🌱 What this $10 million settlement really means for Milton and its roads

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• What this $10 million settlement really means for Milton and its roads

Also on today's calendar: New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $10M settlement ends decade-long case over Yale student's Milton death (fox5atlanta.com) — Milton has agreed to pay $10 million to the parents of Joshua Chang and name a nearby bridge in his honor, ending a long-running wrongful death case from a 2016 crash on Batesville Road. The settlement, partly covered by the city's risk insurer, closes years of appeals that drew statewide attention to how far cities like Milton can be held liable for roadside hazards.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• New Store Coming to Holly Sprngs →
  The Butchers Block, 1025 Rose Creek Dr, Woodstock
  9:00 am
Saturday August 29
• No Cost Boot Camp 4 Divorcing Women Workshop →
  Alpharetta Branch Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta
  10:00 am
Sunday August 30
• When Rivers Meet - The Black and Jewish Origins of America's Sound →
  Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St, Roswell
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Hometown Heroes w/ Live Music, Top Restaurants, Auction →
  1570 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• Virtual Senior Parent Night
  Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Slow Parade →
  Matildas Music Under the Pines, 875 Hickory Flat Rd, Milton
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Free Carnival & BOGO Day at Aurora Cineplex--16th Annual Birthday Bash Sun Sept 13th →
  Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf, 5100 Commerce Pkwy, Roswell
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Pauly Shore →
  Helium Comedy Club, 3070 Windward Plaza, Alpharetta
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Chris D'Elia →
  Helium Comedy Club, 3070 Windward Plaza, Alpharetta
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Free Outdoor Fitness - Fitness 108 →
  City of Johns Creek Newtown Park
  10:30 am
• Curriculum Night (PreK-2nd)
  Esther Jackson Roswell, GA 30076
  5:00 pm
• JV/Varsity Volleyball @ Cambridge/St. Francis
  Chattahoochee Cambridge High School (2845 Bethany Bend, Milton, GA 30004)
  5:00 pm
• Curriculum Night 3rd - 5th Grade
  Barnwell Classrooms
  5:15 pm
• Varsity Softball vs. St. Pius
  Chattahoochee High School (5230 Taylor Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022)
  5:30 pm
• Title I Annual Meeting
  Esther Jackson Roswell, GA 30076
  6:00 pm
• AHS Pep Rally
  Alpharetta High School Downtown Alpharetta Town Green
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Alpharetta

• Make a Weekend of Alpharetta's Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival (holycitysinner.com)
• 12555 Crabapple Chase Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004 Property for sale (corcoran.com)

Roswell

• Roswell pond improvements 90% complete, ribbon cutting set (appenmedia.com)

Woodstock

• School Bus Crash Kills Man, Injures 2 Students In Woodstock (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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