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Dunwoody HOA members honor outgoing coach By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Homeowners Association honored former Dunwoody High School head football coach Mike Nash March 23 naming him grand marshal of the 2025 Fourth of July Parade. To kick off the Sunday evening gathering at the North Shallowford Road annex, DHA members invited Nash to receive a Community Association Award honoring his decade as head coach. Nash announced his resignation Feb. 25 after leading the Wildcats to backto-back playoff appearances his last two seasons at the helm of the school’s football program. “It has been special; I want to thank the Dunwoody family and community for taking my family and myself in and treating us like your own,” Nash said in a post on X. “I am extremely proud of where we have come in this program, but it has reached the time for me to step away.”
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What’s Up Dunwoody podcast host Matt Weber, left, and Fourth of July Parade co-chair Penny Forman honor former Dunwoody High School football coach Mike Nash for his years of service to the community at the March 23 Dunwoody Homeowners Association meeting.
The Wildcats finished coach Nash’s tenure with 3364 record, celebrating their first playoff berth since 2009 during the 2023 season. Last season, the Wildcats lost in the first round to the Langston Hughes Panthers, which fell to the Milton Eagles in the championship game.
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Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch announces TriNet’s plans to create 750 new jobs and invest $15.4 million in a future corporate center during her March 18 State of the City address at the Atlanta Marriot Perimeter Center hotel. TriNet serves as a one-stop shop for human resource functions for small and medium-sized businesses.
Billion-dollar HR firm announces Dunwoody office Mayor promotes city growth during State of City address By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said the city is poised for a bright and vibrant future in the March 18 State of the City address at the Atlanta Marriot Perimeter Center hotel. The mayor had a few announcements for the conference room crowd, including a decrease in crime, continued corporate investment in Central
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Perimeter and the city’s work to ensure growth is strategic. “The state of Dunwoody is fantastic; if you live here, work here or just visit, you’re benefitting from all the improvements that this modern city with a small-town feel has experienced the last few years,” Deutsch said. “Standing still is not an option, the world is changing, and Dunwoody is leading the way by seizing opportunities,
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