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DeKalb officer arrested
A DeKalb County police sergeant whose wife was beaten and robbed earlier this month outside their home is now out on bail after his own trouble with the law.
Fire damages 28 apartments
A fire at the Canterbury Ridge apartment complex Friday afternoon destroyed or damaged all 28 units in a single building, a Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman told the AJC.
News from Georgia and the region »
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- Deal gets chance to shape high court
- Ogeechee closed to swimming, fishing
- Local candidates qualify for July primary
- State NAACP opposes T-SPLOST
- Qualifying ends, campaign begins across Georgia
- Deal continues criminal justice revamp
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Elizabeth Ahlquist, 97, loved family, bridge and the open road
She learned early that life was a game of chance, but also grasped how to win with the cards she was dealt, too.
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Robert Nix, 67: Original Atlanta Rhythm Section drummer
Although he left Atlanta in the 1980s, the beat went on for Robert Nix, the first drummer of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, a Southern rock band that had a number of hit records in the 1970s.
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Viola Clark, 100: Defined by her kindness
Viola Clark’s secret to a long life wasn’t really a secret at all, family members said. She ate healthy foods, kept her mind active and lived a simple life.
