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Johns Creek wins identity in campaign for ZIP code By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com
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The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra performs composer George S. Clinton’s “The Rose of Sonora” Sept. 20 at Mount Pisgah Church.
Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra opens season under new director By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The full moon turned the Sonoran desert an eerie blue. “Rose rides quietly into town and makes her way to the jailhouse,” composer George S. Clinton said. “She
quickly subdues the guard and frees Jed from his cell. Together at last, they ride off into the night, the ill-gotten gold stashed in her saddlebags.” The dramatic Western scene was the first of several narrated by Clinton during the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the season
Sept. 20 at Mount Pisgah Church. The performance marked the start of a new chapter for the orchestra with new Music Director Henry Cheng conducting. It also welcomed youth with a new policy of providing free tickets to all students.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek residents will soon lay claim to their own identity when a U.S. Postal Service decision goes into effect this fall. City Council members, Postal Service officials and residents celebrated the decision Sept. 18 at City Hall. It is the latest development in a years-long battle to unify the city and simplify mailing. Starting in October or November, all city residents and businesses can list “Johns Creek” on their addresses by adding four extra numbers. City addresses have long fallen under several neighboring cities’ Postal Service jurisdictions and ZIP codes, Mayor John Bradberry said. Areas of the city had postal addresses for neighboring cities of Alpharetta and Duluth. The new ZIP+4 will allow
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