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Officials rename park to honor councilman By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Sandy Springs City Council passed a resolution Dec. 16 to rename a park in southeast Sandy Springs as Tibby DeJulio Park at Windsor Meadows, honoring the councilman's 20 years in city leadership. The last meeting of 2025 had everything: laughs, a few tears and a celebration of three longtime council members, who left their mark on the 20-year-old city. DeJulio was elected to the District 5 seat on the inaugural Sandy Springs City Council in November 2005 after working for incorporation for more than a decade with Mayor Eva Galambos's Committee for Sandy Springs.

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Windsor Meadows Park is a 4-acre recreational area with trails where Northwood Drive meets Nancy Creek in southeastern Sandy Springs.

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City Councilman Tibby DeJulio talks about his 20 years serving District 5 in Sandy Springs and decades of work toward the city’s incorporation Dec. 15 at his last City Council meeting. Several residents and elected officials shared heartfelt stories about their work with DeJulio.

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Mount Vernon senior aces ACT test SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Christian Foster, a senior at The Mount Vernon School in Sandy Springs, earned a perfect 36 Composite score on the ACT, putting him in the top onequarter percent of test-takers. A Composite 36 from American College Testing is considered a perfect score. A student must average a 36 or perfect score on all four sections, including reading, writing,

mathematics and science, to demonstrate exceptional academic achievement. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2024, only 3,041 of more than 1.37 million test-takers earned a Composite score of 36. Foster is enrolled in the Innovation Diploma program at The Mount Vernon School, according to his LinkedIn page. Mount Vernon

is a private school in central Sandy Springs with around 1,250 students in its K-12 programs. Kristy Lundstrom, head of school at Mount Vernon, said Christian’s achievement reflects not only exceptional academic ability, but also curiosity, discipline and a commitment to excellence.

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Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison’s Jeep Wagoneer was reported stolen from his driveway Dec. 16. The vehicle crashed in Sandy Springs during a police chase.

Man steals Milton mayor’s car, eludes Sandy Springs police By CARL APPEN carl@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The Milton mayor is driving a rental after a man allegedly stole his car and crashed it while fleeing Sandy Springs police. Around 1 a.m. on Dec. 16, Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison called 911 to report an unidentified man had just driven off with his 2022 Jeep Wagoneer. According to law enforcement, the Jeep was parked in Jamison’s driveway on Birmingham Highway. Security camera footage shows a man approaching the car after coming from the woods to the southeast. He got into the vehicle and left, damaging both the Jeep

and Jamison’s Ford truck in the process, according to the police report. Officers used law enforcement databases to track the Jeep as it headed south, from Houze Road to Holcombe Bridge Road, police records show. Atlanta News First reported Sandy Springs police began pursuing the vehicle. According to that story, the chase through Sandy Springs eventually led to a crash on Riverside Drive, where the driver fled the scene. The Sandy Springs incident is not listed on that city’s public portal. That Sandy Springs Police Department has not released a description of the suspect and did not respond to Appen Media’s inquiries about the case.

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Fulton County Sheriff’s Office explains cause of jail fire By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The afternoon of Friday, Dec. 12, reports surfaced about an inmate-caused fire at the Fulton County Jail on Rice Street, sending nine people to the hospital from smoke inhalation. Sheriff Pat Labat thanked the team on duty at the jail in west Atlanta at the time of the incident and the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department for its quick response and coordination to ensure no lives were lost. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office reported five inmates, including the one accused of starting the fire, and four staff members were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with injuries from smoke inhalation. Preliminary information reveals that a single, unidentified inmate who was “out for free time” started a fire around 5:15 p.m. in a bottom tier shower of a zone on the seventh floor in the north tower. The Sheriff’s Office says the inmate gathered plastic trash bags and Styrofoam food trays, placed them in the shower and set them on fire, causing thick smoke and flames. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department firefighters responded quickly, located and extinguished the fire. Investigators with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department are conducting an investigation. The Sheriff’s Office reported there were 16 inmates housed in the zone where the fire occurred, and all 118 inmate residents on that floor were moved to the south tower. It is the latest problem to strike the facility under a federal consent decree that has cited unconstitutional, overcrowded living conditions and a lack of supervision. County officials have been conducting ongoing repairs, planning for a new facility and working with the consent decree monitoring team. The Dec. 12 fire is the second at the jail since September.

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ATLANTA — The Fulton County Commission approved a $7.44 million contract Dec. 17 with LifeLine Animal Project, renewing its shelter services agreement while tasking the Fulton County Police with field work. Georgia’s most populous county made national news earlier this year when actor Tyrese Gibson turned himself in to authorities after his pets allegedly killed a neighbor’s dog in a Buckhead neighborhood. Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts penned a letter in early October, discussing the high-profile attack and other recent ones across South Fulton. “It greatly saddens and concerns me that Fulton County has seen several violent dog attacks in recent months,” Pitts wrote. “We’ve built a brand-new animal services facility operated by LifeLine Animal Project, and enforcement now falls directly under Fulton County Police to ensure that dangerous animal cases are handled swiftly and seriously.” Later in the Dec. 17 meeting, commissioners approved an amendment to the county’s annual contract, removing field services from LifeLine’s scope of

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work and modifying its annual funding to match. LifeLine is an Avondale Estatesbased nonprofit operating animal control services for DeKalb and Fulton counties, founded in 2002 with a mission to end the euthanasia of healthy or treatable pets in Metro Atlanta. County Manager Dick Williams said responsible pet ownership and adoptions are key with shelters reporting a 40 percent increase in new arrivals, up to nearly 1,000 new stray pets a month. “We’ve completed the negotiations with LifeLine,” Williams said during his operational report. “The scheduled transfer now is ongoing, so folks are moving to Fulton County Police Department … I think the KPIs (key performance indicators) that are being established for shelter operations that LifeLine will be responsible for have been strengthened.” Audrey Shoemaker, shelter director with Fulton County, spoke about her

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role with LifeLine Animal Project during the Dec. 16 Sandy Springs work session. The nonprofit has operated shelters in both counties since 2013, reporting unprecedented intake numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic, which have not subsided. “It’s a massive increase, and last year was a big year for intakes,” Shoemaker said, reporting an annual jump of 20 percent in the third quarter. “Sandy Springs makes up about 2 percent of our intakes. You guys do a great job with your community, and fortunately it doesn’t seem to be facing some of the challenges that some of the lowerincome areas are facing.” Despite the flood of stray pets, mostly dogs and cats, the nonprofit has around a 90 percent save rate, qualifying it as a no-kill shelter. The number of intakes or impounds from North Fulton totals 5 percent of the more than 7,600 stray pets taken into shelters across the county through September of this year. Because LifeLine operates out of facilities south of the Chattahoochee River, geography plays a role with increased intakes south of the northern I-285 perimeter, along with socioeconomic factors. “We have been doing much better with our adoptions and our placements this year,” Shoemaker said. “It’s still been a pretty big challenge with the intakes we’ve been facing … The basics of animal sheltering [are] adopt, foster, rescue and volunteer.” Addressing the Fulton County Police Department’s takeover of field services, Shoemaker said she thinks it will be easier for first responders with a law enforcement background to handle pickups, attacks and fights. “Capt. Nicole Dwyer is going to be taking over,” she said. “She has already been at the shelter, and she’s been working with us.” Sandy Springs City Councilwoman Melissa Mular said she has adopted pets from LifeLine in both counties over the years, promoting adoptions and foster care as a way for residents to help with regional overcrowding at shelters. Rice Street fire update County Manager Dick Anderson said newly available beds, freed up by the ongoing “jail blitz,” are being used to house inmates displaced by the Dec. 12 fire at the Rice Street jail.

Anderson said county staff will present a bond issuance proposal in January for its new 1,800-bed mental health facility and Rice Street renovations, estimated to cost around $1.1 billion. Later in the meeting, commissioners approved a roughly $1 million contract with Johnson Controls to cover yearend jail maintenance costs as a part of the ongoing blitz project. “The jail population is remaining steady at 2,958, more being released in this last month than brought in,” Anderson said. “There is an uptick in use of the diversion center, 224 diversions, that’s also positive, and 514 on electronic monitoring. So, we continue to look for and support alternatives to incarceration.” During the justice system discussion, commissioners encouraged county staff to increase usage of the electronic monitoring and Policing Alternatives & Diversion programs to drive down the jail population. Fulton County DREAM Director Joe Davis, overseeing the real estate and asset management department, said the fallout from the Dec. 12 fire is “probably the most significant in terms of damage” that he has seen since joining the county in 2006. An arson investigation is ongoing, Davis said. “We have extensive damage not only to the area where the fire was set, the shower, but extreme smoke that covered all surfaces in the area, as well as the flames reaching up to the ceiling, burning through the ceiling tiles, affecting wiring and mechanical equipment,” Davis said. “We’ve begun the initial restoration work … but we have a great deal more work to do.” Davis said phase one of the “jail blitz” will wrap up in January, and then the second phase will begin. The average length of stay at Rice Street is 205 days, county staff reported, which has remained consistent throughout the year. Before the fire, more than 500 inmates were unindicted or unaccused. Justice System Programs Director Steve Nawrocki said the number of people admitted to the diversion center is increasing. However, he said daily intake at the Diversion Center is averaging just 20 percent of the program’s capacity. “Meetings between the Public Defender’s office and the District Attorney’s office have ceased,” Nawrocki said. “I think that’s kind of limited the pipeline of [electronic] monitors that are being applied, but we certainly encourage usage … any strategy again to reduce the jail population for those appropriate that shouldn’t really be in the jail.”

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Alpharetta officials gather for a ribbon-cutting in the booking room of the Alpharetta Detention Center Dec. 15.

Alpharetta jail reopens, ready to accept inmates By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — After months of preparation, the jail in Alpharetta is back in action. City officials marked the reopening Dec. 15 with a ribbon cutting in what had been the Fulton County North Annex Jail. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office withdrew its operation of the facility in September, leaving Alpharetta the opportunity to take back the keys of the detention center it once ran. Alpharetta ceded operation of the jail to the Sheriff’s Office 20 years ago. Faced with long transport times to Fulton County’s downtown jail, the Alpharetta City Council decided in the fall to retake management of the jail, approving $1.6 million for eight months of operation. Following the reopening ceremony, Police Chief Trent Lindgren said he was relieved to finally see the finished product that has dominated his attention since his appointment in August. “Well, the stress level already has gone down just by having this event,” Lindgren said. “Honestly, at the end of the day, I feel grateful, not only for the support of the mayor and the council and the city administration, but for our staff, for the people who just put so many hours into this.” A city-run jail in Alpharetta is a benefit to the community’s overall safety, Lindgren said. Previously, many arrested on misdemeanor charges, such as driving while intoxicated or theft, were released with tickets, he said. A city-run jail also allows local courts to better impose probation terms, city

staff said. “When you don’t have a facility, especially for local charges or for state misdemeanors, these people are just getting released right back out into the community,” Lindgren said. “And so, there’s no consequences for bad actions.” The Alpharetta Detention Center includes 72 beds, holding areas for men and women, a kitchen, offices, sally port and other features. After the sheriff’s office vacated the building, city officials repainted and refurbished the jail. Running the jail, a task the city had not engaged in since the 1990s, also required hiring 15 staffers and developing standards for safe operation. Those tasks presented a considerable challenge to city staff, the police chief said. “When we decided to take this on, we knew it was going to be a big deal,” Lindgren said. “We didn’t know it was going to be 100 decisions a day for months on end, trying to figure out how to solve all these problems.” The Police Department is now looking forward to further training jail staff, settling into daily operations and housing its first inmates. Alpharetta officials also are seeking to formalize agreements with nearby cities, charging a fee to house their inmates. Alpharetta City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said the city is engaging in discussions with Johns Creek, Milton and Roswell to set up inmate detainment arrangements. He said the Alpharetta City Council could review agreements with those cities in February. “Our council is ready to talk,” he said.

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Continued from Page 1 “People ask me about Sandy Springs, and it’s one of the things I take the most pride in,” DeJulio said. “It’s been 38 years … 38 good years! Sandy Springs didn’t turn out like we thought it would. It didn't turn out like we wished it would be. It turned out better than we could have ever hoped.” Windsor Meadows Park is a 4-acre passive recreational area with trails where Northland Drive and Windsor Parkway meet Nancy Creek. Elected officials approved the park renaming unanimously. City staff is directed to update all maps, signage and official records to reflect the change. Several longtime residents spoke about DeJulio’s public service during public comment, including High Point Civic Association Vice President Bill Gannon, Council of Neighborhoods President Rhonda Smith, Charlie Kontz, Sallie Duncan and Susan Maziar. They shared personal stories, a couple of jokes and well wishes. City Councilman John Paulson, who’s served with DeJulio on council for 16 years, thanked his fellow Vietnam War veteran for his work toward the city’s incorporation. “Service to this city has been in your DNA,” Paulson said. “We would not be a city today if you hadn’t joined Eva years ago to make this grand experiment, Sandy Springs, happen … I’ll miss you up here, as will many.” Mayor Rusty Paul said he thinks DeJulio’s name belongs among those of pioneer families, like Abernathy, Dalrymple, Grogan, Heard, Roberts and Spruill. “You and Eva may not have argued, but we’ve had our fair share through the years,” Paul said. “We haven’t always agreed, but we’ve always been able to work it out in a collegial way. You are a pioneer in the formation of this city. Eva gets most of the credit, but standing right behind her in that line of credit is you.” The last City Council of the year had a somber yet congratulatory tone with three longtime council members leaving office at the end of the year. Outgoing council members Andy Bauman and Jody Reichel, with their combined 20 years of service at City Hall, ran for mayor against the incumbent Paul. Both came up short of making the Dec. 2 runoff, which Paul won with around 70 percent of votes.

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Windsor Meadows Park at Northwood Drive and Nancy Creek in Sandy Springs has a new name, honoring outgoing City Councilman Tibby DeJulio for his 20 years of public service and decades spent working toward the city’s incorporation. Elected officials voted unanimously to rename it as Tibby DeJulio Park at their Dec. 16 meeting. Incoming council members Andrew Chinsky, replacing Bauman in the District 6 seat; Mary Ford, replacing DeJulio in the District 5 seat; and Frank Roberts, replacing Reichel in District 4, will be sworn in at the Jan. 6, 2026 meeting. All three attended the Dec. 15 City Council meeting. Ford, president of the High Point Civic Association, expressed her and the organization’s deep gratitude for DeJulio’s exceptional contributions to the city. “His involvement began back in 1985 when he first moved to our neighborhood,” she said. “He was a founding father of our city, standing alongside Eva Galambos. They were the Dream Team that fought the long, hard, uphill battle for incorporation.” Mayoral runner-up Dontaye Carter and District 3 runner-up Tara Overzat attended the ceremony at City Hall. Councilwoman Reichel thanked staff for working with her over the years, ensuring the public that the city is in good hands with them. Bauman thanked his wife Debbie and colleagues before sharing a message with incoming council members. “To Debbie and my family, I am better for everything,” Bauman said. “To Andrew, Mary and Frank, stay humble and recognize that wherever you can be grounded and get your support, it will mean more than anything else.” City Councilwoman Melody Kelley said she wanted to share a message with Bauman and Reichel with the “awkwardness of the election cycle starting to wear off a little bit,” one of the more emotional moments of the evening. “It occurred to me this morning that I’m going to miss you more than I anticipated

I would,” Kelley said, recounting four years of accomplishments and shared memories with the outgoing officials. “I hope you both attach yourselves to the legacy of City Springs … because this is a project you each helped advance and one that will outlive all of our individual terms.”

tions and pursue learning with purpose,” Lundstrom said. “Earning a perfect ACT score is a remarkable accomplishment, and we are incredibly proud of Christian.” Foster plans to pursue electrical and computer engineering, as well as mathematics, at the Georgia Institute of Tech-

nology next fall, where he has already been accepted. “I’m passionate about inquiry, technology and designing solutions that make a real impact,” his About page says. “I strive for growth as a lifelong learner, and to help others grow in kind.”

In other business • During the work session, officials discussed Fulton County Animal Services work with LifeLine Animal Project, an openintake shelter with a mission of ending euthanasia of healthy pets. • After a public hearing, officials followed staff recommendations to approve a drivethru permit for an existing bank at 6344 Roswell Road near Sandy Springs Circle. • The City Council approved an application for a $50,000 grant for heat-resistant firefighting equipment through the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. • The City Council approved a $790,000 settlement with the property owner of 5674 and 5696 Roswell Road, related to the condemnation of less than 0.05 acres of right-of-way necessary for its ongoing sidewalk project. The council approved the use of eminent domain in spring 2024, but the property owner appealed the action in Superior Court. The settlement tacks on an additional $367,000. DeJulio, a self-described fiscal hawk, was the only official to vote against the settlement. “Since this is the last spending item I will be voting on and having repeated my lack of interest in spending money, I plan on voting no,” DeJulio said. “I just think we’re overpaying …in the spirit of myself and my mentor, Ms. Mayor Galambos.”

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Giant footprints in Georgia’s history Georgia is famous for many wonders, such as cotton, peanuts, peaches, Southern hospitality, football teams, civil rights, the world’s largest and busiest airport, carpets, Coca-Cola, UPS, BOB MEYERS Delta Air Lines, Home Columnist Depot, the largest college campus in the world (Berry College) – the list goes on. But what about wonders less known and frequently unseen? Georgia has had them as well for eons. One of the best known is the legendary Bigfoot, also known by its Indian name Sasquatch. Reportedly seen in Georgia and other states throughout the United States, Bigfoot is so well known that the ape-like creature is part of Georgia’s folklore. Bigfoot represents mystery, the unexplained and the unexplored wilderness that will likely entice Georgians for centuries to come. Shyness, intelligence and a nocturnal nature make a Bigfoot elusive and rarely seen. Bigfoot is not a single creature. Several Bigfoot may gather together at any time. Sasquatch is described as a tall, hairy creature who walks on two legs and leaves huge footprints. Several North American Indian tribes especially on the West Coast have legends of human-like hairy forest creatures sometimes seen as spiritual guardians. The Hoopa Valley Tribe in northern California, for example, views a Bigfoot as the guardian of mountains who chooses to live away from people. Georgia has one of four museums in the United States devoted to Bigfoot. Expedition Bigfoot! The Sasquatch Museum in Blue Ridge says on its website, “We believe in the existence of Bigfoot/ Sasquatch either from personal experience and encounters or from witness testimony and evidence. Our museum provides a lot of that evidence and leaves the question of Bigfoot's existence up to you.” David Bakara and his wife Malinda opened the museum in 2016 which David says has some 70,000 visitors annually. About half of them are believers and half are tourists looking for something interesting to do. The Bakaras encourage people to tell of their sightings of a Bigfoot at the Bakara’s website, expeditionbigfootblueridge@gmail.com. When asked why so many people are skeptical about Bigfoot, David explains that many people who have seen a Bigfoot are afraid to talk about it because of the reaction of others.

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Still from a famous 1967 film shot by Roger Patterson in Northern California thought by many to show a Bigfoot. Like all photos of Bigfoot, the image is not clear due to the nocturnal nature of the ape-like creature and its reluctance to be near people. RICK JACOB/PROVIDED

In 2007, hunter Rick Jacob captured several Bigfoot images with a camera mounted on a tree in a Pennsylvania forest. He also took photos of bear cubs, which helped viewers claim that the tall creature was not a bear. “They learn not to talk about it,” says David. There have been more than 145 reported credible and checked Bigfoot sightings in Georgia according to Matt Moneymaker, president of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO). “We believe that for every sighting that gets reported, there are at least ten that are not reported,” Matt says. In Georgia, most sightings have been in mountainous areas, around Macon and most recently near the town of Folkston on the Florida border. BFRO seeks to “derive conclusive documentation of the species’ existence…through collection of empirical data and physical evidence…. These large apes are spotted mostly in forested regions with abundant protein sources. “ One of the biggest points of confusion that causes skepticism is references to Bigfoot as a singular creature. “Bigfoot is a population of animals

and not a singular folklore creature. People continue to see them today and sometimes more than one at a time,” Matt says. The Bigfoot species is most likely descended from Gigantopithecus, the largest apes ever known, estimated to be more than 10 feet tall based on fossils. They existed some 2 million years ago before becoming extinct about 100,000 years ago. Many photos have been put forward claiming to be a Bigfoot or Bigfoot group. Since Bigfoot is nocturnal, all of the photos are blurry, a fact that skeptics seize upon. Many of the photos, which can be found with a Google search, appear to be bears or individuals in gorilla suits. However, a few have been characterized as legitimate images of ape-like creatures. The most famous photos are stills from a film taken by Roger Patterson in 1967 and photos by hunter Rick Jacob in 2007.

Dozens of serious books have been written about the Bigfoot. Just check out Amazon. Bigfoot is known by other names in other countries: Yowie in Australia, Yeti in the Himalayas and Alma in Russia. Many other mysterious creatures have been studied. One of the better known is the Altamaha-ha or Altie, which supposedly inhabits Georgia’s Altamaha River and nearby marshes. Stories of Altie originated with the Muscogee (Creek) tribe prior to the arrival of European settlers. Scottish settlers brought stories of the Loch Ness Monster to Georgia. Other cryptids (animal whose existence is disputed) are the Mantis Man, Georgia Booger, Beast of Bladenboro, Chupacabra, Florida Skunk Ape, Thunderbird and others. Subjects for future columns? We shall see. Bob is a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission and Director Emeritus of the Milton Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

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The overwhelming sound of a silent press In another life I worked at the Miami Herald, which was owned by KnightRidder. I was there for about seven years in the 1980s. At that time, newspapers were still hugely profitable – rolling in RAY APPEN Publisher Emeritus money. ray@appenmedia.com Corporate KnightRidder was in the Miami Herald building where I worked – on the 6th floor overlooking Biscayne Bay. Knight-Ridder had been formed by the merger of the Ridder and Knight newspaper chains in 1974 and combined, created a company that operated 35 daily newspapers with a combined circulation of just under 4 million – the largest circulation in the country at the time. This was probably in the early 1980s. Alvah Chapman, Knight-Ridder’s CEO, was driven into work daily. One day, he noticed a homeless person in downtown Miami at an intersection with a cardboard sign asking to work for food. After he got to his office, Mr. Chapman called someone at the Herald and instructed

him to go find the homeless man; pick him up and find a place for him to stay and feed him. I have never forgotten the story. I remembered that story as I was reading my Sunday AJC this week – reading stories about the history of the paper – past reporters, editors and events through the years – as the slow countdown continues, the last few weeks before the final print edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution rolls off the press in December 2025 after 157 years. What happens when the newspaper is gone? I thought. What happens when the guy being chauffeured into work is no longer there to help the homeless guy – figuratively? Stay with me. The answer, I’m afraid, is that a great big black hole is created – a void with no one left/nothing left to fill it. It’s not that newspapers were not businesses and motivated by making a profit; they were. It’s not that they didn’t have agendas at times ; they did. The difference however, between those newspapers and other businesses, was the “why”– the mission. You see, no matter how negatively you might view today’s media – including the “mainstream media” – the local

newspaper in the small town or in the big city has always been part of the heartbeat, part of the soul, part of the security and belief that when all else fails, the local newspaper was always there to help right a wrong, celebrate a victory, rally the troops to save a park, a theater, or create a shelter, help raise funds for a museum or a school team, and hold crooked politicians or business people to account. The local newspaper was part and parcel to our humanity, our security, our sense of “its going to be OK.” The AJC has been that heartbeat for Atlanta since 1868. During that time, others also contributed – The Coca-Cola company, Home Depot, Georgia Power to name a few. But their mission was not the same as the AJC. One of the last publishers of The Miami Herald under Knight-Ridder was Dick Capen. His primarily responsibility I think was to be the head cheerleader – the talking head, the public face – for the Herald. I heard him speak many times, and I don’t think I ever listened to him that he didn’t invoke the core “idea” of the Herald – its “sacred trust.” That is, its obligation to report what was true to its readers. “Truth” was that “sacred trust” he referred to time and time again.

Said very simply, when the last print issue of the AJC rolls off the press, we all are going to lose something “sacred” – our local advocate for what is “good and true” and our local defender against what is “bad and corrupt.” Yes, there will still be a digital effort to continue that mission, but it will not be the same. Converting to digital from analog will not be unlike fighting a war via proxy* – with drones and missiles – instead of with boots on the ground – presses, press operators, circulation / delivery people, reporters reporting without using Ai, local defenders of community, working in-person face to face – on site - whose marching orders are simply to get it right, find what is true, and report it – locally. We'll never get that from Zuckerberg, Google, Musk or their digital ilk. Never. When that last print issue rolls off the press and the press becomes silent forever, the sound will be deafening. I can hear it already.

*The current publisher of the AJC – Andrew Morse – doesn’t even live in Georgia. That is how far Cox has fallen from its core mission.

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Area residents recall memorable Christmases Larkin Head’s grandparents, Roy and Pamela Head, once owned acreage on both sides of Chamblee Dunwoody Road. One year, Larkin’s parents bought a piano for Christmas. He remembers, “…in the mad rush to get to our presents under the tree, the piano was overlooked.” His mother VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF asked if there was something the children were not seeing. Columnist Larkin’s grandmother taught all the granddaughters how to play the piano. Fred Donaldson, friend and neighbor from down the road, shared memories of singing by the piano along with Larkin’s Uncle Bill. Grandmother Head played the piano and instructed the boys to sing. Chris Curth of Sandy Springs remembers participating in the annual Christmas play at Annie Houze Cook Kindergarten. The kindergarten was in Providence Methodist Church, now Misty Creek Community Church. Curth recalls he “…was one of the wise men, and as we walked down the aisle in our costumes we sang “We Three Kings.” He has fond memories of Annie Houze Cook. Jean Fallon shared her 1996 Olympics experience with me several years ago. She hosted the North Korean delegation at her home. Later, she shared memories of December 1941 when the U.S. entered World War II. “I was 10 years old and concerned that my daddy

would have to become a soldier but was relieved to hear he had been too young for WW1 and was too old for WWII,” she said. Fallon recalled the shortages of food that went along with rationing. The family used a new “fake butter” product called Nucoa. She remembered gasoline shortages and not being able to participate in her school play because her family could not use the gas to drive three miles to school for play rehearsals. There was also a lot of vegetable soup served in the school cafeteria. “But the sacrifices were shared by all, and we got through it together,” said Fallon. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tom Keating, who has collaborated with me on Lawson General Hospital history, shared his favorite Christmas memory. “It was an uneventful tour as hospital duty officer during Christmas 1975 at Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, N.C.,” he said. “I was standing at my duty station adjoining the busy Emergency Department when 1st Lt. Carolyn Kraft, a very pretty army nurse, suddenly appeared. Fifty years later, she is still with me. I am so blessed.” The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in 2026. Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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Larkin Head and big sister Pam in 1951 in the yard of their grandmother’s home on Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

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