Plus, local festivals; Sprouts, Apple Store and other business openings + Property Brothers help GA family were among this week's best news.
Plus, teachers honored, schools accept challenge for ALS fundraiser, business openings, + hometown heroes were among this week's best news.
Plus, top educators and students, business openings, Ebola patients released and deputy's good deed were among this week's positive stories.
The city on Aug. 15 took part in the challenge and invited north Fulton cities of Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Sandy Springs to do the same.
Plus, Gwinnett teachers honored, business openings and expansions, and students fighting drugs were among this week's uplifting stories.
Improved test scores, Rotary Club thanks teachers, GA police chief of the year, and fire rescue were among the week's uplifting stories.
Movoto, a real estate blog, listed the city of Milton among its safest places in Georgia.
The agency raised more than $72,000 over six days during the "Fill the Boot" drive, a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
The 11th Annual Charity Roast to benefit the Malon D. Mimms Boys & Girls Club in Cherokee County will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 in Canton.
The city's youth swim team raised $3,008 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation during the summer league swim season
The company is calling for nominations for special needs students to participate in the Superior Plumbing Club, which allows students to see an Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
Hudson Lillystone, a patient at the Aflac Cancer Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, will be featured as part of the 14th annual Care-A-Thon fundraiser.
Sarah Clements, a junior at Cambridge High School, has been selected to participate in Interlochen Arts Camp, a summer arts program for aspiring artists in grades 3 through 12.
Daniel Phelan is in the Dominican Republic working with Children International to complete a project to provide clean water to tens of thousands of residents.
The Craft Beer Festival and 5K Race will be held Saturday evening in downtown Alpharetta.
Suraj Sehgal will attend Georgia Tech with the scholarship, which is worth up to roughly $114,000.
Swimmers Warren Cherry of Alpharetta High and Caroline Filan of Milton High School will be recognized at the inaugural Georgia Positive High School Athlete Awards on Saturday.
Matthew Jordan has won a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship, which is worth $8,000.
Crust Pasta & Pizzeria will host a fundraiser on Sunday for the Atlanta Sparks Special Needs Hockey program.
Alpharetta High School won four awards for Best Newscast, Best Talent, Best Commercial and Best Writing and several students will be attending the 2014 Southeast Regional EMMY Awards.
Cambridge High School's first-ever film festival raised money for the CURE Childhood Cancer organization.
Movoto Real Estate reviewed 81 cities with populations over 10,000 by reviewing amenities, quality of life, crime, weather, tax rates, unemployment and commute time.
Reeves was given the award by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, which recognizes elected officials who've blazed trails for the good of the community.
Meghana R. Nallajerla is one of two Georgia students who were named to the list, which includes 141 students across the country.
Milton High School's production of "Legally Blonde" garnered the school two awards: best technical execution and best lighting design.
Officers and firefighters from the Milton Police and Fire departments last week assisted in the delivery of a baby along Arnold Mill Road.
The 19th annual Fulton Education Foundation's Fore Kids Golf Classic will be held on Monday in Alpharetta.
Julie Smith will be highlighted as a new member of the Legacy Society within the Partnership Against Domestic Violence.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
Nine north Fulton County high schools were placed on the list compiled by the Washington Post.
Two teachers are vying to receive a $500 mall gift card on National Teacher's Day in May.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
The city held its annual volunteer appreciation luncheon on Saturday, March 29.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
The eagles have landed at Berry College in Rome, Georgia.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?