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08/21/2026

The Milton City Council is set to vote Monday, Aug. 24, on a proposed $10 million settlement that would go to John Chang and Rebecca Zhu, the parents of Yale University student Joshua Chang, who died in 2016 when his car struck a concrete planter off the roadway.

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The Milton City Council will vote Monday on a proposed $10 million settlement over the death of Joshua Chang, a Yale University student killed in 2016 when his car struck a roadside concrete planter. The case reached the Georgia Supreme Court on questions of municipal sovereign immunity and drew sup...

06/03/2026

TRAFFIC ALERT: Alpharetta police say a 6 a.m. crash shut down Old Milton Parkway between Westside Parkway and Haynes Bridge Road until after 5:30 p.m. for power line repairs.

Old Milton Parkway remains closed Wednesday afternoon, June 3, after a car crashed into a utility pole and knocked down power lines, according to authorities.

04/21/2026

Sandy Springs used to let residents look up police incidents and accident reports online with a few clicks. This month, that access is gone — and a shooting death from April 14 doesn’t appear on the city’s public safety dashboard at all.
The police department says the change protects victims and legally sensitive information. But if you lived nearby and were relying on that portal to stay informed, you’d have no idea it happened.
Do you think cities should make crime and incident data easy to access online, or is restricting it to formal records requests the right call? 👇​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Sandy Springs has disabled the option for residents to obtain police reports from its online dashboard. The portal is also missing safety incidents, such as a reported murder that took

04/09/2026

Appen Media Group has joined Local News Day on April 9, a national day of action to reconnect people with trusted local news.

Appen Media Group has been a trusted local news source in North Fulton County since 1990. We cover the cities of Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Milton, Roswell and Sandy Springs, and south Forsyth County.

At a time when national and regional organizations are reducing staff or stopping print publication, local news is thriving. We publish six weekly papers in North Fulton County. The latest editions of the papers are out today. Be sure to pick up a copy and celebrate Local News Day with us!

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