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• After Midtown Carjacking, NBA TV Reporter Pledges to 'Not Become a Slave to Fear'
• Lawrenceville Highway Hit-And-Run Victim Identified
• Man Charged With Molesting Children Inside Target

Modeling Agency Snub Won't Stop Toddler With Down Syndrome

Asher Nash is 15 months old — a dapper, bowtie-wearing blond with blue eyes and a winning smile. He also has Down syndrome. But his mom isn't letting that stand in the way of sharing his charms with others and, just possibly, changing the way advertisers think about kids with special needs.

This summer, Meagan Nash, 27, of Buford, submitted photos of Asher to a talent agency that was holding a call for OshKosh B'Gosh, the children's clothing line owned by Atlanta-based Carter Inc.

When she never heard back, she followed up and was told by an agent that the photos were never submitted because the company hadn't specifically asked for special-needs children for the campaign. >>> Read more.

Shaquille O’Neal New Owner of Iconic Krispy Kreme Location in Atlanta

Shaquille O’Neal is the new owner of one of downtown Atlanta's most recognizable doughnut shops in a deal with Krispy Kreme that also makes the basketball Hall-of-Famer the brand's "global spokesperson." >>> Read more.

• Man Wanted For Stabbing Victim 17 Times
• Teenager Reported Missing in Cherokee County
• Mother of Abandoned Toddler Found, Facing Charges
• Suwanee Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide in Tennessee

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• Motorcyclist Killed in Weekend Wreck in Smyrna: Police
• AMC Broadcasting Election-Night Results on the Big Screen in Forsyth
• Disabled Archery Deer Hunt Set For Dec. 19-20
• Two New Early-Voting Locations Opened in Gwinnett

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