Milton Herald - October 30, 2025

Milton honors tennis coach, OKs Hwy 9 plan with GDOT

By HANNAH YAHNE | hannah@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga — To celebrate nearly 30 years of tennis coaching, the Milton City Council recognized Terre O’Brien with a proclamation Oct. 20. Current students, parents and past players filled the council chambers to commemorate O’Brien’s years of teaching and tennis career.

“His name has become synonymous with tennis excellence in Milton,” Mayor Peyton Jamison read from the proclamation. “Not only because of his remarkable coaching record, but because of the unwavering dedication and genuine care he shows to each and every player.”

O’Brien has been coaching tennis in Fulton County since 1996 and, currently, has over 250 students receiving lessons at the Milton Tennis Center. Knowing he wasn’t meant for a traditional office job, O’Brien started his professional tennis career at 19 years old and worked his way into the top 300 tennis players in the world.

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Contentious plot proposal proceeds extending Little River Estates

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MILTON, Ga. — The Milton Planning Commission reviewed an updated preliminary plat application for 16.6 acres at the end of Blackberry Ridge Trail showing 10 single family homes atop 1.66 acres each.

An earlier outline showed five homes on three acres each, but Scott Reese – a representative for the developers Chatham Neighborhoods, LLC – redesigned the plans reflecting the maximum buildout possible at the request of the landowners.

The land is the last of the Ivey property which belonged to George H. Ivey Jr. – a real estate developer who served on the Fulton County Board of Education and helped found the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce. A legal representative for the family, Rich Kaye, said his job is to get the best returns for the beneficiaries.

“…The trust developed the first phase of Little Farm Estates,” Kaye said. “And we decided that, in terms of timing and return … that the best thing to do would be to sell this property.”

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Milton Police debut two new motorcycles

MILTON, Ga — The Milton Police Department has added two motorcycles after police officers became certified operators of the vehicles.

Officers Jason Jackson and Brian Stafford were pinned as certified motorcycle operators after completing an 80-hour training course. For two weeks, Jackson and Stafford trained in precision riding, participated in night rides and intensive skill development to understand the importance of driving these vehicles safely.

Motorcycles can enhance law enforcement agencies’ ability to respond faster to certain calls and incidents, the department said, further strengthening the way Milton police – specifically the Traffic Unit – serve citizens.

The motorcycles were added to the fleet in early October, making their first public appearance at the Crabapple Festival. A local non-profit, the Milton First Responders Foundation helped fund the purchase of both motorcycles and necessary equipment.

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Two Milton Police Officers have been certified to operate the fleet’s new motorcycles. The Police Department said the vehicles will help improve response times to certain calls.

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Residents discuss education tax breaks at town hall

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — An education tax break for seniors on this election’s ballots became a focal point for constituents during a Fulton County commissioner’s town hall meeting Oct. 21.

About 50 North Metro Atlanta residents attended the meeting at Ocee Library to visit with District 1 Commissioner Bridget Thorne, state Rep. Scott Hilton and other officials. The meeting covered a variety of topics from youth endeavors to the county’s downtown jail, but much of the discussion centered around public school taxes.

Voters will consider two questions about ad valorem tax breaks on the November ballot. The items ask whether voters support a new 50 percent and 25 percent homestead exemption from Fulton County school system for residents ages 70 and 65 and older.

Thorne said numerous residents at the meeting asked why Fulton County lacks a full tax break for education taxes.

“A lot of people wanted to know why we didn't have a full tax break,” Thorne

said. “Surrounding counties have a full tax break, and why can't Fulton have a full tax break?”

Several other North Atlanta counties provide seniors a complete exemption from school taxes.

Cobb and Forsyth counties provide a 100 percent exemption for older homeowners. Cherokee and Gwinnett also provide a full exemption with minimum income requirements.

Fulton County residents 62 and

older are exempted up to $10,000 if their net income is below $10,000. At age 65, an additional $10,000 exemption is provided regardless of income.

Thorne said she supports a tax break for seniors but added the policy has some opponents who worry it could harm school budgets. A senior exemption also could require younger homeowners to shoulder a heavier tax burden.

“I think they deserve it,” Thorne said.

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“They're on fixed incomes.”

Alpharetta resident Betty Lou Anderson, who was present at the meeting, said she is in full support of the increased exemptions.

“Seniors should receive a tax discount because they’ve spent decades contributing to the community both economically and socially,” she said. “Offering a discount is a way of honoring their lifelong investment and ensuring they can continue to live in the community they helped build and sustain.”

Anderson, 61, said she has considered moving out of Fulton County because of the taxes. Her neighbors, who are in their 70s, relocated to Cherokee County from the Windward area because the county offers more generous tax reductions for older homeowners.

Anderson said she initially moved to Fulton County because of the quality of education it could offer her sons. But she said as a conservative she believes in responsible fiscal stewardship.

“We are taxed on everything,” Anderson said. “I don’t think I should be carrying the burden of the school system because they don’t know how to manage their budgets.”

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Fulton Sheriff’s Office settles open records lawsuit for $75K

NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has paid $75,000 to settle an open records lawsuit after unlawfully withholding video of a woman being choked by a jailer, according to law firm Spears & Filipovits.

In 2023, Casey Bennett was reportedly choked unconscious while handcuffed at the North Fulton County Jail in Alpharetta by jailer Monique Clark, who is now serving four years in federal prison for the assault.

Spears & Filipovits, which filed the lawsuit on the choking survivor’s behalf, says the settlement is a step toward more transparency and accountability in the

Fulton County Jail system.

The main Rice Street jail is notorious for inmate deaths and poor conditions, as detailed in a recent U.S. Department of Justice report.

The choking incident happened, however, at the Alpharetta jail location.

The settlement followed a court’s rejection of the Sheriff’s Office claim that “security” prevented Bennett from obtaining video of her own assault. Attorneys say the Sherrif’s Office settled after threatening a retaliatory lawsuit against her.

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Roswell homecoming goes viral nationally

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ROSWELL, Ga. — When homecoming king and senior quarterback Trey Smith gave his crown to the Hornets’ biggest fan, Jake Jeffries, he didn’t realize people across the country and world would be touched by the story.

Kaitlyn Ross, a reporter from 11Alive, posted an Instagram Reel Oct. 12 that quickly garnered hundreds of thousands of likes and comments. Now, videos of the crowning have been viewed millions of times.

National outlets and social media pages such as Fox News, Overtime Elite and World Star followed Ross with videos and posts of their own. The story has reached nearly every social media platform: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Reddit.

Smith was nominated to homecoming court by teachers just four days before the dance, as a representative of the football team. He met with school administration, where the plan started to come together –to honor the true heart of the football team.

Jeffries is the hype man on the sidelines, helping with handing out water bottles or game balls and is always there for a supportive gesture in the trainers room.

Smith felt that Jeffries would be a bet-

ter representation of what it means to be a Roswell Hornet, so he ran to where Jeffries was standing upon receiving the crown –before it even made it on Smith’s head.

The crowd erupted as Smith began to transfer his homecoming king swag to Jeffries: the crown, cape and sash. Adjusting Jeffries’ crown as a final touch, Smith then gestured to the crowd for more noise.

Smith began a butterfly effect felt all over the country, spreading a message of

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Smith said multiple players on the football team who help with Roswell’s community-based instruction sector of the special education department have connected Jeffries with the team since middle school, and his relationship with the team has been invaluable.

“He’s such a fun guy to be around, he’s really funny and always cracking jokes,” Smith said. “He plays a big role in our team’s success, just being our hype man, so it was only right to give him the glory. It makes me happy that I was able to spread God’s love and spread God’s kindness and that it made people’s day brighter.”

Smith said the response has been overwhelming; his former teammates and Roswell alumni from all over the country have reached out to him. He said out of the whole experience, he is most proud to be a bit of light for those in the darkness.

Roswell Athletic Director Ben Sutter agreed with Smith that one of the best parts of homecoming weekend was watching the energy transfer to Saturday night at the homecoming dance and Jeffries enjoying his reign as king, leading a conga line with a blue lightsaber in line with the Star Wars theme.

“Jake is the ultimate Roswell kid, he doesn’t have bad days and he makes you smile just because he loves being out there,” Sutter said. “It’s bigger than football, it’s bigger than just Roswell. In a world where kids can get very caught up in social media and their own selves, it’s great for people to be able to see this and the type of kid Trey is as well as see how Jake is a valued part of the team.”

Metro Atlanta survey shows housing affordability, traffic as top concerns

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA — Housing affordability and traffic are top regional concerns, according to the 2025 Metro Atlanta Speaks survey of more than 4,000 adults living in the 11 counties surrounding the Georgia State Capitol.

The Atlanta Regional Commission conducts the annual survey to gather key insights into quality-of-life issues like transportation, the economy, crime and education.

When asked about the biggest problem facing Metro Atlanta residents, 28 percent of respondents said housing affordability and another 24 percent

picked traffic.

This year, the Metro Atlanta Speaks survey offered housing affordability as a choice to the “biggest problem” question for the first time. Last year, crime and economy were the region’s top concerns.

The survey also found support for public transit. Nearly four in 10 respondents said expanding public transit is the best long-term solution to the region’s traffic problems, ahead of improving roads and highways at 34 percent.

More than half of respondents said future growth in Metro Atlanta should be focused along existing transportation corridors and in

areas where businesses are already concentrated.

ARC Chief Research & Innovation Officer Ann Carpenter said the survey has been running for just over a decade, and it’s a key “pulse check” to provide data that can inform planning decisions.

“One thing that was very clearly articulated by the respondents is that housing affordability is a huge issue for the region,” Carpenter said. “Traffic was, for places like Forsyth, Cherokee and Gwinnett, their number one issue of concern with affordable housing being number two. Traffic was one or two in every county.”

For housing, the survey asked

respondents to identify the main reason for affordability problems in Metro Atlanta. Options included investors buying up properties to rent, residents opposing new housing types, developers building expensive homes and local zoning laws reducing available supply.

Nearly 80 percent of respondents said they believe investors and developers are a main reason for the region’s housing affordability problems.

While most respondents in DeKalb, Forsyth and Fulton view developers as the main cause, local zoning laws and resident opposition often drive what types of new housing are built.

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Community stage takes up shop in old Foot Locker

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The City of Alpharetta has created a new community stage in an unlikely space — a former Foot Locker on the second level of the North Point Mall.

Located next to the food court and iconic merry-go-round, the Spotlight Community Stage has a slick facade just like the nearby Hot Topic and Champs Sports. But instead of welcoming customers, the Spotlight regularly hosts shows, events, theater, music and classes.

With room for an audience of 150, the stage offers dressing rooms, a lobby, professional level lighting and sound, giving residents and performers a true theaterstyle experience.

City officials established the Spotlight after studies showed residents wanted a theater for performances and events, said Kim Zane, cultural services manager. The stage launched in the summer and has quickly picked up steam.

A partnership with North Point Mall allows the City of Alpharetta to use the space free of rent. Refurbishing the former Foot Locker cost $174,000. Rental rates run from $35 per hour to $200 per day, depending on the equipment to be used.

From the start, officials focused on flexibility, making sure the seating, stage and could adapt to a variety of events and crowd sizes. Its stage, microphones, curtain, sound system, lights and other features also are able to relocate if the Spotlight finds a new home outside the mall.

It already has hosted musical acts, talent shows, dance recitals and summer camps.

Members of Arcadia Theater, a nonprofit performing arts group, took the stage Oct. 12 with a performance that included some of Broadway's most iconic numbers. The professionally trained performers showcased a variety of show tunes from numerous hits from “The Sound of Music” to “My Fair Lady.”

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Melko sings during the opening of a performance that included numerous Broadway show tunes at the Spotlight Community Stage Oct. 12.

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Stacia Ray said the opportunity to perform has enriched her life in a dramatic way. The full-time writer and editor rediscovered the stage decades after doing theater in high school.

“This is a true community theater essence,” Ray said. “People here are not out to try to get discovered on Broadway. They're here to get to know each other, to have fun in life.”

For Ray, the best part of performing are the interactions with fellow performers during rehearsals and performances, something she has found enormously rewarding.

“It was the idea of an instant family,” she said. “I get really emotional thinking about it.”

Arcadia is an offshoot of Act One Theater, a 30-year community theater group based out of Alpharetta Presbyterian Church.

Randy Bampfield, Arcadia managing director, said the Spotlight gives the group a space more suitable for productions. Spaces at churches are in high demand. Performances also faced limitations on content because churches are inherently faith-based.

Bampfield said the group’s productions are certainly enjoyable for audiences, but they also serve an important purpose for the performers.

The chance to get on stage allows them to practice their skills and build their resumes to pursue other gigs.

“It's something that we all do for fun and enjoyment, but … it gives them an outlet to utilize those skills and talents that they've developed over the years,” Bampfield said.

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Ever seen a gopher tortoise in the wild?

Ever seen a gopher tortoise, Georgia’s state reptile, in the wild?

I have. The first one I encountered was at Georgie T. Bagby State Park down in southwest Georgia. It was about this time of year, and I was enjoying an afternoon hike on one of the park’s many trails when some slow and subtle movement in the undergrowth along the trail caught my eye. I looked, and there it was – a surprisingly large creature moving with deliberate slowness and apparently paying no attention to me at all.

I watched for a while. The critter seemed to be heading home, which in this case appeared to be that burrow opening right over there. I decided to stay and witness the arrival, but then I realized that this might take a while. Tortoises are not known for speed, and even by tortoise standards this one was not in a hurry. So, after a while I excused myself (there is something about gopher tortoises that brings out formality and politeness, you know) and continued on down the trail, leaving the tortoise to do whatever it is that tortoises do on late summer afternoons.

As far as tortoise welfare goes, everything appeared to be okay that fine fall day in the south Georgia woods.

Gopher tortoises, smooth-shelled and about the size of a dinner plate, are not particularly showy or flashy. But their unassuming appearance belies their importance to the environment. Considered a “keystone” species (that is, one which has a major impact on its ecosystem), they’re known for the long burrows they excavate in sandy soil –burrows that are subsequently used by more than 300 other species, among them the rare and federally threatened eastern indigo snake.

For many years, gopher tortoises faced an uncertain future. Loss of habitat was the problem. In parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, the species had been listed as “threatened” as long ago as 1987. Up until 2022, it was a candidate for such a listing in Georgia, too – and that brings us to the Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative.

A gopher tortoise population group needs to include at least 250 adult tortoises to be self-sustaining. According

to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, when the Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative was launched in 2015, only 36 of Georgia’s 125 viable gopher tortoise populations were protected. However, studies suggested that at least 65 populations needed to be protected if this species’ future was to be secure.

So, the goal was set: protect at least 65 gopher tortoise population group while also shooting for conservation and restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystems that gopher tortoises require.

Launched in 2015 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Defense because (gopher tortoises are found on Fort Stewart as well as on Fort Benning) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, this initiative now draws together nearly 30 groups.

These range from conservation organizations to government agencies to businesses to private landowners, all working together to address the matter of gopher tortoise protection. It’s a coalition of what some might call strange bedfellows, but the synergy is profound, and the goal is a worthy one: to keep the gopher tortoise off the “endangered” list. Is avoiding “endangered” status a big deal? Well, as numerous conservationminded folks have pointed out, it’s easier to address a problem before it occurs (in this case, before a species becomes endangered) than it is to fix it once “endangered” status becomes a reality. That was the idea behind the Gopher Tortoise Initiative – to proactively move on behalf of gopher tortoises before the need to do so became critical.

And so, tortoise lovers, there is good news! Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources recently announced that Georgia’s Gopher Tortoise Initiative has “reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 viable tortoise populations.”

Population No. 65, which includes just over 1,200 acres of pineland habitat near Cordele, will help protect more than 250 gopher tortoises.

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the owner of this particular tract of land – Austin McKinney of Newnan – feels that a conservation easement with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service makes sense.

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Forest forensics – clues from the past in Milton

What can be discovered on a walk through the woods? The most obvious answer is trees, but there is so much more to be discovered: wildflowers in bloom, mushrooms, ferns, moss, leaves, acorns, deer, squirrels, chipmunks, invertebrates, soil microbes and even evidence of past human habitation.

Since I moved to Milton in 2008, I have been intrigued by a large rock found on a wooded section of Milton. At some point in time, the rock, now located on private property, was altered to produce the image of human face. What secrets of the past can this unique rock reveal?

The massive, 30 by 15 foot, flattop rock was chiseled and artistically transformed by indigenous humans, possibly ancestors of the Cherokee or Muscogee (Creek) Indians who lived in the area as many as 3,000 years ago. Not only is the size of the rock impressive, but the carvings on the rock demand your attention. Ancestral Indians carved a crude image of a human face on one surface of the rock as well as a silhouette of a buffalo on another surface of the rock. The rock was pitted with a sharp object to create the mane and beard of a buffalo and the rock further chiseled to form the buffalo’s nose and mouth and bearded chin.

These features of the rock prompted local historians to call this rock the “Buffalo Rock.” Recognizing the rock’s significance, in the early 1970s, the rock was named as part of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.

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Geologists would date the rock back millions of years, but to a historian this rock reveals evidence of a past human civilization. If the rock was modified by pre-historic humans 3,000 years ago, it could be among the oldest evidence of human habitation

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in north Georgia!

After the end of the ice age about 10,000 years ago, as the climate warmed, nomadic, indigenous people might have travelled and settled in northern Georgia. During the Late Woodland Period from 1,000 B.C. to 1,000 A.D., maize horticulture was thought to have been fully developed. This agricultural advancement led to a transition from a nomadic, huntergatherer society to a hunter-farm society that established seasonal settlements with permanent buildings and garden plots.

Buffalo Rock is an attention-getter because of its size and its crudely carved human face. The early Indians chiseled out a very large circular area to create a mouth. Above the mouth is a right eye. A linear indentation parallel to the bottom of the stone provides space where a rock was added to insert the artist’s vision of human eyes. A rock eyeball remains intact on the right side, but over time, the left eyeball has vanished. The large, hollowed-out mouth might have served as an artist’s interpretation of the human mouth. My guess is that it was used to grind grain since prehistoric, indigenous peoples raised corn.

As agricultural practices improved, the indigenous population added to their cultivated crops and grew beans, squash, blueberries, muscadine grapes, tobacco and sweet potatoes. We also know that buffalo were hunted and served as another important source of food. Buffalo were not limited to the Great Plains west of the Mississippi. They also lived east of the Mississippi prior to the arrival of European settlers. Based on the time period that buffalo lived in Georgia, the silhouette image of the buffalo can be helpful in dating the rock.

More views of the past

If you are interested in learning more about prehistoric civilizations in Georgia, I would suggest you visit the National Historic Landmark, Etowah Indian Mounds, near Cartersville. This prehistoric Indian site is considered

This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Carole MacMullan, a master gardener and a Milton resident. She taught biology for 35 years in the Pittsburgh area. In 2012 after moving to Milton, Carole completed the Master Gardener training program and joined the North Fulton Master Gardeners (NFMG) and the Milton Garden Club. Carole uses her teaching skills to create a variety of presentations on gardening topics for the NFMG Lecture Series and Speakers Bureau.

the “most well- preserved Mississippi culture site in the southeastern United States.” One thousand years ago, two thousand years after the time of the Buffalo rock, the Etowah Indians built a complex, urban settlement on the Etowah River. At this point in time, agricultural techniques had advanced to the point where these early Georgians built log homes, extensive garden plots, stone tools, pottery, and used the river for fishing and navigation.

Happy Gardening!

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Will anyone ever beat Pistol Pete’s record?

When I was a kid – now some 50+ or so years ago—the first thing I would do every morning before anyone else in the house was up, would be to go outside and get the newspaper. I would bring it into the living room and spread it out over the floor and find the sports section and anxiously thumb through it to see how many points Pistol Pete Maravich scored the night before. And even though I know that it wasn’t actually like that, I recall that almost every time I found a new story about Pete, the number of points he scored the night before always seemed to increase.

For the record, Pete averaged 44.2

points per game at LSU. And that, of course, was before the 3-point rule was in place in basketball. General consensus is that his average would have been around 54 to 57 points per game on average had the rule been in place. Yep, mid 50s.

But, in all fairness to Pistol, his record occurred not only before the 3-point rule was in place, but also before the shot clock rule was used. The shot-clock basically forced a team to take a shot within 30 seconds of possession, so teams prior to the 30 second rule often played a “slow-down” offense and deliberately held the ball as long as possible to limit the number of times a great offensive player like Pete would get his hands on the ball. So, Pete got his average of 44.2 prior to the 3-point thing and prior to the shot clock, which allowed that stall tactic (which, obviously, didn’t work against Pete very well).

It is estimated that had the shot clock been in place during Pete’s day, he would have gotten possession of the ball more times which would have added an estimated 3–6 additional points to his average.

So, playing in today’s game – with the 3-point shot and the shot clock – Pete would have perhaps averaged instead of 54-57 points per game, somewhere around 57 to 63 points per game. Per game.

Let’s put that in perspective a little. I asked ChatGPT on average – todayin a single year, how many times does a college basketball player score 50 points or more in a game. Chat replied that since 2010 – in the last 15 years - “only 14 times has a college player dropped 50 or more against another Division 1 team –so, roughly one 50 point game per season – in all of Division 1 college basketball.

So, today on average, one player in all of college Division 1 basketball in an entire year scores 50 points or more in a game - compared to Pete’s estimated projected average of 57 to 63 points per game – in his 83 college games had the 3-point and shot clock rules been in place.

Talk about sports records that will probably never be broken.

Maybe there are some other sports records that may be harder to beat – DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, Ripken’s 2,632 consecutive games played, Edwin Moses’ 10-year streak in the 400 meter hurdles (122 consecutive races ) – or perhaps (for “modern baseball”) Robin Roberts’ Major League record of 305 complete games pitched (out of 609 starts) from 1948 to 1966, but I think I have to go with the Pistol. What do you think?

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1. Moonfish. Kind of shark. Earth covered Navajo lodge.

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3. Hyphenated snow house. Facts and figures. Collar type.

4. Rot. Domed residence. Worn out mentality.

5. Martini addiction. Sound rebound. Parson’s home.

6. “Beowulf”, e.g. Swiss mountain dwelling. Beer buy.

7. Barber’s supply. One of many residential units. Sheep-like.

1 Moonfish. Kind of shark. Earth covered Navajo lodge

2. Beach sight. Rustic digs. Wanderer

How to Solve: Each line in the puzzle above 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 4, 5 and 5 letters). The clues are numbered 1 through 7, which 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!

3. Hyphenated snow house. Facts and figures. Collar type

4. Rot. Domed residence. Worn out mentally

5. Martini addition. Sound rebound. Parson’s home

6. “Beowulf,” e.g. Swiss mountain dwelling. Beer buy

7. Barber’s supply. One of many residential units. Sheep-like.

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The land would be phase two of Little River Estates, a 15-lot gated subdivision that is under construction by the same developers. Kaye said the 16 acres were not included in the special use permit request that they received for Little Farm Events in May because they intended to sell it.

However, residents of Taylor Glen, a neighborhood behind Little Farms Events and adjacent to phase two of Little River Estates, argued during public comment that the proposed plan

for phase two does not show similarities to the surrounding subdivisions or the one that already exists. They described, “feeling duped,” after seeing the updated development outline.

Residents also raised concerns about noise, making the argument that allowing development on the land would make the existing issue worse. Tim Gauger, who lives in Taylor Glen, brought up the noise from Little Farm Events and believes it breaks noise control limits outlined in Milton’s Unified Development Code. However, the City Attorney interjected to say the Commission is unable to address potential violations by a special event facility on another property during this hearing.

There were also concerns about whether the updated plot proposal would allow for 57 percent tree coverage which is required by the city’s code. In the end, members approved a recommendation to the city’s Community Development Director to review the submitted preliminary plat proposal; ensuring it meets the tree canopy requirement; that placement of stormwater drains are feasible; to discuss with the developer a potential variance to increase the setback on the north side of the property; and consider the potential impact of pending updates to the city’s code.

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Attorney Wingo Smith said it is an important win in the fight for transparency in jails and prisons.

“Terrible things can happen to people behind those walls,” Smith said. “Refusing to release the videos under the pretext of security harms us all.”

Spears & Filipovits filed a civil rights lawsuit on Bennett’s behalf and requested all video of the assault.

After the Sheriff’s Office refused to release any video of the incident, Bennett

Survey:

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In another question related to the economy and cost of living, more than 35 percent of respondents did not think they could afford to move to another house in the neighborhood where they currently live.

“There were a couple other major findings … one was around concern over the economy,” Carpenter said. “This came out in people’s outlook for the next three to four years … a bit of

and her attorneys sued in March 2024 to obtain it under the Georgia Open Records Act.

The first response from the Sheriff’s Office, via County attorneys, was to threaten to sue Bennett for “abusive litigation.”

The Sheriff’s Office argued the footage could be withheld using an Open Records Act exemption for documents whose disclosure would “compromise security against sabotage or criminal or terrorist acts.”

Yet, the law firm says the Sheriff’s Office gave some video to another jailer who was one of the defendants in Bennett’s civil rights lawsuit. That lawsuit was settled in June with the Chadha Jimenez

concern there or pessimism.”

The Metro Atlanta Speaks survey did not reflect optimism about the future of the region. Only 15 percent of respondents said living conditions will be better in the next three to four years.

However, a slight majority of residents said they would stay where are now even if they could move.

Kennesaw State University’s A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service and Research conducted the survey in August, which also asked respondents to consider the impact of artificial intelligence on the availability of jobs,

Milton:

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“This is my passion,” O’Brien said. “It was just such a nice feeling of being able to play a sport for your career.”

After winning a mixed doubles tournament at 14 years old, O’Brien wanted to chase that feeling of winning in front of 12,000 people. His professional career took him around the world to compete, most memorably at Roland Garros – the site of the French Open.

Since he started coaching, O’Brien has impacted some families across three gen-

Law Firm serving as co-counsel. Spears & Filipovits says its ability to obtain jail footage from the Sheriff’s Office under Open Records Act requests appeared to change in late 2023, when the jail came under public scrutiny for a string of deaths in unconstitutional conditions.

Atlanta journalist George Chidi reported that the Sheriff’s Office provided him with video of a jail raid, only to revoke the release under the same “security” exemption it cited later in Bennett’s case.

In March of this year, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted Bennett’s motion for partial summary judgment, finding that the Sheriff’s

business productivity, quality of life and energy consumption.

More than 70 percent said they think artificial intelligence will decrease the number of jobs, but there are mixed views on its impact on energy consumption, productivity and quality of life.

The Atlanta Regional Commission is the official metropolitan planning organization for the 11-county region, including Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale counties.

A significant part of the ARC’s

erations. For him, it’s not about winning. O’Brien said it’s exciting to see people improve their tennis game and have fun while doing it.

“Just focus on your job at hand and make it where you’re smiling and having fun,” O’Brien tells his students. “That brings out the best in you.”

Later in the meeting, the city council approved a revised agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to continue widening State Route 9 (SR9).

Construction came to a halt in June 2024 after GDOT reportedly discovered falsified information in the right-of-way acquisition agreements. The project re-

Office violated the Open Records Act by improperly applying the security exemption and lacked “substantial justification” for doing so.

The Sheriff’s Office appealed the order before agreeing to settle by paying $75,000 in attorney’s fees and court costs.

“This case started with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office threatening to sue our client for abusive litigation, and now it has ended with the Sheriff’s Office paying her attorney’s fees,” Jeff Filipovits said. “Pursuing this case and her civil rights lawsuit in the wake of a traumatizing and embarrassing moment of her life was not easy, and we commend her for her bravery.” — Hayden Sumlin

role is to allocate and manage federal funds for high-priority regional projects.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who chairs the Atlanta Regional Commission, said the concerns over housing affordability came through loud and clear in this year’s survey.

“Each year, the Metro Atlanta Speaks survey provides valuable insights about where we are as a region, and where we are headed,” Dickens said. “Our region is making meaningful progress on [the housing affordability] challenge, but there’s no doubt we have more work to do.”

gained momentum after the City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with GDOT in September.

The agreement approved by City Council on Oct. 20 formalizes GDOT’s $3.9 million funding commitment and management operations of the project included in the Memorandum.

Per the agreement, GDOT will fund 100 percent of the project’s preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition and construction costs with no match required by the city. The department will also be responsible for contracting and managing the construction phase. Milton will manage day-to-day design and right-of-way activities.

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“We’ve always valued uplands, quail and wildlife,” McKinney says. “We take this seriously, and we’re looking forward to continuing to improve” the habitat.

“We’re incredibly proud of the success of these conservation efforts,” notes Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Walter Rabon, adding, “This collaborative approach has shown great promise as a model for successful wildlife conservation.”

Want to see a wild gopher tortoise yourself? There are many places in the state where your odds of doing so are excellent. You’ll find them in George T. Bagby State Park, where I saw my first wild one. Another

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good tortoise-spotting spot is the Gopher Tortoise Bike Loop at Reed Bingham State Park a few miles west of Adel, Ga. There’s a large population in Seminole State Park in Donalsonville, too, where you’ll also find one of the largest longleaf pine forests of any Georgia state park. Look in places such as the Ceylon Wildlife Management Area in Camden County, too. In fact, any area with well-trained sandy soil and a longleaf pine canopy can be a good place to look.

As Monica Thornton, executive director of The Nature Conservancy in Georgia (which is a member of the Initiative) has noted, reaching that goal of 65 protected gopher tortoise populations is “proof that if we think big and work together, we can accomplish anything.”

Working together…what a concept. It works!

Vehicle Emergency Equipment Installation - Citywide

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Bid submissions will be publicly announced on the above date at approximately 2:30 PM at the City of Milton City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004. The City. reserves the right to reject any and all bids. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids. The City of Milton is requesting bids from interested parties to provide installation services for emergency equipment on city fleet vehicles. All qualified bids will receive consideration without regard to age, handicap, religion, creed or belief, political affiliation, race, color, sex, or national origin.

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Vehicle Decal Installation - Citywide

ITB NUMBER 26-PD02

Bid Due Date:

November 20, 2025, by 2:00PM Local Time

Electronic submission via: https://www.miltonga.gov/government/finance/bidsrfps

Bid submissions will be publicly announced on the above date at approximately 2:30 PM at the City of Milton City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids.

The City of Milton is requesting bids from interested parties to provide installation services for decals on city fleet vehicles. All qualified bids will receive consideration without regard to age, handicap, religion, creed or belief, political affiliation, race, color, sex, or national origin.

The request for electronic bids for ITB 26-PD02, Vehicle Decal InstallationCitywide will be posted on the following websites the week of October 30, 2025: https://www.miltonga.gov/government/finance/bids-rfps and https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/

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CHE ALEXANDER Clerk of Superior Court Fulton County, Georgia

APPLICATION TO REGISTER A BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER A TRADE NAME STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON

The undersigned hereby certifies that (they are) (it is) (he is) (she is) conducting a business in the City of State of Georgia, under the name:

ATLANTA

TIMELUX TRAVEL

TRADE NAME and the nature of the business is: TRAVEL AGENCY County of Fulton, and that said business is composed of the following ( ) person (x) firm ( ) partnership:

Name:

TIMELUX TRAVEL LLC

Address:

8735 Dunwoody Place #10398

Atlanta, GA 30350

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Bilingual (English / Spanish) Donor Operations Supervisor

NFCC is seeking an Evening ESL Contractor Instructor to teach English classes through our Adult Education program, serving students throughout North Fulton and surrounding counties. Our ESL Program runs three sessions annually, with comprehensive lessons covering speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, along with regular assessments to track student progress.

The Bilingual (English / Spanish) Donor Operations Supervisor (Full-time) manages the donation door process and delegates tasks to staff, volunteers, and community service workers. As the face of NFCC, they provide excellent customer service while greeting donors and ensuring donations are properly removed from vehicles and sorted in designated areas. They are responsible for maintaining the security of merchandise and keeping all areas clean and organized.

We’re looking for an instructor who is available to teach evening classes. The ideal candidate will be committed to maintaining strong enrollment of at least ten students per class and who can create an engaging learning environment that supports adult learners in achieving their English language goals.

Truck Driver

Bilingual (English

/ Spanish)

Donor Operations Supervisor

NFCC is seeking a Truck Driver (Donor Operations Services Associate II) to join our Facilities team.

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The Bilingual (English / Spanish) Donor Operations Supervisor (Full-time) manages the donation door process and delegates tasks to staff, volunteers, and community service workers. As the face of NFCC, they provide excellent customer service while greeting donors and ensuring donations are properly removed from vehicles and sorted in designated areas. They are responsible for maintaining the security of merchandise and keeping all areas clean and organized.

The Truck Driver works Monday through Friday 9am – 2pm and periodically on Saturdays or Sundays for special events.

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