Shots Fired at Police Cruiser; Dead, Sick Horses Discovered; Georgia Lottery's Big Year: News Nearby

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

• Officer: Shots Fired At Police Car
• Georgia Aquarium Named 4th Worst Tank in North America
• Horses Found in Deplorable Condition; Man Arrested on Animal Cruelty

Glock Pistols Being Given As Awards in CrossFit Games

Glock pistols are being given out as winning prizes in the CrossFit Games now being held in Carson, Calif. But an online petition was launched late last week calling for a cancellation of the partnership between the CrossFit Games and Glock, an Austria-based gun manufacturer whose North American headquarters are based in Smyrna.

"CrossFit Inc would not form partnerships with fast food restaurants, alcohol companies, cigarette or pharmaceutical companies on the same basis," the petition said. >>> Read more.

Georgia Lottery Raises Record-Breaking $1 Billion in Education

Gov. Nathan Deal announced on Wednesday the Georgia Lottery Corp. transferred its fiscal year 2016 profits -- $1.09 billion -- to the state lottery treasury.

This is the first time the Georgia Lottery has transferred more than $1 billion in a single fiscal year and is the largest funding transfer in the 23-year history of the lottery. >>>Read more.

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