Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
The Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy and National Park Service completed a $400,000-plus trail expansion at the Island Ford unit in Sandy Springs, adding 2.2 miles of new hiking trails, pedestrian bridges and drainage improvements that reopened June 23.
Community
The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center announced its full 2026-27 season lineup on Aug. 18, with tickets now on sale for shows including Jay Leno, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's New Year's Eve concert, A Magical Cirque Christmas and the Vienna Girls Choir's first North American tour.
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Jewish organizations headquartered in Sandy Springs are warning metro Atlanta residents about fraudulent letters claiming Holocaust reparation eligibility, urging recipients not to share personal information and to report the mailings to law enforcement.
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Fulton County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis, who disclosed a 2025 prostate cancer diagnosis he caught early, is hosting a free Men's Health Tailgate on Aug. 27 in Alpharetta with screenings, mental health resources and nutrition counseling open to North Fulton men including Sandy Springs residents.
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The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area celebrates National Park Week Aug. 22–30 with a fee-free day on Tuesday, Aug. 25, volunteer trail days and guided activities, while the park's nonprofit partner pushes its "Heroes of the 'Hooch" membership program to help fill chronic federal funding gaps.
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Riverwood International Charter School hosts a free Community Night at Hoskyn Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 5:30 p.m., inviting Sandy Springs families and neighbors to meet head coach Josh Coffey's squad before the Aug. 21 opener at North Springs.
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The Fulton County Library System's Sandy Springs branch will hold a free voter education and registration assistance event on Wednesday, Aug. 19, giving residents a chance to get on the rolls ahead of a Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot that includes a $112 million transportation tax renewal.
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Sandy Springs-headquartered Cox Enterprises is the named corporate sponsor of an Aug. 15 electronics recycling fundraiser at North Springs High School that benefits Sandy Springs Education Force's 18 programs across 10 local public schools.
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The Fulton County Library System's Central Library posted its most successful summer reading program on record, with 1,048 participants logging 1,021 books, while the Best Buy Teen Tech Center in Sandy Springs anchored a seven-week STEAM program that culminated in a remote-controlled car race swept by teens Gabriel D. and Noel O.
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Sandy Springs residents can volunteer to restore trails at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area on Saturday, Aug. 15, the same morning the park celebrates its 48th birthday at Hewlett Field.
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The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile's Aug. 1 stop at the Sandy Springs Farmers Market drew residents and out-of-town visitors for photos, wiener whistles and intergenerational storytelling during the vehicle's 90th anniversary tour.
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Sandy Springs residents David and Jacob Raphael have co-authored "A Miracle of the Heart: A Father and Son's Autism Journey," pairing David's essays from the late 1990s with Jacob's reflections on growing up with autism, and recently keynoted a national child development conference in Virginia.
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