Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
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Georgia defense attorney McCracken Poston Jr. will discuss his award-winning book "Zenith Man" at Poe & Company Bookstore in Milton on Thursday, Oct. 15, recounting his defense of a reclusive TV repairman acquitted of murder and later diagnosed with autism.
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Georgia defense attorney McCracken Poston Jr. will discuss his award-winning book "Zenith Man" at Poe & Company Bookstore in Milton on Thursday, Oct. 15, recounting his defense of a reclusive TV repairman acquitted of murder and later diagnosed with autism.
Georgia defense attorney McCracken Poston Jr. will discuss his award-winning book "Zenith Man" at Poe & Company Bookstore in Milton on Thursday, Oct. 15, recounting his defense of a reclusive TV repairman acquitted of murder and later diagnosed with autism.
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Some homes with Alpharetta mailing addresses sit inside Forsyth County rather than Fulton, meaning those residents face a $60 annual fee for an out-of-county library card to use the Fulton County Library System branches closest to them.
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The Milton Eagles PTO is accepting hygiene products, ready-to-eat food and monetary donations through Dec. 17 to stock Eagle's Closet, a resource for Milton High School students experiencing homelessness.
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A new food truck festival series opens its five-event 2026 season in Milton's Crabapple district on Thursday, Oct. 15, with two simultaneous locations, live music expected and more than a dozen food trucks at each gathering.
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The City of Alpharetta and its Natural Resources Commission are hosting the annual Rivers Alive volunteer watershed cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 17, at Rock Mill Park, inviting residents to help remove litter from local streams and greenways.
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Milton's annual Crabapple Fest filled downtown Crabapple on Saturday, Oct. 3, with more than 100 artists and vendors, a first-time live music stage, an expanded KidZone and community groups including Ruff Dog Rescue and the Milton Fire Department.
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Census Bureau data covering 2020–2024 ranks Milton first among 18 North Atlanta cities in bachelor's degree attainment at 77.9%, while Alpharetta's median household income of $147,612 outpaces similarly educated Brookhaven by roughly $30,000.
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Artist Sarah Emerson is painting a nature-inspired mural inside the pedestrian tunnel at Webb Bridge Park, featuring native plants, animals and a Thoreau quote, with completion expected by late October.
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Seven fall events hit Alpharetta between Oct. 11 and Nov. 14, including a Halloween concert with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the 5th Annual Boo Bash at Wills Park, trick-or-treating at Avalon and a cocktail crawl through downtown.
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About 230 Milton households dropped off 17,827 pounds of hazardous waste at Cambridge High School on Sept. 26, with oil-based paints, batteries and pesticides making up the bulk of the haul.
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Crabapple Road shuts down at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, through Saturday night for Crabapple Fest setup, with detour routes through Heritage Walk, Broadwell Road and Birmingham Highway. Milton High School families should plan extra time Saturday morning because the school is an SAT test site.
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Milton's Crabapple Fest returns Oct. 3 with a first-ever live music stage, more than 100 vendors, a KidZone and free shuttles from four parking lots along Crabapple Road in downtown Milton.
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The Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer brings a One Step Closer walk to Alpharetta City Center on Oct. 11 and hosts its annual 30-mile Georgia 2-Day Walk in Cobb County on Oct. 3–4.
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