This story has been updated to include comments from Councilman Matt Judy.
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Roswell News
A trio of games pitting local rivals will highlight the North Fulton area’s high school football teams’ Week 11 action.
Roswell police officer Matthew Perry saved a 14-year-old Roswell boy from choking.
Matchups involving local rivals in Classes 7A, 6A and A Private will highlight the slate of Week 10 North Fulton high school football games this weekend.
The Roswell Police Department has arrested Perry Aubuchon of Roswell for allegedly setting fire to a local apartment building.
Roswell Police are searching for the man who allegedly set fire to a Roswell apartment complex Oct. 22.
Police say a man has been arrested after attempting to snatch someone’s dog and attacking multiple people on Canton Street.
The Roswell Recycling Center is accepting donations of gently used blankets and towels for the Humane Society of Forsyth County.
Roswell’s trip to neighboring Cherokee in a battle of unbeatens will highlight North Fulton’s Week 8 high school football action.
To help connect community members with meaningful service opportunities, the city of Roswell has established the Volunteer Roswell site, a one-stop, central location for volunteer opportunities throughout the city.
The city of Roswell is seeking its residents’ feedback on the recreational development of the Ace Sand property, located on Riverside Road between St. Andrew Catholic Church and Don White Memorial Park.
Roswell High School has been named a top Georgia high school by The U.S. News and World Report’s U.S. News Best High Schools.
The city of Roswell is receiving more than $3 million from Fulton County after 14 cities threatened to sue Fulton County.
Members of Roswell High School's Varsity football team helped assemble HomeAid CareKits for North Fulton Community Charities.
Roswell Rotary held a socially distanced, drive-thru cookout for Roswell's first responders Sept. 19.
On behalf of the Georgia Water Coalition, the Georgia River Network, an Athens-based nonprofit that aims to protect and promote the state’s rivers, recently honored 13 individuals, businesses and organizations with its 2020 Clean 13 Water Heroes Awards. The Water Heroes Celebration where the…
Roswell's longtime Fire Chief Ricky Burnette is now COVID-19 free after being placed on a ventilator in the ICU.
The North Fulton Improvement Network, a local group of leaders from north Fulton cities that explores financial vulnerability in the community, is introducing a series of free online workshops, the first of which will be held Sept. 24.
For the second time in two years, Republican Alex Kaufman is battling Democrat Josh McLaurin for the District 51 Georgia House of Representatives post, in the Nov. 3 general election.
Construction has begun on Fulton County’s $312 million Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility expansion in Roswell, the largest single capital expansion project in the county’s history.
Roswell mayor Lori Henry says the city has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic without a city-wide mask mandate.
Roswell’s property tax rate will remain the same for Fiscal Year 2021.
The 2019 season was another strong one for the north Fulton high school football teams, with Blessed Trinity taking home its third straight Class 4A state crown and nine of the 14 other schools advancing to the playoffs.
The City of Roswell has created a Historic Gateway Citizens Advisory Committee to allow mayor and council to receive feedback on the Historic Gateway Project.
A Peachtree Corners man has died after motorcycle crash in Roswell.
Members of North Point Community Church have raised around $87,000 for foster kids and local schools.
Roswell is inviting volunteers to help clean up the city's area of the Chattahoochee River during Roswell's Rivers Alive event Sept. 19.
In conjunction with Governor Kemp’s Aug. 15 Executive Order, Roswell Mayor Lori Henry has issued an updated Executive Order, mandating visitors to city buildings and facilities wear face coverings.
Austell resident and author James C. Birdsong Jr. will receive the Shining Star Award presented by Preach the Word Worldwide Network TV, an international Christian TV network in Roswell, Ga. The ceremony’s fifth year is set to be held Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. via pay-per-view live stream.
The Roswell Police Department is “adopting” several Roswell families to make sure they have a joyous holiday season by providing gifts, food and financial help.
This year’s 16th Annual Miss Mary’s Ice Cream Crankin’ is returning as a drive-thru festival to keep guests safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Roswell North Elementary School Foundation is hosting its inaugural “Golf Fore RNEF Classic,” to be held Aug. 31, at Brookfield Country Club.
A local business duo is opening three locations of Scenthound, a dog grooming business, in north Fulton beginning this fall.
MotoAmerica Twins Cup rider Trevor Standish is thrilled to return to his local pro track, especially considering this weekend’s race will allow for fans despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roswell’s historic Doc’s Cafe is relocating from Oxbo Road to Pleasant Hill Street.
With the rising number of COVID-19 cases, Friends of Bulloch Hall, Inc has decided to host the magNOlia Ball — an online fundraiser in place of the in-person ball.
John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band will be performing at a pop-up, socially distanced concert at From the Earth Brewing.
The city of Roswell has decided to cancel the remainder of this year’s Riverside Sounds, Alive in Roswell and Music on the Hill events due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases.
Several Unified Development Code changes regarding apartments passed their second readings during the July 13 council meeting.
Roswell Mayor Lori Henry has issued an updated Executive Order extending the city’s public health state of emergency through Aug. 11.
Families can still flutter among the butterflies at the Chattahoochee Nature Center this summer.
The city of Roswell will launch a new mobile app on July 1 to further improve customer service within the city.
A Roswell man has been arrested following a several hour standoff with North Fulton SWAT.
Roswell is encouraging residents to show their patriotism through its American flag initiative: Stars and Stripes around Roswell.
The Roswell Police Department is accepting applications for the fall Citizens’ Police Academy.
Roswell mayor and council are taking steps they say will help combat racism in the community.
Mayor Lori Henry, Chief of Police James Conroy and Dr. Sabin Strickland of Pleasant Hill Church held a Solidarity Rally at Roswell City Hall on June 20.
Following a final day of early voting that saw some Cobb voters waiting in lines for more than four hours, Cobb and state elections officials say Election Day voters could see more of the same, as well as a delay in election results.
From the Earth Brewing Company is opening a Beer Garden by the River June 27.
The city of Roswell is beginning the phased-in process of reopening city buildings to the public.
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