Four firefighters who risked their own safety to rescue a comrade who was trapped beneath debris in a burning building earned the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department's highest honor at the annual Breakfast with our Braves Awards Ceremony. They are Sgt. Tyler Mallory and Firefighter Kevin Samuels from Engine 6; Sgt. Lemuel Mullins from Truck 15; and Lt. Sherwin Brown from Truck 12 rescued firefighter Clark Glass, who had been trapped and injured when a ceiling collapsed as he attempted to battle flames in a March residential fire. Captain David Ware, Truck 15, also earned an Award of Merit for his role in directing Glass's rescue from a ladder placed against a window of the burning house.
Forsyth County District 1 Commissioner and Chairman R.J. Amos and Forsyth County District 2 Planning Commissioner Jayne Iglesias are among the recent graduates of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development.
Clayton County Director Detrick Stanford has been named winner of the distinguished professional award, the highest honor given to any professional member of the Georgia Recreation and Park Association.
Buford resident Heath Bowman, owner of Southeastern Underdeck Systems, has been elected to the 2014-15 board of directors of the North American Deck and Railing Association.
Brenau University's Chantal Russell of College Park recently competed in the international professional music fraternity Mu Phi Epsilon annual competition at Clayton State University, receiving honorable mention.
Sydney Koon of Johns Creek recently was honored by the Southern States Athletics Conference for outstanding performance during the 2014 volleyball season on Brenau University's Golden Tigers Volleyball Team.
The DeKalb Medical Foundation announced the appointments of two new medical vice co-chairs for its board of trustees, Dr. Raoul Mayer and Dr. Melissa W. Seely-Morgan.
Warner, Bates, McGough, McGinnis & Portnoy attorneys Kathy L. Portnoy and Kynna Duncil Garner have been named top family lawyers in the 2014 edition of Georgia Trend magazine's "Legal Elite."
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