Women's Kingdom Elite team goes one-two with Jeydy Praderas on podium ahead of Erica Carney Women's podium at Spin The District: Hapeville Crit 2025(Image credit: Adam Koble / USA CRITS)Men's pro podium at Spin The District: Hapeville Crit(Image credit: Adam Koble / USA CRITS)Men's pro start at Hapeville Crit 2025(Image credit: Adam Koble / USA CRITS)Sunny King Criterium men's winner Lucas Bourgoyne continued the early-season momentum for Cadence Cyclery p/b Encore Wire and won the Spin The District: Hapeville Crit on Friday night.  Aylena Quevedo (Kingdom Elite Racing), who won the Miami Prix Crit series race in March, scored the women's pro victory in Georgia, the second of nine stops for USA CRITS Bourgoyne launched his attack by passing Marcos Mendez (CRCA/Foundation) and Samuel Mayer (SCAD Atlanta) Mendez finished second and Mayer grabbed the final spot on the podium leaving Mendez's teammate Fergus Arthur in fourth.  The Kingdom Elite Racing duo of Aylena Quevedo and Jeydy Praderas went one-two in the women's pro race Erica Carney (PIedmont University) rolled across the line in third.  four-corner course located in the downtown Arts District of the Georgia city south of Atlanta A threat of thunderstorms held off until after racing was completed the men riding 70 minutes and the women 50 minutes.  A similar field is expected to make the 37-mile transition to Newnan Georgia on Saturday for the third race of USA CRITS the Rock&Road Criterium p/b 75 Jackson Properties Both Georgia races offer $10,000 prize purses split evenly between women's and men's pro fields Rock&Road Criterium p/b 75 Jackson Properties on Saturday Women's pro race is 50 minutes a sports marketing and public relations agency which managed projects for Tour de Georgia a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast) Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France) you will then be prompted to enter your display name Celebrating history and hospitality throughout the years The Chick-fil-A PlayTM  App is your home for free games and activities designed to create more time with your favorite people A fresh year is bringing new commercial life and construction to one of the main thoroughfares in growing Hapeville.  About two blocks from Hapeville’s historic main drag renovations have wrapped for a new brewery a new restaurant concept has been confirmed and the development process has kicked off for nearly 60 new townhomes on consecutive parcels in the 3300 block of Dogwood Drive.  The investments continue a years-long growth spurt for the southside ITP city spurred in part by proximity to Atlanta’s airport and the international draw of Porsche’s expanded North American headquarters.  First on the docket, a grand opening is planned from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday for Columbus-based Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse which is opening a second brewery location in a remodeled building now known as “The Hangar” at 3361 Dogwood Drive.  That’s where Arches Brewing operated its taproom for eight years, before uprooting to the Atlanta Utility Works complex in nearby East Point last year.  military veteran and Delta pilot Beau Neal The Hangar building has incorporated an aviation theme throughout It falls within Hapeville’s Arts District Overlay and the Urban Village zoning district which is designed to encourage a more walkable and cohesive environment “A brewery opening in a renovated former brewery space is quite the turnaround story, given the number of breweries closed in Georgia in 2023 [and] 2024,” noted Brett Reichert A recent renovation divided the brewery’s building into three units and a tapas restaurant is now slated to occupy the middle space on an assemblage of seven Dogwood Drive lots immediately north of the brewery construction is underway on another 58 Hapeville townhomes with walkability to downtown shops and eats.  Marietta-based McNeal Development earned city approval last year to construct the townhomes between 3309 and 3345 Dogwood Drive The project is covering about 3 acres total and each of the townhomes will be Build-to-Rent The least expensive rental option for a two-bedroom unit will be roughly $2,400 according to a presentation by the development team (The project's BTR status was a bone of contention among some Hapeville City Council members last spring requiring Mayor Alan Hallman to break the 2-2 tie.) The townhome project is scheduled to start delivering in early 2026. (Find more images and context here).  A few blocks north of that project, on the same side of Dogwood Drive, another 28-unit townhome venture called Shirley Estates is taking shape with prices now starting in the $550,000s.  Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram   • Hapeville news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)  Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email The final week of the GHSA regular season and nearly two months after Carver-Atlanta and Hapeville Charter started the season a combined 2-5 they will play for the Region 5-2A championship Neither team has lost over the last seven weeks and bring a combined 11-game winning streak into tonight’s GPB Sports Football Friday in Georgia Now it isn’t that the Panthers and Hornets weren’t good at the start of the season all five of the losses came against opponents playing in higher classifications neither team has lost a game in 2A football this season This game was originally scheduled to be played Sept 27 but was postponed as Hurricane Helene moved through the state of Georgia So this evening Carver Atlanta and Hapeville Charter is one of the 48 games that will be played this weekend to close out the regular season one week later than originally scheduled this will be the first regular season meeting between these two teams but they are hardly strangers Panthers Coach Darren Myles and Hornets Coach Winston Gordon are close colleagues often collaborate on off-season fund-raising projects and the two teams scrimmage in the preseason on a regular basis Our Football Fridays coverage from Trojan Stadium in College Park starts at 7:30 p.m on statewide GPB-TV Georgia Public Broadcasting and world-wide on YouTube the GPB Sports app and online at GPB.org/sports 5-0 Region 5-2A) are a team very familiar with success under Head Coach Darren Myles In the last four seasons the Panthers played for the state championship in 2021 and finished their seasons in the state semifinals in 2022 and quarterfinals in 2020 Carver has won only two region championships in Myles’ previous 19 seasons with the Panthers and not since 2017 He says that just goes to show how hard region championships are to win This has been a nice bounce back season for Carver The team slipped to 2-8 last season in a year in which both of the program’s coordinators passed away OC Keevin Bell died in January before the 2023 season and DC Ozzie Harrell died during the season the week before their Buford game on GPB The two wins were the program’s fewest since 2011 but the Panthers have rebounded here in 2024 Coach Myles says the returning players were not happy with the way last season turned out and got to work in January to change the culture Carver has won six straight and not one of the wins has been by less than 30 points The Panthers have given up only 24 points during the six-game winning streak and at one point shutout four opponents in a row An eighth win tonight would also be the 144th of Coach Myles career moving him to sole possession of third place in total career coaching wins among Atlanta Public School programs 5-0) story is nothing short of extraordinary There might not be a program in the state that does more with less They don’t have a home stadium and tonight’s “home” game will be played at nearby Banneker High School Their practice field is a mostly-dirt field that sits adjacent to the school It is not lined and it does not have goalposts It’s not wide enough to really spread out on offense like they will in games and sometimes passing traffic has to stop when the football bounces into the street the Hornets program is just in its 14th year of existence with the no-nonsense “my-way-or-the-highway” Winston Gordon as the head coach In just their fifth full season of football Gordon got the Hornets to the state semifinals and by season six Hapeville Charter won the 2017 State Championship The program has already put five players in the NFL in a little more than a decade and four of them are still playing in the league: WR Jermaine Burton (UGA/ALA) with the Bengals OLB Arden Key (LSU) Titans and SAF Chris Smith (UGA) with the Raiders the Hornets returned to 2A this season after four seasons playing “up” in 4A While Coach Gordon says he didn’t mind playing up the numbers suggest that 2A is a much better competitive fit for the program In the last four seasons (2020-23) competing in 4A the Hornets went 19-25 and never advanced beyond the second round In the four years prior to that in 2A (2016-19) Hapeville Charter went 44-9-1 and won the 2017 State Championship and finished in the semifinals in 2016 and quarterfinals in 2019 After starting this season 1-3 with losses to perennial state powers all on the road the Hornets have reeled off five straight wins to put themselves in position to win their first region championship since 2019 Carver Offense – Led by QB Montavious Banks who has had an extraordinary senior season Banks has completed 73% of his passes for 184 passing YPG with 20 TD and 0 INT The ground game produces 194 YPG and operates on a committee of Lataious Stepp (475 yards 240-pound bulldozer Ja’Quavious Bryant Brown (10 TD) who also doubles as the Panthers NT with 14 TFL and 6 QB sacks Terrious Favors who has seven offers including Marshall Georgia Southern and Western Kentucky is the top receiver (33-737 yards 10 TD) and also leads the secondary with 6 INT The offensive line is led by the Thomas twins (Jacob and Jabari) at the tackles Carver Defense – Three-year DE starter Michael Johnson is the leader and has an offer from Morehouse Johnson has a team-leading 55 total tackles Jaiden Dowdell is another three-year starter playing the Mike linebacker position with 42 total tackles has adapted well to playing on defense this season and has recorded 9 TFL with 6 QB sacks Crafton has the most offers on the team with eight including Mississippi State 1 RB Stepp also starts both ways and has 11 TFL playing LB Hapeville Charter Offense – Injuries have created quite a challenge for the Hornets late in the season He’s a tremendous athlete who has five offers including Missouri and Houston If he can’t play Coach Gordon says they are prepared to adapt The Hornets have also been hit hard at the RB position with the dynamic Robert Henderson is out for the season with a fractured heel The WR corps is led by Jaseem Williams and Jah’nai Weaver The strength of the offense is quite possibly the offensive line led by 6-4 senior Bruntavious Clark who’s been offered by Alabama A&M and Morehouse Hapeville Charter Defense – Led on the defensive line by DE Mahkeil Shuler who’s been offered by Alabama State and Clark Atlanta and two-way sophomore starter DT (RT) Kenny Fairley who already has an offer from Western Michigan Linebackers Ke’Sean Wooten and Kaleb Jackson are DB-sized backers both with offers from Clark Atlanta and Jackson also has an offer from Morehouse CB Zach Smith is the highest rated prospect for the Hornets and is a consensus 3-Star who is committed to Indiana He is joined in the secondary by CB Dylon Henderson (Robert’s brother) who has seven offers including Memphis and Middle Tennessee and junior SAF Jareq Johnson who’s been offered by UAB and Middle Tennessee as well Senior DL/RB – Receiving interest from Clark Atlanta and Hutchinson CC Junior DE/TE – 8 offers including Mississippi State Senior – Committed to Indiana over 14 other offers including Auburn – Consensus 3-Star CB Senior OLB – Offered by Alabama State and Clark Atlanta Senior OL/DL – Offered by Alabama A&M and Morehouse Senior DB – Offered by Clark Atlanta and Morehouse Senior DB – Offered by Clark Atlanta and Oberlin Junior DB – Offered by UAB and Middle Tennessee Junior OL/DL – Offered by Western Michigan Sophomore OL/DL – Offered by Western Michigan and me for our Emmy Award-winning Football Fridays in Georgia Game of the Week as the Carver Atlanta Panthers play the Hapeville Charter Hornets Remember at halftime we’ll highlight this week’s Make That Kid an Offer nominees from around the state You can watch Football Fridays in Georgia so many ways Now if you miss the game live or just want to watch it again we replay the entire Football Fridays in Georgia Game of the Week at 11:15 p.m or you can watch it on demand anytime at GPB.org The 2024 campaign will be Matt's 11th season calling Football Fridays in Georgia weekly playoff and championship games on Georgia Public Broadcasting Matt has now called TV Play-by-Play for High School Football in Georgia for 27 consecutive seasons He won back-to-back Emmy's for his work in 2022 and 2023 GPB is committed to bringing you comprehensive news coverage from Georgia across the country and around the world.  Your support makes this possible.  Please consider making a gift today to support this vital public service The Georgia high school football coaching landscape has seen significant shifts Jon and Hannah talk with three of the biggest names on the move New Northside Warner Robins coach Boone Williams and Prince Avenue Christian's Jon Richt discuss their transitions This episode highlights the 2025 GHSA Basketball Championships and features interviews with coaches Chaz Clark of Butler Clark discusses his team's victory and what it means to the Butler community Brown talks about the challenges of playing a familiar opponent in the championship game and Scott shares her experience as a head coach with a husband who is also a head coach Day 4: The final day of the GSHA basketball playoffs was a good one for first timers The Newton girls and BEST Academy boys each won their first state championship while Fannin County’s girls won for the third time.  It was also a good day for two old reliables as the Wheeler boys claimed the tenth state title in their storied history and the Houston County Sharks won their 12th wheelchair basketball title in 13 years Be one of the first to try our new activity feed The USA CRITS series continues with race number two Velo is streaming all nine USA CRITS races live this spring The 2025 USA CRITS series continued Friday Spin the District: Hapeville Crit,in Hapeville Velo is live streaming all nine USA CRITS races this year Look at the schedule below and check back to the homepage to catch each race What’s it like to be an American cyclist living in France Watch to get professional road cyclist Joe Dombrowski’s view The final regular-season edition of GPB’s Football Fridays in Georgia will determine a region championship Carver-Atlanta and Hapeville Charter will meet on Friday at 7:30 p.m at Banneker High School to decide the Region 5-2A title 1 seed from the region when the state playoffs begin the following weekend Two of Hapeville’s losses came against Class 5A No This will be the first meeting between the two schools Just a few blocks from parked jets at the world’s busiest airport a mixed-use project developers hope will continue downtown Hapeville’s revitalization is officially underway.  Charlotte-based developer Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners has broken ground on a sizable apartment community with retail called Solis Hapeville, according to construction company Fortune-Johnson Solis Hapeville’s seven residential buildings will rise on an assemblage of parcels along Porsche Avenue Porsche's expanded North American Headquarters and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport The finalized apartment count will be 305 market-rate units spread across the 9.1-acre site per plans submitted to Hapeville city officials last year The main structure at Solis Hapeville will include about 8,500 square feet of retail spaces fronting Porsche Avenue will also include two ancillary buildings used as standalone parking garages plans call for 470 parking spaces overall—or 139 more than what Hapeville requires According to Terwilliger Pappas, the Hapeville project is scheduled to be finished in spring 2026 Mill Creek Residential appeared ready to close and break ground on the same property for a 300-unit venture called Modera Hapeville that had earned unanimous approval from the Hapeville Planning Commission citing constrained capital markets and “unforeseen delays in the acquisition of a key city-owned land parcel” at the site’s corner The company’s Hapeville endeavor is hardly the only residential project of significant scale in the area Meanwhile, Texas-based D.R. Horton, the country’s largest homebuilder, is planning to build more than 100 townhomes on another 8.3 acres immediately west of the Solis project Find more context and imagery for Solis Hapeville in the gallery above Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram   • Hapeville news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)  Welcome to the extended week of regular season play for high school football in Georgia Most of the games being played this week are make-up dates due to Hurricane Helene There are a number of games where playoff seedings will be on the line The Hapeville Charter Hornets will be playing for the championship of Region 5-2A against the Carver-Atlanta Panthers on GPB’s Football Fridays in Georgia The fact that the Hornets are playing for the region title might surprise some They started the season 1-3 and lost their first two games by a total of 90-6 “Our kids have that mentality that they can play against anybody 2) Lee County we jump out and score on them first I don't know a team in the state of Georgia that is better than Lee County That's what a lot of people have said this year They're going to be the best in the state regardless of classification They had already played a game and that was our first game out of the gate I don't even worry about it and just go ahead and take those type of games   I know they're going to get us battle tested.” If the team from the little school on Buffington Road in South Fulton is nothing else This is the third straight year that Hapeville Charter has faced Lee County as part of a challenging pre-region schedule Robert Henderson led us in rushing with over 800 yards in the first seven games A cleat stepped on the back of his heel and fractured his heel We just find the way to win the last two games without him After losses to Lee County and Class 4A No the Hornets got their first win against Heritage Conyers Next came a much-anticipated match up with the Westlake Lions “We almost shocked them and still had a chance to beat them at the end We were on the 15-yard line and the  backup center goes in because the starting center gets hurt on the play before and snaps the ball   over the quarterback’s head We marched it right down the field all day long The game with Westlake was a big deal for the school and the community Because Hapeville Charter usually plays in a lower classification they seldom play regular season games with their talent-rich South Fulton neighbors The regular season game against Westlake was historic we never played a regular season game together,” recalls Gordon They beat us a couple of times and we'd beat them a couple of times so you try to schedule them and Creekside and Hughes A lot of times it just hasn't been able to happen because of how scheduling is right before the previous coach Rico Zachery left They want to see the best of a little small school to see just how good we are Everybody walked out of there knowing we can play with anybody on any Friday A productive off season for Hapeville Charter was highlighted by a spring game against Douglas County “We were shuffling between two quarterbacks last year,” recalls Gordon Pope this year and he's been playing a lot better even though he just got injured Friday night Our kids just have confidence in themselves and the belief in themselves because they've seen what we do as far as getting kids to the next level.  You look at Hajj-Malik Williams at UNLV one of the top quarterbacks in the country You look at (running back) Marcus Carroll at Missouri.  It gives them that sense of confidence that they can be the next one.” The next one to come from a team that doesn’t have a home field of its own Friday’s game against Carver will be played at nearby Banneker High School’s Trojan Stadium The Hornets practice on a field with no fence or lights With the return to Eastern Standard Time this week Gordon’s team took advantage of no school on election day to hold practice on Tuesday morning “That's the biggest thing that you'll probably see Friday I don't know if it's going to be a shootout We’re not as big as we usually are but it doesn’t matter They will come out with that mentality that they can compete with some of the best kids in the country.” Hapeville’s top player is cornerback Zack Smith Running back Robert Henderson and cornerback Dylon Henderson are trying to make their college decision Junior offensive linemen Chris Booker (6-4 That brings us to this week’s contest with Carver The Panthers have won their last six and bring a 7-2 record into their showdown with Hapeville Charter The man who walks the opposing sideline is someone Gordon knows very well "Coach (Darren) Myles is a good friend of mine and that's why we’ve always played spring games,” recalls Gordon “We both try to raise money for our kids to be able to travel to seven-on-seven tournaments We try to take them all over the ACC and SEC country and get them involved with playing the other teams from other states and just to compete That's one thing that we try to do and that’s the whole purpose of us playing each other This is the first year in a while that me and Myles are regular-season opponents so we didn't play each other in the spring We know each other’s tendencies and how we like to do different things offensively and defensively I think Miles has a little more speed this year than we do but there are ways to offset that.” but I hope that viewers will take the time to take a closer look at the men who lead these teams Myles is in his 20th season at Carver and led them to the state championship game in 2021 This is Gordon’s 14h year at Hapeville Charter and they won a state title in 2017 You would think they both might have moved on to greener pastures by now I’m sure that opportunities have presented themselves “I had several opportunities that I could have left to go to a college.” recalls Gordon  “At this point I just feel like we need to finish the drill with the kids on the south side.  I feel so vested in the community and my good friend Darren Myles feels the same way about his kids and that's one of the reasons why he stayed We both have even flirted with those situations but we both just felt like these are programs we built to what they are After all the kids that we have sent out from these programs go on and do great things This week Football Fridays in Georgia will feature Carver-Atlanta and Hapeville Charter Sam Crenshaw is a broadcast veteran with over 30 years experience in radio and television sports reporting in the Atlanta A significant swath of land near historic downtown Hapeville has sold in a deal that sellers say will push the ITP city’s revitalization efforts forward Real estate investment and management company Coro Realty Advisors closed Friday on the sale of the second half of a large land assemblage it had pieced together between 2020 and 2022 all positioned between Hapeville’s artsy commercial core and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport The latest sale included 18 lots totaling 8.5 acres The buyer is Charlotte-based Terwilliger Pappas Multifamily Partners which plans to erect a five-building apartment community called Solis Hapeville with retail on site Coro Realty partnered with Miller Lowry Developments four years ago to buy 60 parcels totaling 16 acres along Chestnut and Elm streets in Hapeville (Main Street Partners once assembled about 80 parcels in the same area to build a New Urbanist hub called “Asbury Park” that was later nixed by the Great Recession.) The partners sold the first half of the assemblage in late 2022 to Texas-based D.R. Horton, the country’s largest homebuilder. D.R. Horton is planning to build more than 100 townhomes on another 8.3 acres immediately west of the Solis project Plans for Solis Hapeville submitted to city officials earlier this year show 310 rentals taking shape in five wood-framed The main structure would include about 8,500 square feet of retail spaces fronting Porsche Avenue would also include two ancillary buildings used as standalone parking garages Plans called for 470 parking spaces across the property overall—or 139 more than what Hapeville requires But Mill Creek officials opted to back away earlier this year Elsewhere in the metro, Terwilliger Pappas is behind another 214-unit Solis project in downtown Gainesville, and the residential component of the Parkside on Dresden development that’s opening in Brookhaven now.  Even more significantly (we jest), Hapeville is continuing its reign for at least two more months as the Urbanize 2023 Best of Atlanta tourney champion Columbus-based Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse is moving forward with plans to open a second brewery location in Hapeville in a remodeled building colloquially known as “The Hangar” at 3361 Dogwood Drive That’s where Arches Brewing operated its taproom for eight years before uprooting recently to the Atlanta Utility Works complex in nearby East Point Chattabrewchee ownership brought plans this month to the Hapeville Design Review Committee for an update to the vacant one-story building located about two blocks north of the city’s historic main drag Plans call for remodeling the Dogwood Drive façade from a low-gable to a parapet-style façade Other changes will see the current metal façade replaced with new brick fascia and stucco additional surface parking has been added to plans for the rear of the property to accommodate the city’s required parking minimums Chattabrewchee owner Beau Neal tells Urbanize Atlanta the Hapeville concept could open as early as mid to late December this year Expect a soft opening followed by a more official ribbon-cutting The Hangar building falls within Hapeville’s Arts District Overlay and the Urban Village zoning district Celebrate the magic of spring at the Hapeville Butterfly Lantern Parade on March 22 This enchanting evening kicks off at 5 p.m with a lively festival featuring art vendors drinks and DIY crafts at the Creation Station inviting the community to join in with their own butterfly lantern creations or one crafted in a workshop with lantern parade artist offered on multiple dates throughout March led by the Krewe of Grateful Gluttons and Seed & Feed Marching Abominables will be followed by music and festivities until 10 p.m Don’t miss this whimsical and colorful celebration Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization for the city and serves to favorably impact Atlanta's economy through conventions and tourism a former officer with the Hapeville (GA) Police Department has been arraigned on charges of using unreasonable force by repeatedly tasing a handcuffed detainee who had been arrested for trespassing has been arraigned on charges of using unreasonable force by repeatedly tasing a handcuffed detainee who had been arrested for trespassing.“Our local law enforcement partners employ dedicated officers who risk their lives and safety every day to help make our district safer This indictment alleges conduct by a former officer that runs counter to the culture of professionalism and public service that epitomizes the work performed by police officers in and outside our district,” said Acting United States Attorney Richard S Jr.“People being held under arrest have the right to be treated humanely,” said FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown “The FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to protect the civil rights of the public and ensure those who abuse their power are held responsible.”According to Acting U.S and other publicly available information: On June 3 Georgia Police Department officers arrested a man for trespassing and transported him to the department’s headquarters The man was placed alone in a small holding cell and handcuffed to a stationary bench Although the detainee was a threat to no one former Hapeville Police Officer Shevoy Brown allegedly tased him at least six times without any legal justification The repeated tasing injured the detainee and required medical attention Brown allegedly wrote a false use of force report to cover up his conduct So in addition to the offense of excessive force Brown is also charged with obstruction of justice.Shevoy Brown He was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 12 2025.Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.Assistant United States Attorneys Brent Alan Gray and Bret R and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Jose Rivera has been sentenced to federal prison for the possession of a stolen.. 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We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money The family of Mary Sidney Elkins created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories © 2025 Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory Made with love by funeralOne Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInATLANTA (Atlanta News First) - A former officer with the Hapeville Police Department has been indicted for allegedly abusing an inmate last year Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Shevoy Brown faces charges of using unreasonable force and obstruction of justice PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Hapeville police officer arrested, charged with battery, GBI says “People being held under arrest have the right to be treated humanely,” FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Paul Brown said in a statement. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to protect the civil rights of the public and ensure those who abuse their power are held responsible.” On June 3, 2024, Hapeville police arrested a man for trespassing and took him to police headquarters, where he was handcuffed to a bench in a holding cell. Brown is accused of using a stun gun against the man at least six times “without any legal justification,” the attorney’s office said. The detainee was injured in the incident. Brown allegedly wrote a falsified use of force report to cover his actions. He was arrested four days after the incident and booked in Fulton County Jail. The case is being investigated by the FBI with help from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Jacinta Howard .css-yc09gy{grid-column:span 6/span 6;}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-yc09gy{grid-column:span 12/span 12;}}About Us.css-cd664k{display:grid;grid-row-gap:var(--chakra-space-0);grid-column-gap:var(--chakra-space-6);grid-template-columns:repeat(1 1fr));}@media screen and (min-width: 37.5rem){.css-cd664k{grid-row-gap:var(--chakra-space-8);grid-template-columns:repeat(3 Read Today’s Top Story: March’s interest-rate slide prompts jump in pending home sales Community amenities include a multimedia club room A joint venture between Atlanta multifamily developer Penler and global investment firm Carlyle recently purchased Signal, a 285-apartment mid-rise in Hapeville Another Atlanta apartment company, South City Partners, was the seller. Financial details were not disclosed, but the most recent appraisal for the 7.6-acre property, located at 397 N. Central Ave., was $80.5 million, according to Fulton County records. The community opened in 2023.  Signal has a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments with an average size of 861 square feet. Units include stacked washers and dryers, open floor plans, wood plank-style flooring, walk-in closets and balconies or patios. Community amenities include a multimedia club room, sky lounge, outdoor grilling areas, pizza oven, fireside lounge, fitness center, saltwater pool, dog park, private garages and rental storage units.  Shea Campbell, Ashish Cholia, Kevin Geiger, Keith Geiger, Colleen Hendrix, Don Hoffman, Malcolm McComb and Kurt McGarry of CBRE Southeast Multifamily arranged the sale on behalf of South City Partners.   Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Copyright © 2025 Atlanta Agent magazine. An Agent Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Hapeville’s longstanding mission to establish itself as a more vibrant southside artists’ mecca is getting a boost from a national placemaking initiative The south ITP city of 6,600 residents known for its airport proximity, vibrant downtown, and abundance of Porsches was one of five recipients recently picked for the GM on Main Street Grant The awards go to nonprofits and municipal government entities near General Motors facilities that are aiming to implement innovative placemaking ideas in their local districts According to Nikki Cales, Hapeville’s Main Street and grants coordinator, the city has received $50,000 from GM and Main Street America a national program dedicated to uplifting older and historic downtowns and commercial districts Hapeville’s project consists of the fabrication and installation of two sculpted metal and neon signs that harken back to the city’s past and early 1900s buildings while also providing wayfinding and “color According to Cales, one sign will be installed at 748 Virginia Ave. in front of the recently reimagined former gas station that’s now Atlanta Printmakers Studio will honor the style of the building while also creating a new visual focal point at a major downtown intersection,” reads the program’s description The second installation will be an “Arts Alley” sign at the entrance to Hapeville’s Arts Alley from Dearborn Plaza That alleyway behind historic downtown buildings—formerly blighted and rarely used—has been remade over the past decade into an artsy focal point of the city The grant program favored applicants whose ideas were focused on placemaking with an emphasis on pedestrian safety and scalability for other Main Street initiatives.  Other cities to receive $50,000 grants in 2024 include Bowling Green This website is unavailable in your location It appears you are attempting to access this website from a country outside of the United States therefore access cannot be granted at this time Another one of many infill projects to crop up near historic downtown Hapeville in recent years is officially ready for its closeup Billed as “Atlanta’s coolest boutique community,” the initial phase of the Shirley Estates townhome project has replaced a former used car lot that’d been closed for more than a decade in the City of Hapeville’s northern reaches The site plan calls for 28 townhomes overall according to the IHD and Capital Investments Realty development team The 3165 Dogwood Drive site is located just north of downtown Hapeville—about three blocks north of Arches Brewing’s location (for now)—and immediately east of West Boling Park which have all popped up over the past week range from $498,900 up to $525,000 for end-units offering four bedrooms and three and ½ bathrooms across an even 2,200 square feet The project’s first eight finished townhomes include $18,000 in unspecified upgrades providing what’s described as instant equity “stylish LVP flooring throughout” the homes and “a park literally 100 feet from your door,” according to listings Along with Hapeville’s mix of restaurants and cafes proximity to downtown Atlanta (15 minutes) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (10 minutes) is also cited as a bonus Also included is the prestige (we jest) of living in the Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2023 tournament champion and current Golden Urby Chalice of Champions holder The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Clayton County, and the cities of College Park, East Point, and Hapeville have received an additional $14.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to further develop the Flint River Gateway Trails a planned 31-mile trail network in South Metro Atlanta The Flint River Gateway Trails network will connect the Atlanta BeltLine in Southwest Atlanta to Clayton County passing through the “Tri-Cities” area of College Park which includes the headwaters of the Flint River The $14.9 million in federal funds augments a $50 million grant the U.S DOT awarded to ARC and the four communities in March bringing the total federal investment to $64.9 million “The Flint River Gateway Trails network is a game-changer that will boost quality of life and economic opportunities for South Metro Atlanta communities,” said ARC Chair Andre Dickens who also serves as Mayor of the City of Atlanta “The trails network also fills a major gap in our regional trails vision by connecting the Atlanta BeltLine to the Tri-Cities area and through Clayton County.” The visioning process for the Flint River Gateway Trails network will begin later this year an important first step to ensure that public input drives the planning process The trail network is part of ARC’s “Reconnecting the Region” initiative which aims to connect communities that have long been divided by major infrastructure projects like highways to offers greater economic opportunities and improved access to services such as health care “These additional funds will help advance a trail vision in Clayton County and the Tri-Cities DOT understands this project’s transformational opportunity for South Metro Atlanta and the entire region,” said Anna Roach The federal grants also serve as a key mechanism to fulfill the vision of Finding the Flint a community-led effort to restore the Upper Flint River and reconnect neighborhoods through trails and parks The Flint River begins near the airport in East Point and flows for 344 miles to the Florida state line The Flint River Gateway Trails network has been supported by community partners that include The Conservation Fund The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the official planning agency for the 11-county Atlanta Region and Rockdale counties as well as the City of Atlanta and 74 other cities The Atlanta Regional Commission’s mission is to foster thriving communities for all within the Atlanta region through collaborative ARC’s Strategic Partners are committed to fostering collaborative regional approaches that improve quality of life in metro Atlanta. 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