Georgia Top News: Braves Get Back, Not-By-SW, Butter-Bleh Turkey

GEORGIA — Top news stories from Georgia Patches this week include Southwest Airlines' scheduling meltdown, the Braves' chance to make up for a meltdown, and middle schoolers stepped up when a stroke took their bus driver down. Beef gravy and ground turkey recalls, a spike in Georgia's homicide rate, election workers shredding and debate about child vaccine mandates were more big stories this week.

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• 'They Are My Heroes': Paulding Students Save Bus Driver's Life
• COVID-19 State Of Emergency Extended In Cobb For 2nd Time
• Braves Face NLCS Rematch With Dodgers Saturday In Playoff Run
• Southwest Flights: Hartsfield-Jackson Has More Cancellations
• Should COVID Vaccine Be Required For GA Students? Take Our Survey
• Meat Recalls In Georgia: Butterball Turkey And Beef Gravy
• Vinings Cityhood Considered 'Fiscally Feasible': UGA Study
• Georgia Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• Homicide Rate Spikes In Georgia In 2020
• Early Voting In Georgia 2021: What To Know For Fall Elections
• Fulton Elections Workers Fired After 300+ Shredding Allegations
• Lamborghini Driver Throws Woman Out Of Moving Car, Killing Her
• Southwest Flights: Hartsfield-Jackson Has More Cancellations

Here are more headlines from this week:

• 5 Insects Making A Beeline For Georgia Houses Right Now
• 'Driving While Black' Safety Prevention Event Sunday: Gwinnett
• Johns Creek Mayor Bodker To Deliver Final Address Nov. 18
• Decatur's New Publix Set To Open In November
• Halloween In Roswell 2021: Fun Houses, Night Hikes And More
• Gwinnett County Food Inspections: Paopao Noodles Fails
• Intruder Shot, Then Arrested After Attacking Residents: Police
• Douglasville Food Scores: Cinco De Mayo, Smoothie King, Bruster's
• Cobb Food Scores: Two Birds Taphouse, Your Pie, La Madeleine
• Cumming Dining Inspections: Moe's Southwest Grill, Local Schools
• Alpharetta Restaurant Inspections: Local Schools, Wendy's
• Man Arrested For Smuggling Drugs Into Prison: Roswell Police
• Unmarked Graves Found Near Decatur Walmart
• DeKalb Plane Crash Victims Identified, 2 Teens
• Armed Robber Walks Into Stores With Gun: Gwinnett Police
• $77M Could Fund Transportation Improvement Projects: Johns Creek
• Early Voting In Georgia 2021: What To Know For Fall Elections
• Man Charged With Murder After GA Cop Dies During First Shift
• Pair Sentenced To Multiple Decades In Prison For Sex Trafficking
• Registration Opens For Douglas County's Operation Christmas 2021
• Volunteers Sought For Annual Rivers Alive Cleanup Event
• Forsyth Sheriff Awarded DUI Enforcement Grant
• Vinings Cityhood Considered 'Fiscally Feasible': UGA Study
• Cherokee County Names New E 9-1-1 Director
• Input Sought On Cherokee County Transportation Survey
• Sandy Springs To Host TSPLOST Information Meetings
• Registration Open For Bartow County Toys For Tots
• $12.1M Town Green, Amphitheater Project Approved: City Council
• Cobb School Board Member Sends Email Discouraging COVID Vaccines
• Best Pumpkin Patches Near Smyrna, Vinings
• Marietta Area Pumpkin Patches To Visit In 2021
• East Cobb Pumpkin Patch Guide 2021
• Pumpkin Patches To Visit In 2021 Near Dallas, Hiram
• Pumpkin Patches To Visit In 2021 Near Douglasville
• Fulton Elections Workers Fired After 300+ Shredding Allegations
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Marietta
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Smyrna, Vinings
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In East Cobb
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Douglasville
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Dallas, Hiram
• Dog Adoption Specials, Fees Waived In Gwinnett County: Learn More
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Decatur
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Johns Creek
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Dacula
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Roswell
• Toys For Tots 2021: How To Donate, Apply In Loganville Grayson
• Just Listed: Elevator, 2 Offices, All In $2.7M Johns Creek House
• 6 Bedroom Custom Brick And Stone Dacula House Listed At $1.1M
• Decatur Craftsman, 4 Bedroom, Includes Den, Bonus Room, $1.2M
• 7 Bedroom Roswell Home Includes Guest Suite, Wine Fridge, $1.3M
• 4 Bartow County Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• 15 Canton Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• 11 Woodstock Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• 31 Cumming Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• 24 Alpharetta-Milton Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• 9 Sandy Springs Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• Georgia Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News
• Man Charged In Connection With Highlanders Restaurant Fight
• Gang Member Arrested In Paulding County: Sheriff
• Alpharetta-Milton Area Pumpkin Patches To Visit In 2021
• Woodstock-Towne Lake Pumpkin Patch Farm Guide 2021
• Sandy Springs Area Pumpkin Patches To Visit In 2021
• Biggest Pumpkin Patch Farms Near Canton-Sixes
• Pumpkin Patches Close To Cumming
• Decomposing Body Found In Dumpster, Suspect Arrested: Cobb Police
• Cartersville Pumpkin Patch Farm Guide 2021
• 182 Townhomes Coming Near Arbor Place, More Homes Seek Approval
• North Springs Student Wins National Music Technology Competition
• Auburn, Fulton Schools Enter Dual Enrollment Partnership
• GA Weekend Events: Goat Yoga, Apple Tasting, Story Walk
• Johns Creek Teen Awarded by United Nations Association
• 'We Aren't Sure Who Was Scared Of Who': Decatur Police Rescue Owl
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Roswell
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Johns Creek
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Dacula
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Decatur
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Loganville
• Absentee Ballot Lawsuit Seeking Audit For Fraud Dismissed
• Boosie Spends Night In Jail After On-Stage Vandalism Charges
• Father-Daughter Duo Sentenced For Selling Stolen Goods Online
• $600 Bonuses Offered To Cobb Schools Food-Service Workers
• Porch Light Latin Kitchen Closes For Good
• Cherokee Seniors Increase ACT Averages, Exceeding Nation
• Confederate Flag Sparks Student Protest, Suspension Of Dissidents
• Cherokee County Recreation And Parks Earns National Accreditation
• National Faith And Blue Weekend Recognizes Hiram Police
• Cumming City Center Announces Music Studio, Restaurants, Boutique
• 44th Annual HarvestFest Kicks Off Saturday In Marietta
• Superintendents Unite To Raise Funds For Advocates For Children
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds, Wildlife In Alpharetta-Milton
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Canton
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Cartersville
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Cumming
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Sandy Springs
• How To Recycle Pumpkins For Birds And Wildlife In Woodstock
• $1.7M Dallas Estate On 27 Acres Has Bunker, Theater, Tanning Room
• $7.5M East Cobb Mansion With Golf Simulator, Sauna, Massage Room
• $995K Marietta Oasis Modeled From Historic Civil War Home
• Nearly $1.1M Smyrna Farmhouse Also Offers An Apartment
• $1.5M Estate With Indoor Hot Tub, Deck Leading To Riverfront View
• Buckhead, Here’s How To Make A Jack-O-Lantern Last Longer
• Atlanta, Here’s How To Make A Jack-O-Lantern Last Longer
• Sandy Springs Food Inspections: Local Elementary Schools
• Canton Restaurant Inspections: Corner Bistro, SoHo Bagel, Subway
• Woodstock Dining Inspections: NY Style Deli, Corner Street Taco
• Cartersville Restaurant Inspections: Little Caesars, Willy's
• Ex-Insurance Commissioner Sentenced To 7-Plus Years In Fed
• Art Deco Chastain Park Area Estate Renovated For $5.2 Million
• Farmers Market Popularity Extends Season Through October
• $16M Police Headquarters Unveiled In Cobb County
• Fugitive Accused Of Child Sex Trafficking Sought In Atlanta Area
• Mask Mandate Revoked In Marietta City Schools: Superintendent
• Akers Mill Express Lane Ramp Breaks Ground In Cobb County