🌱 Town Center Development Updates + Fulton Co. & Young Thug

Hi, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening in Johns Creek.

But first, today's weather:

Hot with plenty of sunshine. High: 94 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories today in Johns Creek:

1. The City of Johns Creek took to Instagram to offer updates on the process of development for the new Town Center, located on what was once the State Farm campus. The Town Center will be side-by-side with the Medley development, and in total will encompass 192 acres, 43 of which will be under the purview of the Medley enterprise, and another 12 will be home to a new Boston Scientific facility. (City of Johns Creek via Instagram)
2. Fulton County prosecutors pursuing a racketeering case against rap artist Young Thug, given name Jeffery Williams, are seeing pushback in the process of bringing the artist's song lyrics into a 56-count gang indictment originally filed in May of last year. In specific, the prosecution has tried to introduce lyrics from Young Thug's 2018 single Anybody into the case against him, while Young Thug's attorney Williams has been critical of the effort, and has filed a motion against it, claiming that at the federal level, the courts are reluctant to take lyrics as evidence against a defendant. (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
3. Nearby Sandy Springs is nailing down more details related to the second phase of the ongoing City Springs Development, with firms Regent Partners and Morris and Fellows marked as preferred for the continuation of the project. Sandy Springs city officials are expected to continue to confer with representatives of the firm in order to finalize the details of the project moving forward. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Today in Johns Creek:

Thursday, June 29

• Scrapbooking For Adults/Teens At Northeast Spruill Oaks Library (10:30 AM)
• Free Outdoor Fitness - Fitness 108 At The Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater At Newtown Park (10:30 AM)
• Music Bingo At Adobo Taqueria And Tequila Bar (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Johns Creek Police Department wishes members of the local Muslim community a blessed and joyful Eid-al-Adha! (Johns Creek Police Department via Facebook)
• Band Boogilicious will be in the Johns Creek Independence Day event this coming Monday, Jul. 3, at Newtown Park – celebrations are slated to begin at 6:00 p.m.! (City of Johns Creek, Georgia via Instagram)
• The JCPD reminds us that if a service asks you to use an unusual payment method, it may be a sign of a scam! (JCPD via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right. I'll see you soon!

— Amy Mayo

About me: Amy Mayo is a writer, visual artist, and political scientist, living in the NC Research Triangle. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Asheville with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and has worked in a variety of fields outside of copywriting including policy advocacy, the healthcare industry and pharmaceuticals, and education. She hopes one day to live up to the stringent expectations of her cat, Morty.