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GA Good News: 5K Amazon Jobs; Breast Cancer Donations; Free Pets
Good news around Georgia this week includes $30,000 in breast cancer donations, waived adoption fees and 5,000 Amazon jobs.

GEORGIA — We see a lot of heartbreaking, bad news every day. But despite the bad news, there's still so much good news to be shared, including DNA from 1980s child murders getting tested in Utah, Amazon jobs, 24/7 mental health support for jail inmates, waived adoption fees at a local animal shelter and donations for firefighters' wives with breast cancer.
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- DNA From '80s Atlanta Child Murders Being Tested In Utah
- Adoption Fees Waived Through 2021 At Forsyth Animal Shelter
- $30K Raised For Cherokee Firefighters' Wives With Breast Cancer
- Amazon To Fill 5,000 Seasonal, Part-, Full-Time Jobs In Georgia
- Cobb Inmates First In GA To Get 24/7 Mental Health Support
- Fulton Schools Students Beat State, National ACT Score Average
- The Buford Corn Maze Pays Tribute To 9-11 Victims
- NLCS: Braves Walk-Off Weekend Sends L.A. Home Down 2
- Italian-Southern Fusion Eatery Makes NYT 'Most Excited About'
- Chamber Hosting Grow In Bartow Job And Career Fair
- Buckhead Food Festival Resumes After Pandemic Hiatus
- Cherokee Recreation And Parks Names New Director
- $7.5M New Activity Center To Open In Douglas County
- Resolution Against Antisemitism, Racism Passed By Cobb Schools
- NLCS Game 3: Morton Starts For Braves From Los Angeles
- Butcher & Brew Halcyon Hosting Fall Festival Of Brews On Saturday
- Yale Educator Award Presented To Milton High School Teacher
- Atlanta Among Best Places To Retire In 2021: U.S. News
- Cherokee Schools Named Finalist For Governance Team Of The Year
- Spooky Springs Returns To Abernathy Greenway On Saturday
- Halloween Pub Crawl Set For Oct. 29 In Cartersville
- North Point Ministries' Megachurch, Mixed Use OK'd In East Cobb
- Genocide Cannon Removed From Decatur Square
- NLCS Game 4: Snitker Predicts 'No Residual Effects' After Loss
- GA Weekend Events: Unicorn Day, 'Meatloaf Throwdown'
- Douglas County School Board Revises 2022-23 Calendar
- Smyrna Downtown Redesign Approved After Months Of Debate
- Atlanta Hard Cider To Open Taproom, Cidery In Marietta
- Full Hunter’s Moon Rises Over Georgia, Dimming Orionid Meteors
- NLCS Game 4: Braves 1 Win Away From World Series
- DeKalb County Seeks New Elections Director After Former Resigned
- Tequila Tasting, Food, Dancing At Roswell's DÃa de los Muertos
- Gwinnett's New High School Selects Jaguar As Mascot
- DeKalb School District Releases 2021 Graduation Rate: Report
- Savi Provisions To Open New Location At The Battery
- Hawks Kick Off '21-'22 Season Against Dallas Mavericks
- Veterans Group Feeds Northside-Forsyth Healthcare Workers
- Carvin' In Crabapple Returns Sunday In Milton
- Cherokee Schools Announces Recipe Contest Winner
- Cherokee Schools Graduation Rate Hits New High
- Bartow County Students Beat National ACT Average
- New Subdivision Rezoning Approved By Douglasville City Council
- Pulte Homes Gets Cobb Commissioners Approval For New Subdivision
- Cobb, Marietta Schools Exceed State Graduation Rate
- 30-Year Transportation Plan In The Works In Douglas County
- Braves Head Back To Atlanta Still Chasing World Series Berth
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