🌱 Fulton County Certified June Election Results + Tree Plantation Day

Hello again, Roswell! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally...

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First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 81 Low: 70.

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Here are the top five stories today in Roswell:

1. Yesterday, Jun. 27, the Fulton County elections board certified the results of the June general primary run-off election. Charlie Bailey won the lieutenant governor nominee and Janice Laws Robinson won the insurance commissioner nominee, both had 16 percent of their votes from Fulton. Bee Nguyen won the secretary of state nominee and William Boddie won the labor commissioner nominee, both had 17 percent of their votes from Fulton. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
2. Atlanta SPHEEHA is hosting its "3rd International Tree Plantation Day" from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Jun. 30 in Roswell. SPHEEHA (Society for Preservation of Healthy Environment and Ecology and Heritage of Agra) will be joined by Erin Elwood, JC City Councilwoman, and Cory Rayburn, JC Stormwater Utility Manager. On Jun. 30, Atlanta SPHEEHA will plant more than 100 seedlings of fruits, vegetables, herbs, Japanese maple trees, and lemon trees. (Roswell Patch)
3. Daniel Calhoun, a junior from Centennial High School in Roswell, is rated the nation's No. 2 offensive tackle in the 2024 class. Daniel is 6-foot-6 and 349 pounds and has already had about 40 college offers. Before the start of his junior season, he plans to release his top 12 list. (UGA Sports)
4. Looking for work in the Roswell area? Patch and ZipRecruiter have you covered! Click on the link to check out the latest job openings in your area. (Roswell Patch)
5. The company that owns the New Orleans-style seafood concept, Hugo's Oyster Bar, in Roswell is opening a new high-end seafood restaurant in Brookhaven in 2023. C&S Restaurant Group plans to open C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar in a complex called Porter on Peachtree, located at 3930 Peachtree Road. It will be the C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar's third location, including one in Sandy Springs which opened in 2020. (Reporter Newspapers)

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Today in Roswell:

• Butterfly Encounter At Chattahoochee Nature Center (10:00 AM)
• Summer Puppet Series: Hansel and Gretel At Roswell Cultural Arts Center (10:00 AM)
• Summer Movie Series: Spider-Man: No Way Home At East Roswell Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• Bad Art Night: Ocean of Possibilities At East Roswell Branch Library (6:30 PM)
• Sound Journey with Michael Burke At The Well of Roswell (7:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Want to learn more about gardening from the comfort of home? The North Fulton Master Gardeners and UGA Extension in Fulton County are teaming up this fall to provide free virtual gardening education through a series of four Zoom/Facebook Live classes. The first class begins on Sunday, Sep. 11, 2022 — secure your place now by registering at this link! (Patch)
• Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced multiple major updates to reinforce school security in Georgia. View the link to see the list of new updates. (Valdosta Today)
• Georgia's strict abortion law, "Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act" of 2019, was ruled unconstitutional in 2020. It could take effect soon due to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. (Georgia Recorder)
• On Jul. 15, Delia Owens' novel, "Where the Crawdad Sings," will be released as a major
  motion picture. To celebrate, on Jul. 9 and Jul. 10, Roswell Reads will present a special "Roswell Reads Rewind" of the 2019 Roswell Reads presentation by Ms. Owens on "Where the Crawdad Sings!" (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.