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North Fulton students donate time at Gigi’s ROSWELL, Ga. — Members of the Alpharetta chapter of the Young Men’s Service League, a national nonprofit of mothers and sons, volunteered their time Sept. 29 at GiGi’s Playhouse off Ga. 9 in Roswell. More than 150 mothers and sons spent their Sunday working on projects designed to enhance the experience at Gigi’s Playhouse, which provides programming and support for people with Down syndrome and their families. With 61 locations nationwide, GiGi’s Playhouse is the only network providing achievement centers for Down syndrome people. It’s a nonprofit and is solely funded through donations. The Young Men’s Service League is also a nationwide nonprofit, pairing high school boys with their mothers to enjoy quality time and volunteer in the community. A major highlight of the community service was transforming the underutilized outdoor space into a vibrant recreation area. The high schoolers painted the pavement with a colorful design, assembled picnic tables, built a shed and provided new outdoor games such as custom-painted cornhole sets, ladder toss and Jenga.
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Milton’s first responders gather at Fire Station 44 off Ga. 9 around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 to debrief and prepare for the worst-case scenario as Hurricane Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend area. Luckily for Metro Atlantans, the storm went east and most of the region was sparred from the worst damages.
Milton tallies storm impacts By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Members of the Alpharetta chapter of the Young Men’s Service League stand behind a completed outdoor classroom Sept. 29 at GiGi’s Playhouse in Roswell.
MILTON, Ga. — North Fulton County fared better than the city of Atlanta during Hurricane Helene, despite downed trees, power outages and minor flooding Sept. 26-27. Some Atlanta and Sandy Springs residents living along Peachtree and Nancy creeks received emergency evacuation orders early Friday morning, with roadways shutting down
due to floods. Overall, Metro Atlantans were lucky to be on the storm’s western side. More than 175 people have died across six states in the Southeast. Milton City Manager Steve Krokoff said, “We got very lucky.” Thursday evening, heading into Friday morning, Milton’s emergency personnel learned Metro Atlanta would be on the western side of the storm, sparing the highest wind speeds
and heaviest rainfall. Krokoff said the forecast began to show wind speeds slowing down around 2 a.m. in the morning Friday, Sept. 27. “At one point, they were talking about the mid-70s during the night,” he said. “Slowly we saw that receding back … we knew that the storm had appreciably moved.” Milton Emergency Manager Jason Baswell, who is also a
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