Maybe it was cash to pay their bills to make a car payment, rent or mortgage.

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Either way, when Kameron Grigsby, 17, who works as a parking lot attendent at HEB grocery store, found $1,500 in a wallet in a shopping cart, he immediately turned it in, according to KBMT.

"I always believe you get it back three fold," Grigsby told KBMT.

Grigsby, a senior on the football team at Central High School, credits what he learns on the gridiron for his off-the-field work ethic.

"You can always do the right thing, like our coach says, the right way,” Grigsby said. “You don't have to always go astray. Stay on the right path and stay focused.”

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The city of Brookhaven's mayor and City Council last week decided to remove the colored panes of glass from the dome of Brookhaven's new City Centre after residents objected to the brightness of the colors, seen here Friday, June 27, 2025. (Reed Williams/AJC)

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