Alpharetta news and updates

The Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services department has released their Fall and Winter 2022/23 Arts & Culture Class Guide. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)

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Alpharetta arts, culture class guide available

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Back 2 School: Students in Fulton, DeKalb counties and more heading back to school Monday...

A Texas developer’s more detailed plan for the proposed $500 million redevelopment of North Point Mall into mixed-use was met with approval from the Alpharetta Planning Commission Thursday.

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North Point Mall redevelopment plan gets preliminary approval

Fulton County post office officials are investigating mail fraud and forgery

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Alpharetta will replace the Fire Station 84 roof at 525 Park Bridge Pkwy. (Google Maps)

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Alpharetta fire station ready for new roof

Alpharetta recently approved a contract to renew Microsoft Azure cloud services. (Courtesy Microsoft Azure)

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Alpharetta renews cloud services

Alpharetta will be retrofitting the Alpharetta Community Center roof. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)

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Alpharetta community center roof needs a retrofit

Alpharetta residents have seen two districts redeveloped into live, work, shop and play neighborhoods in less than 10 years. Avalon, an 86-acre development of high-end retail, restaurants, homes and office space opened in phases starting in 2014. Located in the Ga. 400 corridor on Old Milton Parkway, the center also includes a hotel and a movie theater.
A remodeled City Center opened in the heart of downtown in 2018 and introduced similar amenities and luxury. A third district is North Point. Neighborhoods surrounding North Point Mall and Haynes Bridge Road have become a draw for such corporations as Jackson Healthcare and Equifax.

Alpharetta’s approach to redevelopment a model for other cities

Dogs cool on the splash pad at the Newtown Dream Dog Park.
(Courtesy of Johns Creek Park and Recreation Department)

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Alpharetta approves downtown dog park

Large bear sightings near North Georgia, officials say

More than a pound of fentanyl seized in Forsyth County

More 800 grams fentanyl and 70 pounds of methamphetamine taken off streets

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Fight over tax money could impact on the services you depend on no matter where you live

Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $1.28 billion for Friday night's drawing

Around Atlanta: Things to do in last weekend of July

Alpharetta Arts Center hosts Colors of India

Alpharetta plans to replace the synthetic turf at Wills Park Field 4. (Courtesy City of Alpharetta)

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New turf coming to Wills Park field in Alpharetta

Alpharetta to replace community center gym floor

Johns Creek approves new subdivision despite nearby residents’ concerns

A wild encounter: Bear spotted at local shopping center, customer catches it on camera

Former Alpharetta Municipal Court Judge Barry Zimmerman presided over thousands of cases argued by a solicitor who hired him to be her private attorney, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation reveals.
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Former Alpharetta judge was personal attorney for city prosecutor

Alpharetta launches new transparency portal

Alpharetta Chamber offering text alerts

$6 million property sale will fund safety upgrades at Fulton schools

The Empty Stocking Fund plans to distribute school supplies to 30,000 Atlanta-area students this year. Shown here volunteers from the Goldman Sachs Atlanta office recently helped assemble Student Supply Kits. (Courtesy Empty Stocking Fund)

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YMCA offering back-to-school supply kits

Alpharetta man travels to Chicago, kills estranged wife, cops say

Alpharetta to end curbside glass recycling program in August

One local city scaling back on arrests

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Prison smuggling case links GED instructor to gang activity

PHOTOS: Changes in Gwinnett school meals

Early data shows monkeypox disproportionately affecting Black men

PHOTOS: Stuff the plane school supply giveaway

Education

Georgia Tech will renovate lab space used by the engineering and computing colleges. (Courtesy of Georgia Tech)

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Regents authorize $4.5 million upgrade of Georgia Tech building

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Sample Gwinnett school meals are displayed at Seckinger High School in Buford on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. With feedback from students and parents, the district updated its menu to be healthier, more global and plant-focused. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Gwinnett schools adjust meal offerings to be more diverse, inclusive

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Clayton County Schools Superintendent Morcease Beasley (center) to hold a YouTube Live on Thursday.

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Clayton County superintendent to talk schools on Thursday YouTube Live

A new website will help Georgia's college-bound students compare the cost of attendance at different in-state public schools. (Julian Alexander for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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5 things to know about a new website that compares Georgia colleges

Politics

Superior Court Judge Brian Amero rubs his head while listening to arguments during a hearing on the motion to dismiss the case of the review of Fulton County elections ballots to determine fraud at the Henry County Courthouse in McDonough, Monday, September 20, 2021. Judge Amero asked Georgia election investigators and the GBI to provide an update about any investigations into allegations of counterfeit ballots in last year’s presidential election. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Woman pleads not guilty to threatening Georgia judge in election case1h ago

MARTA plans to renovate Five Points station with the help of federal and state funding. File photo by (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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MARTA’s Five Points station to get major face-lift

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President Joe Biden holds the "PACT Act of 2022" after signing it during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Opinion: Bipartisanship gets a summertime boost3h ago

080922 Atlanta: Supporters wave as Democratic nominee for Governor Stacey Abrams concludes her economic address outlining her vision for Georgia’s economy on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com

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Abrams bets that support for casino gambling will pay off in November

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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the Silver Elephant Gala at the Columbia Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Joshua Boucher/The State/TNS)

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Fulton DA seeks to question Graham about any coordination with Trump 17h ago

080922 Atlanta: Democratic nominee for Governor Stacey Abrams makes her economic address outlining her vision for Georgia’s economy on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com

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Stacey Abrams tests positive for coronavirus

Crime

A 33-year-old woman was shot while in her car in the 800 block of York Avenue near Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard on Wednesday night, according to police.

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Barrage of bullets outside SW Atlanta businesses injures woman in car

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Neighbors around Rosa L. Burney Park, alongside a local gun violence advocacy groups, gather to peacefully rally at the location where this past Sunday, a gunfight left two people dead and four injured, including a 6-year-old girl. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Atlanta marks 100 homicide cases for 2022, days ahead of last year’s pace

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March 3, 2022 Atlanta - Mitzi Bickers, who served as Mayor Kasim Reed’s director of human services, leaves with her attorney, Drew Findling (left), after her hearing in federal court at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Bickers is set to be the first person to face a jury in the Atlanta City Hall corruption investigation. She faces 12 counts related to an alleged conspiracy involving pay-to-play contracting. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Trump hires Findling to represent him in grand jury probe

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DeKalb County police Sgt. Lynn Shuler (center) looks over the scene of a fatal shooting at the Oak Forest Apartments on Hatton Drive.

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Man shot multiple times, killed at DeKalb apartments

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Teen killed in accidental shooting at South Atlanta house party, police say

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Atlanta police are investigating a deadly shooting in the 500 block of McWilliams Road on Wednesday afternoon.

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Police investigating deadly domestic shooting in SE Atlanta

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Selena Holmes (left) reportedly paid GED instructor DaShawn Melvin (right) $1,000 each time he brought drugs into Pulaski State Prison.

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Prison smuggling case links GED instructor to gang activity

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Kevon Phillip Duffus was charged after he shot a man Wednesday afternoon at a Cherokee County car dealership, police said.

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Man charged in shooting at Hyundai dealership in Cherokee County

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