “I don’t care what party she is. I care leading one that handled three bills and that women are being treated that way.” four study committees during that same Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who pretime. sides over the Senate, denied members “I guess I don’t have the correct skill of the chamber were discriminated set anymore. I don’t know what hapagainst when committee assignments pened,” Unterman, a registered nurse, were made. told her colleagues.

“At the beginning of every twoShe also said the committees that year term, the Senate Committee on other women were picked to lead simi- Assignments has the difficult task of larly had few bills come before them populating 27 standing committees,” during the 2017-18 legislative term.

Duncan said in a statement Wednesday “We’re not even in the outfield,” Un- afternoon. terman told her colleagues about how “The committee worked diligently she viewed the treatment of women to position consensus builders as in the Senate. “As a matter of fact, chairs, double the number of commitwe’re not even in the ball park. We’re tees chaired by female senators and outside.” ensure the minority party was afforded Other female senators got up in the the unique opportunity to chair comSenate on Wednesday and praised mittees. It’s a difficult process. Any Unterman’s leadership on Health and insinuation that this year’s process was Human Services committee on issues discriminatory is nonsense.” such as autism, the state’s Alzheimer’s But several female senators echoed

concerns Unterman raised about women in the chamber being assigned to committees that received few bills during the previous legislative session.

They said female voices will be underrepresented on more important committees that deal with larger numbers of bills as a result.

Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, said women make up 28 percent of the Georgia Senate. By contrast, she said, there were no women assigned to the Regulated Industries Committee and one woman each on the Transportation, Finance and Judiciary committees. She also said women make up less than 20 percent of the membership of the Insurance Committee.

At the same time, Parent said women make up 90 percent of the Special Judiciary Committee — which is different from the Judiciary Committee — and 60 percent of the Interstate Cooperation, Urban Affairs and Science and Technology committees.

Those committees, she said, received fewer bills to consider than other committees.

“Maybe at the start of next term, I’ll come back up here and say, ‘Wow, I was wrong, it’s amazing the change in the bills considered by special judiciary this term under our new chair, the senator from the 6th (district),’ but given the treatment of (Unterman), I’m not holding my breath,” Parent said.

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Watson. “You can donate and also receive, so you had community engagement and some (Gwinnett) schools volunteer programs for the that did both, some schools Atlanta Super Bowl host that just received and some committee. “This (event) schools that just donated. brings together 120 local From books to sports schools to give back to our equipment, it’s really a cool own communities. It’s a thing.” great chance to repurpose In total, a little more than gently used materials and 20 Gwinnett schools were there’s some new supplies involved one way or another, for kids who are starting off Watson said. the new year.”

“The NFL approached us Local schools, including and asked us if we wanted to those in Gwinnett, have been be involved,” he said. “We collecting items for the last weren’t familiar with the several months, preparing program, quite honestly, but for Thursday’s event. The the more we did research items will be distributed to and talked to them, we realthose in need around metro ized, ‘Wow, this is a great Atlanta — some of them to thing.’ We knew that our the people who attend the schools would embrace this same schools the items were and want to get involved, collected from. and it’s been awesome.”

“That’s the cool thing Started in Atlanta in 2000, about the program,” said this year marks the 20th Gwinnett County Public event, which has come a Schools spokesman Bernard long way from the first year,

when Super Kids-Super Sharing partnered with three schools and collected 200 items, Hendrickson said.

“This is such an important thing for us because it really captures one thing that is really key for both the (Super Bowl) host committee and the NFL: sustainability,” she said. “A lot of times, our urban forestry projects come to mind or our energy credits that will be offsetting (energy used) at the (Mercedes-Benz) stadium (during the Super Bowl), but this is really an opportunity to think about the materials that we have available at our homes and to repurpose those for someone in need.”

Hendrickson said the event “gets at the heart of sustainability” while also engaging with the community’s youth — making it a “really fun activity where everybody can really feel

like they’re part of making an impact related to the Super Bowl.”

Lanier High School senior Kameron Brown said his school felt just that.

“This is an important thing to do because a lot of people aren’t as fortunate as (us), so we wanted to give back,” Brown said. “It’s been fun; waking up (Thursday) morning, coming in, picking all the stuff up from school — it’s been a lot of fun, knowing that other people will get (this) stuff.”

In addition to participating schools and the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee, the NFL teamed up with the Infinite Energy Center Forum and Verizon and the Atlanta Falcons for the event.

For more information about Super Bowl events such as Thursday’s, visit atlsuperbowl53.com.

obituaries Loganville

Dorothy N. Leaf Dorothy N. Leaf, age 85, of Loganville, GA, passed away January 14, 2019.

The Funeral Service will be Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory.

The family will receive friends Saturday, January 19, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. She loved her family. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Robert Alfred Leaf; sons, Clifton Redding (Katheryn), Larry Redding (Frances); daughters, Teresa Beckert, Deborah Dever (Harry); brothers, Donald Rice (Wanda), David Rice (Evelyn); sister, Vera Medico; daughter-in-law, Sue Redding; fourteen grandchildren; twenty eight great grandchildren and one great great grand-

child. Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers. com. Arrangements by: Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (770) 448-5757.

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Virginia McKay Virginia Parham McKay, age 88, of Lilburn, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2018. Mrs. McKay was born on November 12, 1930 outside of Franklin, TN in the village of Leiper’s Fork, to the late John Bunyan and Bonnie Parham. She was married to Porter McKay for 59 years. Virginia and Porter moved to Atlanta in 1962, opening Textile Warehouse in Decatur. She worked at and co-owned

the store many years.

Virginia was a long-time volunteer with Meals on Wheels and coordinated the visitation ministry at her church. She was a faithful member of Decatur/Northlake church of Christ and Snellville church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Porter McKay and brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Jane Parham, and brothersin law, George Bullock and Joe Krupski. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Andy & Heidi McKay; daughters and sons-in-law, Laurie and Roy Gunter and Mollie and Doug Childs; grandchildren, Stephanie (Keith) Rein, Luke McKay, Seth (Lizzie) McKay, Jesse McKay, Melissa Gunter, Rebecca Gunter, Sarah Gunter, Sam Childs and Ginnie Childs; sisters and brother-in-law, Nancy Bullock, Elaine (Richard) Thompson and Amelia Krupski. In lieu of flow-

ers, please consider donating to Georgia Agape, 3094 Mercer University Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341. Online condolences may be left at www. billheadfuneralhome. com. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, with Minister Ike Reeser officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Tucker. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 - 2:00 pm at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

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Duluth police officer terminated after arrest

By Isabel Hughes isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

A Duluth Police Department officer was fired on Thursday following a family incident in which he allegedly told his wife and her daughter he was “going to put a bullet in everyone’s head in the house.”

Keri Sean McNaughton, 39, who was a four-year veteran of the department, was arrested Monday and charged with making terroristic threats or acts, a felony, after his wife’s daughter called 911 following an argument, a police report said.

According to the report, McNaughton told police he had drank about six beers prior to the dispute, which started because his wife was upstairs at their Buford home doing laundry when McNaughton apparently thought she should be in bed “because she (had) work in a couple of hours.” “(McNaughton’s wife) said she went in the (daughter’s) room to put away her clothes and went back to doing the laundry,” the report said. “She stated that Keri became angry

with her and started yelling at her for being up late doing the laundry.

She said Keri Keri had McNaughton said he is going to put a bullet in her head.”

While making the alleged threat, McNaughton “put his fingers to (his wife’s) head and acted like he pulled the trigger,” the report said. “(The wife) then stated Keri said he was going to put a bullet in everyone’s head in the house,” the report said.

After hearing McNaughton allegedly tell her mother “numerous” times “I will (expletive) murder you,” the daughter tried to intervene.

That’s when McNaughton turned on her, the report said. “(The daughter) said Keri told her, ‘I will murder you, you (expletive n-word,)’” the report said. “(The daughter) stated she ran into her room to call the police and thought she heard the clicking sound of

a gun. She stated she heard a slam and it got quiet.”

Responding Gwinnett County Police Department officers arrested McNaughton and took him to the Gwinnett County Jail, where he bonded out the same day.

In a statement Thursday, the Duluth Police Department said “as soon as we were made aware of the arrest, Officer McNaughton was placed on administrative leave pending the results of an internal affairs investigation. At the conclusion of the investigation, the process to terminate Officer McNaughton’s employment with the City of Duluth Police Department was initiated.”

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Coca-Cola named exclusive non-alcoholic drink provider

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

The Infinite Energy Center announced Tuesday that visitors will get to share Cokes with friends for a long time to come after the entertainment venue entered a new long-term partnership with the beverage giant.

The deal between the center and the Atlanta CocaCola Bottling Company makes Coke the exclusive non-alcoholic beverage partner for events held at the Infinite Energy Arena, Infinite Energy Forum and Infinite Energy Theater. The center did not specify how long the agreement will last, other than to say it is a longterm agreement.

“We are thrilled to provide our guests and fans the familiar hometown CocaCola brand,” Infinite Energy Center General Manager Joey Dennis said in a statement. “This partnership will amplify the energy and excitement of the new campus developments that are underway.”

This rendering shows what the Coca-Cola branding would look like on the Infinite Energy Center’s Interstate 85 electronic sign. The center announced it has reached a long-term agreement with Coke to be the entertainment venue’s exclusive non-alcoholic beverage provider.

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Equipment on the Infinite Energy Center campus is already being converted to reflect the new relationship between the center and Coke. As part of the partnership, officials from the center and soft drink company said both sides will have “unique” marketing, promotional and activation opportunities.

“Coca-Cola is elated about our new long-term partnership with Infinite Energy Center, which is a natural fit in bringing refreshing times to our customers and consumers in the Duluth area,” Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Vice President of the East Region Mike Suco said in a statement.

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Unterman tells Senate she is sexual harassment victim

BY CURT YEOMANS

29 years I’ve been elected, I have never Sen. Renee Unterman, had sexual R-Buford, dropped a bombharassment shell on the state Senate on against me, Tuesday as she addressed but I’m Renee her colleagues about action hear to tell Unterman the chamber took a day ear(you) in lier to reduce the window for the last couple of weeks, I filing a sexual harassment have had sexual harassment complaint against a senator. against me,” Unterman said.

The senator revealed that “I know now personally she, herself, is a victim of what it feels like and it’s not sexual harassment. a good feeling, and we need “I had a reporter last year these rules and regulations. ask me about sexual harass- We desperately need them ment and I told him in the to be able to protect people,

and in particular women and women who sit in this body.”

Unterman did not provide details on the sexual harassment incident she mentioned in her remarks to the Senate, but she hinted that she may be revealing additional information about it over a period of multiple days.

But it came a day after the Senate adopted new rules for the chamber that limit the amount of time a person has to file a sexual harassment complaint with a Senate ethics committee has also sparked debate and pushback from female members

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of the Senate.

The new Senate rules stipulate a person has two years after a sexual harassment incident occurred to file a complaint.

There had previously been no limit, and last year former Duluth-based Sen. David Shafer found himself the subject of a complaint alleging he committed sexual harassment in 2011. That complaint came while he was running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, a race he lost to new Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan.

The new Senate rules also

prohibit the ethics committee from taking action on a complaint against a senator who is running for elected office between the time that person qualified to seek that office and the time that his or her election results are certified by the state.

“So, the two years is limited even further if someone is running for office,” Sen. Zahra Karinshak, D-Duluth, said on Wednesday. “If there is a sexual harassment complaint, wouldn’t you want to know if there is someone who is running for governor that something has been go-

ing on? That’s called being held accountable folks and that’s what we’re here to do.”

Unterman raised objections to the rules change when it was brought up for a vote Monday. First, there was a motion to engross, or end debate on the resolution to adopt the rules, which passed by a 33-22 vote. The rules were then adopted by a 33-21 vote.

“We wanted to talk about sexual harassment and we were stymied and we couldn’t talk about it,” Unterman told her colleagues on Tuesday.

Trio arrested after Proper pruning of crape myrtles is essential SWAT incident in Barrow County

BY CURT YEOMANS

Crape myrtles are one of the most popular ornamental plants for the landscape.

Their blossoms provide abundant color throughout the summer, and the plants require minimal care.

Since their flowers are produced on the new growth, winter is the preferred time for pruning.

Unfortunately, many people mistakenly believe crape myrtles should be heavily pruned to the point of being butchered. The result is plants that have the appearance of tall stumps. Some prune excessively with the mistaken belief that these actions will stimulate the production of more flowers.

Others engage in this practice because the plants have grown too large where they have been planted. This intense pruning causes weak new growth the following spring with increased susceptibility to pests. In most cases, a light pruning is all that is required.

Crape myrtles that have been butchered are at an increased risk for insect and diseases. A landscaper once told me his company took over a property with many crape myrtles, and half of

and barricaded themselves inside, Barrow County’s SWAT team was called in to help, according to Sears.

“The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team was activated and upon arrival the scene was turned over to them,” Sears said. “The SWAT Team initiated negotiations and ultimately Shelton and Damewood were taken into custody without incident.”

Sears said Shelton, Madwell and Damewood are being held in the Barrow County Detention Center. Shelton faces probation and parole violation and obstruction of law enforcement charges, Madwell faces probation violation and possession of methamphetamine charges, and Damewood faces probation violation and obstruction of law enforcement charges.

Sears said said the trio may have also been involved in other crimes that took place in Hall County.

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A Flowery Branch resident and two Gainesville residents were arrested by Barrow County sheriff’s deputies after a SWAT incident in Hochston on Thursday.

Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Ryan Sears said Hall County deputies tried to serve a warrant on Jacob Shelton, 24, at a home on 1115 Victron Drive at 10 a.m., but Shelton and another Gainesville resident, Anna Damewood, 19, allegedly refused to leave the house.

Deputies did make contact with Flowery Branch resident Johnny Madwell, 24, when they arrived and arrested him.

Shelton was wanted on a probation and parole violation. When he and Damewood allegedly refused to come out of the house

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Arizona State’s Kimani Lawrence (14) has the ball knocked away from him by Georgia forward Rayshaun Hammonds (20), a Norcross grad, during the first half at Stegeman Coliseum on Dec. 15 in Athens. (Photos: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

Norcross grad Hammonds thriving as sophomore at Georgia

By David Friedlander The 2018-19 college basketball season has been one of transition for Rayshaun Hammonds.

The major adjustment was to first-year coach Tom Crean, who came in last spring shortly after Mark Fox, the coach who recruited Hammonds out of Norcross, was fired following the 2017-18 season.

He’s also no longer a freshman learning on the job, but a veteran player and a leader.

The 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward has made the transition this season a positive one.

“A lot of things changed,” said Hammonds,

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he said that first day after the first meeting how he wanted to establish things at Georgia. Once he told us, we went right to it.

“He tells you the right things. He wants everybody to do good. Even though he can get on you a lot, he always wants to see you successful in life.

That’s the main focus with him.”

While Hammonds never mentioned having thoughts Georgia players, including forward Rayshaun Ham- of leaving Georgia followmonds (20), react with forward Nicolas Claxton (33) after ing the coaching change he scored and was fouled against Vanderbilt this season. last March, he admitted there was at least some a three-time former Daily creek. “(Crean and Fox) uncertainty in his mind on Post All-County player at are different coaches, so how he would adjust to the Norcross and Meadowwhen Coach Crean came, new coach.

Any doubts he had were allayed in his first meeting with Crean shortly after he was hired.

“I just had to find a fit,” Hammonds said. “(Crean) said he was coming in with an up-tempo game. That’s something that I like to play, and I just fell in love with him. He talked to me during spring break, talking about how he wanted to play and things like that, and I just fell in love with him. I felt very comfortable (after) my first (conversation) with him. That was a good thing.”

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and it’s something that illustrates the biggest difference between Crean and Fox in terms of coaching style. “(Crean is) very energetic,” Hammonds said.

“You would like to have an energetic coach with you at all times. Even when you mess up, he’s going to be positive with you. So that’s a good thing.

“Even in practice, he’s always moving. He sees different things that other people might not see.”

That verve has influenced how Hammonds has transformed himself as a See HAMMONDS, Page 8B

Blue Devils Bollmer breaks GCPS’ 3-point record hit road for another test HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS NOTES

By David Friedlander

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By David Friedlander david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

Norcross’ boys basketball team has already logged a lot of miles playing in out-of-state tournaments and showcases during the 2018-19 season.

The Blue Devils will make a much longer trip this weekend to take part in the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.

Unlike several other of the participants, Norcross only has room on its schedule for one game, thanks to playing in events in South Carolina, Florida and West Virginia already this season.

However, that one game will be quite the test when the Blue Devils (13-7, 8-1 heading in to Thursday’s Region 7-AAAAAAA home game with Brookwood) take on New Jersey powerhouse Roselle Catholic at 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Lions (11-0 heading into Thursday’s game at Patrick School in Hillside, See NORCROSS, Page 2B

Dacula girls basketball sharpshooter Kendall Bollmer reached a major milestone during the Falcons’ 66-61 overtime loss to Winder-Barrow on Tuesday at Dacula.

The 5-foot8 Valdosta State-bound senior guard connected on her third 3-point basket of the night Kendall Bollmer and set a new Gwinnett County Public

Schools record by passing previous record-holder Melissa Turvy of Peachtree Ridge, who finished her high school career with 224 baskets from behind the arc in 2012.

Bollmer now has 229 total 3-pointers on her career, and while that makes her the all-time leader among GCPS

school teams, she has a while to go to catch Gwinnett County’s all-time leader, Wesleyan’s Nikki Luckhurst, who posted 324 3-point baskets from 2000-04.

However, she does have a chance to reach the No. 2

See HOOPS, Page 2B

Central seniors out to finish what they started

By Taylor Denman

teams — Lakeside and Brookwood. Central lost to the third team, Parkview, narrowly by two Central Gwinnett girls baspoints at home on Dec. 14. ketball coach ShaLisha Davis The Knights’ record leaves doesn’t need to remind her play- them the opportunity to climb ers of the importance of their as high as No. 2 in the Region final January games.

7 tournament standings for an The Black Knights are 6-3 automatic playoff bid, trailing in region play with three more second-place Brookwood by one region games left on the calendar. game. But losses to Brookwood The Black Knights have already See CENTRAL, Page 2B beaten two of the final three

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Central Gwinnett’s girls basketball team is led by a core of seniors, from left, Stephanie Nwankwo, Amaya Adams, Diarra Smith and Armani Milton. They are coached by ShaLisha Davis, middle, in her third season. (Staff Photo: Taylor Denman)

2B • FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019

ondeck Prep Schedule

BASKETBALL

Today

5:30 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Archer at Grayson 6 p.m. — Brookwood girls at Norcross 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Dacula at Apalachee 6 p.m. — Duluth at North 6 p.m. — Lakeside-DeKalb at Central 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Rockdale Co. 6 p.m. — South girls at Newton Co. 7 p.m. — Buford at Walnut Grove 7 p.m. — GAC at North Hall 7 p.m. — Providence at Lakeview Academy 7 p.m. — Winder-Barrow at Lanier 7:30 p.m. — Riverside Military boys at Hebron 7:30 p.m. — Rockdale Co. at South

gwinnettdailypost.com IN BRIEF

Dacula’s Hermes named to 2019 U.S. Paralympics squad

of work to be done as we gear up for Tokyo.”

Hermes, a senior at Gwinnett Online Campus, was on the U.S. Dacula resident McClain Hermes Paralympics Team in 2016 and won was among the 48 athletes selected five medals, including one gold, at for the 2019 U.S. Paralympics the 2017 World Championships. In Swimming National Team, U.S. August, she won six medals at the Paralympics announced Wednesday. Pan Pacific Para Swimming ChampiThe list features 35 women and 13 onships in Cairns, Australia. men, including 21 past Paralympians The 18-year-old is legally blind who have won 62 medals for Team from retina detachments after sufferUSA. ing from Wagner Syndrome.

“With the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 right around the corner, GCPS offering free this will be a very important season booster essentials for Team USA,” Queenie Nichols, director of U.S. Paralympics Swim- program presentation ming, said in a press release. “The at Berkmar, Shiloh 48 athletes named to the national Gwinnett County Public Schools’ team have all worked very hard to Athletic and Activities Department make it this far, but there is plenty will host its free Booster Essentials

Hoops

SWIMMING & DIVING

7:20 p.m. — Hebron, Lanier and Grayson at Collins Hill 7:20 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge and North at West Gwinnett 7:20 p.m. — Archer, Duluth and Norcross at Mountain Park

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — State duals at Macon Centreplex 5:30 p.m. — Westminster at GAC Saturday

BASKETBALL

2 p.m. — Berkmar girls at Peachtree Ridge 2:30 p.m. — Centennial girls at Wesleyan 2:30 p.m. — Central girls at Stockbridge 3:30 p.m. — Buford girls at Holy Innocents’ 4 p.m. — Parkview at Cedar Shoals 4:30 p.m. — Norcross boys vs. Roselle Catholic (N.J.) in Springfield, Mass.

6 p.m. — Grayson at Stephenson

SWIMMING & DIVING

8:05 a.m. — Berkmar, South, Discovery and Central at Mountain Park 8:05 a.m. — Shiloh and Meadowcreek at West Gwinnett 10 a.m. — Karen Blackmon Invitational at GAC 7:20 p.m. — Brookwood and Mill Creek at West Gwinnett 7:20 p.m. — Dacula and Collins Hill at Collins Hill 7:20 p.m. — Mountain View and Parkview at Mountain Park

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — State duals at Macon Centreplex

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•From Page 1B on the overall county list, Wesleyan’s Erin Hall, who has 250 treys from 200206.

Washington looks to break ‘glass’ ceiling Another GCPS girls player is currently on a record-breaking pace — in this case, it is Parkview post Sacha Washington, who has been hitting the glass hard throughout the 2018-19 campaign.

With 10 rebounds in the Panthers’ 64-48 loss at Norcross on Tuesday, the 6-foot-2 sophomore now has 272 rebounds for the season, which puts her within reach of the Parkview school and GCPS county single-season records.

With at least seven games remaining on Parkview’s schedule and with Washington averaging 15.1 boards per game, she is on a pace that could easily surpass the three players still ahead of her on Parkview’s single-season

•From Page 1B

Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Saint Joseph’s at St. Louis ESPN2 8:30 p.m. — Xavier at Villanova FS1

NBA

8 p.m. — San Antonio at Minnesota ESPN 10:30 p.m. — Golden State at L.A. Clippers ESPN

NHL

7:30 p.m. — Ottawa at Carolina FSSO

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. FC Bayern Munich FS1

TENNIS

9 p.m. — Australian Open Third Round ESPN2 Saturday

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Noon — Florida at Georgia CBS Noon — Michigan at Wisconsin ESPN Noon — North Carolina at Miami ESPN2 12:30 p.m. — Richmond at Davidson NBCSP 2 p.m. — Indiana at Purdue FOX 2 p.m. — N.C. State at Notre Dame WPCH 2 p.m. — Cincinnati at Wichita State CBS 2 p.m. — Kansas at West Virginia ESPN 2 p.m. — Alabama at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Syracuse FSSO 2:30 p.m. — Rhode Island at La Salle NBCSP 4 p.m. — Louisville at Georgia Tech WPCH 4 p.m. — UCLA at USC CBS 4 p.m. — Kentucky at Auburn ESPN 4 p.m. — TCU at Kansas State ESPN2 4 p.m. — Women, Kansas State at Texas Tech FSSE 4 p.m. — Wake Forest at Virginia Tech FSSO 4:30 p.m. — St. John’s at Butler FOX 4:30 p.m. — Dayton at St. Bonaventure NBCSP 6 p.m. — Virginia at Duke ESPN 6 p.m. — Texas Tech at Baylor ESPN2 6:30 p.m. — Massachusetts at VCU NBCSP 8 p.m. — DePaul at Seton Hall FS1

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

5 p.m. — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: American vs. National FS1

GOLF

3 p.m. — LPGA Tour Golf Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Third Round. From Tranquilo Golf Course at Four Seasons Orlando. NBC

NBA

3:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Philadelphia ABC 7:30 p.m. — Boston at Atlanta FSSE 8:30 p.m. — L.A. Lakers at Houston ABC

NHL

8 p.m. — Florida at Nashville FSSO

SOCCER

7:25 a.m. — Premier League, Wolverhampton FC vs.

Leicester City FC NBCSP 9:30 a.m. — Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs.

Borussia Monchengladbach FS1 9:55 a.m. — Premier League, Liverpool FC vs. Crystal Palace FC NBCSP 12:30 p.m. — Premier League, Arsenal FC vs. Chelsea FC NBC 12:30 p.m. — Bundesliga, RB Leipzig vs. Borussia Dortmund FS1 2:30 p.m. — Women’s International Friendly, France vs U.S. FS1

TENNIS

9 p.m. — Australian Open Round of 16 ESPN2

list — Erika Joseph (345), Aimee Muyres (335) and Sara Kate Greene (292).

If the Panthers make a fairly deep run in the Region 7-AAAAAA and Class AAAAAAA state tournaments and Washington stays on or near her current pace, the all-time GCPS single-season of 426, held by Brookwood’s N’dea Jones, could also be within reach.

Mac attacks the GAC record book There is still another attack on a record, courtesy of Greater Atlanta Christian boys standout point guard Hunter McIntosh.

The 6-1 senior recently passed current Milwaukee Bucks star Malcolm Brogdon, Tyndall Chapman and Trent Wiedeman to move to No. 2 on the Spartans’ all-time scoring list with 1,726 career points.

McIntosh is the 20th player in GAC history to score at least 1,000 points for his career, and given his current average of 22.1

points per game, a couple more even more impressive milestones are within his reach.

Barring anything unforeseen, he has a very realistic chance to become just the second player in school history to reach 2,000 points for his career.

And with a little luck, even Lee Goza’s 41-yearold school scoring mark of 2,087 points could be within reach.

“He would need to average about 24 points per game the rest of the way,” GAC coach David Eaton said of McIntosh. “He’s averaging about 22 points a game now, so he’d have to pick it up a little, but it’s not unthinkable.”

play their respective tournaments inside the county, with Peachtree Ridge hosting Region 6-AAAAAAA, Meadowcreek hosting Region 7-AAAAAAA and Grayson hosing Region 8-AAAAAAA. The other region tournament that will be held inside Gwinnett is Region 5-A, which will be held at Wesleyan’s Yancey Gymnasium on the school’s campus in Peachtree Corners.

Neither Dacula nor Lanier will host Region 8-AAAAAA, but neither will have to go very far, with that region’s tournament being held in a neighboring county hosted

by Winder-Barrow.

Buford’s boys and girls will travel to Walnut Grove Tournament Central With the regular season for the Region 8-AAAAA tournament, while Greater winding down, it won’t belong before region tour- Atlanta Christian will be at naments get underway, and North Hall for the Region 7-AAA tournament and Gwinnett County will be host to several of them dur- both Hebron Christian and Providence Christian will ing the week of Feb. 4-9. hit the road for Commerce All three Class to play in the Region 8-A AAAAAAA region containing Gwinnett teams will tournament.

Norcross

FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSSO = FOX Sports South

On TV

Program at two locations in the near future.

The program is designed to provide information on proper formation and operation of high school booster clubs in athletics, fine arts and other volunteer organizations.

Upcoming sessions are scheduled for Jan. 28 at Berkmar High School and Feb. 13 at Shiloh High School.

Both presentations begin at 6:30 p.m. in the theater.

Excelsior Partners, made up of experienced GCPS booster organization parents and professionals, lead the presentations. Topics include GCPS policy, formation guidelines, state and federal requirements, how to attain tax-exempt status, accounting and fraud prevention tips, proper compliance and other guidelines.

— From staff reports

N.J.) feature a star-studded line-up that includes 6-foot-7 five-star power forward Khalil Whitney, who signed with Kentucky in November, UNLVbound point guard Josh Pierre-Louis and 6-11 fourstar post Clifford Omoruyi, who has offers from Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Miami, N.C. State and Syracuse, among others.

“Their point guard is going to UNLV. Khalil Whitney’s going to Kentucky.

They’ve got a big man that is top 50 (-ranked) in the country. They’re very talented,” Norcross coach Jesse McMillan said of Roselle Catholic. “I think that we match up well with them, and I feel like playing with a shot clock, it’s a great environment. All that stuff helps us.”

7-AAAAAAA and Class AAAAAAA state tournaments looming, and the quest for a state championship kicks into high gear.

McMillan said their previous showcase and tournament appearances have already paid dividends in that respect.

“I think, as a whole, we’ve been playing better basketball ever since that DeMatha game in the (Cancer Research ClasNorcross’s Kyle Sturdivant (3) drives the ball to the bas- sic in Wheeling, W.V., on ket against Newton’s DeAndrae Butler (23) during last Jan. 5),” McMillan said following Tuesday’s 80-42 season’s game at Buford. (Photo: Dale Zanine) region win at home over Parkview. “Even though Indeed, Norcross senior Issa Muhammad brings more than a few and juniors Caleb Murphy we didn’t win that game, we did some really good high-profile players and Jaden Harris. things to put ourselves in into the game, includMore importantly from position to win late. Our ing five-star junior wing McMillan’s perspective, practices have been better.

Brandon Boston, Southern the Blue Devils figure to Our chemistry has been California-signee Kyle benefit from such a test better. Our finding and Sturdivant, Xavier-signee with the regular season playing roles (have been Daniel Ramsey and major heading into the home better).”

Division I prospects like stretch, and the Region

Central •From Page 1B

With a new coach came a new slogan: new attitude. and Parkview could plum- The Knights put it on a met the Knights heading T-shirt. That new attitude into the region tournament. is now the only attitude “For them, their focus is Central Gwinnett has movfinishing what we started ing forward. three years ago,” Davis The 2018-19 Knights are said. “To do that, we need led by a core group of four to get (Brookwood and senior starters: post player Parkview).”

Stephanie Nwankwo and What started three years guards Amaya Adams, ago was a total turnaround Armani Milton and Diarra for the Central Gwinnett Smith, a Western Carolina girls basketball program. commit. Junior Zuriyah The year prior to Davis’ Davis is also a regular debut as head coach, starter at point guard, leadCentral Gwinnett won four ing Central with 19 points games. With virtually the over Berkmar on Tuesday exact same lineup one year night. later, Central Gwinnett It’s the senior class, posted 15 wins. Two more however, that still rememwins will match Central bers the doldrums of its Gwinnett’s most wins unfreshman year. The core der Davis, the 15 wins the has played together since Knights won in 2016-17. childhood in AAU, and If the lineup didn’t now there’s undoubted change, where did those continuity on the court for extra 11 wins come from? Central Gwinnett.

“Discipline,” Davis said.

“Back then, we had the “Coming from 4-22 … in skill, but we couldn’t play their minds they were used together,” Milton said. to losing.”

“Now, it’s like I know what

(my teammates are going to) do before she thinks about doing it.”

Davis and the Central Gwinnett girls team won’t be caught overlooking opponents, but a few games are circled on the calendar this month. The Knights beat Brookwood by nine points at home earlier this season, but the Broncos have looked like a confident bunch at 9-2 since that game. The rematch will be at Brookwood High School.

The other crucial game is against Parkview, a team Central Gwinnett leads in region standings but lost to by two points on Dec. 14 at home. The Panthers’ Sacha Washington had a huge game with 30 points and 24 rebounds. It spoiled a stellar night for Smith, who hit six 3-pointers and finished with 28 points.

Davis admits she hasn’t studied the film of that game yet, because she knows parts of it will

make her feel sick, but she remembers that Central Gwinnett lacked the sense of urgency necessary to pull the game out in crunch time.

“We shot too poor from the free-throw line,” Davis said. “You can’t make those mistakes against a team like Parkview, because they make you pay for it, especially when you’re outsized.”

Players said there were too many turnovers and uncharacteristic mistakes in that game.

Central Gwinnett evidently has found that sense of urgency. The senior starters say they’ve been waiting for this season since they were freshmen, the season they felt like they could blossom into a team that could make a deep playoff run.

The time for the Knights to prove themselves is now.

“If we stay together, we’re going to go far,” Smith said.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019 • 3B

Broncos earn Archie-Davis on a roll at Altoona signature win GWINNETT GRADS

football coaches awarded walk-on Colby Ransom with a scholarship last weekend.

The wide receiver just finished his redshirt junior season, the best of his Georgia Southern career.

He played in 13 games and had six catches for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

By Will Hammock

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The best season of Jalen Archie-Davis’ college basketball career has happened at an ideal time.

Archie-Davis, a guard at Penn State Altoona, has stepped up his game this season, particularly in recent weeks, as his senior season draws to a close.

His recent stretch of stellar play brought him Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Week honors on Monday.

The 6-foot Archie-Davis, who played three seasons at Norcross and one at Northview, earned the award after powering the Lions to a pair of conference victories.

He made a gamewinning layup with one second remaining last Saturday, lifting Penn State Altoona to an 82-81 win over Hilbert College. He finished that game with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists.

That performance followed a career-high 23 points, along with nine assists, five rebounds and two steals, in a 99-95 win over Pitt-Greensburg. He made 51.9 percent of his shots the previous week.

Archie-Davis averages 11.5 points and 5.4 assists, considerably higher than the 5.9 points and 3.8 assists he averaged as a

TRACK AND FIELD Marsh wins, climbs record books Buford grad Erin Marsh won the 60-meter hurdles at last weekend’s Carolina Cup, posting the secondfastest time in Duke history in the event.

The sophomore’s winning time was 8.52 seconds. She also was fourth in the high jump at 5 feet, 3 inches.

Warner honored

by Louisville Archer’s Sterling Warner Jalen Archie-Davis drives to the basket during a Penn was named Louisville’s State Altoona win last weekend. (Special Photo) track athlete of the week after his performance at junior. He ranks third in points and a career-high Purdue’s Gene Edmonds the conference in assists 15 rebounds in a vicInvitational. and assists per game. tory over Presbyterian.

Warner was third in the He played previously … Mill Creek grad Miles 60-meter dash in 6.80 secat Bryant University in Riley had nine points, 11 onds and ninth in the 200 Rhode Island. rebounds and six assists in in 23.00.

Piedmont’s 73-54 win over Gwinnett Grads spotBASKETBALL William Peace. lights achievements of past Gwinnett standouts on Fast break FOOTBALL the college level. Coaches Norcross’ Ricky and parents are urged to Madison posted his third Ransom earns send suggestions via email double-double of the scholarship to will.hammock@gwinseason last week with 10 Georgia Southern’s nettdailypost.com.

Parkview has new volleyball coach Panthers hire Jenell Godfree to take reins

By Christine Troyke

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Parkview has hired Jenell Godfree as its new head volleyball coach.

Godfree is the wife of the Panthers’ football coach, Eric Godfree, and a math teacher at the high school.

She played volleyball at Lexington High School in South Carolina and earned a scholarship at Presbyterian College, where she met Eric. Early in her teaching career, after the couple moved to Gwinnett, Godfree was a varsity assistant at Brookwood.

“Then we started having babies,” Godfree said.

She has two daughters, who both play volleyball, and a son.

Godfree just started at Parkview this year after 15 years at Trickum Middle School. She worked as an assistant to Parkview’s previous volleyball head coach, Michelle Bowden, for one year and then spearheaded the effort to start a program at Tric-

Jenell Godfree, second from left, pictured with her family, was hired as Parkview’s new head volleyball coach.

(Special Photo)

kum, which is thriving.

It helped spawn a middle school volleyball league and Godfree coached quite a few of the players she’ll be working with as the new varsity coach, including her daughter Jordan, who is a sophomore.

But up until very recently, Godfree wasn’t thinking about becoming a high school head coach.

“I was looking forward to just being a (volleyball) mom, especially with it being the same season as football,” she said with a laugh. “But I was going to be invested anyway. I had a change of heart over the (winter) break and really started thinking about if I

could do it and if I wanted to do it.

“I’ve always loved volleyball and I love coaching the girls. I just really feel like I can contribute at this time, but it wasn’t something I anticipated when I came here. Even when it did happen, I wasn’t pursuing it.”

Athletic director Nick Gast conducted a statewide coaching search and broached the subject with Godfree.

“I am passionate about it and we had a conversation about it, but I said to the girls yesterday, if you’d told me a month ago (this would happen), I’d have told you you were crazy,”

Godfree said with another chuckle. “I’m so grateful that I’m here and we can get started now.”

Parkview made the state playoffs last year as the No. 4 seed from Region 7-AAAAAAA despite a 10-29 record. The Panthers, with just one senior on the team, drew North Gwinnett in the first round and were swept.

A young core is coming back with more of the players Godfree helped develop at Trickum in the pipeline. Godfree’s youngest daughter, Brooke, is an eighth-grader there. Eight players from this year’s Parkview volleyball teams were part of Godfree’s inaugural class at Trickum.

Having coached many of them and watched their matches all last season, Godfree can hit the ground running.

“Going in, I know the skill of most of the girls,” she said. “We have some power on the back row and we’re also going to be pretty deep in setting. A lot of the girls are playing club right now.

“I’m really excited to get started. I’m already looking at after-school workouts and what we can do in the weight room.”

STATE WRESTLING DUALS

Gwinnett sends 3 teams to semis From Staff Reports MACON — Gwinnett County wrestling made a major statement Thursday evening, sending three teams into the Class AAAAAAA State Duals semifinals.

Brookwood, Collins Hill and Mountain View all reached the Final Four, joining powerhouse Cam-

den County. Collins Hill gets Camden in tonight’s semifinals, while Brookwood faces Mountain View in an all-Gwinnett semifinals. The winners compete for the state championship Saturday in the 3 p.m. finals.

Collins Hill advanced to the semifinals with a 52-17 win over Rockdale County in the first round

Thursday, followed by a 49-23 victory over West Forsyth. The Eagles face Camden, which has won four straight state duals championships, the last two in AAAAAAA. Brookwood opened up with a 51-26 victory over Archer, followed by a 42-34 win over Colquitt County.

Mountain View had no trouble in its two matches,

defeating North Paulding 53-21 and Cherokee 51-21.

Buford also rolled in the AAAAA bracket, beating Statesboro 64-18 and Harris County 56-15.

The Wolves take on Cass in today’s semifinals. In AAAAAA, Lanier lost its first-round match 39-21 to Cambridge. The Longhorns face Evans in the consolation bracket today.

North Gwinnett riflery remains unbeaten win over Centennial on Thursday.

Corina Fluker led the Bulldogs SUWANEE — North Gwinnett re- (4-0) with a 285, but her teammates mained undefeated with a 1,134-1,084 were right on her heels. Andreea

From Staff Reports

Contis, Caitlyn Miller and Matthew Herrington all shot 283.

In two weeks, North plays Buford in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Brookwood girls close out No. 6 Norcross

Norcross briefly tied the game at 21-all following a steal and layup by Robinson-Nwagwu with NORCROSS — Brook- 4:18 left in the third quarwood’s girls basketball ter, but Spears, who had team had already proven tallied the 1,000th point of her career earlier in the it could stay with some game, put Brookwood of the best teams on its back up — for good, as 2018-19 schedule.

What the Broncos were it turned out — at 24-21 just 15 seconds later, and still looking to prove entering Thursday night’s the Broncos pushed the lead out to double digits Region 7-AAAAAAA at 37-27 by the end of the with Norcross was that period. they could finish out a But even after Brookclose game against a team wood built the lead to the caliber of the No. 6 as much as 13 at 46-33 Blue Devils.

Some clutch play down following Spears’ driving layup down the left wing the stretch, particularly with 3:29 remaining, from senior guard Alea Norcross wasn’t Spears, proabout to make vided that proof. things easy the Brookwood built rest of the way as much as a for the Broncos.

12-point lead in The Blue Devthe fourth quarter, ils slowly chipped held off a late away, and when Norcross comeAlea Spears Robinson made back attempt and an up and under pulled away for a 54-44 win at the House move to avoid Brookwood’s 6-4 post Selma of Blue.

Spears scored 13 of her Kulo to cap an 11-2 run with 1:04 left, the lead game-high 22 points the was just 48-44. fourth quarter and added Norcross had two eight rebounds, while chances to pull even Kiki Adams had a big closer, with Avery Bache night with 15 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and and Devyne Turner stealtwo blocked shots to help ing Brookwood’s next two inbound passes. give the Broncos (15-6, But the Blue Devils 7-2) perhaps their signacouldn’t capitalize, with a ture win of the season. pair of missed free throws “We had a couple of really good games (earlier after the first steal and this season) that we were three point-blank misses not able to finish,” Brook- after the second before Kulo, who had altered all wood coach Carolyn three shots in the latter Whitney said. “We went opportunity, corralled the overtime with Norcross (in the first meeting back rebound.

“Like I said, we didn’t in early December), and get frazzled,” Whitney we were beating them said. “Yes, Norcross did by 12 in the third quarmiss a couple of shots, ter. And then (against) but that’s basketball. It’s Collins Hill (in the Deep South Classic champion- hard to shoot over 6-4.

It’s hard to shoot over that ship game), we were up wingspan.That’s a credit on them, and they ended up coming back. But our to our players boxing out.” team has just matured.

Spears and Kulo them They weren’t frazzled by Norcross hitting big shots combined to hit 5 of 6 from the line in the final down the stretch. They 42.4 seconds to put the took care of business game away. and hit their free throws Kulo only scored five (late).” points but was a force on Brookwood actually took control from the on- the defensive end with set with a strong first half seven rebounds and five

by Adams, who scored 12 blocked shots, while Calof her points the opening laway chipped in seven 16 minutes, and clamped points.

Myra Strickland led down defensively, holding Norcross’ (14-9, 9-1) Norcross with 15 points, dynamic backcourt duo of while Robinson-Nwagwu Myra Strickland and Mor- finished with seven gan Robinson-Nwagwu to points, 12 rebounds, three just eight first-half points. assists and three steals and Yamani Paul contribBut the Blue Devils uted six points and five got a boost from Tionna boards.

Carter, who made her first appearance of the Norcross (boys) 65, season after sitting out Brookwood 39 to this point to heal a leg The Broncos (8-13, injury, and the 6-foot 1-8) pulled even at 13senior made an immediate impact upon her entry all midway through the second quarter after a into the game to a loud 3-pointer by C.J. Walker, applause from the crowd but the seventh-ranked late in the first quarter.

Blue Devils (14-7, 9-1) Carter scored seven points in her first two-plus finished the first half on minutes after entering the an 18-4 run and never looked back despite the game on her way to nine absence of starting point points on the evening, guard Kyle Sturdivant including a three-point with an illness. play with 53.8 seconds Brandon Boston left in the opening frame picked up the slack with to give the Blue Devils a a game-high 20 points, 9-7 lead. while Isaac Martin added But Mariah Callaway 12 and Caleb Murphy answered with a fourchipped in eight for Norpoint play after being fouled on a 3-point basket cross.

Xavier Smith scored with 27.2 seconds left 12 points to lead Brookto send Brookwood into the quarter break with an wood, while Daniel Layton added nine and 11-9 lead, and the lead grew to 21-15 by the half- Varun Danak finished with seven. time intermission.

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Pelosi seizes initiative in trench warfare with Trump WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is driving President Trump nuts — a very short drive indeed — by doing something he simply cannot abide: She’s stealing the spotlight.

She is also seizing the initiative in the trench warfare over Trump’s government shutdown and his imaginary border wall, audaciously telling the president that the State of the Union address should be postponed, or perhaps forgone altogether, for reasons of security. It would be both unfair and unwise to ask Secret Service agents and other officers to protect the VIP-packed event, she Eugene contends, while they Robinson are not being paid their salaries. Trump retaliated Thursday by denying Pelosi military aircraft for her planned trip to Afghanistan, Belgium and Egypt.

Pelosi’s play was a stiletto-sharp reminder of how much power she wields — and an illustration of how deftly she is wielding it. Democrats who demanded new leadership in the House should be thankful that they didn’t get their wish.

It is hard to imagine anyone better matched to the moment and the task.

Pelosi will go down in history as the first woman to hold the office that ranks behind only president and vice president. But this second tour of duty as speaker may prove even more consequential than the first, given the vandalism Trump is committing against our government institutions. Voters gave Democrats the power to constrain a corrupt, egomaniacal, incompetent, erratic and potentially compromised president.

Pelosi has to figure out how.

So far, it is hard to fault a step she’s taken.

Her shutdown position is eminently simple and reasonable: Reopen the government, and then we can debate how best to protect the border.

After all, Congress already decided last month to give the Trump administration every penny it had initially asked for — $1.6 billion — for border security. But right-wing carnival barkers Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter goaded Trump into demanding more than $5 billion for a concrete wall or steel slats (or perhaps, as Pelosi has joked, “a beaded curtain or something”) — any tangible barrier he can point to as fulfillment of the ridiculous promise he made to his base.

So Trump waded into this fight having no idea how to win it. There’s a reason why no previous president has deliberately forced a shutdown: The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse. Trump can’t tell Pelosi what to do; and, given strong public opposition to the wall, he has no real leverage to pressure her. But he doesn’t want to accept reality, so he keeps playing to his base — and watching his approval numbers as they slide from low to abysmal.

Meanwhile, his own shutdown has put Trump on the defensive. He has had to stretch precedent, rules and probably laws to designate increasing numbers of furloughed workers as “essential” and force them to work without pay. The latest pressed into uncompensated service are thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees who are needed to process income-tax refunds, which many families depend on to pay bills racked up during the Christmas season.

Trump’s attempt at using his bully pulpit — last week’s Oval Office address — was desultory and ineffective. He could be expected to have another go during the State of the Union, with its setting of pomp and majesty. But only if Pelosi invites him.

“I’m not denying him a platform at all,” she said Thursday at her weekly news conference, in a tone of voice suggesting she was shocked that anyone would think such a thing. “I’m saying let’s get a date when government is open.”

And she was reminding Trump that the Capitol is her house, not his.

Pelosi is still not a natural at performing for the television cameras. But we’re seeing a bit more these days of Nancy D’Alesandro — legendary Baltimore Mayor Tommy D’Alesandro’s daughter, who grew up learning old-school politics at the feet of a master. She’s a great storyteller, a precise tabulator of yeas and nays, and a leader who doesn’t believe in giving any of her members a free pass on important votes.

She will need all her skills in the coming weeks and months. Trump’s efforts to weaken the unity of Pelosi’s caucus have thus far been pathetic, but he will surely keep trying. Ending the shutdown will require Trump to face reality, so it is impossible to know when that might happen. Meanwhile, Pelosi’s committee chairmen are beginning to do their duty of holding the president accountable, and Trump will undoubtedly fight like a cornered banshee.

A rookie speaker would make rookie mistakes.

Trump is being knocked around by Pelosi and, even more hurtful, the attention for now is on her.

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Why would Trump trust ‘leakers’?

WASHINGTON — The Post’s report that President Trump “has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin” — including taking away an interpreter’s notes and instructing the person not to discuss what was said even with senior officials of his own administration — has raised hackles in Washington. Some have gone so far as to suggest this is evidence that the president is a secret Russian asset.

More likely it is evidence that the president feels he cannot trust those around him not to leak the details of his private conversations with foreign leaders. Why would he think that? Because he has repeatedly seen the classified details of those conversations leak to the media.

For example, in 2017, someone in the administration leaked a full transcript of Trump’s phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to The Post, during which the president berated Turnbull about a refugee swap deal Turnbull had made with President Obama.

The public exposure of this exchange was an embarrassment for the Australian leader and damaged our relationship with a critical foreign ally.

An administration official also provided The Post with a full transcript of Trump’s phone call with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, in

in which Trump, according to The Post, “berated May for Britain not doing enough, in his assessment, to contain Iran … questioned her over Brexit and complained about the trade deals he sees as unfair with European countries.” That conversation reportedly left May and Marc her aides “shaken.”

Thiessen And, of course, there are the voluminous leaks of his which he discussed finessing communications with Russian their dispute over who would officials. For example, somepay for a border wall — with one in the Trump administrathe Mexican leader telling tion revealed that the president Trump that “I have recognized congratulated Putin on his the right of any government to election victory during a phone protect its borders as it deems call — even though he had necessary” and “let us look for been warned in his briefing a creative way to jump over papers “DO NOT CONGRATthis obstacle” — embarrassing ULATE.” Some U.S. officials the Mexican leader. also told the media that Trump A transcript of Trump’s had shared classified details of phone call with Philippine an Islamic State terrorist plot President Rodrigo Duterte with Russian Foreign Minister also leaked, during which Sergei Lavrov during an Oval Trump congratulated him on Office meeting — exposing the “unbelievable job” he was Israel as the source of intellidoing “on the drug problem” gence. It turned out that Trump despite reports of extrajudicial did not reveal that Israel was killings and other human rights the source — that was done by abuses — sparking outrage in the anonymous geniuses who Washington. leaked his conversation with Also leaked were two Lavrov to the media. of Trump’s conversations Despite this record, senior with British Prime Minister officials are angry at being cut Theresa May — including out of Trump’s meetings with one in which he complained Putin, anonymously complainabout his coverage in the ing to the media that “there British media (to which May is no detailed record, even in awkwardly explained that she classified files, of Trump’s could not control the media, face-to-face interactions with telling the president that “we the Russian leader at five locaare not North Korea”) and, a tions over the past two years,” few months later, another call according to The Post. Well,

maybe that’s because the classified details of his conversations keep ending up in the media.

The Post notes that Trump is trying to shield his “communications with Putin from public scrutiny.” Of course he is. A president’s private conversations with foreign leaders are supposed to be shielded from public scrutiny. Every president conducts diplomacy behind the scenes and out of public view. That’s why transcripts of any president’s phone calls and notes of his meetings are marked classified. They are secret. Sharing secrets with the media is illegal.

To be clear, some of what Trump reportedly said in these private conversations is indeed outrageous. But he is the president, and every president has the right to hold confidential conversations with foreign leaders without the details ending up on the front pages.

The fact that he has responded to these serial leaks by restricting access to his interactions with Putin is not evidence that Trump is a Russian spy; it is evidence that there are people around him who have no compunction about breaking the law and harming national security by leaking what he says to the media. That is not just an outrage. It is a crime.

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

What did they do with Lindsey Graham?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — If loyalty only goes so far, Sen. Lindsey Graham’s goes every which way — depending on the day, week, month — or proximity to Election Day. One day, he may think Donald Trump is a “kook.”

That was Graham’s description of Trump in 2016, shortly after he’d ended his own campaign for president. Or he may think Trump is “presidential,” as he said recently in appraising Trump’s speech from the Oval Office on border security.

What did they do with Lindsey Graham, one might reasonably ask? If you posed this question to random people on Capitol Hill, you might hear them say, Aw, that’s just Lindsey. He’s in cycle.

If this sounds vaguely endocrinal, well, suit yourself. What it means, of course, is that Graham is up for re-election in 2020. When you’re in one of the redder states in the union, you’d best cheer for the Man from MAGA or risk fading into local history.

It isn’t unusual for politicians to tweak their language or style, to soften or toughen rhetoric as one’s audience pleases. Still, there’s something almost comical about Graham’s toughening stances and head-snapping reversals.

It’s as though his body has been occupied by someone else, his inner Terminator liberated at last — in part, perhaps,

in the U.S. Air Force JAG corps and then the Air Force Reserves as he was rising from lawyer to congressman to the U.S. Senate.

He is also very funny, as debate viewers will recall from his 2015 performances. His best lines from those debates Kathleen were spontaneous, quick-witParker ted and true. We delighted in his unfiltered answers to quesbecause he’s no longer the late tions, such as: “You know how Sen. John McCain’s wingman. to make America great again?

He’s Maverick now.

Tell Donald Trump to go to Whatever else he intends, hell.” Or, if Trump were to Graham has always known win, the Islamic State “would how to play the media and be dancing in the streets; they keep himself in the headjust don’t believe in dancing.” lines. This may explain his Funny then, but no more. and Trump’s recent comity, Graham has become a lead which can be traced to a lunch gladiator for a southern border in March 2017 when the wall, even recently advising two found common ground Trump to invoke national in, among other things, an emergency powers to fund it. affection for playing golf.

From “Little Jerk,” McCain’s They are also both showmen affectionate nickname for and may share some mutual Graham, to Maximus in a few respect. Both love to be center short months. No longer is stage and both seem to have a Trump a “kook.” In 2017, Grasimilar knack for giving people ham repeated the word but this what they want. The president time in taking issue with the and the apprentice. press for “this endless attempt Confession: I love Graham to label the guy as some kind — for all the right reasons. of kook not fit to be president.”

He’s a mensch who’d give you But then Monday hapthe shirt off his back, whether pened. The president turned on you needed it or not. He’s a Maximus, rejecting Graham’s good guy, brought up hard, suggestion to temporarily who transcended tragedy (both reopen the government while parents died when he was in the wall debate continues. The college, leaving him to care mind meld lost its connection. for his then-13-year-old sister). Do we sense a split after all He’s a true patriot who served Graham has done, not least

his fiery attack on Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Brett Kavanaugh proceedings, which Graham called an “unethical sham?”

Instantly, Graham became a meme sensation on the right.

On the left, you’d have thought he had called Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, “bat—— crazy,” a term he previously had used to describe the GOP for its support of Trump.

As we enter 2019, the Grahamster is full of brio and bluster, ready to rush Texas with his own fence-post digger.

His speechwriter must surely be busy preparing text for the senator’s remarks upon the groundbreaking, perchance to include: “President Trump, build this wall!” In the meantime, as Judiciary Committee chair, Graham has vowed that the next Supreme Court justice will be a conservative, as though anyone doubted it.

One can hardly wait, but not for long. The night is young, the news breaks 24/7, and we’ve nearly two more years to wonder what Graham will say, growl, hiss, spit, growl, whisper or sing, hallelujah! May his cycle be unbroken.

Kathleen Parker received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2010. Her email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PTC 17.05 Technology Parkway Advanced Vehicle Lanes Separate sealed Bids for the construction of PTC 17.05 Technology Parkway Advanced Vehicle Lanes will be received by the City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia at Peachtree Corners City Hall located at 310 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092 until 10:00 A.M. local time, February 12, 2019, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of approximately 7,500’ of vehicular improvements along Technology Parkway, in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Improvements include demolition, pavement milling, repair and resurfacing, widening, concrete sidewalk, stamped concrete strip, curb & gutter, signing and marking, storm drainage improvements, site furniture, grading and erosion control.

For more information visit the city’s website at https:// www.peachtreecornersga. gov/Home/Components/ RFP/RFP/75/292 902-583220, 1/18,25,2/1 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DULUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2019-002 The City of Duluth will receive Proposals from proposers to provide, furnish, install and warranty/ maintain all materials, labor and equipment necessary for testing and balancing mechanical systems at Public Safety Building (Duluth, GA). A complete Request for Proposal Package, including Project Documents, may be examined at the location listed below: City of Duluth City Hall – City Clerk’s Office 3167 Main Street Duluth, Georgia, 30096 770-476-3434 Sealed proposals will be received until 2:00 PM EST on 3/14/2019 by the City of Duluth (Owner), at 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA, 30096.

Sealed proposals are to be submitted to the Teresa Lynn (City Clerk) and addressed as follows: TO: City of Duluth 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 Attention: Teresa Lynn RE: Testing & Balancing Public Safety Building, Duluth, GA 30096 The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

902-582650, 1/18,2/1 WILLBROOKE TRAIL AND POCKET PARK CONSTUCTION PROJECT BID NO. CP 19-001 DULUTH, GEORGIA Sealed bids will be received by the City of Duluth, Georgia, in the Office of the City Clerk, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096 until 1:55 p.m. local time, Friday, January 25, 2019 for: CP 19-001 Willbrooke Trail and Pocket Park Construction This pedestrian improvement project consists of clearing & grubbing, grading, minor storm drain installation, sidewalk ramp installations, 8’ concrete trail construction, landscaping, lighting, and minor roadway traffic calming improvements.

Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted.

A non-mandatory preproposal conference will be held on the second floor of City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096, in the Executive Conference Room on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 11:00am local time.

At 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, January 25, 2019, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bid opening will take place on the second floor of City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096, in the Executive Conference Room.

Bidding Documents are available for viewing at the Duluth City Hall, Planning and Zoning Office, 2nd Floor, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096. A complete digital set of plans and documents may be downloaded free of charge from the City’s website at https://www.duluthga.net/ about_duluth/notices_and_ rfp_s/requests_for_proposals.php The City of Duluth does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to its programs or activities. Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open meeting, program or activity of the City should be directed to Teresa Lynn, City Clerk, City of Duluth, 770476-3434.

All suppliers must submit with bid, a bid bond, certified check or cashier’s check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid. Failure to submit a bid bond with the proper rating will result in the bid being deemed non-responsive.

Successful supplier will be required to meet insurance requirements, submit a one hundred percent (100%) performance bond and a one hundred percent (100%) payment bond.

Insurance and Bonding Company must be licensed to do business by the Georgia Secretary of State, authorized to do business in Georgia

by The Georgia Insurance Department, listed in the Department of Treasury’s Publication of Companies holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Surety on Federal Bonds and as acceptable reinsuring companies. The bid bond, payment bond, and performance bond must have an A.M. Best rating of A-5 or higher.

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If determined that such communication has compromised the competitive process, the offer submitted by the individual, firm or business may be disqualified from consideration for award.

Questions regarding Bidding Documents, Drawings and Specifications should be directed to Margie Pozin, PE, City Engineer, at mpozin@ duluthga.net no later than Friday, January 11, 2019.

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ELECTION NOTICES CALL FOR GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF LILBURN Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 3-3-7(j.1)(1) and all other applicable Georgia laws, please be advised that on November 5, 2019, a general municipal election will be held in the City of Lilburn, Georgia, at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of said City for their determination a Referendum authorizing the City to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits and/or alcoholic beverages by the drink from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Notice is hereby given to voters residing within the municipal boundaries of the City of Lilburn that a general municipal election will be held in the City of Lilburn on November 5, 2019, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said City the following question: ( ) YES ( ) NO Shall the governing authority of the City of Lilburn, Georgia be authorized to permit and regulate Sunday sales of distilled spirits and/ or alcoholic beverages for beverage purposes by the drink from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.?

All persons desiring to vote in favor, or for approval, of the question shall vote YES. All persons desiring to vote against, or for the rejection, of the question shall vote NO. If a majority of the persons voting vote in favor of the question, the question shall be approved, otherwise it shall be rejected and of no force and effect. The voting polls shall be opened at 7:00 a.m. and closed at 7:00 p.m. on November 5, 2019 at 340 Main Street, Lilburn, GA 30047, the regular places for holding elections in the City of Lilburn. All duly qualified electors of the City of Lilburn are urged to participate.

Registration for an elector to vote in the November 5, 2019 general municipal election shall close at 5:00 p.m., October 7, 2019.

Melissa L. Penate ELECTION SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CITY OF LILBURN _____________________ CONVOCATORIA DE ELECCIONES GENERALES CIUDAD DE LILBURN De conformidad con O.C.G.A. § 3-3-7 (j.1) (1) y todas las demás leyes de Georgia aplicables, tenga en cuenta que el 5 de noviembre de 2019, se celebrará una elección municipal general en la Ciudad de Lilburn, Georgia, en qué momento se someterá a los votantes calificados de dicha Ciudad para su determinación de un Referéndum que autoriza a la Ciudad a permitir y regular las ventas en domingo de bebidas alcohólicas destiladas y / o bebidas alcohólicas a partir de las 11:00 AM a las 12:30 p.m.

Se notifica a los votantes que residen dentro de los límites municipales de la Ciudad de Lilburn que una elección general municipal se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de Lilburn el 5 de noviembre de 2019, en cuya elección se presentará a los votantes calificados de dicha Ciudad. siguiente pregunta: ( ) SI ( ) NO La autoridad gobernante de la Ciudad de Lilburn, Georgia, deberá ser autorizada para permitir y regular las ventas los domingos de bebidas alcohólicas destiladas y / o bebidas alcohólicas para bebidas a partir de las 11:00 a.m. a las 12:30 p.m.?

Todas las personas que deseen votar a favor o para la aprobación de la pregunta deberán votar SÍ. Todas las personas que deseen votar en contra o por el rechazo de la pregunta deberán votar NO. Si la mayoría de las personas que votan vota a favor de la pregunta, la pregunta será aprobada, de lo contrario, será rechazada y no tendrá fuerza ni efecto.

Las urnas de votación se abrirán a las 7:00 a.m. y se cerrarán a las 7:00 p.m. el 5 de noviembre de 2019 en 340 Main Street, Lilburn, GA 30047, los lugares regulares para celebrar elecciones en la

ELECTION NOTICES Ciudad de Lilburn. Se insta a todos los electores debidamente calificados de la Ciudad de Lilburn a participar.

La inscripción de un elector para votar en las elecciones municipales generales del 5 de noviembre de 2019 se cerrará a las 5:00 p.m., 7 de octubre de 2019.

Melissa L. Penate SUPERINTENDENTE DE ELECCION DE LA CIUDAD DE LILBURN 917-583057, 1/18

PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF DACULA The public hereby notified that effective February 1, 2019 the City of Dacula City Council Work Sessions and Public Hearings are scheduled as follows: • First Thursday of each month, a City Council Work Session is scheduled to begin at 6:00pm and a City Council Public Hearing will be held at 7:00pm.

The meetings will take place at Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, GA 30019. This schedule will continue from month-tomonth until modified by the City Council.

928-583054, 1/18 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle advertised pursuant to O.C:G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 4284 LILBURN INDUSTRIAL WAY LILBURN, GA 30047 (Yr/Make) 1961 ROLLS ROYCE (VIN#) LSXC85 THIS VEHICLE IS DEEMED ABANDONED AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF IF NOT CLAIMED BY THE LEGAL OWNER OR LIENHOLDER BY JANUARY 30, 2019 unk8031 770/554-7960 928-582404, 1/11,18 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE 2017 NISSAN TITAN VIN: 1N6AA1F38HN540118 The above vehicle was left for diagnostics and/or repair and is presently located at DANZ Auto Repair, 5402 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, Ga 30093. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A.40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed by owner or lien holder within 10 days of this notice.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia law.

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It is presently located at 770381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The trailer is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-582183, 01/11,18,25 NOTICE “Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Karl or Carl Feist, please contact Keith A. Doley, atty,1554 N. Broad, New Orleans, La 70119, 504943-7071” 928-582700, 1/16,18,20

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WVWPD23B0YP228305 2010 Hyundai Elantra KMHDU4AD2AU085234 1998 Honda Civic 2HGEJ8643WH623551 1999 Honda Civic 1HGEJ854XXL050914 2007 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08T37W500707 2009 Saturn Aura 1G8ZS57B99F216116 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 3D7HA18N82G123331 2010 Ford Focus 1FAHP3FN0AW225641 1999 Toyota Camry JT2BF28K8X0155357 2004 Honda Accord 1HGCM56854A066637 2001 Mazda Tribute 4F2YU09191KM09624 2005 Acura RL JH4KB16545C010577 *** SALVAGE *** 2003 Kia Sorento KNDJD733435153110 1999 Infiniti I30 JNKCA21A9XT770217 2001 Honda Civic 2HGES26741H585633 2012 Nissan Sentra 3N1AB6APXCL776871 2003 Acura MDX 2HNYD18293H504978 *** TOTAL LOSS *** 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 2CNDL63F456107803 2012 Nissan Sentra 3N1AB6AP5CL616428 928-582196, 01/11,18,25

2012 Bashan Scooter LHJTLBBN9CB102043 2006 BMW 325i WBAVB13526PT25386 2008 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZS58N28F102500 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNES13M162321506 2008 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WB58K881233270 1997 Chevrolet C1500 2GCEC19W2V1103779 1983 Chevrolet Camaro 1G1AP877XDN173835 2008 Chevrolet Uplander 1GNDV23148D174555 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AT18H697165138 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 3GNFK16Z13G345853 2004 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH52K749406537 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2G1WW12E759137269 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2G1WW12E559188575 2006 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL56R76N234166 2007 Chrysler Town and Country 2A4GP44R37R147255 2003 Dodge Caravan 1D4GP25383B240899 1997 Dodge Dakota 1B7GL23X6VS155030 2003 Dodge Durango 1D4HS48N53F607052 2005 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56C05D278042 2000 Ford F250 Super Duty 1FTNW20F5YEB41052 2005 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53U65A192985 2004 Ford F150 1FTPW12564KC15839 2000 Ford Expedition 1FMRU1563YLA69043 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid JHMCN365X5C002751 2006 Honda Accord 1HGCM66536A062794 2005 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL38875B028641 2006 Jeep Commander 1J8HH48K66C192632 2003 Jeep Liberty 1J4GK48K43W504679 2006 Kia Sorento KNDJD733565601228 2007 Lincoln MKX 2LMDU68C77BJ21284 2004 Lincoln LS 1LNHM86S64Y645673 2003 Mazda Mazda6 1YVFP80D935M23376 1998 Mercedes ML320 4JGAB54E6WA017532 2005 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D55C210687 2007 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08T57W532283 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31D8YT506251 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP552471213565 2007 Saturn Outlook 5GZER13727J133078 2000 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K3YU754203 2009 Carry ON 5x8 Trailer 4YMUL08109G041736 2005 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWSK69M95M060145 929-582431, 1/11,18,25

In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 @ 10:45 AM. 420 Grayson HWY Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: (770)682-7717 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1012 Boryonnoh Elious Household Goods/Furn 1032 Zephyr Moving co Household Goods/Furn 1050 Ana Aviles Household Goods/Furn 1107 Tonya Womack Household Goods/Furn TV/StereoEquip/Tools Appliances 1217 Shelby Lowery Household Goods/Furn/ other: 929-580759, 1/11,18

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 TICO REPAIR, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E320 WDBUF65J33A110686 2002 GMC YUKON 1GKEC13Z72J172928 2013 NISSAN SENTRA 3N1AB7AP3DL621795 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL3AP7DC214342 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2019 AT 10 AM. AT 4493 LILBURN INDUSTRIAL WAY SW LILBURN, GA 30047 *8012-15 929-583435, 1/18,25

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION By order for service by publication dated December 3, 2018, all interested parties are hereby notified that on April 19, 2018, Plaintiff The Townhomes of Laurel Landing Homeowners Association, Inc. filed its Petition to Quite Title against Defendant East Dekalb Investments, Inc., said case being filed in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County and assigned Civil Action File No. 18-A 03498-2.

Defendant East Dekalb Investments, Inc. is hereby directed and required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia and to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney an Answer to this lawsuit, in writing, within thirty (30) days of the date of the Order for Publicaiton.

You are further commanded to appear at a Special Master Heaing in this csase on February 18, 2019 at the offices of the Special Master James P. Blum, Jr., whose address is Blum & Campbell, LLC 3000 Langford Road, Buidling 100 Peachtree Corners, GA 30071, commencing at 10:30 a.m.

WITNESS, the Honorable, Debra K. Turner, Judge of this Superior Court.

This the 4th day of January, 2019.

-sDeputy Clerk, Superior Court For: Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk P.O. Box 880 Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 930-582988, 1/16,23,30,2/6

LIFE STORAGE # 413 875 MARATHON PARKWAY LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 678-242-1441 AUCTION DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 2019 @ 10:30 AM In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 10:30AM 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Space No. Customer Name Inventory 2169 April Butler Household Goods/ Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; 3002 Tiara Callahan Household Goods/ Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/Appliances; Boxes, Totes.

3153 Renardo Wynn Household Goods/ Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Landscaping/ Construction Equip.

1033 Christine Ceasar Household Goods/ Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Office Furniture/ Machines/Equip.; Account Records/Sales Samples; Boxes, Sporting Goods, Appliances 1082 Darius A. Dailey Household Goods/ Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/Appliances.

1105 Harold Woodson Household Goods/ Furniture.

1153 Kimberly Pitts Household Goods/ Furniture; Clothes.

2125 Manuel Del Carpio Household Goods/ Furniture.

3031 Christine Ceasar Household Goods/ Furniture.

3073 David Bolling Household Goods/ Furniture.

3111 Delton Claxton Household Goods/ Furniture; Clothes & Books.

929-577168,

01/11,18

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

Auction will take place at 12:00 p.m., January 26, 2019.

Unit k144 -Lauren Dean Unit is said to contain a table, step stool, bookcase, clothes, outdoor mat, small statue, mattress, rattan lamp & small decorative pieces, and miscellaneous boxes.

Unit k135 - William Odom Unit is said to contain a small safe, chair, mattress, several large pictures, rug, wood work table, and miscellaneous boxes.

929-582370, 1/11,18 AUCTION SALE ADVERTISEMENT On 1/30/2019 at 3:30 PM StoreSmart Self Storage located at 2914 Buford Dr. Buford, GA. 30519 will conduct a public auction of the following: Unit 1041 Laura Henry – wall art, chairs, ladder, coffee table, luggage, wash/dryer set, vacuum.

Unit 2059 Rose Robinson – mattresses, couch, boxes, lamps, totes, wall art, chest.

Unit 3023 Jasmine KingCuff – mattress set and box spring, rug, car seat, night stand, crib, wall art.

929-583090, 1/18,25 MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 FINDAUTOAUCTIONS. COM TOWATL.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH 2019@ 1:00PM

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Morningstar Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Location: Morningstar Storage 2534 Sever Rd Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Sale Date: Monday January 28th. 2019 Time: 1:00 PM Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Morningstar Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Unit 1188 Jason Davis Boxes, Golf Clubs, Suit Cases, Electronics, Totes, Furniture Unit 1184 Andre Roberts Boxes, Dresser, Bar Chairs, Table, Bedding, Christmas Tree, Air Mattress Unit 2105 Jason Davis Couches, End Table, Boxes, Lamps, Coffee Table, Printer, Rugs, Dresser Unit 2077 Ellen Kang Clothing, Mattress, Box Springs, Totes, Bags 929-582433, 1/13,20 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION “In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 @ 10:00 AM.” 2655 Langford Road Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 242-0468 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 052 Stephanie Flounoy Household Goods/Furniture/ TV/Stereo Equipment 176 Christy Teasley Household Goods/Furniture 262 John E Haney Household Goods/Furniture 351 Nicola Crump Clothes 387 Rose Berry Household Goods/Furniture/TV/Stereo Equipment 427 Tylese SaundersRichey Household Goods/ Furniture/TV/Stereo Equipment/Tools/Appliances 929-580266, 1/11,18 NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Year Make Model VIN 1. 2009 Kia Rio KNADE223996560189 2. 2008 Nissan Frontier 1N6AD09U08C420444 3. 2011 Toyota Camry 4T4BF3EK3BR178159 929-583083, 1/16,23

NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Year Make Model VIN 1 2006 Hyundai Elantra KMHDN46D46U366352 2 1994 Mazda B3000 4F4CR17U3RTM39861 3 2010 Mazda Mazda3 JM1BL1H59A1200635 4 2003 Honda CR-V SHSRD78893U111644 5 1995 Ford Ranger 1FTCR10X3STA57185 6 1996 Ford Windstar 2FMDA5142TBA27972 7 2008 BMW 528xi WBANV13558CZ53475 8 2004 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WF52E049450640 9 2003 Dodge Durango 1D4HR48N23F543838 10 1999 Ford Ranger 1FTYR14V0XTB14917 11 1997 Toyota 4Runner JT3HN86RXV0074241 12 2004 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E74C816446 13 2007 Hyundai Accent KMHCM36C17U006408 14 2013 Kia Optima 5XXGR4A68DG194392 15 1994 Lexus ES 300 JT8GK13T0R0009619 16 2000 Pontiac Bonneville 1G2HX54K5Y4249636 17 2006 Kia Spectra5 KNAFE162X65350836 18 2002 Kia Rio KNADC123426141575 19 2015 Infiniti Q50 JN1BV7AR9FM410302 20 2008 BMW 550i WBANW53578CT48233 21 2012 Utility Scooter L5YTCKPA4C1117764 22 1999 Lexus RX 300 JT6HF10U8X0022498 23 2001 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K71U070549 24 2000 Dodge Dakota 1B7FL26P6YS669004 25 2000 Ford Expedition 1FMRU17L7YLC15351 26 2008 Scion tC JTKDE167080243647 27 2001 Acura Integra JH4DC44541S000643 28 2006 Ford E-250 1FTNE24W56HA41932 29 2007 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WC58R079140995 30 2005 Yamaha YZF-R6 JYARJ06E45A023429 31 1999 Cadillac deVille 1G6KD54Y9XU759326 32 2000 Oldsmobile Alero 1G3NF12E0YC350810 33 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe 1GNEC13Z73J178362 34 2011 Nissan Altima 1N4AL2AP9BC164681 35 2006 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K26U644882 36 2006 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K46U728279 37 1994 Toyota Celica JT2AT00FXR0004742 38 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4G248S5YC406107 39 2006 Volvo S40 YV1MS382962217024 40 2007 Chevrolet Aveo KL1TD566X7B125443 41 2002 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K52U502620 42 2005 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D25N459503 43 2002 Acura MDX 2HNYD18812H534916 44 2004 Kia Sedona KNDUP131946510843 45 2004 Jaguar X-Type SAJEA51CX4WD79878 46 2002 Isuzu Trooper JACDS58X827J02357 47 2006 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D76N445761 48 2001 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E11Z484313 49 2005 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL65R05N627318 50 1997 Mitsubishi Montero JA4MR51R7VJ010022 51 2003 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K53U658237 52 1991 Lexus LS400 JT8UF11E6M0097175 53 2001 Ford Ranger 1FTYR14U61PA08740 54 1999 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWSA29M6XM037744 929-582444, 1/18,25

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart : 5985 S Norcross Tucker Rd.Norcross.

GA, to satisfy a lien on February 06,2019 at approx.

2:30 PM at www.storagetreasures.com.

Cube # B035, Elizabeth Carrillo; Cube # B061, Eder Romero Molina; Cube # B084, Myia Stephens; Cube # C015, Raecine Tyes; Cube # C032, Carlos Jara Delgado; Cube # C034, Nicolaus Huato-Bustamante; Cube # D043, Veronica J.Atkins; Cube # E024, German Vasquez; 929-583094, 1/18,25

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In accordance with Georgia Law Chapter 40-11-5 the following vehicles have been deemed abandoned and will be sold at a public sale on 2-8-19 @ 2:00 Said Vehicles are located at: 484 MITCHELL ROAD NORCROSS, GA 30071 VIN# 1FMFU18L64LB68910 04 FORD EXPEDITION Sale will be held at 3:30 on 2-8-18 Location: 3580 BUFORD HWY #A DULUTH, GA 30096 VIN# 1FTRX18W32KC31449 02 FORD 150 929-583432, 1/18,25 NOTICE N ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 GRAND SHOP OF GEORGIA, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2001 FORD ECONOLINE E250 1FDNS24L41HB74961 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2019 AT 10 AM. AT 6524 BUFORD HWY DORAVILLE, GA 30340 *8020 929-583433, 1/18,25 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE THERE WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC OUT CRY AT 2525 DACULA RIDGE DR. DACULA GA 30019 ON 02/05/19 AT 4:00 P.M. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE, DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA SECTION 40-11-5 AS FOLLOWS: YEAR MAKE MODEL V.I.N. # 2003 INFINITI G35 JNKCV51EX3M023190 929-582998, 1/23,2/1

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BY PUBLICATION IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA Civil Action No. NC-19-02 City of Lawrenceville vs.

442 Shoal Circle Tax Parcel No. R5180 245 and Mohammed Karim Amiri NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that a Nuisance Complaint was filed in the City of Lawrenceville Municipal Court on January 15, 2019, Civil Action File No: NC-19-02, in compliance with Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia and pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 412-7 et seq., with reference to and against the dwelling, building, structure, or property at the above-referenced location within the municipal boundaries of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

A hearing on the issue shall be held before the Municipal Court of said City at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia at 9:00 a.m. on the 31st day of January, 2019.

By publication of this notice, the owner and any parties in interest shall be given the right to file an answer to the Complaint and to appear in person or otherwise and give testimony at such time and place.

Frank Hartley, Esq. Attorney for the City of Lawrenceville Thompson, Sweeny, Kinsinger & Pereira P.C. P.O. Drawer 1250 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 930-583187, 1/18,23 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Civil Action File No. 18-A03498-2 THE TOWNHOMES OF LAUREL LANDING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v.

EAST DEKALB INVESTMENTS, INC., Defendant.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION By order for service by publication dated December 3, 2018, all interested parties are hereby notified that on April 19, 2018, Plaintiff The Townhomes of Laurel Landing Homeowners Association, Inc. filed its Petition to Quite Title against Defendant East Dekalb Investments, Inc., said case being filed in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County and assigned Civil Action File No. 18-A 03498-2. Defendant East Dekalb Investments, Inc. is hereby directed and required to file with the Clerk oof the State Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia and to serve upon Plaintiff’s attorney an Answer to this lawsuit, in writing, within sixty (60) days of the date of the Order for Publicaiton.

WITNESS, the Honorable, Debra K. Turner, Judge of this Superior Court.

This the 18th day of December, 2018.

-s- Deputy Clerk, Superior Court For: Richard T. Alexander, Jr., Clerk P.O. Box 880 Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 930-581511, 1/9,16,23,30 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Civil Action File No. 18-A-03498-2 THE TOWNHOMES OF LAUREL LANDING HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v.

EAST DEKALB INVESTMENTS, INC., Defendant.

ZONINGS CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF STREET ABANDONMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 32-7-2 (c) that the City Council of Duluth will consider the abandonment of an undeveloped alley located off of West Lawrenceville Street consisting of three (3) tracts of land totaling 0.182 acres in the City of Duluth, Georgia. This item is scheduled to be discussed and acted upon at the City Council meeting on February 11, 2019.

All interested parties are invited to attend this meeting before the City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096 on February 11, 2019 at 7:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Information about this matter may be obtained from the Department of Planning and Development, MondayFriday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790.

Email information is available by contacting Bill Aiken at baiken@duluthga.net. ************* PLEASE NOTE: This and other city meetings may be audio and/or videotaped for broadcast, transcription and/ or archival purposes. As set forth in the Americans with Disabilities act (ADA) of 1992, the City of Duluth government does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to or treatment of employment in its programs or activities, and complies with the requirements contained in section 35.107 of the Department of Justice regulations.

Any requests for reasonable accommodations required by individuals to fully participate in any open meeting, program, or activity of the City of Duluth government should be made seven days prior to the event. Inquiries should be directed to the ADA Coordinator in the Planning Department, located at 3167 Main Street, Duluth, GA. 30096, telephone (770) 476-1790.

934-583441, 1/18 GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 The following Rezoning, Change-in-Conditions, Special Use Permit and other items of business, located within Unincorporated Gwinnett County, are scheduled for public hearings as stated above. Site plans, legal descriptions, and other information are available in the office of the Planning Division, 446 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

RZC2019-00002, Applicant: Dung Nguyen, Owner: Dung Nguyen, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R6195 025, R-75 to O-I; Insurance Office (Buffer Reduction), 6000 Block of Singleton Road and 6000 Block of Dawn Way, 0.43 Acre. District 2/Ku RZC2019-00003, Ap-

ZONINGS plicant: Beverly J. Searles Foundation, Inc., Owner: George Liu, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R7018 028, C-2 to O-I; Independent Living, Retirement Community, 30003100 Blocks of Old Peachtree Road and 2100-2200 Blocks of Hurricane Shoals Road, 16.67 Acres. District 3/ Hunter SUP2019-00016, Applicant: Beverly J. Searles Foundation, Inc., Owner: George Liu, Tax Parcel No. R7018 028, Application for a Special Use Permit in a O-I (Proposed) Zoning District for Building Height Increase to 65 Feet, 3000-3100 Blocks of Old Peachtree Road and 2100-2200 Blocks of Hurricane Shoals Road, 16.67 Acres. District 3/Hunter SUP2019-00017, Applicant: Beverly J. Searles Foundation, Inc., Owner: George Liu, Tax Parcel No. R7018 028, Application for a Special Use Permit in a O-I (Proposed) Zoning District for Independent Living, Retirement Community, 30003100 Blocks of Old Peachtree Road and 2100-2200 Blocks of Hurricane Shoals Road, 16.67 Acres. District 3/ Hunter RZR2019-00003, Applicant: OBO Foods, Owner: Karen Stout, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R5100 049, R-100 to RA-200; Agricultural Uses/ Greenhouse, 3200 Block of Brooks Drive, 3.0 Acres. District 3/Hunter RZR2019-00004, Applicant: Edge City Properties, Inc., Owner: BSD Investments, LP, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R5095 007, R-100 to OSC; Single-Family Subdivision, 1100-1200 Blocks of Old Loganville Road and 3700 Block of Stephens Road, 84.65 Acres. District 3/Hunter RZR2019-00005, Applicant: MS & Dale Mabry, LLC, Owner: MS & Dale Mabry, LLC, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R6060 016, O-I to RA200; Church and Cemetery, 1800 Block of Rockbridge Road and 1700-1800 Blocks of Pounds Road, 5.82 Acres.

District 2/Ku SUP2019-00019, Applicant: MS & Dale Mabry, LLC, Owner: MS & Dale Mabry, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R6060 016, Application for a Special Use Permit in a RA-200 (Proposed) Zoning District for Cemetery (Accessory), 1800 Block of Rockbridge Road and 1700-1800 Blocks of Pounds Road, 5.82 Acres.

District 2/Ku SUP2019-00011, Applicant: Ying Tan, Owner: Findley Family Partnership, LP, Tax Parcel No. R7205 008, Application for a Special Use Permit in a M-1 Zoning District for Automobile Accessories Sales and Installation, 2300 Block of Buford Highway, 5.26 Acres. District 1/Brooks SUP2019-00012, Applicant: Gresham Landscape & Construction Inc., Owner: Gresham Landscape & Construction Inc., Tax Parcel No. R6125 106, Application for a Special Use Permit in a M-1 Zoning District for Automobile Repair and Body Shop, 4100 Block of Arcadia Industrial Circle, 1.01 Acres.

District 2/Ku SUP2019-00013, Applicant: Michael D. Swaim, Owner: Michael D. Swaim, Tax Parcel No. R6132 046, Application for a Special Use Permit in a M-1 Zoning District for Automobile Repair and Body Shop, 4100 Block of Arcadia Industrial Circle, 1.5 Acres. District 2/Ku SUP2019-00014, Applicant: PSFD, LLC, Owner: PSFD, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R3002 077, Application for a Special Use Permit in a C-2 Zoning District for Climate Controlled Self-Storage Facility and Outdoor Recreational Vehicle Storage, 3200 Block of Sardis Church Road, 2.71 Acres. District 4/Fosque SUP2019-00015, Applicant: Caliber Car Wash, Owner: McDonald Development Company, Tax Parcel No. R7124 022, Application for a Special Use Permit in a C-2 Zoning District for Car Wash (Express Service), 900 Block of Old Peachtree Road and 1400 Block of Northbrook Parkway, 1.47 Acres.

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Though he had a solid freshman season a year ago, averaging 6.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in seeing action in all 33 of Georgia’s games, including 26 starts, he has really blossomed as a sophomore.

Hammonds leads the Bulldogs in scoring (13.7 ppg) and is second on the team in rebounding (6.5) and steals (0.9). He is among Georgia’s most consistent shooters at 50.7 percent from the floor, including 39.5 percent from 3-point range and 83.9 percent from the foul line.

More important than the numbers is the presence he brings to the Bulldogs whenever he’s on the floor, something Crean pointed out when asked about how available he was down the stretch following the Tech game as he battled a minor injury and foul trouble.

“We played without him (against Oakland earlier in December) at the end of the game, and that’s not a good feeling when he’s out of the game and we couldn’t put him in,” Crean said.

Hammonds said the difference in his play is really two-fold, and his coaches have had an effect on both areas.

From a physical perspective, he said Crean has been a big influence in becoming not only bigger and stronger, but also having a lot more endurance. “(Crean) pushed me as soon as he got here,” Hammonds said. “(From) October, the main focus has been just getting in better condition. I pushed myself at that. I want to do better, so I got in the gym and worked on my conditioning.”

Hammonds also said he’s grown from a mental and emotional standpoint

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Hunnicutt takes job at Villa Rica

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Georgia forward Rayshaun Hammonds (20), a Norcross grad, drives to the basket against Kentucky guard Keldon Johnson (3) during the second half of Tuesday’s game at Stegeman Coliseum. (Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

this season, which he credits not only to Crean, but also to Fox and Norcross coach Jesse McMillan, in giving him the foundation he needed to create such growth.

That success comes from taking the opposite tack from his physical development and simply slowing things down.

“I look back at high school and I learned to

calm down and let the game come to me and don’t ever rush the game,” Hammonds said. “I always think about making good plays for my teammates and staying focused.”

It didn’t take long for Christian Hunnicutt to find another high school football coaching job.

Less than a week after resigning as Grayson’s coach, the 47-year-old was introduced as the new head coach at Villa Rica High School on Tuesday.

“I’m really excited,” Hunnicutt said after his initial meeting with Villa Rica players and others around the school’s community Tuesday. “I was really impressed by the show of support from the community (Tuesday). I had a great first introduction to the team.”

Hunnicutt announced he was stepping down at Grayson six days ago, saying he had “some philosophical differences regarding personnel, but I don’t have any ill will toward (school administration),” after guiding the Rams to a 20-5 mark, including a Region 8-AAAAAAA championship and two trips to the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs the past two seasons.

Grayson was ranked nationally in the preseason in 2018, and finished 10-3 before being eliminated by Lowndes in the Class AAAAAAA state quarterfinals.

Hunnicutt has an overall record of 24-11 as a head coach, which includes one season at East Jackson High School in Commerce, and also has nearly two decades of experience as an assistant, including 14 seasons on the staff at Buford, plus a year at Grayson before becoming head coach.

He takes over a Villa Rica program that has had only nine winning seasons and four state playoff appearances over the past 20 years.

The Wildcats went 5-5 and finished fifth in ultra-competitive Region 7-AAAAA this past season.

“Obviously, it’s going to be a challenge in terms of the transition,” Hunnicutt said. “There’s new language and new verbiage (in the system he will bring in), but I’m really excited about the challenge, and I’m really excited about the opportunity.”

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Saturday is National Popcorn Day. In honor of that, here are 10 fun facts about the popular snack food: 1. Popcorn only contains 31 calories per serving, and that’s for a whole cup of popped popcorn.

2. Gluten-intolerant folks can rejoice knowing that popcorn is completely free of all major allergens.

3. Popcorn is 100 percent whole grain and contains fiber and antioxidants. New studies show popcorn may actually contain more antioxidants than a day’s worth of fruits and vegetables.

4. Unpopped popcorn kernels (you know, the ones left in the bottom of the bowl) are referred to as old maids. This is usually only 2 percent of the total kernels used.

5. Each tiny kernel contains just a small amount of water, and when that reaches a certain temperature, the water turns to steam and the kernel pops.

6. There are approximately 1,600 kernels in a single cup of unpopped popcorn.

7. Kernels can pop upward of 3 feet high.

8. Americans consume annually an average of 38 quarts of popcorn each.

9. Nebraska produces the most popcorn out of all the states.

10. 70 percent of popcorn consumption is at home.

COURSE a look ahead

Jan. 26 Nature Photography Program — Learn valuable photography tips and tricks with the Georgia Nature Photographers Association. The free event will be held at 2 p.m. at the Five Forks branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library. For more information, go to gwinnettpl.org/calendar/nature-photography-program.

Jan. 26 Randall Bramblett — Bramblett is an American musician and singer-songwriter whose career as a solo artist, session player and touring musician has spanned more than three decades. He will perform live at Eddie Owens Presents at the Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of. For more information, go to eddieowenspresents.com.

Feb. 1 Norcross First Friday Concert — Brown Dog Band, Atlanta’s premier rhythm and blues review band, plays at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center. The show starts at 7 p.m. Call 678-421-2049 to reserve your seat.

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The lamb kebabs plate is one of many Mediterranean fare options available at Sam’s On Main in Grayson. The menu also has entrée choices for burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads, and breakfast plates. (Special Photo)

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taurant with his presence.

He seems to be always there to welcome patrons and strike up a conversation. And though the restaurant is small, Bazid said it is a big time for him.

He and his family emigrated to Virginia in 1988 from the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq. He started in the restaurant business as a dishwasher when he was 11 years old and worked his way up.

He always wanted to operate his own restaurant, so when the building in Grayson became available, he and Cohee jumped at the opportunity.

“It was now or never,” Cohee said.

“I cannot ask for anything better than what we have here,” Bazid said. “We have a lot of repeat customers, with families coming in regularly. I see them all

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Sam’s On Main in Grayson occupies the former post office building, located at the corner of Grayson Parkway and Britt Street in downtown Grayson. The restaurant offers a wide selection of American and Mediterranean dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Known as “Grayson’s Best Little Secret,” Sam’s On Main presents a homey atmosphere for patrons in the small restaurant. Co-owner Sam Bazid said they have a loyal base of locals. “We have about 200 people come in each day, and I bet you 150 of them know each other,” he said. (Staff Photos: Jay Jones)

the time, and they call me ‘son.’”

Cohee said they work to make their restaurant as friendly as possible. Bazid and Cohee said they had done very well with repeat customers who have made Sam’s On Main a truly neighborhood establishment.

“When we opened, we thought, ‘If we get 50 customers a day, we’ll be good. Let’s see how it goes.’ And it has just exploded,” she said. “They love him. He comes out to talk to them. It’s like a family, like when you come here, you’re in our house.”

Menu: Sam’s On Main offers traditional American

fare and Mediterranean dishes. Sam has specials throughout the week, including a special veggie of the day. The food is prepared daily because it has to be. Bazid said the small restaurant has limited room for storage. What you see on your plate is what Sam and his staff brought in that day.

“We do the same prep every single day. In the morning, we do just enough prep to get us to 2 o’clock,” he said. “At 2 o’clock, we start all over again. The same work we do in the morning, we do the same prep in the afternoon.”

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Location: Sam’s On Main occupies a former post office building in the tiny downtown strip of businesses in Grayson on the corner of Grayson Parkway and Britt Street.

Parking is in the back, but the walk is never far. There are welcome signs hung on the front and back doors at Sam’s.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Atmosphere: You will get to know people when you walk into Sam’s On Main. The place is designed for it. The restaurant is cozy, with about 40 seats total that provide proximity to your table neighbors.

Conversation is encouraged, whether with old friends or new friends.

Grayson is called “Gwinnett’s Best-Kept Secret,” and the tagline for Sam’s On Main is “Grayson’s Best Little Secret.

The Road to Happiness.”

You may miss Sam’s On Main if you are not careful. The restaurant is in a former post office, a tiny square of red brick between a Masonic lodge and a plumbing service company.

Inside, Sam Bazid and his wife, Nicole Cohee, do their very best to make it feel like home.

“We have about 200 people come in each day, and I bet you 150 of them know each other,” Bazid said. “It almost feels like going to a friend’s house and having dinner. That’s what it feels like to me.

That’s the beauty of it.”

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Lamb Burger: A burger that comes with housemade ground lamb with fresh herb seasoning, lettuce, tomato, onion and tzatziki sauce ($12.49) Prime Rib: A center cut filet of Ribeye served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Served Fridays and Saturdays only ($15.99 for 10 ounces and $19.99 for 14 ounces) Heavenly Benedict: For breakfast, a classic eggs Benedict with a flavorful boost of wild mushrooms, avocado and tomatoes on a toasted English muffin and topped with hollandaise sauce. Served with hash browns or country potatoes. ($8.75)

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includes Southern standards such as biscuit and gravy ($8.99) and an AllAmerican breakfast of two eggs and choice of ham or sausage ($9.25). Omelettes come in eight options, from Mediterranean with grilled peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, olives, broccoli and feta cheese ($10.99) to the gourmet hangover omelette ($9.75) that promises to cure what ails you.

The breakfast menu also has a selection of eggs Benedict that includes a heavenly Benedict ($8.99) with wild mushrooms and avocado, and a Southern fried chicken Benedict ($9.49) with caramelized onion and Cajun remoulade

sauce.

The dinner menu offers kabobs of chicken, steak, lamb or a combination of those ($10.99 to $14.99), homemade soups and salads, flatbreads, burgers and sandwiches ($9.99 to $12.99).

Entrees include boneless beef short ribs ($17.99), blackened shrimp or salmon ($14.99) and a gyro dinner served with fries and salad ($12.49).

Something you might not know: Sam’s On Main will soon move into a new and larger location directly behind the restaurant along Britt Street as part of the city of Grayson’s railyard development.

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Gwinnett Ballet Theatre to host ‘Palette Project’ When two inspiring new Atlanta choreographers are going to show their works in progress and audiences are asked for their impressions of the dance pieces presented it will be quite a night for local dance lovers.

Dance Canvas, one of Atlanta’s most prestigious nonprofit arts organizations, comes to Gwinnett on Saturday with the “Palette Project,” a performance that includes new work by two emerging choreographers, Olivia Rowe and Briannajoy Enubola. Both choreographers are recent graduates of Kennesaw State University’s dance department.

The production will take place in the studios of Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, which is located at 1800 MacLeod Drive in Lawrenceville. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, and available at dancecanvas.com/paletteprojecttickets. Admission includes a dessert reception.

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Holley Calmes Dance Canvas founder and Executive Artistic Director Angela Harris said, “The ‘Palette Project’ initiative was established in 2018 to provide emerging choreographers with a place to workshop new ideas and get feedback from focus groups, audiences and peers.”

GBT and Dance Canvas have been enjoying a new partnership for the 201819 season. The Jan. 19 event and the rehearsals leading up to it are a product of this collaboration utilizing GBT’s spacious studios.

Both choreographers have been in the GBT studios workshopping their

Medieval Times Atlanta starts yearly food drive

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Medieval Times Atlanta is hoping to make a difference in locals’ lives by partnering with the Atlanta Community Food Bank as part of its annual Chivalry in Action campaign.

On Monday, the dinnertournament’s Lawrenceville castle announced its Fill the Pantry food drive, which collects non-perishable food items that the food bank then distributes to needy families.

The drive is a company-wide initiative held as part of Medieval Times’ chivalry campaign. This marks the Lawrenceville castle’s 14th year participating, having collected donations for the Atlanta community since opening its doors in 2006.

“We hope to inspire everyone to continue

Dance Canvas invites audience input at a special preview of new choreographic work from its “Palette Project,” presented at Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s studios at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 (Special Photo)

their giving spirit into the new year,” said Will Phillips, general manager of Medieval Times Atlanta. “Local pantries, like our Atlanta Community Food Bank, are still in need after the holidays are over. We’re proud to show our support, help re-stock their shelves and offer our guests a little incentive.”

In the hopes of encouraging locals to donate — the drive runs through Feb. 28 — Medieval Times Atlanta is offering general admission tickets for $35 with online code FOOD19.

Following the completion of the food drive, Lawrenceville’s queen and her knights will hand-deliver donations and volunteer their time to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

For more information on the drive, visit medievaltimes.com.

On Monday, Medieval Times Atlanta launched its annual food drive, Fill the Pantry, which collects non-perishable food items that the Atlanta Community Food Bank then distributes to needy families. (Special Photo)

pieces and will present them as “works in progress.” Audiences at this event are a valuable part of the choreographic process as they are encouraged to provide feedback for the choreographers.

“Olivia Rowe’s work focuses on our individual lives and timelines, and how lives intersect with one another,” Harris said.

“Briannajoy has choreographed a modern, contemporary pas de deux

with a view into relationships and power shifts.”

As an added bonus, Dance Canvas will be introducing “The Tap Rebels,” a new professional tap company in development through Dance Canvas.

“The Tap Rebels’ official inaugural performance will be in July, but this in-studio performance offers Gwinnett audiences a sneak peek at their new company,” Harris said.

Dance Canvas has won awards for its exciting programming and for nurturing the growth of innovative new choreography and choreographers.

Included in its many honors is a Best of Atlanta Award 2018 from Atlanta Magazine and Harris’ nomination for the 2019 ArtsATL Luminary Award for Outstanding Leadership.

Among Dance Canvas’ programming is the annual

Emerging Choreographer showcase, which will occur this year on March 22 and 23 at the Ferst Center in Atlanta. Introducing Atlanta audiences to nine new choreographers, the acclaimed performance hosts a cast of nearly 50 professional dancers and brings artists from across the country to premiere their work.

Having Dance Canvas extend its influence into Gwinnett is exciting.

“Dance Canvas is pleased to partner with GBT for the 2018-2019 Season,” Harris said.

“Through this new partnership, GBT opens its studios for new artistic programs and rehearsals for new choreographic development.”

For more information visit www.dancecanvas. com and www.gwinnettballet.org.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts.

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In celebration of Healthcare Appreciation Month, Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta is inviting all health care professionals to the

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ENTER TO WIN A FAMILY 4-PACK! Barb Boyer’s “Bluesy New Mexico Eve” is now on display at Kudzu Art Zone in Norcross. (Special Photo)

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Alexander’s pastel “Autumn Afternoon” offers an enticing walk through a peaceful area on a warm Kudzu Art Zone’s newest fall afternoon, a news exhibit will give patrons a release said. glimpse into spring and the Another lively scene, warmer days that will hope- Boyer’s “Bluesy New Mexifully come soon. co Eve” features rich colors The show, “Spotlight on reminiscent of the southArtists,” features member western United States. artists and runs through Feb. Baldwin’s vibrant night 16. This exhibit’s artists life scene in acrylic is are Dolly Alexander, Sally “Gathering at the UJoint” Arnold, Sallie Atkins, Jean and depicts a happy crowd Baldwin, Debra Barnhart, at the Universal Joint on a Lucy Brady, Barb Boyer summer evening. One can and Cynthia Corbin. almost hear the music and Atkins’ oil painting titled feel the vibration of dancing “Hemlock Falls, Rabun Co, feet in this small painting, GA” invites the viewer to the release said. imagine a lovely, scenic Barnhart’s works, meanhike to the iconic falls, and while, are unique in subject isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

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Suwanee beer festival scheduled for St. Patrick’s Day weekend Craft beer enthusiasts and festivalgoers alike can once again celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest, one of the biggest and best craft beer festivals in the Southeast.

Suwanee’s Town Center Park will be home to the award-winning festival for its ninth year. Thousands of people are expected to attend the event, which will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. March 16. The beer fest is poised to sell out in advance, a news release said.

“Although the event continues to grow in size each year, we do not want the overall experience to be compromised. We have put a lot of work into developing an efficient layout and additional signage for the event,” said Lizzy Kidney, event marketing associate.

“The event lineup features dozens of new breweries and even offers plenty of options for the non-hop heads in the crowd as well, with unlimited samples

Jade Anderson pours a beer from Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company at last year’s eighth annual Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest at Town Center Park in Suwanee. (Photo: Cory Hancock)

of wine, meads, ciders, hard seltzers, bourbon and more.”

Breweries from across America will offer unlimited drink samples of more than 350 craft beers while attendees enjoy live music, backyard games and local food vendors.

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A portion of all proceeds will go to Cooper’s Crew, a local nonprofit dedicated to raising funds and awareness to cure childhood cancer.

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‘Glass’ director Shyamalan up to usual mediocre tricks in sequel

From left, Samuel L. Jackson stars as Elijah Price, James McAvoy as Kevin Wendell Crumb and Bruce Willis as David Dunn in “Glass.” (Special Photos: Universal)

Glass (PG-13) 2 out of 4 stars ★★★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

The third and final (?) installment in the “Eastrail 177” trilogy, “Glass” is both everything and not enough of what we both expect and often don’t get from writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. Still coasting on the fumes from the commercial and critical success of “The Sixth Sense” 20 years ago, Shyamalan is a cinematic one-trick pony. Luckily for him, audiences for his kind of movies (supernatural horror/ thrillers) love his trick: the 11th hour, out-of-left-field plot twist or, in this case, a half-dozen or so of them. In keeping with the studio and Shyamalan’s pre-screening request, none of these twists will be revealed or even hinted at here. Telling established Shyamalan fans that there will be big twists in the final act is like reminding them to breathe.

Opening just weeks after the end of the 2016 “Split,” “Glass” exists only because of what Shyamalan included in the final scene of “Split” — which,

Sarah Paulson stars as Dr. Ellie Staple in “Glass.”

to be fair, is successful as a standalone story. But the same cannot be said for “Glass.” Take out that scene and the first two movies have no connection (more on that in a bit). If you want to be able to figure out what’s going on here before going in, you’ll need to see both “Unbreakable” and “Split” or you’ll be completely lost. In Shyamalan’s defense, he does wrap this “trilogy” up satisfactorily, yet leaves the door wide open for another connected production or three.

The first 15 minutes are arguably the best. Not missing a beat as the twisted serial killer Kevin Crumb, James McAvoy puts on a minor acting clinic while

slipping in and out of nearly two dozen distinct personalities.

Some of them are male while others are not; some of them are crazier and more violent than others and all come with their own unique voices and deliveries. He’s recently kidnapped four teenage girls and plans on doing bad things to them.

Enter David Dunn, a.k.a., the Overseer (Bruce Willis), the main character from “Unbreakable” who now owns a security company with his son Joseph (Spencer Treat Clark). The company is just a front for David’s non-paying vigilante passion project: a hooded man on the streets lurking in the shadows waiting to save the innocent and

punishing evildoers while evading the authorities. The only differences between Willis’ role here and the one in the recent, unfairly maligned remake of “Death Wish” are the lack of a gun in one and the ability to read people’s thoughts merely by touching them in the other.

A well-executed fight scene marks the arrival of psychiatrist Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) and the start of nearly an hour overflowing with psychobabble doublespeak, laughable examples of mental facility behavioral control devices, some Stockholm Syndrome and multiple static close-ups of the catatonic, thousand-yard-stare Elijah “Mr. Glass” Price (Samuel L. Jackson), who doesn’t utter a word until more than halfway through the movie. Presented as an evil superpower mastermind, Glass’ talent has less to do with otherworldly hocus-pocus and more with plain old mind games and trial and error (see first installment).

Of the now 12 features Shyamalan has directed, “Glass” is the only de facto sequel he’s ever made, and he approached it like a tentative first-time screenwriter. In trying to please the uninitiated, he spends far too much time spewing out endless exposition and over-explaining what’s going on. One of un-

intended fallouts from this is lulling his base into a semi-deep slumber. Love him or hate him, Shyamalan’s principal strength is his brevity with dialogue and non-verbal storytelling.

The purpose of the Staple character is to convince the three principals that they are not in possession of superhuman powers, and she regularly refers to comic books to support her arguments, which are the medical equivalent of plotting out one’s future life plans based on vague fortune cookie messages.

It’s never clear whether Shyamalan is mocking superhero movies or attempting to make one with more cerebral depth, and he fails on both counts.

Made for a relatively paltry $20 million, it’s likely “Glass” will land squarely in the black before sunrise Saturday morning. With the notable exception of his sophomore effort “Wide Awake” from 1998, every one of Shyamalan’s movies have made a profit and — taking into account overseas box office — a great deal of profit. There’s no reason to think “Glass” won’t become one of his best commercially performing titles and all of those threads introduced in the last few minutes here will be brought back to life in the not-too-distant future.

(Universal)

Kidman at the top of her game in ‘Destroyer’ Destroyer (R) ★★★★

than it probably looked on the printed page. Appearing gaunt, spent, strung-out and resigned for well over Nicole Kid90 percent of the film’s man, left, stars 123 minutes, Kidman also as Erin Bell

BY MICHAEL CLARK and Sebasunderplays the part, which is Movie Critic tian Stan as not the same thing as a softChris in Karyn For the longest time — shoe. Christian Bale (along Kusama’s from her 1990 breakout role with weight gain, prosthetics “Destroyer.” in “Days of Thunder” up and much more makeup) (Special Photo: until 1999 in “Eyes Wide did almost the same thing Sabrina LanShut” (both co-starring with “Vice.” Acting large tos-Annapurna her former husband Tom isn’t difficult but often looks Pictures) Cruise), Nicole Kidman that way. Close, Bale and was considered little more Kidman have all shown us than a mildly talented pretty through only so-so films that face who became famous less is often indeed much because she was the wife of barely recognizable Kidball, the assignment went This is something of a slam more and more difficult to a superstar. Beginning with man showing us range we terribly awry and Erin has against the filmmakers, and do convincingly. haven’t previously seen, and allowed the memory of it to many people have said as “Moulin Rouge” through, Also like Close and Bale along the way she delivers well … now, Kidman has eat away at her soul. When much about “Pulp Fiction,” in their recent films, Kidman one of the best performances a clue that could close the gone on to prove many “Atonement,” “Lone Star,” is only aided with minimally of her career. people wrong. case is literally handed over “Memento” and “Mulholeffective supporting perforMore in demand than “Destroyer” covers the to her, Erin is awoken from land Drive.” Employing a mances. Newcomer Petshe’s ever been (“Destroyer” span of two decades and her deep funk and sets out to non-linear narrative is often tyjohn and Tatiana Maslany is her third movie released the tumultuous bookended right some wrongs and seek used as patch for a weak as a drug-riddled bagman in the past month), Kidman career of L.A. detective Erin justice for a fallen fellow screenplay, but if done coraccomplice are merely OK (as opposed to Julia Roberts Bell (Kidman). Attempting officer. rectly, it can add layers to an and could easily have been and many others in that with little success to mend Presented wildly out of otherwise by-the-numbers played by hundreds of other same age range) is making a fences with her estranged sequence by director Karyn crime thriller. For “Destroy- actresses. It is the key roles graceful and smooth transi- daughter, Shelby (Jade Kusama (“Girlfight,” “The er,” it’s both a positive and a of three men who each share tion from traditional leading Pettyjohn), Erin is pulled Invitation,” “XX”) and her negative. significant scenes with Kidlady to more matronly back into a 20-year-old cold frequent collaborating coIn a manner not unman that ticks the quality (“Boy Erased,” “Aquaman”) case in which she worked writers Matt Manfredi and like that of recent Golden level of the film up a notch roles and those that downundercover trying to take Phil Hay, “Destroyer” is the Globe-winner Glenn Close or two. play her beauty. Unfortudown a violent gang of bank kind of film that if presented in “The Wife,” Kidman Showing up just once is nately unlikely to be nomirobbers. in chronological order rises above the mid-grade Bradley Whitford as a slimy nated for any major awards, Despite doing her job wouldn’t be all that interest- material and makes the intermediary who makes the “Destroyer” spotlights a well and not dropping the ing or hard to figure out. screen performance better sad mistake of underestimat-

ing Erin’s dogged determination. Tony Kebbell pops up along the way as Silas, the stone-cold gang leader who revels in messing with people’s heads and serves as the principal irritant pebble in Erin’s shoe. The best of the three comes in the form of Sebastian Stan as Chris, Erin’s love interest, whose full level of importance to the story isn’t completely revealed until well into the final act. Stan’s performance is equally as effective but tonally the exact opposite as that of the real-life criminal pea brain Jeff Gillooly in the 2017 movie “I, Tonya.”

Someone needs to cast Stan as the lead in something/anything important real soon.

“Destroyer” isn’t the beall-end-all of crime thrillers and makes no pretense of itself. It’s a decent movie covering much of the same ground we see in the most basic cop drama TV shows but with more violence and four-letter words. Kidman lends the production more gravitas than expected ,and for that we should be thankful. Watching a great performer at the top of their game is always a welcomed experience.

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Recently reviewed films now playing in metro area theaters.

Ratings are out of 4 stars.

Aquaman (PG-13)

HHHH Rashida Jones stars as Eva in Bruce Thierry Cheung’s “Don’t Come Back From the Moon.” (Brainstorm Media)

‘Don’t Come Back from the Moon’ just a downer from start to finish Don’t Come Back from the Moon (NR) HHHH

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

Touring the low visibility festival circuit for close to two years, “Don’t Come Back from the Moon” (based on the similarly titled novel by Dean Bakopoulos) isn’t just bad — it’s pointless, terribly selfaware and sports a plot so preposterous and inane, it’s a wonder anyone thought it was worth making.

Swapping California’s Salton Sea for the book’s original suburban Detroit setting, “Moon” is also a supreme downer depicting life in the wake of a former boomtown economy.

Instead of the auto industry bolting from Michigan, the one-time tourist destination has gone bust due to half of the famous lake turning into a dust bowl.

As a result of the spiraling economy, many of the husbands and fathers have vanished; not disappearing into thin air (which would have worked better), but just splitting the scene. At the start of the movie, roughly a dozen heads of households have ghosted their families, which, given the total of around 100 homes in the town, is inordinately high.

For that many men to leave in such short order for the same basic reason — even by exaggerated movie standards — makes no sense and serves only to provide a plot.

This is a point not lost on Roman (producer James Franco), the husband of Eva (Rashida Jones) and father of teen Mickey (Jeffrey Wahlberg) and 10-year-old Kolya (Zackary Arthur). Understand-

After debuting in “Batman v Superman” and “Justice League,” the Aquaman character gets a chance to shine in his own film. Jason Momoa (“Game of Thrones”) brings his charm to the title role as a half human, half Atlantean who is driven to fight his half brother, Orm (Patrick Wilson, “The Phantom of the Opera”), to stop the undersea kingdom of Atlantis from going to war with the surface world. Mera (Amber Heard, “London Fields”) accompanies Aquaman through most of the film and proves to be an excellent guide and fighting companion. The movie might go on long for some and can at times throw a lot at the audience, but it’s a delightful ride throughout. James Wan directs, and Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Temuera Morrison also star.

— Michael Buckelew

From left, Jay Davis as Earl, Ambar Velazquez as Summer, Hale Lytle as Nick and Jeffrey Wahlberg as Mickey star in Bruce Thierry Cheung’s “Don’t Come Back From the Moon.” (Brainstorm Media)

ably frustrated at living at, near, or below the poverty level and regularly letting his family down, Roman doesn’t want to be one of those men who leaves or, as explained by multiple characters, “goes to the moon.”

He pleads, begs then screams at Eva to pull up stakes and start over elsewhere. More content with the familiar that depresses her than the unknown that offers the unknowable, Eva insists on staying and riding it out. Want to guess what happens next?

From this point onward, the narrative shifts fully to Mickey and a handful of other kids in the same boat now coping with legitimately serious daddy issues. They deal with it by shoplifting from convenience and liquor stores, kicking up the dust by the lake, all of them downing booze by the gallon, dancing to no music and doing the horizontal bop. If they’re depressed, they’re hiding it well.

Director Bruce Thierry Cheung (who co-wrote the screenplay with Bakopoulos) goes heavy with the symbolism by including multiple images of the moon just to make sure no one misses the allegory. Whether it be in the night sky, on TV, original black-and-white CGI dreamscapes or archival news footage, the Earth’s

sole satellite becomes a de facto character in the film.

Cheung jumps the shark and lands in overkill territory by including authentic (or authentic-sounding) NASA audio from the multiple moon landing missions.

The narrative shows its few glimmers of hope and originality with Mickey’s two romantic subplots, the better featuring Sonya (Alyssa Elle Steinacker).

Perhaps the most devastated of the victim children (her father left after her mother died), Sonya still manages to project considerable optimism. The most touching moment in the film has Sonya making a proposal of intimacy to Mickey, which is handled with appropriate fumbling and confusion. Another encounter with a bartender who serves an underage Mickey liquor goes by in a flash but results in a redemptive final scene that saves Mickey from following in his father’s footsteps.

As movies about abandoned children or deadbeat fathers go, “Moon” strives for very little and sadly barely achieves its goals.

Like so many adaptations before it, the film offers further proof that not every novel — no matter how high the quality — will make a successful transition to the screen.

(Brainstorm Media)

COMING SOON TO OWN

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG)

HHHH You know the story: Teenager gets bitten by a mutated spider and gains spidery super powers. This animated version suggests that a similar event played out in any number of alternate universes, resulting in spider-heroes of every age, gender, even species.

A smart and heartfelt coming-of-age story, it’s hard to believe this comes from the same studio that brought us a mediocre Spider-Man reboot and “Venom.”

— Khari J. Sampson

Bumblebee (Pg-13)

HHHH The “Transformers” franchise gets new life with a woman protagonist and an easy-to-love Autobot in “Bumblebee.” An important origin story, “Bumblebee” shows the first interactions the title character has with humanity and takes the audience along on a well-balanced adventure. With a great plot and cool ’80s soundtrack (and plenty of explosions to keep it a true “Transformers” film), “Bumblebee” features the acting talents of Hailee Steinfeld and John Cena and voices of Justin Theroux and Angela Bassett.

— Catherine Foote

COMING SOON TO THEATERS JAN. 25 THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (PG) Alex (Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur.

He must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson).

FEB. 8 the lego movie 2: the second part (PG) THE HATE U GIVE (PG-13) Jan. 22

A young woman’s (Amandla Stenberg) clashing worlds between home and school become even more divided after she witnesses a tragedy.

FIRST MAN (PG-13) Jan. 22

Ryan Gosling reunites with “La La Land” director Damien Chazelle to play astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon; Claire Foy also stars.

The heroes of Bricksburg are reunited in an adventure to save their city. The battle to defeat Lego Duplo invaders from outer space will take Emmet (Chris Pratt), Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett) and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds.