The chief executive officer of Georgia Perimeter College's Botanical Garden received an award of excellence from National Garden Clubs. George Sanko, a biology professor, created the Decatur garden from what was once an overgrown tract of 3 acres. The garden's highlights include "Ferns of the World" which has more species of ferns than any other garden in the country.

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Scott Jackson (right), business service consultant for WorkSource Fulton, helps job seekers with their applications in a mobile career center at a job fair hosted by Goodwill Career Center in Atlanta. (Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC)

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