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Fulton County Assessor’s Office sends incorrect notice of assessment
Roswell residents who experienced sticker shock upon opening their property tax assessment can breathe a sigh of relief. According to a news release issued by the city of Roswell, Fulton County's ...
June 19, 2013 03:30 PM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Neighborhood watch: Fight party
Recent police reports of note. All reports were supplied by local police departments.  NO PARTIER LEFT BEHIND: After his friends left him at a club and went to a woman’s apartment, Nasser Ram...
June 19, 2013 03:24 PM | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Puppets create ‘magical worlds’ for kids in Roswell
In a digital age in which streaming videos and electronic games are the norm, the Roswell Summer Puppet Series is still a top draw for kids. Brandee Bryant, who manages the venue for the puppet ser...
June 19, 2013 02:50 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Radio towers proposed for three city-owned sites in Roswell
Roswell residents will have a chance to weigh in on a tentative plan to erect 400-foot radio towers on three publicly owned sites around the city. It’s the next step in the North Fulton Unified Rad...
June 19, 2013 02:42 PM | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Free 24-hour Field Day will demonstrate ham radio operations
For 24 hours, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Waller Park Extension in Roswell will be filled with hams. Not, however, the porcine kind. These will be enthusiastic members of the North Fulton Amateu...
June 19, 2013 02:38 PM | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nature Center plans day of water-themed fun
There is a lot more to water than just what comes out of the tap. The Chattahoochee Nature Center is hosting a day of “wet and wild” activities Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to show visitors how to...
June 19, 2013 02:29 PM | 0 0 comments | 9 9 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 | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weekend encampment in Roswell focuses on ‘Life in the 1860s’
A century and a half after it ended, The War Between the States still looms large in Americans’ collective memory. “I believe that the Civil War, more so than the Revolution, was the defining mome...
June 12, 2013 09:43 AM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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New development made possible by expanding Roswell historic district
Roswell’s historic district got a little bit larger Monday night after council members approved an expansion that would allow more residential development near Canton Street. “I believe this is the...
June 12, 2013 09:38 AM | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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Roswell dancers invited to perform at Disney
At the invitation of the Disney Corporation, Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance and The Roswell Dance Theatre will perform at Walt Disney World June 24 through June 28. Traveling to Orlando accompanie...
June 12, 2013 09:31 AM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Experience grows veteran’s business in Roswell
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Georgia District recognized Roswell businessman Dwayne Hayes, founder and president of Exalt Integrated Technologies, as the 2013 Veteran Small Business Cha...
June 12, 2013 09:22 AM | 0 0 comments | 20 20 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 | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Plum Cafe chef gives cooking demonstrations in Roswell
    by Joan Durbin
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    05.29.13 - 11:12 am
  • Roswell council to vote on $1 increase in basic water rates
    by Joan Durbin
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    05.29.13 - 11:09 am
  • ‘History Maker’ has a passion for Roswell parks
    by Joan Durbin
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    05.29.13 - 10:48 am
  • Nature center’s Possum Trot in its 35th year
    by Joan Durbin
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    05.26.13 - 10:14 am
  • 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 | 21 21 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 | 29 29 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 | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Roswell council approves $93.2 million budget
    Roswell’s $93.2 million maintenance and operating budget across all funds in 2014 passed city council by a 3-2 vote last week. The $7.7 million budget for capital improvements passed by a 4-1 margi...
    June 05, 2013 11:33 AM | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Lucky’s birthday is cause to celebrate in Roswell
    Diane and Ernie Geyer are throwing a seventh birthday party for their golden retriever, Lucky, and everyone is invited. The Lucky 7 Birthday Bash on June 29 is a benefit for the Leukemia and Lympho...
    June 05, 2013 11:30 AM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 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 | 31 31 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 | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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    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 | 17 17 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 | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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    The Cottage School in Roswell graduates 18
    The Cottage School, providing education for middle and high school students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders or mild to moderate learning disabilities, hosted its graduation ceremony ...
    June 05, 2013 10:29 AM | 0 0 comments | 11 11 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 | 15 15 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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  • Wal-Mart won’t confirm plans for grocery store in Roswell
    by Joan Durbin
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    05.22.13 - 10:49 am
  • Magnolia Ball proceeds to rebuild vintage carriage house
    by Joan Durbin
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    05.15.13 - 12:10 pm