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Shredding for the season
MENTAL LTHPage 6-7 HEAMetro – In North
Cold weather wreaks havoc on water lines, local roadways +
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By DELANEY TARR and ALEX POPP delaney@appenmedia.com alex@appenmedia.com
CITY OF MILTON/ PROVIDED
Milton will host Bring One for the Chipper event Jan. 7, where residents can recycle their Christmas trees. The first 100 residents will receive a flowering dogwood seedling, part of the Plant!Milton — the city’s initiative to encourage the planting of, caring for and knowledge about trees. See story, Page 3.
METRO ATLANTA — Georgia’s singledigit lows on Christmas weekend left many residents scrambling to stay warm and protect their plumbing while fire departments and hardware stores were overwhelmed with high demand. In Roswell, the Fire Department received hundreds of calls during the cold snap, nearly five times as many as usual. On Christmas day alone, the department responded to 142 calls. Roswell Fire Public Information Officer Chad Miller said he was shocked to learn many residents didn’t know to turn off their main water line when dealing with possible frozen pipes. He also said some of people’s solutions to the freezing temperatures were even more dangerous. Miller said a structure fire started after a resident tried to heat a frozen pipe outside over a direct flame, accidentally catching their house on fire. He cautioned people against heating
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