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Save up to $90 COUPONS INSIDE Flowery Branch, Gainesville players enjoy reminiscing about rivalries past in football, sports, 12B Weekend Edition - SEPTEMBER 19-20,2020 | $2.00 | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA | gainesvilletimes.com Honestly Local ONE YEAR LY\TER Justice deferred in shooting Incident involving police still unresolved months after GBI investigation completed BY NICK WATSON nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com A year after losing her son, Adam English’s mother Laura King reflected on the mile stones in his life that will never happen. “Those of us that knew Adam best, always seen him with a smile on his face and a lot of love in his heart,” King wrote in an email. “He is deeply missed, and it’s so sad that he’ll never experience meeting his first true love and getting married or having children of his own and knowing the joy that brings.” English was fatally shot Sept. 20, 2019, by Gainesville Police officers who were responding to reports of a man with a gun on ■ Please see ENGLISH, 8A English Honestly local We know credible local information is crucial now more than ever. Reporter Nick Watson has for the past year been checking in regularly with court officials about this case after having been on the scene the day it happened. As the year anniversary approached, he reached out to those who knew Adam English, attorneys on all sides of the case and law enforcement. The Times remains committed to providing fair, unbiased coverage of our community, and we thank our subscribers for their support in that mission. Still keeping the beat SCOTT ROGERS I The Times The Cherokee High band performs at the corner of the football stadium Friday, Sept. 4, during the school’s first football game of the season with Johnson High. Schools practice holding music programs with virus precautions BY NATHAN BERG nberg@gainesvilletimes.com The sound of music has continued to flow through the halls of Hall County and Gainesville schools. Local school districts opted to allow high school bands and choruses to con tinue practicing and bands to play at foot ball games, though all music programs have taken measures to address risks of COVID-19 transmission. University research suggests both sing ing and playing wind instruments create large amounts of aerosol particles capable of transmitting COVID-19. High school band directors say a Colorado State Uni versity study has provided a guide for offering music classes amid the pandemic. Marching orders High school bands have always been a NATHAN BERG I The Times Members of a Chestatee High School chorus class sing during an outdoor practice Friday, Sept. 18. staple of the Friday night high school foot ball experience, and the 2020 season has been no exception. Amid mask mandates and limits on crowds in the stands, marching bands have Times Talks | With Hall, Gainesville school superintendents What: Join our journalists for a live conversation with Hall County Schools Superintendent Will Schofield and Gainesville City Schools Superintendent Jeremy Williams. We’ll discuss their strategies for educating children amid the coronavirus pandemic, how the school year has gone so far and what they expect in the coming months. When: Noon Sept. 29 Where: Zoom; register online at gainesvilletimes.com/timestalks kept the contests lively, blaring school fight songs after big plays and providing halftime entertainment for spectators. ■ Please see MUSIC, 4A City building renovations almost done BY MEGAN REED mreed@gainesvilletimes.com The $2.1 million in renovations on the first floor of Gainesville’s administration building on Roosevelt Square are almost complete, and the new space will feature a visitor center, as well as upgrades for the city’s information tech nology department. The building at 300 Henry Ward Way already has new signage reflecting the city’s new logo and blue color scheme. The first floor of the building will house the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau, in addition to the tourism and communications departments that now work in the historic City Hall building next door. Main Street Gaines ville, the city’s downtown program, will also move over. City spokeswoman Christina Santee said the new use for the historic City Hall space has not been decided yet. The visitor center will provide information about attractions and accommodations in the area. The renovated space will also include public restrooms that will be open during down town events in the future. Robyn Lynch, the city’s tourism director, said the new visitor center will have the same staffing levels as it does in the space next door. The larger, renovated space will make it easier for staff to meet to coordinate events or help visitors organize conventions and learn more about Gainesville, Lynch said. “We’re really excited to welcome the com munity to the new space,” she said. “It will be the face of the city when you come into the administration building, so we look forward to people stopping by.” Gainesville’s information technology depart ment will also be getting some upgrades in its data center, including a new HVAC system and power supply, Santee said. The old TV18 studio has been converted into a training space for various departments, she said. TV18, the local government access channel, went off the air at the end of 2018 as Gainesville and Hall County shifted to focus on digital and social media content. Santee said an opening date for the reno vated space has not been set yet, as the city is waiting on delivery for some furniture and other needed supplies. DEATHS 2B Fernando Arreola, 60 Evelyn Bagley, 93 Larry Bailey, 77 Jason Bennett, 42 William Bryant, 90 Jimmy Chumbler, 65 Joel Darracott, 90 Pearl Day, 88 Sheridan Davenport, 35 Jason Fowler, 39 Walter Garrett, 83 Joe Goss, 76 Anthony Hansen, 66 William Hudson, 83 Jerry Keasler III, 36 Thelma Kessler, 84 Mary Mosely, 78 Randy Nisewonger, 62 Richard Owens, 66 Betty Parker, 83 Brenda Parker, 73 Janice Penk, 61 Francine Reems, 73 Lewis Richardson, 69 Magnolia Smith Tiffany Smith, 40 Margaret Stephens, 91 Bradley Stone, 28 MonieTewangoitewa, 47 Antonio Vazquez, 65 Audrey Weber James Whidden, 56 Alberta Williams, 94 Cindy Williams, 61 Kenneth Woodall, 78 Grace Yaughn, 89 4 0 9 01 06825 9 more voices, more victories. Now collaborating with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Northeast Georgia Medical Center
