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Elderly tenants face uncertainty The 199 Grove Way apartments, home to many elderly and disabled residents, has been condemned and is set to close next month. Formerly known as Pelfrey Pines, the property is owned by the Roswell Housing Authority and sits within a half-mile of Roswell City Hall. Many of the residents are in limbo about finding new quarters in a world where the cost of rent has skyrocketed. Read more, Page 18.
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North Fulton Community Charities to hold Back to School supply drive ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities will hold its annual Back To School supply drive in late July to aid local families who struggle to afford their children’s school supplies. The organization will collect new backpacks filled with school supplies at Elkins Pointe Middle School in Roswell July 25-27 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Last year’s Back To School drive helped more than 900 children in need in North Fulton. “Our Back to School program helps to ease the MORGAN financial burden of a new school year for struggling families in our
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community,” NFCC Director of Development Sherri Morgan said. “A backpack filled with supplies can cost as much as $125. That’s money that families can save to put toward food, gas and housing.” The charity is requesting backpacks suitable for elementary, middle and high school students. Financial donations can also be made to support the program. Estimated costs for backpacks and supplies are $75 for elementary school students, $90 for middle school students and $125 for high school students. A link to donate, as well as a list of necessary supplies for each school level, can be found at nfcchelp.org/back-toschool. — Jake Drukman
ATLANTA —Teachers were heading for the exits long before the COVID pandemic spurred the Great Resignation across all sectors of the workforce. And a new report provides further evidence that educators still have one eye on the exit. State and local education officials say they are focused on slowing the continued exodus. “It has always been a top priority of my administration to support those who directly support students – Georgia’s hardworking teachers,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said. Woods first ran for office in 2014 on a platform of recruiting and retaining teachers. “Unfortunately, we are going to lose many of those highly-qualified educators if we do not address the issues leading to burnout in the profession,”
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