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GOOD NEWS! Lifesavers, Surviving Lightning Strike, More Ice Bucket Challenges + Rescued Puppies
Plus, top educators and students, business openings, Ebola patients released and deputy's good deed were among this week's positive stories.
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Uplifting stories of the week include more ice bucket challenges, rescued puppies, a longtime football announcer honored and new business openings.
- Paulding SWAT Team Takes Group Ice Bucket Challenge
- Dacula High Honors Longtime Football Announcer
- Clarke County Educators Win FFE Awards, Grants
- ‘Celebrate Mid-Autumn Moon Festival’ Dance at Gwinnett Center
- The Waiting is Over: Sprouts Opens in Peachtree Corners
- Woodstock Police Officers Take The Ice Bucket Challenge
- Group To Explore Black Heritage In The Old South
- Canton Officers Recognized For Saving Man From Fire
- Dogs Seized At Cherokee Puppy Mill Ready For Adoption
- Smyrna Police, Fire Departments Take Ice Bucket Challenge
- Cumming Aldi Opens Sept. 4
- 2014 AJC Decatur Book Festival Announces Stellar Children’s Program
- Forsyth Sheriff’s Deputy Honored for Good Deed
- Atlanta Ebola Patients Recovered, One Already Released
- ‘Really Scary:’ 9-Year-Old Boy Struck by Lightning
- Douglas County K-9 Officer Takes Ice Bucket Challenge
- Gwinnett Students Prove They’re Expert Problem Solvers
- Fulton ACT Scores Surpass State, National Average
- Georgia State Patrol’s 95th Trooper Class Graduates
- Cherokee School District Sees Increase in ACT Scores
- Gwinnett Begins Process to Name New Schools Opening in 2015
- Sheriff Piper Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge
- Forsyth Sheriff’s Deputy Earns His Stripes
- Sprouts is Coming to Cumming in 2015
- Paulding Schools Superintendent Challenges ADs in Ice-Bucket Video
- Milton Leaders Take The IceBucket Challenge
- Mayor Reed Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge
- Acworth Police Chief, Lieutenant Accept Ice Bucket Challenge
- Cabela’s Grand Opening on Thursday
- Report: Atlanta Job Market Rebound Leads To Population Grow
- Hiram Receives Grant to Purchase Bullet-Proof Vests
- Freight Brokerage Firm Creating 75 Jobs in Atlanta
- Forsyth Sheriff’s Deputy Takes Ice Bucket Challenge
- 10 Lawrenceville Businesses Receive Golden Hammer Awards
- Snellville Police to Take on ‘ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’
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