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Linda Brown and Patricia Centers Martin unveil the historical marker for George “Hard” Bailey’s Blacksmith Shop along South Main Street in Alpharetta Feb. 27.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta officials celebrated the 35-year-long career of a retiring police lieutenant Feb. 28. Lt. Greg Jones was honored during a ceremony marking his years of service with the Alpharetta Police Department. Jones, an Alpharetta native, began his career with the city as a custodian, a job that tasked him with cleaning the former police headquarters. He began his law enforcement career in Alpharetta as a jailer and began working as a patrol
officer after completing the police academy in 1992. Jones rose to the rank of sergeant, becoming a detective and serving in the Criminal Investigations and Traffic Enforcement units. In 2009, he was promoted to lieutenant. Jones holds an “overwhelming number” of accolades, certifications and specialized training credentials and retires as one of the department’s most knowledgeable officers, according to the city. — Jon Wilcox
Black Alpharetta entrepreneur honored with memorial plaque By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Residents and visitors to Alpharetta can now learn a bit about the city’s past through a new historical marker dedicated Feb. 27. The plaque marks the site of George “Hard” Bailey’s Blacksmith
Shop at Citizen Soul restaurant on South Main Street. The marker recognizes Bailey, an African American, who owned and operated the shop in the early 1900s. Bailey was one of the earliest Black entrepreneurs in Alpharetta. He provided land from his farm on Kimball Bridge Road for
construction of the Alpharetta Colored School. Community members later honored him by changing the school’s name to the Bailey-Johnson School. The school operated from 1950 to 1967, when segregation of public education ended in North Fulton County.
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Director Of Public Safety John Robison, right, honors Lt. Greg Jones, with a certificate Feb. 28 during a ceremony that marked the end of Jones’ 35-year career with the Alpharetta Police Department.
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