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Hello Alpharetta! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How is Alpharetta-based NAMB expanding its reach across North America?
  • How an Alpharetta-trained service dog is changing kids’ hospital stays

Also on today's calendar: Atlanta Workshop Players presents a New Year’s Eve Improv Extravaganza! and 5 more events.

Find out what's happening in Alpharetta-Miltonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Alpharetta-Miltonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Sunday: A thick cloud cover and warm, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 54, low: 23.
  • Tuesday: Turning sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NAMB year in review: Continued growth in baptisms, church planting highlights of 2025 (baptistpress.com) — Alpharetta residents may be interested to know that the North American Mission Board, headquartered here, is celebrating another year of growth in baptisms, church planting, and disaster relief efforts across North America. From hundreds of new churches and major evangelism trainings to extensive volunteer work after hurricanes and wildfires, the organization reports expanding outreach while continuing to host key orientations and events at its Alpharetta facility.
   

• McLeod Children's Hospital Welcomes Facility Dog (dillonnews.org) — A highly trained facility dog named Sugar, born and raised in Alpharetta at the Canine Assistants nonprofit, is now comforting young patients full-time at McLeod Children’s Hospital. Her Alpharetta-based training included thousands of hours of individualized and group instruction, preparing her to help kids stay calm, learn medical routines, and find motivation during difficult hospital stays.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A medical emergency on a Blue line train at Hamilton E. Holmes temporarily affected service, but normal operations have resumed.
    11:30PM on Dec 26: A medical emergency on a Blue line train at H.E. Holmes has caused all trains to temporarily board from the westbound platform. (Nextdoor )
  • To the parents of a pack of 12-13 year olds riding their e-bikes at Newtown Park today around 3:30 pm, they nearly ran me down while I was walking.
    There were multiple complaints from other walkers experiencing the same rude and dangerous behavior. We called the police I don’t know if they came… (Nextdoor St Regis)
  • TPG Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for Night Houseperson in Alpharetta. Apply here.
  • Zumiez Inc. posted a job opening for _1st Assistant Manager in Alpharetta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alpharetta here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johns Creek

  • 4 Expert Doctors Told Us This Is the One Body Part That Impacts Healthy Aging the Most (thehealthy.com)
  • Olivia Hutcherson, in her superhero mask, gives Princeton women's basketball what it needs (trentonian.com)

Roswell

  • Swastikas spray-painted in areas of metro Atlanta (wsbtv.com)
  • American Veterinary Dental College – September 24, 2025 (avma.org)
  • Illinois at Purdue; 11 a.m., Sunday (news-gazette.com)

Milton

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