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2023 HAYDEN SUMLIN/APPEN MEDIA
A YEAR IN REVIEW
Sandy Springs was abuzz in 2023, with events throughout the year. Clockwise from top left: Members of the City Council and Police Department stand with a police helicopter on Mount Vernon Highway Aug. 1 as part of National Night Out, a three-hour event where first responders met with residents; Rennie Curran and his daughter Eleana read for young Dawgs fans in the story corner at Cookies & Cocoa with Hairy Dawg in the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center’s Studio Theatre Nov. 19; Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul cuts the ribbon Sept. 28 at the Abernathy Arts Center Sept. 28,
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with the help of, from left, Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods President Ronda Smith, Shruti Hazra, Councilwoman Melissa Mular, and Cheryl Barlow. The project placed pedestrian lighting on both sides of Johnson Ferry Road, a major thoroughfare for residents in the eastern portion of the city; A Sandy Springs firefighter rappels down the side of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Scottish Rite Hospital Feb. 14, stopping to wave at patients every so often. The Fire Department held a training event at the hospital to practice real-world rescue skills and brighten the day of young patients.
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