Appen Media

Appen Media Group (AMG) is a family-owned news organization based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. Established in 1990 by Ray and Christina Appen, who are both seasoned newspaper professionals with backgrounds at Knight-Ridder/Miami Herald, the company has a rich history in journalism. Today, it is managed by the next generation, with Hans Appen serving as Publisher and Carl Appen as Director of Business Development, while the original founders remain active in the business.

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Village sees thousands on Mother’s Day for Dunwoody Arts Festival

3 days ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

DUNWOODY, Ga. — After a rainy Saturday at the Dunwoody Arts Festival, thousands strolled up and down Village Parkway May 11, perusing hundreds of booths filled with unique art of every medium. The Dunwoody Arts Festival is a Mother’s Day tradition. Since 1999, artists and vendors from Metro Atlanta and across the country have filled the Village with unique arts, crafts and treats.
Fulton County voter education team reaches out to residents

6 days ago | appenmedia.com | Jon Wilcox

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Fulton County is working to inform voters about the issues that impact them directly. The Voter Education and Outreach Team is a nonpartisan group seeking to provide election information to enhance voters’ experiences, said LaShandra Little, Fulton County voter education and outreach manager. The team demonstrates electronic voting equipment, provides information for working at the polls and issues free Georgia Voter Identification cards.
Sandy Springs matches funding to build all segments of PATH400

6 days ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Atlanta Regional Commission has stepped in with an $18 million grant to help Sandy Springs construct all segments of PATH400 from its southern border with Atlanta to Central Perimeter. The Sandy Springs City Council approved a budget amendment to accept the funding windfall May 6 after discussing the immense impact on regional connectivity and the build-out of the city’s Springway Trail Plan.
Fulton County officials increase funding for jail staffing

6 days ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved $6.4 million May 7 for the Sheriff’s Office to retain, hire and pay overtime to employees providing detention services at its jail facilities. The supplemental funding is on top of the sheriff’s existing $151.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025. The resolution comes amid a federal consent decree to restore conditions at jail facilities to constitutional, humane standards.
Sandy Springs heralds opening of trail network’s first segment

1 week ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springers can now discover Orkin Lake via the first completed segment of the Morgan Falls Loop, a nearly 2-mile path connecting Roswell Road to the Chattahoochee River. About 100 people, including community advocates, neighbors and city officials, gathered along the lakefront May 2 for a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
Sandy Springs Fire Department initiatives loom large in budget talks

1 week ago | appenmedia.com | Hayden Sumlin

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Sandy Springs City Council met May 6 to give staff direction on drafting the 2026 operating budget. During the first of three budget workshops, elected officials reviewed some of the assumed operating and capital expenses from each city department head. Requests related to operations, like staffing, are paid through the general fund. Other project-related and multi-year requests fall within the capital projects fund.
Alpharetta reaches pact with football league

1 week ago | appenmedia.com | Jon Wilcox

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council revived its relationship with the North Atlanta Football League months after the city objected to the makeup of the organization’s leadership board. At a May 5 meeting, council members unanimously approved a contract with the league to provide tackle and flag football and cheerleading activities for kindergarten through fifth-grade youth. “I’m just glad we got this worked out,” Councilman Brian Will said.
At age of 90 Forsyth man marks 200th blood donation

1 week ago | appenmedia.com | Jon Wilcox

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Marvin Epp wants to share his good health. At 90 years old, the energetic but soft-spoken Forsyth County resident still works, volunteers at his local church and helps neighbors when he can. He also regularly donates blood, a routine he has maintained for the past 65 years. “God did not intend for me to waste my good health on myself,” Epp said.
Forsyth residents along unpaved road seek help ahead of development

1 week ago | appenmedia.com | Jon Wilcox

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Residents along one of Forsyth County’s few remaining gravel roads say they are concerned about traffic impacts from a planned subdivision and highway exit. Ann Garvin, a resident who has lived on Tidwell Road since 1990, said a near 1-mile portion of the road has remained unpaved since she began living there. She said she is worried the creation of a subdivision and opening of a Ga. 400 exit at McGinnis Ferry Road could bring dangerous traffic.
Johns Creek City Council weighs bond referndum to help finance performing arts center

1 week ago | appenmedia.com | Jon Wilcox

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek City Council discussed a bond referendum that would help finance a proposed $60 million performing arts center promoted as a cultural and recreational game-changer. The council took no vote on the measure at its April 28 meeting. Mayor John Bradberry proposed a funding plan that would include $20 million from the city’s cash reserves, $12 million from the Georgia Municipal Assocation’s Brick and Mortar loan program and $28 million from a voter-approved bond.