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Christian academy names area educator new head of school
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Tree canopies line both west and east sides of Tilly Mill Road near Lakesprings Way.
Tilly Mill path becomes hot-button issue By R.J. TURNER newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – Dunwoody residents in neighboring subdivisions along Tilly Mill Road have voiced strong opposition to the possibility of a proposed sidewalk being placed on the east side of the street, instead of the originally intended west side. In 2021, Dunwoody issued a Re-
quest for Proposal to design a 12-foot concrete shared-use path along the western side of Tilly Mill Road from Womack Road to Mount Vernon Road to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians with a landscaped buffer separating the street. “As part of the concept development, we asked the design engineer to explore both sides of Tilly Mill, as we have other sidewalk and trail projects (most
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recently Dunwoody Road and Vermack Road),” Dunwoody Public Works Director Michael Smith said. “The design process includes cost estimates for both sides of the road.” Two alternative concepts were recommended. Concept development included: Alternative 1 located on the west side
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Christian School has welcomed Kevin Jenkins as the next head of school. Jenkins will replace Jeff LeMay, who is set to retire in December after almost 18 months with the school. Jenkins is expected to start as head of school during the summer of 2023. The search was led by the Dunwoody Christian School Head KEVIN JENKINS of School Search Committee. Since 2019, Jenkins has served as the middle school principal at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Peachtree Corners. His prior service includes nearly 15 years at Mercer University’s Tift College of Education as a faculty member of the Department of Educational Leadership. He also served as chair of the department for four years and taught education law, ethics and leadership to graduatelevel students at the University of Geor-
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