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Dacula mayor dies after battle with cancer Local official remembered for his dedication to city

BY CURT YEOMANS AND ISABEL HUGHES

times to discuss the planned Harbins Road and Ga. 316 interchange. Nash said the curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com, Dacula mayor was a major advocate for isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com getting infrastructure improvements, including getting that interchange.

Gwinnett County Commission ChairHe often arranged for the breakfast meetwoman Charlotte Nash doesn’t expect ings be held at the Waffle House located she’ll be able to drive past the Waffle House where the two roads intersect, the chairat Harbins Road and Ga. Highway 316 any- woman recalled. more without being reminded of longtime “He certainly continued to press on the Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks. need for that interchange,” Nash said. “He Wilbanks, who died Thursday of cancer and I typically had our meetings at the Wafat the age of 76, had met with Nash several fle House at 316 and Harbins Road so that I

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could look out and see that (interchange).

“Of course, I drive through that intersection all the time anyway. Nobody had to tell me about the problems there, but he certainly made sure that I was reminded.”

Local officials spent Thursday remembering Wilbanks, who served two stints as Dacula’s mayor. The first was for eight

years beginning in 1971, according to the city. He then came back to the post for his second stint in 2002, and he held the position until his death.

The city announced Wilbanks’ family will Jimmy receive friends from 4 Wilbanks to 8 p.m. Friday at Tom M. Wages Funeral Home at 120 Scenic Highway in Lawrenceville. His funeral will be held at noon on Saturday at Hebron Baptist Church, 202 Hebron Church Road

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Gwinnett BOC OKs ’19 budget

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On Wednesday, Gwinnett-based nonprofit Street Grace held a #StopTraffick event, a visual campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking and the magnitude of the problem. During the event, 72 Gwinnett County Public Schools buses were transformed into a mile-long moving billboard that traveled through Atlanta to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Special Photo)

‘It’s in plain sight’

72 Gwinnett school buses travel through Atlanta to raise awareness about human trafficking

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Shemeka Dawson should have been safe in her own yard, and as a young child, she thought she was.

At four-and-a-half years old, however, the Shreveport, La. native learned she was wrong.

“We were lured from our front yard with bubble gum and ice cream,” Dawson, who now lives in Atlanta, said.

“Kids are so innocent and so vulnerable and so trusting, and traffickers know that. So whatever it takes to lure them — bubble gum, ice cream, toys, video games — what-

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ever it takes, they’re going to do it.”

By the age of 10, Dawson had been sexually exploited by the men in her community and was forced into child prostitution. At age 21, she was trafficked from Louisiana to another state.

“By the age of 28, I was out of the life and on the road to recovery, and to this day, I am still healing,” Dawson said.

Georgia Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Dacula, center, smiles as he “I’m 46 years old, so it takes speaks with Governor-elect Brian Kemp at Atlantic Station at a lot of work.”

Wednesday morning’s #StopTraffick event, a visual campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking and the magnitude of

See TRAFFICKING, Page 8A the problem. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

On Thursday, Gwinnett County commissioners unanimously approved the county’s $1.82 billion 2019 budget with a few changes, including about $250,000 in new funding for issues such as battling the opioid crisis.

The budget already included funding for several new law enforcement positions in the Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office and police department, but commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said addressing the opioid issue in the budget is another way of dealing with law enforcement issues in the county.

“It’s just such a huge problem and it has broad effects,” Nash said. “There are many things that people don’t even recognize as being connected to the opioid issue that are affected by it. A lot of theft is related (to it). It’s like any other thing.

People are looking for dollars to feed that habit, so we think it’s something that we do need to put some very concerted effort into.”

The budget includes salary increases for employees including a 4 percent pay for performance increase and a 3 percent mid-year market salThere are ary adjustmany things ment. The that people Sheriff’s don’t even recognize Office is as being connected getting 41 to the opioid issue new posithat are affected by it. tions while ... People are looking the county’s for dollars to feed that police habit, so we think it’s department something that we do will get 30 need to put some very new officer concerted effort into.” positions.

— Charlotte Nash, It also BOC Chairwoman saw some funding added to convert some temporary positions at the elections office to full time positions and to continue funding positions that were created in the county government last year in addition to the opioid funding.

County officials said the opioid money will be used to come up with a strategy for

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Gwinnett Schools joins FBI campaign to combat online threats

BY ISABEL HUGHES

investigate two separate online threats, a day apart, that referenced Crews Middle School and SnellJust more than a month ville Middle School, one of ago, a Central Gwinnett which was made inside an High School student posted internet chat room. a photo on Snapchat posing Though in those three with what appeared to be an incidents — and the dozens AR-style gun, along with of others Gwinnett County a caption suggesting he Public Schools has dealt would shoot up the school. with already this school About two weeks before year — law enforcement that, police were called to and school officials deter-

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mined the threats were not credible, on Thursday, the district announced it has partnered with the FBI in launching a campaign to combat such online messages.

The campaign, called #ThinkBeforeYouPost, is intended to educate students and their parents about the consequences of See ONLINE, Page 8A

Representatives from Gwinnett law enforcement agencies stand with Gwinnett County Public Schools officials and the FBI in announcing GCPS’ partnership with the Bureau in launching a campaign to combat online threats, hoax and real. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

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School counselors offer help to grieving students

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counselors to be available Wednesday, too, which was a teacher work day.

Though few additional “Dealing with death is details have been rehard, and it can be very leased about the shooting challenging for teenagdeaths of two teenage ers,” Sledge wrote in a boys in Lawrenceville on letter to parents. “If you New Year’s Eve, Gwinfind that your child needs nett school officials said help or needs to talk to they were “shocked” and someone about this situa“deeply saddened” by the tion, please don’t hesitate incident. to contact the school, as On Wednesday and our school counselors Thursday, Discovery and other professionals High School — the are well-trained in helpschool attended by ing children with dif17-year-old Chad Carless ficult issues such as this. and 15-year-old Devin Nothing really prepares Hodges — had a team of us for the grief expericounselors at the schools enced after death, and to help students who unfortunately, there are needed to talk about the no quick fixes.” loss, Principal Marci According to police, Sledge said.

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— neighbors described the structure as a popular hangout spot that was built “years and years ago” — when Hodges, who “was showing the group a handgun … accidentally fired a shot.”

“The shot struck his friend, Carless, sitting next to him in the cramped shed,” police said. “Carless succumbed to his injuries before help could arrive. As officers were arriving on scene, Hodges was seen running between two homes where he then took his own life with the handgun.”

Police have not yet said where the gun came from or how Hodges got ahold of it, nor have they said exactly what kind of handgun it was.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the incident.

From left to right: Akasia Ford, Tearia Hicks, Christya James, Shydajha Johnson and Deonte Walton. (Special Photo)

Over $300K shoplifted from Gwinnett Victoria’s Secrets

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which they threw into garbage bags before running out of the store.

Other surveillance shows Victoria’s Secret stores the suspects, who again in Gwinnett alone are out struck while employees of more than $300,000 weren’t looking, stuffing thanks to several local resi- dozens of bras, underwear dents’ shoplifting spree, and other clothes into bags though the lingerie chain’s before again running out of total losses are likely much the store. higher, given the crews In one incident alone, have struck elsewhere in the suspects made off with metro Atlanta, police say. more than 80 bras, 50 Gwinnett police arrested panties and 20 shirts, an and charged six people incident report said. Police from several different said they had 30-plus crews with felony shoplift- reports in the shoplifting ing after they were caught series, and that doesn’t inon surveillance video clude other police departwalking into the stores ments that received such midday and clearing tables reports. of neatly folded shirts, One detective said he

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worked with Atlanta, Cobb, Dunwoody and Gainesville police departments on cases involving the same crews. There are additional agencies, too, that police said are investigating the same people.

Though six alleged perpetrators have been arrested, Gwinnett police have a warrant for at least one other, and the investigation is not over.

Those arrested thus far are Shydajha Johnson, 20, of Athens; Akasia Ford, 20, of Athens; Deonte Walton, 23, of Athens; Christya James, 27, of Atlanta; Tearia Hicks, 24, of Norcross; and Cedronia Johnson (age not immediately known).

Crew of burglars targeting Publix locations in Gwinnett

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A crew of burglars is on the move throughout Gwinnett, striking Publix grocery stores as they go.

The spree began Dec. 26 at the Publix on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Duluth, which Duluth Police Department officers responded to at the time.

Four days later, around 2 a.m. Dec. 30, three suspects — believed to be the same people who had struck the Duluth store — broke into the Publix on Sugarloaf Parkway in un-

incorporated Lawrenceville, which Gwinnett County Police Department officers responded to.

There, the suspects broke in through the front door, stole tobacco products and cash, and damaged the display cases in the Customer Service area before fleeing the scene.

Shortly after that burglary, the same people hit another Sugarloaf Parkway Publix, this one within Lawrenceville city limits, meaning Lawrenceville Police Department officers responded.

As a result of the bur• Suspect 1: Male, Hisglaries, detectives have panic or African-Ameridescribed the suspects as: can, tall, average-to-slim

Police are looking for this crew of burglars, who are on the move throughout Gwinnett, striking Publix grocery stores as they go.

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build, dark pants, black white gloves sweatshirt, black ski mask, • Suspect 2: Unknown white athletic-type shoes, sex, Hispanic or African-

American, short, heavyset, dark blue pants, black checkered (argyle) sweater, black ski mask, gray athletic-type shoes, white gloves • Suspect 3: Male, Hispanic or AfricanAmerican, medium height, average to slim build, dark pants, black sweatshirt, black ski mask, white athletic-type shoes, white gloves 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 crimestoppersatlanta.org.

Girl Scout cookie season is back

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fund life-changing Girl Scout experiences while building the next generation of female entrepreCookie lovers rejoice neurs,” said Girl Scouts — Girl Scout cookie of the USA CEO Sylvia season is officially under- Acevedo. “Because all way.

Girl Scout Cookie proOn Wednesday, Girl ceeds stay local to power Scouts of the USA anyear-round troop projects nounced the launch of its and activities, when you 2019 season. buy Girl Scout Cookies The specialty cookies you are making an investare part of Girls Scouts’ ment in girls and in your annual lineup consists local community.” of Girl Scout S’mores, According to the Girl Thin Mints, Samoas, Scouts organization, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Doresearch shows that si-dos and the gluten-free female-founded start-ups Toffee-tastics. generate more revenue While the tasty treats over time and per dollar may satisfy a cookie than male-founded startlover’s cravings, “each ups, but only 17 percent and every” cookie sale of startups are femalegoes to “supporting the founded. change-makers of toGiven that more than day and tomorrow,” the half — 53 percent — of release said. female entrepreneurs “Through the Girl and business owners are Scout Cookie Program, Girl Scout alums, the cookie customers help organization said, sup-

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“The Girl Scout Cookie Program helps girls build the essential skills they need to become our future business leaders.”

Girl Scout cookies can be found at locations all across the U.S., though to make the task of finding them easier, visit girlscoutcookies.org.

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the former Superior Motors dealership at 3821 Stone Mountain Highway.

It will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

According to store officials, at each of the new stores, customers will be able to take advantage of get-them-while-you-can grand opening special offers. On grand opening day, the first 100 customers will be presented with a special gift card ranging from $5 to $100 each.

There will be free samples and reusable shopping bags while supplies last.

The grocer is known for its low prices and private label selections. It also features award-winning beer and wine that is exclusive to its stores.

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Pelosi will show Trump she also has real power WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol really was “the people’s house” on Thursday. The sky may have been overcast and the temperature chilly, but still there was the feeling of dawn.

The new Congress was being sworn in and the building was thronged with friends and family who came to fill the galleries.

Because of the unprecEugene edented diversity of the Robinson incoming House majority, the crowd looked more like America than in years past. Beginnings beget optimism. The day of ceremony was a welcome respite from the mean-spirited buffoonery at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

To get to the Capitol, I drove and walked past other “people’s houses” that were shuttered.

The Smithsonian Institution — often called the greatest museum complex in the world — was closed because of a stupid and wholly unnecessary government shutdown, triggered by President Trump out of ignorance and pique. Trump closed about one-fourth of the government in an attempt to force U.S. taxpayers to waste billions of dollars pretending to build an unbuildable border wall that Trump promised would be paid for by Mexico.

“I will take the mantle of shutting down,” Trump promised in December. As trash piles up in our majestic national parks, border agents perform their dangerous work without pay and affected agencies run out of emergency funds, the mantle of shame is Trump’s alone.

It is only fitting, after the past two years of bumbling dysfunction, that the new Democratic majority in the House — led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi — debuts amid a crisis that Republicans managed to create all by themselves.

Remember that Trump had GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress and still, somehow, managed to bluster and blunder his way into a shutdown. That’s hard to do. It’s kind of like wearing both a belt and suspenders and still having your pants fall down around your ankles.

One thing Pelosi brings, as she becomes speaker for the second time, is competence. That should be a reason for optimism, regardless of party affiliation or political views.

During the past eight years, when John Boehner and Paul Ryan held the speaker’s gavel, I often heard Pelosi express great exasperation — not just at their wrongheaded priorities, but at their failure to display skills that she considered elementary.

It sometimes falls to a speaker to pass legislation that many in the majority caucus do not like. In 2007, Pelosi needed approval of a bill funding the war in Iraq, which barely a handful of House Democrats supported. She got the bill through — and also gave her caucus the chance to go on the record as opposing the war.

Boehner and Ryan let themselves be tied in knots by the “Hastert rule” — named after a former GOP speaker — under which they pledged not to bring legislation to the floor unless it had the support of a majority of the majority caucus.

Pelosi knows that the speaker’s proper role is not to blindly obey consensus, but to actively shape it.

She planned to begin by having the House pass a series of bills to reopen the government by funding most affected agencies through September — except the Department of Homeland Security, which would only be funded through Feb. 8.

That would allow things to return to normal and provide a month for further debate about Trump’s fanciful border wall.

“We have given the Republicans a chance to take ‘yes’ for an answer,” Pelosi said Wednesday.

But since when is Trump’s GOP smart enough to do that?

I wish I could predict that Democratic control of the House will automatically make everything better. I can’t. Despite Mitt Romney’s defiant op-ed in The Washington Post, the Republican Party remains essentially a zombie-like servant of Trump. He keeps telling congressional Republicans to jump off cliffs, and they keep taking the plunge. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this week that he will not even bring to the floor House-passed spending measures, which the Senate last month unanimously approved.

But for the first time, Trump will confront an opposition that has real power. All the frenzied tweeting in the world can’t take back his self-proclaimed ownership of the “Trump shutdown,” as Pelosi calls it. How much garbage needs to pile up on the National Mall before McConnell, who has made deals with Pelosi before, seeks a way out of the impasse? How many government paychecks and subsidy payments have to be missed?

Trump will learn that government-by-tantrum doesn’t always work — and, more to the point, that he’s not the only one in Washington with real power.

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

Trump’s top 10 successes of 2018 WASHINGTON — In his second year in office, the list of extraordinary things President Trump has done, for good and ill, continued to grow. Today, I offer my annual list of the 10 best things Trump has done in office. (In my next column, I will give you my list of the 10 worst.)

10. He has secured the release of 19 people, including 16 Americans, from foreign captivity. When Pastor Andrew Brunson was freed by Turkey, he became the 19th captive released thanks to Trump. Others include: four held by North Korea; an aid worker and her husband held by Egypt; three UCLA basketball players and a Texas businesswoman held by China; a couple and their three children held by the Taliban; a former CIA officer held by Portugal; and two citizens held

by Venezuela. That’s more Americans freed in two years than President Obama got released in eight. And unlike Obama, Trump did it without releasing terrorist leaders or sending planeloads of cash to rogue regimes, creating incentive for more hostage-taking.

9. He delivered for the “forgotten Americans.” The Trump boom is benefiting those left behind by the Obama economy. Manufacturing jobs grew at the fastest rate in 23 years, and the unemployment rate for Americans without a high school diploma reached the lowest point ever recorded.

The Wall Street Journal reports that wages rose 3.1 percent

North Korea, he has made no concessions to Pyongyang.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un expected to blow up some useless nuclear facilities in exchange for billions in hard currency. Trump has refused to play Kim’s game. Not only has Trump not lifted sancMarc tions, unfrozen North Korean Thiessen assets, ended the Korean War or offered Pyongyang diplo— the biggest jump since matic recognition, but also 2009 — and that “low-skilled he imposed new sanctions on workers are among the biggest members of Kim’s inner circle. beneficiaries.”

4. He struck Syria again and 8. He worked with Demoeliminated the last vestiges of crats and Republicans to the Islamic State’s physical pass important legislation. It caliphate. For a second time, didn’t get a lot of attention, he enforced Obama’s red line but Trump got a lot done on against the use of chemical a bipartisan basis, including weapons. In December, U.S.criminal justice reform, opioid backed fighters captured Hajin, and sex trafficking legislation, the last pocket of territory held and a new “Right to Try” law by the Islamic State. The miligiving dying Americans access tant group is far from defeated, to experimental medications. but Trump is right that we have 7. He has ushered in a knocked “the hell out of ISIS.” golden age for women in the 3. He’s continued his tough CIA. Trump not only apline with Moscow. Trump pointed Gina Haspel as the announced America’s withagency’s first female direcdrawal from the Intermediatetor but also made Elizabeth Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Kimber the first women to shipped Javelin antitank lead the agency’s clandestine missiles to Ukraine, canceled service — rewarding the CIA’s a meeting with Putin at the “band of sisters” who have Group of 20 summit over toiled to keep the country safe Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian since 9/11. navy ships, expelled dozens 6. His push to expand of Russian diplomats and imdomestic energy production posed more sanctions against bore fruit. This year the United Moscow.

States passed both Saudi Ara2. He pulled out of Obama’s bia and Russia as the world’s disastrous Iran deal and top oil producer. reimposed crippling sanctions 5. In the six months after on Tehran. The new sanctions the Singapore summit with have taken millions of barrels

of Iranian oil off the market and led to the cancellation of major deals with European investors. And when Iranian protesters rose up to challenge the regime, Trump (unlike his predecessor) stood with them.

1. He stood by Brett Kavanaugh and even in the worst moments never wavered.

Trump has confirmed a record 85 judges in his first two years as president. That total includes two Supreme Court justices, 30 appellate court judges and 53 district judges who will preside for decades. Trump’s successful fight for Kavanaugh also helped him expand his Senate majority, as energized Republican voters threw out four Democratic incumbents who opposed Kavanaugh.

There were many more accomplishments not included in this list. Trump got Mexico, Canada and South Korea to sign new trade deals.

He continued his regulatory rollback, replacing Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” and his “Waters of the United States” rule and returning power to the states. He took on the International Criminal Court, which purports to have jurisdiction over U.S. soldiers and citizens.

And his graceful handling of George H.W. Bush’s funeral brought dignity to the office.

That is a strong record of success.

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

Resolutions our politicians won’t keep Celebrating the holidays with friends and family the past few weeks was great, but I’m tired, bloated and crabby.

The new year is upon us!

What a great opportunity to start fresh and resolve to do great things in 2019.

How about I share some resolutions I hope our political leaders will keep? Here’s one: Federal government, please stop spending so much!

Spending is certainly out of control. Federal debt is up nearly $1.4 trillion the past year. That’s nearly $11,000 in debt per American household — nearly $4,200 per person.

And as interest rates rise, the payments on our debt are skyrocketing.

I’ll tell you what else is skyrocketing: my family’s health insurance premiums. My deductibles are so high, we’ll end up in the poorhouse if any of us gets sick. Hey, Democrats and Republicans, can you resolve to come up with a bipartisan solution for the massive cost of health insurance?

Regrettably, such reforms are not likely to occur. There

Tom Purcell is a growing chasm between Republicans and Democrats.

As Republicans hope to undo Obamacare in the courts, more Democrats are supporting a single-payer government program. As more families suffer from high premiums and high deductibles, more Americans, according to Bloomberg, are warming to a “Medicare for All” concept.

“They are?”

Bloomberg says a Kaiser Family Foundation survey found last March that 59 percent of Americans favor the Medicare for All concept.

Even when it was defined as a single-payer, federal program, 53 percent favored it. Some 75 percent favor a Medicare for

All option if it lets people who have coverage keep their plans.

“The way Obamacare allowed people to keep their plans? OK, if it’s unrealistic for our political leaders to spend less and improve health care, can they at least resolve to improve our public discourse?”

Everyone has been hoping for that. Trump’s supporters wish he would cool it with some of his tweets, and his opponents are throwing around some heated language, too.

With divided government in 2019, it appears discourse is going to get worse, not better.

Look, so much is at stake.

We want our political leaders to work with each other to address our problems. We want them to end this silly government shutdown. Don’t all of us, Republicans and Democrats alike, want them to knock off the nasty politics and address our spending, health care, infrastructure and immigration reform challenges?

I wish that were the case.

USA Today reports that the only thing all Americans can agree upon is that our coun-

try is incredibly divided. Our politicians reflect our division.

Again, look at health care.

Republicans want marketbased reforms that they hope will drive insurance premiums down. Democrats want the polar opposite: more government control. Or look at the Trump investigations. A majority of Republicans want them to end, but a majority of Democrats want the incoming House-majority Democrats to investigate more! Government gridlock, here we come!

For goodness’ sake!

It’s a bit odd that so many Americans are so unhappy about so many things when a lot of things are going very well for our country. The economy is doing well. Wages are rising. Sure, we’ve got challenges, but it’s too bad we can’t count some of our blessings as we address them.

Sure, we’re blessed, but after chatting with you, I feel even more tired, bloated and crabby.

Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist. Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

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Most hand numbness due to trapped nerves DEAR DR. ROACH: For the past four weeks now, I wake up during the night because both of my hands have gone numb. I work my hands to get the feeling back and walk around my house for about 20 minutes as I do hand exercises. This happens two or three times during the night. During the day I have no issues.

I’m 69 years old, female, in good health and take no medicine. Is this cause for concern? Do you have any recommendations for me? I’d appreciate your advice.

— J.C. ANSWER: By far, the most common cause of intermittent hand numbness is compression of the nerves of the hand, which happens in one of three common places: the carpal tunnel of the wrist; the cubital tunnel of the elbow; or the cervical spine, as a result of a herniated disc or spinal stenosis. The exact location of the symptoms gives a clue to which of these three it is.

Symptoms that are worse on the thumb side of the hand, with a sparing of the little finger, are coming from compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. These symptoms may also feel like they travel up the arm, as high as the elbow, and only occasionally higher.

Symptoms that go on the outside of the arm to the little finger are from compression of the ulnar nerve, and most people are familiar with this sensation from hitting that nerve, sometimes called the “funny bone.”

Compression of the neck can cause symptoms that travel down the arm and shoulder, but may still involve the hand.

Not everyone with a nerve compression has symptoms that exactly match the textbooks, and I often hear that the entire hand is involved. Making a precise, anatomical diagnosis sometimes can be done by a careful exam, but a definitive diagnosis is made most commonly, not by an MRI, but by an EMG test of the nerves, also called a nerve conduction test.

Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome, which I think is the most likely diagnosis in your case from what information I have, often are worse at night. When we sleep, the wrists may flex (palms toward forearm) or extend (like you are stopping traffic), and this puts pressure on the median nerve. Keeping the wrist in a neutral position with a splint sometimes can stop the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. People who don’t respond to splinting may be treated with anti-inflammatories, but people with ongoing symptoms benefit most from a simple surgical repair. Surgery should be performed only on EMGconfirmed cases, in my opinion.

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Allatoona..............(840.0)......832.92 Lanier..................(1071.0)....1073.99 Blackshear............(237.0)......236.91 Nottely................(1779.0)....1764.80 Blue Ridge.........(1690.0)....1675.59 Oconee................(435.0)......434.89 Burton................(1865.0)....1863.97 Seminole.................(77.5)........79.48

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Carters............... (1072.0)....1082.88 Sinclair.................(339.8)......338.86 Chatuge..............(1927.0).... 1921.07 Thurmond............(330.0)......325.51 Harding.................(521.0)......520.47 Tugalo....................(891.5)......890.67 Hartwell................(660.0)...... 661.31 Walter F. George.. (188.0)......188.16 Jackson................(530.0)......528.85 West Point............(635.0)......629.54

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1896, Utah was admitted as the 45th U.S. state.

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson presented the “Great Society” plan in his State of the Union address.

In 1995, the 104th U.S. Congress convened with Republican majorities in both the House and Senate for the first time since the Eisenhower presidency.

In 2004, NASA’s Spirit rover landed on the surface of Mars.

In 2010, the 2,717-foot Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as the world’s tallest building.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Louis Braille (1809-1852), Braille alphabet inventor; Don Shula (1930- ), football coach; Floyd Patterson (1935-2006), boxer; Dyan Cannon (1937- ), actress; Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943- ), historian; Patty Loveless (1957- ), singer-

songwriter; Michael Stipe (1960- ), singer-songwriter; Dave Foley (1963- ), actor/comedian; Julia Ormond (1965), actress; Kris Bryant (1992- ), baseball player.

TODAY’S FACT: Medicare, one of the largest reforms passed as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society initiatives, insured 42.8 million Americans in 2017.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2003, the Atlanta Falcons upset the Green Bay Packers, 27-7, in the wild card round of the playoffs. It was the first playoff loss at Lambeau Field in Packers history.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Once a president gets to the White House, the only audience that is left that really matters is history.” — Doris Kearns Goodwin TODAY’S NUMBER: $1.5 billion — estimated total cost (in U.S. dollars) of the Burj Khalifa project.

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Dear Amy: My girlfriend is very sweet and kind. She smokes and consumes way too much sugar by drinking soda.

She doesn’t like to smoke around me so she often cancels or truncates our time together, so I only get to see her for maybe an hour or two at a time.

She does have a stressful job, but her lifestyle certainly doesn’t help. She is often tired.

I am a healthy person.

I have a disabled son who lives in a group home and needs me to manage his care. I am really his only guardian. I am the only person available to help my elderly mother. I lost my father at my age (57), because he didn’t take care of himself.

I have explained this to her and she promises to quit and be healthier, but she doesn’t show me any improvement.

I don’t want to tell her how to run her life, but I do need someone I can grow old with. I believe that she (like a lot of smokers) is unwilling to see the heartache her habit might cause to people. She admits she is an addict but has not responded to books or courses I show her on how to stop.

I feel I must have some concrete action or I might need to just take a break so we can consider what we want to do.

— Lost in Iowa

break, and let her make her own choice.

Dear Amy: My best friend and I are both 17.

Last summer she broke up with her first serious boyfriend. Ever since then she has been going out with multiple guys in their mid-20s.

She lost her virginity Amy Dickinson to a random man she met online, and has been havDear Lost: You ing mental breakdowns cannot run your girlincreasingly. friend’s life, and you She doesn’t tell any of probably cannot coach the guys she has sex with her successfully into bet- that she is underage. I’m ter health habits, unless worried she will get hurt she engages as a full par- with these strangers, get ticipant. She is addicted pregnant or catch a STD. to smoking, and — until She recently disclosed she wants to and is able to to me that she was sexualkick her addiction — she ly abused as a kid by her will smoke, regardless of grandfather, and I think your harsh judgment. this may be affecting her People who love adnow. dicts have tough decisions She has depression, to make. You either conOCD and is being tested tinue to encourage your for bipolar. girlfriend to get healthy I’ve talked to her about while detaching from her her mental health, and unhealthy habits, or you ask her if she thinks acknowledge her right to these flings are healthy live her life the way she for her. She agrees that wants to, but without you they aren’t, but says she as a witness. needs the rush she gets It’s called a nonwith these men. Then negotiable, and it goes once their fling is over something like this: she is ashamed, and really “Your smoking has an depressed. I don’t know intolerable impact on me. how to help her, and I am I can no longer be your really worried about her. romantic partner as long — Concerned Friend as you’re smoking. I hope Dear Conyou will be able to stop, cerned: You are a but that is up to you.” (I’d stellar friend, and your leave her sugar consump- concerns are valid. Your tion alone for now.) friend seems caught in And then you take your a vicious cycle. She is

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Please, please urge her to talk to a counselor about this. If she already has diagnosed mental health issues, as well as a history of abuse by a family member, she should definitely keep up with her treatment, including talk therapy.

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Amy, I have a pension from a government job.

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— Retired Dear Retired: I’ve heard from dozens of people about this. Many report being locked in place.

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Look inward and consider what you have done in the past to achieve your goals.

Letting someone else take charge or electing to step down should be a choice you make to engage in something new and exciting, not a gesture of defeat. Finish what you start and embrace new beginnings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Personal improvements should be made that will help you use your skills and experience to be the best that you can be. It’s a new year and a chance to start over.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Call in favors and make adjustments to the way you do things.

An opportunity will be too good to turn down.

Don’t make a decision without consulting a loved one first.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Pay more attention to the way you look and how you present yourself to the world at large. Keep your opinions to yourself and avoid sensitive issues.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Touch base with someone who usually gives you good advice. Once you get an overall picture of a situation, you’ll know exactly what to do next. Don’t act in haste.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Discipline and persistence will pay off. Look at what you are trying to accomplish and put your heart and soul into achieving your goal.

Celebrate your success with a loved one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Think big, but live within your means. Don’t let temptation get the better of you. An idea you have can help you make a financial gain.

A partnership looks promising.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Don’t get drawn into someone else’s drama. Do your own thing, make personal improvements or start a new creative endeavor. Anger will be a waste of time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Have fun, but don’t leave out someone who counts on you. Keep the peace by sharing the wealth and making others feel welcome and at ease. A short trip or physical activity is favored.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Don’t let the actions of others stand in your way. If you focus on what’s important, you will accomplish what you set out to do. Share with a loved one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You’ll face opposition if you are too vocal about your plans.

Don’t start an argument or get drawn into one.

Do your own thing and avoid conflict to come out ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Get involved in something worthwhile.

Helping out in your community or doing something nice for an older or younger friend or relative will lead to an unusual reward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A change at home will lead to personal growth. Your openness will give someone a chance to take advantage of you. Don’t share personal information or passwords.

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Mayor in Mexico killed hours after being sworn in The mayor of a town in the Mexican state of Oaxaca was killed less than two hours after taking office, the state attorney general’s office said.

Alejandro Aparicio had just been sworn in as mayor of Tlaxiaco on Tuesday and was on his way to a meeting at city hall along with some of his colleagues when a man opened fire and struck him, the office said.

Aparicio and at least three others were rushed to a hospital, where the mayor was pronounced dead. He died of internal bleeding after suffering a gunshot wound that punctured his right lung, the attorney general’s office said.

A 34-year-old man, who was only identified as J.M. V., has been arrested in connection with Aparicio’s death, the attorney general’s office said.

The suspect, who is from the nearby state of Chiapas, was previously a police officer in northern Mexico, officials said. Authorities believe he is the only person linked to Aparicio’s death.

Thousands flee Thai islands as storm approaches Thousands of people are fleeing Thai islands popular with tourists ahead of what could be the most devastating storm to hit in decades, officials told CNN on Thursday.

Tropical Storm Pabuk is expected to make landfall about 7 p.m. local time Friday near the Chumphon archipelago, on the eastern border of Thailand’s Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces, but heavy rain has already arrived.

Phuwieng Prakhammintara, director general of Thailand’s Meteorological Department, told CNN the storm could cause waves as high as 22 feet.

Plane skids off runway at Ugandan airport A plane carrying 139 people skidded off the runway when it landed Thursday at an international airport in Uganda, the airline and airport officials said.

The Ethiopian Airlines flight was landing at Entebbe airport at 12:41 a.m.

Thursday when it “overshot the runway,” according to airport authorities.

All passengers and crew on the Boeing 737-800 plane disembarked safely, but the incident affected inbound international flights earlier in the day, Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.

The plane was coming from Ethiopia’s busy capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian Airlines said there was no damage to the airplane, but the reason for the incident is being investigated.

The airline said alternative arrangements have been made for passengers.

— From wire reports

‘The Notebook’ is coming to Broadway

More than a decade after Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams made moviegoers believe in love again, “The Notebook” is coming to Broadway.

Singer Ingrid Michaelson and “This Is Us” supervising producer Bekah The 116th class of Congress that started its session Thursday broke barriers along racial and gender lines in both Brunstetter are adapting parties. (CNN) the Nicholas Sparks tale for the stage.

Michaelson made the announcement on “Today”

By Clare Foran on Thursday morning. of women sworn in. Muslim Democratic leader Nancy reclaiming the majority in CNN “I haven’t been able to women are serving for the Pelosi of California also the House. Republicans, on talk about it because we’ve first time — including Omar made history on Thursday the other hand, lost female The 116th class of Conbeen in negotiations,” she and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of when she won back the representation. said. “I’ve been writing for gress broke barriers before Michigan — as are Native speaker’s gavel and reCongress itself is about a year and a half, so its members even set foot in American women, including claimed a title she held from changing to meet the new Washington.

Reps. Sharice Davids and 2007 to 2011, when she members coming to Capitol it’s been a long process for me.”

One example: Rep. Ilhan Deb Haaland. Texas sent the served as the first, and still Hill. The new class also Kevin McCollum and Omar, a Minnesota Demostate’s first two Latina mem- so far only, female House includes more women with crat and the first Somalibers to Congress, and two speaker. She spent Thursday young children, and female Kurt Deutsch are producAmerican member of black congresswomen from afternoon taking pictures Congress members have re- ing the musical in associaCongress, noted the history New England also made and participating in back-to- cently been even more vocal tion with Sparks, according to a news release. of her election on Twitter on history by coming to Wash- back ceremonial swearings- in forcing the U.S. legislaNo cast has been set.

Wednesday night. ington. The historic firsts in of lawmakers with their tive branch to catch up “23 years ago, from a come from both parties, and families. with the needs of members refugee camp in Kenya, at least one member — Rep. The party breakdown in who are juggling child care ‘Boy Meets World’ my father and I arrived at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez the new House of Repreand official duties. NPR star is expecting an airport in Washington of New York — is younger sentatives is 235 Democrats reported Tuesday that the D.C.,” she tweeted, along than 30. and 199 Republicans, with new Congress opened a new her first child with a photo of her and her Democrats seized control one congressional race in child care facility excluBaby meets world in a father smiling with suitof the House on Thursday North Carolina still unresively for employees of the few months. cases. “Today, we return to with fresh voices and new solved. In the Senate, there House of Representatives.

Danielle Fishel, star that same airport on the eve energy as they prepare to are now 53 Republicans The #MeToo moveof “Boy Meets World” of my swearing in as the take on President Donald and 47 Democrats, a total ment is front and center and its spinoff, “Girl first Somali-American in Trump, many of them inthat includes two indepenas women take on new Congress.” spired to run because of his dents who caucus with the positions of leadership. Last Meets World,” announced Wednesday that she is Omar is just one of dozpresidency.

Democrats. month, Congress passed expecting her first child, a ens of stories who started The new House majority The record number of legislation to overhaul the a new chapter Thursday. will be led by a barrierwomen elected to Congress way Capitol Hill addresses boy, with husband Jensen Karp.

There were record numbers breaker as well. Longtime were key to Democrats sexual harassment.

Baby boy Karp is due in July, and Fishel, 37, and Karp, 39, “can’t wait.” view, McConnell said that “I’m eating for two. his role is now reversed I’m napping with wild from when he and thenPelosi takes abandon,” Fishel wrote in Vice President Joe Biden the caption of an Instaworked to avoid a fiscal speaker oath gram photo showing her cliff and negotiated other surrounded sneakers and Karp’s tennis tough issues during the by children shoes, along with a small Obama administration.

When Nancy Pelosi took pair for the baby. “Baby “ ... Ultimately the the oath of office to become shoes. Baby clothes. (I’m solution to this is a deal speaker of the House on shopping). I’m nesting. between the president and Thursday afternoon, she I’m reading books.”

Nancy and Chuck because Karp, a producer, shared invited all the children on the Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California reclaimed we need some of Chuck’s the news on his Instagram House floor to come up and leadership of the House on Thursday. (CNN) votes and obviously we account and jokingly stand with her. need Nancy’s support,” he posted a composite photo may be key to finding the Dozens and dozens of the fourth-biggest public said, referring to newly of what the baby might elusive killer. kids swarmed the front of company, behind Amazon, installed House Speaker Texas police are hoping the chamber and surrounded Microsoft and Alphabet.

Nancy Pelosi of California look like. the girls’ descriptions of a smiling Pelosi.

The news sent shudders and Senate Minority Leader the suspect will produce After she took the oath, through global markets.

Chuck Schumer, a New Carrie Ann Inaba a sketch of the man who administered by Rep. Don The Nasdaq plunged 3 per- York Democrat. replaces Chen opened fire on the family’s Young, an Alaska Repubcent, closing back in bear car, killing Jazmine for no lican who is dean of the market territory. The S&P Lawyer appeals on ‘The Talk’ apparent reason.

House, Pelosi said, “I now 500 shed 2.5 percent, led “The Talk” has found its In the meantime, the pub- lower by tech and industrial arrest of man call the House to order on new co-host. lic has just vague descripbehalf of all of America’s stocks. The market ended charged with “Dancing with the Stars” tions of what to look for: a children.” near the lows of the day. espionage judge Carrie Ann Inaba has white, bearded man in his She tapped the speaker’s Beyond Apple, investors A lawyer for Paul replaced Julie Chen on the 40s who was driving a red, gavel three times, and she, were also rattled by the extended-cab pickup truck. the children and others in biggest one-month decline Whelan, an American citizen CBS talk show. charged in Russia with The news was anA $100,000 reward is the chamber broke into apin U.S. factory activity nounced on Wednesday’s now available for informaplause. since the Great Recession. espionage, said Thursday show, and Inaba celebrated he filed an appeal in court “Go, kids! Go, kids!” the tion leading to the arrest The closely watched ISM by posting a photo on her against Whelan’s detention of the killer, social justice California Democrat said. manufacturing index official Instagram account activist Shaun King anShe offered the children tumbled to a two-year low, because he believes the arof herself with fellow conounced. the opportunity to go back providing further evidence rest was unfounded. hosts Sheryl Underwood, Whelan, 48, a Michito their families for the full of slowing growth and pain Sharon Osbourne, Eve and gan resident and corporate House swearing-in, but from the U.S.-China trade Dow falls 660 Sara Gilbert. security director, was armany of them decided to war. points on Apple “New Year, New Gig! rested Dec. 28 in Moscow remain there with her. bombshell, U.S. Holding up their right McConnell passes on suspicion of carrying out I am officially a host of TheTalkCbs!” Inaba wrote an act of espionage, Russia hands, the House members factory slowdown responsibility to in the caption. “I’m so has said. His family rejects were then sworn in together.

Apple is feeding some of end shutdown the accusation, asserting that excited to join the table “We have no illusions with these incredible ladies Wall Street’s biggest fears. he was in Russia only for a that our work will be easy,” thesaragilbert therealeve Senate Majority Leader The Dow dropped 660 vacation.

Pelosi said, but she said sherylunderwood sharoMitch McConnell said points, or 2.8 percent, The Russian governthat “when we disagree we nosbourne.”

Thursday he has not been on Thursday after Apple ment announced the arrest respect each other, and we The daytime talk show “sidelined” in talks to warned it will badly miss Monday; no further details respect the truth.” reopen parts of the govern- about the specific allegations has been searching for its quarterly sales forecast a permanent replacement but that he has “no because of weakening against Whelan have been $100K reward ment since September, particular role” to play growth and trade tensions released. offered after death in China. when Chen left after her in ending the standoff, a An unidentified source husband, Les Moonves, responsibility he said falls Apple, among the told Russian news site of 7-year-old girl stepped down as chief to President Donald Trump Rosbalt that Whelan was world’s most widely held Grappling with the executive of CBS amid and congressional Demostocks, plummeted 10 arrested in his hotel room trauma of seeing their sister percent in its darkest day in crats who wield expanded with a flash drive containing sexual misconduct allegaget killed, the siblings of tions. six years. The former king power in the new Congress. classified information.

— From wire reports 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes In a brief hallway interof the stock market fell to — From wire reports

116th Congress is a diverse group

Nation

China lunar rover is first to land on far side of moon

By Matt Rivers CNN

In a historic first, China has successfully landed a rover on the far side of the moon, state media announced Thursday, a huge milestone for the nation as it attempts to position itself as a leading space power.

China’s National Space Administration landed the craft, officially named Chang’e 4, at 10:26 a.m.

Beijing time in the South Pole-Ait-

Must read ken Basin, the moon’s largest and oldest impact crater, China Central Television reported.

It made its final descent from an elliptical orbit 9.3 miles above the moon’s surface, making a “smooth” and “precise” landing, according to the general designer of Chang’e 4, Sun Zezhou, who added the probe pulled off a “bull’s-eye.”

State media reported that the rover, which China has named Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, transmitted back the world’s first closerange image of the far side of the moon. The rover was named in a global poll last August. In Chinese foklore, Yutu is the white pet rabbit of Chang’e, the moon goddess after which the Chinese lunar mission is named, state media Xinhua reported.

Several hours after touchdown, the rover separated from the lander

on the moon’s surface and began its mission.

The far side of the moon is the hemisphere that never faces Earth, due to the moon’s rotation. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the “dark side of the moon,” even though it receives just as much sunlight as its Earth-facing side.

The success of the mission represents a landmark in human space exploration. The area where the probe has landed faces away from Earth, meaning it is free from

radio frequencies. As a result, it is not possible for a lunar rover to communicate directly with ground control. To overcome this hurdle, China launched a dedicated satellite orbiting the moon earlier this year that will be able to relay information from the rover to Earth.

“China is on the road to become a strong space nation. And this marks one of the milestone events of building a strong space nation,” chief designer for the lunar mission, Wu Weiren, told CCTV.

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June Bergman

Anthony Malerba

With her daughters Robin and Julie at her beside June E. Bergman passed away peacefully at 5:30 PM on December 27, 2018. June loved gardening and was also a craftswoman who hand made beautiful floral arrangements. She was joyful and fun-loving and she had a wicked sense of humor. June was also devoted to animals and in her life she provided a loving home to many cats and dogs, too many to count.

June will always be missed and eternally loved by those who knew her.

June is survived by her two daughters Robin Delle Monache and Julie Chavis and her son Robert Gibson In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Animal Shelter of your choice.

Anthony “Tony” Malerba, Jr. age 24, of Loganville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 30, 2018. Anthony was surrounded by his family and much love when he passed away peacefully. He is survived by his parents, Anthony Sr. and Carla Malerba; sister, Julianna; grandmother , Sandra DePietro; grandmother and grandfather, Virginia Burke and Mike Malerba; uncles, Mike Malerba and Claudio DePietro; cousins, Michael, Alaina and Nicole; and aunts, Maria Gibb and Kim Malerba.

Anthony was born on December 9, 1994. During his short but meaningful life, Anthony touched the hearts and lives of many.

He loved his family and friends and never met a stranger. His charm and wit was infectious and anyone who knew Anthony will tell you there was never a dull moment with him. Anthony lived in Florida for a few years and loved the beach. He was a typical young man who enjoyed sharing his time with family and friends.

A memorial service honoring the life of Tony will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 2PM at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Harold Savage officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday from 1pm until the time of service at 2pm.

Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411.

Monroe, GA

Sandra Johnston Johnston - Sandra Brown Johnston, age 73 of Monroe, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, with John Giddings officiating. The burial will follow at Dacula First Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Johnston retired from Southeastern Stages. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William “Billy” Johnston.

She is survived by her daughter & son-in-law, Lori & Kirk Rowberry, Dacula; son, Rob Johnston, Monroe; grandchildren, Shelly Rowberry & David Anderson, Monroe; Zachary Rowberry, Dacula; sister, Sharon Dollar, Winder. The family will receive friends 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Friday, January 4, 2019 and 12:00 to 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, S.W., Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-9623100. Please leave online condolences at http:// www.stewartfh.com.

Snellville

Lee H. Lunsford, Jr. Lee H. Lunsford, Jr., age 81 of Snellville, Ga, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018. Lee is survived by his sister, Beverly Lunsford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgie Bell and Leonidus H. Lunsford.

Lee was born in Atlanta, Ga, but spent most of his life in Snellville, Ga. Lee retired from General Motors after 37 years. He served his country and was honorably discharged from the US Air Force.

Lee was a member of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years. There will be a private family burial. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Masonic Home of Georgia or the Veterans organization of your choice. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-9793200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.

family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com..

Buford, GA

Kenneth Puckett Kenneth Puckett, age 71, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Josephine Puckett; and brothers, Travis Puckett and Truman Puckett. He is survived by his sisters, Thelma Puckett Loggins, Buford, GA and Laverne Puckett, Mountain View, CA; brother-inlaw, Jim McGean, Mountain View, CA; aunt, Betty Puckett, Buford, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Puckett was born July 13, 1939 in Buford, GA. He received his education of Hi Hope School in Lawrenceville, GA. He was of the Baptist Faith. Graveside service and interment will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Buford, GA with Pastor Wayne Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, January 4, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

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Dustin Blaze Mauldin Dustin Blaze Mauldin, age 25, of Buford, GA passed away suddenly on Saturday, December 29, 2018. He is survived by his mother, Norma Jean Holcomb Fitzpatrick, Hoschton, GA; stepfather, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Hoschton, GA; brother, Andrew Fitzpatrick, Hoschton, GA; grandparents, Jerry and Betty Holcomb, Buford, GA and Milton and Patricia Campbell, Danielsville, GA; love of his life, Jordan Swaney, McDonough, GA; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Dustin Mauldin was born August 27, 1993 in Snellville, GA. He was a 2011 graduate of Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Dustin Mauldin was owner of D. Blaze Beats, LLC and was a musician and produced his music at Loud House Studio in Atlanta, GA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 4, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Stroup officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Buford, GA. The f

Lonia Roberts (Porter) Lonia Porter Roberts, age 90, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019. She was preceded in death by parents, George W. and Mamie Porter; sister, Elsie Maddox; brother, Lewis Porter; grandson, Tristan Roberts. Mrs. Roberts is survived by her husband of sixty-six years, Bonnie O. Roberts, Sugar Hill, GA; children, Susan and Paul Pirkle, Buford, GA, Sidney and Junyan Roberts, Cumming, GA, Stacy and Keith Cross, Buford, GA, Terry and Deanna Roberts, Winder, GA; five grandchildren, Mark and Mariana Pirkle, Lynne and Rick Storm, Andrew and Britni Cross, Alaina and Austin Caton, Cody Roberts; six great grandchildren, Alec, Kalli, and Rian Pirkle, Skylar Hux, Scarlett Caton, and Parker Dougherty; sisters, Thelma (Lloyd) Thrasher, Buford, GA, Lessie Teems, Alto, GA; sisters-in-law, Imogene Porter, Buford, GA, and Margaret Kirkpatrick, Jefferson, GA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Roberts was born on December 8, 1928 in Bold Springs, GA. She was a graduate of Sugar Hill High School and she was a homemaker. Mrs. Roberts was a long time member of Old Suwanee Baptist Church in Buford where she taught a Sunday School class for fifty-six years. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 3:30

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p.m. at Old Suwanee Baptist Church with Pastor Tim Campbell officiating. Interment will follow at Old Suwanee Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, January 4 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

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James Nathan Sheffield James N. Sheffield, age 72, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Nancy Dragoo Sheffield, Buford, GA; daughters and sons-inlaw, Nancy and James Crouse, Flowery Branch, GA and Amy Sheffield and Robert Green, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Hannah Jernigan and husband James, Matthew Crouse and Patricia Crouse; sister, Stella Hodge, Carrollton, GA; sister-in-law, Donna Simon, Palmyra, NJ; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Sheffield was born December 13, 1946 in Fitzgerald, GA. He was a 1965 graduate of Fitzgerald High School in Fitzgerald, GA. He was a six-year veteran of the U. S. Army having served in the Vietnam War as a scout dog handler. He served in the U. S. Army Green Beret Special Forces and received a National Defense Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and U. N. Gallantry Cross. He was retired from Black Box Company as a fiber optic installer and also did information technology work. Mr. Sheffield was a member of the Saint Mathews Episcopal Church in Fitzgerald, GA. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. An inurnment service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, GA, with military honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and on Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 11:30 a.m. until time of service at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or to the Disabled American Veterans in memory of James Nathan Sheffield.

December 27th, 2018 at The Reserve at Spring Hill in Spring Hill, Tennessee with his wife Julie by his side.

He was born in Holland, Indiana at his home on May 12th, 1937 to Albert and Louise (Weitkamp) Tormohlen. He married Julie Stafford of Leonardville, Kansas on April 26th, 1964.

Gene graduated from Holland High School in 1955 where he was a three year starter and standout for the Holland Dutchmen basketball team. He earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Tennessee where he was a three year starter, and earned All American honors his senior year. Gene still holds all rebounding records for the University of Tennessee.

Gene was drafted in 1959 his Senior year and had a 10 year professional playing career, the last six years being with the NBA St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks.

Following his playing career he became an Assistant Coach in the NBA for 8 years before spending the rest of his career scouting for the Los Angeles Lakers, retiring in 2011.

In 1987, Gene was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and in 2009 was voted as one of the top 20 players in Tennessee’s 100 year history.

Gene is survived by his wife Julie (Stafford), of Lawrenceville, GA, a daughter Gina of Eugene, OR, a son Tommy, his wife Shonda, and 2 grandsons – TJ and Gunnar, of Williamsport, TN. Also surviving are three sisters – Annette (Bruce – deceased) Kahle of Finlay, Ohio, Phyllis (Paul–deceased) Luker of Huntingburg, Indiana, Darlene (Dave) Smith of Holland, Indiana, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Betty (Al) Wenzel of Jasper, IN. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, January 3rd at 6:30 PM at the Campus Church of Christ, 1525 Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Norcross, GA 30093 and on Saturday, January 5th at 2:00 PM at the Holland United Methodist Church, 205 Second Ave, Holland, IN 47541. A meal will be served following the service at the Holland Methodist Church for family and friends of the Tormohlen family.

Visitation with the family will take place 1 hour prior to each service and immediately following.

In Lieu of Flowers – The family asked that memorial contributions be made in Gene’s memory to “Catch-A-Dream Foundation” – For Youth with Precious Little Time to Lose. https://www. catchadream.org/tributes/ memorial/ Cards can be mailed to Tormohlen Family – 4594 Turkey Creek Road, Williamsport, TN 38487 Dacula

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Gene Tormohlen Gene Tormohlen, 81, Lawrenceville, GA (formerly of Holland, Indiana) passed away on Thursday,

Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks, age 76, of Dacula, GA passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents. Bill and Blanche Wilbanks. He is survived by cousin, Ernie Cain; as ll hi f il h

well as his family at the City of Dacula. Jimmy was born and raised in Dacula where he was a graduate of the Gwinnett County Public Schools and the University of Georgia. He was an active member at Hebron Baptist Church where he served as a lay leader. Jimmy was first elected as Mayor of Dacula in 1971 where he served 2 terms for a total of 8 years. He ran again for Mayor and was re-elected in 2002 and was currently serving his third consecutive term, serving the people of Dacula for 17 years.. He was involved in the GMA Legislative Policy Committee and was President of the Gwinnett Municpal Association in 2007. Jimmy retired from Georgia Emergency Management Agency disaster relief after 20+ years of service. A funeral service honoring the life of Jimmy will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 12 Noon at Hebron Baptist Church with Rev. Larry Wynn officiating.

Interment will follow in Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 4th from 4pm8pm at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411.

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Rosanna Gillespie Wise Rosanna Gillespie Wise, age 98, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-three years, Leon C. Wise; and sons-in-law, Steven Lee Buffington and Larry Stone. Mrs. Wise is survived by her children, Paul and Carol Wise of Holland, MI, Janie Wise Buffington of Sugar Hill, GA, and Martha Wise Stone of Sugar Hill, GA; grandchildren, Carey and Kris Wise of Lombard, IL, Sarah and Kevin Syswerda of Byron Center, MI, Aubrey Goodell of Chicago, IL, Chad and Danielle Stone of Boise, ID, and Steven Buffington of Scotts Valley, CA; six great grandchildren; sisters, Mary Kate and J. B. Word of Dallas, TX, Elizabeth Love Julian of Cocoa Beach, FL, Martha Lowe of Ashville, NC, Naomi Burdeen, Lydia Griffin of Columbus, GA, and Lois Bretht of Lilburn, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Wise was born December 30, 1919 in Churchland, NC. She served in the U. S. Navy for three years and was stationed in Charleston, SC. She was a retired registered nurse. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Buford, GA and where she was also a member of Upper Room Sunday School Class. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Gwinnett Memorial Park, Lawrenceville, GA with Rev. Bruce W. Bliss officiating. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

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Sinkhole swallowing former gas station in Buford

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Road as the property is consumed by the sinkhole.

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•From Page 1A As part of her healing, Dawson’s shared her story at Wednesday morning’s #StopTraffick event, a visual campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking and the magnitude of the problem.

Hosted by Gwinnettbased nonprofit Street Grace, which works to end Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, 72 Gwinnett County Public Schools buses were transformed into a mile-long moving billboard that traveled through Atlanta to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with each bus carrying one of two phrases: “One bus = 50 kids sold for sex each year in Georgia. #StopTraffick” or “If this traffick makes you mad,

•From Page 1A in Dacula.

Nash, a native of Dacula, recalled Wilbanks’ devotion to the city. Pointing to his commitment to ensuring Dacula had needed infrastructure, she recalled that bridges over the railroad line in Dacula were replaced while he was mayor in addition to pushing for the Harbins road and Ga. 316 intersection to be converted to an interchange.

“His family has been in the area for a long time,” Nash said. “He is so devoted to the Dacula community.”

Wilbanks spent more than 20 years with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief program. He was also involved with the Gwinnett Municipal Association, which he led as president in 2007. He also served on the Georgia Municipal Association’s Legislative Policy Committee.

Nash recalled their long friendship, however. His mother was her sixth-grade teacher and having each grown up in the small Dacula community, their friendship went back decades.

“He’s a good friend, a good enough friend to where we could disagree about things and still tell each other we love each other as we might leave that meeting in which we disagreed about things,” Nash said.

Nash also recalled Wilbanks’ work with the music program at Hebron Baptist Church, where he had been a lay official at the church.

“Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula is a great big church now with a huge amount of musical talent, (but) when I first started going there, it was tiny,” Nash said. “We were lucky to have 100 people in Sunday School. Jimmy was the choral director and they were frantically (searching) for additional folks who played instruments, so they drafted me to be the pianist for the choir.

“He and I laughed many times about our struggles through the musical aspect

was vacant. The crew secured the area with scene tape and notified the city.”

Rutledge deferred additional questions about the status of the property and the city of Buford’s involvement in addressing the Sinkhole to city officials.

This is not the only major Sinkhole incident in Gwinnett County to happen in the last year.

In June, issues with an underground pipe caused two significant Sinkholes to form alongside Venture Drive near Gwinnett Place Mall in unincorporated Duluth.

County officials closed a portion of Venture Drive until the Sinkhole could be repaired. The road reopened in August.

This photo shows a growing sinkhole at the intersection of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Little Mill Road in Buford. (Photo: Tommy Everett / FOX 5 Atlanta)

Trafficking help us stop it. StopTraffick.com.”

“What these buses represent here today should anger you,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said at a news conference hosted prior to the buses’ departure. “But it should inspire you to help us by becoming our eyes and ears in your community.”

According to Street Grace, more than 3,600 children are sold into sex slavery every year in Georgia — enough to fill the 72 school buses that traveled through downtown Atlanta Wednesday morning.

While exact numbers of how many purchasers and traffickers there are is disputed — a study by Atlanta-based marketing firm The Schapiro Group

found that every month, about 7,200 men purchase sex with an adolescent woman in Georgia, though there has been backlash about the study’s methodology and the validity of its results — Georgia Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Dacula, said Wednesday that trafficking is everywhere.

“What we have seen in the General Assembly is that the perpetrators of human trafficking are working in all areas of our state,” he said. “They are victimizing individuals of all ages and backgrounds, from every geographic region in Georgia. This is an evil and damaging criminal enterprise that we’re seeing, and it must be stopped.”

One way to help stop trafficking, Carr said at

Wilbanks

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Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks addresses attendees at an public meeting held at the Dacula Park Activity Building to discuss plans for converting the Ga. Highway 316 and Harbins Road intersection to an interchange in this 2017 file photo. The community is mourning Wilbanks, who died Thursday morning after a battle with cancer.

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of what was a very small church. I’m just going to miss him on a personal level as well as professionally.”

Steps are already being taken at the county level to commemorate Wilbanks’ memory.

Commissioner Tommy Hunter, whose district includes the Dacula area, asked Gwinnett County Transportation Director Alan Chapman at the Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Thursday to look into the possibility of naming the new bridge over the railroad in Dacula, as well as the Ga. 316 and Harbins Road interchange for Wilbanks.

“Jimmy was a big part of the community in Dacula,” Hunter said. “He was a good friend. I’ve known him for a long time and thought a lot of him.”

Meanwhile, other officials in Gwinnett also offered remembrances and condolences on social media.

The Dacula Business Alliance called Wilbanks the “Heart of Dacula” in a Facebook post mourning his death. The organization said he was one of its cofounders.

“We will miss his presence at our meetings and in the community,” the group said. “His passion and love for Dacula profound. Our condolences go out to his friends, colleagues and neighbors.”

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the news conference, is by educating children, their parents, community members, religious leaders and other community leaders — especially ahead of large events such as the Super Bowl, which will be held in Atlanta in about a month.

“The average age of human trafficking victims is 12- to 14-year-old girls,” Carr said. “It’s not just girls, it’s boys as well, and you’re talking a very sensitive time in their lives.

It’s (about) awareness and education. The way that you prosecute, the way that you educate, the way that you (help) kids it to get more eyeballs on the problem.”

Dawson knows, first hand, just how large the problem is.

stration, R-Dacula, wrote on Facebook that he was “very sad to hear of the passing of longtime Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks, a leader for our hometown and a wonderful friend.”

“Mayor Wilbanks made an indelible legacy on our community through decades of public service and the lives he touched,” Efstration said. “RIP, my friend.”

State Sen. Renee Unterman, who also represents Gwinnett, posted a similar message.

“We walked a long walk together, hand and hand, as we watched Gwinnett County and City of Dacula become one of the most dynamic communities in our nation,” she tweeted.

“RIP honorable Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks, friend you deserve every accolade.”

Meanwhile, for Nash, there will always be that reminder of Wilbanks in the form of Waffle House.

“I will never go in that Waffle House or even think about going to Waffle House without being reminded of those breakfast meetings I had with him,” Nash said.

The city asked that memorial donations be made in Wilbanks’ honor to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. Condolences can be sent to Tom M. Wages Funeral Service in person at the Lawrenceville chapel, online at www. wagesfuneralhome.com or by calling 770-963-2411.

making hoax school threats to hopefully decrease the number of incidents, officials said.

First launched by the FBI in May 2018, GCPS is the only Georgia school district that has signed on thus far, though Bureau officials said Thursday they are working with others throughout the state and country to implement the program.

“Whether we have children in school, we know someone, have family members who have children — I can’t think of a more precious commodity for our country, for our state (and) for our communities than our children, and we have to do everything possible to keep them safe,” FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Chris Hacker said. “That’s why this is important to (the FBI) and important to law enforcement and important to school law enforcement here in Gwinnett County.”

As part of the campaign, GCPS and the FBI are highlighting the potential criminal ramifications of posting online threats, stressing that even if the messages are determined to be hoaxes, a felony conviction for anyone 17 years or older carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.

“The hoax part of it is that (the threat) isn’t real, but we still have to expend the same amount of resources, because we don’t know if they’re real until

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“It’s in plain sight, daily,” she said. “Playgrounds, the malls — wherever the young people with children are, that’s pretty much where you will a trafficker blending in with the crowd with a motive. That motive is to lure a child for their own benefit, and that’s what I mean about plain sight. It could be the grocery store, it could be anywhere.”

While there are many signs children and their parents should be aware of, Dawson said, some a big one is strangers being a little too friendly.

“They want to know, ‘How vulnerable are you really?’” she said. “They want to know, ‘Are you smart?’ or are you all over the place and just an innocent kid. They’re going

to probe you.”

But parents and guardians can take steps to make children more streetsavvy, Dawson said.

“Just ask the question, ‘Do you know what sex trafficking means?’” she said. “(Make it) ageappropriate for the child, but at the same time, that’s a question that needs to be asked. There’s so much online that you can pull the information, make yourself familiar with the content and then teach it to your children, because it’s so vital that they know.”

To learn more about trafficking, visit StopTraffick.com.

If you are a victim, or know someone who is, call the National Trafficking Hotline at +1 (888) 373-7888.

Online

On Thursday, Gwinnett County Public Schools announced it had partnered with the FBI in launching a campaign to combat online threats, hoax and real.

(Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

we investigate,” Hacker said. “That’s why it’s really important to get this education piece out there for students and parents and people in the community to understand that there are true consequences for these hoax threats.”

It’s not just the criminal ramifications that the campaign is emphasizing, though, GCPS Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks said Thursday.

“What you post, many times, is forever, particularly if you don’t take it down very soon,” Wilbanks said.

“I just think we, today, are using a very good tool for the wrong purposes, (which is) causing a lot of heartache and a lot of resources and wastes a lot of time that we should not be having to deal with. But we do, and you have to deal with it.”

Already this school year, GCPS has investigated 91 threats, most of which were made online, though some were verbal or written on school walls. During the

2017-18 school year, the district recorded 179, while in the previous school year, it saw 92.

Given the numbers are increasing, Collins Hill High School senior Jared Kissoon said he feels the FBI-GCPS partnership is important.

“Some (students) do (understand the seriousness of threats) because some of them have dealt with bullying online and some of them have seen the threats and know there are shows about it, for example ‘13 Reasons Why,’ (which is) about bulling and how it can even cause suicide,” Kissoon said. “Some (students) don’t think much of it and a lot of them don’t think it’s that serious … but with the FBI (partnership), I think that will definitely open their eyes to how serious of a situation (posting a threat) will be.”

For more information or the FBI’s #ThinkBeforeYouPost resources, visit fbi.gov/news/stories/hoaxthreats-awareness-100518.

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a specific strategy identified but we wanted to put battling the issue, which some seed money in the has become a high profile budget to give us a base addiction issue in recent from which to begin to put years. Gwinnett made together ideas. We’ve can headlines in 2017 when look at what some other two teens in the same Law- jurisdictions around the renceville-area neighborU.S. have done. hood died separately from “There’s an interest from overdoses on the same day. a number of community or“We obviously have ganizations to be involved been talking and thinking in that.” about (the opioid issue),” In other action, new Nash said. “We do not have Commissioner Ben Ku was

elected as the board’s vicechairman for 2019. Thursday’s meeting was the first with Ku and fellow new Commissioner Marlene Fosque on the dais. It was a history-making moment for the county because Ku and Fosque are the first AsianAmerican and AfricanAmerican members of the commission.

They are also the first Democrats in decades to serve on the board.

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Hawks name Jarvis new AD

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By Will Hammock

There are so many coaches I admire at Mill Creek. That was honestly a huge reason for this decision.”

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The Mill Creek staff found out Wednesday afternoon that new assistant principal Shannon Jarvis will remain involved in the high school’s athletic program.

Jarvis, the Hawks’ Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis makes a point longtime head football during the Hawks’ quarterfinal game against Archer this coach, was announced at a luncheon as the new season. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

GAC’s Slayton leaving Auburn for NFL

— Shannon Jarvis

athletic and activities director. Gary Long, who has held that position since the school opened in 2004, plans to retire from education after the 2018-19

Burton hired at Tech From Staff Reports Greater Atlanta Christian graduate Nathan Burton was named to the new Georgia Tech football coaching staff Wednesday by new head coach Geoff Collins.

Burton, who played football for the Yellow Jackets from 2001-04, and Jeff Popovich are the latest hires for Collins.

Burton will serve as co-defensive coordinator and coach Nathan the Yellow Burton Jackets’ safeties, while Popovich will coach cornerbacks and serve as defensive special teams coordinator (kickoff and punt coverage).

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times. Hopefully, I can do the same for them. … I’m very excited about this. It was an opportunity I could not turn down. This isn’t anything that happened wrong with coaching. It’s just time. I’ve always had this itch for administration, both athletically and academically, and this was the perfect time for me and my family and take this

GWINNETT COUNTY WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

By Will Hammock Greater Atlanta Christian grad Darius Slayton announced Thursday he will declare early for the NFL draft, bypassing his final season of eligibility at Auburn.

Slayton, who announced his decision via his Instagram account, has been with Auburn’s football program for four years — he just completed his redshirt junior season. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver has started the past three seasons and has served as the Tigers’ main deep threat in the passing game the last two years.

“These past four years at Auburn have been the best of my life,” Slayton wrote in his Instagram post. “I am proud to be an Auburn Tiger and forever thankful for my time at Auburn. With that said, after speaking with my family and giving this decision a lot of thought and consideration, I have decided to forgo my senior year of football to declare for the NFL Draft. I feel like this is the best decision for me. I would like to take a moment to thank the Auburn Family for supporting me and

school year.

“I’m excited about it,” Jarvis said. “I’m most excited about the people I’m going to get to continue to work with. There are so many coaches I admire at Mill Creek.

That was honestly a huge reason for this decision to get to work alongside so many men and women I admire and who I consider friends, that have helped me through some tough

Mountain View senior Harrison Spikes is the defending state champion at 195 pounds and recorded his 150th high school win on the way to a title at the Coastal Clash last weekend in Hilton Head, S.C. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke)

Mountain View senior’s success fueled in part by a defeat two years ago

By Christine Troyke The end of Harrison Spikes’ sophomore season was painful and led to a realization.

Spikes, a three-sport athlete at Mountain View, started wrestling when he was 5.

Talent and experience had been enough to keep Spikes on a steady upward trend.

He was third at county as a freshman and then the Gwinnett champion as a sophomore.

Spikes added an area runner-up finish to that before heading to sectionals.

“He lost to a kid who was a former teammate of his from middle school and he’d beaten the kid a couple of times, by a good margin, before,” Mountain View head coach Jim Gassman said. “It came down to that match to advance at state, and it was tough.

“I think he did a lot of reflection after that and did more during that offseason to ensure

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cess,” he said.

Last year, Spikes went 41-5 on his way to the Class AAAAAAA title at 195 pounds. He was area champion and sectional champion. He won 16 straight to finish the season at the top. His losses all came while wrestling up a weight class at 220, the final one against Collins Hill’s Tomari Fox. The extra work Spikes put in after the end of his sophomore season was reflected in the results.

“Just the extra confidence he had and that hunger,” Gassman said. “He wanted to place, that was his first goal, and then all of a sudden I think he realized he Mountain View’s Harrison Spikes tries to turn North Forsyth’s Con- could be a state champion. He nor Cross during the Class AAAAAAA state championship in the just kept going and winning and putting himself in the right spot.

195-pound division last year. (Photo: David McGregor) “His main goal was to be a that he was going to be better that loss. placer and then when he looked prepared the next time.”

“I had success before that, but around, it was like, ‘Man, I Spikes knew how much winI knew I had to put in more effort ning really meant to him after if I really wanted to have sucSee SPIKES, Page 4B

Heavy hitters set for county clash Calendar change makes for most competitive meet in years

By David Friedlander

Gassman, whose Bears come in

When the Gwinnett County Wrestling Championships get underway today at Mountain View High School, it will mark the first time in three years — as the calendar goes, sort of — for the meet.

“It’s kind of weird because the last time it was (held) was 2016,” said Mountain View coach Jim

team titles. “The last time it was hosted was December of 2016.

Last year, we got snowed out.”

This year’s meet, which begins with preliminary bouts at 5:30 p.m. today, has another distinction thanks to another calendar anomaly, this one courtesy of the Georgia High School Association.

The GHSA moved area and

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region dual championship meets back one week for the 2018-19 school year, allowing the county meet to be moved back to its original date in January after being held in December for the last several years.

Thanks to that, several of Gwinnett’s strongest teams, which have skipped the county meet the past

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Prep Schedule

• Meadowcreek boys in Memphis, Tenn., Showcase • Norcross boys vs. Montverde, Fla., in Wheeling, W.Va. 5:30 p.m. — Atlanta International School at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Apalachee at Dacula 6 p.m. — Archer at South 6 p.m. — Bethlehem Christian at Hebron 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Discovery 6 p.m. — Grayson at Shiloh 6 p.m. — Lakeside-DeKalb at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Duluth 6 p.m. — Parkview at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 6 p.m. — Towns Co. at Providence 7 p.m. — East Hall at GAC 7 p.m. — Lanier at Winder-Barrow

SWIMMING AND DIVING

5 p.m. — Collins Hill at Wesleyan 7:20 p.m. — South, Dacula and Discovery at Mountain Park 7:20 p.m. — Parkview and North at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — ELCA, Pinecrest Academy at GAC 5 p.m. — Gwinnett County tournament at Mountain View Saturday

BASKETBALL

• Meadowcreek boys in Memphis, Tenn. Showcase • Norcross boys and Dematha, Md. in Wheeling, W.Va. • Wesleyan girls, Grayson girls, Parkview girls in She Got Game Classic at McEachern 1 p.m. — Meadowcreek girls at Peachtree Ridge 4 p.m. — Brookwood at Archer 5 p.m. — Buford at Johnson 5 p.m. — Mill Creek at Flowery Branch 6 p.m. — Commerce at Hebron 6 p.m. — North at Lanier 6 p.m. — Providence at Athens Christian School 7 p.m. — Dacula at Gainesville

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9 a.m. — Gwinnett County tournament at Mountain View

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Ask Holden Cattoni when he was growing up in De Winton, Alberta — a hamlet south of Calgary — he couldn’t have expected he’d be playing professional lacrosse in Atlanta.

Atlanta’s lacrosse culture, however, was not then what it is today. While Cattoni couldn’t have possibly predicted he’d end up in Atlanta, even as early as the 2017-18 National Lacrosse League season, he knew at a young age that his passion for lacrosse could take him somewhere.

“That’s what pro sports is all about, there’s lots of movement and you can be traded any time,” Cattoni said. “Honestly, I’m really lucky for the great situation I’m in in Atlanta. We have great ownership, a great staff and a great team.”

Cattoni lives in Washington, D.C., not far from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore where he played college lacrosse. He was selected No. 5 overall in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft by his hometown team, Calgary Roughnecks. Cattoni played solely box lacrosse every year since he was 3 years old, he said, until he started playing collegiate lacrosse for Johns Hopkins.

In his first season with Calgary, his playing time was limited. Through 15 games, he totaled 26 points including seven goals.

His sophomore season in NLL was his breakout.

He played in 18 games for Calgary and scored 36 goals and added 40 assists.

That offensive production was an outlier, even

Georgia Swarm forward Holden Cattoni shoots on goal during a home game against New England on Dec. 15 at Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

from his college seasons at Johns Hopkins. In his first year at Johns Hopkins in 2014, Cattoni set a career high of 35 points through 16 games for the Blue Jays’ field lacrosse team.

“My role was very different (as a rookie),” Cattoni said. “The coaching staff wanted me to pass the ball around and create space, moving my feet and setting picks. We had some pretty good offensive players in Dane Dobbie, Curtis Dickson, Wesley Berg. Those are the guys they wanted scoring the majority of the goals. They instructed me to kind of work for them and make sure they were getting as much space as they could.”

The Georgia Swarm didn’t initially have intentions to trade Jesse King, who was fourth on the Swarm in points and third in assists during a comeback 2017-18 season after missing nearly all of Georgia’s NLL Champions Cup season with a knee injury. In NLL, some transactions are made out of necessity. King had one of the Georgia Swarm’s

Stripers name new assistants Buford girls roll in region opener From Staff Reports

last season on Baltimore’s major league coaching The Atlanta Braves anstaff. Trainer Nick Jensen nounced the organization’s returns for his second seaminor league coaching son with the Stripers. staffs and roving staffs for The Braves also anthe 2019 season Wednesnounced their coaches for day, including a trio of new all minor league levels. coaches with the Triple-A Double-A Mississippi Gwinnett Stripers. returns manager Chris Damon Berryhill, who Maloney for 2019, who returns for his third conis in his second season secutive season as Gwinon the M-Braves’ bench. nett’s manager, is joined Pitching coach Dennis on the Stripers’ staff by Lewallyn, hitting coach pitching coach Mike MaCarlos Mendez and 2018 roth, hitting coach Bobby Southern League Athletic Magallanes and coach Trainer of the Year T.J. Einar Díaz. Maroth served Saunders all return in the in the same role with same roles. Coach Alfredo Single-A Florida last seaAmezaga will make his son, while Magallanes was coaching debut after a 19a coach for Cleveland’s year playing career that Triple-A club in Columbus included time at the major during 2018. Díaz spent league level in parts of

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longest commutes from Victoria, British Columbia.

Cattoni, meanwhile, was traveling to Calgary from Washington, D.C. Georgia and Calgary announced a trade before the 2018 NLL Draft involving King and a No. 23 overall selection.

Georgia received Cattoni and Calgary’s No. 7 overall pick, which it used to select Brendan Bomberry from Syracuse.

“There was an opportunity with Jesse to essentially get two first rounders for him,” Arlotta said. “Holden Cattoni is the 30-plus goal scorer in the league. He’s like a first-rounder — he was when he was drafted a few years ago. … That’s what really caused us to pull the trigger. Holden is a different kind of player than Jesse. He’s more of a sharpshooter.”

Cattoni is one of three former Johns Hopkins players on Georgia’s current roster, including John Ranagan and Joel Tinney.

With some additional time built into training camp, thanks to the postponed season, Cattoni fit in in no time.

Cattoni is setting a rapid offensive pace with 11 points in the 2018-19 season, tied for second on the team. He’s also credited with 10 loose balls and five turnovers.

While it’s simple to look at Cattoni’s and King’s stats and see that one is stepping in for the other, Swarm coach Ed Comeau said the transaction is not as simple as one player replacing another. Cattoni provides a hard outside shot that can stretch opposing defenses that are now forced to cover or disrupt his shots from outside. As a team against New England, Cattoni said Georgia was able to open up more seams in the middle and pulled away 6-3 against the Black Wolves in the first half of the 16-12 win in the season opener.

Comeau said he takes the same approach with all new offensive players: take Georgia’s existing offensive structure and play creatively within that structure.

“I think he’s a different player than Jesse, and we’re asking him to play the way he plays,” Comeau said. “He has a good, accurate outside shot, and we think of him extending defenses with shooting range will help us get inside more. Holden has his own style of play.”

Shortly after the trade, the team announced it signed Cattoni to a threeyear contract. Arlotta voiced his view of Cattoni as a “high-end goal scorer.”

While he might have been a space-creator as a rookie, there’s little doubt Cattoni will find his name next to high point totals on the Georgia Swarm box scores in the future.

nine different seasons.

Single-A Florida will feature a new manager this season, as Barrett Kleinknect will take over after serving as rookielevel Danville’s skipper last season. Kleinknect started his managerial career in 2017 with the rookie-level GCL Braves before moving to the DBraves last season.

Former major league outfielder Matt Tuiasosopo will make his coaching debut as Single-A Rome’s manager after retiring from playing following last season.

Anthony Nuñez will make his managerial debut with Single-A Danville, after working as a coach on Rome’s staff last season.

From Staff Reports BUFORD — Tatum Ozment scored 11 points as Buford’s girls basketball team rolled past Walnut Grove 72-24 in its Region 8-AAAAA opener Thursday night at Buford Arena.

Tate Walters, Ebony Grant, Asylia Willis and Blair Wallis added eight points apiece for the Wolves (12-1, 1-0), who are back in action at Johnson-Gainesville on Saturday night.

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Messner returns to Gladiators from AHL

Defenseman Joel Messner was reassigned to the Atlanta Gladiators by their AHL affiliate in Providence on Wednesday.

Messner, 24, returns to Atlanta after appearing in 19 games for the P-Bruins. The Alberta native scored his first pro goal in two games with the Gladiators at the start of this season.

Messner played four seasons at the University of Nebraska-Omaha before turning pro. The 6-foot-2, 207-pounder was captain of the Mavericks and set career highs in goals (five), assists (18) and points (23) in 36 games during his senior season.

The Gladiators are in the middle of a five game road trip. They play in Florida on Friday and Saturday.

Blue Devils Run planned for Jan. 26

Norcross High School’s ninth annual Blue Devils Run, a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will be held Jan. 26 at Pinckneyville Middle School.

The 5K, which raises money for the Blue Devils’ cross country and track and field program, begins at 8 a.m. Registration is $25 in advance or $30 on race day. The 2018 race

featured more than 230 participants.

Sponsorships also are available.

For more information, go to www. bluedevilsrun.com. To register, go to runsignup.com/BlueDevilsRun.

Classic, suffering his first loss of the year.

Fox leads Collins Hill in Florida tourney

Collins Hill’s wrestling team took eighth place out of 41 teams at last weekend’s Knockout Classic in Mountain View’s wrestling team Osceola, Fla. finished fourth out of 20 teams at The Eagles, who won their own this past weekend’s Coastal Clash Kyle Maynard Duals before ChristTournament in Hilton Head, S.C. mas, were led by a runner-up finish Four Bears won tourney titles — from Tomari Fox. Fox was disqualiMason Askew at 113 pounds, Drew fied in the finals for an illegal slam.

Risley at 132, Garrett Spikes at 170 Lucas DeSilva was third in the and Harrison Spikes at 195. Other Knockout Classic, suffering his first top finishers for Mountain View were loss of the season, and teammate Alvaro Reyes (fourth, 106), Jordan Joey Felix placed fourth.

Eccleston (sixth, 138), Fard Muhammad (fifth, 152) and Luke Hennebaul Buford wrestlers second (third, 182).

Mountain View wrestlers fourth in Coastal Clash

in Baltimore tourney

Oldknow, Key lead Brookwood in Florida

Justin Oldknow and David Key helped Brookwood’s wrestling team place 14th out of 41 teams at last weekend’s Knockout Classic in Osceola, Fla. The Broncos, who previously placed sixth in the U.S. Army Indian Classic in Kingsport, Tenn., were led by a runner-up finish by Oldknow.

Key finished third in the Knockout

Four Buford wrestlers won individual championships, helping the team to a runner-up finish at this past weekend’s Mount Mat Madness Tournament in Baltimore.

Logan Ashton, Blaine Bergey, Evan Dimaggio and Nick Stonecheck won weight class titles in the tourney, which featured 32 teams from seven states. The Wolves’ Nick Corday and Charlie Darracott had runner-up finishes.

— From staff reports

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Grayson girls have high Wesleyan win streak hopes after hot 12-1 start hits historic heights PREP BASKETBALL NOTES

By Will Hammock

By David Friedlander

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Through 13 games, the Grayson girls basketball team sits in a pretty good spot.

Coming off a lengthy holiday break, the Rams are 12-1 and champions of the preChristmas Rockmart Tournament. They aren’t perfect — a loss to Buford in Dacula’s earlyseason event is the lone blemish — but it is hard to complain about the results.

Head coach Robin Potter said she gladly would have taken a 12-1 record at this point if you asked her before the season.

“Well, heck yeah,” she said. “It’s hard to tell how you’ll do. The Thanksgiving Tournament at Dacula we got some tough matchups there and we felt like we came through those good tests. Even though we lost to Buford, I thought we played well and played with them.”

The 67-58 loss to Buford back on Nov. 20 is hardly embarrassing — the defending state champion Wolves are 11-1.

Grayson hopes to keep its momentum going after a hiatus that began Dec. 22 when it won the Rockmart tourney. Its next action is today at Shiloh, meaning a nearly two-week break between games.

“I think it’s going to work out (well) because we actually had a few (players) sick or hurt,” Potter said.

Senior Jazmin Robinson has been at the forefront of the Rams’ success. The doubledouble producer had 24 points and 17 rebounds in the championship game at Rockmart.

Sophomore guard Nadia Howard and junior Nyelle Lee, back from a knee injury that cost her last season, also have been bright spots.

The shooting of junior Victoria Dames has produced great dividends, Potter said, and she also

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Grayson’s Jazmin Robinson shoots over Buford’s Ebony Grant (44) in Tuesday’s Dacula TipOff Tournament finals. (Photo: Will Hammock)

praised the interior play of junior Brookwood transfer Malia Grace and sophomore Bisodun Aderibigbe.

Grayson has progressed well under thirdyear head coach Potter, who won more than 250 games and a state championship at Tucker before joining the Rams. She went 14-14 in her first season at Grayson and 16-8 in 2017-18.

The goals are much higher now, particularly after a 12-1 start.

The Rams expect to contend for the program’s first region title over the next month.

“If we can get everybody healthy, we look for a good second half of the season,” Potter said. “Nothing is a given. I tell them there’s no reason they can’t make some history at Grayson this year. But they have to want it.”

Norcross boys poised to boost national rep in West Virginia

By David Friedlander

by MaxPreps and DeMatha by USA Today.

That’s just fine for Norcross coach Jesse McMillan.

Over nearly two decades “We knew the (full) field of success, Norcross’ boys coming in, but the committee basketball program has built a determined the exact matchups reputation, not only throughin October, I think,” McMillan out Gwinnett County and said. “The guys are excited the state of Georgia but also about playing teams like that. nationally.

It’ll be a great test for us to see That notoriety will be put where we are against two topto a rigorous five teams. Win or lose, it will test against be a challenge for us.” programs Right now, the Blue Devils’ with equally bigger concern is themselves. established They’ve played solid basketreputations for ball at times, including have success at the shown flashes of brilliance like Cancer Rein victories over West CharKyle search Classic lotte (N.C.) and Gwinnett foe Sturdivant this weekend Discovery in separate showin Wheeling, W.Va. case events earlier this month.

Having already battled Most recently, Norcross through a taxing schedwent 1-2 at the Chick-fil-A ule in and out of Region Classic last weekend in Co7-AAAAAAA play thus far in lumbia, S.C., a tournament that the 2018-19 season, the Blue included a field just as loaded Devils (10-5) will ring in the with talented teams from new year against Montverde around the nation as the event (Fla.) Academy (7-1) 6 p.m. it is headed to this weekend. today and DeMatha of HyattsDespite the record, McMilville, Md. (10-1) at 6:05 p.m. lan liked what he saw from his Saturday. club, and not just from stalBoth programs have been warts like Southern Californiaamong the nation’s best year committed point guard Kyle in and year out for decades.

Sturdivant and five-star junior This year is no exception.

Brandon Boston.

Both teams have appeared in “Naturally, you want to nearly every top 10 national win every game,” McMillan polls, with each ranked as said. “But the three teams high as No. 3 — Montverde we played in South Carolina david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

(Salesian; Calif.), Gray Collegiate (S.C.) and Roman Catholic (Pa.) that are all ranked No. 1 in their states. Being forced to execute and having no margin for error, that’s what you want as a coach, and our guys were competitive.”

With so many new faces on the teams at the beginning of the season, the Blue Devils are also still in search of just the right chemistry as they get ready to enter the bulk of their region schedule in January and head into the postseason.

McMillan said they took a step in the right direction in that quest last weekend in South Carolina, particularly with players like Caleb Murphy and Daniel Ramsey stepping up.

The development of the latter could be a particularly good sign for Norcross, with the 6-foot-8 senior perhaps being ready to combine with 6-9 senior Issa Muhammad in shoring up the Blue Devils’ lineup in the low block.

“It’s a situation where Daniel Ramsey has only been with us for 15 games, and some practices before that,” McMillan said. “So it takes time to get acclimated. He played well in South Carolina, and we will put a lineup out there (at times) with him and Issa in at the same time, perhaps as soon as this weekend, and we’ll see how it goes.”

Wesleyan’s girls basketball program has accomplished numerous achievements since it began as a Georgia High School Association program in 1997 — not the least of which is 13 state championships in the last 17 seasons and 10 region titles.

However, the Wolves reached another milestone over the holidays.

A 71-37 win at South Cobb on Dec. 22 improved Wesleyan’s record for the 2018-19 season to 11-0, making it the longest winning streak to start a season in program history, breaking the old mark of 10 straight wins that began the 2010-11 season.

Considering the Wolves have posted 25 or more wins in each of the past 18 seasons, including five seasons of 30 or more wins, it may seem surprising that it took until now for them to win so many games out of the gate, even with the usual stout pre-region and holiday schedules each year.

But what is more surprising to coach Jan Azar is how they’ve put together this streak, which is now at 14 straight games after they won the Carolina Invitational tournament Dec. 27-29 in Charleston, S.C. “Losing Sutton (West) and Amaya (Register to graduation) and going into this year with one senior and two juniors, yeah, it’s a little surprising,” Azar said. “I knew we had the potential to get really good, but as young as we are, it’s still so surprising. And we’ve played some really good teams, too. The teams we just played (in Charleston), one from West Virginia was the defending state champion, and another from South Carolina was undefeated at the time.”

Wesleyan’s streak is noteworthy given a schedule which included wins over West Virginia’s champ North Marion and South Carolina powerhouse Fort Dorchester, plus strong in-state teams in Sequoyah, Pope, Greater Atlanta Christian and Brookwood.

Even more impressive is the balance the Wolves have used in their opening streak.

It’s a trait normally seen in Wesleyan teams, but it has been rare that the teams have produced nearly an entire starting lineup averaging in double-figure scoring, something this year’s Wolves have achieved with the team’s sole senior Callie Weaver (10.0 ppg), juniors A.C. Carter (15.7 ppg) and Izzy Larsen (9.5 ppg) and sophomores Paige Lyons (11.9 ppg) and Nicole Azar (11.4 ppg).

“We usually have one or two players averaging around 14 or 15 points, and everyone else is around five or six,” the elder Azar said.

“But that kind of describes this team. While we’ve wanted to do it, it’s been necessary to share the basketball because we’re so young.”

Wesleyan puts its seasonopening streak on the line twice this weekend, with a home game against Atlanta International today — which will include the induction of former Wesleyan greats Holli Wilkins and Katie Frerking into the school’s Circle of Honor — and

a game against Dillard (Fla.) at a showcase at McEachern in Powder Springs on Saturday.

Parkview boys find Wright stuff While not on a winning streak, Parkview’s boys have surprised many observers with a strong 9-6 start, especially after some observers predicting them to finish last in Region 7-AAAAAAA in the preseason after losing leading scorer Ahmir Langlais to a transfer following last year’s 5-20 campaign.

However, the Panthers demonstrated what went right with a runner-up finish in the Pope Holiday Hoops Classic over the holidays, buoyed by an All-Tournament performance by senior point guard Jamiel Wright (14.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.7 spg), plus a strong three games from junior forward Seth Cushenberry (17.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg).

“Last year, we relied a lot on (Langlais) for scoring,” Parkview coach Jon Collins said. “Those guys knew they’d have to stick together, and they’ve really bought in. It’s been fun to watch. It’s been fun to be a part of.”

Grayson’s Smith raising eyebrows Deivon Smith has been on the radar for a lot of state and regional basketball recruiting websites and publications since the beginning of the season.

However, the Grayson junior has seen his profile rise considerably on a state-wide and national scale over the holidays.

The 6-foot, 165-pound point guard has received one of his first Division I college scholarship offers from Georgia State just about a month ago, and has since been offered by Georgia Tech, Georgia, Clemson, Florida, Miami, Mississippi State, Auburn and Xavier, among others.

Smith really put on a show when he was named Most Valuable Player of the Peach Bracket of the Tournament of Champions at Wheeler High School last weekend, including posting 12 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and three blocked shots in a 55-51 win over defending Class AAAAAAAA state champion Meadowcreek in the championship game.

Juniors’ achievement Smith is currently ranked No. 9 among what is an increasingly loaded current junior class in Georgia by HoopSeen.com, a list that includes several other Gwinnett players.

Right behind Smith at No. 10 on the list is Shiloh’s Toneari Lane. Smith’s Rams (13-2, 2-0) and Lane’s Generals square off for the first of two key Region 8-AAAAAAA contests today at 7:30 p.m. at Shiloh.

Norcross’ Brandon Boston tops HoopSeen’s current rankings of Georgia’s Class of 2020, while Smith, Lane and fellow Gwinnettians Jaden Walker (No. 17) and London Riley (No. 22) of Discovery, Sion James of Lanier (No. 18), Boston’s Blue Devils teammate Caleb Murphy (No. 24) and Mill Creek’s Kendall Latney (No. 26) also have cracked the top 30.

GWINNETT GRADS Berkmar grad Cooks leading conference in scoring

By Will Hammock

ing with more confidence.

My coaches and teammates have trust in me and that helps even more.”

The New Jersey InstiRacking up baskets has tute of Technology men’s been a big part of his work basketball team already this season. is two wins away from its Cooks ranks first in the 2017-18 total, and a big Atlantic Sun Conference reason is a former Berkmar in both scoring (19.5) and standout. steals (2.6), and is tied for Sophomore guard Zach first in 3-pointers per game Cooks has put up big at 2.5. His 40.4 shootnumbers this season in the ing percentage from long Highlanders’ 12-3 start, range is tied for sixth in the already a considerable league. improvement from a 14-16 The scoring has been effort in his debut college Berkmar grad Zach Cooks is in the middle of a big soph- consistent, too. He has omore season for the New Jersey Institute of Technol- reached double figures in season. ogy. (Photo: Mike McLaughlin) NJIT lost two playall but one game, topped ers, including its leading the 20-point mark in scorer, off last season’s said. “If that’s me scoring more confidence, knowing eight of the last 11 games team, but Cooks has filled the ball or rebounding or how the game of college (including the past three) the void. assists, I’ll do anything to basketball is stronger and and scored 25 or more “I just want to win help the team win. … I’m faster. Now I’ve been in the four times. In the past 11 games,” the 5-foot-9 guard just playing with a little weight room and I’m play- games, he averages 21.7 will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

points.

He also averages 5 rebounds and 2.4 assists in a team-best 36.9 minutes per game.

“I think we built off what we did and did not do last year,” Cooks said.

“This year I think the pieces have come together.

We’ve got a couple of new guys helping us.”

Cooks played in all 30 NJIT games as a true freshman, averaging 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 22.1 minutes.

Those numbers have risen substantially, and so have his team’s aspirations.

The Highlanders, among the A-Sun favorites, begin conference play Saturday against Kennesaw State.

“I think we can win the conference and go dancing

(in the NCAA Tournament),” Cooks said.

BASKETBALL Shiloh’s Lay shining as sophomore Shiloh grad Sharai Lay is in the middle of an impressive sophomore season at Georgia Highlands College.

The guard averages 11 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.3 steals and 2.3 blocks for the Chargers, who are 7-8 but 4-0 in conference play.

Gwinnett Grads spotlights achievements of past Gwinnett standouts on the college level. Coaches and parents are urged to send suggestions via email to will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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UT legend, longtime NBAer Tormohlen dies

By Will Hammock

was an All-American.

A Celebration of Life was held Thursday at the Campus Church of Christ Gwinnett resident Gene in Norcross and another Tormohlen, a University will be held at 2 p.m. of Tennessee legend and Saturday at the Holland longtime NBA player and United Methodist Church coach, died Dec. 27 in Ten- in his native Holland, Ind. nessee.

Tormohlen played for Tormohlen, 81, and his Tennessee from 1956-59, wife, Julie Stafford Torearning All-American mohlen, were Lawrencev- honors once and Allille residents and their son, Southeastern Conference Tommy, was a star bashonors twice in his career. ketball player at Greater The 6-foot-8, 230-pounder Atlanta Christian and at still holds Volunteer Berry College, where he rebounding records for will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

season average (17.7 in 1959), career total (1,113) and career average (16.9).

His career rebounding total came in three seasons because freshmen were not eligible for varsity play in that era.

He holds 24 of Tennessee’s top 45 single-game rebounding performances — each was more than 20 rebounds, including a 31-rebound game against Ole Miss in 1957.

In only 66 career games, Tormohlen topped 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds

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Auburn career was his last — he caught three passes my teammates over the last for 160 yards and three four years.

TDs in a Music City Bowl “It has been a great win over Purdue. experience, and I will forSlayton was a standout ever be grateful to Auburn, wide receiver and defenCoach (Gus) Malzahn and sive back as a high-schoolall the coaches here for er at GAC, earning Daily giving me the chance to Post all-county honors his play football at this outfinal two seasons and a standing University. I will Super Six selection as a secarry the relationships and nior. He caught 51 passes bonds that I have built with for 862 yards and 14 TDs my teammates on with me as a senior, in addition to for the rest of my life.” intercepting five passes.

Slayton had 35 catches Slayton’s Auburn for team bests of 670 yards teammate, junior Derrick and five touchdowns last Brown, has not announced season, following up a plans to declare early for 2017 season that saw him the NFL or remain in coltotal 29 catches for 643 lege. He is projected as a yards and five scores. top-10 pick.

The biggest game of his

Auburn wide receiver and GAC grad Darius Slayton (81) catches a pass and runs for a touchdown against Purdue during the Music City Bowl on Dec. 28 at Nissan Stadium.

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in his way — Tennessee players, opposing players, it did not matter. He just wanted the ball.”

Tormohlen was selected

by Syracuse Nationals (now the Philadelphia 76ers) with the 11th overall pick in the 1959 NBA Draft. After playing six NBA seasons with the Hawks organization (five years with the St. Louis Hawks and one with the Atlanta Hawks), he served as an assistant coach with the franchise, including eight games as interim

head coach at the end of the 1975-76 campaign.

He also spent time as an assistant with the Chicago Bulls and was an NBA scout with the Los Angeles Lakers until he retired in 2011.

In 1987, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made in Gene’s memory to “CatchA-Dream Foundation” at www.catchadream.org/ tributes/memorial.

Spikes •From Page 1B could probably be a state champ.’ He just kept going and making the right decisions and put himself there.”

Consistency has been what defines Spikes’ career.

“He’s probably placed in every tournament we’ve ever even gone to, except those two first state tournaments,” Gassman said. “That consistency over time will get you the better results. He just kept plugging away. Like Kirby Smart says, chopping wood. That’s his main thing. He just keeps going.”

Spikes’ dad, Kenny, was a high school wrestler and got all of his kids interested in the sport.

“My older brother, Michael, was a really good wrestler for Collins Hill back when they won all those state championships,” said Spikes, whose younger brother, Garrett, is also a standout wrestler at Mountain View. “And my older sister was a wrestlerette for Collins Hill. Wrestling has been a family thing.”

Talking about his rising arc, Spike first gives credit to his exceptional coaches and practice partners, particularly Austin Brown, who was third at state twice.

•From Page 1B

Tennessee-Martin (201011) and one season as a at Temple. With Burton graduate assistant Oklacoaching Temple’s DBs, homa State (2009) to go the Owls ranked fifth along with his four seasons nationally with 18 interas a graduate assistant at ceptions.

Georgia Tech. The Yellow In addition to being a Jackets earned bowl berths student-athlete at Tech, in each of his eight seasons he also served as a graduas a student-athlete and ate assistant under head graduate assistant, includcoaches Chan Gailey and ing three bowl wins as a Paul Johnson from 2005player (2001 Seattle Bowl, 08.

2004 Humanitarian Bowl “Nathan is a Georgia and 2004 Champs Sports Tech grad. He has a treBowl) and appearances in mendous amount of energy the 2007 Gator Bowl and and is innovative,” Collins 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl as said of Burton. “He was a a grad assistant. great player, then a great Burton came to Georgia graduate assistant for us Tech as a walk-on but went at Georgia Tech. It’s been on to earn a scholarship a pleasure following his and four letters as a safety. career. He did a great job Nicknamed “The Admiral” for us in the secondary at by his teammates, he was Temple, producing one named the Yellow Jackof the top pass defenses ets’ Lifter of the Year in in America. I’m excited 2004 in recognition of his to bring his expertise to production in the weight Georgia Tech.” room. He graduated from Prior to Burton’s sucTech with a bachelor’s cessful season at Temple, degree in applied biology. he spent the 2017 season Burton was a two-time in the Atlantic Coast all-Gwinnett County selecConference as a defensive tion as a wide receiver and quality-control assistant quarterback at GAC, where at NC State. His 14-year his father, Bill, worked for coaching career includes 46 years, retiring as adfive seasons as a defensive ministrative vice president. coordinator — three at He and his wife, Britney West Alabama (2014-16) (also a member of Georand two at Shorter (2012gia Tech’s class of 2005), 13). His unit at West have four sons — Charlie, Alabama led the NCAA Grady, Isaac and William.

Division II Gulf South “My wife and I are Conference in rushing honored and blessed to join defense in 2015 and in Coach Collins’ staff and total defense, pass defense return to a place we both and interceptions in 2014. know and love,” Burton At Shorter, he directed the said. “Coach Collins has GSC’s No. 2-ranked dea passion for the institute, fense and helped guide the the city of Atlanta and the Hawks to a winning record state of Georgia and we’re in their transitional season excited to share in his from NAIA to Division II vision for Georgia Tech. in 2012.

Coach Collins has been The Lilburn native’s a great mentor and friend resume also includes two to me and I look forward seasons as linebackers to serving our studentand secondary coach at athletes on The Flats.”

— the only other Volunteer to match that feat is Bernard King. He was selected for Tennessee’s All-Century Team in 2009 and represented the Volunteers as an SEC Basketball Legend at the 2012 conference tournament.

“Personally, he was always a very nice and kind and gentle man,” Tennessee teammate Dalen Showalter told UTSports. com. “But when he got in the ball game, he was mean. He went after the ball no matter who was

“He was a senior when I was a freshman,” Spikes said. “He wrestles in college now, but he comes back when he’s on a break and works with me.

“I never work harder than when he’s in the room. He’s a phenomenal wrestler. I’m lucky to have him. We’re always together whenever he comes back.”

Spikes worked to develop specific takedown moves, which he said he didn’t have as a freshman.

“So I’ve been staying after practice for the last few years, working on outside singles, getting a takedown, riding on top with a cradle, which I’ve been really good at, and getting up on bottom,” he said. “Freshman year, that was probably my weak point.

“There’s getting comfortable in what I’m good at, trying new things. The coaches push me to work on what I’m weak on and a lot of getting better is just filling holes.”

Spikes collected his 150th high school win over the holiday break as the 195-pound champ at the Coastal Clash in Hilton Head, S.C. He’s 27-1 this season with 15 wins by pin. In fact, Spikes has won 92 of his career matches by pin. Elite wrestlers could be rightly expected to win

a bit more than half of the time by pin.

“I try to get pins because me and my little brother have a competition who can get the most,” Spikes said with a slight smile. “He’s winning right now. That’s all he talks about. I have fewer losses.

He just gets more pins.”

A lot of the reason Spikes has racked up the pins, though, is because of his lifelong study of the sport.

“He’s been wrestling for a long time, so he’s highly skilled for being a bigger guy,” Gassman said. “A lot of times in the upper weight classes, they might not have the technique that a lighter guy might, but he’s been wrestling so long, he’s progressed through all those weight classes. He has the technique that a lot of big guys don’t have.”

Spikes is looking forward to the county championships this weekend, hosted by Mountain View, after last year’s were canceled because of snow. “(The coaches) wanted this season to be the hardest one yet because of all the seniors we have this year (10 with eight who start),” Spikes said. “They emphasize all these tough tournaments that we do at the beginning as the preseason and the regular season and county is the

start of postseason. So the intensity has been going up steadily. That’s the way they want it in the room.”

The deliberately difficult schedule doesn’t negate the nerves, but the even-keeled Spikes embraces that, too.

“Everyone wants to be a county placer or a county champ so everyone has that extra weight on their shoulders,” he said.

“I definitely get nervous.

About pretty much every tournament, but especially big tournaments.

“It’s nerve-racking — until you actually start the match and then everything just goes away. It’s a really mental sport.”

Gassman said Spikes has a laudably positive approach and has found a way to handle the inevitable pressure.

“He’s continued to stay in shape, he’s continued to learn and he’s been able to stay healthy, which is always hard to do in sports,” Gassman said.

“Good parent support is huge. I’ve coached their whole family. And athletic ability. He’s able to be a starter in baseball, as well.

He was one of the leading tacklers in football this year.

“He’s smart and competitive. All those things put together allow him to be a state champion and a top wrestler.”

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and Collins Hill have all had other meets. They’re several years in order to all going to be here. travel to highly competi“And then the last few tive regional and national years when we’ve had it meets during the holidays, in December, we had conare now available to com- flicts with the state footpete against their county ball playoffs, and some of rivals again. the teams wouldn’t always In fact, all of the coun- have a full team. Having ty’s programs except for the extra weekend in JanuGreater Atlanta Christian, ary thanks to the GHSA’s which is committed to an wrestling calendar helps. out-of-state meet for priWe’ve got them all under vate schools, are expected one roof (this weekend). to compete.

They’ll be some nation“Moving it back (to ally ranked and heavily January) has helped,” traveled kids here. Even Gassman said. “I know we’ve had some kids who Buford has been to many were not county placers, out-of-state meets (in but were sectional and December). They’ve state placers. So I think been to (the) Kansas City this will be good for the (Stampede) the last several wrestlers and good for the years. Archer, Brookwood fans.”

Beuglas’ Wolves will bring several high-profile wrestlers into this weekend’s county meet, including Kansas City Stampede weight class champions Nick Stonecheck (145 pounds), Charlie Darracott (152) and Blaine Bergey (160).

Stonecheck, Darracott, Bergey, Logan Ashton and Evan Dimaggio also were champions at the Mount Mat Madness tournament in Baltimore.

With other top wrestlers like Colllins Hill’s Tomari Fox and Lucas Desilva, who stood out during the Eagles’ top 10 finish in the Knockout Classic in Osceola, Fla., last weekend, and Brookwood’s Justin Oldknow

and David Key, who led the Broncos during their strong finish at the same meet, also expected to compete, this year’s tournament could be one of the most competitive in years.

That prospect is something Beuglas says he and his team are very much looking forward to.

“It ought to be good,” Beuglas said. “Collins Hill, I know, has about five or six really good wrestlers. Mountain View has about five or six really good wrestlers.

Brookwood has some really good wrestlers. You throw all of his together and you’re going to have some really tough weight classes.”

Jarvis •From Page 1B next step.”

Like Long, Jarvis has worked at Mill Creek since its opening. He was a math teacher and head football coach until December, when he announced his resignation.

The plan was to spend more time with his family — he and his wife, Candi, have two daughters in the Mill Creek cluster, Emma Grace and Tori — and transition into a new role in administration.

Jarvis will spend the current semester on various assistant principal duties at the high school, ranging from curriculum to shadowing Long, who transitions into retirement when Jarvis takes over in June.

“At Mill Creek, Gary

Long has done a phenomenal job,” Jarvis said. “We don’t need to lose sight of what Gary Long did, especially those first five years (after the school opened).

The quality of teachers and coaches in this building, a lot of them are still here. It’s not like I need to come in and change a bunch of things. My challenge is to take what we do well and do it better. …

I’ll be forever grateful for what Gary’s meant to me in allowing me to be part of the administrative side, especially in these latter years. It’s helped me with on-the-job training.”

Jarvis won his 100th game as the Hawks’ football coach this season — he finishes his tenure with a 102-68 record. The program has made the state playoffs five straight

seasons, highlighted by outright region championships in 2015 and 2016, when they posted backto-back, 10-0 records in the regular season and reached the state semifinals twice in a row. The Hawks are 84-45 since 2007, when their first four-year class reached their senior season.

One of the most important upcoming tasks for the athletic department is filling Jarvis’ position as head football coach. He will be involved heavily in the search for his replacement, as well as the process of hiring a new head volleyball coach to replace Brian Williamson.

“I will be very involved in the (football coach hire) along with (Mill Creek principal) Mr. (Jason) Lane,” Jarvis said. “We

are collecting resumes and we’ll be starting the interview process soon. I will be very involved in that process.”

Before coming to Mill Creek, Jarvis played for legendary head coach T. McFerrin at Elbert County, then coached for McFerrin at South Gwinnett before being hired at Mill Creek. He also coached at Dublin for a season before joining McFerrin at South.

While at South, he helped the Comets go from 0-10 to 8-5 in his first season.

They also went 10-0 and won the region title in 2003.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY Pursuant to Section 36-376 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and Article VI, Section 6.31, of the Duluth Charter, please be advised that the City of Duluth shall sell at public sale by on-line bidding to the highest bidder, 3 vehicles.

Interested bidders may visit the GovDeals website at www.govdeals.com for questions and registration. Said sale will occur through the GovDeals website at www. govdeals.com. Bidding will commence on Monday, January 28th, 2019 at 09:00 a.m. Any remaining vehicles will be held over for a subsequent auction every Monday thereafter until all vehicles are sold.

Such sale shall be to the highest responsible bidder in an “as is� condition with no warranties of any nature, either expressed or implied, either as to merchantable title, quality or performance, and the City of Duluth shall have the right to reject any and all bids, or to cancel the proposed sale.

The following are for sale: Year Make Model Vin# 2012 FORD FOCUS 1FAHP3F22CL204767 2012 FORD FOCUS 1FAHP3K28CL231090 1996 FORD BRONCO 1FMEU15H5TLB42941 902-580849, 1/4

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.

Individuals, firms and businesses seeking an award of a City of Duluth contract may not initiate or continue any verbal or written communications regarding a solicitation with any City officer, elected official, employee or other City representative without permission of the City Clerk named in the solicitation between the date of the issuance of the solicitation and the date of the final contract award by the Duluth City Council. Violations will be reviewed by the City Clerk.

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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ten prior communications between the parties.

Award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. The City of Duluth reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to make an award as deemed in its best interest. Where the City provides forms for bid schedule and bond submissions, these forms must be used without exception. Any deducts to the bid must be itemized by the line item number in the bid schedule or the City will apply the deduct as it deems appropriate.

Award notification will be posted after award on the City’s website, www.duluthga.net and the Georgia State Procurement Registry at https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/ PRSapp/.

Bids in the case of Corporations not chartered in Georgia, must be accompanied by proper certification stating that said Corporation is authorized to do business in the State of Georgia.

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL NOT CONDUCT ANY “PERFORMANCE AUDIT�

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This 28th day of December, 2018. s/Carol C. Litland Deputy Clerk, Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia 928-581421, 1/4,11 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold at public outcry at 3248 SHALLOWFORDD RD. CHAMBLEE, GA 30341 (Month, Day, Year)12/04/2018 at (Time)4:00 PM the following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: (Year, Make, Model, VIN) 2003 FORD F250 / 1FTNW21L43EA71069.

928-580406, 12/28,1/4 2019 CITY OF LILBURN ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT The City of Lilburn Mayor and Council will meet for the purpose of a long range planning work shop at the following location and time: SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2019 8:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. Evergreen Marriott Conference Center 4021 Lakeview Drive Stone Mountain, GA 30083 928-579122, 1/4

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ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 12 ENERO 2019 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 2007 Yamaha Motor YZFR1

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ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage #1799 530Athens Hwy, Loganville, GA 30052 January 17, 2019 @ 11:00 am Michael steffey A172 couch, clothes Cynthia Crocker C215 round table, 4 chairs, 10 boxes Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-579872, 12/28,1/4 NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 D & D AUTOMOTIVE CARE, INC., ?WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350 4JGCB65E26A010204 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JANUARY 18, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 504 BRASELTON HWY LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 * 8003 929-580662, 12/28,1/4

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE The undersigned, pursuant to the Georgia Self-Storage Facility Act, Georgia Code Sections 10—210, will sell at public auction on the website Storage Treasures–www. storageauctions.com.

The auction will conclude at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Unit Tenant Contents H46 Thomas Settles Bedroom Furniture J31 Charlotte WilsonThompson H o u s e h o l d Furniture, Misc. Boxes J41 Charlotte WilsonThompson H o u s e h o l d Furniture, Misc. Boxes J45 Charlotte WilsonThompson H o u s e h o l d Furniture, Misc. Boxes VS02 Pamela Shaw Yamaha Motorcycle, Misc. boxes I05 Heidi Owens Kitchen/ Living Room Furniture, Mattresses, TV’s, Misc.

Boxes H10 Bradley Sipe Furniture, Misc. boxes F18 Jennifer Farmer Mattresses, Dryer, Clothing, Misc. Boxes V11 Latasha Surrey Baking Equipment, Misc. boxes A43 Sharon Wright Furniture, Misc. boxes F42 Lorenzo Bundrage Meat Slicer, Metal Shelving, Work Tables, Ladder, Misc. boxes K13 Sherakee Settles Women’s shoe boxes, Misc. boxes G08 Michael Burton Misc. files, clothing, misc. boxes, digital ceramic heaters D37 James Rosser III Washer/ Dryer, Tricycles, Kitchen Table, car-detailing kit, vacuum cleaner Cash only, contents of the units are sold as is, where is and subject to cancellation upon settlement between tenant and management.

This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

H130 – Christina Thompson – Chairs, Couch, Table, Bicycle, Boxes, Toys, China Cabinet B106 – Rodney Lewis – Mattress, Table, Computer, Microwave, Refrigerator, Bags, Boxes, Totes K103 – Lourdes Ocasio – Boxes, Totes, Tools, RV’s, Bikes F1116 – Shafeeq Coles – Dresser, Boxes, Pictures, Office Chair M119 – Walter Lee Davis – Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Shoes, Pictures I108 – Beverly Armstead Covington – Bags, Boxes, Totes, Pictures, Birdcage, Suitcase G113 – Lynn Wise – Boxes, TV Stand O110 – Darren PettyCouch, Dresser, Bags, Boxes Pictures, Speakers, Living room set, Suitcase M110 – David Wood – Chair, Table, Washer, Boxes, Sofa, Office chair, Tools Books, Lamps O111- Carlos Benson – Dresser, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Fan, TV Stand, Mirror G109 – Stephen Whitaker – Couch, Dresser, Mattress, Benches, Organ K115 – Connie Latimore – Chair, Dresser, Mattress, Boxes, Totes, Toys Nightstand’s J121 – Hortense Pryce – Dresser, Table, Bicycle, Boxes, Totes, Speaker’s, Suitcase F108 – Nyakuel Ruach – Chair, TV, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Toys, Plant’s, Fish Tank, Barber Chairs F135 – Nyakuel Ruach – Couch, Dresser, Mattress, Boxes, Living Tables, Stools K1013 – Courtney Lewis – Couch, Dresser, Mattress, Dryer, Microwave, Washer, Bags, Boxes, Totes Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction on 1/17/2019 at 12:00PM at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Extra Space Storage 3942 US-78 Snellville, GA 30039 770.891.1688 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Unit # Name: Items storing: 140 Stacy R. Walton Furniture, household goods 242 James Dubay household items tools 535 Edward Muldrow appliances 472 Norman Walters Boxes 577 Crystal Watkins Boxes 348 Andrew Boddie boxes furniture 662 Ameka Dudley Household Goods 533 Shavon Coe household goods 537 Perron Roberson Tools 620 Tony Frierson Mattress beds boxes sofa 598 Anika Tene Wynder Household goods 131 Tonja Evans washer, dryer, queen size mattress, full size mattress, boxes and storage containers 745 Jeanine Darden boxes and totes 727 Shyvaun Watson clothing Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-579601, 12/28,1/4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belongings to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 5151 Annistown Road Stone Mountain GA. 30087 770-469-5363 January 17, 2019 2:00 PM Unit Name Description 275 Mary Slaughter boxes and garage items 506 Anita Howard household furniture 357 Pamela McKinney household goods 549 Giselle Browne household goods toys bed 379 Giselle Browne household goods boxes 145 Tamisha Cobb boxes and totes 114 Kim Mitchell household goods 106 Briana Lawson 3 bedrooms washer dryer 2 dining tables 444 Louis Serra household goods 338 Karen Allison dinette set chairs bedroom fridge 520A Delisia Hariston household good and furniture 304 Dejuan Baker household and furniture 171B Mitch Silver duffel bags bins of tools book bags 412 Cecil Sharp boxes Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-580156, 12/28,1/4 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3220 Centerville Hwy Snellville, Georgia 30039 770.680.3520 January 17th, 2019 1:00 PM The personal goods stored t

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE. Notice is hereby given that PODS Enterprises, LLC, located at 485 Horizon Drive Suite 100, Suwanee, GA 30024 will sell the contents of certain containers at auction to the highest bidder to satisfy owner’s lien. Auctions will be held at 485 Horizon Drive Suite 100, Suwanee, GA 30024 on January 24th, 2019 starting at 2PM. Contents to be sold may include general household goods, electronics, office & business equipment, furniture, clothing and other miscellaneous property.

The name of the occupants and items to be sold are as follows: Omar Graham - furniture, boxes, pillows.

Melva Thomas - decorations, boxes, furniture, storage containers. Anthony Robinson - boxes, blankets, bags, light fixtures.

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ZONINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Peachtree Corners Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at City Hall, 310 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia beginning at 7:00 PM on January 15, 2019 to consider the following: SUP2018-008 City of David. Request to approve a special use permit to accommodate a religious facility in an existing building at 3100 Avalon Ridge Pl., Dist.

6, Land Lot 270, Peachtree Corners, GA. PH2018-017 Town Center Building 900. Request to approve elevations for Town Center Building 900 located in the Peachtree Corners Town Center at 5222 Peachtree Pkwy., Dist.

6, Land Lot 301, Peachtree Corners, GA PH2018-018 Medical Uses.

Consideration of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to define specific medical uses and to amend t

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ABOVE. STAFF REPORTS, SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 70 SOUTH CLAYTON STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY (PHONE 678-407-6583).

OLD BUSINESS SU-18-17 – APPLICANT: MAJID AND SONS HOLDNGS, LLC; OWNER: MAJID AND SONS, HOLDINGS, LLC; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN BG (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONING TO ALLOW EXPANDED USE OF PROPERTY FOR AUTOMOBILE BROKER INVENTORY; THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 899 GRAYSON HIGHWAY (TAX PARCEL R5140 180); CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.39 ACRES. NEW BUSINESS SU-18-20 – APPLICANT: JOSE ALBERTO CAMARGO; OWNER: GANN ENTERPRISES INC.; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN BG (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONING TO ALLOW TRUCK RENTALS (UHAUL TRUCK RENTAL); THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 31 PAPER MILL ROAD (TAX PARCEL R5174 109); CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.33 ACRES. SU-18-21 – APPLICANT: GANN ENTERPRISES, INC. C/O ANDERSEN, TATE & CARR, P.C.; OWNER: GANN ENTERPRISES, INC.; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN BG (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONING TO ALLOW NEW AND USSED AUTOMOBILE AND PICKUP SALES DEALERS; THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 45 EAST CROGAN STREET (TAX PARCEL R5174 042); CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.03 ACRES. ORDINANCE (CLERK ID# 4498)–AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, ARTICLE X, SIGNS (SECTION 10.3– SIGNS EXEMPT FROM PERMITTING), REGARDING THE DELETION OF SUBSECTION A, PARAGRAPH (3), IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND RENUMBERING THE REMAINING PARAGRAPHS (1) THROUGH (2) AND (4) THROUGH (10).

ORDINANCE (CLERK ID# 4503)–A DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE CONSTRUCTION CODE, WITH THE INTENT OF ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE THROUGH STRUCTURAL STRENGTH, MEANS OF EGRESS FACILITIES, STABILITY, SANITATION, ADEQUATE LIGHT AND VENTILATION, ENERGY CONSERVATION, AND SAFETY TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE AND OTHER HAZARDS ATTRIBUTED TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. P&D PC OLD & NEW BUSINESS: 1-14-2019 934-581588, 1/4

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. LAWRENCEVILLE CITY HALL COUNCIL ASSEMBLY ROOM 70 SOUTH CLAYTON STREET LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONINGS, SPECIAL USE PERMITS AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE STATED ABOVE. STAFF REPORTS, SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 70 SOUTH CLAYTON STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY (PHONE 678-407-6583).

NEW BUSINESS SU-18-18–APPLICANT: SIGN SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY; OWNER: PEACH STATE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN BG (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) ZONING TO ALLOW AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER PANEL ON NEW KMONUMENT SIGN; THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 40 EAST PIKE STREET (TAX PARCEL 5146A087, 078, 085, 088,089, 090, 110); CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.61 ACRES. P&D PC OLD & NEW BUSINESS: 1-14-2019 934-581581, 1/4

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a look ahead Jan. 12 The Drifters — The Bill Pinkney legacy group reflects the entire Legendary Drifters presence and weaves a blend of nostalgic magic and on-stage excitement with a 21stcentury twist. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Buford Community Center. Tickets cost $30-35. For more information, go to bufordcommunitycenter.com.

Jan. 12, 13 Repticon — The event at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds features vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and frequent free raffles for prizes. Opens at 10 a.m. both days. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 12. For more information, go to repticon.com/georgia/atlanta.

Jan. 12, 13 “The Odd Couple” — The classic comedy is being performed at Sugar Hill’s new Eagle Theatre, located at the E Center. Tickets cost $15-20.

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Owners: Talia Holmes and Matt Mrozinski Open Since: Dec. 14 Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays Location: On the lower level of the Honest Alley Exchange building in downtown Lawrenceville, across Crogan Street from Boulder Creek Coffee Atmosphere: One thing customers will likely notice about Sweet Joy once they walk in the door is that the decor is intended to promote positive thinking.

As soon as customers walk through the door, they will see “I Love U” painted on the floor, with a heart used in place of the word “Love,” however.

There are also posters with positive-thinking slogans adorning the walls.

There are even large Post-it-style notes that customers are encouraged to leave on one wall with encouraging phrases or descriptions of what Sweet Joy means to them.

“I plan to have this whole side filled up and add to the other walls hopefully,” Holmes said.

“It’s just a feel-good place that I want to invite (people into). When you walk in, you see the words ‘I love you’ on the floor, because in my house and the way I grew up in my mom’s house and my granny’s house, you couldn’t come in without a hug and a kiss and you couldn’t leave without a hug and a kiss and an ‘I love you.’”

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Apple pie and chocolate ice cream sit in a bubble cone with whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles, powdered sugar and berries at Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar in downtown Lawrenceville. The eatery recently opened in the Honest Alley Exchange building.

(Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

ON THE MENU • Big Boy Cone or Bowl: $4.85. Customer’s choice of ice cream in either a large bowl or large cone. A waffle cone or bowl costs 75 cents extra, while a cookie bowl costs an extra $1.95. Adult flavors can be used for an extra $1.25.

• Little Cone or Bowl: $3.25. Customer’s choice of ice cream in either a regular bowl or cone. A waffle cone or bowl costs 75 cents extra, while a cookie bowl costs an extra $1.95. Adult flavors can be used for an extra 75 cents.

• Kiddie Cone or Bowl: $2.85. Customer’s choice of ice cream in a regular bowl or cone. A waffle cone or bowl costs 75 cents extra, while a cookie bowl costs an extra $1.95.

• Sundaes: $4.95.

Customer’s choice of ice cream served with turtle, brownie, hazelnut and fudge.

• Floats: $5. Customer’s choice of ice cream with either Coke, root beer, ginger ale or strawberry soda.

• Milkshakes: Customer’s choice of ice cream flavor done up as a milkshake.

• Hot Dogs: $2.50. Nathan’s Hot Dogs served with customer’s choice of condiments.

tic-tac-toe, at some tables.

A karaoke machine is set up in the dining area, and Holmes is trying to figure out what nights would be best for karaoke nights at Sweet Joy. Television sets are installed around the dining room, as well, and play either family-friendly movies or music videos throughout the day.

“I want people to be able to grab the kids and say, ‘Hey, y’all, meet

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ing on trying to come up with a recipe for Superman ice cream that she can make in-house so she can remove the Blue Bunny version from the menu.

There are some alcoholinfused flavors that adults can get, including margarita, rum raisin, honey bourbon and a version of the apple pie flavor that has Crown Apple added.

Customers can get ice cream in a cone, a bowl, an ice cream sandwich, sundaes, floats and milkSweet Joy Ice Cream Bar recently opened in the Honest Alley Exchange building on shakes.

Nathan’s Hot Dogs were Crogan Street in downtown Lawrenceville. It serves both regular and alcohol-infused added to the menu this ice cream flavors. week, and sausages with different types of filling, including pineapple, cheddar cheese or jalapenos, are also being added to the menu.

Menu prices range from $2.50 for a hot dog to $6.55 for a “Grown Up Cone or Bowl,” although there is an additional charge to add adult flavors.

That price varies depending on whether the person is ordering a cone or bowl, as well as the size.

Prices have not yet been finalized on the sausages.

Something You May Not Know: The “Joy” in Sweet Joy’s name can be construed as a reference to the mindset Holmes and Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar offers traditional and waffle-style cones for customers to Mrozinski want people to experience when they eat choose from, although there is a small upcharge for waffle-style cones. ice cream from the eatery, but it’s actually a nod to me over here and we’ll 40 homemade flavors of been a big hit, and the celebrate such and such ice cream. strawberry — people love Holmes’ mother, Joyce.

“We called her Joy, and birthday party’ or ‘Let’s Several of them are the strawberry,” Holmes she was the sweetest thing have a book club meeting flavors that can be enjoyed said.

I ever knew,” Holmes said. here’ or ‘Let’s just hang by customers of all ages, There is one flavor that out at Sweet Joy,’” Holmes such as strawberry, choco- is not made in-house, and “It just kind of made sense to name this place for her said. “Just come chill with late, vanilla, Oreo, Rethat is the multi-colored as well as the vibe that I us.” ese’s, cheesecake, Nutella, Superman flavor, for wanted to bring into the Menu: One of the big salted caramel, apple pie, which Blue Bunny Ice community. She was a things that Sweet Joy’s lemon cookie and York Cream is used, because it very loving person, very owners promote is the fact peppermint patty. is popular with children. much of faith and giving.” that they have more than “So far, Reese’s has Holmes said she is work-

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Tess Malis Kincaid plays Nora Helmer and Rob Cleveland plays her estranged husband, Torvald, in “A Doll’s House, Part 2.” (Photos: Casey Gardner)

‘Theatrical sucker punch’

Big ideas and big laughs await in ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’

By Jon Gallo

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Nearly everyone who has seen “A Doll’s House” has an opinion of Nora Helmer, who punctuates the show by walking out on her husband and daughter to follow her dreams of becoming an author.

The one person who doesn’t?

Tess Malis Kincaid, who plays the polarizing character in “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” which will play at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville from Jan. 10 through Feb. 10.

“I can’t judge her because I play her, so I do everything from her perspective,” Kincaid said. “People have a lot of different opinions of her.”

“A Doll’s House, Part 2,” which was a major hit on Broadway last year, is a sequel to “Doll House,” an over 100-year-old comedy by Henrik Ibsen. “Part 2” opens exactly where the first one ended — with Nora at the door.

However, 15 years have passed since Nora slammed the door, choosing to pursue her career over her family.

“When she left, it was the ultimate ‘You go, girl’ moment because she was following her dreams and going out to take on the world,” Kincaid said. “But a lot of people had a problem with what she did because she walked out on her family and her husband. It was seen as very selfish.

If a father did that, it would be seen as selfish because he walked away from his wife and family.”

Life has been good to Nora since she left. She’s become a famous au-

What: “A Doll’s House, Part 2” Where: Aurora Theatre When: Jan. 10 to Feb. 10 Shows: 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, matinee also on Jan. 22 Tickets: Start at $20 and can be purchased by calling 678-2266222 or visiting auroratheatre.com

world.”

“A Doll’s House, Part 2” was a smash on Broadway. It received eight Tony Awards nominations — the most of any show during the 2016-17 season — including Best Play, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Direction and Best Costume Design. Laurie Metcalf, who is best known as Jackie Harris on the TV show “Roseanne,” won the Tony Award for Best Actress.

Tess Malis Kincaid plays the lead role of Nora Helmer in “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” “A Doll’s House, Part 2” was iniwhich will play at the Aurora Theatre from Jan. 10 through Feb. 10. tially scheduled to run for 16 weeks thor and doesn’t need anything from punch.” on Broadway, but the show’s popularher family, except for her estranged Kincaid said today’s political ity and critical acclaim led to more husband, Torvald (played by Rob climate provides a perfect backdrop than 173 performances at the Golden Cleveland), to sign divorce papers. for “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” which is Theatre. The curtain closed for the Nora’s pursuit to get Torvald to written by Lucas Hnath. final time in September 2017. agree to end their marriage makes “You have issues that deal with “I think fans of ‘A Doll’s House’ plenty of humor while exploring the family, society, personal, women’s will love to see what happened to universal themes of love, happiness, liberation, and in the time of the Nora after she slammed the door, but family and the rights of women. #MeToo movement, this is a great one of the great things about Lucas “When I attended ‘A Doll’s House, time for us as society to be able to see Hnath’s funny, funny play is that you Part 2’ on Broadway last summer, this show and be able to discuss it,” don’t even need to be familiar with it was one of the most relentlessly Kincaid said. “A lot about (‘A Doll’s Ibsen’s original to enjoy it. It’s a entertaining plays I’d ever seen,” said House, Part 2’) has to do with the perfect blend of modern and classic Freddie Ashley, the show’s artistic choices Nora makes, and everyone — a play of big ideas and big laughs,” director. “It is so smart, so funny and can view what she does differently, Ashley said. “Working with Aurora so impactful — a theatrical sucker depending on how you look at the feels like coming home.”

Norcross’ First Fridays concert series back again

By Isabel Hughes

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Though 2018 is over, Norcross’ entertainment scene isn’t, as the city’s First Friday concerts are still going strong at the Cultural Arts and Community Center.

The concerts, which are held from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, feature all genres of music, from jazz to R&B to funk.

Today’s concert features Luis Alas y La Calle Ocho Funk, a “smooth jazz group that incorporates Latin rhythms and funk into its style.”

Upcoming artists are: Feb. 1: Brown Dog Band Atlanta’s premier R&B band for fans of classic blues.

March 1: Xtreme Party Band A dynamic multi-genre band consisting of a 6-piece ensemble

of male and female vocals, sax, keys, drums, bass and lead guitar.

Covering everything from Motown to beach, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, pop, classic rock, R&B, blues and “The Now Hits.”

April 5: Chi-Town Transit Authority A high-octane show celebrating the music of the rock group Chicago.

May 3: Emerald Empire Band A high-energy band focused on getting you up and on the dance floor with music including rock, dance, old school, jazz, funk and Motown.

Seating is limited, so reserve now by calling 678-421-2049. Feel free to bring food and beverages, or make it a night on the town with dinner to-go from one of the many downtown Norcross restaurants.

For more information on any event, visit aplacetoimagine.com.

Though 2018 is over, Norcross’ entertainment scene isn’t, as the city’s First Friday concerts are still going strong at the Cultural Arts and Community Center. Today’s concert features Luis Alas y La Calle Ocho Funk, a “smooth jazz group that incorporates Latin rhythms and funk into its style.” (Special Photo)

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In an effort to jump-start 2019, the Children’s Museum of Atlanta is offering families a “sensational” selection of January programs, including the new feature exhibit Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action. (Special Photos)

Children’s Museum of Atlanta ringing in 2019 with special January programs

By Isabel Hughes

famous “I Have A Dream” speech for little ones to learn more about the impact he had on the civil rights movement.

In an effort to jump-start To continue the fun, kids can 2019, the Children’s Museum stop by the art studio and create of Atlanta is offering families a an “I Have A Dream” template “sensational” selection of Janupainting or head on over to the ary programs, including a new science bar and learn about the feature exhibit. wonder of color theory, prisms January programs include: and optical illusions. Finally, families can visit the themed Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Readers Theatre to hear stories Action Grand Opening about Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday, Jan. 19 The Children’s Museum of AtNational Kazoo Day lanta is welcoming a brand-new Monday, Jan. 28 feature exhibit encouraging famiKids can buzz over to pay lies to get up and be active while tribute to everyone’s favorite learning how to keep growing quirky instrument, the kazoo. bodies happy and healthy. During Little musicians will learn opening day festivities, active about the science of sound kids can pop by the art studio for at the Science Bar as well as splatter painting or run over to create their own kazoo in the the Build It Lab to explore the art studio. Plus, the Imaginaskeleton puzzle. Special guests tors will read “The Duck Who will also be on-site to talk about Played the Kazoo” and lead the importance of health. a kazoo parade around the museum during Music and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Movement.

Birthday Monday, Jan. 21 Game Day Programming In honor of Martin Luther Thursday, Jan. 31, King Jr.’s birthday, Imaginator through Saturday, Feb. 2 Jerry White will recite King’s Calling all sports fans.

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Families are invited to celebrate football and learn about various sports. Little all-stars can learn the importance of staying active during the Planet Rock minimusical or participate in the Tiny Football Combine during the daily Music and Movement programs. Kids will also be able to explore the science behind sports equipment at the Science Bar or build mini goal posts and finger footballs for an at-home field goal practice in the Build It Lab. Finally, little sports lovers can stop by the art studio to make pom-poms or design a jersey.

will learn how emotions affect themselves as well as others around them.

TiNY Science Club and TiNY Artist Club to enjoy a 30-minute class designed especially for kids ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.

Feature Exhibit: Run! Jump! Families can also check out TiNY Fly! Adventures in Action Builder Club, a drop-in class held Jan. 19 to May 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures Each program offers hands-on in Action allows children to activities, professional instruction enter an interactive world to and the chance to earn something learn the importance of health new. and wellness. Visitors are invited to explore the exhibit that Messy Thursdays helps families get up and get 10:30 a.m. moving while exercising their Little visitors and guardbrains at the same time. From ians are invited to get messy. catching the perfect wave on Messy Thursdays offer slime, a motion-sensing surfboard to finger painting and more. Let the perfecting the three principles Children’s Museum of Atlanta Interim Programming: of kung fu in a bamboo forest, clean up the mess while the little A Better Me, A Better You children will learn new ways ones have a blast. There are new, Jan. 7 to 18 to stay active while enjoying messy activities every week to Kids can learn all about extreme sports and activities. try, offering endless opportuniemotions with the help of the For more information about ties.

Imaginators and beloved emojis Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures during A Better Me, A Better in Action daily programs, visit Toddler Jam Fridays You programming. Featuring childrensmuseumatlanta.org/ 10:30 a.m. interactive song and dance, calendar.

Rock and roll into the weekend little ones will learn how to with this high energy, musicidentify feelings as well as how Building Blocks: filled class guaranteed to shake to read the emotions of others.

Early Learning Programs out the wiggles and foster a love Whether crafting a paper plate Tiny Club Mondays of music. Each week offers new emoji wheel in the art studio or 10:30 a.m. songs, instrument play, circle constructing a friendship box (No event on Jan. 21) time activities and, of course, in the Build It Lab, children Kids can choose between dance breaks.

Photographer’s travels result in a special exhibition “My quest for another year of photography expeditions brought me to many interesting places in 2018,” Duluth-based photographer Mary Buck said.

“The highlight of the year was the trip to Venice, Italy in October. I spent an entire ten days in this fascinating city where I immersed myself in the culture, found an abundance of photo ops and a surprise around every corner,” Buck said.

Images from this trip can be enjoyed at a special exhibition from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10 and from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11 at Lightscapes Photographic Artwork. Lightscape’s address is 3883 Rogers Bridge Road, Suite 201B, in Duluth.

Buck has also traveled this year to such photogenic locales as San Diego, Washington, D.C., Texas, Florida’s panhandle, Montana and New York City.

“But the highlight of the year was the trip to

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stained the oars. I soon learned that there are only three remeri (oar-makers) in Venice, and that I witnessed a craft that is unique to the world.”

Buck hopes that visitors to her latest exhibition will walk away realizing how powerful photography is as a visual art form.

Holley Calmes “I want to evoke a mood so that viewers can feel Venice,” she said. how unique and beautiful Buck does not use a Venice is,” she said. shot list on her photograThe January exhibition phy expeditions. will include 35 images in “When I travel, I like the forms of giclee prints, surprises,” she said. “I canvas wraps and large framed prints. All artwork like to get off the beaten is for sale and special track and find local people orders can be made for to photograph. MakDuluth photographer Mary Buck captured many beautiful scenes during her trip to ing a connection with a Italy in October. An exhibition of her work will occur Jan. 10 and 11 at Lightscapes custom art.

For more information, person is as important as Photographic Artwork in Duluth. (Special Photo) visit www.lightscapesphophotographing them and enhances the story behind “story behind the picture” dered through the many enter. It was apparent that to.com. Be sure to select the picture.” is of special importance walkable streets, out of he did not speak English, the “Fine Art” pulldown The Venice trip was a to Buck and has led her to the tourist area, approach- so I pointed to the camera as well as the many others. workshop led by photogmany unique encounters. ing a dead end with a as a gesture to ask if it Holley Calmes is a rapher Peter Turnley, who “My favorite day in choice to turn right or left. was okay to photograph freelance writer and pubhas mentored Buck on the Venice was the day I I chose left and stumbled him. He nodded his head lic relations consultant power of documentary got lost,” Buck said. “I into a specialty shop, ‘Le yes, so I spent several specializing in the arts. photography as a tool crossed the Accademia forcole,’ which handminutes photographing a for storytelling on two Bridge into the Dorsoduro crafts oars. The oar-maker tall, blond, handsome, Ve- Email her at hcalmes@ mindspring.com. previous adventures. The neighborhood and meanmade a gesture for me to netian man as he proudly

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AQUAMAN (PG-13)

★★★★ 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

Mid90s (R) JAN. 8

Writer-director Jonah Hill’s drama focuses on a youth (Sunny Suljic) who gets in over his head, in several ways, when he immerses himself in skateboarding. (R)

SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (PG)

Young attendees of a Halloween-themed event don’t realize that a serial killer also is present; stars include Amy Forsyth and Tony Todd (“Candyman”).

COMING SOON TO THEATERS

★★★★ 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

JAN. 11 THE UPSIDE (PG-13)

BUMBLEBEE (PG-13)

Phillip (Bryan Cranston) is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him day-to-day. He decides to hire Dell (Kevin Hart), a struggling parolee.

An unlikely friendship starts to blossom as funloving Dell shows Phillip that life is worth living.

★★★★ 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

JAN. 25 KING OF THIEVES (R) A true crime film about a crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London’s jewelry district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed.

Stars Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox and Paul Whitehouse.

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HELL FEST (R) JAN. 8