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Milton enters $26.25 million deal for Verizon site, final vote awaits By ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE erlandrya@appenmedia.com
MILTON, Ga. — Milton City Council at its Sept. 21 meeting approved a $26.25 million purchase-and-sale agreement with Cellco Partnership and GTE Wireless LLC for One, Two, and Three Verizon Place.
Council did not approve the acquisition itself. A second vote is required before the city moves forward, expected in late November, followed by a closing around early December. The agreement covers approximately 51.32 acres. The initial deposit is $100,000, with a second deposit of $500,000 due if the city moves forward
after the 60-day due diligence period. The $26.25 million purchase price does not include the cost of building a completed park or recreation district. The city has already purchased two Deerfield properties: approximately 21.37 acres at 300 Deerfield Parkway for $8 million and approximately 3.05 acres at 0 Deerfield Parkway for $750,000,
bringing its holdings to about 24.42 acres for $8.75 million. Including the proposed Verizon transaction, the three purchase prices total $35 million — though there is not yet a reliable estimate of total project costs beyond that figure.
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Milton passes 2027 budget as residents criticize Cookerly By ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE erlandrya@appenmedia.com
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Jesse McCandless, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s principal clarinetist, shows students his A-flat clarinet, which is made from African blackwood, during a Music Milton program at Alpharetta Elementary School on Sept. 14.
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MILTON, Ga. — Milton residents who say they feel disrespected by city council members during and after public comment sessions took to the council’s podium Sept. 21 to air those concerns. Resident Laura Bentley said the last council meeting and the actions of one council member in particular prompted her to speak out. At that Sept. 9 meeting, Lindsay DeFranco, a Democratic candidate for the District 47 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, spoke to council members during public comment about her opposition to Flock Safety cameras in Milton. She referred to a September 2025 incident in which a Flock official accessed a camera feed in COOKERLY the children’s gymnastics room of a private business in Dunwoody. “We’ve already seen what could go wrong — thousands of cameras connected together, over time, create a remarkably detailed record of where people go, who they’re with and what they do,” DeFranco said at the time. “We have no idea what type of problem this technology will create in the future.” DeFranco urged council members to tell the public how many Flock cameras there are in the city and to list where they are and
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Fulton County officials — including Commissioner Bob Ellis, second from right — present a proclamation to representatives from the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. It was the cancer center’s secondhighest turnout for the free, mobile screenings. The bus launched last year in partnership with the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and Mount Sinai Health System. Blank, the cofounder of Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons, is a prostate cancer survivor and said at the launch that he personally knows the benefits associated with yearly screenings. In the first year of the mobile screening program, Winship personnel screened more than 2,500 men, making 40 prostate cancer diagnoses. The screenings also identified 377 men with elevated prostatespecific antigens for additional testing. Screenings rise, but often too late According to statistics published by the American Cancer Society, new prostate cancer cases are increasing by about 3% each year, driven by a sharp rise in advanced-stage diagnoses. Health officials attributed the rise to more men getting screened but said too many still aren’t being tested early enough. “We’re seeing two things happen at
once — more men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer and a growing share of those cases are happening at a more advanced stage,” Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer for the cancer society, said. “That tells us screening conversations are happening too late for too many men, particularly those at high risk for the disease.” The cancer society recommends men at an average risk for prostate cancer speak with their health care providers about screenings beginning at 50. Men at elevated risk, including Black men and men with a family history of prostate cancer, should talk with their doctors earlier, at 45 or even at 40 if multiple close relatives have been diagnosed with the disease. Dr. Martin Sanda, director of Winship’s prostate cancer program and a urology professor at Emory’s School of Medicine, said men are often afraid of approaching the topic with their doctors. “It is vital for men to understand — or learn — that they can have influence over their own health and well-being,” Sanda said.
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MILTON, Ga. — Milton resident Brian Rawls-McQuillan’s children's book “Honey Badger Has a Heart” was inspired by his and his partner Brant's second son, Ollie, whose nickname inspired the title. Released in August and launched Sept. 1, the book follows the character Lolly Ollie, a honey badger, who Brian describes as having a “defiant spirit” but in a good way. Intended to be read by children in early elementary grades, the book has funny moments that capture the younger audiences’ attention. “Honey Badger Has a Heart” is available on Amazon digitally, paperback and hardback. Brian noticed many children’s books are outdated, missing the modernity of what today’s children are living through. “The way I like to describe a lot of children’s books is like Christmas movies,” Brian said. “You like to watch them because it gives you that nostalgic feel, but it doesn't necessarily resonate with your life today. So, I wanted to find something that resonated more with what they deal with.” He said Ollie has always been a busybody, climbing on the banister of the stairs and constantly on the move around the house. As he began growing up, he started to show moments of kindness. “The first part of the book is all of the crazy things that have gone on in our lives with our child and then just encapsulate that with where I see the sweet, tender moments come out which is when he's more relaxed and a little bit more, what I call, the pause moment,” Brian said. After testing the book out with about 50 people, the couple now wants to connect more with the local community. Among those readers is Milton resident Jenny Schroeder, whose daughter has taken to the book immediately. “This book goes everywhere with us,” Schroeder said. “We’ve taken it to literally every place since we got it, my daughter is obsessed with it.” Another resident, Stacy Meinhardt, said the book was a cute addition to her child’s library. “What a great message for kids, especially the wiggly ones,” Meinhardt said. “I love the cute characters, too, and relating real-life situations through a cute Honey Badger. I think it looks great; I love the rhyme scheme it has as well." The book is affiliated with the NEA Foundation, a nonprofit that believes the most effective education policies come from educators working alongside those committed to equity, excellence and opportunity. As part of the partnership, an
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annual percentage of book sales goes to the foundation, and the book receives recognition in return. “The one thing we liked about that is we have such great teachers in our kid’s life, and so some way to give back to teachers in general just felt natural,” Brant said. A technology leader at a large company, Brian said he’s always been a mix of right and left brain, although he’s more passionate about his creative side. In his spare time, he creates art, mainly abstract paintings and enjoys science. He said writing the book fueled his creativity. It took a year to narrow down the focus and illustration of particular scenes the book portrays. “I’m the kind of person that, once I get my mind on something, I’ll just keep doing it, even if I don’t have a ton of time,” Brian said. “It took a long time to do and I found myself on the beach writing it out on my phone, taking it to the computer and storyboarding it; coming up with different scenes and the different verbiage.” Wanting to ensure the “wild but bighearted” message was present, he said he made sure the book was fun and realistic. Recalling a part in the book where strawberries are on the ground and Lolly Ollie starts craving candy, Brant said it was a detailed moment that other children can relate to. “The immediate reaction of a lot of parents during crazy times is, ‘Oh my God’, right? So, it’s a nice reminder to parents too that they’re just being kids,” Brant said. He said around that age kids can get unfairly labeled as disruptive and wild parents should be teaching them how to channel that energy.
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Blessed Trinity edges Lambert, Milton falls to Greenbrier By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Before nearby thunderstorms canceled the final game of the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at West Forsyth High School on Sept. 19, Blessed Trinity and Milton opened their seasons with mixed results. The Blessed Trinity Titans are the Division 4A flag football reigning champions, having bested the Milton Eagles in a 21-20 double overtime victory last December. The teams will meet again on Sept. 30, but with the shuffling of regions and divisions, they will not be in the same playoff bracket this year. Division 3 Blessed Trinity opened the day, lucking out to play in the morning sun. The Titans faced off against Division 5 Lambert, whose fourth-quarter surge was not enough to complete a comeback. The Titans emerged victorious, 18-14. The Lambert Longhorns, who are coming off a 2025 region championship, started their season with a tri-match against North and South Cobb Sept. 16. The team is now sitting 2-1, with a tri-match against Cedar Shoals and East Jackson Sept. 23 before a break until their tri-match with Berkmar and Buford Oct. 7. Back against the wall, Lambert quarterback Tessa Sosnin connected with receiver Nevelle Johns for a 38yard touchdown on a fourth down. Johns pulled in both of the Longhorns’ touchdown passes. Sosnin again showed up big, securing the conversion with a minute to go in the game with a completion to star receiver Hadley Sonmez, but Lambert fell four points short in the end. Blessed Trinity was ranked No. 21 in the nation in the Max Preps preseason rankings. Despite graduating their leading receiver, rusher, passer and several major pieces of their defense, head coach Brandon Harwell said “the ghosts of Titans past” don’t haunt them on the field, but their presence instead provides a boost that makes the current team better. Harwell said the seniors are “driving” the team. Many of these players have already proven themselves when the lights are bright against tough opponents. One of those players is Alex Bilson, who won the game’s Robbie Hunter MVP Award for personifying “all-out effort” every time she touched the field. Bilson posted four sacks in the second half, forcing the offense to adjust to her presence. Harwell described Bilson as “selfless in everything that she does.” “She gives of herself to others in every
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Blessed Trinity seniors, from left, Catherine Darr, Reese Jackson, Alex Bilson, Addy Wilson and Chelsea Lewis celebrate kicking the season off with an 18-14 win over Lambert during the Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic at West Forsyth High School on Sept. 19. Bilson, center, took home the Robbie Hunter MVP Award after wreaking havoc on the Longhorns’ offense with four sacks in the second half. way,” Harwell said. “Alex is willing to do what she needs to do to make us better, and she’s always enthusiastic.” Bilson is the type of player you would find running sprints on her own after practice was canceled, according to a story Harwell recounted about a rainy morning. “[She does it] just to get better and try to get ready,” he said. “And I think that just epitomizes who she is and what she brings to our team, and I think that rubs off on her teammates. This is a worker group; we still got a long way to go, but I think we’ve got the pieces to put something special together.” Senior Addy Wilson, who checked in at quarterback, running back, wide receiver and linebacker, said the team’s sights are set on the program’s third state title. “We’re a family; that’s what we’ve been all four years I’ve been here, and nothing’s different this year,” she said. “Everyone’s a leader; everyone picks each other up, no matter what.” Wilson, who scored her team’s third touchdown via a pick-6 in the first half, is committed to UNC-Charlotte for softball. Harwell and Blessed Trinity have made a habit of taking advantage of the arms available to them after seeing such success with Addie Spak, who is now a freshman
playing softball for Washington University in St. Louis. Milton opens season with loss Under the beating afternoon sun, the impromptu last game of the day was between Milton and Max Preps’ No. 9 team in the nation, Greenbrier. The game was between two of the top teams in Division 4. Greenbrier quarterback Addisen Odom was named to the first-team all-state last year and led the team to a Division 2 championship. It was the Eagles’ first time taking two straight losses since 2023. Head coach Clark Nixon said fall break this week will help his team reset their mindset and come back stronger. “You don’t win a state championship the first game of the season,” Nixon said. “[We have to] focus on ourselves, keep working every single day, building it brick by brick.” Nixon said frankly his team “didn’t deserve” to win a game where they had a first-and-goal opportunity with five yards to go and couldn’t score. If they want to compete for a title again this year, they need to be a team that finds the push to make a big-time play in the
moments they need it, he said. Milton, like Blessed Trinity, graduated their quarterback and several other major contributors. Nixon said he is confident in his new personnel and highlighted two returning receivers who have continued to be major pillars. Senior receiver/safety Caroline Marshall, who is committed to Clemson for lacrosse, is a two-time all-state honoree. Fellow senior Amelia White is also already proven. She put up over 800 receiving yards last year in the Eagles’ title game run. Greenbrier won the battle of timing for possessions, finding the end zone for the first time in the second half with just a minute left on the clock. Milton, who had connected on their conversion to give them a 1-point edge, didn’t have enough time to make it back to the end zone, and the game ended 13-7. This year, area groupings for flag football are the same as the regions for other major sports. Every team in Region 7-6A (Area 7-Division 4 for flag) competes in flag football, but several other regions have fewer teams than normal to account for those schools that do not have a full flag football team.
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JamBEARee attendees chat as they watch Cambridge High School cheerleaders stroll past during a past year’s parade. The annual event celebrates the high school’s Homecoming. This year’s festivities are set for Oct. 15.
coming court … they were a rite of passage a couple of decades ago when we were in high school. And they just weren’t happening.” In just three years, the celebration has grown into a signature Cambridge Homecoming tradition. For Bowman, this event is an opportunity for elementary and middle school students to see what awaits them at Cambridge, for alumni to reconnect with their school and for neighbors to become part of the tradition. Admission is free for spectators and parade participants, making the event accessible to the entire community.
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Cambridge football coach Tyler Jones and Principal Ashley Agans are scheduled to address the crowd as the Bears prepare for the Homecoming football game against Chattahoochee the following evening. The Bear Backyard will then reopen for guests until 8 p.m. JamBEARee was created in 2024 by a small group of volunteer Cambridge moms who wanted to establish new traditions for the high school while building stronger connections between the school and the surrounding community. Their goal was to foster school pride among current students while giving
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MILTON, Ga. — The JamBEARee returns to Cambridge High School Thursday, Oct. 15, combining the school’s third annual Homecoming parade with the “Bear Backyard” tradition. From 5 to 8 p.m., Cambridge High School at 2845 Bethany Bend will turn Homecoming into a community-wide celebration featuring food trucks, carnivalstyle rides, games, activities and local vendors. More than 1,000 attendees have participated in the family-friendly event each year, with Cambridge students and families joined by future Bears, alumni, civic organizations and community members. The “Bear Backyard” will open at 5 p.m. with food trucks, games, rides and a vendor area. The parade will begin around 6:15 p.m., featuring Cambridge clubs, athletic teams and student organizations, members of the 2026 Homecoming Court, alumni, feeder programs, community businesses and local officials. Parade check-in will take place at Stonecreek Church, 13540 Highway 9 North. Parade entries will include floats, decorated vehicles, golf carts and vintage convertibles, with participants tossing candy to families along the route. The parade will start near the school’s baseball and softball fields and travel past the athletic facilities before making its way toward the front of the school. Organizers encourage community members to line the route and cheer on students and participants. The Cambridge High School Marching Band and Color Guard will set the pace for the parade as it makes its way through the Cambridge campus. Following the parade, the celebration will shift into a pep rally led by the Cambridge Band, the cheer team and dance team.
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Music Milton brings ASO clarinetist to Alpharetta Elementary By ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE erlandrya@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — On Sept. 14, Music Milton held an educational program and live performance by clarinetist Jesse McCandless at Alpharetta Elementary School. Music Milton, a nonprofit organization launched in May 2025, is committed to creating musical experiences and building strong communities through education, according to organizers. The group works in Milton and surrounding communities, including Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Roswell and Cumming. “Through our partnership with Music Milton, our students gain access to experiences that extend far beyond the classroom,” Matt Koperniak, coordinator of performing arts at Fulton County Schools, said. “Hearing Jesse McCandless perform, share his musical journey and engage directly with students provided inspiration, perspective and a powerful reminder that excellence in music is within their reach." McCandless, principal clarinetist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and an artist affiliate with Emory University’s Department of Music, performed for third, fourth and fifth graders. During the interactive session, he introduced his A-flat clarinet, crafted from African blackwood, and explained how its large size produces a deeper sound than a standard B-flat clarinet. “I don’t usually perform exclusively for younger audiences, so I was pleasantly surprised by how enthusiastic the kids were,” McCandless said. “Spending so much time with the clarinet around
adults, I sometimes forget how deeply impactful live music-making can be. The students were attentive, respectful and full of great questions. Seeing their excitement about potentially playing instruments or attending future concerts was truly a pleasure and deeply motivational, leaving me hopeful and excited for my own work the next day.” In addition to performing, McCandless educated students on foundational music concepts, explaining how music is constructed on fundamental rules such as scales, pitch, harmony and chord qualities. He closed by encouraging students to find what they love to do, sharing how his lifelong passion for music allowed him to build a successful professional career. “The principal clarinetist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra introduced more than 200 students to the sound of the clarinet and spoke about the basics of melody and harmony,” Ron Gilbert, founder and president of Music Milton, said. “It was a great way for Music Milton to kick off its second season.” The school performance highlighted Music Milton’s commitment to community engagement ahead of its season two schedule. The season’s opening concert, “Mozart in Milton,” will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Birmingham United Methodist Church, 15770 Birmingham Highway. The performance will feature Laura Ardan, who retired after 39 years as the principal clarinetist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, along with pianist William Ransom and The Vega Quartet. Tickets are $40 for adults and $10 for students. Learn more at musicmilton. org/mozart-in-milton.
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Georgia Knows Media training open to community groups ATLANTA — The Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is rolling out its Georgia Knows Media education program to community organizations across the state. Groups can now request SPJ Georgia’s free training, which helps Georgians combat false and misleading information while also building trust between communities and their newsrooms. The training — which can be delivered through online or in-person formats — is provided by volunteer facilitators, including journalists, journalism educators and certified community members. Participants will leave the training, which runs for about an hour, with
practical tools to evaluate news sources and recognize misinformation. They will also have a better understanding of the editorial process and the SPJ Code of Ethics followed by professional journalists. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion and the resources needed to provide their own Georgia Knows Media sessions to friends, family members and other groups. “Our program’s goal is to give people tools to figure out ‘what’s real’ in today’s confusing media landscape, which is full of AI slop and false information,” said Joshua Wilson, the chapter’s vice president and media literacy chair. Wilson is also the managing editor of
Appen Media Group, which owns seven newspapers and numerous digital news properties in metro Atlanta. Learn more SPJ Georgia will host an online
Georgia Knows Media session from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. After the training, there will be time for questions about the program. To register and receive the link to the Zoom session, email spjgeorgia@ gmail.com. Community organizations can also email the chapter to request their own training, but groups are advised to do so at least 30 days in advance of any event. SPJ Georgia is also seeking sponsors interested in helping expand the program. Email the chapter to learn more about those opportunities. For more information, visit spjgeorgia. com/gkm. — Hannah Yahne
Children’s ranked No. 1 pediatric hospital in Southeast ATLANTA — Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has been ranked as the No. 1 pediatric hospital in the Southeast and Georgia, landing itself among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals for 2026-27 on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list. The report ranks hospitals for excellence in outcomes, program structure and national reputation in 11 pediatric specialty areas, with the
survey questions created and refined by content experts in each field. Children's is the only pediatric hospital in the state ranked in the top 50 nationally. “This recognition is a reflection of the extraordinary people across Children’s who come to work every day with one purpose: to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow,” Dr. Patrick Frias said, chief executive officer of Children’s. “I’m proud of our clinicians, researchers
and team members who are advancing care, improving outcomes and helping shape what’s possible for children and families across Georgia and beyond. We’re honored by this recognition, and even more motivated by the work ahead.” The following programs were recognized in the top 20 for their individual specialties: • Cardiology and Heart Surgery - No. 7
• Urology - No. 8 • Nephrology - No. 14 • Cancer - No. 15 • Orthopedics - No. 15 • Gastroenterology and GI Surgery No. 18 • Neonatology - No. 18 • Neurology and Neurosurgery - No. 19 • Pulmonology and Lung Surgery No. 20. — Hannah Yahne
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The most serious market of the year Brought to you by – Bill Rawlings, Peachtree Town & Country The fourth quarter is the most serious market of the year. Every buyer touring a home in October has a reason to be there. Where the market stands The metro Atlanta market enters the fourth quarter in balanced territory on both sides of the Perimeter. Prices are holding, inventory has normalized, and pace has replaced urgency BILL RAWLINGS as the defining condition. What has changed most is not value but tempo, and tempo rewards preparation. The read below covers each of our markets on its own terms, across single-family, condominium, and townhome living. Town: Inside the Perimeter Buckhead's single-family segment closed the first half with more than $1 billion in volume across 541 sales, up 5.2% from the prior year. The strength at the top is real: ten single-family contracts were written above $3 million in June, up from four a year earlier, and September brought an estate sale at $18,600,000, the secondhighest residential price ever recorded in metro Atlanta. Overall supply remains near 4.4 months. The constraint in Buckhead is not demand. It is the limited number of
truly exceptional properties available at any given time, which is why well-positioned listings continue to command attention even as broader contract activity follows its normal seasonal curve through Brookhaven, Morningside, and Ansley Park. The condominium and townhome story in town splits cleanly by product. The broad resale condominium market is carrying heavier supply and longer market times, with roughly 550 condominiums available across Buckhead at a median list price near $315,000 and market times running around 80 days. New luxury product is the exception: Elyse Buckhead opened with more than $60 million in early contracts before breaking ground on West Paces Ferry, and recent closings at The Graydon, including its penthouse at $8,700,000, or $1,239 per square foot, define the segment's ceiling. Well-located buildings with strong amenities and management are holding value. Commodity units are competing on price, and their sellers should expect to. Country: Outside the Perimeter North Fulton continues to read as a balanced, orderly market. Alpharetta holds at roughly 4.4 months of supply, and accurately priced homes are going under contract in a median of about 24 days, while homes priced to last spring are sitting well past the first month. Milton, Roswell, and the Forsyth corridor follow the same pattern. The market is not punishing sellers. It is simply declining to reward optimism, and the sellers winning this fall are the ones pricing to the last ninety days of closed sales rather than to a neighbor's result from 2024. In the condominium and townhome segment, demand follows walkability. Townhomes near downtown Alpharetta and Avalon continue to command premiums
and shorter market times, with newer product running from the $600,000s to above $1.5 million, while entry-level townhomes remain available from the $300,000s across the broader corridor. New construction is this segment's real competition: builder incentives are shaping what buyers expect, and resale sellers should position against that product deliberately, on condition and location, rather than attempt to match it on concessions. The cost of money Mortgage rates drifted modestly higher through late summer and have settled in the mid-six range. Buyers have now lived with this environment long enough that it no longer delays decisions. The buyers in the market this fall have accepted the cost of money and are moving on value, condition, and fit. What we are advising clients right now For sellers, fourth-quarter traffic is thinner but meaningfully more intentional. A relocation, a school-year plan, a closed business chapter: the buyers touring now carry real timelines, and a residence priced correctly in October can close before year end. Price to the most recent closed sales, present the property at its best, and treat every showing as the serious inquiry it likely is. For buyers, this is the widest selection the fall has offered in several years, whether the search is a singlefamily residence, a townhome, or a condominium, paired with sellers who would rather finish the year with a closing than carry a listing into January. Move decisively on the right property, and let terms and timing work in your favor. The clients who act with intention this quarter will begin 2027 already settled, while others are just starting to look.
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Rage against the machine It is hard to know where to start. And maybe just simply, “rage” is the logical place. Road rage. AI rage. Political rage. Inflation rage. Clean air and water rage. Immigrant rage. RAY APPEN Food rage. Pesticide Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmedia.com rage. Vaccine rage. Wage rage. Facebook rage. School rage. Education rage. Gun rage. Screen rage. Social media rage. Tat rage. Home-school rage. Government rage. Regulation rage. War rage. Faith rage. Musk rage. Coal rage. EV rage. Waiting in line rage. Rage, rage, rage. Freaking exhausting. Meanwhile some go about their daily lives miffed that they have to wait an extra 30 seconds in the grocery store because the special-needs clerk moves too slow, or because someone can’t find their voucher to pay for food fast enough, or on the way to the grocery, that old guy slows down to enter the roundabout. Blast the horn. White knuckle-grip the steering wheel. Drop some F-bombs,
Rage – anger by another name – is something we live with day in and day out – to one degree or another...Rage perhaps is a manifestation of a sense of powerlessness – the feeling that you have no control over your life.” rage. Beat someone. Culture anger in a petri dish and make it grow. Only the petri dish is you. What is happening? Has it always been like this? Or is it business as usual but maybe wearing slightly different clothes? Life is hard, I know, but does it have to be this hard? I am not unhappy; why should anyone else be unhappy? I got mine; go out and work and get yours. Alarmist? Buzz-killer? Whiner? Bad attitude? Maybe. Probably. Bueller? My dad always used to say that “no news is good news.” Which is to say that at least nothing bad is happening. I suppose. But he saw bad stuff every day – day in and day out. He was a doctor in a small town with his own practice.
He saw a lot of sick people. Then, on weekends he would do a 24 hour shift in the ER. He saw even more sickness – a lot more. I always used to wonder how he could still function and see so many people hurting – so many people in pain – and still be able to smile or carry on a conversation with his children or wife – talk about history class, the recital, or her book club. Maybe he couldn’t. Maybe he was just pretending to be interested or care. Maybe he just blocked that part of his life out – compartmentalized it – so there was enough room left over for something positive – something affirming – something with light. But when you do that – when one isolates part of themselves from themselves – from the
inside and the outside world, what is left? Ah, there is the rub. Is it enough? Rage – anger by another name – is something we live with day in and day out – to one degree or another. Everyone has their own personal 24-hour ER shift of some kind and has to choose or find a path to deal with it. The “stuff” today is probably the same as the “stuff” in the past, but if there actually is a difference, it may be that much of life today is amplified — which makes it harder to escape or compartmentalize. That is, it is getting harder to believe that because life is not awful, that it is good. I am not sure how sustainable that path is. Rage perhaps is a manifestation of a sense of powerlessness – the feeling that you have no control over your life. As AI evolves – as technology takes an increasing role in our lives – in how the world around us works, is viewed, and communicated – it is hard to imagine our ability to cope with it all improves in any significant way although perhaps — just maybe — we can learn to find more balance in simple things – the arts, music, giving, sharing, helping, caring and faith. That wouldn’t change what we must cope with, but it might change how we nourish our souls and sustain ourselves.
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AIKENOMICS
Washington stirs pot again, mortgage rates climb Just when it appeared tensions in the Persian Gulf might finally be cooling, Washington stirred the pot again. Fighting between the U.S. and Iran intensified, quickly D.C. AIKEN sending oil prices Guest Columnist dcaiken.com higher and once again, the bond and mortgage markets followed. We’ve seen this movie before. Whenever conflict escalates in the Middle East, financial markets immediately begin calculating the potential impact on the global oil supply. It doesn’t necessarily take an actual shortage to move prices. The possibility of disrupted production, shipping lanes or exports is often enough for traders to build a geopolitical “risk premium” into the price of a barrel of oil. And that matters far beyond what we pay at the gas pump. Oil is woven throughout the economy. Higher energy prices increase transportation,
manufacturing, shipping and distribution costs. Airlines pay more for fuel. Trucking companies pay more for diesel. Manufacturers pay more to produce and transport goods. Eventually, some of those increased costs find their way to consumers. In other words: higher oil prices can mean higher inflation and inflation remains the bond market’s biggest enemy. When investors believe inflation may remain elevated, they typically demand higher yields to own longerterm bonds. That puts upward pressure on the 10-year Treasury yield, which is one of the most important benchmarks influencing mortgage rates. The chain reaction looks something like this: Persian Gulf tensions — higher oil prices — greater inflation concerns —higher Treasury yields — higher mortgage rates. Unfortunately, that chain reaction is playing out again. The average top-tier 30-year fixed mortgage has climbed to about 6.89%, its highest level since June 2025. We haven’t quite reached the June 2025 peak of roughly 6.97%, but we are getting uncomfortably close
Instead, mortgage rates are once again being influenced by events occurring thousands of miles away. That’s also why predicting where rates go from here is particularly difficult. A cooling of tensions and a retreat in oil prices could quickly provide some relief to bonds and mortgage rates. Additional escalation, however, could push oil higher and keep inflation fears and mortgage rates elevated. For buyers waiting for the “perfect” interest rate before purchasing a home, this is another reminder that the road to lower mortgage rates was never going to be a straight line. For now, keep one eye on the 10year Treasury and the other on the Persian Gulf. IMAGE PROVIDED TO APPEN MEDIA
DC Aiken is senior vice president of lending for CrossCountry Mortgage, NMLS #658790. For more insights, you can subscribe to his newsletter at dcaiken.com.
to seeing a “7” in front of mortgage rates again. Perhaps the most frustrating part for homebuyers is that this latest move has very little to do with housing. Home prices didn’t suddenly surge. Mortgage demand didn’t suddenly explode. And the U.S. economy didn’t suddenly change overnight.
The opinions expressed within this article may not reflect the opinions or views of CrossCountry Mortgage LLC or its affiliates.
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Roswell crowd celebrates America’s 249th birthday By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Food trucks, live music and fireworks were on the menu for America’s birthday in Roswell. A crowd of over 1,000 piled into Roswell Area Park July 4 to celebrate America’s 249th birthday.
Kendall and John Hill travelled from East Cobb to bring their two little ones to the show. “The kids love it,” John Hill said. Baseball fields and multi-use fields were filled with families and friends awaiting the firework show at dusk.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The heart of the holiday was shining through the music, food and fun of Creek’s Juneteenth celebration. As the sun set on a warm Saturday evening, Midway grandmother Matilda Riles sat in a lawnchair, watching her grandchildren play on the park lawn amid the sound of booming live music and mouthwatering aroma of food trucks. Before the fun started, Riles, who attended with three generations of family, educated the kids about the reason for Juneteenth. “It's a point in time when enslaved people no longer had to be enslaved, and certain places did not relay the message at the time that it should have been relayed,” Riles said. “And, therefore this is a celebration as to when the final group of people were told you no longer had to be enslaved.” Several thousand visitors descended on the city’s annual celebration at Newtown Park, 3150 Old Alabama Road, doubling last year’s attendance. The celebration resembled a giant block party with live music performances, chatting neighbors, plenty of food and rows of arts and craft vendors.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The perfect biscuit is like a warm hug, said Brandy White, owner of Sawnee Mountain Biscuit Company. “It kind of warms your soul,” White said. “It feels like home to me.” Since 2001, the Sawnee Mountain Biscuit has operated out of a renovated mobile home at 104 13th St., serving perfect pillowy biscuits wrapped around eggs, cheese, bacon and other breakfast staples. With dozens of items on the menu, the restaurant features other tasty offerings from French toast to a house-made pimento cheese. Tucked into a sleepy neighborhood on the edge of Cumming, Sawnee Mountain Biscuit might easily be taken as another house, but locals say the squat, blue-clapboard building is one of the town’s best breakfast spots. Over the decades, the restaurant has earned a cult following in Cumming and the north Atlanta area, serving as many as 400 orders some mornings.
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make changes to water heaters. The sheriff’s office wants to install showers and locker rooms at the building at 4805 Atlanta Highway, Heagerty said. The improvements are important because exercise and physical conditioning are essential in maintaining capable deputies, he said. The building already houses classrooms, meeting rooms, a cafeteria,
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ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to restore funding for a program within the Arts & Culture Department to $3 million a year Sept. 17. While the unanimous vote reflects unity and bipartisanship, some commissioners criticized colleagues for the delay. The item, sponsored by Democratic commissioners Khadijah AbdurRahman and Marvin Arrington Jr. and Republican commissioners Bob Ellis and Bridget Thorne, includes an increase of $1.7 million for a previously requested program and its full $3 million in funding set aside in the 2026 budget.
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Front center, Ann Hanlon, executive director of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, holds the ribbon for phase one of the Ashford Dunwoody Road path April 3 while City Councilman Tom Lambert, front right, gets ready to cut it. The Perimeter CIDs and Dunwoody split the project’s $1.5 million construction cost.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Thousands filled Wills Park to celebrate July 4 with a bang. Hours before darkness fell, friends and families filled the park’s lawns, Equestrian Center, trails and athletic fields. Everywhere, children played, cartwheeling, running, tossing balls and waving glow sticks. Alpharettan Lindsey Landis, her husband, two children and two dogs were part the crowd, passing the golden hour on a blanket laid out on the grass.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody elected officials, city staff and Perimeter Community Improvement Districts Executive Director Ann Hanlon cut the ribbon April 3 on phase one of the Ashford Dunwoody Road path. “We’re super proud to partner with the city of Dunwoody on building this trail project,” Hanlon
said. “And we’ll look forward to many more phases to come.” A little over two years ago, the group gathered at the same spot near the corner of Ashford Dunwoody Road and Hammond Drive for phase one’s groundbreaking. Phase one of the corridor’s path includes a two-way raised cycle track separated from traffic by a wide landscape buffer
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The City of Dunwoody is streamlining development rules and updating its vision for the city’s future as part of a state-mandated overhaul. City officials and representatives from consulting firm TSW Design, which was tasked with creating a plan, gave a two-hour presentation about the changes April 1 during a special meeting at Vintage Pizzeria on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Residents received and discussed the creation of a unified development ordinance and changes to the city’s comprehensive plan. Dunwoody is updating its comprehensive plan as part of a state mandate that requires an overhaul every five years, said Allison Stewart-Harris, an associate principal and planner at TSW. Stewart-Harris presented the changes to about 30 residents who attended the meeting.
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California, formed in 1988. They are best known for their platinum-selling 1999 power-pop punk album “A Place in the Sun” and its massive hit single “My Own Worst Enemy.” The band is set to headline the main stage Friday night at 8 p.m. In addition to Lit, the family-friendly festival features music all day long across multiple stages, an artist market with more than 80 vendors and a Kids Zone.
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs contractors are set to begin work in September on realigning the intersection of Boylston and Hammond drives and removing a redundant traffic light. The city says work will last around 15 months, and the intersection will remain open during construction, but there will be occasional lane closures so crews can get the work done safely. Initially, city officials expected the project
to begin in mid-August. No explanation was given. Currently, there are two separate sets of traffic lights less than 100 feet away from one another, one at the Hammond Glen Retirement Community’s driveway and another at the office building next door. The new configuration will shift Boylston Drive to the east, aligning it with the Hammond Glen driveway and eliminating the traffic light at the driveway to the office building at 325 Hammond Drive.
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“Acquiring the Verizon campus would give the city control of approximately 75.74 acres in that part of Deerfield, allowing Milton to plan recreation, access, parking, trails, infrastructure, open space and compatible private investment comprehensively rather than responding to development parcel by parcel,” City Manager Steve Krokoff said. He said the opportunity advances two established city priorities: Milton’s need for additional athletic fields and recreation space and Deerfield as the city’s principal commercial district, an important part of Milton’s long-term economic sustainability plan. “The concept being evaluated is a recreation-centered destination that serves residents while supporting appropriate private investment and economic activity,” Krokoff said. “Focusing growth and public investment in Deerfield also supports the preservation of Milton’s rural areas.” No plans or construction have been approved yet, although, the property’s existing buildings have been vacant for years and are expected to be demolished. There have been no employees on site at the location since 2020. Employees are now either hybrid employees co-located to 5055 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, or are remote. "We appreciate the city of Milton for being an outstanding partner in this matter,” a Verizon spokesperson said. “While we are consolidating our local office footprint, we remain deeply committed to north Fulton and the state of Georgia through a strong presence — including our corporate campus in Alpharetta — along with our retail stores and ongoing investment in delivering a high-quality network communications service across the state.” Verizon confirmed that they will maintain an antenna on the property as part of the agreement. Before deciding whether to proceed, Krokoff said the city will verify the property’s value, condition, demolition and remediation requirements, infrastructure needs, recreation capacity, development costs, operating implications and overall financial feasibility. The Deerfield Development Authority, established Sept. 9, will help with financial and market analysis and identify potential
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partners for future private development. No partner has been selected and no private development has been approved yet. Recreation and other public needs would be determined first, and any future private proposal would require its own evaluation and approval. This purchase of the property will be cash-funded rather than financed with debt. The city will draw money from its capital funds, then replenish them through future parcel sales and revenue from the private development that follows. The city is also pursuing an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant of up to $15 million. The grant hasn't been secured and the purchase isn't contingent on the grant. No specific meeting date to move for-
ward with the purchase has been set yet. Depending on the actual contract date, the diligence period runs through the end of November, so council would need to act before then. “Put simply, the city is preserving a rare opportunity to address Milton’s recreation needs, strengthen Deerfield as the city’s economic engine and guide development in a manner consistent with the community’s long-term vision,” Krokoff said. “Due diligence will test the financial and operational assumptions and provide the information needed for another public council decision before the city commits to closing.” Editor’s note: The purchase-and-sale agreement was first reported by The Roundabout, a Milton e-newsletter.
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Budget: Continued from Page 1 who can access their data. She also asked the council to listen to resident feedback before making any further Flock-related decisions. Later in the meeting, Council Member Carol Cookerly said she approved of Flock cameras, calling them the biggest gamechanger in solving crime in metro Atlanta. “When people come up and give … quasi-facts, riddled with highly inaccurate information … and [are incredibly] sophomoric, I’m very offended,” she said then. “It started with defund the police, [the] radical left had this whole campaign … it has now morphed into moral panic about license plate readers.” Cookerly went on to say it is “absolutely irresponsible” for anyone running for office to play into that “panic,” especially since she thinks the cameras do a “phenomenal job” at helping law enforcement. Bentley said Cookerly’s Sept. 9 comments consisted of “personal attacks and political remarks.” “Milton has a long-honored tradition of protecting the public’s right to speak,” Bentley added. “On Sept. 9, citizens exercised this right during public comment. Later, during reports and presentations, a member of council responded to those comments, calling citizens’ statements lies from the podium.” Bentley said council members should follow the city’s code of ethics, which addresses the conduct and responsibilities of elected officials. “Citizens can be corrected with facts and evidence,” she said. “They can be disagreed with, but when a council member uses their authority to respond with
personal attacks and political remarks, decorum has been violated.” Resident Sarah Moen shared similar concerns, saying she has noticed an “ongoing unacceptable pattern of behavior” from Cookerly. “This council witnessed yet another public personal attack directed at a resident,” Moen said. “This is not an isolated incident. It is part of an established pattern of dismissive remarks, retaliatory comments from the dais and inappropriate communications targeting constituents. This issue directly impacts the integrity of our public forum.” Moen said she has addressed the issue with Mayor Peyton Jamison. “When the mayor asked what outcome we expected, the answer was straightforward — do the right thing, take accountability and apologize,” Moen said. “To my knowledge, no apology was ever made.” DeFranco, during the Sept. 21 meeting, said Cookerly “spent several minutes attacking not simply my argument but my credibility, my motives and my character.” “She called me an opportunist and someone who makes outrageous statements,” DeFranco said. “Those are not casual words. When an elected official makes that accusation from the dais with the authority of public office behind her, she has an obligation to substantiate it. So, I gave her the opportunity to do just that.” After the Sept. 9 meeting, DeFranco said she emailed Cookerly about the council member’s statements. Cookerly responded, saying she would send a longer response eventually but not that day. DeFranco said Cookerly has yet to send another response. The council member was absent from the Sept. 21 meeting. In comments emailed to Appen Media Group Sept. 22, Cookerly said she “had
City of Milton 2006 Heritage Walk Milton, GA 30004 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM Notice is hereby given that the Milton City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia, to consider a resolution establishing an additional moratorium of up to 60 days within the South Deerfield Study Area, barring the acceptance of certain zoning, land use, site plan, and land disturbance applications. The proposed extension is to allow the City to conduct a focused review of the Study Area and consider coordinated recommendations concerning the area's vision, land uses, zoning, development intensity, design and performance standards, transportation and utility infrastructure, public facilities, open space, economic-development tools, property acquisition or disposition strategies, phasing, and other implementation measures. All City of Milton residents and any other interested or affected persons are invited and encouraged to attend and be heard. Copies of the South Deerfield Study Area boundary are available for public review in the Office of the Clerk at Milton City Hall. City Council of Milton
long-standing appointments” in Durham, North Carolina, and had notified the city clerk of her coming absence at the beginning of September. She added, “The public is encouraged to exercise their First Amendment rights at the podium uninterrupted. Council members also have First Amendment rights to free expression, and it is lawful to do so. I must wonder why some are so afraid of fact-based rebuttal.” “I am always going to be on the side of clear, careful thinking about safety. No drama. Just facts. That’s my job for the people of Milton,” she said. Cookerly said “people seem to appreciate that.” “I have been inundated with ‘thanks’ from Milton citizens, even those who didn’t watch the meeting but heard from others the gist of what I said,” she said. “A lot of parents are very concerned about school safety, and they know I’m on their side. It’s really been surprising and gratifying.” Cookerly represents District 1, Post 2, and was first elected in 2018. Her council biography says she “is an experienced communications and marketing professional with more than 24 years of experience. She is the president and founder of Cookerly Public Relations and Marketing Strategies.” Council amends fiscal year 2026 budget In other business, council members unanimously voted to amend the fiscal year 2026 budget. Changes were made to the general fund, the principal operating fund of the city government. Amended revenues are now $49.9 million, an increase of $75,886 due to higher-than-expected electric franchise fees. Amended expenditures are now $53.6 million, a decrease of $378,133. City documents note that, to cover Milton’s $3.33 million share of the Chang legal settlement, the city cut its planned transfer to the capital projects fund by the same amount rather than raising new revenue. In August, the council voted to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over the 2016 death of Joshua Chang, a Yale University student who died after his car struck a concrete planter off Batesville Road. A Fulton County jury had found Milton liable, but the case was pending a final resolution in the Georgia Court of Appeals. The city will end the fiscal year with an
amended general fund balance of $13.5 million. That balance meets the city’s policy of holding general fund reserves equal to at least 25% of budgeted revenue. Council approves fiscal year 2027 budget Council members also unanimously approved the city’s fiscal year 2027 budget after holding a public hearing at this meeting and another Sept. 9. The budget is based on anticipated citywide revenue collections of $64 million. The general fund includes $50.2 million in projected revenues, representing 79% of the city’s total projected revenues. The increase from the 2026 amended budget is 0.08%. General fund expenditures are set at $50.8 million, a 5.3% decrease from 2026. The city projects it will end fiscal year 2027 with a general fund balance of $12.9 million, which meets the city’s reserves policy. The council is considering a 2026 millage rate of 4.495, with 4.193 mills for maintenance and operating costs and 0.302 mills for the general obligation bond. The 2025 millage rate was 4.503. The 2026 M&O rate is unchanged from 2025, and the bond millage rate is decreasing in 2026 by 0.008. Council members will vote on the 2026 millage rate Oct. 5. Deerfield due diligence The council also approved a purchaseand-sale agreement with Cellco Partnership and GTE Wireless LLC that preserves the city’s opportunity to acquire approximately 51.32 acres at One, Two and Three Verizon Place. The city is exploring if the property can support a major expansion of Milton’s recreational opportunities. The purchase price would be $26.25 million. The city will immediately pay $100,000 as a deposit and begin due-diligence work on the site. The acquisition is part of a broader Deerfield District strategy. The city has already purchased 21.37 acres at 300 Deerfield Parkway for $8 million and an adjacent 3.05-acre parcel at 0 Deerfield Parkway for $750,000. City documents say the “combined land base creates an uncommon opportunity to place recreation and resident-serving public space at the center of a coordinated district plan.”
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Milton City Council will hold a public hearing for the applications for alcohol licenses listed below on Monday, October 5, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the First Floor of City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia 30004. All interested persons are encouraged to attend the public hearing. PH-26-AB-09 – Vice Restaurant Group LLC dba Smash by Vice has submitted an application for a Resident Caterer license at its place of business located at 3100 Heritage Walk, Suite 101, Milton, Georgia 30004.
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Each line in the puzzle below has three clues and three answers. The last letter in the first answer on each line is the first letter of the second answer, and so on. The connecting letter is outlined, giving you the correct number of letters for each answer (the answers in line 1 are 5, 5 and 4 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, with each number containing 3 clues for the 3 answers on the line. But here’s the catch! The clues are not in order - so the first clue in Line 1 may (or may not) actually be for the second or third answer in that line. Got it? Good luck!
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How to Solve: To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
How to Solve: Kakuro, also known as Cross Sums, is a challenging number puzzle, solved in a crossword style grid. The rules are easy: A number above the diagonal line in a black square is the sum of the white squares to the right of it. A number below the diagonal line is the sum of the white squares in the sequence below it. You may only use the digits 1 to 9, and a digit can only be used once in any sequence.
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