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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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An image of fallen DeKalb firefighter Preston Fant is displayed as metro Atlanta firefighters and the community come together for a memorial service in his honor at Truist Park, Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Atlanta. The 21-year firefighting veteran died Sept. 8 after battling a fire at a film company warehouse. He became trapped in the blaze while trying to rescue another firefighter. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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An image of fallen DeKalb firefighter Preston Fant is displayed as metro Atlanta firefighters and the community come together for a memorial service in his honor at Truist Park, Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Atlanta. The 21-year firefighting veteran died Sept. 8 after battling a fire at a film company warehouse. He became trapped in the blaze while trying to rescue another firefighter. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)
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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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