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Midweek Edition-November 16-17,2022 2A | FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS | ForsythNews.com enDQVTU CnDCPAC T The four-day outlook 1 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY {j U> 0: 0 'n v 0LU 4. Partly cloudy Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Partly cloudy 48/30 45/26 48/28 49/28 Lake Lanier level November 14:1066.33feet 1066.40 feGt (as of 10 a.m. November 15) November 13:1066.36 feet Full pool is 1,071 feet November 12:1066.35 feet Electric air taxi company plans $118M Georgia factory ATLANTA — A California company seeking to build small electric aircraft says it will invest $118 million to construct a plant near Atlanta, eventually hiring up to 1,000 people. Archer Aviation, based in Santa Clara, California, said Monday that it would seek to build its aircraft adjoining an airport in Covington, Georgia. Archer is one of many companies trying to build electric air taxis. Archer’s plan involves a battery-powered vertical takeoff and landing craft with six propellers, hold ing four passengers and a pilot. The pro pellers would pivot allowing the aircraft to take off and land like a helicopter and fly like a plane. The idea is that such craft could be used for short flights, especially in urban areas. United Airlines last week said it would fly the craft from downtown Manhattan to United’s hub at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, cut ting a trip that can take an hour by car in congested traffic to 10 minutes. Associated Press Obituaries Patricia M. Puckett(patty) November 1, 2022 Patricia M. Puckett(patty), 64, of Cumming GA, passed away peacefully in her sleep November 1st from stage 4 esophageal cancer. She is prede ceased by her parents James and Margaret Byers, her mother-in-law Mary Bobo, her brother Donald Byers and Grandson Michael. She is survived by her husband Michael(David) Puckett, her sisters Barbara Smith and Marsha Kranz, 6 chil dren, Tammy, Grace, David, Tracy, BillieJo, and Samantha, Son-in-laws Victor And Bryan and her 13 grandchildren, Jacob,Eri c,Mariah,Alyssa, Elizabeth, Katie, Christian, Caleb, Cullen, Nora, Blakely, Annabelle, and Jaxson. Edgar Charles Adams November 8th, 2022 Edgar Charles Adams, of Cumming, passed away on November 8th, 2022, after a brief illness. He was the son of Edgar Hilton Adams and Mary Elsie Pritchett Adams. Maternal grandpar ents were Victoria Crow and Edward Pritchett. Paternal grandparents were Maude Violet Taylor and Bill Watson Adams. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Susan Lyle Adams and son Charles Michael Ad ams of Boston Massachusetts. He was born in Athens, Georgia on April 12th, 1952. He was raised in Habersham County where he attended North Habersham high school. He graduated from Piedmont College with a degree in math. Earlier he had briefly attended Georgia Tech where he developed a long-time love of Georgia Tech and its basketball and football pro grams. He attended all Georgia Tech home football games. He also loved attending all of his son’s baseball, basketball, soc cer and football games. He had a long career in telecommunications where he was an engineer with AT &T and Lucent Technologies. He later worked for Adex Telecommunications where he got to travel to many places around the country. He played bridge and loved watching any kind of game show, specifi cally Jeopardy. He enjoyed listening to all kinds of music. In earlier years, he and Susan enjoyed attend ing the Atlanta Symphony concerts. He enjoyed going to his high school and col lege reunions where he had many long-time friend ships. He loved finding a new restaurant, especially if it served barbecue. He once saw a tee shirt that said, “so many books, so little time’’ and he made it a point to have two or three books to read at a time. He was a member of the Cumming Library book club. He also enjoyed working on his and Susan’s genealogy where he was a member of a genealogy focus group. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church where in earlier years he loved to sing in the choir. He could finish most crosswords puzzles in record time and never missed a chance to expand his mind. Before his passing, he was taking an on-line course on quan tum mechanics. Over the years, he and Susan had many pets that they loved dearly. He never wanted to miss a plant sale and he would come home from nurseries where his pick-up truck looked like a mini traveling nursery. His out going personality made many special friends that he treasured. His friends have said that he never said a bad word about any one, always had a smile on his face and was willing to help anyone in need. He played golf and had three special golf buddies, John, Randy and Sal that he had the time of his life with. He also played tennis and had many friendships with the special people in his tennis league. His friends affec tionately called him The Professor or Einstein. May God bless you, Eddy, with many new challenges and endeavors in your new home in heaven. Funeral arrangements are planned at the Chapel at Ingram Funeral Home for November 12th. Visitation will begin at 11:00am and will last until the time of the service at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, the Family asks that you make a donation to the charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Ingram Funeral Home, 210 Ingram Avenue, Cumming, Georgia. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfu- neralhome.com. Death Notices Berma Brooks Tate November 9, 2022 Berma Brooks Tate, 91, of Cumming passed away Wednesday, November 9. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 14, at 2:00 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will fol low at Sawnee View Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the service Ingram Funeral Home, 210 Ingram Ave, Cumming, GA is in charge of arrange ments. Petty Officer First Class Ryan Nix November 4, 2022 Petty Officer First Class Ryan Nix, 44, of Bedford, Kentucky and formerly of Dawsonville, Georgia passed away suddenly on Friday November 4. The family will receive friends at Bearden Funeral Home on Friday November 11 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. Funeral servic es will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Dawsonville. The service will be live- streamed at www.light- house-baptist.com . EVENTS The Cumming Arts Center's new exhibit, "Never Stop Learning'/ is on display now through Dec 3.This exciting exhibit includes SAA mem bers new artwork as well as artwork by 77 talented art students from Lambert, Denmark, Central, North and South Forsyth High Schools and two Home/Art Center Classes. Gallery viewing and Gift Shop hours areThurs-Sat, 11am-3pm.The Arts Center is located at 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd in downtown Cumming and is open during the week for ongoing classes and open studio. Visit saw- neeart.org for more information about all Cumming Art Center activi ties including the 19th Annual November 12 & 13 Christmas Festival at LanierTech. Treat theTroops Southern Style, which provides comfort foods for our deployed soldiers, will have a packing event at 7 p.m., Nov.14. at the VFW Post 9143,1045 Dahlonega Hwy., Cumming. Please bring home made cookies (six per twist-tie bag gie and labeled if they contain nuts), candy, individual servings of pack- able food, travel-size toiletries and letters or cards of appreciation.Tax- deductible postage donations are needed. If you know of anyone who is currently deployed outside the Continental United States, email Linda their name, military mailing address and expected return date. For more information, email lktjones@bellsouth.net, or go online at www.treatthetroops.org. ONGOING Lord of Life Lutheran Church: Please join us for worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.You can also view the service live each Sunday through Facebook Live (www.face- book.com/lordoflifealpharetta.org). Lord of Life Lutheran Church offers a Ch ri st-ce nte red/fa mily-orientedmin- istry.The church is at 5390 McGinnis Ferry Road, Alpharetta. For more information, call 770-740-1279 or visit www.Lord-life.org. Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit will have Sunday service at 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., (coffee & conversation held after each service), and adult education at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday service at noon. Each evening Compline is held via Facebook live at 8 p.m. on www. facebook.com/ECOHS.net. We also have Bible Study onTuesday at 6 p.m. andThursday at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Visit www.ecohs.net for all available opportunities, including Vacation Bible School coming up. Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit is at 724 Pilgrim Mill Rd., Cumming. FROM 1A Park Sports Group, said while there are similar projects existing around the country today, SoFo Sports Group’s business model is what will set this park apart from the others. According to Grade, SoFo Sports Group will own and operate all events held on the diamond fields outside and “almost all of the events in our indoor facility.” “This enables us to con trol all of the revenue streams such as registra tion, gate, concessions, merchandise, housing and sponsorships,” Grade said. This “sustainable model” will provide an economic impact to the county, he said, likely generating over $150 mil lion each year through tournaments and other event hosting. SoFo Sports Group rep resentative Rick Nielsen said the park would be located on about 62 acres of land at the intersection of Brookwood Road and Peachtree Parkway. During discussion, District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills asked if the sports park would affect county parks and recreation ball registra tions. Assistant County Manager Brandon Kenney said he did not think the sports park would negatively affect county ball registration. Grade also mentioned that SoFo Sports Group has talked with Forsyth County Schools and the county’s parks and recre ation department to see how local athletes can uti lize the facilities, and he said he has been in discus sion with commissioners on how to share generated revenues with the county in the future. District 3 Commissioner Todd Levent said he had some uncertainty about approv ing the economic incen tive package, but he liked the proposed plan for the park. County Attorney Ken Jarrard said approving the economic sports package would be like the “formal beginning of the begin ning.” Approval would show the board’s general sup port of the idea and allow SoFo Sports Group to reach out to investors. When “everyone is gath ered,” Jarrard said, then negotiations with the county would begin. 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