🌱Volunteers Needed For Rivers Alive + Zapata's Post Has Four Seekers

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Here are the top stories today in Roswell:

1. Keep Roswell Beautiful and the City of Roswell will co-host the annual Rivers Alive event. This is Georgia's waterway cleanup project that occurs each year to preserve the state's 70,100 miles of rivers and streams. The goal is to help maintain the Chattahoochee River and its tributaries that flow through and around the city of Roswell. Roswell has been apart of the Rivers Alive campaign for the past 31 years. This years clean-up sites are Riverside Park, Waller Park, Don White Memorial Park, Seven Branches, sections of Big Creek, Foe Killer Creek, Hog Waller Creek, and other areas. Registration for volunteers will open on August 12. (roswellgov.com)
2. A Roswell woman has reported to police that a Galaxy S22 cell phone and a box of safety masks were stolen from her car while she was visiting the Alpharetta Library. She also noticed a car parked behind her that was taking pictures of her vehicle. However, she was not able to provide a description of the person or the car to Roswell PD. The phone taken was valued at $1,000. (appenmedia.com)
3. The Post 1 Roswell City Council seat has four qualified candidates. This is the seat that vacated by Marcelo Zapata in June. Sarah Beeson, Allen Sells, Mulham Shbeib, and Jason Miller are running for the open seat. The election to fill this position for the remainder of Zapata’s term will be held on November 8.(thegeorgiasun.com)

Today in Roswell:

• American Red Cross Community Blood Drive (3 p.m.)
• City Council Work Session - City Hall & Livestreamed (5 p.m.)
• BCC Fall Cornhole League- Brookfield Country Club (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Roswell Adult Recreation Center: The Roswell Adult Recreation Center on Grimes Bridge Rd. is advertising health and wellness classes, themed luncheons, and an aquatic center for Active Adults 50+. They also host bingo every fourth Wednesday of each month. (facebook.com)
• GA-400: There will be new lanes to open on Georgia 400 at the I-285 and GA-400 interchange today. Drivers who are traveling westbound on I-285 and are merging onto GA-400 North and South will be merging onto two new lanes. (CBS 46 News)
• Friends of the Roswell Library: The Milton Library will hosting the Anne Frank traveling exhibit. This exhibit is from the Anne Frank Center USA. This collection is designed for young audiences. The exhibit will be at the Milton Library for the month of August. (Friends of the Roswell Library via Facebook)

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