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Innovation Academy astronomy instructor attends rocket launch By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Innovation Academy teacher Steve Jones was awestruck watching the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket ascend the skies atop a pillar of flame recently at Cape Canaveral, Fla. “The feeling of when that soundwave, that shockwave, hits you in the chest is like nothing else,” said Jones, who teaches astronomy and research classes to juniors and seniors in STEVE JONES/PROVIDED Alpharetta. Innovation Academy On Sept. 28, Jones was teacher Steve Jones the only teacher in a group stands in front of a of about a dozen social media restricted access sign influencers treated by NASA at the Cape Canaveral to watch the rocket launch. Space Force Station. Jones At the Cape Canaveral Space watched the launch of a Force Station, they viewed the rocket that took astronauts launch from about 2.5 miles in to the International Space a special area not accessible to Station. the public. “I’ve never been that close to a launch before,” he
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About 40 Fulton County residents gathered to hear a presentation by Commissioner Bridget Thorne and other officials Oct. 8 at the Fulton County Customer Service Center. Residents asked questions and met with Thorne during the event.
Crowd presses jail upgrades at commissioner’s town hall By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Plans to renovate the Fulton County Jail took center stage at an Oct. 8 town hall where about 40 residents heard directly from a commissioner. “We got to have community engagement,” said Matt Rowenczak, a Roswell resident. Fulton County Commissioner Bridget Thorne and other officials spent almost two hours updating residents and answering their questions at the Fulton
County Customer Service Center. Topics of discussion included renovations to the aging county jail, local nonprofits, a veteran support initiative and the Fulton County Youth Commission. “It’s important to be informed about where your money’s going and how it’s being spent,” Thorne said. Most residents’ questions focused on the county’s approach to criminal justice, its jail and aging facilities and plans to
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