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Citizens" leadership academy in Sandy Springs starts soon
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (186+ words) The Sandy Springs Citizens" Leadership Academy is designed to show how local government works. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. " Sandy Springs is accepting applications for the 2026-27 Citizens" Leadership Academy, a multiweek program designed to educate and engage residents and business owners in…...
Autrey Mill summer camps provide children a wild time
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (563+ words) A group of girls proudly display a bag of garbage they removed from a creek at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve June 5. JOHNS CREEK, Ga. " Kids at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve's summer camps learn about everything from snakes and streams to…...
Fulton Schools faces $57 million deficit for 2027 budget
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (736+ words) FULTON COUNTY, Ga. " The Fulton County Board of Education will decide June 11 on approval of a $2. 3 billion budget for 2026-27 that includes a projected revenue shortfall of nearly $57 million." The board gave preliminary approval to the budget at its second public…...
Dunwoody student finishes third in Scripps National Spelling Bee
2+ week, 2+ day ago (336+ words) Sarv Dharavane, a sixth grader at Peachtree Charter Middle School in Dunwoody, competes May 27 at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D. C. This is Sarv's third trip to the competition. DUNWOODY, Ga. " Sarv Dharavane, a sixth grader at Peachtree Charter…...
Watch: Dunwoody student competes in National Spelling Bee
2+ week, 2+ day ago (406+ words) Sarv Dharavane, a sixth grader at Peachtree Charter Middle School in Dunwoody, competes May 27 at the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D. C. This is Sarv's third trip to the competition. DUNWOODY, Ga. " Sarv Dharavane, a sixth grader at Peachtree Charter…...
Dunwoody Citizens" Police Academy accepting applications
2+ week, 2+ day ago (216+ words) Police Chief Mike Carlson welcomes participants to the 2025 fall session of the Dunwoody Citizens" Police Academy. DUNWOODY, Ga. " The Dunwoody Police Department is accepting applications for its fall session of the Citizens" Police Academy, a free 13-week program designed to…...
Milton High rising senior wins 3 D modeling contest
2+ week, 2+ day ago (220+ words) Shiven Sharma holds his first-place medal March 6 after representing Milton High School at the Georgia Student Technology Competition in 3 D modeling. Shiven Sharma sits in the go-kart he built based one the 3 D model he designed for this year's Georgia…...
Milton High computer team logs top 2 finishes this season
2+ week, 2+ day ago (189+ words) From left, Anish Daswani, Shanmuka Gottimukkala and Dev Daswani hold the second-place trophy from this year's national Code Quest competition hosted by Lockheed Martin in February. MILTON, Ga. " In its first year, the computer programming team at Milton High School…...
North Fulton student leaders earn statewide championship
3+ week, 1+ day ago (192+ words) FULTON COUNTY, Ga. " The Student Leadership NORTH Secretary of State Ambassadors have claimed the Georgia Secretary of State Ambassador State Championship, surpassing the second-place team by more than 150, 000 points. Student Leadership NORTH empowers students from local high schools to interact…...
Custodial staffs recognized for district's cleanest schools
3+ week, 1+ day ago (271+ words) Crabapple Middle School custodian'Selma'Sahinovic'accepts the Jerry Coker Award for Custodial Excellence in May on behalf of'head custodian Ned Zahirovic'(not pictured) from Fulton County Schools officials and staff in May. FULTON COUNTY, Ga. " Two North Fulton schools were awarded the…...