Introducing Best of Milton 2026
Something new this summer, and it's yours to decide. We're launching Best of Milton 2026 , the first annual, reader-voted awards for the best of our town. Best pizza. Best coffee.…
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Jake James just won high school theater's biggest prize. On Broadway.
When we covered the Shuler Hensley Awards in June , Milton High's Jake James had just been named Georgia's Best Leading Actor for his turn as Jacob Jankowski in Water for…
Read the story →Milton's money, your Monday: the July 6 council cheat sheet
City Council meets Monday at 6 p.m., and the agenda is heavier than a summer Monday has any right to be. The headliner: the first public discussion of Milton's Fiscal Year 2027…
Read the story →Red, white, and a brand-new Uncle Sam
Friday morning at Broadwell Pavilion, Milton threw its annual Red, White, and YOU! celebration, and the town showed up in force: strollers wrapped in bunting, kids on decorated…
Read the story →Two summer road projects just crossed the finish line
Mayfield at Bethany is open again. Just over the Milton line, Alpharetta has reopened the roundabout at Mayfield and Bethany roads, right on schedule. Detours for through-traffic…
Read the story →A $5 million kind of week
Twenty new listings hit the Milton market this past week, and the top of the market made an entrance. Two arrivals landed just under $5 million: a new-construction nine-bedroom on…
Read the story →Morris Road just shifted, and the finish line's in sight
If you drive Morris Road, you've probably felt the change: between Bethany Bend and the Webb Road roundabout, both lanes have moved from the left side to the right of what will…
Read the story →150 runners, $12,000, and 308 bikes in Vietnam
On the morning of June 27, about 150 runners took off into the woods to tackle Milton High's cross country course, and turned it into more than $12,000 for two local nonprofits.…
Read the story →It's Parks Rec Month, and there's a scavenger hunt
Every July, Milton joins cities across the country in celebrating Parks and Recreation Month: four weeks to spotlight the trails, events, and programs that make the parks system…
Read the story →A flat rate can still mean a bigger bill
A quick note for anyone who opened a 2026 Fulton assessment notice and did a double take. Next door in Alpharetta, the city is holding its millage rate flat (5.75, unchanged since…
Read the story →How Crabapple became Milton's front porch
There's been a Milton on this land for 169 years. Not the city — the county. The Georgia legislature carved Milton County out of Cherokee, Forsyth, and Cobb in 1857 and made…
Read the story →On Monday's agenda
The City Council meets Monday, June 1 at 6 p.m. at City Hall — a light, consent-heavy agenda this round, with no rezonings or public hearings. What's on it: Parks dollars. Two…
Read the story →Thanks for being here
In a short stretch we've built a lot for one Milton inbox: a public Milton Homes directory with point-in-polygon school zoning, a restaurants guide with 149 establishments, and a…
Read the story →The week ahead in Milton
Your ballot: early voting June 6, runoff June 16. The HD47 Georgia House primary runoff — for the Milton-area seat held by retiring Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones — is Tuesday, June 16…
Read the story →Milton's NCAA baseball weekend
Both Georgia teams came out of last weekend's conference tournaments with hardware — Georgia took the SEC, Georgia Tech took the ACC. As of Sunday morning, both are still unbeaten…
Read the story →The septic tank saved Milton — really
Walk Milton's horse country — the equestrian belt off Birmingham, the wooded acreage off Hopewell, the open land north of 372. You're walking land that physically can't be turned…
Read the story →Speaking of Milton real estate: a new public tool
While we were writing the lead story above, we also quietly launched something else worth knowing about: readroundabout.com/milton-homes — every active home for sale inside the…
Read the story →A Roundabout Pick: Vintage Pizzeria, downtown Crabapple
Vintage Pizzeria has been the family-friendly anchor of downtown Crabapple for years — pizza, pasta, cheesesteaks, salads, and sandwiches at prices that don't punish a midweek…
Read the story →Freemanville closes today — and so does Mid-Broadwell. Both routes, same morning.
Starting today , Freemanville Road closes at the Cooper Sandy Creek crossing while GDOT replaces the bridge. The State agency says 150 days , weather permitting — basically the…
Read the story →Flood Warning active for Big Creek through Wednesday morning
The NWS has a Flood Warning in effect for Big Creek near Alpharetta through 8 AM Wednesday . As of late Monday the creek was at 7.7 feet — flood stage is 7 — and is expected to…
Read the story →City Pool's open — and now there's a permanent pavilion
Splash 'N Bash kicked off the season Saturday (we previewed it last Thursday), and the City Pool at Milton City Park Preserve is in regular-season mode. Two notes for families…
Read the story →Milton PD's first Purple Heart — and a regional brotherhood moment
Milton Police held its annual awards ceremony last week. Headline: Sgt. David Little received the department's first-ever Purple Heart and Medal of Valor, both tied to a North…
Read the story →Milton High just landed the country's top-ranked kicker
Ryan Jung — the Class of 2028's No. 1 ranked place kicker per Kohl's Kicking — announced last week he's transferring from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida to Milton High for the…
Read the story →Our restaurant directory — and an open invitation for one Milton restaurant
Quiet plug, with no apology: readroundabout.com/restaurants is now the most complete independent index of Milton restaurants anywhere on the web. 149 establishments in ZIP 30004 ,…
Read the story →Memorial Day ceremony moves indoors — City Hall, Monday 10 AM
If you were planning to attend Milton's Memorial Day Ceremony at The Green at Crabapple Market, it has moved. Due to the possibility of storms, the city is bringing the ceremony…
Read the story →June 16 runoff: three races Milton residents should know
Three weeks out: the June 16 runoff covers the races that didn't get to 50% on Tuesday. In House District 47 — Milton's own seat — Jack Miller and Brian Cochran go head to head;…
Read the story →Milton's primary: what your city voted Tuesday
Tuesday's general primary produced winners, runoffs, and a November race worth tracking. Here's the short version for Milton readers. GA House District 47 — Milton's own race.…
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