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GOOD NEWS! Patriotic Employer, Wheelchair Fundraiser, More Ice Bucket Challenges + World Youth Climbing Champ
Plus, teachers honored, schools accept challenge for ALS fundraiser, business openings, + hometown heroes were among this week's best news.
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Uplifting stories of the week from Georgia’s Patch sites include and new business openings.
- Patriotic Employer Award for Cherokee County Schools
- Georgia Wheelchair Athletic Association Fundraiser
- Volunteers Helped Clean Up Big Creek on Kayaks
- Brookwood Sophomore Heads to World Youth Climbing Championships
- Parkview Latin Teacher Earns Prestigious Meritus Award
- Cumming Costco Opens Tomorrow
- New Businesses, Expansions Have Downtown Douglasville Booming
- Chamblee Middle School Accepts, Issues Ice Bucket Challenge
- Etowah High Principal Visits Peru for Educational, Service Learning Program
- Wet Heads! ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Splashes Across Georgia
- Hometown Heroes Named Outstanding New Club in the World
- New Businesses: The Little Clinic, School of Rock, Monte’ Bella Boutique and More
- Mountain View High Teacher Gets State Honor
- Bookworms Converge on Region for AJC Decatur Book Festival]
- Stuf’N Storage Preparing Two-Story Expansion
- Two Days Left to Register for Avondale Estates’ Citywide Yard Sale
- South Main Kitchen in Alpharetta presents ‘The Artistry of Food’
- Mayor Allegood, Chairman Lee Accept Ice Bucket Challenge
- Roswell Establishes Helpline for Teens Struggling with Substance Abuse
- Goodwill Opens New Bells Ferry Road Store
- Douglasville CVB Hosts Free Family Reunion Workshop
- Save the Date: DeKalb County walk of HEROES
- Back by Popular Demand: Olde Town Hiram Day
- Georgia’s Largest School System Surpasses Enrollment Projections
- Grandfather Protects Grandson, Shoots Back at Carjackers
- Moxie Burger Makes Zagat’s Top 10 Burgers List
- Half Marathon Relocating to Forsyth County
- Kroger Anchored Project Proposed Near Lindbergh City Center
- Music Midtown Schedule Released
- Meehan’s Public House To Open Fifth Location in Buckhead
- Gospel of Faith Hosts Summer Stage Play ‘Jaded’
- Healthy Cooking Chefs, Authors Featured at AJC Decatur Book Festival
- Former Hindu of Georgia Leader Convicted of Defrauding Followers
- Dallas, Ga., Restaurant Scores 61 on Health Inspection
- Rock to Motown Hits Duluth Town Center for Fall Festival
- Be a Hero: Run in the Suwanee Day Classic
- Douglas School Kitchens Get Straight A’s in Health Inspections
- Woodstock Elementary Health Track Ribbon Cutting Friday
- Prescription Drug Take Back Box Now at Roswell Police Department
- CDC Receives Grant to Battle Ebola Outbreak
- Forsyth Residents Can Apply for Disaster Relief Training
- Belmont Groundbreaking is Aug. 28
- Labor Day Gas Prices Expected to be Lowest Since 2010
- Forsyth County Fire Department Welcomes Three New Engines
»PHOTO: The mayor of Acworth and the chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners sat united as ice-cold water was poured over their heads outside Acworth City Hall.
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