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Roswell seeks another park Wants input on riverside land By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – It’s not often a new park comes along. It’s even less often for one in a prime location between two existing parks and sitting along the banks of the Chattahoochee River. Roswell is looking at options for how best to use the Threatt property, also known
as the Ace Sand Company. At 925 Riverside Road, Roswell, the property sits between Don White Memorial Park and Riverside Park, along the banks of the Hooch. The city wants to find a use for the site to add it to the existing five river parks that span over five-and-a-half miles of the Chattahoochee River, one of Roswell’s biggest assets. Picnic tables, pavilions, docks, concession stands and even parking are all on the table.
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N. Fulton, Ga. prepared after first measles case reported DeKalb infant now hospitalized in Atlanta By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com
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“Ecoman” of Advanced Disposal fights to keep the Earth green at the Roswell Green Expo Feb. 7.
Roswell goes Green Green Expo teaches eco-friendly living, fun By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – It’s almost like Mother Earth approved
of the Roswell Green Expo, providing a sunny, warm day Feb. 7 for Roswell residents to enjoy everything healthy and clean and, more importantly,
green. Held at Roswell’s Hembree Park Activity Center, the expo featured plenty of games and activities for children while also showing off a market-
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Georgia’s first reported case of measles is a newly arrived infant born outside the United States and diagnosed in DeKalb County. Health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to track down everyone who has been in contact with the baby since arriving in Atlanta. Local health authorities say this is the only reported case since 2012. However, measles is a highly contagious and airborne disease, so prevention measures are ratcheting up. Dr. Matthew McKenna, medical director of Fulton County Health Services, said that this case does not mean
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Fulton County or Georgia has not been vigilant after the recent outbreak at California’s Disneyland. Indeed, the DeKalb case DR. MCKENNA appears to be unrelated to the California outbreak. Protecting children has been ongoing since vaccinations have been available. The vast majority of children in Fulton County’s schools have been inoculated for measles, and they are safe. There are only two exemptions for measles inoculation, which require a certified letter from a
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