Sandy Springs Crier - May 21, 2026

Annual Lantern Parade lights up Sandy Springs

By STANLEY LEARY newswroom@appenmedia.com

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Hundreds of residents filled the streets of Sandy Springs on Saturday night for the 10th annual Lantern Parade, carrying handmade lanterns along a glowing one-mile route that ended at the Chattahoochee River. The free event, one of the city’s most anticipated community traditions, drew families, artists and neighborhood groups to the Sandy Springs Municipal Complex on May 9 before the procession made its way downhill along Morgan Falls Road to Morgan Falls Overlook Park.

Sandy Springs awards grants to arts and rec organizations

By DYANA BAGBY dyana@appenmedia.com

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Sandy Springs City Council has approved a second round of arts and recreation grants totaling $75,000 to five local organizations.

The grants were approved May 5 and will be used to provide programming for underserved and low-income communities in partnership with the city’s Recreation and Parks Department.

The grant program began in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic with federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. The city set aside $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 for the program, up from $150,000.

In January, the council awarded $113,400 to 11 nonprofits, leaving $86,600 in the program. Members agreed to open the second round of funding to distribute the remaining funds to qualified nonprofits.

The city received nine proposals in February, but the Sandy Springs Police Foundation rescinded its application. That left eight seeking $120,000, more than what was available, Recreation and Parks Director Brent Walker said.

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Police charge suspect in domestic assault case

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sandy Springs Police arrested a suspect May 13 after an alleged domestic assault at the Glen Lake Apartments.

Dennis Carter, 33, is charged with false imprisonment, simple battery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and reckless conduct, Sgt. Giovanni Gomez, spokesperson for the department, said in a news release.

Police received a 911 call from a

woman at 6831 Glenlake Pkwy. just after 8 a.m. who said she had been assaulted by Carter, the father of her child, Gomez said.

When officers arrived on the scene, they learned Carter had returned to his apartment and barricaded himself inside. As officers approached the apartment, they heard what they believed to be gunshots coming from within the residence., Gomez said. Officers

immediately withdrew from the area and began evacuating nearby apartments as a precaution.

"Sandy Springs Police negotiators established communication with Mr. Carter and were ultimately able to convince him to surrender peacefully without incident," Gomez said.

The investigation remains active and more charges are possible, he said.

— Dyana Bagby

Police charge man for TikTok prank

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Police arrested a man who entered the Sandy Springs Church of Scientology building and sprinted through as part of a TikTok trend, according to authorities.

Jackson Sensing, 20, was arrested May 13. Sandy Springs Police said Sensing unlawfully entered the Church of Scientology at 5395 Roswell Road on April 29.

Sensing was with other several other individuals “participating in a social media trend known as

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Vehicle goes airborne on Alpharetta Street

ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell woman was airlifted to North Fulton Hospital May 3 after her car hit a median on Alpharetta Street, went airborne and struck a building farther down the road. She was dealing with back pain and

‘Scientology Speedrunning,’” the department said in a social media post.

“The trend involves individuals unlawfully entering Church of Scientology facilities and recording themselves running through the building to see how far they can make it before being confronted or escorted out by security,” according to police.

Sandy Springs Police said its investigation revealed that Sensing and several unidentified males entered the property without authorization

a head laceration after the crash. She was later life flighted to Kennestone Hospital in critical condition.

According to witnesses, the blue Volkswagen Beetle was leaving the scene of a hit and run at the intersection of Oak Street and Bush Street that was allegedly caused by the female driver. The car fled north on Ga. 9, and the driver lost control of the vehicle before the intersection with Woodstock Street.

The car hit a power control box that steered it through the landscape area of a business and into the center median of Liberty Square. The crash sent the car into the air before it hit a building on Alpharetta Street.

Police observed tire and scrub marks

while participating in the trend.

Sensing is charged with disorderly conduct.

“While some social media challenges may appear harmless online, unlawfully entering private property can lead to criminal charges and create unnecessary safety concerns for everyone involved,” the department said in the post.

The investigation remains ongoing to identify the other individuals involved.

— Dyana Bagby

on the street and on multiple medians along Ga. 9.

The car’s damage was extensive, with the engine thrown 20 feet from the frame and car parts scattered. Police say this indicated the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed.

— Hannah Yahne

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Sundown Social series returns to City Springs

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Sundown Social has returned to City Springs, featuring live music, lawn games and signature cocktails.

The outdoor series happens on select Thursdays through Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Attendees can play lawn games such as cornhole, checkers and giant fourin-a-row. An outdoor bar will be selling wine, soda and a signature cocktail of the month. Families with young children can enjoy the splash pad during warmer months.

Restaurants located throughout City Springs will also be open so people can buy food and bring it back to the plaza.

Visit citysprings.com/ sundownsocial to learn more.

— Dyana Bagby

Atlanta primes for hosting World Cup matches

By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com

ATLANTA, Ga. — The World Cup is coming to Atlanta starting with a match between Spain and Cape Verde June 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Matches hosted here run through July 15.

The first game of the Cup will be in Mexico City between Mexico and South Africa June 11.

Decatur will host several watchfests, starting with the Opening Ceremony headlined by an appearance by Savannah native Big Boi. The rapper will be performing at the Opening Ceremony of Decatur Watchfest June 11 to celebrate the beginning of the tournament that takes place once every four years.

June 15 is when Atlanta will host its first game at Mercedes-Benz. Atlanta’s next game is June 18 at noon where Czechia and South Africa face off.

June 21, Mercedes-Benz will host its third game where Spain will play against Saudi Arabia. On June 24, the fourth game will be played, Morocco versus Haiti.

Atlanta’s final game of the group

stage will be Uzbekistan versus Democratic Republic of the Congo June 27.

From there, they will have three remaining games in the singleelimination bracket at MercedesBenz. The teams are yet to be determined, but the times have been established.

For the round of 32, MercedesBenz will host a game at noon July 1. The round of 16 game will take place at the same time July 7.

The final game in Georgia, and the biggest, will be July 15 for the semi-finals at 3 p.m.

There will be a Closing Ceremony at Decatur Watchfest the day of the finals with a performance by the Indigo Girls.

Team USA will play its first game of the group stage the next day at 9 p.m. in Los Angeles.

Team USA will play its second game the next day in Seattle against Australia.

Team USA’s last group stage game is against Turkiye in Los Angeles June 25.

On July 18, the Bronze Medal match will take place in Miami. The finals are being played in New York on July 19.

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Sandy Springs CEO earns dual honors for leadership

Construction executive seeks women for work

By DYANA BAGBY dyana@appenmedia.com

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Guiomar

Obregón has spent nearly three decades leading her company building roads, runways and drainage systems across the Southeast. Her work and success have put her in the spotlight.

The Sandy Springs resident is CEO of Precision 2000 Inc., a civil engineering and construction firm. She was inducted this spring into two prestigious programs: the Georgia Titan 100 Hall of Fame on May 7 and the Georgia Tech College of Engineering's 2026 Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni on March 21.

The Titan 100 Hall of Fame honor came after Obregón was named a Georgia Titan 100 for three consecutive years. The program selects 100 top CEOs and C-level executives annually across Georgia. Hall of Fame status is awarded to just 10 of those honorees and recognizes executives who demonstrate “exceptional leadership and community impact,” according to

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Business Administration in 2024 and the Minority Construction Firm of the Year award from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency in 2003.

The company was instrumental in the Transform 285/400 project in Sandy Springs. Crews installed storm drainage systems with reinforced concrete pipes ranging from 18-inches to 48-inches along the new lanes and shoulders along 6.2 miles of Ga. 400 from the Glenridge Connector to Spalding Drive.

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P2K is currently working near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on sidewalk, intersection and traffic improvements ahead of Atlanta's hosting of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Obregón wants to attract more Hispanics and women into the construction industry and has funded nearly $500,000 in scholarships at Georgia Tech.

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At Georgia Tech, Obregón made history. In the academy's more than 20-year history, she is the first

Hispanic woman inducted and one of fewer than five Latin American honorees overall.

"These are very meaningful to me," Obregón said. "It shows that it can be done. It takes time, effort and perseverance, but you can be successful. It’s really nice to be among the top of the top.”

"Guiomar is the epitome of service and walking the walk," said Patricia White, director of development at Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. "Her leadership helps diversify the student body and launch the careers of young Hispanic engineers."

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Obregón co-founded Precision 2000, known as P2K, in 1998 with her husband, Carlos Sánchez, following the construction boom sparked by the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. The Chamblee-based firm specializes in civil infrastructure and transportation projects, with clients including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the Georgia Department of Transportation, MARTA and the City of Atlanta.

“We saw an opportunity, and decided, let's give it a try,” she said. “We were young, had lots of energy.”

Born in Boston and raised in Colombia, Obregón earned a civil engineering degree from the Colombian School of Engineering before coming to Georgia Tech, where she completed a master's degree in structural engineering and an MBA. Her parents were both engineers. Her mother served as dean of engineering at the National University of Colombia, and her father earned a doctorate from MIT.

Under Obregón's leadership, P2K has earned national recognition, including the Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small

In 2012, she co-founded the Georgia Hispanic Construction Association to create networking and mentorship opportunities for Hispanic business owners and workers. She also helped launch the association’s Latinas in Construction program to support women seeking a path into the industry.

Obregón says it is important that P2K is known as a family-owned business. Her daughter, Cristina Sanchez, 28, is a SCAD graduate and oversees marketing. Her son, Diego Sanchez, is 19 and a sophomore at Georgia Tech studying computer science and participates in internships in the summer. Her mother, now 85 and retired, would do whatever was needed, Obregón said. Her mother also inspired her to start an internship program to bring civil engineers from Colombia to practice in the U.S.

Being a business owner has given her the flexibility to work and have a family, she said, although it is not always easy. But watching your children grow, and your business grow, is rewarding, she said.

“You have to juggle a lot,” she said. “My company is like another kid. I get to see them grow and mature, and they have issues sometimes. Overall, I’m very happy, very grateful for how things happened.”

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This year’s format included a Pre-Parade Party at the municipal complex, which is designed to accommodate growing attendance and give participants more gathering space before sunset.

Unlike traditional parades, the Lantern Parade invites residents to join the procession rather than watch from the sidelines. Families, neighborhood groups, and artists carried illuminated homemade creations alongside large puppet sculptures and lantern installations crafted by Atlanta artist Chantelle Rytter and the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons.

Among the most recognizable figures was “Sanderson the Flying Pig,” a recurring symbol rooted in the city’s origin story. The phrase “when pigs fly” was once used to suggest Sandy

Springs would never incorporate as a city. When it did in 2005, the flying pig became an emblem of civic pride — and a fixture of the parade ever since.

City leaders launched the parade a decade ago to create a signature arts event that would connect residents to the Chattahoochee River and reflect Sandy Springs’ growing identity. Over the past 10 years, it has grown into an annual celebration of public art, live music, outdoor recreation, and handson participation.

Saturday’s festivities included food trucks, performers and interactive activities before the parade stepped off at dusk. Children carrying paper lanterns walked alongside professional artists while musicians led the crowd toward the river.

The night concluded at Morgan Falls Overlook Park, where the glow of hundreds of lanterns and illuminated puppets gathered near the riverbank — a fitting close to the parade’s milestone 10th anniversary.

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• City Springs Theatre Company, to provide scholarships to student to attend arts education programs.

• Unique Individual Ranch Inc., an adaptive summer camp for children and young adults with special needs and disabilities.

• Sandy Springs Education Force Inc., for its after-school program for Sandy Springs Middle School students.

• The Healthy Youth USA Foundation Inc., to provide scholarships to elementary age children to attend six weeks of summer camp in June and July.

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Tips and tricks for ‘senior’ gardeners

Not that any of this applies to you, but in case you are “asking for a friend...” Read on!

Gardening is the second most common leisure activity for older adults. The personal benefits of gardening are well-established: stress relief, exercise, fitness and regulation of emotions. As we age, gardening also protects our cognitive function and improves our ability to focus. It gives us a sense of accomplishment, which boosts our overall health and happiness. Studies show gardening promotes positive aging and may lower the risk of dementia by up to 36 percent.

Who can turn down an opportunity to dig in the dirt? However, with aging we may develop mobility, functional and physical limitations. Read on for smart gardening suggestions to protect and extend our abilities to garden.

Protect aging skin. Skin becomes thinner and more sensitive as we age, increasing the risks of cuts, scraps and rashes. Wear long sleeves, gloves and pants to protect your skin. Always use SPF sun protection and a hat.

Minimize pain. Aching muscles and joints are often an obstacle for older gardeners, particularly low back pain, neck pain, shoulder tendonitis, carpal tunnel and kneecap bursitis. A few ways to deal with these issues:

• Limit bending over by using a garden bench/seat and long tools for weeding.

• Keep all your tools handy with a garden tool belt or a rolling cart.

• Water efficiently with drip systems or soaker hoses or use lightweight expandable hoses to minimize hauling heavy hoses around the yard.

• Prioritize mulching to decrease weeds and watering requirements.

• Minimize hand and wrist fatigue with lightweight, ergonomic tools designed for “experienced” fingers.

• Using long-handled tools such as a stirrup or diamond tipped hoe can really simplify weeding.

• Use garden augers attached to any power drill to make planting bulbs and small plants easier and cut through those pesky roots.

Most injuries from gardening come from heavy lifting and repetitive motion, such as hauling bags of soil and weeding. Recent research has focused on gardening biomechanics and ergonomics to prevent injury. Here are some recommendations:

• Break up gardening tasks into

20–30-minute increments.

• Change your body position and grip during longer activities.

• Warm up your body with stretching or a short walk before gardening.

• Take breaks to stretch during your gardening and especially afterward.

• Counter the effects of gardening on your body with swimming and yoga.

• Recruit help if you are unable to safely complete a task.

Raised garden beds and container gardening can allow us to continue to benefit from gardening with fewer physical demands.

The higher the raised bed, the less need for bending and stretching. Raised bed soil is loose, well-draining, and free of contamination from pests and weeds. Raised beds can be freeform, square or rectangular, are usually wood or metal

and may be on wheels or elevated to facilitate gardening from a wheelchair.

Metal raised beds are usually galvanized steel, coated with a zinc alloy to prevent rusting. They can be ordered online in numerous sizes, colors and configurations. Selection usually depends on available space and access to a water source. The height should be at least 3 feet to limit bending. To minimize stretching, the width is typically 2 feet but may be as wide as 4 feet if the bed is accessible on all sides. The depth of an elevated bed should be at least 18 inches, and 24 inches or deeper is ideal. Ensure adequate drainage. Low maintenance plants such as daylilies, herbs, hostas, coral bells and succulents are likely to thrive in a raised bed with minimal care. Raised beds are food-safe and ideal for raising vegetables.

You can make large containers easier to move around by reducing the weight and filling the bottom with pinecones or recycled water bottles before adding potting soil.

While bagged raised bed soil is excellent quality, filling a large, raised bed with bagged soil and compost can be expensive. Other options for filling a raised bed are the “lasagna method” and “hügelkultur” (an old German technique). With the lasagna method, the bed is filled with alternating layers of green and brown material. The green layer consists of vegetable scraps, garden trimmings and grass trimmings. The brown layer includes dry leaves, shredded newspaper, peat and pine needles and should be twice as thick as the green layers. Garden soil is placed on top. With hügelkultur, a layer of cardboard is placed at the bottom of the bed, followed by decaying logs, thinner sticks, 12 inches of compost and topped with garden soil. Both methods are inexpensive and sustainable. You are never too old to enjoy the experience of planting and the wonder of watching things grow.

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North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net. Previous Garden Buzz columns are featured at https://appenmedia.com/ opinion/columnists/garden_buzz/.

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About the Author

This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Anne Wiskind, a Master Gardner who completed her Fulton County Master Gardner curriculum in April 2024. She is a lifelong gardener with an active interest in ecological gardening and encouraging biological diversity. Anne is appreciative of the mentorship from the North Fulton County Master Gardeners. She does most of her gardening at her home in Blairsville, Ga.

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Why general stores were vital in the early South

In the early days when families settled in the rural South they produced many of the products that they consumed, but they could not produce everything they needed. Long before the advent of cars and mass transit, general stores stocked essentials for local rural families. Early settlers in North Fulton and other areas often created crossroad communities consisting of a church, school, maybe a post office and a general store. In fact, sometimes they built a barn for their animals before they built their house.

General stores were often built in the crossroads of a community. Sometimes they were built on farmers’ land with the farmer running the store for added income. For example, James W. Shirley operated a store on his large farm where the Windward development in Alpharetta is today. General stores were essential particularly where the South’s infrastructure had been decimated by the Civil War.

The stores stocked essentials such as flour, sugar, salt, coffee, cloth and sewing needs, tools, nails, kerosene, patent medicines, ammunition, sometimes gasoline and farm supplies. Since cash was limited, store owners extended credit until harvest season when farmers would settle their accounts. The stores served as social and communication centers where mail was picked up, newspapers were shared and gossip was passed along.

In this column I will highlight a general store at the Birmingham crossroads, which is the intersection of today’s Freemanville Road and Birmingham Road in Milton. It was located on the edge of property owned today by Carol Cookerly and her husband Robert Beal. The store was built around 1935 by William (Will) T. Wright (1888-1952). It was made of wood with a porch with overhang and a gas pump. Will and his wife Nettie J. Wright (1888-1967) operated the store until 1948 when Will asked Charles Worley (19282011) and his wife Mary Alice Wright Worley (1928-2014) to manage it. The Worley’s were a young couple with a baby. Mary was Will Wright’s cousin and Charles was a justice of the peace – the person who held court – at the historic courthouse that still exists on the Cookerly property. Mary was born and raised on Wright’s Mill Road, near Free Home, still an unincorporated community halfway between Canton and Cumming. Both parents are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Roswell. The Worleys managed the store until 1952 when

Will and Nettie Wright lived in this house that was on property he bought from Johnny Phillips circa 1930 on the corner of Freemanville Road and Birmingham Road. He built a beautiful stone house in 1935 with stone from Stone Mountain, heart pine ceilings and diamond shaped floors, all designed by Will. The house has been thoroughly renovated by current owners Carol Cookerly and her husband Robert Beal. Will Wright also owned a cotton gin and a sawmill.

pushing on the door,” Tim recalls. His father was getting ready to shoot through the door when he recognized the voice as a drunk neighbor.

“My father was upset at the close call and got rid of the gun and didn’t use a gun again for many years,” Tim says.

Nina Samples, a resident of Windward, is the great-granddaughter of Will Wright. She remembers while growing up that her mother, Joyce Walker Samples, spoke often about the store. Nina recalls hearing that Charles and Mary were very kind, sweet people and very respected.

“I’m sure the customers loved them. Mary had always had a smile on her face whenever I saw her,” says Nina.

they moved to Hembree Road. Charles went to work for the Atlanta Paper Company, a family-owned business founded in 1868, and later for Mead Corporation which purchased Atlanta Paper Company. Mary went to work for the Roswell Seating Company, a family business founded in 1927 that made office furniture and furniture for auditoriums and churches. It closed circa 2015.

My thanks to Tim Worley, son of Charles and Mary Worley, and one of very few surviving individuals with any knowledge of the store since he and his brothers John and Phil were born either when their parents ran the store or after they moved away.

Tim relays the story told by his mother about Jadar Cagle who lived across Birmingham Road. Every morning, Tim’s parents would hear Jadar’s hen sing the

“egg song” as she laid an egg.

“Jadar would run across the street and hand the egg to my parents in exchange for an egg’s- worth of kits candy,” says Tim.

Charles and Mary lived in back of the store in a small apartment. Tim tells the story of one night when someone banged repeatedly on the apartment door.

“Daddy told the person three times to identify himself, but he kept banging and

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Velasco, age 54, of

GA passed away on May 4, 2026. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Special thanks to Bill Lusk for introducing me to Tim Worley.

Bob is a member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission, director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and member of the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

Garcia, age 72, of

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Part-Time

YOUTH DIRECTOR (Part-Time) Alpharetta Presbyterian Church — Alpharetta, GA

APC seeks a vibrant, relational leader to serve as Youth Director for middle and high school students. 20–25 hrs/week | Up to $25/hr. Ideal candidates have a passion for youth mentorship and a background in education, coaching, or youth leadership. Retired teachers and ministryminded professionals encouraged to apply. Strong volunteer team and pastoral support in place.

To apply: Submit a brief introduction and resume to jobs@alpharettapres.com.

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