The Roundabout, Milton, GA

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026 · Issue No. 69 · 7 min read

Early voting opens Tuesday, plus your deer poll results

The storm warnings came down early, the Birmingham Park deal is signed, and Thursday is a full one.

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In this issue

The storm. Both warnings were canceled Saturday afternoon. Tell us how it treated your place.

The deer. 63 of you answered our poll, and the biggest group likes having them around.

And. Early voting opens Tuesday, the morning we run the House District 47 answers; Birmingham Park’s easement is signed; a new path on Highway 9; Friday’s football; and a full Thursday ahead.

Top of Mind

the one thing to know this morning

The storm warnings came down early. Friday evening we sent you a storm alert: the National Weather Service had put Milton under a High Wind Warning and a Flood Watch from midnight through 8 a.m. today, as what was left of Hurricane Isaias moved north. By Saturday afternoon the weather service had canceled both, the Flood Watch at 12:27 p.m. and the High Wind Warning at 3:59 p.m.

At 9:06 p.m. Saturday, Sawnee EMC’s outage map showed one customer without power, out of 205,555 customers across its service area. As of Saturday night, no one had reported storm damage in Milton to us. If you’re still in the dark, Georgia Power takes outage reports at 1-888-891-0938 or georgiapower.com/storm, and Sawnee EMC at 770-887-2363 or online.

The week ahead. Today brings a 25 percent chance of a shower and a high near 70. Then it’s sunny and warm: highs of 82 Monday, 85 Tuesday and 87 Wednesday, according to the weather service.

Did the storm leave a mark at your place? Tell us with one tap below. Photos you took yourself are welcome too: just reply to this email.

Reader poll · One tap

How did Saturday’s storm treat your place?

Barely noticed it
Limbs or a tree down
Lost power for a while
Flooding or water damage

Tap once and you’ll see how everyone else voted. Results Tuesday.

You Told Us

Thursday we asked which best sums up your year with the deer. Of the 63 of you who answered, the biggest group, 29, said you like having them around. Another 20 said deer ate your garden or shrubs, 7 had no trouble at all, 6 had a close call or crash on the road, and 1 had a scare with a dog or another pet.

Which best sums up your year with the deer?

I like having them around

 
29 (46%)

They ate my garden or shrubs

  
20 (32%)

No trouble at all

  
7 (11%)

A close call or crash on the road

  
6 (10%)

A scare with my dog or another pet

  
1 (2%)

63 readers, one tap each. It isn’t a scientific poll, just the readers who tapped.

One of the reader questions we sent the House District 47 candidates asks what they would do about Milton’s deer. Their answers run Tuesday.

Your Vote

Early voting starts Tuesday. For the Nov. 3 election, it runs Oct. 13 through Oct. 30, with two Saturdays, Oct. 17 and 24. Milton voters can use any of Fulton County’s early voting sites, the Milton Library on Mayfield Road among them. The state’s My Voter Page shows your sample ballot.

The candidates answer Tuesday. Lindsay DeFranco and Jack Miller, the two candidates for the Georgia House seat in District 47, have the same seven questions from us, and their answers are due Monday at noon. Tuesday’s issue runs every answer word for word, side by side, on the morning early voting opens.

The Scoreboard

every game, both schools, the night it finishes

Friday night

Cambridge Bears

Marist 38, Cambridge 14

3-4 · next: hosts Chattahoochee Friday, Oct. 16
 
Milton Eagles

Milton: an open week

5-1 · No. 10 in Georgia, No. 5 in Class 6A · next: hosts Alpharetta Friday, Oct. 16

Records from our results. Rankings: MaxPreps.

Friday night. Cambridge lost 38-14 at Marist and is 3-4. Milton had the week off. Both are home Friday at 7:30: Milton hosts Alpharetta, and Cambridge hosts Chattahoochee.

Since Thursday’s issue. Volleyball: Milton beat Alpharetta 3-0. Softball: Milton lost 6-5 at Johns Creek. Fulton County Schools canceled all extracurricular activities and events Saturday as the storm came in.

Home this week. Wednesday: Milton’s flag football team hosts Allatoona at 6:15 and Marietta at 8:45. Every schedule and score →

The Drive

roads, closures, and what to route around

A path on Highway 9. Walking between Crooked Creek and Bethany Bend no longer means a worn strip of weeds. Crews have finished a 5-foot-wide gravel path along that stretch of Highway 9, the city says. It sits in the state’s right of way and is a placeholder: a permanent sidewalk could come later with the city’s Highway 9 project, though the city says that wouldn’t happen for years.

Follow-Ups

Birmingham Park, made official. Tuesday we reported Council’s vote to protect Birmingham Park. On Thursday, city and Georgia-Alabama Land Trust officials signed the conservation agreement at the park, permanently protecting 185 acres. Mayor Peyton Jamison called it a “monumental day for the City of Milton.” The city says it is now the largest easement in Fulton County that the land trust oversees, more than twice the size of the next.

The Agenda

public meetings this week and next

Council holds a work session at City Hall on Monday evening, and three city boards meet later in the week.

This Week in Milton

the calendar, day by day

Worth circling. Thursday is a full one. The first Wanderlust Food Truck Fest runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Market District and Crabapple Market. Cambridge High’s homecoming parade starts at 5. At 6, attorney and author McCracken Poston Jr. talks about his true crime memoir, “Zenith Man,” at Poe & Company Bookstore; tickets are on the bookstore’s event page.

Sunday, October 11

Monday, October 12

Tuesday, October 13

Wednesday, October 14

Thursday, October 15

Friday, October 16

Saturday, October 17

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Coming Thursday: a special report from The Camera Files, our investigation of Milton’s license plate cameras. Watch your inbox at 7 a.m.

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