Boaters Killed in Accident, Early Voting Underway, Execution Set This Week: News Nearby

Patch has community sites across Georgia. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

• Condemned Cop Killer Set For Execution This Week
• Bartow Firefighter Dies In Shooting
• Buford, Cumming Boat Racers Killed in Crash on the Potomac

Teachers, Staff Save Creekland Student's Life

Creekland Middle School sixth-grader Caden Cherry was participating in physical education class on Thursday, Sept. 29 when he experienced cardiac arrest and lost consciousness.

Creekland School Nurse Chrissa Hofstetter, Principal Deborah Wiseman and School Operations Director Debra Murdock, who was on campus for another reason, immediately responded by administering CPR and use of a defibrillator. Their life-saving actions resuscitated and stabilized Caden so he could be transported by first-responders to the hospital. >>> Read more.

Early Voting Underway in Georgia

Early in-person voting in this year's presidential and statewide elections began Monday in Georgia.
Georgia voters have 21 days to vote early for this year's general election, set for Nov. 8, 2016. Each of Georgia's 159 counties has at least one polling location open for voters wishing to cast their ballots early. >>> Read more.

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• Select Regal Cinema to Show Presidential Debate Wednesday
• Teen Girl Freed, Man Arrested on Human Trafficking Charge
• Mom Robbed at Gunpoint In Front of 18-Month-Old Son

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