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Tree beetles take a bite out of Alpharetta’s parks By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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Jessica Rodriguez holds Grayson, her nonverbal son diagnosed with severe autism.
Mother fundraises for therapy that shows hope for autistic son By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Aside from cooing noises, Jessica Rodriguez has not been able to hear the sound of her 5-year-old son’s voice. A new, cutting-edge treatment called Magnetic e-Resonance Therapy might fix that. Grayson, who is nonverbal, was diagnosed with level 3 autism, the most
severe form, when he was 18 months old. Rodriguez began to notice the signs more than a year before, dialed in because of her experience as an emergency services nurse. She became a stay-at-home mom when Grayson and his twin sister Mia were born. “He was definitely missing some milestones,” she said, noting he was
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta has removed at least 115 pines over the past two months in an effort to control an infestation of tree-eating beetles. “That is a significant number of trees,” said Morgan Rodgers, director of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks & Culture Department. The beetles, which eat pines from the inside out, target vulnerable droughtstressed and aging trees. The city has spent more than $30,000 for removal and control at city park lands to prevent their spread. “We’ve spent considerably more money this year,” Parks Supervisor Nate Hand said. While officials casually refer to the pests as “tree beetles,” three different
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A brown pine tree is infested with pine beetles in one of Alpharetta’s parks. City officials planned to remove the tree.
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