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“Service for our country means they deserve nothing but the best support possible, from access to medical care and disability benefits to opportunities for education and employment,” Roswell Mayor Kurt
Bicester Village has now submitted its planning application for the new St. Edburg’s community park, travel hub and guest services facilities.
NEWLAND — Dozens of alumi from Newland High School gathered to catch up and reminisce on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the former school’s Rock Gym.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. â A group of veterans has formed two fronts to revive the Old Soldiers Day celebration, a tradition in Alpharetta dating back 100 years. Members of Alpharetta American Legion Post 201 have scheduled a meeting for next week to continue mapping strategies to raise funds and support throughout North Metro Atlanta to stage the event this August. Photos by: PATRICK FOX/HERALD Up until last year, Alpharettaâs Old Soldiers Day had been held continuously on the first Saturday of August since 1952. The commemorative service included a parad...
ALPHARETTA, Ga. â With a virus and a border situation drawing most of their attention, many Americans may forget the troops serving overseas. For Roger Wise, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the 1960s, says receiving a letter while in the platoon was a big deal. A lot of his platoon mates were not so lucky receiving handwritten letters. Wise took the initiative to send the addresses of those not receiving mail to his mother, who had her Sunday school class write letters expressing their appreciation. Wise said it lifted the morale considerably. Heather Stanley and her daughter Caroline...