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The Paper | Thursday, July 9, 2015
Shannon Giles named GDOT area engineer The Georgia Departwho now serves as District ment of Transportation Maintenance Engineer for is proud to announce the Northeast Georgia’s Disappointment of Shannon trict One. Giles as Area Engineer “Shannon is an excelserving Barrow, Clarke, lent employee. He works Jackson, Oconee and Walwell with contractors and ton counties. understands our construcGiles has worked with tion specifications in great DOT since 2001 starting detail. His attention to his career in Construcdetail and thoroughness tion. Giles also worked in in everything he does the Utility Office coordiwill help keep our projnating construction and ects moving forward on maintenance projects time and on budget. He is with the 150 utility coma people person who will panies in Northeast Geor- Shannon Giles is now serving as facilitate our construction gia’s District One. He also area engineer for GDOT. and maintenance work,” served as Complex Conexplained Brent Cook, Disstruction Project Engitrict Engineer for Northneer and Assistant Area for Construction. east Georgia. Shannon most recently oversaw construcShannon and his wife Lisa are the proud tion of State Route 316’s new interchange parents of two daughters; Sarah Morrow, at Collins Hill Road and State Route 20 in age 16 and Emily Giles, age 13. The family Lawrenceville. As Area Engineer, Giles lives in Braselton. will be responsible for maintenance and Giles graduated from Lanier Technical construction on every state route in his five College with a diploma in Micro-Computer county Area. He replaces Dana Garrison Technology.
Forgery charges levied against four persons ■■ The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Commerce residents Anwaan Reveceyo Hill, 29, and Tanisha Ann Hill, 24, on multiple forgery-related charges on July 2. The investigation originally stems from the theft of a Stephens County victim’s identity. The Hills then Hill used the identity to purchase a vehicle from Comm e r c e Chrysler forging the documents in order to Hill obtain the vehicle. Both are charged with 10 counts of forgery in the first degree and one count of false statements when registering a vehicle.
Both are also wanted in Stephens County. ■■ A Braselton couple was arrested July 5 by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office on forgery-related charges. Twenty-five-year-old Caleb Walter Satterfield and Jessica Elaine Satterfield, 27, were taken into custody. The investigation began June 22 when officers responded to a Curk Roberts Road residence in Braselton and Satterfield completed a report of checks being stolen and money missing from an account belonging to the victims. InvestiSatterfield gators were able to ob-
tain enough evidence to link the criminal activity to the Satterfields. Caleb Satterfield has been charged with identity fraud, forgery in the third degree and four counts of theft by deception. Jessica Satterfield has been charged with party to the crime of forgery, theft by deception, forgery in the fourth degree and identity fraud. Both are also being investigated in other counties on related charges. ■■ Citizens are encouraged to notify their local law enforcement agencies of any suspicious persons, crimes or other relevant information by calling 911 or the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 706-367-8718. Also remember that you can provide information without being involved or identified by contacting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s anonymous tip ;ine at 706-367-3784 to report any criminal or suspicious activity.
Reward up to $100,000 in unsolved murder case The unsolved murder of 25-year-old Monique Marlowe has the reward fund growing to $100,000 as her family adds to the amount as the three-year anniversary mark of her death nears. On Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, officers assigned to the Central Marlowe Precinct were dispatched to the Hertz Rental Car Company at 3492 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth where Marlowe had suffered a gunshot wound to her abdomen. She was at the rear of the business surrounded by co-workers who were attempting to give her first aid. Prior to being transported to the hospital, Monique told the officers that she didn’t know the person who shot her but described the suspect as a black male wearing a blue shirt. Soon after arriving at the hospi-
tal, she died of her injuries. During the investigation, investigators learned that Marlowe was at the rear of the business cleaning a rental vehicle when she was approached by a black male who shot her with a handgun and fled the area. It is unknown if he left the area on foot or in a vehicle. Officers saturated the area and conducted area searches and dumpster searches in an attempt to identify a suspect or discover evidence in this case. Despite the heavy presence of officers, no credible leads could be established. Over the next several days and weeks, scheduled canvases of the area were conducted by officers and detectives. Again, no credible leads were uncovered. “As we approach the three-year anniversary of
this event, the family of Monique Marlowe is hoping that someone will come forward with information which could help identify the suspect in this case,” says Cpl. Michele Pihera of the Gwinnett County Police Department. Hertz Rental Car Company has offered a $50,000 reward for information which leads to an arrest and conviction of the suspect. Additionally, the family of the victim is offering another $50,000 for information which leads to an arrest and conviction. The family’s reward is only available to someone who gives credible information within 90 days of this July 7 media release. If anyone has any information to share in this case, contact Detective C.J. Robertson at 770-513-5300.
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State Sen. Butch Miller joined with Dr. Jonathan Woody and Dr. Jeffrey Pearce, Braselton Councilman Tony Funari and Dr. Michael Lebow in grabbing ceremonial gold shovels to turn some dirt on the Friendship Road site where two 45,000-square-foot buildings will be constructed by Foresight LLC. Below: Sen. Miller poses for a photograph with Dr. Jonathan Woody and his wife. Bottom: The project design with heavy equipment in the back-
RiverStone Medical Plaza under way near hospital Groundbreaking held for two 45,000-squarefoot specialty medical office buildings By LEANNE AKIN
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Ground was broken July 1 on an 8.5-acre tract of property buildings next to the new Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton where two specialty medical office buildings will be built. RiverStone Medical Plaza is being developed by a group of five vascular surgeons with a successful practice in Athens. The Foresight LLC team of Dr. Christopher Everett, Dr. David Sailors, Dr. Jeffrey Pearce, Dr. Jonathan Woody and Dr. Michael Lebow with Janet Mungenast, office administrator, selected BDR as project manager/owner’s representative and BDR’s Katie Leonard welcomed guests to the Friendship Road site. Guests included State Sen. Butch Miller and Braselton Councilman Tony Funari. Leonard reminded that actress Kim Basinger had once owned much of the Town of Braselton property which she acquired with a vision to develop industry and tourism. Basinger’s plans did not move forward but Leonard said she would tell Basinger that Braselton did just fine on its own. With that same spirit of growth and promise, Foresight plans to develop much-needed specialty office space which will be designed to help and heal. The goal is to help shape the town and, with the help of the team assembled for the project which has and exciting design, Leonard said work is already under way. Simpson Grading, which had a large earth mover appropriately decorated in patriotic style with the logos of each branch of the military and the American flag, has been working on the difficult site which has already involved the construction of a huge retaining wall separating the adjacent residential subdivision from the office and industrial development now happening along Friendship Road. The property, which was brokered by Funari Realty, was selected because Foresight believes in the positive economic impact the new hospital will have on the surrounding area and want to be a part of the growth and development. “This is such a growing and exciting area, and they are investing in this community,” said Alicia Clem with BDR. Speaking on behalf of Foresight, Dr.
Pearce said the partnership was eager to meet the need for specialty office space and they are ready to build RiverStone Medical Plaza. “Let’s get the shovels moving and get to work,” said Dr. Pearce, who joined with Drs. Woody and Lebow in grabbing ceremonial gold shovels to turn some dirt on the site where two 45,000-square-foot buildings will be constructed. They were also joined for photos by Sen. Miller and Councilman Funari, their families and the entire team which will work on the project including BDR, Carter Engineering, Cauley Properties, Earl Architects, Freese Johnson, Piedmont Engineering and SAW Enterprises. For information about leasing space in the first-phase building, contact Hunter Keith of Cauley Properties at 404-257-9299. Other real-estate and construction inquiries can be directed to BDR’s Katie Leonard at 404-822-9673. She can also be reached at Katie.leonard@bdpartners.com See more scenes at ClickThePaper.com
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