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1 day ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

METRO ATLANTA — A year from now, commuters in North Fulton may begin seeing familiar orange barrels lining Ga. 400 regularly. Just as the major I-285/Ga. 400 interchange project is wrapping up in Sandy Springs, Georgia DOT is poised to begin work on a 16-mile express lanes project along Ga. 400 from North Springs MARTA station north to southern Forsyth County next summer, just as Atlanta prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup from June 15-July 15.

1 day ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — After months investigating, the Sandy Springs Police SWAT team executed a search warrant May 29 and arrested a 53-year-old resident for narcotics, weapons and elder abuse felonies. The operation occurred at a home off Highbrook Drive in the High Point neighborhood south of I-285 in Sandy Springs. The suspect is the son of the registered homeowner, an 85-year-old woman who lost her husband in March 2023.

2 days ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — When the sun’s out, solar panels generate cheap, clean energy on the roof of the Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Center off Vernon Woods in Sandy Springs. Fulton County is installing solar panels on 53 of its facilities as a part of a push to have the sun power 25 percent of its electricity by 2030. The county says it hopes to have some installations complete by the end of 2025 with other major ones wrapping up early next year.

2 days ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Sandy Springs City Council discussed its neighborhood traffic calming program June 3 considering changes to how work is funded and approved by nearby residents. The program began shortly after incorporation with policies adopted in March 2006. Since then, there have been several updates, the most recent in 2020. During the 2026 budget workshops, city officials opted not to fund the program at $50,000 in order to conduct a review at a later meeting.

4 days ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police Sgt. Michael Cheek said officers participated in a high-speed vehicle pursuit June 3 that ended with a crash at the Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and I-285 ramp. According to social media posts about the incident, several residents watched the chase through the city, involving several patrol cars. Some estimated the vehicle was traveling more than 100 mph.