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Man from Cumming
arrested for alleged
domestic stabbing
By Alexander Popp
apopp@forsythnews.com
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s office
has arrested a 26-year-old man from
Cumming who they say allegedly
stabbed a victim three times during a
domestic dispute that occurred over
night Tuesday.
According to Cpl. Doug Rainwater,
spokesman for the sheriff’s office,
Xavier Tyrell Reed, was arrested after
deputies responded to an address near
Bridge Shaw Drive in Cumming at
around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday night and
found a male victim with three stab
wounds.
Rainwater said that Reed allegedly
fled the scene following the attack
and, “threw the knife away before
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community theater there,” Cannady
said. “We would also be open to all of
the other groups ... we just want to
help it become a fiscally responsible
building.”
According to information on display
at the meeting, the Playhouse lost an
average of nearly $150,000 per year
since 2005. In 2017, the Playhouse
brought in $373,701 in revenue and
spent $560,319 in expenditures.
Brumbalow said the group would
pay $3,150 each month to rent the
facility, totaling $37,800 annually and
incurring other costs, such as cleaning.
“In 2017, we paid salary and bene
_fits [totaling] $159,589. That would go
away. Contract services were $70,000.
That would go away,” he said. “Legal
and accounting, in essence, would go
to zero. Maintenance and repairs, who
know what that’s going to be, but it’s
been between $21,000 and $33,000 for
the last four years. Advertising and
printing were about $51,000. That will
go away.” .
He said the city would still handle
maintenance on the building.
Martin Baker, whose production
company is planning to use the
Playhouse this year, said he had con
cerns with the proposal and felt the
city should form a group to look at
options for the facility.
“I request that the city of Cumming
form an independent, ad-hoc commit
tee to investigate the best way to
[operate] the historic Cumming
Playhouse,” Baker said. “In an open
meeting forum, the tough questions
can be asked and the best solutions
can be determined, then forwarded to
the mayor and city council.”
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~ charged with aggravat
ed assault with a knife, after being
positively identified as a suspect by
witness statements and evidence at the
scene. G
The victim, a 27-year-old male from
Cumming, was taken to a local hospi
tal with non-life-threatening injuries.
Reed was taken to the Forsyth
County Jail, and currently has no bond
pending further investigation.
Baker said the facility was never
meant to generate revenue, which he
compared to the city’s police depart
ment, which Councilman Lewis
Ledbetter agreed with.
“It was not built for a profit for the
city of Cumming,” Ledbetter said. “It
was built for the people to go to enjoy
the arts.” :
The meeting was heavily attended
by members % the community, with
the majority of attendees having to
stand through the discussion. No pub
lic hearing was held during the meet
ing, though attendees did attempt to
ask questions and break out into
applause after some comments.
There were also concerns from some
about children using a historical build
ing.
Among Cannady’s proposals were
~lowering ticket prices with the goal of
selling more tickets, having a concert
series and increased programming for
adults. ;
“The Playhouse is a beautiful space,
and it’s a treasure for our community.
Nothing that I proposed there would
be a detriment to that,” she said. “I
believe in a collaboration of the arts.
There’s no part of me that believes that
there is only a little bit of pie. I believe
there is enough pie for everybody, and
I believe there’s nothing that has to
feel exclusive.”
Cannady said she had not seen the
city’s contracts with other production
companies but wanted to have as many
organizations as possible to use the
Playhouse. e ;
No decision was made at the meet
ing, though Brumbalow said he was
open to hearing options from others.
He said the issue could possibly come
up at future meetings.
“I’m sure this issue isn’t going to
die tomorrow,” he said.
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returning to the
scene.”
He said that the
knife used in the
attack was later recov
ered from woods close
to the scene.
Rainwater said that
Reed was arrested and
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OBITUARIES
Emma Boles Bradford
Emma Boles Bradford, age 99, of
Cumming passed away on March 6,
2018. Emma was full of life and loved
to travel, go ballroom dancing and was a
food connoisseur. She worked for Arrow
Company until retirement. She was a
member of North River Baptist Church
in Roswell. She is preceded in death by
her loving husband, Sherman Bradford;
siblings, Gladys Boles Thompson,
Henry Lee Boles, Marjorie Boles
Newton, the Rev. Bud Boles and Sarah
Boles Tidwell.
She is survived by her sister-in-law,
Imogene Boles; five nieces and neph
ews; and a number of grand and great
nieces and nephews. '
Funeral services for Mrs. Bradford
were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8,
2018 in the chapel of Ingram Funeral
Home in Cumming, with the Rev. Steve
Brown officiating. The family received
friends at the funeral home from 10 a.m.
until the hour of service on Thursday.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory
of Cumming is in charge of arrange
ments. o
Condolences may be made at www.
ingramfuneralhome.com.
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Wayne Lendon Cantrell
Wayne Lendon Cantrell, age 80, of
Dahlonega passed away Monday, March
5, 2018. Wayne served in the U.S. Army
from 1955 to 1976. He was the founder
and CEO of Veterans Alliance serving
Veterans with Military honors. Wayne
and his wife Marie were longtime mem
bers of Yellow Creek Baptist Church in
Murrayville. He is preceded in death by
his parents, the Rev. Lendon and Mary
Cantrell and five of his siblings. .
He is survived by his loving wife of
59 years, Marie Cantrell; his children,
W.L. (Brenda) Cantrell, Gene Cantrell,
Keith (Robin) Cantrell, Rhonda (James)
Hansard; grandchildren, Zachary and
Brianna Hansard, Jacob and Meaghan
Cantrell, Jade and Tyler Youngblood,
Cody Hansard and Marcia, Liana
Hansard and Jacob; 12 great-grandchil
dren; brother, Royce Cantrell; sister,
Inez Chambers; five sisters-in-law and
many loving nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m.
on Thursday, March 8, 2018 in the cha
pel of Ingram Funeral Home with the
Revs. Jerry Frazier, Jacob Cantrell and
Jason Buffington officiating. Interment
followed at 2 p.m. at the Georgia Nation
Cemetery. The family received friends
from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. on Wednesday, and 9 a.m. until the
hour of service on Thursday.
Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming
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Condolences may be made at www.
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plant would total 15,730 square feet with
five parking spaces.
At a regular meeting last week, Forsyth
County Commissioners heard from resi
dents living near the landfill, many of
whom attended Tuesday’s meeting, and
officials with Enerdyne Power Systems
Inc., a firm hired as a consultant to look at
specifications and plans for the facility.
Mills said the consultants spoke with
neighbors for about an hour after the
meeting.
Prior to that, several neighbors voiced
their displeasure with the plant and pro
cess.
Bonnie Blanton, who lives near the
landfill, had strong criticisms for commis
sioners and called the process the “worst
experience of my entire life.”
“You didn’t fight for us,” she told com
missioners. “There are so many things
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County people need to know. It’s a
smoke-screen to make it look like you’ve
gone out there and fought a hard battle for
us, but really what you’ve done is let
Advance dictate what they will and won’t
do. And as a host county, you fellshort.”
The zoning has been discussed by the
county since April 2017 and has been
among several discussions surrounding
the landfill, which have included a new
ordinance to ban coal ash and a memo
randum of understanding between the
county and landfill.
Under the memorandum, the landfill
could not expand past the footprint of a
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Naomi Jane Lowe .
Naomi Jane Lowe, age 91, of
Cumming passed away on March 6,
2018. She is preceded in death by her
husband, Linzsey Lowe and her parents,
Addie and Homer
White.
Naomi is survived by
her son, Lamar Lowe of
Dallas; daughter, Mary
Jane (Jerry) Parker of
Cumming; son, Leonard
(Vicki) Lowe of
Suwanee; son, Alan
(Melonye) Lowe of Franklin, Tenn.; sis--
ter, Ollie Wall of Cumming; brother,
Ralph White of Stockbridge; 11 grand
children, 18 great-grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews.
Naomi was a member of Cumming
Baptist Church and retired from Sears
after 23 years of service. -
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until
service time at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9,
2018 at McDonald and Son Funeral
Home. Interment will follow at Sawnee
View Gardens, with a reception at the
funeral home immediately after the buri
al.
In lieu of flowers the family requests
donations to your favorite charity or
church.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.mcdonaldandson.com.
McDonald and Son Funeral Home of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements.
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Marvin Leroy Huth
" Marvin Leroy Huth, age 87, of
Cumming passed away Monday, March
5,2018.
McDonald and Son Funeral Home of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Vincent Mahota
Paul Vincent Mahota, age 76, of
Seneca, S.C. passed away Tuesday,
March 6, 2018.
Byars Funeral Home & Cremation
Services is in charge of arrangements.
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Margaret Ellen Passons
Margaret Ellen Passons, age 88, of
Talking Rock passed away Tuesday,
March 6, 2018. :
McDonald and Son Funeral Home of
Cumming is in charge of arrangements.
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1993 agreement.
The county will receive 10 cents per
cubic yard of additional space for the
expansion starting 90 days after receiving
the permit. Jarrard said the landfill
expects the 20-25 million cubic yards for
the expansion, meaning $2-$2.5 million
in revenue for the county.
The agreement will also require the
landfill to pay the county $1.50 for each
ton of waste. The county currently
receives $1 per ton of commercial demo
lition waste, debris from construction, and
$1.25 per ton for municipal solid waste,
everyday items.
In 2028, the county will begin receiving
$2 per ton and would increase at the same
ratio as any change to the state minimum
fee.
The county will also have access to
security footage of the landfill’s scales
where trucks are weighed — which will
be streamed live to the county’s office —
will be able to do audits of the landfill’s
books and the landfill will have guaran
teed space for the county’s waste,
In February, commissioners approved a
ban on the introduction of coal ash and
the spraying, misting and aerosolizing of
leachate — water that has gone through a’
solid and absorbed some of its contents
— at landfills in the county.
Under the ordinance, all “coal combus
tion residuals,” or items generated from
the burning of coal for electricity, are
banned including “fly ash, bottom ash,
boiler slag and flue gas desulfurization
materials” are banned in the county.
While many ways of dealing with
leachate are banned, using a process to
evaporate leachate is not.
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