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EPD fines ticket maker for violations
By Jennifer Sami
Staff Writer
. The state Environmental
Protection Division has fined
Scientific .Games International,
the world’s largest producer of
scratch-off lottery tickets,
$12,(XX) for violating environ¬
mental regulations at its plant in
Forsyth County.
The fines totaled $1,(XX) for
each air quality report the plant
failed to accurately or punctual¬
ly submit, said EPD environ¬
mental engineer Brian Koehler.
In addition, the company has
to close store as part of
By Harris Blackwood
FCN regional staff
The Goody’s locations in
Cumming and Gainesville are
among 69 stores the family
apparel retailer plans to close
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Wooten, adding that authorities
also found a gun in the van.
Dawson, Forsyth and state
authorities set up a command
post Tuesday morning at
Antioch Baptist Church on
Antioch Road, where one sus¬
pect was spotted shortly after the
wreck.
Deputies with assault rifles
guarded the entrances to subdivi¬
sions along nearby roads.
The drumming of the state
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investigation. Shivers said, but
officials do not suspect foul play
in either incident.
“All three of these occurring
in sequence puts a tax on our
availability,” Shivers said. “It
certainly takes a toll on your
personnel in the heat.”
Marsha Gravitt was working
in her office at home when the
fire started behind her house on
Tallant Drive.
“I just heard a boom and I
looked out and flames were up
to the trees,” she said.
Her husband, Dennis
Deaths
Grace Pirkle
Grace Pirkle, age 74, of
Alpharetta went peacefully to
be with our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ on Saturday, June
7, 2008.
Survivors of Mary Grace
Fields Pirkle born April 3,
1934, are husband, Theron
Pirkle; four sons, Tony and
Debra Pirkle, Phil and Claudia
Pirkle, Leslie Pirkle and Marc
and Cacy Pirkle; three grand
children, Elizabeth Pirkle,
Zackary Pirkle and Kirkland
Pirkle; friend of family, Janet
Moran; two sisters, Lucille and
Earl Gilstrap and Betty Cagle
of Dahlonega; three brothers,
Donnis and Martha Fields of
Hiram, Howard and Mary
Fields of Jonesboro and Larry
Fields of Boise, Idaho; sisters
in-law, Elsie Fields and
Clydine and Charles Stone;
brother-in-law, J.B. Pirkle; spe
cial friend, Mary Williamson
of Alpharetta; a number of
nieces, nephews and other rela
fives also survive..
In lieu of flowers, please
make donations to Grace’s sec
ond family, New Light Baptist
Church, 6940 Wills Road,
Cumming, GA 30040.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, June 10, at 11 a.m. in
the Ingram Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Ricky Waters
and Rev. Donald Richards offi
dating. Entombment followed
at Sawnee View Gardens
Mausoleum.
Ingram Funeral Home and
Crematory is in charge of
arrangements.
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June 11, 2008
Janies “Jim” Reed
James “Jim” Reed, 80, of
Cumming passed away June 7,
2008.
Byars Funeral Hopie and
Cremation Services is in charge
of arrangements.
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June 11, 2008
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday, June It, 2008
until June 15 to turn in a plan to
ensure timely reporting, submit
the missing emissions data and
designate a supervisor to handle
weekly inspections.
Tom Hodgkins, a spokesman
for Scientific Games, said the
issues were “primarily adminis¬
trative, record keeping and
reporting in nature.”
The company has some
1,200 workers at its 255,000
square-foot facility on Bluegrass
Lakes Parkway in south Forsyth.
The local facility, which opened
in the early 1990s, is responsible
for nearly all U.S. operations.
as part of a bankruptcy filing
announced Monday.
Goody’s, which operates
355 stores in small to mid
size markets primarily
throughout the Southeast, has
filed a voluntary petition for
patrol helicopter’s blades could
be heard as search dogs rustled
through the brush.
Residents who live within
walking distance of the church
said deputies searching the area
told them to go back inside and
lock the doors and windows.
Sandy Beaver said she had
already heard about the manhunt
when she arrived about 7:30 a.m.
Tuesday at The Place of Forsyth,
a nonprofit social services organ-
Gravitt, said the wood-framed,
metal building stored tools and
farm equipment. It also housed a
1941 Ford tanker truck, which
had once been used as a fire
truck.
One of two adjoining struc¬
tures also caught fire, Shivers
said. The structures were
between the Gravitts’ house and
the building.
Shivers said the storage
building was engulfed in flames
when firefighters arrived and
they “assumed a defensive posi¬
tion,” to prevent it from spread-
Charles Lamar Tribble
Mr. Charles Lamar Tribble,
age 79, of Canton passed away at
his home Friday, June 6, 2008.
Lamar was born and raised in
Cumming and was a member of
Friendship Baptist Church. After
high school, he began his career
at Lockheed Corporation,
Marietta, and retired as a com
puter programmer after 38 years,
Lamar and his devoted loving
wife of 59 years, Betty Orr
Tribble, enjoyed their retirement
years together in the
Lathemtown community near
family and friends.
Survivors include his wife,
Betty Orr Tribble; sister, Dorothy
Pirkle; sons and daughters-in
law, David and Vickie Tribble
and Tony and Oma Tribble;
grandchildren, Shannon Tribble
and wife Andrea, Erika Mitchell
and husband Adam, Bobby
Thornton and wife Robin, and
Stephanie Westmoreland; great
grandchildren, Samantha
Mitchell and Stone Tribble;
numerous nieces, nephews and
other relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m. in the
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Lee Gaddis officiating,
John Bramblett and Ben Shipley
delivered eulogy and prayer,
Interment followed at Sawnee
View Gardens,
Contributions in his memory
may be made to Friendship
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3180,
Cumming, GA 30028
Ingram Funeral Home and
Crematory is in charge of
arrangements.
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June 11, 2008
Christian Devine
Christian Devine, age 36,
of Atlanta passed way Monday,
June 9, 2008.
Byars Funeral Home and
Cremation Services is in
charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News
June 11, 2008
Scientific Games expanded
the plant in October, adding a
sixth printer. The capacity
increase allows the company to
produce more than 31 billion
tickets annually.
Hodgkins said the plant did
not exceed emission limits.
“The emissions were and
remain well below the permit
limits,” he said.
But the consent order, signed
May 15, does include one
instance where the facility
reportedly exceeded total
volatile organic compound
emissions.
reorganization under Chapter
11 of the federal bankruptcy
code in the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court for the District of
Delaware,
Officials with the
Cumming store referred all
ization next to the church on
Antioch Road.
Beaver, executive director of
The Place, warned employees to
make sure their vehicles were
secure.
“We have a van and a truck
and two sheds,” she said.
“Somebody had pulled one of
the sheds open, but nobody was
in there.”
Beaver said they would keep
the doors to the facility, which
ing. They then put the fire out in
the main building.
He estimated the tempera¬
ture inside what was left of the
building ranged between 130
and 140 degrees.
Once the flames were
reduced, firefighters took meas¬
ures to cool themselves off.
Some removed their helmets
and jackets and poured water
over their own heads and on
their co-workers.
By the time crews cleared
the scene about 5:20 p.m., 24
firefighters and seven trucks had
Furman Liddell Welch
Furman Liddell Welch, 72,
of Cumming died at Chestnut
Ridge Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center on June
7, 2008. A native Georgian,
Furman was the son of the late
Ernest and Louise Welch.
Mr. Welch graduated from
Norcross High School and
was maintenance director at
Chestnut Ridge for 21 years,
An avid fisherman, he was a
member of the Yellow River
Bass Club.
Mr. Welch is survived by
his beloved wife of 34 years,
Wanda Welch of Cumming;
daughters, Robin (Ricky)
Holden of Cumming, Rachel
(Jimmy) Sewell of Dahlonega;
son, Richie Cannon of
Cumming, Mark Welch of
Cumming; sister, Ernestine
(Clyde) Gilleland of Canton;
brothers, Everette (Virginia)
Welch of Marietta, Frank
(Bonnie) Welch of Dallas;
eight grandchildren, Steven,
Chris, Ariel, Beau, Tristian,
Cy, Daniel and Cole.
Funeral services were held
at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10,
in the chapel of McDonald
and Son Funeral Home with
Pastor Dennis Hulsey officiat
ing. A reception followed the
service.
Condolences may be
expressed online at
www.mcdonaldandson.com.
McDonald and Son
Funeral Home and Crematory
is in charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News ,
June 11, 2008
Mariana Fullilove
Mariana Fullilove, infant
daughter of Marvin and Joy
Fullilove, of Cumming
passed way Saturday, June 7,
2008.
Byars Funeral Home and
Cremation Services is in
charge of arrangements.
Forsyth County News
June 11, 2008
When the facility exceeds
2.08 tons of emissions during
any month, it is required to noti¬
fy the EPD by the 15th day of
the next month.
In June 2007, Scientific
Games volatile organic com¬
pound emissions exceeded 2.08
tons and the EPD was not noti¬
fied until October.
Koehler said the report was
filed late, but it was not the com¬
pany’s first lapse.
“It’s a frequent thing, so we
had to escalate and go to a mon¬
etary penalty,” he said, noting
the late filing has been going on
comment to the company’s
headquarters.
While Goody’s has a very
successful 55-year heritage
and we serve an important
market niche, we have recent
ly faced considerable chal-
includes a thrift store, locked
until the suspects were caught.
“We’ll let people in, but
we’re locking the doors behind
them,” she said.
Wooten said the incident
began about 5:20 a.m., when a
security guard reported a silver
Dodge van backed up to the
doors of Saks 5th Avenue.
Two Dawson sheriff’s
deputies met the suspects as they
left the mall. A chase down Ga.
been involved in the effort.
Shivers said a firefighter’s
gear, which includes a jacket,
pants, gloves and boots, can
weigh as much as 60 pounds.
The gear is designed to pro
ted firefighters in environments
nearing 2,000 degrees. But, he
said, “The difficulty is that it
holds so much body heat.”
Associate Editor Ben
Holcombe contributed to this
report.
E-mail Julie Arrington at
juliearrington@forsythnews.
com.
Fred Allen Hurst
Mr. Fred Allen Hurst, age
52 , of Cumming passed away
Friday, June 6, 2008. He was
preceded in death by his par
ents, Albert Lester and
Wilma Mae Hurst.
Survivors include his
wife, Barbara Hurst; chil
dren’s mother, Beverly
Cooper; son and daughter-in
law, Jason Allen and Dawn
Hurst of Cleveland; daughter
and son-in-law, Denise Sue
and William J. Davis of
Holly Springs; son, Adam
Robert Hurst of Cumming;
brothers, Albert L. Hurst Jr.
of Cumming and Marvin A.
Hurst of Akron, Ohio; sister,
Verla A. Versis of Canton,
Ohio; nine grandchildren;
numerous nieces, nephews
and other relatives also sur
vive.
Funeral services were
held Monday, June 9, at 11
a .m. in the Ingram Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev.
David Crowe officiating.
Interment followed at
Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens.
lngram Funeral Home and
Crematory is in charge of.
arrangements.
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June 11, 2008
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The 12 late or incomplete
reports date back to July 2006,
when a semiannual report did
not contain the hazardous air
pollutant, or HAP, emissions
information. The details were
furnished two months later.
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Goody’s recently appointed
chief executive officer.
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The van wrecked after its
tires were blown out by stop
sticks, strips of wood with spikes
on one side that Forsyth County
sheriff’s deputies had put out.
Wooten said a woman was
taken into custody at that time. It
was later determined, however,
that she was not involved in the
incident,
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Lt.
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The park stands to receive
$18 million from a $100 million
bond for parks, recreation and
green space that voters
approved Feb. 5.
Foley said he’s glad the coun¬
ty is taking care of its youth,
“Forsyth County is
in the right direction,” he said,
“Standards will be set by skate
parks like this.”
Hollyday said the park will
attract both skateboarders and
cyclists.
“You have to take variety
into account,” he said. “A good
skate park has a large variety of
elements and shapes for bikers
and skaters.”
Some bikers and skaters
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is typical for late or incomplete
reports. The penalty will be
levied at the same rate if the tar¬
diness continues.
Scientific Games has paid
the $12,000 fine, though it must
also meet conditions outlined in
the settlement by June 15.
Among them, the company
must have in place a system to
meet reporting requirements and
calculate monthly emissions of »
hazardous air pollutants for
every month since calculations
have stopped.
E-mail Jennifer Sami at jen
nifersami@forsythnews.com.
streamline operations, refocus
on our core business, and
strengthen our balance sheet
so that Goody’s is better posi¬
tioned for the future.
Staff Writer Jennifer Sami
contributed to this report. I
burglary suspect was caught
about 10 a.m. on Whispering
Circle, off Antioch Road, and
turned over to Dawson authori
ties.
The other three were arrested
about two hours later a short dis¬
tance away.
FCN regional staff writer '
Michele Hester contributed to
this report. E-mail Julie
Arrington at juliearrington@
forsythnews. com.
favor “street skating,” meaning
they're partial to stairway rails
and concrete abutments for
“grinding,” while those who
skate “vert” prefer skate park
structures called “half pipes.”
Parks and Recreation
Director Jerry Kinsey said con
struction of Fowler Park could
begin as early as March 2009.
While plans for breaking
ground on the skate park are
tentative, Hollyday expressed
his interest in coming back.
“I’d like to be there while it’s
being built,” he said. “Just to
make sure the design is inter¬
preted properly.”
E-mail Frank Reddy at
frankreddy@forsythnews.com.
The plans for a
proposed
skate park at
Fowler Park
were created
by California
designer Wally
Hollyday.
Photo/Frank Reddy
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