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GOOD NEWS! Safest Town in GA, Student Organizes Blood Drive, Teacher Honored, National Night Out
Improved test scores, Rotary Club thanks teachers, GA police chief of the year, and fire rescue were among the week's uplifting stories.
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Uplifting stories of the week from Georgia Patches include police saving a man from a fire, school supply drive, pet adoption specials, fundraiser for drowning victim, a new restaurant at Atlantic Station,, cities making plans to celebrate National Night Out, and Garth Brooks is coming to Atlanta.
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Atlanta No. 2 Stop on Garth Brooks World Tour
Douglasville’s Chad Thomason Elected to Bankers Leadership Committee
Milton To Break Ground on Bell Memorial Park Expansion
Fundraising Effort Set Up for Snellville Drowning Victim
Les Mis, Drive Into Shabbat, More Set at Marcus Jewish Community Center
Donate to DeKalb County School Supply Drive
Acworth Educator Earns Teacher of the Year Honors
Field Family Trust Golf Classic Comes to Cumming
Shannon Wallace Is One Of UGA’s 40 Under 40
City of Snellville Wins Economic Development Award
New Restaurant Opens in Atlantic Station
Dunwoody Woman’s Club Donates $1,671 to the City for AED Unit
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