Attorney general talks sex trafficking Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said authorities will be casting a bigger net as part of the state’s crackdown on sex trafficking of minors.
Olens touted the unveiling of the Georgia’s Not Buyin...
May 20, 2013 01:04 PM | 0 | 3 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Community Assistance Center’s Food ‘n Fun Festival cancelled In a mass email, the Community Assistance Center in Sandy Springs announced its inaugural Food ‘n Fun Festival, set for today from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Morgan Falls Athletic Complex, has been cancell...
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...
Schools’ scores mixed in new evaluation system (UPDATED AT 6 P.M. THURSDAY WITH QUOTES FROM HEARDS FERRY ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL BRENT MCBRIDE REGARDING THAT SCHOOL'S SCORES.) The Georgia Department of Education Tuesday released both district an...
Perimeter market continues to flourish The state of banking and its effects on the Perimeter business market, along with its correlation to commercial and residential real estate were the main topics of last week’s Perimeter Business Al...
2013 graduation ceremonies Editor’s note: the following list of graduation ceremonies was compiled based on information from the schools’ websites and their staff.
School: Date - Location
Atlanta Girls’ School: Satu...
City Council eyes property values during budget talks Sandy Springs officials continue to navigate their way through successive rounds of fiscal 2014 budget talks.
Council members, presented with the new tax digest at last week’s workshop session, ex...
May 15, 2013 09:40 AM | 0 | 3 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Food 'n Fun Festival set for Sunday Promoting a just cause amid a festive, family friendly environment is the essence of the Community Assistance Center’s inaugural Food ‘n Fun Festival.
The event is set for Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. a...
May 15, 2013 09:29 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Jackson named valedictorian at Holy Innocents' (SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE ARTICLE FOR A LIST OF LOCAL SCHOOLS' VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS.)
Kendall Jackson’s proverbial floor would perhaps be a welcome ceiling for many.
The Holy Innocents’ ...
May 15, 2013 09:25 AM | 0 | 5 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
U.S. Department of Labor to host women veterans’ summit In a news release, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau Tuesday announced it is sponsoring a Women Veterans Resource Summit Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federa...
Whitefield promotes interim headmaster to permanent role In a news release, the Whitefield Academy board of trustees Monday announced the appointment of Kevin Bracher, PhD, as headmaster of the Cobb County private school located near Vinings. Bracher had...
City Council eyes property values during budget talks Sandy Springs officials navigated their way through the second round of fiscal 2014 budget talks this week.
City Council members, presented with the new tax digest at Tuesday’s workshop session at ...
May 09, 2013 12:01 PM | 0 | 3 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Weber School head of school to resign next year In a news release, the Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School board announced Dr. Simcha Pearl will be stepping down as head of school at the end of the 2013-14 academic year.
Rebecca Mc...
The Tams to kick off Heritage concert series Familiar faces and music to dance to will be the order of the day as the Concerts by the Springs series returns with a Mother’s Day show at Heritage Green Park. Crowd favorites The Tams will headli...
May 08, 2013 11:14 AM | 0 | 4 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Isakson cuts ribbon on road project In a news release, the city of Sandy Springs and the Georgia Department of Transportation announced U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Marietta, last week cut the ribbon on a much-anticipated project in S...
Sandy Springs Publix employee wins lottery (UPDATED AT 3:45 P.M. THURSDAY WITH PHOTO OF ANGELIA SALAS AND HER CHECK) In a news release, the Georgia Lottery Wednesday announced a Smyrna woman working at a Publix in Sandy Springs had quite ...
Weekend events still planned despite rain Despite this weekend’s inclement weather, three local events are still taking place: o Derby Day, the annual fundraiser for Shepherd Center, the Buckhead hospital for patients with catastrophic bac...
Weber wins national Jewish Law competition It has become a ritual of spring the Weber School in Sandy Springs competes against two dozen Jewish high schools from around the U.S. and Canada in the National Moot Beit Din (Mock Rabbinic Court)...
Chamber bringing back business-after-hours networking Merchants soon will have more chances to mingle courtesy of the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce.
The entity will kick off its new business after-hours networking initiative, Tuned Up-Tu...
May 03, 2013 02:21 PM | 0 | 6 |
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Bobby Tedder btedder@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
Experts discuss federal budget woes, effects on Georgia In 2001, the federal budget was actually balanced and the country’s economy was considered to be “booming.”
The obvious reason as to why America’s economic situation is far from “booming” today, is...
County to hand $127K back to Uncle Sam due to bad loans Fulton County is being forced to get out of the loan business and pull the plug on bad debts incurred by recipients of Clinton-era federal stimulus funds.
Through a settlement with the U.S. Departm...
National Park Service closing park access In a news release, the National Park Service Wednesday announced it will close two areas of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to vehicles beginning Wednesday. Johnson Ferry South, ju...
Common Core makes sense, says governor Gov. Nathan Deal, who was in Cobb County last week for a bill-signing ceremony, was asked to explain his support for the controversial Common Core school curriculum.
The Common Core State Standards...
May 01, 2013 03:03 PM | 0 | 4 |
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Jon Gillooly nside@neighbornewspapers.comNeighbor Newspapers
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