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Bob Hastings with Southeast Transportation Security Council

September 23, 2020 by Mike

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Bob Hastings with Southeast Transportation Security Council

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Bob Hastings/Southeast Transportation Security Council

The Southeast Transportation Security Council (SETSC) is a Cargo Theft Intelligence Council formed in 2002. Members are from the transportation, logistics, insurance industry and local state and federal law enforcement working or investigating cargo thefts. The council meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month (either virtually or in person) with a focus on cargo theft trends and intelligence in Georgia and the Southeastern U.S. The Council has a strong emphasis on information sharing and training for law enforcement on cargo theft and the Council holds regional training classes 2 to 3 times a year in hot spot areas for theft.

State House Candidate Erica McCurdy

September 9, 2020 by Mike

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State House Candidate Erica McCurdy

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Erica McCurdy/Candidate for State House District 95

State House Candidate Erica McCurdy is a second-generation American and Atlanta native who grew up in this area with her family. While she started her career as an executive in the telecom industry, she found her passion in entrepreneurism and in helping others explore their passion. She has built several companies across multiple industries including her favorite, Georgia Sanitation. After taking time to work on staff at North Point Church, she opened her own practice helping others in career and life transition, including our senior Navy SEALs in partnership with the SEAL Future Foundation. In the last few years alone, her expert advice and insights in the area of transition can be seen in over 100 publications such as US News, Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, AARP, Recruiter.com, Business News Daily and more.

Erica attended the Westminster Schools, University of Georgia, and Mercer University. She is passionate about her family and community and makes an annual commitment to give a minimum of 100 hours to those in need. As a Rotarian, she serves on the local board, Rotary Means Business committee, and is a Paul Harris Fellow. She is also a board member of the PCBA and serves on the National Board of National Charity League, the nation’s oldest mother-daughter service organization as part of their National Nominating Committee.

Dr. Rich McCormick for Congress

September 2, 2020 by Mike

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Dr. Rich McCormick for Congress

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Dr. Rich McCormick/McCormick for Congress

Candidate for Congress Dr. Rich McCormick grew up in a single-parent household with humble beginnings. Rich spent his youth picking berries in fields next to migrant workers, ran a news-paper route, and eventually became a bus boy and a short order cook in a neighborhood restaurant. Rich put himself through College after being inspired to become a Naval Aviator by the blockbuster film Top Gun. His life was forever changed when he became involved in the Marines – the people who embodied the commitment, loyalty, and perseverance he aspired to.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Oregon State University and was commissioned an Officer of Marines. Then, 2Lt. McCormick was selected to serve as the face of the Marines in a commercial that aired almost half a decade. Impressively, 2Lt McCormick was selected to represent the Marines once again as a participant in the then-famous American Gladiators series where he made it all the way to the Grand Championships. Rich served 16 years as a Helicopter Pilot with deployments to combat zones in North Africa to the Persian Gulf. He also has served tours of duty with the Republic of Korea Marines in an Airborne unit, and 1st Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company. Rich received a Master’s of Business Administration from National University in California.

Then Major McCormick received orders to the Atlanta Region Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps as the Marine Officer Instructor and Associate Professor of Naval Science at Morehouse College and the Georgia Institute of Technology where he also completed his pre-med course of instruction. Upon completion of his tour, Major McCormick resigned his active duty commission and attended the Morehouse School of Medicine. During his final year at Morehouse, Rich was voted amongst his peers to serve as Student Body President at a Historically Black school the same year President Obama was elected President of The United States. Rich always had the unusual ability to break through barriers few would ever deign to try. Rich petitioned the leadership at Morehouse to allow him to participate in the Disaster Relief Operations in Haiti following the devastating tsunami that all-but obliterated the island nation in 2010 providing life-saving aid to distressed and displaced survivors.

Rich Graduated in 2010 whereupon he received his Doctor of Medicine and acceptance into Residency Training in Emergency Medicine at Emory University / Grady Hospital. Upon Completion of Residency Training, Dr. McCormick served four years at the Naval Hospital at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, NC and as the Head of the Emergency Medicine Department at the NATO Role 3 Hospital in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Dr. McCormick retired as a Commander in the United States Navy in 2017 with over 20 years of active service.

U.S. Senate Candidate Kandiss Taylor

August 26, 2020 by Mike

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U.S. Senate Candidate Kandiss Taylor

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U.S. Senate Candidate Kandiss Taylor

Dr. Kandiss Taylor is a lifelong resident of Appling County, GA. She is a 3-time graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education; a Master’s in School Counseling; and a specialist in School Counseling. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA.

Dr. Taylor currently serves as the Student Services Coordinator for the Appling County Board of Education. She began her career in public education 17 years ago as a 3rd grade teacher. She has served as a school counselor for over a decade.

Dr Taylor was the county representative for Dr. Ben Carson’s Presidential Campaign and was inspired by his speech at her PhD commencement that charged graduates to get involved in government to protect the Constitution. Kandiss wants term limits and fair tax.

Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chairman David Post

August 19, 2020 by Mike

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Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chairman David Post

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David Post/Candidate for Gwinnett County Commission Chairman

As a sworn police offficer for 48 years (recently retired), and a successful security consultant, David Post knows that safety is everyone’s #1 concern. As chairman, he wants to support public safety officers and keep Gwinnett County the safest place for all.

David has 51 years of experience working with businesses (from small local merchants to Fortune 500 companies) to improve their security, morale, and productivity. As chairman, he will support local businesses, both new and existing, to grow Gwinnett County’s economy.

Just 30 years ago, Gwinnett Place Mall was the go-to place to shop. Today, much of its retail space is empty. As chairman, he will do everything in his power to revitalize economically depressed areas in the community.

Judge Kathy Schrader of the Gwinnett County Superior Court

August 5, 2020 by Mike

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Judge Kathy Schrader of the Gwinnett County Superior Court

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Kathy Schrader/Gwinnett County Superior Court

Kathy Schrader is a judge on the Gwinnett County Superior Court. Currently she is a candidate for re-election, as she will be running for her third term this cycle.

Tracie Cason of the Gwinnett Superior Court

July 29, 2020 by Mike

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Tracie Cason of the Gwinnett Superior Court

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Tracie Cason/Gwinnett Superior Court

The Gwinnett Superior Court is the highest trial court in Georgia, with exclusive jurisdiction over all felony criminal cases, cases regarding property, family law cases (divorce and custody matters), and cases involving injunctive relief.

Victoria Smith with Gateway85 Community Improvement District

July 22, 2020 by Mike

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Victoria Smith with Gateway85 Community Improvement District

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Victoria Smith/Gateway85 Community Improvement District

Gateway85 Community Improvement District is the state’s largest CID and represents more than 550 business owners, accounting for more than $1 billion in commercial property value in Gwinnett County. The district has 3,000 businesses that employ more than 30,000 workers, making it one of metro Atlanta’s most important employment centers.

Gateway85 CID is focused on improving the bottom line of businesses within the district by using funds paid by the property owners in the form of added millage rate. Those funds are then used to update infrastructure like bridges and sidewalks, study mobility and logistics improvements, and enhance security and beautification efforts over its 14-square mile district along the I-85 corridor about one mile north of I-285.

JL Robb, Author of “The End: The Book: The Series”

July 15, 2020 by Mike

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JL Robb, Author of "The End: The Book: The Series"

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JL Robb/Author of “The End: The Book: The Series”

JL Robb was born in Augusta, GA in 1947. The journey from birth to author of 7 books is an intriguing story in itself, and book-worthy. Robb was also born into a world-wide pandemic. Like the pandemic the world is experiencing today, polio was also viral. There was no vaccine and at age 5, polio hit wher Robb lived in High Point, N.C, so he was sent to live with relatives in Georgia. It was there that Robb got his first taste of Aunt Kiki’s Bible. At age 10, he read the Book of Revelation and has been hooked since.

He left home at 16, graduated from high school, joined the Navy from 1968-74 where he served as Hospital Corpsman, graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in Zoology, and became sales manager for major medical company. Then he and a few friends opened what Billboard Magazine branded as “Atlanta’s Hottest Disco”. The drift away from the God he grew up knowing continued.

In 1979, Robb revisited Revelation and was hooked again. It seemed it was happening. He decided to read the Bible, starting on page 1 and 6 months later was hooked on the entire Book. In 2000, at age 53, Robb started getting a calling to write a book series when he would pray. After 10 years of hearing that voice, he thought maybe it was God, so at age 63, he decided to take the journey if God would help him as he had never written a novel.

This is where his story gets interesting. Robb began to have a series of dreams telling him what to write, and he would wake up, write it on a post-it, and stick it on the bathroom mirror. He said he knew they were messages because “I could have never in a million years thought up the story I wrote”.

In 2010 he began to write and the journey lasted 9 years. During that time, Robb dealt with prostate cancer, malignant melanoma, open-heart surgery, Bell’s Palsy and 2 minor strokes. He trudged on, never quitting, trying to finish before health problems did him in. A friend suggested he was really ticking off Satan and to keep up the good writing. Apparently he did, as his much talked-about “The End-The Book-The Series” – a 7-book series about prophecies that have not yet happened – is rated 4-5 stars in Amazon Reviews. “If it was not for the polio pandemic, I probably would have never read Revelation.” Now at the age of 73, he admits it was quite a journey. and the dreams kept him going.