Karen Handel announces senate bid ROSWELL, GA – Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel announced in a statement today that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Saxby Chambliss.
Below is Handel...
Fulton County commision pays its bills The Fulton County board of commissioners at its meeting Wednesday agreed to pay a long-standing debt to an informant who helped solve the 2003 murder of county police officer Aaron Blount.
The comm...
Fulton County confirms Barron as new elections director At its meeting today, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners confirmed Richard Barron as the new director of registration and elections.
Barron currently serves as elections administrator for Wil...
Magnolia Ball proceeds to rebuild vintage carriage house With the recent donation of an 1840s lady’s carriage by Dr. and Mrs. Herb West, Roswell’s Bulloch Hall is more determined than ever to reconstruct the historic home’s vintage carriage house.
Proc...
May 15, 2013 12:10 PM | 0 | 4 |
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Council approves luxury apartments on Frazier Street A bold plan for redevelopment in one of Roswell’s older neighborhoods got a green light Monday from five of six city council members.
Only Councilman Kent Igleheart voted against the plan for a new...
May 15, 2013 12:06 PM | 2 | 3 |
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Joan Durbin jdurbin@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
North Fulton seniors say goodbye High school graduations are right on the horizon for the class of 2013. Hundreds of local high school seniors will receive their diplomas at the following commencement ceremonies.
May 18
St. Franc...
North Fulton high schools name top students For their scholastic achievements, the following high school seniors are ranked the top students of the class of 2013.
Alpharetta High School: Valedictorian: Younji Lee Salutatorian: Katie Zheng
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Price: Not candidate to replace Chambliss While there’s a stampede of politicians lining up to run for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ seat when he retires, U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Roswell, is not among them.
Price said Friday he plans to seek ...
May 15, 2013 10:57 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Jon Gillooly nfulton@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Roswell city employees competing in Public Works Week events Community events showcasing the men and women who work in Roswell’s public works/environmental, community development and transportation departments will be center stage during National Public Work...
Roswell warns of telephone scammers The Roswell Police Department is warning residents of two phone scammers who are calling Roswell residents.
There have been multiple reports that a man identifying himself as a Fulton County sheri...
Roswell ranks nationally in water conservation challenge The results of the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation are in, and the city of Roswell placed third nationally among cities with a population of 30,000 to 99,999. The city also had th...
Fitness Revolution Roswell stages charity fitness challenge Burpees, a dynamic exercise made popular by personal trainers, are traditionally used to shed fat, build muscle, and quickly bring about exhaustion. Local personal training businesss, Fitness Revol...
North Fulton students receive scholarships The Kimberly-Clark Foundation, the charitable arm of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, announced the recipients of its 2013 Bright Futures college scholarship program. In Roswell, where Kimberly-Clark ha...
Telephone scammer impersonating Fulton County sheriff's deputy The Roswell Police Department wants to make area residents aware of a phone scam.
There have multiple reports that a man identifying himself as a Fulton County sheriff’s deputy has been calling vi...
Arrest made in connection with North Point Mall bomb threat Alpharetta police arrested Omari Glenn Ryden, 28, as the man who allegedly called authorities about a bomb at North Point Mall this morning, said George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Departm...
Alpharetta police investigating bomb threat at North Point Mall Alpharetta police have arrested Omari Glenn Ryden, 28, in connection with the bomb threat this morning at North Point Mall, said George Gordon, public information officer for the Alpharetta Departm...
State department of education releases new performance index scores The Georgia Department of Education rolled out the results this week of its new performance index, which measures schools and school districts on a 100-point scale.
Georgia’s College and Career Rea...
Governor signs Fulton tax rate freeze despite opposition Gov. Nathan Deal signed House Bill 604 into law Monday, placing a cap on Fulton County’s property tax rate until January 1, 2015, despite opposition from county chairmen across metro Atlanta.
John ...
Colors will fill town square in Roswell for Mother’s Day On Mother’s Day weekend, the natural beauty of spring will compete with the visual allure afforded by the return one of Roswell’s longest-running arts festivals.
The 23rd Annual Colors Festival of...
May 08, 2013 11:10 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Restaurateurs open fourth eatery on Canton Street in Roswell The dictionary says the meaning of “opulent” is “characterized by rich abundance, luxuriant.”
In times gone by, anything in the restaurant world fitting that description would have been ultra-expen...
May 08, 2013 11:06 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Rockin’ at the River gala benefits CNC The beautiful natural setting along the river at the Chattahoochee River in Roswell sets the stage for this year’s Rockin’ at the River benefit gala for the Chattahoochee Nature Center on Saturday....
Tax rate may rise in Roswell, but tax bills to stay the same Updated 5/9 with correct revenue amount for 2013.
Roswell is advertising a proposed increase in taxes for 2014, but the total rate used to calculate how much property tax an owner will pay will ...
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