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Cellist Zuill Bailey plays his 325-year-old cello for children at Crabapple Crossing Elementary School Sept. 4.
Music Milton strikes sweet note By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Children surrounded Grammy award-winner Zuill Bailey as he played his 325-year-old cello for Crabapple Crossing Elementary School. The intimate school performance was put on by Music Milton, marking their inaugural community event. The group
hopes to put on more events to build community in the city around music. Launched in May 2025 by Ron Gilbert and directed by William Ransom, the nonprofit serves to provide Milton and its surrounding communities with world-class musical performances and education. “I don’t think we couldn’t have chosen a better school or a better
performer,” Gilbert said. “He is very genuine.” Since the age of 4, Bailey has been playing the cello for almost 50 years. Bailey now serves as the artistic director and professor at the University of Texas El Paso and is an internationally renowned soloist and recitalist.
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ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted along party lines Sept. 3 to “table” a vote on the Republican Party’s nominees to the Registration and Elections Board until a state Appellate Court ruling. The decision at the end of the board’s first September meeting came after a lengthy executive session, which commissioners held after seeking the county attorney’s guidance on how to proceed after an Aug. 29 court ruling. Commissioners voted unanimously on executive session items, including a $90,000 contract in support of compliance with the consent decree pertaining to the Fulton County Jail. Executive sessions are closed to public and media.
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