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Gwinnett County mom Sherri Atkinson has cared for a child with a serious illness, and is worried as Georgia schools prep to reopen.
Buford's schools are among the first in the state to set a date for a classroom return even though it's in Gwinnett with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases
Music Midtown has a new date. https://trib.al/F30LGER
The organizers of Music Midtown 2020 have made a decision on whether the festival will be postponed this year.
What is Juneteenth? Here's what you need to know about the June 19th holiday.
Juneteenth, a holiday that's 155 years old this year, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Police have released the name of a woman and girl killed in Douglasville, and named a suspect in custody. https://trib.al/dhMeuIP
Douglasville Police have identified the two people who were found inside a burned vehicle as Lawanda Barrows, 59, and Layla Hobbs, 4.
Rayshard Brooks' children will have their college tuition paid by Tyler Perry. https://trib.al/IaKgS1L
A representative for Tyler Perry says the Atlanta media mogul will cover college tuition for Rayshard Brooks' children.
Top news includes how ATL to update its use of force, Regal Cinemas to reopen, a police chief on leave. How to share news, events on Patch.
Top news includes how ATL to update its use of force, Regal Cinemas to reopen, a police chief on leave. How to share news, events on Patch.
Police chief on leave | Regal Cinemas | Tyler Perry paying tuition | Music Midtown | Priority coronavirus testing | E. Coli recall: Patch PM
Police chief on leave | Regal Cinemas | Tyler Perry paying tuition | Music Midtown | Priority coronavirus testing | E. Coli recall: Patch PM
The organizers of Music Midtown 2020 have made a decision on whether the festival will be postponed this year.
The organizers of Music Midtown 2020 have made a decision on whether the festival will be postponed this year.
To date, there have been 2,529 coronavirus-related deaths in Georgia.
To date, there have been 2,529 coronavirus-related deaths in Georgia.
A representative for Tyler Perry says the Atlanta media mogul will cover college tuition for Rayshard Brooks' children.
A representative for Tyler Perry says the Atlanta media mogul will cover college tuition for Rayshard Brooks' children.
Nearly 43,000 pounds of the meat was recalled for E coli after being shipped to stores nationwide, including Walmart stores in Georgia.
Nearly 43,000 pounds of the meat was recalled for E coli after being shipped to stores nationwide, including Walmart stores in Georgia.
The theater announced Tuesday that it will reopen July 10 with new changes.
The theater announced Tuesday that it will reopen July 10 with new changes.
Congress is considering limits on police use of force after the death of Rayshard Brooks. In Atlanta, police will be required to intervene.
Congress is considering limits on police use of force after the death of Rayshard Brooks. In Atlanta, police will be required to intervene.
The state will begin coronavirus priority testing for first responders at all specimen points of collection sites across Georgia.
The state will begin coronavirus priority testing for first responders at all specimen points of collection sites across Georgia.
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3 college students are targeting some black-owned Atlanta businesses for help. https://trib.al/JXDka7E
Through their nonprofit, NoirUnited International, the co-founders launched a GoFundMe campaign to help those affected by COVID-19.
Liquidation sales are about to start at a metro Atlanta JC Penney store closing. https://trib.al/TxESnwv
Douglasville's JCPenney will start liquidation sales soon, according to a company spokesperson. The store will close 10 to 16 weeks later.
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Tyler Perry is coming to the aid of Rayshard Brooks' family. https://trib.al/v4OzC9z
Tyler Perry, an Atlanta media mogul, has offered to cover the funeral expenses for Rayshard Brooks.
A woman and girl were found dead in a burning vehicle in Douglasville, police said. https://trib.al/oVsNlBf
Douglasville police found the bodies of a woman and girl in a burning car on Colquitt Street late Sunday afternoon. A suspect is in custody.
"It was really traumatic. I did nine years in the Army and that was the most traumatic day of my life. The dog's a member of the family and then there is just the sheer violence of it." (via New Port Richey Patch)
"It was like a million years and a second all at the same time," Wesley Chapel's Trent Tweddale said of the fight with a 13-foot alligator.
Top news includes Tyler Perry paying for funeral, coronavirus cases rising, and bodies in burning car. How to share news, events on Patch.
Top news includes Tyler Perry paying for funeral, coronavirus cases rising, and bodies in burning car. How to share news, events on Patch.
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Tyler Perry covers funeral | Police chief quits | Bodies in burning vehicle | Judicial emergency | Students help businesses: Patch PM
The Fulton County Medical Examiner concluded that Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot twice in the back. His wife said her family is destroyed.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner concluded that Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot twice in the back. His wife said her family is destroyed.
Chief Justice Harold Melton determined the statewide judicial emergency order should be extended for a third time, but with modifications.
Chief Justice Harold Melton determined the statewide judicial emergency order should be extended for a third time, but with modifications.
Through their nonprofit, NoirUnited International, the co-founders launched a GoFundMe campaign to help those affected by COVID-19.
Through their nonprofit, NoirUnited International, the co-founders launched a GoFundMe campaign to help those affected by COVID-19.
Preferred Protective Equipment's reusable safety shields eliminate fogging, headaches and overheating to provide better, more comfortable and efficient protection than flimsy face masks or stationary partitions. (Sponsored)
Preferred Protective Equipment makes an FDA-compliant face shield that's more comfortable and breathable than anything else on the market.
A woman died trying to grab some clothes from a donation bin.https://trib.al/NOHHwPI
Police said a woman trying to grab clothes out of a clothing donation bin got trapped and suffocated.
A racially charged selfie made it into a high school yearbook, sparking an uproar. https://trib.al/8FPvt0s
The photo apparently slipped by near the end of the school year because of last-minute changes forced on yearbook staff by the pandemic.
A woman has been charged with shooting her husband before Christmas and claiming it was a suicide. https://trib.al/XObADbV
Investigators say that results of a GBI autopsy confirmed a gunshot wound to the head was not self-inflicted.
What to expect from the weather this week in the Acworth area.
What to expect from the weather this week in the Acworth area.
A man accused of fatally running down two men may have argued with them in a bar earlier. https://trib.al/Fge3bEz
The victims died in the parking lot of a billiards hall on Jimmy Carter Boulevard. They were identified Wednesday by Gwinnett police.
As of Sunday afternoon, there have been 57,681 confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of 880, and 2,451 deaths, and increase of five.
As of Sunday afternoon, there have been 57,681 confirmed coronavirus cases, an increase of 880, and 2,451 deaths, and increase of five.
Peek inside the latest houses on the market in the Acworth area.
Peek inside the latest houses on the market in the Acworth area.
Two more police officers have been fired after students were tased and pulled from a car. https://trib.al/VFgMkb3
Two more Atlanta police officers were fired Wednesday for use of excessive force on college students.
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Amala Momife-Enemuo of Acworth is sticking with President Barack Obama because "he needs to complete" the job. She voted at Summit Baptist Church.
Outside NorthStar Church - Kennesaw, GA, Jeff Nicholson said "we need a change in direction. I'm going with Romney."
Santa's Arrival in Acworth. More than 1,000 children attended the event on Main Street, sharing a night of family fun.
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