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Johns Creek council approves one subdivision rezoning, defers another
A rezoning request for a 12-unit single-family detached subdivision at Abbotts Bridge and Byers roads got the green light from Johns Creek councilmembers Monday, while a rezoning case for a four-un...
June 18, 2013 12:57 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Johns Creek council launches investigation into Mayor Mike Bodker
Updated June 18 at 6:20 p.m.: Johns Creek City Councilman Randall Johnson sent a prepared explanation Tuesday afternoon of the city council's decision to investigate the actions of Johns Creek Ma...
June 18, 2013 12:54 PM | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Johns Creek citizens to learn how police department operates
The work of Johns Creek police officers is more than just responding to calls that come in through the 911 center, said Sgt. Debra Kalish with the department’s community services unit. She is hopin...
June 12, 2013 10:50 AM | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Saunders named Johns Creek Firefighter of the Quarter
The Johns Creek Fire Department has named Anthony Saunders as the “Firefighter of the Quarter” for the first quarter of 2013. “Anthony is an excellent firefighter who works hard every day,” said Jo...
June 12, 2013 10:46 AM | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Drake House in Roswell banking on Casino Night
When rain washed out the annual Drake Walk in early May, it also took a big chunk out of the sponsoring nonprofit’s funding. “Because so much of the financial support for the walk is realized the d...
June 12, 2013 09:54 AM | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Registration a must for Hospitality Highway Georgia 400 Century Ride
If it continues to be as popular since its inception five years ago, the Hospitality Highway Georgia 400 Century Ride may become the equivalent of the Peachtree Road Race on a bike. The lure of ped...
June 12, 2013 09:15 AM | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fulton school district recognizes two as top professionals
The Fulton County school system has selected Ron Willhite of Milton High School and Patricia Caffrey of the Professional Leaning Center South as the district’s 2013-14 School Professional of the Ye...
June 12, 2013 09:07 AM | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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More tax money coming in; Cascade salon a go
More money will be in the budget this year and next, Chief Appraiser David Fitzgibbon told the Fulton County Board of Commissioners last week. “It does appear that the overall [maintenance and oper...
June 11, 2013 07:11 PM | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fulton tax appraiser: more money coming in
More money will be in the budget next year, Chief Appraiser David Fitzgibbon told the Fulton County Board of Commissioners Wednesday. "We have some preliminary reports on the digest. It does appear...
June 05, 2013 05:43 PM | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kayakers prepare for ‘Back to the Chatt’ in Roswell
If history is any indicator, many of the kayakers out on the water during the 11th annual Back to the Chattahoochee River Race & Festival on June 15 will have learned what to do with their crafts f...
June 05, 2013 11:21 AM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra forms chorus
The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra is looking for singers to start an inaugural chorus for a December performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah.” “We’ve always had this desire to ad...
June 05, 2013 11:18 AM | 1 1 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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NFCC taking its aid program to the streets
For the first time in its history, North Fulton Community Charities is taking its mission on the road. With a grant from The Bank of America Foundation’s Neighborhood Builder program, the nonprofit...
June 05, 2013 11:06 AM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Nature center’s Possum Trot in its 35th year
    by Joan Durbin
    jdurbin@neighbornewspapers.com
    05.26.13 - 10:14 am
  • A Hero’s Life spotlights first responders
    A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing assistance to injured and disabled first responders has created an opportunity to meet some of these public safety officials and hear their stories. ...
    June 05, 2013 10:43 AM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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    MUST Ministries reaches children of north Fulton
    MUST Ministries is teaming up with Roswell United Methodist Church, as well as North Springs United Methodist, this summer to once again rescue hungry children by providing and delivering sack lunc...
    June 05, 2013 10:39 AM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library in Johns Creek hosts business series for teens
    Teenagers wanting to pick up some business skills during the summer can visit the Northeast/Spruill Oaks Branch Library in Johns Creek for the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System’s teen summer bus...
    June 05, 2013 10:20 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    North Fulton students named National Merit Scholars
    The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named 28 recent Fulton County graduates as National Merit Scholars last week, according to the Fulton County School System. Twenty-six of the 28 attended ...
    June 05, 2013 10:14 AM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Johns Creek to expand sidewalk project on Abbotts Bridge Road
    A public works project to construct a sidewalk and trail along a stretch of Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek may be modified to include turn lanes, curb and gutter, pedestrian crossings and bike ...
    June 04, 2013 11:20 AM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Alpharetta's Brew Moon festival moves to June
    Fans of the Brew Moon Fest in downtown Alpharetta will not have to wait until fall to take part in the festivities as organizers decided to plan a Brew Moon SummerFest, which will be held Saturday ...
    May 29, 2013 11:37 AM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Churches in north Fulton assist with tornado relief
    Local churches in North Fulton are engaged in efforts to assist those affected by the tornados that ripped through Oklahoma and the central United States last week. Mount Pisgah United Methodist Ch...
    May 29, 2013 11:27 AM | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Traffic relief ahead for Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek
    Motorists who travel on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek may experience some traffic congestion relief with an improvement project in the planning stages for a section of roadway from Old Alabama...
    May 29, 2013 11:22 AM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Johns Creek cook featured on baking competition TV show
    Johns Creek resident Darlene Pawlukowsky will compete on the new CBS reality series “The American Baking Competition,” premiering tonight. Pawlukowsky, who specializes in cakes and cookies, will j...
    May 29, 2013 10:58 AM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Karen Handel hopes to tap into past experiences with U.S. Senate run
    Roswell resident Karen Handel, former Georgia Secretary of State and former chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, said she will focus on downsizing the government, cutting spending and...
    May 29, 2013 10:43 AM | 1 1 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Graduation rates increased in Fulton County
    The graduation rate of high school seniors across Fulton County rose from 2011 to 2012 with many North Fulton schools experiencing graduation rate increases, according to the Fulton County School S...
    May 29, 2013 10:35 AM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Johns Creek police top fundraisers for Special Olympics once more
    The Johns Creek Police Department raised about $20,000 during the fifth annual Johns Creek Police Special Olympics Golf Tournament on May 6, making the department the most successful law enforcemen...
    May 29, 2013 09:54 AM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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