Julia Dias of Riverwood International Charter School placed third in the Baking and Pastry competition at the 2016 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America National Leadership Conference.

Jeffrey Taylor of Atlanta won the $10,000 grand prize in the 9th annual Supima Design Competition at New York Fashion Week.

Patrick Finley of Atlanta was awarded a first place trophy in the 15-18 Irish Fiddle at The All-Ireland World Music competition in Ireland.

W. Henry Bryant of Atlanta was the principal speaker at the annual rededication of the Peace Monument in Piedmont Park.

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School alumni and former coaches Daniel Blaustein, Lucie Bornholm, Jamie Fleming, Morgan Fleming and Ron Green were inducted into the school's Wall of Fame.

Fayette County High School alumni Joyce Tate Bannister, Jo Crawley Ballard, Abb Burch, Carol Walker Erchak, Helen Peek Gausden, Regina Davis Godby, Travis Hardy and J.C. Newton attended their 70th class reunion.

Det. KK Wrozier of the Smyrna Police Department received the Distinguished Achievement award and Field Training Officer Matt Neely of the Cobb County Police Department received the Medal of Valor from the Cobb Chamber during the organization's 22nd annual Public Safety Appreciation Breakfast.

Pamela Stewart of Atlanta was appointd to co-chair of GLAAD's National Board of Directors.

Joshua Vinson of Yatesville was featured on the cover of the Sept./Oct. 2016 issue of Engineering Georgia.

Patrick Cullen Gandy of Atlanta had a solo tenor performance at Carnegie Hall for the Atlanta Symphony.

Yolanda Hammond of the Albany DDS Customer Service Center has been named Georgia's Driver Examiner of the Year by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.