🌱 Morgan Stanley Invests In Alpharetta + Officer Bradley Rocks

Hello, neighbors. It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Patch newsletter — here to explain everything you need to know about what's happening in our community. Today's briefing includes...

• Morgan Stanley increasing workforce in Alpharetta.
• Procession for Officer Bradley Rocks.
• Camp Joyful Souls celebration.

But first, today's weather:

Today will have a t-storm around in the p.m.. The high will be 95 with a low of 74.

Here are the top stories in Alpharetta-Milton today:

1. Morgan Stanley is investing in Alpharetta by adding 1,800 Georgians to its workforce, many of them at their Alpharetta campus. The company will increase their office space, located off Edison Drive, in Alpharetta by 100,000 square feet. Currently the global financial services firm employs over 4,000 Georgia residents in functions including Technology, Research, Human Resources and Operations and support roles. (State of Georgia)
2. Alpharetta Master Police Officer Bradley Rocks passed away on July 20, and there will be a procession for him throughout the city on Monday, July 31. It will begin at 10:30 a.m. from Northside Chapel, travel along Rucker Road to GA-9 and then go up Cumming Street. There might be traffic delays due to the procession. Citizens are invited to line the sidewalks along the route to show their respect. In lieu of flowers, his family is requested that donations be made to the Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation and iCan Bike Alpharetta. (City of Alpharetta)
3. Milton recently held a Field Day for Camp Joyful Soles. This camp is for individuals ages 13 to 22 with special needs. The celebration included kickball, face painting, corn hole, bowling, refreshments and more! July is Disability Pride Month, and many came out to help run this event at Bell Memorial Park. A reporter from Neighborhood TV stopped by that day to do a piece on this program. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)

1. Three preschool teachers in Roswell have been arrested for alleged abuse charges at a Roswell daycare center. They are Zeina Alostwani, Soriana Briceno and Lulwa Almouslli, and the daycare center is Parker-Chase of East Roswell. Videos of these teachers show a teacher stepping on a child's fingers, kneeing a girl in her back, pushing an index finger into a child's forehead, plus many other incidents. (WSB Atlanta)

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Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

Friday

• Total Fitness at the Wills Park Recreation Center, 11925 Wills Road in Alpharetta (9:30 AM)
• Mah Jong Meet Up at the Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road (1:00 PM)
• Storytelling for Strong Communities at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (2:30 PM)
• Let it Snow! at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (4:00 PM)
• The Soul of Jazz with Chandra Currelley at The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Pkwy in Alpharetta (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Forsyth County Police arrested an Alpharetta man for allegedly threatening a woman during an argument about dogs. A woman alleges that Raymaun White tresspassed on her property, and told her he would kill some dogs before returning them to her. She had asked White to give the dogs back to her. The police report does not note who owns the dogs. (Appen)
• Congratulations to Bernadette Harvill; she was promoted to Milton’s deputy city manager! Before her promotion, she worked as Milton's finance director. Her new role will be to optimize and streamline internal operations, plus to implement innovative solutions. She is from New York originally and has lived in GA for most of her life. She started working at the City of Milton in 2012 in Human Resources and lives in Cherokee County with her family. (Appen Media)
• Creek View Elementary School will have Sneak Peek next week on August 4. You can meet your child's teacher, get bus information, sign up for clubs and more! (Creek View Elementary School PTA via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Gail Lafleche

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