Inside the Box

Development and self-run elections highlighted a Milton City Council candidate debate Oct. 4 at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church. Ahead of the advanced voting, which begins Oct. 16, about 100 residents showed up to track positions of candidates for the contested Post 2 seats on the City Council. At the event, hosted by Appen Media and the Milton Herald, incumbent Councilman Rick Mohrig and Phil Cranmer went toe-to-toe on issues to win the District 3, Post 2 seat. Meanwhile, incumbent Councilwoman Carol Cookerly in District 1, Post 2 drew less pressure with opponent Helen Gordon absent due to a prior commitment as a teacher at Milton High School.

Liz Hausmann has been a public official in North Fulton for 20-plus years. On the other side of the microphone is Appen Media Managing Editor Pat Fox, who covered the area as a reporter for just as long. They talk about Hausmann's career in politics, recent loss running for Georgia State Senate and what plans she has for the future.  You can read a recap of the interview, written by Appen reporter Delaney Tarr, on appenmedia.com.  This podcast is made possible by members of the Appen Press Club, a group of community members interested in supporting local media and creating an informed citizenry. Learn more at appenmedia.com/join.   

For the last 10 years the Dunwoody Police Department has had an informal policy to obscure the location of where undercover sex trafficking operations occur in published documents, instead using the address of Dunwoody City Hall. For this reporting Appen Media filed 28 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and inspected 271 pages of documents. Two reporters, two editors and a number of other staff members contributed to the project over the course of six months. To read the full report, click HERE. To support local journalism and join the Appen Press Club, click HERE.

Appen Media, publishers of the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited all four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an interview with reporter Chamian Cruz. All four sessions are also available in written form, prepared by reporter Amber Perry and managing editor Pat Fox. You can find all four interviews and more voting information at appenmedia.com/roswellelection. This podcast is made possible by the generous members of the Appen Press Club, a division of Appen Media comprised of paying members of the community interested in protecting local press and creating an informed citizenry. To support these efforts, please visit appenmedia.com/join. To find more about Mulham Shbeib, visit his website, here.