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Business
Equifax is recruiting at least eight AI and machine-learning specialists at its Alpharetta campus for credit risk, fraud detection and agentic AI work, requiring four days in the office, even as Georgia's professional and technical services sector lost 11,500 jobs statewide over the past year.
Business
Equifax is recruiting at least eight AI and machine-learning specialists at its Alpharetta campus for credit risk, fraud detection and agentic AI work, requiring four days in the office, even as Georgia's professional and technical services sector lost 11,500 jobs statewide over the past year.
Business
Equifax is recruiting at least eight AI and machine-learning specialists at its Alpharetta campus for credit risk, fraud detection and agentic AI work, requiring four days in the office, even as Georgia's professional and technical services sector lost 11,500 jobs statewide over the past year.
Public Safety
State Sen. John Albers, who represents North Fulton County and chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee, announced he is joining a task force exploring whether Georgia needs new legislation to address police misuse of Flock license plate reader cameras deployed across the state, including in Alpharetta.
Community
Fulton County's 2026 Point-in-Time Count found about 22 unsheltered people in Alpharetta, making the city the third-largest concentration of unsheltered homelessness in the county outside Atlanta as the overall count jumped 34%.
Sports
Alpharetta Raiders football named Noah Glover (defense), Evan Mackey (special teams) and August Kucek (scout team) as Week 1 Players of the Week, with the team now preparing for a Blackout-themed home opener against Denmark.
Community
The Trump administration's plan to revoke up to 200,000 B-1 and B-2 visas from asylum seekers could affect families in Alpharetta, where more than one in four residents is foreign-born, though the exact local impact remains unknown.
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Local Government
Fulton County has officially called a Nov. 3 special election asking voters whether to renew a 0.75% transportation sales tax projected to send $71.6 million to Alpharetta and $44.2 million to Milton over five years.
Local Government
The Milton City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a $10 million settlement ending the decade-long Joshua Chang wrongful death case, with the city paying $3.33 million from fund balance to avoid a potential $44 million liability.
Education
Innovation Academy in Alpharetta ranked No. 3 in Georgia and No. 112 nationally in the 2026-2027 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings, outpacing Milton, Alpharetta and Cambridge high schools.
Public Safety
State Sen. John Albers, who represents North Fulton County and chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee, announced he is joining a task force exploring whether Georgia needs new legislation to address police misuse of Flock license plate reader cameras deployed across the state, including in Alpharetta.
Public Safety
A North Fulton County wastewater meter serving 189,000 residents hit "very high" COVID-19 levels the week of Aug. 22, with health officials urging Alpharetta and Milton families to check home test expiration dates and consult doctors about antivirals as back-to-school season begins.
Community
Fulton County's 2026 Point-in-Time Count found about 22 unsheltered people in Alpharetta, making the city the third-largest concentration of unsheltered homelessness in the county outside Atlanta as the overall count jumped 34%.
Community
The Trump administration's plan to revoke up to 200,000 B-1 and B-2 visas from asylum seekers could affect families in Alpharetta, where more than one in four residents is foreign-born, though the exact local impact remains unknown.
Business
Equifax is recruiting at least eight AI and machine-learning specialists at its Alpharetta campus for credit risk, fraud detection and agentic AI work, requiring four days in the office, even as Georgia's professional and technical services sector lost 11,500 jobs statewide over the past year.
Sports
Alpharetta Raiders football named Noah Glover (defense), Evan Mackey (special teams) and August Kucek (scout team) as Week 1 Players of the Week, with the team now preparing for a Blackout-themed home opener against Denmark.
Sports
The GHSA reversed an initial ineligibility ruling against five-star Milton kicker Ryan Jung, the No. 1 kicker in the 2028 class, clearing the IMG Academy transfer to play just before the Eagles' 30-29 season-opening win over North Cobb that vaulted them as high as No. 2 in the AJC's Class 6A poll.
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
Cameron is a Rhode Island native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in News Media in 2026. He previously worked as a beat writer for Alabama volleyball and baseball for "The Crimson White" and a pro sports writer for Ball Exclusives.
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