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Kid pope Pinecrest Academy holds mock conclave, electing second grader in papal exercise By JON WILCOX | jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Days before the Vatican elected Pope Leo XIV, students at Pinecrest Academy had selected their own supreme pontiff. One day before the actual Papal Conclave in Rome, Pinecrest students held their own hands-on educational activity, selecting second grader David Levergood as the new mock leader of the church. “As the white smoke appeared, (the Rev.) Matthew Kaderabek declared, ‘Habemus papam! We have a pope,’” said Vivian Heard, the school’s director of communications and public relations. Held May 6, the educational opportunity taught students how a new pope is selected, showing first hand how cardinals are entrusted with deciding the next leader of the Catholic church. Pinecrest Academy is a pre-K through 12th grade Catholic school in Cumming.
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At left, Pope David Levergood is flanked by bodyguards as he makes appearances after his election in a mock conclave May 6 at Pinecrest Academy.
Land donation could provide park, Greenway connectivity By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A land donation and grant money could bring two new trails to Forsyth County. At its May 6 work session, the County Commission considered a 9.95acre donation along the western edge
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of Cheatam Creek west of Cumming. The donation comes from developer Toll Brothers. The land would be used for a park as part of a zoning condition stemming from a 2021 meeting decision. The developer would donate a portion of property intended for a singlefamily subdivision at 4792 Pittman
Road. Georgia Transmission Company also is ceding a nearby 20-foot-wide property through an easement along Pitman Road to connect the park space to the Big Creek Greenway. “Everything has aligned nicely on this,” said County Attorney Ken Jarrard. Commissioner Todd Levent, who negotiated the deal, said the donation
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could provide connectivity to the Greenway and nearby Midway Park, creating recreation and transportation options for residents. Midway Park features about a half dozen athletic fields and courts, a picnic area, playground and walking trail.
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