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Alpharetta, Georgia is located in Fulton County. Zip codes in Alpharetta, GA include 30009, 30005, and 30004. More Alpharetta information.

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56 min ago | South China Morning Post

'The worst pain you could ever imagine'

Survivors of attacks by flesh-eating bacteria, like the type ravaging a young Georgia woman, tell of agony so severe that a full dose of morphine can't dull it "Doctors asked me to rate the scale of pain.

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7 hrs ago | Patch.com

Animals To Take Over Johns Creek Libraries

Zoo Atlanta will bring the animals to you as it sends the ZooMobile to library branches throughout Fulton County, including four visits to Johns Creek on June 16 and 30 and July 5 and 21.

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10 hrs ago | Patch.com

Celebrate Memorial Day in Milton, Alpharetta

Memorial Day celebrations begin today with runners hitting the pavement on North Point Parkway before celebrations begin at Milton and Roswell city halls.

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10 hrs ago | Coin World

Rare coins in unusual places

Rare coins sometimes turn up at smaller auctions, as did this Proof 1844 Seated Liberty dollar offered May 12 by Chicago-area dealer Fox Valley Coins.

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12 hrs ago | Patch.com

Readers' Choice: Best Pet Boarding/Day Care in Alpharetta, Milton

With summer on the horizon, vacation time has arrived for families. But the familly pet can't always stay at the beach resort, or go to Disney World with you.

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Sun May 27, 2012

Fox Sports

Dobbs talks ASU visit

As intrigued as Joshua Dobbs has been about Arizona State since they started recruiting him, there was only so much he could learn about the school from phone calls and online research.

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Patch.com

Price To Face A Democrat From Roswell or Alpharetta

Congressman Tom Price, a Republican from Roswell, is certain to face a Democratic challenger in the November General Election-but apparently he won't have an opponent in the Republican Primary July 31.

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Patch.com

IT Recruiting Veteran Takes Job With Staffing Technologies

Alpharetta-based Staffing Technologies has named Rob Pierce as branch manager for its Alpharetta office.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Patch.com

Suwanee Resident To Seek Woodall's Seat

U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall has a challenger from Suwanee in his bid for re-election. David Hancock, chief operating officer of Alpharetta-based Automation Control Products, has qualified as a Republican to challenge Woodall, according to records with the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

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PR-inside.com

Fresh To Ordera Signs Agreement with Concessions International for Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

Alpharetta, GA , Friday - May 25th, 2012 -- The company's first airport location will be in the Concourse B food court and is scheduled to open in October.

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Patch.com

Free, Cheap Movies In Local Theaters All Summer Long

Summer is here and there are days when it is just too hot to be outside. Cool off and take the kids to the movies.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Patch.com

Three More Qualify Today

The slate of candidates for the July 31 general primary is almost set. Qualifying A ended atA noon today, but nonpartisan candidates have been given an extension: noon Saturday at theA Cherokee County Elections and Voter Registration Office , 400 E. Main St., Canton.

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Sandy Springs Neighbor

Avalon announces new tenants, opening date

North American Properties Atlanta has released the following statement regarding its Avalon project at Old Milton Parkway and Westside Parkway in Alpharetta: "After receiving the unanimous approval of the Alpharetta City Council, we are excited to announce Avalon's official construction timeline.

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Patch.com

King's Ridge Christian Blesses Ground For High School

King's Ridge Christian School blessed the ground today, May 25, at the spot on the Alpharetta campus where its new high school will be built.

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Patch.com

Garage Sales Offer Furniture, Yard Items, Antiques And More

The sales planned for the weekend are full of furniture, yard items and there are many antiques as well.

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Credit.com

For Middle-Age Students, Is College Worth the Risk?

Deidre Romeo was 40 years old when she started college. Pamela Monroe was 42. Believing that more education would lead inevitably to better-paying jobs and improved lives, both women received bachelor's degrees, and continued on to graduate school.

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Freshnews

Rapidly Growing Physician Smart Phone Adoption Prompts LocumTenens.com to Launch Mobile Site

ALPHARETTA, Ga., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LocumTenens.com, the country's largest job board for the locum tenens industry and full-service physician staffing agency, has made the job search easier for physicians seeking locum tenens assignments by launching a new optimized website to support mobile device users.

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Thu May 24, 2012

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dog parks require a dose of caution

Earlier this month on a sunny Saturday morning, Lisa Baxter and her fiance, Mike Janovic, loaded up their three dogs -- a beagle, a Pomeranian and a Chihuahua -- for an outing at the Brook Run Dog Park, an off leash dog run in Dunwoody.

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Patch.com

Animals To Take Over Alpharetta Library

Zoo Atlanta will bring the animals to you as it sends the ZooMobile to library branches throught Fulton County, including two visits to Alpharetta on June 20 and July 23.

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Patch.com

Seat Belts, Drunk Drivers Will Get Special Attention This Holiday

If you don't click it, you're going to get a ticket. That's a promise from the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety , which announced the Governor's Office of Highway safety's " Click IT or Ticket " initiative is underway.

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