https://sandyspringstoday.com/Local news for Sandy Springs, Georgia: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Fulton County.en-GBWed, 21 Oct 2026 06:08:41 +0000https://sandyspringstoday.com/city-springs-phase-2-trammell-crow/https://sandyspringstoday.com/city-springs-phase-2-trammell-crow/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSandy Springs staff want Trammell Crow Co. to lead City Springs Phase II on 5.5 city-owned acres, with a hotel, shops and 28 homes. The council votes Tuesday.https://sandyspringstoday.com/springway-trail-2c-council-vote/https://sandyspringstoday.com/springway-trail-2c-council-vote/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe City Council voted 4-2 to seek a $3 million state grant for Springway Segment 2C, a 1.6-mile Chattahoochee River trail. The pre-application is due Friday.https://sandyspringstoday.com/sandy-springs-housing-needs-assessment/https://sandyspringstoday.com/sandy-springs-housing-needs-assessment/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHome prices rose 41% from 2019 to 2024 while owner incomes rose 19%, a city housing study finds. Renters under $50,000 are short about 5,000 homes.https://sandyspringstoday.com/sandy-springs-tsplost-2026-project-list/https://sandyspringstoday.com/sandy-springs-tsplost-2026-project-list/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsEarly voting opens Tuesday. The Nov. 3 TSPLOST renewal keeps the 0.75% sales tax, and $44.6 million of the city's $129.2 million list goes to Hammond Drive.https://sandyspringstoday.com/veterans-day/https://sandyspringstoday.com/veterans-day/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnSandy Springs' free 17th Veterans Day Tribute is 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Byers Theatre. Plus Roswell's ceremony, Veterans Park and what is open.https://sandyspringstoday.com/sandy-springs-property-tax-hearings/https://sandyspringstoday.com/sandy-springs-property-tax-hearings/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSandy Springs keeps its 4.731-mill rate. Its notice calls that a 0.26% increase, but its own rollback form puts the rate 0.26% below. Hearings Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.https://sandyspringstoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://sandyspringstoday.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnArts in Sandy Springs into November: Johns Creek Symphony Oct. 9, sitar star Niladri Kumaar Oct. 30, a jazz brunch, Whose Live Anyway? and a Bob Ross class.https://sandyspringstoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://sandyspringstoday.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnHocus Pocus under the stars Friday, a native plant sale and the farmers market Saturday, and Michael Carbonaro's magic show at the Performing Arts Center.https://sandyspringstoday.com/mount-vernon-highway-path-cost-overrun/https://sandyspringstoday.com/mount-vernon-highway-path-cost-overrun/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe City Council voted 5-1 to cover $712,922 more for the Mount Vernon Highway path after an asphalt estimate came in short. The contract is now $13.23 million.https://sandyspringstoday.com/springway-trail-segment-2c-state-grant/https://sandyspringstoday.com/springway-trail-segment-2c-state-grant/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSandy Springs wants a $3 million state grant for a 1.6-mile river trail from Morgan Falls Overlook Park to Grogans Ferry Road. It would cost about $14 million.https://sandyspringstoday.com/morgan-falls-dog-park-reopening/https://sandyspringstoday.com/morgan-falls-dog-park-reopening/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe renovated Morgan Falls Dog Park gets its ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. Oct. 14, with new shade, fountains, wash stations and a fix for the mud.