Braves Pitch Meal For Hundreds Of Families In Need | Patch PM

There was plenty of news across Georgia on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Braves Bringing 'Home Plate Project' To Canton On Saturday

The Atlanta Braves and Chick-fil-A will prepare and distribute 1,200 meals to families at Hasty Elementary School on Saturday.

March On For Voting Rights In Atlanta: Time, Location, More

Marches are planned in Atlanta and other cities to protest restrictive voting laws and call on Congress to protect voting rights.

Online Pet Contest Raising Money To Support Johns Creek K9 Corps

The Johns Creek - North Fulton Rotary Club is raising funds to support the Johns Creek Police K-9 corps, and name the Best Pet 2021.

Lockheed Martin Could Add 3,000 Jobs Thanks To New Law: Kemp

Gov. Brian Kemp said the bill has the potential to bring 3,000 new jobs and $1.6 billion in investment to Lockheed Martin in Marietta.

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• FDA's Full Pfizer COVID Shot Approval A 'Welcome Step In The Right Direction': Kemp
• Visit These Roswell Museums For Free On Museum Day 2021
• COVID Testing Required Weekly For Atlanta Schools Staff
• Municipal General Election Not Required For Woodstock In 2021
• Field Set For Milton City Council Races
• Power Rangers Convention Brings 'Morphin Time' To Buckhead
• Cherokee Schools' Police Department Earns State Recognition
• Rent, Utility Assistance Available For Qualifying Forsyth Houses
• Gwinnett Restaurant Inspections: Checkers, Krystal, Pizza Hut
• Armed Robber Takes $9K, Suspect Sought By Gwinnett Police
• Excellence In Financial Reporting Awarded To Sandy Springs
• Alan Levine Resigns From Marietta School Board
• Visit These Marietta Museums For Free On Museum Day 2021
• Visit This Decatur Museum For Free On Museum Day 2021
• Buckhead City Movement Adopts New '8-Point Rack' Logo
• 2021 Fall Foliage Peak Map: When Leaves Are Best In Bartow County
• 2021 Fall Foliage Peak Map: When Leaves Are Best In Dallas, Hiram

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