Good morning, Alpharetta.

Jack of Trades Donkey Rescue in Alpharetta will host its Donkey Hay Day Fall Festival on Nov.

7, offering a meet-and-greet with retired Braves outfielder Nick Markakis plus food trucks, games, raffles + cotton candy. The nonprofit, founded in 2020, rescues and trains abandoned donkeys.

Andy Stanley announced he will step down as senior pastor of North Point Ministries next year and will keep preaching and serving on the board of elders (to spend more time with his family and grandchildren).

North Fulton Master Gardeners, in partnership with Appen Media, share free, research-based gardening advice drawn from UGA Cooperative Extension (UGA) in print and online.

The Garden Buzz series educates local residents on practical growing methods as it supports a current fall fundraiser for the local newsroom.

Planned weekend closures on I-285 — part of the GDOT West Side Rebuild project — will shift heavy truck traffic onto Smyrna residential streets and may delay local drivers.

A section of I-285 remains closed for roadwork + will reopen at 5 a.m. today + local drivers should seek alternate routes.