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At least 115 Palestinians killed f- ; in gunfire while trying to reach 51 ' aid convoy. inside,4a Sunday, March3,20241 GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA I gainesvilletimes.com V It Lawyers press judge to remove Fani Willis from 2020 election Case. INSIDE, 3A Honestly Local Railroad work set for early April in S. Hall BY JEFF GILL jgill@gainesvilletimes.com Maintenance at five Norfolk Southern railroad crossings in South Hall is now set for April 1-11, according to a schedule of the work. Work is set for April 1 -2 at Lights Ferry Road and Spring Street, April 3-4 at Radford Road, April 8-9 at Chamblee Road and April 10-11 at Main Street in Oakwood, according to an email from Safety Services & Supply Inc. “These are tentative and could change,” according to Safety Services, which is setting up traffic control for the work. Spring Street and Lights Ferry Road lead into downtown Flowery Branch from Atlanta Highway/Ga. 13. Radford Road just outside Flowery Branch is a busy cut-through for drivers between Ga. 13 and McEver Road. The Chamblee Road crossing is in an industrial area near Oak- wood. The Main Street crossing is downtown Oakwood near City Hall. A grid showing the crossings and dates for the work notes of the three Flowery Branch cross ings: “Do not close all at same time.” Safety Services also notes, “It should take two days to do one mile — one mile each side (rail) of the crossing.” One Norfolk Southern team will be “coming through, mov ing north as they go, laying rail followed by a second team behind them installing ties,” railroad spokeswoman Heather Garcia has said. See Railroad 13A ■— A Norfolk Southern train goes through Oakwood. Scott Rogers The Times Warning: Road work ahead 380-it) '.t ■ 0/1 J Photos by Scott Rogers The Times A gas pipeline is installed along Jesse Jewell Parkway Tuesday, Feb. 20, near Barn Street in Gainesville. $1.3M gas pipeline expected to finish in next few months BY BRIAN WELLMEIER bwellmeier@gainesvilletimes.com Construction crews along the road from the intersection of Limestone Parkway and Jesse Jewell to North east Georgia Medical Center have disrupted the regular flow of traffic since early this year. Georgia's Public Service Commis sion in January approved the instal lation of a $1.3 million gas pipeline by Liberty Utilities to increase capacity of gas services for NGMC's new hospital tower, as well as other businesses that could come to the area in the coming years. Liberties Utilities, which is fund ing the project to provide a greater supply of gas to the area, could not be reached for comment on the project. “The Jesse Jewell Parkway con struction pertains to the North Georgia Medical Center extension,” GPSC spokesperson Tom Krause said in an email. “This line will run right up to the hospital.” Construction along Jesse Jewell is expected to continue until the project is complete in late-March or early April. Local nutrition employee named president-elect of state organization By BEN ANDERSON banderson@gainesvilletimes.com April Cox, assistant director of nutrition oper ations for Hall County Schools, has been named president-elect of the Georgia School Nutrition Association, which provides training to school food service employees throughout the state. ‘April's election as President-Elect is a testa ment to her passion for serving others and her drive to make a positive difference in the lives of students and families,” Hall County Schools said in a statement. “We're incredibly proud of her accomplishment and look forward to the continued success and innovation she will bring to the GSNA!” GSNA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 that provides professional services and training to its members. “I couldn't be more proud of April serv ing our professional organization, Georgia School Nutrition Association (GSNA), as incoming president-elect,” Cheryl Jones, Hall County Schools' director of nutrition, said in a statement. “Her commitment and dedication to school nutrition and feeding students spans over 17 years,” Jones said. “It is my pleasure to work alongside April each day and witness her pas sion for feeding children and supporting our nutrition team on the front line in schools. April will challenge GSNA members to enhance their professional nutrition careers and not shy away from leadership opportunities, but first and fore most to always continue advocacy efforts in feeding children.” Photo courtesy of Hall County Schools April Cox has been named as president-elect of the Georgia School Nutrition Association. Police: Gainesville man pulled gun on female cab driver in carjacking BY NICK WATSON nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com A Gainesville man was accused of pulling a gun on a cab driver in a carjacking Thursday, Feb. 29, police said. Gainesville Police said a woman picked up Abraham Santiago, 31, and Ana Maria Calderilla-Linares, 38, of Gainesville, around 6 a.m. Thursday at the Super 8 on Dorsey Street. Lt. Kevin Holbrook said she took them to the 1000 block of Dawson- ville Highway, which is near the Kohl's parking lot. Holbrook said Santiago pulled a gun on the driver, and “she just immediately got out of the car and ran.” The driver was not injured. Police got a 911 call roughly a minute later and found the two sus pects near the taxi and took them into custody. A body camera video showed Santiago resisting his arrest, and officers found a handgun on his ankle. Another handgun was found in the car, Holbrook said. Holbrook said both suspects had methamphetamine, and Santiago had marijuana as well. See Carjacking 13A Police encoun ter Abraham Santiago, 31, of Gainesville, Feb. 29, after an alleged car jacking in Gainesville. Photo courtesy of Gainesville Police
