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• Mayhem In Midtown: Shooting, Attempted Carjacking Halt Traffic
• Bicyclist Hit By Truck In Cartersville
• Escaped Tennessee Inmate Captured in Forsyth County

HGTV Giving Away 'Dream Home' On The Georgia Coast

Ever dreamed of having your own beach house just down the road in coastal Georgia? HGTV could make that dream a reality. The home-and-gardening network is giving away a house worth more than $1 million on St. Simon's Island as part of the $1.7 million grand prize in its HGTV Dream Home 2017 contest. >>> Read more.

The 13 Best Movies of 2016

Every one of these films from 2016 offers a breadth of cinematic excellence, ranging from direction to acting, and is worthy of an Oscar nomination for Best Picture come February. >>> Read more.

• Ex-Ga. Tech Star, Wife Represent Selves in Child Cruelty Case
• Botched Store-Bought Hanukkah Cake Reads ‘Merry Christmas’
• When School Starts in Metro Atlanta Districts
• New Year's Weather Forecast For the Atlanta Area: A Chance Of Rain

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• Sunshine On A Ranney Day Project Receives National Praise
• Church Fires Youth Pastor For Alleged Sex With Teen
• Police Officer Battling Cancer in Brookhaven Presented With $23K
• Baby Raven Returns To Georgia Following Heart Surgery

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