ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- More than 200 people visited downtown Alpharetta Friday to greet the 11Alive News Today morning show when it rolled into town on its "This is Home" summer tour.

PHOTOS | 11Alive visits Alpharetta

Children, adults and four-legged friends alike spent the morning with Ted Hall, Melissa Long and John "Commuter Dude" Gerard.

The champion Stingray Allstars cheerleading squad performed on the show. Watch video of the Rays.

ATLANTA (AP) - A new estimate shows a North Georgia city is among the fastest growing in the country.

The estimate released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Alpharetta had the sixth-highest rate of growth among U.S. cities with populations of at least 50,000 people.

The city had an estimated population growth rate of 4.37 percent during the one-year period starting July 1, 2011. By comparison, the entire state as a whole had a population growth rate of just over 1 percent.

Analysts cautioned against drawing too many conclusions from a year-to-year population estimate.

Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle said he was grateful for the results. He said the city has worked hard to invigorate its downtown and attract technology companies.

ATLANTA -- This week's USA Today Metro Atlanta Super 25 Baseball Poll is here in time for State Championship Weekend. Some of the state's best are done, but the team at the top will get to play for the crown.

The Milton Eagles are in the class AAAAAA final against neighborhood rival Roswell. Blessed Trinity is next while Walton, Starr's Mill and Loganville round out the top 5.

Parkview, Gainesville come in at 6 and 7, with new state class 1A Private champion Eagle's Landing Christian at 8. Marist and East Coweta complete the top 10.

The Metro Atlanta Super 25 polls are computer generated and produced by USA Today High School Sports exclusively for 11 Alive News and 11 Alive.Com.