Angel Martin of Lawrenceville was named the 2019 American Humane Hero Veterinary Nurse and received her award recently at the 2019 American Humane Hero Dog Awards.

Atlanta homebuilder Jim Chapman Communities won a "Community of the Year" Award from the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association for The Overlook at Old Atlanta, a gated 55+ community near Johns Creek.

The Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited (UCCTU) was awarded the Gold Trout Award at the recent annual meeting of Trout Unlimited in Rogers, Ark. The Gold Trout Award, TU's highest award for chapters, recognizes the top chapter across the United States (out of 386) that took innovative and thoughtful approaches over the year to building community and advancing TU's mission.

Riverwood International Charter School was selected as the District 3 winner of the Fulton County Citizens Commission on the Environment (FCCCE) award for its community garden project that features a biodiverse wonderland of raised beds, herbs and annuals, vegetable plants, and fruit trees.