Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Sandy Springs City Council is set to vote Tuesday on $2.9 million in new fire apparatus, continuing an equipment replacement program the city adopted in 2018.
Local Government
The Fulton County elections board confirmed 31 advance voting sites for the Nov. 3 general election at its Aug. 13 meeting, with two Sandy Springs locations expected to be available for early ballots starting in mid-October.
Local Government
Fulton County will mail estimated property tax bills to Sandy Springs homeowners starting Saturday, Aug. 15, with an Oct. 15 due date, using 2025 millage rates as placeholders while the 2026 Tax Digest remains incomplete.
Local Government
Sandy Springs state Sen. Josh McLaurin, the Democratic nominee for Georgia lieutenant governor, faces a more-than-10-to-1 cash disadvantage against Republican Greg Dolezal heading into the Nov. 3 general election, according to campaign finance filings released Aug. 12.
Local Government
The U.S. Department of Justice appealed a federal ruling that blocked it from obtaining personal data on nearly 3,000 Fulton County poll workers, and a national coalition of election workers from 23 states filed in support of the county, warning the effort could discourage volunteers ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm that Sandy Springs sites will help staff.
Local Government
Nolan Ezra Goldklang, 23, of Sandy Springs was charged in federal court with allegedly threatening to kill Abraham Williams, husband of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, after posting the threat from a Hawaii public library.
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The Fulton County Schools Police Department has officially earned GACP state certification meeting 141 professional standards, and launched a new PAL Mentoring Program pilot at Bear Creek Middle School during the 2025-26 school year.
Local Government
Fulton County is recruiting poll workers for the Nov. 3 midterm election, with National Poll Worker Recruitment Day set for Aug. 11; Sandy Springs residents can apply for several open positions at local voting sites.
Local Government
Sandy Springs City Council approved a $465,000 land purchase from the ReNew Chastain apartments owner on Aug. 4, clearing the way for 850 feet of new sidewalk along Roswell Road with construction starting this fall and federal grants covering most costs.
Local Government
Fulton County commissioners meet Wednesday, Aug. 5, for the board's first regular session since rejecting Atlanta's TAD extension and approving $1.36 billion in jail bonds, both of which affect Sandy Springs taxpayers.
Local Government
Georgia Power broke ground Monday on a 1,485-megawatt natural gas expansion at Plant Bowen, backed by a $26.5 billion federal loan to meet data center demand, while environmental groups fight the air permit in Fulton County Superior Court over the county's failing ozone grade.
Local Government
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Aug. 3 to place a TSPLOST extension on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, putting roughly $129 million in Sandy Springs road and trail funding before voters.
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