October 19, 2018 — Gwinnett Daily Post

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‘Chefs are

artists ’

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

Second annual event joins food, friends, fun

All of the suspects believed to be responsible for the murder of a 20-yearold Snellville resident who was gunned down at a Lilburn bowling alley in late July have now been arrested, police said Thursday.

Estefania Castro, 17, of Atlanta was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail on Thursday after being charged with felony murder in the shooting death of Snellville resident Rahmier Gardner, who was killed on July 29 at the Brunswick Zone bowling alley on Lawrenceville Highway in Estefania Castro Lilburn.

Two other suspects in the murder — Geovanni Perez and Khalid Bays, both 18, of Atlanta — were arrested and charged with aggravated assault and felony murder in late September.

According to previous reports by the Daily Post, police responded to the bowling alley around 11:15 p.m. on the night of the murder, where they found Gardner,

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Watching as her classmate flipped the scallops that sizzled in a pan beside her, Gwinnett Technical College Culinary Arts student Chanae Robinson turned to the audience in front of her, which was closely watching the chefs in training.

“We’ve placed the scallop in a hot pan with just a little oil — just enough to cover the pan,” Robinson said. “We’re going to sear it for about a minute and a half on one side to get it to that golden sear. To make sure it’s cooked correctly, you want to see that sear about a fourth of a way up that scallop and then flip it to the other side. Just kiss the pan with (the other side), because it’s already cooked and you don’t want an overcooked scallop.”

Though she is still in training, Robinson commanded the stage at the Infinite Energy Forum on Thursday evening as part of the Daily Post’s Good Taste Gwinnett, an annual event that brings MORE ONLINE together Visit gwinnettdailypost.com area restaufor a photo gallery. rants — and residents — for a night of dinner, drinks and demonstrations.

One of more than a half dozen cooking demonstrations, Gwinnett Tech’s seared scallops with butternut squash were a hit, something Robinson said is the goal of every dish she makes.

“It’s the act of (cooking) and the love you put into it that I really enjoy,” she said.

“But then seeing people’s reactions to what you made is really the best. It’s almost like birthing a baby — it’s something you’ve (created). Chefs are artists, so at the end of the day, we’re looking for (feedback) because this is our final piece and we want to know, ‘what do you think about it?’”

The chefs at Thursday’s event — 15 restaurants, as well as Dark Horse Wine and Terrapin Beer Co. were featured at this year’s Good Taste Gwinnett — didn’t have to ask for feedback, though; the attendees’ approval was apparent in the long lines and repeat tasters that flocked to the restaurants’ tables.

Though “Taste of” events are not new, Gwinnett’s is unique for several reasons, said Noreen Brantner, director of events for Southern Community Newspapers Inc., the Daily Post’s parent company.

“Yes, you have to pay to get in, but it’s more than just a tasting event,” Brantner said. “It’s an evening of entertainment and other vendors besides (the restaurants) so people can shop. It’s just an event for

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GGC to reveal fight song at homecoming

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“Last year we did liquor tastings and it wasn’t fantastic because it was hard liquor and people didn’t really like it,” she said.

“This year we lined up Dark Horse Wine and Terrapin Beer and it’s been a wonderful

Saturday’s homecoming at Georgia Gwinnett College is seven years in the making for Doug Court, the school’s assistant athletics director for facilities and operations.

During the school’s homecoming festivities, which take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., school officials are unveiling the official fight song created by Court dating back to 2011.

Shortly after MORE INSIDE interviewing See the Georgia Gwinnett College fight song lyrics for a position on page 6A with the GGC athletic department, Court said he went home and contemplated writing a fight song for the school.

“The school doesn’t have a band so I just went home and sketched out the ideas that I had for it,” Court said. “It came together really quickly and I sent to them during my first meeting.”

Court said the lyrics of the fight song express the idea of moving foward and everyone uniting in the same direction.

“I grew up a sports fan and you hear fight songs all the times at games,” Court

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At top, attendees browse the various vendors and restaurants at Good Taste Gwinnett on Thursday at the Infinite Energy Center. Above, Chef Mitch from Uncle Jack’s Meat House performs a cooking demo. Left, Frida’s Mexican Restaurant serves up a dish. (Photos: Cory Hancock)

attendees to come and enjoy the evening; whether you’ve brought your friends or you’re having a date night or you’ve got your family, it’s (enjoyable).”

New to this year’s event were beer and wine tasting options, which Brantner said were a hit.

GCPS holds ribbon-cutting for new Phoenix High at Sugarloaf Mills

BY TREVOR MCNABOE

in Lawrenceville at 501 W. Pike St. The program is designed to provide a nontraditional high school setFernando Ruiz Martinez ting and offer unique workstepped to the microphone based learning options.

Thursday with a smile Martinez, a Lawrencevbeaming across his face. ille resident, said the openIt was the look of hope ing of this new program has and opportunity he shared given him another opporalong with 96 other students tunity after dropping out of enrolled at Gwinnett County Discovery High last year to Public Schools’ Phoenix support his single mother High at Sugarloaf Mills. and four siblings.

Phoenix High at Sugar“This past summer I was loaf Mills is an extension working with my uncles of Phoenix High located and they encouraged me to

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get back to school to benefit myself and my future,” Martinez said. “I live 10 minutes from the mall and was walking around one day and saw this was being built and applied to get enrolled. I’m now back in the game.”

Martinez aspires to have a career in law enforcement and plans on using this upcoming year to gain knowledge and skills to help accomplish his goal before graduation in May. See GCPS, Page 6A

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Simon Youth Foundation President and CEO Michael Durnil, Phoenix High principal Donna Scott and Phoenix High student Fernando Ruiz Martinez prepare to cut the ribbon on Thursday. (Staff Photo: Trevor McNaboe)

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Gwinnett ACT scores outshine state, nation

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and instructional support.

“The learning that takes place every day in the classroom and our pursuit • Gwinnett Online Campus of excellence in academic — 25.5 knowledge, skills, and • Lanier — 22.1 behavior for each student • Meadowcreek — 18.9 helps us to better prepare • Mill Creek — 23.6 our students for college • Mountain View — 22.7 and careers.”

• Norcross — 22.9 This past year 4,722 • North Gwinnett — 25.2 GCPS students took the • Parkview — 23.8 • Peachtree Ridge — 23.6 test, down from 4,953 • Shiloh — 19.0 student test takers during • South Gwinnett — 18.5 the 2016-17 year.

Phoenix High School did According to GCPS not have data available. officials, 10 schools — Brookwood; Dacula; Discovery; Grayson; Gwinnett Online Campus; opment.

Gwinnett School of Math“The ACT is based on ematics, Science, and what students learn in Technology; Meadowhigh school and provides creek; Norcross; Parkview personalized informaand Peachtree Ridge — tion about their strengths increased their composite for education and career scores, while Duluth’s and planning,” said Jonathan Patterson, associate super- Lanier’s scores remained unchanged. intendent of curriculum

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COMPOSITE ACT SCORES OF GWINNETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS

The scores are in and Gwinnett County Public Schools exceeded the state and national average on the ACT assessment during the 2017-18 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.

GCPS students, on average, received a composite score of 22.6, outscoring the state average of 21.6 and national average of 20.8.

The ACT is divided into four sections — English, math, reading and science — with individuals receiving a score ranging from 1 to 36 in each section as well as a combined composite score.

As a district, GCPS received its highest score

A complete list of high school composite scores (out of 36) is as follows: • Archer — 21.6 • Berkmar —19.6 • Brookwood — 24.1 • Central Gwinnett — 19.0 • Collins Hill — 22.9 • Dacula — 22.5 • Discovery — 19.5 • Duluth — 22.0 • Grayson — 21.9 • GSMST — 29.6

in reading (22.9) followed by math and science (22.4) and English (22.0).

The test, used by colleges and universities to predict how well students will perform at the postsecondary level, assesses high school students’ general education devel-

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Georgia Department of Transportation officials are warning drivers that they will have to do some shifting on Interstate 85 in northern Gwinnett this week.

State officials said overnight lane shifting is taking place to accommodate the widening of the interstate in Gwinnett, Barrow and Jackson counties, in both directions from Hamilton Mill Road to Ga. Highway 53. The lane shifting will

happen from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to accommodate milling and asphalt paving work.

“Drivers are advised to obey posted speed limits and traffic control measures inside the project limits,” GDOT officials said in a statement.

State transportation officials are adding an additional lane in each direction on the interstate, from Interstate 985 to Ga. 53. Once it is complete, I-85 will have three lanes in each direction. Three overpass bridges are also being replaced as part of the widening project.

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Gwinnett animal Sugar Hill car break-in suspect shelter shut down wanted in multiple jurisdictions due to outbreak

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officials said. A deep cleaning of the shelter is being performed and dogs are being treated, according to Gwinnett County Animal the county.

Welfare and Enforcement “Though Strep Zoo is officials have shut down rarer in family pets, it is their shelter in Lawrencev- important for owners to be ille and quarantined animals aware of the symptoms, after four dogs died and a especially if they regularly fifth had to be euthanized visit kennels or go to events because of a respiratory where animals gather,” bacterial infection.

Gwinnett County Animal The animal shelter has Welfare and Enforcement been hit by an outbreak of director Alan Davis said in a disease known as Strep a statement.

Zoo, prompting a sevenA backup kennel will be day quarantine. It attacks set up to handle animals a dog’s respiratory system, that are impounded while but county officials said it the shelter is closed. Photos does not affect cats. of the impounded pets will The four dog deaths have be posted on www.gwinoccurred since Oct. 4 and nettanimalwelfare.com the dog that was euthanized and their owners will be had been showing signs of allowed to make appointrapidly declining health, ments to pick them up.

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A 38-year-old Chattanooga man who is wanted in “multiple jurisdictions” is believed to be the person responsible for a car break-in at a LA Fitness in Sugar Hill late Gwinnett County police released this surveillance pholast month. to of car that a man suspected of breaking into car at a Joseph Robert Proctor LA Fitness in Sugar Hill, used to leave the gym on Sept. is accused of breaking 26. (Special Photo) into a car at the gym, which is located at 6025 8G42K7,” According to the initial Cumming Highway, and Rundles police report, the victim stealing several items said. “The told police that she arrived while the owner of the vehicle at the gym at about 2 p.m. car was working out in has a and came back to her car at the LA Fitness on the white about 3 p.m. She told police afternoon of Sept. 26, Costa she noticed her purse, which according to Cpl. Wilbert sticker on contained her wallet with Joseph Rundles, a spokesman the back two credit cards, her Social Robert for the Gwinnett County window.

Security Card and her Proctor Police Department.

He curdriver’s license, had been “Joseph drives a marently has warrants out of stolen from the car. roon 2007 Dodge Duran- Tennessee, Alabama and Proctor is accused of go bearing Tennessee tag Georgia.” racking up $1,700 in charg-

es on the victim’s credit cards at two Walmarts, Rundles said. The police report shows one Walmart was located on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road in Lawrenceville while the other was on Buford Drive near Interstate 985.

Anyone who knows where Proctor is located is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

They can remain anonymous by providing information through Crime Stoppers, which also accepts tips through crimestoppersatlanta.org.

Crime Stoppers offers rewards of as much as $2,000 to tipsters whose information leads to both an arrest and an indictment. Anyone who provides information related to the case is asked to reference case number 18-089789.

Meadowcreek theme school principal named Wanted DeKalb

BY TREVOR MCNABOE trevor.mcnaboe @gwinnettdailypost.com

Although it won’t officially open until August, the health sciences themed high school in the Meadowcreek district has its principal. Nicole Mosley was assigned to the yet-to-be-named theme school following approval by the Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education during its

Thursday meeting.

Mosley is currently the principal of Berkmar Nicole Middle Mosley School and will remain there until a new principal is named.

Mosley began her educator career as a social studies teacher at Summerour Middle School

from 1996-2002.

She also was an educator at Collins Hill High from 2002-03 and Peachtree Ridge High from 2003-07 before transitioning to an assistant principal role at Berkmar Middle from 2007-10 and Peachtree Ridge from 2010-14.

For the past four years she has the principal at Berkmar Middle.

Mosley is a 2015 graduate of the GCPS Quality-

Plus Leader Academy Aspiring Principal Program.

The new high school in the Meadowcreek Cluster will focus on college preparatory curriculum through the lens of health science with programs such as patient care, allied health, health informatics, and advanced medicine.

The school is located at 3921 Club Drive in Duluth and will serve students in the Meadowcreek cluster.

Lilburn police: Armed robbery suspect may have also robbed Norcross sandwich shop

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that it “looks like the same guy” who robbed a Subway restaurant on Steve Reynolds Boulevard in Police believe a man unincorporated Norcross accused of robbing a on Oct. 5.

Norcross sandwich shop at In that robbery, the man gunpoint earlier this month used the bathroom before has struck again, this time ordering food, an incident robbing a Lilburn game report said. store with a “large black As he was paying, the handgun.” cashier noticed that his Lilburn police believe Shortly before 11 a.m. $20 bill was fake and Wednesday, Lilburn Police this man, who robbed asked him about it, after a Lilburn game store at Department officers rewhich he jumped over the gunpoint on Wednesday, sponded to the GameStop may have also robbed a counter, pulled out a gun on Lawrenceville Highway Norcross Subway shop and pushed it against the after receiving a 911 call cashier’s side. at gunpoint earlier this month. (Special Photo) about an armed robbery, She opened the cash according to Capt. Scott register, and the man fled then exited the store and Bennett, a spokesman for with several hundred ran through the neighborthe department. dollars, though returned “The subject produced ing businesses’ parking shortly after to demand a large black handgun and lots, but was not seen the fake $20 back before handed the clerk a small entering any vehicles.” running off toward Steve plastic bag demanding the Though police have not Reynolds Boulevard, the funds from the registers,” yet identified the suspect, report said.

Bennett said. “The subject Bennett told the Daily Post The GameStop robbery isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

victim told Lilburn police that the suspect had acne scars on his cheeks. He is described as a black man, approximately 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall who was wearing a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head and around his face — similar to what the Subway robbery suspect was wearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lilburn Police Department at (770) 921-2211 or Gwinnett County Police Department detectives at 770-513-5300.

To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit crimestoppersatlanta.org. Tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case by referencing case number 18-092663.

teacher’s body found in Lawrenceville

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doorstep of his parents home that same day.

A DeKalb County middle The iPad school teacher who was contained wanted by law enforcement videos in that county because of alin which Zachary legations of an inappropriate Meadors Meadors relationship with a student apologized was found dead from an ap- to his family, and he also parent self-inflicted gunshot apologized to his family and wound in a car on Scenic another person in two of Highway on Wednesday the letters, according to the afternoon. report.

Gwinnett police said “After reading the letters, Lawrenceville resident (Meadors’ father) advised Zachary Meadors, 28, was that Zachary was under found slumped over in investigation for having an the vehicle at 1210 Scenic inappropriate relationship Highway in unincorporated with one of his students at Lawrenceville at 5:18 p.m.

Freedom Middle School in The Gwinnett Medical DeKalb County, and that ofExaminer’s Office took cus- ficials had taken his phone,” tody of Meadors’ body, said Gwinnett police wrote in the Gwinnett police Cpl. Wilbert missing person report.

“He was scheduled to apRundles in a statement.

Meadors’ family had filed pear at the district headquara missing person report with ters (Monday) morning but Gwinnett police earlier in the did not go.”

The report did not specify week.

Meadors’ relationship to the “Zachary Meadors was other person that he wrote reported missing on Oct. a letter of apology to, but it 15,” Rundles said. “He was said he apologized “for all last seen on Oct. 13. Zachthe ‘chaos’ he caused” in ary was removed from the that person’s life. In the letter system as missing and next to his family, Meadors “exof kin notification has been pressed how much he loved made. Zachary did have warrants for his arrest out of his family” and “apologized for the image they may have DeKalb County.”

The missing person report of him now.”

The third letter outlined that Meadors’ family filed Monday shows he left three how he wanted his finances to be divided. letters and an iPad on the

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Teacher recognitions

highlighted the Gwinnett County Public Schools board meeting Thursday with Gwin Oaks Elementary School receiving the

Superintendent’s Cup for highest teacher attendance rate during the 2017-18 school year.

Gwin Oaks principal

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The City of Grayson entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Gwinnett County for the use and distribution of the proceeds generated by the 2014 and 2017 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Referendum. Per OCGA Sec. 48-8-122, the City is required to issue an annual report of original estimated cost, current estimated cost, prior year expenditures, current year expenditures and the total amount expended for each purpose listed in the resolution. As of August 31, 2018, the City had expended $1,157,027 from 2014 SPLOST and $558,076 from 2017 SPLOST

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Craig Barlow accepted the award on behalf of the school for the second straight year.

“It means so much for schools to know their hard work is noted and you reward it,” Barlow said.

“Everyone at Gwin Oaks works hard every day and they’ll be very excited to have this award again.”

Gwin Oaks has the philosophy of the current day being the most important day followed by the next day being second most important, Barlow said.

“In order to make those plans and make a difference in children’s lives our teachers know they have to be there,” Barlow said. “I’m thankful they come to work every day

because that makes our job so much easier.”

Dacula Middle School and Mill Creek High School held the highest attendance rates in their level for the district.

According to Linda Anderson, associate superintendent for human resources and talent management, more than 300 teachers did not miss a day of work last year.

In additional news, 21 GCPS and three district office teams raised more than $10,000 each. The list of teams included Norcross High, North Gwinnett High, GCPS Transportation Department, Riverside Elementary, Peachtree Ridge High, GCPS Instructional

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Support Center, Bay Creek Middle, Brookwood Elementary, Brookwood High, McConnell Middle, Osborne Middle, North Gwinnett Middle, GCPS Information Management and Technology Division, Duncan Creek Elementary, Mountain View High, Puckett’s Mill Elementary, Mill Creek High, Couch Middle, Taylor Elementary, Jackson Elementary, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Duluth High, Grayson Elementary, and Trickum Middle.

Board members were unanimous in their decision to formally engage with financial advisor K12 Capital Advisors, bond underwriter Stifel and bond counsel Holland and Knight for work related to the General Obligation Bond Referendum that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot.

GCPS is requesting authorization for a bond up to $350 million for improvement to school facilities as well as a new cluster high school in the Mill Creek district.

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Oil has a hierarchy DEAR DR. ROACH: Please write about the increasing use of “fashionable” coconut oil and coconut milk. I am on a plant-based diet, approaching vegan, and I see more products with high amounts of saturated fat, which seems to be due to increased use of coconut. I see this used in yogurts (where soy used to be more common), frozen vegan meals (where I would have expected olive oil), etc. One vegan slice of cake (which I did not buy) contained 113 percent of the daily allotment of saturated fat — made with coconut oil.

— G.W. ANSWER: It sounds like you have made up your mind about coconut oil, but the science isn’t entirely settled. Most authorities have recommended avoiding tropical oils, including palm oil and coconut oil, but feel they are not as unhealthy as meat-based saturated fats.

I also recommend against large amounts of coconut and palm oil. In my opinion, vegetable oils, olive and canola oils and nut oils are better choices for health.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I would very much like to stop using warfarin. I underwent a successful ablation surgery (maze procedure) to correct my atrial fibrillation, and my valve replacement surgeries also were successful (mitral and aortic). At that time, they also did a closure of the left atrial appendage where the blood pools and possibly clots. It’s been a year on the blood thinner, but I would like to stop. Do you think that would be safe?

— G.M. ANSWER: You have had a lot done. Let me explain what you went through before answering the question. The combination of atrial fibrillation with both mitral and aortic valve repair makes me concerned that you may have had rheumatic fever as the underlying cause.

Atrial fibrillation is a common rhythm disturbance, where the normal, regular rhythm of the heart is disrupted by chaotic electrical activity in the upper chambers of the heart. This leads to an irregular, sometimes too fast, heartbeat. The chaotic rhythm lessens the ventricles’ ability to fill up with blood, which can lead to decreased output and an increase in the risk of blood clotting. This, in turn, increases the risk of stroke. It’s the stroke risk that should concern you most.

The electrical abnormalities of atrial fibrillation can be treated with antiarrhythmic drugs or with surgery. The maze procedure is about 60 percent effective in restoring normal heart rhythm. At the time of the maze procedure, the left atrial appendage (where clots are most likely to form) is normally closed. In people who have been successfully treated and have remained in normal heart rhythm for at least three months, with no recurrence of atrial fibrillation, and who have had the left atrial appendage closed, anticoagulation can be stopped, particularly in people who are not good candidates for long-term oral anticoagulants, such as warfarin, due to bleeding risk or some other reason. So it’s entirely reasonable to ask your cardiologist about it.

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Ty Pennington (1964- ), TV host/carpenter; Jon Favreau (1966- ), actor/director; Trey Parker (1969- ), TV producer/writer; Jason Reitman (1977- ), filmmaker; Gillian Jacobs (1982- ), actress.

TODAY’S FACT: John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States, was sworn in on this day in 1789.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1957, Maurice “Rocket” Richard of the Montreal Canadiens became the first NHL player to score 500 goals.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.” — John le Carre, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” TODAY’S NUMBER: 5 — Emmy wins for Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s “South Park.” The mature-audiences animated sitcom has been nominated for the Outstanding Animated Program award 17 times in its 22 seasons.

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Dear Amy: Like many people, I have strong opinions about the state of politics in the U.S. But, I’m increasingly concerned about the venom with which people state their opinions.

It doesn’t seem to be enough to explain their position and try to persuade others. Instead, they use hatred and sarcasm.

Amy, I have friends and relatives on Facebook that post incredibly hateful memes and accusations. I wonder why they do it. Is it really helpful?

Yes, I am aware that I can unfollow, unfriend, block, etc., and I frequently do, but the reason I’m there is to keep in touch and see what is happening in their lives.

I wish we could use social media for that, not for spewing hateful political messages.

Amy, my hope is that we could have a group discussion about this issue, and make an effort to get people to tone down their language a bit.

Could we start a movement?

Is there anyone out there who would agree with me?

— Desperate about Discourse Dear Desperate: I completely agree with your concern regarding public (and private) discourse. I’ve been tagged on social media for being “too nice,” or trying to push a culture of politeness, at a time where rage

op a closer relationship with one aunt and uncle, in particular.

They don’t have kids of their own. They’re great role models and they’ve always made gestures toward me. They taught me how to cook and bake from scratch. In graduate school, I received ChristAmy Dickinson mas decorations they were getting rid of. (This is thought to be more was a huge deal to me, appropriate and proporand a complete surprise tional. at the time!)

On my own Facebook Recently, as they’ve bepage and Twitter feed, I gun to downsize, they’ve encourage civil discourse, been giving my husband and these limited spaces and me things we might seem to be mainly free use, including some items from foul language or that have been in the hate (so far). The comfamily for generations. munity seems to selfThey’re not big on email police, with some encour- or texting, and I’m not agement from me. big on Facebook.

I don’t know how to Do I swallow the awkstart a movement, but wardness and call them I do know how to use out of the blue? How my own voice. I suggest often? How do I tell them you do, too. Push back, that I want to reach out respectfully. Challenge more? people to find ways to I know my grandmothexpress their ideas and er appreciates my random points of view without “Hi, how are you?” calls. using hate-charged lanBut saying, “Hi, I’d like guage. more of a relationship I welcome feedback with you,” is not a senabout this from readers. tence I’m going to say, Dear Amy: My even if it’s re-phrased. husband and I are in our How to start?

30s and live on the East — Someone’s Niece Coast.

Dear Niece: Thank My entire extended you for prompting me to family (15 people) lives extol the virtues of the in the Midwest. We see aunt/uncle relationship. my aunts and uncles My own experiences when we visit my parents with my many aunts have twice a year. inspired me to try to be a I talk to my parents, good and engaged aunt, brother and grandmother too. And it is such a joy! on the phone regularly, Your aunt and uncle but I would like to devel- are offering you many

reasons to call: to thank them for the gifts they are sending. Then you can call at other times, to say, “I just used that pie plate you gave me, and it made me think of you. Do you have time to catch up?” or, “Christmas is coming and I just got out my decorations. I’m going to send you a picture of our tree. …” On your calls, “gossip,” share information about your life and ask them theirs’ and other family members.

If they are active on Facebook, perhaps you can rev up your dormant account, only to keep in touch with them.

I hope you will also write to them. Postcards, notes and letters are great ways to forge tighter connections.

Dear Amy: Thank you for emphatically urging “Worried Wife” to keep her young children out of the home of a sex offender!

Just because this offender is their own grandfather doesn’t make them any safer. In fact, it makes them more vulnerable.

— Also Worried Dear Also: Absolutely. This is a dangerous situation.

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

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Take up a new hobby or explore something that interests you, and consider how you can incorporate the things you enjoy doing most into how you earn your living. Don’t let anyone discourage you from following your dream or taking the time to learn and develop your attributes.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Try something new. An energetic approach to life and the things you enjoy doing most will lead to new beginnings. Participation and networking will give you something to think about.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Do something nice for someone you love. A positive and helpful attitude will help keep tempers down and reactions amicable. A unique offer should be considered.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Take a moment to consider what others do and say.

Question anyone who is inconsistent or vague.

Truth is important, especially when you are dealing with matters that affect others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — It’s up to you to bring about the changes you want to see happen. A unique job prospect will interest you. Call someone who can offer more information or perhaps even an introduction.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t mull over what needs to be done when you can take the initiative and put matters behind you.

Someone will try to entice you with something that is costly or risky.

Take a pass.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You can wheel and deal and make changes that will improve your personal finances, health or a legal concern you have.

Listen to what’s being offered and counter with what you want.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Look at the big picture and consider where you can do the most good. What you offer others will lead to an opportunity that is worth considering.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Much can be accomplished if you focus on what’s important and ignore those who are difficult to get along with. It’s the results that matter.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Work alongside your peers, and keep an eye on who does what. Don’t let anyone take credit for your input.

An emotional matter shouldn’t be allowed to interfere with your productivity.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — You’ll be able to bring about positive change if you are intent on putting your ideas and plans into play.

Don’t leave anything to chance or fear doing things your way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Use your skills and time wisely. Suggestions made by someone trying to get you to change should be met with a request that you both put in more effort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — A day trip, shopping spree or gathering of old friends or relatives will be enlightening. The information and experience you gain will help you see life from a unique perspective.

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Abdication of moral leadership WASHINGTON — When the United States does not stand up for human rights and freedom of expression, there are tragic consequences. The apparent torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is one of them.

From the beginning, President Trump and his advisers have given Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a green light to do whatever he wants.

Now Trump complains, against all evidence and logic, that the prince is unfairly being judged “guilty Eugene until proven innocent” of Khashoggi’s disapRobinson pearance and almost certain demise. There have been more shameful episodes in American foreign policy, but not in a long, long time.

It is true that Saudi Arabia’s corrupt ruling family has never respected its citizens’ basic human rights.

It is also true that the oil-rich kingdom is a longstanding U.S. ally — and that any president, faced with an incident such as Khashoggi’s apparent killing, would have the tough job of balancing competing geopolitical interests.

But I have to wonder if Salman would not have ordered the hit job — and it is utterly implausible that Khashoggi was accosted without Salman’s goahead — unless he had confidence that the Trump administration would let him get away with it.

And why would Salman think otherwise?

There has been hardly a peep out of Washington about the brutal war Salman is conducting in Yemen, with U.S. assistance — and with no apparent qualms about civilian casualties. In August, a Saudi air strike killed at least 40 children. The Pentagon sent a fact-finding mission, and then the facts — dead children — were ignored.

The Trump administration also offered no real objection when Salman orchestrated a punishing diplomatic and economic embargo against Qatar, which is also a U.S. ally and hosts thousands of American troops. One of the Saudi regime’s complaints was about aggressive news coverage by the Al Jazeera network, which is based in Qatar and funded by the nation’s rulers — and which seeks, as Khashoggi did, to hold governments accountable.

On the plus side, Salman has made it possible for Saudi women to drive automobiles for the first time. On the minus side, he has jailed several prominent advocates for women’s rights. Salman wants to be seen as a brash reformer, but he also acts like a goonish thug.

There is a strategy behind the administration’s see-no-evil indulgence. Trump and his aides want a rich, powerful, well-armed Saudi Arabia to lead a coalition of Arab nations in confronting and constraining Iran and forging new, less hostile relationships with Israel. Trump is also fixated on the benefit to U.S. industry of increased arms purchases by the Saudis.

These reasonable-sounding goals have been shown to be naive and unrealistic. The Saudis are throwing their weight around in ways that make the region more unstable, not less. Salman has done nothing to make it politically feasible for other Arab governments to publicly come to terms with Israel.

And the “$110 billion” in arms sales that Trump boasts about is largely a mirage.

Worst of all, Trump has abdicated moral leadership on what should be core issues for any U.S. administration. For at least a century, we have — at least publicly — stood for universal human rights.

We have stood for democracy. We have stood for freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

We have not always lived up to those ideals — I covered Chile under dictator Augusto Pinochet, who took power in a U.S.-backed coup — but no president has refused to even pay lip service to human rights principles, as Trump does. And when governments have killed innocent civilians or imprisoned dissidents or squelched independent media voices, U.S. administrations have reacted forcefully with both words and deeds.

The United States is more than a set of national interests. It is a set of ideas that have inspired seekers of freedom throughout the world. Ronald Reagan made a difference when he went to Berlin and demanded that Mikhail Gorbachev “tear down this wall.” Trump, apparently, would have offered to sell the Soviet leader more concrete and barbed wire.

Trump’s reaction to Khashoggi’s apparent assassination has been stomach-turning and disgraceful, but we have heard admirably honest and tough words from Republican senators such as Bob Corker of Tennessee, Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Now we’ll see if they — for once — take any meaningful action to uphold American ideals. I’m not holding my breath.

I don’t know if the president could have said or done anything that would have kept the Saudis from horrifically taking Jamal Khashoggi’s life. But I do know that Trump didn’t even try.

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

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Old Dawg learns new game day tricks Missing a Georgia football game for this ole Dawg doesn’t happen very often, but when it does take place, it brings about a lot of fuss and reaction. The last time it happened was over five decades ago. While I am not big about bucket lists or streaks, I had not missed a Georgia game since Dec. 31, 1971 when I was sidelined for last weekend’s LSU game in Baton Rouge.

It was not such a big deal in that attendance at Bulldog football games has become essential to my job. It is ingrained in the fabric of my life. It is a good life, and I am grateful to enjoy the trappings of the college football landscapes and unparalleled experiences including exciting travel, signature games, classic restaurants and connecting with elite personalities in sports.

My affection for my alma mater runs deep, and I take pride in the red and black waving victoriously. Sometimes the other side gets the better of my team. Like life, you have to move on. Enjoy the highs and rationalize the lows.

Missing a game allowed for something new and different, however, meeting everyday people whom I would have not met otherwise, an exposure to so many out there who live a routine life doing for others without expecting or getting a pat on the back, a

Loran Smith thank-you or a thumbs-up.

They simply do their job merrily and perfunctorily, mindful of responsibility and maintaining constant sensitivity to the needs of others.

Doctors, nurses, caregivers, medical assistants, secretaries maintenance managers — anybody who has a role in making sure if you are admitted to Piedmont Hospital, a place where I was confined for temporary residency, that you leave knowing that you were in the best of hands.

An accident that occured during a UGA practice left me with a new hip. My medical needs allowed me to make new friends, introducing me to dozens of nice, warmhearted folk who were never negative, never wore a frown and never were cross with patients or co-workers. I’ve never been enveloped in such congeniality and warmth.

They made my day, which means that hundreds of patients at Piedmont Hospital in Athens are getting the same respect and generous warmth that I got. It began to sink

in: These guys make everybody’s day — every day.

A hospital’s population is made up of those who are sick and those who care for the sick. It is not a social setting. Yet smiles prevail.

People are hurting, people are plagued with fear, worry and doubt. Apprehension is prevalent. So is caregiving and love. The hospital fraternity/sorority is a reflection of teamwork and unselfishness.

Its members are altruistic to the core. It is not that I expected a different story, it is that the experience I had left such a warm afterglow which resulted in a mission to confirm when you are the beneficiary of something good, then become a town crier and shout out the news.

A personal roll call might not bring about can’t-miss literature, but I want to share with you the names of the many who made my day when I was hobbled recently: Patty, night nurse; Regina, night tech ; Rebekah, secretary; Jennifer Frey, night nurse, Rory, day tech; Erin Self, day nurse, Queena, night tech, LaShana, day tech, Karen, case manager; Jeremy, physical therapy; Lyndey, social worker, Ruth Ann occupational therapy, Cynthia, case manager; Jody Scott, orthopedic navigator, Piedmont staffers Cynthia, Karen, Lyndey, Emily, Dee and Jeremy. If I left anybody out, I will make amends.

I don’t want to leave out a lady named Myrna who daily slept in ear shot of a shoutout if something went wrong or became out of sorts, and to those who came visiting and bringing tasty treats. Especially her friends who carried on routine conversation with her and didn’t encumber her with requests. And, Mike and Jennifer Fitzgerald, acrossthe-street neighbors who readied the house for my homecoming.

Now this leaves out those in the operating room who assisted Dr. John Manfredi with the surgery. (One minute I am saying hello, the next thing you know, I am in the Bulldog suite carrying on conversation with John Parker about the state of the Bulldogs.) John really treats his friends like family. Just ask Malcolm Mitchell, the Super Bowl ring-wearing wide receiver. Knowing you have the best surgeon in the business is like going to the plate knowing you are going to get a clean hit.

The good news is these good people are out there every day tending to folks in need of a medical assist. They make a career out of making the day of the sick and hurting.

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for University of Georgia football.

He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

Dems’ Kavanaugh smear sunk Senate chances WASHINGTON — Just a few weeks ago, analysts thought that control of the U.S. Senate was in play this November and that momentum was shifting to the Democrats.

Thanks to their brutal campaign of character assassination against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh, those chances appear to be slipping away.

Case in point is Tennessee, where Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn was struggling in her Senate race against popular former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen. In mid-September — after the first Kavanaugh confirmation hearings — a CNN poll showed Blackburn trailing by five points (in a state Donald Trump won by 26 points). But as the ferocity of the attacks on Kavanaugh grew, so did Blackburn’s poll numbers. By early October — after Christine Blasey Ford testified and Kavanaugh was accused of exposing himself to a college classmate and participating in high school gang rapes — a CBS News poll showed that Blackburn had pulled ahead by eight points. And last week, after Kavanaugh was finally confirmed amid scenes of angry protesters banging on the doors of the Supreme Court, a New York Times poll showed Blackburn leading by 14 points. That is a shift of 19 points in one month.

In other words, the Democrats’ smear campaign of uncorroborated sexual miscon-

Marc Thiessen duct allegations against Kavanaugh has united Tennessee Republicans behind Blackburn and poured cold water on Democrats’ chances in the Volunteer State. And rightly so. It probably didn’t help with Tennessee voters that Democrats excoriated Kavanaugh for his high school drinking and for inside jokes in his high school yearbook — as if being a beer-drinking jock was some sort of crime.

Worse, Kavanaugh was publicly branded a sex offender for accusations decades old and uncorroborated by any witnesses or evidence. A man’s good name was being destroyed.

The treatment of Kavanaugh wasn’t fair, just or right. And it backfired. Politico reports that retiring Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., told Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, DN.Y., that Democrats’ attacks on Kavanaugh hurt Bredesen badly. Bredesen clearly saw the impact the Kavanaugh fiasco was having on his support among Republican voters he needed to win, because he tried to cauterize the bleeding by

coming out at the last moment in support of Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

But while his endorsement did not mollify angry Republicans, it enraged many of his Democratic supporters. The super PAC Priorities USA said it would not support Bredesen, while MoveOn announced, “We’re cancelling a planned six-figure digital video ad expenditure for Phil Bredesen in Tennessee due to his Kavanaugh position.” Campaign volunteers have reportedly been bolting from his campaign.

The Kavanaugh fiasco crystallized the stakes for Tennessee Republicans, reminding them that while they may like Bredesen, a vote for the Democrat is a vote to make Schumer majority leader. A Democratic takeover would be a gamechanger, giving Schumer the power to block any more Trump Supreme Court nominees and put a halt to the president’s transformation of the federal appeals courts. In the wake of the Kavanaugh fiasco, 58 percent of Tennessee voters say they want Republicans running the Senate. So, Democrats may have blown a chance to pick up a seat in a deep-red state thanks to the blowback over their efforts to destroy Kavanaugh. As Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., so poignantly told Senate Democrats at the Kavanaugh hearing, “Boy, y’all want power. God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see

through this sham.” It appears that the American people have.

With Tennessee slipping out of their grasp, the Democrats’ chances of a Senate takeover are slipping as well. Among vulnerable Democrats, it looks as if Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., is a goner. After the Kavanaugh hearings, her Republican opponent’s lead expanded from four to 12 points.

If she goes down, Democrats will need to pick up three GOP-held seats to win the majority. That does not appear to be happening, as races have shifted toward Republicans in Texas, Nevada and Arizona — the states other than Tennessee where Democrats have pinned their hopes for flipping GOPheld seats.

There are three weeks before Election Day, so a lot could still happen. But if Democrats fail to take the Senate, they can thank their horrific treatment of Kavanaugh for what would amount to a double defeat — securing a conservative majority not only on the Supreme Court but in the Senate as well. If so, they richly deserve it. And hopefully they learn the right lesson: When you drag your party and your country down into the depths of political depravity, Americans will not reward you at the polls.

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

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Dem legislators criticize Gwinnett for absentee ballot rejections

By Curt Yeomans

county officials have denied.

They said the percentage of rejected ballots in the county is significantly higher At least one Gwinnett than the totals seen elseCounty legislator is calling where in Georgia. for a change in county lead“I moved to this county ership in response to reports when there are only 70,000 that the county was rejecting residents and we were better a high number of absentee than this,” state Rep. Dewey ballots.

McClain, D-Lawrenceville, The Georgia Black Legsaid. “Our leadership has islative Caucus held a press to be the problem. We must conference at the Gwinnett change the leadership that Justice and Administration we have in Gwinnett County.

Center on Thursday to adI’m asking all citizens to dress reports that the county get out and vote because we was rejecting hundreds of must. We must vote. Supabsentee ballots cast for the pression should not be the Nov. 6 general election. key.”

Caucus members said 464 The accusations leveled absentee ballots, out of 7,779 by the Democratic legislaabsentee ballots that they tors at the press conference said had been received in touches on what has been a Gwinnett, have been rejected sensitive topic in Gwinnett in by the county. The legislarecent years: race. tors accused county ofCaucus members who ficials of suppressing votes, spoke at the press conference particularly ones cast by also tied it to other recent minority voters, through the racially charged events in rejections. It’s an allegation the county, including Comcurt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Caribbean Fiesta, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Graft and addition. Another thing we more than a half a dozen did was focus on more vari- other restaurants. ety with the foods, because It also included chefs last year, we kind of went from all over, including to streamline places, so we James Beard Award semipushed more taste (options) finalist Eddie Hernandez, and more variety this year.” who spoke about his new That variety included res- cookbook, “Turnip Greens taurants such as Luciano’s, and Tortillas,” and the ease Uncle Jack’s Meat House, of cooking.

Bahama Breeze Island “(Cooking) really doesn’t Grill, Senor Buddha Global require a lot of skill,” HerGrill, Proof of the Pudding, nandez said. “A lot of times,

said. “It’s something that unifies the spirit of what is going on. I really thought it would be unique to tie into together what we have going on in athletics.”

Athletics at GGC officially began in fall 2012 and have grown in popularity and success on the field, boasting a combined nine NAIA national championships between its men’s and women’s tennis teams and appearances in the in the NAIA world series by its softball and baseball teams.

“The more that happened with the teams, the more I thought it would be unique

people are intimidated by recipes, but it can be really easy. You can do a lot of good stuff really easily; I mean, I have a recipe for muffins in (my cookbook) that you can make in seven minutes, and you can do anything with them, like add bacon or cheese. A lot of the things that you can do at home can be really good.”

The cooking demonstrations, which, in addition to

Murder

though said that they believe the trio was at the a Brookwood High School bowling alley to meet with graduate, dead in the park- Gardner specifically. At ing lot. least one of the teens was “Despite the responding believed to be an acquainofficer’s efforts at medical tance of Gardner. intervention, the victim was “I continue to be proud pronounced deceased by re- of the investigative work sponding emergency medi- conducted by our Departcal personnel,” officials said ment’s Criminal Investigaat the time. “The investiga- tions Division and hope tion has determined Mr. these arrests help provide Gardner was bowling with some closure for the a group of friends when he Gardner family during this stepped outside.” difficult time,” said Lilburn Police have not given Police Chief Bruce Hedley. a motive for the murder, “The Lilburn Police De-

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filing of two federal lawsuits filed over Gwinnett’s rejection of absentee ballots.

Both name Secretary of State Brian Kemp and the county’s elections board as defendants.

“With so much at stake politically, the citizens — particularly the citizens that are in my district — are wanting to participate, and have a right to participate, in the process that includes voting by absentee ballot,” said state Rep. Darshun Kendrick, D-Lithonia, whose district includes part of southern Gwinnett.

In the first suit, Democratic state House District 108 candidate Jasmine Clark, Libertarian secretary of state candidate Smythe Duval and three other people are suing Kemp and members of the elections board in their individual capacities over the ballots.

“The lawsuit filed in United States District Court

partment would also like to thank our partners at the Gwinnett Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit for their assistance in the apprehension of the third suspect in this case.”

The Atlanta Police Department assisted in the September apprehension of Perez and Bays.

While no court dates have yet been set for Castro and court dates for Bays were not immediately accessible, Perez is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

the seared scallops, included shrimp cocktails, spinach tortelloni, pan seared Chilean sea bass, spoke exactly to Hernandez’s point — that good food doesn’t have to be particularly complicated.

Peter Scouris, a Peachtree Corners resident who attended Good Taste Gwinnett with his wife, said the demonstrations made the event unique.

“This is great,” Scouris said. “My wife and I did

the Taste of Buckhead last month and while (Good Taste Gwinnett) is a little smaller than that one was, (Taste of Buckhead) didn’t have any demonstrations, which I think are really cool. Plus, there are so many good (Gwinnett) restaurants that I would think would want to sign on once they hear about this event — it has great (potential).”

Brantner said while she didn’t have the exact totals

from Thursday’s event, this year’s Good Taste Gwinnett, which is only the Daily Post’s second, already surpassed last year’s in presale tickets.

“Coming into tonight, we had over 1,100 tickets sold, so we came into the evening knowing we were already above last year,” she said. “I’m feeling like we’re even above 1,200 and the response has been nothing but positive.”

“Malls are much more than places people shop,” “I’m looking forward Melissa Palencia, reto graduating at the end of gional vice president of the this year and don’t think The Mills Simon PropI would accomplish this erty Group, said. “They’re goal without a program where families shop and go like this,” Martinez said. “I to entertain. Now they are hope that young teens and a place of hope for many student dropouts join this people. Students can finally program in the future.” earn a diploma in a way The program is a partner- they maybe never could ship between GCPS and the before.”

Simon Youth Foundation Inside the Phoenix camis the 35th Simon Youth pus is a wide open space Academy that has been with different sections and opened in the U.S. and the areas students can be taught first in Georgia. at. According to the district,

the program is designed to be small and allow more individualized support for each student.

Phoenix High at Sugarloaf Mills students have been enrolled at the main campus since Aug. 6. Monday will be their first official day at the new location.

“This is a jewel right here in our community,” GCPS School Board Chairmanwoman Carole Boyce said.

“Just to see how many students are going to be affected by this unique approach is outstanding.”

GGC to have something that was part of us and expressed where we were as a department,” Court said. “I think it’s a unifying thing to help us at games and an identity for us.”

Writing the music and composing the song wasn’t a challenge. In fact, it was second nature for the Toronto native.

“My whole family was involved in music when I was growing and I played trumpet in the Salvation Army,” Court said. “It continued with me going to the University of Toronto to study music education and then play professionally.”

Court spent time as a

Lawrenceville, GA

Donna TraylorFrench (Clack) Donna Gail TraylorFrench of Snellville, GA, passed into the arms of Jesus on Monday, October 15, 2018.The Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 4:00 PM at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, 2299 Rosebud Road, Grayson, GA 30017. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM also at Chestnut Grove Baptist Church.

Those desiring may make memorial donations to the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org.

voter registrations in Georgia were on hold because of an “exact match” policy.

The policy requires the signature on a person’s voter registration record to match signatures that the state has on file elsewhere for that person, such as on driver’s license records. The AP report has prompted a federal lawsuit against Kemp.

“Eighty percent of those applications are people of color — black, Asian (and) Latino,” state Rep. Sam Park, D-Lawrenceville, said.

“This is specifically caused by the exact match voter registration system, which has been known to disproportionately affect people of color.

“Between 2013 and 2016, this system rejected 30,874 voter registrations. AfricanAmericans were eight times more likely to be rejected.

Asian-Americans and Hispanics were six times more likely to be rejected.”

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member of the Canadian Opera Orchestra as well as Canadian Staff band before working in a music education role with the Salvation Army in Florida running music camps.

His passion for music took him up the coast to Maryland to become a music composer for more than a decade with Curnow Music Press.

“Having the ability to write music is something I always wanted to do,” Court said. “Having that opportunity with Curnow allowed me to do that.”

According to Dale Long, director of sports information at GGC, there are

plans for the fight song to be played at all six of the schools’ intercollegiate sports.

“I think it is going to be a song that is going to be played quite frequent at our sporting events,” Long said.

“It is a new tradition that we’re starting here at GGC.” For Court, writing the song is a way to leave something behind that is part of the school.

“I’m really excited about the unveiling of this,” Court said. “This place has meant a lot to me and I anticipate this being my last job. Just having this come together and leaving this for the school is special.”

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for the Northern District of Georgia is filed by five plaintiffs, only two of whom are Gwinnett County residents,” Sorenson said of the lawsuit.

“Neither of the county residents has yet applied for absentee ballots.

“Notably, none of the allegations assert any violations of the law by the Gwinnett County Board of Registration and Elections or the County.”

In the other lawsuit, the Georgia Muslim Voter Project and Asian-American Advancing Justice-Atlanta is suing the county and Kemp over the rejections.

Since there are pending lawsuits, Sorenson said the county would not comment further on the absentee ballot issue beyond the statement released Tuesday.

But Democratic legislators who spoke up Thursday also put the issue within the context of a recent Associated Press report that said 53,000

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missioner Tommy Hunter calling U.S. Rep. John Lewis a “racist pig” and a recording of a tirade that led to Buford City Schools Superintendent Geye Hamby’s resignation.

County officials assert they have not broken any laws by rejecting the ballots.

Secretary of State records frequently listed “insufficient oath information” and missing signatures as reasons why an absentee ballot in Gwinnett was rejected.

“The county is committed to a process that protects the voting rights of all of its citizens and fully complies with the law in the process,” county spokesman Joe Sorenson told the Daily Post earlier this week. “The handling of absentee ballot applications and the acceptance and rejection of ballots

by Gwinnett County has complied with the law and will continue to do so.”

The press conference came on the heels of the

Eleanore Frances Skripp (Zadrozny) Eleanore Skripp passed away peacefully on October 16, 2018 in Lawrenceville, Georgia at the age of 85.

Eleanore was born to Henry and Helen Zadrozny on January 25, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is preceded in death by her husband, Carl Skripp, her parents, sister Delores and brother Robert. She is lovingly remembered by daughter Sandy (John) Tidwell, son Steve Skripp, six grandsons Jonathan (Kate), Sam (Claire), Michael, Garrett, Max and Nicolas, six great

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Homer Lee Williams, Jr. Homer Lee Williams (HL) from Lilburn, GA, age 74, passed away with his family by his side, on Friday, October 12, 2018, in Duluth, GA from complications associated with Parkinson’s Disease.

HL was born on June 24, 1944 in Dublin, GA, to his parents Mary Louise Wilkins and Homer Lee Williams Sr. HL is survived by Mary Williams, his wife of 55 years, his three children, Robert, David (Courtney) and Cathy Rummage (Robert), and his four grandchildren Alex, Megan, Michael and Madison, brother in law Robert Hugo, and sisters in law Kay Hugo and Peggy Lavenson and multiple

nieces and nephews.

HL served honorably in the United States Army as a 1st Lt. at Fort McClellan, AL, for over three years. He graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Accounting, and he was a Certified Public Accountant. During his career, he was able to travel throughout the United States and Europe among other places. These trips, plus his trip with Mary to celebrate their wedding anniversary to Hawaii, were cherished memories. In addition to his career, HL was an avid reader, he enjoyed listening to classical music and watching the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Tech football on TV. A family memorial will take place on Saturday, October 20, 2018, at HL and Mary’s home in Lilburn, GA.

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world&nation world Saudi ex-diplomat called ‘pivotal’ in Khashoggi death Saudi intelligence officer and former diplomat Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb played a “pivotal role” in the apparent assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a source familiar with the Turkish investigation has told CNN. The source said that Mutreb was fully aware of “the plot” of the operation.

Mutreb, who was the first secretary at the Saudi embassy in London and has been described as a colonel in Saudi intelligence, is closely connected to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “He was seconded to an elite protection brigade within the Royal Guard to serve as the personal security force of (the crown prince),” a Saudi source told CNN. Mutreb appeared in photographs alongside bin Salman during the crown prince’s tour of the United States earlier this year.

Several U.S. officials have told CNN that any operation involving members of the crown prince’s inner circle couldn’t have happened without his direct knowledge.

Dow drops 327 as turbulence deepens

people Elle magazine makes false Kim-Kanye West breakup tweet

By Matt Egan CNN Business

The jittery stock market is once again heading south.

The Dow dropped 327 points, or 1.3 percent, on Thursday, with selling accelerating after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin backed out of a conference in Saudi Arabia. The index had been down 471 points at one point.

Tech stocks fell sharply, sending the Nasdaq tumbling 2.1 percent. Netflix declined 5 percent, while Facebook and Amazon lost about 3 percent apiece.

Stock market volatility is back on Wall Street. Fears about rising bond yields and the U.S.-China trade war sparked heavy selling last week, the worst for all three major indexes since March. Stocks rebounded sharply on Tuesday, before another wobbly session on Wednesday. The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index of market sentiment is flashing “extreme fear.”

The market slide gathered steam on Thursday after Mnuchin announced on Twitter that he will not participate in the Saudi summit. Mnuchin said it was a joint decision with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. An administration official told CNN that no other government officials will attend the event in Mnuchin’s place.

The news adds to rising

No, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West did not break up.

Elle magazine sent “Kimye” fans into a tizzy with a false tweet on Thursday, claiming the couple was splitting.

The tweet redirected followers to a voter registration page in partnership with Rock The Vote.

Journalist Yashar Ali slammed the magazine for using click bait. “When a random tweeter did this it was clever but now you’re just stealing their tweet and The Dow lost as many as 392 points, or 1.5 percent, on Thursday, with selling accel- also spreading fake news,” erating after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin backed out of a conference in Saudi Ali wrote in response.

One Twitter user wrote, Arabia. The index ended down 327 points. (Photo: CNN) “This is trash nonsense’!

Elle Magazine TORCHED global uncertainties, includ- potential U.S. sanctions.

European Union plans to ing concerns about Italy’s The kingdom is the world’s send a formal warning letter for this ‘sick’ voter registration stunt.” budget and a plunge in largest oil exporter, givto Rome to signal displeaAnother user called the China’s stock market. ing it great sway over sure over plans to increase campaign sexist, “Hot tip: David Kotok, chief global energy prices. U.S. oil Italy’s budget deficit, ReWomen are fully capable of investment of Cumberland prices briefly bounced on the uters reported. being self-actualized people Advisers, said he believes Mnuchin news but closed Chinese markets were who can be interested in Thursday’s market slide was lower on the day. also under pressure. The pop culture news AND the driven more by concerns Saudi Arabia has also Shanghai Composite current political landscape, about Italy and China. played a huge role financing plunged nearly 3 percent “But Mnuchin doesn’t the rise of Silicon Valley, overnight, falling deeper into ELLEmagazine. This is trash, and so is my newlyhelp things,” Kotok said. serving as the tech industry’s a bear market as the U.S.Mnuchin’s announcement unofficial banker.

China trade war continues to canceled subscription.” points to elevated tensions But the market has also linger. between the United States been pressured by other U.S. investors continue to Ariana Grande E.U. leaders set and Saudi Arabia over the international developments. move money out of the riskito extend Brexit speaks after disappearance of WashingEven before Mnuchin’s est parts of the market and transition period Davidson split ton Post journalist Jamal tweet, analysts pointed out into defensive areas. While Khashoggi. that Italian bond yields tech stocks fell sharply, deThe European Union Ariana Grande is taking Saudi Arabia has threatspiked due to concerns about fensive areas such as utilities said Thursday it was ready a social media break in light ened to retaliate against Italy’s budget proposal. The and telecom rose slightly. of her broken engagement to to extend the length of the Pete Davidson. transition period designed to The singer recently ansmooth the U.K.’s exit from tion’s Climate Prediction nounced the split and on the 28-nation bloc next year.

Center reported.

The original plan is for Tuesday made a public No parts of the country 13-yearWis. sheriff seeks Missing a 21-month period starting appearance at a taping of are due to see a colder-thanold Wisconsin March 30, 2019, as soon as “NBC’s A Very Wicked Halnormal winter. aid in search for teenager Jayme the U.K. has left. loween” — her first since Meantime, drier-thanCloss is missing missing teenager But with the two sides the breakup was announced. average conditions are and in danger, failing to agree on how the A Wisconsin sheriff “Ok today was v special expected for the Great Lakes Barron County Sheriff Chris new relationship will work, made a plea on Thursday and portions of the Northern and i’m so grateful i was Fitzgerald said U.K. Prime Minister Theresa for volunteers to help in able to be there,” she wrote Rockies and the Northern on Tuesday.

May has proposed extending the search for a missing in a now-deleted Instagram Plains.

(Photo: CNN) this arrangement “for a few teenager whose parents were Those factors could mean story. months.” found dead in their home Grande then announced less snow from the Mountain Speaking at a news conthis week.

West to the Midwest, where her social media hiatus. ference in Brussels following “One hundred volunteers “Time to say bye bye lake-effect-snow season is a summit that was domiare needed,” Barron County tice has subpoenaed at least which everything must be again to the internet for just right around the corner. nated by the Brexit issue, completed, but the expectaSheriff Chris Fitzgerald said seven of the eight Catholic a lil bit,” Grande wrote.

Even so, it’s no time to Donald Tusk, president of dioceses in Pennsylvania as tion is that the probe will in a statement that directed ditch the shovels and heavy “It’s hard not to bump news the E.U.’s intergovernmental people to meet at an interpart of an investigation into wind down by the end of the winter jackets, with NOAA n stuff that I’m not trybody, the European Council, section in the city on Thurs- abuse by priests. year, according to a source ing to see rn. It’s very sad warning that its forecast said the bloc’s leaders had The Archdiocese of familiar with the investigaday afternoon. Fitzgerald and we’re all tryin very does not mean the winter not discussed the period of Philadelphia, and the diotion in the Justice Departsaid the volunteers would hard to keep going. love u. of 2018-19 will not feature transition at the meeting, but help in a routine search for ceses of Allentown, Erie, ment. and thank u for bein here major snowstorms. said it was unlikely to be Greensburg, Harrisburg, “Mueller and his team evidence. always.” opposed.

Pittsburgh and Scranton have to provide a confiden- Officer fired Jayme Closs was likely Grande, 25, and Davidson, 24, got engaged in June at her family’s Barron home acknowledged on Thursday tial report to Rosenstein at after weeks of dating. the end of the investigation. due to video of when her parents were shot they had received federal Russians blame subpoenas.

As far as timing, the investi- him saying he’s dead, and she vanished Western culture “The Diocese of Pittsgation is obviously ongoing, ‘trigger happy’ moments later, investigators Blum apologizes burgh has received the and I’d expect it to continue believe. The 13-year-old’s in school attack A Hartford, Conn., police for claiming subpoena from the U.S. well after the midterms,” the whereabouts and safety are As Russians struggle officer was fired after auDepartment of Justice and source said. still in question as a search a shortage of to come to terms with a thorities investigated a video female directors will cooperate fully with Asked about a report for her enters another day. horrific U.S.-style school of him telling a group of any and all investigations of that Rosenstein is pressing “We believe Jayme was Film producer Jason Blum shooting in Crimea, which the sexual abuse of minors Mueller to finish as quickly young men he might shoot in the home at the time has apologized for claiming has left at least 20 people them if they fight or run. by clergy in Pennsylvania,” as possible, the source said of the homicides and we in a recent interview that his dead and dozens injured, Officer Stephen Barone believe she’s still in danger,” spokesman the Rev. Nicho- any suggestion that Mueller company, Blumhouse ProKremlin-controlled media was answering a suspected is being pressured to wrap Fitzgerald said Wednesday. las S. Vaskov said. are blaming the “corrupting trespassing call Aug. 9 when ductions, has never produced Several groups that repup immediately after the Since authorities reinfluence” of the West for resent abuse survivors said November midterm election he was recorded questioning a theatrically distributed film ceived a cryptic 911 call inspiring the attack. a group of young men in the by a female director due to this appears to be the first is inaccurate. and discovered the bodState television has a shortage, particularly of street. federal probe of this size ies of Jayme’s parents in broadcast shocking im“If anybody wants to fight those “inclined to do horror.” and scope into sexual abuse Mild winter could their home near the town ages of the rampage, much His apology came after or run, I’m a little trigger

by Catholic clergy in the of Barron early Monday, be in store for of it recorded by teenage happy, guys. I’m not gonna social media users and media United States. A spokesinvestigators have received outlets, annoyed by the comcollege students trying to many Americans lie, and I get paid a ton of more than 400 tips and have person for the Department flee the suspected lone gun- not confirmed any credible money in overtime, if I had ment, provided examples of Justice in Washington man, named as 18-year old A mild winter could be in to shoot somebody. Don’t of female horror directors declined to comment. sightings of the girl.

Vladislav Roslyakov, as he store for much of the United do anything stupid,” Barone with whom Blum and his But the sheriff said he has stalked the corridors shootStates, according to the company could work. says on the video. a “100 percent expectation Source: Mueller ing classmates. seasonal forecast released “Thank you everyone for When Barone asks why that she’s alive.” expected to wind Thursday by NOAA. Broadcaster RT, funded calling me out on my dumb the men are not saying by the Kremlin, has spoken comments in that interview,” States from the Pamuch, one of them replies, down his probe Justice Dept. he wrote in his statement, of the “shocking resemcific Northwest through the “You said you’re trigger by year’s end investigating blance” between the Kerch Northern Plains and into the happy, that’s why people are referring to his chat with Polygon, which published its Deputy Attorney General Northeast are likely to see attack and the 1999 Colum- Catholic dioceses quiet.” bine High School shooting Rod Rosenstein has not above-average temperatures, “Well, there’s four of you interview on Wednesday. “I in Pennsylvania in the United States. given special counsel Robert the National Oceanic and and one of me,” Barone said. made a stupid mistake.”

— From wire reports — From wire reports The Department of JusMueller a certain date by Atmospheric Administra— From wire reports

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Kleenex rebranding ‘mansize’ tissues as ‘extra large’ after complaints

By Rob Picheta CNN

Kleenex is scrapping its range of “Mansize” tissues after 62 years, following complaints that the branding is sexist.

The company first launched its tissues aimed at men in 1956, claiming they would “stay strong when wet.”

But complaints on social media about the product’s

Must read gendered marketing is prompting the change.

Starting later this year, the tissues will be called “Kleenex Extra Large.”

Kimberly-Clark, Kleenex’s parent company, said it received a “consistent increase of complaints” about the branding.

“Kleenex Mansize tissues have been on shelves for the past 60 years. Over that time, the brand has always been characterized by a much larger tissue size, which is both soft and strong,” the company said in a statement.

“Kimberly-Clark in no way suggests that being both soft and strong is an exclusively masculine trait, nor do we believe that the Mansize

branding suggests or endorses gender inequality,” the statement added.

Many customers had complained about the branding on social media, with users asking why women would be unable to use the same tissues as men.

“This extra-large, strong & gentle tissue is not just for men,” the company claimed in response.

Sam Smethers, chief executive of U.K.-based women’s organization The Fawcett Society, said the rebrand “is not to be sneezed at.”

“Removing sexist branding such as this is just sensible 21st century marketing. But we still have a long way to go before using lazy stereotypes to sell products is a thing of the past,” she said.

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Commissioners approve $36.5M in bonds to buy OFS property

By Curt Yeomans

In their role as the Urban Redevelopment Agency board, the commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of issuing Gwinnett County commis- the 20-year revenue bonds. sioners agreed Tuesday to Commissioner John Heard issue $36.5 million in bonds cast the dissenting vote. to purchase 103 acres of land The move is complex at the OFS site overlooking because the Board of ComInterstate 85 in unincorpomissioners also serves as the rated Norcross for redevelop- URA Board. After the comment. missioners voted at a called curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

URA meeting, they approved a resolution approving the issuing of the bonds in their role as county commissioners.

“I’m just really excited to be at this point,” Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said. “I’ve talked about the importance of this site in the past in terms of (being) right there at the entrance to

Gwinnett County on I-85.

One hundred acres at that site is an exciting possibility in terms of what will likely go on that site.”

The bonds are expected to be put out for grading by bonding agencies next month, and then put out for pricing in December, according to Gwinnett Chief Financial Officer Maria Wood.

County officials expect to close on the purchase in midto late December.

The value of the bonds is more than $2 million higher than the $34.32 million purchase price that county officials touted in May when the commission voted to give itself permission to buy the OFS property in its role as the URA board. Nash said

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As he did Tuesday, Heard also cast the lone vote against the purchase in the spring.

“I felt that government has its place and being in the development business is not one that we need to partake,” Heard said after Tuesday’s vote. “There’s experts in that area that should be doing it and we should supporting of the process, but we don’t need to be investing in and leading the process. I think it’s inappropriate to be using tax dollars in that way.”

Since the county is using revenue bonds instead of general obligation bonds, it doesn’t require voter approval. The county plans to pay back the bonds using revenue brought in from filming projects at OFS. The facilities at the site are already a major draw for filmmakers, and Gwinnett leaders project the revenue generated by filming at the site should be enough to pay off the bonds.

The ultimate plan is to redevelop the property, although county officials have not yet decided what the site could be used for. In the past, proposed uses have ranged from a film-centric mixeduse development to a casino.

A request for information will be put out to developers once the county takes ownership of the property, but Nash said there are some preferred uses.

“Certainly an urban-style mixed-use development would be ideal,” she said.

“The film industry continues to use that site … so I don’t see that going away. I think we will continue to have a place for that on the site.”

One possible use is a multimodal transit hub, which the county already plans to build somewhere on the Jimmy Carter Boulevard corridor, but has not chosen a site for yet. The fact that Gwinnett has entered into a contract with MARTA for transit service, pending voter approval in March, increases the importance of that site for transit uses, Nash said.

The commission chairwoman does not see a transit use conflicting with an urban mixed-use for the site.

“There’s still plenty of space to do the kind of mixed-use development, even after we set aside a gracious amount of acreage for the multi-modal station,” Nash said.

OFS will keep part of its large property at the I-85 and Jimmy Carter Boulevard interchange. On the more than 100 acres county officials are acquiring, they plan to leave the buildings on the site standing for now.

In some ways, the county’s plans for redeveloping the site are similar to its plans for redeveloping the former Olympic tennis center site near Stone Mountain. The county acquired that site from the state-run Stone Mountain Memorial Association in 2016, and the tennis center was demolished last year.

The county plans to partner with a developer at some point to redevelop the tennis center property.

The big difference between the tennis center site and the OFS site is that the URA did not get involved in the acquisition of the tennis center site.

Heard said it also differs from other big ticket projects, such as the county’s $60 million Water Innovation Center in Buford, because of how it will be used and how it is going to the private sector.

“The Water Innovation Center is a job creator meant to attract new businesses,” Heard said. “The Stone Mountain Center is a project that was government-owned and had to transition to the private sector, and we were the vehicle to do that. Efforts that we’re doing at Gwinnett Place Mall is incorporating infrastructure for development projects.

“But this, buying property to resell, is different.”

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KICKOFF EDITION THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area: TODAY’S GAMES 7:30 p.m.

• Apalachee at Lanier • Archer at Rockdale • Athens Academy at Providence Christian • Central Gwinnett at Meadowcreek • Collins Hill at Discovery • Dacula at Habersham Central • Duluth at North Gwinnett • GAC at Cherokee Bluff • Hebron at Riverside Military • Landmark Christian at Wesleyan • Mill Creek at Mountain View • Newton at Grayson • Norcross at Berkmar • Parkview at Brookwood • South Gwinnett at Shiloh

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Unbeaten Gwinnett football team left — Parkview, which travels to longtime rival Brookwood tonight

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Rushing yards last Friday

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Tackles by Jordan Van den Berg in Providence’s win over Glascock County FANS CHOICE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Each week during the football season, the Daily Post will nominate four players for its Fans Choice Player of the Week. Online voting at www.gwinnettprepsports.com will begin by Monday morning and will end Thursdays at noon.

This week’s winner is: Name: Javonni Cunningham School: North Gwinnett Position: Wide receiver Class: Senior Highlights: Had three catches for 53 yards and a TD, a 19-yard TD run, a 43-yard kickoff return and a 30-yard punt return in a win over Collins Hill Coach Bill Stewart’s take: “(Cunningham) was very explosive in that first half especially, and really kind of set the tone for the game with a couple of big plays.

He’s been a great returner as far as a punt returner and he had a nice run in that game, too. So not only the offensive part, but the special teams part he did a lot. He had a tremendous game. That’s kind of what his year is right now.

He’s been playing really well and it’s because of the hard work he’s put in during the offseason. He’s stronger and faster than he was and he’s just a better football player.”

Results: Cunningham won an online competition with Mill Creek’s Josh Battle, Duluth’s Logan Goins and Providence Christian’s Griffin Presley this week.

FLASHBACK On this week in 2005, Duluth ends a 20-game losing streak dating back to 2003 with a 24-14 win at Centennial. Kennard Reeves, Cory Stevens and Alex Hunt score the Wildcats’ TDs, while Iain Vance hits a clinching field goal in the fourth quarter. … Caleb King rushes for 309 yards on a career-high 39 carries as Parkview tops Central Gwinnett 30-3. … Matt Pridemore rushes for 162 yards and two TDs in Buford’s 28-12 win over GAC. … Spencer Landis’ TD pass to Josh Warren in the fourth quarter gives Dacula a 2621 win over North Gwinnett and the 7-AAAAA title. …

Tony Plagman throws for 354 yards and three TDs, and adds a 40-yard TD run, in Wesleyan’s 33-14 victory at Dawson County.

NORTHBOUND

North’s Devin Crosby (31) stands with quarterback J.R. Martin (17) and Tyler Goodson (5) on Sept. 7 against Norcross. (Photos: Nicole Seitz)

Running backs Goodson and Crosby, offensive line flourishing for Bulldogs

By Taylor Denman

Perhaps no region in Class AAAAAAA rushes the football the way Region 6 does.

Tyler Goodson’s 852 yards rushing for North Gwinnett this season are not enough for tops in Gwinnett County — Mill Creek’s Chancellor Lee-Parker and Mountain View’s Davion Criss both had more than 1,000 yards entering last week — but Goodson doesn’t carry most of the weight on his own like some of his region counterparts.

Goodson is North’s running back of choice on early downs and shortyardage situations. He’s trusted to catch passes — he had four catches for 52 yards against Collins Hill — and throw passes — he has 134 yards passing on three completions, including a TD. But he has

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his business,” Goodson said.

The effectiveness of the tandem means opposing defenses struggle to catch their breath. While Goodson may get the call in certain situations, Crosby’s skill set is as diverse and Goodson’s.

“We’re all-purpose backs, and that’s what makes us such a good duo,” Crosby said.

North lost a Division I offensive lineman in Warren Ericson, who is a North’s Tyler Goodson (5) finds a hole to score a touch- center prospect at Georgia, down Sept. 7 against Norcross. but returned three of its five starting linemen from racked up these statistics football commit, said last season — T.J. Skinner, while at times this season he and Crosby feed off Justin Bullock and Will alternating drives with of each other’s energy Hamilton. junior running back Devin through the course of a The Bulldogs’ coaching Crosby. Together, the two game. staff has worked to acrunning backs eclipse “We have a big play, climate new starters on the 1,200 yards rushing for the one (of us) comes out of offensive line, and the rotayear. the game, I already know tion has increased as injuGoodson, a senior Iowa Devin is going to handle ries and positional move-

ment have made depth more necessary. With two regular-season games left, some of those formerly inexperienced offensive linemen are operating with technical savvy.

“The line, they’ve worked really hard to play together as a unit,” offensive coordinator Stevie Jackson said of his offensive front. “Line play is all about how well we play together. You can have a stud that makes up for some problems when five are playing (well) — we don’t have 6-4, 320 anymore — but when five are playing together, that matters.”

There are other side effects to a powerful running game. North’s rushing attack has helped acclimate first-year starting quarterback J.R. Martin.

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Rivalry renewed with title implications

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Parkview calls it “Brookwood Week.” Brookwood calls it “Parkview Week.”

They both call it the Battle of Five Forks-Trickum.

It’s also the Region 7-AAAAAAA game of the year.

The Parkview football Twitter account changed its avatar to a bronco set in an orange backdrop. The Bronco is covered by a Brookwood’s Chris Carter Jr. (7) runs for a touchdown painted-on “X.” The winner against Central Gwinnett during a game earlier this sea- of tonight’s game at Brookwood High School will take son. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

sole possession of first place in the region.

“I told our kids it’s one of my most fun weeks of the year, period,” Parkview head coach Eric Godfree said. “I think for our student body, it’s the same way.”

The Parkview-Brookwood rivalry has roots in the 1980s when Brookwood formed, gaining students from the Parkview cluster. Former high school and pee wee teammates were playing each other through the 1990s when younger sibling Brookwood beat Parkview to See RIVALS, Page 6B

PARKVIEW AT BROOKWOOD PARKVIEW PANTHERS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Eric Godfree Record: 7-0, 3-0 region Last week: Beat Berkmar 56-7 BROOKWOOD BRONCOS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Philip Jones Record: 6-1, 3-0 region Last week: Beat Central Gwinnett 42-7 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Brookwood won 30-27 last year Location: Brookwood High School

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Saturday

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State playoffs, first round Class AAAAAAA 10 a.m. — Parkview at North Gwinnett 10:30 a.m. — Brookwood vs. Peachtree Ridge at Grayson 11 a.m. — Archer vs. Lambert at Norcross Noon — West Forsyth at Grayson Noon — Shiloh vs. South Forsyth at North Gwinnett 12:30 p.m. — Mountain View at Norcross 3:30 p.m. — Mill Creek vs. Lakeside-DeKalb at Milton 4:45 p.m. — South Gwinnett at Milton Class AAAAAA 1 p.m. — Dacula at Northgate Class AAAAA 1 p.m. — Southwest DeKalb at Buford Class AAA 1 p.m. — GAC at Groves Class A Private 10 a.m. — Providence vs. North Cobb Christian at Fellowship Christian 11:30 a.m. — Wesleyan vs. Walker at Lakeview Academy 6 p.m. — Mt. Bethel at Hebron

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APALACHEE AT LANIER APALACHEE WILDCATS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Tony Lotti Record: 3-4, 1-1 region Last week: Had a bye LANIER LONGHORNS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Korey Mobbs Record: 5-2, 2-0 region Last week: Had a bye Lanier entered last week’s bye — all the Region 8-AAAAAA teams were off last Friday — with the momentum of a four-game winning streak that began with a tough, 1714 win at Clarke Central. That was followed up by a 30-16 win over Lambert, the return of quarterback Zach Calzada, a Texas A&M commitment, from injury and back-to-back region wins over Habersham Central (38-10) and Winder-Barrow (38-20).

The offense has been at its most productive lately, thanks in part to Calzada’s return.

But Taj Barnes and an improved running game, as well as impressive offensive line

play, also factored heavily into the recent success. The defense also battled through injuries, but came back stronger. Two weeks ago, Jake Ludwig and Jacoby Sharpe combined for five tackles for losses and three sacks.

“We haven’t turned the ball over so that’s been a plus,” Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs said. “We’ve Taj Barnes been efficient on offense.

We’ve run the ball better these last four games. Taj Barnes has really come on as a running back. The O-line is getting more comfortable from a continuity standpoint. Defensively, through some early injuries, we’ve been able to develop some depth on the defensive line. Now we feel like we can have five or six guys in there that

can be productive.”

Apalachee saw a three-game winning streak end two weeks ago with a 34-21 loss to Dacula, which shares the region lead with Lanier. The Wildcats have won three straight close games over Jackson County (16-0), Walnut Grove (14-13) and Barrow rival Winder-Barrow (7-6). They easily could have started 5-0, but lost their first two games by small margins to North Oconee (17-13) and Madison County (20-14).

The three wins under new head coach Tony Lotti are the most since five in 2012.

Apalachee went 4-45-1 the previous five seasons, including 1-9 last year.

“They’re much improved from last year,” Mobbs said of Apalachee. “Coach Lotti’s done a good job. Their guys are believing in what he has brought to the table. You can see just how hard their guys are playing.”

Last meeting: Lanier won 39-7 last year Location: Lanier High School

DACULA AT HABERSHAM CENTRAL DACULA FALCONS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Clint Jenkins Record: 5-2, 2-0 region Last week: Had a bye HABERSHAM CENTRAL RAIDERS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Benji Harrison Record: 4-3, 1-1 region Last week: Had a bye While many teams welcome a bye week at this stage of the season, last week’s open date might have been the last thing Dacula coach Clint Jenkins wanted considering how well his team is playing right now.

The Falcons, who will attempt to run their winning streak in region games to 13, may be playing their best football of the season, having won their last four games, outscoring opponents 153-34 in the process.

“I think so,” Jenkins said. “I’ve told the kids that right now would be a great time to start

peaking. But we still want to be getting better every week. We’re trying to do simple well.

“You want to be playing your best as we get into big region games and working through the playoffs.”

Dacula has been strong on both sides of the line of scrimmage, especially on offense, where Trenton Jones has been among Gwinnett’s Trenton best runners, helping Jones complement a passing game led by quarterback Jarrett Jenkins.

Jalen Perry, known more for his defensive prowess, also has contributed to an increasingly balanced offensive unit.

But as good as things appear to be for the Falcons, the elder Jenkins is still wary of

a Habersham offense that has put up 28 or more points in six of seven games thus far this year.

And he knows that his team must find a way to contain a Raiders attack that has also been fairly balanced behind quarterback Tre’ Luttrell and receivers Donovan Curry and Dontarius Bailey, plus running backs Jackson Clouatre and Tracey Lowery.

“They score a lot of points,” Jenkins said of the Raiders. “They’re very balanced, and that bothers me a little. Their quarterback play has been pretty good. They’ve got a couple of good receivers and a couple of good running backs. They do what they have to do.

“They’ve played us tough the last couple of years. I have a lot of respect for them. It should be exciting.”

Last meeting: Dacula won 35-28 last year Location: Habersham Central High School

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•From Page 1B The two-sport athlete — Martin also plays basketball — has benefitted from passing with a lead for most of the season.

Goodson and Crosby also give North’s defense, which allows 15 points per game this season, a chance to regenerate in between drives. That not only saves the defense for third and fourth quarters but also helps keep players healthy for what North hopes is a deep playoff run in defense of its 2017 state championship. “(Against Mill Creek) we needed (a break),” Stewart said. “Mill Creek’s offense was really good.

They moved the ball on us a little bit, so having those guys churn up some yardage is critical. It’s critical for us as we go forward.”

Goodson’s senior year started with an announcement during the summer that he intends to play college football for Iowa. He was named Homecoming

king before the Bulldogs’ game against Discovery.

He was baptized late this summer, something he takes seriously by mentoring children on Sundays with a service called UpStreet.

“It’s leading elementary or pre-K kids and talking about God and how they can serve other people,” Goodson said. “It’s really helped me become a better person. Those kids are crazy, but it’s helped

me not just see people for what they are, but see the bigger picture.”

North, which has spent the entire season in the top 10 of Class AAAAAAA, is one win from securing back-to-back region championships. The Bulldogs were never ranked higher than No. 7 in the 2017 state championship season.

With two non-region losses to Wekiva (Fla.) and an undefeated Walton team, Goodson knows he wears a

target on his back.

“Everybody wants to beat us, and our coaches told us it’s going to be harder to defend the state championship,” Goodson said. “We were just really stuck on the mind that we were defending state champions and that you don’t have to work had to win, which you obviously do. Really, we just have to come out and be our best in practice and it will show on the field.”

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Region 6-AAAAAAA

By Will Hammock slate winding down. will.hammock@ MILL CREEK AT gwinnettdailypost.com “I think both teams see MOUNTAIN VIEW what’s possibly in front of MILL CREEK HAWKS A rematch happens them if they can win Fri(6-AAAAAAA) tonight, 364 days from day night,” Kellogg said.

Coach: Shannon Jarvis Record: 5-3, 3-1 region one of the biggest football Mountain View won last Last week: Beat Discovvictories in Mountain View year’s game in large part ery 42-7 history. Depending on who because of big plays in MOUNTAIN VIEW BEARS you ask, it is the biggest. the passing game to wide (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Rob Kellogg The Bears defeated rival receiver Malachi Carter — Record: 5-2, 2-1 region Mill Creek 20-17 last year Jarvis said he’s glad Carter Last week: Had a bye for only the second time, is a freshman at Georgia When: Today, 7:30 p.m. snapping a five-game losTech — but both sides Last meeting: Mountain View won 20-17 last year ing streak in a brief series enter this year’s game with Location: Mountain View history that included four a heavy emphasis on the High School lopsided losses. The two running game. teams meet on the same Both have used that field tonight at Mountain Mountain View’s head formula heavily in their View, again with important coach, Nick Bach, took a victories this season with playoff implications and job in Maryland.

Mill Creek’s Chancellor with renewed intensity The transition from Lee-Parker and Mounthanks to the Bears’ break- Bach to Kellogg has gone tain View’s Davian Criss through win in 2017. smoothly, and the Bears racking up huge numbers “(The Mill Creek and are 5-2 overall and 2-1 and passing the 1,000Mountain View players) in the region, right in the yard mark. Those stats are come up playing together thick of the playoff chase possible because the two and stay in pretty close and hunt for the No. 2 seed sides feature big, talented contact with each other,” in the region behind front- offensive lines. said first-year Bears head runner North Gwinnett.

The Bears have won five coach Rob Kellogg, an “I think (Kellogg) has of their last six — only a assistant with the program done a very good job,” 45-7 loss to defending state for last year’s victory. “I Jarvis said. “They’ve just champion North broke that was out to watch (Mill stepped in from last year run — while it has been Creek) last Friday because and have been successful a more uneven season for we were off. Several of our again this year. They’ve Mill Creek, which hasn’t kids were out there. From won some close games as pieced together more than our end, we have a lot of well. We know we’ve got two wins in a row. respect for what they’ve to play our best to be able “The whole year we’ll done. It’s a program you to beat them.” play well one week and the model yourself after.”

Mill Creek also sits in next week maybe not do Revenge may be on the a good spot at 5-3 overall as well,” Jarvis said. “I’m Hawks’ mind, but Mill and 3-1 in the region. Both anxious to see how consisCreek head coach Shanteams have lost to North, tent this team can become non Jarvis downplayed the so a region championship and back up one game with impact of last year’s result. is out of play. But both are another one. This season Both teams graduated a in a battle with Collins Hill been up and down. It’s number of key players (2-1 in region) and long time to put together two off their 2017 rosters, and shot Duluth (1-2) with the good games in a row.”

Playoff picture again focus for Meadowcreek, Central

By David Friedlander

“They played a couple of quarterbacks (last week), and they’ve got some dangerous receivers,” CENTRAL GWINNETT For Meadowcreek and Carrera said of the Black BLACK KNIGHTS (7-AAAAAAA) Central Gwinnett, their ReKnights. “We’ve got to Coach: Todd Wofford gion 7-AAAAAAA clash keep (whichever quarterRecord: 3-5, 2-2 region at Meadowcreek Commuback) in the pocket. … We Last week: Lost to Brooknity Stadium seems like a have to contain the quarterwood 42-7 MEADOWCREEK case of deja vu. back and put pressure on MUSTANGS At least, the host Mushim, and then find a way to (7-AAAAAAA) tangs (6-1, 2-1) hope it use our size and control the Coach: Jason Carrera works out that way. ball on offense.”

Record: 6-1, 2-1 region Last week: Had a bye After all, they secured That scenario is exactly When: Today, 7:30 p.m. the program’s first postwhat Central is looking to Last meeting: Meadowseason berth in nearly 30 avoid. creek won 41-34 last year years when the two teams Wofford sees a lot of Location: Meadowcreek High School met last year, and they similarities in the way could lock up another state Meadowcreek approaches playoff appearance with a its offense to what his team win in today’s 7:30 p.m. we’ve got to clean some faced against Brookwood kickoff. things up in special teams. last week — with a big, “That’s something we We’re in the same position physical offensive line and played up in practice this we were last year, and we backs like Bonner and runweek,” Meadowcreek lost (to Meadowcreek) in ning back Javion Johnson coach Jason Carrera said. a shootout. It’s the same leading what can be a “We’ve been here before, mentality as last year. It’s punishing running game at and we know what we our biggest game of the times. have to do, and what our year.”

While the Black Knights goal is and what the result Both teams are hoping actually played well against can be.” for all hands to be on deck Brookwood most of the Central (3-5, 2-2) can for the game, particularly night behind aggressive hitgain the inside track to a the Mustangs, who hope to ters like Aubrey Smith and playoff berth with a vichave starting quarterback Kevon Blackwood, facing tory, something it couldn’t Quincy Bonner back in the an attack like that can wear do a year ago. While the lineup after missing the a defense down.

Black Knights are eager team’s last outing, also a But Wofford said avoidto keep their postseason loss to Brookwood, two ing that fate lies as much hopes in their own hands, weeks ago. with his offense as it does coach Todd Wofford said On the other hand, the defense. their mission for today is Central has rotated Justin “Brookwood has a simimuch narrower.

Fomby and Skylar Adams lar mentality (to Meadow“Our deal is more about at the quarterback looking creek),” Wofford said. continuing to get better for the right combination “They’ve got a big offenand play like we have been to get the ball to dangersive line that can control lately on defense, and get ous receivers like Kameron the ball and the clock. So it better at the quarterback King, T.J. Ellis and Daejon does help to play Brookposition,” Wofford said.

Reynolds. wood before because they “Our defense played probAnd that is the biggest play with the same nature. ably its best game of the area of focus for the Mead“But (nothing else) year last week (in a loss owcreek defense, which matters if we don’t clean to Brookwood). It’s crazy will try to bring pressure up our passing game. We because the score was what from the likes of Desmon do like to control the pace, it was (42-7), but it’s true. Jackson, Joe Jenkins and and our receivers especial“Offensively, Justin Promise Williams to try to ly work on that. If we can Wilkins is running the ball disrupt whichever quarter- get the ball to them, I like well. We’ve got to get our back lines up in Central’s the matchups with most passing game better, and spread attack. secondaries we play.” david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

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FANS CHOICE FALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Kelsey Parks School: Brookwood Sport: Softball Class: Senior Highlights: Allowed one run in 18 innings, striking out 15 in a Game 1 two-hitter, as the Broncos swept Mountain View in the first round of the state playoffs Coach Jennifer Maloney’s take: “Kelsey

Parks is a first-class teammate, student and player. She works hard every day in the classroom and on the field to make herself and those around her better. In four years of coaching Kelsey, I have never heard her make a negative comment about anything or anyone. Kelsey’s competitiveness on the mound and her positive attitude have been an integral part of our success in her four years at Brookwood.”

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THE BREAKDOWN

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

ARCHER AT ROCKDALE COUNTY

ATHENS ACADEMY AT PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN

ARCHER TIGERS (8-AAAAAAA) ROCKDALE CO. BULLDOGS (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Andy Dyer Coach: Jamie Baldwin Record: 5-2, 1-1 region Record: 2-5, 1-1 region Last week: Lost to Grayson 41-14 Last week: Lost to South Gwinnett 40-21 After a loss in last week’s region showdown with Grayson, Archer will look to bounce back this week on the road against Rockdale County in Conyers.

To do so, coach Andy Dyer said the Tigers will simply have to get back to the basics.

“We’re just looking to get back to work and work on us,” Dyer said. “We shot ourselves in the foot a few times (last week), we didn’t win the kicking game and we turned the ball over three times and only got one turnover. When you’re playing a good team (like Grayson), you can’t do that.”

The Tigers can’t afford to give up big plays against Rockdale, something the Bulldogs are capable of with individuals like quarterback Justin Steele and receiver Josh David Baros.

Valego “They like to throw the deep ball and hit big plays,” Dyer said. “(Among) our goals every week is defend the deep ball and to be great tacklers. If you can eliminate the deep ball and eliminate big runs, you eliminate big plays, and you give yourself a chance to win the game.”

While getting a better performance from a defense led by the likes of Solomon Zubairu and Colby Wooden on the line and Andrew Booth and Jalyn Phillips in the secondary, the Tigers are also looking for a rebound game from their offense.

The offensive line, anchored by Josh Valego, is key for Semaje Banks and the ground game, as well as Carter Peevy and the aerial assault.

Last meeting: Archer won 58-7 last year Location: Rockdale County High School

ATHENS ACADEMY SPARTANS (8-A) PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN STORM (8-A) Coach: Josh Alexander Coach: Parker Conley Record: 7-0, 3-0 region Record: 3-4, 0-2 region Last week: Beat Athens Christian 50-7 Last week: Beat Glascock County 41-6 Providence Christian is in uncharted territory, but head coach Parker Conley is optimistic about the mindset of his team. The Storm won two games to start the season, then lost four in a row playing some of the best teams in Class A Private, and rebounded with a win last week in a non-region matchup with Glascock County.

“It gives me hope for how we’re moving forward,” Conley said of the young program. “We have never been in this position before with a winning streak, a losing streak and then winning again. The way it feels is that we’re gaining momentum. I really hope that’s the case.”

Jordan Van den Berg had a huge game for Providence last week with a schoolrecord 17 tackles as well as one sack and two quarterback hurries on defense.

Jordan Van Royce Izundu also scored two rushing touchdowns. den Berg “It was an exciting win for us and I was very happy with the way everyone was able to get in and make plays,” Conley said. “It was really a sign that we’re trending the right way with a next-man-up mentality. We had a good pace the whole game. We scored on the opening drive and we were really able to control the ball.”

Now the Storm are again facing an upper echelon team. Athens Academy is unbeaten and ranked in the state’s top five. The Spartans success has been keyed by a stout ground game.

“They’re excellent from top to bottom,” Conley said. “They run really well and pass off of that. Staying disciplined on the run game is our big challenge.”

Last meeting: Athens Academy won 48-0 last year Location: Providence Christian Academy

COLLINS HILL AT DISCOVERY

DULUTH AT NORTH GWINNETT

COLLINS HILL EAGLES (6-AAAAAAA) DISCOVERY TITANS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Lenny Gregory Coach: Efrem Hill Record: 2-5, 2-1 region Record: 1-6, 0-3 region Last week: Lost to North Gwinnett 37-14 Last week: Lost to Mill Creek 42-7 Discovery coach Efrem Hill makes no bones about what his team’s goals are for today’s region matchup with Collins Hill.

“I don’t care what level of football you’re talking about, you’ve got to run the ball and stop the run,” Hill said. “Those are two things we didn’t do last week (in a loss to Mill Creek). That’s what (Collins Hill likes to) do. That’s football.”

Indeed, the Eagles do like to run the ball — a lot — behind a committee of backs, including Isaiah Love and DeAngelo Oliver, and slowing down that ground attack will be imperative to the Titans’ hopes for their second win of the season.

On the flip side, Collins Hill coach Lenny Gregory is equally concerned about continuing its running game, especially since the Eagles are very much in the hunt Tomari for not only one of the region’s state playoff berths, but perhaps even a first-round Fox home game.

While they are tied with Mountain View and Mill Creek — which makes up the final two games of their schedule — with only one region loss, Gregory is insistent the Eagles must keep focused on this week’s game and Discovery, rather than look ahead. “(Discovery has) talent, and Coach Hill has done a great job, and I’ve always respected him,” Gregory said. “We understand (the standings), but we can’t think about that. For us, every week is trying to reload our minds and focus on going 1-0 for the week.”

The best way for Collins Hill going 1-0 this week will not only to be focused on establishing its own running game, but also getting a strong effort from Tomari Fox and the defense in taking on an increasingly balanced Titans offense, which has weapons like quarterback Alex Drazic, running back Shamenski Rucker and all-purpose athlete Kobe Johnson.

Last meeting: Collins Hill won 45-12 last year Location: Discovery High School

DULUTH WILDCATS (6-AAAAAAA) NORTH GWINNETT BULLDOGS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Bob Swank Coach: Bill Stewart Record: 3-4, 1-2 region Record: 6-2, 4-0 region Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 21-11 Last week: Beat Collins Hill 31-14 North Gwinnett can secure back-to-back region championships by beating Duluth at home tonight.

The Bulldogs might feel understandably confident this week. The Bulldogs are riding a four-game winning streak — all region games — and haven’t lost to the Wildcats since 1995.

But Duluth is understandably confident as well. The Wildcats are coming off their first-ever varsity football win over Peachtree Ridge and can match the program’s best overall record since 2012 with one more win and three games left.

North coach Bill Stewart was measurably satisfied with his team’s performance against Collins Hill last week, the last potential challenger to upset the region Antavian champs and hold a potential head-to-head tiebreaker against the Bulldogs.

Lindsey “We’re feeling great right now,” wide receiver Javonni Cunningham said after the Collins Hill game. “We don’t lose at home, so once we get that No. 1 seed, it’s going to be hard to stop us.”

The last time North lost at home was Sept. 9, 2016, against Norcross.

Duluth has enjoyed solid performances from its defense this season. Daily Post Defensive Player of the Week Logan Goins scored a pivotal touchdown for the Wildcats or an interception in the red zone. Antavian Lindsey had three tackles in addition to another interception. Christopher Cruz led the team with 11 tackles, Deonte Miller added seven tackles and a sack and Christian Thompson-Brown had five tackles and one pass breakup.

Duluth’s defense allows an average of 25 points per game, the best in 15 years according to that metric.

Last meeting: North Gwinnett won 52-0 Location: North Gwinnett High School

GAC AT CHEROKEE BLUFF

HEBRON CHRISTIAN AT RIVERSIDE MILITARY

GAC SPARTANS (7-AAA) Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 6-2, 4-0 region Last week: Beat Lumpkin County 38-0

CHEROKEE BLUFF BEARS (7-AAA) Coach: Tommy Jones Record: 0-8, 0-4 region Last week: Lost to East Hall 42-35

Tim Hardy was the first football head coach for Mountain View so he understands what it’s like for Tommy Jones at Cherokee Bluff as he works to build a program. Jones left Dacula after five seasons to take over at the new school in Gainesville and the Bears are still in search of their first win.

“I feel a connection and you absolutely can see the impact Tommy Jones and his staff are having on that program,” Hardy said. “They do some really smart things and it’s going to be a special place. I have great respect for Tommy and his staff. We’re excited about going up there.”

Senior Ty James continues to lead the receiving corps with 825 yards and nine touchdowns on 39 catches. Last week, he added a TD reception and punt return Beck for TD to his totals. Senior quarterback Josh Rose has passed for 1,278 yards and Naegele rushed for another 464 with a combined 17 touchdowns. Junior Montae Bailey has done the yeoman’s job at running back with 427 yards on 87 touches.

“We probably want to run the ball a little bit more,” Hardy said. “We’re spread out with multiple ball carriers and receivers. The diversity is good, but we want to elevate the quality of those touches.”

The defense pitched its second shutout in the last three weeks against Lumpkin County. Cole Jolly led the defensive effort with 10 tackles. Jolly, Choe Bryant-Strother and Christopher Hinton have been dominant forces for the Spartans with a combined 140 tackles.

“The defensive front is really strong and we’ve played well, but we need to continue to develop in the secondary,” Hardy said.

Kicker Beck Naegele is 20-for-20 on PATs and has only missed field goals of 49 and 51 yards. He’s also averaging over 55 yards on kickoffs and has eight touchbacks.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Cherokee Bluff High School

LANDMARK CHRISTIAN AT WESLEYAN LANDMARK CHRISTIAN WAR EAGLES (5-A) Coach: Joe Scott Record: 2-5, 1-3 region Last week: Had a bye

NEWTON AT GRAYSON

Both teams are coming off a bye week and Wesleyan used its’ to help players when it came to college prep tests and, for seniors, college visits. Head coach Franklin Pridgen worked to take away distractions then, knowing they’d abound this week.

“It worked out great, but we’re ready to get back to business,” Pridgen said.

Landmark’s lone region win came against Our Lady of Mercy, a team Wesleyan defeated 48-0. The War Eagles are under different direction this season with firsttime head coach Joe Scott.

“They’re better than they were last year,” Pridgen said. “They have a better plan — or maybe they’re just executing it better. They have really capable skill players and some big linemen. They’re struggled within the region, no question.

Wood “I’m confident in our ability to compete, but it’s also homecoming at Wesleyan Reeves and that is not a good situation for the head football coach and his blood pressure.

Every day there’s a distraction, a chance to sprain your ankle in a three-legged race.”

His message all week is that the only things that matters for homecoming is the game.

“I think they’re going to respond to that,” Pridgen said. “I’ve been telling them they can’t be silly in the morning and serious in the afternoon.”

He’s relying on the leadership, including center Wood Reeves and fellow offensive lineman Dawson Carr, to set the tone.

“The O-line is coming together beautifully and that’s a credit to coaching with Joe Koch, but also to Wood and Dawson as seniors building cohesion,” Pridgen said. “They’ve been great in protect and the run blocking is getting better and better.”

Freshman quarterback J.C. French is taking advantage of the time to work and leads a multidimensional offense.

Last meeting: Wesleyan won 72-0 last year Location: Wesleyan School

NEWTON RAMS (8-AAAAAAA) GRAYSON RAMS (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Terrance Banks Coach: Christian Hunnicutt Record: 3-4, 1-1 region Record: 5-2, 2-0 region Last week: Had a bye Last week: Beat Archer 41-14 When you play or coach at Grayson High School, you’re going to be scrutinized, tested and praised — sometimes all within a span of one quarter.

The Rams were subject to all three when they entered the season as one of the top teams in the nation — No. 5 in USA Today’s Super 25. Grayson was upset

by No. 13 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) at Buford High School, then toppled by a stillundefeated Colquitt County team at home.

Grayson proved its focus when it did what it had to against Archer a week ago, taking a step closer to a region championship. The Rams’ offense was explosive and took advantage of short fields to beat perhaps Grayson’s No. 1 challenger for Region 8-AAAAAAA. Kenyon On national TV, Grayson was being praised once again.

Jackson “We made our schedule with the thought that we want everything to be exposed,” Grayson head coach Chrisitan Hunnicutt said. “We wanted to have a stress test every week.

We learned a lot. When you go against the Colquitts and the Archers. We have not had one cupcake on the schedule.”

Texas A&M commit Kenyon Jackson scored on the Rams’ first offensive play and led the team with 137 yards receiving and two TDs. While the worst is quite possibly behind Grayson, Newton’s loss to Archer means Grayson has to win to guarantee a region championship, or else risk a three-way tie and head-to-head tiebreakers between the three teams.

Grayson garners respect for Newton in the team’s final home game of the season.

“They’re a very athletic team,” Hunnicutt said. “Terrance Banks does an unbelievable job maxing his kids’ abilities out. They offer tons of difficult things we have to work through.”

Last meeting: Grayson won 41-16 last year Location: Grayson High School

NORCROSS AT BERKMAR

SOUTH GWINNETT AT SHILOH

NORCROSS BLUE DEVILS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Keith Maloof Record: 3-4, 2-1 region Last week: Beat Lakeside-DeKalb 55-7

WESLEYAN WOLVES (5-A) Coach: Franklin Pridgen Record: 3-4, 3-1 region Last week: Had a bye

HEBRON CHRISTIAN LIONS (8-A) RIVERSIDE MILITARY ACAD. EAGLES (8-A) Coach: Jeff Saturday Coach: Nicholas Garrett Record: 4-3, 2-1 region Record: 4-3, 2-0 region Last week: Lost to Commerce 21-18 Last week: Beat Lakeview Academy 40-0 The Hebron Christian football team fell one spot in the GHSA Power Ratings to No. 20 overall after losing to the Class A-Public No. 5 team, Commerce, on Friday.

According to GHSA’s power ratings system, the loss didn’t cost Hebron points, but it didn’t boost the Lions, such as a loss to a higher classification team might.

The result means Commerce controls its destiny for a berth in the Region 8-A championship game — potentially against Athens Academy or Prince Avenue Christian — where it will play for the chance at an automatic bid to the playoffs and a first-round bye.

“For our football team to go where we want to go, we have to win these against a good opponent at home,” Hebron head coach Jeff Saturday said following Friday Jackson night’s loss.

Rhodes Hebron, while ranked inside the top 24 teams in Class-A Private, has a game against ranked Athens Academy left on the schedule. That increases the importance of a victory against Riverside Military Academy this week, to increase the buffer and potential of falling out of the top 24 when it’s time to seed playoff teams.

Riverside Military hasn’t lost since a Sept. 21 game against then-No. 3 Prince Avenue Christian.

Riverside has eased its way into region play this season with games against the sub-region’s bottom two teams, but now turns its focus toward Hebron and then Commerce for a chance to play in the region title game.

Hebron gains strength from players that hardly rest on either side of the ball, such as senior offensive and defensive lineman Jackson Rhodes. Rhodes helps pave the way for running back Justin Peavy and protect quarterback Colten Gauthier, while disrupting opposing backfields.

Last meeting: Hebron won 48-7 last year Location: Riverside Military Academy

BERKMAR PATRIOTS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Willie Gary Record: 2-6, 0-4 region Last week: Lost to Parkview 56-7

Norcross coach Keith Maloof and his staff have talked a lot about two things over the course of the season — achieving a balance between the run and the pass on offense and cleaning up issues in the kicking game and special teams.

The Blue Devils checked off the first item last week with a strong game on the ground from a number of backs, led by Lance Jackson, while kicker Kellen Grave de Peralta had a strong game with a 40-yard field goal and by going 4-for-4 on PATs. “We’ve just got to keep getting better … and do the things we need to do to be successful,” Maloof said. “Last week, we ran the ball for more than 300 yards a team. And we’re going to continue to work on running the ball and being a little Kellen Grave more balanced. de Peralta “We had a bit of a mishap last week on special teams, but I think we’ve fixed that.”

Norcross’ progress would seem to be bad news for a Berkmar team what had issues stopping Parkview’s running game in last week’s loss.

However, the Patriots also received some good news with the return to health of a couple of injured players — Fernando Contreras and Oswaldo Vasquez — both of whom should bolster the offensive line as Berkmar tries to establish its own running game.

“We haven’t played well on defense,” Berkmar coach Willie Gary said. “We just haven’t been tackling well. … We’ve got to be better against the run. If we can’t stop anybody from running the football, there’s no reason for them to pass.

“But we’re still working every day, and I’m pleased with some areas. We’ve gotten a couple of guys back, so that should help us.”

Last meeting: Norcross won 45-0 last year Location: Berkmar High School

SOUTH GWINNETT COMETS (8-AAAAAAA) SHILOH GENERALS (8-AAAAAAA) Coach: Steve Davenport Coach: Ryan Andrews Record: 3-4, 1-1 region Record: 2-5, 0-2 region Last week: Beat Rockdale Co. 40-21 Last week: Had a bye The Snellville rivalry is always enough to take the intensity of this Region 8-AAAAAAA game up a notch. Throw in some playoff implications, and this year’s game figures to be headed for yet another level. The Generals are in desperation mode, needing a win to still have a realistic shot at a postseason berth and creating chaos for the Nos. 3 and 4 seeds from the region. In order to do that, however, coach Ryan Andrews knows the offense must get some consistent quarterback play from either or both Vince Goffney and Jordan Goodyear to boost a running game that has been solid at times behind Ras Johnson and Arthur Rodgers Jr. “Typically, our kids are motivated for this neighborhood rivalry,” Andrews said.

“But this game could decide a playoff spot. It was a similar situation last year. This Dyllan is our last shot to keep our destiny in our own hands, so there’s definitely a sense McKoy of urgency. We go as our quarterback goes. We’ve been able to run the ball at times, even (in last week’s loss) against Grayson. But when (opposing defenses) are able to load up the box and we’re not able to run, it’s a problem.”

South is hoping to continue a trend that has built momentum over the past few weeks, with the Comets getting plenty of production from a number of different sources in their own running game. Dyllan McKoy and quarterback Tre Truitt each ran for more than 100 yards in last week’s win over Rockdale County, while Jalen Samuels nearly made it three to the century mark by running for 96 yards. With the help of a improving offensive line, that South ground game is beginning to give opposing defenses plenty of different looks, especially if they can avoid the penalties that plagued them earlier this season.

“We realize we can’t shoot ourselves in the foot,” Comets coach Steve Davenport said. “The biggest change we made was on the offensive line in our blocking schemes. We simplified some things, which has made life easier and opened up things for a young team.”

Last meeting: South won 21-0 last year Location: Shiloh High School

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 • 5B

GREENVILLE AT ATLANTA Today, 7:35 p.m. • Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth

Stocked-up Gladiators set for home debut 4-2 win on the road against Orlando last Saturday.

“The first period, there’s 9,000 fans in there and I DULUTH — Jeff thought we outplayed them Pyle hasn’t given a lot of badly,” Pyle said. “The thought to being the home only time they had opcoach again at Infinite portunities was when we Energy Center. would give the puck up. So What he does know is he that was good. wants the Atlanta Gladia“Then the second period, tors to be feared again. we got our power play The Gladiators, who de- going and the biggest thing but at home tonight, were for the organization was to a perennial power durhave some success there. ing Pyle’s first stint from Once the players see it and 2003-11. The power play, a see it works, they’ll buy wickedly effective weapon into it.” in Pyle’s arsenal, has alA reliable power play ready shown signs of being paves the way for a freer resuscitated. Atlanta scored style of play. three times with the advan“We sent a pretty good tage in its season-opening message I think that that

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power play is going to win us games if we can play smart 5-on-5,” Pyle said. “We’ve got to be disciplined. We cannot take penalties that hurt the team. Nothing extra. Nothing stupid. No retaliation.”

Pyle spent a lot of the early part of this week on paperwork and getting more players acclimated to the team. Boston assigned forwards Joona Koppanen and Jesse Gabrielle from AHL Providence, while Nashville swapped forward Zach Magwood for Matt Lane in Milwaukee. Fully half of Atlanta’s roster is now made up of players on contract with NHL or AHL affiliates.

“We do have a ton of

skill,” Pyle said. “I told them, don’t be afraid to make plays, just think about which play you’re making. That sauce through the middle might be pull someone to you and chip it up the wall into an open area. That same play gets made, but it’s less risk.”

The moves necessitated the trade of second-year forward Darby Llwellyn to Rapid City on Tuesday and means everyone left is on notice.

“I’ve got enough guys now where I can sit (the ones who don’t perform),” Pyle said.

But it does remind him a lot of the teams he had here during the heyday.

“I haven’t really thought of (the first game back behind the bench in Atlanta),” Pyle said. “Coming back, I was excited. I do want to bring things back to where we were before and I want that same kind of atmosphere. I want the agents and the affiliations to trust us and know we’re going to do the right thing.

That’s important. I think I’ve earned my trust with these guys.

“We just want to send the right message that we’re heading the in right direction.”

The Gladiators open at home against Greenville tonight as the start of three games in as many days

against division rivals.

They play again at Infinite Energy Arena on Saturday vs. Orlando then travel to South Carolina on Sunday.

“It’s a feeling out process for me getting to know my players, but the league, I don’t care about other teams,” Pyle said.

“It’s not what they do that matters to me. We do what we do then we’ll be fine.

“It’s got to be repetitious. It’s got to be consistent. I know they hate hearing it, but when you get consistencies, then you get the chemistry and you can start cheating. Most coaches don’t like that word but I love it. They call it anticipation.”

Mill Creek finishes off S. Forsyth Broncos hang on to oust Archer Ammons’ catch ended it.

“It was a little bit stressful, but it was exciting,” Ammons said of the HOSCHTON — Thursseventh. day night’s Game 3 began Smith had a big RBI with an audio track of single in the seventh for Emily Ammons singing the game’s fourth run, then the national anthem. It Montgomery drew a basesended with the Mill Creek loaded walk. Ammons senior’s diving catch in left was hit by a pitch to bring field. in the sixth run, an error Ammons’ defensive plated the seventh and gem snuffed out a South Maddison Koepke brought Forsyth rally in the botin two more with a single. tom of the seventh inning, Most of Mill Creek’s finishing off a 9-4 victory offensive success came at in the Class AAAAAAA the bottom of the lineup state playoffs that sent the with Smith, Montgomery Hawks to next week’s Elite and Ammons in the Nos. 6, Eight in Columbus.

7 and 9 spots.

The immediate, postSmith was 1-for-2 with game celebration was a two walks, two stolen basdog pile in shallow left Mill Creek’s Sara Shaw pitches during Mill Creek’s win es, a run and an RBI, and over South Forsyth in Game 3 of the Class AAAAAAA Montgomery went 2-for-3 center, where the Hawks playoff series. (Photo: Will Hammock) raced out to greet Amwith a walk, two RBIs, a mons. stolen base and a run. Am“I don’t know (what to girls experience that, it’s an second and came home on mons had a hit, a sacrifice think), it was just crazy,” awesome atmosphere. I’m a sharp single from Jade bunt, two stolen bases, an Ammons said of her final excited for them. We’ve got Montgomery. They tied the RBI when she was hit by a play at Mill Creek’s home a couple that have been, but score quickly in the fifth pitch and a run. field. “It was exciting. I we’ve got a lot of young after Kat Maijala drew a Koepke had the most don’t really know. It was girls that haven’t been. walk. Ammons reentered success of the Hawks’ Nos. just crazy. … We worked “I just look forward to for Maijala, stole second 1-5 hitters, going 2-for-3 really hard for it this year. watching them get on the and came home when Dal- with two walks, two RBIs We had kind of a rough bus and leave and experilis Goodnight reached on and a run. Meghan Casyear last year, so that was ence all the little things an error. sidy had the only other hit our goal this year, to get to that go with it.”

Natalia Herrera’s from those five batters, and Columbus, and we did it.”

Mill Creek (26-4) had to squeeze bunt later in the added a stolen base.

Mill Creek advanced battle back in Game 3 after inning gave the Hawks “I thought our girls to Columbus in 2015 and a rough first three innings their first lead, a tenuous adjusted,” Pierce said.

2016, but missed out last that created a 2-0 deficit. one, at 3-2. “(South Forsyth’s pitcher) year.

Both runs were unearned They built on it with six came out, she was up in the “I’m so excited for thanks to a pair of errors runs in the top of the sevzone and we were hitting them,” Mill Creek head to open the bottom of the enth, which gave winning pop-ups (for three innings). coach Paul Pierce said. third. pitcher Sara Shaw some The girls adjusted and got “If you’ve been there (in The hosts got one run cushion. South Forsyth on top of the ball. Kudos Columbus), just walking back in the top of the opened the bottom of the to the girls for adjusting in and seeing the other fourth inning when Hanseventh with three hits and during the game and just teams and having those nah Smith walked, stole scored two runs before fighting to the end.”

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Lang, Macy come up big for Rams

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

LOGANVILLE — The way Grayson’s Kylie Macy and Collins Hill’s Sophie Mooney were pitching in Game 3 of their teams’ second-round Class AAAAAAA state playoff series, it was going to take something unusual for either squad to score.

Kayla Grace As it Lang turned out, both teams got a little something out of the ordinary, but it was the host Rams who got theirs at the most key time, as Kayla Grace Lang’s two-out, two-run double in the top of the sixth proved to be the difference in a 3-2 victory Thursday at Grayson.

Lang’s heroics, plus two hits from Kailyn Jones, an RBI single by Brinaya Bailey and another completegame effort in the circle by Macy (19-2) were enough to propel Grayson (29-3) to the Class AAAAAAA state tournament next week in Columbus, where they will face a first-round matchup with defending state champion East Coweta.

“It feels good, but you have to tip your hat to Collins Hill,” Grayson coach Bill Batchelor said. “They challenge you in every way. … It’s been a while since Grayson has been (to Columbus). I’m kind of at a loss for words.”

The state tournament berth is the first for the Rams since 2011, and they had to earn it against Mooney (11-4), who was particularly tough after giving up an early run in the top of the first on a bloop single and stolen base by Jones and Bailey’s RBI single.

The senior right-hander then set down 15 of the next 16 Grayson hitters, and got help from her offense when Collins Hill took advantage of a break in the bottom of the fourth.

With two out and nobody on, Macy was in position to retire the Eagles in order when Mooney hit what appeared to be a routine pop-up that barely made it to the outfield grass in right.

But neither of two Grayson defenders could get to the ball, which fell in for a bloop single that extended the inning for Madison Spell, and the senior, who was 4-for-8 with a home run and three RBIs in the series to that point, wasn’t

going to let the opportunity slip away.

Spell went with a Macy offering on the outside corner to the opposite field and blasted it over the fence in right-center for her second homer of the series, a two-run blast that vaulted the Eagles in front 2-1.

“I knew when we had the miscue on (Mooney’s blooper), I said, ‘There’s an opportunity for a tworun homer,’” Batchelor said. “Sure enough, they took advantage. Good teams do that.”

As good as the Rams are, it didn’t look like Mooney was going to give them much of a chance to answer, even after Macy retired Collins Hill in order in the top of the sixth.

But such an opportunity did arise after Mooney retired the first two Grayson hitters in that frame, when Jones blooped a single of her own into short left-center to keep the inning alive.

Bailey then drew a walk and was lifted for pinchrunner Amber Austin, leaving two runners on with two outs for Lang, who has struggled throughout the series to that point by going 0-for-8 with three strikeouts, with being hit by a pitch and a sacrifice bunt in Wednesday’s doubleheader being her

only positive at-bats.

But the sophomore third baseman was determined that this at bat would be different.

“I knew I had to come up clutch in that situation,” Lang said. “I like low pitches. That’s in my zone, so I just had to sure I didn’t swing out of my zone, like high pitches.”

She got a pitch to her liking and yanked it to left-center, splitting the gap in a Collins Hill outfield alignment that didn’t expect her to pull the ball and sending it all the way to the wall, allowing Jones and Austin to both score and leapfrog Grayson into a 3-2 lead.

It was the only real mistake Mooney made in an otherwise sterling outing in which she gave up just four hits and three runs with 10 strikeouts and only the walk to Bailey in seven innings.

“That’s the game,” Collins Hill coach Lance Sparrow said. “As long as you’ve got a bat in your hands, anything can happen. Biggest hit in the series. That’s softball. It’s one of those situations where you just tip your hat. It was a big situation, and the girls just came through. I hate it for our seniors. Just a tremendous group of seniors.

It just hurts right now.”

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SNELLVILLE — Archer’s softball team never led in Thursday night’s second-round state playoff rubber match at Brookwood, but it felt like the Tigers seized the energy the Broncos held one inning before.

Archer scored once and advanced the tying run into scoring position down 6-4 with two out.

It wasn’t the cleanest game for either team, but Brookwood and starting pitcher Kelsey Parks were done issuing free passes.

Parks got her seventh strikeout to ended the game and the Broncos fell on top of each other in a heap on the first baseline.

The Broncos’ 6-4 win was also their ticket to Columbus for the GHSA tournament.

The series was a duel between Parks and Archer starter Payton Shells. The two pitchers split the first two games of the series.

Parks allowed a combined two and Shells allowed three runs. Shells struck out four with one walk Thursday. Parks survived seven hits and three walks to clinch her second trip to Columbus.

The last time Brookwood advanced to the quarterfinals was 2015.

Parks and Grayson Ray, the only remaining members of that team, were freshmen.

“We have the chemistry and camaraderie,” Parks said in comparing the previous Elite Eight team.

“I can’t wait to experience it again with this team.”

Brookwood and Archer led off their respective halves of the seventh inning with the tops of their batting orders. In the Broncos’ half, Parks and Tristan Landers reached on singles to move a runner in scoring position. After a two-out single to left, Archer’s throw appeared to beat Landers to the plate.

The run scored, however, when the umpire ruled the catcher blocked the plate and obstructed the runner.

Landers and Parks both had two singles in the game. Brookwood went to the bottom of the seventh with a 6-3 lead.

The Tigers had already manufactured a run from a leadoff single, error and sac fly from Mackenzie Martin when Jordyn Sanders delivered a textbook sacrifice bunt to move runners to second and third. A good field and throw from Brookwood catcher Morgan Hall just beat Sanders to the base.

Parks recalled her travel league days when she had to get the final out.

“I just visualized myself when I was young,

took it back to the basics,” she said. “I figured it’s my last pitch, last time on this field forever.”

Brookwood loaded the bases with no outs in the first and came away with four runs. The Broncos scored first when an error off the bat of Kate Heffner scored Parks from third. Landers scored on a fielder’s choice in the following at-bat. Danielle Taitt scored on heads-up baserunning when Archer threw to the wrong base and Hall scored when Leah dug out an infield single.

“I think our coming out in the first inning and capitalizing on mistakes that were made helped our girls relax a little bit,” Brookwood coach Jennifer Maloney said.

Archer got a crucial run back in the bottom of the second on a solo shot from Kailynn James. Her hit was Archer’s first in the game. Kaytlyn Moore was the only Tiger to get two hits off Parks when she singled in back-toback at-bats. She reached base three times but never scored.

Brookwood loaded the bases again in the top of the fourth, this time with one out. Archer nearly navigated out of the inning unscathed, but Landers worked a full count into a walk to score Brookwood’s fourth insurance run.

Brookwood led 5-1 in the fifth inning when an Archer rally started with a leadoff single from Brieanna Chatman.

She stood at third with two out when a deep fly ball from Faith Barth was misplayed feet from the warning track. The deep fly that would have ended the inning drove in Chatman and Martin, who reached on a fielder’s choice, from first base.

Barth was stranded on third, but Archer had cut its deficit to 5-3 with six outs left.

“When you get into a series where neither team is going to blink, it’s a constant back-and-forth struggle,“ Maloney said.

“When you get to this point in the season, that’s the way you want it. It’s great softball. It’s hardfought and it means more when it’s like that.”

The Tigers (21-10) fell two runs shy of advancing to Columbus for the third time in four years.

Brookwood (22-11) will match up with Lassiter in the first round of the final eight.

For the Broncos, the run feels a bit like they’re playing with house money.

“That was our ultimate goal, was to get to Columbus,” Parks said.

“All of our hard work, all of our late nights and practices paid off.”

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Daily Post Picks

The staff makes its predictions for this week’s prep football winners

WILL HAMMOCK

CHRISTINE TROYKE

DAVID FRIEDLANDER

Apalachee at Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Archer at Rockdale

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

TAYLOR DENMAN

SCOTT SMITH

DAVE HUNTER*

Athens Academy at Providence

Athens Acad. Athens Acad. Athens Acad. Athens Acad. Athens Acad. Athens Acad.

Central Gwinnett at Meadowcreek

Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek Meadowcreek

Collins Hill at Discovery

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Dacula at Habersham Cent.

Dacula

Dacula

Dacula

Dacula

Dacula

Dacula

Duluth at North Gwinnett

North

North

North

North

North

North

GAC at Cherokee Bluff

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Hebron

Landmark Chr. at Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Mill Creek at Mountain View

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Newton at Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Norcross at Berkmar

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Parkview at Brookwood

Parkview

Parkview

Parkview

Parkview

Parkview

Parkview

South

South

South

South

South

Shiloh

10-1 (95-29)

10-1 (93-31)

9-2 (95-29)

10-1 (89-35)

Hebron at Riverside Military

South Gwinnett at Shiloh

Last week (overall) 10-1 (104-20) 10-1 (100-24)

*Each week’s picks feature a guest picker. This week’s guest picker is longtime Brookwood athletic director and football coach Dave Hunter, a member of the Gwinnett and GACA Halls of Fame.

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a football state championship in 1996, a year after Parkview lost in the final. Parkview answered with one of its own in 1997.

Parkview beat Brookwood in the 2002 state championship game.

It’s the second consecutive year the head-to-head game will decide the Region 7 championship. Georgia has other competitive football rivalries, a few of them call Gwinnett County their homes: Archer and Grayson played for their region championship last week. But ParkviewBrookwood marks one of the final decisive “region championship” games, as the regular season comes to a close.

The rivalry isn’t limited to the two football teams. Fans and student bodies will flock en masse to witness the 37th all-time meeting between the two teams.

The consistently competitive nature of the rivalry has something to do with its ferociousness. The two schools have played in the same region since 1984. The last time both teams missed the playoffs was 2014.

“I think it’s kicking back up again the past two or three years,” Brookwood coach Philip Jones said. “It’s the third year in a row both schools are coming in with one loss between the two of us.

Region title implications are on the line and they’re ranked No. 3 in the state. It’s good for high school football when Brookwood and Parkview are both good.”

The previous two games also have been decided by a field goal or less. Brookwood edged Parkview in both contests. It took a field goal with 24 seconds left in the game for Brookwood to beat Parkview and eventually clinch the region championship last season. Four quarters weren’t enough to decide the 2016 edition of the rivalry. Still, an extra point was the difference in that 24-23 game.

Parkview, however, could be considered the favorite this season. The Panthers are one of 33 perfect teams in the state, one of four in Class AAAAAAA. Brookwood suffered an earlyseason loss to defending state

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champion North Gwinnett, a game that ran more than an hour behind schedule at a neutral site and served as both teams’ 2018

debuts. The Broncos haven’t lost since that game.

Brookwood owes some credit to its running back tandem of

Chris Carter and Eli Kohl that gave the Broncos offense an identity after a hard first week.

The two combined for nearly

200 yards on 30 touches in Brookwood’s win over Meadowcreek. They also combined to eclipse the 200-yard mark in Brookwood’s following game against Central Gwinnett.

The Broncos’ elusive running backs are led by a big offensive line.

“They have two good running backs and a giant offensive line,” Godfree said. “They both run really hard. … They do a pretty good job of mixing them up.”

Parkview, which slid under the radar because of the dearth of returning starters on offense, is a difficult team to stop on offense if only because the team has so many options. Cody Brown had five touches for 96 yards against Berkmar and scored on three of those carries. The Panthers are also yet to fully unleash the dynamic playmaking powers of Malik Washington, who can catch, run and create big gains in “wild panther” formation by taking direct snaps.

The Panthers’ offense is lethal enough for Jones to say that Brookwood’s best security blanket is a lot of prayer leading up to the game.

“They’re very talented and they have a lot of different ways to beat you up front,” Jones said. “It starts with the offensive line. They do a lot of things well and they run with Cody (Brown). He’s a downhill runner and physical and hard to tackle.

Malik (Washington) is one of the best players in the state. They find lots of creative ways to get the ball to him.”

It has been a few weeks, though, since Parkview has been challenged by an opponent. Its previous two opponents — Lakeside and Berkmar — have three combined wins.

Still, the Panthers compensated with two wins over ranked opponents in non-region, and began their region schedule with potential playoff team Norcross.

“We’re really challenging our kids to play up to expectations,” Godfree said. “We haven’t turned the ball over. We haven’t been sloppy on defense. I think our kids have played up to those expectations.”

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS RFP SW 18-002 STORMWATER UTILITY ON-CALL CONTRACTS CITY OF DULUTH, GWINNETT COUNTY SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING ALL LABOR, MA TERIAL, AND OTHER ITEMS NECESSARY FOR THE FOLLOWING WORK WILL BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1:55 PM ON OCTOBER 30, 2018 AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK IN THE DULUTH CITY HALL, 3167 MAIN STREET, DULUTH, GEORGIA 30096.

THE BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED ON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 AT 2PM AT THE DULUTH CITY HALL, 3167 MAIN STREET, DULUTH, GEORGIA 30096.

COPIES OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER SEPTEMBER 28, 2018, AND MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE CITY OF DULUTH WEBSITE, W W W. D U L U T H G A . N E T. DOCUMENTS PROPOSAL MAY BE EXAMINED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: CITY OF DULUTH, PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3167 MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 476-1970 (770) 814-3008–FAX A NON-MANDATORY PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018 AT 10:00 AM AT CITY HALL. POTENTIAL BIDDERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN WRITING IN A FORMAL ADDENDUM. UTILITY STORMWATER ON-CALL CONTRACTS THE PURPOSE OF THIS RFP IS TO SELECT QUALICONTRACTORS FIED FOR ON-CALL STANDBY SYSTEM STORMWATER MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS. INDIVIDUAL PROJECT COST WILL BE BASED ON THE SUBMITTED UNIT PRICES PER THE CONTRACTOR SELECTED. THE TERM OF CONTRACT SHALL BE FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD WITH TWO OPTIONAL ONE (1) YEAR RENEWALS. THE PROJECTS VARY IN MAGNITUDE AND SCOPE. TYPICAL PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) CATCH BASIN REPAIR, 2) INSTALLATION OF CATCH BASINS, DROP INLETS, HEADWALLS AND OTHER END TREATMENTS, 3) REPAIR AND/OR LINING OF STORM DRAIN PIPES, 4) REPLACING SECTIONS OF STORM DRAIN PIPES, 5) SLOPE STABILIZATION, 6) RIP-RAP PLACEMENT, 7) DITCH/CHANNEL STABILIZATION, 8) TV VIDEO OF STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS, 9) CLEANING OUT OF PIPES AND DETENTION PONDS, 10) REPAIRING DETENTION PONDS, 11) CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER SYSTEMS, 12) ASPHALT PAVING, 13) LANDSCAPING INCLUDING GRASSING, MULCH, AND SHRUBS, AND 14) GRADING, 15) TREE REMOVAL, AND 16) TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. THE CONTRACT(S) WILL BE AWARDED, IF AT ALL, WITHIN SIXTY (60) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER OPENING OF THE PROPOSAL. ANY CHANGE TO THE CONDITIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS MUST BE IN THE FORM OF A WRITTEN ADDENDUM TO BE VALID; THEREFORE, THE CITY WILL ISSUE A WRITTEN ADDENDUM TO DOCUMENT EACH APPROVED CHANGE. THE CITY SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL SEGMENTS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPLYING THE GOODS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY CITY PROGRAMS. THE CITY AFFIRMATIVELY WORKS TO ENCOURAGE UTILIZATION OF DISADVANTAGED AND MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN OUR PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES. THE CITY PROVIDES EQUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL BUSINESSES AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PERSONS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, AGE, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR HANDICAP. 9 0 2 - 5 6 8 9 3 4 , 9/28,10/12,19 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Max Foote Construction Company, LLC is actively seeking sub bids and supplier quotes for the ADDITIONS TO PUMPKINVINE CREEK WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT project for the City of Dallas, GA. Trades include Demo, Hauling, Sitework, Fencing, Landscaping/ Grassing, Painting, Rebar, Structural Steel, Concrete Work, Metal Buildings, Pipe Insulation, Masonry, Roofing, Doors/Windows, Glass/ Glazing, HVAC, and Electrical. Subcontractors and suppliers, including CERTIFIED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBE/WBE/ DBE), are welcomed and encouraged to submit their prices as soon as possible prior to the listed bid time and date. Please contact Angie Lewis at 205-871-8419, x115 for further information regarding the project scope.

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City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia at Peachtree Corners City Hall located at 310 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092 until 2:00 P.M. local time, November 16, 2018, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of approximately 12,500’ of pedestrian improvements along E Jones Bridge Rd., Westech Dr., Lou Ivy Rd., Data Dr., Triangle Pkwy., and Metric Pl., in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Improvements include concrete sidewalk, stamped concrete strip, curb & gutter, striping, storm drainage improvements, retaining walls, and grading.

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

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 @ 10:45 AM. 420 Grayson HWY Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: (770)682-7717 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1080 Martha Norman Household Goods/Furn /Tools/Applicances 1158 Saladin JeruAhmed Household Goods/Furn/tv/Stereo Equip Other: various clothes and tools 1338 Tim New Household Goods/Furn/tv/ Stereo Equip/Other:Boxes 1347 Thomas M Derosa Household Goods/Furn 1353 Sloan Tippens Household Goods/Furn 1360 Lisa Suneus Household Goods/Furn 929-570095, 10/12,19

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INVITATION TO BID George Rogers Avenue – Landscaping; Bid No. CP18-005 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, Tuesday, November 6, at 1:55pm local time for: George Rogers Avenue– Landscaping This project consists of furnishing materials, labor, equipment, etc. for landscaping improvements and minor grading along George Rogers Avenue.

Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted.

At 2:00 p.m. local time on the above date, 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.

A mandatory prebid and site visit meeting will be held on October 17, 2018, at 2:00pm. The meeting will start at Duluth City Hall, in the Main Street Conference Room on the first floor. After administrative and contract questions are addressed, the group will meet on site for site specific plan related questions. Interested bidders must attend both parts of the prebid meeting.

Bidding Documents are available free of charge from the City of Duluth website: 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, October 19, 2018. No phone calls, please.

The written bid documents supersede any verbal or written 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.

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ALCOHOL LICENSE AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE FOR A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL.

BY THE FOLLOWING APPLICANT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION, TO WIT: APPLICANT/OWNER: Exhibit A(LE) LLC

NOTICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE REQUEST An application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine and distilled spirits has been filed with the City of Norcross Georgia by the following party at the following location, to wit: Application / owner Navneet Mohan Registered agent Nav Kamal Business Name: Club Miami LLC Location: 2077 BEAVER RUN ROAD NORCROSS, GA 30071 9 0 4 - 5 7 0 6 0 0 , 10/12,17,19,24,26,31,11/2 7,9,14

NAME CHANGES IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GWINNETT COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA Civil Action File Number: 18-A08527-3 IN RE: Name Change of: Credo Emmanuel Credolawson and Chantal Credolawson, Petitioners: Credo Emmanuel Credolawson And Chantal Credolawson NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE NAME OF PETITIONERS Petitioner, Credo Emmanuel Credolawson and Chantal Credolawson, filed a Petition in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County on October 2, 2018, to change the Petitioner’s names from CREDO CREDOLAWEMMANUEL SON to CREDO EMMANUEL CREDOSON AND CHANTAL CREDOLAWSON TO CHANAny inTAL CREDOSON. terested party has the right to appear in this case and file objections within 30 days after the Petition was filed.

This 2nd day of October, 2018.

Respectfully submitted, -s- Douglas W. Lewis DOUGLAS W. LEWIS, Esq. Attorney for Petitioner GA. State Bar No. 450240 154 Stone Mountain St. Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 Phone: (770) 682-3765 dlewis@dwlewislaw.com 9 1 6 - 5 7 0 9 6 6 , 10/19,24,31,11/7

PUBLIC HEARINGS The following vehicle(s) have been impounded at Quick Drop Impounding, (2481 Old Covington Hwy SW Conyers GA 30012) and will be deemed abandoned if not redeemed within one week from this ad’s date.

2003 Mitsubishi Outlander White TAG# <\<>unknown> V.I.N. # JA4LZ41GX3U117470 removed from 650 OLD NORCROSS RD, LAWRENCEVILLE GA .

2001 Buick Park Ave White TAG# HMP 2650 GA V.I.N. # 1G4CW54K714247509 removed from 3100 Sweetwater Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30044.

2001 Toyota Corolla White TAG# RHN 3784 GA V.I.N. # 1NXBR12E31Z474916 removed from 158 Paper Mill Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

2009 Kia Sportage Black TAG# <\<>unknown> V.I.N. # KNAFE221195652880 removed from 1348 FARMER RD NW CONYERS GA 30012.

928-571923, 10/19,26 NOTICE The City of Norcross hereby gives notice that the Mayor and Council of the City of Norcross intend to amend Article V, Sections 5.10, 5.12, 5.13 and 5.14 of the City Charter for the City of Norcross by ordinance as provided in O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 (b); by Replacing the term “chapter 3 of title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the “Georgia Municipal Election Code” (O.C.G.A. § 21-3-1 et seq.)” with the term “chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the “Georgia Election Code,” O.C.G.A. § 21-2-1 et seq.)”

A copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Norcross and in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold at public outcry at 1002 Huntsman Trace, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 10/02/2018 at 10:00 AM the following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: 2015 NISSAM ALTIMA/ 1N4AL3AP3FC273181 929-571110, 10/17,19

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Morningstar Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Location: Morningstar Storage

This lien sale will be held via online auction on the date of October 22nd 2018 at storageauctions.com The facility location is: Uhaul Moving and Storage of Pleasant Hill 1290 Pleasant Hill Rd. Lawrenceville, GA 30044 770-381-9793 101618 eon hatter, 2715 nina payton, 0209 burl bernard, 1100 kimberly davis, 1400 kim armstrong, 0214 antonio torrez, 0421 laura davis, 1602 christian rhodes.

Uhaul Moving and Storage of Hewatt rd 2161 Hewatt Rd Snellville GA 30039 770-9795237 units: 233 Belesie Davis, 045 maceo lofton Uhaul Moving and Storage of Lilburn 140 Rockbridge road Lilburn GA 30047 770717-9666 unitys :309 tamisha scruggs, 3145 tonya thompson, 383 loshundra dickerson , 330 zach rogers Uhaul Moving and Storage of Jimmy Carter Blvd.

5365 Jimmy Carter blvd Norcross GA 30093 770447-5017 units: a207 shimer colne, a 108 owenda holmes.

929-571929, 10/19,24 MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 2018@ 1:00PM 2004 BMW 745li WBAGN63474DS51594 2015 Chevrolet Impala 1G1165S38FU124549 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1GNFK16T41J165211 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2G1WZ121049396009 2006 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WT55K769296344 1994 Chevrolet K3500 1GCHK39F2RE146731 2005 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2G1WW12E659287065 2007 Chrysler 300 2C3KA53G67H727665 2000 Ford Explorer 1FMDU65P8YUB64644 1999 Ford Expedition 1FMRU1763XLB65508 1997 Ford F-150 1FTDX1764VNA69376 2006 Ford F-250 Super Duty 1FTSX20P76EA09724 2004 Ford Expedition 1FMFU17L44LB49791 2002 Infiniti Q45 JNKBF01A72M004278 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GX48N94C412840 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GX38S52C255286 2000 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL1866YH546958 2005 Kia Optima KNAGD128055430162 2004 Kia Sorento KNDJD733545230181 2005 Mazda Tribute 4F2CZ06145KM59711 2001 Mercedes Benz CLK320 WDBLJ65G21T071198 2000 Mercedes Benz E320 WDBJF82J7YX035398 2003 Mercedes Benz C230 WDBRN40JX3A479081 2007 Mini Cooper WMWRF33537TG16198 2006 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AB36F16E039216 2009 Nissan Rogue JN8AS58V29W169124 2008 Saturn VUE 3GSCL53758S574662 2006 Scion tC JTKDE177X60072580 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1G3AR47Y1EM469904 206 Volkswagen GLI 3VWXJ81K86M658372 929-569889, 10/5,12,19

NOTICE Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction on www.selfstorageauctions.com to conclude at Monday, October 29th, 2018 at 12:00pm Unit #A96 – Olugbenga Ogunfowora–Unit said to contain: Miscellaneous Scrap Metal. Parts. Small Appliances. 10X10 Unit.

Unit #110 – Dorota Kortalla–Unit said to contain: 2 Floor Cleaning Machine.

Utility Cart. ?Forklift Propane Tanks. Pallet Jack. Desk. Pallets. Metal Framing. 10X20 Unit.

Unit #431 – Anthony Hedgepeth–Unit said to contain: Armchair. Queen Bed. 30 plus boxes. 10X20 Unit.

Unit #514/515 – Desiree Newberry–Unit said to contain: King Headboard. Washer and Dryer. 2 Bicycles.

Dresser. 3 Flat Screen TV. Luggage. 15 + Boxes/Totes/ Bags. Toys. Shoes.

929-570757, 10/12,19 NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 MIKE’S AUTO LLC, WILL HOLD AN ?AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 1GNDS13S952138542 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 3246 BUFORD HWY STE 201 DULUTH, GA 30096 *7983 929-571901, 10/19,26

Life Storage # 413 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Auction Date: Tuesday, October 30th 2018 @ 10:30 AM In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, October 30th 2018 @ 10:30 AM 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Space No. C u s t o m e r Inventory Name Christine 1033 Household Ceasar Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Office Furniture/Machines/ Equip.; Account Records/Sales Samples; Boxes, Sporting Goods, Appliances.

1036 Natasha Lowery Household Goods/Furniture.

1133 LaShawn Curry Household Goods/Furniture; Tools/Appliances.

2045 J o a n n Pritchard Household Goods/Furniture.

2125 Manuel Del Carpio Household Goods/Furniture.

2140 Brittney Hancock Household Goods/Furniture; Account Records/Sales Samples; Studio Equpiment, props, paperwork, computer.

3031 Christine Ceasar Household Goods/Furniture.

3044 T u j u a n a Grubbs Household Goods/Furniture.

3073 David Bolling Household Goods/Furniture.

3120 Tonja Holland Household Goods/Furniture.

3183 Paula Paulk Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances; Office Furniture/ Machines/Equip.

4052 Ashley Coles Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances; Landscaping/ Construction Equip.

4196 Tamara Skinner Household Goods/Furniture.

929-568733,10/12,19 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION “In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 @ 10:00 AM.” 2655 Langford Road Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 242-0468 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 131 Erica Crews Household Goods/Furniture 199 Mark Christopher Inman Jr. Household Goods/Furniture 378 Mark Inman Jr. Household Goods/Furniture/TV/ Stereo Equipment/ Tools/Appliances 438 Julie Sherling Household Goods/Furniture/TV/ Stereo Equipment/ Acct. Records/Sales Samples 492 Julie Sherling Household Goods/Furniture/ TV/Stereo Equipment/ Acct. Records/Sales Samples 501 Cheryl Dudley Household Goods/Furniture 929-569065, 10/12,19 NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Year Make Model VIN 1 2002

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 1NXBR32E77Z907481 2000 69 Impala Chevrolet 2G1WF55E8Y9136431 2011 70 Aveo Chevrolet KL1TD5DE0BB145994 2006 71 Civic Honda 1HGFA168X6L031565 1999 72 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D1XT226745 929-571140, 10/19,26

NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 GRAND SHOP OF GEORGIA, WILL AN AUCTION ?HOLD THE FOLLOWING FOR VEHICLE(S): DODGE 2007 SPRINTER 2500 WD0PE745175208472 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 6524 BUFORD HWY DORAVILLE, GA 30340 *7978 929-571902, 10/19,26 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6929, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien 11/08/2018 at approx. 2:00 PM. at www. storagetreasures.com.

Name Unit # Remy J Cesaire B020 Franklin Stephens B065 Raecine Tyes C015 Fernando Madera D034 Veronica J. Atkins D043 Nikki L. Stewart E031 929-571932, 10/19,26 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 8 STEVE DRIVE DORAVILLE GA 30340 (Yr/Make) 2002 GMC DENALI XL VIN# 1GKFK66U42J212371 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 10/29/2018.

929-570753, 10/12,19

ZONINGS GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 The following Rezoning, Change-in-Conditions, Special Use Permit and other items of business, located within Unincorporated Gwinnett County, are scheduled for public hearings as stated above. Site plans, legal descriptions, and other information are available in the office of the Planning Division, 446 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

RZR2017-00011, Applicant: Home South Communities, LLC c/o Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: John T. Lamb, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R7136 001, RA-200 to OSC; Single-Family Subdivision, 2400 Block of Sunny Hill Road and 2500 Block of Morgan Road, 86.15 Acres. District 4/Heard RZR2018-00017, Applicant: The Providence Group of Georgia, LLC, Owners: Myron & Linda Baynes, Baynes Family, LLC and Yuling Hayter, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7166 001, 043, 045 and 047, R-100 to TND; Traditional Neighborhood Development (Buffer Reduction), 3200 Block of Suwanee Creek Road, 49.73 Acres.

District 1/Brooks RZR2018-00021, Applicant: Pulte Group, Inc. c/o Alliance Engineering and P

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Planning, Owners: Janice F. Lee, Whitney Corbin Lee, and Brenda Corbin Lee c/o Alliance Engineering and Planning, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R6108 007, 201, 272 and 273, R-100 and RA-200 to OSC; Single-Family Subdivision, 3500 Block of River Drive, 21.8 Acres. District 2/ Howard RZC2018-00014, Applicant: Fuqua Acquisitions II, LLC c/o Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: WB Holdings-Gwinnett, LLC, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7146 004 and 004B, C-2, O-I and RA-200 to MU-R; Regional Mixed-Use Development, 2900 Block of Buford Drive, 64.16 Acres. District 4/Heard SUP2018-00049, Applicant: Fuqua Acquisitions II, LLC c/o Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: WB Holdings-Gwinnett, LLC, Tax Parcel Nos. R7146 004 and 004B, Application for a Special Use Permit in a MU-R (Proposed) Zoning District for a Recreation and Entertainment Facility (Outdoor), 2900 Block of Buford Drive, 64.16 Acres. District 4/Heard RZR2018-00028, Applicant: Michael J. Caswell, Owner: DWE Investments LLLP, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R5326 002, R5326 025 and R5344 031, RA-200 to R-75; Single-Family Subdivision, 2500 Block of Bold Springs Road, 58.55 Acres.

District 3/Hunter RZR2018-00030 (Amended), Applicant: Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owners: Charles William Nix, James E. Nix, Jr. and Kenneth Redmond, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R5133 005, 011 and 030, RA-200 and R-100 to R-SR; Senior Oriented Residences, 300 Block of Cooper Road and 500 Block of Hope Hollow Road, 67.95 Acres.

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RZR2018-00034, Applicant: Tina Chafin, Owner: Tina Chafin, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R3003 042, R-100 MOD to OSC; SingleFamily Subdivision, 1700 Block of Holman Road and 4400 Block of Hog Mountain Road, 23.47 Acres. District 3/ Hunter ApRZR2018-00036, plicant: Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: Seven B’s Family LP, Olwen Pearl Bagley, Gary M. Bagley and Terry Lee Bagley, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7142 023, R7142 168, R7179 016, 381 and 382, R-75 MOD and R-100 MOD to TND; Neighborhood Traditional Development (Buffer Reduction), 2600 Block of Ivy Creek Road, 77.42 Acres. District 4/ Heard RZR2018-00037, Applicant: Alphonsa Homes, Inc., Owner: Alphonsa Homes Inc., Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R4275 001 and 033, R-100 and C-2 to OSC; Single-Family Subdivision, 4500 Block of Rosebud Road, 14.55 Acres. District 3/Hunter AppliCIC2018-00015, cant: pb2 architecture + engineering, Owner: Walmart Real Estate Business Trust, Tax Parcel No. R6169 135, Change in Conditions of Zoning for Property Zoned C-2, 4900 Block of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and 1100 Block of Rockbridge Road, 13.04 Acres. District 2/Howard ApSUP2018-00059, plicant: pb2 architecture + engineering, Owner: Walmart Real Estate Business Trust, Tax Parcel No. R6169 135, Application for a Special Use Permit in a C-2 Zoning District for Outdoor Sales, Storage or Display (Retail), 4900 Block of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and 1100 Block of Rockbridge Road, 13.04 Acres. District 2/Howard CIC2018-00016, Applicant: Yuridia Barcenas Hernandez, Owner: Souter Holding, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R6132 042, Change in Conditions of Zoning for Property Zoned M-2, 4100 Block of Arcadia Industrial Circle, 1.0 Acre. District 2/Howard CIC2018-00017, Applicant: Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: Wayne H. Mason, Tax Parcel No. R6050 234, Change in Conditions of Zoning for Property Zoned R-TH (Buffer Reduction), 2500 Block of Highpoint Road, 6.17 Acres. District 3/ Hunter SUP2018-00058, Applicant: Sky King of Lawrenceville, LLC, Owner: JR Lawrenceville, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R7081 116, Application for a Special Use Permit in a C-2 Zoning District for Firework Sales (Renewal), 1900 Block of Duluth Highway and 2100 Block of Breckinridge Boulevard, 3.2 Acres. District 1/Brooks ApSUP2018-00060, plicant: Chetsada Ronpirin, Owner: Chetsada Ronpirin, Tax Parcel No. R6132 035, Application for a Special Use Permit in a M-1 Zoning District for Automobile Body and Repair Shop, 4100 Block of Arcadia Industrial Circle, 1.53 Acres. District 2/Howard SUP2018-00061, Applicant: Akram Abdelmasih, Owner: William and Patricia Quick, Tax Parcel No. R6053 167, Application for a Special Use Permit in a C-2 Zoning District for Automobile Body and Repair Shop, 3600 Block of Hewatt Court, 0.48 Acre.

District 3/Hunter SUP2018-00062, Applicant: Mekdes Assefa, Owner: Mekdes Assefa, Tax Parcel No. R7101 016, Application for a Special Use Permit in a RA-200 Zoning District for Personal Care Home (Family), 2300 Block of Sunny Hill Road and 2400 Block of Lena Carter Way, 1.14 Acres. District 4/Heard P&D PC/BOC 11-7 & 11-27 934-571653, 10/19

GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 The following Rezoning, Change-in-Conditions, Special Use Permit and other items of business, located within Unincorporated Gwinnett County, are scheduled for public hearings as stated above. Site plans, legal descriptions, and other information are available in the office of the Planning Division, 446 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

RZC2018-00018, Applicant: Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: Freeport Title & Guaranty, Inc., Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7005, 003, 021 and 022, O-I to C-2; Commercial Retail (Buffer Reduction), 4600-4700 Blocks of Sugarloaf Parkway, 2.32 Acres. District 4/Heard RZR2018-00031, Applicant: Jeffery O’Mara, Owner: Jeffery O’Mara, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R2001 195, RA-200 to R-100; SingleFamily Subdivision, 1000 Block of Bailey Woods Road, 3.09 Acres. District 3/Hunter RZR2018-00032, Applicant: Prime Consulting, Inc., Owner: Billy J. Sharpton, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R5169 002 and R5184 022, R-100 to OSC; Single-Family Subdivision, 1600 Block of Chandler Road and 16001700 Blocks of Sharpton Trail, 68.26 Acres. District 3/ Hunter RZR2018-00033, Applicant: Hodges Family Properties, Owners: David A. and Connie Davis, Lillian F. Davis, and Joseph K. and Michelle Davis, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7055 003, 005, 019 and 024, RA-200 to R-75; Single-Family Subdivision, 1400 Block of Prospect Road and 1500 Block of Prospect Church Road, 13.45 Acres.

District 4/Heard RZR2018-00035, Applicant: Hodges Family Properties, Owners: Kathy D. Puckett and Lillian F. Davis, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7055 005 and 022, RA-200 to R-75; Single-Family Subdivision, 1300-1400 Blocks of Prospect Road, 5.34 Acres. District 4/Heard R

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Oct. 26 Howl on the Green — The city of Duluth hosts its annual Halloween event that includes trick or treating, costume contests, food trucks and live entertainment and music. The event runs from 6 to 10 p.m. For more information, go to duluthga.net.

Oct. 26 Spooktacular on the Square — The city of Lawrenceville hosts a trick-or-treating event around the downtown square. The event starts at 6 p.m. For more information, go to lawrencevillega.org.

Oct. 27 Light Up Norcross — The city of Norcross hosts a lantern and costume parade at Thrasher Park. The event starts at 4 p.m. and lanterns can be purchased for $15 prior to the event and $20 day of. For more information, go to norcrosslanternparade.com.

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Foggy Bottom BBQ 202 W. Crogan St., Lawrenceville 678-878-3251 www.foggybottombbq.com

Loin baby back ribs are cooked competition style over hickory at Foggy Bottom BBQ, and served with Foggy Bottom’s own barbecue sauce, Texas Toast and a choice of two sides. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

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Open since: Sept. 20 Owners: Stacy Wilson and Phillip Folsom Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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

Fridays and Saturdays and closed on Sundays.

Location: Corner of Crogan and Perry streets, catty corner to the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse on the Lawrenceville Square Atmosphere: After four years in Loganville, the owners of Foggy Bottom BBQ decided to branch out and add their second location in downtown Lawrenceville.

They chose the county seat because they’d built up a relationship with city officials through years of competing at Lawrenceville’s annual Rock’N Ribville, and Folsom said the city began recruiting them as a new business.

The restaurant is located in the building that previously housed Exhibit A(le) and the Dizzy Gypsy, but Foggy Bottom added an elevated covered outdoor deck onto the front of the building. The restaurant has the look of a country restaurant, with pictures of farm animals as well as a collage of family and friends adorning the walls.

“Our philosophy is we’re not just a plate of food, we’re an experience,” Folsom said.”Our motto, as you’ll see on all of our shirts is ‘Faith, family, fresh barbecue.’ So when you come in to eat with us, we want you to have a family experience with us — not just get a good plate of food.”

But Folsom said he and Wilson decided to make it a little more modernlooking than the traditional

Foggy’s Brisket Signature: Brisket served with house-made pimento cheese between Texas Toast with a dash of salt and pepper and served with the customer’s choice of one side dish, $11 Pulled Pork Plate: Competition-style pulled pork shoulder with a house rub, Texas Toast and the customer’s choice of two side dishes, $11 Award Winning Ribs: $16 for a half rack and $23 for a full rack. Loin baby back ribs are cooked competition style over hickory. Served with Foggy Bottom’s own barbecue sauce, Texas Toast and the customer’s choice of two side dishes.

rib shack feel of the Loganville location without sacrificing comfort for diners.

There are some nods to the building’s history, including dining room tables made from reclaimed wood that had been pulled out of the building when it was being renovated into a restaurant.

Folsom said the restaurant is usually busy weekdays during the lunchtime 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. rush as well as during the dinnertime 6 to 8 p.m. peak. On Fridays and Saturdays, it is busy nearly all day, he said.

Menu: Foggy Bottom’s Lawrenceville location has the same menu used at the Loganville location, featuring staples of barbecue restaurants. Folsom said the food is prepared daily.

“The recipes are the same,” he said. “We use what we call the ‘Barbecue Bible.’”

The menu includes appetizer-type foods listed on the menu as “For The Table,” as well as salads, sandwiches, barbecue plates, samplers, side dishes, to-go meat and side

Caramelized Onion Burger: A beef and short rib blend burger topped with melted Swiss cheese, a caramelized onion spread, lettuce, tomato and pickle on a toasted bun. It is served with the customer’s choice of one side, $11 Chicken finger Basket: Four home-style chicken tenders that come with the customer’s choice of a spicy dipping sauce, ranch or bleu cheese and served with one side, $8 Mama J’s Red Beans and Rice: $8. Camellia red beans, andouille sausage, ham and a mix of Cajun ingredients that comes with butter toasted French bread.

dishes. Banana pudding is offered for dessert.

The six types of barbecue plates, called Pit Plates on the menu, offer a lineup of traditional barbecue staples including a pulled pork plate, a beef brisket plate, a half smoked chicken plate, a ribs plate, a smoked turkey plate and a Pit Master Plate, which includes the customer’s choice of three of the meats offered on the other plates.

“The brisket’s gotten real popular,” Folsom said. “(Other popular items are) the ribs, the half chicken.

Of course, Georgia is a pork state but more and more people (are turning to brisket). Brisket has become our No. 2 seller.”

The pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked chicken and smoked turkey plates range in price from $11 to $14.95. but the ribs plate is $16 for a half rack and $23 for a full rack. The Pit Master Plate costs $21.

The sandwich offerings range in price from $8 to $11 and include a pulled pork sandwich, a slider trio, pork tacos,

Foggy Bottom BBQ recently opened its new location on the Lawrenceville Square. It is the barbecue restaurant’s second location, joining one in Loganville.

Customers dine at Foggy Bottom BBQ’s Lawrenceville location Tuesday.

smoked chicken sandwich, smoked turkey sandwich, a beef and short rib blend hamburger, a caramelized onion burger, and a melted pimento cheese burger.

There is also the Foggy’s Brisket Signature, which comes with one side item and features smoked brisket and house made pimento cheese with a dash of salt and pepper and sandwiched between Texas toast for $11.

“The Signature is probably the most popular (menu item),” Folsom said.

Side dishes include fries, sweet potato fries, baked

beans, mac and cheese, cole slaw, collard greens, Mama J’s red beans and rice and Brunswick stew.

There is an extras section that includes a chicken finger basket, Brunswick stew and Mama J’s red beans and rice with Camellia red beans, andouille sausage, ham and a combination of Cajun ingredients. All menu items in this section cost $8.

Foggy Bottom offers a lunch menu from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays with prices ranging from $2.50 to $12.50.

The lunch menu includes

a traditional barbecue sandwich combo which includes the customer’s choice of pork, chicken, turkey or brisket; a slider combo; barbecue tacos; a quarter rack of ribs; beef brisket; smoked wings and the pulled pork and smoked turkey plates.

Customers also have the option of drinking Coke products, coffee, sweet or unsweet tea, Minute Maid lemonade or one of six beers.

Something You May Not Know: The name Foggy Bottom might seem unusual, but Folsom said it is a nod to Wilson’s Louisiana roots. Folsom and Wilson began as a competition barbecue team two years before they opened the Loganville location.

Folsom said Wilson wanted a Cajun-themed name for the team. That initially carried over to the restaurant’s original name.

“When we first originally opened, it was Foggy Bottom Barbecue and Cajun food, but we dropped the Cajun part because it just didn’t do so well,” Folsom said.

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Country artists LOCASH and Michael Ray are co-headlining Saturday’s Buford Music Festival held at the Buford Community Center.

The finale of the city’s outdoor concert series is free and will also have performances by The Cadillac Three and special guest The Daniel Lee Band starting at 6 p.m.

“We are very excited about our artists this year,” Todd Cleveland, director of the Buford Community Center, said.

“From southern rock with Cadillac Three, to ballads by Michael Ray, and the chart-topping hits of LOCASH, this concert features a little something for everybody.”

Country music duo Chris Lucas and Preston Brust make up LOCASH. Described as a fusion of modern country and classic heartland rock, the group has produced two albums and eight charting singles to their credit

if you go What: Buford Music Festival When: Saturday, gates open at 4:30 p.m., performances begin at 6 Where: Buford Community Center, located at 2200 Buford Highway More information: www.bufordcommunitycenter.com

including their 2015 goldcertified hit, “I Love This Life.”

That single along with the hit “I Know Somebody” and “Ring on Every Finger” were part of their album “The Fighters,” which peaked at No. 14 on Billboard’s U.S. Country charts.

LOCASH was recently signed by Pepsi to headline its NFL Tailgate Party where they are featured at NFL games each Sunday.

Ray said he is looking forward to giving fans a different look from one of his traditional concerts.

“I want to show fans a whole different experience than what they’ve

Scenes from previous concerts held at Buford Community Center. (Special Photo)

seen from me before,” Ray said. “We’ve got a lot of different changes and playing the songs that people know like ‘Think a Little Less’ and ‘Kiss You in the Morning’ as well as playing the newest single, ‘One That Got Away.’”

A Florida native, Ray jumped onto the country music scene with “Kiss

You in the Morning” reaching No. 10 in 2015 and “Think a Little Less” peaking at No. 3 in 2016 on the Billboard Top Country Songs chart.

“One That Got Away” is No. 48 on the Billboard’s Top Country Songs chart.

This summer, Ray hit the road to play a variety

of shows and festivals including Carolina Country Music Fest 2018 with Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band and Cole Swindell.

“I’m making a specific setlist for the audience so they can lose themselves as we try and create a great night,” Ray said.

“This show that they’re going to see from a

Michael Ray show is not what you’ve seen before.

I’ve been traveling a lot and we want to mix it up.”

Gates for the event open at 4:30 p.m. According to event organizers, concessions will be available. However, coolers will not be allowed into the venue.

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Clockwise from top left, Jasper resident Stephen Cain looks at artifacts discovered at the Fort Daniel site during the 2017 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire. Button Gwinnett Sons of the American Revolution ember Mike Watkins, right, talks to Hoschton residents Noah Tindall and Emily Tindall about flint gunpowder cartridges, using sand as a safe replacement for the gunpowder, during the 2017 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire. Snellville resident Sarah Horsley paints a picture at the descendants tent during the 2017 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire. Blacksmith apprentices Dalen Ray, left, and Abraham Cameron work on stoking a fire at the Fort Daniel blacksmith forge during the 2017 Fort Daniel Frontier Faire. (File Photos)

Exploring the past

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The Fort Daniel historic site on Hog Mountain dates back more than 200 years, but officials from the Fort Daniel Foundation and Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society will be celebrating a more recent milestone this weekend.

The 10th annual Fort Daniel Frontier Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Daniel historic site, which is located at 2505 Braselton Highway in unincorporated Buford. The event has been an annual celebration of the history of Fort Daniel, which was built as a frontier fort during the War of 1812.

What: 10th annual Frontier Faire Where: Fort Daniel historic site, 2505 Braselton Highway in unincorporated Buford When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday Admission: $2 per person, $5 per family More Information: thefortdanielfoundation.org or thegars.org

“New to the fair this year will be the Children of the American Revolution’s local chapter hosting a table assisting the youth at the fair with understanding their role in the nation’s identity,” Frontier Faire spokesman Eli Stancel said

in a statement.

“As always, there will be several public archaeology stations where guests are invited to get their hands dirty alongside professionals in the field.”

Due to the historical aspect of the Fort Daniel site as well as the fact that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the Frontier Faire, the event is being featured among a series of events that are being included in the county’s bicentennial celebrations.

“You can celebrate Gwinnett’s 200th birthday by exploring the site of the early frontier fort, built in 1813, before the county’s creation,” said County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash as she promoted the Frontier Faire at the commission’s business meet-

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ing Tuesday.

In celebration of the county’s bicentennial, the Fort Daniel Foundation will offer a special membership rate of $18.18 for people who sign up during the event.

Many of the hallmarks of the Frontier Faire, including archaeology digs, re-enactors and living history demonstrations pertaining to the Native American history of the area.

The traveling archaeology classroom, the ArchaeoBus, is expected to be the event and guests can also visit the Fort Daniel museum, which features items that have been uncovered at the site during archaeology digs in the past.

Demonstrations include black-

smithing, flintlock musket firing, Native American food preparation and point making, as well as hominy cooking and lye soap, according to Stancel.

The Fort Daniel Foundation and the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society will also operate a shop called the Hog Mountain Trading Post, where visitors can buy historically themed items.

Admission to the Frontier Faire is $2 per person or $5 per family.

Attendees are asked to pull into the driveway of the house that sits on the historic site — the house is a few yards in front of the fort site and houses the museum — to park at the fair. A parking attendant in the driveway will direct visitors on where to park their cars in the front yard of the house.

Hi-Hope Service Center hosting Sprout Film Festival opportunity to display the dignity and worth of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in their communities, in our state, and across the nation,” Nick Reynolds, Hi-Hope’s Community Engagement Manager, said.

At the conclusion of the film screenings, attendees are invited to a moderated response panel.

Tickets are free to the general public and can be reserved online by visiting www.hihopecenter.org or calling 770-963-8694.

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Hi-Hope Service Center, a nonprofit based in Lawrenceville, is hosting its third annual Sprout Film Festival from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sara D. Williams Fine Arts Center on the campus of Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross.

The Sprout Film Festival, founded in 2003 by Anthony DiSalvo in New York City, is the first and only festival to exclusively showcase films featuring people with developmental disabilities. Each year, the film festival is organized across the country to expose the general public to important issues facing the intellectual and developmentally disabled population.

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“The goal of us bringing the festival to our community here in Atlanta is to provide an enlightening experience that will help break down stereotypes, inspire meaningful conversation, and to promote greater understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities.”

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Staged Right Theatre presents ‘Angel Street’ Theatregoers can expect an edgy evening of drama when Staged Right Theatre presents the play “Angel Street” at the historic Wynne-Russell House in Lilburn.

Written by Patrick Hamilton, the play was first performed in 1936. Through the years it has been a source of goosebumps and angst for audiences who enjoyed the 1941 Broadway version as well as a movie that same year titled “Gaslight.”

Now Gwinnett’s Staged Right Theatre will take on the play using the beautiful historic environment of Lilburn’s Wynne-Russell house. As “Angel Street” is set in a Victorian home circa 1880, this setting will put the audience literally in the same room with the action.

“Angel Street” will be performed at 8 p.m. Fridays, at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays from Oct. 26 to Nov. 4.

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IF YOU GO What: Presentation of ‘Angel Street’ When: Oct. 26 to Nov. 4 Where: Wynne-Russell House, 4684 Wynne Russell Drive, Lilburn More info: www.stagedrighttheatre.org.

Holley Calmes www.stagedrighttheatre.org and range from $10 to $15.

The Wynne-Russell house is located at 4684 Wynne Russell Drive. The historic landmark was built in 1826 and has been barely touched by modernization to its architecture. It is situated on Highway 29 near Indian Trail Road.

“Angel Street” has enjoyed many famous actors interpreting its lines.

“A movie titled ‘Gaslight’ was made in 1941 starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman and introduced audiences to 18-year-old Angela

Lansbury,” Staged Right’s “Angel Street” director Gene Paulsson said.

The play was then produced on Broadway under the title “Angel Street” in 1941, starring Vincent Price and Leo G. Carroll.

The play has a dark theme. “Angel Street” tells the story of the Manninghams who live on Angel Street in 19th century London. As the curtain rises, all appears to be the essence of Victorian tranquility. It is soon apparent, however, that Mr. Manningham, a suavely handsome man, is slowly driving his gentle, devoted

Stage Right Theatre’s cast for “Angel Street” will perform Oct. 26 to Nov. 4 at the Wynne-Russell Historic Home in Lilburn. Pictured are, left to right, Cat Roche, Marianne Wolfe Geyer, Martin Russell, Mike Carroll and Sydney Dirigo. (Special Photo)

wife, Bella, to the brink of insanity with an insinuating kindness that masks more sinister motives.

“The play and the movie spawned the term ‘Gaslight-

ing,’” Paulsson said. “The Urban Dictionary defines ‘Gaslighting’ as ‘a form of intimidation and psychological abuse, where false information is presented to

the victim, making them doubt their own memory, perception and quite often, their sanity.”

“Although the play is set in 1880, the theme and the characters are as relatable today as they were at the time the play was written,” Paulsson said.

The cast includes Cat Roche as Mrs. Manningham; Martin A. Russell as Mr. Manningham; J. Michael Carroll as Rough; Marianne Geyer as Elizabeth; Sydney Dirigo as Nancy; and two policemen performed by R. Chandler Bragg and Art Fischer.

For more information, visit www.stagedrighttheatre.org.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@mindspring.com.

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From left, Elle Fanning stars as Raquel Arceneaux and Ben Foster as Roy Cady in “Galveston.” (Special Photo: Low Spark Films)

‘Galveston’ too depressing to be rewarding Galveston (R) HHHH

from the source material, both the book and film adaptation would have benefited greatly from even a few crumbs of Roy and Pitco’s back

By Michael Clark story. We know nothing of Movie Critic either man’s motives at the start other than boss and Based on the muchemployee, and Roy’s wish honored novel of the same for mere survival for the name by Nic Pizzolatto remainder is no substitu(also the creator of the tion for plot.

HBO show “True DetecAt first, the sight of one tive”), “Galveston” is a of the characters using a bleak story of two lost and pay phone is glaringly out doomed souls who for the of place until we discover briefest of time, experiAbove left, Elle Fanning stars as Raquel Arceneaux, and above right, Ben Foster stars as Roy Cady in “Galveston.” (no spoilers) that the story ence something resembling (Special Photos: Low Spark Films) won’t end for 20 more hope. Penned by rookie years. Before it’s all over, screenwriter Jim Hammett including Raquel (Elle we develop great affecchill out and figure out ately paced and frequently abandon.

Fanning), a 19-year-old and directed by French tion for Roy, Raquel and their next move. A man of touching second act that In her fifth overall and Tiffany, and the fate of one runaway-turned-prostitute, honor, Roy has no neactress Melanie Laurent the filmmakers slowly first English language determines the futures of taken out. A street fighter (“Inglourious Basterds”), farious plans regarding the dole out bits and pieces feature, Laurent brings a two others in a poetic yet the film is depressing to the with a strong survival sisters but is also quite sure Raquel’s checkered past, decided European flacrushingly brutal manner. instinct, Roy escapes while they won’t be included in point of being unwatchwhile suggesting a second vor, which contains bits able but is ultimately saved grabbing Raquel on the Not every movie has his future. Initially trying threat in the form of a of pieces of dozens of from the trash heap by the way out and hits the road to soften Roy’s position fellow, hygienically chalother major bummer films to have a happy ending unhinged performances of toward the Texas coast. (most of the others listed with sex, Raquel is left lenged, overly confident including “Hell or High the two leads. above do not, either), but Before they get there, the with the near-impossible hotel resident (Robert Ara- Water” (which also stars Roy (Ben Foster) is a pair makes a pit stop a task of figuring out the mo- mayo) with a half-baked Foster), “The Road,” “The “Galveston” is relentlessly low-grade mobster workhovel in the back woods tives of a straight man with plan for a quick score.

Proposition,” “Eli,” “Law- cruel and unforgiving to ing for slimy New Orleans where Raquel removes her a bull’s-eye on his back such a degree, it wipes out From this point forward, less” and “A History of crime lord Pitco (Beau any artistic achievements toddler sister, Tiffany, from that spurns her romanthe story returns to its Violence” but it’s mostly Bridges), who sends Roy or upbeat minor breaks the home of her abusive, tic overtures, yet thinks original harrowing, torture- style with loads of atmoon a job that is in actuality unseen father. enough of her and a young porn start and seems more sphere and little substance. and leaves the viewer not a death trap. For reasons moved or enlightened as Once the unlikely trio child to risk capture and concerned with shocking The lone exception is a that are never revealed or much as used, barren and reaches a substandard hotel probable death by remain- visuals than the thoughtful sub-plot taken directly even hinted at, Pitco wants in Galveston, everyone beaten to a mental pulp. ing stationary. storytelling it drifted into from “Chinatown.”

(Low Spark Films) Roy and some others, gets a chance to breathe, It is during this deliber- temporarily, yet chose to Variating only slightly

NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films now playing in metro area theaters.

Ratings are out of 4 stars.

• “Trouble” (R) — 3 stars Anjelica Huston (Maggie) and Bill Pullman (Ben) go toe-to-toe in this comedy/drama about siblings arguing over their deceased parents’ estate. Their arguments get — literally — near death as “Trouble” takes several twists and turns. Flashbacks reveal Maggie and Ben’s childhood relationship and loving and adventurous.

David Morse (Gerry, a childhood best friend) joins the cast. — Alex Tostado • “Venom” (PG-13) — 2 stars Tom Hardy plays the title role of a classic Spider-Man villain without an actual Spidey to play against. It’s an attempt at a superhero movie without the “hero” part — and the results are as goopy as the CGI monster’s looks due to a jarring shift in tone from dull horror-lite to humor. Imagine Fox’s “Deadpool” but played straight.

It’s not joyless, just junk food. — Khari J. Sampson • “The Hate U Give” (PG-13) — 4 stars Poignant and moving, “The Hate U Give” is a must-see tearjerker. As the only witness to her childhood friend being killed by a police officer, 16-year-old Starr

Carter (must choose between remaining silent or speaking out about what she saw and testifying to a grand jury to help get the officer indicted. “It’s about more than just color,” Starr says. A lot of people will probably be turned off by the topic of racial injustice, but really, those are the very people who should see this movie. — Kristen Hansen • “Lizzie” (R) — 3 stars Chloe Sevigny and Kristen Stewart star in this fictional recreation of the Borden family killings.

Sevigny plays the title character, while Stewart plays the maid of the house. Their relationship intensifies as the family comes under immense stress due to threatening, anonymous letters.

Director Craig William Macneill uses mostly quiet dialogue, a score and close-ups to set an onedge mood as seemingly everyone has a motive for the murders.

Filmed in Savannah, “Lizzie is well worth the time if you are in the mood for a dark movie cloaked in mystery. — AT

• “The Predator” (R) — 2 stars The on-again, off-again sci-fi franchise about alien hunters who track down and kill humans hits suburbia this time instead of the jungle — actual or urban — settings of previous installments.

“The Predator” tries hard to invoke the best of its 1987, 1990 and 2010 forbears. But director Shane Black’s latest effort cheats constantly, making the heroes’ repeated survival of the title character’s attacks even more unbelievable than usual — even by the standards of this genre. There’s fun to be had viewing this movie, thanks to an almost-charming half-a-Dirty Dozen of rogues providing humor. But this predator is nowhere near apex. — KS • “BlacKkKlansman” (R) — 3 1/2 stars Director Spike Lee delivers a great movie with a powerful message and humor inserted throughout at the right moments. John David Washington shines as Ron Stallworth, the first black police officer in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Based on real events, Stallworth teams up with Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) and other fellow officers to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan. Topher Grace turns in a great performance as national

Klan leader David Duke. The movie has a couple of slow parts, but the simultaneous investigation of local black activists provokes thought and parallels some present-day events. — Michael Buckelew • “Christopher Robin” — 3 1/2 stars This is a movie of very big heart. Ewan McGregor stars in the titual role as the grown up version of the boy from A.A. Milne’s stories about Winnie-the-Pooh.

Emulating Steven Spielberg’s “Hook,” Robin is married with a child and focusing on work too much and his family not enough.

Pooh makes his way from the Hundred Acre Wood to Robin’s new home, and Robin has to face choices of helping Pooh and his friends versus focusing on work. Pooh and his friends are portrayed wonderfully and don’t ever seem ridiculous when taken out of the Hundred Acre Wood.

Hayley Atwell and Bronte Carmichael also star in the movie as Christopher Robin’s family. Jim Cummings heads up the voice cast as the voices of Pooh and Tigger. Brad Garrett, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, Sara Sheen and Toby Jones provide the other character voices. — MB

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Set around 1969 at a rundown hotel smack dab on the California/ Nevada state line, “Bad Times at the El Royale” has an ensemble cast that is brilliant from top to bottom: Jon Hamm as a traveling salesman, Jeff Bridges as a foggy-headed priest, Dakota Johnson as an anti-social mystery lady, Lewis Pullman as the nervous hotel manager and Chris Hemsworth as a nomadic cult leader. But the best performance by far is Cynthia Erivo as Darlene Sweet, a former R&B session singer trying to make it to the big time in Reno. Her character is the heart and soul of the film, and she embodies a lot of the film’s sense of fear and dread while also clinging to coolness in the face of danger. Plus, Erivo gets to display her Broadway singing voice to full effect in this film, and she knocks it out of the park in doing so.

“Bad Times at the El Royale” is a direct homage to the films of Quentin Tarantino and conjures up memories of classic murdermystery films “The Shining” and “Ten Little Indians.” It features dubious characters (none of whom are what they appear to be at first) dealing with personal demons who are embroiled in their respective struggles to define right versus wrong. As such,”Bad Times” is engrossing without being totally gross-out in its violence and subtly hooks the viewer into an extended whodunit with plenty of twists and turns.

Seeing “Bad Times at the El Royale” in a dark movie theater is a perfect way for the moviegoer to get the full experience of the gloomy and sinister undertones that permeate the film. It would also be a good DVD to watch later on during a stormy night with all the lights out. And the ’60s music featured throughout would make a killer soundtrack.

While some might deride “Bad Times at the El Royale” as a Tarantino knock-off, I found it very compelling to watch and was caught up in each of the characterizations. Deftly written and directed by Drew Goddard (“The Cabin in the Woods”), “Bad Times” features a convoluted story line that draws together disparate characters into a dark stew of double-dealing and danger — but isn’t that what makes this type of movie such an interesting ride? Only at some points did I feel the movie drag, but then another twist in the tale would pop up and the merry-go-round would start up again.

“Bad Times at the El Royale” may be the sleeper hit of 2018 and should draw lots of attention at the box office as well.

Pass: Director Drew Goddard — who gave us 2012’s oddball horror-fest “The Cabin In The Woods” — brings his blend of the macabre and the quirky together in this twisted black comedy/ drama. Goddard makes great use of lighting, the soundtrack (or deliberate lack thereof) and an out-of-sequence way of revealing the plot details that really keeps you off-kilter right from the start. And when there is need for music, he turns to the Motown catalog for the most part, with music that reflects on or compliments the scenes.

Fail: The final act of “Bad Times at the El Royale” is slow to unravel. We can see what’s coming, and Goddard really drags things out. When Chris Hemsworth shows up, with his bare belly button and mid-section getting as much screen time as his face, the script bogs down and the extended final scenes are tedious.

Jeff Bridges turns in an outstanding performance as a priest (who may not be all that he seems), and Jon Hamm (as a supposed vacuum cleaner salesman) does a good job of keeping the early scenes hopping.

Lewis Pullman is captivating as Myles Miller, the man who runs El Royale, and who is the keeper of many secrets. His breakdown as the film progresses is truly fascinating to watch.

Horror movie buffs like me will be drawn to “Bad Times,” but it’s much more than that. It is very much a head trip of a movie, as the surprises tumble forth one after the other. Those who enjoy black comedies will really be at home here, as there are many times when you find yourself giggling and feeling slightly guilty for laughing. Oh, and don’t blink in the opening sequence or you may miss a brief appearance by Nick Offerman.

The cinematography is often stunning; many scenes are in low firelight, and there are some wonderful vintage touches in the hotel, a Wurlitzer jukebox that plays real vinyl records, vintage sandwich and snack machines, period lighting, etc. All these things make it fun to see on the big screen.

I really liked the way Goddard structures the movie, by using placards that name each character followed by scenes that reveal more of their backstory. What makes it so compelling is that the details of the story are revealed out of order, and so you learn more about who-did-what when in a unique way. Bridges and Cynthia Erivo have several scenes together, and their chemistry is strong. There is a theme that runs through many of the scenes of right versus wrong, and the idea of how one incorrect choice can really take you down a different path in your life. This movie is rather violent (there are several on-screen murders) and should not be viewed by young audiences. This is a movie best suited for adults who enjoy some blood with their black comedy.

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WHO WILL LIKE THIS...

Pass: Very good casting and acting; excellent direction; good storyline with plenty of intrigue and suspense; excellent cinematography.

Fail: A quibble here and there about a bit of choppy film editing and the long running time, but in all other aspects, “Bad Times at the El Royale” is a nailbiting great time at the cinema.

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Curtis lone bright spot of newest ‘Halloween’ Halloween (2018) (R) ★★★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

OK, let’s first get our bearings straight.

This is the 11th movie in the “Halloween” franchise and the third titled merely “Halloween.” In concept, it is the direct follow-up to the first installment from 1978, set 40 years later to the day.

What the filmmakers want you to do is to forget the middle nine films ever existed. Judging it against all of the other films, it’s the second best (or, if you like, the 10th worst). If all you’ve ever seen was the 1978 edition, you’ll probably be disappointed with this one; however, if you’ve seen them all, you’ll probably be ecstatic that the sucking has finally stopped.

All puns intended and (no spoilers ahead) quality notwithstanding, this franchise is bulletproof, fireproof and whatever-else-proof you might want.

Principal characters have died multiple times along the way, but it’s fake in the movie, and even if it were real, someone would find a way to bring them back, Lazarus style. As long as these puppies keep making money (all of them have landed squarely in the black), they’ll keep making them.

Perhaps the best point this movie makes is that living through a mass murder of your friends as a teenager can result in nuclear-level survivor’s guilt, paranoia, anti-social behavior, substance abuse and the stockpiling of enough munitions to invade a small island nation.

That has been the fate of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, the most famous of all scream queens making her seventh franchise appearance).

Estranged from her daughter, Karen (Judy Greer), and having a tenuous relationship with her granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak — think a younger Katie Holmes), Laurie’s secluded home is a de facto fortress, complete with gates, prison wire, enough lights to illuminate a football field, police scanners, a panic room, guns, guns and more guns, and oddly lots of decaying mannequins.

Also returning is Nick Castle as the psychopathic slasher Michael Myers; at least that’s what we’re told. Given that eight other guys have played the character (including stunt double James Jude Courtney in this installment) — one that is never seen unmasked from the front and never speaks — Castle’s appearance is nostalgic at best. Thousands of other actors could easily fill these shoes.

Just how Myers escapes during a

Top, Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode in “Halloween.”

Above, Rhian Rees plays Dana Haines in “Halloween.” (Special Photos: Universal Pictures)

prison transfer is laughable, but it does serve as the kick in the pants to finally get the story going in earnest. Although lumbering by nature, Myers moves from place to place in this film with the dexterity of a lizard and on at least one occasion appears to be in two places at the same time. In all fairness, plausibility and logic are not the strong suits of this or other horror flicks in general and is certainly not expected; it would be cool if just one movie tried to use logic once.

It is at the half-hour mark in the 105-minute film where director David Gordon Green (“Pineapple Express,” “Joe,” “Stronger”) and his co-writers Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride give the audience what they’ve been waiting for: the Laurie/Michael grudge match.

Although Michael’s victims more or less fit the usual suspects pattern, they are disposed of in ways not usually seen in slasher films and not all of them perish at his hands. While some of the carnage is handled off-screen, the accompanying sound effects make them all the more disquieting. In some cases, we don’t see or hear the murders, just witness the corpses in compromising, post-mortem positions.

The extended final scene in the last act (again, no spoilers) delivers the best punch with the three principal females doing a cat and mouse dance with Michael. Green’s use of silence — along with original writer/director/producer John Carpenter’s minimal score — heighten the anxiety level substantially.

In between the “Halloween” installments, Curtis has appeared in some good films (“Trading Places,” the “Freaky Friday” remake) and two great ones (“A Fish Called Wanda,” “True Lies”) while penning a string of best-selling children’s books, but she will be remembered (for good or bad) for playing Laurie Strode.

While most performers are petrified at being typecast, Curtis has borne it well.

Being associated with a fictional culture icon isn’t the worst fate that could befall a performer and given the fact that she has eclipsed the profiles of both of her parents (Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh), she can hold her head high. She is the heart and tortured soul of this film, and if called on to do it again — which is more than likely — she’ll do so with a smile, grace and the expectation of a gargantuan paycheck and a hefty back-end cut.

(Universal)

COMING SOON TO OWN

• “The Americans: The Complete Final Season” (Oct. 23): Russian spies Elizabeth and Philip (Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys) put the coda on their espionage adventures posing as U.S. citizens. (Not rated) • “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” (Oct. 23): Much of the original movie musical’s cast reunites — including Meryl Streep, though her appearance is limited this time — with Cher and Lily James as notable additions. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Amanda Seyfried also return. (PG-13) • “2001: A Space Odyssey” (Oct. 30): In its 50thanniversary year, director Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi classic makes its debut in the Ultra HD format; Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood star. (G) • “The Spy Who Dumped Me” (Oct. 30): Two friends (Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon) leave Los Angeles and race across Europe to stop a plot that threatens the world. (R) • “Incredibles 2” (Nov. 6): Telecommunications guru Winston Deavor (Bob Odenkirk) enlists Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) to fight crime and make the public fall in love with superheroes once again. That leaves Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) with one of his greatest challenges ever — staying home and taking care of three rambunctious children. (PG) • “The Shield: The Complete Series” (Nov. 6): Michael Chiklis’ image-changing, Emmy-winning portrayal of renegade cop Vic Mackey is showcased as the landmark FX drama makes its Blu-ray debut.

(Not rated) • “Star Trek: Discovery Season One” (Nov. 13): The latest edition of the sci-fi franchise will be new to those who haven’t watched it on CBS All Access; stars include Sonequa Martin-Green and Jason Isaacs. (Not rated)

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giving the central characters diversity, Urman said, “Most of the people I’ve Shannen Doherty, Rose talked to are happy that McGowan, Kaley Cuoco they’re not white, because and others led “Charmed” we’ve had a chance to see lives. Now, three more three white witches. Obviactresses are under the ously, coming off of ‘Jane,’ show’s spell.

I know so much more Helping The CW launch about what it means to see an additional night of pro- yourself on screen, see gramming Oct. 14, the new yourself represented and reboot of the series casts see yourself be the hero Sarah Jeffery (“Shades of a story — and that was of Blue”), Melonie Diaz really important to us. I and Madeleine Mantock haven’t felt the ‘not white’ as sister witches — one of backlash. I’ve felt the ‘This whom has been unknown is not the same story that to the others — who unite was once told’ backlash.” their special abilities to Among those fosterform the Power of Three ing the latter has been following their mother’s original “Charmed” co-star death. A presumed univer- Holly Marie Combs, who sity professor (Rupert Evtweeted, after the new ans) is their “Whitelighter,” version’s pickup, her hope advising them on protectthat the show’s “true legacy ing mankind from evil. does remain.” (Combs and Several “Jane the Virgin” Alyssa Milano spanned veterans, including Jennie the first series’ entire run.)

Snyder Urman, are among Diaz said, “I think that the executive producers there’s also a lot of posiof the new “Charmed.” In tive stuff coming out, and

Three young actresses become ‘Charmed’ Ones

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From left, Melonie Diaz, Sarah Jeffery and Madeleine Mantock star in The CW’s reboot of “Charmed,” which premiered Sunday. (Special Photo)

we’ve collectively made a decision to focus on that, because this is such a great place to be and to create this show with people who I love.”

Coming off three seasons of playing Jennifer Lopez’s daughter, Jeffery said, “We understand that (‘Charmed’

is) such a sacred thing to so many people, not only to the cast, but to the fans … so we’re very grateful, and we get it. We do get it.”

The new “Charmed” stars are familiar with the original show, which ran from 1998 to 2006, though the experience was a bit

Gwinnett County is commemorating its bicentennial year in 2018 by honoring our shared history, recognizing the people who make our community great, highlighting the vision for our promising future, and holding events to bring residents together.

UPCOMING GWINNETT 200 EVENTS 10th Annual Fort Daniel Frontier Faire Saturday, October 20 • 10:00am to 5:00pm Fort Daniel Historic Site • 2505 Braselton Highway, Buford Admission: $2 per person or $5 for a family of three or more See history come to life at the annual Fort Daniel Frontier Faire. The Faire celebrates its 10th anniversary during Gwinnett’s 200th year. Fort Daniel was built in 1813 to protect early settlers in the Hog Mountain area. Learn about the land that would become Gwinnett, explore the archaeological site, tour the modern-day archaeology lab, and view artifacts found onsite. The annual event is sponsored by the Fort Daniel Foundation. Visit TheFortDanielFoundation.org to learn more.

Walk Among the Stars: 3, 2, 1 Blastoff!

Thursday, October 25 • 5:30pm to 8:00pm Rock Springs Park • 310 Old Peachtree Road, Lawrenceville Free!

Explore space and time while dressed in your best space costume at the nation’s largest rally for out-of-school time! Celebrate National Lights on Afterschool with STEAM activities, inflatables, crafts, a hay ride, touch-atruck, face painting, community partners, food vendors, and more during this fun family night out! Take a moment to go back in time to and learn more about Gwinnett’s bicentennial. Learn more at GwinnettParks.com.

Spooktacular Skate Party and Historic Ghost Stories Saturday, October 27 • 6:30pm to 9:00pm Pinckneyville Park Roller Rink • 4758 South Old Peachtree Road, Norcross Free skating • Arm bands for snacks and activities are $5 per person Grab your skates and join Gwinnett 200 at this annual party with a spooky bicentennial twist. Listen to historic ghost stories and spine-tingling tales, and enjoy a hayride, s’mores, a DJ, crafts, and games. All ages are welcome.

To reserve your spot, register at GwinnettParks.com.

Remembering WWI: A Tribute to Gwinnettians Lost in WWI Thursday, November 8 • 7:00pm to 8:30pm OneStop Centerville • 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville Free!

The Georgia WWI Centennial Commission, Gwinnett County Public Library, Gwinnett Historical Society, and OneStop present an exploration of the impact WWI had on Gwinnett County. The program will also focus on the more than 30 Gwinnett residents who died in the war, including a display of the uniforms worn by our armed servicemen, a photo display of Gwinnett servicemen lost in the war, and a pictorial history of Gwinnett during the WWI era. For more information, visit GwinnettPL.org.

Family Cultural Birthday Party

Visit www.Gwinnett200.com for a full listing of bicentennial events, photo gallery, historic site locator, and ways you can participate in the celebration!

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Saturday, December 15 • 10:00am to 2:00pm Hudgens Center for Art and Learning • 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth Free!

Be a part of history and join the community as we come together to celebrate vibrant birthday traditions from cultures from around Gwinnett. Activities include traditional birthday celebrations, cultural crafts and performances from all over the world, storytelling, an interactive globe for all our children to leave their thumbprint (literally), celebration birthday cupcakes, food trucks, and much more! Learn more at Gwinnett200.com. .

different for Mantock. “I grew up in the U.K.,” she said, ”and it used to rerun on Channel 5 (there), so I was definitely aware of it. Before we started shooting, I made sure to watch the pilot, because I wanted to see the little Easter eggs that we had

laid in our script to pay homage. I hadn’t seen the whole eight seasons, but I knew who the characters were, because it was such a pop-culture moment. I don’t think there’s anybody who doesn’t know who those girls are and what ‘Charmed’ is.”