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The Georgia Association for Gifted Children has named Melissa Lohr as their 2020 Parent of the Year. She serves as the parent liaison at Flat Rock Middle School in Fayette County.
The Georgia Association for Gifted Children has named Melissa Lohr as their 2020 Parent of the Year. She serves as the parent liaison at Flat Rock Middle School in Fayette County.
By Pamela Miller
March 5, 2020

Annalise Bernardino and Regan Cochran of Johns Creek and Daulton Wightman of Marietta graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 20.

Patrick Ryan Ruttinger of Roswell graduated from Baylor University Law School on Feb. 8.

Marielle Kouassi and John Oruongo of Atlanta graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December.

Jihyeon Park, a junior at North Gwinnett High School is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, MA on June 24-26.

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Linda Tran works with staff to prepare large platters for each table during the Thanksgiving Celebration at the First Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Norcross. Linda and her sister Von Tran, who jointly operate the First Senior Center, are refugees with a harrowing survival story of leaving Vietnam as children. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Vietnamese refugee sisters survive harrowing journey, now pay it forward

The Tran sisters, Von and Linda, make Thanksgiving special for Vietnamese seniors at First Senior Center of Georgia in Norcross, hosting both American and Vietnamese feasts.

Thanksgiving to bring chilly, dry, overall delightful weather to metro Atlanta

A big drop in temperatures is coming overnight Wednesday, so go ahead and pull out those flannels and blankets.

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Sonny Bharadia, who spent more than two decades behind bars for a 2001 crime he did not commit, is suing the small town of Thunderbolt and the two law enforcement officers who handled his case. (Courtesy of Georgia Innocence Project)

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Marquay Collins reviews Hattie B's in Atlanta in a video posted on Nov. 10, 2025. (marquaythegoat/TikTok)

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Georgia TikTok star ‘Marquay the Goat’ dies at 24

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State troopers record 30 crashes, 57 DUIs at start of Thanksgiving operation

Georgia State Patrol troopers are increasing their presence across the state’s interstates and state roads during the Thanksgiving travel period.

Everything you need to know about No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech

The Yellow Jackets (9-2) are looking to break that long run of losses to UGA. And a win Friday would keep their faint CFP hopes alive.