What North Atlanta Should Know Today: 9 Stories for Sunday, July 26

A significant food recall leads Sunday’s news, while Gwinnett school taxes, North Fulton emergency planning and several local transportation and public-safety developments also deserve attention.

Here are the 10 stories North Atlanta residents should know today.

1. Walmart Lettuce Sold in Georgia Is Under Recall

Georgia officials are urging shoppers to check refrigerators for Marketside iceberg lettuce produced in Mexico and sold at Walmart stores across the state. The products are being recalled amid a multistate Cyclospora outbreak.

The recall covers 12- and 24-ounce Marketside Classic Iceberg Salad and Marketside Shredded Lettuce with listed dates between July 18 and August 3. Taylor Farms and Marketside lettuce labeled “Product of the USA” is not included.

Cyclospora can cause prolonged diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, fatigue and dehydration. Consumers should discard affected lettuce or return it for a refund. Georgia Department of Agriculture recall information

2. Gwinnett School-Tax Hearings Begin Monday

The Gwinnett County Board of Education will hold two public hearings Monday on the property-tax rates supporting its newly adopted budget. The hearings begin at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center in Suwanee.

The district proposes retaining its rates at 18.70 mills for operations and 1.45 mills for debt service. Although both rates are unchanged, Georgia law requires the district to advertise a tax increase because reassessments could produce additional revenue.

Owners whose assessed values did not rise should not see an increase from the school rate. A third hearing and final adoption are scheduled for 6 p.m. August 3. Gwinnett school millage details

3. Peachtree Corners Is Still Weighing Its Policing Options

Peachtree Corners leaders continue discussing whether the city should establish its own police department, an idea driven partly by concerns about staffing levels within the Gwinnett County Police Department.

The city currently receives police services through agreements with Gwinnett County and does not levy a municipal property tax. Creating a city department would therefore involve larger questions about staffing, cost, taxation and whether residents believe the current county arrangement provides adequate coverage.

City Manager Brian Johnson told Axios that Gwinnett’s police force is understaffed. No final decision has been announced, but the discussion could eventually produce one of the most consequential changes in Peachtree Corners since incorporation. Axios report and current Peachtree Corners service information

4. Roswell Is Moving Ahead With a $10.9 Million Riverside Road Project

Roswell has approved construction of a major improvement project along Riverside Road. The primary contract with BackBone Infrastructure is worth just under $9.5 million and will be funded through the second Fulton transportation sales-tax program.

A related Fulton County waterline project will add approximately $1.4 million to the work. The city has not yet published a detailed construction schedule, but residents should expect a more visible construction phase once mobilization begins.

The same council meeting authorized Roswell’s participation in a proposed third Fulton transportation sales tax, which must be approved by voters in November. Roswell City Council project recap

5. Recent Flooding Adds Urgency to Fulton’s Hazard Plan Update

Fulton County is updating the multijurisdictional plan that guides how Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton and other participating cities prepare for floods, severe storms and other hazards.

The plan is updated every five years and identifies vulnerable infrastructure, public-safety needs and projects that could qualify for state or federal mitigation funding. Roswell manages its own emergency-planning process and is not listed among the participating cities on Fulton’s current page.

After Big Creek exceeded flood stage Friday night and water covered portions of local trails, drainage systems, creek crossings and flood-prone transportation corridors are likely to receive renewed attention. Fulton County hazard-mitigation information

6. Gwinnett School Open Houses Start This Week

Gwinnett County families are entering the final stretch before students return August 5. Open houses begin Wednesday at a small number of campuses and expand across the district Thursday and Friday.

Schedules vary by school and, in some cases, by the first letter of a student’s last name. North Gwinnett-area schools on the published schedule include Level Creek, Riverside, Roberts, Burnette, Parsons and Peachtree elementary schools, among others.

Families should check their individual campus listing rather than assuming one districtwide time. Complete GCPS open-house schedule

7. Eight Gwinnett Schools Will Provide Meals at No Charge

Eight Gwinnett schools will provide breakfast and lunch without charge to all enrolled children during the 2026–27 school year through the federal Community Eligibility Provision.

The participating campuses are Anderson-Livsey, Britt, Centerville, Hopkins, Jenkins, Meadowcreek and Shiloh elementary schools, along with GIVE Center East. Families at those schools will not need to submit individual meal applications to receive the benefit.

Students at other campuses may still qualify for free or reduced-price meals, but their households generally must complete the standard application. GCPS meal-program announcement

8. Duluth Police Arrested a Man Accused of Following a Woman and Child

Duluth police arrested a 36-year-old man after store-security workers said he followed a woman and child through the Walmart on Pleasant Hill Road while exposing himself and performing a sex act.

Security employees noticed the behavior on surveillance cameras and alerted an officer in the parking lot July 11. The woman reportedly did not realize she was being followed.

George Anthony Richards faces public-indecency and child-molestation charges. He was also on probation for an earlier armed-robbery conviction, according to the report. The charges remain allegations unless proven in court. WSB-TV report

9. Roswell Hosts a 150-Voice America 250 Concert Today

The Michael O’Neal Summer Singers will present “Of Thee We Sing” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Roswell United Methodist Church.

The America 250 program features a 150-member chorus performing traditional American selections and choral works including Randall Thompson’s “The Testament of Freedom” and Howard Hanson’s “Song of Democracy.”

Tickets are $25, and the performance is scheduled to run until approximately 4:30 p.m. Michael O’Neal Singers event information