Kids & Family
GOOD NEWS! Third-Grader Saves Life, Free Santa Photos, Free Babysitting, Local Fundraises
Plus, top schools, veterans share stories, little free library, were among week's best news.
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From a drive to save a piece of Civil War history to new business openings and hirings, here are some good news stories from Georgia’s Patch sites.
- Sixes Elementary Student Saves Classmate From Choking
- Fireside Chat Allows Soleil Laurel Canyon Veterans To Share Stories
- Gwinnett Public Schools Names Teacher of the Year
- Cumming School Seeking Donations to Send Christmas Trees to Local Bases
- Smoke Alarm Alerts Cherokee Resident To House Fire
- Resident Brings Little Free Library To Founder’s Oak Park
- New Cumming Restaurant Provides Meals for Public Safety Employees
- Toys For Tots Campaign Starts Monday in Johns Creek
- Teacher Wins Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Educator Award
- Suspicious Pharmacy Clerk Helps Nab Man Attempting Prescription Fraud
- Dunwoody Nature Center Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign
- Athens School Named Top Career Academy in Georgia
- Buckhead YMCA Receives Art Supplies, Healthy Snacks
- Smyrna Students, School Staff, Volunteers to be Honored at Mayor’s Education Awards
- Roswell Schedules Annual Holiday Celebration on the Square
- Elegant Elf Marketplace Brings Holiday Shopping To Sandy Springs Residents
- Cricket Wireless Relocates to Buckhead, Now Hiring
- Decatur International School Embraces its Diversity on UN Day
- Jewish Community Center Dedicates Gymnastics Pavilion to Local Donor
- Roswell’s Caroling on Canton Will Fill the Air With Holiday Tunes
- Roswell Offers To Babysit While Residents Do Their Black Friday Shopping
- Canton Residents Asked To Submit MLK Unity Award Nominations
- Roswell Arts Commission Awards Cultural Services Contracts
- Adairsville Taps Gillman To Serve As Police Chief
- Reinhardt Earns StormReady University Designation
- Acworth Police Officer Recognized for Apprehending Theft Suspect
- Sprouts Looking for Employees for New Cumming Location
- Tickets on Sale for Decatur Sports Fundraiser
- ‘Because of Winn Dixie’ Author Visiting Decatur Students
- National Guard Airman Surprises Daughter at Buckhead School
- Meals on Wheels Program Seeks Donors to Aid Cumming’s Homebound Seniors
- Software Company Bringing More Jobs to Buckhead
- Roswell Cultural Arts Center Receives $10,000 Grant
- Residents Can Take Free Photos With Santa in Alpharetta
- Roam Opening Buckhead Location Next Year
- Residents Hope to Save Civil War Era House Slated for Demolition
Photo: from left to right, Principal Cindy Crews, students Bailey Johnson and Gia DiCarlo and lunch monitor Gloria Szopinski. Credit: Cherokee County School District
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