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🌱 Fulton Investigating Coffee County Breach + State Board Appointment
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Morning, Sandy Springs! I'm back in your inbox this warm morning with your fresh copy of the Sandy Springs Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening in town...
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny and humid. High: 86 Low: 68.
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Here are the top three stories in Sandy Springs today:
- New footage has been unveiled in the Fulton County investigation into a voting system breach. The footage shows a Georgia Republican county official escorting two operatives of former President Trump's attorney into Coffee County's election offices. The footage is from the same day that a voting system was breached. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the breach. (CNN)
- On Friday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed documents to obtain testimony from Willie Lewis Floyd. She is the director of Black Voice for Trump — a group that was attempting to raise former President Trump's support in the Black community. Floyd was asked to arrange a meeting with a Fulton County election worker falsely accused of tampering with the 2020 General Election. (Market Watch)
- Fulton County's Patrick "Pat" Labat has been appointed to Georgia's Criminal Case Data Exchange Board. Labat currently serves as the county's Sheriff. His appointment to the board was approved by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. (Valdosta Today)
Today in Sandy Springs:
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- ChatComm Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Via Zoom (2:00 PM)
- Golf Clinic At Lake Forest Elementary School (4:30 PM)
- Live Music At The Select (7:00 PM)
From my notebook:
- The Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber is hosting Dr. Kathy Schwaig at its September Luncheon. Click to register for the luncheon scheduled for Sep. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at City Springs Terrace Level. (Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber via Facebook)
- The City of Sandy Springs is hosting a Poll Worker Recruitment Fair on Monday at Heritage Sandy Springs at 4:00 p.m. (City of Sandy Springs)
- Spooky Springs will be at Abernathy Greenway Park North on Oct. 22 at 5:00 p.m. Mark your calendar. (City of Sandy Springs)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update!
— Nicole Fallon-Peek
About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.
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