🌱 Traffic Improvements In Johns Creek + Man Sought For Robbery

Hello again, neighbors! It's me, Amy Mayo, your host of the Johns Creek Patch newsletter. Let's get this Monday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, today's weather:

Humid with a heavy t-storm. High: 88 Low: 69.

Here are the top three stories in and around Johns Creek today:

1. City government and local contractors are looking to improve traffic flow in Johns Creek using TSPLOST II funds and fiber-optic cables. Contractors Reedwick, in a $387,998 project from the TSPLOST II budget, will be installing fiber-optic cable on Old Alabama Road towards Jones Bridge Road in order to connect traffic lights in the area to a centralized, automated control system that will be helmed at a traffic control center located in city hall. (Subscription: Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
2. Police are seeking a man who is a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred in Fulton County on Jun. 10. The suspect, who was caught on camera, entered an Exxon gas station at 840 McDonough Boulevard with a handgun and stole several thousand dollars, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Authorities are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating the wanted man. (Atlanta News First)
3. Nearby Stone Mountain's First United Methodist Church, or "The Village Church," a local institution going back 150 years, has made Reverend Doctor Cynthia Jackson its new pastor, per church spokeswoman Pat Sabatelle. Sabatelle has said that, across the United States, church attendance has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sabatelle, Jackson, and other leaders at the Village Church are looking to bring locals, especially young people, back into the religious community. (News Break)

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Today in and around Johns Creek:

Monday, June 26

• Guns And Hoses Golf Tournament At The Country Club of Roswell, Roswell (8:30 AM)
• Historical Fiction Book Club At Northeast Spruill Oaks Library (5:00 PM)
• Free Outdoor Fitness - Yoga At The Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park (6:00 PM)
• Energy Yoga At Ocee Library (6:30 PM)
• Book Club Event With Lewis Clayton Bryant At Read It Again, Suwanee (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• As moving pieces continue to come together on the city's Comprehensive Plan on transportation services, parks and recreation, historic resources, and past and future demography, the municipal government is reaching out on social media to make locals aware that their input is needed. The city asks that if you live in and around Johns Creek and haven't yet offered your feedback on the projects underway in the next several years, to please complete the survey at the link. (City of Johns Creek via Twitter)
• JCPD is on Instagram offering tips to help spot scams! A few signs of scams include: 1. Unexpected contact; 2. Everything is urgent; 3. Very specific or unusual way to pay; 4. Threatening language; 5. The romantic "emergency." You can read more information later on this week at @johnscreekpolice on Instagram. (JCPD via Instagram)
• Johns Creek's very own Independence Day celebrations are fast approaching! (City of Johns Creek via Twitter)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— 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.