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2026 High Chamber celebrates 20 years with gala School Football Preview By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Marking its 20th anniversary, the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce highlighted several metrics reflecting its success. This year, membership increased 46% with 176 new members, and revenue rose 42%. “This community decided what it wanted to be, and then went and became it,” said Shay Foley, chamber president and CEO. “Nobody was required to join us — 176 businesses chose to in a single year. That is not a statistic. It is a statement of belief in Johns Creek.” But chamber officials are most proud of something harder to measure — the relationships cultivated between businesses in Johns Creek. “This success isn’t just about impressive statistics. It’s about real businesses expanding, new jobs being created, entrepreneurs finding support and investment coming right here in Fulton County,” Fulton County Commissioner Bridget Thorne said at an Aug. 5 gala celebrating the anniversary.
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Shay Foley, chamber president and CEO, speaks to the crowd at the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce’s 20th anniversary gala Aug. 5.
Police: Ex-custodian broke into multiple schools By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
MILTON, Ga. — Milton police officers recently apprehended a man suspected of unlawfully entering multiple Fulton County schools and allegedly stealing items from those campuses. According to police, the most recent
intrusion happened at Cambridge High School on the evening of July 29, four days before students returned to the campus for the 2026-27 school year. The man, the former head custodian at Northwestern Middle School, was issued a criminal trespass warning barring him from all properties operated by the Fulton County School System. His expired em-
ployee identification badge and its accompanying lanyard were confiscated by police. A Milton officer arrived at Cambridge High July 29 after a Flock camera alerted police about a 2006 Ford Explorer entering the school property around 7:45 p.m. While the officer waited by the Ford
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